6 month agoChina: Video documenting the fire and explosion that occurred at a factory run by a subsidiary of battery maker CATL in Ningxiang, Hunan, on Thursday evening. 1 person died and 6 were seriously injured
6 month agoChina: Video that allegedly shows nucleic acid tests that were carried out at the Tangshan Nanhu Convention and Exhibition Center in Hebei Province on January 7, 2021
China: "Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has entered wartime mode to prevent 1 resurgence of COVID19. More than 3,660 people from Shijiazhuang and Xingtai of Hebei have visited the city in the past 2 days according to local authorities
Covid-19: Hong Kong to set up Kai Tak command centre as public urged to avoid unnecessary gatherings despite fall in infections
[email protected] chair @lokinhei pledged not to change their political ideology despite the arrests: "If the gov't threatens us or tries to intimidate us & we just change ourselves, our political beliefs, then this is not a political party. [We are] just some pro-Beijing puppets
Reuters: Tongzhou district in Beijing, which borders Hebei province, also declared that it was entering a "wartime state" to prevent infections. Such a measure is usually followed by contact tracing and testing to track down any infections at the local level
Chinese authorities shut down some entry and exit ramps of a highway connecting Beijing and Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of Hebei province, which is fighting a cluster of coronavirus infections
6 month agoChina: An explosion was reported at the Ningxiang plant in Hunan on January 7, 20201, 182 firefighters were dispatched to the scene and there are reportedly no casualties
Pompeo says @USAmbUN Kelly Craft will visit Taiwan, and says the "arrests of more than 50 politicians and pro-democracy advocates by local authorities in Hong Kong is an outrage" and calls for those arrested to be released immediately
6 month agoChina Mobile shares fall 6.8% in Hong Kong on NYSE delisting plan
UK says Hong Kong mass arrests are a 'grievous attack' on rights and freedoms
Germany calls on China to guarantee rights that arrested Hong Kong opposition figures enjoy under the city's basic law
Tyngsborough police officer, Chinese investor charged with firearms violations
Clarisse Yeung's district organisation Kickstart Wan Chai announced that they will disband and stop operating following her arrest. Yeung felt unwell whilst in police detention and was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, according to her Facebook page
New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese telecom firms in latest reversal
UK Foreign Sec. @DominicRaab said: "The mass arrest of politicians & activists in Hong Kong is a grievous attack on rights and freedoms. These arrests demonstrate the intended use of the National Security law is to clamp down on dissent and opposing political views
6 month agoChina: Fire is reported to have started near Golden Times Square in Jinan, Shandong Province on January 6, 2021
![China: Shijiazhuang, Hebei, northern China, reported 33 confirmed cases of COVID19 and 81 asymptomatic cases [or 114 cases in total] between January 2 and 5](https://china.liveuamap.com/pics/2021/01/06/22149684_0.jpg)
6 month agoChina: Shijiazhuang, Hebei, northern China, reported 33 confirmed cases of COVID19 and 81 asymptomatic cases [or 114 cases in total] between January 2 and 5
6 month agoTwo Chinese PLA Y-8 ASW and Y-8 EW aircraft entered southwest Taiwan's ADIZ on January 6, 2021. ROCAF deployed patrol aircraft and air defense missile systems to monitor activities
Delays to WHO's long-planned Covid-19 investigation in China 'not just a visa issue' says Beijing
6 month agoSecurity chief says mass arrest of democrats 'necessary' due to 'malicious' plot to paralyse Hong Kong
The Australian gov't said it was "concerned" by reports of the arrests. "Our Consulate-General in Hong Kong is monitoring these developments closely. Australia has consistently expressed concern that the National Security Law is eroding Hong Kong's autonomy
Senior superintendent Steve Li said police searched 72 locations with a warrant and issued orders to four companies to make material available to them. All were signed by a High Court judge
Hong Kong police confirm they have arrested 53 people in total for alleged subversion, including 45 men and eight women aged 23 to 64
6 month agoAmerican arrested in Hong Kong on security charge escorted by police. An American citizen, John Clancey, working for a law firm known for taking on human rights cases, was among those arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday under a new national security law imposed by Beijing
6 month agoHong Kong security chief John Lee said Wednesday's operation was "necessary" and aimed at a group of people who tried to "sink Hong Kong into an abyss"
Reuters: Shijiazhaung also shut down a key long-distance bus terminal and has begun a mass testing drive
Reuters: Chinese authorities on Wednesday shut sections of highways running through Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, and banned gatherings in the province's capital in the latest efforts to stave off another coronavirus wave
6 month agoChina: "326,000 people received the COVID19 vaccine in Shanghai as of January 4, 2021 including - airport personnel, ports - border control - cold chain food industry - medical workers - public security agents - firefighters - community workers
6 month agoPolice have also visited the offices of @appledaily_hk and @inmediahk with a search warrant asking for the contact information of primary election candidates, according to iCable citing sources
