Tag: China Society

CCP’s Top Propaganda Body Orders State Media Outlets to Downplay Upcoming Oscars Ceremony

Weeks ahead of the 93rd Oscars ceremony, scheduled for April 25 this year, Chinese authorities are said to have ordered state media outlets to downplay the event, with China’s state broadcaster CCTV saying it will cancel its planned live streaming. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), sources said that the decision was made by the…


COVID-19 Case Reported in Northern China Hospital Despite Stringent Measures, Source Says

Over 100 medical staff at a hospital in Harbin city were quarantined after a nurse tested positive for COVID-19, but local authorities attempted to conceal the situation, a trusted source told The Epoch Times. According to documents obtained by the publication, authorities require hospitals to follow strict guidelines in dealing with COVID-19 infections. But one…


Nigerian CCP Virus Variant Found in Southern China’s Guangdong Province

As CCP virus variants grow in number, scientists are increasingly concerned about whether vaccines will remain effective despite the new strains. On March 12, southern China’s Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the B.1.525 strain had been detected in two cases. This is the first time it has been discovered in…


Beijing Pushes for Door-to-Door COVID-19 Vaccinations, Citizens Worry

Chinese authorities recently launched a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination program in Chaoyang District, in the capital city of Beijing. Some residents shared their concerns with The Epoch Times over their distrust of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda about COVID-19 vaccines and the pandemic. Mainland Chinese media reported on March 10 that Beijing’s Chaoyang…


Chinese Regime Denies Trademark Using Vice Premier’s First Name

The blacklist of trademarks using names of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials has been expanded again following a rejection of the “Chunhua” trademark, owing to its association with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua. A “Notice of Trademark Rejection” issued by China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has been circulating on the internet lately, catalyzed by…


Chinese Citizens Reluctant to Pay for Social Insurance Due to Distrust Toward CCP

The Chinese regime recently revealed that its social insurance system reported a $96 billion deficit in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. Consequently, China’s state-run media has encouraged people to pay for social insurance programs. The Epoch Times spoke with some Chinese citizens who shared their concerns about the social…


Sinopharm Chairman Claims He Received COVID-19 Vaccine One Year Ago, Has Antibodies

Yu Qingming, party chief and chairman of Sinopharm, told Chinese state media on March 4 that he and others at the firm’s management received CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccines a year ago and still have a high level of antibodies. His claim ignited a heated discussion over the origins of the virus strains and…


Two Sessions: Seeds, Breeding Animals is Chinese Agriculture’s Key Bottleneck

Chinese top politicians are facing a tough bottleneck issue, how to develop China’s stock of seeds and breeding animals, at the two sessions—the Chinese Communist Party’s most important annual political conference from March 4 to 11. “China faces a similar dilemma in the seeds and breeding animals industries as it does with semiconductor chips,” China…


New Wave of African Swine Fever Outbreak Hits China

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced in a news briefing on March 6 that new cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in China’s southwest Sichuan Province and central Hubei Province. According to the announcement, a farm with 127 pigs in Xiaojin county, Sichuan Province, reported on March 6 that 38…


China Insider: Award-Winning Director Goes From ‘Pride of China’ to ‘China Insulter’

Chloe Zhao, a Chinese filmmaker, became the first Asian woman in history to win best director at the Golden Globes awards for the movie “Nomadland.” She was quickly hailed by the CCP media as the “Pride of China”. But a few days later, the praise suddenly reversed. The CCP began to blast her as a…