Tag: Wuhan

China Continues to Block US Probe Into Origins of COVID-19, Lawmakers Say

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to hamper U.S. efforts to determine the origin of COVID-19, according to Reps. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio). The lawmakers made the comments during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on March 5 in which Himes noted that it “may be forever” before Washington knows exactly where the virus…


CCP Mouthpiece Threatens Elon Musk Over COVID Comments

Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter and Tesla, stood in the crosshairs of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) when he chipped in on the discussion on the origin of COVID-19 and brought attention to the theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory. The world’s richest person joined in comments about a Wall Street Journal…


China’s Elderly Protest Against Health Insurance Cuts, Suppressed by Police

The elderly in the megacity of Wuhan in central China launched another large-scale protest in a week against the Chinese communist regime’s cuts to health benefits in its recent medical insurance reform. Meanwhile, in the northeastern megacity of Dalian, a similar protest broke out. Elderly protesters call for international attention and support. The protest in…


China’s Elderly Protest Against Health Insurance Cuts, Risking Police Suppression

Older adults in the central Chinese megacity of Wuhan gathered last week for their second large-scale protest in a week against the Chinese communist regime’s cuts to health benefits in its recent medical insurance reform, while, at the same time, a similar protest was staged in the northeastern megacity of Dalian. While the protesters are seeking…


Large-Scale Protests in Wuhan Pose Unprecedented Threat to the CCP

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now entered a period of instability. On Feb. 15, about 20,000 senior citizens gathered outside Zhongshan Park in Wuhan to protest against the CCP’s “health care reform.” This was the second mass gathering of seniors in the city. The first protest occurred on Feb. 8. One elderly man…


US Commission Urges China to Release Citizen Journalist Who Reported on COVID

A Chinese citizen journalist who chronicled desperate scenes from Wuhan at the onset of the pandemic has now been detained for over three years. On Feb. 9, the U.S. Congress and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China called on the Chinese regime to immediately release the man, Fang Bin. “#FangBin, a citizen journalist and #FalunGong practitioner,…


2nd Protest Against Medical Benefit Cuts in Wuhan

Protests erupt in Wuhan. Tens of thousands of retirees are taking to the streets—but it’s not about COVID-19. It’s about health benefits getting slashed. Now, clashes between the elderly and authorities spark anger and calls for action. Any videos of the protests are being scrubbed from China’s internet. Locals are getting desperate in the face…


US Shares Chinese Balloon Info With 40 Nations

Many are calling the Chinese spy balloon episode a wake-up call. The United States has now briefed 40 nations on its findings from the device. China maintains the balloon was a civilian aircraft that drifted off course while inspecting the weather, while the Pentagon says it was “100 percent” not a civilian weather balloon, and in…


US Shuts Down Chinese Police Station in NYC

What’s been called a Chinese spy balloon drifted across the United States for a week before getting shot down over the weekend. But how did it end up over American soil? Was Beijing trying to make a statement? Tests the waters? Or was it an attempt to sabotage talks with Washington ahead of Secretary of State…


China’s Cell Phone Shipments Plummeted by 43 Million in 2022 to Lowest Level in Ten Years

China’s smartphone market fell 13.2 percent in 2022, to their lowest level in a decade, International Data Corporation (IDC)’s latest report shows. According to IDC’s global mobile tracker report, released Jan. 29, about 286 million smartphones were shipped in China in 2022, the lowest number of smartphones shipped in China in ten years. It was also…