News (1) to (5) / Reporters : Liang Zhen, Zhuang Peng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/06/11/a103140815.html / Extract translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
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The CCP is colluding with foreign forces
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Hong Kong senior media person Cheng Xiang recently published a series of articles, combing through a large number of Soviet declassified files, analyzing the nature of the Communist Party of China.
Hong Kong Current Affairs Commentator Cheng Xiang remarked, "Didn't Xi Jinping tell everyone to study party history? Then I will respond to Xi Jinping's call to study party history in depth, and then present the true nature of the CCP to the public."
After deciphering a large amount of the original materials of the former Soviet Union, Cheng Xiang deeply studied the history of the Chinese Communist Party. He said that the most frequent accusation of suppressing dissidents by the CCP was colluding with foreign forces in order to subvert state power, but in fact, the CCP itself is colluding with foreign forces, the initiator of the subversion of the Republic of China.
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CCP is slandering Hong Kongers
Hong Kong Current Affairs Commentator Cheng Xiang commented, "Our Hong Kong protesters are just asking the CCP to abide by its promise to Hong Kong people in the Basic Law and let us Hong Kong people have double universal suffrage. That's all, but it was slandered as being introduced. Foreign forces attempting to subvert the Chinese government, these crimes sound really scary. If I look at history, the CCP’s unreasonable slander and slander of Hong Kong people are very appropriate to itself."
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CCP is a rebel group, the "Ruble Party"
Cheng Xiang stated that the emergence of the Chinese Communist Party was a rebel group fostered by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, initially the Chinese branch of the Soviet Third International, and then the Communist Party of China. The CCP has received funds from the Communist International from the first day of its "First National Congress" in Shanghai, and it is also nicknamed the "Ruble Party".
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CCP's accusations reflect the scandals it has done in the process of building the party
He pointed out that the CCP’s accusations against Hong Kong protesters precisely reflect the scandals it has done in the process of building the party. On the occasion of a century, Hong Kong was forced to push the National Security Law. On the one hand, it played down the disaster of the Cultural Revolution in the new party history, and also wanted to copy the Cultural Revolution model to Hong Kong. However, the people's sentiment was clear.
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Express dissatisfaction and fight in different forms
Hong Kong current affairs commentator Cheng Xiang commented about Hong Kong's struggles against the CCP, "On the surface, many people will support the government, support the Communist Party, etc., but in my heart, everyone knows that they can’t trust this government and the Communist Party. Even under the high pressure of the Chinese Communist Party, this year’s June 4th Movement will still be so. Many people express their dissatisfaction and will to fight in different forms. I think this is the most troublesome issue for the CCP."
Cheng Xiang said that in the past 100 years, the CCP has made many promises both internally and externally, but in the end none of them have been realized. He searched for historical materials and wrote them in a tireless manner to classify and summarize the lies of the CCP over the past century.
News (6) to (7) / Source : The Irrawaddy
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Pro-Junta vigilante groups wage campaign of violence, disinformation in Myanmar
In response to the increasingly organized public resistance to the Myanmar military following its takeover on Feb. 1, Pyu Saw Htee groups have been formed across the country, reportedly with support from the military, to counter the anti-regime movement.
The first Pyu Saw Htee groups were formed in mid-May after the parallel government, the National Unity Government (NUG), called for the formation of People’s Defense Forces to resist the regime. The groups emerged at a time when attacks on military-appointed ward administrators and ward administration offices were erupting in the country.
In a leaked letter to Pyu Saw Htee groups across the country, leaders of the movement instructed the groups to bomb schools across the country and spread misinformation on social media and at teashops, markets, banks and so on claiming that the attacks were carried out by the NUG.
“They intend to smear the NUG and the CRPH,” said NUG Deputy Defense Minister Daw Khin Ma Ma Myo. The NUG was formed by the CRPH, a committee representing lawmakers elected in the 2020 general election who were unable to take their seats due to the coup.
U Tin Soe, a former village administrator and National League for Democracy member in Kachin State’s Hpakant, was assassinated on June 2. Locals said he was murdered by a Pyu Saw Htee. Pyu Saw Htee are also suspected of torching schools in Yangon and elsewhere.
There are reasons for such suspicions. Streetlights were turned off before the fires. Normally, streetlights are controlled by ward administrative bodies. School principals turned a deaf ear when they were informed about the fires at their schools. Nightwatchmen didn’t seek help as the schools burned, and ward administrative bodies made no effort to put out the fires.
Widely viewed as military stooges, Pyu Saw Htee are reportedly formed by township-level offices of the General Administration Department. The groups consist of active and retired military personnel, civil servants, members of the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party, ultranationalists and people hired for a wage of 5,000 kyats (about US$3) per day.
Posts have circulated on social media claiming to show letters in which Pyu Saw Htee headquarters instruct members to use fake accounts to spread misinformation, infiltrate anti-regime groups and provide information to security forces. The Irrawaddy has been unable to independently verify the letters.
In an interview with independent media outlet Mizzima, Ko Thura, who described himself as the information officer of a Pyu Saw Htee group, said: “We have formed combat teams, but only to protect the people on the front line in case of emergency. But we will not be acting alone. With the approval of the state leaders, we intend to provide assistance to the Tatmadaw [Myanmar’s military] as its auxiliary force if they need us.”
The Pyu Saw Htee remind many people of the Swan Arr Shin—a vigilante group formed by police, soldiers, firefighters, lower-level administrators and the Union Solidarity and Development Association, the predecessor of the USDP. The Pyu Saw Htee have thus been referred to as new versions of the Swan Arr Shin.
This is not the first time the name “Pyu Saw Htee” has been associated with pro-military vigilante groups. Amid instability and insurgency during the rule of the Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League (AFPFL) government, the idea of forming a vigilante group to help restore law and order was presented at a conference held by the Myanmar military on Sept. 14, 1955.
The idea led to the Pyu Saw Htee scheme, named after a semi-legendary king of the Bagan period, and launched with the approval of the National Defense Council chaired by then Prime Minister U Nu.
The group however earned a bad name as it bullied the people with guns instead of protecting them. Widely viewed as stooges of the AFPFL, the group committed every crime in the book, from kidnapping and robbery to rape and murder, not to mention assassinating politicians of opposition parties in broad daylight.
Some of the most notorious crimes committed by the Pyu Saw Htee of that era in order to get rid of the AFPFL’s political rivals included a quadruple murder in Minhla town, Tharyawaddy District in Bago in 1956, and a mass murder in the village of Si Taung Eaing in Myeik District in 1957. In some cases, women had to hide in monasteries for fear of being raped.
Opposition parties including the National United Front as well as the people repeatedly called for disbanding the Pyu Saw Htee, but their demands went unheeded by the AFPFL government and military. Only after the AFPLF split into two in 1958 did Prime Minister U Nu hold talks with the military on reducing the size of the Pyu Saw Htee. It was agreed the group’s numbers would be halved, and that it would eventually be disbanded.
The military and Home Affairs Ministry were not willing to disband the Pyu Saw Htee, however, as the group had been useful in maintaining public order despite its notorious name. Finally, high-ranking military and police officers agreed to transform it into an auxiliary police force, and it lingered on in that capacity for a time, but the curtain had already come down on the Pyu Saw Htee as far as being an actor on Myanmar’s political stage. Though the groups of today bear the same name, there is no direct link between them and the group formed in the 1950s.
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Striking Myanmar military soldiers urge public to reach out to dissident soldiers
Striking Myanmar military officers have urged the public to welcome and protect military personnel who join the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) as well as their families.
Taking part in an online discussion organized by the civil society organization Thanakha Global Alliance on Friday, striking military officers said at least 800 military personnel ranging in rank from private to major and aged between 20 and 35 have joined the CDM.
Daw Miemie Winn Byrd, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel, Naw May Oo, a tactical adviser to Karen State-based ethnic armed group the Karen National Union, and former Myanmar military captains Nyi Thuta and Lin Htet Aung took part in the discussion.
Nyi Thuta accused the military leadership of sowing discord between the people and rank-and-file members of the military. He asked members of the public not to hate all military personnel, but to focus on fighting the dictatorship.
Of the Myanmar military’s some 400,000 troops, only around 20 percent are committing violence against the people, the former captain claimed.
Full-scale fighting between the entire military and the people as a whole would end up in massive bloodshed, he said.
“Under this system, the rank-and-file members of the military and their families are suffering as much as the people. We will be able to achieve victory with minimal losses if military personnel side with the people. So, the channels should be kept open to allow military personnel to join hands with the public,” he said.
Calls to shun military personnel and their families have been growing as part of a social punishment movement against the regime, which has killed more than 800 people since February.
Nyi Thuta said rank-and-file members of the military and their families are subject to oppression by the higher-ups and their families, and the majority do not have the option of walking away from their higher-ranking bullies.
His fellow former captain Lin Htet Aung said many military personnel oppose the coup, but dare not speak out because doing so risks not only their lives but also the lives of their families.
“They could be imprisoned for long terms if they publicly oppose the coup. Their lives would be at risk. Some officials who implied they stood by the people have been detained,” he said.
The CDM was made possible by the support of the people, and many more military personnel are expected to leave their barracks if people continue to support those wishing to join the CDM, he said.
Daw Miemie Winn Byrd, who served in the US Army for 28 years, said the sole duty of the armed forces is to protect the people.
“Their duty is to protect the people. They should not engage in irrelevant areas. The military is trained to fight a war, and thus must not do business and engage in politics. If they do, things will end up in chaos,” she said.
A professional army is not built on military training alone, but also on the educational levels of its members, said the retired US Army officer.
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The G7 Communiqué slams on the CCP's red line, again mentions Taiwan Strait security and virus traceability
Reporter : Liming / Editor: Mei Lan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/06/13/a103141984.html / Direct translation
Image : On 13 June 2021, British Prime Minister Johnson served as the host to host the leaders of the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Canada at the G7 summit. (Phil Noble-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
On Sunday (13 June), the G7 summit closed in the UK and issued a joint communiqué, showing a very strong stance towards the CCP. The communiqué talked about the importance of security across the Taiwan Strait and sensitive CCP issues such as human rights in Xinjiang, freedom in Hong Kong, and stability in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, and requested the CCP to cooperate with the international community in reinvestigating the source of the COVID-10 epidemic.
On 13 June, local time, the three-day G7 summit came to an end in the UK. The leaders of the countries participating in the summit jointly issued a meeting communiqué. The outside world has noticed that this communiqué completely ignored the series of political "red lines" that the Chinese Communist government had publicly delineated in the past, and showed a very tough line position on issues such as the situation in the Taiwan Strait, the issues of Xinjiang and Hong Kong, the "Belt and Road" and the traceability of the virus.
According to foreign media reports, it was stated in the joint communiqué of the G7 summit that the G7 will assume the responsibility of maintaining the "rules-based international order" and international law. To this end, the participating countries will continue to discuss "collective approaches" to determine how to take actions to respond to "challenging and non-market policies and behaviors that undermine the fair and transparent operation of the global economy."
The communiqué once again emphasized that the G7 will continue to fully uphold the values of democracy, freedom and human rights, "including calling on China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially regarding Xinjiang and Hong Kong's human rights, freedoms and a high degree of autonomy guaranteed by the Sino-British Joint Declaration."
The G7 leaders also emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait for the first time in the communiqué, encouraging all parties to seek peaceful solutions to disputes. In the communiqués issued by the G7 summit over the years, it was the first time that the situation in the Taiwan Strait was explicitly mentioned.
At the same time, the communiqué also reiterated the importance of maintaining the "free and open" of the Indo-Pacific region. It reads, "We are seriously concerned about the situation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and strongly oppose any unilateral attempt to change the status quo and increase tension."
The meeting communique also mentioned the G7 plans to spend tens of billions of dollars to provide infrastructure assistance to developing countries and emerging countries, and emphasized the high degree of transparency and fairness of this plan, which is considered to be an obvious target for Beijing The aggressive "Belt and Road" strategy promoted by the authorities.
The communiqué also called on the international community to launch a "timely, transparent, expert-led and science-based" second-stage traceability investigation of the source of the Chinese Communist pneumonia, including re-entering China to conduct related investigations, and called on the Beijing authorities to cooperate.
Regarding the response to the CCP's pneumonia epidemic, the communiqué expressed the determination to quell the epidemic and fully restore normal economic development within 2022, and promised to strive to reach agreement on measures to provide about 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries in the world.
In the discussion on the countermeasures against the Chinese Communist pneumonia epidemic, the heads of South Korea, India, Australia, South Africa and other countries also attended the summit as guests.
According to a report by Deutsche Welle, after the conclusion of the G7 summit, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi told the media that the G7 must honestly recognize the fundamental differences between the West and the Chinese Communist regime, "Beijing It is an authoritarian regime that does not abide by multilateral rules and has different values from democratic countries."
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American journal: Parasite drug "Ivermectin" will end the covid pandemic
Reporter : Lin Minzhen / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
The American Medical Journal reports that a drug called "Ivermectin" will end the covid pandemic. In response, Chen Changming, the former director of Taipei Guandu Hospital, said that ivermectin has been used in Taiwan to treat parasite diseases. The current international papers prove that ivermectin has significant effects in fighting the epidemic in India, Brazil and Peru. It is recommended that the government promote clinical trials or hold expert meetings as soon as possible to evaluate the efficacy of ivermectin.
The white medicine boxed "Simyto", also called "Ivermectin", is a medicine that has a medicine certificate in Taiwan and has been used. It has recently appeared in the journal American Journal of Therapeutics. Experts point out that the world should Ivermectin was used immediately to end the covid pandemic. Chen Changming, the former director of Guandu Hospital in Taipei, also made observations. Ivermectin has successfully inhibited covi in many countries.
Chen Changming, former director of Taipei City Guandu Hospital, said, "Brazil and Peru, because of their policy, the local government will give a large amount of (ivermectin) to the people. The death rate of covid and the incidence of cases are very rapidly reduced. Compared with areas where no medicine is administered, the epidemic continues to spread."
In addition to Brazil and Peru, Chen Changming said that after the outbreak in India, many states have also used ivermectin on a large scale. In Delhi, where the drug is used, the number of infections has dropped by 90%. Although the United States, the European Union and the WHO have not yet approved ivermectin, it is used to prevent and treat covid. However, as the local epidemic situation in Taiwan is heating up and vaccine shortages, Chen Changming shouted to the government that clinical trials and expert meetings should be promoted as soon as possible to evaluate the efficacy of ivermectin.
Chen Changming, former dean of Taipei Guandu Hospital, said, "We are now among the top mortality rates in the world. We see so many deaths every day. We are very sad to see if this medicine can come in. If the government says it has been censored, I am very sad. Respect the opinions of experts and scholars. I have reviewed that this drug can really reduce the mortality rate. Why not use it?"
At present, Taiwan's anti-covi drugs are effective in international clinical trials. Remdesivir and steroids are the same as those used in Europe and the United States. With experts from all over the world, more and more researches on covi are being carried out. The emergence of new life-saving drugs is taking back precious lives from the hands of the cunning and changeable virus.
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Ivermectin highly potent against covid
Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
Ivermectin has proven to be highly potent against COVID-19. It has shown antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties in observational and randomized controlled studies conducted throughout the world. Practitioners and Health Ministries who have adopted Ivermectin in treatment protocols report significant reductions in time to recovery, hospitalizations, and death. The use of Ivermectin as prophylaxis and prevention has also been proven in studies to reduce the spread of infection and offer protection to high-risk individuals.
However, the safety of Ivermectin in pregnancy has not been established.
Further supportive information can also be found here: https://covid19criticalcare.com/ivermectin-in-covid-19/.
Support for Ivermectin in the use of prophylaxis can be found here: https://scivisionpub.com/pdfs/ivermectin-as-prophylaxis-against-covid19-retrospective-cases-evaluati…
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Can Ivermectin treat covid? Zhang Shangchun "does not recommend" self-administration of drugs with side effects
Editor : Wang Yiqi / Direct translation
The pandemic is severe. The command center announced on 14 June 2021 185 local cases and 15 deaths. In response to many people's concerns about the new use of the old drug Invermectin, which is suspected to be able to treat covid, Zhang Shangchun, the convener of the advisory group, said that the overall evidence is insufficient and it is not recommended to use this drug routinely,"People should not buy and take it by themselves, otherwise they may cause harm."
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Mauritius will open for international tourism on 15 July 2021
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Image : Singapore Airlines flight to Mauritius before the Wuhan epidemic in 2019.
According to the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Agency, Mauritius will welcome international tourists from 15 July 2021.
The island of Mauritius will be opened in 2021 in phases. In the first phase, from July 15 to September 30, 2021, tourists will be able to enjoy a hotel-style holiday on the island.
Visitors will be able to enjoy the facilities in the resort of their choice, including swimming pools and beaches. If guests stay in the resort for more than 14 days and the nucleic acid test is negative, they will be able to continue visiting the island’s attractions.
Tourists who are 18 years of age or older must complete the covi vaccination before going to Mauritius. Tourists must undergo a nucleic acid test and obtain a negative certificate 5 to 7 days before departure before they are allowed to travel to Mauritius. Guests will undergo nucleic acid testing upon arrival at Mauritius Airport and on the 7th and 14th day of their stay at the hotel.
The second phase of the opening of the border will start on 1 October 2021. Passengers who have been vaccinated can enter Mauritius without restriction if they provide a negative nucleic acid test within 72 hours before departure.
During the first and second phases of opening the border, unvaccinated travelers will be required to undergo indoor quarantine for 14 days until further notice.
This announcement is made on the basis of the acceleration of the Mauritius vaccination plan and the progress made in achieving the goal of herd immunity by the end of September. During the launch of the vaccine, frontline personnel in the tourism industry have given priority to vaccination. This allows the Mauritius tourism industry to restart quickly and safely.
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Foshan under lockdown, all inter-provincial passenger and flights cancelled
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Wang Anping / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/06/13/a103141692.html / Direct translation / Image : Web Screenshot (Composite)
The epidemic in Guangdong Province is rapidly rising. Following the closure of Guangzhou City, Foshan City also entered a state of closure before the Dragon Boat Festival. Inter-provincial passenger and flights were cancelled and operations were suspended.
Foshan's official Weibo "Foshan Release" announced on 12 June that Foshan Airport will cancel all flights and suspend operations from 13 to 22 June.
In terms of passenger transport, inter-provincial passenger transport lines and chartered bus services were suspended, and some inter-city bus lines were suspended. Stop, detour, etc. on risky lines.
In addition, only a few entrances and exits are reserved for the expressway from Guangzhou to Foshan; the roads bordering Guangfo and Foshan are closed, and specific trucks are allowed to pass only during specific time periods and specific roads.
Up to now, Foshan’s public transportation has adjusted 90 lines, including 29 Guangzhou-Foshan lines and 61 in Foshan. Some subway stations have implemented two-way non-stop passing, or "only exit but no entry" measures. Stop the operation of parade taxis, online car-hailing, and shared bicycles in the closed area.
The official also announced that during the Dragon Boat Festival, personnel and vehicles leaving Foshan will continue to be checked for a negative nucleic acid test within 48 hours; large-scale cultural, broadcasting, tourism and sports activities at all levels will be suspended, and the Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race will be suspended.
A few days ago, the Foshan Municipal Government also asked people in Nanhai District who had been to Guangzhou risk areas and places, or those who might have been in contact with positive cases and close contacts since 14 May, to take nucleic acid tests immediately.
The Guangdong epidemic is spreading rapidly. After Guangzhou completed the first round of national nucleic acid testing, cities such as Foshan, Zhaoqing, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, and Qingyuan have recently announced the implementation of nucleic acid testing for all employees.
Guangzhou’s key areas started the second round of national testing on June 8. The above-mentioned cities have all completed the testing within 3 days. The current national nucleic acid testing measures cover 80 million people, which is equivalent to nearly 70% of the population of Guangdong Province.
Zhang Zhongde, an expert from the Guangdong Medical Treatment Group, said on June 10 that the current wave of epidemic in Guangzhou is characterized by rapid deterioration of the patient's condition, a high proportion of severely ill patients, and about 80% of patients have fever. Moreover, the virus load is very high, and the rate of decrease is very slow.
On the same day, a Guangzhou citizen broke the news to the Epoch Times column program "News to Watch" that his own community is a medium-risk area, basically "a nucleic acid test every two days; and the high-risk area starts on the 9th. Do a nucleic acid test once a day for 7 consecutive days."
According to official reports, the Foshan epidemic was spread from Guangzhou. Family cluster infections have occurred in Foshan City, and a 1-year-old baby has also been diagnosed.
As early as 3 June, a voice video of a Guangdong doctor's chat was posted on overseas social media Twitter, which aroused public attention. The doctor revealed to relatives and friends that the epidemic was terrifying, "Guangzhou and Foshan have actually fallen, only the cities are not closed."
The doctor said, "Big data of the epidemic figures are not convenient to disclose, but I can tell you that there are more than 200 people a day, and 30% are asymptomatic infections."
He reminded relatives and friends not to go out, "Protect yourself and protect your family!"
He said that he is not alarmist or spreading rumors because he has internal information. He also said that he had to go back to his unit for an emergency meeting. Panyu, Guangzhou had sent a second batch of medical staff to Guangzhou to provide support, and the first batch was exhausted.
Soon after the doctor’s chat video came out, Guangzhou announced on 5 June that all staff in 11 jurisdictions would undergo nucleic acid testing. And dispatched 5,600 medical staff from many cities in Guangdong to help Guangzhou.
As early as the outbreak of the Wuhan epidemic in early 2020, a doctor in Wuhan also cried to relatives and friends about the severity of the epidemic. She emphasized that "Don't trust the government". The real epidemic is "more terrifying than TV reports."
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Pennsylvania Republicans proposed overhaul of the state's election system, the House Bill 1300
Source : The Epoch Times PREMIUM
Pennsylvania Republicans proposed an overhaul of the state’s election system on Thursday with stricter voter identification requirements and mail ballot signature verification.
State Rep. Seth Grove—the chair of the House State Government Committee who acts as House Republicans’ point person for election legislation—introduced the Voting Rights Protection Act, House Bill 1300, after months of hearings by the House State Government Committee.
The legislation aims at transforming and improving Pennsylvania’s election process to restore the integrity of and trust in elections, according to a statement from Grove’s office.
The bill seems to embrace ideas from both the Republican and Democrat side and proposes comprehensive measures to change the rules for election including:
- Allowing early in-person voting beginning in 2025.
- Allowing unsigned or undated ballots to be corrected before 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
- Giving counties the option to use secure mail-in ballot drop boxes during specific times at secure locations.
- Allowing mail-in ballots to be counted five days before an election. Current law allows the count to begin no earlier than 7:00 a.m. on Election Day.
- Requiring every voter to present a photo ID at the polls.
- Requiring signature verification for mail ballots.
- Eliminating the permanent mail-in voting list.
- Establishing a Bureau of Election Audits under the state Auditor General’s office. The newly-established bureau will have subpoena power and will regularly conduct election audits.
Most of the proposed rules in House Bill 1300 are based on a report published by the State House Government Committee back on 10 May 2021.
The report (pdf)—titled “A Comprehensive Review of Pennsylvania’s Election Laws: How Pennsylvania Can Guarantee Rights and Integrity in Our Election System”—identifies 25 aspects of the election process that needs improvements.
The bill is intended to fix the issues listed in the report. “This responsible bill includes all aspects of issues brought before the committee and will propel Pennsylvania’s election into the 21st century, all while fixing fatal flaws and election security issues,” Grove said.
Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler, a Republican, is supportive of the bill.
“House Republicans have consistently paved the way to more accessible, secure[,] and accurate elections,” he said. “Our caucus ensured the state tracked the impacts of our evolving election law in 2019 and 2020, and today we see those efforts brought to fruition in this important and thorough legislation by Chairman Grove. Pennsylvanians must have faith in their elections and this bill is another piece of restoring the public’s trust.”
The proposed bill will likely be blocked by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, though Republicans control both the House and Senate in the state legislature.
Wolf suggested earlier the week that he will veto any election bill from the Republican side.
“I will stand up for our freedom to vote. I will not allow bad actors to put up barriers to voting in Pennsylvania,” he said. “Not only will I veto any legislative efforts to roll back the freedoms Pennsylvanians right now have, I will continue to push for changes that expand our access to the polls.”
The Republicans may not have enough votes to override Wolf’s likely veto.
House Minority Leader Rep. Joanna E. McClinton told KDKA-TV that some parts of the bill may get bipartisan support but she denounced the idea of Bureau of Election Audits.
“We do not need a Bureau of Election Audits. One of the things I’m waiting for my colleagues across the aisle to do is end the big lie, which reeked so much terror and havoc and a deadly attack on our United States Capitol,” she said.
She also criticized that the Republicans cut off Democrats during the legislative process, saying the bill will reach an impasse at the executive branch.
“The thing that makes Democrats in the House relevant is that we have a Democratic governor. So in order for a bill to get signed, it’s best that we all collaborate,” McClinton said.
Wolf’s office and McClinton’s office did not respond immediately to requests for comments from The Epoch Times.
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Confronting the CCP NATO Secretary-General: A stronger common policy should be formulated
Editor : Lu Yongxin / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/06/14/a103142074.html / Direct translation
The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Stottenberg said on the 13th that the leaders of NATO countries should formulate stronger common policies to deal with the increasing dominance Of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Central News Agency reported that Jens Stoltenberg emphasized in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that the CCP’s defense budget ranks second in the world and has the largest naval power, and is investing heavily in new military materials, "affecting our Safety".
Stottenberg said, "The CCP has very different values from ours. They suppressed democratic protests in Hong Kong, persecuted Uyghurs and other minorities in western China, and used modern technology to monitor the people in a way that we have never seen before. It can be seen."
"So when it comes to the CCP, all of this makes it very important for NATO to formulate a set of policies and strengthen our policies."
Agence France-Presse reported that the G7 summit held in the UK has just concluded. All parties have taken a tougher approach to the CCP than ever before and have converged, calling on the Beijing authorities to "respect human rights and fundamental freedoms" and allow the South China Sea waters. Free sailing.
In an interview, Stottenberg admitted that it is very important for other countries to negotiate with China on common issues such as climate change and arms control.
But he condemned Beijing's continued detention of Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor on charges of espionage as "completely unacceptable."
Ottawa claimed that Kang Shi had been detained "arbitrarily" by the Beijing authorities and regarded the incident as a retaliatory measure taken by Beijing after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the Chinese telecom technology giant at the request of the United States.
Stottenberg also stated that when a country does something that displeases the CCP, the CCP will respond in a radical way.
Stottenberg also admitted that during the administration of former US President Trump, there were some "challenging discussions" among NATO allies. Now that the US president is held by Biden, he is ready to make more investments in NATO.
After US President Biden concluded the G7 Leaders Summit later on the 13th, he will be transferred to Belgium to attend NATO and EU summits to discuss cooperation in addressing geopolitical challenges such as the CCP.
The White House also stated that the NATO member states will launch a series of "ambitious" initiatives before the leaders' summit on the 14th to ensure that NATO continues to provide security guarantees in 2030 and beyond.
The White House stated that 30 member states will agree to revise the “Strategic Concept” that leads NATO to “respond to the ever-changing strategic environment, including Russia’s aggressive policies and actions; the CCP’s commitment to our collective security, prosperity, and values The challenges posed; and transnational threats such as terrorism, cyber threats and climate change.”
The White House said that the new strategic concept will be adopted at the NATO summit in 2022.
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The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal attended the CCP founding forum. The Liaison Office deletes Luo Huining's words "calling for the end of one-party dictatorship"
In the morning of 12 June 2021, the Communist Party of China held the "Communist Party of China and One Country, Two Systems" forum in Hong Kong.
The forum was co-organized by the four major organizations of the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the National Security Agency in Hong Kong, the Communist Army Garrison in Hong Kong, and the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong government. This public celebration changed the CCP’s low-key style of "undergrounding" in the past and was regarded by the outside as a symbol of the CCP’s "opening" activities in Hong Kong.
The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Zhang Juneng appeared in the forum. According to Article 76 of the "Guidelines for the Conduct of Judges", judges should refrain from joining any political organization or being associated with it, or participating in political activities.
Zhang Juneng's public attendance at events related to the Communist Party of China this time is a break from past practices. Some sources speculate that Chief Executive Carrie Lam will attend the party-building activities of the Communist Party of China on July 1st, and Zhang Juneng may visit Beijing with the delegation.
At the forum, Luo Huining, director of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, claimed that there would be no one country, two systems without the Communist Party. He claimed that "maintaining the leadership of the Communist Party of China is to safeguard "'one country, two systems'" and criticized that "those who clamor to end the one-party dictatorship are prosperous and stable in Hong Kong." The real enemy was pointed at the stake.
After his speech, many news websites have reprinted the original words in full, but when the Liaison Office of the Central Committee uploaded this speech, the most important sentence was deleted, "Those who clamored to end the one-party dictatorship..."
China News Agency also quoted this sentence, but later also issued a "retraction notice" in the publishing system and deleted all the paragraphs. Such a critical sentence was suddenly deleted, and the reason behind it caused suspicion. However, the Liaison Office later updated the sentence into the text.
"Apple Daily" reported that current affairs commentator Liu Ruishao believes that the Liaison Office’s repeated actions reflect different considerations in handling issues within the Liaison Office, but Xinhua News Agency, China News Service and other news agencies, and News Network did not mention it. The relevant words, or do not want to put the problem dead, and do not want the mainland people to know that Hong Kong is discussing the issue of ending one-party dictatorship.
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The Communist Party of China has been a soldier for a century, and the 9 districts of Beijing are closed, and the white pigeons are also banned
The centenary day of the founding of the Communist Party of China is approaching.
The Beijing Municipal Government issued a notice on 11 June that from 13 June to 1 July 2021, the administrative areas of 9 districts including Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, etc. will be set as clear air restricted areas, except for the relevant flight activities organized during the celebration. It is forbidden to raise and release any flying objects that affect flight safety.
Prohibited flying objects include pigeons, kites, balloons, sky lanterns, drones, flying planes and other aviation models. The notice also threatened that violations of regulations and laws will be punished, and criminal responsibility for crimes constituted.
According to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, drills will be held in Tiananmen area and along Chang'an Avenue for two consecutive days from June 12 to 13, and roads will be closed at 2 pm until the end of the drill.
On 1 July 2021, the Communist Party of China celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party. As early as March, the CCP announced that it would hold a meeting to celebrate the centennial of the founding of the party in the name of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Xi Jinping will deliver a speech at the meeting. The official will also hold large-scale theatrical performances.
The report also mentioned that although the CCP’s Centennial Party Celebration does not arrange a military parade, it will arrange the first party celebration meeting in Tiananmen Square and the square will be temporarily closed. In order to build the facilities for the party celebration conference, the square and parts of the surrounding area started closed management as early as the end of May.
It is said that there will be an aerial military parade in this party celebration, and military planes will pass over the celebration venue as a performance item. In addition to Beijing, local associations of provinces and cities organize party members to participate in celebrations in the form of films.
In order for the CCP to celebrate its centenary party without fail, in March, various parts of China launched a high-pressure stability maintenance model. The CCP announced a three-and-a-half-month special treatment of so-called "illegal social organizations."
Since June, as it coincides with the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre of the Communist Party of China, Chinese authorities have not only placed under house arrest and surveillance on petitioners in various places, they have also taken some dissidents out of the country for compulsory travel or even arrest and imprisonment.
What surprised the public was that the CCP used the Centennial Party Celebration to restore the Cultural Revolution and arrested a group of Maoist leftists before 1 July.
Some sources interpreted that the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China is approaching, and the authorities desperately need a stable environment, for fear that the Mao Zuo camp, which has a certain appeal among the people, will have an accident before the party holiday on July 1, which will affect the overall situation.
This reminds the outside world that, at a time when the changes in the international situation are causing a crisis to the CCP’s governance, the Maoist Leftist faction under the banner of the CCP leader Mao Zedong may have also become a "disharmonious factor" within the CCP, or its participation in the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has become increasingly fierce. Infighting within the CCP faction.
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Blinken talks with Yang Jiechi on five sensitive issues
On June 11, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken had a telephone conversation with Yang Jiechi, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China, to discuss five sensitive topics including Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the origin of the CCP virus. After the meeting, the two sides issued separate statements, but they still said their own words, showing that the two sides have serious differences.
On the same day, the U.S. State Department issued a statement stating that Blinken and Yang Jiechi discussed a comprehensive review of the U.S. policy on North Korea and emphasized the need for U.S.-China cooperation on the issue of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The two sides also discussed common global challenges, including Iran, Myanmar and the climate crisis.
The statement said that Blinken emphasized the importance of cooperation and transparency on the issue of the source of the CCP virus, and said that the WHO expert team needs to conduct a second phase of investigation in China.
Blinken particularly expressed concern about the deterioration of democratic norms in Hong Kong and the ongoing genocide and crimes in Xinjiang. He also urged Beijing to "stop its pressure on Taiwan" and resolve the cross-strait issue peacefully.
During the call, Blinken brought up several cases of US and Canadian citizens being arbitrarily detained in China and prohibited from leaving the country, and urged China to immediately release those who were "wrongly detained".
The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China is quite different from that of the United States. It is about investigating the origin of the Chinese Communist Party virus, the deterioration of democracy in Hong Kong, the genocide of ethnic minorities, the pressure on Taiwan, and the arbitrary detention and prohibition of foreign citizens from leaving the country. Not mentioned explicitly.
The Chinese statement focuses on the importance of Sino-US cooperation. Yang Jiechi said that the U.S. should work with China to "push Sino-U.S. relations back on the right track of development." China urges the U.S. to abide by the one-China principle and handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly.
On the issue of the traceability of the CCP virus that the US is actively promoting, Yang Jiechi claimed that the US should not politicize the issue of traceability. It also said that the US fabricated and spread the absurd story of "the Wuhan laboratory leaked the new crown virus (CCV)", which China is seriously concerned about.
In fact, since the outbreak of the epidemic, Beijing has been reluctant to cooperate with the United States and the World Health Organization in the origin of the virus investigation, and accused Washington of "political manipulation to shift responsibility," but it did not provide any evidence.
This call was the first time that Yang Jiechi had a phone call with Blinken since the meeting between the United States and China in March in Alaska. During this period, U.S.-China relations have further deteriorated, and the U.S. has shown a tough stance especially on the origin of the CCP virus.
The day before Blinken’s call with Yang Jiechi, US President Biden and British Prime Minister Johnson held bilateral talks. After the meeting, the two issued a joint statement expressing their support for the World Health Organization (WHO) to conduct further investigations into the origin of the CCP virus.
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Australia has invested heavily in upgrading submarines, suspected of joining forces with the U.S. to deal with the CCP
As China-Australia relations continued to deteriorate, the Australian government decided to upgrade six submarines in active service.
According to a report by The Australian on 11 June 2021, Australia had originally ordered 12 attack submarines from France, but it is expected that the first new submarine will not be in service until 2035, and the formation of a fleet may have to wait until 2050. Years later.
However, in view of the increasingly escalating threat of the CCP in the Indo-Pacific region, Australian Defense Minister Dutton ordered the development of a response plan in advance to upgrade the six submarines of the current Collins Class fleet, involving the modification of diesel engines and the replacement of periscopes.
Experts estimate that the cost of refurbishing six submarines will be as high as 10 billion Australian dollars (approximately 49.5 billion yuan). It is expected that the first submarine that expires in service will begin to undergo refurbishment in 2026, and the project will take two years.
Taiwan’s National Policy Research Foundation military expert Li Zhengxiu told Radio Free Asia that Australia’s upgrade of submarines should prepare for a possible military conflict between the United States and China.
Li Zhengxiu said that Australia and the United States are allies. If there is a war between the United States and China, the United States can ask Australia for assistance. In this way, Australia may also become the target of the CCP’s attack, "Australia must prepare for such a possibility."
In addition, on 6 May, Australian Prime Minister Morrison publicly stated that the Australian government’s policy towards Taiwan is firm and unchanged. If the Chinese Communist Party violates Taiwan by force, Australia will fulfill its commitment to support the United States and its allies.
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On Independence Day, retired Philippine generals call for unity to resist CCP threats
June 12th is the Philippine Independence Day. The former chief of staff of the Philippines, Rodolfo Biazon, and other retired generals issued a statement on 11 June 2021, calling on the people of the Philippines to unite and cooperate with allies to resist the threat of the Chinese Communist Party and safeguard the Philippines' rights in the West Philippine Sea.
According to a report by the Central News Agency, the South China Sea sovereignty dispute between Manila and Beijing has heated up since late March. Manila said that about 220 Chinese maritime militia ships assembled on the Whitsun Reef in the Spratly Islands and asked to leave the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
Bi Song said in a video released by Senator Risa Hontiveros of the Philippines on June 11 that the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea are issues of global concern because of the large volume of trade through these waters.
Bi Song said that Japan, Australia and the whole world are allies of the Philippines, “We need these allies and don’t confuse them.” More importantly, if the Manila authorities release confusing signals, it may prompt other South China Sea voices took more provocative actions.
Eliseo Rio, a retired general of the Philippines, said on behalf of the National Interest Advocates (ANI) organization formed by retired generals that the abundant resources of the West Philippine Sea can greatly help the people of the Philippines. We take it here."
Leo said that "national interest advocates" strongly advocate a norm-based international order and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. "As our country is preparing to celebrate Independence Day, let us remember how we Filipinos, more than a century ago, challenged a much stronger country to get rid of surrender and bullying."
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Kim Jong-un increases control over people who watched South Korean TV dramas have been forced to reform through labour for 15 years
North Korean party leader Kim Jong-un recently wrote an open letter in the state-run media requesting the North Korean Socialist Patriotic Youth League to suppress young people’s behaviors that “were tired of organizational control,” “egoism,” and “anti-socialism.”
He also stated that it is necessary to prevent foreign languages, hairstyles, and dresses, and call them "dangerous toxins."
Seoul-based The Daily NK reported that three teenagers were sent to re-education camps for cutting their hair into K-pop idol hairstyles and folding their trousers above the ankles.
Kim Jong-un promulgated a new law in December last year, stipulating that anyone who is found to watch or hide a large number of media items from South Korea, the United States or Japan may be sentenced to 15 years in prison in a labor camp. The previous punishment for fans of the Hallyu group BTS was five years in prison.
In addition, North Korea also stipulates that anyone who smuggles Hallyu works may even be sentenced to death, and even anyone who sings, speaks, or writes in a Korean style may be sentenced to two years of labor reform. For example: North Korean women increasingly refer to their boyfriends as "oppa" (popular word in Korean TV dramas, meaning "dear") instead of "comrades" as prescribed by the authorities. This is considered a violation.
The Kim Jong-un regime has been prohibiting North Koreans from watching overseas films and TV works, and many people have been sent to labor camps for this. However, the penalty has been strengthened recently because it was discovered that the North Koreans are still watching privately, and the past penalties did not form enough deterrent resistance.
According to the New York Times, a South Korean study of 116 recent defectors found that nearly half of them “frequently” watch Korean TV content when they live in North Korea.
North Korean media have warned that if no measures are taken, these popular music may cause North Korea to "collapse like a damp wall."
And Kim Jong-un's increasingly strict prevention of external information from entering the sight of the North Korean people is also in the context of the increasingly difficult life in North Korea.
Kim Jong Un publicly stated in January that North Korea has experienced "unprecedented" difficulties and admitted that its economic plan has failed.
Last year, North Korea closed the border trade between North Korea and China due to the CCP virus epidemic. In addition, typhoons and floods also destroyed houses and crops in parts of North Korea. North Korea has also been severely sanctioned by the international community due to its nuclear program and other issues.
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More than 150 casualties in Hubei explosion, Xi Jinping orders rigorous investigation for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party
Reporter : Li Yun / Editor: Fan Ming / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/06/14/a103142057.html / Extract translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Image : CNS / AFP via Getty Images
A gas explosion occurred at a market in Shiyan, Hubei Province in the morning of 13 June, causing at least 150 deaths and injuries. After the incident, Xi Jinping immediately issued instructions, demanding serious accountability and creating a good atmosphere for the party's centuries. Li Keqiang also gave instructions to curb the occurrence of major accidents.
According to a report from the Chinese Communist Party Xinhua News Agency on 13 June, after the gas explosion, Xi Jinping immediately instructed that the accident caused a profound lesson. He called for all-out efforts to rescue the wounded, and do a good job in the aftermath of the injured relatives, find out the cause as soon as possible and seriously hold accountable.
Xi Jinping also spoke out in response to the recent production safety accidents and campus safety incidents in many parts of the country, requesting the relevant departments of all regions to comprehensively investigate various safety hazards, prevent major emergencies, "maintain the overall stability of the society", and "create a good atmosphere for the party's centuries. ".
Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the Communist Party of China, also issued instructions to strengthen safety supervision in key areas and the investigation of hidden dangers, to curb the occurrence of major accidents, to make every effort to treat, identify the cause of the accident, and to hold accountable in accordance with the law.
Ying Yong, a close friend of Xi Jinping and secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, also gave instructions immediately. Another confidant of Xi, deputy secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Governor Wang Zhonglin rushed to the scene of the explosion.
Netizens said, “Xi Jinping immediately gave instructions, perhaps to support his cronies.” Others think, “It is still the first thing to think of maintaining political stability and creating a good atmosphere for the party’s century.”
The explosion occurred at 6.30 am on 13 June at the vegetable market of the 41st factory in Yanhu District, Zhangwan District, Shiyan, causing heavy casualties. According to the Chinese Communist Party’s official media, 150 people had been rescued as of 2pm, of which 12 were dead and 138 were injured, of which 37 were seriously injured.
Some netizens accused the official news of covering up the truth, "Natural gas must leak to cause an explosion. Such a large area should be caused by a serious leak or man-made. Why do the major media avoid the word 'leak'?"
The vegetable market where the explosion occurred was built in the early 1990s. There were 19 pharmacies, breakfast shops and other shops on the first floor, uninhabited activity rooms on the second floor, and 49 convenient stalls across the road. 913 residents and shops were evacuated after the incident. .
After the incident, the wounded were sent to major hospitals in Shiyan for treatment. Due to the emergency of the Shiyan blood bank, the local people called on citizens to donate blood. In the afternoon, the authorities announced that more than 10,000 citizens had donated blood.
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South Korean civil servant hid trajectory, caused 18 people to be diagnosed with Covi72
Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
A civil servant in Incheon, South Korea, after being diagnosed with Covi72 (from B.1.617.2), concealed his footprints, and as a result, the epidemic expanded, causing 18 other people to be infected.
According to Yonhap News Agency, this civil servant was diagnosed on the 25 May but he concealed that he had met with friends before the diagnosis, which led to the successive diagnosis of friends, family and colleagues. A total of 19 people including him were diagnosed. In Incheon, there are currently 58 people who have been diagnosed with Covi72.
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The virus might get home on the hair
Covi is quite tenacious. Yan Muyong, a physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Zhenxing Hospital, mentioned earlier that according to foreign research, the virus can survive in the doorknob for 3 days, and it will spread in this environment after 4 hours. In fact, covi may also contaminate the hair and skin and go home. Therefore, dermatologist Zhang Jiaying also proposed 8 "life-saving tricks" to reduce the risk of infection.
Zhang Jiaying pointed out on Facebook that even if you do not go out, you still have to wash your hair. It’s summer. Even if you don’t go out to get the sun and sweat less, your scalp will still have oil and dandruff, most of which are 1 to 2 days. It is advisable to wash your hair once. If you exercise more often, it is most comfortable to take a shower and wash your hair immediately after exercise. You can also decide the number of times to wash your hair according to the degree of oily scalp and the amount of activity and sweat.
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8 "life-saving tricks" to reduce the risk of covi infection
If you go out during the epidemic, in addition to washing your hands when you return home, you may also need to pay attention to the possibility of virus trapping in your hair. Zhang Jiaying also provides 8 tips for home disinfection procedures:
1. Put a small bottle of disinfectant alcohol outside the door and sanitize your hands before touching the doorknob and taking the key to open the door
2. Disinfect the whole bag with the wireless antibacterial sanitizer
3. Sterilize the mobile phone with alcohol
4. Discard the mask
5. Wash your hands with soap.
6. Change your clothes when you go out.
7. Wash your hair: It is recommended to use a mild shampoo and leave the foam for at least 20 seconds. You can use hair care products, but use less styling products to avoid dust.
8. After taking a bath, don’t worry about contacting your family and sit on the sofa.
Zhang Jiaying said that the best way to understand it is to treat the outside as "may contain viruses" and the home as a "clean zone." As long as you go out, germs may stay on the hair, skin and clothing through droplets or contact. Although the risk is not high, washing hands and hair are still indispensable actions.
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Tedros: Do not rule out the Wuhan laboratory lab leak
At the G7 summit, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus participated in the meeting via video. He said that regarding the traceability of covid, the possibility of the virus leaking from the laboratory is still not ruled out; He also criticized the CCP for not "fully cooperating" during the investigation and investigation of the source of the epidemic.
His reply was that at present "all possibilities" should be "openly discussed", and pointed out that during the investigation of the source of the epidemic, the CCP did not "fully cooperate", the transparency was not enough, and it was difficult to obtain data, especially the original data.
Tedros said that the next phase of investigation into the origin of the virus is underway, and he hopes that all parties can have better cooperation and transparency.
The leaders of the countries participating in the G7 meeting reached a consensus at the meeting on Saturday (12) that they will sign the "Carbis Bay Declaration" aimed at preventing the recurrence of a pandemic in the future.
The "Carbis Bay Declaration" promises: If there is another outbreak of infectious diseases in the future, the development of vaccines, diagnostic methods and treatment methods will be shortened to 100 days. G7 works with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to protect the world from the threat of the next epidemic. Tedros also welcomed the "Carbis Bay Declaration".
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A confirmed case of pulmonary embolism in Taiwan may be related to sudden death
Image : Luo Yijun, deputy leader of the Medical Response Team of the Central Epidemic Command Center in Taiwan. (Provided by the Central Epidemic Command Center)
Sudden deaths from covid are frequent. In addition to happy hypoxia, acute pulmonary embolism can also cause death. The Central Epidemic Command Center stated today that there are indeed cases of pulmonary embolism diagnosed clinically, and it will continue to discuss treatment methods with doctors.
Li Jianzhang, a clinical associate professor in the emergency department of National Taiwan University Hospital, told the Central News Agency that one of the characteristics of covid is that it triggers a hypercoagulable state. Germany has conducted an autopsy on 12 sudden death patients, 4 of whom died of pulmonary embolism.
Li Jianzhang said that in the past, most of the use of hormones caused hypercoagulability and severe pulmonary embolism, while infections caused hypercoagulability and pulmonary embolism. Covid is a special case, which will soon cause large areas of lung hypoxia, and the risk of sudden death may increase.
Luo Yijun, deputy head of the medical response team of the Central Epidemic Command Center, mentioned at the epidemic press conference today that pulmonary embolism was mentioned in the analysis of foreign death cases. The incidence in Europe and the United States is relatively high. There are indeed clinicians in Taiwan who have diagnosed covid cases with pulmonary embolism.
Luo Yijun said that pulmonary embolism often occurs when patients are close to being discharged from the hospital. After the course of the disease reaches a certain level, the blood coagulation function changes, and conditions such as dyspnea and blood oxygen decline occur. However, such cases are still a small number and will continue to be discussed with the intensive care physician.
Li Jianzhang mentioned that severe pulmonary embolism requires surgical thrombus removal or drug thrombolysis within 180 minutes, but the highly infectious covid makes the situation more complicated, and a multi-disciplinary medical team must be established to respond quickly.
Li Jianzhang said that for covid that may become a resident disease, the pulmonary embolism interdisciplinary team must be activated as soon as possible. For confirmed patients who may die suddenly, they will race against death in minutes, and use computer tomography as soon as possible to determine treatment methods and if necessary, adopt artificial circulation or surgical treatment.
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Vietnam reports 103 new cases, 59 deaths
Vietnam reported 103 new covid cases, the total number of cases nationwide increased to 10,538, and another 171 people recovered on Sunday.
Recent government data shows that the death toll on Sunday was 59.
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The total number of infections in Peru exceeds 2 million
According to the Peruvian Ministry of Health, 2,001,059 people in this pandemic country have been infected with the CCP virus and 188,443 people have died.
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Indonesia adds 9,868 new infections, highest single-day since 22 February 2021
The Indonesian Coronavirus Task Force stated that Indonesia reported 9,868 new infections on Sunday (13 June), the highest single-day record since February 22.
So far, the total number of people infected in Indonesia has reached 1,911,358.
Indonesia also reported 149 new deaths, a total of 52,879 death cases.
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New cases in Japan have slightly decreased, and Osaka and Hokkaido have less than 100 cases in a single day
There is only one week left until Japan’s 10 prefectures have lifted the "Emergency Declaration". The number of new cases of COVID-19 in a single day has dropped slightly, Okinawa Prefecture has dropped to about 100 cases, and Osaka Prefecture and Hokkaido have Once again less than a hundred cases.
The Central News Agency quoted a report from the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) that Tokyo added 304 confirmed cases today, 47 cases less than last Sunday; another 6 deaths were added. The total number of cases in Tokyo so far is 166,369, including 2,156 deaths; the number of severely ill patients has increased by one compared with yesterday, and the total number is 47.
There were 96 new confirmed cases in Osaka Prefecture today, which dropped to less than 100 cases in a single day; another 6 deaths were added. The cumulative number of cases in Osaka Prefecture to date is 101,774, including 2,530 deaths.
There are 82 new confirmed cases in Hokkaido today. It is the first time since April 19 that there have been fewer than 100 cases in a single day in the past two months. The cumulative number of cases in Hokkaido so far is 40,472, including 1,288 deaths.
The Ryukyu News reported that Okinawa Prefecture, where the epidemic is severe, added 104 confirmed cases today, a decrease of 79 cases from last week, and the cumulative number of cases so far is 19,508.
At present, the Japanese government has issued an "emergency declaration" to 10 prefectures and prefectures including Tokyo. Except for Okinawa Prefecture, which was incorporated later, it will be implemented until June 20. The remaining 9 places were originally expected to be lifted on May 31; The epidemic situation in these 9 places has not improved significantly, and the Japanese government has decided to extend it to June 20 to let the outside world pay attention to whether the ban will be lifted as scheduled.
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Taiwan adds 174 local cases on 13 June 2021, 26 deaths
Image : On 13 June, the Tainan City Government launched the covi vaccine for the first to fifth priority targets at three large vaccination stations. After being assessed, the public was given the vaccine by nursing staff. (Central News Agency)
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Centre announced on 13 June that there were 174 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan, 174 local and 1 inbound; 26 additional confirmed cases were fatal.
Chen Shizhong, the commander of Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center, said at an epidemic press conference on the afternoon of the 13th that the newly added 174 local cases today are 79 males and 95 females, aged between under 5 and over 90. The date of onset Between May 23 and June 12.
Taiwan currently has a total of 869,247 covid-related notifications (including 846,797 cases excluded). According to the statistics of the command center, 12,921 cases were confirmed, including 1,155 overseas immigrants, 11,713 local cases, 36 Dunmu fleet, 2 aircraft infections, and 1 Among the unknown cases and 14 investigations, another 92 cases were removed as empty numbers. There were 437 deaths among the confirmed cases.
The command centre once again called on the public to implement personal protective measures such as hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and wearing masks, to reduce unnecessary movement, activities or gatherings, and avoid entering and exiting crowded places or areas with a high risk of infection transmission, and be proactive to cooperate with various epidemic prevention measures and jointly strictly guard the community's defense line.
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The Dragon Boat Festival adds 185 local cases. Chen Shizhong: Stabilization
Editor : Chen Yiling / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
On 13 June, 174 new covid cases were diagnosed in Taiwan. It has fallen below 200 cases for the first time. The command center revealed 185 local cases are added on 14 June, and there were less than 200 local cases for two consecutive days. However, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Taiwan has reached 13,106 so far, which has broken the 13,000 threshold.
Commander Chen Shizhong said that the epidemic has become more stable.
The command center stated that among the 185 new local cases, there are 83 males and 102 females, ranging in age from under 5 to over 90. The date of onset is between 28 May and 13 June 2021.
New Taipei has the most cases with 98 cases, followed by Taipei with 42 cases, Keelung with 14 cases, Taoyuan with 10 cases, Miaoli with 7 cases, Hualien with 4 cases, Changhua and Hsinchu County with 3 cases each, and Yilan with 2 cases, one case each in Taichung and Yunlin. Among the 45 cases in counties and cities outside the Shuangbei area, 37 cases are known sources of infection, 5 cases are unknown, and 3 cases are under investigation; related epidemic investigations are ongoing.
Commander Chen Shizhong pointed out that the past few days have indeed been relatively stable. Judging from the date of onset and the day of inspection, there is indeed a downward trend, which is a good sign. The Shuangbei epidemic situation is also developing in a good direction, but everyone must hold on.
The command centre explained that there were 15 new deaths today, including 9 males and 6 females, aged in their 50s to 90s. The onset date was 10 May. As of 8 June, the date of diagnosis is between 18 May and 13 June, and the date of death is between 5 and 13 June.
The command centre pointed out that recently confirmed cases were released from quarantine. From 11 May to 12 June, a total of 11,547 confirmed cases were announced, 5802 people have been released from quarantine, and the number of people who have been released from quarantine reached 50.2% of the confirmed cases.
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Multiple infection clusters appear in Ho Chi Minh City, safety distance measures extended by 15 days
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
In Ho Chi Minh City, the business capital of Vietnam, there have been multiple COVID-19 infection groups. The authorities announced that they will extend social safety distance measures for 15 more days starting from 15 June.
Official data show that since the end of April this year, Ho Chi Minh City has had a total of 845 cases of covid, making it the third major focus area of the new wave of epidemics. The recent surge in cases is related to multiple infection groups, including factories, residential buildings, hospitals and religious sites.
The city government issued a statement saying that the current epidemic prevention measures were originally scheduled to expire on 14 June. However, the authorities decided to extend the epidemic prevention measures because the source of infection in some new transmission chains could not be found.
Under the relevant measures, non-essential services and shops will continue to be closed, and the number of people in outdoor groups is limited to a maximum of five people, and indoor groups are limited to a maximum of 20 people. The authorities also urge people to stay at home.
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19 new local cases in Singapore, 18 from the community
As of 12 pm on 14 June 2021, there are 25 new confirmed covid cases, of which 19 are local cases and six are imported cases.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Health, of the 19 local cases, 18 were community cases and one is guest worker case.
Of these, 17 are related to earlier cases, 13 have been quarantined, and four have been diagnosed during testing by the authorities.
Of the six imported cases, three are local citizens or permanent residents.
At present, the cumulative number of cases in Singapore has reached 62,301.
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Guangzhou agreed to lift closure and containment management measures in 11 areas
Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
According to the latest news on the website of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, on 14 June 2021, the Guangzhou Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters agreed to lift the closure and containment management measures in 11 areas in 5 districts.
The 11 areas that have been lifted from closure and closed control management involve 5 districts of Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu, and Panyu, including: Nanzhou Mingyuan Community, Ruibao Street, Haizhu District (2: ABC Building, other areas of the community), Shayuan Street Zhonghai Oak Park Community (2: H1, H2, H3, H4), Guangzhou Light Industry Senior Technical School South Campus, Guangzhou Automobile University Wushan Campus in Tianhe District, Guangzhou Yijing Landscape Design Co., Ltd. (Zhujiang New Town), Guangzhou Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. is located in Baiyun District, Guangzhou Baiyunshan Zhongyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is located in Huangpu District, Jinxiu Peninsula East District, Luopu Street, Panyu District (2: 17 buildings, except for the closed management area Outside the area).
According to Announcements No. 15 and No. 16 of the Municipal Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, Guangzhou has implemented closed and closed control management on some streets (regions). In order to further accurately and scientifically implement epidemic prevention and control, in accordance with the progress of prevention and control work, the headquarters issued Announcement No. 20 on June 14 to implement orderly unsealing of closed and closed management areas in accordance with the principle of classification and batch.
Communities (villages) that meet the following conditions will be assessed and submitted for approval in accordance with the procedures, and the original decision-making authority shall decide to release the closed and closed control management measures: within the control area, after the various prevention and control measures are put in place, there will be 14 consecutive days and three additional days.
Nucleic acid screening of all employees for more than rounds has no new infections, and the nucleic acid test of all employees is completed within 24 hours before unblocking and the results are all negative; all close contacts have been effectively controlled; the "yellow codes" involving key places in the controlled area. The personnel performed nucleic acid tests as required and the results were all negative and the environmental nucleic acid test results were all negative. After unblocking, continue to implement other epidemic prevention and control measures.
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Guangzhou reports that 2 medical staff have tested positive for nucleic acid
The Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission reported on 14 June that at night of 11 June, the eighth hospital affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University found two patients with positive infections during a routine nucleic acid test of the new coronavirus on medical staff. After receiving the report, the relevant departments will promptly deal with it. The relevant information is as follows:
Infected one, female, is a pathologist at the Eighth Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University; Infected two, male, is an emergency physician at the Eighth Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. The above two persons were sent to the Eighth Municipal Hospital for isolation and treatment after the nucleic acid test was positive on 11 June. After further examination and consultation with the expert group, it was diagnosed as a confirmed case and his condition is stable. One of them is a light type, and the other is a normal type. Those who have been in close contact with the case have been quarantined for medical observation, and the nucleic acid test results are negative and there is no abnormal condition. At the same time, they have carried out control and environmental elimination of key places involved by patients.
Based on the comprehensive analysis of virus gene sequencing, infection control management and epidemiological investigation, it is preliminarily inferred that the accidental exposure of the two medical staff is more likely to cause infection, and the specific reasons are under further investigation.
At present, the Eighth Municipal Hospital has adopted strict management and control measures, and the hospital staff are closed for management in centralized residence hotels. Nucleic acid tests are organized for all the original medical staff every day, and the test results are all negative. The relevant environmental samples of the eight city hospitals are collected, and the nucleic acid test results are all negative. Nucleic acid tests of all 373,668 samples from all three surrounding streets were negative. Medical staff from related hospitals are transferred to the eight hospitals in the city to ensure the smooth progress of clinical treatment in the hospitals. At present, the order of diagnosis and treatment in the hospital remains normal. Establish the joint prevention and control department of the eight hospitals in the city, strengthen the training and supervision of the prevention and control of the hospital, check and block the risk points, and fully implement the prevention and control system of the hospital.
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Risks in the upgrade of individual areas in Nansha District, Guangzhou
In addition, according to the announcement by the Medical Prevention and Treatment Group of the Guangzhou Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Command Office on the evening of June 13th, according to the Guangdong New Coronary Pneumonia Prevention and Control Command Office "Notice on Issuing the Guidelines for the Regional and Hierarchical Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic in Guangdong Province", With the approval of the Guangzhou Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters, starting from June 13, 2021, Zhujiang Xiyi Road (No. 142, 144, 146, 148, 150), Zhujiang Street, Nansha District, Guangzhou City will be adjusted from a low-risk area to a medium-risk area . The risk level of other regions remains unchanged.
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The Prime Minister of Thailand announces the lifting of the ban on Bangkok's 5 types of venues, Phuket reopens on 1 July
Thai Prime Minister Prayut announced on his personal social page at night of 12 June, announcing that the ban on five types of places in Bangkok will be lifted from 14 June. In addition, the "Phuket Sandbox" plan will continue to be promoted. Phuket will reopen on 1 July and take the lead in reopening to receive foreign tourists.
Prayut said that the government needs to work hard to strike a balance between the prevention and control of the covid epidemic and economic development. After multiple evaluations and consultations, the Thai government decided to lift the ban on five types of places in the capital Bangkok, including various museums, parks/botanical gardens, beauty clinics, health massage places (only foot massages are allowed), nail salons/tattoo shops, etc.
He said that the Bangkok city government will subsequently release an annex to announce the epidemic prevention measures for these five types of places. If the above premises do not strictly comply with the epidemic prevention regulations, they will be ordered to close.
Prayut pointed out that the "Phuket Sandbox" program was established for foreign tourists to travel in Thailand without isolation, and aims to help Thailand's tourism industry recover. Currently, Phuket Province is preparing for the reopening to welcome foreign tourists. As of the 12th, more than 70% of the population in Phuket has been vaccinated with at least one dose of the covi vaccine, of which 100% of tourism practitioners have been vaccinated.
According to the plan, Phuket will be open to international tourists who have been fully vaccinated with the new crown vaccine approved by the World Health Organization from July 1. After entering Phuket, tourists must stay there for at least 14 days before they can travel to other parts of Thailand. During this period, the local government will conduct inspections and itinerary tracking of tourists in accordance with epidemic prevention requirements.
Prayut stated that the "Phuket Sandbox" plan has passed the review of the Thailand Economic Situation Management Center and has been initially confirmed by the Thai Cabinet. The next step will be to refine the details to obtain official approval from the Cabinet.
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"612" 2nd Anniversary
Reporters : Yan Feng and Chen Haiyue / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/06/13/a103141863.html / Direct translation
June 12th is the second anniversary of the tens of thousands of Hong Kong citizens who surrounded the Legislative Council to resist the "Send to China Ordinance". This year's memorial day, although the police are on guard throughout Hong Kong, it is still difficult for Hong Kong citizens to commemorate the memorial.
On Saturday, 12 June, many Hong Kong citizens responded to the online call to commemorate silently in places such as Causeway Bay and Mong Kok. The authorities deployed 2,000 police to closely guard, and frequently intercepted and checked citizens and those who participated in the commemorative activities.
Citizens wearing black or yellow clothing are particularly likely to be targeted by police officers. A young man in black was intercepted 4 times in Causeway Bay. He told reporters, "Hong Kong citizens have the right to choose what color clothes to wear."
Although knowing that the police will focus on intercepting people wearing black clothes, many people still wear black clothes to Causeway Bay to commemorate in a low-key manner.
After 3 pm, the police set up roadblocks at three cross-harbour tunnels to requisition traffic lanes, and intercepted and searched vehicles that believed suspicious persons were on board, including buses. At about 4 pm, a large number of police officers set up a blockade near Causeway Bay to prevent citizens from entering. Great George Street and East Point Road. Some police officers were on standby with orange, yellow, and purple flags; they also played recordings, saying that citizens need to maintain social distancing.
The police arrested at least 3 people that day. Someone shouted, "Revoke the Revolution of the Hong Kong Times" in the shopping mall. The police entered and arrested one person; two were arrested on suspicion of blocking the road; another 29 people were voted for violating the "restricted gathering order."
After the 1.03 million Hong Kong people marched on 9 June 2019, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, despite public opposition, announced that the revised draft of the “Send to China Ordinance” on 12 June will resume second reading in the Legislative Council. On 12 June, tens of thousands of citizens surrounded the Legislative Council in protest. The police released 240 tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the scene violently.
In the past two years after the "6.12" incident, although the Hong Kong government vigorously prepared for large-scale public collective events, 51 cities in 22 countries around the world held events for the second anniversary of "6.12", including the United Kingdom and the United States. , Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and other places.
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The G7 Communiqué rarely targets the CCP, RFI: Beijing, misjudged, isolated
Reporter : Li Yun / Editor: Li Quan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/06/14/a103142214.html / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
The 13th G7 Leaders Summit came to an end. After the meeting, the joint communiqué rarely targeted the CCP in a tough stance, mentioning Taiwan, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and other issues, and demanding thorough Check the origin of the CCP virus, etc. In this regard, RFI commented that Xi Jinping's misjudgment of "rising from the east and descending from the west" will lead to more and more isolation in the future.
The Group of Seven (G7) Leaders Summit was held in the United Kingdom from 11 to 13 June. The leaders of the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy and other economic powers headed to Cornwall in the southwestern tip of England to attend the meeting.
During the G7 summit, confronting the CCP became a major issue. The heads of state discussed the strategic competition with Beijing. In recent years, they have been looking for a coherent response to the growing threat from the CCP.
The communiqué issued after the closing of the summit was 25 pages long, covering everything from responding to the CCP virus epidemic to global economics, taxation, trade, and girls’ education.
Regarding the CCP, the communiqué clearly stated the importance of peace and stability in the "Taiwan Strait." "We remain solemnly concerned about the situation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and strongly oppose any unilateral attempt to change the status quo and raise tensions."
The communique also called on the CCP to respect human rights and freedoms, and criticized the CCP for violating the human rights of minorities, including forced labor in Xinjiang, and suppressing pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.
Regarding the response to the CCP virus epidemic, the leaders of the seven countries promised to strengthen the "transparency" and "accountability" of the outbreak investigation to ensure that all countries can better prevent, detect, respond to and recover from the epidemic crisis.
The leaders of the seven countries also called on the WHO to conduct research in a timely, transparent, expert-led, and scientifically based manner when convening the next stage of the epidemic tracing work, including within China.
Moreover, the leaders of the G7 hope to use the opportunity of the G7 summit to show the world that the richest democracies are capable of confronting the CCP.
France and Guangzhou commented that before the G7 issued a joint statement, the Chinese Embassy in the UK once again criticized the G7 for engaging in "small circles". The results showed that Biden's "small circles" were getting bigger and bigger. Driven by Biden, the G7 statement made a strong statement against the CCP, but Biden later said that the United States had no intention of conflicting with the CCP. The cooperation with the CCP should be cooperation, the confrontation should be confrontation.
The commentary stated that cooperation requires sincerity and transparency. With regard to the traceability of the epidemic that the United States and the G7 are most concerned about, is the Chinese Communist Party led by Xi Jinping willing to accept the re-in-depth traceability proposed by the G7 and the World Health Organization this time? Does the CCP wish to cooperate with the investigation?
The commentary stated that the CCP concealed the epidemic in the early stage, never cooperated with international investigations, and paid the price for not opening up information. Investigating the origin of the epidemic is about mankind’s prevention of new epidemics. If Beijing continues to refuse, it will only continue to undermine the CCP’s image and the CCP’s credibility. These consequences will become more serious in the future.
The commentary believes that China has always wanted to contact Europe, at least hope that Europe will not stand in the Sino-US confrontation, but Xi Jinping is superstitious about the power of autocracy, and even thinks that he can sell the CCP system overseas, thus ignoring the overlap of European values with the United States.
While the European Union maintains its traditional alliance with the United States, it has the desire to cooperate with the CCP on many global issues, but the bottom line of value cannot be surpassed. It took 7 years for the CCP to finally reach the "China-EU Investment Agreement" with the EU, which has been frozen due to human rights in Xinjiang.
The commentary said that the deep rift between China and the EU on Hong Kong and other issues is also difficult to make up. The hard-line style of the Chinese Communist Party’s leaders has caused the EU to not appease the slightest. Xi Jinping has misjudged "rising from the east and descending from the west", and CCP's future will become increasingly isolated.
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