Category: social control

Elon Musk Look-Alike Banned From Chinese Social Media for Online Interaction with the American Billionaire

A Chinese man has gone viral on social media for his facial resemblance to Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO. But his Chinese social media account was recently banned by the Chinese authorities. Dubbed Yilong Ma on social media, Musk’s doppelgänger in China caught the attention of the American billionaire in December 2021, when a…


China Denies Clipping Citizens’ Passports, Foreign Resident Cards as Rules Tightens for Going Abroad

The Chinese communist regime has denied that Chinese border police are clipping citizens’ passports and resident cards issued by foreign governments to prevent people leaving after an increasing number of videos showing such actions were seen circulating on Chinese social media. China’s National Immigration Administration recently issued a statement to tighten control of Chinese citizens’ “non-essential” travel…


China Denies Clipping Citizens’ Passports, Foreign Resident Cards as Rules Tightened for Going Abroad

The Chinese communist regime has denied that Chinese border police are clipping citizens’ passports and resident cards issued by foreign governments to prevent people leaving after an increasing number of videos showing such actions were seen circulating on Chinese social media. China’s National Immigration Administration recently issued a statement to tighten control of Chinese citizens’ “non-essential” travel…


‘Like a Prison’: Shanghai Residents See No End In Sight 6 Weeks Into COVID-19 Lockdown

It’s six weeks in and Shanghai’s lockdown has only become harsher with officials being pressured to eliminate every COVID-19 infection within communities as per the regime’s “dynamic zero” standards, leaving millions with little hope in sight. In some parts of the city, if an apartment building has a positive case all of its residents would…


China Locks Down City of 10 Million Amid New COVID Outbreak, Apple Supplier Takes a Hit

Another Chinese megacity is under lockdown due to a recent COVID-19 outbreak. Zhengzhou city, the provincial capital of China’s central Henan Province, is carrying out strict measures to contain the spread of the disease. But the lockdown could impact major manufacturers such as Apple supplier Foxconn, disrupting Apple’s supply chain. Following Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou, local…


Gordon Chang: US-China ‘Most Dangerous Period in History’; Who Is Trying to Throw China Overboard?

Chinese tech companies may get a temporary breather after Beijing relaxes its clampdown for a while. But not if Beijing wants to get an ownership stake in the companies. What could be the reason? Is China’s economy at too much of a loss? And what about the man-made COVID-19 crisis and the lockdowns? I speak with…


Outspoken Market Analyst’s Chinese Social Media Accounts Suspended

SHANGHAI—The Chinese social media accounts of an outspoken Hong Kong-based market strategist were suspended after a series of downbeat commentaries and a slump in mainland equities to two-year lows on COVID-19 lockdowns and global political tensions. All content on the WeChat account of Hong Hao, who is head of research at Bocom International Holdings, has…


Jeffrey Tucker: US May Not Know Alternatives to Lockdown, China’s Zero-COVID Strategy

What has the lockdown situation in Shanghai taught the rest of the world? Is the method and invention by a totalitarian regime, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), proving to be correct? Has public health gone too far going into politics? We discuss these questions with Jeffrey Tucker, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, as…


China’s Lockdowns of 10s of Millions Add to Global Supply Chain Chaos

Seeing China’s financial hub Shanghai, home to 25 million, come to a standstill amid more than four weeks of lockdown have made those in Beijing nervous. The capital city has detected growing COVID-19 outbreaks and has rushed to conduct mass testing in a bid to contain the virus. Almost all 22 million inhabitants in Beijing…


China’s Lockdowns of Tens of Millions Add to Global Supply Chain Chaos

Seeing China’s financial hub Shanghai, home to 25 million, come to a standstill amid more than four weeks of lockdown have made those in Beijing nervous. The capital city has detected growing COVID-19 outbreaks and has rushed to conduct mass testing in a bid to contain the virus. Almost all 22 million inhabitants in Beijing…