Category: Special Topics

Traveling Across 10 Countries, Young Chinese Man and Family Flee to US for Freedom

After traveling across 10 countries—including eight in South America—for nearly three months, a Chinese family finally arrived in the United States seeking freedom. The trip was full of hardship and danger, among them surviving a Panamanian rainforest and its swift rivers. For this dream of freedom, Sun Jincai spent the whole summer of 2022 planning…


Partially Cremated Remains Left on Road Amid China’s Spiraling COVID Outbreak Trigger Alarm

On the roadside near a Chinese funeral home billowing out plumes of black smoke lay a pile of charred remains, both ashes and bones. They were found next to the Henan Zhumadian Funeral House in the central part of China. “Look at these bones, they aren’t fully burned yet, even some spinal bones are here,”…


Chinese Doctors and Patients Desperate for COVID Medicines Amid Surge of Severe Cases

Since December 2022, COVID has swept across China, and Chinese doctors and patients are desperate for COVID drugs, which are in short supply. The Chinese communist regime lifted its signature zero-COVID measures in early December 2022, a long-awaited move for the Chinese people, but at the wrong timing and without proper preparations for medical supplies….


Democrats and Republicans Laud New Committee to Counter CCP Influence

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are celebrating the decision of the House of Representatives to establish a new select committee to investigate China’s communist regime and its efforts to undermine and displace the United States. The House voted to create the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese…


House Democrats, Republicans Laud New Committee to Counter CCP Influence

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are celebrating the decision of the House of Representatives to establish a new select committee to investigate China’s communist regime and its efforts to undermine and displace the United States. The House voted to create the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese…


Drugs and First-Aid Equipment Seriously Undersupplied in Beijing, Shanghai

A growing number of COVID infections continue to hit China, and megacities like Beijing and Shanghai are facing a scarcity of medicines and emergency equipment. Wu Fang (a pseudonym) from Shanghai’s Pudong New Area told The Epoch Times on Jan. 4 that COVID-19 is rampant in the community and that “there are a lot of…


House Moves to Create Committee to Investigate CCP’s Efforts to Undermine US

The House of Representatives is passing a resolution that will allow for the creation of a new congressional committee to investigate the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to undermine the United States and advise on methods of countering it. House Resolution 11, “Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and…


Taiwan and US Could Repel China’s Invasion, but With Catastrophic Losses: Wargame

Taiwan could defend its de facto independence from an amphibious invasion by China, according to the results of a new wargame. The United States would need to be a player in the war, however, and losses to life and materiel would be immense on all sides. The wargame was developed by the Center for Strategic…


New Jersey Prohibits Use of TikTok and 14 Other Social Media Apps on State-Owned Devices

New Jersey is the latest state to ban the use of TikTok on all state-owned or managed devices, along with 14 other social media apps. Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy issued a directive on Monday to remove high-risk software on state government devices. TikTok, a popular video-based social media platform, is gradually being banned by both state and federal authorities for…


German, Lithuania Delegations Visit Taiwan to Discuss Defense as Beijing Threat Builds

German and Lithuanian parliamentary delegates traveled to Taiwan this week to meet with Taiwanese defense officials as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continued to exert military pressure on the self-ruled island. Lithuania’s nine-member delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a six-day visit “to demonstrate the solidarity and cooperation of frontline democratic countries,” according to…