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Mom in Shenzhen Commits Suicide For Insurance Money to Help Sick Son, Only Her Policy Was Expired
A mother’s love for her child is one of the most powerful and unconditional bonds in the world. In a tragic incident, a 63-year-old Chinese mother committed suicide so that her family would be able to afford her adult son’s hospital bill. The mother jumped from her son’s…
· Ryan General
Woman Suspected of Having Coronavirus Brags About Hiding Symptoms to Enter France
A Chinese woman reportedly infected with the deadly coronavirus bragged online about how she was able to hide her infection, successfully traveling by plane from Wuhan to France. Social media users are livid over the woman’s images that showed her meeting her friends upon…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Scientist Who Created Gene-Edited Babies Gets 3 Years in Jail
A Chinese scientist who caused an international stir after claiming responsibility for the world’s first gene-edited babies in 2018 has been sentenced to three years behind bars on Monday. He Jiankui, 35, along with two other collaborators, was found guilty of forging ethical…
· Ryan General
Chinese Man Who Spent 28 Years Bent Over Stands Up Straight for the First Time
After spending most of his life bent in half due to a severe form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, 46-year-old Li Hua is finally able to stand straight again. Diagnosed with the condition at age 18, the patient from Yongzhou, China struggled for nearly three decades…
· Bryan Ke
China Installs Their First Face Scanner to Pay for the Subway in Zhengzhou
The Zhengzhou Metro has become the first subway station in China to install facial recognition scanners at all of its stations as another payment method. Commuters can now walk by the scanner and enter and ride from any of the stations in Zhengzhou, Henan province without having…
· Bryan Ke
Ex Huawei Employee Demands Severance Pay, Gets Detained for 8 Months
Chinese telecommunication corporation Huawei is under fire in China for detaining an ex-employee of 13 years after he demanded severance pay from the company. Li Hongyuan, the 35-year-old employee, was arrested in January for extortion charges and was kept in detention in…
· Ryan General
Former British Consulate Worker Claims Chinese Authorities Tortured Him Over ‘Unrest in HK’
Simon Cheng, the former employee of the British consulate who was arrested and held in China, has claimed that he was also tortured and accused of inciting the Hong Kong protests during his incarceration. In a Facebook statement, the 28-year-old Hong Kong citizen alleged that…
· Ryan General
Man Loses Eyesight After Playing Mobile Games All Night
A man’s video game addiction has reportedly resulted in the temporary blindness of one of his eyes, a Chinese hospital has concluded. After playing mobile games on his phone all night, the patient tried to continue where he left off shortly after waking up the next day. However,…
· Carl Samson
Woman Invites Parents on Cruise to Come Out as Lesbian Because It’s Still Very Taboo in China
A Chinese woman who took her parents out on a cruise to come out has easily become an inspiration for other gender minorities struggling to hide their true identities. Yuki Huang boarded the “Rainbow Cruise” from Shenzhen, China to Da Nang, Vietnam in June, along with more than…
· Editorial Staff
At Least 25 Global Brands Have Apologized to China Since 2017
Less than two weeks into October, over half a dozen U.S. organizations have kowtowed to political pressure from China, acknowledging the purchasing power of the world’s largest population and second-largest economy. The controversy involving the NBA has effectively stung a…
· Ryan General
French Football Fans Form Giant Tibetan Flag to Annoy Chinese Viewers
Fans of French football club Lyon captured everyone’s attention after they suddenly formed the Tibetan flag at the stands during a French Ligue 1 match on Saturday afternoon. While the stunt may appear to be a political statement in support of the Tibetan people, the Lyon…
· Bryan Ke
Zhang Weili Makes History as The First Chinese UFC Champion
Chinese mixed martial artist Zhang Weili became the first Chinese UFC champion after beating Brazilian fighter Jessica Andrade in less than a minute for the strawweight title. Zhang, 30, also known as “Magnum,” rapidly won the match after defeating her opponent in just 42…
· Carl Samson
British Consulate Worker Suddenly Disappears, GF Accuses China of Taking Him — She Was Right
A staff member of the British consulate in Hong Kong who mysteriously disappeared earlier this month was confirmed to be in custody of the Chinese government. Simon Cheng Man-Kit, a 28-year-old trade and investment officer at the consulate’s Scottish Development International…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong Airport Shut Down for 2nd Day as Police Ordered to Clear Protesters Out
Travelers hoping to leave Hong Kong remained stuck in the city as departure flights were canceled for a second consecutive day amid escalating protests against the government. From early Tuesday, demonstrators occupied the terminal building of Hong Kong International Airport,…
· Ryan General
China Deploys Dozens of Armored Vehicles Outside Hong Kong for ‘Drills’
The recent arrival of an armored vehicle fleet in Shenzhen has fuelled speculation among netizens that China might be preparing to show force and possibly intervene in the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. In the clips that have been widely shared online, dozens of trucks and…
· Bryan Ke
Elderly Couple See Each Other for One Last Time in Hospital’s ICU
An elderly couple in Shenzhen, China is melting hearts online after photos and videos emerged showing their meeting probably for the last time in a hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Peng and her husband Gao were both admitted to the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Hockey Team Attacks Hong Kong Players During National Youth Games in China
A team of ice hockey players from Shenzhen was captured on video beating up Hong Kong players during a match for the National Youth Games in Chengde, China. According to South China Morning Post, the Hong Kong youth team was ahead by 11 – 2 against their opponent at the National…
· Ryan General
China Begins Crackdown on Local Businesses With ‘Foreign-Worshipping’ Names
China has started cracking down on local establishments with “foreign-worshipping” names such as “Victoria Gardens,” “Beautiful Seattle Bay” and “Little Spanish Village.” The provincial government of Hainan recently ordered 84 buildings to get renamed because of their names…
· Carl Samson
Kung Fu ‘Master’ Eye-Pokes MMA Fighter While Shaking Hands After Humiliating Defeat
After getting knocked down three times, a kung fu “master” hit back at his kickboxing opponent with an eye poke while shaking hands. Wu Liang, who practices the traditional martial art of Xingyi (or Xing Yi Quan), challenged Zhang Wensheng, who fights for Glory Kickboxing, to a…
· Carl Samson
Passenger Demands Airport Staff Kneel to Apologize for Flight Delay Because of Bad Weather
A plane passenger in China is being condemned online after being caught on video demanding an airport employee to kneel and apologize for his delayed flight due to adverse weather conditions. The incident took place at the Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in Henan,…