Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Covid outbreaks at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Changi Airport, China Airlines

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Covid outbreak at TTSH: 1 nurse, 1 doctor and 3 patients diagnosed positive




A nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital is diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 (covi, novel coronavirus, CCP virus) on 28 April 2021, and a doctor and three hospitalized patients in the same ward are initially confirmed positive with covi. This is the first time a hospital of Singapore has reported a covid outbreak.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, the 62541st 46-year-old Filipino female nurse is one of the three new community cases added on 28 April 2021.

This female nurse working in the 9D general ward had symptoms of cough, sore throat and body aches on 27 April 2021. She was diagnosed after seeing a doctor on the same day, and the serum test results have not yet been released.

She received the first dose of covi vaccine on 26 January and the second dose of  the vaccine on 18 February 2021.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital immediately closed the affected ward and conducted tests for the patients and medical staff who had been to this ward. At present, four people have been initially diagnosed, one doctor and three patients.

Just in case, all medical staff who have treated these patients, as well as visitors, patients and medical staff who have been to this ward will be quarantined.

The authorities have launched investigations and contact tracing. As the authorities are still conducting further tests on the four initially confirmed cases, they have not been included in 28 April's new cases.

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Three affected wards of TTSH under lock down as at 10.30 am on 29 April 2021

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

At 10.30 am, the callback from Tan Tock Seng Hospital reveals that Wards 9D, 7D and 10B are locked down until further notice. The public can still visit the TTSH Medical Centre and other wards.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital did not specify initially which ward is under lock down in its social media announcement. The hospital staff refused to reveal which ward is under lock down during a phone enquiry. According to the announcement below, three patients and two staff of the ward have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the CCP virus that causes covid.



In the afternoon of 29 April 2021, based on Channel News Asia's latest report, TTSH does not allow any visitors to enter its wards until further notice in order to contain covi transmission and protect the remaining hospital staff and patients. According to the Ministry of Health, as of 5 pm of 29 April, 8 more community covid cases have been detected in the hospital.

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TTSH  issued a "visiting ban" after lock down, relatives and friends can ask the hospital to deliver necessities

Reporter : Chen Chenghui / https://www.8world.com/news/singapore/article/ttsh-visitors-can-ask-hospital-to-help-send-necessities-1462541 / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Image : Next to TTSH are the premises of the National Centre of Infectious Diseases



Tan Tock Seng Hospital has banned visitors from today (29 April) after medical staff and patients were successively diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. If visitors want to deliver necessities to patients, they can ask the hospital to do it for them.

When a reporter from "8world News" visited TTSH at about 1.30 pm today, he found that there were only a few people waiting outside, and several taxis entered and left the hospital to pick up passengers.

These people waiting outside originally wanted to visit hospitalized patients, but they closed their doors because the hospital issued a "visiting ban".

A man who did not want to be named told "8world News" that he arrived at the hospital at 10.45 am and was about to pick up his grandmother from the hospital. At that time, there was a long queue at the hospital's registration counter.

"At that time, I only knew that the hospital had restricted the number of visitors, but after 12 noon, I learned from the news that the hospital had not allowed visitors to enter."

The hospital originally announced earlier that only two designated visitors would be allowed to visit during the patient’s hospital stay. It was announced after 12 pm to completely prohibit visitors from entering the wards.

According to what the reporter learned from the hospital staff, the hospital currently only allows those patients who have already made appointments to consult doctors and those with more serious illnesses will still be admitted to the hospital. If visitors want to deliver food or necessities to patients, they can let the hospital do it for them.

However, the adjacent Centre for Geriatric Medicine still allows a relative to accompany the patient.

Sadovanan, who visited his wife in the hospital, said that he entered the hospital lobby smoothly this morning, but was later told that he could not enter the ward, and then he was asked to leave the hospital.

He learned from his wife that the hospital is arranging related people to undergo covid testing but the wife is not living in the affected ward. So there is no need for testing.

A visitor from the hospital said that the situation inside the hospital seemed to be under control and there was no chaos.

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Immigration and Checkpoint officer working at Changi Airport Terminal 1 diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2



According to a statement issued by Singapore's Ministry of Health, the 38-year-old Singaporean man in the 62517th case developed cough symptoms last Friday (23 April) and went to the family doctor's clinic the next day to receive two days of sick leave. He did not go to work after he developed symptoms.

He developed fever, loss of smell and body ache the day on 26 April. He was diagnosed after seeking medical treatment at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on 27 April.

The man had been tested on a rotating basis before, and the results were all negative. The last test was last Friday (22nd). His serum test results have not yet been released.

As of 5 pm of 29 April, the seven family members of 62517th case have been diagnosed positive with the disease.

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The construction project manager was diagnosed when he was about to return to Nepal

Another community case is a 58-year-old Singaporean man who has no symptoms. He works as a construction project manager in Nepal.

The 62526th case was in Nepal from 13 February to 13 December 2020. After returning to Singapore, the stay-home notification was performed at the designated facility until 27 December. He was tested for covid on 23 December and the test result was negative at the time.

He is now preparing to fly back to Nepal, undergoing pre-departure testing the day before yesterday, and the diagnosis the next day, the serum test results have not yet been released.

The Ministry of Health said that his Ct value is very high, which means that the amount of virus in his body is low. It is likely that he was infected before, and he is still shedding tiny viral RNA fragments and will not transmit the virus to others.



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75-year-old Indian woman diagnosed after son accompanied her in isolation

The son of an Indian woman who had not gone abroad was diagnosed with covid after taking care of his mother in an isolation facility, and his 75-year-old mother is now also diagnosed.

According to a statement from Singapore's Ministry of Health, the 62524th case holding a short-term visit permit was listed as the 62049th infection group related case and had contact with four cases including the 62049th case and the 62373th case.

The 62373th case is a 45-year-old local permanent resident who was diagnosed after requesting to take care of his mother in an isolation facility. The 62049th case is his father. It is reported that the 62524th case is his mother.

A statement from the Ministry of Health revealed that her serum test result is positive.

There are 20 new inbound covid cases on 28 April, among which there are four short-term visiting card holders. Three of them, including the 62524th case, came from India to visit relatives, and the other came from the Philippines for work. 

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The covid-confirmed ship crew increased to nine

Two local citizens and one permanent resident returned from India and the UAE; one immediate family card holder entered the country from Nepal; five work permit holders entered the country from India, Japan, Maldives, Nepal and Uzbekistan; six work permit holders entered Singapore from India, Japan, Maldives, Nepal and Uzbekistan. Permit holders entered Singapore from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Mexico and the Philippines, including two foreign maids.

One more crew member on the ship where eight Indonesian crew members had been diagnosed earlier is diagnosed. He was diagnosed after being tested on board.

In addition to these 20 imported cases, there are three new community cases in Singapore on 28 April. They include a nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, an immigration and checkpoint officer working in Changi Airport's first terminal, and a construction project manager from Nepal. 

As a result of the 16 new community cases (including eight cases in TTSH, seven family members of the 62517th case and one unrelated case), Singapore reports a total of 61,121 confirmed covid cases on 29 April 2021.

With 14 people discharged from hospital or leaving community isolation facilities, the number of recovered people reached 60,718.

The number of deaths remains unchanged, at 30. 

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Taiwan adds 3 new local confirmed covid cases, China Airlines pilots' infections continue to expand

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA 

The Taiwan Epidemic Command Center held a press conference on 28 April 2021 to announce that there were 3 newly confirmed covid cases in Taiwan, of which 2 were the family members of the previously announced China Airlines sero-positive pilot, and the other was an inbound case. They are non-resident family members of confirmed cases.

The China Airlines covid outbreak among its pilots has further expanded. So far, since 20 April 2021, China Airlines has nine cargo pilots diagnosed with covid, and 4 pilots’ families have been diagnosed.

The command centre pointed out that based on the current investigation results, the risk of covid spreading in the community is very low but in order to be cautious, it will investigate confirmed cases and the activity history of seropositive persons and provide free viral nucleic acid and serum antibodies to relevant close contacts. Checks are carried out to understand their health and protect their surrounding relatives and friends.

On the same day, Taiwan added 3 new confirmed cases of inbound covid, entering from Indonesia and India respectively.

According to statistics from the Taiwan anti-epidemic command center, Taiwan now has 1,116 confirmed covid cases. Of the confirmed cases, 12 died, 1,050 had declared covi-negative at the end of their quarantine period, and 54 are hospitalized in isolation.


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The family of a Singaporean woman who had  fever but tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 was rejected from the cruise

Image : Royal Caribbean cruise ship "Quantum of the Seas" (by Dong Lixuan. Web Screenshot)



A Singaporean woman was tested twice for SARS-CoV-2 after having a fever. The results were both negative. One week after she recovered, she was originally scheduled to take a cruise on vacation but her family and she were refused entry to  the ship.

Ms. Ho told 8world that she went to a doctor last Tuesday (20 April) due to a fever and underwent a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Fortunately, the result was negative and the fever subsided the next day.

She was originally scheduled to board the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Quantum of the Seas on 26 April to go to sea for vacation. So last Saturday (24 April) another PCR test was performed, and the result was also negative. 

The morning before yesterday, when she was about to set off to the terminal, she filled out a health statement, declaring that she had a fever a week ago, and was prompted by the system to be unable to travel.

Ms. Ho then called to inquire but the customer service staff did not explain clearly. She decided to go to the pier to seek clarity but was told that passengers would not be able to board the ship as long as they declared that they had had a fever in the past 14 days. They should have checked first before deciding whether to proceed for the trip.

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Brothers and parents who live in different places were also rejected

What puzzled her the most was that although her brother and parents did not live with her and they were denied the cruise, her father-in-law and mother-in-law were allowed to go to sea.

Ms. Ho’s younger brother, Mr. Ho, revealed that he and his parents did not receive any notice. They were told that they were “close contacts of suspected cases of covid” after arriving at the pier. So they could not board the ship.



Image: Provided by the respondent

Mr. He said, “It’s very strange that we don’t live together, nor did they call to ask us when we last saw her, so they decided that we were 'close contacts'. She has been tested. Then her father-in-law and mother-in-law can board the cruise?"

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Cruise company: Women unable to board the ship due to symptoms

When inquired, Angie Stephen, the executive director of Royal Caribbean International Asia Pacific, said that Ms. Ho did have symptoms of covid within the specified time and therefore could not board the ship, and her daughter, maid, younger brother and parents had all suffered from covid. People with symptoms are also unable to travel.

Regarding how the company determined that Ms. Ho had contact with her brother and parents, and why her father-in-law and mother-in-law were allowed to travel, Angie Stephen did not provide any explanation.

Angie Stephen also said that passengers will be notified of covi-related tests and physical health requirements before and after booking a cruise. The Royal Caribbean website also details the relevant travel terms and the standards that passengers need to meet when going to sea.

However, the reporter of 8world News after inquiring about the relevant website found that the website only stated that if the company observes or the passengers have experienced related symptoms, the passengers will not be able to board the ship but it did not mention the 14-day period for related symptoms.


Image: Screenshot of Royal Caribbean International website

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It is not the first time that a passenger has arrived to know that it is impossible to travel

Although the sisters and brothers of the Ho family understand the special handling methods of the cruise company under the  pandemic, they are still very disappointed by the failure of their trip. They think this is an "unexpected disaster" and also believe that the cruise company has insufficient communication.

Mr. Ho said that if the cruise company informs him and his parents in advance, they do not need to go to the cruise centre. They were told that they could not board the ship until they arrived at the cruise centre with holiday mood, which made them even more disappointed and dissatisfied.

A reporter from 8world News found on the cruise company's Facebook page that this is not the first time that the company has passengers who have arrived at the cruise centre before being told that they cannot make the trip.

Mr. Ho also believes that such strict regulations of Royal Caribbean may cause some passengers to not seek medical attention immediately when they have cold symptoms two weeks before the cruise departure. This practice may inadvertently make epidemic prevention work more difficult.

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A confirmed case of inbound covid fuyang case in Yuncheng, Shanxi

Editor : Ye Pan / Source: China News Network / http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2021/04-28/9466714.shtml / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

According to the website of the Shanxi Yuncheng Health Commission, at  5.15 pm on 27 April 2021, the Yuncheng Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters received a report from Hejin City to report a confirmed covid fuyang case . The relevant situation is announced as follows:

The fuyang patient was a returnee among overseas (DRC) migrant workers. He arrived at Shanghai Pudong by flight AF198  on 30 March 30 and underwent centralized isolation and medical observation. The nucleic acid test result was positive on 31 March and he was diagnosed as a confirmed covid case. After the isolation medical observation was lifted on 24 April, he took the flight (MU5191) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport on 26 April, and was transferred point-to-point by the negative pressure ambulance of Hejin People's Hospital to the centralized isolation point in Hejin City for centralized isolation medical observation. On 26 and 27 April, Hejin People’s Hospital and Hejin CDC conducted two parallel tests for nucleic acid and serum antibodies respectively. Both nucleic acid tests and IgG antibodies were positive. Combined with laboratory test results and epidemiological history, he was diagnosed as a fuyang patient with inbound covid confirmed cases.

The measures currently taken include:

One is to transfer the fuyang patient to Hejin City People’s Hospital for medical observation in isolation.

The second is to collate the relevant information of the 118 people (8 China Eastern crew members, 110 passengers, and 32 close contacts) of the fuyang patient on the same flight to counties (cities, districts) and related units for tracking and investigation. Classified control. Specifically: 79 people in Yuncheng (28 people in Salt Lake District, 3 people in Yongji City, 4 people in Hejin City, 6 people in Linyi County, 7 people in Wanrong County, 7 people in Jishan County, 4 people in Wenxi County, Xia County 6 persons, 5 persons from Xinjiang County, 4 persons from Jiangxian County, 2 persons from Pinglu County, 3 persons from Ruicheng County); 26 persons from other places have been issued notices of assistance to the local area; the public security is cooperating with 5 persons.

The third is to continue to carry out in-depth epidemiological investigations, and strictly control the newly discovered close contacts in accordance with regulations.

Fourth, the Office of the Municipal Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters shall submit and release epidemic information in strict accordance with relevant regulations.

Fifth, the progress of the follow-up work will be announced in time.

News (14) to (16) / Reporter : Ke Xian / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/4/28/n12912224.htm / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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Thrombosis after contracting covid! Research: Nearly 100 times that of ordinary people


Image : The probability of cerebral venous thrombosis after contracting covid is 10 times that of AZ vaccine and 100 times that of ordinary people. (Shutterstock)




Recently, Johnson & Johnson vaccines and AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccines have caused side effects of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), causing global concern. However, a recent study by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom found that the incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis after contracting covid is 10 times that of AZ vaccine and 100 times that of ordinary people.




The probability of thrombosis after being infected with SARS-CoV-2 is nearly 100 times that of ordinary people
The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom recently conducted a study to analyze the incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis in nearly 540,000 patients with new crowns. The results show that out of every million people, about 42.8 people have cerebral venous thrombosis, which is nearly 100 times the incidence of the general population.

In the general population, the incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis is 0.53 to 0.77 per million.

The researchers also compared the probability of thrombosis after the vaccine. According to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the probability of thrombosis after AZ vaccine is 5 people per million. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pointed out that the probability of thrombosis after vaccinating Johnson & Johnson is 0.9 people/100 ten thousand people. 

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Is the blood clot caused by the SARS-CoV-2 the same as the blood clot as a side effect of the vaccine?

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 and vaccination will increase the risk of thrombosis. Are they the same thing?




"Actually, the mechanisms behind the two are different." Dong Yuhong, a European virologist and chief scientist of a biotechnology company, said that blood clots in patients infected with the virus are a pathological reaction. The main reason is that SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus, covi) directly attacks blood vessels, damages vascular endothelium, or causes a cytokine storm, which puts the blood in a hypercoagulable state and produces thrombus. There are also some secondary factors, including taking drugs, using Yekeme (membrane lung) for emergency treatment, bed rest, and advanced age, which can also increase the risk of thrombosis.

The vaccinated people are healthy people, and they are not the same concept as patients. According to the current research, the blood clot problem after the administration of AZ vaccine and Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the autoimmune reaction induced by the vaccine.

In other words, "After these healthy people were vaccinated, their own immune system was stimulated, which in turn attacked their own blood components," Dong Yuhong explained. The immune system produces antibodies to the platelets, which causes the platelets to be abnormally activated, which leads to severe decline and exhaustion, causing abnormal blood coagulation.

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Be wary of 6 major thrombotic symptoms after injecting the CCP virus vaccine

Nowadays, AZ vaccine and Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been confirmed to have thrombotic side effects but European and American officials have stated that vaccination still has more advantages than disadvantages for the public and can help prevent the covi infection, so the administration resumed. However, the CDC recommends that you be vigilant if you experience any of the following symptoms after the vaccination:




1. Persistent headache. When blood vessels are blocked in the brain, local tissues and nerves are stimulated, which can cause pain symptoms.

2. New neurological symptoms, such as blurred vision, nausea and vomiting. This type of symptom will occur when venous thrombosis compresses the cranial nerves, causing brain tissue edema and increased intracranial pressure.

3. Severe abdominal pain and backache. The side effects of thrombosis caused by the vaccine are mainly cerebral venous thrombosis, but also other types and other parts of thrombosis. If thrombosis occurs in the abdominal vena cava and hepatic portal vein, there will be abdominal pain and backache symptoms.

4. Shortness of breath. It may be caused by pulmonary artery thrombosis.

5. Swelling of the legs. Caused by venous thrombosis in the lower extremities.

6. Small red spots, new bruises on the skin, or bruising easily. This is caused by a severe decrease in platelets.

Judging from the current clinical cases, thrombosis usually occurs within one to two weeks after vaccination. Anne Schuchat, the chief deputy director of the CDC in the United States, said that if the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has no symptoms for a month, there is basically no need to worry about blood clots.

However, Dong Yuhong added that because the thrombotic side effects are new events, the medical community is still under continuous research. Therefore, after administering the vaccine, if there is a reaction that is inconsistent with the side effects notified by the doctor, it is recommended to ask the family doctor for examination in time.


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FBI raided Giuliani's New York apartment, confiscated electronic equipment

Reporters : Ke Tingting and Oliver, New York / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/28/a103106511.html / Direct translation


On Wednesday morning, FBI agents searched the apartment and office of Trump’s personal lawyer and former New York Mayor Giuliani in Manhattan, New York, and took away his electronic product.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) entered and searched the former New York Mayor Giuliani's apartment on Madison Avenue and the office on Park Avenue at 6 am on Wednesday morning with a court search warrant. It is understood that the investigators confiscated Giuliani's electronic products, including mobile phones.

Starting in 2019, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has investigated Giuliani's business dealings with Ukraine. The FBI currently refuses to respond.

On Wednesday afternoon, Giuliani's son Andrew Giuliani walked out of the apartment to respond, condemning the lack of judicial independence.

Giuliani’s son Andrew Giuliani said, "Today they came to the door and did not take away the only evidence that could be convicted. (This evidence) is not with my father but with the son of the current president (Biden). Our justice department should be independent of politics. Let’s stop at it! Ladies and gentlemen, we can’t bear it anymore. Again, if this happens to the president’s lawyer, it may happen to each of us."

Several media have reported that Giuliani owns a hard drive with information about Hunter Biden. He once broke the news that Hunter Biden had interests in Ukrainian energy companies and even Chinese energy companies.

News (18) to (23) / Editor : Li Hong / Publisher : Straddling Across Current Affairs / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/29/a103106594.html / Direct translation

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Biden was asked to be tough on the CCP in his first joint congressional speech

As of this Thursday (April 29), Biden has been in power for 100 days. In American political culture, 100 days of a new president in office is a major event. Therefore, on the eve of this important day, that is, on the evening of the 28th, Biden will deliver a joint speech to Congress to preach the challenges and achievements of the new government, and look forward to future policy plans, hoping to win nationals and Congress representatives. Our support.

As in previous years, the Congress speech was designated as a "national special security event." The Secret Service was responsible for coordinating the security work, and the Capitol was also on high alert in response to possible anti-Biden protests.

So, what are the focal points of this speech?

The core part of domestic policy, Biden will announce the "American Families Plan" (American Families Plan), is expected to spend 1.8 trillion US dollars. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki called this a "historical investment in education and children" with the goal of "assisting American families... to save and rebuild our economy."

But the British Financial Times pointed out that the plan was "ambitious, wide-ranging, and costly", and the most controversial thing is to increase taxes on the wealthy to cover the costs. Republicans in Congress are expected to oppose; Biden will rely on the Democrats' weak seats in the Senate and House of Representatives to pass legislation.

In addition, in the internal affairs section, Biden will also talk about the current state of the government's response to the epidemic, as well as very sensitive police reforms, pro-immigrant policy reforms, and gun control issues.

In terms of foreign policy, Reuters quoted a senior congressional aide as saying that Biden will “make a tough statement against China (the CCP)” because both parties in Congress frequently ask him to take a tough attitude.

A report by the Voice of America on the 28th also confirmed this. The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and Democrat Bob Menendez told the media that he expects Biden to emphasize in his speech how the United States will confront and compete with China (the CCP). He said, "I hope he can link the importance of this to us with the importance of this to the international community."

Republican U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan is worried that the new government will not be able to propose substantive policies on China. He said, "I worry that President Biden's speech is just a speech, just talk, but what we need is action. He said so many things, we need action."

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Hundred days verification: Does "competition and cooperation" between the US and China not work?

So, within 100 days of taking office, what countermeasures has Biden taken against the CCP, and has he achieved his goals?

On Tuesday (27 April), senior White House officials held a press conference and stated that in the face of the increasingly arbitrary CCP, the Biden administration has worked hard to cooperate with allies and partners to jointly respond to threats and challenges, and has achieved initial results.

An unnamed senior official cited as an example that last month, the United States, Japan, India, and Australia held the first four-party talks; the United States also coordinated actions with the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada to announce sanctions against Chinese officials on the human rights issue in Xinjiang. In addition, the United States and many allies coordinated actions to publicly criticize Beijing on issues such as Hong Kong, the South China Sea, and trade subsidies.

Of course, everyone has not forgotten that the Biden administration divides US-China relations into three areas: confrontation, competition, and cooperation. But after 100 days on stage, more people began to disapprove of this strategy and suggested that it be re-evaluated.

According to a report by Radio Free Asia, David Dollar, a senior researcher at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think-tank, concluded that, "In the hundred days of Biden's administration, the focus of dealings with China (the CCP) has always been on confrontation." The main areas of "confrontation" are the attitudes of the two sides during exchanges, the Taiwan Strait, and the military layout; the main areas of "competition" are technology and trade; the only evidence of "cooperation" is Xi Jinping's participation in the climate summit hosted by Biden.

Mareike Ohlberg, a researcher at the German think tank Marshall Foundation, pointed out that the US-China meeting in Alaska was a “blunder” by the Biden administration. At that time, Yang Jiechi staged the Wolf Show, which was a manifestation of the attitude of the CCP. The CCP believes that the global balance of power has shifted to a state that is beneficial to it, and this can happen.

Ma Xiaoyue said that after this incident, both the United States and the European Union should reassess: How feasible is it to "compete and cooperate"? She said, “Is it possible for the United States to discuss climate cooperation with China (the CCP) on Monday; is it possible for the United States to discuss technology competition with China (the CCP) on Tuesday?”

At the same time, Bates Gill, a professor at Macquarie University in Australia who studies Chinese politics, said, “China (the CCP) has always claimed to want to 'cooperate', but I have not seen them give too much room for maneuver or compromise."

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CCP's mouthpiece uses India to severely criticize the United States, Netizens: Shameful


Indeed, although the CCP is shouting for cooperation, its actions have sent out opposite signals everywhere. Now, they turned India into a new battlefield for US-China diplomacy.

The second wave of the CCP virus epidemic in India is intensifying. As of Wednesday (28 April), the number of deaths from infection in India has exceeded the 200,000 mark. Many media reported that the medical system in the country’s capital, New Delhi, had completely collapsed. Patients who could not enter the hospital in line grab oxygen cylinders from the hospital warehouse and go home. At the same time, the crematorium was overloaded, and there were also cases of open burning of corpses.

Under such circumstances, the international community has extended a helping hand. On 27 April, medical supplies from the United Kingdom first arrived in India; at the same time, the United States decided to provide oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators, ventilators, personal protective equipment, vaccines, and other related materials; Germany, Canada, and the World Health Organization also pledged to step up Aid India.

What about the CCP? Its state-run Sichuan Airlines recently announced that it will suspend flights to India for 15 days.

Not only that, but the CCP also stirred up misconceptions of public opinion.

On 25 and 26 April, the English version of the mouthpiece Global Times published articles accusing the United States of "crocodile tears" (false sympathy), "selfishness", and standing idly by, along with cartoons satirizing the United States' ban on exporting vaccine manufacturing materials .

Radio Free Asia wrote that if the sufferings and crises of other countries are used to meet their propaganda needs, it is of course impossible for the Chinese Communist Party to admit that they are "cannibalism", but it is certain that Xi Jinping asked the state media to "tell the Chinese story. They have failed.

At the same time, the "Global Times" article angered many Indian netizens. They commented on Twitter that this practice was “shameful” and “dirty”; some others said, “It is the CCP (the Chinese Communist Party) that suspended flights from China to India.” “Every day they use lies to make public announcements... , These are the tears of the crocodile."

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Who gives the green light for Ant Group to go public? Beijing investigation, Ma Yun rumoured to be charged 


Ever since he criticized the Chinese Communist Party's financial supervision system in October last year, life for the wealthy mainland businessman Jack Ma has been difficult. Earlier this month, Alibaba had just swallowed a huge fine of 18.228 billion yuan, and now there is news that Beijing is investigating how Ant Group’s previous listing was quickly approved.

On Tuesday (27 April), The Wall Street Journal quoted a source as reporting that the investigation began at the beginning of this year and mainly aimed at: which regulators’ officials gave the green light to Ant Group’s initial public offering (IPO), and which local officials were ants. Lobbying for stock raising, and which large state-owned companies are waiting to profit from Ant’s listing.

It can be heard that the relationship between Jack Ma and relevant leaders is an important part of the review.

According to sources, there is still uncertainty about the future of Ant Group and Jack Ma, and Jack Ma was restricted from leaving the country before the end of the investigation.

At the same time, the listing standards and procedures of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and Shanghai Securities Regulatory Agency are under review. And Li Qiang, the current secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, was also involved.

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What role did Li Qiang play in it?

Friends who pay attention to this matter know that the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR ​​Market) is the listing point originally planned by Ant Group. This sci-tech innovation board was created at the height of the Sino-US trade war. Shanghai local officials and securities regulators all know its importance to the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.

Xi Jinping himself launched it at the end of 2018, and officials familiar with the process said that before the announcement, Xi Jinping had discussed the Sci-tech Innovation Board plan with a few people, and Li Qiang was one of them.

Li Qiang is regarded as a political star and is trusted by Xi Jinping. At the same time, as the former governor of Zhejiang Province where Jack Ma’s business empire is located, Li Qiang has always supported Jack Ma and Alibaba.

In 2018, the Shanghai Municipal Government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Ant Group and Alibaba. When meeting with Ma Yun, Li Qiang and the Mayor of Shanghai promised to fully support Ma Yun's business in Shanghai.

Therefore, Li Qiang has become the number one key figure in Ant's successful approval of the listing process on the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Board.

A source familiar with the investigation said that it is unclear whether individuals who participated in the approval or otherwise promoted Ant’s listing will be held accountable.

However, everyone involved must have a heart.

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For promotion? Shenzhen Secretary launches a nauseating offensive against Xi


In addition to the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, recently, the exaggerated remarks made by the secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee Wang Weizhong have also attracted attention from outsiders.

In the morning of 27 April, at the Seventh Party Congress of the Shenzhen Municipality of the Communist Party of China, Wang Weizhong made a report on behalf of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and used a paragraph in the report to praise Xi Jinping.

Wang Weizhong touted that since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping has visited Shenzhen three times and attended the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, to "lead the way and direct the pulse of Shenzhen."

He also said, "We must deeply comprehend Xi Jinping's deep love for Shenzhen...,...the great support for Shenzhen like a mountain...and Xi Jinping's care and love like a mountain like a sea..." and so on.

Although the CCP’s officialdom is now prevalent in "showing loyalty," it still makes the outside world dumbfounded to such an extent. What is the purpose of Wang Weizhong doing this?

On 24 April, Shenzhen's official personnel were reshuffled, and the positions of 18 officials above the department level were changed on the same day. The chief officials of Shenzhen's "one government, one committee and two houses", including the mayor, deputy mayor, director of the municipal supervision committee, president of the municipal intermediate court, and the president of the municipal procuratorate were replaced.

There are rumours that this is related to the case of Shenzhen's illegal real estate speculation, and the local and central policies have sang the opposite. Could it be that Wang Weizhong is also involved in this matter, and wants to protect himself by showing his loyalty?

Hong Kong’s "Ming Pao" commented on 28 April that Shenzhen’s high property prices are freezing three feet and not a day’s cold, and it is an over-interpretation to link the change of leadership to this matter. Shenzhen’s shift is related to the CCP’s five-year political change. Next year, the CCP will hold its 20th National Congress. Whether Xi Jinping retires or stays, it will be the year of the change. Beginning this year, local party committees and governments at all levels will have to change their blood.

Current political commentator Li Linyi also believes that after the Shenzhen officialdom earthquake, Wang Weizhong's nasty remarks were mainly due to the fact that the CCP is facing a change of term and the party congress next year. He wanted to take the opportunity to create an opportunity for promotion, and this happened. Last time, Li Hongzhong took the lead before the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and later became the secretary of Tianjin. 



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Why we need to distinguish between "CCP virus" and "Chinese virus"

Writer : Wang He / Editor : Liu Mingxiang / Source : The Epoch Times / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/28/a103106554.html / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

The difference between "China" and "CCP" is a fact that cannot be understood clearly, but it is a common sense. China has been up and down for five thousand years, and many dynasties have changed. No matter which dynasty or regime loses its legitimacy, it will collapse. This is an iron law of history that no one can change, and it is also true for the CCP.

However, the CCP wants to protect its own situation and sit down for thousands of years, even if the flood is torrential. One of its routines is to openly declare that "the CCP" is "China." Whoever talks about the CCP's mistakes is "anti-China." The CCP’s challenge to the fact and common sense that "China is not equal to the CCP" is actually insulting everyone's IQ and provoking the bottom line of every country.

Take, for example, the biggest global crisis since World War II, the Great Plague.

The great plague that began to erupt in Wuhan at the end of 2019 has swept the world and is still violent today. Where does this great plague come from, and why can it ravage the world? This is related to the life safety of everyone today. Every person and every country has the right to raise questions and require independent, open, and impartial scientific investigations.

Especially because the CCP deliberately concealed the epidemic situation, blocked the truth (the "Li Wenliang incident" is an iron proof), and the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the CCP (Wuhan was suddenly locked down on 23 January  2020, and the WHO delayed the announcement on that day. The epidemic is an "international public health emergency", and the "global pandemic" was not announced until 11 March.

The anger of the people of all countries is self-evident. This is why on 19 May 2020, at the World Health Assembly (WHA), which was held online for the first time since its establishment, nearly two hundred World Health Organization member states were able to pass a resolution through consultation to address the international impact of this epidemic. The unprecedented response conducts a "fair, independent and comprehensive assessment", including "WHO actions and the timetable for the novel coronavirus epidemic."

At this conference, the CCP pledged to provide US$2 billion in aid for the pandemic, on the one hand to placate countries, and on the other hand to strive for global leadership in the fight against the pandemic. Outside the venue, the Chinese Communist Party imposed economic sanctions on Australia, which was the first to propose and insisted on independent investigations (China has been Australia's largest trading partner for the past ten years and now accounts for about one-third of its total exports).


At the same time, the CCP is still doing one of the most stupid things, which is to keep shaking the pot, from Italy, France, the United States, India to salmon, cold chain food, and so on. In particular, on 12 March 2020, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China, Zhao Lijian, tweeted that “it may be the US military that brought the epidemic to Wuhan” and that “the United States owes us an explanation”.

Faced with this insult, President Trump  fought back strongly. In the evening of 16 March, when tweeting about Wuhan pneumonia, Trump used the term "Chinese Virus" for the first time. On 17 March, Trump made it clear at the White House, "China has introduced false news that our military has passed this (virus) to them. This is false. I decided that there is no need to argue, I just have to follow its source. Call it. The virus came from China." "Our army did not pass it on to anyone." On 19 March, Trump once again referred to SARS-CoV-2 as the "Chinese virus." His speech was taken by reporters. The word "SARS-CoV-2" on the manuscript was crossed out and "Chinese virus" was written. This makes Wuhan pneumonia widely known as the "Chinese virus" in the world.

There is a reason for President Trump's strong counterattack. Because the CCP claimed to have notified the US of the epidemic information and prevention and control measures since 3 January 2020, Xi Jinping also told Trump during the call that the epidemic in China was under control. Although, the CCP has repeatedly refused American experts to come to China to assist in the fight against the epidemic; although, before the closure of Wuhan, 5 million people from Wuhan have flowed across the country during the Spring Festival, and 60,000 of them have come to countries around the world (this is the most direct cause of the global epidemic.  However, Trump still believes in Xi Jinping and has repeatedly praised China for its control of the epidemic.

Facts have proved that the United States has been fooled again. Although the Trump administration announced on 31 January 2020 that the United States has entered a state of public health emergency, except for the immediate family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, foreign citizens who have been to China in the past 14 days will be denied entry to the U.S. (the absurd thing is , Both the CCP and the WHO criticized this). However, the epidemic has spread beyond control in the United States. Trump was forced to declare a "national emergency" on 13 March.

This is an extremely painful lesson for the Trump administration. It has fully realized that the CCP’s deception has no bottom line. According to a study by the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, if epidemic prevention measures are taken one week, two weeks, and three weeks earlier in China, the number of confirmed cases worldwide will be reduced by 66%, 86%, and 95%, respectively. Therefore, the CCP is the culprit why the plague ravages China, the United States and the world.

Therefore, in the last year of his term, President Trump called Wuhan pneumonia a "Chinese virus" many times (he also mentioned in his farewell speech that "we and the whole world were attacked by the Chinese virus", "Chinese virus" affected the original active economy of the United States, "forcing us to develop in a different direction").

Of course, he has repeatedly stated that Asian Americans should not be blamed for the epidemic. For example, on 25 March 2020, he said, "They are excellent people, and the spread of the virus is not their fault."

President Trump has some truth in calling the "Chinese virus". However, after all, China is also a victim of this plague. After all, the CCP who steals China is the culprit of this disaster. For the sake of accuracy, to clarify the essence, and to avoid ambiguity, The Epoch Times and other media put forward and advocated it, called "the CCP virus" (rather than "Chinese virus") is more accurate.

Indeed, it is called the "Chinese Communist Party virus" because the virus came from China under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party, and even more so because the CCP covered up the epidemic, which caused the virus to spread to the world and caused a global pandemic.

The naming of The Epoch Times "CCP virus" has received wide support and strong responses. For example, on 19 March 2020, the columnist Josh Rogin of the US "Washington Post" published an article saying that in response to the current plague, the Chinese people should not be blamed, but the CCP should be blamed. The Chinese people are the heroes in this story. Chinese doctors, researchers and journalists risked their lives and even faced death to fight the virus and warn the world but the Chinese are also victims of the CCP’s rigorous measures, which have caused tremendous additional suffering.

He said, “We must all condemn the CCP’s behavior specifically. It was the CCP who hid the virus for several weeks after the outbreak, suppressing doctors (speech), imprisoning journalists, and obstructing science (research)-the most compelling. Yes, it closed the first Shanghai laboratory that publicly released the genome sequence of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)." He also reminded the West that it must not help or encourage the CCP to incite internal divisions in the United States and spread false information.

For another example, on 26 March 2020, the director of "Bitter Winter" magazine and Italian journalist Marco Respinti in the Italian Liberal Party newspaper "Rete Liberale" published an article saying, "Don't call China virus (Chinese virus) , To be called the CCP virus". He urged people to distinguish between the Chinese and the CCP, and the object of condemnation is the CCP.

For another example, on 18 March 2020, the English Epoch Times published an editorial article entitled "A correct name for the pandemic virus sweeping the world", suggesting that the public use a more accurate name "CCP Virus" , To replace the new type of coronavirus or Wuhan pneumonia, has been widely praised by all walks of life. From Wednesday (18th) to Friday (20th) noon, the article was reposted 2,700 times by readers and received more than 300 positive comments.

On the same day, the English-language New Tang Dynasty TV program "NTD China in focus" also talked about the new name  CCP virus. By Friday (20th) noon, the video was clicked by 100,000 people on YouTube and gained 2,400 points. Like, with nearly a thousand comments, many viewers agreed with the CCP virus, and some said that they will call SARS-CoV-2 the CCP virus in the future.

In another example, #CCPVirus has become a popular hashtag on social media Twitter; on March 20, 2020, the White House petition website added a petition, “Let’s start calling the novel coronavirus CCP virus”, etc. and many more.

From the extensive support and strong response to the naming of the "CCP virus", we have seen a strong public opinion and a solid fact: the CCP is not the same as China.

The CCP kidnapped China but the CCP’s crimes can only be borne by itself, and it must not be thrown away to China. Of course, the CCP’s rule of China is indeed China’s greatest shame. In fact, the Chinese are courageously, firmly, and persistently washing away this shame. The most prominent example is that since the publication of the Epoch Times editorial series "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" at the end of 2004, the Chinese people withdrew from the CCP and its affiliated organizations in a grand manner The "Three Retreats" of the Communist Youth League and the Young Pioneers have swept across China. So far, more than 370 million people have publicly declared the "Three Retreats."

This is a nation with a long history that is awakening. This is a nation that has created a splendid civilization and is being reborn. This is a weather-beaten nation that is fighting. This is a nation that has tasted the humiliation and is nirvana.

The Epoch Times has resisted public opinion and firmly named this great plague as the "Chinese Communist Party virus." It is really defending China's dignity and washing away China's shame. I hope that all Chinese people will not be disturbed by noise. Let's drum up for this.

This article only represents the author's views and statements.

News (25) to (26) / Source : The Irrawaddy

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Myanmar junta sets free 7 anti-regime protesters in Chin State



The Myanmar military regime on Tuesday night released seven anti-regime protesters who were arrested in Chin State’s Mindat on Saturday.

Their arrests provoked daily clashes between civilian resistance fighters and junta forces in the town, in which at least 20 junta troops had been killed as of Tuesday.

“The detainees were released at around 10 p.m. yesterday. There was more shooting last night on the outskirts of the town. No clashes took place this morning,” a member of Mindat’s civilian defense force said on Wednesday.

Junta troops deployed at a toll gate at the entrance to the town have withdrawn, according to residents.

“Though they have released the detainees, we can’t say things are gonna be fine. The shooting has only ceased for a few hours. We can’t say they won’t attack again,” a resident said.

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Civilian resistance fighters killed three Myanmar junta soldiers in Tamu



Three junta troops and a mutineer from Myanmar’s army died in a shootout in Tamu, Sagaing Region, on Tuesday night, according to residents.

The mutineer from Myanmar’s military, Ko Aung Aung, was providing security for a protest camp near Kuntaung Bridge when the security forces approached at around 7.30 pm on Tuesday.

“Shooting erupted and he died,” said a Tamu resident.

Following the shooting, members of the Tamu Security Group, a civilian resistance group which opposes military rule, used bombs against the security forces at an India-Myanmar friendship construction site, leaving three troops dead.

“As the security forces were going to Kuntaung Bridge, civilian resistance fighters attacked from the rear. The attackers said three soldiers died and two others were rescued in a critical condition,” said a TSG member.

On April 2, a striking policeman led civilian resistance fighters in an attack on the junta outpost. Five troops were killed in the attack and the policeman also died.

Ko Aung Aung, whose rank is unknown, reportedly joined the civil disobedience movement soon after the Feb. 1 coup. Around 50 soldiers and police officers have sided with the people in Tamu on the Indian border and have been fighting the junta alongside civilians.

The shootout on Tuesday was the first since April 12 when Myanmar’s military used heavy force against anti-regime protests in Tamu.

At least 15 junta troops have been killed by civilian resistance fighters from the Chinland Defence Force in Mindat in southern Chin State.

News (27) to (28) / Reporter : Gao Shan / Editor : Ye Ziwei / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/4/28/n12912229.htm / Direct translation

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EU: CCP and Russia media spread false news, weakening western vaccine confidence


On Wednesday (April 28), a report from the European Union stated that the Chinese Communist Party and Russian media are systematically working on their latest attempt to split the false propaganda activities in the West spread the seeds of distrust of the CCP virus vaccine in the West.

According to a report by Reuters, the EU research report stated that from December last year to April this year, the official media of China and Russia published fake news on the Internet in multiple languages, sensationally promoting vaccine safety issues, and unfoundedly The vaccine injections and deaths were linked, and the superiority of Russian and Chinese vaccines was promoted.

Both the Kremlin and Beijing have denied all accusations of dissemination of false information by the European Union. The EU regularly publishes reports and seeks to cooperate with Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft to limit the spread of fake news.

The EU research report released by the Anti-Disinformation Department of the European Union’s External Action Agency (EEAS) stated that Russia’s vaccine diplomacy with the CCP “follows the logic of a zero-sum game, combining dissemination of false information and manipulation of public opinion, with a view to weakening Western manufacturing. Confidence in the vaccine."

The report said: “Russia and the CCP are using state-controlled media, agency media networks and social media, including official diplomatic social media accounts, to achieve these goals.” The report cited 100 examples from Russia this year.

The EU and NATO often accuse Russia of taking covert actions, including spreading rumors, in an attempt to destabilize the West by creating social divisions.

The report stated that AstraZeneca's vaccine supply problems, as well as the rare side effects of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's vaccines, were all exploited to make fuss.

"The official media channels of the Chinese Communist Party and the pro-Kremlin media have amplified the so-called side effects of Western vaccines, made distorted and sensational reports in the international media, and compared deaths in Norway, Spain and other places with Pfizer/Biotech. (Pfizer/BioNTech) vaccines are linked together."

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Vaccine chaos

Russia denies any such tactics. Russian President Vladimir Putin accused foreign enemies of targeting Russia by spreading fake news about the CCP virus.

According to a Reuters investigation, the CCP tried to prevent the publication of an EU report last year. The report stated that the CCP government is spreading false information about the outbreak of the CCP virus.

Although the EU has not vaccinated its 450 million citizens as quickly as the United Kingdom, which is no longer a member of the EU, vaccination is accelerating. The US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have the highest vaccination rates.

The EU said that Russian media reported that “Brexit has saved the EU from the ‘vaccine chaos’ that has swept the EU.” “This statement shows that someone is trying to spread differences within the EU.”

According to a report published online by the European Union (https://euvsdisinfo.eu/), Russia’s official Sputnik V Twitter account is trying to undermine the public’s trust in the European Medicines Agency.

The Sputnik V Twitter account responded that the rumor campaign was directed at Russia and its vaccine, not the other way around. Sputnik V is a CCP virus vaccine launched by Russia.

The Sputnik V Twitter account said, "In order to protect lives around the world and avoid the vaccine monopoly that some vaccine manufacturers may strive to obtain, we will continue to fight the disinformation campaign against the Sputnik V vaccine."

The Twitter account is managed by the Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Russian Direct Investment Fund), which is responsible for promoting the Sputnik V vaccine.

The report also found that at the same time, the CCP promoted its vaccine as a "global public welfare product" and "described it as a vaccine more suitable for the development of the CCP and the Western Balkans." The countries of the Western Balkans are considered future EU member states.

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Rare! The nine commanders of the U.S. military urgently call for declassified intelligence against CCP and Russia

Reporter : Li Yun / Editor : Zhu Xinrui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/29/a103106638.html / Direct translation

A senior US intelligence official said that the nine four-star commanders of the US military rarely issued urgent appeals for assistance in the information war against Russia and the CCP. At present, the high-level intelligence community is seeking how to decipher and publish more information about the malicious actions of China and Russia.

The US political news website Politico exclusively reported that nine commanders responsible for overseeing the U.S. military and special operations forces in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America signed a memorandum last year and sent it to the then Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph. Maguire (Joseph Maguire) urged intelligence agencies to provide more publicly available evidence as a way to counter the "harmful actions" of China and Russia.

This memorandum was prepared by the outgoing commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, General Philip Davidson. The signatories include the then Commander of the US Space Command, General Jay Raymond, as well as Europe, Africa and Latin America. Commander of the regional and special operations command.

Raymond is currently a member of the Joint Council of Commanders and Chiefs of Staff of the US Space Forces.

Several government officials who were aware of the memorandum stated that of the total 11 four-star generals of the US military, 9 of them signed it, and 8 of them were on active duty, almost unheard of before, highlighting the unusual vigilance of the top US military. degree. Only the commander of the US Central Command and the Cyber ​​Warfare Command did not participate in the signing.

These commanders said that only by "showing the truth" in the public domain to resist America's 21st century challengers can Washington strengthen the support of American allies. Many efforts in this ideological battle are constrained by too strict secrecy practices.

"We ask for this help to better enable the United States and its allies and partners to win without fighting." They said in the memo: "Unfortunately, we continue to miss clarifying the truth, refuting the distorted facts, Opportunities to expose false statements..."

The commanders accused, China and Russia are using all tools of comprehensive national power to engage in political warfare, manipulate the information environment, violate national sovereignty, win over international organizations, weaken the integrity of the multilateral society, and split US allies and partnerships. They try to reshape the world in their own image, spread authoritarianism, and advance their ambitions. Their actions are provocative, dangerous and destabilizing.

It is reported that the memorandum signed by nine four-star generals is nicknamed "36-star memorandum." This memo caused waves in the Pentagon, the intelligence community, and Capitol Hill last year, and the generals begged the intelligence community to make major changes.

Kari Bingen, the then Undersecretary of Intelligence and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Defense, who received the memorandum at the time, said in an interview with Politico: China and Russia have weaponized information. This is a major concern being raised by military commanders and intelligence professionals.

Bingen pointed out that the combatant command’s forces interact with U.S. allies and partners every day. “Every day they see what our opponents are doing. They need timely and relevant information to expose bad activities and have a good understanding of what they see. To fight against their actions."

The US State Department stated that China and Russia are using the CCP virus pandemic to promote anti-US conspiracy theories, including that the virus is a biological weapon made by the United States and that the US military is responsible for the rapid spread of the virus.

A former senior Pentagon intelligence official told Politico that the memo suggested that some combat commanders were frustrated that they could not share satellite photos of the enemy's actions with allies and partners.

Matt Lahr, deputy assistant for strategic communications at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said that last summer, a team of Pentagon and intelligence officials convened a series of working group meetings on this military memorandum and proposed Suggest.

Lahr said that in December 2020, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence requested intelligence agencies to review its existing procedures, make improvements, and support the combat headquarters with the speed and scale required by the military. In January of this year, the heads of intelligence agencies "preliminarily responded," stating that they are reviewing the progress of these agencies and stressing that combating malicious influence remains the top priority.

This memo is not classified as confidential, but it is labeled "For official use only."

News (30) to (39) / Editor : Li Ling / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/4/28/n12910652.htm / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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The Delhi crematorium incinerates more than 600 corpses every day, twice the official figure

Image : On 27 April  2021, in a crematorium in Allahabad, India, a worker puts the body of a covid patient  into the furnace on a trolley. (SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP via Getty Images)



CNN reported that the mayor of North Delhi said on Wednesday that in the past week, more than 600 corpses had been cremated every day at the crematorium in Delhi.

The official death toll reported in Delhi is more than 300 per day.

The mayor of North Delhi, Jai Prakash, said, “Yes, the reported death toll is about 300, but we have to cremate more than 600 corpses every day. They deliberately underestimated the death toll.”

According to data provided by three municipal companies in Delhi, 631 bodies were cremated and 22 were buried in Delhi on Monday.

"We have had corpses coming in from the morning, and then continue to enter the corpses. We must close the crematorium at night, otherwise people will send the corpses even after dark," Delhi’s largest crematorium "Negombo" Suman Kumar Gupta, an official at Nigambodh Ghat, said Wednesday.

Gupta added that between 19 and 25 April, a cremation site in Negombodkat alone sparked about 70 corpses every day.

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Britain will send mobile "oxygen factory" to India

The British government announced on Wednesday (April 28) that the UK will send three mobile "oxygen factories" to produce enough oxygen per minute for 50 people.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that this equipment containing three oxygen generating units (each the size of a container) comes from the remaining inventory in Northern Ireland and will generate 500 liters of oxygen per minute, enough for 50 people at a time.

"Currently, the Indian government is seeking oxygen production support. This is why in addition to the equipment we have allocated, the United Kingdom (also gave it this)." Middle East and North Africa Secretary James Cleverly (James Cleverly) in a Wednesday Said in a joint interview.

Before this decision was made, the United Kingdom had just taken action to provide India with 495 oxygen concentrators and 200 ventilators, as well as oxygen from the remaining stocks. The first batch of oxygen concentrators and 200 ventilators arrived in India on Tuesday.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement: “International cooperation is more important than ever, and this additional support program from the UK will help meet India’s current needs, especially In terms of increasing oxygen supply."

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Russia sends 22 tons of Covid-19 aid to India

Russian state news agency TASS said on Wednesday (28 April) that Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Russia will provide emergency humanitarian assistance  to help India overcome covid crisis.

TASS reported that Putin and Modi said on the phone that according to the Kremlin, the Russian Emergencies Ministry will send a plane to India to deliver more than 22 tons of humanitarian aid, including 20 sets of oxygen supply equipment. , 75 ventilators, 150 medical monitors and 200,000 packs of medicines.

According to TASS news agency, an Il-76 plane of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Affairs took off on Wednesday, carrying medical equipment to Delhi, and the second plane was about to depart for the same destination.

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Italy and Germany provide medical assistance to India

The German Ministry of Defense tweeted on Wednesday (April 28) that Germany will send 120 ventilators to India on Saturday. Due to the surge in cases of Covid-19 (the disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus), India is working hard to solve the problem of oxygen shortage.

The tweet stated that Germany also plans to provide India with oxygen production facilities.

Earlier, the Indian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that it would import 23 mobile oxygen generators and containers from Germany.

At the same time, the Italian Civil Defense Agency will send an oxygen production system to India. The system can be used for traditional hospitals or field hospitals. In addition, Italy will also send a team of professionals to India to ensure the correct use of these equipment.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said in a statement on Wednesday that Italy will provide support during this difficult time.

"The new round of pandemic has brought suffering to the Indian people, and I hope to extend my deep intimacy to it. Italy will not abandon it during this difficult period," he said.

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Cases surge in oxygen shortage, Nepal orders 20,000 oxygen cylinders

Image : People wait outside a health station in Lukla, Nepal to receive the covi-vaccination. (Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images)



Nepal recorded 4,897 new covid cases on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Health of Nepal on Tuesday called on all doctors and health workers on leave to resume work immediately to help deal with the surge in cases.

Health Ministry spokesperson Dr. Jageshwor Gautam told reporters on Wednesday that the demand for oxygen had tripled last week.

He added that Nepal is ordering 20,000 oxygen cylinders from abroad to cope with the limited domestic supply. 

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201 people died in Pakistan on Wednesday, a record

According to data from the Pakistani Ministry of Health, at least 201 people have died of covid in the past 24 hours.

Since the beginning of the epidemic, 17,530 people in Pakistan have died of the disease.

Pakistan’s neighbour India is also facing a severe epidemic, with more than 300,000 new covid cases every day for nearly a week.

Pakistan has also recorded 5,293 covid cases in the past 24 hours and currently has 88,207 active cases.

According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 810,000 confirmed cases in Pakistan since the beginning of the pandemic.

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New cases hit record, Sri Lanka's nationwide lockdown

Sri Lanka reported a record 1,111 new infections on Tuesday, and the Ministry of Health said it would increase covid-related lock down restrictions.

Starting Wednesday, schools across Sri Lanka will be closed and private activities will be prohibited. The government requires public and private employers to limit the number of people required to go to work. Authorities closed the main road between Colombo and the port city of Hambantota and blocked more than 100 areas across the country.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said this week that the only way to deal with the current situation is to vaccinate but the country faces a shortage of vaccines.

Currently, Sri Lanka is launching the AstraZeneca vaccine and is waiting for the delivery of the Russian vaccine.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aunt dies from covid

Image : The picture shows a profile photo of Indian Prime Minister Modi. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)



According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), Narmadaben Modi (aunt of Indian Prime Minister Modi) died on Tuesday after contracting covid.

PTI said that 80-year-old Namada was treated in the hospital because she was infected with the disease.

Modi’s younger brother, Prahlad Modi, said, “Our aunt Namada Benjamin became ill after she was infected with the CCP virus. She was sent to a civilian hospital about ten days ago." He added, "She took her last breath in the hospital today."

Namadaben’s husband is Modi’s father’s younger brother and has been dead for many years.

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Cremation continues to rise, mayor of Delhi demands stable supply of firewood


The second wave of the epidemic in India has caused an increase in the number of cremations, prompting the mayor of North Delhi to issue a request to stabilize the supply of firewood.

In a letter, North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash asked Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, to direct the forest department to ensure a stable supply of firewood.

Prakash wrote on Tuesday: "Please provide appropriate guidance to the forest department so that the crematorium can continue to work without interruption and will not cause trouble to the families of the bereaved."

In the past few weeks, Delhi has been dealing with an unprecedented wave of Covid-19, with the local government recording 381 deaths in the capital alone on Tuesday.

Nationwide, India reported 3,293 deaths on Wednesday, and the total number of deaths exceeded the 200,000 mark.

The Ministry of Health of India also recorded 360,960 new cases on Tuesday, which is the seventh consecutive day that there are more than 300,000 new cases per day.

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India surges 360,000 infected people in a single day, another global record

According to data from the Ministry of Health of India, in the 24 hours as of Wednesday morning, India has recorded 362,902 confirmed cases of the new Chinese virus, which once again set the global daily record of illnesses.

The Ministry of Health of the country also stated that the total number of deaths in India has exceeded 200,000, reaching 201,187. The death toll recorded by Johns Hopkins University was 197,984.

At present, more countries have extended a helping hand to India. President Biden of the United States said that he is in contact with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he intends to send tens of millions of vaccines to India for free.


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Blinken denounces the Chinese Communist Party's official media for spreading rumours, undermining democracy and restricting press freedom 

Reporter : Liu Minghuan / Editor : Wenhui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/29/a103106807.html / Direct translation

Image : US Secretary of State Blinken  (Mandel Ngan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)




The Trump administration successively identified more than a dozen Chinese Communist Party official media as "foreign missions." In response, US Secretary of State Blincoln stated on April 28 that it would list the Chinese Communist Party's official media. For foreign missions, it is to let the public know the truth. Beijing uses the Chinese Communist Party's official media to conduct propaganda and spread rumors overseas, with the purpose of interfering with or undermining democracy.

"Voice of America" ​​reported that on the eve of World Press Freedom Day, Blinken said in an online meeting with foreign media on 28 April that the Chinese Communist government controls the operation and editorial power of these media, and these media are only dedicated to Beijing. Global propaganda, sometimes dedicated to spreading rumors, is aimed at interfering or undermining democracy while restricting freedom of press and speech in China.

Blinken said that the U.S. classifies the CCP’s official media as a “foreign mission” to ensure that the public knows who is paying the media’s salaries. The editorial comments of these media convey the opinions of the CCP government and the CCP. The U.S. does this to ensure transparency. Instead of interfering in these media reports and choosing topics.

Blinken emphasized that everyone knows that China is one of the countries with the least free space for information in the world. The United States will work together to establish a democratic vision for the global information and information space, strive to strengthen its ability to resist threats, and expose malicious activities from anywhere. .

Blinken also said, "Our purpose is to maintain the rules-based international order that we have put in a lot of effort for decades."

Since last year, Washington has strengthened its censorship of the CCP’s official media, and has identified more than a dozen CCP national and local media operating departments in the United States as foreign missions, including Xinhua News Agency, China Global Television Network, China News Service, newspapers like Jiefang Daily and Economics Daily, etc.

According to the US "Foreign Missions Act", foreign missions refer to "entities that are actually owned or effectively controlled by foreign governments." The US move requires that the staff of these media organizations, like embassy and consulate staff, must register with the US government.

According to reports, former U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo also said when announcing relevant measures, "We just want to ensure that Americans, as information consumers, can distinguish between news written by the free media and propaganda made by the CCP itself. . They are not the same thing."

After the U.S. announced that the CCP’s official media was listed as a diplomatic mission, the CCP’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs retaliated by revoking the press cards of American journalists from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post and expelling them from China.

After the CCP expelled American journalists, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security tightened the visa regulations for Chinese journalists, limiting their visas to 90 days, with the option of extending them. Journalists holding Hong Kong or Macau passports are not restricted.

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Concerned about safety, Brazil rejects Russian "Sputnik V" vaccine

Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor : Li Jia / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/28/a103106209.html / Direct translation

Image : A syringe in the background of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine website. (Kirill Kudrvavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)



Due to safety concerns, Brazil’s National Health Supervision Agency (Anvisa) recently rejected several states’ proposal to import nearly 30 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. The request triggered strong criticism from the Russian government.

On Monday (26 April), the five members of the collegiate board of the Brazilian National Health Inspection Agency unanimously decided that due to the lack of consistent and trustworthy data, they could not approve the request of 10 states to import the "Sputnik V" vaccine. The other 4 states and two cities are also seeking authorization to import the vaccine.

Antônio Barra Torres, Director of the National Health Supervision Agency, said in a statement, “In the absence of necessary and proper evidence, we will never allow millions of Brazilians to contact without proper evidence to prove its quality and safety and effective products. We are in a severe situation, or at least need a good cost-benefit relationship."

The Health Supervision Bureau stated that all clinical studies for the development of the "Sputnik V" vaccine are flawed, and there is either no data or insufficient data. The agency also said in a statement that analysis shows that the adenovirus in the "Sputnik V" vaccine has the ability to replicate, which may cause illness or death, especially for those with weakened immunity or respiratory diseases.

Brazil's move is a big blow to Russia's plan to promote the global adoption of its vaccine. The export of the "Sputnik V" vaccine has helped Russia regain its diplomatic status in countries with which it has poor relations.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in the daily briefing, "We need more information about what this lack of (data) means, because there is already enough data."

"Contacts (with Brazil) will continue. If some data is lacking, it will be provided." Peskov added.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund, which is responsible for managing the sales of the "Sputnik V" vaccine on a global scale, severely refutes Brazil's claims, saying that the health regulators of dozens of countries have approved the "Sputnik V". The Brazilian National Health The Supervision Bureau’s decision was “of a political nature and has nothing to do with the regulatory agencies’ access to information or science”.

Cristiane Rose Jourdan Gomes, one of the five members of the collegiate council of Brazil's National Health Inspection Agency, admitted that their decision is sensitive because the provision of vaccines has become a priority against covid but she expressed the hope that "Sputnik V" can provide information as required.

Denise Garrett, deputy director of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, which advocates for the expansion of global vaccine supply, is Brazilian. She supported the Brazilian National Health Inspection Agency on Twitter.

Garrett said, "As far as current information is concerned, there is no way to approve 'Sputnik V'."

According to the manufacturer, the "Sputnik V" vaccine is currently distributed to 60 countries around the world, including EU member states, Hungary and Slovakia.

Earlier this month, the Slovak health inspection agency also expressed concern about insufficient vaccine data, saying that the vaccine delivered to the country is different from other places. Russia called the findings of the Slovakian regulator "fake news" and asked the country to return vaccines it had received.





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