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Unpaid Chinese Footballers Deliver Food to Make Ends Meet

Players at CSL club Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Football Club refused to train after not being paid for 16 months and working part-time jobs to make ends meet.

by Lars James Hamer, 20 May 2022

CAAC Refute Flight MU5735 Intentional Nosedive Rumors

The Civil Aviation Administration of China says that an article by the Wall Street Journal, which claims Flight MU5735 "intentionally nosedived," is fake news.

by Lars James Hamer, 19 May 2022

Chinese Province Blocks International Calls to Fight Scams

Four provinces have blocked both international calls and texts, while one has only blocked SMS.

by Lars James Hamer, 17 May 2022

China Restricts Citizens from ‘Non-Essential’ Foreign Travel

China promises to double down on the pursuit of 'zero-COVID' and aims to further restrict international travel and curb the small number of imported cases coming in.

by Lars James Hamer, 13 May 2022

Comedian Joe Wong: ‘I Was Never the Funny One’

We sat down with comedian Joe Wong ahead of his new show 'Mid Life' in Shenzhen.

by Lars James Hamer, 11 May 2022

Phone Booth Quarantine Emblematic of Migrant Workers’ Conditions

A migrant worker in Shanghai with no permanent residence lived in a phone box for over a month. The sight shines a light on the harm COVID restrictions can have on China's 'floating...

by Lars James Hamer, 09 May 2022