Covid could cause restless anal syndrome, new documented side effects of mRNA-vaccination

Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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Covid-infected man develops restless anal syndrome which left him unable to sit still

Reporters : John Ely of Daily Mail, Hannah Sparks of The New York Post

 

Image : Add “restless anal syndrome” — with its predictably awkward symptoms — to the growing list of mysterious side effects associated with covid recovery. (Alamy Stock Photo)

An elderly Japanese man developed "restless anal syndrome" after catching covid, in what doctors claim is a world first.

The unidentified 77-year-old man was admitted to Tokyo Medical University Hospital after testing positive for covid. 

Despite his age, he did not require any oxygen during his stay and managed to start breathing normally again 21 days after being admitted.

However a problem of another kind emerged several weeks after he was discharged.

The man began to suffer 'deep anal discomfort' about 10 cm above his perineum, the region between the genitals and the anus. This gave him an 'essential urge to move', according to medics who treated him. 

Defecation did nothing to relieve the man's discomfort, wrote Dr Itaru Nakamura who detailed the case in BMC Infectious Diseases. 

The man noticed the symptoms got worse towards the evening but he noticed that exercise such as walking, running or playing motion based video games alleviated his symptoms while taking a rest and staying still made them worse. 

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Patient recovered from mild covid had internal haemorrhoids

Dr Nakamura said a colonoscopy, where a thin flexible camera is inserted into the anus, revealed the man had internal haemorrhoids but no other rectal damage.

Testing the man's nervous system also revealed no abnormalities. 

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Symptoms of restless anal syndrome are "suffering"

Dr Nakamura said the symptoms of 'suffering' in the anal region include the urge to move, the worsening with rest, improvement with exercise but worsening at night, led medics to diagnose him with restless anal syndrome.

They classified this as a variant of the relatively common condition restless leg syndrome, and directly attributed it as being caused by his covid infection.

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How covid impacted nervous system is not fully understood

Dr Nakamura said how covid impacted patients' nervous system was not fully understood although a number of neurological conditions had been reported following infection.

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The neurological conditions reported following covi infection

These include delirium, confusion, psychosis, brain swelling, disruption to the brain's blood supply, and a condition characterised by weakness and numbness in parts of the body called Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

According to Dr Nakamura, the loss of taste and/or smell, which is famously associated with covid, is also considered a neurological impact of covi.

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Restless leg syndrome is a neurological condition and a sleep disorder

Restless leg syndrome is a common neurological condition that causes an overwhelming irresistible urge to move the legs as well as unpleasant sensations in the limbs. 

Despite the name, the condition can also occur in other parts of the body such as arms, chest and face.

It is described as a sleep disorder due to the disruption it causes to people's lives. 

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The 77-year-old Japanese is the first published case of covi causing restless anal syndrome

While restless leg syndrome has been associated with covid infection on two occasions, both in women under the age of 50 in Pakistan and Egypt, Dr Nakamura said his patient may be the first documented case of covid causing restless anal syndrome.

In many cases the cause of restless leg syndrome is unknown but it can run in families although  the Japanese man had no family history of the condition.  

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Clonazepam alleviates restless anal syndrome

The man was given a daily dose of 1.5mg of Clonazepam, a drug sold under the name Klonopin to treat seizures and fits, to help relax his anal muscles.

Dr Nakamura said that man continues to improve after 10 months on the medication. 

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The penetration of restless leg syndrome in Japan, the UK and U.S.

Restless leg syndrome is thought to impact between 1 to 4 per cent of the Japanese population according to Dr Nakamura.

In the UK the restless leg syndrome is thought to affect one in ten people according to charity RLS-UK.

It it also thought 7 to 8% of the U.S. population, at least 3 million Americans, also have the disease according to the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation.

It is unclear how common the variant restless anal syndrome is. 

It is unclear how common restless anal syndrome is because the condition is barely mentioned in medical literature.

Medics who reported the case in Japan described it as deep anal discomfort, associated with an 'essential' urge to move.

The symptoms were made worse by resting and being sedentary, and particularly bad in the evenings.

However, they were alleviated by exercise.

Japanese doctors described restless anal syndrome as a variant of restless leg syndrome. 

Restless leg syndrome, also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, is a common condition affecting the nervous system. It is thought to affect up to one in 10 people.

It causes an overwhelming urge to move your legs along with an unpleasant crawling or creeping sensation.

Despite the name the sensation can also affect the arms, chest and face. 

What causes restless leg syndrome is in many cases unknown.

It can run in families, though this is not believed to be the case for the Japanese man. 

In some cases it can be caused by another medical condition. 

Treatment can range from lifestyle changes such as increasing exercise or medication depending on what is causing the problem.  

Refs: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10040779/Covid-cause-restless-anal-syndrome-Infected-Japanese-man-77-develops-bizarre-condition.html, https://nypost.com/2021/09/30/covid-19s-latest-odd-side-effect-restless-anal-syndrome/,https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-021-06683-7 

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Covid new study: More than 1/3 of the infected people have long covid symptoms

Image : On 17 March 2020, during the covid outbreak, French medical staff pushed patients onto medical helicopters. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images)

A new study found that more than one-third of patients will continue or relapse 3 months and 6 months after being diagnosed with covid symptoms, and now the number of "long covid" symptoms has exceeded previous estimates.

A study published in the international medical journal "PLOS Medicine" on 28 September 2021 pointed out that about 36% of respondents reported symptoms similar to covid within 3 to 6 months after diagnosis, which exceeded the estimates of most previous studies.  That is, only 10% to 30% of patients have post-covid syndrome.

The study was led by scientists from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The records of 273,618 infected patients and 11,449 influenza patients were compared. Anonymous data mainly came from the United States and were obtained from electronic health records.

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From the stage of no symptoms to symptoms

Although the definition of "long covid" is not clear in the academic world, researchers have observed symptoms such as chest/throat pain, abnormal breathing, abdominal symptoms, fatigue, depression, headaches, cognitive dysfunction and muscle pain.

The author concluded, “The study found that more than one-third of patients had one or more records of long covid symptoms within 3 to 6 months after being diagnosed with covid.” The study also found that 3 to 6 months after being diagnosed with covid, among people who have long-term symptoms within 6 months, about 40% have no such symptoms in the first three months.

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Long covid symptoms occur more often than flu

A few months after the outbreak began, scientists including Anthony Fauci, a top infectious disease expert in the United States, warned that they had discovered a post-viral syndrome in people who had recovered. This has led some people to compare their experience of symptoms after diagnosis with their experience after other viral infections, such as the flu.

WHO official Vismita Gupta-Smith said in July that if a patient has recovered from the disease but still has some symptoms, it may be a post-covid syndrome. Sometimes this condition is also called "long covid".

New research has found that patients are more than twice as likely to develop covid symptoms after the acute phase of the disease.

The team also found that patients with more severe covid are more likely to have long-term chronic symptoms. At the same time, women and young adults have a higher risk of long covid symptoms, and there is no difference between patients of different races on this issue.

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U.S. Army flight surgeon moves to stop Biden's military vaccine mandate citing potential for side effects

A senior army flight surgeon with specialized training in infectious diseases has filed an affidavit against the Biden regime’s vaccine mandate for active duty military personnel. Lt. Col. Theresa Long, a medical doctor and flight surgeon, argued that the risk for side effects — particularly heart-related issues — outweighs the benefits of having military pilots vaccinated.

Long is the surgeon responsible for certifying the fitness of 4,000 flight-ready airmen at the 1st Aviation Brigade at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. More recently, she functioned as a medical and scientific advisor to an Aviation training Brigade seeking to identify risk mitigation strategies, and bio statistical analysis of covid infections in both vaccinated and unvaccinated soldiers. Long has argued that a vaccine mandate is nonsensical when evaluating risk versus any potential benefits.

In the affidavit, Long raised concerns regarding the potential for SARS-CoV-2 (covi) vaccines to cause inflamed heart muscles, particularly in young men in the age range of most combat military pilots. Long has also accused the Department Of Defense of not following its own protocols by requiring an MRI scan of each airman after vaccination. “The population of student pilots I take care of are primarily in their 20s-30s, males and in excellent physical condition. The risk of serious illness or death in this population from SARS-CoV-2 is minimal, with a survival rate of 99.997%.” Long stated in the affidavit.

She then cited the potential for heart-related side effects stemming from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. Long wrote, “Literature has demonstrated that natural immunity is durable, completed, and superior to vaccination immunity to SARS-CoV-2. The mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna both have been linked to myocarditis, especially in young males between 16 and 24 years old”.

 

The FDA added warnings regarding the potential for heart inflammation to the patient and provider fact sheets for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech covi vaccines in June 2021.

 

Long continued, “Research shows that most individuals with myocarditis do not have any symptoms. Complications of myocarditis include dilated cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death and carries a mortality rate of 20% at one year and 50% at 5 years.”

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One soldier has cardiac problems, brain tumour, thyroid dysfunction after mRNA- vaccinated

 

“I personally observed the most physically fit female soldier I have seen in over 20 years in the Army, go from Collegiate level athlete training for Ranger School, to being physically debilitated with cardiac problems, newly diagnosed pituitary brain tumor, thyroid dysfunction within weeks of getting vaccinated,” wrote Long in the opinion portion of the affidavit.

 

She then included other observations regarding potential adverse effects among the airmen in her care, along with similar observations from her colleagues in the lengthy affidavit, “Correlation by itself does not equal causation. However, significant causal patterns do exist that raise correlation into a probable cause. The burden to prove otherwise falls on the authorities such as the CDC, FDA, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. I find the illnesses, injuries and fatalities observed to be the proximate and causal effect of the covi vaccinations.”

 

Lt. Colonel Long filed the affidavit under the Military Whistleblower Protection Act. She called for an immediate injunction and a halt to the Biden regime’s vaccine mandate affecting active-duty military personnel. 

Ref: https://nationalfile.com/u-s-army-flight-surgeon-moves-to-stop-bidens-military-vaccine-mandate-citing-potential-for-side-effects/

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Six guest worker dormitories and a church in Marsiling broke out in large groups of infections

Six more local guest worker dormitories in Singapore are listed as a major infection group of covid. In addition to the other five major infection groups of guest worker dormitories, a total of 163 new cases were related to guest worker dormitories on 30 September 2021.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, the six guest worker dormitories are Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 1, Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 2 and the Association of Processing Industries-Westlite Papan Dormitory, Dormitory No.9, Defu South 1st Lane, Cochrane Lodge 2 and PPT Lodge 1B on Admiralty West Road.

Among them, Jurong Penjuru No. 1 and No. 2 dormitories increased by nine and five cases respectively, and the total number of cases is 48 and 44.

Processing Industry Association-Xia Mersing Dormitory increased 12 cases, a total of 97 cases; Defu South 1st Street No. 9 dormitory increased 13 cases, a total of 151; Cochrane Lodge 2 dormitory added 14 cases, a total of 62; PPT Lodge 1B 11 cases were added to the dormitory, a total of 73 cases.

Singapore's Ministry of Health stated that these infected groups belonged to households that spread the virus in the dormitory, and there is no evidence that there is covi spread outside the dormitory.

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The infection group of the other five guest worker dormitories expands

The day before yesterday (29th), another 13 people were diagnosed at Kian Teck Hostel (Kian Teck Hostel), which was listed as a major infection group, and the total number of cases has reached 62.

The Avery Lodge guest worker dormitory added 19 cases, a total of 369 cases; the Blue Stars guest worker dormitory added 16 cases, a total of 421 cases; the Woodlands guest worker dormitory added 35 cases, a total of 348 cases; the North Coast guest worker dormitory increased 16 cases have been added, bringing the total to 365 cases.

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A total of 29 cases in Marsiling Christ's Light Methodist Care Home

The MWS Christ's Light Methodist Home, located in the Marsiling Passage, also had an outbreak of large infections. The infection group has notified 20 new cases, a total of 29 cases so far, of which one is a staff member and 28 are households.

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Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre adds two new cases

In addition, the three large local infection groups have further expanded.

One more person was diagnosed in Man Fatt Lam Elderly Joy Daycare Centre. The Ministry of Health said that of the 17 cases, 14 were customers, one was a staff member, and two were residents of the patient.

Pasir Panjang added two new cases to the wholesale centre, bringing the number of infected people to 148. Among them, 134 were employees of the market, four were trade visitors, and ten were residents with patients.

My Little Campus Kindergarten (Yishun) added one case, with a total of 51 cases. The confirmed cases included three staff members, 27 students and 21 patients living with the disease.

Ref: https://www.8world.com/singapore/covid-19-clusters-1604486

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2478 new local cases break the high, and community cases break 2,000 for the first time

There were 2,478 newly confirmed covid cases, a new one-day high, breaking 2,000 cases for three consecutive days, of which 2,474 are local cases.

Community cases broke 2000 record high

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Health in the evening, as of 12 pm of 29 September, there have been more than 1,000 cases in the community for ten consecutive days. On 30 September, the number has exceeded 2,000, with 2022 reported. There are 452 cases from migrant worker dormitories, and there are 4 inbound covid cases.

Among the new community cases, 535 people are elderly patients over 60 years old, and as many as 139 children under 12 years old.

The current cumulative number of local cases in Singapore has reached 96,521.

Ref: https://www.8world.com/singapore/covid-19-new-cases-1604471

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Taiwan carries out influenza vaccination from 1 October 2021, 6 major QAs

Editor : Cai Minggen

The influenza vaccine will be officially launched in two phases from 1 October 2021. The first phase starts from 1 October. There are a total of "10 types of subjects" in Taiwan that can be administered with influenza vaccination. The second phase of vaccination will be available from 15 November for 64-year-old adults without high-risk chronic diseases. Below are 6 major QAs for public reference, reminding that there must be a "7 days interval" between influenza and covi vaccination. People can call to make an appointment before going to the medical institution for vaccination. 

1. Who can administer the publicly funded flu vaccine this year? 

The targets of the first stage include "medical and health and epidemic prevention related personnel", "elderly persons over 65 years old", "care recipients of institutions such as nursing, maintenance, and long-term care (services) and their affiliated staff", and "children over the age of 6 months to pre-entry in elementary school", "pregnant women", "patients with underlying diseases, including high-risk chronic patients, BMI ≥ 30, patients with rare diseases, and patients with major injuries", "parents of babies within 6 months of age", "kindergarten nursery personnel and nursery school professionals", "elementary, junior high school, high school, higher vocational, five-year-old to third-grade students" and "animal related and animal epidemic prevention personnel". The second stage is to provide vaccination for adults aged 50 to 64 years without high-risk chronic diseases. 

2. How to make an appointment? 

Except for elementary school, junior high school, high school vocational school, five-year-old to third-grade students who are vaccinated at the school and specific registered objects are vaccinated at designated locations, the rest of the subjects can be vaccinated at all health clinics and contract medical institutions in Taiwan, regardless of household registration. 

Before going to a medical facility for the flu vaccine, the public can first go to the "CDC website" to inquire about the contract facility and call to make an appointment. When going for vaccination, you need to bring your health insurance card and identity documents (children's health handbook, household register, baby birth certificate or residence permit, etc.). Different types of subjects need to bring different documents. For details, please check the website of the CDC.  People can check the location of the contract hospital online. 

3. Who is not suitable for influenza vaccination? 

The Department of Disease Control pointed out that people who are known to be allergic to vaccine ingredients and people who have had serious adverse reactions during injections in the past should not be vaccinated; they are less than 6 months old and have no clinical data such as efficacy and safety. They are also not vaccinated whereas those who have had Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of previous vaccination with this vaccine should consult a physician for evaluation. 

In addition, those who have a fever or are suffering from an acute and moderately severe disease should wait until their condition is stable before vaccination. Finally, those who are known to be severely allergic to the protein of "eggs" can have a medical staff familiar with allergic symptoms at the outpatient and in-patient clinics. Provide vaccination and observe for 30 minutes after vaccination, and then leave the scene without symptoms. 

4. What should I pay attention to before administering the flu vaccine? 

Expert members of the Vaccine Advisory Group suggested that the covi vaccine and influenza vaccination must be "7 days apart" to avoid difficulties in clarifying the situation when adverse reactions occur. Although the flu vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine, it must be evaluated by a physician before vaccination to confirm the health of the people and whether there are contraindications to the use of the vaccine before deciding whether to vaccination. 

If fever persists for more than 48 hours, breathing difficulties, rapid heartbeat, changes in consciousness or behavior and other abnormal conditions, if you feel unwell, Seek medical attention as soon as possible.

5. What are the side effects of the flu vaccine? 

After being vaccinated with influenza vaccine, there may be symptoms such as pain at the injection site, redness and swelling. A few people will have mild systemic reactions, including fever, headache, muscle aches, nausea, skin itching, urticaria or rash, etc. Symptoms generally occur Natural recovery within 1 to 2 days. Severe side effects such as immediate allergic reactions or anaphylactic shock, such as dyspnea, hoarseness, wheezing, swollen eyes or lips, dizziness, rapid heartbeat and other symptoms, have a very low incidence.

If unfortunately, they usually occur. symptoms will appear within a few minutes to a few hours after vaccination. Other adverse events that have been reported sporadically include neurological symptoms, such as brachial plexitis, facial nerve palsy, heat spasm, encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome with symmetrical nerve palsy, etc., as well as blood system symptoms. 

For example, temporary thrombocytopenia may cause purple spots or bleeding spots on the skin, and it is not easy to stop bleeding when bleeding starts. 

 6. What should I pay attention to after vaccination?

After vaccination, there is a very small chance that an immediate allergic reaction will occur and cause anaphylactic shock. In order to carry out medical treatment immediately after the incident, you should rest at the vaccination station or nearby after the vaccination, and observe for at least 30 minutes. Wait until there is no discomfort before leaving. In addition, those who use antiplatelet, anticoagulant drugs or abnormal blood coagulation function must apply pressure at the injection site for at least 2 minutes after the injection, and observe whether there is still bleeding or hematoma. 

After vaccination, people should pay attention to whether there are abnormal conditions such as continuous fever for more than 48 hours, difficulty breathing, rapid heartbeat, changes in consciousness or behavior. Refer to the diagnosis and report to the local health bureau. After completing the flu vaccination, although it can effectively reduce the chance of influenza virus infection, other respiratory infections may still occur. Therefore, personal hygiene and various preventive measures should still be paid to maintain good health. Regarding the detailed QA of influenza vaccination, the Department of Disease Control has also compiled a collection of frequently asked questions and published them on the website for public reference.

Ref: news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1596622

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Xi Jinping warns CCP laboratories handling deadly pathogens will face closer scrutiny

Source : South China Morning Post

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) must increase its oversight of laboratories handling deadly pathogens, President Xi Jinping has told the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership.

Biosecurity is an important part of national security and a force that “affects and can even reshape the world”, Xi told the Politburo, the party’s top policymaking body on Wednesday (29 September 2021), according to state-owned Xinhua News Agency. 

 It was the Politburo’s first ever group study session specifically focused on biosecurity, highlighting the importance the CCP leadership has attached to the issue since the onset of the pandemic.

Xinhua News Agency reported, “Xi Jinping emphasised that, at present, traditional biosecurity issues and new biosecurity risks are superimposed on each other, and biological threats from overseas and domestic biological risks are intertwined.”

Xi’s warning comes at a time when the PRC and the U.S. are engaged in a war of words over the origins of covid. Some members of Donald Trump’s administration repeatedly accused China of engineering or leaking the coronavirus from a lab in Wuhan, where the first covid outbreak was recorded.

The CCP foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, hit back against such accusations by promoting conspiracy theories that the U.S. had introduced the virus to the central Chinese city.

The Biden-Harris administration has repeatedly called for CCP China to share more data from the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan – something that has been described by Beijing as politicising a scientific question.

The staff of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, that study coronaviruses, have also repeatedly been forced to deny that the virus accidentally leaked from its laboratories.

On Wednesday, Xi said, “It is necessary to promote origin tracing of the novel coronavirus (CCP virus, covi) based on scientific principles and scientific rules” although he made no mention of the controversial lab-leak theory.

He also called for faster early warning systems of emerging infectious diseases as well as better international collaboration on biosafety.

"It is necessary to quickly detect and recognise newly emerged infectious diseases and outbreaks,” he said.

“It is necessary to actively participate in global biosafety governance, join hands with the international community in responding to increasingly severe biosafety challenges, and strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation and exchanges in the formulation of biosafety policies, risk assessment, emergency response, information sharing and capacity building.”

The CCP leader also called for a proactive approach to pandemic prevention that “blocks the transmission path of zoonotic diseases from the front end of the source”, echoing calls from several prominent virologists who believe that covid was ultimately caused by the increasingly narrow barrier between wildlife and human societies.

PRC has overhauled its biosecurity norms and regulations since Xi called for the swift introduction of new biosecurity legislation in February 2020, weeks after the outbreak in Wuhan was first detected.

New legislation was passed in October 2020 and Chinese research institutes have been researching shortcomings in the management of biosecurity risks.

The peer-reviewed article, published in Biosafety and Health, a journal sponsored by the Chinese Medical Association, concluded that “biosafety awareness in CDC laboratory staff involved in pathogen detection is low, especially the awareness regarding risk assessment and control.

Hubei Province’s CDC, which is based in Wuhan, did not feature in the study, a possible sign of the sensitivities surrounding the topic.

Ref: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3150777/xi-jinping-warns-chinese-laboratories-handling-deadly-pathogens

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2 reasons why Xi did not visit other countries for more than 600 days

Xi Jinping, President of the Chinese Communist Party, has not visited abroad for more than 600 days. The length of time has attracted the attention of the outside world and many discussions.

The last time Xi Jinping went abroad was from 17 to 18 January 2020, for a state visit to Myanmar. Six days later, Wuhan announced the lockdown of the city due to the epidemic. He did not visit other countries again after that but only participated in some international conferences by video.

Calculated in this way, as of 30 September 2021, Xi has not set foot abroad for 620 consecutive days. In comparison, Biden did not go overseas for 102 days and Putin 104 days. However, Xi is still better than Kim Jong-un. Kim Jong-un has not visited abroad for 822 days. The last time he went abroad was to South Korea in June 2019 to participate in the tripartite talks between the United States, South Korea and North Korea.

After the epidemic slowed down, leaders of various countries gradually resumed the mode of meeting and meeting; it is not surprising that Kim Jong-un will not go out. However, it is very strange that Xi Jinping has been late "not going abroad". What are the reasons behind it?

On 30 September, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) published an analysis article in which it quoted Ma Zhao, an associate professor of East Asia at Washington University in St. Louis, as saying that the health risks under the epidemic must be an important consideration for Xi Jinping and the CCP.

Current affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan agreed with this view and said it was the main reason. He said that the CCP attaches great importance to the health of the party leader, and any disturbance may cause political unrest. This is the case with a totalitarian system. For example, Kim Jong-un takes the toilet with him wherever he goes, because he is afraid of being detected for health problems.

In addition, Chen Jie, associate professor of politics and international relations at the University of Western Australia, pointed out that the CCP has received widespread criticism from the international community for covering up the epidemic and suppressing human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. This is also the reason why Xi Jinping did not visit.

At the end of October, the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders’ meeting will be held in Rome, Italy; in addition, the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) will also be held at the end of October in Glasgow, England. Whether Xi Jinping will be there is currently unknown.

Chen Jie believes that “(Xi's) staying away for such a long time (or unable to go out) will in turn worsen the isolation (situation) of China (the CCP)." Geopolitics are inherently weak and have no allies. On the other hand, in the United States, officials visit frequently, and most of them visit their hard-core allies or exchange visits with their allies.

Ma Zhao pointed out that China and the United States have entered into a full-scale competitive relationship. The two countries are still interdependent economically, but their political differences are huge and they have entered a state of "cold peace". This relationship also extends to the relationship between the CCP and the major allies of the United States, such as Australia and the United Kingdom. Even if they visit abroad, they lack a "necessary atmosphere."

Tang Jingyuan believes that "cold peace" is a euphemism. In fact, it is the CCP's war wolf diplomacy that has caused him unprecedented isolation. If Xi goes to a democratic country, he will generally be referred to the Hong Kong and Xinjiang issues. Those poor third-world countries didn't even have a face when he went, so he did not go there at all.

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Congressman insisted on visiting Taiwan. Why was the war wolf invalid?

Xi Jinping chose to stay at home. At the same time, politicians from other countries visited frequently, and some people were angry with the CCP.

On 30 September, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that a delegation led by Alain Richard, chairman of the French Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group, would visit Taiwan in the near future, during which they would meet with the top officials of the Taiwan authorities and ministers. According to a French report, Richard also announced on the 29th that the delegation was composed of four French senators. They will set off from France on October 5 for a three-day visit to Taiwan.

Everyone should have guessed the response of the CCP.

On the 30th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying stated at a regular press conference that they “resolutely opposed” French parliamentarians’ official contacts and exchanges with Taiwan in any form, and also advised “the relevant personnel to strictly abide by the one-China principle”. Maintain bilateral relations between China and France.

On the same day, the mouthpiece "Global Times" published an article in the headline scolding France, "I want to provocation?!" "Observer Network" also questioned France "persistently provoking?" It sounds aggressive.

Friends who are concerned about this matter may remember that the CCP has fiercely obstructed the visit to Taiwan led by Richard on several occasions, and there have also been diplomatic disturbances.

In February and March 2021, Lu Shaye, the CCP Chinese ambassador to France, twice wrote to the members of the French Senate's Taiwan Friends Group, in which he clearly threatened that if France continues to support Taiwan and participate in international organizations, it will be sanctioned by the CCP. In this regard, Antoine Bondaz, a researcher at the French Strategic Research Foundation (FRS), raised objections on Twitter. As a result, the CCP's Embassy in France even yelled at him as a "little hooligan" and "an ideological "spray"."

These wolf actions caused strong dissatisfaction among French officials and people, and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs finally summoned Lu Shaye.

After several intimidations and obstructions, we have seen that the Taiwan trip of French parliamentarians is finalized and will soon be opened. In the past, the CCP’s intimidation of the West might have some effect, but now it has no effect. Why is this? Why do French parliamentarians insist on visiting Taiwan?

Epoch Times columnist Wang He believes that after the CCP seized power, it “started a new start” in diplomacy. If countries that want to establish diplomatic relations with it need to negotiate one by one, they must not recognize diplomatic relations with the Republic of China. This is what it calls original negotiations to establish diplomatic relations".

One of the purposes of "negotiations to establish diplomatic relations" was to block Taiwan (the Chiang Kai-shek government at the time). This has dug a big hole for the world: to establish diplomatic relations, it is necessary to recognize that the Chinese Communist regime is the only legal government in China, and that Taiwan is a part of China and cannot maintain official relations with Taiwan. It should be said that the CCP has achieved great success, and most countries in the world, including the United States, have fallen into this trap.

However, in recent years, the international situation has undergone fundamental changes. The CCP’s ambitions have become increasingly exposed. The international community has increasingly seen through the CCP’s traps and has begun to have a new understanding of Taiwan. They saw that the Taiwan issue is not just a legacy of China's civil war, it is not an issue of unification and independence, but a matter of desperate struggle between a free society and the communist regime. In addition, Taiwan is not only important politically and militarily, but economically, it is also an extremely important link in the global supply chain and is indispensable.

It is against this background that the whole world has begun to rethink its Taiwan policy. As an aspiring country, France is of course no exception. French politicians and parliamentarians naturally have their own understanding.

Wang He pointed out that the CCP is very stupid. It only engages in "wolf war diplomacy" and arbitrarily threatens France and its parliamentarians. The result can only be counterproductive. Just imagine, even if the speaker of the small Czech Republic visits Taiwan without being afraid of the CCP, would the French parliamentarians be afraid? At present, the CCP is seeking France, more than France is seeking the CCP. How many cards can the CCP play against France? All these clumsy methods are a manifestation of the CCP’s loss of mind before its death.

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Unemployed army strikes, mainland economic data refreshes low

Outside, the CCP is now in a very bad situation; at the same time, the domestic situation is getting worse.

Since the beginning of this year, Beijing has taken a number of regulatory measures to clean up multiple industries. For example, housing and technology companies were suppressed, and education and training institutions were almost wiped out. These industries have been hit hard, and this has led to another problem-all industries have created an army of unemployed, tens of millions of people have been laid off and their livelihoods have been lost.

In the real estate industry, in addition to Evergrande’s debt of 300 billion US dollars, "explosive thunder", the Xinli Holding Group also recently reported the "explosive thunder" news. On September 15th, employees at the headquarters of Sony Corporation received verbal notices of 50% pay cuts one after another. After that, another 50% layoff was reported.

Under the policy of "double reduction" (referring to reducing the burden of primary and secondary school students' homework and off-campus training), education and training institutions have closed one after another. According to reports, as of mid-September, the leading training company New Oriental has laid off nearly 10,000 employees and is expected to lay off more than 40,000 employees by the end of the year. Two New Oriental people disclosed that at the beginning of this year, the total number of New Oriental was about 100,000.

"Securities Daily" reported this month that data from the mainland enterprise information query website "Tianyancha" showed that as of 1 September, more than 160,000 education and training-related companies had cancelled or revoked in 2021, an increase of approximately 26.51% over the same period in 2020. .

Financial commentator Wang Jian said that there are nearly 10 million direct employees in the education and training industry in mainland China, and the total number of supporting staff is more than 20 million. The crowds are pushed to the market, which is worse for the mainland where the economy is declining and unemployment is serious, but the CCP does not care about the lives of the people.

Some scholars believe that the layoffs are not limited to these industries, and a worse business environment will emerge one after another.

In addition, under the impact of policies such as power rationing, China's latest economic data can be described as "tragic."

On 30 September, the National Bureau of Statistics of the Communist Party of China released data, showing that China's manufacturing PMI continued to decline in September, directly dropping below the threshold, recording 49.6. This data refreshed the lowest level since February last year and fell into the shrinking zone for the first time in 19 months. The full name of PMI in Chinese is the Purchasing Manager Index, which is a comprehensive economic monitoring indicator system that reflects the trend of economic changes. (Current affairs)

According to Reuters news, China Logistics Information Center researcher Wen Tao said that the internal influencing factors of the slowdown in PMI are mainly the slowdown in domestic and foreign demand growth and the weakening of the production power of enterprises; the external influencing factors are the dual control of energy consumption, and in some areas The production and operation of basic raw material enterprises with higher energy consumption declined.

Wang Jun, chief economist of Centaline Bank, pointed out that the production and operation activities of enterprises have changed from expansion to contraction, and China's economy has entered an unprecedented period of "atypical stagflation".

What is "atypical stagflation"? On the one hand, there are obvious signs of a slowdown in growth, but it is still positive; at the same time, prices have risen significantly, but they are mainly concentrated in the upstream raw materials and industrial products.

In the first half of this year, official data showed that China's GDP grew by 12.7% year-on-year. Wang Jun predicts that the growth rate in the third quarter will break 5%, and that it may break 4% in the fourth quarter, and will need to maintain 5% next year.

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North Korea's missile test upgrades, U.S. calls for unconditional dialogue

On 28 September 2021 (Wednesday), North Korea launched a newly developed "Mars-8" hypersonic missile from Jagang to the eastern waters. This is the third missile test conducted by Pyongyang this month, causing global concerns.

According to a CNN report, although the exact specifications of the "Mars-8" hypersonic missile are not known to the outside world, after the missile is mounted on a hypersonic aircraft, in addition to the drastic improvement in maneuverability, the speed of the missile will reach 20 times the speed of sound. And "Mars-8" can fly at a lower altitude, avoiding missile defense systems, satellite detection, and surface ships before returning to its original flight altitude.

Lionel Fatton, an assistant professor at Webster University in Geneva, mentioned that the "Mars-8" missile was designed for ballistic missiles (Ballistic Missile). If the test is successful, the current missile defense systems of South Korea and Japan will be useless. Experts say frankly that such missiles are almost impossible to shoot down. The outside world is worried that this may pose a serious threat.

The U.S. State Department’s special representative for North Korea policy, Sung Kim, stated on the 29th that North Korea’s missile launches violated UN Security Council resolutions, aggravated regional instability and threatened neighboring countries. However, the United States is unwavering in its determination to realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

In the morning of 30 September, Venus held a closed-door meeting in Jakarta with the Minister of "Peaceful Negotiations on the Korean Peninsula" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, Ruguidi. On the same day, at the request of France, the United States, and the United Kingdom, the UN Security Council held an emergency closed-door meeting to discuss North Korea’s missile test.

At the same time, two days after the missile test was launched, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stated at the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea that he was willing to resume the previously suspended "hotline between North Korea and South Korea" in early October.

Since the United States and North Korea held a no-agreement summit at the beginning of 2019, relations between North Korea and South Korea have been in a stalemate, and North Korea has also resumed missile testing. In view of North Korea’s volatility, South Korea’s Blue House did not dare to take Kim Jong-un’s statement lightly.

The Central News Agency reported that Zheng Chenggong, director of the "North Korea Research Center" of the Sejong Institute in South Korea, analyzed that the restoration of the Korean-North Korea hotline might indeed help create an atmosphere of dialogue. However, if North Korea is concerned about the "fundamental issue", that is, asking South Korea to stop joint military exercises with the United States and import advanced US weapons, the two sides fail to reach a consensus, and there are still restrictions on the improvement of relations.

While advocating the restoration of the hotline, Kim Jong Un also criticized the United States for "doing superficial effort" and "deceiving the international community", and said that he would not hold talks without the United States changing its "hostile policy" against North Korea.

In response, the United States stated that "the United States is not hostile to North Korea" and emphasized that it is ready for unconditional dialogue.

Voice of America believes that Beijing is the main supporter of North Korea, which is isolated from the outside world. Any solution to the North Korean nuclear issue is expected to involve the CCP.

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Ref: https://www.8world.com/singapore/covid-19-moh-geospatial-data-1604691

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AIDA competition results revealed! Nationality "TWN" male and female players won the first place in Asia

   

Image : Hou Yiming picked up the Taiwanese flag after the game and let the world see Taiwan through the broadcast. (Provided by AIDA TAIWAN)

The World Freediving Championships (AIDA) hides the national flag of the Republic of China players, and players from 10 countries support Taiwan. In the latest list of competition results announced by the organizer, ROC is marked as "TWN" (Taiwan) in the "Nationality" column instead of "TPE (Chinese Taipei)". Taiwan's male and female players took the first place in Asia.

The results of the 27th AIDA World Championships were announced on the official website. In order of points, Taiwan’s male and female players are ranked first in Asia. Taiwan’s only female athlete, Hou Yiming, climbed 58 m and dived 38 m without webbed constant weight. Constant weight dived 66 m, with a total score of 162 points. Among 62 women players from all over the world, she ranked 13th in total, and ranked first among Asian countries.

In addition, the male athlete Huang Huayang dived 78 m in the double-webbed constant weight event, 70 m in the rope climbing, 45 m without the webbed constant weight, and 91 m with the webbed constant weight. The total points were 284 points. Each of them set a personal career record. Among 58 men's players, they ranked 5th in the total ranking. They only lost to France, Croatia, and Russia. They also ranked first in Asian countries.

The other three Taiwanese male athletes who participated in the competition also had good results. Huang Jianhao climbed the rope for 50 m, without webbed constant weight for 50 meters, and webbed constant weight for 55 m, ranking 21st with a total of 155 points. ; Zhang Yixian climbed a rope to dive 69 m, with webbed constant weight dives up to 75 m, with a total score of 144 points ranking 25th; Ke Zhida dived up to 30 m without webbed constant weight, total scores of 30 points, ranking 47th.

Ref: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3690306