Alina Wang
A native of New York, Alina has a Bachelors degree in Corporate Communications from Baruch College and writes about human rights, politics, tech, and society.
Chinese Residents on Edge as Government Urges Families to Stockpile Food and Supplies
Chinese authorities are urging families to stock up on food and essential supplies ahead of the winter as energy shortages and increasing COVID-19 restrictions could disrupt daily life. The country's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued...
China’s Tech Industry Expecting Drop in Profit as Xi’s Crackdown Continues
China’s tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are expecting a major slump in revenue as Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s regulatory campaign to crackdown on tech companies continues.Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce company, was fined a record $2.8...
Beijing on High Alert as China Experiences Worst Outbreaks Since Wuhan Ahead of Major Political Meeting and Winter Olympics
More than 1,000 officially confirmed new cases of COVID-19 have been reported across much of China, with more than two thirds of the country’s provinces reporting locally transmitted cases. China’s epidemic situation could be seeing...
8 Die at Rap Concert; Travis Scott and Drake Sued Over Astroworld Incident
A crowd surge at Houston’s Astroworld Festival on Friday turned deadly as eight people died and more than 300 were treated for sustained injuries at an onsite hospital. Twenty-five people are currently being treated at...
Chinese Officials Advertise Human Organs on Public Website, Raising Scrutiny About Transplant Abuse
Officials in Henan Province, central China, have published a schedule of fees and availability for different “donated organs” — and inadvertently spotlighting the large-scale transplant abuse that has been occurring with the support of the...
Chinese Journalist Zhang Zhan, Jailed for Exposing Wuhan Virus in 2020, ‘Close to Death’ in Prison
Amnesty International reported Thursday, Nov. 4, that imprisoned Chinese activist and reporter Zhang Zhan is at imminent risk of death if she is not released to receive medical treatment. The former lawyer turned citizen journalist...
EU Sends First Delegation to Taiwan in Defiance of Chinese Regime
Taiwan President Receives EU Delegation on First Official Trip, Discusses Counters to Communist China Lawmakers from the European Delegation’s committee on foreign interference met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on Thursday. Despite warnings...
Chinese Man Enters Pen With 11 Tigers at Beijing Zoo, Shouts at Them Before Being Arrested
The Beijing Wildlife Park had an alarming incident occur last weekend when a man entered a zoo enclosure that houses 11 white tigers. The 56-year-old-man, identified only by the last name of Jiang, was not...
Tennis Star Peng Shuai Claims She Had Affair With China’s Former Vice Premier, Was Sexually Assaulted
Professional Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai publicly accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault on her verified Weibo account – China’s version of Twitter. The post was quickly removed within 10 minutes, but...
Taiwan’s Battle to Remain Free
Commentary All eyes are on Taiwan, as the island roughly the size of Maryland, fights to keep its sovereignty intact amid relentless pressure and harassment from the communist People’s Republic of China (PRC). A tumultuous...
Yahoo Bids Farewell to China, Completely Ending Partnership With Beijing
Yahoo has become the latest American tech company to permanently end its partnership and presence in China. The company joined Microsoft’s business networking platform LinkedIn in pulling out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business...
China Races to Combat Power Outages Before Winter Hits
As the deadliest winter months approach, authorities in China are scrambling to tackle its most recent energy crisis. With millions of homes and businesses hit by power outages, it has become a race against time...