【Epoch Times News November 20, 2025】Epoch Times curates essential articles for readers every day:
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Closure of Zhengdayi Affiliated Hospital West Campus Less Than a Year and a Half After Opening
The news of the closure of the “largest hospital in Asia – Zhengdayi Affiliated Hospital West Campus” was trending on November 20. The hospital has been in operation for less than a year and a half. Some netizens questioned the financial risks and policy pressures in the healthcare system behind this significant event affecting people’s livelihoods.
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Rapid Increase in Extra-budgetary and Retired Personnel Supported by CCP Finance
Faced with increasingly severe grassroots financial pressures, many areas in mainland China emphasize the so-called “ensuring wages, basic livelihoods, and operation.” How significant is the pressure to “ensure wages”? The scale and structure of personnel supported by China’s finance are once again the focus of public attention.
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State-owned Platforms Mass Selling Real Estate, Shaking Market Confidence
Amid the continued decline in the property market and fiscal pressures, central and local state-owned asset platforms are joining banks in listing a large number of properties for sale. This wave of selling led by the state not only significantly increases market supply but is also seen within the industry as a dimensional blow to the long-standing “faith” in the property market, signaling a comprehensive price contraction in assets.
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Two-thirds of China’s Subway Cities Fail to Meet Passenger Standards, Ending the Expansion Era
In October, the intensity of urban subway passenger transport in Chinese cities has been declining for eight consecutive months, with two-thirds of cities failing to meet construction requirements. Passenger intensity is a major reason many city subway plans have not been approved this year. With the long-term decline in the real estate market and local fiscal tightening becoming the norm, China’s era of frenzied subway expansion has come to an end.
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Wang He: CCP’s Financial Difficulties Intensify, Presenting Three Serious Imbalances
On November 17, China’s Ministry of Finance released the “Financial Revenue and Expenditure Situation from January to October 2025,” which showed that (1) the central general public budget revenue was 8.1856 trillion yuan, a rare 0.8% year-on-year decrease, unprecedented during the “Fourteenth Five-Year Plan” period; (2) the national general public budget revenue growth rate was only 0.8%, showing a slight improvement from the 0.3% year-on-year decrease in the first half, but remains low, just slightly higher than 0.6% in 2022.
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Explosion at Anhui Huangshan Chemical Plant, Public Criticized for Filming
An explosion occurred at the Anhui Huangshan Chemical Plant on November 19, with thick smoke billowing from the scene. People filming were criticized. Currently, officials have only reported one death and have not provided details on the cause of the accident.
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Analysis: Establishing a Rare Earth Supply Chain, Western Powers Hold Two Key Advantages
Western allies are investing unprecedented amounts of money and political coordination, utilizing their technological and ethical advantages, to push forward the construction of a sovereign (autonomous and controllable) rare earth magnet supply chain. This strategic action aims to completely sever reliance on China, ensuring the supply security of defense technology, electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, and other strategic industries.
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Internet Celebrity “Orange Sister” Arrested in Cambodia for Alleged Online Fraud
Chinese internet celebrity “Orange Sister” who went missing in Cambodia has taken a new turn. The latest news confirmed that she was arrested by Cambodian authorities on suspicion of online fraud and illegal cross-border trafficking of people with criminal gangs. Prior to this, “Orange Sister’s” family issued a missing person notice, stating that she went to Cambodia to visit her boyfriend at the beginning of the month and lost contact before returning home.
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Suning Group Restructuring Vote Postponed, Debts Exceeding 238.7 Billion Yuan
The voting period for the restructuring proposal of Suning Electrical Group and 38 other companies has been further postponed to December 14. The restructuring proposal shows that Suning Group companies face debts exceeding 230 billion yuan, with asset liquidation value of 41 billion yuan, resulting in insolvency. To resolve the crisis, the controlling shareholder Zhang Jindong and other shareholders’ equity will be cleared to zero, and Zhang Jindong and his wife will need to inject all personal assets into a trust.
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As Winter Approaches, the Price of One Ton of Duck Down in China Soars from 170,000 to 580,000 Yuan
The price of duck down in China has recently risen to 580,000 yuan per ton, indicating that with the arrival of winter, the prices of down clothing are expected to rise again. However, many netizens have expressed dissent on this news, causing it to trend.
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German Lingerie Giant “Triumph International” to Withdraw from the Chinese Market
Against the backdrop of continued economic downturn and consumer downgrading in China, the well-known German lingerie brand “Triumph International” will completely withdraw from the mainland Chinese market by the end of 2025. This ends its 33-year operation in China, where it introduced the concept of “underwire lingerie.” Previously, the Japanese high-end lingerie brand Wacoal also continued to close its stores in China.
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Officials Fabricate Data for Performance, Exposing Flaws in the CCP System
Under the governance of the CCP, the phenomenon of “officials creating data” is prevalent. Several public data sources show that some local officials raise indicators under economic growth pressure, leading to continuous data distortion, exposing flaws in the performance evaluation system. Scholars believe that for the sake of performance, this phenomenon has become a common practice among officials.
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Ningbo Infant Dies During Minimally Invasive Surgery, Family Still Seeking Answers
The incident of a 5-month-old infant’s death during heart minimally invasive surgery at the Ningbo University Affiliated Women and Children’s Hospital in Zhejiang continues to ferment, with continual online support and the family still seeking answers.
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Analysis: If a Large-scale Return to Poverty by Migrant Workers Happens, Outburst May Emerge
With three months remaining until the Chinese New Year, the CCP has begun deploying special operations for the large-scale return of migrant workers to their hometowns, particularly emphasizing preventing widespread rural stays and a return to poverty among migrant workers. This highlights the severity of China’s overall economic downturn and urban unemployment crisis.
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Chinese Ministry of State Security Claims Repeatedly Solve Spy Cases Against Japan, Ridiculed for Falsification
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takayoshi recently stated, “When something happens in Taiwan, it’s also Japan’s issue,” sparking uproar from the CCP. The CCP’s party, government, and military officials rushed to declare. The Chinese Ministry of State Security released a statement claiming to have cracked a series of Japanese spy cases in recent years but did not provide any examples. Experts suggest that some of the spy cases the CCP has put forward in the past are suspected of being fabricated, and the Ministry of State Security is now issuing statements to “take credit” in response to political needs related to anti-Japanese sentiments.