- COVID-19 Epidemic Ravaging Northeast China, Villages Evacuated, Livestock and Crops Left Behind
China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province has officially reported 448 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 18 but the public believes that the actual situation is much worse than the official data. Wangkui County is the epicenter of the outbreak in the province. The situation is getting more severe, residents have told The Epoch Times. Local governments are […]
- Xi’an Quarantines Nearly 2,000 Residents After 9 Return from Hebei Wedding
Nearly 2,000 people are quarantined in China’s Xi’an after nine residents who came into close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case at a wedding returned to the city. On Dec. 28, the nine residents from Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province in northwest China, attended a wedding in Shijiazhuang in China’s northern Hebei province—a city […]
- Chinese Citizens Decry Extreme Lockdown Measures in Northeastern China
The Chinese communist regime’s extreme lockdown measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has caused tragedy for one family in northeastern China where severe outbreaks recently occurred. Locals in Dalian and Shenyang, the two largest cities in the province of Liaoning, waited in long lines for COVID-19 nucleic acid tests during the severe cold on […]
- Chinese Authorities Issue Strict Quarantine Rules Following Outbreak in Coastal City
Qingdao city in eastern China announced three new CCP virus infections on Oct. 11, all related to a local hospital. However, authorities have not been able to trace the source of the outbreak. The Chinese regime is also known to underreport cases in order to downplay any crisis; thus, it is difficult to assess the […]
- Dalian Residents Frustrated at Chaotic Mismanagement of Testing Site
China’s northeastern port city of Dalian initiated a large-scale nucleic acid test for millions of its residents on July 26, in response to a re-emergence of the CCP virus. Several videos released from Dalian showed the chaotic situation at the mass testing sites, including one person who wrestled with others while waiting in line. Ms. […]
- China Takes on New Rhetoric to Blame the US for Pandemic
Beijing has again peddled the unproven theory that the CCP virus may have originated in the United States. Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, said at a daily briefing on Jan. 18 that the U.S. government should invite experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) to “conduct origin-tracing” in the United States, implying […]
- Areas Across Seven Chinese Provinces Enter ‘Wartime’ Mode Following COVID-19 Outbreaks
Areas of Hebei, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Henan, and Ningxia provinces, as well as Inner Mongolia and Beijing announced that they entered “wartime” mode over the weekend due to surges in COVID-19 cases. “Wartime” mode typically means that restrictions are placed on when residents can leave their homes, and almost all public facilities, such as schools, stores, […]
- Chinese Residents Under Virus Lockdown Running out of Food, Supplies
The outbreaks in major cities of northern China such as Beijing, Dalian, and Shenyang remained severe, as residents were running out of food and other resources amid stringent lockdown measures. Meanwhile, northern Hebei Province witnessed another surge in COVID-19 cases and struggled to contain the outbreak. “We are like lambs to be slaughtered. There’s no […]
- Fifth Lawsuit Filed Against Wuhan Authorities For COVID-19 Coverup
The mother of a COVID-19 victim filed a lawsuit on Sept. 23 to an intermediate court against the governments of Wuhan city and Hubei province, and the Wuhan Union Hospital, seeking nearly 2,000,000 yuan ($292,880) in compensation. Ms. Yang Min, the mother of victim Tian Yuxi, claimed that her daughter went to the hospital for […]
- With No Direct Flights to China, International Students Hoping to Return Home Become Stranded
22 Chinese nationals who were studying abroad in the United States recently attempted to return to their home country, but became stranded in Zurich, Switzerland. Due to travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic, they were unable to find flights back to China. The students sought help from the local Chinese consulate. But staff […]
- China Blames Third-Party Lab Firm for Falsifying Data From CCP Virus Epicenter
Chinese authorities punished a COVID-19 testing agency employee who allegedly falsified virus data in the virus-embattled Hebei Province. The employee, only identified by his surname Di, works for Jinan Huaxi Medical Laboratory Co., the laboratory outsourced to process virus tests in Longyao county of Hebei. The northern province has seen a worsening outbreak since the […]
- Chinese Regime Attempts to Curb Lunar New Year Travel Rush as Virus Makes Comeback
Grappling with new COVID-19 outbreaks across the country, China’s central government and local officials are urging the populace not to make “unnecessary” trips for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday in a frantic effort to contain the disease. For the country’s most important traditional holiday, hundreds of millions of Chinese head home for the holidays […]
- Xinjiang COVID-19 Outbreak Likely Worse Than What Authorities Revealed, Critics Say
After a single COVID-19 case emerged in Kashgar city located in China’s far western Xinjiang region, authorities took the drastic measure of testing all 4.75 million residents within two days. The speedy testing has left some Beijing critics wondering if authorities were telling the full story about the latest outbreak. After the two-day drive ended […]
- World’s First Re-Infected COVID-19 Patient Reported in Hong Kong
A 33-year-old Hong Kong man became the world’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient to be re-infected with a mutated strain of the CCP virus, according to researchers, who said the finding could carry significant implications for survivors of the respiratory disease. The patient, an IT professional with no underlying health conditions, tested positive a second time […]
- US Officials Celebrate Resilience of Spiritual Group Persecuted in China
Officials worldwide sent letters in support of the spiritual practice Falun Gong and commended its adherents for weathering decades of brutal persecution in China. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, an ancient meditation discipline with moral teachings centered on truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, was first introduced to the public on May 13, 1992, in […]
- 2 ‘Sudden Collapses’ in China Suspected to Be COVID-19 Deaths
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the COVID-19 pandemic has fortified its momentum with a second wave of outbreaks in a number of Chinese provinces. Instances of people suffering a “sudden collapse” have resurfaced on the streets, resembling the cases seen in Wuhan and other areas during China’s first wave of the CCP (Chinese Communist […]
- Chinese City Issues Travel Ban as CCP Virus Outbreak Worsens
The largest metropolis in northern China’s Hebei Province barred its 11 million residents from leaving city confines on Jan. 7 in an effort to curb the spread of the CCP virus which causes COVID-19. Locals in a nearby city said in interviews with The Epoch Times that they were under lockdown, though authorities did not […]
- Chinese Citizens Sue Wuhan Officials Over Virus Coverup, Calling Mayor a ‘Murderer’
Two Chinese citizens are seeking to hold officials from the country’s initial virus epicenter accountable over their handling of the CCP virus outbreak. Yao Qing, a petitioner from the hard-hit Wuhan City, filed lawsuits on Oct. 22 against the city government, saying that some of its virus rules had violated their rights. The city entered […]
- Northern Chinese City on Edge as Virus Outbreak Spreads
A third wave of the CCP virus (COVID-19) outbreak has been spreading to nine cities across five Chinese provinces, including Beijing. Dalian officials have again set up drastic lockdown measures that have given rise to residents’ complaints about virus testing mismanagement and food shortages. The climbing virus cases prompted a visit from Vice Premier Sun […]
- New Clusters Pop Up; Europe Debates Summer Tourist Season
BRUSSELS—New CCP virus clusters have appeared as nations struggle to balance reopening economies with preventing a second wave of infections and deaths, while in Europe, a debate erupted over the summer travel season. Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic first began late last year, reportedly were pressing ahead on May 13 […]