China

Economy 05/19/22, 10:09

As the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic expose the fragility of global supply chains, the U.S. and its allies are pursuing an alternative sort of trade. The first practice is “offshoring,” which means transferring production overseas to save money. After that, “onshoring” or “reshoring” helps bring production back home to ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 10:06

As part of strict zero-Covid measures, China now tries to carry out an old tactic that the Chinese regime used in the past to control its citizens to fight against the ongoing pandemic. According to Beijing Daily, the state-run newspaper, authorities are now applying grid-based social management in Beijing. Beijing's Dongcheng District ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 10:00

According to Timednews, several residents have rushed to the Hongqiao Railway Station to leave Shanghai since Beijing officials announced gradually lifting the lockdown in three phases on May 16. Citing a staff at Hongqiao Railway Station, the paper reported that around 13,000 people had left Shanghai from the station on May ...

Economy 05/19/22, 09:58

Britain’s Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, said on Tuesday, May 17, that around £13 million (over 16 million dollars) of UK aid for ‘research and innovation’ to China would end this year. Kwarteng tweeted, “We’ll work with China to tackle global challenges, but we can make a bigger difference spending UK aid ...

Tech 05/19/22, 09:54

Recently, citizens in Zhejiang province said that calls to other countries and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan were terminated. Screenshots of the announcement from provincial mobile service provider China Mobile Zhejiang were also shared. According to state media CCTV, China Mobile Zhejiang confirmed the call block. The service provider justifies that ...

China 05/19/22, 09:50

The Sichuan Province Health Commission announced on May 17 that the region added 16 new confirmed cases and 73 new local asymptomatic infections. Guang’an dominates the data, accounting for 15 new cases and 72 asymptomatic ones. This large-scale outbreak took place in Linshui County, Guang’an City, turning it into strict lockdown ...

China 05/19/22, 09:47

Chinese netizens are questioning Shanghai's authority about its latest Covid easing order, proving that reality is not what it seems to be. Shanghai has been going through a lockdown for two months. Earlier this week, Shanghai Deputy Mayor Chen Tong announced that from Monday, May 16, the city would be gradually ...

China 05/19/22, 09:45

Flight data suggests someone in the cockpit crashed a China Eastern jet deliberately earlier this year. People familiar with U.S. officials' preliminary accident assessment just shared this latest news with the Wall Street Journal. On March 21, while en route from Kunming to Guangzhou, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 suddenly pitched ...

Insights 05/19/22, 09:44

A few days ago, the video of residential committee staff eating Swiss rolls in the Yulan Qingyuan neighborhood caused heated discussions among mainland netizens. The incident was investigated shortly after. According to Da Ji Yuan newspaper, the person who shot the video was later detained. On May 16th, the Xujing Town ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 09:42

China’s Commission for Discipline Inspection announced on May 17 that Liu Leguo, former Deputy Director of the Liaoning Provincial Public Security Department, is being investigated. He is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. According to Minghui.org, Liu Leguo participated in the persecution of hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners. In August ...

In-depth Reports 05/19/22, 09:34

Leaked data reviewed by the Associated Press (AP) revealed that nearly one in 25 people in a county of China's Uyghur heartland had been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges. The number marks the highest known imprisonment rate in the world. According to Department of Justice statistics, it is ten-fold compared ...

Economy 05/19/22, 09:32

China's zero-Covid policy is driving global tech manufacturers and exporters to shift away from the country's tech capital of Shenzhen. They are finding alternative destinations such as Vietnam, especially during the first months of this year when China's cities are imposing lockdown measures to contain the Covid epidemic. Statistical data released ...

China 05/19/22, 09:27

According to CNN, Shanghai officials stated that the pandemic situation was under effective control on May 16. Shanghai Deputy Mayor, Zong Ming, declared that regulators would ease restrictions and allow activities back in the city soon. The announcement has sparked unexpected from Chinese netizens. One wrote on the official Weibo account ...

China 05/19/22, 09:25

The mutant strain of Omicron BA.2.12.1 has appeared in Guangzhou city, Guangdong Province, China. This is the first time this mutant variant has surfaced in mainland China. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention published a report on May 16. Accordingly, on April 23, a flight from Nairobi, Kenya, arrived ...

China 05/19/22, 09:21

On Sunday, May 15, a shooting broke out at a Taiwanese church service in Orange County, California. Five elderly people were wounded, and a doctor died after launching himself at the suspect to contain him. Officials said on May 16 that the shooter, 68-year-old David Chou from Las Vegas, was acting ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 09:19

As Central News Agency reported on May 16, the international, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan voice answering functions by Zhejiang Mobile will be deactivated by default. If users want to use it, they must apply by May 20. Since August last year, Jiangxi, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Guizhou, and Zhejiang have all ...

Economy 05/19/22, 09:12

As Beijing still carries out the controversial zero-Covid policy nationwide, the Chinese stock market is close to the bottom, reflecting its economy. Top deal maker, Fan Bao, CEO of investment bank private equity firm, China Renaissance, told CNN that investment sentiment is not looking promising. China's major stock indexes both fell so ...

Trending 05/19/22, 05:28

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Wang Shujun, an American citizen of Chinese origin, and four Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) members with conspiracy, espionage, transnational persecution, and other crimes. The May 17 indictment, received in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, alleges the five spied on prominent pro-democracy ...

In-depth Reports 05/19/22, 05:14

The early years of the People's Republic of China were particularly catastrophic. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took power in 1949, internal struggles, conflicts with neighboring countries, the political battle with Western powers, and the dictatorial policies of leader Mao Zedong generated a scenario with dire consequences for civil ...

China 05/18/22, 11:44

Under the new regulations imposed by China, a Beijing college affiliated with the 450-year-old English public college Harrow has been pressured to change its name. As Financial Times reported, Harrow International School Beijing will change its name to Lide. The move follows regulations announced last year. Accordingly, schools enrolling Chinese students are ...