Tag: COVID

‘A Crucial Message for All Human Beings’: Chinese Find Insight From Article by Founder of Falun Gong

What’s the purpose of our lives? Legends from China and elsewhere say that divine beings created humans modeled in their own image. By following Heaven’s commandments, humankind can enjoy a harmonious life, while waiting for the Creator’s return.  But communism detests these traditional ideas. Since it seized power in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


Did China Make a Mistake by Ending COVID Restrictions?

Commentary Never forget that the New York Times kicked off disease panic in the United States in late February 2020, about a month after China had locked down Wuhan and violated its citizens’ rights to associate on a massive scale. Two weeks earlier, the World Health Organization sponsored a Western junket that was attended by…


‘Disgrace’ If Djokovic Not Allowed to Enter US and Compete: Indian Wells Tournament Director

MELBOURNE—Novak Djokovic could end the year as the world’s top-ranked player but it would be a “disgrace” if his chances are affected by not being able to compete in the United States due to his unvaccinated status, Indian Wells tournament director Tommy Haas said. Djokovic missed last year’s Australian Open and was deported from the…


China’s Funeral Parlors, Suppliers Crushed by Demand Amid COVID Death Surge

Never has the winter felt so suffocating for Zou, who counted about 20 deaths among his social circles amid the massive COVID wave that’s gripping China. Memorial tents, indicating households that have lost family members, are visible on every street in his hometown, in the historic city of Yueyang in southern China’s mountainous Hunan Province…


House Ways and Means Committee Chair Calls for Probe Into ‘$60 Billion’ in Fake COVID-19 Unemployment Claims

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) is calling for an investigation into the “historic theft of taxpayer dollars from COVID-era unemployment programs” after a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that as much as $60 billion may have been spent on fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance during the pandemic. The report, released on Jan. 23, said…


Wave of Celebrity Deaths in China’s COVID Surge Casts Doubts Over Actual Toll

The growing number of deaths of celebrities and public figures in China has cast further doubt on the official death toll as the country battles an extreme outbreak that shows little sign of easing. Since late November, more than 330 Chinese celebrities, officials, and scholars have died, according to a tally by The Epoch Times….


Why Some People Never Become Infected With COVID-19

With the ongoing surge of COVID-19 infections in China, many are shocked by its scale and worried about a potential new wave hitting the rest of the world. How can you better protect yourself if another wave does come to your region? Here, we take a close look into the factors impacting our antiviral immunity. Some…


Overwhelmed Secondary Hospital in Central China Lacks Drugs, Beds, and Staff: Nurse

A secondary hospital in China’s central Hunan Province is overcrowded with patients amid the pandemic outbreak that started last December. “We don’t have enough beds; we’re running short of medicines; our colleagues have almost all been infected by COVID,” claimed a nurse who works at the hospital, adding that only two nurses haven’t been infected…


The Downfall of the Gurus

Commentary Scott Adams, creator of the insightful Dilbert comic strip, earned his status as an influencer not only from his acidic commentary on the bureaucratization of business life. He was also very early in noticing that there was something special about Donald Trump. There were moments back in the day when Trump was wizard-like, he…


Surge in Recruitments at Funeral Homes Across China Reveals a Far Greater COVID Death Toll

News Analysis Funeral homes in China have been actively recruiting new employees and temporary staff amid the major COVID-19 outbreak, with a surge of job postings appearing all over domestic employment websites. Experts and Chinese crematorium workers say China’s COVID death toll is vastly underreported. As China battles the infection surge that followed its lifting…