Japan clamps down on border control for travelers from China as pandemic overtakes the country
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on December 27 that all those coming from China would require negative COVID tests when entering Japan. The move came as COVID sweeps through China largely unchecked following the recent easing of its policies. According to Nikkei Asia, starting from Friday, December 30, Japan would ...
China’s Zhuque-2 rocket launch fails, loses 14 satellites
China sent the Zhuque-2 rocket into space on Wednesday, December 14. The rocket was made by Beijing Blue Arrow Space Technology Co., Ltd, or Blue Arrow Space. As Zhuque-2 could not get into orbit, the 14 satellites it carried along were also lost. Zhuque-2 is the world's first attempt to launch ...
800-year-old mysterious painting of ‘Skeleton Illusion’: 206 human bones depicted
The painting “Skeleton Illusion” by Song Dynasty artist Li Tung, dates back 800 years ago. It is still a mystery even now, attracting the interest and research from many arts and history experts. The painting is 10 inches long and slightly wider, and is currently kept in the Beijing Palace Museum. There ...
China announces mobile apps crackdown
The Chinese government has vowed to bring order to the mobile app sector in the latest grip on the already tightened mainland internet. As the South China Morning Post reported, the Cyberspace Administration of China, or CAC, said on Monday, December 12, that it will stop “online chaos” in app search, ...
China’s tourism rebound: Spring Festival travel air bookings soar 8.5 times
Creaders.net reported that China ended the operation of its digital travel tool on December 13. Since then, Chinese people’s travel sentiment immediately surged, with an air booking increase of 8.5 times. The travel tracking system was put into use in 2020 as part of the nation’s zero-COVID measures. It aims to ...
China now bans wine, tea, foods from Taiwan despite WTO norms
After banning aquatic products imported from Taiwan without warning a few days ago, China has now expanded the ban to a batch of Taiwanese products, including the well-known Taiwan beer Kinmen sorghum. Liberty Times reported on December 11 that the General Administration of Customs of China has imposed a new ban ...
Canned peaches sell out in China’s new panic
A new shopping frenzy is taking place in China as Beijing Finally modifies its hard-line “zero-COVID” policies. As Chinese media Xin Tan Ren reported, Chinese residents are emptying shelves of canned peaches, popularly seen in desserts and sweets, as they believe it can help them boost their immune system. Even pharmacies ...
Hong Kong exports face ‘a particularly miserable festive season’
Hong Kong's manufacturing industry leader reported a sharp decline in exports as foreign clients trimmed or suspended orders during Christmas. Factories and exporters of everything from toys to home decor products, electronics goods, and children's pajamas are facing the most pessimistic outlook since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in ...
Project 6501—’The Underground Great Wall,’ the largest unfinished military project in China?
This is a part of declassified historical data—the mysterious project "6501" comes from document No. 1 of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (CCP) led by Vice Premier and Minister of National Defense Lin Biao promulgated in 1965. This vast underground project cost over $86 million ...
CNN: China runs ‘secrete police stations’ in over 100 countries, much more than the initial report
The Chinese regime has set up over 100 overseas police stations worldwide to monitor, harass, coerce and even repatriate exiled Chinese citizens in some cases. CNN, citing a report from human rights campaigner Safeguard Defenders, found evidence that the Chinese regime was running 48 additional police stations outside China’s territory. The ...
‘Cinema+’ format in China: Self-help approach for movie theaters to survive in gloomy market
China’s movie theaters have been struggling to survive for the past year. NetEase reported that the average annual movie viewing frequency in 2022 has dropped to less than 2 times, reaching a new low in recent years. Moreover, cinemas have suffered uncontrollable temporary closures under the “zero-COVID” policy. Commercial films ...
China’s regime tightens security after protests against CCP’s zero-COVID policy
Chinese police on Monday, November 28, tightened security to prevent further protests against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 's zero-covid policy. According to Reuters, the police have been checking phones to find anyone with virtual private networks (VPN) and the Telegram app, which the regime has blocked on the internet. VPNs help ...
Young Chinese people knock on a wooden fish online to relieve stress
A wooden fish, also known as a wooden bell, is often used by monks and nuns in Buddhist or Taoist rituals of chanting or asking for alms. But now, young Chinese are using this tool to relieve stress in their lives. And most significantly, using them everywhere through an online ...
Beijing people go to embassy district to protest CCP’s zero-COVID policy
On the night of November 27, the Beijing people gathered in the embassy district to protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 's zero-COVID policy based on lockdown. The Straits Times reported that about 50 people gathered on one side of the Liangma River. They held up blank sheets of paper to ...
Jiang Zemin, shameful Chinese leader, dies at 96—report
Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who has been notorious for crimes of genocide, has reportedly died in Shanghai on Wednesday afternoon November 30. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that Jiang, 96, died due to leukemia and multiple organ failure. Jiang Zemin had been rumored to be dead several times in the ...
China’s EVs: Sold without ‘made in China,’ showing its dominant ambition
The Washington Post reported on November 26 that Chinese factories are starting to supply EVs (electric vehicles) to the rest of the world. However, buyers seem unsure of their origin since there are no “made in China” advertisements. Shannon Harrison didn’t know her newly purchased car from a Dallas-area dealership was ...
