Category: Guangdong

Statistics on China’s Amazing Population Density

According to Chinese public data, some 21 cities in China now have a population density of more than 1,000 people per square kilometer (0.386 square miles). Six cities are in Guangdong Province. Among them, Shenzhen is the most crowded city, with over 7,000 people per square kilometer. The 10 cities with the highest population density…


Guangdong Allegedly Shifting to ‘Wartime System’ Would Pose an Imminent Threat to Taiwan: Analyst

A recently leaked recording of an alleged meeting between leaders of southern China’s Guangdong Military Zone and the provincial Party committee shows participants pushing for a wartime deployment in the province, which would add more tension to the nearby Taiwan Strait. On May 15, a Youtube account Lude Media revealed a tape that was allegedly transmitted…


Beijing’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Threatens China’s Economy

News Analysis  As the Omicron variant is causing a surge in COVID-19 infections across 30 provinces and municipalities in China, Beijing’s “zero-COVID” restrictions appear to be causing more harm than good. The strict measures are sapping the productivity of businesses, weakening the stock market’s performance, forcing about 400 million people to remain in lockdown, and…


Power Cuts Hit Foreign Trade Businesses of Chinese SME

From late September, China has been facing another round of major electricity shortfalls since last winter. At least a dozen provinces have issued power curbing or rationing orders. Foreign trade SMEs—small- and medium-sized enterprises, which are engaged in foreign trade—are severely impacted by the orders. Textile dyeing and printing industries in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province are…


China’s Guangdong Reports Human Case of H5N6 Bird Flu

BEIJING—The health authority in southern China’s Guangdong province said on Wednesday that a single case of a human being infected with the H5N6 strain of bird flu has been reported in the city of Dongguan. The infected patient, a 53-year-old male, is being treated in hospital, the Health Commission of Guangdong Province said in a…


Major Cities in China’s Guangdong Hit by Resurgence of COVID-19 Despite Draconian Lockdown Measures

Residents in the four richest cities in southern China’s Guangdong Province were caught off guard when authorities suddenly imposed lockdown measures in the past few days. Locals told The Epoch Times that many people are concerned because they didn’t have enough time to stock up on food and other necessities, and others don’t trust the…


Global Shipping Disrupted by COVID-19 Outbreak in China’s Southern Province

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 in China’s southern province Guangdong has caused acute congestion at the region’s ports. Shipments have been delayed, which has severely disrupted global supply chains. Adding to that, the surge in the cost of sea freight from China since the end of last year has caused many Chinese companies to cancel…


Shenzhen’s Busiest Commercial Street Closed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

The COVID-19 epidemic in Guangdong province continues to worsen. The Epoch Times has learned that one of the busiest commercial streets in the mega city of Shenzhen has just been closed due to infection. Meanwhile, in the provincial capital of Guangzhou city, food and medicine shortages have been reported in locked down areas. On June…


Fast-Spreading, Deadly COVID-19 Variants Announced in South China

COVID-19 variant cases are spreading across Guangdong, a coastal province in south China. Municipal authorities have reported that all local transmissions have been related to the Indian and UK variants, and are spreading rapidly due to their increased transmissibility. After recording zero confirmed local cases a day before, China’s National Health Commission on May 31 confirmed 20…


Fast-Spreading, Deadly COVID-19 Variants See Lockdowns Announced in South China

COVID-19 variant cases are spreading across Guangdong, a coastal province in south China. Municipal authorities have reported that all local transmissions have been related to the Indian and UK variants, and are spreading rapidly due to their increased transmissibility. After recording zero confirmed local cases a day before, China’s National Health Commission on May 31 confirmed 20…