China’s electric vehicle explosions, 7 electric vehicles caught fire per day
In recent years, China recorded several fire-related incidents involving new-energy vehicles. According to the latest data released by the Chinese Fire and Rescue Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management on April 3, 640 electric vehicles caught fire in the first quarter of this year, up 32% year-on-year. This means that there ...
China: Weird requirements of unblocking bank cards shocks depositors
Depositors in several provinces and cities across China, including Beijing, have been complaining about their frozen bank cards for no reason over the past week. Bank customers could only deposit money into accounts they could not withdraw. Online transactions were also restricted, seriously affecting their work and life. Mainland media Securities Daily ...
Unsettling cycle of endless lockdown in China’s Silicon Valley: 10,000 people fled overnight
A village in China's 'Silicon Valley' Shenzhen city is again under lockdown after reopening for just one day after finding a few cases. Tens of thousands of people fled, causing a chaotic scene. Baishizhou is a village in Nanshan District, Shenzhen city. Last Saturday noon, after going through a period of ...
Skyrocketting profits forecast for Chinese nucleic acid testing companies
According to the Chinese regime's epidemic prevention policy, all parts of the mainland have regularly implemented nucleic acid testing for all employees. Many companies have made huge profits from joint business activities involved in the testing process. Recently, a number of listed biopharmaceutical companies have successively released performance forecasts for the ...
China censors the wave of mortgage boycotts on social media
Chinese authorities have taken action to censor the content posted on social media involving house buyers boycotting mortgage payments. As the Wall Street Journal reported on July 19, various reports of a wave of mortgage payment boycott widely circulated on Chinese social media last week. By July 18, house buyers in more ...
‘Higher education is much like kindergarten,’ watch this before going to China for higher studies
Education in communist countries, especially China, is the opposite of learning in any democratic country. In 2019, a survey conducted by Nature magazine received negative comments from Ph.D. students in China, such as, "Do not do a Ph.D. in this country," or, "No one will help you. No one will ...
China’s land tax income led to the real estate and bank crisis: Online discussions deleted
The question "Why have so many incidents been revealed in Henan recently?" by user "Qiandatong" on China's largest online discussion site Zhihu was posted on July 11. Censors deleted it three days later. However, within just three days, it received more than 12,000 likes. According to the analysis, the final ...
The anguish of those who bought unfinished homes: Only divorce can save them
After a real estate contractor in Jingde city, Jiangxi Province, issued a "Notice to suspend construction" on June 30, the property owners jointly declared the suspension of installment payments, followed by a movement to announce the cessation of installment payments in many Chinese cities. So far, many real estate owners ...
Dabai faint and convulse: Temperature in the hazmat suits reaches well over 60°C
Heat waves have swept nearly half of China in the past few days. Many places' temperatures have risen above 40°C, but COVID-19 still rages in many areas. Taking testing samples for all residents in many places to prevent the epidemic is ongoing, and on social networks recently, there has been ...
China’s youth unemployment rate in June hits an all-time high
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China reported on July 15 that China’s youth jobless rate in June rose to the highest of 19.3%, with nearly one out of five young job applicants being unemployed. SCMP reported a sharp rise from 18.4% in May, a 25% increase from ...
China’s financial system may collapse due to pressure caused by the volume of unfinished buildings
China’s banking system and China’s financial system may collapse due to the number of uncompleted building projects in China. Epoch Times commentator Li Muyang pointed out on July 15 that the owners of unfinished buildings in many places have stated that they will not continue loan repayments until the relevant ...
Shanghai: 75,000 people involved in KTV cluster; Singing anthem and sleeping on streets repeated
The covid-19 epidemic has resurged in Shanghai, and dozens of local cases have been added every day. During a July 16 press conference, local authorities informed the number of KTV-related positive infections had dominated the city’s positive reports. As of 16:00 on July 16, 23,000 close contacts and 50,000 sub-close contacts ...
Chinese kid’s smartwatch accused of exposing graphic content to children
Mainland parents in China are horrified as a popular gift for their children may become the “reaper” of innocence. On July 16, the Chinese media outlet Finance and Economics Weekly reported that parents complain that a generation of Xiaotiancai, or Little Genius, smartwatch products recommend adult and violent content applications to ...
Flash flood sweeps Sichuan and torrential rain in Gansu: Great damage to people and property
According to So Hu, from 8 pm on July 15 to 8 am on Saturday, July 16, heavy continuous rain occurred in the west of the Beichuan Autonomous County, Sichuan province, affecting 22,300 people in 13 towns. Early morning of the 16th, a flash flood occurred in Beichuan, flooding Chang town ...
China would invade Taiwan in 2027? U.S.-led exercise focuses on Taiwan strait
The world's largest international maritime warfare exercise has just begun, focusing on China's potential to invade Taiwan in 2027. Taiwan was not invited, but it can learn a lot from the exercise and join in another way, according to experts. The multinational maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 was ...
China boosts exports of military equipment to Russia, going against the rest of the world
The Wall Street Journal reported that since Russia invaded Ukraine, China has significantly increased exports of microchips and other electronic components, raw materials, and other dual-use items to Russia. These goods can be used to produce weapons, allowing Moscow to maintain the pressure in its war with Ukraine. China’s action undermines efforts ...
Heat stroke in China: staff fainted while sampling COVID
According to Deutsche Welle, since July 16, there have been multiple reports of epidemic prevention staff fainting under the heat. The authorities immediately issued a notice allowing medical staff to wear disposable isolation clothing when taking samples outdoors. NetEase reported that the Health Commission of Nanchang 南昌 City, Jiangxi 江西 Province, ...
Boycotted in the mainland, this Chinese actor makes name in Japan
Zhang Zhehan, a 31-year-old Chinese actor, has just won the Best Overseas Actor in Japan. Despite his popularity in the country, he is gasping for career survival in his hometown. Up Media reported that he topped the list of favorite overseas TV drama stars released by Japanese magazine SCREEN for his ...
Foretold accident: Swimming pool in China collapsed a week after opening, leaving 1 dead, 7 injured
A swimming pool explosion has just happened in Sichuan province, causing one death and seven injuries. Concerns are surrounding its serious safety hazard, and there have been previous warnings one week before. Explosion occurred, killing one and injure seven According to "Tianmu News," an amusement center in Suining City, Sichuan province has ...
“Freedom of navigation operation,” US Navy challenges Chinese claims in South China Sea
On July 16, a US Navy warship challenged Chinese claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea. The 7th Fleet said their guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) sailed near the Spratly Islands in the southeastern South China Sea in a so-called "freedom of navigation operation" (FONOP) and asserted navigational ...
