Lithuania withdraws all diplomats from China
Lithuania hastily withdrew all staff from its embassy in China on Dec. 15 as tensions increased over the Taiwan issue. Lithuanian officials on Dec. 14 said its embassy would work remotely. Foreign Minister Landsbergis of the Baltic state said the diplomats were leaving for consultancy over changing the department's name. Reuters cited a diplomat ...
S&P warns China’s property loan rate could double in the second half of the year
In a report published on December 15th, Standard & Poor warned that the non-performing loan, or NPL, rate of the Chinese banking industry could double by the end of 2021. S&P expected the NPL ratio of the Chinese banking industry would climb 5.5% as December wraps up. The rate was 2.5% ...
China hires US firm to promote 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Under growing pressure to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese regime has hired U.S. firm Vippi Media to promote the event scheduled to start on February 4th. According to Vision Times, many human rights groups have asked NBC and other U.S. television stations not to broadcast the event. Some ...
Former DoD advisor: China declaring war on Taiwan will lead to severe food shortage
Dr. Evan Ellis, a former policymaking adviser to the U.S. Department of Defense, said that China could be vulnerable to a food shortage if it attacks Taiwan. Ellis, who is also a research professor of Latin American studies in the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, said he was ...
Haikou authorities take multiple Evergrande land lots without compensation
Chinese property developer Evergrande has had many of its land lots confiscated by the Haikou authorities, according to The Epoch Times. The Haikou City Planning and Resources Department explained in a notice on Dec. 13 that it was due to expired real estate ownership certificates. Haikou is the capital city of the ...
Revengeful monkeys kill 250 dogs by throwing them from heights
This month, a pack of monkeys in a small Indian village took "revenge" on the local dogs.Locals in Maharashtra's Beed district, roughly 300 miles east of Mumbai, told News 18 that the monkeys started the rampage after some of the dogs had killed an infant monkey. Since then, the monkeys ...
Energy crisis: High global demand for coal is on the verge of record-breaking
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the current high demand for coal could break the record, as it is used as a low-cost alternative because of high gas price increases generated by the current energy crisis. "The rebound is being driven by this year's rapid economic recovery, which has pushed up ...
‘It’s just sick’: Franklin Graham lashes out at transgender Jesus in play shown in Germany
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association president Franklin Graham lashed out at a play presented by the Bibelhaus Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, that depicts Jesus as a man who identifies as a woman. "Any suggestion that Jesus Christ is transgender is not only false, it’s just sick," declared preacher Graham, son of the ...
US lawmakers: Disney bows to China, removes ‘The Simpsons’ episode containing Tiananmen massacre content
Some Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Congress jointly signed a letter requesting an explanation from Disney for its removal of content involved in the Tiananmen massacre in its 'The Simpsons' episode. In the letter, the lawmakers led Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), asked Disney CEO Bob Chapek to explain why The Simpsons' episode that ...
Deep underground in Western Australia: first-ever millipede found with more than 1,000 legs
During an underground environmental impact assessment in Western Australia, experts discovered the first-ever millipede with more than 1,000 legs. The new species has been given the name Eumillipes Persephone, after Persephone, the Greek goddess of the underworld. This first genuine millipede has 1,306 legs and was discovered up to 60 meters deep ...
Boris Johnson is asked to resign for breaking quarantine by attending a party
Following the scandal in the UK that led to the resignation of an advisor to Boris Johnson's government, it was leaked that he breached the strict COVID-19 quarantine by attending a party with 20 other officials on May 15, 2020. The meeting took place at 10 Downing Street, where wine, other ...
Five children die after bouncy castle blown into air at Australian school
Children and staff at Hillcrest primary school in northern Tasmania were enjoying the celebration marking their last day of the school year before Christmas break when a tragedy unfolded.The festivities were abruptly ended after a gust of wind lifted a bouncy castle into the air then tossed nine children to ...
The US investigates suspected corrupt Chinese officials
U.S Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, on Dec. 10, announced that the United States would step up efforts to investigate dirty money hidden in the United States by corrupt foreign officials, according to NTDTV. The Treasury Department will set up an anti-corruption fund to reward those who provide any information. Yellen said ...
A professor who returned to China for medical treatment dies after COVID isolation
A female U.S. associate professor was returning to her homeland in China to obtain treatment for her terminal cancer. Still, she, unfortunately, died during her compulsory COVID-19 quarantine time, according to Sound of Hope. 46-year-old Xu Yaqiong of Vanderbilt University in Tennessee was diagnosed with rectal cancer. Doctors expected her to ...
Austrian officials stay away from Beijing Olympics for COVID-19
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehamme confirmed on Dec. 14 that no high-ranking officials from Austria would attend the 2022 Beijing Olympics, according to The Associated Press. Nehamme addressed it was not a diplomatic boycott. Instead, the officials were skipping the games because of China's strict COVID-19 protocols. He explained, "So there is no ...
Japan Report: The CCP suppresses private enterprises and weakens China’s economic growth
A Japanese think tank has pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) actions to clamp down on private enterprises and other significant industries undermine the Chinese economy's ability to grow. On Dec. 15, the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) released the seventh issue of the Asia Medium-Term Economic Outlook ...
US: Lloyd Austin praises Lithuania for standing up to pressure from Beijing
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Dec. 14 applauded Lithuania for refusing to be influenced by Beijing over the Taiwan issue. At the Pentagon on Dec. 14, Austin praised Lithuania as a beacon of democracy and an important example for other nations to look up to as it resisted Beijing's pressure. The ...
Chinese woman in kimono walks down Chinese street on Nanjing Massacre day
A Chinese woman walked down the streets of Haining city in Zhejiang province, China, on Dec. 13. Her outfit quickly sparked a fierce backlash, as Dec. 13 is the National Memorial Day for the Nanjing victims, who were slaughtered en mass and raped by Japanese troops 84 years ago. According to News ...
Former Japan PM Abe warns of consequences if China attacks Taiwan
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan, the United States and Taiwan need to boost cooperation in various fields, including technology and information exchanges, amid the Chinese Communist Party’s aggression. Speaking at a security summit in Taipei on Dec. 14, Abe urged Taiwan to rise and spread its democracy ...
China: COVID-19 outbreaks in Zhejiang worsen
Zhejiang officially reported 192 new cases of coronavirus between December 5 to 13. Judging by the CCP’s record of falsified statistics, the real figure could be much higher. The cases emerged from Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Hangzhou cities, driven by the Delta variant. Following new cases, Zhejiang has toughened up its pandemic ...
