Dead Sea pool turns blood red, Accept NUG, Endorse UN's current Myanmar ambassador

 Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

News on Israel, Myanmar, airline management, disease control, Singapore, Taiwan, U.S., CCP

Image : Composite picture of the Dead Sea pool and supporting NUG, current Myanmar UN Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun (Twitter, The Irrawaddy)

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Pool close to the Dead Sea turns blood red, the cause is unknown

Reporter : David Averre, Daily Mail

Image : Twitter

A pool of water located close to the Dead Sea in the biblical region of Moab - modern day Jordan - has mysteriously turned blood red.

Image : Web Screenshot (David Stanley, Flickr)

Water from the red lagoon just inside the Jordanian border is being sampled by workers from Jordan's Ministry of Water and Irrigation to determine the cause of the unsettling phenomenon which is as yet unexplained.

The images have sparked a furore on social media, with blood red waters carrying much significance in the Old Testament as one of the 10 plagues God cast upon the Pharaoh of Egypt to free the Jews from slavery. 

According to the biblical tale, God turned the waters of the River Nile into blood, which killed the fish and prevented the Egyptians from drinking the foul water, in the first of 10 plagues that came as the Pharaoh's punishment for refusing to free his Jewish slaves.

The eastern shores of the Dead Sea where the blood red pond is located also happens to be where the two legendary cities of Sodom and Gomorrah stood before they were supposedly destroyed by God for their 'wickedness'.

The head of the Water and Agriculture Committee of the Al-Karak Council, Fathi Al-Huwaimel, said that the authorities have been contacted to work on identifying the source of the water.

However, although the cause of the mysterious crimson waters remains unknown for now according to Jordan's ministry spokesperson Omar Salameh, a few theories have been posited as to why a lagoon isolated from fresh water could suddenly change colour.   

Director of Agriculture in the Southern Jordan Valley, Yassin al-Kasasbeh, told Roya News that this phenomenon is found in ponds close to seas due to the presence of a certain type of a bacteria and red algae that love salinity, which changes its colour with the presence of sunlight.

However, this does not explain why the water suddenly turned red while other pools have not displayed the same phenomenon, particularly given that the region experiences near year-round sunny skies.

Other officials told Israel Today that the presence of iron oxide in the water could account for the strange colour change, but again did not give an explanation as to how the iron oxide would have been introduced to the pool, and why the colour change happened so rapidly. 

Meanwhile, Sakhr Al-Nusour, the head of the Jordanian Geologists Syndicate, told the Al Ghad news that the red colour could have been caused by the addition of substances by humans. 

This viewpoint was shared by many Jordanians who accused the government of covering up a source of pollution or their use of the pool as a dumping ground for waste chemicals.  

The Dead Sea is the salt lake located in the Judean desert of southern Israel, bordered by Jordan to the East. 

With its origin dating back to some four million years ago, it is one of earth’s saltiest bodies of water and is the lowest point on earth. 

Its high level of salinity - well over 30% - means its waters are incredibly rich in minerals and the health benefits of bathing in the Dead Sea have long been touted, though it is so salty that the water cannot support marine life.    

It has been found that people with respiratory diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, have appeared to benefit from increased atmospheric pressure in the region, while the temperature, humidity and water's minerals make it a perfect environment to treat skin problems. 

Ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9985759/Dead-Sea-pool-turns-BLOOD-RED-Bible-says-God-sent-angels-destroy-Sodom-Gomorrah.html

News (2) to (5) / Source : The Irrawaddy

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UN should accept NUG and endorse current Myanmar's UN Ambassador

The United Nations General Assembly takes place on 14 September 2021 (Tuesday). On the eve, 358 local and international civil society organizations urged the UN member nations and their representatives to keep the current Myanmar ambassador as the rightful representative for the country despite the Myanmar military regime’s attempt to replace him with someone loyal to them, as the UN’s Credentials Committee will meet on Tuesday to consider who should represent Myanmar.

The organizations based in Myanmar, other parts of Asia, Europe and the US called for support as Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun has done important work at the UN representing the civilians of Myanmar and Myanmar’s democratically elected government, which was ousted by the Junta in February.

Following the coup, the ambassador rejected the takeover on the UN floor in late February and pledged his loyalty to the ousted National League for Democracy (NLD) government and its offshoot the National Unity Government (NUG), a shadow government formed by elected lawmakers from the NLD and its ethnic allies. Since then the Junta has been trying to replace him but so far in vain. There was also an assassination attempt against the US-based ambassador but the plot was disrupted when the FBI arrest some of those involved.

In June, the UNGA condemned the Myanmar Junta and demanded it end the takeover, stop killing opponents and free jailed civilian leaders.

Despite the UN criticism, the Junta’s killing has continued. As of Saturday, 1,080 people have been killed in crackdowns since the coup and more than 6,000 people have been detained, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights group tracking the regime’s atrocities.

The 76th UNGA begins on Tuesday. U Kyaw Moe Tun was appointed by the UN as Myanmar’s representative in 2020 under the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi-led civilian government before the coup. The NUG has also approved him as their representative at the world’s body.

A seat at the United Nations is important for a country as it represents the government’s legitimacy and  international acceptance. The representation also permits the country to participate at the UN, not only at the UNGA but in other UN agencies like the World Health Organization.

In their open letter to the UN member nations and their representatives, the CSOs called on the UN credentials committee to reject the Junta’s nominee but to accept U Kyaw Moe Tun as “he represents the government (NUG) elected by the people”.

The CSOs also called on the UN not to defer and vacate the post, and not to do anything to silence U Kyaw Moe at the UN.

“To do so is against the UN Charter as well as encouraging the Junta’s power grab and their terror on civilians,” they said.

Ref: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ahead-of-un-meeting-local-and-intl-groups-call-to-keep-myanmars-ambassador-in-place-update.html

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Myanmar's National Unity Government prepares evidence of Junta war crimes for UN

Myanmar Junta has committed massacres and war crimes in Sagaing Region by murdering about 112 people within three months, according to the Human Rights Ministry of the civilian National Unity Government (NUG).

Evidence of Junta massacres and war crimes will be submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council in September 2021, U Aung Myo Min, the NUG’s human rights minister, posted on Facebook.

Myanmar’s Junta killed at least 216 people in the region between March and August, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), which is compiling deaths and arrests.

The rights ministry said in July alone the regime committed a series of massacres and war crimes, killing 103 people in Kani, Depayin and Mingin townships in Sagaing Region.

In Kani Township, around 43 people, including a child, were killed in Junta massacres during military operations.

The rights ministry said four civilians were tortured and killed in Shinoretat village in Kani Township on 1 July 2021.

Another 16 villagers were killed by junta forces in Yin village on July 11 to 12 and more than 23 villagers and civilian resistance fighters, including a disabled person, were tortured and killed at Zee Pin Twin and Htoo villages on July 26 and 27.

The NUG has already reported the Junta massacres in Kani to the UN Security Council in August.

U Aung Myo Min told The Irrawaddy last month that willful killing, torture of unarmed civilians and the intentional, excessive use of force constitute war crimes.

Nineteen people, including resistance fighters, were murdered by Junta forces in Mingin Township in July.

Eleven out of 57 detained members of the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) were reportedly killed by junta forces in detention, according to the rights ministry.

A junta massacre, leaving more than 40 civilians dead, including several children, was reported in Depayin Township in early July.

During the raids on villages, Junta forces used artillery against civilian targets and reportedly opened fire on villagers fleeing for the forests.

In the massacre, six wounded resistance fighters, left behind by retreating civilian combatants, were shot in the head by the soldiers.

Villagers were also shot dead by Junta troops the next day when they returned to look for the dead and wounded.

At the time a villager told The Irrawaddy that looting civilian property and shooting at fleeing civilians were human rights violations.

After the declaration of the people’s war against the junta by the NUG on 7 September 2021, Junta forces have escalated inspections and arrests but also violence and raids, including burning down villages across the country, especially in Sagaing and Magwe regions and Kayah State.

Meanwhile, the PDFs across the country have stepped up operations targeting junta forces and Junta-owned telecom masts.

By Saturday, 1,080 people had been killed by Junta forces across the country, the AAPP said.

Almost 8,050 people, including elected government leaders, have been detained by the Junta or face arrest warrants.

Ref: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-shadow-government-prepares-evidence-of-junta-war-crimes.html

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Aung San Suu Kyi denies rumours of talk with Myanmar Junta

Image : Web Screenshot (State Counselor Office)

Myanmar’s detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has denied rumors that she has held talks with the junta leaders over the past two months.

 

“No one came to talk to me,” Aung San Suu Kyi told her lawyers on Monday, during a brief chat with her legal team, according to a lawyer present. 

“There were rumours about who met her, but she told us that, until now, no one [from the junta’s governing body the State Administration Council (SAC) or the military] has met with her,” said the lawyer.

 

Rumours circulated that coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met Aung San Suu Kyi before Myanmar’s Martyrs’ Day, which falls on 19 July, and that there was a follow-up meeting last month with two members of the SAC.

 

A local news outlet reported that U Chit Naing and U Win Shein, the junta-appointed Ministers of Information and Planning and Finance and Industry, met Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 6 August.

 

On Monday, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was supposed to appear before a special court in Naypyitaw’s Zabuthiri Township after eight weeks of delays to her court hearings due to the COVID-19 pandemic but after the ousted State Counselor fell ill with car sickness, she requested an absence from the court proceedings.

A member of her legal team, U Khin Maung Zaw, said, “She is not well. She said she felt very dizzy from car sickness, had a runny nose and her face was red.”

Her lawyers met her Monday morning at around 9.30 am for about 10 minutes. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi asked her lawyers to request an absence from the day’s court proceedings. The court hearing of detained President U Win Myint, who has been charged under the Natural Disaster Management law, resumed, the lawyer said.

“[Daw Aung San Suu Kyi] told us to request leave for her and that she will discuss details about the cases [on Tuesday]. We expect she will come and if she does, the hearings will continue,” the lawyer said.

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Aung San Suu Kyi expected to turn up at court on 14 September 2021

Therefore, the court postponed hearings in three cases against Aung San Suu Kyi, regarding the possession of illegally imported walkie-talkies, and violations of the Telecommunications Law and Natural Disaster Management Law, until next Monday (18 September 2021).

On Tuesday, she is scheduled to appear in court for hearings in two cases.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained under house arrest since the February 1 coup, and is facing six charges for alleged violation of covid restrictions, possession of walkie-talkies and sedition. The Junta has also filed four corruption charges against her.

Ref: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-denies-rumors-of-talks-with-myanmar-regime.html 

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Alitalia will be officially grounded in mid-October! What should I do if I have already purchased tickets? Hurry up and see

Alitalia will officially end operations on 14 October 2021, while the new national airline, ITA, will officially start operations on 15 October 2021.

Alitalia was founded in 1946 with a fleet of more than 170 aircraft. But after entering the 21st century, due to poor management and the impact of low-cost airlines, Alitalia gradually declined. In May 2017, Alitalia entered the bankruptcy protection process and was taken over by the government. The subsequent reorganization attempts failed. In May 2020, the Italian government issued the "Renaissance Act", which plans to invest 3 billion euros to establish a new company wholly controlled by the Ministry of Finance to operate air cargo.

The new company is named ITA (Italian Air Transport in English) and will start full operations as planned on 15 October 2021. The fleet will have 52 aircraft at the beginning of operation, and it is planned to increase to 105 by the end of 2025, of which 81 will be upgraded to new aircraft to reduce environmental impact and improve flight efficiency.

When the new and old airlines change, what should passengers who have already purchased Alitalia tickets do?

The Italian website Tg24.sky reported that the Italian government has allocated 100 million euros to protect the interests of consumers. Passengers holding Alitalia tickets departing after 15 October will receive an email: They can apply for compensation, or they can apply for a flight change before October 14.

The following are the specific details that passengers need to know when applying for ticket refunds or changing flights:

Who can apply for a refund or change flight?

Passengers who want to apply for a refund or change flights must be passengers holding Alitalia tickets starting with "055", and the ticket must be purchased before 24 August 2021; at the same time, the flight should be from 15 October 2021 and flights to and from any destination/origin in the world that will take off in the future.

How do passengers apply for refunds?

——Passengers who purchase tickets on the Alitalia website will receive an email notification, click the link in the email to apply for a refund;

——If you want to apply for a partial refund or a passenger holding a MilleMiglia award ticket, you can contact the airline's call center at 892010 (calling from Italy), +390665649 (calling from abroad). Calls will be charged;

——Passengers who have purchased tickets from a travel agency can directly contact the travel agency for refund matters;

——Passengers who purchase tickets from websites other than Alitalia's official website (such as Booking.com, Skyscanner, etc.) must contact the customer service of that website and learn how to change the reservation or refund.

How much can I refund?

The refund amount will be equal to the ticket price, and no penalty will be charged. For passengers who have booked Italian flights only one way during the round-trip journey, for example, the outbound flight is the Italian flight and the return flight is another airline's flight, Alitalia will also refund the corresponding one-way ticket value.

How to change the flight?

Passengers who receive the e-mail can change their flight through "rebooking" or "rerouting". Passengers can also change the original flight after 15 days to within 14 days through "change route", and the destination will remain the same. In this case, although the flight segment has changed, the ticket price will remain the same.

*Notice:

1. "Rebooking" example: For example, passengers who have purchased a Milan-Rome ticket that will take off on 10 October and return on the 15th by Alitalia can change the return flight to 14 October for free if the seat permits.

2. "Destination change" requires attention: Passengers who depart within 14 October can still change the destination, but may need to make up the difference. For example, when a passenger wants to change a Milan-Rome round-trip flight within 14 October to a Milan-Palermo flight, if the fare of the Milan-Palermo flight is higher than the fare of Milan-Rome, the difference must be paid.

3. Non-refundable fare difference: When the passenger changes the fare of the Milan-Palermo flight to 100 euros and the original route (Milan-Rome) is 110 Euros, Alitalia will not refund the 10 Euros of the ticket difference.

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Guangzhou disease control: Citizens do not leave the province unless necessary, all inbound flights from Fujian to Guangzhou are included in key control

According to Guangzhou Disease Control i Health News, according to statistics from the National Health Commission, Fujian Province reported 22 local confirmed cases (15 in Putian, 6 in Quanzhou, and 1 in Xiamen) from 0-24 on September 12, including 2 Cases of asymptomatic infection were transferred to diagnosis; 13 cases of asymptomatic infection (all in Putian). Since 10 September, a total of 75 cases of covid infections have been reported, which spread to 3 cities within 3 days, and the epidemic has spread rapidly. In order to protect the health of citizens and do a good job in the prevention and control of the epidemic in our city, the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds citizens again:

1. Do not leave the province if it is not necessary.

2. Please continue to pay attention to your Yuekang code and communication big data itinerary card. Since August 26th, personnel who have come to (return) to Guangzhou and all "red code" and "yellow code" personnel need to be the first. Time to take the initiative to report to the neighborhood committee (village committee), work unit or hotel where you live, and please cooperate with various epidemic prevention measures.

3. In the event of fever, dry cough, fatigue, decreased sense of smell and taste, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, conjunctivitis, myalgia, diarrhea and other uncomfortable symptoms, immediately report to the neighborhood committee (village committee), unit or hotel where you live , Go to the nearest fever clinic in time. Take personal protection and do not take public transportation during treatment.

4. The general public should further increase their awareness of prevention, continue to take protective measures such as wearing masks, washing hands frequently, ventilating frequently, one-meter noodles, and preventing gathering, and actively vaccinate the new crown vaccine.

All inbound flights from Fujian to Guangzhou are under key control

According to information from Baiyun Airport, according to the situation of epidemic prevention and control in Fujian Province, Baiyun Airport will include Xiamen, Sanming, and Wuyishan inbound flights into key management and control from 7.30 pm on 12 September. So far, all inbound routes open to Fujian and Guangzhou have been included in key control. Up to now, Baiyun Airport's key domestic flights are inbound flights from 6 airports in Mangshi, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Sanming, and Wuyishan.

After arriving at Baiyun Airport, passengers from these six airports on flights arriving in Guangzhou are required to check the "certificate of negative nucleic acid test within 48 hours" on the basis of checking the green code of the "health code" and the temperature test. Passengers who do not have a nucleic acid certificate must accept nucleic acid testing and sampling on site before leaving.

Passengers are requested to enter the "Guangdong Nucleic Acid" applet to register information in advance to improve the efficiency of nucleic acid inspection. Cooperate with the staff on site for information registration and testing. Please wear masks when queuing and keep a safe distance.

News (6) to (12) / Reporter : Morgan Philipps, Daily Mail / Image : AFP/Getty Images

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Trump blames U.S. Democrats for vaccine hesitancy in America

Former President Trump said it was not his own fault but Democrats' for Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy across the country, as he claimed the it is looking like he has 'no choice' but to run for the presidency again in 2024. 

Trump claimed in an interview with Fox News there were 'literally lines of people' waiting to get inoculated when he was in office but now there is a 'different situation' because he is gone. 

'If you remember, when I was president, there were literally lines of people wanting to take it,' Trump said. 'Now, you have a different situation, and it's very bad.' 

Trump got the coronavirus vaccine in private in December even as many politicians were taking it on camera to tout the efficacy. 

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were given emergency use authorization under the Trump presidency, but were limited to healthcare workers and those in congregate living facilities until after Trump was gone. It fell on the Biden administration to distribute the vaccine to the masses of Americans. 

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U.S. Democrats disparaged the covi vaccine when Trump was President

Trump pointed to comments from Vice President Kamala Harris.  

'If the public health professionals, if Dr. [Anthony] Fauci, if the doctors tell us that we should take it, I'll be the first in line to take it. Absolutely,' Harris said during a debate last October. 'But if Donald Trump tells us that we should take it. I'm not taking it.'

'Of course, they famously said, if Trump came up with it, I'll never take it,' Trump recalled. 

 'They disparaged the vaccine, and now they wonder why people aren't wanting to take it?' He continued. 'It's a disgrace.'

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Trump is against vaccine mandates

Still, Trump again spoke out against vaccine mandates, arguing that they 'shouldn't be necessary.' 

The former president teased a run for office in 2024, telling Fox News: 'I don't think we're going to have a choice.' 

'It is getting to a point where we really have no choice [but to run],' he added, citing President Biden's bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

 He called Biden 'incompetent' and said his administration was 'divisive.'  

'They keep telling everyone how they want to get together, to be inclusive – they're not inclusive,' Trump said. 'They are very, very dividing and divisive.' 

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White House did not expect resistance to covi vaccine, legacy of Republican administration

Meanwhile, the Biden administration has said they 'didn't anticipate' such resistance to the vaccine being that it was approved under a Republican administration. 

'We didn't anticipate that when there was a vaccine approved under a Republican president, that the Republican president took, that there would be such hesitation, opposition, vehement opposition in some cases, from so many people of his own party in this country,' White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday. 'We didn't anticipate that.' 

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Trump saves 'millions of lives' from Covid

Trump claimed earlier this month that he saved 'millions of lives' by overseeing coronavirus vaccine development. 

 'The vaccines do work,' he said on the 'John Fredericks Show,' a conservative talk radio show. 'And they are effective. So here's my thing: I think I saved millions and millions of lives around the world. We would have had another Spanish flu.' 

But last month, he was booed at his own rally in Alabama for touting vaccine efficacy.  

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Trump stresses on the freedom of choice to vaccinate

'I believe totally in your freedoms, I do, you've got to do what you've got to do. But I recommend that you take the vaccines,' Trump said to the crowd, who replied with jeers.

'You've got your freedoms,' he responded. 'But I happened to take the vaccine.'

Once the booing stopped, Trump told his supporters they would be the 'first to know' if the vaccine was ineffective.

'If it doesn't work, you'll be the first to know. Ok?' he said. 'I'll call up Alabama and say, 'hey, you know what?'...But, it is working. But you do have your freedoms. You have to keep -- you have to maintain that.' 

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Vaccination data of the U.S. in 2021

Around 178 million Americans have been fully vaccinated, and 75.4 percent of adults have received at least one shot. 

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), just 1 in 200 Covid-19 deaths in first half of 2021 were among those who had been fully jabbed. 

Ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9985751/Donald-Trump-blames-Democrats-COVID-19-vaccine-hesitancy-Americans.html

Commentary on Biden's vaccine mandate: https://www.westernjournal.com/didnt-think-no-telling-many-will-die-bidens-hard-deadline-hits/

This class of citizens is exempt from Biden's vaccine mandate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SuA5qTqyuc

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Singapore reports an increase of 607 confirmed covid cases on 13 September 2021

On 13 September 2021, Singapore reports an increase of 607 confirmed covid cases, including 10 inbound covid cases, 597 local cases of covid, of which 534 are community cases and 63 are from migrant worker dormitories, according to a statement from Singapore's Ministry of Health.

Among the 10 inbound cases, four were found to be infected when they arrived, and six were diagnosed during home notification or quarantine.

Among the new local cases, 157 are elderly people over 60 years old, and 20 are adolescents or children under 18 years old.

There are currently 774 patients hospitalized, of which 57 require oxygen infusion, and another eight are treated in the intensive care unit. Of the 65 severely ill patients, 51 are seniors over 60 years old.

A total of 72,294 confirmed cases have been confirmed locally.

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"The Lancet": The third dose of vaccine lacks evidence and should not be made available to the public

Reporter : Chen Beichen / Editor: Xu Gengwen / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/09/13/a103215282.html

On Monday (13 September 2021), a group of top American and international scientists published an article in the authoritative medical journal "The Lancet" and pointed out that so far, experts have reviewed the results based on scientific evidence. The conclusion shows that there is no need to inject booster doses of the covi vaccine to the general public.

The 18 scientists stated in the article that the idea of ​​boosting vaccination in many countries hoping to increase immunity to reduce confirmed cases is indeed "attractive", but the current evidence does not support "widespread booster vaccination" among the general population. . The article cited 93 references to support its argument that “enhancing agents should not be given to the public”.

The co-authors of this article are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Jamaica, France, Portugal, South Africa, and Colombia, including: Marion Gruber, Director of the Office of Vaccine Research and Review of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Philip Krause. The two officials resigned in early September due to the White House's enhanced injection program.

Regarding the plans to strengthen vaccines prepared or implemented by many countries, the scientists wrote: Governments “need to carefully and publicly review the ever-changing data to ensure that the plans are determined by reliable data, not political "In addition, if the booster is given too early or the type of vaccine given is too wide, it may also bring the risk of other side effects."

The article wrote that this is especially true for vaccines with "immune-mediated side-effects". For example, after receiving a second dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, some people are reportinng cases of infection with a type of inflammation of the heart called myocarditis.

Scientists warn that if many people experience side effects from the extra dose, this may reduce people's acceptance of the vaccine.

The United States is expected to launch a booster vaccine starting 20 September, giving Americans an additional dose of vaccine to strengthen the public’s immunity to the Delta variant virus strain. According to "Business Insider" reports, earlier experts pointed out that the data cited by federal health officials were unconvincing and believed that the government's promotion of boosters was too early.

According to CNBC, an advisory group from the FDA will meet on Friday (17 September) to discuss data supporting widespread inoculation of boosters.

News (17) to (19) / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/09/13/a103215344.html

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To prevent people from smuggling, the CCP laid mines on the China-Myanmar border

The CCP planted a minefield near Nansan Town in Yunnan on the China-Myanmar border to prevent people from smuggling. Recently, under the negotiation of the Burmese government, demining began.

In early September, the Administrative Committee and Management Committee of the Kokang Autonomous Region of Myanmar issued notices successively stating that because China had planted anti-smuggling landmines on the Myanmar-China border in advance, after negotiations, from 1 September to 31 October, the Myanmar-China border on the Chinese side of the border is conducting demining operations. The demining area is on the middle side of No. 121 to 122 boundary stakes (Nansan Town), and on the middle side of No. 112 to 113 boundary stakes (the mountain behind the golden bamboo forest in Bengkong Village, Mengdui Township).

On 13 September, a hotel attendant in Nansan Town, Yunnan confirmed to Radio Free Asia that local military personnel were indeed clearing mines in the China-Myanmar border area.

During peacetime, the CCP used powerful lethal weapons against civilians, which shocked the international community.

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Victims of Evergrande wealth thunder began to march on the streets

The thunderstorm of "Evergrande Wealth", a wealth management platform under China Evergrande Group, continues to ferment. On September 12, a large number of victims poured into Evergrande’s Shenzhen headquarters building, shouting "Evergrande will pay back my hard-earned money" and "Xu Jiayin will pay back the money."

Du Liang, general manager of Evergrande Financial Management Company, appeared on the scene and admitted in public that he redeemed "Evergrande Wealth" early on 31 May because of an emergency at home. However, the company's business situation was very good at that time. However, the victims at the scene were dissatisfied with this statement and shouted "deception".

Prior to this, the internal employees of Evergrande disclosed that all the company's senior executives had cashed in cash in advance before the Evergrande wealth thunder. Among them, Du Liang and his father were rumoured to have redeemed 10 million Dollars.

On the 13th, the incident continued to heat up. A large number of victims were dissatisfied with Evergrande’s handling of the situation and began to march in the streets and protest with placards.

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Support Lithuania, multinational parliamentarians call to stop CCP bullying

                                                   

Lithuania is not afraid of the CCP's threats and intimidation, allowing the establishment of a "Taiwan Representative Office" and being retaliated by the CCP.

On 12 September, the "Transnational Parliamentary Alliance on China Policy" (IPAC), composed of 12 members of parliament, released a video in support of Lithuania.

The lawmakers said in the video that Lithuania bravely supports democracy and human rights. The Chinese Communist government is threatening and intimidating the people of Lithuania, hoping to bully Lithuania and warn democracies around the world.

The lawmakers said that the only way to stop a bully is to stand up against it.

Therefore, they call on governments to firmly support Lithuania and Taiwan. If Lithuania is further punished by Beijing, democratic allies around the world must be ready to provide assistance at any time.

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Taiwan's U.S. office to change its name, CCP's official media threatened

It was revealed in the media that after the Biden administration intends to rename the Taipei Representative Office in the United States to "Taiwan Representative Office", the Chinese Communist Party's official media issued threats of force.

After Biden spoke with Xi Jinping last week, the British "Financial Times" cited multiple sources as saying that the United States is "seriously considering" changing the name of the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States" to the "Taiwan Representative Office." As soon as the news came out, the Chinese Communist Party’s official media jumped again and threatened with “whatever the price”. The "Global Times" published a war wolf-like social comment on Sunday, stating that "if the US and Taiwan take steps to change its name, the mainland should implement severe economic blockade and other measures on Taiwan, and send warplanes to fly over Taiwan, ready to break the legs of the US and Taiwan at any time."

Although neither the White House nor the U.S. State Department confirmed the report about the change of the Taipei representative office, a State Department spokesperson told the media last Friday that the United States "supports Taiwan as solid as a rock."

Ref: https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/09/13/a103215548.html

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Responding to the Communist Party’s biochemical attacks, Taiwan’s Han Guang Military Exercise Launched

Image : Video Screenshot

The 5-day Taiwan Han Guang military exercise in Taiwan was officially launched on 13 September 2021. The main content of the first day of the military exercise was how to deal with the biochemical warfare launched by the Chinese Communist army.

The military exercise held in Tainan on Monday (14 September) was carried out in heavy rain, simulating the situation of Taiwan's national army being attacked by the CCP's "biochemical weapons" and testing the Taiwan army's coordinated medical capabilities.

The Taiwan military recently revealed that the military exercises will verify the tactical tactics in the southwest airspace due to the frequent harassment of the Communist military aircraft and warships in the waters and airspace in the southwestern airspace. Secondly, it will also simulate the bomb attack on the runway of the Pingtung military airport. Jiadong combat preparation road takeoff and landing and other actual combat drills.

The Han Guang exercise is the most important and largest military exercise of the Taiwan army every year. The imaginary enemy is generally considered to be the CCP army. In recent years, the Han Guang exercises have continuously increased the training intensity to prevent hostile forces from intruding Taiwan. 

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The CCP military warns against the death penalty, the word repeats 75 times in the article

On Monday, the Chinese Communist Party's "Liberation Army Daily" rarely published an article to show loyalty to Xi Jinping, and at the same time issued a strong warning to Jiang Zemin's faction, even threatening the death penalty.

On 13 September, the Chinese Communist Party’s "Liberation Army Daily" published a full-page article entitled "Strict Discipline, People's Army From Victory to Victory". In the 4,300-word article, the word "discipline" appeared 75 times. Show loyalty to Xi Jinping, and even issued a strong warning to Jiang Zemin’s faction. They once again named "Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou, Fang Fenghui, and Zhang Yang", and even cited rare cases. Xiao Yubi was sentenced to death for corruption during the Anti-Japanese War and issued a severe warning.

Commentators believe that Xi Jinping’s so-called "There must be no corrupt elements in the military" is actually meant to be "There must be no corrupt elements of Jiang Zemin’s faction." The statement is rare.

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The U.S. is experiencing the "Second 9/11", the CCP makes terrorists and threatens order

Twenty years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that shocked the world. The Americans went from shock and anger to sending their children to Afghanistan for revenge, and overthrowing the Taliban who had shielded the terrorists. They later killed Osama bin Laden, the culprit of September 11. , Al-Qaeda is ready to move in Afghanistan again. U.S. military generals publicly stated at the news conference that the terrorist network is likely to be rebuilt in Afghanistan, and the United States may have to deal with terrorist threats.

Over the past 20 years, I have traveled a lot, and everything seems to be back to the "origin." In the past 20 years, the United States has spent money and efforts. We often say that US soldiers killed 2,448 people in Afghanistan, but this number is only military personnel, and there are contract workers in Afghanistan who cooperated with the US military, and 3,846 people died. There are also Afghan soldiers and policemen. , 66,000 people died, 1,144 other NATO soldiers died, and Afghan civilians died 47,245 people, a total of more than 120,000 deaths were directly related to the war, and 72 journalists died.

On the other side, the Taliban and anti-American militants died at 51,191. Together with the Iraq War, the United States has invested at least 2 trillion US dollars in total, and related war debts have to repay interest, which is also as high as trillions.

Originally this year, if the United States successfully completed its withdrawal before 11 September, although it had spent such a huge cost, it would always bring an imperfect end to the war in Afghanistan. But now, on September 11, 2021, the Taliban announced the establishment of an interim government. Today, the U.S.’s biggest threat, the "CCP", is the first to congratulate the Taliban, not only risking the world’s desperation, but also providing materials worth 31 million U.S. dollars. Aid, and talked about cooperation with the Taliban. Chinese-funded enterprises have also entered Afghanistan and are preparing to invest in construction. This series of incidents sprinkled a handful of salt on the 9/11 wounds that the Americans should have healed slightly.

What happened in Afghanistan in August this year, on the surface, was caused by the negligence of the current US government leadership. But digging into the essence of the phenomenon, we can see the more deadly cause, which is the "Left". The erosion of the "Leftist ideology" on the United States almost caused the "Second 9/11" in the United States on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 incident. For the first time on September 11, the twin towers in the United States were destroyed, but today’s "second time on September 11" is destroying the two buildings of "prosperity" and "order" in the United States.

After 11 September 2001, American society has repeatedly turned to the left, and Obama's rise to power has given this trend a strong push. On September 8, the largest bronze statue of General Robert E. Lee in the United States, located in Richmond, Virginia, was formally removed and dismantled. This is a result of local officials succumbing to the left. As a result of the pressure, leftists claimed that this American historical site is a symbol of social injustice and racial discrimination.

This bronze statue is 6.4 meters high and is erected on a 12.8-meter-high granite base. This base has long been filled with graffiti during disturbance activities by various ultra-left organizations. This is just a small passage of the American leftist movement. In recent years, the left has been performing frantically, denying history and culture, hating the police, inciting racial discrimination, squandering the treasury and taxpayers’ money, sympathy overflowing, and loving bitches rampant. But the real threats to the United States, such as the deceitful deceit of the "CCP" and other little demons, have turned a blind eye! So that in November 2020, the big left secretly communicated with the CCP and created an unprecedented incident in the United States. I believe you all know what I am talking about.

If it were not for all of this, many things today might have been rewritten and might become less frustrating. Therefore, 20 years have passed since 9/11, and today the United States should realize that the "Left" has surpassed terrorists and has become a greater threat to the United States.

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Trump went to New York police station to commemorate the 9/11

On 11 September 2021, the former three presidents of the United States, Clinton, Bush Jr., Obama, and Biden, went to the former site of the former Twin Towers in New York to mourn. This area has long been transformed into two large "back-shaped" waterfall pools, named "Return to Zero". It has a great sense of design, which represents comfort to the souls of the dead, and also tells people's longings.

However, among the four American politicians, one person is missing, and that is "Trump". Trump visited the office of New York Police District 17 on East 51st Street in Manhattan directly on 11 September 2021 instead. There, he was warmly welcomed by the New York police and took a photo with the police and a group of local firefighters.

Trump is a native of New York. He moved to Florida in recent years, but he still visits New York from time to time. On 11 September 2001, Trump was in New York and arrived at the scene of the incident.

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9/11 incident Chinese hero stewardess receives attention again, two bones confirmed remains

That day, a total of 19 Al Qaeda members hijacked a total of four U.S. commercial flights. One crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, one crashed into the Pentagon, and the other two crashed into the New York World Trade Center. The Twin Towers, the scene of the plane crashing into the building, has become a pain that the Americans can hardly erase.

The first person to inform the ground of the hijacking incident was a Chinese flight attendant named Deng Yuewei (Betty Ann Ong). She talked to the ground for 23 minutes and provided important information about the hijacking, which enabled the U.S. aviation department to respond quickly to avoid more tragedies. However, Betty, 45 years old, did not go to work that day and worked extra overtime. Originally, the plane flew from Boston to Los Angeles, but was hijacked by five Al-Qaeda elements 14 minutes after takeoff. Betty told the ground that the plane had been hijacked. The last sentence is: Pray for us.

Soon, the plane crashed into the "North Tower" of the World Trade Center, and hundreds of people were killed in the plane, including her. A total of 2,753 people were killed in the terrorist attack at the Twin Towers.

After the incident, the Americans worked hard to excavate and identify each of the victims in the ruins of the Twin Towers. People found two bones from the vast ruins. DNA testing confirmed that they were the remains of Betty Ann Ong. Nowadays, Betty's name is still engraved on the side of the pool in the "Return to Ground" of the World Trade Center in New York. Here, people are used to putting  flowers on the names of the deceased, or putting up photos of them as memorials. Today, among the victims of the Twin Towers, there are still about 1,100 dead, and the remains cannot be confirmed.

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Trump went to "Return to Ground" to pay homage and later hosted the "Boxing Match" in Florida on 11 September 2021

In the afternoon of 11 September 2021, Trump also went to "Return to Ground" alone to commemorate. Later, he set off to return to Hollywood, Florida, not Los Angeles, but Hollywood, Florida, to host a boxing match that Americans are looking forward to as a special guest.

That night, he appeared at the boxing match, and people cheered enthusiastically. The slogan "I love Trump" was very loud. Trump is still very popular among mainstream Americans, and he is still playing a role that cannot be ignored in the American political arena.

Then, people think about the reports of the 9/11 incident with the United States as the "centre of the circle." In fact, the current US-China wrestling is also inseparable from the 9/11 incident.

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9/11 turned "fighting communism" into "raising communists"

Simply put, because of the 9/11 incident, the CCP only got a respite. The corrupt officials at all levels of the CCP, beginning with the former leader of the CCP, Jiang Zemin, also had an excellent opportunity to "make a fortune in silence".

In January 2001, on the eve of the September 11th incident, US President George W. Bush came to power. When he was running for the president, he criticized former President Clinton for being too weak on the CCP’s policies. In the Pentagon’s report that year, the CCP, along with Russia, was listed by the United States as two of the seven countries that must preemptively strike. As soon as Bush took office, he pushed forward the missile defense system and took other measures to restrict the CCP because the U.S. government and the opposition at the time had already sensed the danger of the CCP’s beast.

At the same time, in 1999, the CCP launched the suppression of Falun Gong. When Bush Jr. came to power in 2001, the U.S. government and the opposition paid great attention to the persecution, condemning the CCP for trampling on human rights, opposing the suppression of Falun Gong, and putting pressure on Jiang Zemin's authorities. The United States at the time was also adjusting its strategic resources to the Asia-Pacific region. The main thing to deal with was this red beast that inherited the mantle of the former Soviet Union. Today's confrontation between the United States and China is just that the United States has regained its consciousness and continued its actions 20 years ago. However, the delay has passed for so long. The CCP, the red beast, is also much fatter than before.

After 9/11, the Chinese authorities looked at the timing and immediately called the Bush administration, saying that they would actively support the United States in combating terrorism. They also closed the borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to a previous report in The Epoch Times, only one month after September 11, Bush Jr. will meet with the then leader of the Communist Party of China Jiang Zemin, and two months later he will be granted the status of "Permanent Normal Trade Relations". In 1991, the CCP, which had no pressure from the United States, under the hat of helping the United States "anti-terrorism", got rid of the diplomatic dilemma that has been isolated by the world since June 4th. It also began to actively intervene in international affairs by relying on the North Korean issue, and coupled with its entry into the WTO. The convenience of organization has become the so-called "world factory". In recent years, the CCP has tried to surpass the United States in terms of economic size, dreaming of becoming the world's number one economy.

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Jiang Zemin became the world's richest man. Bezos can’t compare

A group of leftist country thieves in the United States also struggled with the CCP in the process.

Friends who have followed the 2020 US election may have a little impression of such a thing. It is Lin Wood, a barrister who supports Trump. In an exclusive telephone interview with Newsmax, the topic involved Soros, one of the American financial crocodile and one of the leftist leaders, and involved in the "intervention in the United States" with the CCP. As a result, the host mentioned related issues. After the question, before Linwood could answer, the phone dropped and could not be answered again. Lin Wood said afterwards that the phone was suddenly disconnected but what caused the disconnection of the phone is still a mystery.

News continues to spread that Soros has an unusual relationship with the Jiang Zemin clique. During Jiang Zemin's administration, Soros and the CCP's respective businesses were booming. After the 9/11 incident, Jiang’s family took advantage of the CCP’s economic expansion and did not distribute most of the economic dividend to the people in the context of a comprehensive shift in US policy to counter-terrorism and left-wing wealthy people such as Soros in the West. The cake was the biggest. In addition to being distributed to officials at all levels of the CCP, many of them were taken by the Jiang family.

It has long been revealed that the actual assets of Jiang Zemin's family exceed one trillion U.S. Dollars. These funds are held or controlled by many overseas companies held by the Jiang family. Some technology companies or funds in the United States also have large investments by the Jiang family. Jiang Zemin's grandson, Jiang Zhicheng, once had a girlfriend named Xia Yu, who has already held Jiang's assets of nearly 100 billion U.S. Dollars on behalf of Jiang Zhicheng.

In August 2021, the new world's richest list was released. Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, returned to the top with US$185 billion, followed by SpaceX boss Elon Musk, with US$177 billion, and the third is luxury. Bernard Arnott, owner of the brand Louis Vuitton, $173 billion. The combined assets of the three are no match for Jiang Zemin's family. It is no exaggeration to call Jiang Zemin the "world's richest man", but all this money is greedy, so it can also be called "the world's most greedy." It may be counted in ancient and modern times, and ranked first.

Everyone knows that there was a Heshen in the Qing Dynasty, who was favored by Qianlong and was rich in the enemy's country. How much money did he greedy? Historical data is that he was greedy of 800 million to 1.1 billion taels of silver, which is equivalent to 1.1 billion taels, which is equivalent to 880 billion yuan in 2021, plus his real estate, which is converted into U.S. dollars. It is the size of the richest man in the United States "Bezos", which is close to 200 billion US dollars. The Jiang family’s $1 trillion is dwarfed by Shen.

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Jiang’s "friend" Soros is against Xi and not communism, Xi’s purge campaign is painful to the left

Recently, the American leftist Soros, who was suspected of having close contacts with the Jiang family, condemned Xi Jinping in a high-profile manner. This does not seem to be a problem, because now there are many voices condemning Xi Jinping, but the problem lies in two points. First, Soros tried his best to practice, but did not criticize the Communist Party; second, on the contrary, Soros publicly praised the Communist Party many times. He once praised the CCP for operating better than the United States, criticized the U.S. as the main obstacle to achieving a stable and just world, envied the CCP’s economy, etc., just like a Western Maoist.

Therefore, many overseas media have analyzed that Soros has been practicing in the past month, but he is not anti-Communist. It is probably because Xi Jinping is now purging the capital market, which has seriously affected the economic interests of the Jiang family, and Soros is also in this economic chain. He is a member of the international corrupt elements who wears a pair of trousers with the Jiang family. Xi Jinping's current actions have also reached international forces related to the Jiang faction.

In 2014, Reuters reported that Jiang Zhicheng, then 28, had already made huge profits in private equity funds through all his Boyu capital in just a few years. His success was based on the background of family power and many of the major international media may also be controlled by the Jiang family's capital. So world public opinion seems to seldom touch the Jiang family's forces. Today, under Xi Jinping's "Second Cultural Revolution" and "Common Prosperity" and other purge campaigns, dust has once again been raised and attracted attention.

As for the CCP, almost every time it changes its master, it will launch a campaign to consolidate its power. Today, Xi Jinping has launched wave after wave of movements in China for absolute dictatorship. The Jiang faction family, which has huge wealth and extensive power, has gradually been unable to compete with Xi on the frontal battlefield even after Xi has been in power for many years. , But the abilities it possesses are enough to threaten Xi secretly, especially since the Jiang family divides China's huge economic interests. This is also an important reason why Xi Jinping will definitely move the Jiang family in the process of centralizing power.

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More than 700 artistes log off the company, Ma Yun donates 100 billion Dollars for safety, and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection responds

In mainland China, the capitalists and the performing arts circles close to the Jiang family have all been punished by the current CCP authorities. Artistes in the show business circle are shunned. Free Asia reported that artistes who have developed in mainland China have cancelled more than 700 artiste brokerage companies this year. Analysts pointed out that this is in line with the CCP’s efforts to combat tax evasion by artistes. It is inevitable to cut the leeks of the stars but there are also lawyers who say that if the CCP wants to investigate, it is useless to cancel the company.

For private capitalists, the CCP is also publicly soliciting donations in the name of "common prosperity". Although the CCP does not say anything or even denies it, some CCP policies require the following people to "know". If you are If the subject of the cut leek cannot be understood correctly, just wait and fix it.

Take Ma Yun, for example, since October last year, he has almost disappeared from the public eye. On September 1, Jack Ma, who has barely appeared in public since this year, visited his so-called "digital vegetable shed" in Pinghu, Zhejiang in a low-key manner. His last appearance was on May 10 this year.

As a result, Jack Ma just appeared on the 1st, and on the 2nd, his Alibaba announced that it would donate 100 billion yuan by 2025 in response to the CCP’s "common prosperity". It seems that Jack Ma is well acquainted with the current trend. If you want to live a normal life and get the opportunity to show up in public, then donate to the party.

Then, the CCP’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection also responded: That’s right. However the CCP said otherwise. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement: "Anti-monopoly can make common prosperity, and capital expansion needs a red line." Take Ma Yun and his company as the best example.

The important thing is that if the money is donated, can it be "common prosperity"? Of course it can. The key is how do you understand the four words "common prosperity". The meaning of these four words is: Communists get rich together. Don't get it wrong. 

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Huge donation to "donate" Zhejiang "One Day Donation" Party media challenge Zhongnanhai

Just after Alibaba wanted to donate 100 billion, Tencent announced that it would donate 50 billion and other huge donations. The Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission began to talk about the issue of "a few bites" that they need to "take a few bites" just like a dog sees meat. The Hebei Development and Reform Commission issued a notice saying that Tencent and Alibaba are helping to prosper together, ah, we have a share. The Hebei Development and Reform Commission is liaising with these two companies and asking the Development and Reform Commissions in all parts of Hebei Province to follow what "Hebei needs and Alibaba. The principle of "being able", actively planning a batch of projects and striving for financial support from Ali, is a terrible "eating picture" that can't be restrained. The CCP officials and governments everywhere are like a group of hungry wolves waiting for the capitalists to throw meat out piece by piece. Those little people, if you can pick up some scum, even if you have the ability.

Of course, in order to encourage capitalists to donate money, party officials must also do something. No, the governor of Zhejiang Province made a show on September 3, claiming to respond to three distributions and achieve common prosperity. The provincial party committee secretary Yuan Jiajun, the governor and other officials gathered together to donate, how much to donate, it is "one day income", the name of the activity is "charity donation one day", which means donating one day's salary. Private enterprises are almost cutting off their flesh. Party officials who are fat, strong and addicted to greed only donate one day’s salary. Is it even true? Or after the donation, will the money return? All this has to be a question mark. With the Communist Party, everything is a play.

The Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Propaganda Multi-dimensional Network, issued an article on September 10, denying Li Guangman’s article "a profound change" and calling for Zhongnanhai to reflect on Li Guangman’s article collectively for the official media, believing it to be a “faint move” .

This article by Li Guangman proposes that the CCP is purging the capital market, purging Western culture, and returning to the socialist nature of party officials who can force capitalists to rob capitalists. All of this is happening now, but in a slightly different form. I understand. Let the capitalists "voluntarily" cut meat, even if it requires armed fighting, they are all done behind the scenes, not openly, which is much more cunning and insidious than openly grabbing them in the past, but public eating is just as ugly.

Duowei.com's article denying Li Guangman and requesting Zhongnanhai to reflect on it was deleted shortly after it was published. The banning of this article further proves that what Li Guangman said is the truth, and it is in line with the meaning of the high-level CCP.

The perverse actions of the successive party leaders of the CCP also made themselves more and more standing on the opposite side of the Chinese people and the world.

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Bomb threat forced Cathay Pacific plane to land in Beijing on 11 September 2021

On 11 September 2021, the United States commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11 but Beijing Capital International Airport experienced a plane bomb panic.

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific flight CX390 landed in Beijing on 11 September 2021 and received a "security threat" warning from the Beijing authorities, saying that it was reported that a bomb was placed in the aircraft. Subsequently, the aircraft opened the evacuation slide and evacuated the passengers and the crew.

In the panic, many people were injured by the steep and uneven slides. Except for the injured people waiting in the sun on the tarmac, dozens of other passengers ran away immediately after getting off the ground. Subsequently, a number of armed CCP personnel boarded the plane to investigate. The process lasted 6 hours.

However, the CCP authorities did not give details of the follow-up, but said that this was a case of "bomb intimidation fraud" and was followed up by the second team of the Airport Police District Criminal Investigation Team. As of the draft, no one has been arrested.

On 11 September 2001, terrorists hijacked a plane and crashed into an American building. Today, on the same day, a bomb threatening message appeared on a flight to Beijing. This is the same as the black swan that fell on Tiananmen Square in early September. It is a bad omen for the CCP.

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U.S. media hotly discussing Qin Gang's crude remarks

The US-China relationship is still in a state of tension. The US publication "National Review" reported on September 10 that on August 31, Qin Gang, the new Chinese ambassador to the United States, told participants at a private Zoom meeting of the National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR): If not To resolve our differences, please shut up. Please shut up.

This surprised the Americans at the meeting. They thought Qin Gang's language was rude and rude. This is also in line with our previous expectations. Qin Gang came to the United States to implement the more "wolf-like" diplomatic style of the Chinese Communist Party.

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The United States wants to "rectify" Taiwan's name. A photo reveals the US military plan for the Taiwan war?

At this moment, under the aggressiveness of the CCP, the United States is considering changing the name of Taiwan’s "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the United States" directly to "Taiwan Representative Office." This is an action that Washington is planning in response to Taiwan's request. If it does so, it will be extremely effective. More countries will follow up, and it will be an important step for Taiwan to gain its international reputation.

In the minds of Americans and in actual operations, the political meaning of Taiwan is completely different from the international occasions where the CCP participates. For example, the Goodfellow Air Force Base in the United States recently shared a photo of a U.S. Air Force instructor explaining the geography of China. It shows that on the map used, Taiwan is marked in a different color from that of mainland China, and the east coast of China is also marked, and Taiwan  was individually "drawn in a circle", and Shanghai was also vaguely marked. 

This seems to be telling the U.S. Air Force students that if the U.S. Air Force participates in the protection of Taiwan, the strategic depth may be involved, and marking Shanghai, is it because the U.S. military is planning to paralyze Shanghai, the economic lifeline of the CCP, in an extraordinary period?

At least, this picture broke the CCP's glass heart. It was actually taken in July, and the map used was an old map published in Hebei, China in 1929. At that time, Taiwan was marked in the different colour because Taiwan was still occupied by Japan.

But why did the US military use this antique map in internal teaching, and why did it deliberately release it publicly? Presumably the wu maos of the Chinese Communist Party are puzzled.

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Putian virus spills, CCP says it is preventable and controllable

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On 10 September 2021, a covid outbreak broke out in Putian, Fujian Province. All patients were infected with the Delta variant virus (Covi72). The authorities immediately demanded that large-scale nucleic acid be taken, and that they should not leave the city unless necessary.

As of 4 pm local time on 13 September, Putian authorities have notified a total of 76 cases. Among them, 48 were confirmed cases and 28 were asymptomatic infections. It was determined that there were 1,577 close contacts and 1,865 second-time close contacts. Among them, 1,693 people were quarantined.

Huang Senzhong, a professor at Nankai University, told the Health Times that he and his experts initially judged this round of the epidemic that the final number of infections in this wave of epidemics may be between 100-300, which is a medium scale. It may be controlled within 4 weeks, that is, at the beginning of October.

Huang Senzhong said that based on the epidemiological rules and accumulated experience in fighting the epidemic, the "thunderstorm period" of the epidemic should occur before 19 September (next Sunday). He believes that the total scale of local and related cases should be controlled within 500 cases.

This statement made by the CCP experts gives people a feeling of deja vu. In the early stage of the outbreak in Wuhan, a group of CCP experts went to Wuhan for investigation. Then on January 10, Wang Guangfa, a member of the CCP’s expert group and chief physician of Peking University First Hospital, told CCTV, “The virus is not spread from person to person, and the epidemic is preventable and controllable.”

However, on January 20, the CCP sent its imperial expert Zhong Nanshan to change his mouth, acknowledging that the virus was "definitely transmitted from person to person." News came out the next day that Wang Guangfa was infected with the virus and was being treated in isolation.

Therefore, Huang Senzhong's statement feels like the CCP is saying "preventable and controllable" again. Regarding what the Chinese Communist Party experts say, we can't help but take a long time. This is because many so-called experts are actually more like political speculators. In many cases, what they say is to cater to the CCP.

In fact, while Huang Senzhong said that 19 September might be the "thunderstorm period" of the spillover, the Putian virus has already been spilled.

The National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China announced today (13 September) that a patient was also found in Xiamen on 12 September, who was a confirmed case of a local related case in Putian. The confirmed patient was in Tongan District, Xiamen and was a close contact of the confirmed case in Putian. Tong'an District has announced closed management, requiring people to only enter but not to leave, and not to leave unless necessary.

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Call for donation of anti-epidemic funds and supplies

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In addition to the outbreak of the epidemic, Putian  officials also had an abnormal action on 13 September. On that day "Putian News"  forwarded a "proposal" issued by the "Social Donation Group" of the Putian Epidemic Headquarters, calling on all units, caring enterprises and people from all walks of life in the city to "donate funds and materials for epidemic prevention and control".

In the proposal, there are two units that accept donations, one is the Putian Red Cross Society and the other is the Putian Charity Federation. It also announced the bank account numbers, contacts and contact information of the two units.

Calling the society to donate anti-epidemic materials, there may be two situations. One is that the authorities took the opportunity to collect money, that is, people usually say that the authorities are making "national wealth" and taking advantage of the epidemic to harvest a stubble of leeks. Another possibility is that the authorities really lack anti-epidemic supplies and have to collect them from the society.

Which situation is more likely? The authorities announced the two recipients of donations, one is the Red Cross and the other is the Charity Federation. Normally, these two should be non-profit charity organizations.

But after the Guo Meimei incident was exposed in recent years, people have lost trust in the Red Cross. The Putian Charity Federation also has many scandals. The most social concern is the establishment of a security team by Huang Zhixian, the honorary president of the Putian Charity Federation, and illegal detention.

So judging from these circumstances, people have long believed in the Red Cross and the Charity Federation. In other words, the authorities use these two institutions to collect funds and materials from the society, and there is indeed the possibility of taking the opportunity to profiteer

However, through comprehensive analysis, the Putian authorities collected funds and materials from the society, and it is more likely that the anti-epidemic supplies have appeared in a tense situation. In other words, there may be a shortage of anti-epidemic supplies in Putian.

Everyone should remember that after the authorities recognized the human-to-human transmission of the Wuhan virus on 20 January 2020, the number of reported infections went up. In just 2-3 days, major hospitals in Wuhan reported that medical supplies and ammunition were running out of food. Some medical staff ask for help from the society on social media, hoping to donate medical supplies and so on.

Among them, a medical staff member of Wuhan Fifth Hospital said bluntly, "We can't stand it anymore. The outpatient clinic is full of patients. It is full for 24 hours. People are kneeling on the ground and begging us to help them." The medical worker said, "The protective clothing, masks, and face masks needed by medical workers are all used up," and "colleagues have collapsed."

These scenes are still fresh in everyone's memory. As for the current situation in Putian, on the 4th day of the notification of the epidemic, the society also appealed to the society for donations of anti-epidemic funds and materials. Did the situation in Wuhan also appear in Putian?

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Insidious transmission has been 10 days, widespread infection in school

If it is like the situation reported by the authorities, 76 patients are not a very large number. According to public information, Putian City has a population of 2.9 million and is a small and medium-sized city. With 76 cases, Putian should not be a problem. But with only 76 patients, Putian appealed to the society for donations of epidemic preventive supplies. This is strange. Is Putian really only 76 cases reported by the authorities?

On 13 September 2021, CCTV news also quoted CCP experts as saying that Fengting Town has 2 concentrated spreading points of the epidemic, one is Putou Primary School where the case was first detected, and the other is Xiesheng Shoe Farm in the town, both of which are densely populated places. . In other words, Putou Primary School and Xiesheng Shoe Factory are the two transmission chains of this epidemic in Putian.

The mainland media "Kuai Technology" reported today (13 September), "It was found from the official circulation data that at least 18 elementary school students have been infected with the novel coronavirus (CCP virus, covi)." The Putou Primary School in Tingzhen has been concealed and spread for 10 days."

According to Putian’s official report, the first patient was discovered on 10 September, and it was a student surnamed Lin. CCP experts determined that the source of the epidemic may be Lin Moujie, the student's parent.

I have doubts about this statement, and I will make a little analysis later. Based on the official report, let’s talk about the first transmission chain, which is the Putou Primary School.

The report stated that Lin Moujie arrived at Xiamen Airport from Singapore on 4 August, and was quarantined for 14 days and then quarantined for 7 days in Xianyou County. During the two quarantine periods, Lin Moujie was subjected to 9 nucleic acid tests and 1 serum test, and the results were all negative. On 26 August, Lin Moujie was lifted from isolation and was tested positive on 10 September.

According to the news released by Southeast.com, Putian schools will start on 30 August, and classes will start on 1 September. In other words, on the 6th day after Lin Moujie lifted the isolation and returned home, his family member Lin went to school on 1 September.

When the first patient was reported to the school, Lin had been in school for 10 days. In other words, Lin has been active for 10 days in school, which means he has been cross-infected with the virus for 10 days.

According to the official circulation information, it can also be seen that among the student patients who tested positive, all were 9-12 years old. From this, it can be judged that the virus has spread in multiple grades of this school, and it is very likely that a large-scale spread of infection has occurred.

This is just an analysis based on the official report. I just said that I have doubts about the official report.

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3 days 4 generations spread 38 days "political" incubation period?

According to the official statement, it took 38 days from Lin Moujie's entry to the time he became ill. First, from August 4th to 18th, I was quarantined for 14 days when I entered Xiamen. Then, from 19 to 25 August 2021, he was transferred to Putian Xianyou and quarantined for another 7 days. From 26 August to 1 September, another 7 days of home quarantine took place.

Until 10 September was tested positive, a full 38 days. This is the only time in China. In other words, Lin must be infected with the virus on the day he boarded and entered Xiamen, and the virus has been incubating for 38 days. If the virus is contracted in Singapore, it means that it has a longer incubation period.

If this is the case, then you can draw a conclusion: Delta virus (Covi72) has an extremely long incubation period. However, this conclusion is in conflict with the current situation of Delta as known in the world, and contradicts the research conclusions of the CCP experts.

According to the information of the Delta variant virus (Covi72) currently notified globally, Covi72's viral load is very high. The Paper once reported that in July, researchers from the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention tracked 62 patients who were first infected with Covi72 and compared them with the original strain of the covi in 2020.

It turned out that “Delta strain (Covi72) can be detected 4 days after exposure, while the average time for the original strain to be detected after exposure is 6 days. This shows that the Delta strain (Covi72) replicates much faster. More Importantly, the viral load of people infected with the delta strain is up to 1,260 times higher than those infected with the original strain."

The article pointed out that Covi72 “has both high viral load and short incubation time. In addition, the respiratory tract is prone to a large number of viruses, which means that more people will be infected in a super transmission event, and the infection can start sooner. Spread the virus. This explains why Delta is sweeping the world."

This is the state media's report on the research of the CCP experts. The current epidemic situation in Putian has almost "overturned" the research results of the Chinese Communist Party experts. Which statement should everyone believe?

In fact, the Putian epidemic situation reported by the "Health Times" on 13 September also supports the rapid spread of Covi72. The report stated that the 6 local confirmed cases on 10 September involved 2 families, including 3 students and 3 parents, indicating that the virus has spread for at least 4 generations.

At least 4 generations of transmission occurred in just 3 days. This transmission speed is quite astonishing, but this is consistent with the research results of various countries in the world. However, the virus infected by Lin Moujie reported by the authorities has an incubation period of at least 38 days.

Does this virus really have such a long incubation period, or is this extremely long "incubation period" a political need? Going deeper, did the epidemic in Putian  have long been serious, and Lin Moujie happened to be selected by the authorities as the "backbone" person?

A netizen asked a question, "After Yangzhou, Fujian fell. Which place is next? Why is it that every time an epidemic spreads from China, it is imported from abroad?" This issue deserves everyone's serious consideration.

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"The scale of the epidemic will not be small" Chinese shoe factories are all hit

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Let's look at another transmission chain in Putian, which is Xiesheng Shoe Factory. The "Daily Economic News" reported that at least 12 patients have been found in the Xiesheng Shoe Factory.

A person in charge of the Xiesheng shoe factory told "Red Star News" on 13 September 2021 that many people have been infected in the shoe factory and all employees in the shoe factory have been quarantined in the hotel.

A Putian citizen told The Paper that Xiesheng Shoes Factory is a relatively large-scale shoe factory in Putian. It has multiple factories in Fengting Town, and each factory area has many employees. The citizen said that it is not clear which factory area the confirmed patient is working in, but no matter which factory area, the number of people is not a minority.

Putian is a well-known shoe capital in China. Last year, the total output value of shoe companies exceeded 100 billion, and the annual output of finished shoes exceeded 1.3 billion pairs. According to media reports, there are more than 4,200 shoe-making companies in Putian, carrying more than 500,000 practitioners.

Nobody knows if there is any cross-interaction between these shoe companies in Putian. If there are contacts between the same industry, it is a very terrible situation. According to local media reports, most shoe factories in Putian City have stopped production.

An anonymous professor of epidemiology at a university told China News Weekly that the isolation control measures and social governance standards in Xianyou County, Putian are far from comparable to those in big cities.

The university professor said, "Judging from the current situation, the scale of this epidemic will not be too small." Just like this year’s Shijiazhuang epidemic, when it was discovered, a certain degree of invisible transmission had already formed.

The CCP is too opaque, and the information reported is very suspicious. The epidemic situation in Putian is serious. At the same time,  everyone is reminded that the CCP’s propaganda must not be believed. If you believe it, you will be fooled, and it may be too late to regret it. In this turbulent era, keep your eyes open, keep your inner peace and kindness, and keep your mind sober and sensible. These may be able to bring you some help.

I ask everyone not to believe in the CCP. Maybe someone will refute it. But in fact, it's not just me talking, many people see this clearly. It’s just that some people dare not say, but their actions prove it. 

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National Health Commission reports 59 local covid cases in CCP China on 14 September 2021

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According to the official website of the National Health Commission, as of 12 am on 14 September 2021, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 92 new confirmed cases. Among them, 33 were imported from abroad (14 in Yunnan, 8 in Guangdong, 6 in Shanghai, 2 in Sichuan, 1 in Beijing, 1 in Fujian, and 1 in Shandong), including 5 cases that were converted from asymptomatic infections to confirmed cases (Guangdong 3 cases, 1 case in Fujian, 1 case in Sichuan); 59 local cases (all in Fujian, including 32 in Xiamen, 24 in Putian, and 3 in Quanzhou), including 12 cases from asymptomatic infections to confirmed cases (All in Fujian). There were no new deaths. There are no new suspected cases.

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Fujian has surpassed more than 100 confirmed local covid cases during the second wave

Editor : Yuan Qingqing / https://www.chinanews.com/sh/2021/09-14/9564967.shtml / Image : Video Screenshot

The Fujian Provincial Health Commission notified on 14 September 2021 that since 10 September, a total of 102 confirmed local cases have been reported in Fujian Province. There are currently 102 hospitalized cases and no deaths; the existing local asymptomatic infections that are still undergoing centralized isolation and medical observation remain 21 cases in Putian.

Among them, from 4 am on 13 September, Fujian Province reported 59 newly confirmed local cases (32 in Xiamen, 3 in Quanzhou, and 24 in Putian), of which 12 cases of asymptomatic infection were transferred to be diagnosed; there is a new report, one case of asymptomatic infection from Putian.

At present, 29,154 people in close contact with Fujian have been released from medical observation, and 3597 people are still under medical observation.

Regarding the overseas epidemic situation, at 0-24 o'clock on September 13, Fujian Province reported 1 newly imported confirmed case (asymptomatic infected persons transferred to be diagnosed), which was imported from Taiwan (reported by Fuzhou); newly imported asymptomatic cases include one case of infection from Japan (reported from Fuzhou). As of 14 September at 12 am, Fujian Province has reported a total of 504 confirmed imported cases from abroad, and 31 hospitalized cases have been hospitalized, with no deaths; currently 0 suspected imported cases have been reported; currently reported imported asymptomatic infections that are still being accepted for concentrated isolation medical observation are 27 cases.

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30,000 people recently left Fujian. Emergency investigations in all provinces of China

Reporter : Luo Tingting  /  Editor: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/09/14/a103215844.html

Image : On 14 September 2021, people in Xiamen, Fujian, undergo a nucleic acid test. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

The epidemic in Fujian is rapidly heating up. Xiamen and Putian have launched nucleic acid tests for all employees. In principle, citizens will not leave the market. Experts from the CCP's National Health Commission warned that 30,000 people have recently evacuated outside of Fujian Province, and urgent investigations are being carried out across China. There is a risk of spillage of the epidemic.

On 13 September, Fujian Province reported 59 newly confirmed local cases, including 32 in Xiamen, 3 in Quanzhou, and 24 in Putian. One new local asymptomatic infection was added (from Putian).

Since 10 September, in just three days, there have been 102 confirmed cases in Fujian Province and 21 asymptomatic infections in the local area. Since the Chinese authorities have consistently covered up the truth about the epidemic, the outside world questioned that the actual number of infections may far exceed the official figure.

The current round of the epidemic in Fujian has spread in Putian, Quanzhou and Xiamen. On the 13th, the experts of the working group sent to Fujian by the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China judged that from 26 August to 10 September, the number of people leaving the province from Putian was initially calculated to be about 30,000. A letter of assistance has been issued to all provinces. Urgent investigations are being conducted everywhere.

The Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued an urgent reminder on September 10: It is required that people living in Putian Xianyou since August 26 (inclusive) should take the initiative to report, and during the Mid-Autumn Festival and November holidays, if not necessary, do not go to Putiany.

Hubei Province also issued an urgent reminder: Since 19 August (inclusive), those who have lived in Putian and returned to Hubei must actively report; if not necessary, it is recommended not to go to Putian in the near future.

On 13 September, the Xi’an Center for Disease Control and Prevention notified that people returning to Xi’an from Xianyou County, Putian, Fujian Province and Quangang District, Quanzhou, Fujian Province since 26 August will be quarantined and observed for 14 days and carry out 2 nucleic acid tests.

Experts said that Putian basically determined that the transmission was the Delta strain. Due to the late detection of the epidemic and the large number of young patients, the situation is severe and complicated. It is highly likely that cases will continue to be found in communities, schools, factories and other populations, and there is a risk of spillover of the epidemic.

On 14 September, the Putian Municipal Government of Fujian Province held a press conference on the prevention and control of the epidemic, reporting that of the 85 positive cases in Xianyou County, 36 were students, including 8 children in kindergartens and 28 primary school students. Among them, 30 are under 10 years old.

On that day, all communities in Putian implemented strict access control. People entering the city must take temperature measurement, code verification, and wear masks. Personnel and vehicles must be checked on a person-by-vehicle basis. Only when they meet the prevention and control requirements can they enter the community. At the same time, Putian initiated nucleic acid testing for all employees.

In principle, Putian citizens do not leave the city, Xianyou County conducts nucleic acid tests for all employees, and all residents of Fengting Town are isolated at home.

On the 14th, Xiamen also initiated nucleic acid testing for all employees in the city. Starting at 0:00 on the 14th, all personnel in Xiamen must present the green code of the health code and hold a certificate of negative nucleic acid test within 48 hours when leaving the building.

On the previous day, on the 13th, the areas east of Huli Industrial Park, Xinmin Town, Tong'an District, Xiamen, west of Tongming Road, south of Ji'an Road, and north of Jixian Road were listed as high-risk areas.

As of 3 pm on 13 September, there are 2 high-risk areas nationwide, namely Fengting Town of Putian Xianyou and Tong’an District of Xiamen; 4 medium-risk areas, namely Houshen Village, Jiaowei Town in Xianyou County and Xiangling Village of Laidian Town. , Dapu Village, Yuanzhuang Town, Dongqiu Village, Jieshan Town, Quangang District, Quanzhou City.

The Mid-Autumn Festival and November holidays are coming soon. People travel, tourism, and gathering activities will increase the risk of epidemic spread. Many places in China suggest that citizens spend the holidays in situ.

A netizen complained, "I haven't been home for nearly two years, and I still celebrate the festival right there?" "Why is there a problem in one place that requires medicine throughout the country?" , Can’t I go home on National Day?” “Rejecting one size fits all, is there no point in the final implementation of the so-called “suggestions”? Isn’t it mandatory!”

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Evergrande debt shakes China's real estate bond market or causes financial turmoil

Image : At present, China's Evergrande debt is still unresolved. Some analysts said that if Evergrande’s debt explodes, it will affect financial institutions at home and abroad, because Evergrande is China’s largest external borrower. (Yu Gang/The Epoch Times)

In early September, China Evergrande Group's two bonds fell sharply and were suspended by the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, which also affected other Chinese real estate developers. This caused their bond prices to fall one after another. Some analysts pointed out that if Evergrande’s nearly 2 trillion yuan of liabilities cannot be paid off, it may trigger considerable financial fluctuations at home and abroad.

According to the British Financial Times, China's Evergrande’s “15 Evergrande 03” and “20 Evergrande 02” bonds were temporarily suspended from trading on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges on 6 September. At the same time, Evergrande was also the US rating agency Moody's downgraded for the third time since June.

According to a statement from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange of China, China Evergrande’s bonds were suspended for trading after their prices fell by more than 20%. Investors who bought Evergrande-related bonds were unable to trade on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange of China. The statement is similar to a statement made by the Shanghai Stock Exchange of China on September 3. The statement said that due to "abnormal fluctuations", another China Evergrande bond has been suspended, and trading has also been suspended.

The report also mentioned that on 6 September, the bonds of another Chinese real estate developer "Guangzhou R&F Properties" fell more than 20% on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Rating agency Moody's downgraded the group's credit rating on September 3 and warned investors about its ability to refinance.

The third affected company is the "Fantasia Group" real estate company, which is currently facing refinancing problems. The company made different announcements on September 3, 6, 8, and 10 to repurchase some of the company's debt to reduce the debt level. The Fantasia Group was founded by Zeng Qinghong's niece Zeng Baobao. According to the Financial Times, one of the bonds purchased by Fantasia Group expired in December, and the value of the bonds fell to 0.78 US dollars per US dollar.

According to a Bloomberg report, an unnamed person familiar with the matter revealed to them that Citigroup and Credit Suisse had already granted a "0" loan value to China's "Fantasia Group" bonds, which meant that the bank's private wealth customers could no longer use the company. As a loan or mortgage. For the Bloomberg report, representatives of Citigroup and Credit Suisse declined to comment, and Fantasia also declined to comment on bond repurchases.

At present, China Evergrande Group’s debt and equity continue to sell off, causing instability and anxiety in the entire Chinese real estate industry to intensify. Evergrande issued a warning in its 2021 interim performance report that it may have a debt default risk. If it is unable to sell relevant equity assets to maintain existing financing or obtain necessary new financing, it may cause loans to default.

The CCP issued the "three red lines" for real estate financing last year, stipulating that the "asset-liability ratio after excluding advance receipts" of real estate developers must not be greater than 70%, the "net debt ratio" must not be greater than 100%, and the "short-term cash debt ratio" must not be less than 1. These regulations have allowed many Chinese real estate to work hard to comply with the regulations proposed by the authorities so as not to be punished, and also to deal with the current domestic real estate contraction and weakness.

Moody’s vice president Kaven Tsang told the Financial Times, “On the whole, financing conditions have been tightened, and the offshore bond market has become more volatile. This has already had a negative impact on the entire market. The risk has increased."

Zeng Qixian also estimated on September 3, "We expect that the company will continue to use internally generated cash to repay debts due and support its operations in the next 12 to 18 months. However, the inclusion of the rating on the watch list for further downgrade reflects the The operating and funding environment is facing challenges, and there is uncertainty about whether the company can generate sufficient operating cash flow and significantly reduce its debt to a more sustainable level."

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Analyst: Bankruptcy of Evergrande may trigger a financial tsunami

When analyzing the issue of Evergrande’s debt in the YouTube channel, the self-media person "Finance Cold Eyes" believed that Evergrande’s bonds were only one step away from junk bonds.

He said that it is said that many Wall Street investment banks (investment banks for short) have invested in Evergrande, such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, etc., as well as some bitcoin dollar exchanges. They all have a lot of Evergrande dollar bonds in their hands. If Evergrande’s debt defaults, they will be greatly affected.

He said that it is more difficult to save Evergrande than HNA, because Evergrande involves overseas. Evergrande has 2.3 trillion yuan ($343 billion) in assets and about 1.95 trillion yuan in liabilities (about 291 billion US dollars), which is equivalent to the liabilities of large and medium-sized banks such as the Bank of Shanghai. This may lead to black swan incident (compared to a small probability and huge impact event), just like the black swan flying in Tiananmen a few days ago, if the debt really detonates, it may cause considerable financial fluctuations at home and abroad.

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HU's research and development of "probiotics" for agriculture, fishery and animal husbandry can replace pesticides and antibiotics to safely increase production

Reporter : Su Mengjuan /  https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3671587

Image : HU's research and development of "probiotics" for agriculture, fishery and animal husbandry can replace pesticides and antibiotics to safely increase production. (Photo by reporter Su Mengjuan)

People are more aware of food safety, and are most afraid of pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits and antibiotics in meat and aquatic products. The "Bacillus subtilis" selected by the research team of Chung Hsing University (HU) from tea has developed the first domestic "probiotic" that can be used across plants, livestock and aquatic products. It can prevent and control plant diseases and reduce the amount of pesticides used in livestock and aquaculture. Improve meat quality and breeding efficiency, can replace the use of antibiotics, and make people eat healthier.

Huang Zhenwen, vice president of HU and lifetime distinguished professor of the Department of Plant Diseases, pointed out that in the past, many probiotic strains could only be applied to a single industry, and Professor Huang Zibi of the Department of Plant Diseases worked hard to develop cross-border general microbial preparations; the results were selected from thousands of tea plants. "Bacillus subtilis" found that the endospores in the bacteria can make crops acid-resistant, drought-resistant and salt-tolerant. The research team used Bacillus subtilis to make a microbial preparation "probiotics" containing liquid, powder and granular spray formulations. The empirical evidence was used in the cultivation of courgettes, cucumbers, passion fruit, etc., and it was found that the disease resistance was significantly improved, and the growth of courgettes, cucumbers, strawberries and passion fruit was further promoted, and the use of pesticides was effectively reduced.

In addition, the use of Bacillus subtilis "probiotics" as an additive in livestock and aquatic feeds for pigs and broilers has also been found to improve the intestinal tract of pigs and chickens to increase nutrient absorption, increase meat volume and quality, and reduce the number of pigs and chickens. Only the smell of manure can improve the environment of the breeding farm; it can also reduce the E. coli in the intestines of the pigs and strengthen the immunity of the piglets to avoid illness.

The same probiotics are used in milkfish and white shrimp farming, and they also have the effect of improving the breeding efficiency. The two pointed out that the fish weighed 200 grams after 3 months of general farming milkfish, and the fish with "probiotics" can grow to 250 grams, and can reduce the intestinal vibrio flora of fish and shrimp, and improve the water quality and environment of fish and shrimp breeding.

Huang Zhenwen and Huang Zibi pointed out that the use of probiotics made of "Bacillus subtilis" can replace plants with pesticides, and can also replace antibiotics or growth hormones, so that livestock and aquatic products can achieve both quality and effect. The general effect of a bacteria is obvious, and because Bacillus subtilis is taken from natural plants and used for crops or aquaculture. It can make agricultural, fishery and animal husbandry products meet the food safety requirements of the people, and the cost of use is relatively lower than that of pesticides or antibiotics. In addition, the team has also studied the selection of water chestnuts. "Bacillus licheniformis" also has the same effect, and even preliminary research on the development of a probiotic that combines the two bacteria into one can "double the effect", and is under subsequent research and development.

HU signed a technology transfer agreement with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Datong International Biotechnology Company today, hoping to make the development and application of the large research and development results as soon as possible, so that the people of the country can enjoy safe food as soon as possible.

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6 Southeast Asian countries feared to be attacked, Japan urges citizens to stay away from religious facilities and crowds

Editor : Lu Yongxin / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/09/14/a103215712.html

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned six Southeast Asian countries on the 13th that the intelligence they obtained showed "increased risk of suicide bombing" and called on Japanese citizens to stay away from religious facilities and crowds in these countries. .

Japan issued a warning notice to six countries including Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that this announcement has been sent to the Japanese embassies of the countries concerned for release to Japanese citizens.

In a brief announcement, the Japanese side called on citizens to pay close attention to local news and information and act with caution at "this point in time." The announcement did not mention a specific time limit, nor other details.

However, this announcement made the countries named greatly puzzled, saying that they did not know the existence of such threats, and did not receive more details from the Japanese, such as where the information came from.

Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Tanee Sangrat said that the Japanese side did not disclose the source of this warning, and the Japanese Embassy did not provide more details other than saying that it was not aimed at Thailand.

The Thai police stated that the various Thai security agencies themselves do not have information about potential threats.

The Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated that it does not have any escalation of the level of risk.

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied or even sent any warnings to local Japanese citizens.

The Malaysian police also did not receive or detect any security threats.

The Associated Press reported that Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declined to provide the source of this information, nor did it state whether it would share the information with other countries.

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China Postal Airlines opens "Dalian-Kansai" international route

At Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport on 14 September 2021, the autumn was high and fresh. At 12.29 pm, a Boeing 737 with EMS and flight number CF241 sprayed on the vertical tail took off from here and flew safely to Osaka Kansai in light rain at 2.15 pm, marking the official opening of China Postal Airlines' "Dalian-Kansai" international route.

The "Dalian-Kansai" international route is the second China Postal Airlines international route departing from Dalian; it is the third international route opened by the cargo airline this year after "Nanjing-Kansai" and "Guangzhou-Tokyo"; it is China Postal Airlines' fourth international route to Osaka, Japan, and seventh international route to Japan.

The four nodes of Dalian, Nanjing, Shanghai and Yiwu are connected to form a beautiful coastal arc on China Post's autonomous aviation network. Mail to Japan within the coverage of the arc and the time limit for mail to Osaka within the radiation area have been comprehensively improved.

China Postal Airlines operates flights on 12 international (regional) routes including Shanghai=Kansai, Fuzhou=Taipei, Xi'an-Incheon, Yiwu=Kansai, Kunming=Bangkok, and Xi'an=Incheon.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's health improves

Myanmar’s detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attended a hearing at a special court in Naypyitaw’s Zabuthiri Township on Tuesday, as she was feeling better. She was feeling unwell from car sickness on Monday, and had to skip the proceedings, which were due to resume after eight weeks of holidays designated by the military Junta since mid-July.

Lawyers said they met with all three defendants— Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and Dr. Myo Aung—together for 30 minutes before the proceedings started at 9 am.

A member of her legal defense team said, “Today Daw Aung San Suu Kyi seemed quite relieved, but she said she was still somewhat dizzy.”

Her legal team said she was allowed to see a doctor, and everyone in the house where she is being detained was tested for COVID-19 again.

“She asked the public to take care of their health and said she is worried about the people’s health,” amid the ongoing covid outbreak, the lawyer said.

The lawyer said arguments in the sedition cases against all three were heard under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, and the court will give its decision at the next hearing.

Aung San Suu Kyi is facing six charges for alleged violation of covid restrictions, possession of walkie-talkies, sedition and violating the Official Secret Act. The junta has also filed four corruption charges against her. She faces a potential prison sentence of 75 years.

In another case against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under Section 25 of the Natural Disaster Management Law for alleged violation of covid restrictions during the election campaign, prosecution witnesses did not appear on Tuesday.

The lawyer said the hearing was adjourned to 21 September 2021.

Ref: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-attends-court-as-health-improves.htm

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NUG: 1,710 Junta soldiers killed, 615 civilian casualties

A total of 1,710 junta soldiers were killed and more than 630 wounded during 1,171 shootouts and assassinations involving ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance fighters over the past three months, according to Myanmar’s civilian National Unity Government (NUG).

Based on media reports and sources, the NUG’s Ministry of Defense said that more than 431 civilians had also been slain and 184 wounded by Junta forces during the incidents.

Since late March, people across Myanmar have taken up available weapons including slingshots, homemade air-guns and firearms to resist the Junta in response to an escalation by regime forces of their killing of peaceful anti-coup protesters across the country.

In the past three months, about 180 shootouts between junta forces and ethnic armed groups across the country were reported. During the firefights, 509 junta soldiers were killed and another 214 were injured, while 14 civilian resistance fighters were killed and 17 wounded, said the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

Also, there were 157 defensive actions conducted by the civilian resistance fighters of the People’s Defense Forces against the junta across the country within the three months.

During the defensive actions, 994 Junta troops were killed and almost 350 were wounded, while 85 civilian resistance fighters were killed and 34 were injured.

A total of 102 junta soldiers were also killed and 19 wounded during 227 assassinations targeting military regime forces. During the assassinations, 14 civilian fighters were killed and seven were injured. The highest number of assassinations was reported in July, with 87.

Also, there were 280 explosions killing 56 junta soldiers and injuring 47 troops within the three months, said the MoD. In the explosions, 15 people were killed and 35 wounded.

During the period, the Junta has escalated its violence against civilians, the MoD said. Junta forces committed 309 acts of violence killing 302 civilians and injuring more than 90 people.

Myanmar has also seen 18 incidents in which junta troops fired on each other, leaving 37 dead and two wounded.

Meanwhile, Myanmar has also been reporting growing and increasingly intense violence between junta forces and PDF members across the country except in Rakhine State following the declaration of a “people’s defensive war” against the Junta by the NUG on 7 September.

Since the declaration, the Myanmar Junta has escalated not only its inspections and arrests, but also its raids and violence including burning down and bombarding villages across the country especially in Kayah State and Magwe and Sagaing regions.

At the same time, the PDFs’ civilian resistance fighters have stepped up their operations targeting junta forces both in rural and urban areas.

As of Monday, Myanmar’s junta forces had slain almost 1,090 people during their crackdowns, raids, arrests, interrogations and arbitrary killings, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said.

A total of 8,100 people including elected government leaders have also been detained by the junta or face arrest warrants.

Ref: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/over-1700-myanmar-junta-soldiers-killed-in-past-three-months-civilian-govt-says.html

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UN sources: U Kyaw Moe Tun still remains as Myanmar's UN ambassador

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The United States and China have brokered an agreement that will effectively block Myanmar’s military rulers from addressing the United Nations’ General Assembly next week, according to diplomats, dealing a blow to the junta’s quest for international legitimacy after it took power in a coup earlier this year, Foreign Policy reported.

This will be a big blow to the Junta and coup leader Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing. At the same time, U Kyaw Moe Tun will not represent the country’s National Unity Government, made up of ousted Burmese leaders and anti-coup protesters, and must refrain from denouncing the military’s power grab. The move will also delay any effort by Myanmar’s rulers to press for UN membership to recognize it as the legitimate government in Myanmar, at least until November.

“What we are hearing, and this seems to be increasingly solid, is that the credential committee will defer. They will say they can’t draw a firm conclusion now, and that will encourage [U Kyaw Moe Tun] to stay on,” said Richard Gowan, the UN representative at the International Crisis Group.

“Apparently, there has been a quiet gentleman’s agreement that the current ambassador will keep a low profile during [this] high-level week and won’t use it as an opportunity to attack the regime,” Gowan added.

The arrangement has been informally endorsed by representatives of the European Union, members of ASEAN and Russia, according to Foreign Policy.

Several members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), which led Myanmar’s government before it was ousted by the military on 1 February, have said that China was quietly lobbying at the UN to keep U Kyaw Moe Tun in the UN seat but not allowing him to speak. Chinese diplomats also indicated that they are not sure to back the regime at the United Nations on this issue.

China has in the past backed the regime at the United Nations Security Council.

China’s special envoy Sun Guoxiang made a discreet visit to Myanmar in late August 2021. He met with Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing and the regime’s Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin and Minister for the Union Government Office Lieutenant General Yar Pyae.

During a weeklong visit, the Chinese envoy encouraged the Myanmar Junta to talk to the detained ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and also appealed to it not to disband the NLD.

Ref: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-un-ambassador-to-stay-on-un-sources.html