CHINESE SOCIETY
Protests Break Out Across China’s Largest Cities as Authorities Try to Enforce ‘Zero-COVID’ Measures
With the Beijing Winter Olympics scheduled to begin in 2 weeks, China’s "Zero-COVID” policies have escalated...
Beijing Artist and Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Na Handed 8-Year Sentence for Reporting on COVID-19 Outbreak
Well known Falun Gong practitioner and Beijing-based painter Xu Na has been sentenced to eight years...
Athletes Warned Against Speaking About Politics at Beijing Olympics
China has issued a warning to foreign athletes about potential punishment they may face for speech that...
Experts Skeptical of Beijing’s Claim That 1st Local Omicron Case Came From Canada
China health authorities have said that the first case of Omicron in Beijing may have been transmitted...
Hong Kong Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions, Orders Culling of 2,000 Hamsters Over Exposure to Virus and
Hong Kong authorities announced today that about 2,000 hamsters and other animals will be killed after...
China Restricts Audiences at Beijing Olympics Citing COVID-19, Halts Public Ticket Sales
In view of the “severe and complicated” epidemic control situation, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing...
Chinese Authorities Announce New Travel Restrictions Ahead of Winter Olympics, US Citizens Barred From
Under new requirements issued by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Embassy on Jan. 5, passengers arriving...
Lawyer Xie Yang Detained by Chinese Secret Agents After Multiple Bouts of Torture and Harassment
In 2017, Xie Yang was arrested by authorities in China, shackled to a metal chair and ordered to explain...
State Department Calls on Beijing to Allow Guo Feixiong Reunion With His Family in the US
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price released a statement on Jan. 14 calling on Beijing...
