【Epoch Times News, March 21, 2026】 Epoch Times curates a selection of must-read articles for readers every day:
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【Insider】Communist Party’s Anti-Corruption Measures Lead to Prison Overcrowding with Officials
Recently, insiders from various regions have revealed to Epoch Times that the number of detainees in prisons and detention centers has significantly increased, with a rise in officials involved in corruption and bribery issues. Since January this year, prisons and detention centers in Shandong and Henan provinces have successively received a group of corruption-related individuals, including retired officials at bureau level and executives of state-owned enterprises.
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Woman Reports Mother of Chongqing Leader for Possessing Billions in Assets, Gets Ordered to Publicly Apologize
A recent incident where a woman reported huge assets belonging to the family members of a leader at the Chongqing Civil Affairs Bureau, only to be ordered to publicly apologize, quickly spread on the internet and continues to attract public attention.
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Huizhou Seaside Property Prices Plummet, ‘Cabbage Prices’ Fail to Attract Buyers
Huizhou in Guangdong province, known as the “backyard of Shenzhen,” once had seaside properties priced at nearly 20,000 yuan per square meter. Now, prices have dropped to less than 3,000 yuan per square meter, with a unit selling for just over one hundred thousand yuan gaining little interest. The collapse of property prices in the Huizhou seaside market, from investment frenzy to a price crash, reflects the reality of supply-demand imbalance and speculation fading.
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Communist Party Mouthpiece Hints at Financial Pressure Behind the ‘New Long March’
Faced with stagnant economic growth and concentrated risk of local government debt exposure, the Chinese Communist Party has once again mentioned the “new journey as a new Long March” during this year’s “Two Sessions.” Public opinion generally believes that this statement is not a development plan but rather a signal regarding the continuing build-up of systemic pressure indicating “entering difficult times” for society.
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International Gold Prices Plummet Below $4,700
On the night of March 18th Beijing time, international gold prices saw a sharp drop below $4,930, $4,920, and $4,900 successively. As of March 19th, spot gold prices continued to decline, breaking through the $4,700 mark.
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Guangzhou Woman Receives Three Different Reports for CT Scan of the Same Area
Recently, a female patient in Guangzhou, during a medical examination at the Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, received three consecutive inconsistent reports for a CT scan of the same area within two weeks. Concerned about a misdiagnosis affecting future commercial insurance purchases, the patient requested the hospital to provide a “diagnosis record clarification certificate,” but was rejected.
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Xi Jinping Sells ‘Garbage Books’ – How Much Money Did He Make?
While Xi Jinping’s postponement of Trump’s visit to China is causing unrest, news from Nepal has brought a blow to Xi Jinping— Xi’s “governing and administration” masterpiece has been treated as garbage.
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Liu Xiaoqing’s Beijing Villa Accused of Illegal Construction, Responds Dully
Recently, mainland Chinese actress Liu Xiaoqing’s mansion in the Rose Garden Villa area of Changping District, Beijing (Building D780) has been accused of unauthorized expansion exceeding 200 square meters, being officially classified as illegal construction. As of now, Liu Xiaoqing has not publicly responded to the matter, sparking public attention.
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Promotes 81 Generals, Dismisses Nearly 60 – Xi Jinping Under Heavy Criticism
Among the generals dismissed by Xi Jinping, nearly 70 are known, with nearly 60 of the 81 generals promoted by Xi himself being dismissed. Such a high proportion of dismissals is unprecedented, and experts believe that Xi will pay a heavy price for his actions.
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Former CIA Official: Exposing Chinese Communist Manipulation of American Media to Defame Shen Yun
Clare M. Lopez, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official of the United States, told Epoch Times that it is necessary to expose Chinese Communist manipulation of the American media narrative and defamation of Shen Yun performances.
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From Oil Purchases to Arms Sales – Exposing China’s Secret Support for Iran
For decades, the United States and the international community have imposed sanctions on Iran to curb its nuclear program, combat international terrorism, regional aggression, and human rights violations. Iran has been able to survive the decades of international sanctions and isolation with long-term support from China, secretly assisting its development and growth.
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Tuidang Center: 2.15 Million Chinese Declare Quitting the CCP in the First Two Months of 2026
In critical moments of history, people’s choices often determine the direction of the future.
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US Congressional Report Warns: CCP Infiltrating the United Nations Using Four Methods
On Thursday (March 19th), the United States House of Representatives’ “Select Committee on the CCP” issued a new report warning that the Chinese Communist Party is reshaping and infiltrating the United Nations system by using “financial pressure,” “high-level placements,” “deploying troops under the guise of peacekeeping,” and “manipulating pseudo non-governmental organizations,” attempting to turn it into a tool to promote the CCP’s ambitions.
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Curse of Chongqing Officials Strikes Again? Mayor Hu Henghua Suspended
Chongqing’s Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor Hu Henghua, who has been absent from important events recently, was officially suspended on March 20th. Following the high-ranking officials’ downfall after Bo Xilai’s case in Chongqing, the situation has been described as falling under a “curse.”
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Shanghai Promotes Elderly to ‘Retire But Not Stop Working,’ Sparks Controversy Online
On one hand, there is difficulty in employment for the middle-aged and young, while on the other hand, the Chinese authorities are promoting employment for the elderly to address the aging population. Shanghai officials recently introduced a plan to support the so-called “productive aging” of the elderly, stating that “the elderly retire without stopping work” has become an important force to supplement the labor shortage and pre-emptively justify the impact on youth employment. This move has stirred controversy, with online criticism. Some experts believe that this is the authorities’ way of avoiding responsibility for elderly care issues.