Monday, October 18, 2021

NA-102 Dolphin helicopter damaged, Taiwan : CCP covid 18 October 0 : 24

 Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA


News on airport management, disease control, Taiwan, CCP, U.S., Myanmar


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National Airborne Service Corps helicopter re-landing incident, Songshan Airport temporarily halted flights
   

Image : National Airborne Service Corps helicopters at Taipei airport Songshan. The helicopter-in-question is not shown. (Researcher's Picture)

The National Airborne Service Corps NA-102 Dolphin helicopter landed at Songshan Airport at 11.15 am in the morning of 18 October 2021. It was suspected that the landing gear of the helicopter was not properly stowed and a re-landing incident occurred. Fortunately, the pilot was not injured but the helicopter body was damaged. The Civil Aviation Administration of the Ministry of Communications confirmed that the airport temporarily suspended takeoff and landing for 15 minutes because it was not a civil aircraft. The relevant details must be clarified by the competent authority and the investigating unit.

Taipei International Airport (Songshan Airport) stated that when the situation was under conttol after the incident, the airport temporarily halted flights for 15 minutes and closed from 12.15 pm to 12.30 pm, affecting a total of two flights and 135 passengers.

It is understood that the National Airborne Service Corps was carrying out a training mission at the time and did not involve the general public.

The Transportation Safety Investigation Committee stated that it had received the notification and went to the scene to investigate. 

News (2) to (4) / Reporter : Chen Xinyu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3707784

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Domestic and international terminal departure areas opened for eating and drinking from 19 October 2021

     Image : Taipei's downtown airport Songshan Airport for domestic and regional flights (Researcher's Picture)


In addition, National Highway Passenger Transport and Taoyuan International Airport are still unable to dine in paid or non-paid areas. The Ministry of Transportation stated that the passenger terminals are opened for food and beverage from 19 October 2021. As for port and air terminals: 1. Domestic terminals are opened from 19 October for food and drinks; the international terminals are opened for eating and drinking from 19 October but only in the exit areas. Inbound passengers are strictly controlled. They will leave the terminals along the designated traffic line areas. They are not allowed to eat or eat outside the terminals. The rest of the areas will be opened.

The Ministry of Transport emphasizes that catering operators in transportation stations should follow the "Epidemic Prevention Management Measures for the Catering Industry" announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Passengers should keep safe distance from unspecified objects (1.5 meters indoors; 1 meter outdoors) or have appropriate barriers facility.

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High-speed rail open free seats on 8 November 2021 
   
Image : The high-speed rail will open free seats on 8 November. (Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu)

In the morning of 18 October 2021, Executive Yuan Su Zhenchang announced at the Expanded Epidemic Prevention Conference that it is discussing the relaxation of food and beverages at public transportation stations and the restoration of free seats for high-speed trains. Taiwan's high-speed rail will be free from 8 November 2021. It was transferred back to 1016 classes per week before the epidemic on the same day. The Department of Highway Administration of the Ministry of Communications explained that open free seats include open station tickets, and it is not yet clear how many passengers can stand in a carriage. In addition, the current status of Taiwan Railways allows e-tickets to board the trains with matching seats.

The Ministry of Transport stated that the relevant supporting measures for the opening of free seats on the high-speed rail are as follows: (1) Free seats are generally 3 carriages (10-12 knots), and 4-8 free seats are planned to be provided during the peak commuting period, and the number of carriages will be reviewed and adjusted on a rolling basis; (2) In addition to increasing the number of free-seat carriages, the number of rides will be temporarily increased according to travel demand; in addition, if there is overcrowding, evacuation or necessary measures will be taken in due course.

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Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail: Bookings for Free seats open on 30 October 2021
   
Image : Taiwan's high-speed rail will open free seats on 8 November. (Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu)


Executive Yuan Su Zhenchang announced at the Expanded Epidemic Prevention Conference  that food and beverages at public transportation stations will be relaxed and the high-speed rail free seat measures will be restored; Taiwan's high-speed rail announced that it will open Free seats on 8 November 2021 and will resume 1016 rides per week like before the epidemic on the same day. Tickets for the newly added flights will be sold at 0:00 starting from 30 October 2021 (Saturday).

Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail Corporation stated that it will be available through 24-hour service high-speed rail cooperative convenience stores, online ticket booking, "T Express" mobile ticketing app and voice reservation system starting from midnight on 30 October or at Go to the ticket window and automatic ticket vending machine during the business hours of each station to purchase the newly-increased numbered seat ticket. The high-speed rail company reminds passengers that they must wear masks all the way from entering the high-speed rail station, from the time of the train to leaving the station, in order to maintain the health and safety of themselves and others.

The high-speed rail company stated that after resuming the free-seat service, passengers who hold regular tickets, re-count tickets, and a joint card/universal card can use the ticket card to directly enter the station and board the free seat; in order to avoid overcrowding in the free-seat compartments, commuting to work. The number of free-seat cars for peak cars will be adjusted to 4 to 8 cars as needed. Passengers are kindly requested to pay special attention when boarding.

In addition, the high-speed rail company will also increase the provision of additional buses depending on the travel needs, and implement crowd control in free-seat compartments when necessary, or open the entrance of the numbered-seat compartments for free-seat passengers to stand. Passengers are kindly requested to be considerate and cooperate.

The high-speed rail company emphasizes that in conjunction with the resumption of free-seat service from 8 November, regular/return ticket passengers who have pre-purchased reserved seat tickets from 8 to 15 November, if they wish to apply for a refund, please bring the ticket to the counter. 30 minutes before the departure of the train (including the "T Express" e-ticket) and go to the ticket window of the station with the commuter pass/return ticket card, take the initiative to present the commuter ticket/return ticket card, and the high-speed rail company will waive the refund fee.

From 15 May to 7 November 2021, the high-speed rail company's all-car seat matching continues, and the following supporting measures for commuter ticket/return ticket passengers are provided:
1. For commuter tickets and coupon tickets that cover the period of the reserved seats of the whole train, except for the extension of the corresponding days according to the "Regular Ticket Use Instructions" and "Return Ticket Use Instructions", the high-speed rail company will extend the extension free of charge. 27-day discount period. For example, for a regular ticket activated on 11 May, after the extension, the expiration date of the discount will be extended to 30 December.
2. Those who have purchased (including repurchase) tickets from 26 February to 14 May 2021, and have used up the number of rides within the validity period before 1 February 2022 (inclusive), are entitled to before February 28, 2022 (inclusive), hold the discounted number of tickets to the ticket window of each station to redeem a free standard car matching seat ticket for the same section, and a half-price coupon for a standard car with unlimited sections. Late entries will not be accepted. It is not applicable to those who have not used up the number of tickets, or apply for refunds.

In addition, taking into account the stability of the epidemic, the Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail will resume the "TLife" magazine on trains from November, and will reopen the public to visit the Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail Discovery Hall from tomorrow (19). Online reservations will be opened today. In order to comply with the anti-epidemic regulations, the Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail Discovery Center is temporarily closed for guided tours, and the number of admissions is controlled by 4 sessions a day, with less than 80 people per session. People who want to visit the museum must first make an appointment on the Internet.



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No new covid cases in Taiwan on 18 October 2021

Image : Video Screenshot

According to Taiwan media, there are no new covid cases in Taiwan on 18 October 2021. There is likelihood that the epidemic level alert may be lowered to 1. It is the first time since 8 April 2021, 193 days have passed since the incident, that Taiwan have seen 3 "0"s again.


According to the statistics of the command centre, a total of 16,337 confirmed cases have been confirmed in Taiwan so far, including 1,699 inbound cases, 14,584 local cases, 36 cases on Dunmu fleet, 3 aircraft infections, 1 unknown case, and 14 cases under investigation. 

Among them, since 2020, there is a total of 846 deaths, including 834 local cases distributed in the counties and cities of residence: 412 cases in New Taipei City, 319 cases in Taipei, 29 cases in Keelung, 27 cases in Taoyuan, 15 cases in Changhua County, 13 cases in Hsinchu County, 5 cases in Taichung, 3 cases in Miaoli County, 2 cases each in Yilan and Hualien, 1 case each in Hsinchu, Nantou, Yunlin, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Taitung; the other 12 cases were inbound.


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Masks of the epidemic monitoring team attract attention

Image : Epidemic Command Center

Officials attending the command center press conference today include Zhou Zhihao, leader of the command centre's epidemic monitoring team, spokesperson Zhuang Renxiang, deputy leader of the medical response team Luo Yijun, and Minister of Communications Wang Guocai, each wearing a mask with the same image. This image The hidden bright spot has announced the good news of the epidemic "Caring" before the number of cases was announced.

The background colour of the mask is white, with the word "+0" on the top of the Taiwanese black bear holding a big hand. The surrounding is the effect of dazzling yellow light, and the black English font shows the results of Taiwan’s efforts to prevent the epidemic, and it is hoped that it will continue to be maintained. .
Many people are curious to ask if this "+0" mask can be bought. This mask is indeed available on the market but some online shopping platforms have shown that it is "sold out and restocked."


News (7) to (9) / Reporter : Lin Huiqin / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3707374

News (7)

Is the epidemic stabilization close to downgrading? Chen Shizhong: You can say it like this
   


The covid epidemic in Taiwan is stable, and life controls are gradually loosened but the secondary alert continues. The outside world is concerned about whether it is close to downgrading. Commanded by the Central Epidemic Command Center Official Chen Shizhong said when attending the Legislative Yuan's Social Welfare and Sanitation and Environmental Protection Committee today, "It can be said this way."

However, the new system of not wearing masks for outdoor sports on the road, the outside world is concerned about whether to regulate riverside, campus and other venues. Chen Shizhong explained that he is basically focused on people engaging in outdoor sports and has no symptoms and can maintain social distance with unspecified objects. They can take the mask off during exercise but they still have to wear masks when they are resting.

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Taiwan and Merck on the final contract revision stage

Regarding the progress of the signing of the new oral drug "molnupiravir" for covid developed by the American pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. (Merck), Chen Shizhong pointed out that the contract between the two parties is currently under revision and frankly it is in the final contract revision stage.

News (9)

Other vaccine brands under negotiation for the third dose plan

Regarding vaccine procurement and vaccination, Chen Shizhong pointed out that the 12th round of vaccines will still work hard to vaccinate people in Taiwan, and pointed out that if the vaccines arrive in good condition and the quantity is sufficient, mixed-vaccinating may be opened in November. In the third dose plan, 20 million doses and 15 million doses of Moderna vaccine have been ordered and in the following year, other brands are still under negotiation.



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Reactions to WHO's SAGO team to investigate covid origins

Reporter : Changchun / Editor : Shang Yan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/10/17/a103245328.html
Image : Shenzhen Airlines flying over the quiet Huangpi District of Wuhan in August 2021. (Researcher's picture)

On the day the SAGO team was established by WHO, Chen Xu, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said at a press conference that the conclusions of the previous joint study were “very clear” and urged the investigation team to conduct investigations in other countries. In August, the CCP had already expressed its opposition to the WHO's re-entry to investigate the source of SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus, covi).

This shows that the WHO investigation team SAGO is facing the same difficulties as before. Can this investigation really make a breakthrough?

Chinese Canadian writer Sheng Xue said, "If the CCP still needs to intervene in the traceability of the virus this time, and if it can still dominate to a certain extent, then the traceability of this virus cannot be the truth."

Zheng Haochang, a commentator on current affairs in the United States: "No matter who the WHO seeks to be members of the expert group, as long as the scene is controlled and arranged by the CCP in advance, this (investigation) will not work at all. The CCP has a total of one hundred, one thousand. This is a counterfeit method to deal with inspections, and this person who has worked in China is familiar with it."

At the same time, the CCP claimed to conduct its own investigation.


CNN quoted a CCP official as saying on 13 October that the authorities are going to test hundreds of thousands of blood samples from the Wuhan blood bank as part of the source of the virus.

This batch of about 200,000 blood samples includes samples from the end of 2019. Peter Ben Embarek, head of the WHO traceability investigation team, pointed out in February this year that during the investigation in China, it was found that the scale of the outbreak in Wuhan at the beginning of the outbreak in December 2019 was wider than originally thought. The key clue as to when and where it was transmitted to humans may lie in blood samples from Wuhan during this period.

These blood bank samples have been kept for two years, and Chinese officials claimed that they were used as evidence in blood donation-related lawsuits. Once the blood bank sample reaches the two-year retention period, it will be tested.

The Dutch virologist Marion Koopmans previously stated in August that the expert team obtained assurances when they were in Wuhan that the blood bank would retain samples after the two-year deadline, but the experts still did not obtain access to these samples. right.

Sheng Xue said, "(The Chinese Communist Party) wants to detect this problem with this serum sample, which is equivalent to saying that this major murder occurred and he himself was recognized as a major suspect by everyone, but now he has solved the case. The task is to be completed by him, so everyone can imagine what the result will be."

Maureen Miller, associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, believes there will be "absolutely key clues" in this batch of blood samples. She urged China to allow foreign experts to observe the inspection process. Unless there are qualified observers, "no one will believe any results reported by China."

Chinese Canadian writer Sheng Xue said that under the CCP, China has no democratic system, no checks and balances of power, no independent judiciary, and no freedom of speech. Therefore, such a country actually has no freedom of scientific research. Therefore, the CCP does not have the credibility and ability to independently test blood samples in Wuhan to investigate the source of the epidemic.


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Shanghai retired professors, a couple, and others travel in many provinces, all infected

Reporter : Xu Meng'er / Editor : Li Muen / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/10/18/n13311386.htm

Image : China Eastern flight at Pudong Airport (Researcher's picture)


After a couple of retired professors in Shanghai traveled to Gansu and Inner Mongolia, they were recently diagnosed with covid in Shaanxi. Currently, a total of 7 people traveling with the couple are all infected.

On 17 October, the Shaanxi Provincial Health Commission of the Communist Party of China reported that there were two new cases of positive nucleic acid tests for tourists from the province. The two are husband and wife, both are retired teachers of a university in Shanghai (Jiang, male, 65 years old; Yan, female, 62 years old).

CCP media reported that the Tanglong International Hotel where the two had stayed has ceased business. Guests who have checked in have been isolated on the spot, and those who have not checked in have checked out one after another. There are many police cars parked outside the hotel’s gate, and many policemen are on duty here. A cordon is set up on the side to remind pedestrians not to enter the hotel.

The staff of Tanglong International Hotel stated that the hotel has been temporarily closed. All staff and guests who have checked in the room have undergone nucleic acid testing and have been isolated on-site according to regulations. Guests who have already booked and have not checked in will receive the full amount. Refund the reservation fee.

On 16 October, a female cleaner from a local medical beauty hospital went to Tanglong International Hotel for sanitation. In the morning of 17 October, the female cleaner was isolated and observed. The beauty hospital has suspended operations on 17 October.

On 18 October, the Shaanxi Provincial Health Commission reported that on 18 October, 6 newly confirmed local cases were reported (2 of which were the confirmed cases of Yan and Jiang) and 1 local asymptomatic infection. 

In addition, confirmed case 3 (Chen, female, 65 years old, from Shanghai); confirmed case 4 (Wang, male, 65 years old, from Haikou); confirmed case 5 (Wang, female, 64 years old, from Haikou) , With 4 confirmed cases of husband and wife relationship); confirmed case 6 (Pan, male, 76 years old, Shanghai native); local asymptomatic infection (Zhang, male, 66 years old, Shanghai native, 3 lines with confirmed cases husband and wife relationship). The above-mentioned persons are all traveling together with Yan and Jiang.

The movement trajectory of these 7 people is: On 9 October, 7 people flew from Shanghai via Xi'an to Zhangye, Gansu by plane; from October 9th to 15th, 7 people traveled by car in Gansu and Inner Mongolia.

At 6.30 pm on 13 October, 7 people had a negative nucleic acid test at the People's Hospital of Ejina Banner. At 9 am on 15 October, confirmed cases 1 and 2 were again tested for nucleic acid at Jiayuguan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

On 15 October, 7 people took China Eastern flight MU2165 (Jiayuguan-Xi'an) and arrived at Xi'an Xianyang Airport at 3 pm. At 8 o'clock on 16 October, the confirmed cases 1 and 2 boarded a taxi to the No. 8 Hospital of the city for nucleic acid testing, then went to the North Square of Dayan Pagoda and Dacien Temple, and dine at Dongqinglou for ancient noodles and new Shaanxi cuisine, then returned to the hotel rest.

At 5 pm on 16 October, the preliminary screening result of the Eighth Hospital of Xi'an  showed positive. The 5 people travelling with the confirmed cases 1 and 2 were also quarantined at 6 am on the 17th. At present, the 7 cases mentioned above are all treated in isolation at the Eighth City Hospital.

In addition, on 18 October, Yinchuan, Gansu Province, found an exception (Ai XX) who tested positive for imported nucleic acid in the province's return to silver. The diagnosis was subsequently confirmed. Currently, the case is being treated in isolation at the Fourth People's Hospital of the Autonomous Region.

On 9 October, Ai and Mrs. Yan returned to the hotel after meeting at the entrance of a hotel in Zhangye City; from 10th to 15th, Mr. Ai and Mrs. Yan rented two cars to visit Danxia, ​​Jiayuguan, and Populus euphratica forest and other scenic spots.

Starting at 8 am on 18 October, Jiayuguan, Gansu Province is conducting nucleic acid testing for all employees.

In the early morning of 18 October, the Jinta Populus euphratica Scenic Area in Jiuquan, Gansu issued an announcement stating that the Jinta Desert Populus euphratica Scenic Area is temporarily closed from 17 October 6 pm to 20 October 2021. The specific opening time will be notified separately.

On 18 October, offline large-scale events are suspended in Yinchuan, Ningxia.

There are 24 new covid cases in CCP China, including two local cases from Xi'an, and the rest are imported from abroad.

The National Health Commission of China said that as of midnight of 17 October, the cumulative number of local cases reached 96,546, and the number of deaths remained at 4,636.

In addition, there were nine new asymptomatic cases, two of which were local cases from Yunnan.

Currently, Shanghai is conducting emergency investigations on the persons and places related to Jiang and Yan.


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Xi'an found 2 cases of positive nucleic acid test for tourists from the province, and are currently diagnosed and treated in the hospital

Reporters : Alina, Gao Rui / Editor : Zhang Yanling / http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2021/10-17/9588636.shtml

Image : A picture of Xi'an as seen in Xi'an Xianyang Airport (Researcher's picture)


A reporter learned from Xi’an Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters on 17 October that at 5 pm on 16 October, two foreign tourists (couple) had the nucleic acid test results at the Eighth Hospital of Xi’an. The initial screening was positive, and it was rechecked by the provincial and municipal disease control departments to be positive.

The Xi'an Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters initiated emergency response as soon as possible. At present, the Municipal Center for Disease Control has completed the preliminary epidemiological investigation of 2 tourists. The venues and hotels where they are staying will be sealed, controlled and eliminated.

Yan, female, 62 years old; Jiang XX, male, 65 years old. The two are retired teachers of a university in Shanghai.

At 8 am on 9 October, the two people took Air China flight CA1216 from Shanghai Pudong Airport, arrived at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport at 10.40 am, and transferred to flight MU9649 for Zhangye, Gansu Province at 1.54 pm; from 9 to 15 October, they were on self-driving travel in Gansu and Inner Mongolia; at 1 pm on 15 October, they boarded flight MU2165 (Jiayuguan-Xi’an) with a negative nucleic acid test certificate from the People’s Hospital of Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia on the 13th, arrive at Xi’an Xianyang International Airport at 3 pm on the same day, and then boarded a taxi arriving at Xi'an Tanglong International Hotel (98 Yannan 4th Road, Qujiang New District) at 5 pm, and did not enter other public places after checking in. According to the investigation, the two persons underwent a 1:10 mixed examination at the Jiayuguan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jiayuguan, Gansu Province at 9 o'clock on 15 October. The result was abnormal. The local area notified the two persons to wait in place but the two persons left by themselves.

At 8.15 am on 16 October, the two people took a taxi to the Eighth Hospital of Xi’an for nucleic acid sampling. At 9 am, they took a taxi from the Eighth Hospital of Xi’an to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, at the North Square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Dacien Temple for fun. Then, they walked to Dongqinglou for ancient noodles and new Shaanxi cuisine at 11 am, then walked back to the hotel at 12.20 pm to rest; at 2.30 pm on 16 October, they took a taxi to the Eighth Hospital of Xi’an to check the results (to be out), boarded a taxi back to the hotel at 3.40 pm; at 5 pm on 16 October, the preliminary screening result from the Eighth Hospital of Xi'an was positive, and the two people were quarantined. After being reviewed by the Provincial and Municipal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the two persons are currently treated in the Eighth Hospital of Xi'an.


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One new local confirmed case in Yinchuan, Ningxia, was closely connected to a positive person in Shaanxi

According to the news on the website of the Yinchuan Municipal Health Commission of Ningxia on 18 October 2021, at 1.30 pm on 17 October, Yinchuan received a notice from the Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, requesting the organization of people who tested positive for nucleic acid in Shaanxi (Yan and Jiang, two married couples) and Shaanxi's close contact with Ai Moumou for follow-up investigation. 

Yinchuan immediately organized the isolation control and nucleic acid testing measures for Ai XX and his close contacts. Ai XX's nucleic acid test was positive at 22:06, and he was immediately transferred from the centralized isolation point to the Fourth People’s Hospital of the Autonomous Region (designated hospital) for isolation diagnosis and treatment. 

At 3.40 am on 18 October, the result of the review by the Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention was still positive. At 5 am on 18 October, in response to an exception of the province’s silver-back imported nucleic acid test positive (Ai XX) found in Yinchuan, the autonomous region’s diagnosis and treatment expert team combined with the epidemiological history, clinical manifestations and laboratory test results to confirm the personnel are confirmed covid cases, clinically classified as mild. Currently, the confirmed case is being treated in isolation at the Fourth People's Hospital of the Autonomous Region. Yinchuan continues to step up its full investigation, tracking, and isolation control of its close and risk personnel, and seals, controls, and kills epidemic spots.

Preliminary flow adjustment results show that Ai XX’s activity track is as follows:

At 5 pm on 9 October, they returned to the hotel after meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Yan, who was positive for nucleic acid monitoring in Shaanxi, at the entrance of a hotel in Zhangye;

From 10 to 15 October, Ai XX, Yan XX and his wife rented two cars together to visit Danxia, ​​Jiayuguan, Populus euphratica and other scenic spots;

At 12.06 pm on 15 October, he boarded train K42 (Dunhuang-Beijing) from Jiayuguan Station to the lower berth of carriage 9;

He arrived in Yinchuan at 12.46 am on 16 October and wore a mask during the train station. After leaving the station, his family drove him back to his home in the forest peninsula community in Jinfeng District, and never went out;

He walked from home at 10 am on 16 October to Jinfeng District Waterfront Banquet Centre to order meals;

He walked back home at 10.39 am on 16 October;

Between 12.04 pm and 1.41 pm, 16 October, he walked to the Jinfeng District Waterside Banquet Centre for dinner with family;

At 1.55 pm on 16 October, he drove with a friend to Manchunjiayuan, Tiancheng Community, and Jing'an Garden in Xingqing District to inspect the house accompanied by an intermediary;

From 3.56 pm to 4.30 pm on 16 October, he took Bus 301 at Tiancheng Community Station in Xingqing District with your family (carriage is seated at the front seat for the elderly) and get off at Taoran Shui'an Station in Jinfeng District. He wore his mask during the whole trip;

17 October, from 9 am to 9.37 am, he walked from home to Nanjing Baozi Shop at the east gate of the community for breakfast, and then walked back home without communicating with others;

From 11.20 am to 11.33 am, 17 October, he drove to Yinchuan Second People's Hospital to collect nucleic acid, returned home after sampling, and did not go out again, wearing a mask during the whole process;

At 1.40 pm on 17 October, he went to Jinfeng District Dingniu Pure Soup Beef Ramen (Forest Peninsula) for dinner. After receiving a call from the Jinfeng District CDC, he packed the noodles and went home for dinner. Then he did not go out until he was transferred in the centralized isolation point.

The Yinchuan City Headquarters for Response to the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Remind the residents not to panic, do not believe in rumors, do not spread rumors, do not spread rumors, take the initiative to take personal protection, maintain safe social distance; do not get together, less gatherings, and advocate a healthy life Method: Those who have not been vaccinated, take the initiative to vaccinate the new crown vaccine. If symptoms such as fever and cough occur, go to the nearest fever clinic immediately and actively inform the 14-day activity track and contact history. Wear a mask throughout the journey and avoid public transportation as much as possible.

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Epidemic spreads, current cases in Shaanxi, Guangzhou issued emergency notice

The covid epidemic is still spreading quietly in mainland China. On 17 October, the Liaoning Provincial Health and Health Commission announced on its official website that on the 16th, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province reported "1 new confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia"; Dalian City reported a new case 1 case of asymptomatic infection imported from abroad but 25 minutes later, the Shenyang case was changed to an overseas import, and it was suspected that it was an artificial dumping.

On the same day, the Shaanxi Provincial Health Commission also reported that two confirmed cases had been found in Xi'an. The patients were an old couple from Shanghai who had traveled to Xi'an. Before Xi'an, he also visited Gansu and Inner Mongolia. The two are currently under observation in the isolation ward of the Eighth Hospital of Xi'an.

The hotel where the two had stayed has been closed, and all hotel guests have been isolated on the spot. Other places they have been to are also being closed for sanitization, and citizens have begun to do nucleic acid tests.

On the 17th, the Guangzhou CDC, thousands of miles away, issued an urgent reminder to citizens: requesting citizens who have recently travelled and lived in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Shaanxi to take the initiative to report.

Since the CCP has been covering up the truth, the outside world cannot know the true situation of the epidemic situation in various places. However, the authorities will block the entire city for one or two cases at every turn, which worries the outside world that the situation may be far more serious than the official announcement.


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In Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia, the initial screening was positive, and the local area has been closed and controlled

According to CCTV, the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters in Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia, issued an announcement that in response to the travel trajectory of Shanghai tourists Yan and Jiang in Ejina Banner, emergency plans have been activated as soon as possible to track and investigate their close and sub-closed contacts, epidemiological investigation and isolation control measures. Nucleic acid testing by the Ejina Qiqi Disease Control Department has shown a positive initial screening and is undergoing further re-examination.

From now on, the administrative area of Ejina Banner will be closed for 48 hours, traffic control will be implemented at all entrances and exits, and all scenic spots will be closed. Relevant departments are requested to do a good job in road sealing and scenic control. Residents should arrange travel reasonably, reduce flow, wear masks scientifically, maintain a safe social distance and good living habits.

In accordance with unified arrangements, personnel in the urban area of Dalai Hubu Town, Ejina Banner, will conduct a large-scale nucleic acid sampling and testing orderly from 9 am on 18 October.

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Two new cases of indigenous asymptomatic infection in Yunnan Province


According to the official WeChat news of the Yunnan Provincial Health Commission, on 17 October, 6 new confirmed cases were reported in Yunnan, all of which were inbound cases (4 in Tengchong, 1 case in Mengla county and 1 case in Ruili). On the same day, 12 new cases were cured and discharged, and 10 close contacts were released from medical observation.

There are 168 confirmed inbound cases from other countries. A total of 1152 confirmed cases, 984 cured and discharged cases, and no deaths were reported by Yunnan.

As of 12 am on 18 October, there are currently 168 confirmed cases in Yunnan Province, a total of 1,376 cured and discharged cases, a total of 2 deaths, and a total of 1,546 confirmed cases have been reported. A total of 29,025 close contacts have been traced, and 347 close contacts are still under medical observation.

There were 3 new cases of asymptomatic infections in Yunnan province, including 2 cases of local asymptomatic infections (1 case was found in the nucleic acid test of key populations in the centralized isolation site of Ruili and the strict control area of ​​the border area), and 1 case of inbound asymptomatic infection (in Mengla County); 3 cases were released from medical observation; 61 cases of asymptomatic infection were still under medical observation (52 cases imported from abroad).

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Liaoning Health Commission apologizes for failing to indicate the newly diagnosed “overseas import” due to work errors

Source : Zhang Yanling, China News Network / http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2021/10-17/9588494.shtml

According to the website of the Liaoning Health Commission, the Liaoning Health Commission issued a correction statement today saying that at 8 am on 17 October, the official website of the Provincial Health Commission released on 16 October 2021 that at the time of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic situation in Liaoning, due to work errors, one new confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Liaoning Province was not marked as "overseas import", which caused inconvenience to the society and the public. After discovering the situation, the official website of the Provincial Health Commission has made corrections.

As of 17 October, a new confirmed case of imported novel coronavirus pneumonia in Liaoning Province was reported by Shenyang. There are no new local cases.

The Liaoning Health Commission apologizes for this.

Covid is officially known in CCP China as "novel coronavirus pneumonia" (and not COVID-19).


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The CCP cleans up "foreign names". Netizens: Will the former site of the "Soviet" be changed?

Reporter : Jing Zhongming / Editor: Hu Long

Image : On the night of June 4, 2020, Hong Kong citizens held up the slogan "Heaven destroys the CCP" to participate in the "June 4th" evening mourning in Victoria Park. (Song Bilong/The Epoch Times)


The CCP is strengthening its control over a strong society to prevent blocking Western democratic values. A few days ago, the CCP government cleaned up "foreign names" again, and Henan Xinxiang ordered more than a dozen communities to change their names. The party media also encouraged Hong Kong's Victoria Park to follow up. Netizens ridiculed, "Should the former site of the "Soviet" in Jiangxi be changed?"

Recently, the Xinxiang City Government of Henan Province ordered more than 10 residential communities bearing foreign names to immediately change their names.

The owner of the Windsor Castle community in the city received a notice from the "Green Capital Property" that they had recently received a notice from the government that they asked for rectification regarding the "foreign names" of the Windsor Castle community. After receiving the notice, the property service centre went to the office for communication as soon as possible.

According to the notice, the "Notice on Further Rectification and Regulation of Place Names" issued by the Henan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on August 19 stated that there are more than 10 community names in Xinxiang City that need to be rectified. The notice also mentioned that "the implementation of this rectification work is nationwide, and the rectification time is urgent."
                                             

Image : The notice received by the owners of Windsor Castle Community in Xinxiang City was reported on the net. (Network screenshot)

The notice attracted heated discussion on the Chinese Internet. Netizens ridiculed, "It should be called Changjinhu Community" and "The Anti-Imperial Community is the best".

Others asked whether the Olympic Parks in Beijing and other places should be renamed. Some people even mentioned whether the former site of the "Soviet Government" in Jiangxi also needs to be changed.

Netizens also gave examples of the former site of the "Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic" as a "foreign name" and should be renamed.

Public information shows that the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic was established by the Chinese Communist Party in Jiangxi in 1931 and was the Chinese branch of the Soviet Communist International. At that time, its stated purpose was to "defend the Soviet Union with arms" and launch an armed rebellion in China to overthrow the law at the time. Government-the government of the Republic of China.



Image : Screenshots of netizens' messages.

Previously, in order to prevent blocking the values ​​of freedom and democracy, the CCP required campuses to prevent "infiltration of Western ideas." Netizens also ridiculed that Marxism comes from Germany and it is also a "Western thought." Should it also be banned?

In addition, a number of official media of the Chinese Communist Party recently published an article entitled "Do you agree that Hong Kong's "Victoria Park" was renamed "People's Park"?" Victoria Park is one of the landmarks of Hong Kong. Before it was banned, the annual "June 4th Candlelight Night Mourning" was held in Victoria Park.

As early as June 2019, the CCP also launched a campaign called "Cleaning up and Rectifying Irregular Place Names", on the grounds that the names of communities and streets were "Chong foreigners and foreigners."

At the beginning of the establishment of the CCP, a large number of "foreign names" were also changed to names with CCP's political colour.


Image : Partially revised place names in Shanghai when the Communist Party of China established its power in 1949. (Web picture)

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Squid Game breaks through the Great Firewall of China? More than 2 billion people clicked on Weibo
   
Image : "Squid Game" is very popular. (Provided by Netflix)


The "Squid Game" craze is sweeping the world. This Korean thriller failed to pass China's strict censorship and cannot be broadcast publicly. However, Chinese netizens love it. According to Korean statistics, at least 60 watch the website after downloading it. According to statistics on Weibo as of 6 o'clock in the morning, at least more than 2 billion people clicked on topics related to "Squid Game", forming an alternative collective circumvention of the wall.

Comprehensive media reports, the topics discussed on Weibo, including the plot of "Squid Game", matching props, costumes to discuss how to pass, how will the actors participate in the performance... etc., show that these netizens can participate in the discussion only after they have watched the original drama. CCP China bans the show.

There is more information on Weibo that many Chinese small bosses are rushing to make money for squid, and a large number of people have registered related patent names. From the picture of the sugar to the real sugar for sale, the South Koreans want to post China's "Squid Game". The surrounding wealth has obviously been grabbed ahead by the Chinese netizens.

How did Chinese netizens see "Squid Game"? According to Zhang Hesheng, South Korea’s ambassador to Beijing, about 60 websites in China are spreading the show illegally, which is equivalent to indirectly confirming that if Chinese netizens cannot watch over the wall, they will download and watch dramas from the websites. Zhang Hesheng also said that he has requested China to deal with it.

According to expert analysis, the popularity of "Squid Game" in China shows that the information blockade caused by the Great Wall of the CCP can easily be resolved, and the CCP's deliberate blockade cannot block the hearts of netizens.



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The Kuomintang criticized Xie Zhiwei's national flag for vomiting blood and Wu Zhaoxie supported "What's wrong with this?"
   
Image : When the Kuomintang legislator Jiang Qichen questioned him, he gave Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie the national flag as soon as he took office, and asked Wu Zhaoxie to wave the flag, "I think you didn't vomit blood." (Photo by reporter Lu Yixuan)


Representative Xie Zhiwei in Germany shared a picture of "Taiwan Independence" on Facebook on National Day, and then posted a post saying that he was holding the national flag and "raising it while vomiting blood," causing discussion. 

Xie Zhiwei emphasized that he saw "a certain political party," which had taken the national flag and the Republic of China, joined forces with the CCP, which "eliminated the Republic of China," to fight against Taiwan independence. He could only "raise the national flag in his hands and think about Taiwan." Kuomintang legislators Wen Yuxia and Jiang Qichen were dissatisfied with this and questioned Xie Zhiwei in the Legislative Yuan today. Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie supported Xie Zhiwei today and said, "Ambassador Xie just wrote this out, holding the national flag and thinking of Taiwan in his heart. What's wrong with this?"


Representative Xie Zhiwei in Germany shared a picture of "Taiwan Independence" on Facebook during the National Day, and posted a post stating that he "vomited blood while raising the national flag," arousing discussion. Xie Zhiwei posted a message on Facebook this morning in response to the issue of the national flag, saying that in every photo taken with the national flag, he thinks about Taiwan. He also believes that when most Taiwanese in Germany take photos with the national flag, they also think about Taiwan. They are also said to be "the light of Taiwan", not "the light of the Republic of China." Xie Zhiwei emphasized that he saw "a certain political party," which had taken the national flag and the Republic of China, joined forces with the CCP, which "eliminated the Republic of China," to fight against Taiwan independence. He could only "raise the national flag in his hands and think about Taiwan."

The Kuomintang legislator was dissatisfied with Xie Zhiwei's speech and asked Xie Zhiwei to return to Taiwan to go to the Legislative Yuan for inquiries. Kuomintang legislator Wen Yuxia criticized it when questioning the Foreign Affairs Committee today, "What does it mean to vomit blood while holding the national flag? Have you called him to communicate with him? Or are you indulging in it?"

Wu Zhaoxie read the fragments of Xie Zhiwei’s article aloud, "If you look carefully at these things written by Ambassador Xie Zhiwei, I believe you can see the shared historical memories of many Taiwanese under the KMT’s authoritarian rule. He just writes this voice and holds it. The national flag thought of Taiwan, "What's wrong with this?"

Regarding Wen Yuxia’s doubts about Xie Zhiwei’s poor performance, Wu Zhaoxie also emphasized that the performance of a diplomat depends on the performance of him and the local government, political parties, members of parliament, and all sectors of society. Representative, there is no problem."

When Jiang Qichen questioned him, he gave Wu Zhaoxie the national flag as soon as he took the stage, and asked Wu Zhaoxie to wave the flag, "I think you didn't vomit blood." Jiang Qichen criticized Xie Zhiwei for being inappropriate and controversial. "We have quite some opinions on him!" Jiang Qichen also questioned Wu Zhaoxie's report to the Legislative Yuan, "there is no such thing as the Republic of China." However, Wu Zhaoxie immediately responded "The Republic of China is written on the cover."

Jiang Qichen's series of questions ran out of all the time for questioning. At the end of the time, Chairman Zhao Tianlin stood up because the time was over. Wu Zhaoxie asked, "The time is over, can I answer now?" Unexpectedly, Jiang Qichen was emotionally out of control and criticized. Wu Zhaoxie, "You just don't want to answer. Now that you have a big name, you can counter questions."

DPP legislator Zhao Tianlin supported Xie Zhiwei and used his time to read Xie Zhiwei's speech on the National Day. "How many Chinese have thrown their heads and shed blood on this flag in those days. It is touching. But after coming to Taiwan, but this flag is also covered with the blood of how many Taiwanese-brave or innocent Taiwanese-are so painful to this day."

Zhao Tianlin said that the blood of revolutionaries and the blood of Taiwanese sacrificed under the white terror, "No matter which faction they are, they are all in this country and fighting for our homeland. This is what he meant."

Wu Zhaoxie emphasized that Taiwan has various historical memories. We are ultimately loyal to this country. "Taiwan, the Republic of China" is the object of our loyalty. This will definitely not be a problem.

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Xi Jinping talks about China's democracy, the Chinese Communist Party's People's Congress system is questioned again

Reporter : Luo Ya / Editor : Li Qian / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/10/17/a103245403.html

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping recently claimed that there are "many ways" to realize democracy, and the CCP’s NPC deputies system guarantees that "the people are the masters of the country." Experts pointed out that the so-called people's congress system is just a fig leaf for the CCP's tyranny, and it is completely fake democracy.

Xi Jinping talked about democracy at the People’s Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 14. He declared that a country is democratic and undemocratic. It depends on whether the people have the right to vote, and even more so, whether the people have "wide participation rights."

Xi Jinping claimed that the National People's Congress system conforms to China's national conditions and guarantees that the people are the masters of the country. It is a "great creation" led by the Chinese Communist Party in the history of human political systems.

However, these claims have been widely questioned.

Feng Chongyi, an expert on China issues at the University of Technology Sydney, said that in Western democracies, there is no party ban on newspapers, and people can freely participate in sea elections and become candidates without any suppression. But in China, the Communist Party controls the National People's Congress and institutions at all levels, and only people designated by the Party can become candidates. The entire election is a fake election under the complete control of the CCP.

Feng Chongyi, an expert on China issues at the University of Technology Sydney, said, "How are the deputies of the Communist Party elected? The candidates are all controlled by it (the CCP), and then all links are under the control of the party. If you are an independent candidate, go Canvassing votes is to disrupt order and all be beaten down."

Feng Chongyi mentioned that candidates for deputies to people's congresses at all levels from counties to cities, provinces, and the whole country are all designated by the CCP, and then go through the scene. For example, when the National People's Congress is holding a meeting, the CCP will send a working group to each delegation, and whoever should be selected has long been arranged.

Feng Chongyi said, "Send the list down, and representatives like you will vote and choose these representatives. The representatives (already in advance) have been set and the quota is fixed. If you want to choose 10 people, you will be given 10 people, and then you will be checked. And this tick can still be supervised. Whoever doesn't tick it, keep it in the record, and you will no longer have a share next time, and you may have to be arrested."

According to the "Election Law" of the Chinese Communist Party, the election of deputies to the county and township people's congresses is held every five years and is a direct election. Candidates who meet the criteria for election can be nominated by political parties or people's organizations or jointly nominated by more than 10 residents who have the right to vote. They can apply for the election. But in reality, if the authorities designate people other than candidates to stand for election, they will immediately be blocked, suppressed and even arrested.

For example, Yao Lifa of Qianjiang, Hubei, is a private election expert. He tried to run for the county and township people's congress but he was subject to long-term monitoring and suppression by the authorities and was arrested many times.

Mr. Zheng, a Shanghai citizen, said, "The law serves those in power (the Chinese Communist Party), not the common people. It’s useless. The election of citizens. Like in the previous session, many people participated in the election of citizens, self-recommended, 7000, and later He'drinks tea' and talked to him. What's the use? They are deceiving the common people. The common people cannot cheat anymore. Those who deceive foreign countries can only say so."

Feng Chongyi emphasized that there is no democracy in the election of deputies to the National People's Congress. In addition, the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference themselves are the Chinese Communist Party's vase institutions, and they are completely obedient to the CCP. In the end, the party has the final say. The CCP is now repeating its old tune again. It is only continuing to deceive itself and others by flaunting its so-called democracy.

Feng Chongyi commented, "It is a rogue. It clearly knows that it is false and that everyone does not believe it, but it continues to lie and lies all day long. According to Lenin, the proletarian republic is 100% more democratic than the bourgeois republic. Ten thousand times, then you define it according to it. Proletarian democracy is the dictatorship of the proletariat, and according to Lenin’s own definition, dictatorship is the power that is not restricted by any law."

Mr. Zheng said, "They just want to protect their rights and wealth. Those in power must protect their rights, because China has power to make money. It protects wealth behind it. It (the CCP) fools the people below, continues to fool, and can fool you. Fudge day by day. All his assets are transferred to foreign countries, and news broadcasts say that foreign countries are bad. Why transfer all of his children and assets?"

Recently, the CCP’s intimidation against Taiwan has been escalating. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen emphasized in his speech on Double Ten that he will always adhere to a free and democratic constitutional system. Outsiders speculate that Xi Jinping's speech on democracy at this time may be a side response to Tsai Ing-wen.

News (22) to (24) / Source : Daily Mail

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Republican: Biden is "complacent" and the U.S. risks losing a new "Cold War" arms race with China with the next decade


America will lose a new Cold War arms race with China within a decade unless it takes a tougher stance with Beijing, a Republican congressman has warned after it was revealed the Chinese tested a new hypersonic nuke. 

Mike Gallagher, a member of the armed services committee, blasted the Biden administration for 'complacency' and said America needs to 'aggressively' re-think its relations with China after security sources revealed that Beijing launched a rocket that carried a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile into space back in August. 

While China was known to be working on the technology, the test took analysts by surprise and showed Beijing's missile programme is more advanced than previously thought. "We have no idea how they did this," one said.

Issuing a stark warning after news of the test became public at the weekend, Mr Gallagher said,  "If we stick to our current complacent course... we will lose the New Cold War with Communist China within the decade. 

"The People's Liberation Army now has an increasingly credible capability to undermine our missile defenses and threaten the American homeland with both conventional and nuclear strikes." 

China carried out a test of the new hypersonic weapon back in August, according to the Financial Times, which said it was launched into space on a Long March 2C rocket.

Beijing has been regularly announcing launches of the rocket, including the 77th launch in July this year and the 79th launch in late August. But it never announced a 78th launch. It is now thought that rocket carried the nuke.

After being carried into space on a rocket, a hypersonic glide vehicle - of the kind that China has showed off before in military parades - is released into low-Earth orbit, circling the globe at speeds up to Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.

During this flight it can be manoeuvered and repositioned before dropping out of orbit, crashing back down on to a target while avoiding missile detection systems and blind-siding defences designed to shoot it down.

While the Chinese test missile missed its intended target by some 24 miles - according to sources familiar with the test - the fact that it is so far along with the development of the weapon has caused alarm. 

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Pentagon responds to the CCP's hypersonic weapon test

The Pentagon did not comment on China's testing of the hypersonic missile, but did acknowledge China as their "number one pacing challenge". 

"We have made clear our concerns about the military capabilities China continues to pursue, capabilities that only increase tensions in the region and beyond," John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesperson, told Fox News. "That is one reason why we hold China as our number one pacing challenge."

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Global Times: The Chinese hypersonic weapon "new blow to the US's mentality of strategic superiority over China"

After news of the test was made public, Beijing's state media mocked America by saying it is a 'new blow to the US's mentality of strategic superiority over China'.  

An op-ed in the Chinese state media outlet Global Times, Beijing's mouthpiece, said the test means 'there is a key new member in CCP China's nuclear deterrence system', adding that this is a 'new blow to the US's mentality of strategic superiority over China'.  

Global Times said, "If the FT report is to be believed, it means that there is a key new member in China's nuclear deterrence system, which is a new blow to the US' mentality of strategic superiority over China.

"It is important to note the unstoppable trend that China is narrowing the gap with the US in some key military technologies as China is continuously developing its economic and technological strength."

"China doesn't need to engage in an 'arms race' with the US – it is capable of weakening the US" overall advantages over China by developing military power at its own pace,' the editorial added. 

This is the latest development in a terrifying arms race taking place in Asia as tensions between CCP China and Taiwan continue to grow. 

At a 2019 parade, China showcased advancing weaponry including its hypersonic missile, known as the DF-17.

Ballistic missiles fly into outer space before returning on steep trajectories at higher speeds. Hypersonic weapons are difficult to defend against because they fly towards targets at lower altitudes but can achieve more than five times the speed of sound - or about 6,200 km per hour (3,850 mph). 

China's ministry of defence did not immediately respond to a faxed request for comment on Sunday.

Ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10102871/China-hypersonic-nuke-warned-risks-losing-new-Cold-War-decade.html

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Yu Maochun: Dealing with the CCP and the Chinese people, the United States is very divided

Image : Pompeo and Yu Maochun (right), former US Secretary of State. (Provided by the U.S. State Department)


Yu Maochun, the former chief adviser of China's policy planning at the White House, recently stated that the CCP is a dictatorship and does not represent the 1.4 billion Chinese people. The US government’s dealings with the CCP is one thing, and dealings with the Chinese people is another matter. "We are very separate on this."

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Yu Maochun: The United States helps the Chinese people express their demands

During the last U.S. government, Yu Maochun served as Secretary of State Pompeo’s Chief China Policy and Planning Advisor, and had an important influence on U.S. China policy. He is currently a senior researcher at the Hudson Institute and a visiting researcher at the Hoover Institution.

Radio Free Asia reported on 17 October 2021 that Yu Maochun accompanied Pompeo to Northern California on the 16th to meet with local Hong Kong groups and Chinese dissidents.

In an interview with Radio Free Asia in Livermore, Yu Maochun said that the Communist Party of China is an autocratic political party that concentrates all power in its own hands, saying that “the party, the government, the military, and the people in the east, the west, the north and the south, the party must lead everything.”  This is a very hegemonic and dictatorial political concept, and it is constantly practicing, using high-tech and modern technological capabilities to impose the Communist Party's ruling concept on the Chinese people.

"Therefore, the fundamental interests of the Communist Party and the fundamental interests of the Chinese people are in absolute conflict." Yu Maochun said.

He believes that the CCP’s claim that it represents 1.4 billion Chinese people is groundless. "The problem now is that the Communist Party strictly controls Chinese speech and public opinion tools, and the people have no chance to express their vital interests."

Yu Maochun pointed out that what the U.S. government is doing is to create an opportunity for the Chinese people as far as possible under conditions permitted by international norms and international laws to give them a chance to express their demands. "It is necessary for them to say something dissatisfied with the Communist Party, and not be the possibility of the Communist Party's autocratic suppression."

Yu Maochun said that dealing with the Chinese Communist Party is one thing for the U.S. government, and dealing with the Chinese people is another thing. The United States is actively developing non-governmental exchanges with China, and the Chinese people are very eager to study in the United States. However, the CCP used this to manipulate foreign students and dispatch spies to steal American high-tech and intellectual property rights.

Yu Maochun said, "We are very separate." During the Trump administration, the Trump administration severely cracked down on spies and secret agents sent by the CCP.  At the same time, it continued to allow Chinese students to study in the United States. The CCP uses the United States to restrict some student visas that cooperate with the CCP to incite anti-American sentiment. This is very bad.

He pointed out that the CCP is very afraid that the Chinese people will identify with the political philosophy and political system of the United States. This is one of the most fundamental reasons for the continued deterioration of Sino-US relations. It has nothing to do with the fact that hawks and doves in the US government are in power.

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Yu Maochun: The CCP’s current situation is very passive and isolated

Yu Maochun believes that China’s problems have recently become more concentrated, and American politics, business, academia, and policy have all paid more attention to it. It is not that the international community wants to contain the CCP, but a series of policies adopted by the CCP that make the international community dissatisfied. Therefore, the CCP is now in a very passive and isolated situation.

He gave examples, such as the CCP’s aircraft disrupting Taiwan and taking an oath of sovereignty but the whole world has vowed to protect and promote democracy and freedom in Taiwan. Therefore, the CCP is in a more isolated position, "this is the basic trend of failure of the CCP's major power diplomacy."

Regarding the Hong Kong issue and Xinjiang issue, Yu Maochun said that the CCP completely abandoned its promise a year ago. This was actually a complete blow to the CCP’s own prestige. Therefore, the Chinese Communist government has lost its face in front of the whole world. "It not only turned its back on the people of Hong Kong, but also turned its back on the people of the world."

The Xinjiang concentration camps are not only to torture Xinjiang people physically, but also to use the concentration camps to brainwash them. Yu Maochun said that this is a "learning class", no different from the brainwashing system of labor camps organized by the CCP for decades or the May 7th Cadre School.

When the Trump administration was about to end, Secretary of State Pompeo designated the CCP’s persecution of human rights in Xinjiang as genocide. Yu Maochun said that this requires a lot of courage, and the international community has further proved that this definition is very correct.

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Yu Maochun: Pompeo's China policy will be further sublimated

He also talked about Pompeo's running for the president of the United States, and praised Pompeo for being very courageous, principled, and loving the United States very much. He said that if Pompeo announces his candidacy for President of the United States, his China policy will be further sublimated.

"I hope he can stand in the election, and I hope he can win the other hand," Yu Maochun said.

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NUG endorses ASEAN's decision to select the truly neutral representative of Myanmar to attend ASEAN summit

Press Release : National Unity Government of Myanmar

Source below : Myanmar Now 


Myanmar’s shadow government said on Monday (18 October 2021) that it welcomed a decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) not to allow the country’s military chief to attend a summit of the regional grouping later this month.

 

In a statement, the National Unity Government (NUG) called the move an “unprecedented and positive step” and urged the bloc to ensure that not only junta members, but also “any individuals and organisations” associated with the regime, are barred from the summit.

 

“ASEAN must ensure the Myanmar representative can objectively represent the interests of Myanmar and its people,” the NUG said in its statement.

 

“We stand ready to provide recommendations for [a] non-political representative for ASEAN’s evaluation and consideration,” it added in response to the bloc’s announcement that it would invite an alternative representative for Myanmar to the summit. 

 

On Saturday (16 October 2021), ASEAN’s current chair Brunei announced that junta chief Min Aung Hlaing would not be invited to the upcoming summit due to his regime’s failure to implement a five-point consensus reached between the junta and the regional grouping in April.

 

The NUG said that the military had taken advantage of the principle to prevent meaningful engagement to resolve Myanmar’s current political crisis as it continued to try to consolidate control over the country “by force and violence.”

 

“The junta has betrayed not only its own people but also the leadership of ASEAN,” the NUG statement said.

 

In a 13-minute televised address on Monday (19 October 2021), Min Aung Hlaing accused the NUG, the ousted lawmakers’ Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), and some ethnic armed groups of inciting violence and sabotaging the military’s efforts to restore peace and stability since the April consensus.

 

“We still have to solve this till today,” he said, arguing that opponents of the regime are chiefly responsible for the ongoing violence in the country.

 

“No one has been trying to prevent and stop their violence, but they have demanded that we solve those problems. ASEAN should help us deal with that,” he added. 

 

Regarding last week’s postponement of a planned trip to Myanmar by ASEAN’s special envoy to the country, Erywan Yusof, the junta chief said that further negotiations would be needed before the visit could go ahead.


Ref: https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/nug-welcomes-aseans-decision-to-exclude-myanmar-junta-from-summit

  

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Over 5,600 anti-coup protestors released on 18 October 2021

Source : The Irrawaddy

Myanmar’s military regime released over 1,300 people jailed for participating in anti-coup protests on Monday, while also freeing more than 4,300 detainees who were facing charges for their anti-regime activism.

The amnesty came after coup chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was excluded on Saturday from an annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders’ summit.

Some 24 artists and 10 celebrities who were facing lawsuits for their role in anti-regime movements had the cases against them closed as part of the amnesty. But those charged with bombings or destroying public property were excluded from the amnesty.

The 5,600-odd people freed on Monday were warned that if they are re-arrested they will have to serve the rest of their original sentences, as well as any new one. “If they commit crimes again, they will have to serve the remaining sentences in addition,” said the junta statement accompanying the prisoner release.

Ref: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-releases-over-5600-anti-coup-protesters.html






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