New Wave of COVID-19
A new wave of COVID-19 is spreading in China, and reports say young people are getting hit hard by the wave. In central China’s Zhengzhou, a single hospital treated over 1,700 emergency care patients—all of them 18 to 25 years old, in September alone.
Evergrande Crisis Sparks More Bank Runs
Bank runs are still in progress, as fears remain about real estate giant Evergrande and its severe debt woes.
Chinese State Staffers Go on Strike
Chinese state staffers are going on strike. A picture of a red banner hanging in front of a state complex in Southern China is going viral on social media.
Births in China Hit Lowest on Record
The birth rate in China tumbled 10 percent last year to just 9.5 million in 2022—the lowest figure in over seventy years.
104 Falun Gong Practitioners Imprisoned in China in September
An 87-year-old woman from China’s Gansu province has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison. She’s one of the 104 Falun Gong practitioners who received jail sentences last month.