China Blacklists Pro-Democracy Writers from Science Fiction Hugo Awards
Science fiction and fantasy authors were disqualified from winning the Hugo Awards if their work displeased the Chinese Communist Party.
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Coronavirus Lockdowns Extended in China, Stoking Global Recession Fears
The Chinese mega-city of Chengdu extended its week-long coronavirus lockdown on Thursday, trapping some 16 million of the city’s residents in quarantine indefinitely. Many other Chinese cities remain under lockdown or travel restrictions, making prospects grim for this weekend’s Mid-Autumn Festival, which is usually one of China’s biggest travel, tourism, and shopping holidays.
China’s Lockdown Horror Continues: 70 Cities Under Quarantine, Terrified Citizens Take to the Streets
The huge Chinese city of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, extended its coronavirus lockdown and mass testing program on Sunday, trapping most of its 21 million citizens in their homes.
China Locks Down Chengdu, City of 21 Million, over 600 Alleged Coronavirus Cases
The Chinese government announced the southwestern city of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan with a population of 21 million, will be under coronavirus lockdown from Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m.
China: Citizens ‘Slut-Shame’ Coronavirus Patient over Chengdu Outbreak
A woman identified in reports only as “Zhao” became the target of a mass persecution campaign online this week after the Chinese Communist Party announced that Chengdu, a city of 16 million people, would be going into “wartime mode” due to a Chinese coronavirus outbreak.
China Faces Another Coronavirus Outbreak in Major City, Focuses on Condemning U.S.
China’s southwestern city of Chengdu has entered “wartime mode” in its battle to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, China’s state-run Global Times reported on Tuesday.
Chinese State Media Celebrate Communist Ambush of CNN Reporter
China’s state-run Global Times on Thursday applauded a crowd outside the shuttered U.S. consulate in Chengdu for drowning out a CNN report by loudly singing nationalist songs, and generally congratulated China for having a great sense of humor about the diplomatic crossfire of embassy closings.
Chinese Harass Wife of Chief Chengdu Consulate Officer, Organize Hate Rally Outside
The Chinese government seized the building that formerly housed the U.S. consulate in Chengdu on Monday and allowed a communist crowd to convene outside the premises to wave Chinese Communist flags, set off fireworks, chant slogans and take selfies.
China Threatens to Close U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong
China’s retaliation for the shuttering of its consulate in Houston, Texas, ended up being a tit-for-tat order to close the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, but the communist state may also close the American consulate general in Hong Kong.
China Shutters U.S. Consulate in Chengdu to Retaliate for Houston Closure
The Chinese Communist government on Friday ordered the United States consulate in Chengdu to close in retaliation for the U.S. shuttering the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas.
China Threatens ‘Real Pain’ for U.S. over Consulate Closing
China’s state-run Global Times on Wednesday condemned the United States for its “reckless and dangerous” shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas, and promised Beijing’s retaliation would bring “real pain” to America.
China Claims It Will Launch ‘Artificial Moon’ to Replace Street Lights in Major City
Authorities in the Chinese city of Chengdu plan to launch an “artificial moon” that will replace street lights and illuminate the city with powerful artificial light, according to a report in the English language state newspaper People’s Daily.
