Category: China Society

School in China Requires Students to Disclose Their Religious Beliefs

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities in one Chinese city are mandating that school students disclose their religious beliefs, according to a Chinese parent who recently moved to the United States. He spoke with The Epoch Times and expressed concern that China could be seeing another wave of religious persecution. Yan Tao, a new Chinese immigrant…


Chinese Couple Sentenced to Prison After Voicing Support for Dissidents

Chinese entrepreneur Geng Xiaonan and her husband Qin Zhen, who have publicly voiced support for dissidents in China, were sentenced to prison after being convicted of operating an illegal business operation. The couple was tried at a court in Haidian district, Beijing on Feb. 9. Friends were not permitted to enter the courtroom and attend…


Chinese Regime’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Aimed at Attacking Taiwan: Leaked Documents

As the Chinese regime continues to intimidate Taiwan by repeatedly breaching the island’s airspace and escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait, it is developing an advanced fighter jet aircraft in secret. The Epoch Times recently obtained a military document from a trusted source which unveiled details of a concept fighter jet project, driven by China’s…


21 Percent of Chinese Sailors Stationed in the South China Sea Suffer From Mental Health Issues: Study

A recent study by the Naval Medical University in Shanghai found that about one-fifth of China’s servicemen in the submarine force stationed in the South China Sea have psychological problems. According to an analysis by Taiwanese military experts, submariners need to have very strong psychological health. However, problems have been reported that may be related…


With Lunar New Year Approaching, China Tightens Travel Restrictions Due to CCP Virus

As Chinese New Year approaches, Chinese authorities are tightening restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. In the northeastern city of Changchun, sources said that local authorities were underreporting the outbreak. On Feb. 4, the Party secretary of the First Hospital of Jilin University in Changchun, Lü…


Virus Outbreak Continues to Worsen in China’s Harbin City as Mass Lockdowns Cause Anxiety

The situation is severe in Harbin city, the provincial capital of China’s northeastern province Heilongjiang, which is one of the hardest-hit areas of the CCP virus pandemic in China. Local residents suspect that the government is covering up the real situation of the pandemic in the city, as extreme lockdown measures were applied to “low-risk…


Wuhan Residents, Intl Groups Pay Tribute One Year After Chinese Whistleblower Doctor’s Death

Thousands of Chinese netizens and scores of rights groups around the world paid tribute to Chinese whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang over the weekend, as Feb. 7 marked the one-year anniversary of his death. Li, an ophthalmologist, was one of eight whistleblowers who took to Chinese social media late December 2019, warning of an “unknown pneumonia”…


Wuhan Residents, Intl Groups Pay Tribute 1 Year After Chinese Whistleblower Doctor’s Death

Thousands of Chinese netizens and scores of international rights groups paid tribute to Chinese whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang on Feb. 7, marking the one-year anniversary of his death from the virus that he had sought to warn other doctors about. Li, an ophthalmologist, was one of eight whistleblowers who warned on Chinese social media in late…


Report: Less Than 30 Percent of Chinese Netizens Earn More Than $774 a Month

A recent internet study shows that as of December 2020, less than 30 percent of Chinese internet users earn more than 5,000 yuan (about $774) a month in China. The figure was released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), a state-run agency, in its 47th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China dated…


Chinese Officials Forcibly Quarantine a Petitioner at Hospital

A Chinese petitioner was placed under mandatory quarantine after he was intercepted by authorities in Beijing and taken back to his hometown. He believes that the officials are restricting his freedom in the name of pandemic control. Chinese petitioners appeal to central authorities for the redress of their grievances, usually by traveling to Beijing’s government…