CHINESE POLITICS
China’s Central Bank Launches Digital Currency App
In an ambitious push to expand its digital currency, China’s central bank has launched a trial version...
China Seeks Nuclear Weapons Upgrades, Says US and Russia Should Reduce Their Arsenals
China’s senior arms official announced today that the country will continue to upgrade and expand its...
Xi’an Sets Up Makeshift Hospitals to Contain Outbreak; Residents Complain of Food Shortages Under Lockdown
The COVID-19 outbreak in Xi'an city has become increasingly severe. According to videos and photos posted...
Blinken Urges Beijing to Release Journalists Detained in Hong Kong’s Stand News Police Raid
Stand News, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet was shut down on Dec. 29 after its office was raided...
Chinese Military Deploys Troops as Xi’an Outbreak Worsens
Authorities report only a handful of COVID cases, but locals suspect the real concern is rodent-spread...
Beijing Demands $210 Million From China’s ‘Queen of Live Streaming’ Viya
Chinese tax authorities have hit live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known to her fans as Viya...
China’s Central Bank Increasingly Under Beijing’s Control
Pressed by senior leaders anxious about the declining economic growth, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC...
China Clamps Down on Starbucks, Tesla as It Encourages Boycotts of International Brands
By Tianzi Yang A report published on Dec. 14 described a Chinese reporter trying to expose food safety...
Weibo Fined for not Carrying Out Enough Censorship
China’s Twitter equivalent microblogging platform Weibo has been fined by the Chinese regime. The Cyberspace...
