Judge Admits to Sentencing Falun Gong Practitioner Based on Government Policy
Ms. Xia’s lawyer argued that Falun Gong has never been on the cult list compiled by the Chinese authorities and that no law criminalizes it in China. As such, there was no legal basis for the charge against her, namely, “undermining law enforcement with a cult organization.” Yet judge Guo Zhouyong still sentenced her, citing “China Anti-cult Website” as a reference.
Xi Jinping’s Credibility Nosedives as CCP Loses Control Over Pandemic in China
The Xinjiang fire tragedy went viral on the mainland and sparked small-scale demonstrations in many parts of China. Students were seen waving blank sheets of paper in reference to a Soviet-era dissident joke to mourn the dead and protest the “zero-COVID” policy. On Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai, youths were filmed shouting, “Down with the CCP! Down with Xi Jinping!”
The Chinese Communist Party Continues Its Numbers Games Even After the End of Zero-COVID Policy
The pandemic is unfortunate, but it gave the Chinese people and the rest of the world an opportunity to see the CCP’s true colors. From the Great Leap Forward to the Great Famine, from the Cultural Revolution to the Tiananmen Square Massacre and the persecution of Falun Gong, the regime has never stopped harming its people with brutality and lies as it erases traditional values.
In Rare Move, Health Body of Chinese City Publicly Criticizes ‘Zero-COVID’
Mass protests broke out in multiple cities in China after Nov. 24, when a deadly fire in a residential high-rise building in Urumqi city of China’s far-western Xinjiang region reportedly killed at least 10 people, although unofficial reports suggest a higher death toll. Blockades and locks around and in the building for zero-COVID measures stopped firemen getting close enough to the building to rescue people trapped by the fire.
Fearing COVID Lockdown, Over 10,000 Workers Break Out of China’s Biggest iPhone Factory
A multitude of posts on Chinese social media sites documents the journeys many of the workers took to reach home or simply get as far away as they could from the lockdowns. Though information related to the break-out was quickly suppressed, the news spread widely generating heated discussion among Chinese internet users.
Students in China’s Zhengzhou Protest ‘Zero-COVID’ Policy: ‘End the Lockdowns’
Some netizens expressed concern for the student’s safety. One person said, “I am wary of the Chinese Communist Party’s capacity for retaliation. God forbid they detain all these kids and make them disappear.”
China Braces for Bad Harvests as Drought Scours 10 Million Acres of Farmland
According to a statement released by China’s Ministry of Rural Affairs, the Yangtze River basin has been receding at an alarming pace since August — resulting in subpar soybeans and rice grains — crops most sensitive to temperature and moisture levels during the early growth stages.
The Health Code Scandal: How China Falsifies COVID Records to Hit Dissidents
When they arrived at Zhengzhou’s train station they were asked to show their JKM by the police and sent to quarantine. For protesters, it was clear that the authorities had tampered with their JKM to protect the corrupt but CCP-connected bankers and make the protests impossible.
People Quit the Chinese Communist Party When they Meet a Good Person
I then told him the facts, he listened attentively and nodded in agreement from time to time. He said, “This is the first time I’ve heard this. Everything you said makes sense. I now understand that Falun Dafa teaches people to be good. It is the most righteous; the CCP does bad things for China and leads people to destruction.”
Chinese Officials Advertise Human Organs on Public Website, Raising Scrutiny About Transplant Abuse
The announcement stated that “organs are priceless,” then proceeded to detail the price breakdown as costs included for organ evaluation, function maintenance, acquisition, testing, preservation and transportation.
“The fees are not the ‘prices’ of organs since organ donation is voluntary and free,” the notice read, emphasizing that listed fees were aimed to regulate the sale of organs and “protect the rights of organ donors and its recipients.”