The Chinese regime is using COVID-19 control measures to stop depositors whose savings were frozen by rural banks from protesting. Several depositors told The Epoch Times on June 14 that the health code on their COVID-19 app turned red as soon as they scanned venue barcodes at Zhengzhou, the provincial capital city of central China’s…
Chinese City Uses COVID-19 App to Prevent Bank Protestors From Gathering, Depositors Say
Bloomberg Says Unable to Contact Staffer Detained in Beijing After Reported Bail
Bloomberg News said it was unable to contact its Chinese staff member who was reportedly being released on bail by the Chinese regime five months ago. Fan Haze, a Chinese staff member at Bloomberg’s Beijing bureau, was taken away by plainclothes police from her home in Beijing allegedly on suspicion of endangering national security. The…
Panel Warns of ‘Chinese Subversion’ of US Economy
Speakers including Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, discussed potential costs and benefits of decoupling from China at a June 14 American Enterprise Institute (AEI) forum dedicated to countering “Chinese subversion.” “China has a plan to replace us—but we are tied to them economically,” said LaHood, who…
CGTN Portrayal of British Journalist ‘Unfair,’ UK Broadcasting Regulator Rules
The UK’s broadcasting regulator Ofcom ruled against CGTN on Monday over a complaint about the Chinese state broadcaster’s “unjust or unfair treatment” of British journalist Peter Humphrey. It’s the 11th Chinese broadcast that has been found in violation of the UK broadcasting law in a row, According to Safeguard Defenders, a human rights non-governmental organization (NGO) that supported the…
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…
CCP Reaffirms Zero-COVID Policy Amid Growing Opposition and Economic Slump
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has reaffirmed the ruling communist party’s strict “zero-COVID” pandemic control policy in a recent speech. Meanwhile, the regime has put out a new regulation trying to save China’s economy under the policy. According to a report by China’s state media Xinhua, Xi said that officials must “do a good job in coordinating…
Hong Kong Schools Retold to Remove Books That ‘Endanger National Security’
Hong Kong’s education secretary Kevin Yeung on June 6 reiterated that schools are responsible for ensuring their libraries do not contain books deemed dangerous to national security. Yeung’s remarks have sparked concerns among Hongkongers fearing another wave of self-censorship at schools. After the implementation of the National Security Law in mid-2020, Hong Kong’s Education Bureau…
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…
Award-Winning ‘Eternal Spring’ Premiering in Hollywood on June 15
The award-winning animated documentary “Eternal Spring” will be premiered on June 15 at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, after its recent packed screenings in Poland and several major cities in the United States, including New York and San Francisco. Depicting China’s continued repression of freedom of speech, assembly, and belief, the documentary will be featured…
First Appeal Relating to Hong Kong’s National Security Law: Adam Ma Appeals a 69-Month Jail Sentence
Adam Ma, nicknamed “Second-generation Captain America,” was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months in prison for inciting secession and displaying pro-independence slogans. He appealed the sentence to the High Court—the first case relating to the national security law. Chief Justice of the High Court Jeremy Poon Shiu Chor postponed the verdict until September. On…
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