Tag: China censorship

China Is ‘Heavily’ Underreporting Number of COVID-19 Deaths, Says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has admitted that China is grossly underreporting the number of citizens who have died from COVID-19 infections, a criticism that comes at a time when the nation is said to be reeling under a massive increase in the number of infections and deaths. The WHO is continuing to “appeal” to…


CCP Exploiting Ukraine War to Achieve Its Strategic Ambitions: Analyst

News Analysis The Chinese regime claims it supports peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. However, it repeats Moscow’s words, criticizes the United States without verifying the facts, and hasn’t prompted Russia to stop the war. “China’s position on opposing sanctions [on Russia] is clear,” China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry’s (MFA) spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a…


Self-Labeled as Neutral, China Keeps Slandering US on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

News Analysis The Chinese regime claims it supports peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. However, it repeats Moscow’s words,  criticizes the United States without verifying the facts, and hasn’t prompted Russia to stop the war. “China’s position on opposing sanctions [on Russia] is clear,” China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry’s (MFA) spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a…


China’s Regulators Say Broadcasters Should Be Run by Politicians

China’s top regulators have underlined that broadcasters must be operated by politicians as they campaign to discourage public entertainment. Analysts say the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is transforming TV stations into its absolute mouthpieces. On Oct. 29, the publicity department of the Central CCP Committee and China’s national radio and television administration summoned the nation’s top four…


Germany Probes Multiple China-Made Smartphone Types Over Security Concerns

A German regulator said it was launching a security investigation into certain Chinese-made smartphones after Lithuania warned of built-in censorship and surveillance capabilities. Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur that a probe into a number of Chinese cellphones was underway, targeting the Huawei P40 5G, Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G, and OnePlus 8T 5G….


YouTube Star Missing After Traveling to China From US

A presenter of a Chinese-language YouTube talkshow has been missing since March 20, after he traveled to China from the United States in early March, sources say. Zhou Qiang, presenter of “Zhou Zhou Kan,” was not a known critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but his show did touch on sensitive topics for the CCP,…


Chinese YouTuber Missing After Traveling to China From US, Friends Say

A presenter of a Chinese-language YouTube talkshow has been missing since March 20, after he traveled to China from the United States in early March, according to his friends. Zhou Qiang, presenter of “Zhou Zhou Kan,” often touched on sensitive topics for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), such as Dr. Li Wenliang, one of the…


Chinese Real Estate Tycoon’s Son Allegedly Wanted for His Online Speech

Pan Rui, son of Chinese real estate magnate Pan Shiyi, is allegedly wanted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) public security for his speech on Chinese social media website Weibo about the actual deaths of the Chinese military in border clashes with Indian soldiers in June 2020, according to Chinese state media reports. Pan Shiyi…


CCP’s Top Propaganda Body Orders State Media Outlets to Downplay Upcoming Oscars Ceremony

Weeks ahead of the 93rd Oscars ceremony, scheduled for April 25 this year, Chinese authorities are said to have ordered state media outlets to downplay the event, with China’s state broadcaster CCTV saying it will cancel its planned live streaming. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), sources said that the decision was made by the…