diff -purN anaconda-38.23.2.orig/pyanaconda/modules/timezone/installation.py anaconda-38.23.2/pyanaconda/modules/timezone/installation.py
--- anaconda-38.23.2.orig/pyanaconda/modules/timezone/installation.py	2023-08-22 08:32:49.486396832 +0000
+++ anaconda-38.23.2/pyanaconda/modules/timezone/installation.py	2023-08-22 08:32:55.001445237 +0000
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class ConfigureTimezoneTask(Task):
         if not is_valid_timezone(self._timezone):
             # this should never happen, but for pity's sake
             log.warning("Timezone %s set in kickstart is not valid, "
-                        "falling back to default (America/New_York).", self._timezone)
-            self._timezone = "America/New_York"
+                        "falling back to default (Asia/Beijing).", self._timezone)
+            self._timezone = "Asia/Beijing"
 
     def _make_timezone_symlink(self):
         """Create the symlink that actually defines timezone."""
diff -purN anaconda-38.23.2.orig/pyanaconda/modules/timezone/timezone.py anaconda-38.23.2/pyanaconda/modules/timezone/timezone.py
--- anaconda-38.23.2.orig/pyanaconda/modules/timezone/timezone.py	2023-08-22 08:32:49.486396832 +0000
+++ anaconda-38.23.2/pyanaconda/modules/timezone/timezone.py	2023-08-22 08:32:55.003445254 +0000
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TimezoneService(KickstartService):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.timezone_changed = Signal()
-        self._timezone = "America/New_York"
+        self._timezone = "Asia/Beijing"
 
         self.geolocation_result_changed = Signal()
         self._geoloc_result = GeolocationData()
diff -purN anaconda-38.23.2.orig/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/datetime_spoke.py anaconda-38.23.2/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/datetime_spoke.py
--- anaconda-38.23.2.orig/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/datetime_spoke.py	2023-08-22 08:32:49.495396912 +0000
+++ anaconda-38.23.2/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/datetime_spoke.py	2023-08-22 08:32:54.997445202 +0000
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ log = get_module_logger(__name__)
 
 __all__ = ["DatetimeSpoke"]
 
-DEFAULT_TZ = "America/New_York"
+DEFAULT_TZ = "Asia/Beijing"
 
 SPLIT_NUMBER_SUFFIX_RE = re.compile(r'([^0-9]*)([-+])([0-9]+)')
 
diff -purN anaconda-38.23.2.orig/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/modules/timezone/test_module_timezone.py anaconda-38.23.2/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/modules/timezone/test_module_timezone.py
--- anaconda-38.23.2.orig/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/modules/timezone/test_module_timezone.py	2023-08-22 08:32:49.499396947 +0000
+++ anaconda-38.23.2/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/modules/timezone/test_module_timezone.py	2023-08-22 08:32:54.994445175 +0000
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class TimezoneInterfaceTestCase(unittest
         ks_in = None
         ks_out = """
         # System timezone
-        timezone America/New_York
+        timezone Asia/Beijing
         """
         self._test_kickstart(ks_in, ks_out)
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class TimezoneInterfaceTestCase(unittest
         assert obj.implementation._is_utc is False
         # ConfigureTimezoneTask
         obj = task_objs[1]
-        assert obj.implementation._timezone == "America/New_York"
+        assert obj.implementation._timezone == "Asia/Beijing"
         assert obj.implementation._is_utc is False
         # ConfigureNTPTask
         obj = task_objs[2]
diff -purN anaconda-38.23.2.orig/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/modules/timezone/test_timezone_tasks.py anaconda-38.23.2/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/modules/timezone/test_timezone_tasks.py
--- anaconda-38.23.2.orig/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/modules/timezone/test_timezone_tasks.py	2023-08-22 08:32:49.499396947 +0000
+++ anaconda-38.23.2/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/modules/timezone/test_timezone_tasks.py	2023-08-22 08:32:54.991445149 +0000
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TimezoneTasksTestCase(unittest.Tes
             input_isutc=True,
             make_adjtime=True,
             make_zoneinfo=True,
-            expected_symlink="../usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York",
+            expected_symlink="../usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Beijing",
             expected_adjtime_last_line="UTC"
         )
         self._test_timezone_inputs(
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TimezoneTasksTestCase(unittest.Tes
             input_isutc=True,
             make_adjtime=True,
             make_zoneinfo=True,
-            expected_symlink="../usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York",
+            expected_symlink="../usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Beijing",
             expected_adjtime_last_line="UTC"
         )
         self._test_timezone_inputs(
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class TimezoneTasksTestCase(unittest.Tes
             input_isutc=True,
             make_adjtime=True,
             make_zoneinfo=True,
-            expected_symlink="../usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York",
+            expected_symlink="../usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Beijing",
             expected_adjtime_last_line="UTC"
         )
 
diff -purN anaconda-38.23.2.orig/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/test_localization.py anaconda-38.23.2/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/test_localization.py
--- anaconda-38.23.2.orig/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/test_localization.py	2023-08-22 08:32:49.501396964 +0000
+++ anaconda-38.23.2/tests/unit_tests/pyanaconda_tests/test_localization.py	2023-08-22 08:32:54.976445017 +0000
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class LangcodeLocaleParsingTests(unittes
         assert "Evropa/Praha" == localization.get_xlated_timezone("Europe/Prague")
         localization.os.environ["LANG"] = "blah"
         with pytest.raises(localization.InvalidLocaleSpec):
-            localization.get_xlated_timezone("America/New_York")
+            localization.get_xlated_timezone("Asia/Beijing")
 
 
 class SetupLocaleTest(unittest.TestCase):