Category: Special Topics

US Embassy Urges Americans Not to Travel to China

December 1, 2022
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The U.S. Embassy in Beijing is urging American citizens to postpone travel to and within China as the country continues to enforce its strict “zero-COVID” policies that risk blocking access to essentials like food, water, and medicine. The embassy said in a Nov. 30 advisory that the quickly changing situation with COVID-19 in China and…

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China’s COVID-19 Restrictions Eased in Some Cities After Week of Protests

December 1, 2022
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Some Chinese cities have announced easing their COVID-19 restrictions following widespread protests in China. However, Chinese officials have already said they will persist in their dynamic zero-COVID policy and have not given any indication of when it would end. In Guangzhou, a manufacturing hub located near Hong Kong, local health officials announced lifting lockdowns in…

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Support for Mainland Chinese Protests at University of Pennsylvania Candlelight Vigil

November 30, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Several hundreds of Chinese students at the University of Pennsylvania held a candlelight vigil to mourn those who lost their lives in the Urumqi fire in Xinjiang on Tuesday night, and support the demonstrations in China calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns. At 7 p.m., Chinese students gathered around the LOVE Sculpture on…

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Apple ‘Serving as Vassal for CCP’ Amid Anti-Authoritarian Protests, DeSantis Says

November 30, 2022
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Amid intense and often chaotic protests in China over the regime’s authoritarian and punitive COVID-19 policies, California-based Apple Inc. is facing criticism for enforcing policies that make it harder for Chinese citizens to use certain Apple products to talk, text, and share content. Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis, who recently won reelection in his home state…

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Chinese Students Rally Across UK in Support of Protests in China

November 30, 2022
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Students from mainland China held vigils and rallies in a number of cities in the UK, echoing widespread protests against the regime’s zero-COVID policies that have taken place across China and around the globe. The rare scenes of mass protests are reminiscent of the democracy movement of 1989, triggered by a fatal apartment fire in Xinjiang…

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Mass COVID Protests in China Reveal a Weakened Communist Regime: Expert

November 30, 2022
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The mass protests against Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy in China reveals a weaken the communist regime, according to Anders Corr, publisher of the Journal of Political Risk. “It makes them look weaker than it was in the past,” Corr, who is also an Epoch Times contributor, said in an interview with NTD, sister media outlet of The Epoch Times,…

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CCP Officials Urged to End Killing of Prisoners of Conscience for Their Organs Following the Death of Former Chinese Leader

November 30, 2022
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Chinese officials and medical professionals involved in carving out organs from detained prisoners of conscience are being urged to stop their complicity in the crime following the death of former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin, the instigator of the grisly practice. Jiang, who ruled the country from 1993 to 2003, died of leukemia…

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US Not Seeking to Fully ‘Decouple’ From China, Just Limit Ties in Core Areas That Threaten Security

November 30, 2022
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Even though the United States is taking steps to protect the country’s military and tech prowess from Beijing, Washington is not looking to cut off ties with China, according to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “We’re not seeking the decoupling from China. We want to promote trade and investment in areas that don’t threaten…

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Death of Former CCP Leader Spurs Calls for Regime to Be Held Accountable for Atrocities

November 30, 2022
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The death of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who unleashed one of the bloodiest campaigns against a faith group in modern history, has brought fresh calls from rights advocates to hold the Chinese regime accountable for its widespread abuses. Jiang, who rose to power after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, presided over the Chinese Communist…

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Photo Gallery: Jiang Zemin’s Legacy of Bloody Persecution

November 30, 2022
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Former Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin died at age 96 on Nov. 30. Jiang was the architect of the persecution of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. Under his rule, the Chinese Communist Party launched a sweeping persecution of the group in 1999, when an estimated 70 million to 100 million people across China practiced…

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