Peng Shuai: WTA demands ’in person’ meeting before resuming tournaments in China. 彭帅:WTA要求在中国恢复锦标赛之前举行“面对面”会议
In November 2021, the ex-doubles world number one raised concerns when she accused top Chinese official, Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault.  Peng made the claim on the social media site Weibo but the post was quickly deleted and the tennis star then disappeared from the public eye for a number of weeks.  — Read on... Read More
‘The Chinese Communist Party is on the verge of turning today’s China into yesterday’s Soviet Union’ “中国共产党即将将今天的中国转变为昨天的苏联”
The resumption of the Chinese economy by the Communist Party confronts the country with the same obstacles that brought down the USSR at the end of the 1980s, analyze the two economists Di Guo and Chenggang Xu, in an article in — Read on www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2023/01/05/the-chinese-communist-party-is-on-the-verge-of-turning-today-s-china-into-yesterday-s-soviet-union_6010372_23.html Read More
Biden flags concern over China’s Covid-19 response as WHO doubts death toll | 在世界卫生组织(WHO)表示中国少报了该疾病死亡人数几个小时后,美国总统乔·拜登对中国处理新冠肺炎疫情的担忧,这些言论可能会引起北京周四的回应。
WHO said China under-reporting deaths with data at odds with packed hospitals, morgues. Read more at straitstimes.com. — Read on www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/biden-raises-concern-over-chinas-covid-19-response-after-who-questions-data Read More
China’s buildup of the surveillance state — “Intelligence Matters” – CBS News 中国对监控国家的建立——“情报很重要”
China has some 400 million cameras surveilling the streets, as well as access to a billion smartphones used by Chinese citizens, Wall Street Journal reporters Liza Lin and Josh Chin tell Michael Morell. — Read on www.cbsnews.com/news/chinas-buildup-of-the-surveillance-state-intelligence-matters/ Read More
China is ‘under-representing’ the true number of coronavirus deaths since it scrapped Zero-Covid policies, 世界卫生组织(WHO)表示,自从中国废除零新冠肺炎政策以来,新冠肺炎死亡人数”不足”
https://twitter.com/jenniferzeng97/status/1610218786149236737?s=20&t=RZ-pWvbmxwQQpCkFpm_aLgThe World Health Organization has criticised China for 'under-representing' the true number of coronavirus deaths since it scrapped its 'zero-Covid' policies. In a rare rebuke of Beijing, the UN agency said on Wednesday China was using a 'very narrow' definition of Covid deaths, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the massive on-going outbreak sweeping the country.... Read More
Chinese families ‘start burning bodies of their loved ones in the streets’ amid Covid explosion | Daily Mail Online 随着尸体堆积在火葬场和殡仪馆,中国家庭“开始在街上焚烧亲人的尸体”
Chinese families 'start burning bodies of their loved ones in the streets' amid Covid explosion as corpses pile up in crematoriums and funeral homes — Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11597955/Chinese-families-start-burning-bodies-loved-ones-streets-amid-Covid-explosion.html   video from dailymail website :  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11597955/Chinese-families-start-burning-bodies-loved-ones-streets-amid-Covid-explosion.html#v-4480986981356584635   据报道,由于紧急服务及火葬场未能容纳大量死者,市民被迫在街上焚烧家人尸体。 真让人心碎 https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1610337078935719940?s=20&t=RZ-pWvbmxwQQpCkFpm_aLg         https://twitter.com/ValdebebasXXL/status/1609992044038033410?s=20&t=RZ-pWvbmxwQQpCkFpm_aLg   Read More
Peak China? by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. – Project Syndicate
Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers the country’s long-term prospects of competing with America following its latest stumbles. — Read on www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/peak-china-debate-calls-for-careful-assessment-by-joseph-s-nye-2023-01 中国零新冠病毒政策的失败正在导致对中国实力的重新评估。直到最近,许多人预计到2030年或之后不久,中国的GDP将超过美国。但现在,一些分析师认为,即使中国实现了这一目标,美国也将再次飙升。那么,我们已经见证了“中国高峰”了吗? Read More
China admits its Covid deaths are ‘huge’ and 70% of Shanghai’s 25m residents have been infected | Daily Mail Online
The steep rise in infections came after years of Beijing's 'zero-Covid' approach was abruptly stopped last month with little warning, and quickly overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. — Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11594391/China-admits-Covid-deaths-huge-70-Shanghais-25m-residents-infected.html 中国官员承认,该国与新冠病毒相关的死亡总数“巨大”,一位医生表示,上海2500万居民中有多达70%可能已被感染。 Read More
China’s Xi solidified grip on power during tumultuous 2022 | Reuters
对于习近平来说,这是2022年罕见的亮点,这是动荡的一年,其顶点是前所未有的街头抗议活动,随后他的零新冠病毒政策突然逆转,冠状病毒感染在世界上人口最多的国家肆虐。 It was a rare highlight for Xi in 2022, a tumultuous year capped by unprecedented street protests followed by the sudden reversal of his zero-COVID policy and coronavirus infections rampaging across the world's most populous country. — Read on www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-solidified-grip-power-during-tumultuous-2022-2022-12-29/   [caption id="attachment_4883" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Captured from article[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_4885" align="aligncenter" width="1023"] Captured... Read More
New Year Eve spurs hope in China, censors target online COVID content | Reuters
  Weibo users criticized the removal of a video of real-life stories from 2022 that captivated the public. — Read on www.reuters.com/world/china/china-censors-covid-related-content-online-new-years-eve-prompts-reflection-by-2022-12-31/ 微博用户批评删除了2022年吸引公众的现实故事视频。 Read More
America’s new B-21 Raider has 4 big secrets China wants to steal | 美国新型B-21突袭机有4大秘密 中国欲窃取
America’s new B-21 Raider has 4 big secrets that China’s military is desperate to steal, including whether the stealth bomber is capable of unmanned flight. — Read on www.foxnews.com/opinion/americas-new-b-21-raider-4-big-secrets-china-wants-steal So, can China crack the secrets of the B-21? We know China will try. At Plant 42 in California, the Air Force says people are found "walking... Read More
In China, youth frustration over zero-Covid policy is taking a political turn 在中国,年轻人对零冠状病毒政策的沮丧情绪正在发生政治转变In China, youth frustration over zero-Covid policy is taking a political turn
A simple "Are you okay?" was enough for Stella (not her real name), 30 years old, to open the floodgates: "Five months after the Shanghai lockdown, we are still locked up in China. We don't know if we will be able to go outside next weekend or even leave our apartment because we are still... Read More
6 former senior staff of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily plead guilty to collusion charge in national security case 香港《苹果日报》6名前高级职员承认涉嫌串通国家安全案6 former senior staff of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily plead guilty to collusion charge in national security case
/https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/22/breaking-6-former-senior-staff-of-hong-kongs-apple-daily-plead-guilty-to-collusion-charge-in-national-security-case/   The decline of Hong Kong’s press freedom under the national security law https://hongkongfp.com/2022/12/10/explainer-the-decline-of-hong-kongs-press-freedom-under-the-national-security-law/ Happened in Hong Kong Only in December, 2022 December 2022The national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was adjourned on its scheduled starting date until December 13 as Hong Kong waits for Beijing to “clarify” the law as... Read More
COVID origins ‘may have been tied’ to China’s bioweapons program: 新型冠状病毒的起源可能与中国生物武器计划有关
Republican House Intelligence Committee members allege in a report that there are indications that COVID-19 could be tied to China’s biological weapons research program. — Read on www.foxnews.com/politics/covid-origins-may-have-been-tied-chinas-bioweapons-program-gop-report "与[情报部门]解密报告的含义相反,根据我们对各种公开和非公开信息的调查,我们得出的结论是,有迹象表明,SARS-CoV-2可能与中国的生物武器研究计划有关,并在实验室相关期间蔓延到人口中。报告摘要说:"这起事件发生在武汉病毒研究所。 他说:「集成电路未能在最新的分类评估中充分处理这些资料。 当我们试图向IC提出问题时,IC没有做出回应。"       Read More
House Republicans suggest link between COVID-19 and China bioweapons program | Daily Mail Online
They also issued a harsh rebuke of US intelligence agencies, whom they accused of misleading the public and 'downplaying' information when they suggested the virus likely had no bioweapon origins. — Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11539933/House-Republicans-suggest-link-COVID-19-China-bioweapons-program.html Read More
China says spread of Covid ‘impossible’ to track as infections soar in Beijing | China | The Guardian 中国卫生当局表示,现在“无法”追踪 Covid-19 在中国的传播,并宣布他们已停止在日常统计中记录无症状病例。
All chinese and ccp said few month ago "We won over virus ! " 几个月前,所有中国人和中共都说 "我们战胜了病毒!"   The spread of Covid-19 in China is now “impossible” to track, the country’s health authorities have said, announcing they have stopped recording asymptomatic cases in their daily tallies. 中国表示,随着北京地区感染人数剧增,新冠肺炎的传播情况"无法"追踪 由于新冠肺炎的严格政策突然结束,医疗用品和检查工具不足,保健当局停止了无症状病例记录。— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/14/china-says-spread-of-covid-impossible-to-track-as-infections-soar-in-beijing   Read More