Tag: Inner Mongolia

At Least 5 Killed in Southwest China Mine as Hope Fades for 47 Trapped in North

BEIJING—At least five workers were killed in a roof collapse at a mine in southwestern China, as hope appeared to be fading for 47 miners trapped under tons of rubble after a mining disaster last week in northern China. In the mine in Sichuan province, 25 miners were underground when part of the roof collapsed…


Sweden at Risk of Deporting China’s Most Famous Asylum Seeker

Commentary The most famous asylum seeker from China today, Baolige Wurina, is again facing potential denial of his asylum request, deportation to China, and certain persecution. Sweden, otherwise known as a safe haven for the persecuted, risks ruining its reputation due to its sheer ignorance of communist China. The case got the attention of Swedish…


Inner Mongolia to Xinjiang Province | Tough Rides Season 1 Ep2

Ryan and Colin Pyle bike to Inner Mongolia, bunking down for a night in a yurt village before visiting one of China’s largest wind farms. Then, heading away from the idyllic grassland and rolling green hills, they strike the world’s largest traffic jam. …


Dozens of Senior Officials Purged Under Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

News Analysis Since Xi Jinping took office in late 2012, many high-level officials have reportedly been dismissed amid his anti-corruption campaign. One China expert says that the campaign was aimed at targetting Xi’s political rivals. The number of officials who were removed from their posts and the amount of money they embezzled is just the tip of…


CCP Official Declares China Will Go to Extremes to Control COVID-19 Before Party Congress

A provincial-level official of the Chinese communist regime publicly says extreme measures in pandemic control will be used for the upcoming Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 20th National Congress on Oct. 16. During China’s National Day (Oct. 1) week-long holiday, authorities in Inner Mongolia region, home to a Mongol ethnicity in Northern China, adjacent to Beijing,…


COVID-19 Outbreak in China’s Inner Mongolia Rapidly Spreads, Major Port City Under Total Lockdown

The number of local COVID-19 infection cases has rapidly increased in China’s northern city Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia, with the city announcing a total lockdown. At the same time, three places in Inner Mongolia have been upgraded to medium- and high-risk areas. On Nov. 29, the Chinese regime’s Manzhouli Epidemic Prevention and Control Command Center…


Tourists Stranded for Unpaid Quarantine Fees in Inner Mongolia

Stranded Chinese tourists due to COVID-19 containment measures in Inner Mongolia found themselves stranded again by unsettled quarantine fees. Officials transferred more than 9,500 stranded tourists from a scenic site in Ejine Banner of Inner Mongolia to different destinations for 14-day quarantine for medical observations, according to the Chinese media report on Nov. 3. The…


COVID-19 Continues to Spread in China, Authorities Admit Changes in Virus DNA Sequence

The COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China continues to expand, with multiple transmission chains spreading to 20 provinces. Authorities have admitted that the DNA sequence of the virus that is causing the infections has mutated. Widening government restrictions have also put many Chinese citizens who are not confirmed close contacts in quarantine based on their mobile…


Tourists in Chinese Border Town Trapped by COVID-19 Outbreak

Nearly 10,000 tourists are trapped in a tourist town on China’s northern border after strict government lockdowns were implemented in response to recent COVID-19 outbreaks. Around 9,700 tourists are locked down in Dalaihob town of Inner Mongolia, according to a report from Chinese online news outlet The Paper on Oct. 26. Seventy-eight residents have tested…


Is Inner Mongolia the Next Setback in China’s Attempt at Extra-territorial Policing?

Commentary Mere weeks ago, the Swedish migration board decided to put the deportation to China of an Inner Mongolian human rights defender on hold. They also ordered a new hearing to take an in-depth look into recent developments in Inner Mongolia and the wave of mass detentions and increased repression in the “autonomous” region since…