Tag: China Society

CCP Orders Chinese People to Return Amid Pandemic in Burma

Despite the spread of the CCP virus in Burma (also known as Myanmar), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently issued notice to Chinese nationals stranded in northern Burma to return to China by June 30, or else they will have their household registrations canceled. This is a completely different move from the CCP’s previous practice…


Top Chinese Nuclear Power Expert Commits Suicide

A Top Chinese nuclear power expert and also a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official committed suicide for unknown reasons in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, based on a variety of outlet reports. On June 17, Zhang Zhijian, male, 58, professor of nuclear power at the Harbin Engineering University (HEU), jumped off of an office building and…


‘We Will Press On’: Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Paper Says After Police Raid, Arrest of Executives

Apple Daily will persist in Hong Kong, even though press freedom is “hanging by a thread,” said the local newspaper in an open letter to readers on Thursday after 500 police raided its headquarters and arrested five of its staff in the morning. Hong Kong police confiscated a large number of journalistic materials and electronic…


New Study Debunks Xi Jinping’s ‘Miracle’: Extreme Poverty Exists in China

A newly released Swiss-sponsored study reveals that China has not eradicated poverty, a “miracle” that Chinese leader Xi Jinping claims to  have achieved. On Feb. 25, the Chinese regime organized an awards ceremony, in which Xi announced China had eradicated poverty, based on China’s poverty standards. “[China] created another miracle in the annals of history,”…


Chinese State-Run Media Publish Controversial Cartoon Mocking G-7

After the Group of Seven (G-7) summit finished with a strong statement condemning the Chinese communist regime over its human rights abuses, a cartoon mocking the G-7 leaders went viral on Chinese social media. Chinese state-run media have promoted the satirical cartoon with nationalistic fervor, triggering a backlash from international media. Netizen “Bantonglaoatang,” who is…


Crackdowns and Restrictions as CCP Prepares for 100-Year Anniversary

In the run-up the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) founding on July 1, Beijing has imposed extensive “stability maintenance” measures, including flight bans, traffic controls, and crackdowns on petitioners. “Stability maintenance” is an often-used Chinese term for the authorities’ efforts to censor public opinion and suppress dissent, including petitioners and human rights…


Death Toll in China Gas Pipe Explosion Rises to 25: State Media

BEIJING—The number of people killed in a gas pipeline explosion in central China on Sunday has risen to 25, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday. The death toll from the blast in the city of Shiyan, in Hubei province, had stood at 12 on Sunday evening but another 13 victims without vital signs were found…


Students Protest Against Private College Mergers in Northern China

A wave of boycotts and mass protests in response to China’s education authorities launching a campaign to merge “private colleges” with vocational schools has spread from the southern provinces including Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Hunan, to the north, with protests in Shanxi Province now drawing attention. China’s so-called private colleges are privately funded and operated schools that…


Chinese Leader Responds to Blast: ‘Maintain Stability’

After a huge gas explosion killed at least 12 in central China’s Shiyan city on June 13, Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the regime to bolster its rule rather than ordering local officials to speed up the rescue of people still trapped beneath the collapsed buildings. The explosion happened around 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, destroying…


Chinese Leader Responds to Gas Blast: ‘Maintain Stability’

After a huge gas explosion killed at least 12 in central China’s Shiyan city on June 13, Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the regime to bolster its rule rather than ordering local officials to speed up the rescue of people still trapped beneath the collapsed buildings. The explosion happened around 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, destroying…