China’s official figures show that the total number of hospital admissions in the country dropped by 35.83 million in 2020. In late 2019, a sudden outbreak of COVID-19 quietly spread in Wuhan, China. It’s possible there is a connection. On July 12, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) National Health Commission released the 2021 Statistical Bulletin…
Guard Describes How Chinese Prisons Operate During Pandemic
Although China has been plagued by shutdowns and lockdowns over the past two years, many Chinese prisons have been operating business-as-usual, a prison guard has said. The guard—Wang Liang (alias)—told The Epoch Times on July 16 how this is possible. “We follow a 14-14-14 schedule,” said Wang, who works at a prison in a small…
Hong Kong Fund Managers Lobby Group Urges City Government to Lift Quarantine Rules
Hong Kong’s continued adherence to Beijing’s strict COVID-19 containment policy has severely damaged the city’s financial industry. Last week, a lobby group forHong Kong’s fund managers called on the incoming Chief Executive John Lee to lift the entry quarantine rules for travelers and reopen Hong Kong to the rest of the world, restoring the city’s…
Dance Open: Maria Khoreva & Kimin Kim | Le Talisman Ballet—Riccardo Drigo
Many have called the 2021 Gala Dance Open the most emotional and happiest in recent years. Luxurious—because the luxury of dance is in its freedom. Incendiary—because it not only illuminated, but also warmed in the midst of quarantine. Long-awaited—because everyone, both artists and spectators, is so tired of the pandemic and yearns for live theater! In…
When Haircuts Were Illegal
Commentary Unless we just decide to forget, historians will look back in astonishment. Healthcare spending declined in a pandemic. People were blocked from their houses of worship. Choirs couldn’t sing. Drones flew the skies to ferret out and report house parties. Rental cars were fumigated with something. Crossing a state line meant mandatory two week…
US Gave Chinese Firms $1.8B in Subsidies
U.S. state and local governments gave billions in subsidies to Chinese firms. This–despite China being a major U.S. competitor. We hear from an FCC commissioner about his letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook. He accuses Cook of hypocrisy and censorship. Does the cure cost more than the illness? In Shanghai, locals are sharing stories of…
US Gave Chinese Firms $1.8 Billion in Subsidies
U.S. state and local governments gave billions in subsidies to Chinese firms, despite China being a major U.S. competitor. We hear from an FCC commissioner about his letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook. He accuses Cook of hypocrisy and censorship. Does the cure cost more than the illness? In Shanghai, locals are sharing stories of…
Queensland to End Quarantine for Unvaccinated International Arrivals, Other COVID-19 Rules
April 22, 2022
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Quarantine requirements for close contacts and unvaccinated international arrivals in Queensland (QLD) will be dropped from 6 p.m. on April 28, bringing the Australian state into line with New South Wales and Victoria. Making the announcement on Friday, acting premier Steven Miles said the close contact isolation restrictions have been impacting businesses, schools, and the…
Beijing’s Hardline COVID-19 Response Pushes Shanghai to the Brink
April 13, 2022
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Food donations have been left rotting on sidewalks and in trash piles even as elites in China’s wealthiest city lay struggle to ensure their next meal. Starving locals have taken to banging pots and pans from their balconies while screaming out demands for food. From the quarantine centers, videos have emerged of people being locked…
Accounts of Suffering Escape From Locked-Down Shanghai
April 13, 2022
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Food donations have been left rotting on sidewalks and in trash piles even as elites in China’s wealthiest city lay struggle to ensure their next meal. Starving locals have taken to banging pots and pans from their balconies while screaming out demands for food. From the quarantine centers, videos have emerged of people being locked…
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