State of Mankind

China announces plans to upgrade nuclear weapons; Taiwan buys Lithuanian rum that Beijing blocked



The Chinese regime says it will continue to upgrade its nuclear weapons. The statement comes just a day after Beijing pledged to work toward "a world without nuclear weapons."

The Chinese Communist Party “is not qualified to host the Olympics.” That’s what a former Chinese Olympian says—after competing for years under the regime.

An iPhone and an iPad exchanged for a small bag of rice, and two packs of cigarettes traded for vegetables— in the Chinese city Xi'an, residents turn to bartering to cope with lockdown orders.

About 20,000 bottles of #LithuanianRum get redirected to Taiwan after Beijing blocked the shipment amid trade tensions.

And with another tough year behind us, families are finding hope in a premier classical Chinese dance performance. The performance presents the audience with the lost world of traditional Chinese culture and a glimpse of what the nation looked like before communism.