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Can't be saved!
Animal protection groups and legislators criticize the euthanasia of exotic
cats
Reporter : Song
Jiajuan / Images : Video Screenshots
More than 200
precious cats are facing euthanasia. Animal protection groups and
parliamentarians have come forward one after another, hoping that there will be
other ways to deal with it. After all, the market value of puppet cats and
British shorthair cats in Taiwan is about NT$50,000 to NT$150,000, which makes cat
slaves very sad.
Only smuggling
of animals requires quarantine and the time cost is reduced, which greatly increases
the risk of infectious diseases. However, the Quarantine Bureau has also
confirmed that all cats have been euthanized.
Taiwan Animal
Emergency Rescue Team spokesperson Ni Jingtai said, "The animal rescue
team is also willing to pay for related quarantine, medical and health checks,
accommodation, accommodation and other related expenses. I only hope that these
cats will not face the fate of being culled." As soon as I heard that 250
cats were facing euthanasia, the animal protection group was anxious and called
for open adoption. Some people sent emails to the president’s mailbox, stating
"Save 250 cats," because the smuggled cats are all breeds.
Qualified pet
salon clerk said, "She is sleeping most of the time." This one who
slept until his stomach turned was a puppet cat. He was also chased by giant
VIPs all the way, and his super cute appearance captured many cat slaves’
hearts. It’s just that the market price in Taiwan falls between 50,000 and
150,000, and the fat British short also starts at 50,000, but if it is a cat
smuggling, the price difference is three times.
Xu Wensheng, a
qualified pet salon operator, said, "If we say that we have not passed the
quarantine, the cost will basically be greatly reduced, maybe about 120,000. If
imported from a qualified pipeline from abroad, the quarantine time alone will
take 1 to 3 months. The cost of NT$50,000 to NT$100,000, but the smuggling of
animals is not regulated at all, so some unscrupulous businessmen will take
risks in order to save time and cost.
Reporter Song
Jiajuan said, "Taiwan’s cattery is subject to strict regulations, not just
the environment and reproductive frequency are restricted, and the cats must be
ligated after they are sold, which means that there is no way to buy breeding
cats outside."
The animal
protection law stipulates that even the general public cannot breed privately,
and the breeding grounds are stricter, over 7 years old.
Animals must be
neutered. Animals must be neutered up to 3 times in 2 consecutive years and up
to 7 times in their lifetimes. Chips and health record tracking are also
required. Other cattery operators also speculate that the introduction of
multiple breeds of rare cats by merchants is likely to require large numbers of
breeding.
Qualified
cattery operator said, "I think they are imported for breeding. If they
are cats from the orthodox cattery, we have to ligate them to sell."
In order to
make a huge profit, the shameless cattery owners let innocent cats fly across
the oceans. Cat slaves are heartbroken but the Quarantine Bureau had confirmed
that the cats were judged to be smuggled by the Marine Patrol Department and
had been gradually euthanized from the early morning. Not a single cat was
left, which is distressing.
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154 "smuggled cats" were euthanized! Captain Lin's end is exposed
Reporter : Ji Yan
Fishing boat Shunfa 886 smuggled 154 cats that have been euthanized. Captain Lin was arrested for violating the zoonotic disease and other laws, and the fishing license had to be revoked. It is revealed the ship has not smuggled for the first time.
As early as April last year, the Marine patrol seized it for smuggling 183 boxes of cigarettes. The captain surnamed Jiang at the time thought he would be able to avoid tax evasion but he did not know that he could not hide from the law.
In addition to being transferred, he was fined at least NT$1 million.
Shunfa No. 866, which smuggled live cats, was temporarily parked at Kaohsiung Port after seizure. During the epidemic, the captain and the group of people first PCR tests confirmed negative, and then faced related criminal liability.
After Shunfa No. 886 was investigated for smuggling animals, it is now staying near the Dashan Fishing Port in Qijin, and it may not be able to go to sea.
This smuggling of live cats on 14 August by Shunfa 886 started when the fishing boat went out to sea from Badouzi Fishing Port in Keelung. The Kaohsiung Marine Patrol Team received a secret report that there were smuggled items in the cabin. On 19 August, they intercepted 62 pet cats in Anping offshore Tainan and found 62 pet cats with an initial estimated value of about NT$10 million. There were 5 crew members on board at that time.
Captain Lin, because of violating the animal infectious diseases and other laws, was arrested in accordance with the law, and his fishery license may also be revoked.
Lin Yisong, deputy captain of the Kaohsiung Investigation Team told the TVBS Investigation and Prevention Branch, "According to the Regulations on Prevention and Control of Animal Infectious Diseases, he should face imprisonment of less than seven years."
The ship Shunfa 886 is at least ten years old. Because it is an old ship, this is not the first time it has been caught in a smuggling case.
As early as 17 April 2020, Shunfa 886 was smuggled in the sea off Sandiaojiao near New Taipei City. There were 183 boxes of cigarettes. At that time, Captain Jiang was arrested. He thought he would be able to avoid tax evasion. However, he was sent to the marine patrol and had to pay a fine of at least one million.
Lin Yisong, deputy captain of the Kaohsiung Investigation Team told the TVBS Investigation and Prevention Branch, "According to the Tobacco and Alcohol Management Law, if you import that, it will probably be a fine."
Shunfa 886, because of smuggling cases in the past two years, no longer can go to sea again. However, the relevant units decided to euthanize the cats this time. This act is unacceptable to many people. Some netizens said that the smugglers should be euthanized. They believed that cats are innocent. A smuggling case involved animal lives has caused public concern and outrage!
Ref: news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1570203.
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Taiwan CDC:
"These 4 types of people" beware of MVC COVID-19 Vaccine
Editor : Chen Yiling
Nearly 600,000
people have made appointments for MVC
COVID-19 Vaccine (MVC-COV1901), and the sixth round of vaccines is about
to start on 23 August in Taiwan. Many people are worried about whether there
are side effects.
In fact, the
command centre has announced that MVC-COV1901 has rare adverse reactions such
as "facial nerve palsy" and "excessive intraocular
pressure", and analyzed that there are four types of people who should
avoid vaccination and there are three types of human neutralizing antibodies
with low titers.
According to
the report on MVC-COV1901, the common side effects after vaccination are pain
and tenderness at the injection site. The frequency is 71.2%. There are also
problems such as soreness, general weakness, headache, diarrhea, and even rare
adverse reactions (incidence less than one in a thousand), including facial
nerve palsy and high intraocular pressure.
One subject
reported acute peripheral facial nerve palsy 13 days after the second dose.
The appointment
for the sixth round of vaccination ended at noon on 20 August, and a total of
596,613 people completed the appointment. (Photo/provided by the Food and Drug
Administration)
What kind of
people are not suitable for MVC-COV1901? The CDC announcement pointed out that
there are 4 groups of people who should not be given MVC-COV1901, including
1. People who
have a history of severe allergic reactions to the vaccine components should
avoid vaccination;
2. People who
have fever or are suffering from acute moderate to severe illnesses are advised
to postpone the administration first and then vaccinate when the condition is
stable.
3. People with
weakened immune function, including those receiving immunosuppressive therapy,
may have weakened immune response to vaccines; people with weakened immune
systems or on immunosuppressive therapy.
4. Pregnant
women. Clinical observational studies have shown that pregnant women infected
with SARS-CoV-2 may be more likely to be severely ill than ordinary people, so the
public can evaluate whether to vaccinate.
In addition, the complete Chinese instructions of the MVC-COV1901
announced by the Food and Drug Administration pointed out that the protection
period is unknown, and the neutralizing antibody titer of the elderly over 65
years old, people with comorbidities, and human immunodeficiency virus
"antibody positive" ethnic group is lower.
Huang Limin, an
authority in the Department of Infectious Diseases and the director of the
Children’s Hospital of National Taiwan University Hospital, believes that because
Medigen did not conduct the third phase of the MVC-COV1901 clinical trials,
there is no way to write about the protection, and currently only knows that
vaccinating MVC-COV1901 can produce antibodies, and the neutralizing antibodies
proved to be as good as AstraZeneca.
The full
Chinese instructions for MVC-COV1901 announced by the Food and Drug
Administration pointed out that the duration of protection provided is unknown.
As for the
claim that there are three types of people with low neutralizing antibodies,
Huang Limin said that the vaccines for very old people with poor resistance are
compared with those who are younger and in good health after being vaccinated.
Of course, the antibodies produced will be relatively low. It is an iron law
that the immunity will be poor. It is not only MVC-COV1901, but all covi vaccines
including Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and other covi vaccines have this problem.
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We are all going to collapse." An escort from Wuxi Hospital in Jiangsu called out for help
Original Title: [Frontline Interview] Must be quarantined for 28 days, Wuxi Fifth Hospital escorts cry hard
Editor: Tang Ying / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/08/22/a103196406.html
Image : On 30 March 2021, a medical worker in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province prepares to inject others with the CCP virus vaccine. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
"We are all going to collapse. I am stupid to stay here. We called 12345 to complain, and we were hit." Ms. Sun Yuhua (pseudonym) who accompanied her grandson in the Wuxi Fifth Hospital complained.
Due to the covid outbreak in Jiangsu, the fifth hospital in Wuxi has been infected. The hospital will be closed from 29 July to 25 August. This move makes inpatients, escorts and medical staff like they are imprisoned and are miserable.
Sun Yuhua told the Epoch Times reporter on 20 August, "I heard that the number of people in isolation is more than 1,000. We will not be able to go out from 29 July."
Sun Yuhua's grandson fell ill and was admitted to Wuxi Fifth Hospital on July 24. He could be discharged from the hospital on August 3. Sun Yuhua said, “The aunt next to the bed was preparing to be discharged from the hospital on July 29. But the doctor came over and said to her that day, “Tell you a bad news, I can’t be discharged anymore.” (Everyone) started to be quarantined somehow. We too. There is no close contact."
At that time, the doctor told the patient that he could be discharged from the hospital if he did not have a positive nucleic acid three times. "But after three days, we said that we would (quarantine) for 14 days. We did not think much about it at that time, because it was reported that there was a confirmed case in Wuxi Fifth Hospital," Sun Yuhua said.
According to the official report of the Communist Party of China, on 29 July, Wuxi reported a case of local asymptomatic infection. On the same day, the patients, accompanying family members and medical staff of Wuxi Fifth Hospital began to isolate again.
"The 14 days are full, and another 7 days will be added. This is all verbal transmission, and no red-headed documents have been seen." Sun Yuhua said. The entire hospital A, B, C, and D are all isolated, including doctors, nurses, and patients, escorts.
Sun Yuhua said that the hospital said he could go out on 18 August. "If there is nothing in our building (B), the patient can be discharged from the hospital. It will be 7 days before the 18th (August 25), and we are all going to collapse." She said.
"It now requires 14+7+7 documents." Sun Yuhua said, "We are very emotional because we have been locked up (quarantined) for 21 days. We don’t want to communicate verbally, we have to read the red-headed documents. At that time (August 18), the police came over. He asked us what we asked for, but I knew it was all fooling people."
"On that day (18 August), we had a fierce quarrel. We just wanted to see the leader and find the person in charge. We have not seen the dean, but the doctor told us that we need to be quarantined for a few days." Sun Yuhua said.
Many people called 12345 to complain, and the other party said it would take three or five working days to reply. Sun Yuhua said that if the quarantine can be lifted on 25 August, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, three or five working days, isn't this also a fool? The common people could not find the department to complain.
In Wuxi Fifth Hospital, there are husbands who care for their wives and children who care for the elderly... They are all quarantined. Everyone is in a hurry. The unit has to go to work, and there is no compensation for the isolation...
Sun Yuhua said that many young people still have to go to work after so many days of isolation. For such losses, which department should be paid for, and where should everyone go to protect their rights and interests.
She said, “Those doctors and nurses are really pitiful. When they came to work on the morning of July 29, they were told that none of them were allowed to leave. They didn’t even bring replacement clothes. Some nurses had children who were breastfeeding, so they were not allowed. Go home. I have been quarantined on the 29th and no one has gone home."
Sun Yuhua said that she was an escort and could sleep in the ward, but she could only sleep on a stool that could not turn over. The nurses and doctors all slept in the corridor.
She also said that the outpatient department and emergency department of the hospital had long since ceased to see doctors, and there was no one going in or out. For example, there are confirmed patients in Building C. They are all isolated. Doctors and nurses are not allowed to come out. All the materials are sent to the elevator entrance by specialized personnel, and someone will pick them up there.
She also revealed that she was diagnosed by a nurse in the ward building but she did not know whether it was on the eighth or ninth floor. Anyway, the doctors and nurses on the floor were all transferred to the hotel for isolation at 3.30 am, and the discharged patients were also taken to a hotel for centralized isolation. "If you leave the hospital on the 27th, isn't it quarantined on the 29th? Later, all the people who were discharged from the hospital were also quarantined (discharged), and all those who were discharged were brought back to quarantine."
These quarantined people are required to undergo nucleic acid tests every day. "On 24 July, we moved in to do nucleic acid test. From the 29th to today (20 August), we will do it every day. I also joked, 'I said Yangzhou is a high risk, so I did it ten times. I have done more than 20 rounds.'" Sun Yuhua said.
She said, "There are old and young at home, right? The young people are a little anxious. The doctors have no choice but to collapse. When we went to make trouble that day, some young nurses were crying and wiping. Tears, we are pitiful too."
According to a report from the Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission of the Communist Party of China on 21 August, on August 20, there was 1 new confirmed case in Jiangsu (Yangzhou). Since 20 July, a total of 817 local confirmed cases have been reported across the province. Due to the CCP's cover-up of the epidemic, the true number of confirmed cases is still unclear.
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Xiamen woman diagnosed with Delta after arrival in Taipei
Taiwan added three new cases of immigration from abroad last Friday (20 August), two of whom had received a dose of vaccine. On the same day, 6 new cases were confirmed locally, and 1 person died.
Among the cases imported from abroad in the past week, a total of 12 people were infected with the Delta variant. Among them, a woman in her 40s was diagnosed after returning to Taiwan from Xiamen.
Luo Yijun, deputy head of the Medical Response Team of the Taiwan Command Centre, said, "She lived in Fujian and near Jinjiang in Fujian from the beginning of April to the end of July. She entered Taiwan on 30 July. She had never been to Nanjing or Zhangjiajie, Henan and other areas."
Luo Yijun said that this case is not the same as the Delta sequence currently existing in Taiwan, and it was determined that the infection was not in Taiwan. It is not ruled out that the case was infected at Xiamen Airport.
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Vaccination mandate in New York opposed by some business owners
The United States has an average of more than 130,000 newly diagnosed cases in a single day in the past two weeks. Among the new diagnoses are Mississippi Senator Roger Wick, Maine Senator Angus King, and Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper. All three of them have been vaccinated.
More than 70 senators and congressmen in the U.S. Congress have been infected with the CCP virus.
Starting this week, New York has implemented a vaccination certificate mandatory order, requiring people to show their vaccination cards when entering indoor places such as restaurants and theaters.
However, some business owners strongly opposed, in the High Court of Staten Island in New York City, jointly sued the Mayor of New York de Blasio for the implementation of the vaccination certification injunction.
News (10)
REGEN-COV approved in the UK
The British drug regulatory agency approved the first case of the use of artificial antibodies and monoclonal antibody therapy in the United Kingdom to prevent and fight the CCP virus.
This antibody cocktail therapy was jointly developed by Roche Pharmaceuticals in Switzerland and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the United States.
British Health Minister Javid said in a tweet that he hopes that national medical services can be launched as soon as possible.
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After 19 years, the Kaohsiung Station "Vision Hall" moved back to the central axis of the city
Image : The "Vision Hall" of the Imperial Crown Building at Kaohsiung Railway Station is being relocated to the central axis today. (Photo by reporter Li Huizhou)
Kaohsiung Station's Imperial Crown Building "Vision Hall" is relocating to the central axis today. Executive President Su Zhenchang and Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai come to witness the "Kaohsiung Station Take Off". It is expected to be positioned in Zhongshan, on the central axis of Kaohsiung on Boai Road!
Kaohsiung Railway Station was built in 1941. The main body adopts Japanese and Western-style buildings, but it has a "Tang Bofeng" roof from the Tang Dynasty in China. It is called an imperial crown building because it resembles an emperor's hat. In conjunction with the underground railway project, it moved forward in 2002 with a special general excavation method and transformed it into the "Vision Hall" seen today.
With the completion of the underground railway and the demolition of the Zhongbo viaduct, after 19 years, the Railway Bureau and the Kaohsiung City Government planned the "Vision Hall" to return to their parents' home. Through the three steps of building reinforcement, jacking and moving, the total weight of about 2500 metric tons was replaced. "Vision Hall" first moved 4.8 meters northward.
After the relocation kick-off ceremony today, the "Vision Hall" will move 57.86 meters westward and gradually move back to Kaohsiung Station. It will be positioned on the central axis of Zhongshan and Boai Road, allowing this station landmark that witnesses Kaohsiung's history to continue to carry the city. Memory. The red carp in the square in front of Kaohsiung Station will also be moved home with the old place name "Dagangpu".
President Su Zhenchang, Minister of Transportation Wang Guocai, and Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai all attended the relocation kick-off ceremony today. However, considering the epidemic prevention, the venue was not open and the media could not enter the venue. They could only be watched through online live broadcast.
The ceremony kicked off with the "Auspicious Time · Drumming" of the South Island Dance Theatre. Students from many schools also brought enthusiastic "Engineering Dance" to pay tribute to all engineering staff.
Chen Qimai gave a speech, 19 years later, many people in Kaohsiung have a nostalgia for Kaohsiung Station. At the end of September this year, Kaohsiung Station is about to "return" and return to the central axis of Kaohsiung City.
Chen Qimai emphasized that after Kaohsiung Station is moved back to the central axis, Kaohsiung's sea and air ports will be linked together in the future, as well as three economic development and exhibition engines, including Luke, Qiaoke, and Asia New Bay Area. The re-anchoring of Kaohsiung Station also represents Kaohsiung’s reintegration with the world. He also thanked President Tsai Ing-wen and Chief Executive Su Zhenchang for their support to Kaohsiung’s construction. The central and local governments united and cooperated, "Kaohsiung Station takes off!"
Su Zhenchang said that Diguan Station was built in 1941, 6 years older than him. Kaohsiung was a cosmopolitan city back then, and children from the countryside in Pingtung had to pass through Kaohsiung Station when they were going to Xiziwan or Juejiang. This is a common memory of everyone.
Su Zhenchang said that after the Kaohsiung Station moved back to the central axis, the two new buildings of the station will be completed. Kaohsiung is in the original history, adding a new chapter and adding more moving development, the central government will definitely support it!
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Lockdown and grabbing purchases, Ho Chi Minh City "in a mess"
Image : On 22 August 2021, people in Ho Chi Minh City began to line up for the supermarket to open early in the morning. (Video Screenshot)
Ho Chi Minh City, where the covid epidemic is the worst in Vietnam, will implement a ban on outdoor walking and impose lockdown orders from 23 August 2021, causing local material purchases and crowds seen outside the market. There were long queues and supermarket shelves were swept away.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Vietnam has reached 323,000, and the death toll is 7,540. Ho Chi Minh City’s confirmed and dead cases account for more than half and 80% of them, respectively.
In response to the upcoming closure of the city, a local described the lockdown as "chaotic", "There are too many people snapping up food and necessities for people's livelihood. I bought some food. I don't want to starve to death before I die."
Ho Chi Minh City has adopted strict anti-epidemic measures to alleviate the rising mortality rate and panic buying hinders the epidemic prevention efforts of this largest city in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese authorities stated that they would dispatch troops to the urban area to lock down the city and distribute food to the citizens.
Suspected of poor epidemic prevention, Nguyen Chengfeng, the former chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, has been transferred. Pan Van Mai, deputy leader of the Ho Chi Minh City Epidemic Prevention Working Group and deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, said, "The city has prepared various measures for the supply of food and necessities to the citizens."
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Afghanistan sky changes, U.S. power shifts to Asia-Pacific, sword points to CCP
After the Taliban quickly took control of Afghanistan, some people regarded the withdrawal of US troops as abandoning allies. However, the U.S. military said strongly that the relationship with its allies is as solid as a rock. Analysis believes that the United States has already achieved the original mission of sending troops to Afghanistan. Withdrawal represents the strategic focus of shifting to the Indo-Pacific, and its forces are concentrated against the CCP.
After 20 years of war, in April of this year, the Biden-Harris administration announced that the US military will end its presence in Afghanistan, and 31 August is the final withdrawal date.
With the withdrawal of US troops, Taliban militants continued to launch violent attacks, occupying one city after another at a speed far exceeding expectations, and finally invaded the Afghan capital Kabul on 14 August.
After the Taliban captured the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan, they declared the war over. The "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" has now been publicly established.
After the Taliban seized power, the leaders of more than 60 countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, and France issued a joint statement demanding that Afghanistan must allow its residents, as well as international citizens, to leave Afghanistan freely.
The statement also requires that Afghanistan’s airports and entry and exit remain open.
Currently, all countries are actively evacuating staff and nationals. The international airport of the Afghan capital has become the busiest place.
US President Biden said earlier that the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was correct and said that China and Russia are the real opponents.
Current affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan said, "Biden continues Trump's policy and withdraws troops from Afghanistan. He has no problem in the strategic direction and is right. Because the key to the current US strategy is to return to the Indo-Pacific."
On 20 August, U.S. President Biden once again delivered a speech on the Afghan evacuation operation, making it clear that he would take all Americans who wanted to evacuate from Afghanistan home.
Biden said that since the army assisted the evacuation on 14 August, 13,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan from Kabul Airport.
In the past few days, leaders of the United States, Britain, Germany, France and other countries have continued to communicate on the issue of Afghanistan, and will soon hold a G7 meeting to discuss how to work together to complete the evacuation mission.
Since the United States announced that it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, the Chinese Communist Party has begun to actively communicate with Taliban leaders, using economic interests as bait to gain opportunities for cooperation with the Taliban, hoping to fill the vacuum left by the US military and expand its geopolitical advantage in Afghanistan.
After the Taliban seized power, the CCP authorities expressed their willingness to continue to develop cooperative relations with Afghanistan. In the future, depending on conditions, they may consider recognizing the legitimacy of the Taliban regime, and said they hope the Taliban will crack down on the "East Turkestan Islamic Movement."
Some commentators pointed out that at this moment, the CCP and the Taliban will have overlapping interests, but the cooperation between the two parties is destined to not last.
Current affairs commentator Dr. Jason said, "The Taliban are available to the CCP at least in the initial stage. Now Afghanistan has discovered a large number of rare earth mines, gold mines, and tin mines. The CCP is also interested in the minerals there. Taliban also look at them. When it comes, the CCP is stupid and has a lot of money. The Taliban has never been afraid of borrowing money. I am a rogue and I am not afraid of someone. So the Taliban is willing to ask the CCP to stay and build it. Once it has money, it may still follow the CCP. Go on."
Observers say that there are many Xinjiang Uyghur members within the Taliban. After the Taliban regain power, what changes will happen to the persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang is also worth observing.
After the United States withdrew, the Chinese Communist Party’s official media hyped up the Taliban’s friendliness to China and the failure of American democracy.
Current affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan believes that the CCP uses this exaggerated topic to crack down on the United States' leadership in the world and reduce the international order under the leadership of the United States.
Tang Jingyuan commented, "The secret exchange of the concept to replace it with the defeat of the Afghan government represents the decline and decline of the democratic system in this international society. Through this aspect, it will carry out this kind of propaganda and hype. To exaggerate, one of its purposes is to strike at the leadership of the United States and its influence and soft power. At the same time, it also further shakes the international order led by the United States, and promotes its so-called international order for the CCP itself. To prepare for the new order."
In an exclusive interview with ABC News, U.S. President Biden also made his first public statement on the matter when he was asked about the CCP's ridicule that Taiwan "cannot rely on the United States."
Biden said that there are fundamental differences between Afghanistan and Taiwan, South Korea, and NATO. The basis for the agreement between the United States and these entities is not a civil war within them but a local unity government to prevent "bad guys from doing bad things to them." Biden emphasized that the United States has made a sacred commitment to Article 5 of the NATO founding treaty. If anyone invades or takes action against NATO allies, the United States will respond, and the same applies to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. This is simply incomparable with Afghanistan.
After the covid outbreak, countries have become more aware of the CCP’s threat and joined hands to contain the CCP. From 2 to 27 August, the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, together with the British, Australian, and Japanese forces, held the "2021 Global Large-Scale Exercise", which was one of the largest exercises since the Cold War. Professor James R. Holmes of the US Naval War College analyzed that the joint naval and marine exercises are to predict the capabilities of the United States to hostile countries such as China and Russia. This is especially important in the Western Pacific region because the United States wants to stop China from occupying Taiwan.
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White House: The United States withdraws 17,000 people from Kabul in the past week
Image: On 16 August 2021, Afghans sit on the tarmac of Kabul Airport, waiting for the flight to leave. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)
The White House announced that the United States had withdrawn 17,000 people from the Afghan capital Kabul in the past week.
The White House announced on Saturday (21 August) that the U.S. military has withdrawn 17,000 people from Karzai International Airport in Kabul since August 14. The military has withdrawn approximately 3,600 people in the past 24 hours.
The White House said that about 22,000 people have been withdrawn from Afghanistan since the end of July. The White House stated that the evacuated people left Afghanistan on 6 sorties of C-17 military transport aircraft and 32 sorties of charter flights.
U.S. Army Major General William Taylor told the media at the Pentagon on Saturday that 2,500 Americans were among the 17,000 people evacuated in the past week. Defense Department spokesman Kirby said at the press conference that he does not have a "perfect number" of how many Americans are still in Kabul or other parts of Afghanistan.
There are reports that Afghans and American citizens have difficulty getting to Kabul International Airport due to Taliban checkpoints. The United States is continuing to communicate with local Taliban commanders to help evacuees pass through these checkpoints.
The US Embassy in Kabul issued a new security warning on Saturday, advising local Americans not to go to Kabul International Airport without “receiving specific instructions from a US government representative” on the grounds that the Islamic State (IS) organization may be outside of the airport gate posing a security threat.
Anonymous US officials declined to disclose the details of the threat from the Islamic State organization, but said the threat was great.
General Taylor said Friday that there are about 5,800 US military personnel at Kabul International Airport to help with evacuation efforts. Due to congestion in a transit point for refugees at a U.S. Air Force base in Qatar, the evacuation of Kabul Airport was interrupted for more than six hours on Friday. He said that the evacuation flights were subsequently restored, and the number of evacuation flights has been steadily increasing.
US State Department spokesman Price said Friday that the total number of Americans still in Afghanistan depends on certain factors. He said the State Department is trying to get in touch with all Americans who have contacted the State Department and at risk Afghans seeking US assistance.
Price said that the United States has "a huge airlift capability," and "we will try our best to persist in helping as many people as possible."
Despite the chaos and sometimes violence outside the Kabul Airport, US President Biden emphasized that the US military currently controls the airport and is evacuating thousands of people. The goal is to evacuate all Americans who need to evacuate by 31 August and evacuate Afghans that want to be evacuated.
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Apply Einstein "E=mc²"! New
research successfully creates matter from light
Source : LTN / Image : Brookhaven
National Laboratory in New York, USA successfully applied Einstein's
"E=mc²" theory of relativity to create matter from light. (AFP file
photo)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in
New York, USA published the latest research in Physical Review Letters,
successfully applying Einstein's "E=mc²" theory of relativity,
creating matter from light. The Brookhaven National Laboratory in
New York, USA issued a press release. Scientists use the "Relativistic
Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)" to accelerate two positively charged gold ions
in a vacuum to 99.995% of the speed of light. At this time, the gold ions are
around. There will be a bunch of photons that move with gold ions like clouds.
When the ions pass through each other without colliding, electrons (e-) and
positrons (e+) will be generated under the interaction of the surrounding
photons.
Brookhaven National Laboratory pointed
out that this phenomenon of transforming energy into matter is a direct result
of Einstein’s "E=mc²" theory of relativity, that is, energy and
matter are interchangeable (mass-energy interchange). Researched, analyzed, and
measured more than 6000 pairs of electrons, positrons, and the energy, mass
distribution and quantum numbers in the system, which are consistent with the
results obtained by theoretical calculations. At the same time, the
polarization of light in vacuum has also been observed.
Frank Geurts, a professor at Rice
University in the United States who participated in the research, said that
this research is based on the predictions of great physicists in the early 20th
century. It is only now that basic measurements are realized through science
and technology; this research was obtained by the US Department of Energy.
Supported by the Office of Science (NP), other funders include the National
Science Foundation and related international scientific research institutions.
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Point at CCP! Harris will reiterate her commitment to Asia, focus on supply chain resilience
Image : US Vice President Kamala Harris flew to Singapore on 21 August. She waved to those present as she boarded the plane. (Associated Press)
US Vice President Harris has started her first trip to Asia on 21 August since taking office. She arrives in Singapore on 22 August and leaves for Vietnam on 24 August 2021. Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported that she is expected to hold talks with the leaders of the two countries on security, economy, and epidemic prevention, and these three topics are all aimed at China's growing regional influence.
According to the report, Harris's trip coincided with a critical moment in the Biden administration: Taliban's return to govern Afghanistan as the U.S. withdraws, triggering a confidence crisis in the governance of Washington DC; China’s continued arbitrariness in the South China Sea, and the covid pandemic especially in Southeast Asia.
Alan Chong, an associate professor of international relations at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, said that Harris's trip is of great significance and will help ensure the United States’ commitment to the US allies. He pointed out that the rapid withdrawal of the U.S. from Afghanistan has caused serious doubts about the country's defense commitments, and Harris has the opportunity to show its Asian partners the will of "the United States will not withdraw."
The report pointed out that US President Biden emphasized the Asian policy of rebuilding Washington, and Southeast Asia constitutes the core of the Indo-Pacific region. Biden has dispatched other important officials in recent months, including the visits of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
Importance of Singapore and Vietnam to the U.S. economy
Singapore and Vietnam are particularly important to the U.S. economy. As a regional financial center, Singapore is the location of the Asian headquarters of American corporate giants, including Microsoft and Google. As more and more companies move their production bases away from China, Vietnam’s importance to the global supply chain, including semiconductors, becomes more and more critical.
Alan Chong said, "In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), these two countries are the most stable and the most friendly to the United States." He emphasized that the United States hopes that friendly countries around China will take a tougher stance and work closely with the United States.
The report said that in view of the global shortage of semiconductors and the demand for covi vaccines and other medical products, building a strong supply chain is one of Harris's main axis in Asia. According to CEIC data, Vietnam’s exports to the US in April accounted for 30% of its total exports, showing its importance to the US Asian supply chain.
At the same time, US companies are investing heavily to expand Vietnam's production capacity. For example, Intel seeks to increase the assembly and test manufacturing capabilities of its Vietnam factory, because Intel regards Vietnam as an important part of its global manufacturing capabilities. As for Singapore, it is one of the major centers of chip production in Asia. Global Foundry, a major foundry company, recently plans to invest US$4 billion to expand its Singapore fab.
The report pointed out that China has vigorously strengthened its relationship with ASEAN. Therefore, for ASEAN member states, the United States has deepened its commitments and will have diplomatic measures to stay in the region to maintain a more balanced relationship. According to a survey conducted by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore in 2021, 76% of decision makers and opinion leaders in ASEAN’s 10 member states said that in Southeast Asia, China is the most influential economic power, and only 7% believe that it is the United States.
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Trump Rally: Americans want the 2020 election to be fixed, official Arizona Audit results to be released within a few days from 22 August
Reporter : Andrew White, National File / Image : Video Screenshot
During President Donald Trump’s rally in Alabama,
Mo Brooks (above) tried to provide an optimistic look for the future of the Republican
Party, led by President Trump, but was met by demands to address the 2020
election, which a majority of Republicans believe was stolen from the 45th
president. Brooks suggested that the crowd should be looking toward the future,
while reminding them that the Arizona Audit results are coming next week.
Then, he joined in a “Fix It Now!” chant.
“Our choices are very simple. There are some
people who are despondent about the voter fraud and election theft in 2020.
Folks, put that behind you. Put that behind you. Yes! Look forward! Look
forward! Look forward! Beat them in 2022. Beat them in 2024!” said Brooks, who
was met with a disgruntled crowd. Brooks, noticing the crowd’s reaction,
pivoted and said “Alright! Well look back at it, but go forward and take
advantage of it. We’ve got to win in 2022. We’ve got to win in 2024.”
“Will you help President Trump
and our MAGA candidates win in 2022? Will you help President Trump and our MAGA
candidates in 2024?” Brooks asked, pointing out that America must overcome
election fraud and “weak-kneed Republican RINO’s” to “triumph going forward.”
Moments later, as Brooks continued his speech, the crowd began
chanting “FIX IT NOW!” with Brooks joining in, noting that the results of the
Arizona audit are just around the corner. “The Arizona audit is on the way!”
said Brooks. “Fix it now! Fix it now!”
Ref: https://nationalfile.com/trump-rally-mo-brooks-met-with-fix-it-now-chants-at-trump-rally-says-arizona-audit-is-coming/
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America RNC Report: U.S. Democrats weaponized the pandemic to change election rules that helped Biden win 2020
Reporter : Samantha Chang, The Western Journal
U.S. Democrats opportunistically weaponized the pandemic to unlawfully
change election rules, paving the way for now-President Joe Biden to be
declared the winner of the Nov. 3 race, according to a six-month investigation
of the 2020 presidential election.
In
a 23-page report, the Republican National Committee’s election integrity panel
stated, “Democrats and their liberal allies, including some elected officials,
exploited the pandemic and used it as an excuse to haphazardly expand mail
voting and loosen important integrity measures that are broadly supported by
Americans and which prevent irregularities.”
While
these rules
changes “may have been well-intentioned, they were unnecessary,” the
report concluded.
The findings were first reported on Thursday by the Washington
Examiner’s Paul Bedard.
According to investigators, the following groups bypassed state
legislatures and illegally
changed state election rules in the leadup to the 2020 presidential race:
“courts that disregarded long-standing laws, by Democratic governors who abused
their emergency powers, and by officials such as secretaries of state who
ignored state laws duly passed by their legislatures.”
These last-minute rules changes compromised election security and
made the process highly vulnerable
to voter fraud, according to the RNC report.
After making the case for mass mail-in
voting, Democrats “watered down verification processes in order to handle
the influx of absentee ballots,” the report found.
“This
included lowering review standards for counting ballots and insufficient ballot
duplication procedures.”
The report also found that Republican poll
watchers were “stonewalled” in several Democrat-controlled districts,
preventing them from doing their job — which was to ensure that vote-counting
was not done in secret.
“Some
officials also stonewalled access of Republican poll watchers and observers,
and withheld access to basic election information the parties and public should
reasonably expect to have,” the report asserted.
Because of these underhanded tactics, according to the RNC,
Democrats eroded
election integrity.
“These attacks on transparency and the rule of law significantly
undermined voter confidence in the election system,” the report noted.
While some accommodations had to be made because of the pandemic,
Democrats used the crisis “as a pretense to achieve long-sought policy goals
such as expanded mail voting and the elimination of key safeguards,
specifically for absentee voting, such as witness and ID requirements,” the
report stated.
“One
of the worst examples is the automatic mailing of ballots to voters who did not
request them, including in states such as New Jersey and Nevada that had no
tradition of heavy absentee voting and were unprepared to scale up their
processes,” the report noted.
“Another
example was how state courts ignored laws enacted by their legislatures such as
ballot delivery deadlines.”
By frivolously utilizing emergency powers and the courts, the
“Democrats attempted, with some success, to tear down these key safeguards that
give Americans confidence in our elections,” the report stated.
To
ensure Americans do not have a repeat of the bizarre 2020 election, the RNC
recommended that Republicans launch a “year-round” election integrity operation
that includes monitoring state and county-level election processes to ensure
laws are being followed and training thousands of poll watchers.
The committee also recommended a number of measures to prevent
fraud, including those that leftist Democrats rabidly oppose, such as voter ID
requirements, cleaning up outdated
voter rolls to weed out people who have died or moved out of state,
banning ballot
harvesting and prohibiting private individuals such as George
Soros and Mark
Zuckerberg from controlling the administration of elections through
massive donations.
As
we inch closer to the 2022 midterms and the 2024 general election, it comes as
no surprise that leftist Democrats and their media puppets are ramping up the
coronavirus fearmongering in order to recreate the conditions that led to Biden
being declared the winner of the 2020 election.
According to the RNC report, the centrepiece of the Democrats’
strategy is to push for mass mail-in voting — a dubious process that led to
weeks of “vote-counting” long past Election Day and raised concerns about missing
chain-of-custody documents for multiple batches of ballots.
Mass mail-in voting is prohibited in
many countries because it has been found to be vulnerable
to fraud.
So it makes no sense that the United States — which boasts a
population that tops 328 million — wouldn’t take appropriate steps to deter
preventable fraud. Unless, perhaps, your intention is to hijack an election.
“If
concern about voter fraud with mail-in ballots is delusional, it is a delusion
that is shared by most of the world,” John Lott, the president of the Crime
Prevention Research Center, wrote in an August 2020 Op-Ed for Newsweek.
“Even
the countries that allow mail-in ballots have protections, such as
government-issued photo IDs. However Americans are constantly assured even this
step is completely unnecessary.
“Without
basic precautions, our elections are on course to become the laughingstock of
the developed world.”
Ref: https://www.westernjournal.com/rnc-report-democrats-exploited-covid-change-election-rules-helped-biden-win-2020/
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Trump holds huge rally in Alabama on 21 August 2021 evening
President Trump returns to
Alabama on Saturday, 21 August 2021 to hold a long-awaited rally in the deep-red city
of Cullman.
The
event, hosted by the Alabama Republican Party, is strategically located in the
state’s 4th congressional district, the most Republican district in the nation.
The upcoming rally brings major attention to the state, known as “The
Heart of Dixie,” which has waited nearly four years for the 45th president to
hold another rally.
Trump
enthusiasts and Alabama natives, including members of the RSBN team, are
anxiously awaiting President Trump’s return to the state.
RSBN CEO Joe
Seales, who founded the network in Auburn, Ala., expressed enthusiasm about the
upcoming rally, which he predicted could “be one of the biggest we have ever
seen.”
“President Trump
is very popular here in Alabama, a state he won by a significant margin, and
the entire RSBN team is thrilled to have President Trump visit our home state,”
Seales said about President Trump’s next rally on Saturday.
“We’ve been
covering his rallies since they began in 2015, showing the world the huge
crowds, enthusiasm, and excitement that the rest of the media refuse to show,”
he continued. “All of his rallies are massive compared to any other politician,
but I believe this one has potential to be one of the biggest we have ever seen
– Alabama loves President Trump!”
In early August, Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs shared his excitement for President
Trump’s return to the state after officials struggled to secure a location for
the event earlier this year. Woody told The Cullman Times, “Any time a
former president, or sitting president, regardless of party affiliation, reach
out to come to our city and address folks, we want to make sure that we give
them the best opportunity for that to happen.”
The “Save
America” rally begins at 7 pm CST. It is expected to draw thousands of
Trump supporters to Cullman County where President Trump received almost 90
percent of the vote in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.
The rally is held at York
Family Farms and is covered live by Right Side Broadcasting Network on the
RSBN mobile app and Rumble.
Trump's Rally in Alabama: https://nypost.com/2021/08/22/trump-slams-biden-for-afghanistan-withdrawal-at-alabama-rally/
Refs: https://twitter.com/RSBNetwork/status/1428360991851515906?s=20, https://rsbnetwork.com/featured/up-next-trump-to-hold-a-huge-rally-in-alabama-on-saturday/
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Before the release of the US intelligence traceability report, more than 20 Asian groups sent a letter to Biden
On Saturday, 21 August, as the SARS-CoV-2 traceability report was about to be released, the Asian and Pacific Islander American organizations sent a letter to Biden.
The US intelligence agency’s virus traceability report deadline is approaching. According to the VOA report, more than 20 Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations in the United States sent a letter to US President Biden, asking Biden to consider their interests in the issue of virus traceability and not to investigate the virus origins. The issue of traceability became a political struggle to incite public hatred against Asians.
This is a very strange thing. Biden is asking the intelligence agencies to investigate. Does this request require Biden not to publish the results of the investigation, or to pressure the intelligence agencies not to tell the truth? So far, what kind of political force in the United States has used the virus to incite the hatred of Asian residents? As far as I can see, even if there is, it is a case.
Tracing the source is to find the cause of the outbreak so that we can better respond to it in the future and avoid similar incidents from recurring. This is in the interests of the United States, Americans and the world. Why does it conflict with the interests of these Asian groups? Do these Asian groups and Americans have different interests?
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The content of the letter is more in line with the interests of the Chinese Communist Party
Who initiated the letter? It is reported that the "National Council of Asian Pacific Americans" and "Stop AAPI Hate" two civil organizations took the lead in signing, a total of 26 groups signed, but the report of VOA only listed four: the Asian American Psychological Association, the Asian Americans for Justice, and the two leading organizations totaling four.
When I was doing the show, there was no news release and content of this letter on the website of the Asian-Pacific American National Committee but there was a news release on the Stop Anti-Asian Medicine Hate website, in which you can click to link to the letter.
However, the content of the letter is not directed towards the United States. It seems to represent the CCP.
1) Regarding the source of the virus, most scientists are still insisting that most scientists believe in natural origins, while the leaks from the Chinese laboratory have triggered conspiracy theories, and conspiracy theories have been weaponized by politicians and experts. As a result, Asian Americans have become scapegoats.
The fact is that today, Daszak and others who used to excuse the CCP without evidence have been discredited. The laboratory leak theory said that it has been widely accepted as two possibilities worthy of further investigation, including the WHO and Tedros himself. The mainstream media in the United States admit the lab leak theory is no longer a conspiracy theory.
Even if there is a laboratory leak, it is aimed at the CCP and has nothing to do with Asian Americans. It is very doubtful that these organizations will insist that the investigations against the CCP are aimed at Asian Americans.
2) In the request made to the Biden government, there is one such thing: We need you to forcefully and repeatedly condemn words against China and against the Asian Pacific islands, whenever this topic comes up. I think this is the main point. The Asia-Pacific islands are a cover, and China (the CCP) is the main point. Here, as Asian Americans, why are they so sensitive and so unfair to condemn China?
Of course, as the U.S. government, I have always believed that Pompeo did the best in the later period of Trump, clearly distinguishing China from the CCP. If every time this topic comes up, the CCP can be said to be enough, and it will save a lot of trouble. The CCP and other people with ulterior motives will not be used to involve Asian Americans in disputes.
3) The letter also proposed to give these organizations more federal funds. Their demand for more money is also one of the main purposes of this letter.
4) Request to stop the Ministry of Justice China project established by the previous government. The China project was set up before the epidemic, and has nothing to do with the epidemic. It should not have appeared here. It was established to prevent the CCP’s large-scale IP theft and espionage, not based on racial discrimination, but because CCP espionage cases accounted for more than 90% of similar cases.
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Stop anti-Asian medicine hatred organization, washing ground for the CCP?
Regarding the organization to stop the anti-Asian medical hatred, it seems to be the main initiative to wash the ground for the CCP this time. It was initiated by several organizations in March 2020. The position and speech of this organization on the epidemic are very close to those of the CCP. Its activities And remarks are often quoted by the CCP’s mouthpiece.
According to the information on this platform, California and San Francisco are the states and cities with the most cases of hate against Asians in the United States. The second-ranked state is New York State. What are the characteristics of these two states? One angle is that there are many Asian populations, and there will naturally be more cases. But from another angle, aren’t these two states that are the leftmost in the United States, and the states with the strongest radical left forces?
The CCP needs to be responsible for the global epidemic. In addition to cooperating with the international community’s traceability investigations, (no cooperation so far), it is also responsible for the early cover-up leading to the global outbreak.
These organizations have never raised any questions about the CCP, the initiator of all problems, but have tried every means to reduce the possible blow to the CCP caused by the traceability report. Is it weird?
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Hong Kong's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law not approved
The National People's Congress unusually stopped a planned procedure last weekend, including the "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law" as an annex to the Hong Kong Basic Law.
The Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law is part of China’s legislative procedures. The background is that since 2018, mainly in the past two years, the United States, the European Union and others have fought against the CCP over the human rights issue in Xinjiang, Hong Kong’s anti-fugitive offender regulations, and Hong Kong’s national security law. Relevant organizations, companies, and individuals impose sanctions. The CCP urgently needs to respond to retaliatory measures. Internally, it can use political campaigns to deal with various situations, such as the recent rectification of technology giants, Didi Travel, extracurricular education, game industry, entertainment industry, etc. However, for the international community, it needs to be pretentious. It was included in the legislative plan in April and passed in June.
The original plan was to incorporate this law into the Basic Law of Hong Kong and Macau at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on 17 August, but the meeting of chairpersons on the 20th did not submit it to the Standing Committee for discussion.
It was not submitted, so it was not rejected by the Standing Committee. This is also normal. The Standing Committee, like the National People's Congress, is a rubber stamp. As long as it is submitted for a vote, it must be passed.
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Xi Jinping stopped the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law because of economic reasons?
Xi Jinping must have stopped it. The question is why did Xi Jinping call a halt? Is it because of economic reasons?
Which of the domestic rectification of private enterprises and industries does not involve tens of millions of funds and the livelihoods of tens of millions of people? They all say stop and stop. What are the economic consequences? Hong Kong was also sent to enact legislation. So much opposition and numerous demonstrations by millions of people could not make him change his mind. Finally, he had to stop. A stronger national security law will be introduced immediately. How can Hong Kong people and the international community be taken into consideration? U.S. sanctions also have economic consequences, so why don't you care, and you should care about this?
This anti-sanction law is more targeted,
No visas, entry denials, visa cancellations, or deportations will be granted.
Seal up, seize, and freeze movable, immovable and other property in China.
It is prohibited or restricted for organizations and individuals in China to conduct related transactions, cooperation and other activities with them.
This can be targeted at individuals, but this part should not have much impact, because individuals, such as the former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, who has been sanctioned, will not go to China without issuing a visa. Anyway, they have no property in China. The company's influence will be great, and it is very likely that Hong Kong's financial and other companies will intervene behind the scenes.
Even if China’s economic problems are serious, it will not let Xi Jinping stop what he is doing.
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International business giants may flee
But it is likely that the tossing of Hong Kong in recent years and even the escape of hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people have not tempted the financial giants in Hong Kong, but this anti-sanction law is likely to pose a real threat to these commercial giants, which is the first intervention.
Their intervention caused the high-level CCP power groups related to them to also start to move. Xi Jinping needs the support of these people to complete his agenda. This may be the real reason for Xi Jinping to stop this time.
Unfortunately, this shows that any ethics, government orders, and public opinion from the free world cannot affect these large companies. For them, interests are the first. Only when their interests are threatened will they act.
In other words, the CCP’s unscrupulous behavior was tacitly approved and even encouraged by these international consortia. The survey said that if it is implemented, it is estimated that half of the foreign companies will withdraw from Hong Kong, which is the real reason.
However, the suspension does not mean the withdrawal, and it will still reappear in a different way.
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Local covid cases +6, death +0 Yunlin recurred cases after 2 months
The new domestic covid cases in China have maintained single digits recently. Chen Shizhong, the commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, said today that there were 6 new local cases in a single day. There were 4 cases of immigration and 0 deaths.
Six new local cases (two of them were positive during the home quarantine period or after the expiry date), three males and three females, aged between under 5 and over 90 years old. On 21 August, the remaining 5 cases were asymptomatic infections.
Chen Shizhong explained that there are 3 cases in Taipei, 1 case each in New Taipei City, Taoyuan and Yunlin; 3 cases are known sources of infection, 1 case is unknown, and 2 cases are under investigation. Epidemic investigation will continue to clarify the source of infection. There were no cases in Yunlin County for about 2 months. Today, one new case was detected because of an accompanying illness. It was judged from the test numbers that there was no transmission power, and it is estimated that the impact on the region is very low.
The command centre pointed out that the recently confirmed cases were released from quarantine. Of the 14,707 confirmed cases announced from 11 May to 20 August, 13,580 people have been released from quarantine, and 92.3% of the confirmed cases have been released.
As for the 4 new inbound covid cases, 2 males and 2 females, aged in their 30s to 50s, are from Japan (Case 16028), Germany (Case 16029), South Africa (Case 16030) and India (Case 16036). They were vaccinated. Their entry date is between 8 and 20 August, and all have a negative test report within 3 days before the flight.
According to the statistics of the command center, a total of 15,926 confirmed cases in China have been confirmed so far, including 1,371 overseas immigration, 14,502 local cases, 36 Dunmu fleet, 2 cases of aircraft infection, 1 case unknown, and 14 cases under investigation; a total of 110 cases were removed. Of these, 828 cases died.
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Malaysian singer gives Taliban "8 tips", annoys CCP, his Weibo is blocked
Image : Famous Malaysian singer Huang Mingzhi. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
The well-known Malaysian singer Huang Mingzhi recently posted on Weibo, putting forward "8 suggestions" to the terrorist organization Taliban occupying Afghanistan, suspecting to annoy the CCP authorities, Huang Mingzhi's Weibo was blocked.
At 10 o'clock on 20 August, Huang Mingzhi posted a post on Weibo mockingly, “Now that the Taliban want to stabilize Afghanistan, they must immediately take the following measures”:
1. Block the evil Internet media such as Facebook, Youtube, and Google, and do not allow citizens to have any communication with the outside world.
2. Establish your own official news website, make your own communication software and social apps, broadcast official news for a long time, and tell the people that foreign media that criticizes them are evil foreign forces and are fake news. Don't watch it.
3. Create a giant statue of the Taliban leader and place it at the gate of the Presidential Palace. Put up slogans everywhere on the street and brainwash students in schools to tell the people how great the Taliban leaders are.
4. It is advocating that citizens go over the wall and go to the Internet to conquer others. As long as someone criticizes their government for what is not good, leave a message saying that others are "humiliating Afghans", "anti-Afro frogs", "NMSL".
5. On National Day, spend a lot of money to invite a bunch of foreigners to their celebration to sing patriotic songs such as "My A Country" and "Without A Country, No New Afghanistan".
6. As long as citizens have any dissatisfaction with the government, they will immediately build a place similar to a prison (but it cannot be said to be a prison to the outside world), and all those with independent thinking will be locked in for re-education. Then invited foreign media to shoot, and then forced the prisoners to act happily. These prisoners are usually forced to grow watermelons and export them to foreign countries to earn foreign currency.
7. Start shooting a bunch of "patriotic movies" for the people to watch, such as "War A" and "War A 2", so that the Afghan people think that they are strong and foreigners are bastards.
8. Spend money to ask Internet celebrities to make some films such as "Americans are stunned!" "Russia can't sit still!" and "I will not regret entering Afghanistan in this life" for their own people. They are also reposted on the Internet for big videos. Publicity...
Huang Mingzhi said that there are still many good ways, and everyone is welcome to leave a message to provide. I will sort it out and translate it into a language that Afghans can understand, and then send it to the Taliban for reference. As long as the Taliban follow the method, they will be able to catch up with the Premier League within three years.
Image : On 20 August, the well-known Malaysian singer Huang Mingzhi posted on Weibo, putting forward "8 suggestions" to the Taliban, a terrorist organization occupying Afghanistan. (Screenshot of Huang Mingzhi's Weibo)
Huang Mingzhi's eight suggestions for the Taliban to "stabilize" Afghanistan, insinuating the CCP, sparked heated discussions on the Internet, and his Weibo was immediately banned.
The screenshots of Huang Mingzhi’s Weibo were circulated on overseas social media Twitter. Netizens commented, “Probably Huang Mingzhi was right. The CCP seems to be self-aware. The CCP knows who it is talking about.” “Leaked state secrets. "How does this Malay singer know so much?"
"Only state officials are allowed to set fires and not the people to light the lights. This is the CCP’s patent. How can I teach the Taliban casually without paying? You must ask Wang Yi or officials from the International Department of the Central Committee to teach, or send them the Afghan-language "Xi Jinping on Governing the Country" "Li Zheng" complete works."
The Taliban extremist organization recently captured Afghanistan and seized power. The CCP publicly supports the Taliban, and the Beijing-based CCP’s external propaganda media published an article titled "The Taliban, who are also surrounded by cities from the countryside and read the "Selected by Mao Zedong", are the difference between the CCP and the Taliban?".
The article mentioned, “The Taliban started in rural Afghanistan, read the "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" in the 1990s, and surrounded cities from the countryside twice. This also gave observers in the Chinese world a different perception: it seems that the Taliban is repeating itself in Afghanistan the CCP’s decisive situation in the KMT-CPC civil war".
An article celebrating the victory of Mao Zedong Thought in Afghanistan on the Mao Zuo website in mainland China also stated that “when the Taliban were interviewed by Western media in the 1990s, they bluntly stated that “Selected Mao Zedong” was the most inspiring book for them.”
The 38-year-old Huang Mingzhi is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter, director, internet celebrity, YouTuber and host. He is known as a talented music creator. The popular music he sings and lyrics is famous across a variety of Chinese.
In 2011, Huang Mingzhi directed and performed in the movie "Spicy Your Mom", which won the Best New Director Award at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in Japan.
Last year, when the epidemic broke out in Wuhan, the CCP did not allow the international community to call the virus Wuhan virus. Huang Mingzhi once posted a video on Facebook explaining "the reason why the name of Wuhan virus cannot be changed."
He said that naming viruses by place names is a tradition in the medical profession, and there is no discriminatory element of the Chinese Communist Party's so-called discrimination. He emphasized that people outside mainland China have the freedom to express their opinions and opinions, and the CCP has no right to interfere.
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BNT can't stop the Delta Demon, Israel's `"breakthrough infections'' surge
Israel, with a population of 9.3 million, is one of the countries with the highest covi vaccination rate in the world. At least 5.4 million people have been vaccinated with 2 doses, accounting for 12 years old and of the above 78% of the population, the vast majority are vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine/Comirnaty. However, under the raging Delta variant (Covi72), Israel has recently confirmed an average of 7,500 people per day, with nearly 650 new cases per million people per day, making it one of the countries with the highest single-day diagnosis rate in the world. More than half of the confirmed cases are people who are fully vaccinated.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the positive rate of all nucleic acid tests in Israel on 18 August reached 5.5%, which was only 0.3% at the end of May. The covid outbreak in Israel has also sounded the alarm for Covi72 for all countries.
Reuters reported that according to a report on 16 August, nearly 60% of the 514 patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 in hospitals across Israel who were severely or critically ill had been fully vaccinated before.
Israel has already deployed ahead of schedule in the early stage of the outbreak, and obtained the vaccine at a higher bid. It will be quickly promoted in December 2020, and it will be the first in the world. However, it was only a week after the mask order was lifted in late June. The fourth wave of the epidemic broke out because of Covi72.
The Israeli Ministry of Health announced at the end of July that people who have received two doses of Comirnaty will have a 39% chance that the vaccine will protect the human body from infection when Covi72 becomes a major epidemic period (20 June ~ 17 July). The effective degree of preventing people from developing symptoms is only 40%. In contrast, the data from January to April 2021 shows that the vaccine's protection against other variant strains is as high as 95%.
Israeli research results show that within 6 months, the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing infection and symptomatic diseases will decrease, but it can still effectively prevent severe illness and death.
In addition, a large number of school children have been diagnosed after Israel’s unblocking, most of them are under 16 years old and have not been vaccinated. They have no power to fight the virus. In early June, Israel began to vaccinate adolescents aged 12 to 15, and Israeli health officials further announced that they would also vaccinate Comirnaty on high-risk children aged 5 to 11 years with serious diseases.
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The missed appointment rate of vaccine appointments is about 5% Chen Shizhong: If there are high-end vaccines, appointments can be opened
The domestic MVC COVID-19 Vaccine (MVC-COV1901) will be officially launched tomorrow (23 August). The outside world is concerned about the rate of missed appointments. Chen Shizhong, the commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, said that in the past, regardless of the brand difference, the number of people who did not make an appointment was about 5%. Or so, how many high-end vaccines are there? At that time, you will know that if there is a surplus, you can open further appointments.
Regarding the situation of people who have not made an appointment, although some people have suggested that about 8% of the AZ vaccine and less than 2% of the Modena vaccine, Chen Shizhong pointed out that from past experience, about 5% of the appointments have not come to call, and there is no brand difference and how many MVC covi vaccines are there?
Chen Shizhong pointed out that the relevant vaccine values will be estimated, and then they will look at the actual situation. If there are still a lot of vaccines, and some people want to get a vaccine, and the local vaccination volume can not worry about it, you can open an appointment again.
Almost 600,000 MVC COVID-19 Vaccines are available. The command center announced yesterday that about 200,000 people will register or add MVC vaccines after 16 August. They can make appointments tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and they will be vaccinated on 27 August.
Chen Shizhong mentioned that high-end vaccines are expected to provide 2 million doses of single-dose vaccines. The chance of error is small and relatively good. Multi-dose vaccines will be supplied later.
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Cull the
smuggled cats in the fryer! Chen Jizhong: From the rabies-endemic area on the
other side, protest to me
Reporter: Liu Huizhen / Image : Photo of Chen Jizhong by Luo Qi (https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3646636)
Kaohsiung
Marine Patrol Department recently seized 154 smuggled cats and the Disease Prevention
and Inspection Bureau of the Council of Agriculture euthanized all of them
yesterday afternoon (21 August), triggering discussions from all walks of life.
In this regard,
the Chairman of the Council of Agriculture Chen Jizhong on 22 August stated
that according to professional and rational judgments, these cats must be
euthanized. If everyone is dissatisfied, "I will be responsible for any
criticism or protest".
Image : 154
smuggled cats were euthanized. (Photo/TVBS)
Chen Jizhong
said that the euthanasia of all smuggled cats is carried out in accordance with
the law. He knows that this will make many people who love animals
uncomfortable, but still has to be carried out. He hopes that the voice of
questioning will not cause trouble to the grassroots colleagues because all the
execution process was all made by him.
As the
commander responsible for all domestic animal and plant epidemic prevention
work, he must do so. He also emphasized again that he hopes that the outside
world will not accuse the colleagues who perform euthanasia on the front line
and be dissatisfied.
Chen Jizhong
said, "I will be responsible for any criticism or protest." He said
that as far as pets are concerned, there are 1.5 million dogs in Taiwan,
150,000 stray dogs, and 700,000 cats. The cats smuggled this time came from the
other side, and the other side is a country with rabies and epidemics.
He said, “If we
do not stop such possible risks in the first time, the pet safety environment
will suffer a greater impact.”
In addition,
regardless of the implementation of African swine fever and foot-and-mouth
disease prevention on the border, whether it is the safe living environment of
pets, and the industrial value behind economic animals, Chen Jizhong said that
if cat euthanasia is not implemented today, Taiwanese will be more affected, so
euthanasia has to be done.
Image : The Marine
Patrol Department seized a hundred breed cats and had to be euthanized under
the epidemic prevention regulations. (Photo/TVBS)
Chen Jizhong
pointed out that the outside world believes that the quarantine can be
completely completed, so that all 154 cats will be spared from euthanasia and
all will stay, but he emphasized that this approach is personally happy, but he
is facing a tug-of-war between sentimentality and rationality. In terms of
rationality, he has to follow his profession. In terms of perception, he has to
keep all the cats behind. However, after the professional evaluation by the
Council of Agriculture, the cats have been quarantined. After that, there will
still be long-term latency, which will have a greater impact on pets or economic
animals throughout the country in the future.
Chen Jizhong
wants everyone to think about it. If rabies occurs in Taiwan, whether it is a
dog or a cat biting a person, the fatality rate is 100%. Therefore, he has to
deal with these smuggled cats rationally and professionally. It is really a
last resort. The law will be revised in the follow-up to ensure that similar
situations do not happen again.
Ref:
news.tvbs.com.tw/politics/1570265
Disease Prevention and Inspection Bureau of the Council of Agriculture Video Conference on euthanasia of 154 cats: https://news.tvbs.com.tw/live/news4live/9169
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UBI Asia held a
press conference today to criticize Taiwan government standards as "too
one-sided"
Reporter : Ye
Weichen / Image : Video Screenshot
The domestic
vaccine manufacturer United Biotech Inc Asia (UBI Asia) also uses subunit
protein technology to produce its covi vaccine UB-612 but it has not been
authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use. The founder
Wang Changyi directly criticized at the press conference on 22 August the
government's EUA review standards are one-sided and cannot fully assess vaccine
efficacy.
Wang Changyi
said that the Central Epidemic Command Centre announced on 16 August that UB-612
had not obtained Taiwan’s EUA. She regretted and declared that she would like
to thank all the more than 4,000 people who participated in the first and
second phases of clinical trials. The subjects have been assisting in recording
their physical conditions for several months. She believes that the results of
the second phase trial have been quite successful.
Among the three
important data, the most important related safety indicators are close to those
of the control group. It is a resuscitation vaccine when the virus is in
crisis, although the development time is longer than that of adenovirus vectors
and mRNA vaccines. There are many, but the safety is relatively high.
Most of the
adult group and the elderly group can reach a 4-fold increase in the serum
reversal rate, and the geometric mean titer of the neutralizing antibody
concentration is higher than the concentration in the recovery period of the
infected person.
In addition,
the vaccine can stimulate T cell immunity, and it is believed that UB-612 has
the characteristics of becoming a high-quality covi vaccine.
Wang Changyi
went on to emphasize that it is a pity that the government only used a
single-time immune bridging method and used the comprehensive antibody titer of
the AZ vaccine against the Wuhan prototype strain of covi as the only review
standard. She criticized such review standards as one-sided, partial immunity,
and not comprehensive.
Evaluation of
all immune mechanisms stimulated by vaccines, especially T cell immunity, which
has toxic effects and immune persistence, has been paid more and more attention
internationally. She pointed out that immune bridging need not only observe a
single point in time, but should focus on "maintenance" and effectiveness
against epidemic mutant virus strains. Coupled with T cell immune response, the
comprehensive efficacy of vaccines can be fully evaluated and Chinese people can
be provided with complete scientific data.
Ref:
news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1570307
See also: https://staygate.blogspot.com/2021/08/exclusive-ubi-asias-second-press.html
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