Tofu bridge in Guangdong collapses causing traffic delays
The Guangdong traffic police reported that at 9:20 on September 24, an incident occurred on the Zhongjiang Expressway, causing a traffic jam. The high-speed viaduct under construction in the section between Jiangmen and Zhongshan collapsed. The video from the scene shows the bridge suddenly collapsed on a truck. There are currently ...
Hong Kong students ridiculed for wearing double masks to play the flute
Recently, images and videos of students from Hong Kong playing the flute while wearing double masks have stirred much debate online. More than 400 schoolchildren from 41 high schools were invited to participate in the more than 5-minute-long video. The clip was released by Hong Kong's Education Bureau on September 21, in ...
Beijing detains acting institution head in major #MeToo case
Beijing announced on September 22 that it had arrested Du Yingzhe , principal of acting academy Yingluzhantai. Du has been inundated with sexual allegations since one of his former students came out about him on September 19. The 40-year-old was accused of harassing, grooming, and raping students while boasting that he ...
Chinese regime spies on the emotions of bus drivers with an electronic bracelet
Public transportation drivers in China are facing disturbing new measures agreed to by the Beijing Public Transport Holding. Drivers will be required to wear electronic bracelets to monitor their emotions. According to authorities, these bracelets will be used to monitor their heart rates, the level of oxygen in the blood, ...
10 political slogans ingrained in the Chinese people: What does the CCP use them for?
In the 73 years since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, people have witnessed many slogans throughout the various eras, including the embodiment of the politics and the policies of the top leadership, and the interpretation of instructions from superiors by all levels of government. The following 10 political slogans ...
‘At the breaking point’: Tibetans under lockdown, Lhasa city looks like ‘ghost town’
While much of the world tries to live with COVID, China still sticks to its 'zero-COVID' policy to eliminate the virus. In China, lockdowns, including those of entire cities, have nearly become commonplace. Up to now, Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, has been placed under lockdown for more than one ...
Record high unemployment rate at 20 percent: Where is the future for the young?
Due to the impact of the new pandemic wave, China’s youth unemployment rate has reached new heights several times this year. It also halted economic growth and brought about construction company defaults and bank protests. According to the latest announcement by the Statistics Bureau, the youth unemployment rate in China was above ...
‘We’re on that bus, too’; popular comment on social media
According to NBC News, on Sunday, September 18, a bus from the southwestern city of Guiyang crashed while transporting people to a COVID quarantine site. At least 27 people died as a result of the accident. As seen by photos posted on Chinese social media, the gold-colored passenger bus sustained significant ...
Master’s graduates working as delivery riders: An escalating problem in China
Recently, the story of a master's graduate who works as a shipper has aroused public concern about the actual situation. Thousands of bachelor's and master's graduates have chosen the delivery profession instead of working in companies and factories in China. He Cheng, a 27-year-old master's graduate of the Chinese Academy of ...
Is China’s Zero-COVID upside down? Guiyang residents get busted for reporting others who shun tests
The Zero-COVID policy imposed by the CCP has led to many tragedies and farces. According to a video posted online, Guiyang residents who reported to the police about someone avoiding the COVID testing were arrested for "affecting pandemic-free communities." Several videos were posted on the internet a few days ago that ...
China’s population crisis: Parenting is too expensive, ‘we are the last generation’ went viral
Nowadays, China’s young people increasingly delay marriage or refuse to marry and have children. As a result, the Chinese regime fears the most significant economic slowdown in decades. Recent statistics show that China’s marriage rate has dropped to an all-time low, and China’s fertility rate is almost the lowest in the ...
New anti-pandemic joke: Hong Kong students wearing masks play the flute
Recently, the Hong Kong Ministry of Education released a music video titled, "Voice of Chinese Youth," showing Hong Kong students performing calligraphy, martial arts, and music. However, the strange image of students wearing their mask while playing the flute in the music video has surprised many netizens. According to the BBC, ...
China’s star influencer the ‘Lipstick King’ returns after 3 months
Chinese social media star Austin Li finally returned to the screen on September 20 after suddenly disappearing about three months ago. Without any advanced notice, his live-streaming section on Alibaba’s Taobao platform began at 7 p.m. It was like the flamboyant Li had never left. That session garnered massive attention in ...
COVID spreads, Tibet suspected of setting up isolation tents in snow-capped mountains
Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, has been in lockdown for more than a month, making life very hard for the people there. However, the pandemic has not stopped. A resident said the government put people under centralized isolation in a large area. The isolated environment was in poor conditions, and ...
Confucius Institutes out: British MP urges Taiwan to take the lead in Mandarin language teaching
According to The Guardian, the United Kingdom is reaching out to Taiwanese for Mandarin-related lessons on its soil. A bipartisan group of Members of Parliament (MPs) is contacting Taiwan for Mandarin-speaking teachers to participate in the country’s education. It is part of a plan to uproot the controversial Confucius Institutes, funded and ...
Chinese professor weird humor in resume causes hot search online
A sincere introduction by Prof. Hu Jinniu from the School of Physical Sciences of Nankai University has recently attracted attention in academic circles and quickly became a hot search. The personal introduction on the homepage of his academy's official website seems to have the power of its own to reveal hard ...
Chinese company spies on ‘smoking violators’ in toilet cubicles
Recently, a company in southeastern China has been accused of installing surveillance cameras in toilet cubicles. This ruse is to catch workers breaking the company’s no-smoking policy. According to the South China Morning Post, after receiving severe backlash, the subsidiary of state-owned battery manufacturer, China Aviation Lithium Battery, in Xiamen, Fujian ...
Population crisis in China can’t be solved by offering subsidies to couples
China's administration is concerned the country may soon have a demographic catastrophe as more young people choose to stay single and don't want to have children. To solve the problem, the authorities of this country have continuously introduced measures to encourage birth. However, the situation is still going on. It shows ...
An elderly couple writes a desperate note: Victims of Henan rural bank
Officials said they had completed the advance payment to victims of the bank scams in Henan. However, some depositors were classified as illegally fundraising and could not get their money. In September, an elderley couple who were poor and sick wrote a note not wanting to live anymore. A couple said ...
Show me the money! 1 million COVID tests in Lhasa causes celebration in China
China's dynamic zero-COVID policy has hurt all industries, but it has also created a vibrant and dominant nucleic acid testing industry. The China Nucleic Acid Industry Forum recently praised the "Prosperous Age of Nucleic Acids." Beijing-linked genomics giant BGI celebrated the breakthrough of one million nucleic acid tests in Lhasa. ...
