【Epoch Times News on December 15, 2025】Epoch Times provides readers with a daily digest of must-read articles:
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The Chinese Communist Party’s political propaganda backfires: Re-release of anti-Japanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale” flops at the box office amid ongoing tensions between China and Japan. The film, promoting “anti-Japanese blood battles,” saw dismal performance on its first day of re-release, earning only around 600,000 RMB for both parts combined, with a seating rate as low as 1%. Netizens commented that the CCP’s attempt to leverage nationalist sentiment using “anti-Japanese” films to boost box office numbers ended in a disaster.
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Jack Ma makes a surprise appearance in Rwanda, Africa, in the capital city of Kigali, where he met with Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, alongside Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, attracting attention.
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Over 400 residents of a residential building in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, were awakened and evacuated in the early hours of December 13 due to a fire.
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Former Chinese Finance Minister Wang Bingqian passes away; Hu Jintao makes a public appearance. Wang Bingqian, the former Minister of Finance of the CCP, passed away in Guangdong on December 8 at the age of 100. His cremation took place on the 14th at a funeral home in Guangzhou. Apart from eight current senior officials, former CCP leader Hu Jintao also expressed condolences to Wang Bingqian.
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Today, a verdict is expected in the UK’s case of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, where over a hundred people are waiting to observe, including consular staff from various countries. A large number of police officers are on site providing security.
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Insiders reveal that organ transplant hospitals in China are expanding, with unclear sources of organs, raising concerns about transparency and ethical practices in the organ transplant industry in China.
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A man holding a sign rushed into the Hong Kong Jockey Club demanding a thorough investigation into the recent fire incident at the Winfield Building, leading to his detainment by the authorities.
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A late-night fire broke out in a hospital building in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, generating a large amount of smoke but fortunately causing no casualties.
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Social media platforms in mainland China tighten content moderation, resulting in a significant increase in inadvertent deletions, including accounts linked to public security.
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The Chinese government enhances scrutiny over public speakers’ political backgrounds at seminars and forums, extending to the attendees’ political affiliations and unit attitudes.
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In Liuzhou, Guangxi, a man with a knife killed two women before fleeing the scene, evading capture thus far.
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Following a shooting incident at Brown University in the United States on Saturday, resulting in two student deaths and nine injuries, law enforcement has detained a person of interest.
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Analysis: With a large pension fund deficit, the Chinese government looks to engage flexible workers to fill the gap in social security funds amid a declining economy and rising unemployment rate.
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After 31 years, the Hong Kong Democratic Party announces its dissolution and liquidation amid political pressures.
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A massive landslide in Yongjing County, Gansu Province, on December 10 buried 45 households, resulting in approximately 41.35 million RMB in direct economic losses. However, the official announcement was only made on the 14th, sparking discontent among netizens.