China

China’s economic weakness cannot be adequately measured by its monthly factory surveys, according to American Enterprise Institute economist Derek Scissors, who said Beijing’s decades-long preference for production over consumption has created excess manufacturing supply and increased reliance on foreign markets. “The official PMIs [Purchasing Managers’ Indexes] don’t mean much of anything,” Scissors told The Epoch … Read more

The China Mifubaby Group website translation excitedly shared the news: “US Supreme Court decision finalized: Birth tourism babies still become citizens!” ​On its website, the group, also known as Meifu Jia’er, displayed photos of tastefully decorated bedrooms in pastel blue, pink, and green under the heading “American Postnatal Care Center” in Irvine, California. Prices ranged … Read more

China’s COVID-19 positivity rate has exceeded 20 percent for the first time this year, which experts say will likely lead to a high epidemic level. Meanwhile, Chinese doctors and residents posted on social media and told The Epoch Times that hospitals have been packed with patients, creating a shortage of medicine for COVID-19. The test … Read more

This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2015, shows Chinese farmers picking cotton in the fields during the harvest season in Hami, Xinjiang region, China. STR/AFP via Getty Images A cotton fiber carries a record of where it grew. Soil and water leave elemental traces that survive spinning, weaving, dyeing, and shipping. Two American companies have … Read more

A child died after receiving an experimental gene editing treatment in China, but the company developing the therapy did not publicly disclose the death until nearly a year later. Shanghai-based HuidaGene Therapeutics said on Aug. 5 that a participant in its HG302 trial died in August 2025 after receiving a high dose of the treatment … Read more

WASHINGTON—Multiple criminal networks involved in transnational repression on U.S. soil have been dismantled by the FBI, agency director Kash Patel said. Criminals involved in transnational repression are acting on behalf of hostile foreign governments, Patel said in an interview with Epoch TV’s “American Thought Leaders” that aired on Aug. 8. “They’re doing it across America, … Read more

Authorities in China’s central province of Henan have ordered state officials to take paid leave and lead by example in using their annual vacation as part of a broader effort to revive weak consumer spending amid the country’s economic slowdown. The directive, issued on Aug. 5 by six provincial government departments, requires agencies and employers … Read more

Tokyo’s latest defense report signals that Beijing is reshaping the Indo-Pacific order, and the shift will push Washington and Tokyo to forcefully counter the Chinese regime’s growing assertiveness, according to experts. China’s external posture, military activities, and other activities present “an unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge” to Japan, the 2026 defense white paper released … Read more

Public hospitals in parts of Beijing are demanding that medical staff return performance bonuses already paid this year, while some facilities have stopped issuing bonuses altogether and are struggling to cover payroll. A notice circulating online in recent days from a hospital department in Beijing said staff on the government payroll would be required to … Read more

The United States has condemned the Chinese regime’s continued efforts to establish a nature reserve at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, a move that further blocks Filipino fishermen’s access to one of their traditional fishing grounds. Chinese authorities earlier this month unveiled new rules to manage the “national nature reserve” at Scarborough … Read more