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· Iris Jung
COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy
After China’s zero-COVID policy garnered heavy criticism, Chinese authorities announced an easing of restrictions on Dec. 7. Within days, cities throughout China faced a rapid wave of infections, leaving hospitals and pharmacies short on supplies. In Chongqing, a city with a…
· Bryan Ke
Father says 3-year-old son died due to China’s zero-COVID policy
Tuo Shilei, 32, has blamed China’s strict zero-COVID policy for the death of his 3-year-old son Wenxuan in the city of Lanzhou in China’s Gansu province on Tuesday afternoon. The boy died from carbon monoxide poisoning, local authorities said in a statement released later that…
· Carl Samson
WHO chief censored in China after he said its zero-COVID policy is unsustainable
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was censored in China after calling the country’s zero-COVID policy unsustainable at a press briefing. The official’s comments, as well as his images and videos containing those comments, were immediately scrubbed from Weibo and…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese woman sealed in during lockdown dies after pleas ignored
The Hohhot government in northern China’s Inner Mongolia confirmed that a woman died inside a community complex on Friday. The community building has been on a strict lockdown since Oct. 26 after two people tested positive for COVID-19. “An investigation revealed that property…
· Chandler Treon
CCTV captures moment Chinese doctor collapses from exhaustion amid massive COVID resurgence
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· William Yuk
Jeremy Lin fined by China over ‘inappropriate’ COVID remarks
Taiwanese American basketball player Jeremy Lin was fined by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for making “inappropriate remarks” about quarantine facilities. Lin, who plays for the Guangzhou Loong Lions, was fined 10,000 yuan (approximately $1,424) for comments that…
· Ryan General
China vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ amid continued protests
Amid continuous protests across China, the Chinese Communist Party’s top law enforcement body has issued a warning against purported “hostile forces” and their “sabotage.” Delivered by domestic security chief Chen Wenqing during a Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission…
· Isa Peralta
Report: Singapore, NYC ranked most expensive cities to live in
The “Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) 2022” report, which was released on Wednesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ranked Singapore and New York City as the most expensive cities in the world to live in. These two cities tied for first place, followed by Tel Aviv in…
· Ryan General
Hundreds across US hold up blank sheets of paper while protesting in solidarity with Chinese citizens
Advocates in the U.S. are staging their own protests against the Chinese government in solidarity with the protesters in China who have been calling for the resignation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Anger in China has been brewing for months as more and more citizens are…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinese social media users reminisce bygone era as former President Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died on Wednesday in Shanghai due to leukemia and multiple organ failure. Jiang, who rose to power as a communist leader after the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, reportedly paved the way for China’s emergence as a global superpower.…
· Ryan General
Woman dubbed ‘new tank man’ for defiantly facing police during violent protest dispersal in China
A Chinese protestor who held her ground against riot police has earned the moniker “new tank man,” in reference to the defiant protester who faced a row of tanks during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Footage of the still-unidentified woman refusing to move as she films…
· Michelle De Pacina
Twitter users find porn after searching about COVID protests in China
Thousands of protestors in China took to the streets to decry the country’s COVID-19 restrictions in more than a dozen cities, including Shanghai and Beijing. The protests were ignited after a fire erupted at an apartment complex in Urumqi, Xinjiang, killing 10 people on Nov.…
· Ryan General
Maskless crowds at World Cup cause uproar in China
Qatar World Cup coverage in China has sparked an uproar among Weibo users, who have been speaking out against the Chinese government’s implementation of its strict zero-COVID policy. Initial coverage of the football tournament that showed audiences not wearing protective masks…
· Ryan General
Woman in China claims strict COVID-19 protocols caused her miscarriage
A woman in China blamed the strict COVID-19 protocols of her residential complex for her miscarriage. Identified only as Lei, the woman, who was reportedly 10 weeks pregnant, failed to receive her treatment in time after she was prevented from leaving her apartment due to an…
· Michelle De Pacina
China eases restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years
On Friday, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China announced its first step toward easing its strict zero-COVID policy for incoming travelers. The mandatory quarantine for inbound international passengers will soon be reduced to five days, followed by…
· Ryan General
Video captures screaming woman dragged to quarantine camp in China
A shocking video of a woman apparently being dragged to a COVID-19 quarantine camp in China has emerged online. The distressing clip, which is believed to have been taken last month, was posted by Twitter user Songpinganq, who writes: “Under Xi Jinping's rule, every night,…
· Editorial Staff
Price of plane tickets to China have gone up as much as 1,000% since pre-pandemic, report reveals
Travelers interested in visiting China may have to spend thousands of dollars on economy-class plane tickets, according to a new report published by the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The recent report, which cited data from travel services company Internova Travel Group, stated…
· Bryan Ke
Viral video shows panicked shoppers attempting to escape an Ikea outlet in China during flash lockdown
Chaos ensued at an Ikea outlet in Shanghai’s Xuhui district after security announced a flash lockdown on Saturday due to potential COVID-19 exposure. The order came after authorities learned that one shopper had been in close contact with a positive case, Shanghai Health…
· Jane Nam
China’s birth rates plummet as more women choose to not have babies due to COVID-related factors
Demographers attribute China’s rapidly declining birth rate to the country’s strict COVID-19 restrictions, with some cities reporting double-digit drops. Prominent Chinese demographer Yi Fuxian predicts COVID-19 will result in 1 million fewer births in 2021 and 2022 combined,…
· Jane Nam
North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles amid its first COVID outbreak
On Thursday, North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the sea, just hours after confirming its first-ever coronavirus outbreak. They are the first missiles to be fired since South Korea’s conservative new president Yoon Suk-yeol took office on Tuesday. The news also…