Category: Daily News

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…


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,…


China Insider on Surveillance State and ‘End CCP’

Zooming in on Beijing’s threat, we sat down with Brad Good to hear about his project “The China Declaration”—a global push to end the Chinese Communist Party—and about his first-hand experiences in China over the past decades as an American businessman who speaks fluent Mandarin. Topics in this episode: China Insider on Surveillance State and…


Chaos Looms as China U-Turns on Zero-COVID-19 Policy

The World Health Organization is warning that tough times are ahead for China. Beijing is now U-turning on its zero-COVID-19 policy. Funeral homes in Beijing are struggling to meet increased demand for cremations. Video shows long queues of hearses waiting to store dead bodies. Lawmakers are introducing a new bill in Washington. The goal is…


Protesters Support Apple Hunger Striker

Beijing is hitting back at Washington’s sweeping sanctions by bringing a dispute against the United States to the World Trade Organization. A hunger strike at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino is protesting the tech company’s AirDrop restrictions in China. Alabama and Utah are joining a growing list of states going after TikTok. As of now, nine…


US ‘Strongly’ Rejects WTO Ruling on Trump Tariffs

The White House is rejecting a World Trade Organization ruling and vowing to keep a set of Trump-era tariffs in place. The Biden administration is on the defense after giving $200 million to a company with ties to Beijing. Celebrations kicked off for International Human Rights Day. Groups marked the occasion with protests in Chicago…