A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former Philips Medical Systems engineer of stealing closely guarded X-ray technology for work benefiting a Chinese competitor, adding a criminal verdict to a years-long dispute over technology used in CT scanners. Chih-Yee Jen, 71, was found guilty after a week-long trial of conspiracy to steal, misappropriate, or possess … Read more
A woman passes homes damaged after the breach of Liulan Reservoir in Hengzhou, China, on July 8, 2026. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images The Chinese regime has raised the official death toll from July’s catastrophic flooding in Guangxi to 159, but people interviewed by The Epoch Times say the number remains far below what they … Read more
More than 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners paraded through Brooklyn’s Chinatown over the weekend to highlight the Chinese regime’s persecution of their faith and repression of residents on U.S. soil. Wang Lirong was among those who joined the march on Aug. 23. During the Brooklyn parade in 2024, Wang was one of the victims of an … Read more
A powerful explosion tore through a residential community in eastern China, killing at least one person, leaving two others missing, and injuring others, according to Chinese state media CCTV. However, residents have questioned whether the official account fully reflects the scale of the incident. The blast occurred on Aug. 21 in a detached single-story house … Read more
A Chinese national has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for acting as a courier in a scam that defrauded a senior Montana man out of nearly $200,000. Luo Wei Jia, 42, of California, was sentenced on July 29 to 27 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters in … Read more
A bipartisan group of seven senators is pressing Apple to rule out using memory from two companies designated by the Pentagon as Chinese military companies, citing reports that Apple was testing chips from one of the suppliers and seeking federal clearance to buy them. Sens. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led the lawmakers … Read more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations in Washington on June 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he discussed Beijing’s commitments on rare earth and American farm product purchases in a call with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on July 30. Bessent and U.S. Trade … Read more
A journalist’s review of Committee of 100 (C100) records has renewed scrutiny of sponsor-paid trips that brought senior figures from major U.S. news organizations to China and recorded changes in their views and professional plans. In response to questions from The Epoch Times, C100 confirmed that it covered travel costs, selected the participants, set their … Read more
Doctors should warn patients that traveling to China for an organ transplant could result in a person being killed to provide the organ, medical and legal experts said during a July 21 forum on Capitol Hill. “Every transplant patient should be told by the doctor who’s dealing with them that if you go abroad for … Read more
Young girls sew clothes in a workshop in Hotan, in China’s western Xinjiang region on April 16, 2015. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration added 43 Chinese companies to a trade blacklist, accusing them of being implicated in the communist regime’s human rights violations in the far-western region of Xinjiang. The Department of … Read more