Quiz on China: How many children are Chinese couples permitted to have?

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping was elected for the third time in October 2022, becoming only the second leader of the CCP to achieve this feat, the other being Mao Zedong.

In June 2021, The Chinese government announced it would now allow all couples to have three children instead of two while introducing new policies designed to reduce the financial burden of raising children.

Are abortions allowed in China?

On Sept. 27, 2021, China announced it would reduce the number of abortions performed for “non-medical purposes.” China has already enacted strict measures aimed at preventing sex-selective abortions. Although China remains the world’s most populous nation, the latest census showed population growth from 2011 to 2020 was the slowest since the 1950s and was expected to slow even more in the coming years.

Apple Daily was Hong Kong’s second most-read newspaper (and website), founded in 1995. The newspaper’s political alignment was pro-democracy.

Apple Daily 2021 Fact:

Hong Kong saw the last print edition of the country’s last remaining pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, on Thursday, June 24, 2021. By 8:30 a.m, Apple Daily’s final edition of 1 million copies was sold out across most of the city’s newsstands. The closure of the 26-year-old Apple Daily comes after Hong Kong authorities froze the publication’s assets under a national security law and jailed its owner, Jimmy Lai.

Meng Wanzhou is the deputy chair of the board and chief financial officer (CFO) of telecom giant and China’s largest privately held company, Huawei, founded by her father, Ren Zhengfei.

Meng Wanzhou News Fact

Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in December 2018. She was kept under house arrest in Vancouver. Wanzhou is the subject of an extradition request made by the United States on charges of trade secrets theft related to possible violations of trade sanctions on Iran, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. As a Canadian judge heard final arguments about sending the Huawei executive to the United States, China stepped up the pressure. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2021, a Chinese court rejected a Canadian citizen’s appeal for a death sentence in a drug case that was increased after Wanzhou’s arrest. On Wednesday, Aug. 8, a Chinese court sentenced a Canadian entrepreneur to 11 years in prison on spy charges. On Sept. 24, 2021, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor had been released from detention in China after 1,019 days, shortly after Canadian authorities released Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou from house arrest.

According to a notice from the Chinese National Press and Publication Administration, China is banning minors from playing online games for more than three hours a week, allowing online games between 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends, and on public holidays starting Sept. 1, 2021. The gaming restrictions are part of China’s continuing crackdown on tech companies.

Industry researcher IHS Markit estimates that more than half of the world’s nearly one billion surveillance cameras are in China. The New York Times analysis found that the police strategically chose locations, such as residential buildings, karaoke lounges, and hotels to maximize the amount of data their facial recognition cameras could collect.

The US government said on April 2020 that China Telecom is targeting its mobile virtual network to more than 4 million Chinese Americans. That’s in addition to 2 million Chinese tourists a year visiting the United States, 300,000 Chinese students at American colleges, and the more than 1,500 Chinese businesses in America.

Is China Telecom out of the US?

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2021, voted to revoke the authorization for China Telecom’s US subsidiary to operate in the United States, citing national security concerns. The decision means China Telecom, the largest Chinese telecommunications company, must discontinue its US services within 60 days. The company has operated for nearly 20 years in the US.

Chinese streaming platforms have taken down films starring Keanu Reeves after participating in a March 3 concert organized by Tibet House US – a New York nonprofit founded by the Dalai Lama. Searches for Reeves’s English name and its Chinese translation now yield no results on Chinese-controlled apps.

China’s president Xi Jinping left China for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 14, 2022, for a trip to Central Asia’s Kazakhstan to meet with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand.

During the Nov. 25, 2022, weekend, China deployed police forces at key protest sites and tightened online censorship to quell protests against the country’s zero-covid policy. After citizens tired of being subjected to strict lockdown restrictions staged the largest street demonstrations in decades, on Nov. 29, China’s ruling Communist Party pledged to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by ‘hostile forces.‘”

Did the China protests fail?

Starting Dec. 6, 2022, the Beijing Capital Airport dropped its negative COVID test requirement. People in China’s capital were allowed to enter supermarkets and offices without showing negative COVID tests – the latest in several nationwide changes after the historic protests.

In the vibrant tapestry of the Chinese zodiac, where animals of all walks of life – from the hardworking Ox to the cunning Rat – take a year-long spotlight, the Dragon soars above the rest as the sole mythical creature, celebrated with much fanfare as the bringer of strength, luck, and good fortune. As we transitioned from the Year of the Rabbit to the Year of the Dragon in February 2024, celebrations across the globe, from the bustling streets of Hong Kong to the vibrant communities of New York City, took on an extra layer of excitement.

China’s commerce ministry declared it opposed a TikTok sale just hours before Shou Zi Chew, TikTok’s CEO, testified before Congress about TikTok’s ties to China on March 23, 2023.

What was his testimony about?

During the five-hour testimony, Republican and Democratic lawmakers repeatedly asked Chew if TikTok was spying on Americans on behalf of the Chinese government, which he strongly denied. Chew also said that ByteDance is not owned or controlled by the Chinese government – a notion undermined by China’s commerce ministry’s earlier statement.

Taiwan is an island nation in East Asia that was formerly called Formosa by Portuguese explorers in the 16th century. The Formosan black bear is an endangered subspecies of black bears native to Taiwan and is seen as a symbol of Taiwanese identity.

Why is it beating Pooh?

A patch depicting a Formosan black bear holding Taiwan’s flag and punching Winnie-the-Pooh, representing China’s president Xi Jinping, has become viral online as a defiant gesture against China’s military drills around Taiwan in April 2023. Winnie-the-Pooh is often used as an internet meme to mock Xi Jinping and is censored in China.

According to Mercer’s 2024 cost of living survey, Hong Kong was ranked as the most expensive city for foreign residents. The survey, released in June 2024, considered various factors, including housing, transportation, food, and entertainment costs. Hong Kong’s top ranking is primarily due to its high housing and rental prices and rising living costs. The city’s economic landscape and currency fluctuations also contribute to its position.