The United States on Thursday unveiled sanctions on multiple companies that help Russia's war effort in Ukraine, including a Chinese firm for allegedly providing satellite imagery to help the Wagner mercenary group.

After the Chinese Communist Party's radical turnaround on the zero-COVID policy in December, waves of COVID hit the country, creating a shortage of medicines.

As the Chinese regime did not prepare a backup plan for the chaotic situation, people started to buy medicine for fever and respiratory problems.

In Asian traditions, it’s customary for the elderly or relatives to ask if youngsters are married. But, especially during Lunar New Year, this question is a hot topic when young people go back home to celebrate the spring festival. Recently, an 18-year-old girl in Henan was kicked out of home because she refused to go on a blind date as her grandmother wished.

The Chinese Communist Party is known to be a lying entity. Recently, this organization has been repeatedly criticized for hiding data about the origin of COVID-19 and the number of people infected and dying from the pandemic.

Under the shadow of the pandemic, many migrant workers lost their jobs. For some, their income has been reduced. Therefore, they were too shy to go home for New Year.

With the festival on their doorstep, many migrant workers have to spend the New Year alone in other areas due to the sharp drop in income.

Netizens have posted discussions and videos on social media platforms such as Douyin, WeChat, and others, saying they don't dare to go home. They had no money to buy gifts or return home to visit relatives.

China has seen an increasingly rapid migration of the wealthy since lifting COVID travel restrictions. That puts pressure on the world's second-largest economy and capital outflows from its financial markets.

After the Chinese wealthy were free to travel on December 7 last year, they planned to emigrate and check out overseas real estate.

On December 26, finding about the "emigration" subject on Wechat almost quintupled from a day earlier to 110.7 million.

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That is the Shandong high-speed train, which was empty during the Spring Festival travel season.
And this is Shenzhen Station. As Chinese media Xiwang Zhisheng reported on January 23, it used to be crowded but now it is deserted.
Many Chinese internet users questioned where people had gone.
This is Tianjin hospital on the 2nd day of the Lunar New Year, that is, on January 23.

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A BBC reporter on January 25 visited rural areas in northern China and noticed that demand for funerals had exploded recently. The death toll is two to three times higher than usual.
According to internal documents accessed by Da Ji Yuan, since January 2, the number of remains cremated at various funeral service facilities in Nanjing has been 6-7 times higher than average. At its peak, 761 remains were cremated in one day.

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Xi Jinping is said to be making concessions to the opposition when he has to accept Han Zheng, a member of Jiang Zemin's faction, to replace Wang Qishan as vice president.

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‎According to Chinese-language media Xiwang Zhisheng, Henan authorities released water from the reservoir without warning on January 22. Due to the heavy water flow, many citizens playing in the downstream river were swept away.

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Top U.S. investment management companies are hiring heavily in Europe as harsh anti-COVID measures, and rising geopolitical tensions have prompted them to step up their search for growth outside China.
Major American companies such as Capital Group, JPMorgan Asset Management, T. Rowe Price, and BlackRock are planning to expand their long-standing European offices, reported Financial Times on January 23.

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The Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army released a video to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit on New Year's Eve. The video featured the abbreviation "BNO." This word is the same as the acronym for the British National (Overseas) visa issued by the British government to Hong Kong residents. Hong Kong netizens immediately started making jokes about it.

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‎On January 24, thousands of tourists were stranded on Huangshan mountain in Anhui Province. Many were stuck in the cold for more than 6 hours. Mainland media reported that the temperature on the mountain fell below -15 Celsius, and the large number of people going down the mountain caused the crush.

While Chinese immigrants showed condolences, some Chinese living in China behaved differently. They have used the series of tragedies to mock Chinese immigration and the gun issue in the United States on Chinese social media platforms.

Heavy snowfall in Yantai city, Shandong province

A staggering cold is hitting many parts of China. In Shandong province, images show that the road was covered by a thick layer of snow as the wind was blowing a gale.

A local was able to capture the moment when a thunderous snowfall lashed the city. The phenomenon occurred during the night of the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Liu He, Vice Premier of China and top economic official of the CCP, stated in Davos that "China has opened up again" and "China is back."