Tag: China Society

Fire at China Martial Arts Centre Kills 18, Mostly Children

BEIJING—A fire tore through a martial arts training center in China during the early hours of Friday morning, killing 18 people, with one state media outlet reporting that most of the dead were children who were staying there. The blaze broke out at 3 a.m. and injured 16 people, four of whom were in serious…


Thousand of Residents in China’s Foshan Protest Against Lockdown

The Nanhai district of Foshan city, Guangdong Province, China, has been locked down for several weeks after an outbreak of the CCP virus. But after unexplained lockdown extensions and no official notices or testing from local authorities, multiple protests broke out simultaneously in various local communities on the evening of June 21, with over a…


China’s COVID-19-Hit Shenzhen Suspends Direct Flights to Beijing

SHENZHEN, China—Direct flights from the southern city of Shenzhen to Beijing have been suspended until at least July 1, booking apps showed, ahead of celebrations for the Chinese Communist Party’s founding in the capital on that date. China’s most populous province Guangdong is battling a COVID-19 outbreak, with 170 confirmed local cases between May 21…


Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang to Miss Tokyo Olympics After Doping Ban Reduced to 4 Years

World and Olympic champion Sun Yang’s hopes of competing at the Tokyo Games ended on Tuesday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the Chinese swimmer’s ban for doping violations to four years from eight. The shorter sentence, announced by the Swiss-based court in a statement, means Sun will be eligible for the…


Veteran Media Figure Reveals How the Chinese Media ‘Set the Tempo’ to Destroy Tesla

Recently, a short video of veteran radio host Wang Li talking about how the Chinese media managed to mislead the public and ruin Tesla’s reputation was circulated widely on the internet. In the video, Li said a fan asked him about how anyone could dispute the reports that come out every day in China about a…


China’s High Rate of Assisted Reproduction and Surrogate Babies

With high infertility rates, China has the highest rate of assisted reproduction in the world, according to Chinese state media. Many Chinese couples who have difficulty conceiving are seeking out assisted reproductive technology, while the rich and famous opt for surrogacy. Around the globe, more than 8 million babies have been born through IVF (in…


Beijing Blocks Radio Signals During Communist Party Centenary

Chinese authorities are to impose control over radio signals as the 100th anniversary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) approaches on July 1. The new measures ban radio stations or remote control radio equipment from emitting or transmitting radio waves, and block specific frequencies from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 1, except…


Singapore Becomes Latest Country to Cast Doubt on China’s COVID-19 Vaccines

Singaporean health officials have publicly expressed concerns about significant risk reported with vaccines from China following hundreds of Indonesian health workers testing positive for COVID-19 last week despite being fully vaccinated with the Sinovac vaccine. Singapore is the latest country to cast doubt on the vaccine. Dozens of the more than 350 doctors and health workers…


Major Cities in China’s Guangdong Hit by Resurgence of COVID-19 Despite Draconian Lockdown Measures

Residents in the four richest cities in southern China’s Guangdong Province were caught off guard when authorities suddenly imposed lockdown measures in the past few days. Locals told The Epoch Times that many people are concerned because they didn’t have enough time to stock up on food and other necessities, and others don’t trust the…


China Tops List of Countries For Most Millionaires Moving Abroad

A recent research report published by AfrAsia Bank listed the top 10 countries in the world that had the most outflow of high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) in 2019. China topped the list with the most millionaires leaving for other countries in that year, followed by India. The study only covered HNWIs with a net worth of…