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· Bryan Ke
Beijing’s Forbidden City Opens For the First Time at Night for Tourists to Celebrate Lantern Festival
For the first time ever, Beijing’s former imperial residence, the Forbidden City, has opened its doors to tourists at night for a spectacular light show to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
· Bryan Ke
Naomi Osaka Shocks Fans After Announcing Split with Coach Sascha Bajin
Many fans were probably surprised to hear that Haitian-Japanese professional tennis player Naomi Osaka will no longer be working with her coach Sascha Bajin just weeks after winning the 2019 Australian Open. Osaka made the announcement on Monday on her Twitter account.
· Carl Samson
China’s ‘Tesla’ Malfunctions Trapping Passengers Inside, Causes Traffic Jams in Beijing
A smart car developed by a company many call “China’s version of Tesla,” NIO, shut down and locked itself during a recent test drive in Beijing. The vehicle, which caused a traffic jam along the bustling Chang’an Avenue, trapped passengers inside for at least an hour.
· Ziye Wang
Elon Musk Spotted Eating Hot Pot in Beijing, Offered Chinese Green Card
Elon Musk, who was in China to break ground at the site of a future Tesla “gigafactory” in Shanghai earlier this week, has been spotted enjoying some hot pot at one of Beijing’s top hot pot restaurants. In a video shared on Jan. 10 by The Global Times, the Tesla CEO can be seen…
· Carl Samson
Portuguese President Drools While Meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa let out some saliva while shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi is in Lisbon to discuss potential investments in line with China’s Belt Road Initiative, which seeks to develop infrastructure in Asian, African and…
· Bryan Ke
Beijing Cracks Down on ‘Chinglish’ Signs Ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics
As part of its correction campaign, the foreign affairs office in Beijing is now on the hunt for mistranslated English, or Chinglish, signs across the city before the much anticipated 2022 Olympics. Ever since the national standard on English translation took effect on December…
· Ryan General
Drone Footage Captures Nanjing Above the City’s Terrible Air Pollution
China’s air pollution remains a major issue in the country, posing a significant threat to Chinese public health. Despite Beijing’s concerted effort to reduce high concentrations of air pollution across the country in recent years, skies in certain areas are still covered with…
· Ryan General
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Beijing Premiere Gets Surprise Appearance From Jackie Chan
Director Jon M. Chu and some cast members of “Crazy Rich Asians” were recently in Beijing for the film’s mainland China premiere. International action superstar Jackie Chan even graced the event to support Michelle Yeoh and the team behind the multi-million dollar blockbuster.
· Carl Samson
Chinese President Xi Jinping Surprises Crowd With 5-Second Speech for $20 Billion Sea Bridge
Xi Jinping Surprises With Two-Second Announcement of World’s Longest Sea Bridge Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised his nation when he announced the opening of the world’s longest sea bridge in just a few seconds on Tuesday.
· Bryan Ke
Tourists Climb and Destroy Roof Tiles of Beijing’s Summer Palace for a Picture
Two foreigners were recently caught on video posing on top of the roof of a structure in Summer Palace in Beijing, China and reportedly destroying a few tiles in the process. In the clip the now-viral clip, the tourists can be seen sitting on top of a roof as they pose for the…
· Carl Samson
Man in Beijing Attacks Doctors Who Refused to Give His Wife a C-Section
A man in Beijing, China has been detained after assaulting physicians who refused to give his pregnant wife a Caesarean section for her own safety. The incident, which was caught on surveillance cameras, occurred outside an operating room at Peking University First Hospital on…
· Carl Samson
Beijing Unleashes Robot Police During Holiday Week to Scan Everyone’s Face
A special force of robot police was deployed in Beijing to assist human officers and ensure public safety during the National Holiday Week in China. The robots, which stood slightly shorter than most adults, were equipped with a camera, speakers, warning lights, and wheels that…
· Bryan Ke
Runner Under Fire After Allegedly Grabbing Woman’s Breast During Beijing Marathon
A runner from Zhejiang Province, China is now under fire after being caught on video seemingly grabbing a woman’s breast during the Beijing Marathon on Sunday. In the very short, 3-second clip that’s been circulating in Chinese social media, the man, identified only as Chen, can…
· Bryan Ke
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Solidify Bromance By Cooking Russian Pancakes With Caviar
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping just proved to the world that they are real best bros by cooking side-by-side during a break from their meeting at an economic forum earlier this week. Chinese leader Xi and Putin showcased their cooking skills in…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Man’s Home-Made ‘Transformer’ Gets Pulled Over by Beijing Police While Out for a Spin
A talented Chinese DIY inventor was embarrassingly pulled over by Beijing police after he casually took his “Transformer” out for a spin. A video believed to have been posted on Chinese social media on Aug. 23 starts off with the robot slowly making its way on the road in…
· Ryan General
Ai Weiwei’s Beijing Studio Destroyed By Chinese Authorities Without Warning
Chinese authorities reportedly destroyed the studio of contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei in Beijing without warning. Ai, a known critic of the government, posted videos of the unannounced demolition on his Instagram account on Friday and Saturday. A post shared by Ai…
· Carl Samson
U.K. Foreign Minister Gets Confused, Calls His Chinese Wife ‘Japanese’ During Beijing Visit
The new British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is making headlines after confusing himself about where his wife, Lucia Guo, actually came from. Hunt made the “terrible” gaffe in his inaugural visit to Beijing on Monday.
· Ryan General
Man Detonates ‘Homemade’ Explosive, Woman Pours Gasoline on Herself Outside U.S. Embassy in Beijing
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an explosive that was detonated outside the United States Embassy in Beijing on Thursday afternoon. The explosion, which occurred outside the southeast corner of the compound in Chaoyang District at around 1 p.m. local time…
· Ryan General
Police Crash Live-stream of Father of ‘Missing’ Chinese Girl Who ‘Defaced’ Xi Jinping’s Poster
Chinese authorities have reportedly taken the father of the missing woman who splashed ink on a poster of Xi Jinping while he was recording a live-stream video on YouTube on Friday night. The man, identified as Dong Jianbiao, had been conducting a series of broadcasts with the…
· Bryan Ke
China is Hiding All Pictures of President Xi Jinping So People Can’t Vandalize Them
The Chinese government issued specific instructions to hide all representations and pictures of President Xi Jinping posted in public after protests of people defacing political advertisements with ink spread throughout the country. Radio Free Asia reportedly uncovered four…