Category: China in Focus

Dead Bodies Left at Home for Days: Chinese Funeral Houses Overloaded

Update on China’s sweeping COVID-19 outbreak: Cars are lining up outside funeral homes in major cities, some gathering in the middle of the night. Some families are forced to keep the bodies of their deceased loved ones at home. Overloaded funeral homes now have days-long wait times for services. There’s an unusual death toll among…


Countries Impose Restrictions on Travelers From China

The full interview with Enes Kanter Freedom: www.theepochtimes.com/enes-kanter-freedom-why-i-sacrificed-my-future-in-the-nba-to-stand-up-to-the-chinese-regime_4941221.html The United States is imposing new restrictions on Chinese tourists. The rules outline what’s needed to board flights to America. Beijing is taking aim at Washington’s COVID-19 entry rules for arriving Chinese passengers, saying there’s no “scientific” basis behind the U.S. decision. On the other hand, a…


Chinese Citizens Can Soon Travel Abroad: State Council

Chinese people will soon be allowed to travel overseas again, despite COVID-19 infections sweeping across the nation. Global fears rise over whether China’s COVID-19 outbreak will spawn new variants. But how likely is it? An expert breaks it down. There are unusually high death rates for alumni of two top Chinese universities. One of them…


COVID-19 Out of Control in China, Reports Estimate 248 Million Infected in 20 Days

What’s the true scale of China’s COVID-19 outbreak? A leaked document from the country’s top health body gives insight. The same agency is halting updates of daily infection numbers. The country is no longer counting its total patient numbers. There are no more quarantine requirements for China’s incoming travelers, despite an explosion of new cases…


China to Cut Quarantine for Foreign Travelers: Report

A reopening of China’s border is possibly on the horizon. Reports are hinting at the easing of a major rule: the mandated five-day stay in quarantine facilities after arriving in China. Chinese hospitals grapple with surging patient numbers. Some people are reportedly getting treatment while lying on the floor. The first batch of Western-made vaccines…


Experts: China a ‘Wild Card’ for Ending Pandemic

Experts are calling China’s sudden U-turn on virus policy a “wild card” for the globe. How will China’s current COVID-19 outbreak play out on the global stage? Fever drugs are out of stock in China. A U-turn in the country’s COVID-19 policy is catching drugmakers off guard and shaking the global supply chain. Millions of…


China Health System Under Pressure From COVID-19 Surge, Other Countries Fear Possible Virus Mutations

COVID-19 cases are surging in China. Stadiums turned into makeshift fever clinics. And concerns about new variants is running high. One man and a Twitter handle are becoming an overnight sensation amid China’s nationwide protests. He shares his story and the dangers he’s faced. Expectations for China’s growth are plummeting to their lowest in decades….


Study: 2.1 Million Could Die From COVID-19 in China

Over 2 million people could die in China. A new study predicts a death peak in January. A Beijing funeral home is cremating five times more bodies daily. Applications for American visas are on hold for Chinese citizens. Meanwhile, the German embassy in Beijing is also halting its visa services. A new study ranks nations…


‘They’re Going to Exploit Every Loophole’: Ross Kennedy on China Buying Up US Farmland

In this special episode, we sat down with Ross Kennedy, founder of U.S.-based logistics and supply chain advisory Fortis Analysis and senior fellow at Security Studies Group. He sheds light on why China is buying up U.S. farmland, zooming in on the Chinese corn mill project in North Dakota by the Fufeng Group, and how a…


Senate Approves $858 Billion NDAA Defense Spending Bill

A record defense spending bill got bipartisan Senate approval. The annual measure is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk. In Japan, the biggest military build-up since World War II is forming in the face of a possible war in the region. A total of 36 Chinese companies were added to the U.S. trading blacklist,…