Category: INSIDE CHINA

Shanghai Hospitals Became Death Clinics for Critical Patients During Extreme Lockdowns: Victim’s Husband

As Shanghai reopens following two months of lockdowns, a resident and rights activist told The Epoch Times that his first wish is to unearth the cause of death for his wife at a local hospital during the outbreak. A native of Shanghai, Yu Zhonghuan, said that his wife, Shi Ping, who had been under the…


The Ideologies Behind the 2020 Riots; Shanghai’s Health Code System Controls People’s Lives

We revisit the ideologies behind the 2020 riots. Will the summer of violence return in the near future? I discuss this with Dr. Douglas Groothuis at the Western Conservative Summit. China’s COVID-19 theatrics continue, as Shanghai’s so-called reopening met with roadblocks and even more problems. Seniors are barred from restrooms, and people can’t leave their…


Regime Threatens Death Penalty for COVID-19 Infected Who Cross Into China

China’s ruling communist party has warned local authorities in its latest COVID-19 control notice that anyone infected with COVID-19 crossing the border into China will face the death penalty. On June 2, nine governmental bodies of Fangchenggang city in China’s southwestern province of Guangxi jointly issued the official epidemic control notice on their Chinese social media…


China’s Normalization of COVID-19 Testing Draws Wide Criticism

Megacities in China have been setting up COVID-19 nucleic acid “sampling circles” (testing sites) within 15 minutes walking distance from anywhere in the city since the communist regime put out the requirement to normalize the testing nationwide on May 9. It has attracted wide criticism. Rights lawyers point out that it’s illegal. In Shenzhen, Xi’an, Beijing,…


Within 24 Hours of Reopening, Some Shanghai Neighborhoods Shut Down Due to New COVID Cases

As Shanghai authorities began to reopen the city on June 1, some residential neighborhoods were once again locked down due to new reports of COVID-19 infections. While residents question and criticize the measures, authorities attempt to shift the blame to small neighborhood committees. Positive Cases Prompted Lockdowns At around 8 p.m. on June 1, residents in…


China-Made COVID Vaccines May Contribute to Leukemia Increase, Victims Say

A growing number of Chinese citizens report they have been diagnosed with leukemia after receiving domestic COVID vaccines. However, they say the authorities deem their claims to be a threat to social order, and are not providing  answers to their queries. Wang Jun (a pseudonym), a resident of Hujia Township, Panjin City, Liaoning Province, told…


China-Made COVID-19 Vaccines May Contribute to Leukemia, Say Families of Chinese Diagnosed With Illness

A growing number of Chinese citizens report they have been diagnosed with leukemia after receiving domestic COVID vaccines. However, they say the authorities deem their claims to be a threat to social order, and are not providing  answers to their queries. Wang Jun (a pseudonym), a resident of Hujia Township, Panjin City, Liaoning Province, told…


Hong Kong Government Pays HK$2 Million for a Vaccine-Related Death

It has been more than a year since the Hong Kong government began its COVID-19 vaccination program. The latest government data shows that as of May 15, the total number of vaccine doses administered was 16.45 million, and the Department of Health received 7,484 reports of unusual vaccination events, of which, 103 were deaths within…


Shanghai Lifts Lockdown After 9 Weeks, But Residents Remain Cautious

Cars roar down the streets. Dog walkers roam through city parks. Luxury malls open their doors and light up. Sixty-five days later, Shanghai has finally come back to life—but normality seems a distance away. On June 1, officials reopened shops, restaurants, buses, trains, and offices to many of the cities’ 25 million, who had been…


Shanghai’s Local Authorities Hesitate to Lift Lockdowns as Ordered, Concerned Over Blame for Inevitable Next Outbreak

Shanghai, China’s economic and commercial hub with a population of over 24 million, has been in a hard lockdown for the past two months, which has only just been lifted by the municipal government. Production activities were halted, businesses shut down, and residents were barred from leaving their homes. Residents have decried the absolute and…