Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Airport Terminal Pictorial Review : West Air flight PN6562 from Vientiane to Changsha

 Airport Terminal Pictorial Review by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Images : Researcher's Pictures

Look at the plane-spotter-unfriendly airport of Vientiane! Tourists and passengers are unable to see the aircraft in full-view once they step into Wattay Airport. There is no public viewing gallery at all after clearing the Immigration and Customs queue from the plane. The above pictures show the check-in and boarding procedures for West Air flight PN6562 from Vientiane to Changsha.

Endeavour must be done to find the correct plane-spotting site in Vientiane in order to enjoy plane-spotting experience in Laos.

See also: https://kucinta-air.blogspot.com/2024/03/west-air-launches-flight-to-vientiane.html












Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Beijing requires Taiwanese to take up Communist courses, CCP's showdown with Liu Yazhou

 Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

News on CCP, CAAC, Hong Kong, Russia, disease control, the U.S.

News (1) to (3) / Editor : Fang Xun / Source : RTI /  https://www.aboluowang.com/2024/0326/2035195.html 

News (1)

It is rumoured that Beijing universities require students from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau to take ideological and political courses

Image : It is reported that Beijing has adjusted regulations for universities and colleges and will no longer allow students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to be exempted from ideological and political courses, military training and military theory courses. (Pixabay)

In Beijing, China, it is reported that universities have decided to allow students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to resume taking "ideological and political classes". Analysts pointed out that this should be Xi Jinping's move to speed up the realization of the dream of reunification. It is expected that more Chinese universities will make ideological and political courses compulsory for students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan in the future.

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Pretending that one country, two systems is no longer a thing

There are rumours on the social media "X" platform that some universities in Beijing have adjusted their regulations and no longer allow students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to be exempted from ideological and political courses, military training and military theory courses, triggering heated discussions among netizens. Someone left a message saying that it is expected that the number of overseas students enrolling in this school will decrease significantly. Some people also mentioned that a school in the "south" started doing this a few years ago; some netizens criticized this as accelerating the mainlandization of Hong Kong. They ask Hong Kong people to take Xi Jinping Thought into their bones and completely transform their thinking patterns. The CCP wants to prove to the world "how to transform normal people into non-human beings."

He Chenghui, deputy secretary-general of the Taiwan Security Association and CEO of Taiwan Black Bear College, said that Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan students in Chinese universities were previously exempted from relevant courses. This was because the Chinese Communist authorities wanted to create the so-called "one country, two systems" and thus gave them different qualifications from mainland Chinese students. treatment, and let Hong Kong and Macau go first, hoping to reduce the wariness of the Taiwanese people and attract more Taiwanese students to study in China.

He said that now that China has decided not to act, the Hong Kong government has passed Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong and Macau have accelerated their integration with China, and the relevant special treatment for Taiwanese students has also been cancelled. It is obvious that Xi Jinping is actively promoting the dream of reunification, which means that Hong Kong,  Macau and Taiwan are becoming like CCP China.

He Chenghui: "(Original sound) This also indicates that he has the same purpose for Taiwan. So basically the unification or their ideology that China advocates will not respect the values ​​of Taiwanese people and your way of life. Then he (Xi) tried to change this value. In fact, the inner meaning and inner logic of canceling the exemption from political courses are as follows. ’

If you fail the brainwashing class, you will not be able to graduate. It is easy to get into your heart and soul.

He Chenghui emphasized that CCP China's education system is controlled by the government. The cancellation of ideological and political courses for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan students by universities is not based on the school's teaching philosophy, but has a highly political purpose. The Communist Party is also very aware of the relevant courses and content. From top to bottom, he expects that other schools will also require students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to take ideological and political courses compulsorily, gradually making them universal.

He mentioned that ideological and political courses mainly teach students the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party, the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party’s rule and the proposition of the reunification of the motherland, and denigrate freedom of speech and democrats. Usually, students who fail to complete the course or fail the exam will not be able to graduate.

He Chenghui: ‘(Original sound) You basically have to recite a lot of what he said, otherwise how would you take the exam? If you are asked to recite such a result, it will of course enter your mind. Basically, it is the political orientation, mainly the legitimacy and necessity of military reunification, or justice. It is probably mainly these contents, and then uses rough methods to make you accept "a command and an action". In fact, a certain degree also has the effect of unifying thoughts, telling you not to think about other things. You can only obey orders. After listening for a long time, it becomes your inertia. ’

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Human Rights lawyer talks about the “Counter Effects” of brainwashing

Wang Quanzhang, a Chinese human rights lawyer, mentioned that in the past, in ideological and political courses, the students studied Marxism-Leninism, Introduction to Mao Zedong Thought, etc. the school will strengthen the ideological control of students. Some students may not adapt to it, and some students will be dissatisfied with related ideas. Be alert.

Wang Quanzhang: "(Original sound) It's actually quite complicated. We have come from this kind of education. We may be driven by the teaching system in school and may passively accept some theories. But once you go out into society and observe some public If you experience the incident yourself, you may have some changes and question your original ideas. Is this kind of questioning a necessary process or dispensable? It’s hard to say. It just depends. It is a personal understanding, and some people may find some of their flaws from this, which in turn strengthens their vigilance against this kind of ideological education. ’

He Chenghui said that where each student wants to study is a personal choice, but he reminded that if you go to a country with a special social environment, you should understand the dialectics of the knowledge and information obtained there, and then compare it with relevant information from other places. Think about it again, you must not accept it all, otherwise, if you input wrong information, you will get wrong results.

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Latest report on China Eastern Airlines vertical crash: Did the pilot commit suicide and hit a mountain? 

Editor : Fang Xun / Source : Newtalk / https://www.aboluowang.com/2024/0325/2034615.html



According to CNN, two years after a Boeing 737-800 crashed into a remote mountainous area in southwestern Guangxi, China at an altitude of more than 8,800 meters at an angle of nearly 90 degrees, killing all 132 people, Chinese investigators have failed to provide new insights.

In its latest investigation report released on 20 March, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) failed to resolve the key issues that caused China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) to take a turn for the worse, nor did it provide the data in the aircraft’s black box as a key clue to the explanation.

The report only reiterated previous findings that no problems were found with the aircraft, crew or weather before the flight departed Kunming to Guangzhou on 21 March  2022.

The update failed to quell speculation about the cause of the crash, with some questioning why investigators had not revealed the information contained in the black boxes.

The black box recorded all relevant flight data and cockpit conversations, but the Civil Aviation Administration of China did not mention any relevant information. The report added that there were no abnormalities in radio communications and control instructions before takeoff, and no reports of hazardous weather were received.

However, the report failed to respond to outside expectations for black box data.

"If everything is normal, it means that either someone on the ship did it intentionally, or it was caused by a sudden force majeure!" said a message on Weibo that received nearly 28,000 likes.

In its latest investigation report released on the 20th, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) failed to resolve the key issues that caused China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 to take a turn for the worse, nor did it provide the data in the aircraft’s black box as a key clue to the explanation. Picture: X account @AviationWG

In addition, some people said that the reason why the official was unwilling to disclose the air crash was that the captain deliberately committed suicide and took all the passengers on the plane with him, so the plane hit the mountain at a vertical angle.

Image : The last photo of China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 (MU5735) that hit a mountain at a vertical angle in Guangxi two years ago. Picture: X/Tani Feng


Image : A Boeing 737-800 passenger plane crashed into a remote mountainous area in southwestern Guangxi, China, at an altitude of more than 8,800 meres in 2022. Picture: X account @AviationWG

Image : The black box of China Eastern Airlines 5735. Picture: X account @AviationWG

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Signal of major political struggle! The "two forces" within the Chinese Communist Party are about to showdown 

Reporter and Editor : Qin Rui / https://www.aboluowang.com/2024/0325/2034864.html

Recently, "Hong Kong 01", which is affiliated with the Jiang Zeng faction of the Chinese Communist Party, broke the silence in recent months with an article "The struggle between two forces is a protracted war." The political insinuations in it are very obvious.

On 19 March 2024, the Jiang Zeng faction published a commentary article on the so-called "interpretation" of the TV series "Ming Dynasty 1566" with the title "The struggle between two forces is a protracted war."

This TV series also has a subtitle called "Jiajing and Hai Rui". All Chinese people are familiar with the name Hai Rui.


On 10 November 1965, Yao Wenyuan's "Review of the New Historical Drama "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office"" was published in Shanghai's newspaper Wenhui Po. This article was regarded as the prelude to the "Cultural Revolution".

It is worth mentioning that the TV series "The Ming Dynasty 1566" was filmed in 2006, not now. Therefore, Jiang Zeng's faction suddenly commented on this, which is particularly interesting. Moreover, the article adopted the CCP’s usual “innuendo” technique.

The whole article has one theme, which is "struggle". There was not only the struggle between the "Qing faction" and the "strict party" in the Ming Dynasty, but also the struggle between the "renovators" and the "conservatives" as Chen Duxiu said.

The article first borrows from "The Ming Dynasty 1566" to talk about "the struggle between the Qing faction represented by Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng and Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Yan Maoqing and other strict parties."

The part where it was said that Hai Rui obviously had something to say, the article said, "In the play, Hai Rui is undoubtedly the embodiment of justice and stands firmly on the people's side. Jiajing gave Hai Rui eight words at the end - no king, no father. "No country, no home"

The so-called "stand on the standpoint of the people" and "no king, no father, no country, no family" seem to be sarcastic and sarcastic to the leader of the Communist Party of China, because it is very reminiscent of the leader of the Communist Party of China's sentence "I will have no self, no self." Let the people down."

The article said, "In order to defeat the strict party, Zhang Juzheng gave advice to King Yu: 'Your Majesty, the short-term pain is worse than the long-term pain. Let's just let Zhejiang be in chaos this time and treat it as a rotten piece of flesh on my Ming Dynasty!" Tan Lun heard this Later, he seconded: 'It's a great strategy, but it only hurts the people of Zhejiang.' Obviously, as long as the strict party can be defeated, it doesn't matter if Zhejiang is in chaos? This is the high-sounding slogan of the Qing faction."

Every sentence in this passage has a hidden edge, and the last sentence is like a slap in the face to the leader of the Communist Party of China, insinuating that the so-called "anti-corruption" of the leader of the Communist Party of China is actually to defeat political opponents, but on the surface it is "high-sounding."

The "strict party" here seems to be an allusion to those within the CCP who miss Deng Jiang's line. There are still many people like this in the CCP today. They are not nostalgic for Jiang Zemin, but for the era when "all the civil servants of the dynasty had green cards and half of the country had beauties." Under the leadership of the leader of the Communist Party of China, they now have to tighten their belts. Therefore, resentment against him within the Chinese Communist Party is growing day by day.

The article borrows from another 2021 TV series "The Age of Awakening", in which there is a conversation between Chen Duxiu and his eldest son Chen Yannian, in which they once again talk about "struggle".

Chen Duxiu said, "The struggle between the reformists and conservatives will never end. Even if another million years pass,... the world will eventually be a world of struggle between reformers and conservatives. At a certain point, the environment will change, and people will The understanding of the battle between the old and the new will also change and even reverse.”

This passage undoubtedly implies that not only does the struggle between the so-called "renovators and conservatives" still exist within the CCP, but it has now been reversed. The reason why this situation occurs is precisely because of the "grand strategy" mentioned earlier that "long-term pain is worse than short-term pain".

In 2022, a series of articles by the Institute of History of the Communist Party of China attracted great attention from the outside world. These articles were seen as overturning the "closed-door policy", the Boxer Rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty, and the "taking class struggle as the key link" during the Mao era.

Song Yongyi, a historian of the Communist Party of China, pointed out at the time that the publication of articles by Chinese historians that criticized the country's seclusion heralded the need to "criticize Deng and counter the right-leaning trend of overturning the verdict."

In the article, the Jiang Zeng faction quoted a passage from Chinese historian Qian Mu in "China's Political Gains and Losses in the Past" regarding the biggest concern of the CCP leader:

"...We misunderstood that all previous political traditions should be overthrown, and indeed all were overthrown. At the same time, we have lost mutual respect and confidence in all traditions and habits."

"But how can we establish the prestige of the central government? ... If we cannot come up with something that the people of the whole country respect and believe in, this work will naturally be difficult."

Most people may not know what this passage really means.

Just look at what the leader of the Communist Party of China said in 2013.

"Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate? Why did the Communist Party of the Soviet Union collapse? One important reason is that the struggle in the ideological field was very fierce. ... Negated Lenin, negated Stalin, ... the thinking was confused, ... In the end, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was a huge party. When the birds and beasts were separated, the Soviet Union, a huge socialist country, fell apart. This is a lesson learned from the past!"

The Jiang Zeng faction is most afraid of the CCP leader, which is to use the so-called "death of the party" to threaten them, implying that if you deny Jiang Zemin, the CCP will inevitably collapse.

The appearance of this article provides new evidence for the political trends of the CCP observed by the outside world.

The Jiang Zeng faction of the Chinese Communist Party has been dormant for several months. The sudden publication of this article with very clear political innuendo seems to represent that the "struggle between two forces" within the Chinese Communist Party is approaching the moment of showdown.

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The whole world was shocked! Is he the mastermind behind the Moscow terrorist attack? 

Editor : Fang Xun / Source : X / https://www.aboluowang.com/2024/0324/2034378.html  / Image : Web Screenshot
Asian Financial X Platform: Moscow. ISIS officially stated twice that they were responsible for the terrorist attack on the Moscow Concert Hall. However, the former employee of the concert hall is convinced that the Russian Federal Security Service was behind the attack because Putin needed to recruit troops to occupy Ukraine. He said that Russia has invested a lot of money in the Crocus Concert Hall and ancillary buildings and has the best security and fire-extinguishing systems. It is impossible not to work. Moreover, the Moscow Special Police Headquarters Base is right opposite Crocus. Why did it take 1 hour and 22 minutes to get here? In particular, ISIS official video showed that after killing more than 140 people, the gunmen slowly walked out of the concert hall. Why are they taking their time?

Moscow. ISIS officially stated twice that they were responsible for the terrorist attack on the Moscow Concert Hall. However, the former employee of the concert hall is convinced that the Russian Federal Security Service was behind the attack because Putin needed to recruit troops to occupy Ukraine. He said that Russia has invested a lot of money in the Crocus Concert Hall and ancillary buildings and has the best security and fire-extinguishing systems. It's impossible not to work. Moreover, the Moscow SWAT headquarters base… pic.twitter.com/uSODff11js

— Asia Finance (@AsiaFinance) March 24, 2024

Alex Chen X Platform : Semi-illiterate novices who were randomly recruited and gathered together in order to earn a few worthless rubles without any trace of training were able to calmly operate weapons and shoot and kill hundreds of people. Their psychological quality is stable, cold and cruel. This is not a TV confession. The trembling scapegoats can claim. According to the video taken by the perpetrator of the Moscow terrorist attack released by ISIS at the scene, innocent people were shot, and there were obviously a large number of casualties in the concert hall. A man had been shot and lying on the ground and his throat was cut in a typical ISIS manner. The picture was quite bloody. It is fully confirmed that the terrorist attack was indeed carried out by ISIS, and the murderer has returned safely.

The terrorist murderers at the crime scene acted decisively and calmly. It was obvious that their tactical movements were extremely skilled and their collective actions were seamlessly coordinated, showing the remarkable characteristics of long-term training and living together. However, the Russian official insisted that the murderers were semi-literate people randomly recruited on the Telegraph network. A novice, who gathered together randomly in order to earn a few worthless rubles, without any trace of training, was able to calmly operate a weapon and shoot and kill hundreds of people. His psychological quality...

— Alex Chen (@AlexChe31659937) March 24, 2024

Visegrád24X Platform:

Zelenskyy on the Moscow Concert Hall attack:

Putin is a coward who hid from his own people for a day just to figure out how to blame Ukraine for this attack. 

Subtitles via @wartranslated pic.twitter.com/Dqg93qqare

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 23, 2024

LT Vision X Platform : Now Putin is embarrassed: 1) Before the terrorist attack, Putin publicly declared that the US warning message was a threat. 2) After IS claimed the terrorist attack yesterday, Putin framed Ukraine in front of the whole world. How does Putin explain his poor judgment to the Russians? Perhaps even worse is the fact that Russians think Putin is always right.


Yesterday, IS stated that it was responsible for the Moscow terrorist attack, but Putin just did not believe it. Today, IS not only issued another statement, but also released a video of the terrorists reporting to IS during the concert hall attack. Now Putin is embarrassed: 1) Before the terrorist attack, Putin publicly declared that the US warning message was a threat. 2) After IS claimed the terrorist attack yesterday, Putin framed Ukraine in front of the whole world. How does Putin explain his poor judgment to the Russians? Maybe worse… https://t.co/mptbzubJuM pic.twitter.com/s8Tu3faZj9

— LT Vision (@ltshijie) March 23, 2024

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Attack on concert hall, Putin admitted that IS committed the crime, alluding to ties to Ukraine

Editor: Xia Mingyi / Source : Central News Agency / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/03/26/a103865166.html Image : On 25 March 2024, on the outskirts of Moscow, people saw the flowers left beside the burned Crocus City Hall venue. (Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images)

袭击音乐厅 普京承认IS犯案 暗指与乌克兰有关
Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted for the first time today that "radical Islamists" were behind last week's attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, but implied that they were somehow related to Ukraine There is some kind of relationship.

Gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms broke into the Crocus City Hall concert hall on the 22nd of this month, opened fire on people attending the concert, and then set fire to the building, killing at least 139 people. Currently, 11 people have died due to was arrested in connection with the case.

Image : In this picture released by the Russian state news agency Sputnik on 25 March 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo State Guesthouse on the outskirts of Moscow to discuss the Measures taken after the massacre in the Crocus City Hall. (Mikhail Metzel/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

"We know that this crime was committed by radical Islamists," Putin told a televised meeting, AFP reported.

However, he said there were "many questions" that remained unanswered, including why the attackers tried to flee to Ukraine but Kiev authorities deny this.

"Of course it is necessary to answer the question, why do terrorists try to go to Ukraine after committing crimes? Who is waiting for them there?" Putin said.

"This atrocity may be just one link in a series of attempts by those at war with our country since 2014," he said of Ukraine and its allies.

Ukraine said it was absurd to accuse Kiev of involvement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned in his night speech: "Putin once again talked to himself, and once again it was broadcast on television. Once again, he blamed Ukraine."

Islamic State (IS) militants have repeatedly confessed to the crime since the 22nd, and Islamic State-affiliated media channels also released bloody videos of the gunmen in the concert hall.

When asked about the Islamic State's claim of involvement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded on 25 March 2024 that the investigation was still ongoing.

Officials expect the death toll to rise further, and rescuers are still searching for bodies at the crime scene today; 97 people are still being treated in hospitals.


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Deep inside story: Xi Jinping said this internally, Liu Yazhou is completely finished 

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As the top leader of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, successfully eliminated Tuanpai members at the top levels of the party and launched a sweeping purge of top military leaders, the treatment of retired Air Force General Liu Yazhou, who has the status of a princeling, has attracted much attention.

Recently, sources once again reported that General Liu Yazhou, the former political commissar of the National Defense University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, who had been arrested for a long time, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption and using foundations to make money. This is seen by analysts as part of Xi Jinping's continued purge of dissidents within the military.

Dr. Wang Juntao, a Chinese political scientist and pro-democracy leader in the United States, recently told Voice of America that Liu Yazhou was sentenced to life imprisonment at the end of last year. Wang Juntao said that he learned the news from an insider and confirmed it through Liu Yazhou's relatives. He said: "I said what will happen to Liu Yazhou? He (Liu Yazhou's relative) said, lock him up for the rest of his life and not let him come out. Did I say sentence? He said it has been dealt with. What did I say? He said life style The question is, what about keeping a mistress? Later I learned that there are also financial problems. How can I get an indefinite sentence for keeping a mistress?"

In late December 2021, news came out in Beijing that Liu Yazhou and his fifth brother, Colonel Liu Yawu, who once served as the director of the Political Department of the Wuhan Base of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, were arrested.

Gao Yu, a senior media person in Beijing, said on Twitter on 18 April 2023, "Domestic websites continue to criticize Liu Yazhou. The main crime is 'hatred of Mao Zedong'. He is arrogant and two-faced. It has nothing to do with economic crimes. All Liu Yazhou's online publications have been removed from the shelves; Baidu only retains articles he published in party newspapers and military newspapers after the 18th National Congress in 2012."

More than a year later, after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 14th National People's Congress of China confirmed Xi Jinping's supreme and almost lifelong status within the CCP and the country, rumours emerged that Liu Yazhou was sentenced to a suspended death sentence.

There has been no official notification or confirmation regarding the circumstances of Liu Yazhou's arrest and verdict. The outside world is not clear about the details and specific date of Liu Yazhou's trial. VOA contacted Dr. Liu Yawei, Liu Yazhou's third brother and director of the China Program of the Carter Center in the United States, via mobile phone text message. He declined an interview with Voice of America, saying, "I won't comment on it."

Liu Yazhou's father, Liu Jiande, joined the New Fourth Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in 1939. During his lifetime, he served as deputy political commissar of the Logistics Department of the Lanzhou Military Region of the People's Liberation Army and held the rank of deputy military officer. Therefore, the five Liu Yazhou brothers can also be regarded as the "red second generation" in a broad sense.

Liu Yazhou, like many "second generation reds" of his generation, was one of the lucky ones despite experiencing the Cultural Revolution. In 1968, when the "intellectual youth went to the mountains and countryside" climax, he joined the People's Liberation Army, which was envied by people; in 1972, as a "worker, peasant, and soldier student", he entered a university that was beyond the reach of most young people of his generation to learn English, and met him at Wuhan University. After Li Xiaolin, the daughter of the then Vice Prime Minister and later President Li Xiannian, got married, Liu Yazhou became the top "red second generation", also known as the "Princeling", and became the "Prince Consort"; in July 2012 Yue was promoted to Air Force General, which was very popular.

Bi Ruxie, a writer in New York, is from Beijing. He has lived in a "big courtyard" where the children of high-ranking cadres gathered since childhood. His father once served in the central ministries and commissions. At the end of February 2023, Bi Ruxie quoted a Beijing source "old buddy" online who broke the news that Xi Jinping said in an internal speech that Liu Yazhou had political ambitions. The news broke that Liu Yazhou was "completely finished and has been given a suspended death sentence!"


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Xi Jinping is jealous of the arrogant and unruly Liu Yazhou who is invincible in officialdom, business and love

Image of Liu Yazhou  : Web Screenshot

Bi Ruxie told VOA that Liu Yazhou is a genius who has to be admired and is jealous of Xi Jinping, who is about the same age as him. "A rare all-rounder. When I saw Liu Yazhou, I was able to remember what Sima Qian said about the kind of uninhibited talent. His talent was like that wild horse that escaped the reins. No matter where he killed, people would be surprised. Also, you will marvel: there are still such people in the world."

At the same time, Liu Yazhou is also a person who is arrogant, unruly and has a high self-esteem. Bi Ruxie said, "Of course we have known Liu Yazhou since his youth, that is, since he was in his 20s, that he was an unruly person. Because his words at that time were completely inconsistent with his age, status, and qualifications. "

On 21 February 2024, the book "Great Power Strategy and Sino-US Relations" compiled by Liu Yazhou won the Best Translation Theory Book Award from the New York publishing organization Borden Books. His brother Liu Yawei accepted the award on his behalf. Rong Wei, head of Boden Bookstore and editor-in-chief of Contemporary China Review Quarterly, told VOA that the award was awarded to Liu Yazhou in recognition of his academic achievements and had nothing to do with his imprisonment in China.

Rong Wei said, "His (Liu Yazhou) personal sentence or what crime has nothing to do with us. We are just because of his books and the thoughts he expressed. Because our independent publishing house specializes in publishing independent scholars who have independent thoughts and ideas. We study the academic works of such people. We are an academic publishing house. Because of his thoughts, including Li Anyou, he is a very thoughtful, a Chinese who can be called a scholar, writer or general. We That’s the way it is considered. Whatever crime the CCP convicts him of, that’s the CCP’s view. In the end, history still has to evaluate it.”

The April 2005 issue of Hong Kong's "Open" magazine published an article by Gao Yu, "Liu Yazhou, a senior strategist in Jiang Zemin's army - the ambitions of young soldiers from the CCP's princeling faction." The article talked about Liu Yazhou's arrogance, "He calls himself: Among soldiers, I am a scholar, and among scholars, I am a soldier." Gao Yu also wrote: "In 2002, he entered the National Defense University to train for military cadres Ban, known as 'Long Ban' in the army, is one of the three generals selected by the Air Force. Regarding this squad, Liu Yazhou made the following conclusions: 'First, although there are still good people in the army who have not come, they will definitely come. is the best. Second, in the future, the leaders of the Military Commission and the headquarters are likely to be selected from these thirty people, or even higher, which is unknown.'"

Bi Ruxie said, "Liu Yazhou is a miracle. He is invincible in all aspects, in all the fields where he could appear in the past, officialdom, business, and love. So people often say that character determines destiny. For his fate today, he may be determined by his character."

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"Wrong opinions about the central government"! Liu Yazhou, unwilling to be lonely, stung Xi Jinping at the symposium

Image of Liu Yazhou : Web Screenshot
After being marginalized, Liu Yazhou did not silence his voice. On Christmas Day, 25 December 2018, a video of Liu Yazhou circulated on the Internet. In the video, Liu Yazhou said to the camera: "Today is Christmas. We celebrate Christmas in roadside shops." At that time, public celebrations of Christmas were basically not allowed in China. In the video, Liu Yazhou's voiceover said: "Someone criticized his friend, you read so many negative news on your mobile phone every day, aren't you afraid of a dark mind? This friend retorted and said, Xu Caihou can't help but watch Xinwen Lianbo every day, how come he doesn't see morality? What about nobleness?”

Analysts said that although Liu Yazhou no longer has the right to speak publicly after retiring, he still has not silenced himself privately. In an environment where talking too much will lead to mistakes and "unreasonable comments about the central government" must not be made, Liu Yazhou's speech on the Taiwan issue at a symposium finally angered Xi Jinping.

Bi Ruxie said: "He blatantly offended Xi Jinping. He blatantly said this at that symposium, saying that to solve the Taiwan issue, we need a great commander like Chairman Mao. But the current leader cannot do this. words. This deeply hurts Xi Jinping’s little belly.”

Bi Ruxie said that Xi Jinping would certainly not use personal grudges as a reason for rectifying Liu Yazhou. The most convenient reasons are financial issues and private life issues.

Bi Ruxie said, "The things he did in the relationship between men and women and in his private life are too numerous to describe in one sentence. So it is very easy to make him notorious among the people. Those things about Liu Yazhou they are not made up. He is greedy for money and lustful. The people on the task force said that they did not want to deal with Liu Yazhou's private life, but Liu Yazhou explained it himself as soon as he came up."

Bi Ruxie said that Liu Yazhou himself took the initiative to confess that he had an affair with seven female teachers at the National Defense University, including the "March 8th Red Flag Bearer." Bi Ruxie also said that Liu Yazhou did have financial problems.

Bi Ruxie said, "It seems that he had set up a Li Xiannian Foundation and some kind of World Peace Foundation at that time. He passed through these places and was never idle. He really did a lot of economically illegal things, and this is already a lenient treatment, even if it were ordinary people’s children, 10 heads would be chopped off.”

Bi Ruxie pointed out that these problems are of course just excuses for Xi Jinping to crack down on Liu Yazhou. The economic problems of arresting Liu Yazhou are the same as arresting Ren Zhiqiang because they pose a political threat or challenge to Xi.

He said, "This is because Xi Jinping is a power maniac. He is highly vigilant and will show no mercy to any possible, real or imaginary endangerment of his highest power position, including Ren Zhiqiang who said this was a naked person. The emperors in clothes, whether they are the second generation red generation or the children of cadres, are accustomed to talking without restraint and not knowing where the sky is the limit. The most important thing is that they have not positioned themselves correctly, whether it is Liu Yazhou or Ren Zhiqiang. They have not properly positioned themselves. That is to say, after Xi Jinping officially ascended the throne in 2012, their relationship is no longer that of friends and buddies, but should be that of a monarch and his ministers. Xi Jinping must be treated as a king, and he must be treated as a minister. Such a humble position. Neither of these two people have it, so it is foreseeable that they will be so unlucky."

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Liu Yazhou's life sentence is the same as Li Keqiang's

Liu Yazhou, the retired CCP general who is said to have been arrested and investigated, currently has the latest news that he has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the CCP military court. He is a representative figure of the princelings in the Chinese Communist Army, and initially strongly supported Xi Jinping's rise to power. Now that Liu Yazhou has been severely sentenced, does it prove that the CCP system has undergone some major changes?

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Liu Yazhou was sentenced to life for the same reason as Li Keqiang

Wang Juntao, chairman of the China Democratic Party, said in NTDTV's "Elite Forum" program that he recently learned through a friend that Liu Yazhou was sentenced to life imprisonment for nothing more than economic issues, style issues, etc. The question I was concerned about was why this news had not come out for so long. It should have been reported by the media first, but later I found out that I was the first person to report this news to the media. The second question I am concerned about is why he was sentenced at this time. What is the origin of this?

Wang Juntao said that the second generation of red people actually played a special role in Xi Jinping's big game of the Chinese Communist Party, in the process of his ascending to power and consolidating power. When Xi Jinping first rectified the Jiang faction, he actually had two emperors above him. He defeated both of them, mainly because of the support of the second generation of red. The second generation red generation is the same as Xi Jinping in this regard because the two emperors are not of pure blood. But after Xi Jinping gained power and purged these two factions, he wanted to establish a dictatorship. At this time, he began to target the second generation of red people. As far as I know, he is very ruthless against the second-generation red workers in key departments. For example, all other entrances are open to the second-generation red workers, but the security entrance is very strict. But whether this is done to Liu Yazhou because he is in a key department, we will put this aside for now, but from the perspective of knocking mountains and Zhenhu, the effect on the second generation of red is the best, allowing them to temporarily restrain themselves. But the second generation red was actually not convinced by him.

In terms of controlling the situation, the second generation of red people and the second generation of officials do not have real power. We say the second generation of officials, the children of people like Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji, they do not work in the Communist Party or the government, they work outside To run a private equity fund, of course, you also rely on your father's connections. For example, if Jiang Mianheng did not have Jiang Zemin, how could Taiwan's Wang Yongqing's children do business with him? In any case, the second generation of red people actually eat official meals. Just like the New York Times said at the time, 70% of the people at the helm of state-owned assets are the children of the eight elders of the CCP. This means that as long as the second-generation red generation retires, he will basically have no power.

So I think from this perspective, the second generation of red people who are the same generation as Liu Yazhou have withdrawn from the stage, and they can no longer make any big waves. Does someone like Liu Yazhou still have influence in the military? It can be said from two aspects. One is actual influence. This kind of influence is generally that if you have military exploits, everyone will respect you. The other influence is that you bring out the army. However Liu Yazhou obviously does not have any of these influences. He is a military writer and relied on his backdoor connections. Of course, backdoor connections also have a certain influence in the military, because one of the characteristics of the military is respect for seniority. If you really come from a family with seniority that everyone admires, everyone will at least be polite to you, but None of this stuff works in factional warfare.

I feel that after Liu Yazhou stepped down, as far as I know, the Li Xiannian family has become passive, and more than one person has been passive. So why bother touching Liu Yazhou in this case? We can think so, or maybe because some people have hopes for him, he may not want to do it himself, but people hate Xi Jinping too much, so they have hopes for Liu Yazhou. Xi Jinping may also be worried about this situation. Even if Liu Yazhou doesn't do it, someone will push you to do it because Liu Yazhou has a good reputation, especially in the military and political circles. Another reason is what is said in "Hou Hei Xue", I am not punishing you because you are guilty, I am just looking for a scapegoat, or in order to prevent abnormal movements in the army, I am going to get some people, such as killing chickens to show to monkeys.  This is the case with Li Keqiang. I think Li Keqiang will never touch Xi Jinping, but Xi Jinping must kill him because too many people have hopes for Li Keqiang.

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Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the second generation of red people is the most severe

Shi Shan, senior editor and chief writer of The Epoch Times, said in the "Pinnacle View" that Xi Jinping has carried out a large-scale purge in the military in the past two years, especially those with second-generation red and official backgrounds. An officer with this kind of background seems not to be so strict. Therefore, some people think that Xi Jinping’s approach is to knock on the mountain to suppress the tiger and kill the chicken for the monkey. The monkey mentioned here is of course other generals of the CCP army, especially the so-called princelings or red second generation generals with this status in the army. . Liu Yazhou must have stayed at the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army for fifteen years. From 2003 to 2017, he was originally the deputy political commissar and later the political commissar. Everyone knows that the National Defense University is a place where senior generals of the Chinese Communist Army are trained. Before and after Liu Yazhou retired, he started to form a research association, and then donated some money from various places. Now it is said that the money raised by his research association is also counted as his personal corruption. Of course, all of us know that this is definitely just a In name, there must be something else behind it.

The second generation of red people are increasingly dissatisfied with Xi, and something big will happen when it breaks out
Guo Jun, editor-in-chief of The Epoch Times, said in the "Pinancle View" that the military has its own culture, which pays special attention to feelings of compatriots and loyalty. Because on the battlefield, your life and death completely depends on other comrades who must fully trust you before you can win the battle. This is the same all over the world, not just in China. Moreover, the highest awards in the military usually reward acts of loyalty, that is, the act of rescuing comrades. For example, most of the highest medals in the U.S. military reward heroic actions such as rescuing comrades. The U.S. military often promotes that it will never leave a comrade behind. , if an army does not have this kind of thing, it is impossible to fight.

Some of the most popular novels we have seen in China before, such as "Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin" and even Jin Yong's martial arts novels, are mainly about this thing, which is very effective in reality. There are often military coups or military governments around the world, which actually rely on the tradition of the military to rule the country. I think Liu Yazhou has served in the military for a long time. From 2003 to 2017, he served as deputy political commissar and political commissar at the National Defense University for almost fifteen years. I think this kind of influence is very big. It can be said that most of the senior generals have been his students in the past twenty years. Will this lead to various kinds of rebellion against the highest level? In fact, after Liu Yazhou was arrested, the number of purges in the CCP army in the past two years has not decreased, but has increased. I think this can illustrate the problem.

Guo Jun said that the dissatisfaction in the hearts of many people may have been suppressed or hidden, but it will explode at a certain time. The question now is when it will explode collectively. This was the case during Mao Zedong's time. When Mao Zedong was around, everyone remained silent and even expressed their support for Mao Zedong. But as soon as Mao Zedong died, these people immediately took action and then supported Deng Xiaoping. Why is it successful? It was because no one in the Gang of Four was in the army. Deng Xiaoping had been in the army and was the political commissar of the second field.

Guo Jun said that Liu Yazhou's incident actually had a huge impact on the second generation of Red Generation members of the CCP. When Xi Jinping first came to power, almost all factions supported him. This was actually rare. The leftists supported him, the rightists also supported him, the Youth League faction also supported him, the bureaucracy system supported him, and the people also supported him. Among these, One of the biggest supporting forces is the second generation of red people. At that time, 400 to 500 people from the second generation of Beijing Reds gathered together, and they drafted a statement to express their support for Xi Jinping. People including Liu Yazhou, Liu Yuan, Deng Pufang, and Chen Yuan all supported him. Of course there is a reason why this group of people support him, it is because he represents the group of people who are rooting for Hongmiao Zheng, which means he represents the "Zhenghongqi". After Deng Xiaoping's reforms, the CCP ostensibly formed a so-called collective leadership mechanism. In fact, hundreds of powerful families have the power to call the shots in China, which is equivalent to having the status of hundreds of emperors. Therefore, Xi Jinping later revised the Party Constitution and the Constitution to require personal authority and to establish one authority, which is equivalent to downgrading these "red flags". Of course, these second-generation reds will not work. Now they cannot even be ministers. They do not talk much about national affairs. They are not allowed to discuss government affairs or the central government. Of course, these people are even more dissatisfied. Their power has been lost, their interests have been lost, and their status has been lost. Of course they were very unhappy. Some of them can only complain, and some of them are really colluding to change the situation. This is not groundless. It is true that many people within the CCP are collaborating to turn the situation over.

Guo Jun said that basically all the second generation red generation have fallen out with Xi Jinping. Those who are promoted by Xi Jinping will not be considered if they have the background of the second generation red generation or the second generation of officials, especially within the military. We know that Li Shangfu and Zhang Youxia are the second generation of red people. Being investigated or seized of power will actually have a great impact. This group of people has great political energy, so it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will happen in the future, and if something happens, it will definitely be a big deal.

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Will she join the Politburo? Peng Liyuan’s role in Chinese officialdom has attracted increasing attention 

Editor : Li Dongqi / Source : World Daily / https://www.aboluowang.com/2024/0324/2034500.html

The role of Xi Jinping’s wife, Peng Liyuan, in Chinese officialdom has come under increasing scrutiny. March 24 is the World Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Day. On the 24th, the National Health Commission rarely released a graphic, text and audio and video report on the homepage of the official website of "Peng Liyuan investigates grassroots tuberculosis prevention and control work in Changsha, Hunan".

According to a press release on the website of the National Health Commission of China, "Recently, Peng Liyuan, the World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Tuberculosis/AIDS (called "AIDS" in Taiwan) prevention and treatment, investigated grassroots tuberculosis prevention and control work in Dongjing Street, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan. Deputy Director of the National Health Commission Wang Hesheng, Director and Director of the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention, and Zhang Yingchun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, participated in the research activities."

According to a recent report by Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping, accompanied by Hunan Provincial Party Committee Secretary Shen Xiaoming and Governor Mao Weiming, visited Changsha, Changde and other places from 18 to 21 March 2024. A video from the National Health Commission of China shows that Peng Liyuan inspected tuberculosis prevention and control work in Changsha on March 20. Therefore, it is estimated that Peng Liyuan came to Changsha with Xi Jinping.

The press release stated that Peng Liyuan and her party first came to the Yuhua District Health Education Center, and then visited the grassroots medical workers at the Dongjing Street Community Health Service Center, learned about the management of grassroots tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment services, and met with tuberculosis rehabilitation workers who came for health consultation. Patients, children waiting to be vaccinated, and parents communicated cordially to learn about tuberculosis prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and other related conditions.

On 24 January 2024, Xinhua News Agency also reported that Peng Liyuan met alone with Mirziyoyeva, the wife of the President of Uzbekistan, in the afternoon of that day. Judging from past public information, it is very rare for the wives of successive Chinese presidents to meet with foreign guests alone, and Peng Liyuan has participated in China's foreign affairs work many times in the past few years.

In December 2023, during Xi Jinping’s state visit to Vietnam, Peng Liyuan, accompanied by Ngo Thi Min, wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, visited the Vietnam Women’s Museum and Hanoi National University.

On 28 September 2023, the UNESCO Girls' and Women's Education Award Ceremony was held in Beijing. Peng Liyuan also attended and delivered a speech as UNESCO's Special Envoy for the Promotion of Girls' and Women's Education.

In mid-September 2023, Peng Liyuan also met with Zambian President Hichilema's wife Mutinta, who accompanied Zambian President Hichilema on his state visit to China.

Image : The picture shows Peng Liyuan investigating tuberculosis prevention and control publicity work at the Yuhua District Health Education Center in Changsha. The National Health Commission calls her Professor Peng Liyuan in the caption. (Taken from the official website of the National Health Commission of China)

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Krugman: The Chinese Communist government will destroy China


Krugman, the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in history, who has successfully predicted the Asian financial crisis, the Enron incident, the failure of Bush's tax cut policy, the Iraq War, the California energy crisis, the process of economic globalization, etc., was recently publishing a series of articles on The New York Times slandering CCP China, shocking the world and dumbfounding Chinese intellectuals.

Krugman believes that CCP China will fall into the trap of moderately developed countries and become an unfortunate country like Argentina, Myanmar, and South Africa. It is about to become developed but unfortunately it continues to fall short, and then fails to recover. Alas, the Communist country has a promising future but is in a dilemma. Krugman believes that CCP China's economic difficulties are caused by inevitable mistakes in the country's system and policies. Although the government has introduced more policies to try to correct it, the results have become darker and deeper, and eventually it is a mess that is beyond control. This is a trap dug by the Chinese Communist regime for itself, allowing the government to fall into it. Krugman believes that the serious problems caused by the Chinese Communist government will be resolved by the Chinese people, and the economy will remain sluggish for a long time.

Goldman Sachs predicts that China’s economy will fluctuate around the 4% line for a long time. 4% is already high enough for European countries that have already entered into high welfare state. However, for China, 4% is obviously not enough. Because China's retired population has expanded 15 times since the beginning of reform and opening up, and continues to expand. It has reached 300 million, compared with less than 20 million 40 years ago. Pensions face a huge shortfall. The Chinese Communist government is at a loss as to how to fill the gap and has no solution.

The previous government made a historic move to abolish agricultural taxes and implement cooperative medical care. The people place their hopes on this government for free education, free medical care, and free elderly care. The public voices are getting louder and louder, but the government has always pretended not to listen. What does he get for free? CCP China's tax revenue is already the largest in the world, fully four times that of India, which has the same population. Taxes can no longer be raised, otherwise entrepreneurs will be forced to jump off their buildings. Tax cuts are a global trend, while tax increases mean business closures. If there is no tax increase, what is free? If it is not free, what will the people spend on it? Stimulating consumption and stimulating the economy is not just empty talk. This is a knot that the Chinese Communist government has tied up in itself and cannot be untied by itself. What the government should do is public welfare, but the Chinese government refuses to do it. Instead, it goes to business, invests, and makes money for itself. Guizhou, China, has always been a backward region in history, and the local government is going crazy. Set up some kind of "urban investment company" yourself and build 30,000 bridges in 10 years. The total number of bridges built in Guizhou since its establishment has not exceeded 3,000. Why do 30,000 bridges suddenly appear? In economically backward provinces, there are few cars running and everything is left idle. It's like a child's feet haven't grown yet, and her mother makes 30,000 pairs of shoes in one go. Isn't this a joke? President Reagan said: "Government cannot solve problems; government can only create problems." The Guizhou Provincial Government is the number one culprit in creating problems for Guizhou Province. There is no forgiveness for all evil.

What does an entrepreneur do? Entrepreneurs are "professional resolvers of all social crises." China talks bad about the United States every day. In fact, Americans themselves talk bad about themselves all the time. The concept of "rising in the east and falling in the west" was not proposed by China's Zhang Weiwei, Hu Angang, Jin Yinan, and Jin Canrong. The Americans proposed it as early as the 1950s when the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union began. But has the United States declined? Has it set in the west? Why has the U.S. economy experienced a soft landing recently? Because the U.S. economy is not decided by the U.S. president, but by American entrepreneurs. American entrepreneurs resolve crises just like pepsin resolves food, or dung beetles on the Australian prairie resolve cow dung. Therefore, there will never be a stupid thing like a poor state building 30,000 bridges in 10 years in the United States. Entrepreneurs need to settle accounts and figure out how to get back the money they invested. He wants investigation, war games, and mathematical modeling. If the result of the deduction is that it cannot be recovered within the predetermined time, the entrepreneur will refuse to invest, and the crisis will be avoided? Why doesn’t the United States still have high-speed rail? Is it because the United States has no technology? Obviously not. Not that I can't, but that I really don't want to. The U.S. government would not even dare to think about building high-speed rail. Because this is market behavior and entrepreneurs have the final say. If you can make money by practicing it, you should have practiced it long ago. After repairing the losses, which idiot entrepreneur would be willing to repair them? The United States has 300 million people, 30,000 airports, and 280 million cars. Flying long distances and driving cars short distances. Why build high-speed rail? If you practice it, you will definitely suffer losses, so you won’t practice it. The traditional railways in the United States are used to transport goods, but they have long stopped transporting people. The United States does not have high-speed rail. It is not because the United States is lagging behind, but because American entrepreneurs say "no." China's high-speed railway ranks first in the world, but it suffers a huge loss, and the people of the country quietly resolve it. Even if you have never taken the high-speed rail once. The Chinese people use their rights such as free medical care, free education, free pensions, paid vacations and many other rights to pay for the Chinese government's decision to build high-speed rail. Entrepreneurs say: "You can't build high-speed rail, it's a loss-making business." This is in the United States.

The government's job is to be the referee and set the rules. The government cannot invest in projects. Whether the railway is repaired or not is a matter of reckoning. This is market behaviour, not political gambling. However, in CCP China, all high-speed rails are built by the government. It has become a heavy burden for the entire Chinese people. Entrepreneurs are the ones who resolve the economic crisis. However, the development of China's economy, excluding entrepreneurs, is the final decision of the Chinese government. Calculate political accounts and ignore economic accounts. Goldman Sachs Group believes that the Chinese government's economic decision-making is very naive and child-like.

CCP China's real estate in 2023 will drop 59% compared to 2021 projects. Investment fell by 9.6%, and house prices fell in 89% of cities. China's deflation in 2023 will fall to the levels of 1999 and 2009. As of the second quarter of 2022, total credit in China's non-financial sector reached US$51.8 trillion, and China's debt was 295% of GDP, the highest level since 1995. China's stock market fell to its lowest level in 19 years, and the government can no longer come up with new stimulus measures. Some people have suggested injecting 2 trillion yuan (about 270 billion U.S. dollars) from the national treasury to activate the stock market. This means continuing to nationalize the economy, since the acquired shares will be owned by the state. This is drinking poison to quench thirst, with endless consequences.

China's foreign trade continues to deteriorate. In 2023, China's imports and exports will decline at the same time. Exports fell by 4.6% to US$3.4 trillion; imports fell by 5.5% to US$2.6 trillion. This is the first decline in exports since 2016. China's trade surplus also fell by 6.2% to $823.2 billion. Sino-US trade volume fell by 11.6% year-on-year, exports fell by 13.1%, and imports fell by 6.8%. As far as the EU is concerned, trade volume fell by 7.1%, exports fell by 10.2%, and imports fell by 0.9%. The only country with a significant increase in China's trade volume in 2023 is Russia. This is a sinful and bloody "trade". Without this so-called "trade", the Russia-Ukraine war would not last a day. Moreover, the gains from this growth and the punishment from European and American countries are not worth the losses to China.

President Reagan said that between the government's own interests and the interests of the people, no government will favor the people. China's fiscal support reaches 80 million people. The first thing the Chinese government must consider is the interests of these 80 million. It spends 48% of the fiscal budget and invests only 12% in education. India's population has exceeded China's by 1.1 million, but its financial support staff is only 18 million, which is 1/4 of China's. India's fiscal revenue is about 230 billion US dollars per year, while China's is 3.1 trillion US dollars, 75 times that of India. It is surprisingly impossible to allocate part of it to provide three exemptions. Why? It's not that I can't, but I don't want to.

The latest report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2024 predicts that, taking into account the real estate crisis, declining fertility rate, and accelerated population aging, China's economic growth rate will continue to decline, and the economic growth rate will decline to 3.5% in 2028. Without a growth rate of more than 4%, it is simply impossible to maintain normal operations.

Goldman Sachs believes that the economic literacy of the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party is too poor, and they make repeated mistakes in decision-making, which are all embarrassing. This evaluation cannot be wrong, but it is not very correct. It is this political system and economic structure that determines that the Chinese government does not know its own role, that is, it does not know what it does for a living, does not do public welfare, and replaces entrepreneurs every day, leaving its own business. All the money that should be used for people's welfare is invested in enterprises and all is lost. What a stupid government it would take to do this! It's like taking stimulants to improve competition performance. The effect was obvious at the beginning, but the marginal utility became worse and worse, and eventually the athletes were killed. During China's currency reform in 1956, M2 was only 17.5 billion yuan, and it will reach 300 trillion yuan in 2023, an increase of 17,143 times. To develop the economy, the Chinese government does not only print money, but also prints money. It is really a waste of money. The issuance of 4 trillion yuan in 2008 was effective. The issuance of 56 trillion yuan in 2023 not only failed to achieve the expected economic climax, but actually did the opposite and caused deflation. This is the "diminishing marginal effect" in economics, just like taking stimulants to improve sports performance. At first it was effective to take one pill, but then it had no effect after taking a handful.


You always have to pay back when you go out to hang out. The Chinese government (CCP China) has been around for 75 years, running rampant and doing whatever it wants. It's time to pay it back. It’s just that the Chinese people have to suffer.

——Alas, China!

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Xi went to visit the bed where Mao slept, Yanjiao explosion is kept secret by CCP officials

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After the Two Sessions, Xi went to Hunan to "worship ghosts" and visited the bed where Mao Zedong slept

Image : On 18 March 2024, Xi Jinping, leader of the Communist Party of China, went to Hunan to visit Mao Zedong’s alma mater after the two sessions and see the bed where Mao slept. Netizens ridiculed that the CCP is approaching its end and Xi has no choice but to "worship ghosts." The picture shows a schematic diagram. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

习两会后去湖南“拜鬼” 参观毛泽东睡过的床

Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping made his first inspection stop in Hunan after the two sessions. He visited the alma mater of former Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong and saw the bed where Mao slept. Netizens ridiculed that the CCP is approaching its end and Xi has no choice but to "worship ghosts."

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Xi visited Mao’s alma mater after the Two Sessions

Xinhua News Agency, a party media of the Communist Party of China, stated that in the afternoon of 18 March 02024, Xi visited Hunan First Normal University (Chengnan Academy Campus) and BASF Shanshan Battery Materials Co., Ltd. in Changsha, Hunan Province.

According to reports, Xi Jinping’s first stop when he arrived in Hunan for inspection was Hunan First Normal College, Mao Zedong’s alma mater.

The picture shows that Xi, accompanied by a group of officials, visited the dormitory where Mao lived when he was studying at the college. There was only one bed in the room with a mosquito net and bedding. A sign on the black bed frame read "Mao Zedong's Bed." ".

As soon as China’s Two Sessions ended, Xi Jinping went to Hunan to inspect Mao Zedong’s alma mater – Dialogue China https://t.co/RffX2H3WQA

— Guan Yao · Alston Kwan (@Alston_Kwan) March 19, 2024

In recent years, Xi has followed Mao's leftist line and centralized power within the party to rival Mao Zedong. However, in the just-concluded Two Sessions, the Xi administration did not propose policies to boost the economy and improve the investment environment, but unexpectedly canceled the Prime Minister's domestic and foreign press conferences, which was considered to be a signal that the CCP is at its end.

Yan Chungou, a senior media person, recently posted on Facebook that the CCP has internal and external troubles and the situation is deteriorating day by day. He commented, "If a country can't even afford the Prime Minister's invitation, what future can it expect?"

He bluntly said that without holding the Prime Minister's Press Conference, Xi Jinping's confidence would be gone, and this is the worst thing. The CCP is rushing towards the end of the world, and its panicked footsteps are becoming clearer and clearer.

Faced with China's economic predicament, Xi seemed to be at his wits' end and proposed the term "new quality productivity," which aroused ridicule from the outside world. After the Two Sessions, Xi immediately went to Mao Zedong’s alma mater to see the bed where Mao had slept. In response, netizens said that Xi was "worshipping ghosts" and "the devil is summoning."

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Zhou Xiaohui: Xi has no choice but to imitate Mao

On 26 December 2023, Mao’s birthday, Xi also led officials to worship Mao’s body at the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and praised Mao in a high-profile manner.

Current affairs commentator Zhou Xiaohui said that Xi Jinping's worship of Mao is, on the one hand, to show the outside world that he is the direct successor of Mao and will adhere to Mao's political and military line to fight against the world.

On the other hand, this also shows that Xi has no choice but to follow Mao's example and strengthen his control over the party and the people when he has failed to deceive externally, the international pressure has increased, and he cannot face the economic malaise, public dissatisfaction, and increasing social instability internally. control and maintain their own power.

It is worth mentioning that just the day before Xi worshiped Mao’s corpse, Caixin Weekly, which has an official background, published an editorial stating that the CCP is facing major changes unseen in a century and facing numerous internal and external challenges, and quoted Xi Jinping as saying, “ Failure to seek truth from facts will harm the party and the country."

The article sparked heated discussions as soon as it was published. Many netizens believed that the article was using official discourse to criticize Xi Jinping's perverse policies in politics and economy, which have led to people's deprivation of life. Some netizens said that Caixin's direct war against Xi shows that the CCP is not monolithic. The article was soon deleted.

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After Xi worshiped ghosts at the 19th National Congress, disasters followed one after another

In fact, Xi Jinping did not start praising Mao after becoming party leader in 2012. On the contrary, he once weakened Mao. For example, when he first visited Hunan for inspection, he did not go to Mao’s former residence to pay homage; on the 120th anniversary of Mao’s anniversary, a performance to commemorate Mao that was scheduled to be held at the Beijing Great Hall was cancelled.

However, after the conclusion of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2017, Xi’s line changed. For the first time, he led members of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China to visit Shanghai to pay homage to the site of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and then went to Nanhu in Jiaxing, Zhejiang to pay homage to the "Red Boat" of the Communist Party of China.

Since then, CCP China has experienced constant troubles and disasters. Not only is the Sino-US trade war intensifying, but swine fever and plague are also coming. The covid outbreak broke out at the end of 2019 and has continued to this day. The CCP is in trouble both internally and externally. It faces an international technological blockade from Europe and the United States. The domestic economy continues to decline, the stock market plummets, the unemployment rate rises, real estate is on the verge of collapse, public dissatisfaction boils over, and a social crisis is imminent.

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The Hong Kong government urgently recommends Article 23. Analysis: Xi Jinping’s future is not good, Let's wait for the outcome

Editor : Li Enzhen / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/03/20/a103863474.html Image : The picture shows Hong Kong people taking to the streets to oppose the evil laws under Article 23 on 1 July 2003. (Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)

港府急推23条 分析:习未来不妙 上下等一个结局

On 19 March 2024, the Hong Kong Legislative Council quickly passed the legislation on Article 23 of the Basic Law, triggering a joint statement of condemnation from nearly 80 politicians from the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries. Some analysts pointed out that the CCP’s eagerness to push this evil law shows that party leader Xi Jinping is quite pessimistic about the internal and external situation from this year onwards, which indicates a very bad future. At present, the whole country is waiting for an ending.

On 20 March 2024, veteran media person Yan Chungou posted on Facebook that in order to introduce Article 23 legislation, Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao led all members of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference to return to Hong Kong overnight and worked overtime non-stop. This matter is quite strange. For Hong Kong, the Chinese Communist Party has a strong stabilizing force externally, and the National Security Law is at the bottom internally.

The article believes that the CCP has introduced so many laws and regulations based on social governance in a short period of time, which shows that the CCP headed by Xi Jinping has pessimistic expectations for the future of China. The situation will take a turn for the worse, and there is no good way to reverse the situation. The internal and external pressures faced by the CCP will grow explosively in a short period of time. These measures are only being promoted to cope with future governance crises.

The article pointed out that the imposition of the CCP’s self-established National Security Law on Hong Kong violated the Basic Law, and also showed the CCP’s true face of being barbaric, disrespectful of dignity, and contrary to world civilization. Although it has suppressed the resistance of Hong Kong people on the surface, the CCP has therefore paid a huge political price.

Domestically, the situation will deteriorate rapidly this year. The real estate explosion is a foregone conclusion, a banking and financial crisis is imminent, local debts are unresolved, foreign capital will never return, the unemployment rate continues to increase, and the consumer market is weak. In the coming year, social crises will intensify, chaos will arise, vicious accidents will occur frequently, and the CCP will be unstable within itself.

The article said that all signs point to one result, that is, society will become more chaotic, the government will be as big as a fight, public dissatisfaction will arise, and unrest will arise one after another. Xi will not have a good life this year, and whether he can hold on to his position is increasingly becoming a question. The internal and external situation also foreshadows a rather ominous future.

The article pointed out that the fundamental reason why many evil laws of autocratic rule have been introduced intensively in a short period of time is that Xi Jinping has quite pessimistic predictions about the internal and external situation in the coming year. The situation may be so bad that it may far exceed the CCP’s own judgment. So they would rather do bad things first in order to solve internal worries.

The article stated that the introduction of many evil laws in a short period of time has scared away foreign investment, discouraged foreign businessmen, and left the private economy half-dead. The country is not peaceful and the people are uneasy. The Chinese people choose to lie down, resist and escape. No one is prepared to share weal and woe with the Communist Party of China. The whole country is waiting for an outcome. The situation is unprecedentedly dangerous. Once the situation gets out of control internally and externally, the CCP will not be able to hold on. Article 23 is nothing more than a placebo that is of no use.

In 2003, the Hong Kong government tried to pass legislation on Article 23 of the Basic Law, which triggered 500,000 Hong Kong people to take to the streets to protest, and the legislation was shelved.

After the passage of the law, on 19 March 2024, nearly 80 cross-party members or political figures from the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, Ireland, Canada, South Korea, and Malaysia issued a joint statement condemning the hasty passage of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, that Article 23 of the Basic Law denounces the legislation.

Former Hong Kong Governor Patten said that the passage of this law is "another big nail in the coffin of Hong Kong's human rights and rule of law." He condemned the Chinese Communist authorities for further shameful violations of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. He asked, how can governments, parliaments and investors continue to trust any commitments made by the Beijing authorities in the future?

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron issued a stern statement condemning the Hong Kong government's move. The overall impact of Hong Kong's new national security law is that it will further undermine the rights and freedoms once enjoyed in the city, the statement said. It undermines Hong Kong's implementation of binding international obligations, including the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a regular press conference, “We believe that such actions may accelerate the closure of Hong Kong, a once open society, and we are not satisfied with the provisions of Article 23. We are alarmed by the broad and vaguely defined provisions. We believe this is undemocratically elected legislation that will be passed quickly after a shortened public comment period.”

"We will not hesitate to point out who is responsible for eroding the autonomy promised to Hong Kong, and we will not hesitate to make our voices heard. We will take other actions if the situation requires it," he said.

The "Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China Policy" (IPAC) issued a statement saying that Hong Kong has now become one of the most dangerous places in the world. The passage of this law in Hong Kong represents a further catastrophic deterioration of Hong Kong's freedoms, and it also fundamentally changes Hong Kong's business environment.

Sarah Brooks, Amnesty International's China director, said in a statement that with this law, the Hong Kong government has once again dealt a devastating blow to human rights in the city.

In 1997, when the United Kingdom transferred sovereignty over Hong Kong, the Chinese Communist Party promised to implement "one country, two systems" for Hong Kong, ensuring that Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of autonomy for the next 50 years and allowing Hong Kong to continue to maintain the Western model. However, with the CCP's forceful push for the "Hong Kong National Security Law", it means that Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" has completely fallen.

After Hong Kong's sovereignty was handed over to the Chinese Communist Party, Hong Kong people carried out large-scale protests one after another. For example, in 2014, Hong Kong people launched a series of Umbrella Movements to fight for true universal suffrage; in 2019, large-scale "anti-extradition" pro-democracy protests broke out in Hong Kong for more than five months, and were violently suppressed by the CCP and the Hong Kong government.

On 30 June 2020, the Chinese Communist Party forced the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s free society and legal system were systematically undermined. Hong Kong not only completely blocked the press and freedom of speech, but also imprisoned hundreds of democrats, resulting in thousands of thousands of Hong Kong people chose to flee Hong Kong.

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Israeli army raids Hamas, 50 killed, 180 Hamas suspects captured


On Tuesday (19 March 2024), 50 Hamas gunmen were killed in a new round of Israeli attacks on Hamas. On the same day, Israel once again expressed its determination to launch a ground attack on Rafah and destroy the Hamas camp.

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that IDF troops killed more than 50 Hamas militants in a sustained attack on Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital and that one reservist was killed in the fighting.

According to reports, the Israeli army stormed Shifa Hospital in just 15 minutes, captured about 180 unsuspecting Hamas suspects, and seized a large amount of cash.

Israeli Prime Minister Israel stressed on the same day that he had made it clear to US President Biden that in order to destroy Hamas forces in Rafah, Israel must conduct a ground invasion.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "We are determined to completely eliminate Rafah's (Hamas) camp. There is no other way but ground operations."

However, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Patel warned that day that Israel’s ground attack on Rafah without a “clear plan” would lead to a “disaster.”

US Secretary of State Blinken, who is visiting the Philippines, is about to start his Middle East trip again.

Blinken said he would continue working to broker a temporary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas to secure the release of hostages, while also discussing more humanitarian aid to Gaza and post-war reconstruction.

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Blinken visits the Philippines, the United States and the Philippines emphasize responding to the threat from the CCP

Reporters : Zhao Fenghua and Rong Yu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/03/19/a103863421.html

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken met with the President and Foreign Minister of the Philippines in Manila on Tuesday (19 March 2024). At the press conference, the two sides emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation and jointly respond to threats from the Chinese Communist Party.

Blinken met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday. The two sides talked about the rapid development of relations between the United States and the Philippines and mentioned the leaders' summit of the United States, Japan and the Philippines held in Washington in April.

On the same day, Blinken held a joint press conference with Philippine Foreign Minister Manaro, mentioning that the CCP’s actions in the South China Sea violated international law.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “We are collectively concerned that China’s actions threaten our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, including in the South China Sea and the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, and have repeatedly violated international law and Philippine rights.”

On 11 April 2024, US President Joe Biden will host the first tripartite leaders’ meeting between the United States, Japan and the Philippines at the White House, discussing economic relations and Indo-Pacific security with Philippine President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and many other issues.

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Russia’s high-profile “humiliation of China”? Commemorating the border conflict, the CCP remains silent

Editor : Li Mingfei / Reporter : Luo Ya / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/03/19/a103863317.html

Recently, various places in Russia celebrated the 55th anniversary of the victory in the battle to defend China’s “Damansky Island” with high profile, triggering heated discussions. Some netizens chose to ignore this "insulting China" behavior and believed that it was more important to unite with Russia to resist the United States. Others angrily criticized Tsarist Russia for never giving up its territorial ambitions in coveting China. The CCP, which was in an awkward position, remained silent.

From the end of February to the present, Russia has held various commemorative activities to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the victory of the Defense War of Damansky Island from the Primorsky Krai in the east, to Irkutsk and Omsk in the center, and to the Rostov region in the west. 

Participating in this national commemoration event are government officials, military personnel, as well as civil cultural institutions, schools, etc.

What Russia calls the Defense of Damansky Island is called the Zhenbao Island Self-defense and Counterattack in China.

In March 1969, a fierce border armed conflict broke out between the two largest communist countries, China and the former Soviet Union, on Zhenbao Island in Heilongjiang, resulting in hundreds of casualties on both sides. In the months that followed, fighting continued along the border in the Heilongjiang River Basin and along the border between Xinjiang in the west and what is now Kazakhstan.

The war finally pushed China and the United States to join forces to fight against the Soviet Union, changing the world's geopolitical landscape at that time.

Today, Russia is stuck in the quagmire of the Russo-Ukrainian war and suffered heavy losses. Its high-profile celebration of its victory in the war against China has particularly aroused public attention.

Lai Rongwei, CEO of the Taiwan Inspirational Association (TIA), believes that this commemorative event is driven by Russia’s need for nationalist propaganda, and it also reflects that the real Sino-Russian relations are not that good.

Lai Rongwei, CEO of the Taiwan Inspirational Association (TIA): "On the one hand, Russia promotes nationalism internationally and domestically, and then tells everyone that he is the boss, he is still a world-class hegemon, and he is still the big brother of the CCP." Outside, in terms of interests, I still have good relations with you, China, and I am sure that you, China, will not be at odds with me. You need me, Russia, because China is now also surrounded by the international community."

In the face of this round of "insulting China" celebrations across Russia, the Chinese Communist Party's official media has remained silent.

In Weibo, Douyin and WeChat groups, Chinese netizens are divided into two obvious groups. The group that denounces Russia as the wolf of the north and has never given up on China's territorial ambitions is the majority; the other group claims that in the context of the deteriorating Sino-US relations, the conflict between China and Russia is a secondary one.

Zheng Qinmo, associate professor of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Tamkang University in Taiwan, said that the CCP’s position was embarrassing, so it chose to remain silent.

Zheng Qinmo, associate professor of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Tamkang University in Taiwan: "The CCP actually relies on these little pinks in the country to manipulate nationalism. It will constantly emphasize that U.S. imperialism is determined to subjugate itself. But when it comes to Russia, the CCP's official media basically only It can be swallowed. Even if sometimes there is no immediate intervention, let the little pink have an attack. In fact, there are many little pinks in the country who remember the centuries-old hatred between China and Russia, but if it is not too much, the CCP can let it go. "

In fact, there are still many landmarks across Russia that are hostile to China.

In the central square of Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva, stands the so-called monument to celebrate the Tuva people's expulsion of the Chinese invaders in 1921.

In historical museums across Russia, the seizure of China's border territories was also recorded in writing as "a progressive action by Russian civilization to help local peoples liberate themselves from the oppression of backward Chinese civilization."

Independent commentator Cai Shenkun believes that without the Soviet Union, there would be no Communist Party. Therefore, in the face of territorial disputes, the CCP has always avoided the history of Sino-Russian enmity and did not dare to show a tough attitude.

Independent commentator Cai Shenkun said, "What does Russia want? In fact, the CCP will not fall out with it until now. Because it knows that the border between China and Russia is thousands of kilometers long. The CCP's biggest threat is actually in Russia. Not in the United States. When it comes to the issue with China, the United States has no so-called land claims against China, but Russia and China have huge land disputes, whether it is Zhenbao Island or Haishenwei."

"Haishenwei" mentioned by Cai Shenkun was once a Chinese territory, but is now renamed "Vladivostok" by Russia, which means "Conquer the East."

In 1999, Jiang Zemin, the former leader of the Communist Party of China, signed the "Protocol on the Narration of the Eastern and Western Sections of the Sino-Russian Boundary Line" with Russia, which was humiliating and humiliating to the country. It recognized a series of unequal treaties between China and Russia signed by the late Qing Dynasty and Russia, and included more than 1 million people in Vladivostok and 100 million square kilometres of Chinese territory were allocated to Russia.

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Putin is re-elected, Russia and China join forces again, and the confrontation between the two camps may intensify

Editor : Shang Yan / Reporter : Luo Ya / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/03/19/a103863315.html

After Russian President Putin was re-elected, the leader of the Communist Party of China also sent a congratulatory message immediately. Putin predicted today that Russia-China relations will become even stronger in the years to come after his re-election.

As the Russo-Ukrainian war enters its third year, Russia holds a presidential election. Two anti-war candidates are barred from running. Putin’s number one political enemy, Alexei Navalny, died suddenly in prison last month. Under such circumstances , Putin achieved a so-called "overwhelming" victory but this result also triggered international controversy.

Xi Jinping, leader of the Communist Party of China, sent a congratulatory message to Putin on 18 March 2024 and promised to continue to develop Sino-Russian relations. Putin also said that China and Russia have many common interests in economics and international politics and will strengthen bilateral relations in the next few years.

Lai Rongwei, CEO of the Taiwan Inspirational Association (TIA): "The two sides are complementary in terms of individuals, overturning the international order, and national interests. Of course, these two countries will not say that there are no conflicts but the most important thing now is their enemies are the United States and the European Union."

Putin has entered his fifth term and will continue to rule Russia for another six years. Xi Jinping broke with convention for a third term last year and is widely believed to intend to rule for life. If the two continue to join forces to promote the so-called "century-old changes", what impact will they have on the world situation?

Lai Rongwei, CEO of the Taiwan Inspirational Association (TIA), believes that the confrontation of values between the two camps will continue. He gave an example of the concept of "sharp power" developed by American academic circles in 2017. Authoritarian governments will use the so-called fragility of democratic societies to exert influence and control.

Lai Rongwei: "Including the current US presidential election and the election of members of Congress, you will find that the United States often names Russia and China for interfering in their elections. Of course, Taiwan has also been talking about cognitive warfare in recent years, or in other words A while ago, we saw a gray zone conflict mentioned in the Kinmen Sea. These two countries want to overthrow the international order led by the United States in terms of power. In order to pursue their national interests, they do not hesitate to violate democratic values. And then use global We need liberal democracy to carry out the infiltration of this kind of sharp power and this kind of gray area, and I think this will continue."

Ong Mingxian, a professor at the Institute of International Affairs and Strategy at Tamkang University, said that there is another factor that will affect the so-called "century-old changes" between China and Russia this year, and that is the U.S. election at the end of the year.

Ong Mingxian, director of the Institute of International Affairs and Strategy at Tamkang University: "If Biden is elected, he will intensify the current strategic confrontation between the United States and China. He may also create a tense situation in which the United States has to deal with China's strategic alliance with Russia. At present, Russia is targeting Ukraine will not let go and will threaten other countries with nuclear weapons at any time. If the Republican president is elected on 5 November, this change may turn into another situation. Because if Trump is re-elected, he may put the United States' interests first. He may intensify the trade war and technology war between the U.S. and China. The overall existing regional conflicts more including in the Middle East, Israel and Hamas, may be more intense.”

The more imminent crisis is the Russia-Ukraine war. Putin warned on 18 March 2024 that if Russia had a direct conflict with NATO, it would be only one step away from the so-called World War III.

Lai Rongwei: "Everyone can say such harsh words but will he really start a world war? In fact, internationally we need all countries to cooperate with us to carry out a concept of structural deterrence. That is, within the entire international structure, everyone must unite and collectively deter it, we must make it afraid to take action, this is the key.”

Although China has quietly supported Russia diplomatically and economically, commentators point out that there are also conflicts between the two sides.

Lai Rongwei: "After all, China may have many conflicts with neighbouring sovereign countries, but China is not as deeply involved in the war in Ukraine as Russia. China will also make its own calculations. Although you say you support Russia, you still have to do it on the table. Maintain a 'neutral' attitude that does not lean on either side. Because it also knows that if it is too supportive of Russia, wouldn't your legitimacy in the international community be very bad? So from this point of view, we can see that China and Russia have already buried conflicts and conflicts."

Lai Rongwei said that Russia and China now have to cooperate because Russia needs help from the CCP, and the CCP is being contained by the United States but the two countries also have a competitive relationship, and Putin will also be very concerned about whether the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative will take advantage of the Russia-Ukraine war to encroach on Russia’s territory.

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Two countries interrupt China's constitutional path

In early March, some overseas people who promote China's democratic progress held the first State Council in Washington, DC, to discuss what kind of path China should take after the CCP collapse. They formulated ten points. The founding program directly proposed the slogan of overthrowing the CCP and rebuilding the republic. The focus of the discussion is on the plans and approaches to rebuild the constitutional system in China. In modern times, China once created Asia's first republic, the Republic of China. However, due to internal and external troubles, it has never been able to establish a stable constitutional republic. For many Chinese people, dismantling the CCP and rebuilding a republic is the real Chinese dream. NTDTV's "Elite Forum" invited Wang Juntao and Zheng Xuguang, democrats who participated in the first State Council meeting, to discuss China's century-old constitutional history and the road to future reconstruction.


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Three Major Characteristics of the Constitutional System the Republic of China aimed at constitutionalism

Wang Juntao, chairman of the China Democratic Party, said in the "Pinnacle View" that although constitutional republics have various forms in modern human politics, they have three common characteristics. The first is the rights of citizens in a constitutional republic. Various freedoms and basic human rights must be fully respected and protected, at least in political practice, and must be put forward as a concept. The second is that all state institutions that manage citizens must be authorized directly or indirectly by citizens through elections or other means. Third, in order to ensure that authorized state agencies do not abuse or exceed their powers, state power must be decentralized and checked.

Starting from these three elements, in fact, the CCP is not a constitutional democratic system. This is why we propose to overthrow the CCP and rebuild a republic. It is because the CCP is not a republican system. We must establish a real republican system worthy of the name.

Wang Juntao said that China established the first republic in Asia (the Republic of China), but in fact, China already had a history of constitutionalism before that. After the Russo-Japanese War, the Qing government at that time learned from the pain and decided to follow the example of other countries in the world. Establish constitutional government. At that time, it was a constitutional monarchy. In any case, the constitutional movement in the late Qing Dynasty did formulate a set of outlines for the constitution, and there was a schedule that was originally nine years and later became seven years. Of course, the constitutional government of the Qing Dynasty was interrupted by the Revolution of 1911. .

The Revolution of 1911 established the Republic of China. Although the Republic of China has different stages, they all strive to achieve constitutional government. Of course, we can make various criticisms about the constitutionalism of the Republic of China and the late Qing Dynasty, but if we look at some of the relatively perfect constitutional countries in the world, in fact, the United States still has many problems. A country like the United Kingdom has never had a constitution. , its constitutional process was advanced step by step. Therefore, a constitutional country should be regarded as having a commitment to the three points we mentioned earlier: first, the rights and freedoms of citizens are fully protected; second, any institution that governs citizens must be authorized by citizens; third, , National governance institutions must have decentralized checks and balances. Starting from these three points, if a country actually has such a commitment and fulfills its commitment through continuous development, although it has problems at every stage, as long as it does so, it is a constitutional practice. From this perspective, I think the Republic of China is a constitutional country, and the late Qing Dynasty was also a country that was practicing constitutionalism.

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The relay of constitutional government in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the constitutionalists dominated the political situation in the early Republic of China

Political and economic commentator Zheng Xuguang said in the "Elite Forum" that the Republic of China can be said to be born out of the constitutional movement of the late Qing Dynasty to a certain extent. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the power of the Han governorate rose. The Han people actually controlled a lot of military and political power. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, two directions were at work at the same time. On the one hand, there was the stimulus of the Sino-Japanese War of 1898, and on the other hand, there was the Russo-Japanese War. This stimulus was even stronger, that is, a small constitutional country defeated a large autocratic country. Under such a situation, the exiled constitutionalists also had their say. Liang Qichao said, constitutional monarchy, monarchy Among the three systems of autocracy and constitutional republic, constitutional monarchy is the best. But the example of the constitutionalists is the United Kingdom, and their idea of ​​the royal family is Japan. The power of the king or emperor is greater in Japan than in the United Kingdom. What they favour is the Japanese-German style, that is, power is based on the royal family. This would cause a conflict with the political reality. The political reality is that the governors in various places are very dissatisfied with the royal cabinet, so they retreated from the nine-year preparation for the constitution to five years, or even three years. In this case, the Revolution of 1911 actually not only overturned the imperial family, but also accelerated this constitutional movement. In other words, the constitutional movement did not stop after the Revolution of 1911, but accelerated before the imperial family handed over power. A big reason for the acceleration was that the royal family was afraid of losing power, so it deprived Han people like Yuan Shikai of their power, which in turn accelerated the revolution.

Zheng Xuguang said that among the political forces in the late Qing Dynasty, the revolutionary party was actually basically limited to a guiding type, for example, it created the reality of republic. But in fact, according to the criticism in the early Republic of China, it is called changing the soup without changing the medicine. How can we change the soup without changing the medicine? The people who did things were all those from the late Qing Dynasty. The revolutionary party was non-mainstream, and the mainstream ones were the constitutionalists and the Beiyang clique.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the hard-line conservatives were actually weak. The most powerful were the constitutionalists. That is to say, the local powerful factions all supported the constitution, and the scribes were all constitutionalists. It is somewhat similar to the current mechanism of the People's Republic of China. During the 45 years of reform and opening up, the main force was this group of people. And Xi Jinping represents the power of the princelings. After Xi Jinping was appointed, a large number of officials with civilian backgrounds felt very cold and felt that they were hopeless. Judging from Li Keqiang's final fate, this group of officials should be heartbroken, but they do not have the strength of the powerful Han faction in the late Qing Dynasty. They can be called hidden strength, that is, they do not have as much strength on the surface, but the hidden strength is still very great.

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Japan and the Soviet Union invaded Chiang Kai-shek to protect the country, and the CCP destroyed the constitutional government of the Republic of China

Wang Juntao said in the "Pinnacle View" that the Republic of China was divided into the Beiyang Era and the Nanjing National Government Era. In both stages, China faced a major problem, which was the pressure from the Soviet Union in the north and Japan in the east. Both countries support forces within China that split China, which will lead to constant internal wars in China. After Sun Yat-sen resigned as interim president, he originally wanted to build railways and promote national development. The reason why he later returned to politics was because many problems could not be solved. The Nationalist government was a revolutionary party, and Beiyang was actually a reformist party in the late Qing Dynasty's constitution, that is, a reformist party within the system.

When I was in the United States, I read an American doctoral thesis, which said that Yuan Shikai was killed by the Japanese, and the Japanese did not allow China to have a unified China. At the critical moment, the Japanese prevented the British from taking the lead in lending to the Beiyang government, and prevented the Beiyang government from quelling the second revolution of the Southern Revolutionary Party and the war to protect the country and the war to protect the law, which made China step by step into a relatively divided state. At this time, Sun Yat-sen received support from the Soviet Union. We now know that Sun Yat-sen did not actually agree with the Soviet Union. He re-appointed Chiang Kai-shek, but he did not really want to use those leftists. Chiang Kai-shek had this idea of recreating the Republic of China. He and Yuan Shikai had similar ideas. They both had the idea of dealing with the Japanese, because it turned out that Japan was a great threat at the time, and they also wanted to prevent the Communist Party. He was guarding against the Japanese and the Communists at the same time, which put him under a lot of pressure. Therefore, he accepted Sun Yat-sen’s terms of military government, political training, and constitutional government. Chiang Kai-shek was a nationalist, and neither the Soviet Union nor Japan was acceptable to them. Because Britain and the United States actually no longer have territorial claims on China, and they could negotiate to abrogate these treaties with China at that time, as long as the Republic of China government could protect their rights in China and respect international law.

Zheng Xuguang said in the "Pinnacle View" that the so-called party-state system of the Kuomintang is not sustainable. It is military government, training government, and constitutional government. Then military government is to complete the Northern Expedition. It will be completed by taking over the central government in 2028. It can be said that political training lasted throughout the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War. The Anti-Japanese War period should also be regarded as a continuation of the military administration. Then at the end of the Anti-Japanese War, there was the 46th Constitution and the 47th Constitution. So we see that in China, from the end of the Qing Dynasty to before the Anti-Japanese War, there was basically a de facto constitutional government, which meant that the power of this government was limited. Including the fact that Chiang Kai-shek's government was limited to the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions, there was no real so-called unification of military orders. It was as strong as the party-state system, and local powerful factions always existed. In the past there were the Beiyang clique, the Zhili clique, the Anhui clique, and the Fengcian clique, and later the Yunnan clique and the Gui clique emerged during the Dharma-protecting Revolution. These were all local autonomy supported by force. So on the surface, there are warlords fighting, but in fact the economy is developing very well, the people's lives have nothing to do with you, they are living a good life, and the great powers also recognize the existence of Greater China, and there is no risk of splitting.

So during the Chiang Kai-shek government, there were new warlords like Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Feng, and Yan Xigui, which was actually a form of force check and balance. This tension is very interesting. I recognize the legal system of the Republic of China, but I maintain my independence, and my independence is supported by armed forces. Therefore, there is actually a kind of constitutionalism objectively, including a legal system that recognizes the provisional constitution.

During the Anti-Japanese War, we can see clearly. Those who have territorial ideas about China are Japan and Russia, or Japan and the Soviet Union. Today, Japan and the Soviet Union truly interrupted the constitutional process of the Republic of China. With the intervention of Japan and the Soviet Union, we can see clearly that Japan and the Soviet Union were in confrontation in Northeast China, Mongolia, and Xinjiang, which eventually led to World War II and the collapse of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the civil war. Of course, we know that because of the war with the Chinese Communist Party, the Nationalist Government had a regulation on mobilization during the anti-rebellion period. It was abolished during the Lee Teng-hui period and the constitution could be truly implemented. Of course, some amendments must be added to suit the size of Taiwan. Taiwan's constitutional government can now be said to be the best in Asia. What does this mean? It shows that the spirit of the Constitution of the Republic of China and the traditional Chinese culture are combined very well in Taiwan. In fact, Hong Kong has also been combined very well. Hong Kong has constitutionalism but no democracy, while Taiwan has constitutionalism and democracy. This is an almost perfect example.

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The disintegration of the CCP system is imminent and the return to the Republic of China is the general trend

Zheng Xuguang said in the "Elite Forum" that China's development since 1840, according to Li Hongzhang, has been a major change unseen in three thousand years. In the three thousand years since recorded history, the unprecedented change was the encounter with the maritime civilization from the West. Chinese scholar-officials in the late Qing Dynasty highly praised British politics and American politics. They believed that the political culture of the United States was the rule of Yao and Shun. , they had a real sense of inferiority about themselves. At first, they said it was because of the strong ships and powerful artillery, and later they said it was because of the powerful Westernization industry. Finally, by the time of Li Hongzhang, they had already recognized the political system. So in fact, when these powerful people have this idea, China's changes are unstoppable.

I think this is the case in China now. It is obvious that the path of communism and socialism is unworkable. All the top leaders of the CCP are very clear about this. Only those with primary school education cannot figure this out. Then the system of the People's Republic of China must disintegrate. Just like all communist countries in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, or countries governed by the Communist Party, not a single country title is retained. It’s all about restoring the old system, so what is the restoration revolution in China? It means the restoration of the Republic of China, which is the restoration of the Republic of China that I often use. I think if it is not the restoration of the Republic of China, it is also the restoration of the spirit of the Republic of China. Since the constitutional movement of the Congress Movement in the late Qing Dynasty, generations of people with lofty ideals in modern China have pursued freedom, democracy, and constitutional government. We must restore this road. I have great confidence in this road.

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Yanjiao explosion, Jiang Mianheng involved in military corruption

Many incidents occurred in CCP China during the Two Sessions in Beijing this year, including explosions, fires, vicious social security cases, etc. The latest incident was that just after the Two Sessions, something happened in Yanjiao on the edge of Beijing, where a large explosion occurred. Official reports said that 7 people died and more than 20 people were injured. In addition, the CCP proposed a new concept "new quality productivity" at the two sessions, which attracted attention from the outside world. Is this "new quality productivity" a new economic policy of the CCP, or is it just a mystery?

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The cause of the Yanjiao explosion is kept secret by officials

Independent TV producer Li Jun said in NTDTV's "Pinnacle View" program that Beijing and Yanjiao are separated by a river. On this side of the river is Yanjiao, and on the other side of the river is Tongzhou, Beijing. Yanjiao is only about 30 km away from the centre of Beijing, which is closer than many suburbs of Beijing. There is a video of the Yanjiao explosion on the Internet. I was very surprised when I saw it. The explosion blew up the whole place in an instant. It did not feel like an accident as the weapons were like the missiles used in the Hamas-Israeli war. The warheads had a large yield and could blow up the building in one fell swoop. The CCP said it was a liquefied gas explosion in a fried chicken restaurant but the staff of the fried chicken restaurant responded and said, "I don’t use gas here at all, I use electricity." Therefore, there are many doubts about this explosion. What people are paying attention to is why there was such a powerful explosion?

Shi Shan, senior editor and chief writer of The Epoch Times, said in the "Pinnacle View" that he saw a lot of opinions on the Internet. Some people said it was revenge against society, and some people said it was a gas pipeline leak, but the gas company said they do not supply a pipeline either. Passing by that place, this incident indeed triggered a lot of speculation, especially since the explosion site was so close to Beijing.

Guo Jun, editor-in-chief of The Epoch Times, said in the "Pinnacle View" that Beijing's Feng Shui is surrounded by mountains to the west and north, and plains to the east and south. Beijing faces south. Yanjiao is said to be home to 300,000 people who work in Beijing. A lot has happened around Beijing in the past two years. Floods occurred last summer. Floods occurred in the mountains to the west and flooded many places in Hebei Province in the southwest. . At the beginning of spring this year, there was a big explosion in Yanjiao in the east. This scene is very ominous. It feels like dire straits. It is as if there is a force at work that wants to subvert Beijing.

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Jiang Mianheng was involved in the military's move to overthrow Xi, and the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was afraid to convene

Li Jun said in the "Pinnacle View" that Yuan Hongbing recently broke the news that the third plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China could not be held mainly due to political reasons. It is said that after Qin Gang and Li Shangfu were arrested, they revealed that there are a group of people in the diplomatic system and the military system such as the Rocket Force system who are not loyal to Xi Jinping in their hearts, which has caused great difficulties for Xi Jinping. Recently, a new situation is even more serious. After Ju Gansheng, the commander of the strategic support force, and Xu Zhongbo, the former political commissar of the Rocket Force, were controlled, the two men gave a very thorough explanation. They finally confessed to Jiang Mianheng, saying that many officials formed a political gang with Jiang Mianheng. These people are not only corrupt, but also engaged in unorganized political activities. They privately express doubts and disapproval of Xi Jinping's ability to govern. Most of these people belong to the Xi family army, which gives Xi Jinping a headache and makes him hesitant.

Guo Jun, editor-in-chief of The Epoch Times, said in the programme that Jiang Mianheng once served as the vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and was in charge of rocket and satellite launches. He received a doctorate in the United States, majoring in materials physics. In 2004, Jiang Mianheng also served as the deputy commander-in-chief of Shenzhou-5 and the chief scientist of the Innovation-1 small satellite. In 2007, he served as the deputy leader of the lunar exploration engineering team. He is also the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chang'e Project , and in 2008 he also served as deputy commander-in-chief of Shenzhou-7. In other words, Jiang Mianheng is indeed connected with those people in the Rocket Force and the Equipment Department of the Central Military Commission. For example, Li Shangfu was originally the commander-in-chief of the Xichang Rocket Launch Center, so they are both the commander-in-chief of rocket launches, so there is some inevitable connection. There is also the Strategic Support Force. One of the key projects of the Strategic Support Force is low-orbit satellites. Jiang Mianheng was originally the chief scientist of the so-called low-orbit satellites, so they have a lot of overlap.

Now that the Rocket Force and Strategic Support Force are under comprehensive investigation, Jiang Mianheng is implicated. This statement is actually reasonable. In addition, we have also said that the Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force, and General Armament Department are all places where professionals are concentrated. Most of them have received a good professional education. They look down on people who have not received formal education, or they look down upon people who have not received formal education. These people, this is a very normal psychology. Even if they don't say it on the surface, they may not say it behind the scenes. There will definitely be various speeches to protect the core in public, but in private, especially when eating, after drinking some wine, they will inevitably say some disrespectful words to the party leader. . The current problem is that Beijing governs officials based on private speeches. Speeches made in various private situations and at various wine tables will become important basis for official review.

We now often see reports from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection that officials are two-faced, have bad political conduct, etc. This shows that the CCP is dissatisfied with the political decisions and measures at the highest level. They have many inner opinions, and it is very likely that A large number of opposition groups have formed, which highlights the intensification of internal conflicts among the top leadership of the CCP.

Guo Jun said that because this kind of thing is so common, it is said that the highest levels in Beijing are considering a comprehensive criticism of the era of Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin, ranging from theories to various policies and measures. On the one hand, this will highlight Xi Jinping’s so-called achievement of turning the tide; on the other hand, it will also require another fundamental clean-up and purge within the party.

Cai Shenkun, a senior Chinese media person who lived in the United States, said in the "Pinnacle View" that if Xi Jinping wants to comprehensively criticize the era of Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin, there would be a hysterical approach. Because no matter what the Communist Party is, it still has some inheritance. For example, Deng Xiaoping must have had a deep hatred for Mao Zedong, but later he still held up Mao Zedong's affairs, and then quietly put it down. I think that Xi Jinping has this kind of inheritance when he is today. The reason why he has been able to sit so firmly in this position in the past ten years is because Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao have accumulated wealth for him in front of him. If he did not have such a family background, I don’t think he can sit in his position today.

For example, when Deng Xiaoping took over Mao Zedong, it was a mess and it would be very difficult for anyone to fix it. If you continue to follow Mao Zedong's path, you won't be able to go on. I believe that Xi Jinping has tried in recent years. He wants to go back to Mao's era for a while, but every time he goes back, it is actually very difficult. Although we see that he is now highly concentrated in power and keeps his word, his power now has exceeded that of Mao Zedong's era. During Mao Zedong's era, Zhou Enlai still had a large part of the power, but now almost everything, including the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the CPPCC, and the State Council, has Without power, he basically has the final say. In this case, there are no restrictions or restrictions, but many things he wants to do are still unable to be done. If he completely denies Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao, I think the whole party, the whole army, and the people of the country may not necessarily turn this corner. The road ahead for him is actually more difficult. After he denies them, what kind of road will he take? Is he really following Mao Zedong's path of seclusion? That one is impassable, and he has wanted to leave in recent years, but when the city was closed and cleared, a few pieces of white paper knocked him down. So I think we should not take centralization too seriously. Sometimes centralization breaks down, and in fact it only happens in an instant.

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"New Quality Productivity" is so mysterious that experts across the country are confused

Cai Shenkun said in the "Pinnacle View" that I have been paying close attention to "new quality productivity" in the past few days. Judging from some reports in the "People's Daily" or Xinhua News Agency, judging from the conversations of representatives or committee members of the two sessions, in fact, No one has figured out what this "new productive force" is. No one has figured it out. I think it was probably a slip of the tongue when Xi Jinping talked about this topic when he went to Heilongjiang last year. Because at the beginning, I saw an article published by the Party School of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee in the People's Daily. When he interpreted this new quality productivity, according to his understanding, he said it means new knowledge and new awareness, which means that we Be very sensitive to new things. But later, I do not know why the propaganda department or the Party Central Committee finally made it into a matter of quality, which is not knowledge. This is a slip of the tongue. What is very funny now is that all the people are expressing or swearing how to develop "new productive forces." I have been joking about it in the past few days. Generally speaking, CCP China actually does not need any "new productive forces". After a party is highly centralized, it mainly needs to delegate power. Only by delegating power can all productivity be maximized and allow big play.

In the past few decades in China, when we talk about economic development, economic take-off, or some positive changes in reforms, the main reason is that the party decentralized power in the past. Once you decentralize power, all productivity will be greatly released. For the common people, only by delegating power can people have expectations for the future, and various factors of production will develop in a positive and healthy way. You are only talking about this so-called "new productive force" without really decentralizing power or loosening ties. Now these companies, including some officials, are at a loss as to what to do. Talking about "new quality productivity" is completely high-spirited and vague. I believe they themselves don't even know what "new quality productivity" is. If you look at the articles interpreted by the "People's Daily", including those interpreted by theoretical experts, they all have their own interpretations. No one can really express "new productive forces" clearly. Sometimes they say it is artificial intelligence, and sometimes they say it is technology and innovation. What exactly is "new productivity"? I believe there is no complete explanation until now.

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As the epidemic spreads in China, sudden deaths among young adults are frequent

Reporters : Xiong Bin and Zhou Tian / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/03/19/a103863219.html

The epidemic in China continues to spread. People in many places recently disclosed that relatives and friends around them died suddenly, many of them young adults. Recently, some netizens posted about the sudden death of a relative or friend.

On the 14th, the 33-year-old husband of Douyin user "Single Parent Xin'er" died suddenly while running.

Mr. Feng, a citizen of Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, revealed that several people he knew recently died suddenly after having fevers and colds. Everyone knew that it was related to the epidemic.

Mr. Feng, a citizen of Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province: "Several people fell down suddenly and never got up again. Those in their 60s, 50s, and 30s all had nothing wrong with them. They all died suddenly. The doctor came. Just say myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction. Alas! It’s a bit strange, everyone knows what’s going on, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.”

Mr. Zhang, a citizen of Ankang, Shaanxi Province, said that the local epidemic is serious. He was also infected and got pneumonia, but there were no beds in the hospital and he couldn't stay in the hospital. He didn't get better even after going to the hospital for treatment.

Mr. Zhang, a citizen of Ankang, Shaanxi: "It's quite serious. The general respiratory department is full, so I'm nervous. I've been coughing for more than a week, and I had a CT scan. I had pneumonia, and I kept looking at it. The effect was not very obvious, so I just I know two of them were in their 40s and were in pretty good health, but they died suddenly."

Recently, some netizens reported on Xiaohongshu that the discomfort of colds and fevers is more severe than that of COVID-19. However, the outpatient medical records posted showed that it was not influenza A, B, mycoplasma, or COVID-19, but just a common cold. Netizens joked: "This common cold is really unusual." Some netizens commented: "It's probably not a common cold, it's a virus that has evolved."

Mr. Dong, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in Shanghai, told NTDTV on 18 March 2024 that substandard COVID-19 vaccines destroy the body's own immunity, making vaccinated people prone to colds. There is no specific medicine for colds, and the hospital cannot cure it without correct treatment methods. Traditional Chinese medicine can relieve the cold.

Mr. Dong, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in Shanghai: "There are many people with fevers and colds, regardless of age. The hospital can't register them, and there are too many people who have died. I can't talk about it. They have been killed by vaccines and nucleic acid. My heart is broken." There are heart attacks, cerebral infarctions, leukemias, everything. People go to the hospital, and one of them dies after treatment, and the people are also panicking."

A citizen from Taiyuan, Shanxi, whose pseudonym is Wang He, said that his father was hospitalized and he accompanied him in the hospital. He saw that the hospital was overcrowded and the beds were tight.

Wang He (pseudonym), a citizen of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province: "I have been in the hospital for the past two days. Generally speaking, I have been nervous. I have a lot of colds, some of which are severe and white lung. I have passed by the geriatric department, which is quite crowded. We all have recurring colds in our family. It’s not a big problem if you’re in good health. If you’re like me, you’ll be fine, and I haven’t had any vaccinations.”

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The direction of control of Congress in the primaries in five states in the United States is attracting attention


On 19 March 2024, five states in the United States held primaries, and California had a special election. As the presidential candidates have been finalized, attention from all walks of life is focused on the competition for congressional seats.

On 19 March 2024,  the United States holds bipartisan primaries in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio, and Florida is the Republican primary.

Because Democratic candidate Biden and Republican candidate Trump received enough delegates to become candidates last Tuesday, the focus on the 19th will be the congressional elections in three states.

Ohio's two political parties will each select a candidate for U.S. Senate and a total of four candidates for U.S. House of Representatives in districts 2, 6, 9 and 13.

The two Illinois parties will select candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 7th and 12th Districts.

California is holding a special election.

California’s 20th District U.S. Representative, formerly Kevin McCarthy, has held this position since 2007.

In October last year, McCarthy was removed from office as Speaker of the House of Representatives on a motion initiated by members of his own party. At the end of the year he resigned completely.

In this election in California, regardless of party affiliation, the two candidates with the most votes will face off in May. The winner will serve out the remainder of McCarthy's term while building momentum for reelection in November. Now Republican Chinese-American state legislator Vince Fong has a higher voice.

The U.S. Congress is the country's legislative body. It is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate, each performing its own duties and using a voting mechanism. Therefore, the party with the most seats has more say.

The Senate has 100 seats, 2 from each state, with 6-year terms, and one third is up for election every two years. The House of Representatives has 435 seats, allocated based on the population of each state, and serve 2-year terms. Therefore, in the general election on November 5 this year, if you want to choose the president, you must also choose 34 senators and all representatives of the House of Representatives.

Currently, the Democrats are the majority party in the Senate and the Republicans are the majority party in the House of Representatives. Both parties hope to win more seats in this election.


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