Is China ready to drop zero-COVID policy?
China's National Health Commission announced on Wednesday, December 7 a nationwide relaxation of its COVID restrictions. Widespread protests late last month against the country's COVID strategy led to this decision. Quarantine, people movement, lockdowns, and testing regulations are relaxed. Other aspects of policy are also modified. Several unprecedented unrest broke out in ...
Ready to make concessions? China announces 10 new measures in the fight against COVID
Did the Chinese authorities get intimidated by the protests? On the afternoon of December 7, the Communist Party of China officially issued 10 new measures related to the pandemic policy. The new guidelines, if implemented accordingly, sound much more flexible than the zero-COVID approach that people have been suffering so far. -Positive ...
Famous lawyer Yu Wensheng: released from prison, but no different from lock up
Renowned human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng was released in March of this year after serving four years in prison for proposing to amend the Constitution and demanding that the government respect human rights. According to RFA's exclusive interview with Yu, despite being released, Yu and his wife are still under close ...
Beijing restaurants & bars dodge COVID-19 curbs: ‘just like a fight in an underground battle’
The Straits Times reported on December 6 that while the government is hesitantly loosening pandemic control measures, some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs in different ways. They include dining in underground restaurants, striking in secretive bars spread by word of mouth, and concealing their Covid-19 symptoms. China’s virus response is ...
Why did Xi mention the Tiananmen massacre at Jiang Zemin’s funeral?
On December 6, Xi Jinping delivered a eulogy at the funeral of former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin. Observers noticed some points worth noting at the funeral. First, Xi remained calm during the 50 minutes he delivered the eulogy. This is strange because former CCP leaders often expressed grief and ...
Chinese stock up on medicines, antigen kits after COVID restrictions lifted in some places
Mainland Chinese people are stocking up on items from COVID antigen kits, medicines for fevers and colds to vitamins. The move came after the country eased its COVID restrictions. According to Reuters, online medicine platforms, pharmacies and drugmakers have all recently reported soaring sales. The sales of antigen test kits on ...
Did Jiang Zemin die before November 30? Opinions differ on internet
The funeral organizers of former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 's general secretary Jiang Zemin have announced that there will be no farewell ceremony for Jiang's body. According to Vision Times, this decision breaks the CCP's tradition because the previous funerals of the top leaders all have a farewell ceremony for the ...
Gingrich talks about the Chinese Communist Party after Jiang Zemin’s death
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders have no scruples about killing their citizens to preserve power, reported Theepochtimes.com on December 2. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was commenting as he reflected on the recent death of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Gingrich, an Epoch Times contributor, said in an interview that since the ...
China’s debt ratio reaches a record high of 3 times GDP: Report
China's debt ratio as a part of its economic output reached a new high in June as the deficit widened due to heavy borrowing from local governments to expand economic growth and finance their operations. Nikkei Asia cited data from the Bank for International Settlements on Monday, December 5, reporting that ...
Tens of thousands of 5G base stations in Shanghai, connect to massive data tracking center
On December 3, Sound of Hope reported Shanghai is installing microcells, connecting with a massive data center via the operator's network, and gathering mobile phone data to track the arrival trajectory of passing people. Because the broadcasting range of microcells is minimal, signals collected from the microcells station will be sent ...
Beijing eases COVID rules, but public remains cautious
China’s capital Beijing is easing some pandemic rules starting December 6. As state-backed China Daily reported, people have been allowed to enter public areas without a valid negative test result. But health code scanning remains a hurdle. Applicable areas include parks, supermarkets, offices, and airports. The same applies to Beijing Capital International ...
Lack of confidence in Gome, once the richest man in China sells 20% stake
Huang Guangyu, who used to be a former richest man in China, has been selling a large number of shares at Gome Holdings. His company is facing a possible liquidation by its suppliers. According to Sohu, Huang was the richest man in mainland China three times, in 2004, 2005 and 2008, ...
Japan’s Upper House passes a resolution on human rights situation in Xinjiang and Hong Kong
On December 5, according to NHK News, a resolution passed by Japan's Upper House said the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and other parts of China's human rights condition are of concern. In the meeting, the chamber's plenary session ended with a majority vote passing the resolution. While avoiding direct criticism of ...
Dried tangerine peels, as valuable as gold in China: Even used as collateral for loans
Tangerine peel is often one of those things that are forgotten and thrown away, but to the Chinese, it is seen as a treasure. One of the most sought-after tangerine peels in the market for their value in food and nutrition applications is Xinhui tangerine peel. This local specialty is named ...
Japanese journalist predicts CCP will soon be unsustainable and collapse
One Japanese journalist has predicted that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will soon become unstable and collapse. After attending a symposium on new books at the Eslite Xinyi Store in Taipei on Sunday (Dec 4), Yaita Akio, chief of the Taipei Bureau of Sankei Shimbun, shared on Facebook his opinion about ...
Germany has no plans to ban China’s Huawei
Since the end of November, the U.S. refused to grant license for new equipment made by Huawei and ZTE, citing “an unacceptable risk” to U.S. national security. This has in turn put the German government under a lot of pressure to take action against China’s telecom equipment makers. However, according ...
Following other Chinese universities, Anhui Medical University protests
Recently, students of Anhui Medical University protested violently because the school forced them to end their study programs and take exams early. The students discussed it with leaders but were refused. On December 6, Twitter user @whyyoutouzhele (Teacher Li is not your teacher)—who famously reported on the 'White Paper Movement' against ...
After Jiang Zemin’s death, a top MC in the US denounces him on the radio
On December 1, the day after the news of the death of Jiang Zemin, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China was announced, Rick Jensen, known as one of the top 100 most influential talk show hosts in the United States, did a 20-minute special talk show ...
Expert: The CCP will collapse due to lack of money
Unlike many scholars and experts who discuss the collapse of the CCP from a political or moral perspective, Fanchou, author of the book "China after the fall of the CCP," discussed this from China's economic and local finance perspective. The author believed that the financial capacity of each province and ...
The Chinese want to ‘escape from prison’? Two rumors contain hidden crisis
Over the past two days, overseas social networks have spread rumors and attracted attention. The stories reflect the Chinese people's desire to escape this great prison of China. According to Sound of Hope, rumors say: First, if overseas Chinese want to renew their passports, they may not be able to apply ...
