China

Disasters 06/24/22, 01:14

China's power shortage crisis is back. High temperatures are pushing Hebei province's power consumption to record highs due to the use of air conditioners. According to Reuters, a heat wave has engulfed the regions north of the Yangtze River. Three provinces, including Hebei, Henan, and Shandong, had a drought and heat ...

Tech 06/24/22, 01:14

Shanghai media SixTone posted an article titled “Dining out, Parks, Travel: Shanghai’s Post Lockdown Wishlist.”  The article shows Shanghai citizens’ desire for normalcy with simple leisure activities, such as eating out, going to the park, or traveling with family and friends. Residents hoped that after the city lifted the lockdown, they ...

Economy 06/24/22, 01:11

A series of Chinese commercial banks have recently been found violating regulations and penalized by the central bank. China’s Securities Times reported that the violators are both urban and rural banks, including big players such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). On June 17, the Chongqing operation management department of ...

Japan 06/24/22, 01:09

The Japanese Defense Ministry on Tuesday said its military forces had spotted five Russian warships sailing alongside an anti-submarine destroyer through the Tsushima Strait. He added that Chinese warships have been around Japan since June 12. At least three Chinese vessels can be seen from the Izu Islands, about 310 miles ...

Human Rights 06/24/22, 01:08

A Chinese who sided with justice has been slammed with injustice in his homeland. This week, his appeal against a 14 years prison term was dismissed. Columnist Liu Quing wrote on Radio Free Asia that this case has been a typical example of the corrupted legal system under the ruling ...

Disasters 06/24/22, 01:01

Hunan, a city in the South Central region of China, recently suffered many days of heavy rains. As a result, the Tianhe Reservoir in Jianghua County, Hunan, opened all 11 floodgates on June 22 to release floodwaters. As a consequence, many downstream villages were quickly submerged. According to Sohu, Yongzhou City, ...

Economy 06/24/22, 01:00

Vision Times reported that, because real estate sales have plummeted and the market is weak, many of China’s real estate developers have come up with different strategies aimed at new customers: farmers. They offer that to own real estate products, farmers can pay with wheat or garlic.  In China's sluggish property ...

Media 06/24/22, 00:59

According to Apollo News, Chinese state media CCTV reported that the U.S. military renovated the North Field Airport as a backup airport for Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. CCTV said that this U.S activity is basically to deal with China. Guam is a U.S. territory located some 1,800 miles from ...

China 06/24/22, 00:57

It looks like the Chinese government sees Tesla as a threat to national security. Beidaihe district is a Chinese resort town not too far from Beijing. This place is holding many top party secret meetings. It is now tightening security for the next Chinese Communist Party’s annual summer retreat; temporarily banning ...

Weapon/Army 06/24/22, 00:52

According to Reuters, China sent 29 aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone on June 21. Taiwan then scrambled jets to warn them away. It is the third-highest number of Chinese warplanes sent to Taiwan’s skies in 2022. Taiwan has constantly complained about China’s frequent air force operations near its territory, often ...

Disasters 06/24/22, 00:51

Two gas explosion accidents occurred in mainland China on the same day. Xinhua News Agency cited Tianjin's official report on June 21 that at about 16:45 on June 21, a gas explosion occurred near the intersection of Beicheng East Road and Wusu Road in Baodi District. The accident resulted in 23 ...

Economy 06/24/22, 00:42

Sanya Intermediate Court has approved an application for insolvent and reorganization of Sanya Phoenix Island International Cruise Port Development Co.. As of last year, the total assets of the company were about 750 million dollars, and the total liabilities were about 2.7 billion dollars. Sanya Phoenix Island used "Sorry Dubai" as ...

Social problem 06/24/22, 00:40

A record number of university graduates will join China's job market this year, putting heavier pressure on an already tight market. More than 10.7 million students are expected to graduate from Chinese universities in 2022. According to a survey, four-fifths want civil-servant jobs, but the sector has been taking unprecedented pay cuts. Zhaopin, ...

Media 06/24/22, 00:34

The 20th National Congress of the CCP is approaching, and this is a sensitive time when top-level infighting gets fierce. Recently, the Chinese government has repeatedly launched policies to promote anti-corruption campaigns. In retaliation, Xi Jinping opponents allegedly launched a so-called "Jade Campaign" promoted on social media  As reported by Xinhua ...

Human Rights 06/24/22, 00:27

A Chinese Chritian family in Liaoning province is calling for help on Twitter. According to the letter uploaded multiple times on the platform, they accused the local authorities of terrorizing their families with electromagnetic waves. They hope that other Christians and people will help report the situation to the Church ...

Disasters 06/23/22, 23:52

The recent sinking of the Jumbo, Hong Kong's famous and historic floating restaurant in the South China Sea, came as a blow to Hong Kongers who considered it an important part of their lives. According to Breitbart, generation after generation of Hong Kongers have passed through the floating imperial palace since ...