Tag: Beijing

‘Unacceptable’: Blinken Postpones Beijing Trip Over Chinese Spy Balloon Violation

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is postponing a trip to Beijing after the Pentagon detected a Chinese “high altitude surveillance balloon” hovering over the nation’s west, with an official describing the intrusion as a “clear violation” of sovereignty. “After consultations with our interagency partners as well as with Congress, we have concluded that the conditions…


Taliban, Russia, and China: Cooperation but No Bloc

Commentary The Taliban government of Afghanistan is expanding its trade and cooperation with Russia and China, but a true alliance is unlikely. Earlier this month, Kabul and Beijing signed a $540 million dollar deal to develop Afghanistan’s oil and gas fields. This is the biggest deal the Taliban has signed since taking control of the…


On China, It Isn’t Just the Economy, Stupid

Commentary For many years, a great many very smart people in America believed that capitalism was slowly but surely bringing freedom to communist China, that the Beijing regime at some point in the not-very-distant future will cease being the enemy of the free world, and our national security policies today should reflect that welcome long-term…


Beijing Funeral Businesses Seek Supplies in Neighboring Provinces Amid Shortage

With deaths surging in major cities in China amid the recent flare-up of COVID, funeral-related businesses are lacking in supplies such as coffins, wreaths, tombstones, and graveclothes, according to owners. People from Beijing are now looking for funeral-related items, such as coffins and burial garments, in neighboring provinces as they cannot find any in the…


Beijing Threatens ‘Countermeasures’ After Countries Worldwide Adopt COVID-19 Curbs on Chinese Travellers

The Chinese regime has taken aim at what it calls “unacceptable” measures adopted by multiple countries for travelers from China, as the nation battles with an influx of new COVID-19 cases. During a daily briefing on Dec. 3, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning claimed the measures “lack scientific basis.” The comments come after Australia and Canada this…


Beijing Threatens ‘Countermeasures’ After Countries Worldwide Adopt COVID-19 Curbs on Chinese Travelers

The Chinese regime has taken aim at what it calls “unacceptable” measures adopted by multiple countries for travelers from China, as the nation battles with an influx of new COVID-19 cases. During a daily briefing on Dec. 3, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning claimed the measures “lack scientific basis.” The comments come after Australia and Canada this…


Japanese Community Condemns China’s Move to Resume Outbound Tourism Amid Major COVID Outbreak

Beijing’s move to resume outbound tourism on Jan. 8 amid a nationwide COVID-19 outbreak has sparked criticism among Japanese citizens. Some have condemned the move, calling it “irresponsible” and “immoral behavior.” All quarantine requirements for inbound travelers to China will end as soon as Jan. 8, China’s National Health Commission said on Dec. 26. The cap…


Chinese Cities See COVID-19 Infection Rate Exceeding 50 Percent

The rate of COVID-19 infections may have exceeded 50 percent in Chinese provinces and large cities and reached as high as 80 percent in the capital city of Beijing, the country’s health experts and officials estimated, painting a picture much grimmer than what the nation’s central authorities disclosed and fueling distrust around the world. “The…


Crematory Overrun in Beijing’s Southeastern District, Burning 150 Bodies Daily: Reports

A crematory in the Tongzhou District of Beijing announced a limit to bodies of non-residents, according to Beijing Youth Daily Thursday. The crematory has to “maintain cremation equipment” and accepts a maximum of 20 bodies daily from people who don’t have district residence certificates and have died in hospitals outside of the district, a notice…


Tremble and Obey | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. ABC uncovers previously unseen footage for the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. “Millions of Chinese for the first time, maybe the last time in their lives, tasted freedom in the air of Beijing,” says Zhou Fengsuo, a student leader at…