Category: Beijing

Beijing Power Load Reaches Historical High, Residents Complain of Insufficient Heating Through Severe Winter

Beijing Electric Power Company announced on Jan. 7 that as of 9 p.m. Jan. 6, the power load of the Beijing Power Grid had reached 24.51 million kilowatts, setting a new historical record. Meanwhile, many Beijing residents complained on social media of insufficient heating. The entire China has already entered an extremely cold winter. Temperatures…


Canada Condemns Arrest of Over 50 Hong Kong Dissidents, Calls for Their ‘Immediate Release’

Canada is calling for the immediate release of 53 pro-democracy figures who were arrested in Hong Kong Wednesday after being accused of violating Beijing’s new national security law, specifically on charges of subversion of state power. The mass arrests include pro-democracy activists, former lawmakers, and politicians—the largest crackdown on the city’s opposition camp since the…


Mass Arrests of About 50 Opposition Figures in Hong Kong Draws International Criticism

About 50 pro-democracy activists, former lawmakers, and politicians were arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning, drawing international condemnation. They were arrested on suspicion of subversion, a crime under Beijing’s national security law, for their roles in a primary vote held by the pan-democracy camp ahead of the Legislative Council (LegCo) elections in September last…


Chinese Residents Under Virus Lockdown Running out of Food, Supplies

The outbreaks in major cities of northern China such as Beijing, Dalian, and Shenyang remained severe, as residents were running out of food and other resources amid stringent lockdown measures. Meanwhile, northern Hebei Province witnessed another surge in COVID-19 cases and struggled to contain the outbreak. “We are like lambs to be slaughtered. There’s no…


China in Focus (Jan. 01): US Blocks Beijing in South China Sea


China in Focus (Jan. 1): US Blocks Beijing in South China Sea

2020 marked a major shift in American thinking toward Communist China. With trust broken and ties cut off, Western patience with the regime is running out. Some consider it a battle between the Chinese Communist Party and the democratic world, with the United States at its head. An organization called the clean network has emerged…


Chinese Cities Issue More Lockdowns, Cancel Public Events as COVID-19 Outbreaks Worsen

The cities of Beijing, Dalian, and Shenyang issued more restrictions as new COVID-19 cases were discovered. Some Dalian residents told the Chinese-language Epoch Times that their experiences reminded them of reports from Wuhan during the height of the epidemic. The Guanshanyue residential compound in Dalian has been locked down for almost ten days thus far….


China Insider: U.S. Officials: CCP Is the Biggest Threat to the West

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and others recently delivered important speeches pointing out the CCP’s serious threat to the United States and the international order.


CCP on UN Human Rights Council Is ‘Dracula in Charge of the Blood Bank’: MP

China will begin a new three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Jan. 1, 2021, after it was re-elected in October with 139 votes—which was 41 fewer votes than the last election. Liberal National Party MP George Christensen said it’s a “shocking decision” given the Chinese Communist Party’s crimes against humanity, likening…


China Ban Sparks Union Call for Overhaul of Aussie Timber Industry

China’s ban on Australian timber from two more states last week has prompted a union call for immediate government help and an overhaul of the local industry. Senior CFMEU official Michael O’Connor said last week’s suspension of timber exports from New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA)  showed it was time to take immediate…