Shanghainese writes new rap song to mock an officials’ victorious pandemic claim
A Shanghainese June 28 released a song about how the glorious metropolis had conquered COVID-19 with the zero-COVID policy. But, of course, it was a mockery. The song is titled “the great shanghai defense battle won” a pick-up from recent statements by the authorities about their pandemic triumph. In the lyrics are ...
Insurance doesn’t reimburse common drugs: People live under pressure from the medical cost
As a report by RFA, the WeChat circle shared an “Adjustment of ‘medical insurance doesn’t pay’ on July 1, 2022, and drug code information.’” Following that, 995 drugs, including common drugs, were removed from China’s medical insurance catalog of drugs. As a result, the number of medications on China’s medical ...
Covid in China: Shanghaineses dine secretly in restaurant
Although Shanghai authorities have lifted the lockdown since the beginning of June, some restrictions remain. Food and beverage are one of the businesses that are banned from fully open and only allowed to serve takeaway. However, some have stealthily included dine-in services to survive after the pandemic. An online writer named ...
Covid breaks out in two provinces near Shanghai, authorities impose same old strict measures
Citing Tencent News, Chinese language media Kanzhongguo reported that the city of Nanjing has just adjusted its epidemic-control policy last Sunday. It would ease the Covid curb, allowing people to return to Nanjing from normal or low-risk cities without asking for a negative Covid test result. Nanjing City is the capital ...
Beijing in hopeless situation says famous Chinese actress
As China maintains its 'zero COVID' policy for handling outbreaks, it has continuously put several areas or cities under lockdown. This has caused a significant impact on people's livelihood as well as China's economy. Hao Lei is a 43-year-old well-known Chinese actress. She once won a Golden Horse Award winner for ...
Internet censorship ramps up in China before the 20th Congress
The 20th National Congress of China is approaching. The Cyber Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, on June 27, announced the launch of a six-month-long special campaign to "strike and rectify the cyber navy" nationwide. On June 24, Wang Xiaohong, near 65 years old, was appointed Minister of Public ...
Censorship tames down discussion on Covid speech by Beijing official
A Beijing Communist Party secretary recently declared that China’s capital would normalize pandemic prevention controls in the next five years. But, as the public reaction was fervid, censorship took action within the day. On June 28, Beijing’s Communist Party chief, Cai Qi, delivered a speech at a briefing on the Party’s ...
Modified version of national anthem: escape from communities surged amid Covid resurgence in Shenzhen
Covid-19 has recently resurged in Shenzhen, causing closure in many communities. The hardest-hit area is the Futian district. As a result, local officials announced a 3-day lockdown from June 25. Some residents, including adults and children, gather to sing an edited version of the national anthem to show their depression. Several days ...
Beijing’s control from media to kitchen tools: knives secured before top leaders’ meeting
A video of citizens showing sharp kitchen tools at street vendors secured with strong wire has drawn public attention. These tools include knives and scissors. In the video, a man muttered, "I would never have imagined that a kitchen knife could be tied with iron wire." The "Qinhuangdao Evening News" reported that ...
Former Japanese gang leader reveals details of the terrible crime he witnessed in China
Yamaguchi-gumi is one of the largest violent gangs in Japan. Recently, Former leader of Yamaguchi-gumi, Sugawara Ushio revealed in an exclusive interview with the Epoch Times in Tokyo about the terrible hidden crime he witnessed when he went to China 15 years ago, which was a crime of Organ harvesting ...
Cancer patients struggle to survive, a major health problem in China
Across China, citizens have reported all kinds of hardships due to the Zero-Covid measures in recent months. Some of the reported consequences range from the impossibility of going to work or moving freely, to food and medicine shortages and lack of access to healthcare. Today, we will learn more about what ...
Hearts for transplant obtained after 1 day in China: Shocking reason for short wait time
According to Chinese local media, a hospital performed an emergency heart transplant for a patient. This patient waited for only one day for the heart donor. Emergency heart transplant cases are common in China. In this regard, Li Xudong, an associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, told ...
Shenzhen residents face food shortages amid strict COVID lockdown
1. Shenzhen Futian has new area under lockdown, locals facing food shortage On the evening of June 25, the New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters in Futian District, Shenzhen, issued a notice. Futian District will delineate the closure and control areas in Futian Street, such as Gangxia Village Dongsanfang, ...
Unprecedented in human history: Medical waste amount 6 times higher than before pandemic in Shanghai
Since June, the Chinese government has ordered large cities with populations of more than 10 million to establish nucleic acid testing points within a 15-minute walk, and individuals must undergo nucleic acid testing every 48 hours. According to The Paper outlet, 200,000 nucleic acid tests produce one ton of medical waste. Since ...
Midnight Quarantine in Shanghai; Withdraw money at Dandong Bank, surrounded by 100-meter iron fence
Hundreds of dogs rescued from a truck at China's Yulin dog meat festival These poor dogs have just been rescued from the truck headed to China's Yulin Dog Meat Festival on June 21 by the animal activists in Xian, China. 368 dogs were crammed into old wire cages and packed into ...
Officials in Henan get light punishment over red code issue, people outraged
Zhengzhou city recently announced the punishment of five individuals over the red health codes slammed on depositors who were already dismayed over blocked withdrawals. Still, experts are dissatisfied with how the saga turned out. On June 22, the local anti-graft authority of Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan province, announced that four ...
