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230k Disappear from Man’s Account, Bank Has No Explanation
Chinese netizens jeer when a bank is unable to explain how 230,000 RMB in savings mysteriously disappeared from a man’s account, leaving him with just 0.21 RMB. More
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Homosexual Chinese University Student with HIV Shares Story
A gay Chinese university student in Qingdao shares how he discovered he was HIV+, attempted suicide, and his ongoing worries about his once promising future. More
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Desperate Father Teaches Himself TCM to Treat Dying Daughter
Unable to afford the 300k necessary for a bone marrow transplant, a poor father resorts to burning herbs in hopes of treating his daughter’s deadly disease. More
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Young Chinese Girl Returns Home, Takes Over 20 Baths, Dies
Young girl in Dongguan returned home in an erratic, confused state of mind, bathed over 20 times, and then died. She was diagnosed as having taken MDMA/Ecstasy. More
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Hospital Staff Stage Sit-In After Doctor Forced to Kneel
Medical staff at a Chinese hospital in Yueyang, Hunan staged a sit-in protest after family members blamed a doctor for not being able to save a stabbing victim. More
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Drinking Urine and Other Bizarre Chinese Medical Remedies
Chinese netizens lament recent “health” fads such as drinking urine, eating ants, bee stings, and other strange remedies exploiting the gullible and desperate. More
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11-Year-Old Chinese Boy Donates Organs to Save Others
Before succumbing to his brain tumor, a little Chinese boy named Liang Yaoyi decided to donate his organs and body to save others and to “enter” medical school. More
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Chinese Parents with Cerebral Palsy Twin Boys
A translated photo feature showing the life of a Chinese working mother and stay-at-home father with little twin boys diagnosed with cerebral palsy. More
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Chinese Parents Abandon Children at Guangzhou Baby Hatch
Heartbreaking images of desperate parents leaving their children, often suffering from defects or diseases, at a baby hatch in Guangzhou, with netizen reactions. More
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“90% of Chinese Peasants Live As They Did 40 Years Ago”
Chinese netizens support a CPPCC member who criticizes that most of China’s rural residents have been left behind by the past 40 years of economic reforms. More
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Chinese School Desks with Railings Prevent Near-Sightedness
“Anti-myopia” school desks at a Wuhan primary school uses metal railings to help students maintain good reading distance and avoid developing near-sightedness. More
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“Hallway Doctor” Controversy: Mianyang Hospital Staff Strike
Medical personnel at Mianyang People’s Hospital went on strike to protest “Hallway Doctor” Lan Yuefeng’s refusal to provide unnecessary treatment to patients. More