Epoch Times Daily presents essential articles for readers to climb over the wall every day:
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Chinese national football team suffered a terrible defeat in the first match. Former national player Fan Zhiyi: Wants to jump into the Huangpu River.
On the evening of September 5th, the World Cup Asian Qualifiers 18th round officially kicked off, with the Chinese national football team facing Japan as the away team in the first round. In the end, the Chinese team suffered a devastating 0-7 loss, creating the largest point difference in the history of matches between the two teams. This news once again caused an uproar among fans. Former national player Fan Zhiyi expressed his desire to jump into the Huangpu River.
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Analysis: Reasons behind the collective stock price plunge of China’s four major infrastructure giants.
Since late August, the stock prices of China’s four major infrastructure companies have been continuously plummeting. Experts believe that this reflects the market’s lack of confidence in the future growth prospects and profitability of Chinese infrastructure companies. Their semi-annual reports show negative cash flow from operations, and a record net outflow, leading to the continuous decline in their stock prices.
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Chinese Communist Party admits to performing surgery on organ harvesting survivor Cheng Peiming and issues a warrant for him.
On September 4th, the first survivor of organ harvesting by the Chinese Communist Party, Cheng Peiming, along with experts, officials, and human rights activists, held a press conference at the Cannon House Office Building in the U.S. Congress to refute the CCP’s denial of the organ harvesting incident involving Cheng Peiming. Current U.S. Congress members also sent letters of support for this event.
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U.S. lawmakers focus on the case of Sun Wen: “The CCP is like cancer that must be eradicated.”
U.S. lawmakers are paying attention to the case of Sun Wen, a former deputy chief of staff for the New York governor who is charged with being an agent of the CCP. Some lawmakers have stated that the CCP’s infiltration into the U.S. is like cancer and must be eradicated.
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Qiānbǎidù: Why is the CCP silent about its accusations against Lai Ching-te?
Recently, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te gave an interview, revealing that the CCP’s intrusion into Taiwan is not aimed at the integrity of the country’s territory but to change the “rule-based world order” to achieve CCP’s hegemony. Otherwise, why hasn’t China reclaimed the land ceded to Russia in the Qing Dynasty’s Aihun Treaty?
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China’s men’s football team lost 0-7 to Japan in the World Cup qualifiers, CCTV did not broadcast the game.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers 18th round began, with China’s men’s football team (referred to as “Team China”) challenging Japan and suffering a 0-7 defeat. CCTV refused to broadcast the game citing “high price” as the reason.
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Chinese police arrest several Chinese employees of a British pharmaceutical company.
On Thursday, September 5th, British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca confirmed that a few Chinese employees are under investigation by Chinese authorities but refused to provide further information.
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China-Africa Forum: What has the Communist Party left in Africa after 24 years of operation?
China welcomed over fifty African leaders in Beijing for a summit, to compete with the U.S. and Europe for strategic influence in Africa. However, after 24 years of operation in Africa, China’s opaque loan contracts have caused a surge in African debt, with many projects under the Belt and Road Initiative left unfinished. This situation may present new opportunities for Africa and the West.
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Continued rise in vegetable prices on the mainland of China, analysis: weather is not the main reason.
This summer, vegetable prices have skyrocketed across mainland China, causing citizens to struggle with the cost of vegetables while farmers are not making profits. Mainland Chinese media primarily attribute the high vegetable prices to excessively high temperatures, excessive rainfall, but external analysis suggests poor market conditions, tight market supply, and inflation as important factors.
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Wang Juntao: Capturing Communist agents sheltering in the New York government is significant.
Sun Wen, a former deputy chief of staff for the New York governor, has been charged with being a Communist agent and was arrested along with her husband Hu Xiao on September 3rd. Following the incident, Consul General Huang Ping of the Chinese Communist Party’s consulate in New York resigned on September 4th. Some details about Sun Wen’s collusion with the CCP have been revealed. Political scientist living in the U.S., Wang Juntao pointed out in an interview with Epoch Times that the arrest of Sun Wen is significant, but caution must be exercised, as the issue of being exploited by the mainstream American society is not limited to New York state.
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Sun Wen Case: Consul General of the Chinese Communist Party in New York resigns, analysis: the U.S. shakes the mountain to scare the tiger.
Sun Wen, the former Chinese-American deputy chief of staff for the New York governor, and her husband were arrested by the FBI on the 3rd of the month on charges of acting as agents of the Chinese Communist Party, causing shock and intense scrutiny in the United States. The news of Consul General Huang Ping of the Communist Party’s consulate in New York resigning the next day has been reported. Analysis suggests that the CCP’s infiltration is shifting from American society to government entities. The FBI’s successful move to shake the mountain and scare the tiger has made many CCP agents panic or flee in panic.
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FBI searches the residence of the Deputy Mayor of New York; the Mayor states: all members must abide by the law.
It has been reported that the FBI searched the residences of at least three senior aides to the Mayor of New York; later, news emerged that the residence of the New York Police Commissioner was also searched. The mayoral team of New York issued a statement saying, “All members of the team must abide by the law.”
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Escaping the CCP education system: Chinese families go abroad to find safe havens.
DJ Wang’s son has been facing increasing academic pressure since second grade.
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The CCP adjusts its cross-border adoption policy, stops sending children overseas for adoption.
The Chinese Communist authorities recently adjusted their cross-border adoption policy that has been in place for over thirty years, stopping the practice of sending children abroad for adoption, except in special cases. This news has sparked widespread attention both domestically and internationally.
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Europe strengthens lithium mining efforts to curb CCP market control.
In the coming years, as the EU pushes for increased lithium metal supplies seen as crucial for energy transition, Europe will initiate a series of new lithium mining projects to break the CCP’s control over the market.