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January 20, 2023

China downplays COVID risks with Lunar New Year travel in full swing

Chinese authorities insist that COVID-19 transmissions and hospitalizations are on the decline as millions crowded onto public transit for travel during the 2023 Lunar New Year.

January 20, 2023

Chinese Communist Party sweeps nation's internet for 'bad culture,' including 'vulgar' images of women

Chinese Communist Party officials are launching an extensive sweep of internet content available within the country, seeking to crack down on "bad culture."

January 20, 2023

Hong Kong ends quarantine requirement for people infected with COVID-19 starting Jan. 30

Hong Kong will no longer require COVID-infected people to quarantine themselves starting Jan. 30, a decision that was made to restore normalcy.

January 19, 2023

Judge drops case against NYPD officer accused of spying for China; prosecutors say reason is 'classified'

Charges against NYPD Officer Baimadajie Angwang, accused of spying on Tibetan expatriates in Queens for China, were formally dropped Thursday by a Brooklyn federal judge.

January 19, 2023

Eric Swalwell blames Kevin McCarthy for rape, death threats against his family: They 'parrot' his rhetoric

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., held House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., responsible for threats against his family in an interview Wednesday on MSNBC.

January 19, 2023

Chinese COVID cases have 'peaked' in advent of Lunar New Year, state authorities say

Chinese authorities say that COVID-19 cases in the East Asian nation have peaked, as millions make plans for Lunar New Year festivities.

January 19, 2023

COVID-ravaged Chinese factories eye post-Lunar New Year comeback

Following three years of COVID-19 restrictions, Chinese manufacturers are anticipating normal levels of operation at their factories when workers return from Lunar New Year festivities.

January 18, 2023

American mother stunningly praises Chinese Communist government 'co-parent' after raising family in China

A guest essay writer in the New York Times praised the Chinese Communist Party for helping raise her two American kids and argued the US could learn from China.

January 18, 2023

Chinese military aircraft, vessels enter Taiwanese waters, airspace for at least eighth time in one week

Defense officials in Taiwan said the Chinese military once again was detected in its waters and airspace Wednesday morning.

January 18, 2023

Chinese citizens angry over lack of preparation to protect elderly before abandoning 'zero-COVID' policies

Chinese citizens who lost relatives to COVID-19 in the past few months are angry at the lack of preparation around protecting the elderly before lifting the "zero-COVID" policy.