The State Department has condemned the Chinese Communist Party following the death of a jailed journalist who wouldn’t give up his faith. The victim, Pang Xun, a radio host for state-owned Sichuan Radio and Television, died at the age of 30 in December in a Chinese prison notorious for its brutality toward adherents of the […]
A tragic fire in Xinjiang saw firetrucks and emergency services blocked from getting to the scene. Anti-COVID-19 barricades in the area halted the vehicles out of range of the blaze. It happened again in Southwestern China’s Sichuan province.
BEIJING—Two earthquakes killed at least four people and damaged houses in southwestern China on Wednesday, authorities and state media said. Fourteen others were injured, at least one seriously, state broadcaster CCTV said in an online report. All of the dead and injured were in Baoxing county in Sichuan province. The actual number of casualties from […]
A river in China’s Deyang city—inside Sichuan province—has turned blood red since Aug. 16. Locals say the water also has a strong, unpleasant odor. It’s unclear where the tainted water came from, and authorities are now investigating the source. But it’s not the first time the water has turned this color. In 2016, pollution from […]
BEIJING—A fire high in the mountains of western China’s Sichuan Province has killed at least 30 firefighters and others, the Chinese regime said on April 1. The deaths occurred after a change of wind Sunday as the firefighters were battling the blaze in a rugged area at an altitude of 12,500 feet, according to the […]
JIUZHAIGOU, China—A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including eight tourists, and injuring 247, provincial officials and state media said on Wednesday. The quake hit a sparsely populated area 120 miles northwest of the city of Guangyuan late on Tuesday at a depth of 6 miles, the […]
A 14-year-old boy died mysteriously in Sichuan, China. He was found dead outside his school dorm. There were scars and bruises all over his body. The Luzhou City government blocked the scene and initially did not allow the family to examine the body. It insisted that he committed suicide. Local residents protested the government’s actions. […]
