Category: China Society

Chinese Railway Dispatch System Crashes After Adobe Flash Stops Running

A Chinese railway depot recently lost access to its local dispatching system after U.S.-based software company Adobe stopped supporting the Flash Player program. The local railway system was paralyzed as a result. The depot’s IT workers chronicled their attempt to fix the technical issue on Chinese social media, written in a war diary style. The…


CCP Virus Rampant in China’s Hebei Province, as Vice Premier Blames Religious Gatherings

The COVID-19 epidemic is rampant in China’s Hebei Province. While the source of the latest outbreak of the CCP virus in the province is still unknown, the communist regime’s vice premier Sun Chunlan blames “religious activities” for its spread. Chinese citizens told The Epoch Time that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s disinformation propaganda of the…


Residents in China’s Virus Hotspots Share Their Experiences Under Lockdown

Numerous Chinese cities are battling a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic since December last year, with northeastern China being hit particularly hard. Various cities in Heilongjiang, a province that borders Russia, Suihua, Qiqihar and Harbin, have been shut down to contain the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Draconian Lockdown Measures Wangkui county of Suihua city…


In One Chinese City, Students Forced out as Schools Get Converted Into Quarantine Centers

As the CCP virus outbreak worsens in Xingtai city, Hebei Province in northern China, some schools have been converted into makeshift quarantine centers, where authorities usually isolate close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 patients. They are monitored for their health condition in case they develop COVID-19 symptoms. Having run out of room in local hotels, authorities…


South Korean Social Media Influencer Dropped by Chinese Media Agency for ‘Insulting China’

A South Korean social media influencer recently came under fire for endorsing messages that Chinese netizens perceived as insulting to China mostly due to a mistranslation and was ultimately dropped from her Chinese management agency. Hamzy, a South Korean internet content creator who hosts mukbang, also known as an eating show where people stream themselves…


Shanghai Announces New CCP Virus Outbreak, Including Hospital Workers

China’s financial hub of Shanghai announced a new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus outbreak on Jan. 21 that includes two hospital workers. While the two hospitals where the staffers work were temporarily closed, all city hospitals have been ordered to conduct nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 on all their employees. Meanwhile, the northern province of Shanxi…


Shanghai Gang Leader Bribes Chinese Officials by Offering Prostitutes 

A big scandal erupted recently in Shanghai when allegations came to light that a local crime boss offered prostitution services to government officials in exchange for business advantages. On Dec. 30, 2020, a Shanghai supreme court upheld a lower court decision by Shanghai’s second intermediate court against the defendant, 47-year-old Zhao Fuqiang, a former controller…


China Institute Acting as a Cultural United Front in the US

News Analysis The role of the China Institute, or Huamei in Chinese, is different from that of ordinary Asian institutions in the United States. The China Institute in New York has become part of Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate the international community. Founded in 1926, the China Institute is the oldest base in the United States…


COVID-19 Epidemic Ravaging Northeast China, Villages Evacuated, Livestock and Crops Left Behind

China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province has officially reported 448 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 18 but the public believes that the actual situation is much worse than the official data. Wangkui County is the epicenter of the outbreak in the province. The situation is getting more severe, residents have told The Epoch Times. Local governments are…


Beijing City Detects UK Variant Virus Patients, as More Regions Enact Lockdowns

Authorities in Beijing announced that the capital detected the country’s first outbreak of the new UK variant of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus. Earlier this month, several locales said they detected singular travelers from overseas who tested positive for B.1.1.7, the new UK-derived virus strain that is more contagious. But the recent outbreak in…