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China 05/17/22, 02:15

China seeks to contain people’s grievances over the Covid lockdown in Shanghai by accusing foreign forces of inciting local protests. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has collected numerous short videos showing Chinese people are angry and frustrated with the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai. The videos, shared online, show officials trying to ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 02:14

Beijing has launched severe control measures under the zero-epidemic policy, which has triggered public anger and caused business disruption. At the 2022 Global and Chinese Economy and Policy Outlook conference on May 14, a well-known speaker presented a different view. Li Daokui, a well-known Chinese economist from Tsinghua University, claimed that controlling ...

Economy 05/17/22, 02:09

Zhihu is a Quora-like question-and-answer website in China. A user recently posted a question that attracted widespread attention amid the country's harshest ongoing lockdown. The question is “Are there really a lot of bankruptcies and job losses for private companies this year? I often hear people around me say that ...

Economy 05/17/22, 01:59

China is battling its biggest COVID outbreak using lockdowns, quarantine, and mass testing. Beijing is extending the strict control measures under the 'zero COVID' policy and recently closed 92 subway stations. Citizens have complained that the regime has made it harder to travel. Wudaokou Metro Station in Haidian District, Beijing was ...

Economy 05/17/22, 01:57

According to Sina Finance, the 2022 Tsinghua Wudaokou Chief Economist Forum, “2022 in Turmoil—Global and Chinese Economic and Policy Outlook,” was held on May 14. According to Ting Lu, Chief Economist at Nomura Securities, the current epidemic’s economic impact in China is similar to the early stages of the outbreak in ...

China 05/17/22, 01:53

Taipei Times on May 16 cited a source saying that the Taiwan government is boosting measures to cope with China's cognitive warfare, which means the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brainwashing propaganda campaigns. According to the Taiwan news outlet, China has trained local Internet celebrities to help it spread propaganda as part ...

Tech 05/17/22, 01:16

The U.S. Air Force and Navy have developed an inexpensive alternative weapon called Quicksink. According to the Strategy Page, Quicksink is a regular guided bomb that can destroy a ship with the power of a heavy torpedo but is more efficient and cheaper. This weapon uses a modified version of the ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 01:07

China recently ordered a tightening of Chinese overseas investment emigration. Some American lawyers revealed that Chinese people have changed tactics. They are reverting to applying for L1 visas to emigrate to the U.S. In May, China released new laws tightening its control over investment emigration through notarization. The move was a ...

China 05/17/22, 00:45

Although China remains resolute on its zero-COVID policy, it does not mean it is not making any adjustments. Beijing has by far departed from Shanghai's old trail of pandemic control. The financial hub abruptly implemented a citywide lockdown with no regard for residents of its actual effective length. That also came ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 00:43

Many people have expressed their disappointment after a city in China announced extreme measures to fight the COVID-19 epidemic.Officials in Dandong City, Liaoning Province, released a message in April. They said they needed to enter the residents' houses to conduct disinfection. SecretChina citing the mainland China media, reported that Dandong City ...

China 05/17/22, 00:36

The Chinese regime's zero-Covid policy has hit foreign-invested companies in China hard, prompting many to consider moving their operation out of China. In a May 12 article, Xinhua, a mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, called on foreign-invested companies not to leave, as the epidemic would ultimately end. Xinhua began the ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 00:30

Most of Shanghai’s 25 million citizens are still confined to their homes with no end in sight. In recent days, new videos of Shanghai people arguing and scuffling with white hazmat health workers have constantly surfaced. Under the hardline COVID policies, residents are being forced away to quarantine facilities. A video ...

China 05/17/22, 00:13

According to Reuters, Covid-19 infections are falling in China. The average number of new confirmed infections daily in China has dropped by more than 2,300 over the last three weeks, making up 50% of its previous peak of nearly 4,000 on April 15. The National Health Commission of China reported the ...

China 05/17/22, 00:05

Shanghai is phasing down the painful lockdown measures that have lasted more than six weeks. The authority stated that life could return to normal from June 1 to mid-and late June if there is no rebound in cases. Shang Deputy Mayor Zong Ming said the city would reopen in stages starting ...

China 05/16/22, 23:59

China ditched Covid-19 global summit hosted by the U.S. because Taiwan was invited. Former Taiwan Vice President Chen Chien-Jen joined in the second Global Covid-19 Summit on May 12 with a pre-recorded speech. In the speech, Chen brought out Taiwan's contribution to the global fight against the Covid pandemic. He praised Taiwan as ...

Human Rights 05/16/22, 23:56

According to a video circulating on the Internet, students living in Peking University, Wanliu Park, gathered at midnight on May 15 to protest the school's fence-up of a wall to constrain the pandemic. Citing social media posts, Radio France International (RFI) reported that the reason behind the protest was that the ...