Tag: Social Control

Many Left Starving Under CCP’s COVID Lockdowns During Mid-Autumn Festival

On Sept. 10, the day of the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese communist regime reported new COVID-19 cases and plunged more cities and districts into lockdown. Many Chinese are now starving due to disruptions in food supply under the regime’s constant shutdown of cities and transportation. Authorities in Beijing announced nine new COVID-19 infections in…


Sichuan Earthquake Victims Say Casualties Are Heavy and Rescue Is Slow

A 6.8 magnitude quake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan Province on Sept. 5 with casualties still being evaluated so far 86 deaths and 35 people missing, as of Sept. 8. The epicenter is in Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park, which is a mountainous national reserve in Luding county, near Mount Gongga. The quake shook the provincial capital…


Tibetan Children Targeted for Mass DNA Collection: Human Rights Watch

The latest evidence suggests that DNA is being systematically collected throughout the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) from kindergarten children, some specifically from boys aged 5 and above, the Human Rights Watch reported on Sept. 5. The report identified mass DNA collection drives, with no consent required, in 14 distinct localities in all seven prefectures or…


CCP Tightens Online Censorship Before Party Congress

China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) has further tightened ideological control before its twentieth party congress. The regime’s Cyberspace Administration announced on Sept. 2 that it would launch a three-month special campaign to crack down on “internet rumors.” The Cyberspace Administration said in a statement that the campaign would target “rumors” about major political meetings, important…


CCP Members Publicly Call for Deleting ‘CCP Leads Everything’ From Constitution Before Party Congress

Three senior members of China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) published an open letter on Chinese social media with their real names right before its twentieth party congress. They called for the deletion of the words “CCP leads everything” from the party constitution and punish any member for practicing a cult of the leader. Dong Hongyi,…


‘Damning’: US Lawmakers Respond to UN Report on CCP Atrocities in Xinjiang

Lawmakers and the White House condemned atrocities committed against ethnic and religious minorities in China’s Xinjiang following the release of a U.N. report on human rights in the region. The report (pdf), published on Aug. 31 by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, detailed abuses committed by the Chinese Communist…


China Locks Down World Largest Electronics Market Under ‘Zero-COVID’ Policy

China’s ruling communist party (CCP) has locked down the world’s largest electronics market and the urban districts in its megacity Shenzhen, which is China’s economic center. Meanwhile, a Chinese think tank warned of major risks to China’s economy, calling on the authorities to change the “zero-COVID” policy to help economy. After 11 local COVID-19 cases…


Wolf Warriors: China’s Aggressive Diplomats at Work; Problems at the Southern Border

Wolf warriors: aggressive Chinese diplomats and spokesmen. Who are they? Why are they on Twitter? And why are they accusing the United States of being an eternal aggressor? We dive into the discourse online, where Chinese diplomats spew fake news about the United States hoping to change public opinion and create chaos. Click the “Save”…


China’s Chongqing City Forced to Lift Lockdown Amid Strong Protests

Large crowds of people took to the street on the night of Aug. 27, preparing to storm the barricades that blocked them from leaving their community in a subdistrict in China’s southwestern metropolis Chongqing. Lianfang subdistrict of Chongqing’s Shapingba district was locked down on Aug. 18. After 10 consecutive days of negative PCR tests of…


COVID-Testing Everything in China: Draconian Measures Gone Too Far; Ryan Girdusky on Populism

Geese, fish, and diesel trucks must all test for COVID-19 in China. China’s COVID policy continues to hammer in anxiety and financial trouble for the country. I speak with Ryan Girdusky, author of “They’re Not Listening,” on the rise of populism in the United States. We compare that to China’s political state and discuss what…