【Epoch Times September 17, 2025 News】Epoch Times compiles the must-read articles for readers behind the Great Firewall daily:
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Beijing Tops the Nation in Housing Price Decline – Analysis: Market Rescue Efforts Fail
Recently, the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics released the latest housing price data for August, showing a continuing decline in the sales prices of commercial residential properties in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, with Beijing leading the nation in the rate of decline. Analysts point out that these data prove the official market rescue policies have completely failed.
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Chinese Corporate Meeting Market Slumps – High-end Hotels Desolate
Not long ago, popular social media influencer “Master Mei” shared a personal experience revealing the current slump in the Chinese high-end hotel meeting market, seen as a microcosm of the current economic challenges in China.
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Chinese Pharmaceutical Company “Akeso” Stock Price Soars 46 Times Then Plummets 64%
On September 16 (Tuesday) afternoon, the stock price of the Hong Kong biopharmaceutical company Akeso (02617.HK) experienced dramatic fluctuations, first surging 63% to reach a high of HK$679.5 per share, then sharply dropping, closing at HK$228, a decrease of 45% from the opening and nearly 64% from the peak. This volatile trading attracted market attention since the stock has been listed for less than 3 months and surged over 46 times at its peak.
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Analysis: Why Chinese Students in the US Are Caught in the Middle of US-China Relations
The once popular trend of Chinese students studying in the US is now under pressure due to geopolitical tensions between the two countries. Chinese students face scrutiny upon entry into the US and suspicion of disloyalty upon returning to China. Studying in the US, once seen as an honor, now seems to present a dilemma resembling being caught in the middle.
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Record of the Wave of Chinese Quitting the Party and Overseas End CCP Petition
On November 19, 2004, Epoch Times published a series of editorials titled “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party,” thoroughly dissecting the true history of the CCP, exposing its century-long fabrications and crimes, revealing the evil nature of the CCP. “Nine Commentaries” first pointed out that the CCP is not just a political party but a cult possessed by evil spirits, clearly indicating the historical trend of the CCP’s demise.
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Large Numbers of Chinese Missing and Suspicious Organ Transplant Industry
In recent years, reports of missing individuals from ethnic minority regions like Xinjiang and organ transplant scandals have surfaced. Testimonies of interviewees, information from local WeChat groups about missing persons, and documents from international human rights organizations all highlight the industrialization of China’s human organ transplant industry.
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New Century Film and Television Wins Two Actress Awards at TINFF Film Festival
On the evening of September 13, 2025, some members of the New Century Film and Television company attended the award ceremony at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF). Actresses Feng Xiaoya and Zhao Zhenru won the awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively for their roles in the film “Qingcheng Storm.”
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Sudden Dissolution of a Foreign Trade Factory in Shenzhen Leaves Hundreds Unemployed
A foreign trade electrical appliance company in Shenzhen, operating for 13 years, abruptly announced its dissolution on September 4, terminating all labor relations immediately. Upon hearing the news, hundreds of employees were suddenly unemployed, leading to chaotic scenes as workers gathered at the factory premises.
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Stabbing Incident in Yongzhou, Hunan Results in 3 Deaths and 1 Injury
Recently, a serious stabbing incident occurred in Dong’an County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. A man in his fifties, recently released from prison, attacked people with a knife, resulting in 3 deaths and 1 injury, including a passerby who tried to intervene upon witnessing the attack and unfortunately was fatally stabbed.
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US Congress Inquires Into Huawei’s US Subsidiary
This week, the US House of Representatives’ special committee on China sent a bipartisan joint letter to Futurewei Technologies, a US subsidiary of the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, requesting more information on its relationship with Huawei and details about its US operations.
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“Chongzhen Biography” Resumes Online Sales Stirring Concerns After Previously Blocked for Criticizing Xi Jinping
The book “Chongzhen: The Diligent Emperor of a Declining Empire,” published in mainland China, was taken down in October 2023 due to alleged insinuations toward the CCP leader, Xi Jinping. However, a book by the same author, “Chongzhen Biography,” which faced a similar fate, is now back on sale on mainland Chinese online bookstores.
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Changchun Air Show Practice: Two Flying Cars Collide and Crash
During the rehearsal for the Changchun Air Show on Tuesday, two Flying Cars from the Little Roc company (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing, eVTOL) collided and subsequently crashed.
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Is the CCP Fearful of Leaks? Introduces Stringent Rules to Control Chinese Employees in Foreign Embassies
The Chinese State Council issued new regulations requiring Chinese employees in foreign embassies in China to strictly abide by Chinese laws starting next year, prohibiting Chinese citizens from “privately seeking employment” at foreign embassies. Scholars believe this move underscores the comprehensive tightening of the CCP’s vigilance in diplomatic security.
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【Century Truth】CCP’s Corruption Soars with Sale of Positions as Power Increases
At the end of 2024, shocking news broke that Miao Hua, the fifth-ranked member of the Central Military Commission and Director of the Political Work Department, was apprehended for corruption.
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US Rebuts Beijing’s Distorted WWII Documents, Countering CCP’s Narrative
The “American Institute in Taiwan” recently explicitly refuted Beijing’s “deliberate distortion” of WWII documents and stated that the WWII documents do not determine Taiwan’s status, drawing international attention. Scholars interviewed believe that the US move strategically supports Taiwan and counters the CCP’s narrative, reflecting consistent US policy to uphold the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and oppose Beijing’s use of legal and historical tools to squeeze Taiwan’s international space.