Beijing: The Communist Party has finally been forced to take notice of the outcry of the Chinese people against the ‘Zero Covid Policy’ implemented to control Corona. It has emerged that the …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
Protests in China are about much more than COVID lockdowns
Recent protests in China indicate the Chinese people are demonstrating against more than the communists’ draconian COVID lockdown measures.
As Xi Cracks Down on China’s Protesters, Demonstrators Around the World Show Solidarity
It remains to be seen if these largely diaspora-led shows of support will lose steam as dissent is quashed on the mainland.
Beijing reacts to Biden and Macron’s statement on ‘China’s challenge’ to international order
Chinese foreign ministry tells United States and France not to ‘make an issue of China’ Comments come after US President and French counterpart mention ‘concerns’ about Taiwan and human rights China …
China further relaxes COVID-19 restrictions after protests
China relaxed daily mass testing requirements on Friday, that was part of the Beijing’s stringent zero-COVID policy …
Protests in China Aren’t As Rare As You Think | Opinion
Over the past weekend, a sensational wave of protests against the regime’s COVID-19 restrictions sprang up in cities and at universities across the country, building on months of growing frustration …
‘New-found freedom’: China relaxes COVID rules after protests
Local governments are allowing positive coronavirus cases to quarantine at home – a marked departure from current rules.
Inside China’s Fight Over the Future of Zero-COVID
Samuel Ren is sick of zero-COVID. “Omicron is not a threat, it is just like a normal cold,” said the IT worker in his mid-20s in Shanghai, describing China’s ongoing lockdown measures as “ridiculous”.
F1 AXES the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix, with the country gripped by draconian Covid lockdowns
Formula One has decided to axe the Chinese Grand Prix from its racing calendar for 2023 with the country’s strict Covid lockdowns making it impossible for the sport to return.
China Security Forces Well-Prepared for Quashing Dissent
After an initially muted response, with security personnel using pepper spray and tear gas, police and paramilitary troops flooded city streets with jeeps, vans and armored cars in a massive show of …
Formula 1: Chinese GP cancelled because of country’s ‘ongoing difficulties’ with Covid
Formula 1 confirms the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix will not go ahead because of the country’s “ongoing difficulties” with Covid.
Chinese people mourn Jiang Zemin
“When Comrade Jiang Zemin was in office, China’s reform, opening-up and socialist modernization drive unfolded with great momentum,” said Ren Yuhe, a Beijing citizen who came specially to the square …
China fines former NBA star Lin over quarantine comments
China’s professional basketball league has fined former NBA star Jeremy Lin for making “inappropriate remarks” about quarantine facilities for his Chinese team.