Category: mass testing

Olympian Eileen Gu Cashing In on Competing for China

Reports find U.S.-born skier Eileen Gu is cashing in on her fame in China. Following her victory in Beijing, she’s expected to secure dozens more sponsorships and endorsements from Chinese companies. But experts warn of risks. More than half of China’s Olympic hockey players are originally from somewhere else. But some are questioning why the…


Behind China’s Zero-COVID Policy Are Huge Profits for Elite Interest Groups

Recently, a leaked recording of a conversation with Harvard scholar Huang Wansheng in January at a private gathering in China circulated on the internet. Surprisingly, Huang revealed that Beijing’s real intention in adopting the Zero-COVID policy is to help the regime’s elite interest groups make a lot of money. He also said that China lags…


Behind China’s Zero-COVID Policy is Profits for Elite Interest Groups, Leaked Recording Shows

Commentary Recently, a leaked recording of an alleged conversation with Harvard scholar Huang Wansheng in January at a private gathering in China circulated on the internet. Surprisingly, Huang revealed that Beijing’s real intention in adopting the Zero-COVID policy is to help the regime’s elite interest groups make a lot of money. He also said that…


England’s Mass Testing Scheme Failed Despite ‘Eye-Watering’ Costs: Lawmakers

England’s test-and-trace system has “failed” to deliver on its main objectives despite its “eye-watering” multi-billion-pound budget, a UK Parliamentary committee has said. In a damning report published on Wednesday, the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons said the mass testing scheme “has not achieved its main objective to help break chains of COVID-19 transmission and…