censorship, china, journalism, loyality exam

China’s Journalists Now Forced to Take ‘Loyalty’ Exam

China is forcing its journalists to take an exam to prove their loyalty. This national exam will also test their political correctness and allegiance to the country’s leaders. China is now imposing an exam that has to be taken by journalists to qualify for their position. If they do not line up with the Party ...

Mike West

Chinese journalists face greater restrictions.

How Many of These Top 10 Chinese Internet Buzzwords Do You Know?

The year 2022 is a year that many mainland Chinese people do not want to remember, especially when the Beijing authorities suddenly loosened the restrictions on epidemic prevention without any notice. As a result, many older adults died, and tragedies continued. This led to the use of new Internet buzzwords. A few days ago, the official ...

China Observer

Bright yellow sign that says 'Lockdown' is hanging on a metal fence with houses seen in the blurred background.

Inside China’s Most Unbelievable Scam | Local Government Involved in Fraud

Recently, a highly unbelievable fraud case has been widely discussed on the Internet in mainland China, but all related reports have since been deleted. The main instigator behind the fraud was the municipal government of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, which involved the wages of thousands of migrant workers and hundreds of millions of project funds. ...

China Observer

A 100 Yuan note.

Tragedy Strikes at China’s Sanmenxia Dam

On January 22, 2023, the Sanmenxia Dam in Henan Province, known as the first dam on the Yellow River, unexpectedly released water, causing the river’s water level to surge. At the time, downstream from the dam, the river had almost dried up, and many people were taking photos by the shallow banks of the river. ...

China Observer

China's Sanmenxia Dam.

Learning From the Experiences of Liaofan to Change Your Destiny

In daily life, some people seem to have no education and skills, but they are very fortunate. On the other hand, some people work very hard to get rich, but always miss the opportunity, which reminds people of the saying: “Everything is written in your destiny, and you don’t have to persist in acquiring something ...

Max Lu

Light shining through the morning mist.

A Wooden Flying Machine Constructed in China 2,000 Years Ago

The world-famous Wright brothers are the inventors of the modern airplane, taking the first controlled flight on December 17, 1903. However, like something out of a science fiction or fantasy novel, a wooden flying machine already existed more than 2,000 years ago in China. The craftsman Lu Ban In ancient China, there were countless mysterious ...

Tatiana Denning

A wooden flying machine.