China News
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China Social Media Thrashes One-Child Policy After Population Control Czar Dies
BEIJING—The death of a former head of China’s one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week. State media praised Peng Peiyun, head of China’s Family Planning Commission from 1988 to 1998, as “an outstanding leader” in her work related to women and children. […] -
China Expels 4 Defense Executives as Anti-Corruption Purge Continues
The move came amid a renewed anti-graft campaign that has swept across almost every industry. -
Taiwan Gets Dec. 25 Off for First Time in Over 2 Decades
Dec. 25, also known as the Constitution Day in Taiwan, was reinstated as a national holiday this year after losing the status in 2001. -
China Tightens Controls on Christmas Gatherings and Public Celebrations
Authorities limit church services, campus activity, and public displays, leaving holiday events largely confined to officially sanctioned venues. -
Taiwan’s Political Deadlock Between Ruling Administration and Opposition
The political crisis comes amid the Chinese communist regime’s escalating military threats against the island.