The death toll of an earthquake in southwestern China this week has risen to 86 while another 35 people are still missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. The actual number of casualties from such events may be much higher. The actual number of casualties is difficult to verify, as the Chinese regime routinely suppresses…
China’s Chengdu Enforces Strict Lockdown Despite Earthquake
BEIJING—Authorities in southwestern China’s Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city’s population of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas. Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear preventing residents of apartment buildings from exiting through locked lobby doors following Monday’s 6.8…
Strong Earthquake Shakes Covid-Stricken Chinese Province, Killing at Least 21
A strong earthquake hit a southwestern Chinese province on Sept. 5, killing at least 21 people, triggering landslides, and shaking residents in neighboring cities and provinces. The 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocked a mountainous region near Luding county in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province, the China Earthquake Networks Center said. The quake struck around 12:50 a.m. local…
China’s Shenzhen to Adopt Tiered COVID-19 Measures
BEIJING/SHANGHAI—China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen said it will adopt tiered anti-virus restriction measures starting on Monday as the country grapples with fresh outbreaks. Shenzhen, which went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday, announced a new round of COVID-19 testing. Separately, Chengdu, which placed its 21 million people under lockdown on Thursday, said the city…
CCP Tightens Online Censorship Before Party Congress
September 4, 2022
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China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) has further tightened ideological control before its twentieth party congress. The regime’s Cyberspace Administration announced on Sept. 2 that it would launch a three-month special campaign to crack down on “internet rumors.” The Cyberspace Administration said in a statement that the campaign would target “rumors” about major political meetings, important…
China Locks Down 21 Million in the Metropolis of Chengdu
The Chinese regime placed 21 million in the southern megacity of Chengdu under lockdown, the largest move to contain the COVID-19 flareups since Shanghai’s shutdown. All residents must stay at home starting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 1, the city official said in a statement. Families are permitted to send one person—who has a negative…
Faster Spreading Omicron Variants Hit China, Sparking Lockdown Concerns
July 19, 2022
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Two, more infectious, COVID-19 Omicron variants were detected in China, and a new round of outbreaks has quickly spread to more than 20 of China’s 31 provinces in 2 weeks. Two big cities in western China have been locked down, while major Chinese port cities are conducting mass testing. All of this is sparking concerns…
China Tests Over 30,000 for COVID-19 at Mega Center, Rounds Up Runaways
November 12, 2021
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Authorities of a southwestern Chinese city said on Nov. 10 they had conducted more than 30,000 COVID-19 tests on visitors at a mega entertainment center, and rounded up those who tried to flee the site after a suspected case was linked to the venue. Visitors to the large venue in Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, returned…
At Least 3 Dead After Earthquake Strikes Southwestern China
An earthquake—measuring a magnitude of 6.0—jolted southwestern China’s Sichuan Province early Thursday morning, according to China’s state-run media. At least three people have been confirmed dead and three others seriously injured in Lu County, where the center of the quake struck, local authorities said. Lu County, a division of Luzhou City, is located about 126…
Areas of China’s Megacity of Chengdu Go Into Lockdown
The Chinese regime shut down one of the largest hospitals in the city of Chengdu in southwest Sichuan Province on Tuesday, and ordered residents of several districts to line up for COVID-19 testing overnight. During the next day, it was announced there were new COVID-19 patients in the city, with officials suspecting they were infected…
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