Large groups of workers staged protests on Jan. 7 at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Chongqing, a megacity in the southwest of China. The protests erupted after thousands of workers were abruptly laid off by Zybio, Inc., a manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits. Videos posted online show angry workers demolishing boxes of COVID-19 test kits,…
Massive Protests Erupt in China’s Megacity Chongqing Over Abrupt Layoffs
Traveling Across 10 Countries, Young Chinese Man and Family Flee to US for Freedom
After traveling across 10 countries—including eight in South America—for nearly three months, a Chinese family finally arrived in the United States seeking freedom. The trip was full of hardship and danger, among them surviving a Panamanian rainforest and its swift rivers. For this dream of freedom, Sun Jincai spent the whole summer of 2022 planning…
Analysis: Can Republican Power in the House Make a Difference on Energy?
After talking up a “Red Wave” throughout 2022, the Republican Party ultimately failed to take the Senate in November. Yet, the GOP’s narrow majority in the House of Representatives will let them exercise more influence than they did during the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Where could they be most valuable? Judging by…
Can Republican Power in the House Make a Difference on Energy?
News Analysis After talking up a “Red Wave” throughout 2022, the Republican Party ultimately failed to take the Senate in November. Yet, the GOP’s narrow majority in the House of Representatives will let them exercise more influence than they did during the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Judging by opinion research, energy-related issues…
Rallies in Japan Draw Crowds to Support China’s ‘White Paper Revolution’
Rallies were held in Japan last week in solidarity with the “white paper revolution” in mainland China—the largest wave of Chinese protests in three decades. The rallies joined a worldwide response to China’s draconian COVID measures, sparked by a tragic fire in late November. On Nov. 24, the fatal apartment fire in Urumqi, the capital…
Death of Former CCP Leader Signifies End of ‘Horrific Era’: Rights Advocate
While held at a Chinese labor camp, Henry Yue was forced to wind metal coils used in television sets, day in and day out. The grueling conditions were such that blood would sometimes gush out from Yue’s nose, leaving large crimson patches on his blue-and-white striped prison uniform. The first time it happened, Yue held up…
White Paper Movement Shakes CCP, but a Bigger Wave Can Be Expected: Analysts
China’s white paper revolution evolved quickly with protestors opposing stringent lockdown measures and chanting, “Xi Jinping, Step down,” and “CCP, Step down,” which has presented a great challenge to Beijing. Experts warned of a bigger movement if the regime insists on maintaining its zero-COVID policy. Possible Bloodshed Since Nov. 26, the white paper revolution has…
White Paper Movement Shakes Zhongnanhai, but a Bigger Wave Can Be Expected: Analysts
China’s white paper revolution evolved quickly with protestors opposing stringent lockdown measures and chanting, “Xi Jinping, Step down,” and “CCP, Step down,” which has presented a great challenge to Beijing. Experts warned of a bigger movement if the regime insists on maintaining its zero-COVID policy. Possible Bloodshed Since Nov. 26, the white paper revolution has…
China Is at a ‘Significant Turning Point’: Former Chinese Diplomat
A former Chinese diplomat who turned whistleblower in 2005 believes that the massive protests across China may be a significant turning point for the country. Protests have erupted across the mainland over the weekend, triggered by a deadly high-rise apartment fire in Urumqi, the capital city of China’s far western Xinjiang region, reportedly killing 10 people….
Chinese Students Rally Across UK in Support of Protests in China
Students from mainland China held vigils and rallies in a number of cities in the UK, echoing widespread protests against the regime’s zero-COVID policies that have taken place across China and around the globe. The rare scenes of mass protests are reminiscent of the democracy movement of 1989, triggered by a fatal apartment fire in Xinjiang…
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