The number of hepatitis cases among young children being investigated has risen to 108, UK health officials have confirmed. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on April 21 that a further 34 cases had been identified among children under the age of 10, bringing the total number of cases to 108. Of all the…
Number of Hepatitis Cases in UK Children Being Investigated Rises to 108
UK Police Face Criticism for Pausing Updates on Fines Over Downing Street Parties During Lockdown
The Metropolitan Police of London has been criticised for pausing updates on penalty notices over breaches of COVID-19 lockdown rules inside Downing Street and other UK government departments in the run-up to the May local elections. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were issued “fixed penalty notices” by the Metropolitan…
COVID Testing Rules and Makeshift Hospitals Rile Shanghai Residents
Shanghai residents who have said they have recovered from COVID are being sent to makeshift hospitals—called ‘fangcangs’—against their will. The city of some 26 million people has been in various stages of strict lockdown under the Chinese regime’s “Zero-COVID” policy for the past several weeks. During this time officials have been mechanically following orders resulting…
Taiwanese Assembler Is Prioritizing Apple Over Tesla Amid COVID-19 Lockdown in Shanghai, Says Analyst
The COVID-19 situation in China and its implications for production in some of the hardest-hit regions of the country is front and center of all discussions. Most tech giants depend on companies operating factories in the country—either for the supply of components or for assembling of products. What Happened Taiwan-based Quanta Computer, which assembles MacBooks for…
Financial Ties With US Colleges: Beijing’s Agenda
A new report reveals China’s contracts with U.S. universities, worth more than $100 million. One lawmaker is calling it part of Beijing’s plan to overtake the United States. Taiwan pushes to become a member of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. But will it be allowed to join? A German national living under Shanghai’s lockdown says…
Will China Ever Reach ‘Zero COVID’?; Why Omicron Is the Hill to Die on for the Communist Party
April 20, 2022
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We explore why China will continue lockdowns even as they prove ineffective against Omicron. At the same time, we take a look at how Shanghai’s COVID-19 response has become a political blockade against Chinese leader Xi Jinping on his quest to get a third term in power. As the humanitarian crisis in Shanghai and other…
373 Million Chinese Under Full or Partial Lockdowns
How many people are under lockdown orders in China? A new report found the number covers more people than the entire U.S. population. Under Beijing’s “Zero-Cases Policy,” those who test positive for COVID-19 are sent to quarantine centers. But what happens to their pets? Photos and video of one incident paint a grim picture. Energy…
Retired Professor Dies After Not Receiving Care in Locked-Down Shanghai
A retired Shanghai professor died after hours of desperately seeking care without success, in what’s being seen as another non-COVID death attributed to the city’s strict lockdown, according to a former colleague. Prof. Yu Huizhong at Shanghai-based Fudan University died, aged 79, on April 15, after experiencing a 4-hour wait for medical care, according to an online…
China Fails to Implement a Unified Market System Amid COVID Lockdowns
News Analysis Beijing recently unveiled its unified domestic market system as residents in Shanghai face food shortages due to the regime’s strict COVID-19 lockdown measures. The latest economic plan has left the public wondering if it will lead to a major disaster reminiscent of the Mao Zedong era. On April 10, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
Lockdown Induces Shanghai Port Congestion, Drags Foreign Trade and Global Supply Chain
A prolonged citywide lockdown caused congestion in the Port of Shanghai and affected the global supply chain due to the megacity’s influential position in foreign trade and transportation. Zhang Jinglun, a U.S. financial expert, told The Epoch Times that the Shanghai lockdown, part of China’s intensifying anti-virus measures, is bound to cause disruptions in production…
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