Category: China Society

China Insider: Yangtze River Dries up as Dams Worsen the Impact of Drought

Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei Province, is nicknamed the “City of Yangtze” because it is the biggest city in the middle reach of the Yangtze River and situated at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, one of eight major tributaries. That explains why when a video showing a dried-up section of…


Angry College Students Break Free From Prolonged COVID-19 Lockdown in China

Despite a low-risk pandemic situation in the area, the Guangzhou Vocational University of Science and Technology, in southern China’s Guangdong province, prolonged its COVID-19 restrictions on campus. Discontent from locked-up students simmered until it reached a critical point. At noon on Mar. 17, at least 300 Guangzhou university students launched a surprise charge on the…


Chinese Villager Targets Officials With Explosive, at Least Five Dead

Chinese regime announced five people were killed in a man-made explosion on the outskirts of Guangzhou on the morning of March 22. Local villagers told The Epoch Times that 16 people died or were injured in the blast, caused by a villager angry with village officials. A 59-year-old local man surnamed Hu is suspected of…


Chinese Regime Cracks Down on Workers’ Mass Protest in Guangdong Province

Thousands of workers in China’s Guangdong province gathered in front of their workplace to protest pay cuts, overtime work without pay, and overdue social insurance owned by their employer. The labor protests broke out in front of Nanhua Metal Gem Craft Co. Ltd. in Nanhai, Foshan City, overnight on March 18 and extended into March 19….


Beijing Tightens Control Over Voice Software and Deepfake Technologies on Chinese Social Media Platforms

After the ban of U.S. audio-based social media app Clubhouse last month, the Chinese regime issued an official notice on March 18 to tighten internet control over voice software on Chinese social media platforms, pressuring domestic technology firms to implement surveillance measures. Chinese users have been using the audio-chat of Clubhouse to join real-time global…


Beijing Tightens Control Over Voice Software and Deepfake Technologies on Chinese Social Media Platforms

After the ban of U.S. audio-based social media app Clubhouse last month, the Chinese regime issued an official notice on March 18 to tighten internet control over voice software on Chinese social media platforms, pressuring domestic technology firms to implement surveillance measures. Chinese users have been using the audio-chat of Clubhouse to join real-time global…


Man Dies After 14 Months in Detention in China for Upholding His Faith

Guo Baojun, a 63-year-old man passed away in custody after being held for 14 months for his faith in Falun Gong in central China’s Zhengzhou city on March 14. The man’s son received a text message saying that his father had died when he woke up at 7:27 a.m. on March 14, according to minghui.org, a…


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…


Confucius Institute at Tufts University Set to Close Amid Protests

Tufts University announced on Wednesday that it is not going to renew its contract with the Confucius Institute after it expires in September this year. The decision was made in response to a 13-week long protest against the controversial educational program. The Confucius Institute (CI) is a nonprofit educational collaboration between Tufts and Beijing Normal…


Confucius Institute at Tufts University Is Set to Close Amid Protests

Tufts University announced on Wednesday that it is not going to renew its contract with the Confucius Institute after it expires in September this year. The decision was made in response to a 13-week long protest against the controversial educational program. The Confucius Institute (CI) is a nonprofit educational collaboration between Tufts and Beijing Normal…