Social problem

Social problem 09/25/22, 06:53

According to Bloomberg on September 18, Hong Kong forecasted a financial deficit of almost twice the amount projected. The economic downturn further declines revenue and the COVID pandemic increases government expenditure. Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in his blog, “Amid the economic slump, the government’s revenue is not going to meet ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 06:51

On Sept.18, a video about school violence in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, was shared on Weibo, attracting the attention of netizens. However, the local police administration process makes people worry that the incident will not be solved thoroughly. The video has been obscured and shows a girl getting slapped in the ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 06:39

China’s insistence on zero-Covid policy is forcing almost all local governments to run fiscal deficits, which poses a serious threat to the overall economy. Bloomberg reported that all 31 provincial administrative regions in mainland China, except for Shanghai, suffered a budget deficit in the first seven months of 2022. Coffers of provinces ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 06:37

Lockdown followed by lockdown along with other negative effects has pushed China's economy into a downward spiral. Chinese young people are the most affected. In July, the unemployment rate among people aged 16 to 24 in China increased to 20%, which is a record high. The average salary in 38 major cities ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 06:22

Recently, a video went viral on Weibo—a Chinese Twitter-like platform. It shows anti-epidemic personnel throwing supplies into a garbage truck. The footage quickly caught widespread attention. The video posted by account shows a staff wearing white protective clothing, also known as Dabai, throwing the piled-up supplies into a garbage truck.  Most items ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 06:08

Recently, Yoshinoya, a well-known Japanese catering company, announced that Hanamaru Udon restaurant is leaving the Chinese market. Hanamaru Catering Management (Shanghai) Company, Shanghai-based Hanamaru Udon operating subsidiary, will be liquidated in 2022. Moreover, other Japanese company catering brands are also reducing their dependence on the Chinese market, closing stores one ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 05:57

To comply with China's zero-COVID policy, the Tibetan capital of Lhasa has been placed under lockdown for nearly 40 days. Many chaos during the city lockdown has been frequently exposed on the Internet, sparking the public's outrage.  According to the South China Morning Post, last Saturday evening, September 17, the authorities ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 05:55

As Reuters reported, the rate of 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2021 was the lowest since the National Statistics Bureau began compiling statistics in 1949.  The data show that in 2021, China's population's natural growth rate—which does not include migration—was only 0.034%, which is the lowest since 1960. This then put ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 05:51

According to state media, on September 17, a barbecue restaurant in Huaian, Jiangsu Province, exploded. The scene was terrible. The Huaian authorities reported that a gas tank exploded at around 8:10. The explosion caused one death, one serious injury, and four minor injuries. The on-site rescue has ended, and the cause ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 05:48

According to the CNBC on September 16, in the face of fierce competition in the workplace, rising unemployment, and growing disappointment with life, “laying flat” and “rotten” have become popular terms and show young people’s attitudes towards life. A perceived lack of social mobility and the rising cost of living drive ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 05:43

According to information spread by netizens, the 42-story China Telecom building in Changsha city, Hunan province, caught fire on September 16, but other fires also occurred on the same day. However, the relevant news has been censored by authorities. The fire that broke out at the China Telecom building has attracted ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 05:41

On September 16, A 715 feet (218 m) tall skyscraper in Changsha, China, caught fire. Some commented that improvements in China's firefighting capabilities have not kept up with the speed of building taller buildings. A mainland Sina website commented that the fire in Changsha had revealed another truth. Changsha Fire Department's ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 04:17

Home appliance inventories in China have surged during the COVID-19 period as the country’s pandemic containment measures hurt consumers and their spending. Nikkei Asia reported that inventories at five home appliance manufacturers in China doubled during the “zero-COVID” restrictions. Nikkei said that it compiled the earning statements from six groups. They are ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 04:11

Chinese local governments rely on fines to "create income" for Beijing. The ludicrous fines keep coming one after another. After a vendor from Shaanxi province was fined 60,000 yuan or $8,600 for celery, a vendor from Heilongjiang province was fined up to 300,000 yuan or $43,000 for potatoes. According to Chinese ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 04:08

As the Guardian reported, the director general of the international health body, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said at a press briefing in Geneva on Wednesday, September 14, that the number of reported COVID deaths worldwide last week was the lowest since March 2020.  He added, “We have never been in a ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 04:06

To make sure the 20th National Congress could run smoothly, Chinese local governments keep working on "zero Covid measure." The tragedy that shut down the city in April is happening again in Shanghai.A recent viral video showed an elderly woman kneeling, crying, and begging the neighborhood committee to let her ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 03:22

Beijing has many anti-epidemic tricks. For example, a parent in Xinzheng City, Henan Province, said his child’s school limits toilet visits to only three boys and three girls at a time. Thus, the child fears drinking water so they wouldn’t have to visit the toilet too often. As a result, ...

Social problem 09/25/22, 03:20

Recently, the image of a luxurious 2-story toilet building in the countryside of Changchun, Jilin, has attracted the public's attention. On September 16, the "Changchun cropland now has two-story luxurious public toilets" became the topic of Baidu's trending search. In addition, the video about this toilet has also gone viral on ...

Social problem 09/24/22, 14:21

According to VOA, after a 22-year-old girl named Mahsa Amini, "wearing hijab improperly" was killed by police, large-scale protests spread across Iran, and turned into political protests against the government. A video of locals tearing up portraits of "Supreme Leaders" Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei has gone viral on social ...

Social problem 09/23/22, 18:34

Recently, officials in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, ordered locked-down food service shops to install electronic surveillance robots upon reopening. Because of the Chengdu lockdown, the food service industry is in a state of ruin. The installation of electronic robots was another wave of exploitation by the communist regime. The social media ...