Tiananmen Square—China’s political center and symbol of the communist regime’s power—has been placed under strict lockdown as a COVID-19 outbreak hits Beijing. Chinese authorities have tightened control measures in the capital as per its official “Zero-COVID” policy with nine city districts being included in the lockdown orders. The Beijing Tiananmen District Management Committee announced via…
Beijing Locks Down Tiananmen Square, 9 Districts Under Strict ‘Zero-COVID’ Measures
May 25, 2022
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Shanghai COVID Volunteers: Never Trust Shanghai Volunteer Agents
During the lockdown in Shanghai, a lot of the volunteers assisting in the pandemic prevention and control measures came from outside the city. Many of them were left on the street without shelter, while there were those who also contracted the virus because of poor hygiene practices in their temporary shelters. Most of them were…
Pandemic Lessons Learned: Deer Are Not Military Horses
May 23, 2022
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Commentary Earlier this month, The Lancet published an article titled “Shanghai’s life-saving efforts against the current omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic” by three renowned scientists at Shanghai’s top universities: Wenhong Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, and Saijuan Chen. The article praised the Chinese Communist Party’s draconian lockdown policy in Shanghai as “life-saving.” Not long before that,…
Apple Projects Billions in Revenue Loss Over Supply Constraints from China Amid Lockdowns
May 22, 2022
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Beijing’s strict COVID-19 control policies have significantly limited Apple’s consumer product output, according to one of its suppliers. In April, the iPhone maker predicted that supply constraints would cost the company up to $8 billion in revenue for the current quarter. Taiwanese contract manufacturer Pegatron, one of Apple’s largest suppliers for specific iPhone models, on…
Shanghai’s Economy Plunged 61.5 Percent in April, Lockdown Caused Lack of Confidence in Industries: Expert
May 21, 2022
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Shanghai’s economy was hit hard in April by the nearly two-month lockdown. The latest data published by authorities shows that in April, the total industrial output in Shanghai dropped by 61.5 percent compared to the same time last year. An expert pointed out that the Chinese communist regime’s extreme lockdown of Shanghai under its “Zero-COVID”…
North Korea Makes China a Laughing Stock?; Hunter Biden’s Lawyer Spied on ‘My Son Hunter’ Producers
May 20, 2022
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Shanghai’s lockdown may be over soon. But as of now, officials are faking the reopen. We find out why. As Xi Jinping’s opposition grows discontent with his lockdown methods, will Xi compromise? This comes as North Korea faces its own virus outbreak, but will Kim Jong Un follow his “big brother” and lock down the…
Shanghai Delivery Men Become the New Homeless
After nearly 2 months of strict lockdown under the zero-COVID policy, Shanghai streets have a new look—camping tents. They belong to those who are temporarily on the streets due to the lockdown; many are delivery men who can’t return home. Shanghai police won’t tolerate the unseemly image of the tents and their owners and are…
Sealed-In Shanghai Residents Say Reopening Is ‘Far Away’ as Authorities Claim ‘Zero COVID’ Status Reached
Shanghai officials on May 17 said they achieved zero infections outside quarantine zones for three consecutive days, marking a long-awaited milestone for a city that has been in lockdown for over seven weeks, though most residents are still confined to their homes. Zhao Dandan, a deputy director of the Shanghai health Commission, said at a…
Chinese Regime Tightens Border Control
Is China decoupling from the outside world? The Chinese regime says it wants the opposite. But sweeping lockdown measures are driving foreigners and their businesses out of the country. At the same time, more restrictions are on the way for Chinese citizens going abroad, while the values praised by the regime drift farther from Western…
China Withdrawal as Host of 2023 AFC Asian Cup Worries Chinese Fans
China is withdrawing as host of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, according to an announcement by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Chinese fans worry that the move indicates that lockdowns to contain COVID-19 will continue through 2023. On May 14, a statement by the AFC acknowledged that the pandemic led to China relinquishing its hosting…
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