China in Focus

Another tampered food product draws public attention in China. Shoppers discovered green onions in one market were dyed an intense blue-ish color -- to drive up their visual appeal. A look at Beijing’s in-depth strategy for swaying U-S media outlets. Among the tactics: free trips to China for reporters. 30 million are under lockdown in cities nearby Beijing. That’s as extreme virus prevention methods are caught on camera. An almost 90-year old woman faces a prison sentence. Her crime? Practicing a peaceful meditation system outlawed by the Chinese regime. And a U.S. Ambassador’s trip to Taiwan is cancelled. That’s as the White House prepares to transition to a new administration.

Data on hundreds of studies by Wuhan’s virology lab have reportedly been wiped. The news comes just before health experts from the World Health Organization are set to visit China — to investigate the origins of the virus. Chinese authorities recall thousands of bottles of baby lotion. That's after parents found the cream causes growth defects and other health problems. Some Chinese dissidents say they’re worried about big tech's silencing of dissents. According to them, it could fuel a movement similar to China’s cultural revolution. And the Chinese Communist Party is reportedly paying a handful of British YouTubers. That’s so they’ll promote the regime’s use of re-education camps -- where ethnic minorities are detained.

Chinese authorities take unprecedented measures as infection rates rise. And leaked information shows the CCP is likely under reporting virus cases. Experts from the World Health Organization are set to arrive in China this Thursday, to probe the origins of the virus. It marks one year since the CCP virus was detected in Wuhan. Questions rise over the future of US-China relations -- and how they might change under a Biden Administration. And an American e-commerce giant is forced to pay $10 million in compensation. That's after it reportedly violated China's copyright law. And the US takes a major step in the US-Taiwan relationship. That’s after years of walking on eggshells.

The U.S. reveals new findings surrounding China’s Wuhan virus lab. That’s the facility some claim leaked the CCP virus. Leaked documents found by one outlet claim Canada may have helped Beijing cover up the pandemic. The Director of National Intelligence says China did interfere in the 2020 election. The statement comes just days before Biden's inauguration. Biden’s State Department picks signal a possible change in U.S.-China policy. Digital payment giant Paypal intensifies its business with China. It’s now the first overseas company to have full control over a Chinese e-payment platform. And a surprising translation error leaves some Chinese netizens suspicious. That's as the U-S accuses Beijing of breaking a major promise.