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.
2 Years After Swine Fever Killed Off Half of China’s Pigs, Hog Farmers Are Struggling for Another Reason
Pork prices in China could not cover overhead expenses from June to September of this year, Chinese farmers say. A farmer in Shandong Province said he sold a pig for 3,000 yuan (approximately US$470) last...
Secretary of State Blinken: US and Allies Would ‘Take Action’ if China Attacks Taiwan
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken echoed President Joe Biden’s remarks that the U.S and other democratic allies would intervene to help Taiwan if Communist China used force to take the island. Responding to a...
NE China Experiences Heaviest Snowfall in a Century, Residents Worry About Continuing Power Outages
Parts of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces, as well as the Inner Mongolia in China’s northeast have been hit by the heaviest snowfall in 116 years. Over 51 cm (20 inches) of snow were recorded...
Millions of Chinese College Grads Fail to Find Work, Threatening Social Crisis
A record 9.09 million college graduates are set to enter China’s workforce this year. With new jobs already on the decline since COVID-19 shuttered thousands of businesses across the nation, an estimated 15 million urban...
Biden Continues Trump’s Ban on Investments to Chinese Military-linked Companies
U.S President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday, Nov. 8, that American investments will not be allowed to funnel into Chinese companies with ties to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The ban was first created by...
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...