Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
Translation of external news on Afghanistan, disease control and CCP
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Multiple countries issued a joint statement stating that Taliban agrees to the departure of all foreign citizens and Afghans
As the withdrawal deadline approaches on 31 August 2021, the United States continues to evacuate American citizens and Afghan civilians who intend to leave Afghanistan; as for whether citizens of various countries can leave Afghanistan freely after 31 August, the United States A joint statement issued with many countries mentioned that Taliban will allow all foreign nationals and Afghan citizens who have obtained travel permits to leave the country.
According to a report by Reuters, the statement stated, "We have obtained the assurance of Taliban. All foreign nationals and Afghan citizens who have obtained travel permits from other countries are allowed to exit the country in a safe and orderly manner and go to other countries." It was mentioned that countries including Australia, Japan, France, Spain, etc., will continue to issue travel documents to specific Afghans.
The White House National Security Adviser Sullivan also mentioned in the CBS program "Face the Nation" that the U.S. will ensure that Afghans who have helped the U.S. will be guaranteed after the 831 withdrawal period can continue to leave the country safely.
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Kosovo receives its first batch of Afghan refugees, temporarily staying near U.S. military base
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After the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban took over, the first batch of 111 Afghan refugees arrived in Kosovo on Sunday (29 August 2021). They will temporarily stay near the U.S. military base stationed there. Kosovo agreed to house 2,000 Afghans waiting to be transferred to the United States until they can permanently settle in the United States.
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani and Prime Minister Albin Kurti greet refugees at the Airport of Pristina.
They expressed their full support and assistance to them and thanked the United States and NATO for facilitating this operation.
This refugee evacuated plane mainly carried women and children. They walked on the tarmac with their bags. They took their body temperature when they stepped off the plane and then went to a place near Camp Bondsteel, where the construction workers had been setting up shelters.
Image : On 29 August 2021, refugees fleeing Afghanistan arrived at Pristina International Airport and left the US Air Force plane. (Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images)
Camp Bondsteel is a US military base, about 40 kilometers from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.
A high-level official said that more planes will arrive there in the next few days. Kosovo agreed to accept 2,000 Afghans waiting to be transferred to the United States. The Ministry of the Interior said on Sunday that it expects more refugees to arrive on the 30th.
It is understood that the governments of Kosovo and Albania were among the first countries to propose to accept Afghan refugees. Albania has received 457 refugees so far, and the number is expected to increase to 4,000.
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Yangzhou residents resist lockdown: Calling for unblocking and rushing through the checkpoint
Jiangsu Yangzhou has been closed for more than a month due to the covid epidemic, and the lives, work, and studies of residents have been severely affected.
On 27 August, the Yangzhou official notified that there was another local confirmed case in the local area, and it came from a closed and controlled community.
According to online information, the patient lived in the Fuyuan Community of Slender West Lake, and the nucleic acid test was tested 11 times before being positive. The 150 residents of the community were all taken away for quarantine.
Since the epidemic cannot be "cleared" for a long time, the unblocking of Yangzhou is nowhere in sight. The local people exposed the government's anti-epidemic fraud. On the surface, they are divided into high, medium, and low-risk areas but in reality they are all closed. People cannot go out and express deliveries cannot reach get them. People are going to be locked up crazy.
On the 27th, the residents of the blocked community began to resist, shouting collectively during the day to unblock.
In the evening, it was reported that the closure would last until October, so residents who could not bear it started rushing through the checkpoints. After causing chaos, they were arrested by the police.
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11 people in Beijing arrested for epidemic photos, U.S. State Department calls for their release
On 27 August, the U.S. State Department called on the CCP to release 11 detained Beijing citizens via email. They were accused of crimes by the CCP for sending pictures and other information about the Beijing epidemic to The Epoch Times.
These 11 people were arrested in July 2020. They are all Falun Gong practitioners, including Beijing painter Xu Na.
On 25 April 2021, the Dongcheng District Procuratorate in Beijing accused them of "undermining the implementation of the law" and sued the court.
The U.S. State Department said in an email that the U.S. calls on the CCP to stop silence those seeking to report the truth. He also stated that free and independent media, including citizen journalists, are essential to ensure that the government is more accountable and that all of us are protected from future outbreaks.
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CCP bans negative news from forced vaccination
Under the pressure of the central government's target, vaccination chaos in all parts of China. Some people were summoned by the police station because they refused to get vaccinations; some civil servants were assigned places and asked to pull people to get vaccinations. In order to protect their political performance and jobs, local officials even used special vehicles to pick up and provide money for meals, so as to induce people from other places to vaccinate locally in order to collect heads. The "robbed" areas were reported by high-profile arrests, and rewards for reporting were also offered to countermeasures.
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Xi Jinping orders 1.1 billion people to get vaccinated by October.
A number of media recently disclosed that the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping personally ordered the vaccination of 1.1 billion people by the end of October, covering 78% of the total population.
The CCP’s National Health Commission claims that vaccination is based on voluntary principles. However, as the deadline approaches, officials in various parts of the CCP have created various chaos that force vaccination in order to achieve the vaccination rate performance indicators.
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Random money distribution for compulsory vaccination
In Hebei and Hunan recently, there have been many cases of cross-district pull, random money distribution and even mandatory vaccination. In the Fengfeng mining area, Wu'an and Qiu County of Handan City, Hebei, people from outside the area have been found to organize and transport local people to other areas for vaccination by different means, and promised to give a certain amount of rewards and subsidies.
According to Mr. Bao from Shanghai Citizen, he not only heard many people around him talking about cross-regional vaccination, but he also saw this strange phenomenon with his own eyes.
Mr. Shanghai Citizen Bao said, "Some time ago, there was the coach that Anhui organized, you know? The whole car was pulled to Shanghai, let them get vaccinated, pulled it over for them, and pulled it over for free, and also took care of them. This, it’s about 300 RMB per person. At that time, in our Shanghai subway, I saw that they had 500 vaccines when they were vaccinated, and 1,000 people had them."
Xuanzhou District Epidemic Prevention and Control Emergency Headquarters Office in Xuanchengy, Anhui Province, issued a document to the Nanling County Government on the 24th, accusing the other party of sending people to Xuanzhou District, Nanling County for several consecutive times in order to complete the vaccination task in the name of "lost work pay".
In order to curb the robbing of people across districts in neighboring counties and cities, Wu'an City, Hebei Province offered a bonus of 500 yuan for whistleblowing to encourage whistleblowing.
Qiuxian County of Hebei also issued a notice on the official WeChat public account "Qiuxian Propaganda", alleging that the local public security detected a case of cross-district robbery and vaccination.
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The chaos of bribery for vaccination in mainland China
Even the mainland media, which is strictly controlled by the CCP, cannot stand the chaos of bribing people and vaccinating them.
A local newspaper in Shenzhen commented, “Bonus is given to recruiting people, and bonus is also given to reporting. To put it bluntly, it is all public money.” This shameful practice reflects the government's lazy government and formalism, as well as its barbaric and domineering work style.
Hua Haifeng, a well-known labor rights activist in the United States, believes that in the last year's census, the local falsely reported population may be one of the reasons for looting people to get vaccinated.
Hua Haifeng, a well-known labor rights activist in the United States: "Will the population data be problematic? For example, he may say that there may be 600,000 or 800,000 people in this county in the records of the above system, but in fact, there may not be so many people. He has to do everything possible to find more people to vaccinate to make up this number."
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Health code indicates positive vaccination status when Handan woman has not yet vaccinated
A villager in Feixiang Township, Handan, Hebei, revealed that his mother was suspected of being “vaccinated” and had not been vaccinated, but the health code indicated that she had been vaccinated. He asked the local party secretary and was told "to accomplish the task."
There are also other villagers who were told that they had been vaccinated when they were going to the health centre for vaccinations.
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Find two people to be vaccinated and get money, police would intervene in mandatory vaccination
Ms. Li, a civil servant from Hunan, disclosed to Radio Free Asia that all the public servant friends around her had received a notice requesting that each of them find two people to be vaccinated. Her circle of friends is also full of information about "grabbing people's heads" and completing the performance of vaccinations.
Xu Jincui, wife of rights activist Xing Wangli in Xinyang City, Henan Province, went to the Huaihe Sub-district Office in Xi County on the 25th to learn about her husband's case. The staff of the office threatened not to receive the vaccine, and the police station would intervene in mandatory vaccination.
Xu Jincui said, "If you don't vaccinate in town, you won't be allowed to go, he said. The police station will let you go. Why do you want to be forced to vaccinate? I have to get the vaccine, I said. The police asked, 'What do you really mean'?"
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Official information on adverse events such as death and injury from vaccination blocked
In addition, Radio Free Asia reported that adverse events caused by compulsory vaccination have been appearing intensively in the past month. There have been more than a dozen complaints of death or serious injury after vaccination in Leshan, Zhangjiagang, Jiangyin, Meizhou, Shijiazhuang and other cites. However, the official blocked relevant information.
Information from the WeChat group of Guantao County People's Hospital in Hebei Province shows that the CCP not only prohibits related reports, but also hospitals are prohibited from issuing any diagnostic reports involving negative vaccine problems.
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The Cultural Revolution is back? Chinese whistleblowers set off another climax and spread overseas
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As the CCP encourages "reporting" behaviour, the Chinese civil whistleblowing and exposing campaign has set off a new climax, even spreading overseas. The US media described the whistleblowing under fanatical nationalism as if returning to the Cultural Revolution.
China’s whistleblowing and exposing movement seems to have set off a new climax recently. From popular celebrities to ordinary people, even friends and relatives, all whistleblowing and exposing are going back to the Cultural Revolution.
On 15 August, the Chinese Communist Party Performance Industry Association issued an announcement stating that the actor Zhang Zhehan’s behavior was seriously improper, which not only hurt the so-called national sentiment, but also had a bad influence on some youth groups. The announcement calls for a boycott of him. The reason is that Zhang Zhehan was picked up by netizens, visited the Yasukuni Shrine, and "visited every year."
What caused greater concern was that Chinese traffic star Wu Yifan was reported by an internet celebrity and then detained by the police. There is also Taiwanese artist Small S who called Taiwan Olympic athletes "national players". After being reported, she lost the endorsement cooperation of many mainland brands.
Some local governments even issued notices to encourage whistleblowers to report people who are not vaccinated around them.
Former Capital Normal University professor Li Yuanhua said that this kind of whistleblower culture has always existed under the CCP.
Former Capital Normal University professor Li Yuanhua: "Including parents and children exposing each other during the Cultural Revolution, teachers and students exposing each other, this is what it advocates. So now this whistleblower is not a new thing, but what everyone sees now is some so-called traffic. The star, as a whistleblower object, may be more interesting."
When the celebrity report incident caused discussion, the parents of students reporting the teacher paid supplementary lessons also caused concern.
According to mainland media reports, a parent in Shenyang reported that the teacher had paid for the tuition after his child graduated. Not only did he get back 6,000 yuan in tuition, but he also took 2,000 yuan in private fees. In the end, he reported the teacher to the Education Bureau.
Li Yuanhua said, "This is to say that you lose the standard of right and wrong. The CCP now wants you to expose who informs who, if you go to inform who, you can get benefits. This is actually letting you sell your soul and let you distort the value of moral judgment. So it is a killer kills two birds with one stone, and it is a common method used by the controller of an authoritarian state."
Zhang Jian, a researcher on Chinese social issues in the U.S., said that this kind of confidential report has caused people to guard against each other and entrap each other, and the entire society is seriously opposed.
Zhang Jian commented, "When everyone doesn't trust each other, what does he believe? If he doesn't believe that there are good things in the world, then he must believe that there are evil things in the world. When he doesn't want people to be good, he must take the path of people to evil. This is a very important and very effective trick for the CCP to tie all the people to its chariot."
Li Yuanhua said that this whistleblower culture encouraged by the CCP has made the entire Chinese society morally corrupt.
Li Yuanhua said, "By telling the truth, framing others, or catering to the distorted standards of those in power, and then reaping the benefits for yourself, this is actually corrupting human morality, making you lose your conscience and do bad things, one step at a time. Guide you step by step."
Zhang Jian said that this reporting style has even extended overseas.
He said, "I have experienced it myself. The ridiculous thing is that the CCP pinky exists to report me in the United States. This is a kind of their absurdity. You can't imagine why such absurdity exists. In one of the worlds."
Zhang Jian said that the Chinese Communist Party system has caused the Chinese people to lose their heads because of their low quality. These are the results of the CCP’s cultural education.
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The Chinese shouted Biden in front of the White House: Do not stop tracing the source of the CCP virus
Reporter : Lin Dan / Editor : Li Yue / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/8/30/n13196782.htm
Image : Bai Jiemin (middle) and democrats went outside the White House to shout to President Biden, demanding that the source of the virus against the CCP should continue. (Bai Jiemin Twitter)
Last Wednesday (25 August), U.S. President Biden had read the investigation report on the traceability of SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus, covi) submitted by the intelligence department-but the report did not determine the origin of the virus. After making a final conclusion on whether covi first discovered in China was generated in nature or leaked from a laboratory, a Shanghai petitioner living in New York, Bai Jiemin, Chairman of the United States and the East of the China League for Democracy and Human Rights, and several democrats immediately went to Washington, where they were near the White House. They shouted to Biden, pointing out that "the United States must be strong", "the CCP is the source of all evil", and investigating the source of the virus against the CCP is "not only digging three feet, but also six feet."
When they shouted to Biden outside the White House, they were harassed by a Chinese female "pink", and the two sides had a dispute. But at the same time, some Chinese people passing by expressed appreciation for their shouts, and a Chinese woman took the initiative to ask for a photo with them.
Bai Jiemin said, “As soon as the intelligence department’s report came out, we went outside the White House to speak out the next day, and we wanted to express our demands to President Biden before the White House had a final conclusion.”
According to the live video, Bai Jiemin, the head of the China Democratic League for Human Rights and the Front for a Democratic China (US branch), and three other colleagues were in the square outside the White House. They raised slogans and banners. The people are shouting to you that the CCP maliciously releases covi. There is no doubt and no doubt that the CCP is the root of all evil. The United States must be great and the United States must be strong. Down with the Chinese Communist Party! Annihilate the Chinese Communist Party! Down with the CCP!"
While Bai Jiemin was calling, a Chinese woman wearing sunglasses suddenly appeared and wanted to tear off Bai Jiemin's slogan and was stopped by Bai Jiemin.
Bai Jiemin said that about half an hour after they arrived there, a Chinese woman wearing sunglasses suddenly appeared on the scene. She went straight to the slogan without saying a word. She wanted to pull off the slogan and was stopped by Bai Jiemin and his party. Bai Jiemin said: "I rushed over and said loudly to her that this is not acceptable."
The woman said to Bai Jiemin, "Are you Chinese? Is there any evidence?" Bai Jiemin said, "Do you know how evil the Chinese Communist Party is?" The woman also said, "Slander her country and her people." Bai Jiemin responded, "The Communist Party is completely different from China! China is not the same as the CCP!"
When the two parties were arguing, the police came over and told the woman that this was not allowed, so she was dismissed. Later the woman left cursing.
Bai Jiemin posted this video on Twitter, and someone commented below: "Why don't you go back if you love CCP so much."
Bai Jiemin said that the Communist Party is very clear that tracing the virus to its source will put it to death and be held accountable by the victimized countries all over the world, and it will also be liquidated. Therefore, the Communist Party is very afraid and will not cooperate with the investigation, and will do everything possible to throw it away.
Bai Jiemin believes that if the Biden administration is weak on the issue of tracing the source, but the CCP is a rogue, it will try its best to dump the pot and throw it on the United States. "If the CCP is not in a ghost, why not cooperate with the international community investigation? The CCP refuses to investigate. It is playing hooliganism and committing crimes against humanity again."
Bai Jiemin called on the United States to join hands with other countries to conduct investigations and not to let CCP off, "To find out the real terrorist and evil regimes in the world, and to give the people of the world and countless people who have been killed by the virus and infected by the virus a true account, there is no end to tracing the virus origin. I hope that the U.S. intelligence agency will not dig three feet, but dig six feet to investigate again, mobilize elite troops, and conduct joint investigations with intelligence agencies of other countries."
Bai Jiemin said that if this is not done, then the powerful US government and powerful US intelligence services will be "disgraced in front of the world." "The Chinese people do not agree, the American people do not agree, and the Chinese people in the United States do not agree, and they will be infected. The family members of the deceased did not agree."
"Even if it is not a biological or chemical weapon, even if it is accidentally leaked, the Communist Party has concealed the epidemic, causing such a catastrophe in the world, and it has become malicious inadvertently. There is no difference between concealing the epidemic and escaping from a car accident. The international community is not allowed to investigate and prove that there is a ghost, for example, a traffic offender accidentally ran into a pedestrian. You didn't help him up but went away. It was malicious, and its nature changed. On this basis, the CCP should be held accountable."
Two days after Bai Jiemin called out, President Biden said on 27 August that he "will not give up" until he gets an answer.
President Biden ordered the US intelligence community to prepare a report on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 within 90 days on 26 May, "including whether it originated from human contact with infected animals or from a laboratory accident."
According to the results of the US intelligence review announced on 27 August, US intelligence agencies still have differences on the source of SARS-CoV-2. Four intelligence agencies indicated with low confidence that the virus was originally transmitted from animals to humans; the fifth agency believed with moderate confidence that the first human infection was related to a laboratory. Analysts do not believe that the virus was developed as a biological weapon, and most agencies believe that the virus has not been genetically modified. President Biden said in a statement that "from the very beginning" China blocked the investigation of the virus and said, "The world should know the answer. I will not rest until we get the answer." He said, "Responsible countries cannot shirk such responsibilities to the rest of the world."
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Blinken and Wang Yi talked about Afghanistan, each has his own views
Image : On Sunday (29 August), U.S. Secretary of State Blinken (pictured) had a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. (Brendan Smialowski/POOL/AFP)
The U.S. Department of State Spokesperson's Office issued a statement saying that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi today (30 August) and talked about the need for the Taliban to fulfill their public promises to allow Afghans and foreign nationals. It is safe to pass and travel freely.
In an interview with NBC on Sunday, Blinken stated that US officials are working with the international community to ensure that the Taliban fulfill their promise to allow Afghans with proper documentation to leave the country after the end of August.
"We have more than 100 countries, 114 of which have signed the statement we initiated, clearly expressing that the international community hopes that the Taliban will honor their promise and let people continue to leave the country after August 31." Blinken said.
He also confirmed that the United States did not believe the Taliban's words, but conducted investigations through their actions.
Regarding this call, Xinhua News Agency reported that Wang Yi stated that the domestic situation in Afghanistan has undergone fundamental changes, and it is necessary for all parties to contact the Taliban and actively guide them. Wang Yi also called on the United States and the international community to provide Afghanistan with urgently needed economic, livelihood, and humanitarian assistance.
Wang Yi also said that Beijing opposed the US intelligence community’s investigation into the source of Covid-19 and accused the US of turning the virus into a political issue.
Last Friday (27 August), the US intelligence community released a report on the origin of SARS-CoV-2. President Biden on Friday condemned the CCP for obstructing the US investigation of the origin of the virus because the intelligence community reported that Beijing could not draw firm conclusions because of Beijing's unwillingness to cooperate.
"The world deserves the answer, and I will not rest until I get the answer." Biden said in a statement on Friday, "Responsible countries will not shift these responsibilities to the rest of the world."
According to the Chinese statement, diplomats from both sides also discussed US-China relations on Sunday. Wang Yi said that the recent communications between the two countries on issues such as Afghanistan and climate change have shown that dialogue and cooperation are better than confrontation.
The US State Department's statement did not mention the content of the conversation on US-China relations, nor did the two sides talk about the origin of the virus.
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Why the U.S. withdrawal worries the CCP
In the past 20 years, China has used international security forces to maintain a relatively stable situation and developed a large number of lucrative deals on the ground. Now Beijing will soon be responsible for its border security and the security of its operations in Afghanistan, and the CCP has begun to try to make good relations with the two parties in the conflict in Afghanistan. On 28 July, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China Wang Yi received the Taliban delegation in Tianjin and called it "Afghanistan's pivotal military and political force."
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan will end on August 31. In an interview with the American media ABC program "This Week" in April this year, Blinken emphasized that the United States' decision to withdraw troops was based on very careful consideration. He said that the withdrawal was due to other very important issues on the US agenda, including dealing with the CCP.
Tridivesh Singh Maini, a visiting scholar on the FDI, an independent research institute in Australia, posted on the FDI website on 13 July that the CCP's primary reason for worrying about the US withdrawal is: The US forces that have experienced many battles in Afghanistan can be deployed to the Indo-Pacific region closer to China after they withdraw.
Maini also said that more importantly, in recent years, Beijing has continuously increased its economic presence in Afghanistan. The CCP is now worried about the security impact of the U.S. withdrawal, especially the impact on CCP’s local investment and the One Belt One Road project.
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Many foreign ministers met on Monday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan
On Sunday, the US State Department also stated that the withdrawal of countries from Afghanistan has entered the final days. Foreign ministers from several countries will hold an online meeting on Monday to discuss the next steps in Afghanistan. These countries do not include China.
The US State Department stated that on Monday (30 August), the United States will hold an online foreign ministers meeting with partners on Afghanistan issues. These countries include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Qatar, the European Union and NATO.
"Participants will discuss a coordinated approach in the coming days and weeks," the statement said.
The statement added that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will speak after the meeting to introduce the U.S. efforts in Afghanistan since 14 August and discuss the way forward.
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Experts: U.S. intelligence reports to no avail, should continue to investigate the origin of COVID-19
Thomas Wright, a senior foreign policy researcher at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said that the U.S. intelligence agency submitted an inconclusive assessment report on the issue to U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this week. The investigation of the origin of the COVID-19 (disease covid caused by SARS-CoV-2 / CCP virus / covi) pandemic should continue.
Wright told The Epoch Times, "The important thing is to clarify the truth, to find out what actually happened."
Wright is the co-author of the new book "Aftershocks: Pandemic Politics and the End of the Old International Order" (Aftershocks: Pandemic Politics and the End of the Old International Order). He co-authored the book with Colin Kahl, the current deputy secretary of policy for the U.S. Department of Defense.
He said that, given the Chinese regime’s obstruction and refusal to cooperate, he was “not surprised” that the recent report on the origin of the pandemic did not conclude.
"In order to conduct a proper investigation, you need China's cooperation, and obviously they have been hiding it, so this makes the investigation very difficult." He added that although the pandemic started with a laboratory leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology or passed, there are still doubts about the Wuhan seafood market but it is certain that China is the source of the pandemic.
"There is a lot of evidence that [the pandemic] originated in China. I think few people except the Chinese government...will question this in any way."
In "Aftershocks", Wright and Carl detailed the CCP's cover-up behavior after the covid outbreak in Wuhan, and its use of the pandemic as a way to improve its international status and exert influence on other countries' hard work.
Wright and Carl pointed out that the CCP’s first response to COVID-19 was fear and suppression of related information. They wrote, "A US Embassy official told us that they have never met a Chinese official. Like (in the early days of the pandemic),'in confidence, fear, and nervousness'... Beijing realized that if the news of the failure of its initial response to the epidemic leaked out, it would harm the CCP. Therefore, Xi Jinping is determined to act quickly to crack down on any doubting officials in China different voices of argument."
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The number of infections in the Philippines hits a record high, and epidemic prevention measures in the capital area are extended
Image : In the Philippines, doctors who are on the front line in the fight against covid are caught in a highly dangerous battle of life and death. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
The covid epidemic in the Philippines has spread, and the number of confirmed cases reached a new high on 28 August. President Rodrigo Duterte has announced through a spokesperson that the epidemic prevention restrictions in the capital Manila and some provinces have been extended.
The Philippines is one of the most severely affected countries in Asia. Under the raging delta variant of the highly contagious covi, the Philippines is struggling to cope with the surge in community-transmitted cases.
The Ministry of Health reported on the 28th that there were 19,441 new infections and 167 new deaths. This is the third time that the number of confirmed cases has set a new record in the past 9 days. At present, the cumulative number of people infected with the disease in the Philippines has exceeded 1.93 million, and the death toll has reached 33,008.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque issued a statement saying that Metro Manila’s current and second-strict quarantine restrictions will be extended to September 7. Although some companies allow 50% of employees to work in the company, restaurants, personal care services, and religious activities are still not open.
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Australia sets record of covid cases, promoted by New South Wales
Image : On 27 August 2021, during the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic, a girl wearing a mask walks on an empty street in the Sydney Central Business District. (Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images)
Reuters reported that Australia reported a record 1,126 covi infections on Saturday (28 August), most of which occurred in New South Wales, the epicenter of the epidemic dominated by Delta.
As officials in the country’s largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, and Canberra, the capital, are working to quell the epidemic, more than half of Australians have been in lockdown for several weeks.
New South Wales is the most populous state and is also the location of Sydney. The state reported 1,035 local cases of COVID-19 (a disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) infection, breaking Thursday's record of 1,029 cases. The new round of the epidemic began in mid-June and is still growing.
Victoria has reported 64 cases, mainly in the state capital Melbourne, and 26 infections in the Australian Capital Territory, including Canberra. Australia’s deputy chief medical officer, Michael Kidd, said at a briefing that there was one case in Queensland.
Although New South Wales set a record, the conservative Liberal government of the state said it would relax some restrictions next week to allow five guests to attend the wedding.
The state's management of the outbreak-with nearly 14,700 active cases-has been criticized by officials in neighboring Victoria, who have imposed stricter restrictions, believing that the outbreak there can be contained.
When talking about the infection situation in New South Wales, Victoria’s Minister of Health Martin Foley said: “I’m not sure 1,000 cases a day are a sign of hope.” “I’m sure if you ask those intensive care nurses in Sydney hospitals. , How do they view this situation at the moment, this will not be a very beautiful picture."
After Pfizer’s vaccine supply was delayed for several months and the public was upset about AstraZeneca’s vaccines, Australia has been racing against time to vaccinate its population in recent weeks. At the current rate, 80% of people can be vaccinated before mid-November.
The federal government announced a plan last month that envisages the lockdown as the key to quelling the epidemic until 70% of the population is vaccinated and gradually reopening Australia’s borders when that number reaches 80%.
Currently, only 33.7% of people over the age of 16 in Australia have been fully vaccinated. Relatively speaking, the number of COVID-19 (disease caused by the Chinese Communist Party virus) epidemic in the country has remained at a low level, with approximately 49,800 infections and 993 deaths.
Neighboring New Zealand is basically free of the epidemic this year (2021), but it is now also fighting against the Delta variant.
On Saturday, the country reported 82 new local infections, all in the epicenter of Auckland. At present, the country is under strict lockdown throughout the country.
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New Zealand outbreak worsens with 82 new cases
New Zealand's covid epidemic has worsened, with 82 new cases reported on Saturday (28 August). All the new cases are in Auckland, and the number of cases in the Pacific community is once again excessive, with 62 cases.
This brings the total number of cases in the community to 429, of which 415 are in Auckland and the remaining 14 are in the capital Wellington.
New Zealand has entered its 11th day of severe lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. The lockdown prevents most people from leaving their homes and can only exercise or buy groceries or medicines. Retail stores are closed, restaurants (including food delivery), schools, and most businesses are also closed.
The vast majority of recent cases have come from family contacts, not from parties or workplaces.
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Denmark declares coexistence with the virus! Epidemic prevention restrictions will be lifted from 10 September 2021
Reporter : Peng Huijun
Starting from 10 September 2021, covid will no longer be listed as a pandemic disease in Denmark that "endangers society", and the epidemic prevention restrictions will be completely lifted, because the coverage rate of the second dose in Denmark has also exceeded 70%, and it has decided to coexist with covi.
The Danish government announced that from 10 September. covid will no longer be listed as a disease that is "harmful to society" and all epidemic prevention restrictions will be lifted. The spokesperson of the Danish Ministry of Health, Martin Gelsen, said, "There is currently no reason to maintain covid in the category of diseases that harm society."
According to the statistics of the Big Data Laboratory of the Oxford University in the UK, as of 26 August, the proportion of Denmark's population with a dose of 75.6% is as high as 71.3% with two complete doses. In terms of vaccine coverage, the herd immunity standard has been reached. Therefore, now Danish people no longer need to produce vaccination certificates when entering and leaving public places such as restaurants, travel and border control.
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90 per cent of Iceland's population vaccinated, "zero deaths"
In addition, Iceland has had "zero deaths" for three consecutive months because the vaccine delivery rate is as high as 90%. After putting away the dust cover and closing the door for several months, the stadium in Iceland can finally welcome the fans again.
Neighbouring Iceland has also become a gifted student for epidemic prevention because of vaccines and masks. Reporter asked an Icelandic epidemiologist, "How many people have died in Iceland during this wave of COVID-19?". The epidemiologist replied, "No one has died." The vaccination rate in Iceland over the age of 16 exceeds 90%.
Since May, the number of deaths from the epidemic has continued to be zero. Iceland has verified the effectiveness of vaccines in controlling the epidemic.
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Protests in Germany and Greece against covi vaccines
Elsewhere in Europe, Germany and Greece are still arguing about their epidemic prevention policies.
Germans are protesting against too strict epidemic prevention, and said that it is a new trend not to get vaccines. More than 7,000 people in Athens have gathered to protest against vaccination. The police also used tear gas and water jets to drive them away.
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Needle caused the rubber fragments to fall into Moderna
For the Moderna vaccine in Japan, a black foreign body was found in the dose bottle. Initial investigations revealed that the needle caused the rubber fragments to fall.
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National Health Commission's 7 key observations from the epidemic prevention and control and vaccination situation in CCP China
Image : In 2010, a group hospitalization of students injecting hepatitis B vaccine occurred in Guangdong, and the girl was disabled by the vaccine. (Epoch Times Reference Room)
On 27 August 2021, the State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference, inviting including the leader of the Vaccine R&D Team of the Joint Prevention and Joint Control Mechanism of the State Council and the National Health Commission. Several officials including Zheng Zhongwei, Director of the Medical and Health Technology Development Research Centre, introduced the epidemic prevention and control and vaccination situation, and answered questions from the mainland media. All questions must have been reviewed in advance.
Looking at the content of the press conference, what the CCP officials want to convey to the people are mainly the following: 1. The covi vaccine produced by the CCP, in terms of preventing infection, transmission, severe illness and death, according to the CCP's prevention and control measures, is very effective, especially in the new wave of epidemics in Nanjing and Yangzhou, effectively reducing the infection rate and mortality rate.
2. To continue to vigorously promote vaccination, it is also possible for people over 60 years of age to receive the third shot, the booster shot, which is safe and can effectively increase antibody levels.
3. Regarding some of the mandatory vaccination policies issued by local governments and the public's response, “we must listen carefully, respond in time, and correct them immediately”. Vaccination should not be tied to schooling and returning to school.
4. Even if the vaccination reaches a certain proportion, everyone still needs to wear a mask.
5. Israel, as one of the countries with the highest level of vaccination in the world, has seen the recent rebound of the epidemic. It is not a vaccine problem, but because of problems with prevention and control strategies, and "these foreign vaccines are in response to the epidemic, whether it is infection prevention or prevention. Severe illness or death prevention is not 100%." The CCP’s inactivated vaccines and recombinant protein vaccines are safer than foreign vaccines.
6. Large-scale vaccination against covid in many countries in the world such as Peru, Thailand, Chile, Argentina, Mongolia, Bahrain, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, etc., is effective. The protection rate against infection ranges from 57% to 85%, and the protection rate against severe illness is all within around 90%. The protection rate against death is between 84% and 97%.
7. It is "necessary and not feasible" to carry out antibody testing for people who have been vaccinated, and for people who have not developed antibodies after vaccination. Because "antibody levels gradually decline after vaccination, this is a natural response of the human immune system. However, the decline in antibody levels does not mean that the vaccine has lost its protective effect. Vaccine protection, in addition to neutralizing antibodies, mainly depends on immune memory." . "Previously, we did not carry out human antibody testing after normal vaccination, and there were no legal requirements in this regard. So we think it is not necessary to carry out."
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CCP contradicts itself and avoids vaccine-caused severe cases
Have you found any problems with the above seven points? The author is not a medical professional, but after listening to the answers of CCP officials with medical background such as Zheng Zhongwei, one impression is that they have contradictions and deliberately concealed information. They avoid talking about the harm of vaccines to the world, and deliberately mislead the people.
The biggest contradiction is that it is necessary to continue to vigorously promote vaccination, and even need booster injections to increase antibody levels, which implies that vaccination and booster injections can maintain a high level of antibodies in the body and resist the virus. It is said that "the decrease in antibody level does not mean that the vaccine has lost its protective effect. Vaccine protection, in addition to neutralizing antibodies, mainly depends on immune memory." Therefore, there is no need to check antibodies after the vaccine is administered.
According to Zheng Zhongwei’s previous statement, it is necessary to test the number of antibodies in the body after the vaccine is administered, so that we can know whether there are antibodies in the body and the number of antibodies; according to the latter statement, since the vaccine has a memory, it is the number one. If I have received a shot or two shots of the vaccine, why is it necessary to get a booster shot? Isn't it normal for antibodies to fall? Isn't it possible to prevent infection? Moreover, according to the theory, since the first two shots of the vaccine can deal with the Delta mutant strain and did not cause large-scale infections or deaths, there is no need for a booster shot, and there is no need to wear a mask.
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CCP is reluctant to let people check their antibodies
A question arises from this: Why are CCP officials reluctant to let people check antibodies while vigorously promoting the benefits of vaccines and encouraging people to get vaccines? Isn’t the latter also important? The author speculates that the fundamental reason is that vaccination is a policy vigorously promoted by the CCP, and testing antibodies after vaccination is likely to expose the low quality of domestic vaccines, which is definitely not what CCP officials are willing to face.
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Life still restricted after vaccination is abnormal
In addition, there is another contradiction. After the country has reported a total of more than 2 billion doses of covi vaccine, and the number of people who have completed the entire vaccination process of 889.439 million, the CCP still has to adopt strict prevention and control policies such as wearing masks. This preventive measure continues to affect and interfere with people's normal lives. The vaccination is to restore society to normal, but after the vaccination, life is still restricted. Is this normal? What is the effectiveness of the CCP vaccines? The self-confidence of CCP officials seems a bit contradictory.
Regarding the mandatory policies issued by local governments during the vaccination campaign, the officials who participated in the press conference were well aware of them, but they said in a magnificent manner, "We must listen carefully, respond in time, and correct them immediately." Which one of the missions truly achieved the “voluntary” of respecting the people? How many people are behind the rapid increase in the number of vaccinations? Because you don’t vaccinate, you can’t go to work, school, or go to public places. Don’t Zhongnanhai know? Of course they know, but for the set goals, it is always nice to say but ugly to do. It is difficult to say whether officials at all levels are "correct" after the press conference.
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Harm of vaccines and adverse events after vaccination not raised
At the press conference, officials and reporters avoided two important issues. One was to avoid talking about the harm of vaccines to the human body, and to avoid the serious cases of death and severe cases. One is to avoid talking about the ADE effect that may be caused by the strengthening of the needle.
Just ask, out of the 800 million people who have been vaccinated, how many deaths and severe cases are there? How many people have side effects? What are the specifics? Has the Beijing authorities conducted statistics? The author listed a number of deaths and severe cases across the country disclosed through social media in the article "Severe Cases of Deaths and Severe Cases After Vaccination", and also mentioned the shady scenes of the authorities issuing bans to ban media reports. With the CCP covering the whole world, how can people believe the CCP's vaccines with these data?
Foreign data may be used for reference. According to a report by Reuters in July, according to data from the independent data group Lapor COVID-19, since June, 131 health care workers in Indonesia have died from the epidemic. They died in July. In addition, Singapore, Thailand and other countries also questioned the Chinese Communist Party’s vaccines, believing that they lack effectiveness. Just a few days ago, Johns Hopkins University in the United States issued a statement that it would no longer recognize the five vaccines including Sinopharm and Sinovac CoronaVac. Chinese students returning to the university who were originally vaccinated in China need to be vaccinated again before 8 October 2021. CCP officials boast that domestic vaccines are highly protective because the Chinese cannot see foreign information, so they are deceiving.
The intensified injection recommended by CCP officials and the "Do you want a third injection of the covi vaccine?" was recently published by the mainland media. When to vaccinate? "The purpose of the draft is the same, and they are all paving the way for the third shot. According to CCP officials, both Sinopharm and Sinovac have recently reported the clinical research results of the third shot vaccine, indicating that the vaccine is safe. So what are the reasons for the death and severe cases of the first two shots of the vaccine? Have the third-shot clinical trials of the two vaccine companies passed the inspections of the relevant departments? Have the relevant departments considered the "antibody-dependent infection exacerbation effect" (ADE) issue? If it has not been passed and considered, why should the CCP officials endorse it?
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National Health Commission avoids talking about death and injury cases
Why did the Chinese Communist Party officials not tell the people that the serious consequences of the intensified injections have already appeared in Israel? The latest data from Israel’s official website shows that after the third dose of vaccination in Israel started on 30 July 2021, the death rate after being diagnosed with covi or after the injection has risen sharply; and from the confirmed data in the week of August, look, the number of people who have been vaccinated and diagnosed is almost five times the number of people who have not been vaccinated.
Obviously, the CCP officials at the press conference were self-contradictory, concealing and avoiding talking about the death and injury cases caused by the vaccine to the world, and deliberately misleading the people. In addition to political reasons, there should be interests in it. Knowing this, do you still believe their words?
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