Tag: Shanghai

Petrochemical Plant Explosion Kills 1 in Shanghai

TikTok says your data won’t be seen by China because it’s stored in the United States. But a new report reveals that China can still see it. A three-part explosion rattles a petrochemical plant in Shanghai. The blasts killed one and injured at least one more. Severe flooding sweeps southern China. The region is coping…


Fire Breaks Out at Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Plant

A fire broke out at a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. plant in Shanghai early on Saturday, killing one person, the company said. Roaring fire was seen engulfing part of a sprawling factory, emitting columns of thick black smoke, in a video by the fire department showed. The fire at one of China’s biggest refining…


Nearly 25 Percent of US Firms in Shanghai Shrink Investment Plans due to COVID Lockdowns: Report

The 2-month lockdown in Shanghai is revealing its economic impact as about one quarter of American companies have reduced their investment size, according to the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai. An AmCham June survey shows that 25 percent of consumer and service companies have reduced their investment plans, as have 20 percent of…


GOP Lawmakers Urge Biden to Resolve Shortage of China-Made Crucial Component for Medical Imaging Tests 

House Republicans have urged President Joe Biden to resolve a nationwide shortage of medical dye amid an ongoing supply chain crisis, which has prevented hundreds of patients from getting image scans used to diagnose cancers and other diseases. The dwindling supply is a result of the prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


Insiders Share Privileges of Shanghai’s Elite During City’s Lockdown

As tens of millions of Shanghai residents continued to suffer under the cruel lockdowns for zero-COVID, some local dignitaries continued to live seemingly unbound by the rules. In Shanghai’s core urban district, Xuhui, there is a street, Kangping, that is little more than half a mile long. It is the main residential area where Shanghai’s high level…


Criticizing Shanghai’s Lockdown Policy Brings Police Harassment

The Chinese Communist Party’s strict zero-COVID policy for China has caused many disasters to its populace. Amid mounting public criticism, the regime has adopted tactics to deal with any opposition, resulting in further human rights abuses by the CCP on top of its disastrous pandemic policies. Recently, at least three citizens have been arrested and…


US, CCP Defense Chiefs Stand Firm Over Taiwan

Beijing threatens Washington with war over Taiwan during a meeting between Chinese and U.S. defense chiefs—marking their first-ever face-to-face talks. Beijing extends its long arm abroad. Reports say the communist regime is exploiting American search engines to influence opinion on sensitive topics. A Trump-era order banned Americans from investing in Chinese military-linked companies. But the…


Gregory Moore: ‘Zero-COVID’ Marches China Into Dangerous Territory for the Regime

China’s zero-COVID policy could push citizens toward more discontent and further escalate tensions with the regime. “As long as the economics are good, the [Chinese Communist] Party can kind of get away with being really draconian because people can kind of endure it because living a good life is getting better, right? But if the…


78 Days of Lockdown ‘Like a Nightmare,’ Shanghai Resident Says

A Shanghai resident and his neighbors were locked in their compound on March 13, and the local authorities told them that lockdown measures would be for “several days.” Seventy-eight days passed before he was able to leave his compound. It was “like a nightmare,” he said. “I just can’t believe that I can now take…


Shanghai Hospitals Became Death Clinics for Critical Patients During Extreme Lockdowns: Victim’s Husband

As Shanghai reopens following two months of lockdowns, a resident and rights activist told The Epoch Times that his first wish is to unearth the cause of death for his wife at a local hospital during the outbreak. A native of Shanghai, Yu Zhonghuan, said that his wife, Shi Ping, who had been under the…