After the new communist central leaders have been elected, huge changes are expected in the ministry, provincial governors, and vice premier levels. Besides the topic of who the next General Secretary will be, people are also paying much attention to Wen Jiabao's new cabinet, which will be decided in February. The newly elected members of […]

People from all over the world gathered in Syntagma Square in front of the Hellenic Parliament in Athens, Greece on the evening of August 9 to kick off the Global Human Rights Torch Relay, hosted by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG). The Relay calls out to boycott the Beijing Olympic […]

One morning in late 1999, the workers of Shengyang Heavy Machine Factory were met with a surprise. Instead of relaying the usual announcements, the company loudspeakers were on the warpath. “Traitor!” they yelled. “Evil!” they screamed. The object of their malice was junior sales manager Li Weixun. The workers who knew her could not believe […]

With a history of about 2,500 years, Confucius' family tree is the longest family tree in the world, according to a listing from the 2005 Guinness World Records. Last updated in 1937, the family tree included a total of 560,000 members. The Confucius Family Tree Update Association disclosed that it is updating the latest version […]

GENEVA—”A systematic form of inhuman and degrading treatment” is how Manfred Nowak, United Nations (U.N.) Special Rapporteur, described what he sees as “widespread” use of torture in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Nowak spoke to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva last week. His statement was one of several putting the PRC’s appalling […]

“Mr. Jia does nothing good. Let’s castrate him.” “Mr. Sheng Lin Xian tried to castrate him once, but the work was not totally complete. This time, let’s castrate him completely.” These statements are among many posted on a bulletin board denouncing Mr. Jack Jia and the Toronto-area Chinese-language newspaper he publishes three times a week […]

A group of television networks applying for a license to broadcast in Canada has been accused of an unusual breach of journalistic standards. State-run Chinese TV stations seeking a spot on Canada’s airwaves, feigned news stories, threatened interviewees with labour camp sentences, and even subjected them to mental and physical torture, say two Canadians who were […]

On January 26, 2005, human rights attorney Yang Zaixin, who has been involved in a series of defense cases for villagers rights, activists and Falun Gong cases, received a dismissal letter from the Guangxi Province Zhongchi Law Office, where he worked. Before that, he had been constantly followed by police, kidnapped, searched and even dropped […]

Rong Yiren, China&#039s billionaire 'red capitalist' and former Vice-Chairman, died in Beijing on October 26 at the age of 89. The official Xinhua News Agency revealed his membership in the Communist Party, which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had concealed for 20 years in order to create the appearance of widespread support for the Party. […]

CHINA – Near the end of last year, The Epoch Times published the editorial series, Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) put the contents on a VCD that has become a best seller in China's coastal cities. In an interview for NTDTV, Mr. Li, a resident of a coastal city […]

On October 1, the Chinese Communist Party's National Day, there were many tourists on Tiananmen Square. The area was also heavily guarded with police reinforcements at intersections and on the square itself. Petitioners coming to Beijing to appeal their grievances, including many tourists, were searched. From 7 to 10 in the morning, seven police vehicles […]

NEW YORK – Chinese top leader Hu Jintao delivered two speeches to the United Nations General Assembly last week, the first addressing aid for developing countries, and the second–to the suspicion of some analysts–focusing on peace, fair trade, and global responsibility. Hu's first speech outlined five new measures for China to provide aid to developing […]

"We will never forget…" remarked an 80-year-old man after relating his past experience. Memories of the Japanese occupations during the Second World War are still fresh on the minds of many, even sixty years after the war ended. From 1942 to 1945, Japanese occupied the Philippines, Malaya, Singapore and many other south Asian countries. But […]

The following is an excerpt from People's Daily Net: "It seems that most people are not aware of the inside story behind China's academicians (Editor's note: Academician is a full Member of the National Academy of Science in those countries where the Academy has a strong influence on national scientific life, particularly countries that were […]

The CCP's Vice-Minister of organization recently told the media that, "it is only a rumor that several thousand people have quit the party." At the same time, the CCP intensified its crackdown of supporters of the "Nine Commentaries" and party critics. The Epoch Times website chief editor, Huang Wanqing, said that they are working hard […]

On July 6, 2005, the Chinese media outlet Beijing Youth reported that the First Qin Emperor's mausoleum would become a coal mine in a hundred years. The expert source for the report was Dr. Cao Junji, an assistant researcher at the Institute of Earth Environment, a branch of the Chinese Academy of Science. According to […]

The "Color Revolutions" occurring in Central Asian countries has caused panic within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In late May, Hu Jintao, CCP General Secretary, issued an internal order to implement policies aimed at preventing the U.S. and Europe from starting Color Revolutions in regions surrounding China. The report, disseminated all the way down to […]

Recent severe floods in the southern provinces of China have caused criticism regarding the safety of dams in China. It has been reported that around 30,000 dams have safety concerns, which threatens over 400 cities and 146 million people. A June 27 Beijing China News Weekly report quoted Water Resource Department data, saying that 3,484 […]

The average citizen in China usually retires at the age of 60. Department chiefs, bureau chiefs and department directors also retire at the age of 60, making 59 a crucial age. The result has been something known as “the 59 years old phenomenon,” a term coined to describe a trend of people with power (such […]

According to a June 23 AFP report from Beijing, at least 97 have died and 60 are missing this week due to flood conditions. Approximately 1.4 million people were evacuated to higher ground after continuous heavy rains and flooding hit southern China. The China Meteorological Administration’s (CMA) Thursday weather forecast indicated continuous heavy rains in […]