Tag: China COVID-19

Marxist Scholar Who Helped to Cement Deng Xiaoping’s Rise to Power Dies

News Analysis In early January, headlines around the world noted the passing of Hu Fuming, professor of philosophy at China’s Nanjing University. Hu died on Jan. 2, as COVID-19 raged in China.  He was renowned for his role in writing “Practice Is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth,” a 1978 article that helped former leader…


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…


Nine Nationally Acclaimed Chinese Medicine Experts Die Amidst Latest Wave of COVID-19 Infections

From Dec. 5, 2022, to Jan. 8, 2023, nine prominent Chinese traditional medicine experts passed away in China, eight of whom were members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The World Health Organization (WHO) criticized Beijing for heavily underreporting deaths from COVID-19. Chinese authorities announced just 37 COVID-related deaths since last month, even when foreign journalists witnessed…


WHO Says It Doesn’t Fully Understand Who’s Dying From COVID-19 And Why

The World Health Organization (WHO) has admitted to not having a “clear picture” of why people are dying from COVID-19, and called for more data sharing among nations, as Beijing continues to see a mass spread of the virus while refusing to share accurate numbers. Since February 2022, the number of deaths reported to WHO…


China’s Top Military University Issues 19 Obituaries in 2 Weeks Amid COVID Outbreak

Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), a Chinese military university, released 19 obituaries from late December to early January, including an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, amid a recent surge in COVID-19 infections sweeping across China. From Dec. 24, 2022, to Jan. 5, 2023, 14 professors, two associate professors, two Communist Party branch heads,…


Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Calls COVID testing on Chinese Travellers Unncessary

Australia doesn’t need to impose additional travel requirements for people coming from China because domestic vaccination rates and local surveillance systems are strong, according to the government’s chief medical officer. The Albanese government moved on New Year’s Day to require people travelling from China to test negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours of departure. From…


Medical, Funeral Services in China Overwhelmed as COVID Cases Soar

Medical services in China are being overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases, with one doctor saying the corridors of his Beijing hospital are full of sick people while more people are lining up outside seeking treatment. “There are so many COVID-infected people now that the hospital corridors are full of patients,” Yang Yun (pseudonym), a doctor at the…


NTD Business (Dec. 30): House Dems Release Trump Taxes to Public; Warning From Expert as China Travel Resumes

Democrats’ years-long probe into former President Trump’s finances were made public today. A House committee released his tax returns for the past six years. How is Trump responding? A medical professor warns that travelers from China could fuel a new global COVID wave. This, as China eases curbs on international travel. To start off the new…


Health Agency ‘Closely Monitoring’ COVID-19 in China, No Mention of Pre-Flight Tests

The national public health agency says it’s “closely monitoring” the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it’s planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from China be tested for the virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada says in a statement that any policy changes will be made in a travel…


LIVE 7 PM ET: Newsmakers (Dec. 28): Wave of Chinese Communist Party Elites Dying From COVID

Newsmakers welcomes Dr. Sean Lin, Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Fei Tian College and a former U.S. Army Microbiologist, to talk about the wave of COVID deaths hitting Chinese Communist Party elites; Jenna Ellis, Former Senior Adviser and Counsel to President Donald Trump, speaks about the Supreme Court decision to allow Trump’s Title 42 to…