In a recent interview for EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program, sex-trafficking survivor Eliza Bleu explained that the internet is increasingly becoming the primary venue for pedophiles to groom children on popular social media platforms. Bleu, who was groomed and then trafficked as a teenager, now advocates for victims and for an end to the criminal…
Child Sex Trafficking Often Happens Online Via Common Social Media Platforms: Advocate Eliza Bleu
August 10, 2022
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Electric Vehicles May Present Major Problem During Natural Disaster Evacuations: Experts
August 9, 2022
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The push to transition the national road fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) is on and while increasingly popular with buyers, experts in the transportation space are examining potential problems with mass EV adoption. One such issue involves EVs and evacuations during natural disasters. A report from Transportation Research published in ScienceDirect headlined “Can we evacuate from…
China’s Centralized Drug Procurement Slashes Spending, Pushing Foreign Drugs out of the Market
Under China’s centralized drug procurement policy, domestically produced generic drugs are squeezing foreign-made drugs out of the Chinese public health care market with their lower prices. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) centralized purchasing and marketing policy is seen as forcing drug companies to trade price for sales, while patients say that they are not benefiting…
Attorney Subpoenas Governor Whitmer to Testify in Michigan Abortion Law Case
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, has been subpoenaed to testify in the lawsuit she brought to permanently enjoin enforcement of the state’s strict abortion trigger law. The statute was passed in 1931 and was the law of the state until rendered moot by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision….
China’s Film Industry Saw 40 Percent Box Office Drop in the First Half of 2022
China’s film industry has entered a deep winter amid the communist regime’s draconian COVID-19 lockdowns, with box office attendance in the first half of 2022 down nearly 40 percent year-on-year and no clear sign of recovery. Despite the summer holiday, which is the peak season for China’s film industry, box office sales have been lackluster…
Plummeting Chinese Population Reveals Young People’s Reluctance to Birth: Expert
China’s senior population official acknowledged in an annual population meeting that China’s population growth slowed down and was expected to record a decline before 2025. Yang Wenzhuang, director of population monitoring and family development division of China’s National Health Commission, said at the meeting that China’s population is projected to “enter a negative increase,” according…
Another Vicious Assault of a Woman Caught on Camera, Repeatedly Run Over by a Car
August 9, 2022
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Following the assault of four young women at a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan, China, another brutal incident involving a woman happened in the same city. A video showing a local man repeatedly running over a woman in a parking lot has gone viral and sparked public outrage. On August 2, a number of videos posted…
Wealthy Chinese Selling Their Luxury Items for Quick Cash Amid Economic Downturn
China’s luxury sector is in decline, with an increasing number of wealthy people selling their designer handbags or watches for extra cash. China observer Xia Yifan told The Epoch Times on Aug. 5 that Chinese consumers, including the wealthy, are reluctant to buy luxury items because they don’t have enough money and even have to sell…
Mainlanders Think CCP’s Private Retirement Plan Indicates Social Insecurity
Beijing announced its pilot scheme of private retirement plans, with the participation of four large, state-owned banks, that will be launched in November in five cities. Chinese netizens expressed their distrust of the Chinese banks, and an economist said the plan is a way to cover up the failing economy. The officials claimed the new…
80,000 Tourists Stranded in Hainan as COVID-19 Sweeps China’s Resort Island
August 9, 2022
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Chinese authorities locked down at least nine cities on the tourist island of Hainan on Aug. 8 as a COVID-19 outbreak was detected. Over 80,000 tourists and six professional soccer teams are unable to leave the far southern province and are facing higher hotel rates. The lockdown has left the streets of Hainan’s capital, Haikou,…
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