The death of a former Chinese deputy cultural minister amid the country’s COVID explosion would perhaps have attracted little public attention if not for a short-lived obituary. With his “sharp mind and a booming voice,” the “spry” Gao Zhanxiang didn’t “at all resemble a patient” before the COVID surge, wrote Zhu Yongxin, deputy secretary general…
Death of Chinese Official Amid COVID Wave Casts Spotlight on Forced Organ Harvesting
Amid COVID Surge, China Reopens Borders After 3 Years
China has lifted mandatory quarantine rules for inbound passengers and allowed its citizens to head abroad, triggering a homecoming wave. This comes amid a COVID-19 explosion across the nation, which has stocked global concerns. From Jan. 8, international travelers are free to enter China’s mainland and no longer need to undergo centralized quarantine at hotels….
Amid COVID-19 Surge, China Reopens Borders After 3 Years
China has lifted mandatory quarantine rules for inbound travelers and allowed its citizens to head abroad, triggering a homecoming wave. The move comes amid a COVID-19 explosion across the nation, which has stoked global concerns. As of Jan. 8, international visitors are free to enter China’s mainland and no longer need to undergo centralized quarantine…
‘It Doesn’t Make Sense,’ Experts Trying to Explain White Lungs in China
While the official data from China reports mild disease and low mortalities surrounding the latest COVID-19 outbreaks, Chinese social media is awash with reports of “white lung,” a form of pneumonia often seen in moderate to severe disease. Anecdotal accounts of deaths after infections, and overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, have flooded Weibo and Chinese short-form video…
China’s Top Scientific Institutions Decimated by COVID Deaths
As China reels from a major outbreak of COVID-19 following the lifting of zero-COVID policies in early December, the growing list of obituaries reads like a who’s who of Chinese scientists. Fifteen academicians from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) passed away from Dec. 15 to 28, most of them members of the CCP. From…
CCP Wants to Infect the World as It Rejects International Travel Curbs, Conceals COVID Data: Gordon Chang
As a deadly new virus first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, the regime downplayed the severity of the virus and concealed the true scale of the outbreak. It wasn’t until late January 2020 that Chinese officials disclosed that the mysterious virus was caple of transmitting between humans. The delay…
Concerning Reports of White Lungs in China, Experts Weigh In
While the official data from China reports mild disease and low mortalities surrounding the latest COVID-19 outbreaks, Chinese social media is awash with reports of “white lung,” a form of pneumonia often seen in moderate to severe disease. Anecdotal accounts of deaths after infections, and overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, have flooded Weibo and Chinese short-form video…
Rural Residents in China Face Shortage of Medical Resources as the Pandemic Surges
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) abruptly abandoned its zero-COVID policies in December last year. Residents are saying the sudden changes were not preceded by adequate warning or preparation and have put a burden on the Chinese medical system and created difficulties for people. Major cities, including China’s capital Beijing, experienced an immediate outbreak after the…
Nearly 80 Percent of COVID-19 Cases Among International Arrivals in South Korea Are From China
On Jan. 3, the South Korean government announced that travelers from Hong Kong and Macau must provide a negative COVID-19 test from Jan. 7, in addition to arrivals from mainland China, and 76 percent of positive COVID-19 cases at the South Korean border were in Chinese people. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)…
Chinese Regime Intends to Infect as Many People in China as Possible: Sources
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s plan is to infect as many people as possible, according to an official who viewed an internal document. The official told the Chinese-language Epoch Times that the internal document has been circulating within the top echelons of the CCP, requesting that all regions should “let those who are destined to be…
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