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Suu Kyi testifies against Myanmar Junta's incitement charges
Source : The Irrawaddy / Image : Web Screenshot
Detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has testified for the first time since the February 1 coup at a court in Naypyitaw on 26 October 2021 (Tuesday).
However, details of her testimony are unknown as Myanmar’s junta barred her legal team from speaking to the media about the trial.
The junta imposed gagging orders against all five of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers, also barring them from speaking to foreign diplomats or international organizations directly and indirectly.
The order against chief lawyer U Khin Maung Zaw came after he gave details of President U Win Myint’s testimony, where he said the military threatened him to make him resign during the coup. The president said he refused the demand.
The president’s account of his detention confirmed the illegality of the coup and was widely reported internationally.
Another of Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers who regularly spoke to the media was barred three days before the 76-year-old’s testimony.
The junta said the lawyers could destabilize the country through their comments to the media. The move was seen as showing the regime’s fear of the ongoing influence of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint.
Both leaders have been held in undisclosed locations since the coup. Her legal team has been the only source of information on the trials and the leaders’ well-being while also relaying the leaders’ messages.
On Tuesday, Aung San Suu Kyi denied the charges of incitement. U Win Myint and the mayor of Naypyitaw, Dr. Myo Aung, are co-defendants in the trial.
The incitement charge against the three was brought over statements released by the National League for Democracy urging the public to resist the regime, on 7 and 13 February while all three were in captivity.
Lawyers and legal analysts condemned the gagging orders as an illegal violation of a fundamental judicial right to an open trial.
U Khin Maung Myint, a legal adviser, recently told The Irrawaddy, “Citizens have the right to see, know and hear that every stage of the trial is fair and legal. By prohibiting lawyers from informing the public about trials, the administrative branch is exerting influence over the judicial branch. It is a very disgraceful and ugly act.”
Aung San Suu Kyi chose not to call any witnesses so as not to endanger anyone else.
News (2) to (8) / Compiled by : Chen Chengliang / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3716418
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Calls on Biden to protect the platform, "Don't just say the words". Pompeo warns: The CCP is tearing apart the international order
Image : The 57-year-old Pompeo has recently lost weight and looked radiant. (Bloomberg)
After leaving office, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has used various opportunities and diplomatic occasions to remind the United States and other countries of the Chinese Communist regime’s attempt to rule the world. He pointed to China on the 24th. He said the People's Republic of China is led by a group of bandits who are premeditatedly tearing apart the international order; in addition, in response to President Biden’s recent claim that if China invaded Taiwan, US troops will rush to help, he hopes that Biden can "put into practice the words" instead of just talking.
Pompeo said in a speech at the World Knowledge Forum in South Korea, “We can see three rifts in the world. These rifts are all caused by the Chinese Communist Party and will cause the entire world's peace to be destroyed."
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Pompeo: CCP cover up the covid origin, it is corrupted
He pointed out that the first rift was caused by the spread of the virus released by the CCP to the world. That is, the CCP used lies to cover up the fact that the Wuhan laboratory released the virus and manipulated the World Health Organization (WHO) to make it right on the virus issue. The CCP’s bowing and kneeling also shows its internal corruption.
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CCP's projects in defaulting countries require them to sell their national assets
The second rift was caused by the One Belt One Road project proposed by the Chinese Communist Party, which is to induce developing countries to sign debts under the name of infrastructure to cause corruption. Moreover, the terms of the agreement are not as transparent as internationally required, and it explicitly requires the defaulting countries to sell their national assets. In order to repay the debts lent by the CCP, these countries may use national assets as collateral.
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Pompeo: CCP's ambition to replace the U.S. CCP never fulfill promises
The third rift was triggered by the CCP’s ambition to replace the United States. For example, the CCP tore up the Sino-British Joint Declaration that was supposed to be abided by until 2047. He said that seeing the tragic situation in Hong Kong and the contemptuous attitude the CCP has shown to its previously solemnly promised obligations, we should all ask ourselves: Which official document signed by Beijing will be fulfilled by the CCP?
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CCP is pressurizing Taiwan to live the Communist way
Pompeo also said that after Beijing completes the 2022 Winter Olympics, Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Winter Olympics a success, and then "vigorously advocate why Taiwan must accept the CCP's high-pressure rule and live under the eyes of the CCP."
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Pompeo: The CCP is tearing apart the international order
Pompeo finally emphasized: "The CCP is premeditatedly tearing up the entire international order. It is a gangster regime, and China is led by a group of thieves."
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Pompeo: Biden must keep and realize his promises
Pompeo also accepted an interview with WABC 770 radio station in the United States on the 24th. He talked about Biden saying on TV that the United States promised to defend Taiwan and hoped that he would speak sincerely. The red line has been drawn and the words have been said. The outside world expects Biden to be able to keep his promises, he cannot change his and says it is just a joke.
Pompeo also pointed out that he hoped that the Biden administration had thought about China's crimes against Taiwan, instead of spouting nonsense by a president who did not know what he was talking about.
News (9) to (18) / Host : Li Dayu / Publisher : Dayu News Insider / Editor : Liu Mingxiang / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/10/25/a103252043.html
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Biden interviewed by making fists with both hands, strange movements triggered netizen kuso
Recently, in an interview, Biden made a strange move and became a popular target of American netizen kuso (spoof). That was when he was a guest on CNN's interview show on October 21. During the host Anderson Cooper (Anderson Cooper) asked about inflation, Biden once clenched his fists. It was really tight. Hold it tightly for at least ten seconds, probably longer. Because this is a live show, the live director may feel embarrassed. When he cuts to Biden, he only gives him a "half-length" mid shot, not daring to show his mysterious pair of fists. Presumably the host at the time was also very nervous, because this action was either Biden was about to punch someone, or he was brewing internal strength. He might transform into a "Super Saiyan" in an instant, squeezing his suit to reveal his muscles, and the scene broke out.
But in fact, why Biden did this action may have to ask the US FBI to intervene and investigate. We can’t understand the "caomin" who eats three meals a day and does two-point-to-work repetitive actions every day, but This does not mean that the "grass people" have no imagination. On Twitter, we can see this scene of many netizens spoofing Biden. Some people added joysticks to Biden’s fists, and added a jet box on the back, turning Biden into a "flying man" and rushed out of the studio; others added reins to his fists. A batch of mounts under the crotch. Anyway, no matter how kuso is, it is very similar. After all, his action is really vivid.
Biden’s interview that day was actually focused on his government budget, but another issue "unintentionally" became the focus of international media attention.
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Biden called the military guard "Trump upper body", saying that the United States has the strongest military power
What Biden attended that day was a media interview in the form of a "citizen assembly" that American politicians often participated in. It was called Town hall meeting in English. In a venue similar to a variety show, the interviewee and the host were in the middle of the venue and then around the scene. The audience, all ordinary citizens, had the opportunity to "freely ask" the politicians interviewed.
At that time, a live audience asked Biden, saying that the CCP’s military threat to Taiwan is getting more and more serious. Do you dare to promise to protect Taiwan? Biden said "Yes, and yes", which means "yes, it must be," and used this "double affirmation" to answer. And added, "China, Russia, and the whole world know that the United States has the most powerful military in the history of the world." In response to such a "Trump upper body" answer, the host Anderson Cooper may be a little confused. I wanted to make sure that the man in front of me was dreaming, so I asked clearly and directly, saying that if the CCP attacks Taiwan, the United States will defend Taiwan? As a result, Biden replied: Yes, yes, this is the promise of the United States.
This time, he immediately caught the attention of the world media, and made a different interpretation.
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"Wall Street Journal" said Biden was mistaken, "New York Times" said Biden was serious, and the White House hurriedly "clarified"
Someone directly said that it was a "speech error." The American magazine "Politics" published an article and published such a view, saying that this is pure Biden's slip of the tongue, because judging from the statements he has made, he does not support this at all. The US military will not be allowed to directly protect Taiwan. The Wall Street Journal also issued an editorial specifically saying that Biden is "strategic chaos" and may have sent a complicated signal to Beijing, and the Beijing authorities often tend to make the worst interpretation. However, some people believe that Biden is currently more inclined to protect Taiwan militaryly. At present, the US political circles have increasingly called for abandoning the "strategic ambiguity" of Taiwan. Some members of Congress also commented on Biden, saying that this is Biden's true mentality, which was directly stated in the talk show.
After Biden’s words were spoken, the White House also responded publicly under successive inquiries due to the large number of issues involved. On 22 October, White House spokesperson Saki told the media that Biden had not announced any U.S. policy. Change, the relationship between the United States and Taiwan is operating within the framework of the "Taiwan Relations Act." And this law does not say whether Taiwan is attacked by the CCP by force, whether the United States will send troops to intervene is not affirmed or denied. It only says that the United States will sell Taiwan weapons and equipment to maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities. This is the so-called "strategic vagueness." "However, there is still no conclusion as to what the "trump card" of the United States is. When some media asked Saki, saying whether Biden made a mistake or did it intentionally, Saki only said that "the policy has not changed."
The White House's response after Biden's speech was another effort to bring the United States back to the framework of "strategic ambiguity."
In fact, when Biden was interviewed by the American ABC in August this year, he said something similar, saying that if Taiwan is attacked by the CCP, the United States will "respond."
It is also quite strange to have similar "spoken errors" twice in a row. Therefore, there is another interpretation, that is, Biden quietly revealed a "trump card" of the United States on an unofficial occasion and showed it to the outside world; but returning to the official occasion and in the official statement, he still maintains an order. The "fuzzy" state of looking at flowers in the fog and watching the moon in the water. Anyway, I didn’t say yes or no. What was said in private, what was said, then it fell into the ears of the CCP, so you can figure it out and see what the United States really means. Moreover, the CCP will certainly "think about it."
The American left media "New York Times" has a different interpretation from other media. Regarding Biden's statement on Taiwan, it pushed forward vigorously, saying that when the United States introduced the "Taiwan Relations Act" in 1979, bye So Deng participated. It is impossible not to know the "strategic ambiguity." Biden said that he would protect Taiwan militarily, indicating that this is his true idea.
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Biden often "accidentally" tells the truth, the CCP responds to the U.S. "protect Taiwan militarily"
We know that Biden often blurts out the truth. It has been many times, from some inside stories that sound like scandals to some inner confessions, all "blind out", confuse the good and bad people around him. It's embarrassing. Speaking of the "truth" by the way, any little secret may be "sold out," and it is estimated that his fellow Democrats are afraid of him. Therefore, we cannot rule out that Biden's words in informal occasions such as media interviews have a certain degree of truthfulness. But we also need to know whether others, including the leaders of the US military, think this way. Biden's statement on informal occasions, as long as the White House official does not agree, can only be used as a reference.
The CCP also responded to Biden’s remarks, but there was nothing remarkable. It was just "accepting the scriptures", saying that "Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory and does not tolerate any external interference, and there is no room for compromise and concession." The United States is required to "be cautious in its words and deeds on the Taiwan issue and not send any wrong signals to the separatist forces for Taiwan independence." These words, the CCP has always been shouting like this. This shows that the Beijing authorities are so confused about Biden and the White House who sing red faces for a while and white faces for a while, and they dare not respond excessively. It may be the safest to follow the principles of reading and reading the old manuscripts.
But out of the question, the CCP has always been very aggressive. No matter how the West "plays as a gentleman," "principles," and "understands politeness," the CCP does not take this set. The CCP only believes in "fists" and "interests," and this is also true for external stimuli. Therefore, relatively speaking, the United States is still rigidly defending "strategic ambiguity," and it appears to be too conservative. However, there are pros and cons. "Strategic ambiguity" may not be a bad thing for Taiwan to build its self-defense capabilities. It can "be prepared for danger in times of peace" and be more advanced in self-defense, and it will also help more countries follow up on Taiwan's defense. Maybe so.
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Putin’s downplay of "military reunification" turned out to be a major weakness of the CCP
On the issue of Taiwan’s security, another unexpected figure has also recently participated in the discussion. He is Russian President Putin. He may have hurt the CCP’s glass heart severely recently. It can make the outside world feel that Russia is not a "follow" of Beijing. It seems that what Beijing wants to do, Russia has to support it, but it just doesn't. Putin tried to show the outside world that we in Russia have our own views on world order. In Russia's eyes, the CCP regime is just a "upstart," and cooperation with the CCP is only because it is profitable, not a true friend. These "inner dramas" have been fully revealed in Putin's recent statements.
In response to the CCP's wanting to reunify Taiwan with military force, Putin expressed his position very tactfully when answering this year, that is, he did not agree with "Martial Reunification," but he spoke very artistically. The most recent time was on October 13, when discussions about the CCP’s "armed reunification" were raging, Putin told reporters, "I don’t see any threat of military action." Pressure can achieve the goal. This is a typical politician’s answer. It’s affirmative and negative. You can "unify", but why do you "use force" and use "economy", but everyone knows that the CCP is experiencing economic difficulties. In addition, in June of this year, Putin also said in an exclusive interview with NBC in the United States that he had never heard of the CCP's military rule over Taiwan.
Biden said twice this year that the United States would protect Taiwan militarily, and Putin said twice this year that he did not find that the CCP wanted military reunification. If there is no basis for Biden's remarks, the outside world has not found a basis for a while, but Putin's remarks have been noticed and there is evidence to follow.
The Taiwanese media "Xin Media" recently published an article, noting that while Putin was slandering the CCP's military reunification, China had publicly sold its "war preparation oil" for the first time at the end of September this year. The first batch of more than 7 million barrels of "war preparation oil" was sold. And will continue to sell, in order to alleviate the current global energy shortage, including China. And more than 7 million barrels of oil is only enough for China's energy consumption for half a day, and how much oil is left in the CCP's war preparations? There are only 31 days left, which is one month. The CCP continues to sell like this and consumes prepared oil to maintain demand. This daily fuel is not enough. It uses prepared resources to ease the tension. What is the battle? Before this battle was fought, power was cut everywhere in China. In case of a fight, would all private cars in the country be unusable during the war? Save the oil for war. This hurts itself a lot.
In addition, China imports energy, including oil, and Russia is one of the largest importers. They should have a very good understanding of China's energy cards. Therefore, Putin can say that, there must be a basis. It's equivalent to shouting to Beijing from the air: Okay, let's take a break, ah, I don't have enough firewood, rice, oil and salt in my own home, and I'm still thinking about climbing the wall and doing so.
However, this does not mean that the CCP will not be able to reunify Taiwan in the future. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said that the CCP will be fully prepared to reunify Taiwan by 2025. It is also well-founded. Therefore, Taiwan and the international community still cannot easily relax.
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Chinese and Russian warships orbiting Japan are "acting". Putin speaks and hits the CCP. Wang Wenbin rounds the field to make a laugh
However, some friends will say that on 18 October, a total of 10 warships of Russia and the Chinese Communist Party conducted a joint military exercise, and they were still in the waters near Japan. At that time, the Ministry of Defense of Japan was very nervous. On the 18th, the Chinese and Russian warships crossed the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido and Honshu Island, then sailed south, passing through the Izu Islands of Japan, and passing through the "Tsugaru Strait" on the 22nd into the East China Sea. On the 23rd, a Chinese helicopter took off from a warship, which also caused the Japanese fighter plane to take off to alert. Although the Chinese and Russian warships did not enter Japan's territorial waters during the whole process, they were in international waters where they could navigate freely, but this rare action still caused the Japanese side to be highly vigilant. Japan recently declared that the country is experiencing the harshest security environment since World War II, and since mid-September this year, Japan has participated in a large-scale military exercise with 100,000 soldiers, 20,000 tanks, and 120 military aircraft. This is Japan. After World War II, large-scale military exercises were quite rare.
However, regarding the Sino-Russian naval joint military exercise, let’s first say that this is not how good Russia is with the CCP. It is more likely that the CCP exchanges economic benefits for Russia and conducts a "military show" with it. Russia is "Take the money to do things." In addition, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a public response to reporters’ questions on October 22 that there is no closed military bloc between Russia and the CCP, and there is no idea of forming a military alliance. The relevant speculations are unfounded. It is tantamount to publicly denying the close military exchanges between China and Russia and slapped the CCP severely.
But Beijing promotes the "Ah-Q spirit." Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Chinese Communist Party's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded that "China and Russia are not allies, but are better than allies." Some mainland netizens are really sour. Following Wang Wenbin’s thoughts, they said the following sentence: Russia is not an ally, it is a father! ! There is nothing wrong with this. The CCP was originally a branch of the Communist International headquartered in Moscow, the former Soviet Union, and its boss was "Stalin." Nothing wrong with the words.
But after all, the former Soviet Union has disintegrated, and the current Russian government is not the same thing as the former Soviet Union. Due to the universal trend, the Russian Putin authorities are reluctant to play ambiguous games with the CCP, and gradually clarify the relationship between the two. Previously, foreign media reported that the CCP is building a new alliance with Iran, Russia, and North Korea, which seems to have been denied by Putin himself, at least not including Russia.
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The "August 1st Building" of the Communist Army in Beijing is a haunted house! Military officers and party officials generally conceal the disease
The CCP, which is in a relatively isolated state in the world, also has many troublesome details at the top of its own military. The overseas media "Looking at China" published a report on October 23 that raised two issues.
First, the "Bayi Building" of the Chinese Communist Party's Military Commission in Haidian District, Beijing is a "haunted house." This building was built by Jiang Zemin's authorities in March 1997 and cost nearly 800 million yuan. There is almost the entire floor inside, which is Jiang Zemin’s own "Office of the Chairman of the Military Commission." It was not until 2004 when Hu Jintao received the title of "Chairman of the Military Commission". According to news, Jiang Zemin still occupied that room. "The Office of the Chairman of the Military Commission" has not moved out for a long time. It was closed in 2012 on the eve of Xi Jinping's rise to power. Jiang's "Office of the Chairman of the Military Commission," probably has been left unlucky by himself.
After Xi Jinping came to power, he immediately purged Jiang Zemin’s faction. Among them were Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong, vice-chairmen of the Military Commission of the Jiang era. They also had offices in the "Bayi Building", but they were called "haunted houses." The main reason. First of all, the offices of Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong are adjacent. They were killed in an accident one after another, and later both got cancer. The two people who were so lucky, their offices have reported that no one wants to move in so far. In addition, the other two people who worked in the "Bayi Building", Fang Fenghui, Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission, and Zhang Yang, Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, are also considered to be accomplices of Guo and Xu. Falling from the horse, Zhang Yang committed suicide by hanging himself on November 23, 2017.
This "August One Building" is therefore considered full of hostility and bad luck. Up to now, many affairs of the Central Military Commission of the Xi Jinping Administration have been transferred to other places such as Beijing Xishan for processing and office. The "August One Building" has gradually become mainly the CCP. The venue of the Ministry of Defense.
So, what is the root cause of the haunted house in the "Bayi Building" and its full of bad luck? Obviously, the corruption at the top of the CCP army, which emphasizes power struggles and personal enjoyment, is likely to be ignorant of warfare. Instead of dying on the battlefield, it floats up and down in the internal struggle for power, which is sad and ridiculous. So far, among the CCP’s high-level generals, the only one who has participated in a war that can be called a war is the current Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff of the Military Commission Li Zuocheng, who participated in the Deng Xiaoping era war against Vietnam, and it is not a large-scale war. . Therefore, the haunted house and bad luck of the "Bayi Building" are not entirely the building itself, but the inherent nature of the CCP system. It is hard to imagine what an army led by such a system will look like after being sent to the battlefield.
In addition, the second point of the problem in the CCP’s military that I just wanted to talk about is that the CCP’s senior officials, including generals, conceal major illnesses in order to advance their careers.
Zhang Xudong, the former commander of the Western Theater Command of the Communist Party of China, died in Beijing on October 1, at the age of 58. However, the CCP authorities did not announce his death until October 20. It may be that the internal fighting of the Communist Party of China did not cause trouble in the CCP’s theater, so the report was delayed. . Zhang Xudong was promoted to general only in December last year and confirmed that he had served as the commander of the Western Theater. However, he took sick leave just two months later. He was seriously ill and had to go to Beijing for recuperation, but he soon succeeded him as the Commander of the Western Theater. Xu Qiling at the location also suffered from cancer. Some friends may say that the CCP officials are relatively unlucky, but there is another reason. Many CCP officials concealed major illnesses from their superiors in order to climb up, and finally exposed them when they failed. Similar examples abound, such as in 2014. Xu Jewelry, deputy governor of Shandong Province, is another example.
However, autocratic "power" that is not authorized by the people can deceive people's minds. Political exchanges and internal struggles for power continue to appear within the Chinese Communist system.
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Li Keqiang's successor is ready to come out! The recent official exchange of blood shows the trend
Last week, the No. 1 and No. 2 positions in 13 provinces in China were replaced. Among them, a person named "Wang Zhengpu" was transferred to the position of deputy governor of Hebei Province, and at the same time acting as governor. In addition, another person named "He Zhongyou" was transferred to the deputy secretary of the Xinjiang District Party Committee. Both of the above are the direct descendants of Hu Chunhua, Vice Premier of the Communist Party of China. Jiang Weiping, the former media person of Wen Wei Po, believes that the transfer of these two people shows that Hu Chunhua is likely to succeed Li Keqiang at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and become the next prime minister of the Communist Party of China. Before this, similar analysis often appeared. Hu Chunhua visited with Xi Jinping this year. His trusted secretary "Gao Yu" was also promoted to the "Director of the Counselor's Office" of the State Council of the Communist Party of China, and he is currently the youngest of the four deputy prime ministers of the Communist Party of China. These signs all show that Hu Chunhua has a strong competitive advantage in Li Keqiang's "successor candidates."
Regardless of who succeeded Li Keqiang at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the role of the Premier of the Communist Party of China is usually to help the general secretary "sing white faces" or go out to stage a "people-friendly show". This is probably the same routine. Moreover, for Xi Jinping, some things may not necessarily be done through the prime minister, and the deputy prime minister is sometimes directly assigned to do some things.
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Xi Qiang pushes real estate tax, mainland Chinese media hotly discusses five types of pilot objects, six cities are the most popular
For example, when Xi Jinping pushed real estate tax recently, he did not pass Li Keqiang, but handed it to Vice Premier Han Zheng to promote it. The Wall Street Journal said that Han Zheng represented a huge party in the party and advised Xi Jinping to reduce the scale of the real estate tax pilot. The main reason I talked about this with you last week is that the CCP’s party officials from top to bottom, everyone owns more than one set of real estate, and the real estate tax hurts them a lot. However, Xi is in control, no matter the scale of the pilot is large or small, it is still here.
On 22 October, the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the Communist Party of China decided to conduct a trial of real estate tax in "some areas". The scope of taxation includes residential and non-residential properties, with the exception of rural homesteads and related houses. Land and house owners are For taxpayers, the pilot period is 5 years, counting from the date of issuance of the pilot measures. The mainland media generally pay attention to which cities will win the "top prize" of the real estate tax pilot. Analysis suggests that there are five types of cities that may be considered.
The first category is economically developed cities, including Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, etc.
The second category is cities with fast rising housing prices. Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen are also in this range.
The third category is cities with high income from land transfer fees, such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou.
In the fourth category, cities with better taxation bases include Shanghai and Chongqing.
The fifth category involves the six cities that the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the State Administration of Taxation, and the Ministry of Finance found in May this year to participate in the real estate tax symposium, including Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Suzhou, and Jinan. In addition, some analyses have included Hainan as a possible range because the Hainan housing market is also relatively hot.
This is the analysis of the mainland media. It can be seen that the three cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen may not be able to run. Chongqing, Suzhou, and Jinan are also within effective range. Therefore, it is possible that the six cities in the fifth category are the most likely to enter the first batch of pilot projects.
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Shenyang, Dalian, Nanjing exploded continuously, China had four "weird" explosions before the Sixth Plenary Session
At the time when the authorities pushed for real estate taxes, on the eve of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in November, explosions were reported in many places in China.
Following the big explosion in the morning of 21 October in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Three days later, at 5.30 am on 24 October, a house explosion occurred in Wafangdian City, Dalian. It was also a gas explosion. The roof of a residential building was blown up. The accident is known to have caused 2 deaths and 7 injuries. This is the second big explosion in Liaoning Province in a short time. The previous explosion in Shenyang, the current new report is that as many as 99 buildings were damaged, 93 businesses and 1,858 households were affected, and 5 deaths and 47 injuries were caused. However, the outside world still has doubts about the number of deaths and injuries.
In addition, on the same day as the gas explosion in Dalian, a laboratory of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Jiangsu also exploded. A mushroom cloud appeared on the campus. The explosion occurred in a laboratory of the School of Materials Science and Technology of the school. It is known to have caused at least 2 deaths and 9 injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
On 22 October, a chemical plant in the Alxa League High-tech Development Zone in Inner Mongolia exploded at about 11 o'clock in the evening. It was the company’s oxidation workshop. At present, 4 people have died and 3 people have been slightly injured.
Within three or four days, explosions occurred in four places in China. Coincidentally, before the CCP’s party celebration on 1 July 2021, there were frequent accidents. Now the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in November, and such horrible accidents have frequently been reported across China. It seems that the CCP authorities, who took photos of Bo Xi's evening photos, would better open less.
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1 person in Shijiazhuang was diagnosed and 2,000 people were taken away, citizens panic buying
Editor : Fang Xiao / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/10/25/n13327879.htm
Image : One confirmed case occurred in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province but the local control actions were extremely abnormal. The people panicked and rushed to buy food again. (Screenshot of Weibo)
Local people broke the news that people in Shijiazhuang fell into panic again. There was a panic buying in supermarkets and vegetables were sold out.
On 24 October, the mainland official notified that on the 23rd, one newly confirmed case was confirmed in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province.
Shijiazhuang officially announced the activity trajectory of the confirmed case Li from 8 to 22 October. His activities covered multiple supermarkets, karaoke bars, shopping malls, restaurants, pharmacies, vegetable farms, banks, gas stations, etc., involving many A cell.
At the Shijiazhuang epidemic news conference held on the 24th, officials stated that the newly confirmed cases in Shijiazhuang on the 23rd lived in Wenhe District, Yuhua District, and had been transferred to designated hospitals in the city for treatment.
Zhang Fengzhen, deputy mayor of Shijiazhuang, said at the press conference that more than 3,600 medical personnel were dispatched in Shijiazhuang to conduct nucleic acid tests on all the people in the communities and work units where the confirmed cases live, as well as the close and sub-closed people’s residential communities and work units for detection. As of 9 o'clock on the 24th, 519,108 people were sampled. The close and second close contacts found in the platoon were transferred and quarantined one person and one vehicle. As of 9 o'clock on the 24th, 1,935 people were quarantined. 169 tributaries were set up to conduct epidemiological investigations overnight. At present, the source of the virus is unclear.
On the 24th, the "Qinhuangdao Broadcasting Report" reported that the Yuhua District of Shijiazhuang has implemented control over 24 communities where confirmed cases, close contacts and sub-close contacts are located.
The report also stated that five hospitals in Shijiazhuang have banned visits, and an emergency notice in 20 counties and cities: suspension of large-scale gatherings.
On the 24th, Bazhou, under the jurisdiction of Langfang City, Hebei Province, issued a notice stating that it had received a municipal disease control notice: Li X, a confirmed case in Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, departed from Shijiazhuang in the morning of 20 October and drove to Shengfang, Bazhou. Jijiapu Village, Zhenji, took his parents to Jingxing’s hometown. In addition to dining and other activities in Bazhou City, Li also brought his parents back to Shijiazhuang. Local people who have an interaction with this patient are required to report to the local community immediately.
On the 23rd, netizens broke the news on Weibo that there was a panic buying trend in Shijiazhuang Beiguo Supermarket. Some netizens said that when the epidemic broke out in Shijiazhuang last year, the whole city suddenly got up early in the morning and shut down without notice. The citizens did not eat or drink. Everyone is scared, so they will panic buying food for no reason.
According to the video released by netizens, residents of Shijiazhuang went to the supermarket to buy food in long queues, and many of the food on the shelves have been sold out.
The netizen "Yiqu Lishang 1372" posted, "Others are rushing to buy rice noodles, grains and oils, and meat, eggs and vegetables. I am the only one who grabbed a bunch of pickles."
The netizen "I don't know what name R" said, "All the shelves in the supermarket are empty, and I feel panicked when I see it, because I didn't buy anything!"
Netizens said that anti-virus is being carried out everywhere on the street. A whole row of ambulances transported people in quarantine. The constant whistling of ambulances aggravated the residents' panic.
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Couple in Guiyang were falsely reported to be infected and attacked by netizens
Reporters : Gu Xiaohua and Gu Qinger / Editor : Lin Congwen / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/10/25/n13327879.htm
The new round of the covid epidemic has spread to 11 provinces in the mainland. Recently, people in Guiyang complained to an Epoch Times reporter that the couple’s results were negative for four times, but they were reported as “positive cases” by the authorities and announced their personal information on the Internet, causing them to be attacked by netizens and their relatives and friends. They were discriminated. The female victim was so angry that she wanted to commit suicide by jumping off the building to show her innocence.
On 25 October, the Guiyang City and Gui'an New District's Social Prevention and Control Team to respond to the epidemic issued a notice to the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism stating that on the 25th, the Guiyang City Social Defense Office received information: There are 2 people in M District, Huaguoyuan, Nanming District, Guiyang. Those who returned to Guizhou from northwestern tourism, the initial nucleic acid test results were positive (Zhong Xguo, Lin Xfang), immediately check the group number, itinerary, list of personnel and personal information of the two people participating in the tour group.
Before the final results were released, the authorities issued notices in the WeChat group and the community that Zhong Xguo and Lin Xfang were "positive" cases, and closed the building in District M of Huaguoyuan for one day.
Zhong X Country and Lin X Fang traveled to Ejina Populus euphratica Forest in Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia on 4 October, and returned to Guiyang on the 10th. One week later, an outbreak in Inner Mongolia broke out.
On the 20th, the local health committee and the CDC called the couple and asked them to do a nucleic acid test. Zhong Xguo told The Epoch Times on the 25th that they had done four nucleic acid tests. The first time was negative (on the 21st), the second time the sampling was not collected, the third time was negative, and the fourth time was also negative. "The other party said (the second time) the test was not done well, and said it was suspected to be positive." He said that the second check was negative on the morning of the 24th and 25th.
A notice issued by the authorities disclosed the personal information of the couple, and soon they received personal assault calls from various parties.
Image : Provided by interviewee
"I don't know how to do it, so it all spread, saying that we are positive. We sealed our building. Three units have 40 floors, and the shops below are also sealed." Lin Xfang said.
She told reporters, "Some people care about us; some scold us, saying that you are rich, running around and still running outside; now friends from other provinces are calling us, and some groups send all our photos. It's... I said we didn't run, we sit here and wait for the result."
Lin Xfang cried and said, "I wanted to jump off the building yesterday (24th). The police were here. I said that both of us are 70 years old. We are not afraid of death but we are afraid of infecting others. You can’t do this. Yes, I have to figure it out before issuing the (announcement). Really, this personal attack is terrible."
"We haven't slept from yesterday to today (25th). Everyone called me. There are hundreds of these calls. Really, it's not good not to answer." She said, she just went downstairs and ran into the neighbor upstairs, she showed him the test results, and he stayed away.
"I really want to die, I really can't help it. I was really wronged, too angry. Reporter, please clarify for me. Now we are all negative, that is, we did not sample the second time. This is their responsibility. "Lin Xfang said.
Zhong Xguo said angrily that they are still misunderstood when they go out. Now they are normal negative, all those people have been removed, and the guards have been removed. "They (the authorities) are not doing the right thing, and they spread it around before confirming the condition. If you can't figure it out, don't publish it."
Lin Xfang said, "It is too painful for us to wrong us this way. If we can't live anymore, I told the director, and the director told us to clarify."
The Epoch Times reporter called Director Wu of Huaguoyuan Community to ask about the couple's situation, but Director Wu said badly, "I don't need to tell you," and then hung up.
A new round of epidemics in the mainland began on 16 October, and has spread to 11 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities including Shaanxi, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Gansu, Hunan, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei and Qinghai. Most of the confirmed and positive cases are directly or indirectly related to Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia. So far, hundreds of people have been infected.
Since the CCP has consistently concealed the truth about the epidemic, official figures have generally been questioned.
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Lifting entry ban, U.S. government details new requirements for international travel
Reporter : Zhang Ting / Editor : Li Yuan / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/10/25/n13329234.htm
Image : The US government provided more details on the lifting of international travel restrictions on 25 October. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
The Biden-Harris administration on Monday (25 October) revealed the latest guidelines for travel to the United States, including those that have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. There are more stringent requirements for citizens, and some exceptions for foreign travelers.
Biden administration officials said on Monday that starting from 8 November 2021, U.S. citizens and long-term residents who have not been vaccinated will have to show a negative result of the virus test taken the day before entry, while foreign citizens who have not been vaccinated will only be able to case entry. U.S. citizens who are fully vaccinated must be tested three days before travel.
For foreign citizens, the US government announced in September that it would require all travelers to be fully vaccinated before entering the United States but Monday outlined the exemptions for this requirement. A senior government official said, for example, travelers from countries with a vaccination rate of less than 10% must provide a compelling reason why they want to come to the United States. According to the World Health Organization, more than fifty countries fall into this category, including most of Africa.
The official said other exemptions include travelers under the age of 18 (because in many countries, minors are not yet eligible for vaccination), travelers with certain diseases, clinical trial participants and emergency travelers.
If foreign travelers between the ages of 2 and 17 are traveling with fully vaccinated adults, they must still be tested for covid three days before departure.
Passengers need to provide proof of vaccination and testing before boarding. The airline will be responsible for implementing these measures, including confirming whether the documents are issued by official sources and comply with the US CDC's definition of full vaccination.
The White House said on Monday that it will require airlines to check the COVID-19 vaccination certificates of travelers to the United States and provide traveler's contact information to federal officials as part of the lifting of international travel restrictions starting in November.
Officials said the United States will accept any vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, even if these vaccines are not approved in the United States, including vaccines from Russia and China.
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Thailand has discovered the first Delta sub-mutant strain AY.1. Government closely observes
Thailand discovered the first sub-mutant strain Delta Plus that was remutated from the Delta variant virus. However, this Delta Plus sub-variant strain in Thailand is AY.1, which is different from the recent closely watched AY.4.2 in the UK. It is public in Thailand. The Ministry of Health will pay close attention to the development of the epidemic.
The Thai Enquirer and Thai PBS reported that Supakit Sirilak, Director of the Department of Medical Sciences of the Ministry of Public Health, held a press conference today and pointed out that Thailand had discovered 19 cases of sub-mutant strains in September. The sub-mutant strains that have been mutated from the mutant virus include 18 Alpha Plus and 1 Delta Plus. Supaji pointed out that they found 2 cases of Alpha variant virus submutated E484K in Chiang Mai, and 16 cases in Chanthaburi and Trat.
At present, the Delta variant virus has accounted for 98% of the confirmed cases in Thailand. There are 47 sub-variant strains of Delta. Supaji pointed out that they found 1 case of Delta sub-variant strain AY.1 in Kamphaeng Phet. Unlike the AY.4.2 subvariant strain that is circulating in the UK, there is no data showing that AY.1 is more infectious than the original Delta variant virus. The Ministry of Public Health will pay close attention to the development of the epidemic.
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WHO and 3 countries start group vaccine trials, Among 20 vaccine candidates Medigen and Inovio are selected
Image : WHO and the Ministry of Health of Colombia, Mali and the Philippines announced the launch of the "Solidarity Trial Vaccines" program, and Taiwan's high-end domestic vaccines were selected as candidates for vaccines. (Picture: Reuters data photo, provided by the Food and Drug Administration, synthesized by LTN)
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministries of Health of Colombia, Mali and the Philippines announced the launch of the "Solidarity Trial Vaccines" program. Taiwan's Medigen MVC COVID-19 Vaccines is included in the list of vaccine candidates.
The WHO issued a statement today stating that the "group trial vaccine" is a multinational, randomized clinical trial platform aimed at quickly assessing the protection and safety of promising new vaccine candidates.
These candidate vaccines were selected by an independent vaccine prioritization advisory group, the members of which are leading scientists and experts.
According to the WHO statement, chief researchers and teams in Colombia, Mali, and the Philippines have begun recruiting volunteers to participate in the experiment.
According to the WHO statement, so far, the vaccine priority advisory group has reviewed the relevant evidence of about 20 candidate vaccines; after the working group’s recommendations, there are now 2 candidate vaccines included in the "group trial vaccine" program. They are Medigen protein subunit vaccines, as well as vaccines from Inovio Pharmaceuticals in the United States.
News (24) to (29) / Reporters : Xiong Bin and Huang Yuning / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/10/26/a103252609.html
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Long-term lockdown of cities in many parts of China raises doubts and dissatisfaction
The official mouthpiece of the CCP’s official Weibo on 10 and 25 October 2021 released the “Summary of Situations in Epidemic Risk Areas across the Country”, showing that there are 2 high-risk areas in the country and 17 areas with medium-level risks. Because Yili, Ruili and other places were closed for a long time but did not make the list, it caused public doubts and dissatisfaction.
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High-risk, medium-risk areas in Beijing, Inner Mongolia
The official Weibo of CCTV News, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China, released the “Summary of Situations in Epidemic Risk Areas across the Country” on the 25th, showing that high-risk areas are located in Beijing, Inner Mongolia, and medium-risk areas in Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Guizhou, Gansu, and Ningxia.
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Ili was omitted from the list, residents complain about lockdown
Some netizens posted: "There is no Ili, even low risk. Why is Ili still closed, and the city has been closed for a month."; "It has been closed for so long, without notice, and no official documents. I want to prove that I It doesn’t work if the city is closed, and the whole country doesn’t know that we’re closing the city, only we know."
Ms. Chen, a store in Ili, Xinjiang, told reporters on 26 October that the city should be sealed off in areas with epidemics, but Ili announced that there were few confirmed cases but the city was shut down across the board, which aroused public suspicion and dissatisfaction.
Ms. Chen, a shopkeeper in Ili, Xinjiang: "The diagnosis is confirmed when there is an epidemic, so the city is closed, and areas with an epidemic are not allowed to come. They are all closed. The closure has not been unblocked for a long time. It is not in Urumqi. Anyway, if there is an epidemic, places must be closed, and work can be done normally if there is no epidemic."
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Lockdown in Lanzhou despite medium-risk
Some netizens said, "The prevention and control of the epidemic in Lanzhou City is one size fits all! People who go to work have to travel, private cars are restricted, and buses run every ten minutes, half an hour or even forty minutes, and the cars are crowded. May I ask if this is to prevent the epidemic or add chaos?"
Ms. Wang, an employee of Lanzhou Hotel, revealed that only three communities reported in Lanzhou belong to medium-risk areas, but not only these three communities are closed. At present, the government stipulates that private cars and taxis should not go to the streets unless necessary.
Lanzhou Hotel employee Ms. Wang: "There are currently about 30 cases in Lanzhou. There is no news about the closure of the city, only the closed communities. There are three communities in Chengguan District that belong to medium-risk areas, but the area where the hotel is located is not It does not belong to a medium-risk area, but it is also notified by relevant departments that the hotel is closed, stipulating that employees are not allowed to go out, and outside employees are not allowed to enter the hotel."
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Ruili under lockdown, not on the list of epidemic areas, sharp drop in Ruili's population
Ruili, a border city in Yunnan Province, has been closed for many times this year. The city has been locked down for most of the year, and the epidemic has still not been cleared.
Ms. Chen from the Ruili store: "Ruili has not been unblocked. The epidemic is a bit serious now, and there are cases that are repeated. Those who cannot go out are closed. Now Jade Live is not allowed to broadcast by these people. Those who smuggle will be taken to quarantine and detained for 15 days."
On 25 October, a netizen posted an article describing Ruili’s tragic situation: The permanent population has dropped from 500,000 to less than 100,000 now, and many people have to bear the cost of quarantine and escape even if their families are bankrupted.
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The surge in human cases of bird flu in China. Expert: there is a risk of mutation
Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/10/26/a103252630.html
Image : On 19 April 2006, at a poultry wholesale market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, a hawker's baby was lying in a cradle next to a chicken coop. (China Photos/Getty Images)
The number of people infected with bird flu in China has soared this year, causing concerns among experts. They warned that a strain of the previously circulating virus seems to have changed and may be more infectious to humans.
According to a Reuters report on Tuesday (26 October), the World Health Organization (WHO) said that China had reported 21 human cases of H5N6 subtype avian influenza in 2021, compared with only 5 cases last year. Although these figures are much lower than in 2017, when hundreds of people were infected with H7N9, these infections were serious, many people were seriously ill, and at least 6 people died.
"The increase in human cases in China this year is worthy of attention. This is a virus with a high fatality rate," said Thijs Kuiken, a professor of comparative pathology at the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam.
The WHO emphasized in a statement on 4 October that most cases occurred after contact between humans and poultry, and there are no confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission. It said that further investigations are "urgent" and need to understand the increased risks of cases.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not comment on the increase in human H5N6 cases. However, a study published on the To Be website last month stated that the "increasing genetic diversity and geographic distribution of H5N6" poses a serious threat to the poultry industry and human health.
The most infected with H5N6 is in the southwest of Sichuan Province. Cases have also been reported in neighboring Chongqing, Guangxi Provinces, and Guangdong, Anhui, and Hunan provinces.
Of all the cases, at least 10 were caused by the H5N8 virus, which ravaged poultry farms throughout Europe last winter and killed wild birds in China. This suggests that the latest H5N6 infection in China may be caused by a new strain of the virus.
Professor Kuiken said, "It may be that this variant is more infectious (to humans)... At this time there may be more of this virus in the poultry, so more people are infected."
Poultry farming is common in China, and many people still like to buy live chickens in the market. There were two deaths of human bird flu in Guilin, Guangxi in August this year. Last month, the province suspended live poultry trading in 13 urban markets and will cancel such transactions within one year.
Filip Claes, the regional laboratory coordinator of the FAO ECTAD, said that China has vaccinated poultry with avian influenza, but the vaccine used last year can only partially prevent emerging viruses to prevent major outbreaks but the virus continues to spread.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Communist Party of China did not respond to Reuters' request for comment.
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Blinken supports Taiwan's meaningful participation in UN
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken tweeted earlier to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the United Nations system. The U.S. State Department simultaneously issued a draft statement, emphasizing that Taiwan is a successful model of democracy, respects human rights and the rule of law, and conforms to the values of the United Nations. In addition, the statement also mentioned that Taiwan is very important in the global high-tech industry. At this moment, the international community is facing complex global issues that need to be resolved together. Therefore, letting Taiwan intend to participate in the United Nations system is not a political issue, but a pragmatic issue.
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