Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that the United States will launch two new initiatives with China and hold more economic dialogues aimed at addressing the increasing overcapacity in the world’s second-largest economy. Ms. Yellen is on her second trip to China as Treasury Secretary. Following two days of extended dialogues with her Chinese […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized Beijing’s “coercive” measures against foreign companies, calling on the regime’s top leadership to provide American businesses and workers “a level playing field.” Kicking off her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, Ms. Yellen met with American and other foreign business leaders on Friday in Guangzhou, the southern export […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has arrived in China for a 6-day visit, a trip she said was necessary to “advance America’s economic and national security interests.” Ms. Yellen landed in the southern Chinese export hub of Guangzhou on Thursday afternoon. Before her arrival, she took to social media platform X to explain the objectives […]

On Jan. 18, Liu Yuying witnessed her adult son being dragged away by the police, along with two other Chinese citizens targeted by the Communist regime in its unprecedented repression of faith. Twenty-six days later, she lost her daughter-in-law, Xie Shuhua, who had been paralyzed for years when over a dozen police raided their home […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised Americans to not use plastic syringes made in China, as further investigation shows that the products’ problem is “more widespread” than expected. The FDA announced in November 2023 that it was looking into reports of leaks, breakages, changes of dimensions, and other quality problems with plastic syringes […]

A Chinese billionaire pleaded guilty on Monday for engagement in a straw-donor scheme that funneled more than $10,000 in illicit contributions to multiple New York City and Congressional candidates, prosecutors said on Monday. Qin Hui, a 56-year-old Chinese citizen with homes in Old Westbury and Manhattan, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip, New […]

Hong Kong has adopted a new sweeping national security law critics say will crush the city’s remaining freedoms and stifle foreign business in the Asian financial hub. The new bill, known as Article 23, was passed unanimously by Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, a 90-seat body now dominated by politicians backed by China’s ruling Communist Party […]

The Italian antitrust regulator has fined TikTok roughly $10.94 million for failing to protect children and vulnerable people from harmful content on the popular video-sharing application. In a statement published on Thursday, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said the firm has not implemented “appropriate mechanisms to monitor content published on the platform, particularly those that […]

Leaders of a bipartisan U.S. commission are asking the State Department to advise Americans against traveling to the Xinjiang region of western China, where the U.S. authorities say genocide is taking place. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ohio), chair and co-chair, respectively, of the Congressional–Executive Commission on China, sent a letter to […]

China has scrapped the press conference held by its premier following the country’s annual two sessions, marking the end of a decades-old tradition. Analysts say the move will likely increase the level of secrecy surrounding Chinese politics. The change was revealed on Monday as more than 5,000 carefully picked delegates from across the nation are […]

The Chinese regime has the “world’s most elaborate and pervasive” censorship system, regulating what its citizens are saying at home. In the past decade, Beijing’s censorship has increasingly gone global, posing a significant challenge to American interests, according to a new congressional report. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has doubled down its efforts to stifle […]

A Utah Senate committee has advanced a bill aimed at combating one of the Chinese regime’s most horrific crimes: forced organ harvesting. The Utah Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed the Organ Transplant Amendments, SB 262, on Feb. 21, bringing it one step closer to becoming a law. The new legislation, introduced by state […]

A former Apple Inc. engineer has been sentenced by a California federal judge to 120 days in prison for stealing self-driving car technology before attempting to flee to China. On Feb. 13, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California handed down the final decision, recommending that […]

Eight Chinese balloons crossed the Taiwan Strait in the 24 hours leading to Sunday morning, the defense ministry in Taipei said, the second day in a row it has tracked an uptick in Chinese activity. Five of the eight balloons crossed over the main island of Taiwan, according to the ministry’s daily report on the […]

U.S. and Chinese officials sat down in Beijing on Tuesday for their first talks in years on combating the illicit trafficking of fentanyl, a deadly synthetic drug that has killed thousands of Americans each year. Tuesday’s meeting marked the first discussion of a new working group established after U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s communist […]

China may begin a campaign of forced pregnancy, ordering young couples to get married and have more babies if the demographic challenges become more serious, according to Steven Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute. Data from China’s National Statistics Bureau, released on Jan. 17, showed that just 9.02 million babies were born last year—the […]

It has been four years since patients sickened with unexplained pneumonia started appearing at hospitals in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. But U.S. policymakers are still investigating how COVID-19 emerged in the country. To keep it from happening again, the United States needs to suspend gain-of-function research and stop federal dollars from flowing into studies […]

Taiwan lost one of its remaining diplomatic partners to China in just two days after its presidential and parliamentary elections, a move Taipei said was maneuvered by Beijing to attack its democracy. Nauru will sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan as of Jan. 15 and “no longer develop any official relations or official exchanges with Taiwan,” […]

The United States and other democracies around the world on Saturday offered congratulations to Taiwan, after Vice President Lai Ching-te won the presidential election amid pressures from Beijing. “The United States congratulates Dr. Lai Ching-te on his victory in Taiwan’s presidential election. We also congratulate the Taiwan people for once again demonstrating the strength of […]

The Chinese authorities claimed they can identify individuals who use Apple’s wireless file-sharing tool to spread content that Beijing considers “inappropriate.” Experts had managed to identify the phone number and email address of an AirDrop sending device using logs found on the receiving device, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice said in an article published […]

A Chinese woman who was jailed for her belief in the spiritual practice of Falun Gong died in custody in December of last year, adding to signs of intensified persecution of the faith group. Xu Haihong, a 56-year-old woman living in eastern China, passed away on Dec. 7, three months after her arrest for her […]

China has appointed former navy chief, Adm. Dong Jun, as its new defense minister, state media reported, capping months-long speculation about the replacement of the military’s top diplomat amid instability in the regime’s top ranks. On Thursday, delegates of China’s rubber-stamp legislature approved Adm. Dong’s appointment, according to state media Xinhua. The 62-year-old former navy […]

China’s communist regime is imposing sanctions on a U.S. research firm and two individuals in response to Washington’s recent moves to pressure Beijing regarding human rights abuses against Uyghur and other Muslim minorities. The sanctions affect Kharon, a San Francisco-based research and data company; Edmund Xu, a senior researcher who leads the Asia study program […]

The innocent Chinese who were killed by the Chinese communist regime’s crimes of forced organ harvesting are not the only victims. When Americans choose to buy these organs in China, they can become inadvertent victims too. That was one of the arguments made during the Dec. 10 virtual event to mark the 75th anniversary of […]

Italy is pulling out of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), delivering a major blow to the communist regime’s ambitious project. Italy was the only member of the Group of 7 leading economic powers to have joined the trillion-dollar project, which Chinese leader Xi Jinping launched a decade ago to expand the regime’s geopolitical influence […]

An expert has called for the international community to take action against one of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) most egregious human rights abuses discovered to date: forced organ harvesting. Forcefully removing the organs of living prisoners—including those detained solely for their faith—and using them to supply the country’s sprawling and opaque transplant industry is […]

The trial of a Falun Gong practitioner detained since May has begun in the coastal Chinese city of Rizhao, in a case that has attracted global attention to the communist regime’s eradication campaign against the faith group. Ding Yuande, a tea farmer, was arrested in the early morning of May 12, along with his wife […]

China’s top health body urged hospitals nationwide to extend service hours and set up more clinics, as the recent increase in respiratory illnesses drew global concerns. The message delivered at the Nov. 26 press conference held by the National Health Commission (NHC) came as domestic media reports showed long lines formed at pediatric hospitals, with […]

U.S. officials advise shoppers on the hunt for Black Friday and Cyber Monday bargains to be cautious of counterfeit products, especially those advertised with low prices. Officials from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) warned that counterfeit goods could cause significant losses for American businesses and workers and put customers’ […]

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is reintroducing a bill on Thursday that would require the federal government to detail any funding flowing to companies in communist China, The Epoch Times has learned. The bill, named “Our Money in China Transparency Act,” is the latest effort to track U.S. investment in China amid […]

Nepal has moved to ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok, saying the platform has been used to spread content that affects “social harmony.” The Nepali government’s action comes amid growing international scrutiny of the Chinese-owned app over security and data concerns. The decision to wipe TikTok from Nepali phones was made during a Nov. 13 […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to hold economic talks with her Chinese counterpart in San Francisco this week before a potential meeting between the top leaders of the world’s two largest economies. Ms. Yellen is scheduled to meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Nov. 9 and 10, the Treasury Department announced […]

China’s most high-ranking officials paid their last respects to former Premier Li Keqiang amid swirling rumors of turmoil within the upper echelons of the leadership. Mr. Li died of a sudden heart attack on Oct. 26, after all rescue measures failed, according to an obituary published by the official news agency Xinhua. The sudden passing […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed critical issues, including climate change, human rights, and trade, with senior Chinese officials during his weeklong tour of China. Notably, the topic of human rights was not addressed in his conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. “We accelerated our progress on climate in meaningful and substantive ways,” Mr. Newsom told […]

China removed defense minister Li Shangfu from his position on Oct. 24, the latest sign of the opacity of the regime’s decision-making. Gen. Li was also dismissed as state councilor, a post outranking a minister, according to a brief statement issued by state media Xinhua. Gen. Li hasn’t been heard from publicly for nearly two […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Beijing on Oct. 18, exchanging warm greetings, referring to each other as “old” and “dear” friends, and hailing their deepening “political mutual trust.” The Russian leader also commended Mr. Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, also known as One Belt, One Road) for […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with a bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators in Beijing on Monday, the first exchange with American lawmakers in nearly a decade, sending a signal that the communist regime wants to engage with Washington in the face of a stalling economy. The six-member delegation, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer […]

The number of viewers who tuned in to watch the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night declined 27 percent, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. An estimated 9.5 million people watched the second primary debate without former President Donald Trump, which was aired on Fox News Channel and Fox Business, as well as […]

When asked why she considered entering the Miss NTD, Annie Li said it’s the pageant’s focus on tradition and virtue. “This competition is different from other pageants, very special,” said the Taiwanese artist. As part of NTD’s international cultural events, the Global Chinese Beauty Pageant is aimed at bringing beauty to its traditional virtues. Morality, […]

Peter Navarro, who served under President Donald Trump’s administration, said his former boss helped him pay “about $300,000” legal bills after he requested the financial assistance. The former White House trade adviser’s revelation during a Wednesday interview with MSNBC came after he was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress on Sept. 7, […]

Excitement is growing with a countdown to the grand final of Miss NTD, the global television network NTD’s first-ever beauty pageant. Women of Chinese descent from all over the world will compete for a chance to be crowned “Miss NTD.” Speaking ahead of the big event, Lisa Mu, an Australian-based candidate, shared what the competition […]

National security adviser Jake Sullivan held an unscheduled meeting with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Malta during the weekend, the White House said. The meeting was part of the Biden administration’s efforts to reopen the high-level communication lines with China’s communist regime and manage bilateral ties that have deteriorated over a slew of issues, […]

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) transnational repression, a pervasive scheme that extends far beyond its border and quells dissenting voices, came under the spotlight during a U.S. congressional body hearing on Sept. 12. Witnesses, ranging from lawmakers to dissidents, gave their testimony before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan and bicameral panel. “The […]

Jason Miller, a senior advisor to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said he doesn’t think the former president needs to debate “right now.” “I think he’s in the driver’s seat,” Mr. Miller told Newsnation’s “The Hill” aired on Wednesday. Until some of his Republican rivals “actually show that they belong even on the same stage […]

Kim Jong Un, the top leader of communist North Korea, expects to continue the discussion about a potential arms deal with the Kremlin, which may include a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Russia, according to intelligence obtained by the United States. Arms negotiations between North Korea and Russia “are actively advancing,” National Security Council […]

The United States is trying to “choke” the Chinese regime’s military capacity and will not let the “most sophisticated” chips be sold to Beijing, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in an interview aired on Sunday. Ms. Raimondo, whose department oversees export controls, was asked during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether America will […]

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo wrapped up her visit to China on Wednesday, after three days of talks with the regime’s officials that she called “productive.” “It was for—as I say, three days of productive meetings,” Ms. Raimondo said in a press call on Wednesday afternoon. “And the biggest achievement was just to start regular communication.” “It’s […]

The United States will not compromise on national security, but it doesn’t seek to decouple from Beijing, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told senior Chinese officials on Tuesday. Ms. Raimondo is on the second day of talks in China as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to reopen communication lines with the communist regime. The […]

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Aug. 28 had the first face-to-face meeting with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, during which the two sides agreed to have regular talks by setting up a new working group and launching dialogues on export control enforcement information. Ms. Raimondo arrived in Beijing on the night of Aug. 27, becoming […]

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo arrived in Beijing on Sunday night, kicking off three days of talks with senior Chinese officials who are grappling with a faltering economy. According to China’s state media, Ms. Raimondo was greeted by Li Feng, director general of China’s Commerce Ministry, as well as U.S. ambassador Nick Burns, at the […]

China’s top spy agency said on Monday that it is investigating a senior official who is allegedly spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the second claim in 10 days as the communist regime intensifies its counterintelligence campaign amid unprecedented economic troubles. The 39-year-old Chinese national, surnamed Hao, was a cadre at a ministry […]

A brief U.S. stopover by Taiwan’s vice president, Lai Ching-te, has led China’s foreign ministry to denounce him as a “troublemaker” and vowed a forceful response, drawing an emphatic rebuke from Taipei. Mr. Lai arrived in New York on Aug. 12 en route to Paraguay for the inauguration of its president. He’s also expected to […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday the ongoing immigration crisis could cost the city $12 billion over three years if things don’t change, reiterating the call for more federal aid. “Over the last year, nearly 100,000 asylum seekers have arrived in our city looking for a new life,” Mr. Adams, a Democrat, said […]

China on Tuesday removed its newly appointed foreign minister Qin Gang, ending speculation about his future after the month-long, unexplained vanishing act. Top diplomat Wang Yi replaced Mr. Qin to become China’s foreign minister, according to state media Xinhua. Mr. Wang had served as the foreign minister for nearly a decade before being appointed to […]

At least 11 people were killed when the roof of a middle school gymnasium collapsed in northern China, authorities said. The incident occurred in the city of Qiqihar on July 23, and the last trapped student was pulled from the wreckage without vital signs on July 24, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The cause is […]

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said he had “extremely warm and productive” talks with high-level Chinese officials in Beijing, though “a little bit more work” is required to achieve “groundbreaking” initiatives. Mr. Kerry delivered the remarks on July 19 as he wrapped up three days of climate talks in China. The conversations, which critics argue […]

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said he hopes that climate negotiations could pave the way for improved ties with China. Still, critics claim that China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses climate issues as a “bargaining chip.” On July 18, Mr. Kerry held talks with the CCP’s top foreign affairs official, Wang Yi. The discussion […]

News Analysis U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, John Kerry, called for “real progress” before the year-end United Nations climate summit during the four-hour talks with his counterpart in China on July 17. The meeting, however, appears to make no progress in addressing longstanding concerns about China’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions while pushing its climate agenda […]

President Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Beijing on July 16 for three days of talks, becoming the third U.S. official to travel to China in less than two months. While climate talks will dominate the discussions between Kerry and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, it remains to be seen whether these talks will […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, after a four-day trip to Beijing, said she told Chinese officials that U.S. national security will not be compromised. In an interview with CBS on Sunday, Ms. Yellen said, “An objective of my trip was to explain that national security is something that we can’t compromise about and we will […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday called on the Chinese regime to communicate “directly” if there are concerns about specific economic practices, reiterating the importance of communication amid a “complicated global economic outlook.” Ms. Yellen’s remarks were delivered during a meeting with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, a long-time ally of Chinese leader Xi […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said China and the United States should compete based on a “fair set of rules,” defending Washington’s policies against the communist regime’s continued unfair trade practices on the second day of her diplomatic trip to Beijing. Ms. Yellen made the comment during her first face-to-face meeting with China’s new Premier […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for a four-day visit, a trip that has drawn concerns over the Biden administration’s continued effort to engage Beijing. According to China’s state-run media, Ms. Yellen was greeted by Chinese officials led by Yang Yingming, director general of China’s Finance Ministry’s international cooperation department, as […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi shared the same stage on Tuesday, speaking at a virtual summit of a Shanghai-headquartered regional security organization in the wake of an aborted Wagner mutiny that had political implications for both nations. Both leaders spoke about the importance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional power […]

The Chinese regime has supported Russia to maintain its national stability, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, a day after a short-lived mutiny in Moscow. In a statement released late Sunday, a spokesperson of Beijing’s foreign ministry described the armed uprising led by the boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin over the weekend as […]

At least 31 people were killed in an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in China’s northwest region of Ningxia, state-run media reported. Seven were injured, including one in critical condition, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The cause is “a leak of liquefied petroleum gas,” CCTV said. The blast happened during peak dining time on June […]

U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken had a “robust conversation” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other top diplomats in Beijing, ending a two-day trip that some critics have argued is a win for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Blinken, the most senior U.S. official to travel to China since President Joe Biden took office, met […]

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on June 17 had a “candid” talk with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing, the two sides said, at the start of a two-day visit that has drawn criticism as experts and U.S. lawmakers say that visiting China was a mistake. Blinken, the highest-level U.S. official to set […]

NTD Television Network is launching its 10th classical Chinese dance competition, with the mission of promoting pure, authentic, traditional dance and fostering cultural exchange. As part of a series of cultural and art events hosted by NTD, the International Classical Chinese Dance Competition is aimed at renewing the ancient art form that is grounded in a […]

New York City took more than 30 upstate counties and Long Island to court on June 7, accusing them of violating state and federal law by refusing to take in illegal immigrants relocating from the city. Local officials at these localities issued executive orders and barred hotels in their jurisdictions from accommodating illegal immigrants. The […]

Having read “Why The Creator Seeks To Save All Life,” a recent article published by Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi, attorney Jeffrey Donner found the ancient Chinese spiritual discipline is not foreign to Western thoughts. Instead, “much of the theology and also the goals and values, as expressed in the article, were well within […]

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on May 25 cautioned that Democrats could weaponize “everything” Republican presidential candidates said about each other against them all. “I think the road to socialism runs right through a divided Republican Party,” Scott told Fox News when asked about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ entry into the GOP presidential field. “Everything we say about […]

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) doubled down on the push to get an FBI document that linked Joe Biden to a pay-to-play bribery scheme while he was still vice president under President Barack Obama. “The FBI’s delay in producing a single, unclassified record is unacceptable,” Comer said in a May […]

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte defended the decision to ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok, saying he wishes the restriction could be broader to include other apps owned by U.S. adversaries. The ability of the Chinese Communist Party “to use TikTok to spy on Americans is well documented. That’s why I’m pleased that we banned the application […]

German officials said on May 15 that they believe the two unauthorized Chinese police outposts remain in operation in the country, though Beijing had promised to shut them down in February. These police outposts were “not fixed-location offices, but mobile facilities,” a spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of the Interior said at a daily briefing […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he would speak to Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christoper Wray after the bureau declined to comply with a House Oversight and Accountability Committee subpoena for a document that allegedly linked then-vice president Joe Biden to a pay-to-play bribery scheme. “That’s unacceptable. I’m going to call Director Wray today because we […]

An FBI file the House Oversight Committee is demanding is “just one piece” of the information a whistleblower gave two top Congressional Republicans regarding an alleged “criminal scheme” involving President Joe Biden, according to Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.). The Republican-led House panel on May 3 subpoenaed the FBI for a file alleging that a whistleblower linked […]

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said the federal government needs a rules-based approach to counter technologies owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), such as TikTok. “We need an organized approach on how we deal with technologies from countries like Russia and China. And let me be clear, I want to talk about China. My beef […]

Rep. Jim Banks  (R-Ind.) expressed concerns to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) over its waiver plan that allows U.S. colleges to receive DOD grants while hosting Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes (CIs). “CIs act as agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. campuses, spreading Party propaganda, monitoring students and dissidents, and providing China a […]

Chinese authorities questioned Bain & Co. employees in Shanghai, the company stated, less than a month after Chinese police detained staff and raided the office of another U.S. due diligence firm in Beijing. A spokesperson of Bian told The Epoch Times on April 27 that “the Chinese authorities have questioned staff in our Shanghai office.” […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin deepened their “no limits” partnership during talks in the Kremlin on March 21, signing a series of agreements furthering the two countries’ “strategic cooperation.” The two leaders signed a joint declaration on deepening the nations’ “comprehensive strategic partnership,” and an agreement on economic cooperation after Tuesday’s […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, marking their first meeting in Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. The trip to Russia also marks Xi’s first official overseas trip since he secured an unprecedented third term as the head of the state. The two leaders are scheduled […]

Jiang Yanyong, a military surgeon who exposed the Chinese regime’s cover-up of the SARS outbreaks and who was later placed under house arrest for denouncing the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, has died. He was 91. Jiang died of pneumonia on March 11 in Beijing, according to his longtime friend and Hong Kong media reports. China’s state […]

China appointed Gen. Li Shangfu as its new defense minister, making the general targeted by U.S. sanctions the face of the communist regime’s growing military. The National People’s Congress (NPC), which is China’s rubber-stamp legislature, formally confirmed Li’s appointment as minister of national defense and as a state councilor on March 12. The 65-year-old aerospace […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping formally awarded himself a record-breaking third term as the head of the state, completing his transition into the country’s most powerful ruler in decades at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the United States and others. Xi, 69, had already secured a third five-year term as general […]

His lips were streaked with dried blood. His chest was covered with bruises and scars, his legs battered. Footage of a 30-year-old man’s corpse, recently circulated on Twitter and confirmed by The Epoch Times, offered a glimpse of what had happened to him in a Chinese jail cell. Pang Xun, a Falun Gong practitioner, died […]

In the past, when Chinese people wondered about the meaning of life, they looked to the Confucian classics or brought their questions to monasteries and temples. But this tradition has been decimated, a result of the Communist Party’s decadeslong campaign to eradicate traditional beliefs and replace them with Marxist-Lenninist ideologies of materialism and atheism. Nowadays, […]

It’s not uncommon to see someone breaking down in tears in hospitals. So when Guo Zhigong, who was being treated for aplastic anemia, tried to help a fellow patient who was crying, he didn’t expect to hear a story about China’s opaque organ transplant business. The patient, in his 40s, was worried about a kidney […]

What’s the purpose of our lives? Legends from China and elsewhere say that divine beings created humans modeled in their own image. By following Heaven’s commandments, humankind can enjoy a harmonious life, while waiting for the Creator’s return. But communism detests these traditional ideas. Since it seized power in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) […]

The Chinese regime is still covering up the true COVID death toll in the country, experts said in response to authorities’ recent admission to tens of thousands of deaths in the latest wave. The true figure is likely exponentially higher, they say. China’s top health regulator on Jan. 14 acknowledged nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths in […]

China has lifted mandatory quarantine rules for inbound passengers and allowed its citizens to head abroad, triggering a homecoming wave. This comes amid a COVID-19 explosion across the nation, which has stocked global concerns. From Jan. 8, international travelers are free to enter China’s mainland and no longer need to undergo centralized quarantine at hotels. […]

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused the Chinese regime of “knowingly infecting people all across the globe” as the country prepares to reopen its border amid a record surge of COVID infections. China is grappling with an explosive COVID-19 outbreak that has yet to peak. About 248 million people, or 18 percent […]

The rate of COVID-19 infections may have exceeded 50 percent in Chinese provinces and large cities and reached as high as 80 percent in the capital city of Beijing, the country’s health experts and officials estimated, painting a picture much grimmer than what the nation’s central authorities disclosed and fueling distrust around the world. “The […]

Japan is the latest country to tighten border controls for people who have visited mainland China, as the communist regime removes cross-border traveling restrictions despite a COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the country. Starting from midnight on Dec. 30, travelers from mainland China are required to present a negative COVID test result upon arrival, Japanese Prime […]

A Chinese student was charged with stalking for allegedly threatening and harassing a U.S. permanent resident who posted fliers in support of democracy in China, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Massachusetts said on Dec. 14. Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen studying at Berklee College of Music, Boston, allegedly threatened a person who […]

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Dec. 13 announced new proposed legislation to restrict farmland purchases by foreign countries, namely communist China. “With this new process, we will be able to prevent nations who hate us—like Communist China—from buying up our state’s agriculture land,” Noem said in a press release. “We cannot allow the Chinese […]

China’s health officials on Dec. 7 issued new national guidelines to ease strict COVID-19 measures, following protests that erupted across the country late last month. Residents welcomed the news as cities gradually return to normalcy. The relaxation of COVID-19 measures—such as allowing infected people with mild or no symptoms to quarantine at home and dropping testing […]

Chinese officials and medical professionals involved in carving out organs from detained prisoners of conscience are being urged to stop their complicity in the crime following the death of former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin, the instigator of the grisly practice. Jiang, who ruled the country from 1993 to 2003, died of leukemia […]

Chinese police have started targeting participants of last weekend’s mass protests against the communist regime’s harsh COVID-19 policies, according to reports, suggesting the surveillance state is kicking into full gear in response to the country’s biggest display of civil disobedience in decades. Two protesters told Reuters that callers identifying themselves as Beijing police officers asked […]

The Chinese regime tightened security in some cities in the aftermath of major protests that flared across the country over the weekend. The protests were a rare show of defiance against Beijing’s draconian zero-COVID policy, which has uprooted daily life for the past three years. Police on Nov. 28 stopped and searched people at the […]