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News (1)
East China University of Science and Technology's bacterial experiment caused trouble, students complained about the university's lockdown
Reporter : Luo Ya / Editor : Fang Xiao / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/11/14/n13374926.htm
Image : Students from the Xuhui campus of East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai do nucleic acid tests overnight. (Internet picture)
A student of East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai posted on the Internet saying that because the students of the university made the "Youth Edition of SARS-CoV-2 (covi)" in the laboratory, a student's nucleic acid test was submitted and tested "positive". The whole university was closed. At the same time, the university's management is chaotic, causing complaints from the quarantined students.
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How the "youth version of SARS-CoV-2" was created, leading to the university closure
On 13 November 2021, Jimu News reported that in the afternoon of 12 November, a student from East China University of Science and Technology posted on the Internet that the school’s research group students were carrying out a study on "Using E. coli expression system to prepare nucleocapsid protein, N-terminal truncated body". In the evening of 11 November, a student's nucleic acid test was positive, and the second nucleic acid test was still weakly positive.
In accordance with the requirements of disease control, the laboratory on the 18th floor of the laboratory building will carry out management: No entry can be done, and follow-up arrangements will be made after sampling and disinfection are completed. Please scan the code for the students in the laboratory to join the group. Those who have not yet gone to the laboratory, please stand by in the dormitory. Don't go to the laboratory for now.
In the online post, the student also explained the above situation: In short, in the process of the student experiment, he created a "youth version of SARS-CoV-2", and then caused the contact to be weakly positive, resulting in the closure of the campus and nucleic acid testing for all employees.
At present, the reporter is unable to confirm whether the positive results of the student's nucleic acid test have anything to do with the school's research team using E. coli for experiments.
Image : Students from the Xuhui campus of East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai do nucleic acid tests overnight. (Web picture)
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Reactions from netizens on the "youth version of SARS-CoV-2"
The netizen "kimbanmi" posted that a student of Huali Bioengineering who accidentally copied a protein fragment that was consistent with the expression of covi when experimenting with E. coli.
"Mars mobile netizen ip: 120.204.*.*" said in a post, "1. If it is a piece made in a laboratory, why should it be closed for management? 2. Undergraduate laboratories can make protein fragments, can advanced experiments make complete viruses?"
On 13 November, a student from the Xuhui campus of East China University of Science and Technology told Jimu News that the university had already completed all nucleic acid tests on the evening of 12 November. A second nucleic acid test may be required in key places on 13 November but she has not yet received a specific notice. The student believes that this situation is only a false positive caused by the fragment protein, not an epidemic situation.
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More than 1,700 students quarantined but hotels are inadequate
According to information posted by students of the school on social media, more than 1,700 students need to be quarantined this time because there are too many people and there are not enough hotels. The school could not find a place to send them to quarantine for a while, and the students waited and delayed. They worked on the day from 8.30 am and wait until 5 pm. The student said, "We were notified to pack up and gather. Our yard is expected to leave for the isolation area before dinner."
Many students are very dissatisfied with the school arrangements. On social media, some students said, "It is recommended that the leaders of the administration should be strictly inspected. It should not be insufficient funds, but someone who makes a fortune. When going out for isolation, two people live in the same room. What is the operation?"
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Students in isolation although the campus was unblocked on 14 November
In the afternoon of 14 November, the Epoch Times reporter called the Xuhui District campus of East China University of Science and Technology to inquire about the closure of the campus. The employee who answered the phone said that it was closed on 13 November and was released on 14 November 2021 but some students should still be in isolation.
The employee said that a student was doing an experiment, and the nucleic acid test showed a weak positive and was not contagious.
Regarding questions such as whether all the school staff did two nucleic acid tests on the 12th and 13th, and whether the students who had been to the school and then left need to undergo nucleic acid tests, the other party responded, not sure, and suggested that the reporter ask the school campus leaders, "They know more than we do".
For some students exposed online, because the hotels are not enough, they want two people to live in a room to isolate the problem. The reporter asked whether they were in the same class as the student doing the experiment?
The employee replied that it might be so.
The external calls of the Graduate School of East China University of Science and Technology have been unanswered.
Image : Students from the Xuhui campus of East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai do nucleic acid tests overnight. (Web picture)
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Shanghai varsity stops working when bad things happen
A student from the school posted that the university could not operate at all when something happened, "We were confined to the dormitory and could not do anything, nor could we take a bath. In the evening of 12 November, we were notified to be sent out for isolation at 8.30 am on the 13th. We packed up all nightbut we are still waiting for school arrangements. We can't wait for anything."
Other students said that so many people were pulled out for 14 days of isolation, which is outrageous in itself. It is understandable to isolate them in the dormitory and do a good job of logistical support.
Some students responded, "There is no quasi-credit letter. It has been 3 days since the incident happened. Not only is there no clear official notice, but there is no emergency plan, and the efficiency is terrible."
Image : Screenshot of the conversation between students of East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai.
Image : Students from East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai post on social media. (webpage Screenshot)
Jimu News reported that in the morning of 13 November, the staff of the Propaganda Department of East China University of Science and Technology replied that due to this situation, relevant teachers and leaders of the school are meeting to discuss the matter. The Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention is also dealing with this situation. There is no clear official conclusion released.
Public information shows that the Xuhui campus of East China University of Science and Technology is currently the main campus of the university. The laboratory is more than 116,000 square metres, and 21 student dormitories are 117,000 square metres, which can accommodate 15,000 students.
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Study: Fetal gender affects maternal immune response to COVID-19
Reporter : Li Shaowei / Editor : Ye Ziwei / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/11/16/n13378237.htm
Image : Schematic diagram of pregnant women receiving medical care. (ShutterStock)
A recently completed study found that after a pregnant woman with a boy baby was infected with covi, the body produced more antibodies. Few pregnant women have baby girls. This is consistent with the fact that men are more likely to produce a large number of antibodies and lead to excessive immunity.
Two hospitals in Boston, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, collected blood and placenta samples from some pregnant women infected with covi during the peak of the covid epidemic in April 2020.
A study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine on 19 October found the above results after examining the maternal blood, umbilical cord blood and placenta of 38 infected pregnant women.
The placenta is the space on which the baby grows in the mother's body and provides oxygen and nutrients for the baby. The key point is that the placenta develops from the cells of the fertilized egg, not from the mother's cells. Researchers found that after the mother was infected with the virus, the placenta of male infants activated more pro-inflammatory immune genes than the placenta of female infants.
Akiko Iwasaki of Yale University, an immunologist who was not involved in the study, told the medical online media Stat News, “This means that the sex of the fetus will affect the mother’s infection response.”
Since the beginning of the plague, epidemiologists have discovered the fact that men infected with the epidemic are more severely ill and have a higher mortality rate than women. In the past year and a half, scientists have been investigating the reasons behind this. A study published in August last year found that the immune response of men and women is very different. Men’s immune response lags behind, but then more pro-inflammatory molecules are produced, which leads to dangerous over-reactions, also called "cytokine storms."
After the publication of this new study, Akiko Iwasaki said, "This (mother-infant) mechanism is very different, but it is consistent with what we see in the adult body. So this may be a natural immune characteristic of men."
Higher immune activity may help boy babies fight covi but the resulting inflammation also brings risks. Andrea Edlow, an expert in maternal and fetal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, said: “We still don’t know the follow-up impact on the child. Under the circumstances, the environment of the placenta has changed significantly."
What's more surprising is that the changes in the placenta also affect the mother's immunity, so that pregnant women who are pregnant with boys produce fewer antibodies than those who are pregnant with girls. At the same time, there are fewer antibodies transmitted from the mother to the baby boy.
"We only knew that the infection during pregnancy will have a great impact on the fetus," said Akiko Iwasaki. "Now it seems that there is a two-way influence mechanism between the fetus and the mother."
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Woman, 30, diagnosed with HIV eight years ago, cured
Report by : Stephen Matthews etal, Daily Mail
A woman who battled HIV for years is now clear of the virus despite not taking any medication, doctors have revealed today.
The unidentified 30-year-old, of Argentina, is only the second person ever recorded whose immune system has naturally rid their body of the virus.
The 'Esperanza Patient', as she is known, was first diagnosed with HIV in 2013 — but now has undetectable levels of the virus in her body.
For the first eight years after being diagnosed she received no medication except for six months when she was pregnant, to ensure her baby would be healthy.
Researchers say the discovery brings a potential cure closer for the 38million people living with the AIDS-causing infection worldwide.
A group of Harvard-based medics announced the discovery at a major international meeting of HIV experts in March.
Medics then revealed the patient, whose ex-boyfriend died of AIDS, had no disease-causing or 'intact' virus.
The findings have now been confirmed in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Dr Xu Yu and colleagues found no intact traces of the virus in the 1.5 billion blood and tissue cells they analysed.
No other details of the woman are currently public but doctors at the time called her 'athletic and beautiful' and revealed she had a boyfriend and a newborn baby, both of whom were HIV-negative.
Only one other person has also naturally cleared the virus. Loreen Willenberg's story was first revealed last August. The 67-year-old, of San Francisco, was diagnosed with HIV 30 years ago.
Academics claimed she could be 'added to the list' of cured HIV patients, next to the 'Berlin patient' Timothy Ray Brown and the 'London patient' Adam Castillejo.
Both Mr Brown and Mr Castillejo had cancer and received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with HIV-resistant genes to wipe out the disease and the AIDS-causing virus in one fell swoop.
But neither Ms Willenberg — or the Esperanza patient — had the risky treatment.
The two women are examples of elite controllers, a rare group of people who have never taken antiretroviral therapy but show no signs of the virus in their blood.
Normally, when a person gets infected with HIV, the virus attaches to their immune cell's DNA and reproduces from there.
Anti-retroviral therapy can help prevent the replication process but cannot eliminate HIV in the body altogether, meaning people need to take daily treatment to suppress the virus.
But for one in 200 people, the elite controllers, most of the virus settles into inactive parts of the genome, known as 'gene deserts', causing no harm. The remaining virus is cleared up by the body's immune system.
Dr Yu, based at the Massachusetts General Hospital, said: 'These findings, especially with the identification of a second case, indicate there may be an actionable path to a sterilizing cure for people who are not able to do this on their own.
'We are now looking toward the possibility of inducing this kind of immunity in persons on ART through vaccination, with the goal of educating their immune systems to be able to control the virus without ART.'
Writing in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, the researchers added: 'The person described here is originally from the city of Esperanza, Argentina.
'In line with her wishes, we propose to refer to her as the "Esperanza patient" to send a message of hope for finding a cure for HIV infection.'
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Moles may be cancer! The doctor exposed these 5 types of deterioration, "10% survival rate" 71% long
Editor : Chen Yiling
Image : If there are changes in small, medium and large moles, You may need to pay more attention. (Schematic diagram, non-parties/Shutterstock Dazhi Image)
Moles may be cancer, hiding a fatal crisis!
According to the Taiwan Association of Dermatology, many patients in Asia have melanomas on the extremities. This disease is also the most fatal of all skin cancers, with a survival rate of only 10% at stage 4.
In response, Zhu Jiayu, chairman of the Taiwan Dermatology Association and attending physician at the Department of Dermatology at National Taiwan University Hospital, suggested that you must be careful about five kinds of moles.
According to the report of "ETtoday News Cloud", Zhu Jiayu, chairman of the Taiwan Medical Association and attending physician in the skin department of National Taiwan University Hospital, said that 71% of Asians "malignant melanoma" occur in the limbs.
Extremities on fingers and toes, palms, soles, soles, nails, etc., are difficult to notice and it is easy to miss the golden treatment period.
The Taiwan Society of Dermatology further pointed out that the 5-year survival rate of patients with malignant melanoma in the first stage can reach more than 80%, and if it comes to the fourth stage, the survival rate will drop significantly. The rate is only 10%, and malignant melanoma is the most fatal disease of all skin cancers.
It has been revealed that Zhu Jiayu also provides 5 kinds of moles to be careful. Or the appearance of protrusions, missing corners, and no obvious borders; third, the color is uneven, if the colour is different in shades, multiple colors, or the appearance looks uneven, you need to be careful.
If the mole is larger than 6 mm in diameter, you should be alert if it continues to grow.
If the size, shape or colour changes, if the mole quickly bulges, expands, and the colour also appears different, or symptoms such as itching, bleeding, etc., it may cause problems.
Ref: news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1635927
News (10) to (13) / Reporters : Luo Ya and Zhao Fenghua / Editor : Lin Congwen / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/11/15/n13376808.htm
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Beijing's epidemic prevention upgrade is accused of protecting the Winter Olympics
Image : A new round of epidemic has recently broken out in Beijing. The picture shows Beijing residents scanning the QR code to register before accepting the epidemic detection. Information photos. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
Starting from 17 November 2021, Beijing is upgrading its control measures to strictly prevent the entry and exit of personnel. According to the analysis of scholars, the epidemic in Beijing is heating up, and the CCP's measures are to protect the Winter Olympics, and it can be said that it does everything possible.
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Beijing's management and control upgrade implements three policies
Beijing announced three new control measures, which will be implemented on the 17th, including: Firstly, it is necessary to hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours and the "Beijing Healthbao" green code when entering or leaving Beijing; secondly, people living in land border ports within two weeks cannot enter Beijing unless necessary; thirdly, strictly control the holding of national conferences, training and other activities in Beijing.
According to the official report, on 15 November, there was a new confirmed case in Beijing. He was a traveler who came to Beijing on business. He stayed at the Victory Hotel in Chaoyang District, Beijing on 25 October. He was a close contact of the confirmed case on 11 November. He has been quarantined since 10 October, and the results of 4 consecutive nucleic acid tests were negative, and the test results on 14 November were positive.
Many places in neighboring Hebei Province have issued notices regarding visits to Beijing Victory Hotel, Tarim Hotel, PetroChina Fuel Oil Company and other places from 25 October to 7 November 2021 and participation in oil refining and chemical engineering from 2 to 5 November, the staff of the branch audit committee conducts the investigation.
Since the CCP has concealed the truth of the epidemic, the official data are generally considered to be untrue.
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Scholar: Beijing introduced new regulations to protect the Winter Olympics
In an interview with Epoch Times on 15 November, Beijing-based independent scholar Wang Jun said that the CCP promulgated new rules for entering and leaving Beijing, possibly to ensure the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.
Wang Jun said, "Beijing is about to open the Winter Games, and now there is an epidemic. Not only Beijing, but also in many parts of China, the epidemic is very tight now."
Wang Jun said that not only is it difficult for foreigners to enter Beijing, but it is also difficult for them to leave Beijing. "Anyway, the expressways out of this city have been blocked. Beijing is not letting out of the city, and other provinces are not letting out of the province. Those who go out have to go through approval. Let the leader give you approval, and the leader must shoulder political responsibilities. In the event of an epidemic, he may lose his position, and they will be dismissed."
Recently, the risk level of many places in Changping District has been lowered. The Hongfuyuan community in Beiqijia Town has been adjusted from a high-risk area to a medium-risk area, and the Forest Dadijiayuan community in Dongxiaokou Town has been adjusted to a low-risk area.
A doctor of law in Beijing raised his question to The Epoch Times on the 15th, “Didn’t many communities in Beijing’s epidemic have announced that they have been unblocked? Why are they so tightly controlled?” Regarding the upcoming implementation of a new round of measures, he felt that Beijing’s control of the epidemic is simply "crazy."
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Citizen: "Time and Space Accompaniment" is absurd but not surprising
In the CCP’s severe anti-epidemic measures, a new term has recently appeared, called "time-space companion", that is, the authorities use mobile phones to locate contacts. When the mobile phone number of the public and the mobile phone number of the confirmed person stay on the same space-time network for 10 minutes, they must undergo nucleic acid testing and self-quarantine for 14 days.
According to mainland media reports, in early November, citizens in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, received mobile phone newsletters jointly sent by the Public Security Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They were told that they were at risk of "time and space accompaniment". The number of people exceeded 82,000. The newsletter required these people to do nucleic acid. Detection.
People’s Livelihood Observer reported that Zhan Hongguo, former associate professor of Northwest University of Political Science and Law, went to Yuncheng and took the high-speed train back to Xi’an. They were all low-risk areas. After getting off the bus, the health code turned into a “yellow code”, indicating that he had been to the Philippines within 14 days. He lodged a complaint with the Subdistrict Office, and the Subdistrict Office said that (these are) the national big data (operating) place does not have the authority to change it, and asked him to appeal himself.
The CCP’s “time and space accompaniment” and its big data prevention and control policies are frequently chaotic. Mr. Pan, a citizen of Beijing, told The Epoch Times on the 15th that this measure is absurd, “because any official, no matter how much money he spends or how many people are quarantined, he is not responsible for these. But once the (epidemic) spread occurs here, he will be responsible."
Mr. Pan believes that "the fundamental difference between an authoritarian country and a democratic country is that it can achieve a single goal at all costs and at all costs."
As for whether the anti-epidemic policy has worked? Mr. Pan said, "It does not matter if it is useful or useless, because the authoritarian authority will not reason with you."
News (14) to (18) / Reporter : Zhong Yuan / Editor : Ye Ziwei / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/11/13/n13373565.htm
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Taiwan legislators look forward to restarting the three links. Su Zhenchang: PRC's epidemic is severe
Image : The President of the Republic of China, Su Zhenchang, answered an inquiry in the Legislative Yuan on November 12, 2021, and pointed out that the epidemic in China is a serious problem. The picture is a data photo. (Central News Agency)
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"Zero infection" strategy of CCP continuously challenged
The epidemic in China is on the rise, with 13 people spreading from one person to one person in Chengdu, 100 new cases in Dalian in 5 days, 6 patients in Fujian fuyang, a reward of 100,000 yuan in Heihe City for clues to the virus, and 60 quarantine points in Hebei to transfer close contacts... Various phenomena show that the epidemic in China continues to spread, and the epidemic prevention model declared by the CCP is facing challenges.
The Taiwan Legislative Yuan will continue to question the general policy on the 12th. The KMT Matsu Lianjiang County legislator Chen Xuesheng said in questioning that from February 10 last year, the MAC announced the full suspension of the "mini three links" across the strait, which will affect the economy of Kinmen and Matsu. Causes a big problem.
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Covi vaccination in Matsu has reached 90%, unblocking of "mini three links" raised
Chen Xuesheng said that the "mini three links" across the strait have been sealed for almost two years. Many of Matsu's wives were married from Fuzhou on the other side. For some businesses, the coverage rate of the first dose of covi vaccine in Matsu has reached 90%, and the coverage rate of the second dose has reached more than 80%. He hopes that Kinmen and Matsu will open flights before the flow of people can start.
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The PRC is dangerous
Su Zhenchang responded that Taiwan as a whole, including Kinmen and Matsu, is safe, but China is not safe now. Especially in China, the epidemic is now rising again. Even Beijing has asked citizens to go out and not come back again at this time, so now the Matsu folks ran to China. The outbreak in PRC is a dangerous place.
Chen Xuesheng believes that Taiwan can no longer be locked down. Su Zhenchang emphasized that this is not a lockdown of the country, it is security; the epidemic in CCP China (PRC) is now severe, and the epidemic is recurring, and it is now very tense. We are very afraid that PRC will break through. If the epidemic prevention is not done well, what should the Taiwanese people do if they go to the PRC to catch the epidemic?
Su Zhenchang pointed out that this is not a political consideration, but an epidemic prevention consideration. He respects the professional evaluation of the epidemic prevention by the Central Epidemic Command Center. Now the CCP is not taking good care of the people, but it has been sending military planes and warships to disrupt Taiwan. Would not it be great if these funds were used to care for the people in Taiwan?
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Be wary about CCP's goal of winning Taiwan without fighting
Legislator Lin Yijin questioned Su Zhenchang on 12 November about how the joint plane broke into Taiwan's southwest airspace for 554 sorties from September 2020 to August 2021. In terms of cyber warfare threats, from 2019 to August 2021, the "National Military Security Protection Management Center" has grasped about 1.4 billion abnormal situations. The CCP also trains local co-workers in Taiwan to conduct cognitive warfare against the people. The CCP wants to achieve the goal of winning Taiwan without fighting, "We must strictly guard national security."
Su Zhenchang said, “Faced with the CCP’s continued use of force to seize Taiwan, under the leadership of President Tsai Ing-wen, we dare not slack in guarding the country for a while. Therefore, around Taiwan, including China, we have a clear grasp of the aircraft, time, and model of any airport taking off".
He emphasized that the best defense is to call on fellow citizens to come to a consensus. The CCP will never give up the use of force to invade Taiwan. Only if Taiwan has the determination, works hard, and is serious and careful to prevent it, will it not let the CCP succeed.
News (19) to (23) / Editor : Li Hong / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/11/16/a103269865.html
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Documents leaked that people in Shaanxi were dissatisfied with the CCP
Image : The CCP adopts various methods to manipulate online public opinion and suppress negative news. The picture is a data photo. (Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty Images)
"Public sentiment" is the term used in the party culture of the CCP, and in essence refers to the public opinions and opinions of the people under the supervision of the CCP.
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Migrant workers asking for salaries from Shaanxi state-owned enterprises
Recently, The Epoch Times has obtained hundreds of copies of the Public Opinion Slips issued by the Korean Internet Information Center from January to December 2020. The contents are all public complaints recorded by the center’s monitoring of major websites.
Among them, Hancheng Internet Information Center's "Public Opinion Copy Form" on 22 January 2020 stated that on 21 January, some netizens said on the "People's Daily Online-Shaanxi Governor's Message Board", "October 2018, I took dozens of migrant workers into the construction site of the Longmen Iron and Steel Group Exhibition Hall in Hancheng City. The acceptance was delivered on 28 December. During this period, the subcontractor only gave us 34,000 yuan (RMB, the same below). Under our constant complaints, Only gave me 50,000 yuan to go home for the New Year. For the whole year, there are still 234,900 yuan of wages that have not been paid. By the end of the year, I am still waiting for our hard-earned money!"
This netizen also asked for help on Sina Weibo. A mainland netizen said in a post, "The wages of migrant workers cannot be in arrears." Return the hard-earned money of migrant workers."
According to internal documents, the person who left the message on the Internet was Hu Xhong, who was the leader of the oil work team of the Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. Factory History Museum construction project, reflecting the problem of wage arrears by Xi'an Yonglong Construction Decoration Co., Ltd. Hu Xhong stated that on October 12, 2018, he and Wei Dangdang, the legal representative of Xi'an Yonglong Building Decoration Co., Ltd., signed the "Subcontract for Latex Paint and Paint Construction in the Museum of Cultural History".
The construction unit of the Longmen Iron and Steel History Museum project is Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., and the general construction contractor is Shanghai Quanchuang International Culture Technology Co., Ltd.
The document stated that Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. should perform the responsibility of the construction unit, requiring the general contractor Shanghai Quanchuang International Culture Technology Co., Ltd. to perform the responsibility of the general contractor and the direct payment responsibility of the subcontracted labor service company Xi'an Yonglong Construction Decoration Co., Ltd.
It is reported that Shaanxi Iron and Steel Group Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is a state-owned holding company approved by the Shaanxi Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. It was established in June 2007 and was officially placed under the direct management of Shaanxi Iron and Steel Group on May 11, 2012. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shaanxi Iron and Steel Group.
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Internal documents leaked people’s livelihood issues. People reveal these issues are unresolved so far
Hancheng Internet Information Center's "Public Opinion Copy Form" on 8 September 2020, the 73rd issue shows that Li Xfei, a villager in Beijianxi, Jincheng Office, complained on the "People's Daily Online·Local Leaders Message Board": In the past few years, the village The "327" bridge was built and dozens of nearby villagers were relocated, but a large area of ruined construction waste remained at the bottom of the bridge, which has not been cleaned up.
In 2019, Li Xfei has been approaching the Jincheng Office of the Transportation Bureau to coordinate the road problems in the village and the problem of rain and mud washing into the roadway. Later, although the cement road was repaired, the problem was still not improved, and the ambient air was extremely dusty. In addition, the Jincheng Office arranged for a forklift to pull the earth truck to destroy the prefabricated plate of the launching cover, leaving a large hole, which has not been resolved so far.
Li Xfei told reporters that the "327" bridge was built here, and people on the highway section said that they couldn't manage this place. This is a legacy issue and they can't manage it. Anyway, now it’s a matter of three, no one says that they can’t control this issue.
"The big pit has been left unattended until now. I still have to drive around a little bit, or I will fall into the pit." Li Xfei said.
Li Xfei said that after reporting the problem in 2019, the road was slightly repaired, but the quality was problematic. "The environment here is poor, especially when it rains heavily. The soil really becomes a'cement road'. The water and mud mix together, and people can't walk."
In addition, the Shishan coal mine here is seriously polluted. The coal carts do not move during the day, but after 10 o'clock in the evening, dozens of carts will carry coal non-stop, which seriously disturbs the people. The road is next to the bridge.
Li Xfei said, "There is a coal mine next to us, and the mine car (running at night when we sleep at night, it is noisy) passes here too, it's too dirty."
Images : In 2019, Li Xfei, a villager in Beijianxi of the Jincheng Office of Hancheng City, has been approaching the Jincheng Office of the Transportation Bureau to coordinate the problem of road access to the village and the problem of rain and mud washing into the roadway. Screenshot of internal files. (Epoch Times)
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Villagers report various disasters caused by coal mining subsidence
Hancheng Internet Information Center's "Public Opinion Copy Form" on April 14, 2020, the 25th issue stated that some netizens complained on the "People's Daily Online ‧ Provincial Party Secretary Message Board": The Star Village of Banqiao Town, Hancheng City is located in Xiangshan, Hancheng City In the coal mining area, with the acceleration of coal mining in recent years, the village’s current location has cracks in the houses and cave dwellings where the villagers live, the water source has dried up, the water cellar has been damaged, the land has collapsed, the road has broken, and individual houses have shown signs of collapse. It is requested that the practical difficulties of the common people and the problems of immigration and relocation be resolved as soon as possible.
After the incident was exposed, from the "Response to the Question of Letters and Visits from the 25th Issue of the Public Opinion Report on the Cracks in the Houses of the People in Star Village Caused by the Mining of Xiangshan", the Banqiao Town government admitted that the problems reported by the netizens were true and claimed that it was coal mining. Caused by the subsidence.
According to the document, the mining and production of Xiangshan Mine has caused cracks in the houses of more than ten villager groups including Dongxihuagou, Mingxing Village in the town, but this area has not been included in the city's 2020 resettlement policy plan.
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People report various inactions by the authorities
In addition, Hancheng Internet Information Center's "Public Opinion Copy Form" on 30 July 0, 2020 stated that some netizens complained on the "People's Daily Online ‧ Local Leaders Message Board": North Section of Zhenzhou Street (Qiaonan New Village) in Hancheng City The small section from the community to Haiyan Tianque) links Dayu Road and Xizhi Road. It has been heard since 2018 that it will be opened, but until now there is still no movement. The residents of Haiyan Tianque Community go south and residents of Qiaonan New Village can only go to the north. The east winding road is extremely inconvenient to travel, so please get through this "dead-headed road" as soon as possible.
After the incident was exposed by netizens, the Hancheng Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau also acknowledged that this was a "broken road" and stated that it applied for demolition compensation and only entered the construction site after the funds were in place.
Hancheng Internet Information Center's "Public Opinion Copy Sheet" on 13 April 2020 stated that some netizens complained on the "People's Daily Online ‧ Local Leaders Message Board": When will the hardening of running water and roads in Sanjia Village, Zhichuan Town be resolved? Current situation: 1. Some roadways and production roads are hardened and some are not hardened. When it rains or snows, the roads are muddy and roads are blocked; 2. Why does Sanjia Village not have running water? During the epidemic, several people share the same basin for washing hands; 3. There is no sewer. So, people can only drain to the roadway, causing the roadway to be messy and messy.
Hancheng Internet Information Center's "Public Opinion Slip Sheet" on 31 January 2020 stated that some netizens complained on the "Western Net·People's Livelihood Hotline" that the villagers in the 3rd group of Zhichuan Village, Zhichuan Town, Hancheng City had no water before. According to the investigation, the contractor said that the pipeline was blocked and there was nothing to do. Murakami was told that the private contractor could not manage the village and kicked the ball with each other, causing the people to run out of water and food. They hoped to solve the problem as soon as possible.
The Epoch Times reporters called Hancheng Letters and Calls Bureau several times to learn about petitioners' petitions, but no one answered them.
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US CDC: No record shows that people who are naturally immunized spread covid
Reporter : Zachary Stieber / Li Xin compiled / Editor : Li Qiong / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/11/14/n13375583.htm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the institution has no record of natural immunities to spread covi.
This fall, Aaron Siri, an attorney representing the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), asked the federal health agency to provide documents that “reflect any recorded cases of the following individuals: (1) from those who have not been vaccinated against covid; (2) Infected with covid once and then re-infected after recovery; (3) Infected again, infects the virus (SARS-CoV-2/covi) to another person."
People who have recovered from covid are called naturally immune people.
In a reply written on 5 November and published this week, the CDC stated that it does not have any documents related to the request.
CDC confirmed to the English-language "Epoch Times" that its Emergency Operations Center (Emergency Operations Center) did not find any records that could respond to the request.
The agency declined to disclose whether any documents were found between 5 and 12 November, and asked the Epoch Times to submit a Freedom of Information Act Request to obtain this information. The Epoch Times submitted an application.
"You would think that if the CDC intends to suppress the civil and personal rights of those with natural immunity, and subject them to school expulsion, employer dismissal, military dismissal, or even worse treatment, then the CDC will have at least one example. Come as evidence that an unvaccinated naturally immunized person transmitted the COVID-19 virus to another person. If you think so, then you are wrong.” Attorney Aaron Siri said in a blog post.
The above response of the CDC attracted responses from some medical experts, including Dr. Marty Makary from Johns Hopkins University. He said this highlights how little data the agency publishes on recovered patients.
Macari called on the CDC to disclose any data that led to the hospitalization or death of reinfected patients, and to provide information on patients with or without comorbidities.
"The CDC should be transparent about natural immune data." He wrote on Twitter, otherwise it will be requested to know this data in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.
CDC rarely sets clear rules, but its guidance has tremendous influence during the covid pandemic. Almost all officials who enforced the covi vaccination order did not give people the option to refuse vaccination, even if people could prove that they had covid and recovered. Officials across the country are urging people to get vaccinated, claiming that it will protect those around them.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a statement this summer: “Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and others around you, especially in the more contagious Delta variant. When it spread across the country.” But soon after, she said in a TV appearance that the vaccine may “no longer prevent the spread”.
More than 100 studies support the theory of natural immunity, which is believed to bring stronger and better protection than vaccines, including an Israeli follow-up study. However, CDC officials promoted two of their studies, claiming that even those with natural immunity should be vaccinated because they cannot prove that natural immunity is as durable as vaccination.
Some people agree with the CDC's view that those with natural immunity should consider a vaccination but others suggest that most or all people with natural immunity should not be vaccinated.
The CDC said in a briefing released earlier this month that natural immunity and vaccines can provide protection for at least six months but it did not mention the issue of transmission in the briefing.
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CCP's new Internet regulations, people will be convicted for "overturning the wall"
Reporters : Li Shanshan, Chen Jie and Zhou Tian / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/11/16/a103269964.html
The State Cyberspace Administration of the Communist Party of China recently announced a draft of the Cyber Data Security Management Regulations, which stipulates that data processing companies should apply for cyber security review and cross-border data issues when they are listed in Hong Kong. Regarding related punishment methods, some commentators pointed out that in the future, Chinese people will be punished according to law if they overcome the wall.
On 14 November, the National Cyberspace Administration of the Communist Party of China issued this draft for comments. All data processing companies who go to Hong Kong to go public and affect or may affect national security should apply for cybersecurity review in accordance with relevant regulations.
The draft opinion also mentions that no individual or organization may provide tools or services to "overturn the wall". Violators will face high fines, revoke their business licenses, and even criminal liability.
Mainland human rights activist Zhang Jianping said, "I think economic security is right, but freedom of speech cannot be suppressed on the grounds of economic security. From a historical perspective, it seems that referring to economic security is a very correct way. The drunkard’s intention is not to drink. It is often a suppression by the government. This is worrying."
Liu Zixi, a current political observer on the mainland, said that the authorities had already decided to impose legal sanctions on the people over the wall.
Liu Zixi, a current political observer in the mainland, said, "Any way to solicit opinions is a decision. A management method has been issued. I have looked at it. It is mainly Article 41 and Article 66. This content is nothing more than preventing Chinese people. The mainlanders overcame the wall and set up a law to govern you. If you violate it, over the wall, what kind of information is transmitted, economic fines, and legal sanctions."
Over the years, a large number of Chinese netizens have been drinking tea and threatened for escaping the wall. Liu Zixi said that the CCP has now come true, and the management of the people over the wall has been upgraded.
Liu Zixi said, "The Chinese are already sad enough. This freedom of speech has always been strictly controlled in all aspects. There have been people who were drunk tea and fined before. It was all drizzle. This time it's true. It The management of the people over the wall has been upgraded. What is the reason for the upgrade? It is to send a message that the CCP regime is on the verge of extinction. It is terrified!"
Liu Zixi pointed out that the CCP is afraid that the people will know the truth. As long as the Chinese do not listen to it and continue to overcome the wall, the CCP’s demise is just around the corner.
News (26) to (30) / Host : Tang Jingyuan / Publisher : Foresight Quick Review / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/21/11/15/n13378009.htm
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WTA calls for investigation, Peng Shuai escalates diplomatic incident
Now, after more than ten days of silence, the Peng Shuai incident has made new progress for the first time, and it has truly escalated into a diplomatic incident.
Just yesterday, Steve Simon, the CEO of the International Women’s Tennis Association WTA Tour, publicly called on the Chinese authorities to investigate the allegations of sexual assault by female tennis star Peng Shuai against the former deputy prime minister Zhang Gaoli.
Simon said in a statement, "Now we have to make sure that we are moving to a place where a comprehensive and transparent investigation is conducted. I think this type of thing is not only an insult to our players, but also an insult to all women." Then he called on the Chinese Communist Party official. Stop banning the Peng Shuai incident.
In an interview with The New York Times, Simon revealed for the first time Peng Shuai’s current situation. He said: “We have received confirmation from multiple sources including the China Tennis Association that she is safe and has not been subjected to any Personal threats."
However, Simon also emphasized, "My understanding is that she is in Beijing, but I can't confirm it because I didn't talk to her directly." The current situation is that, including WTA officials and current players, no one can get connected with Peng Shuai.
A noteworthy phenomenon is that this time not only Simon officially issued a statement to support Peng Shuai on behalf of the WTA, but many well-known tennis players also almost simultaneously voiced support for Peng Shuai.
For example, the famous former world No. 1 star Martina Navratilova immediately issued a push to support the WTA statement, saying: "The WTA position is very tough-and it is the right position." Former US champion Chris Chris Evert also wrote on Twitter: "These allegations are very worrying. I have known Peng Shuai since I was 14 years old. We should all be worried that this is serious. Where is she? Is she safe? "
French player Alizé Cornet posted the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai on her account on Saturday and called for "Let's not be silent". And British male player Brody (Liam Broady) also posted this label and wrote: "I can't believe this kind of thing will happen in the 21st century."
Many friends may think of a problem. In the past, the CCP used to threaten any international organization that questioned its human rights issues, especially those with huge commercial interests in mainland China, by blocking their business or interrupting cooperation, and forcing them to shut down. The mouth even made it speak for the CCP in turn. This time the WTA dared to step on the CCP’s painful foot. Are they not afraid of damaging their interests in the mainland?
This is indeed a chain reaction triggered by the Peng Shuai incident. WTA and the CCP have an agreement to hold at least 11 tournaments in the mainland, and the year-end finals for the ten years from 2019 to 2029 will be held in Shenzhen. Therefore, Simon's statement may indeed ruin WTA's lucrative business relationship in China.
Simon himself was prepared for this. He even directly referred to the NBA example, saying that he could not talk about the decision made by the NBA, but the problem facing the WTA is that a player of the association has suffered a potential sexual assault, which is impossible at all. Things to compromise.
According to the plan, the WTA is expected to return to China next season, but Simon said frankly that the Peng Shuai case not only brought WTA worries to her, but also brought uncertainty about the future development of WTA in China. He said, "If proper results cannot be obtained, we will take action and not operate in the Chinese market."
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Time is changing and the situation is changing, and the diplomacy of Wolf Warriors fails?
The reason why we are discussing this news today is because in my impression, an international organization with significant commercial interests in the mainland dared to publicly step on the CCP’s painful feet, question the CCP’s human rights oppression without fear of retaliation, and even did a good job of giving up China. Market preparation, this is a very rare example in recent years.
We all know that in 2019, two years ago, in 2019, NBA Rockets manager Morey only posted on Twitter the phrase "Fight for freedom and stand with Hong Kong", which triggered the CCP's entire network to criticize and block the Rockets. Even NBA games were suspended for a while. Although NBA President Xiao Hua did not dare to fire Morey, he had to go to China to mend the relationship, which is tantamount to actually bowing his head to the CCP.
This incident has far-reaching impact, because the world has seen many stars who always have tough faces on the NBA court, such as LeBron James of the Lakers, Glenn Davis of the Celtics and the Rockets. How did the team's star, Harden and others, knelt down under the threat of the CCP's ban and turned their guns to stabbing Morey in the back.
What is interesting is that two years later, Kanter, who is also the Celtics star, suddenly hit Xi Jinping by name at the end of last month, calling him a "cruel dictator" and has repeatedly published articles in support of Taiwan, Xinjiang and Tibet people. He criticized the CCP for trampling on human rights, and even attended relevant gatherings to speak publicly.
As a result, not only did the NBA president express his support for Kanter privately, James and others remained silent, and even the CCP’s reaction was surprisingly low-key. So far, there has been no official expression of "emotional injury", but only Tencent in its streaming. The broadcast of the remaining Celtics games was cancelled on the app.
Including the WTA's voice for Peng Shuai this time, we can see that international organizations that once shivered at the CCP’s money stick for fear of offending seemed to be rapidly reversing their attitudes, and their waists began to straighten up a lot. In response, the CCP drastically converged on the eight-foot-high shrew, and began to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
The latest news we saw today is that the International Men’s Tennis Association ATP is not afraid of the Chinese Communist Party’s retaliation and quickly followed up. Its Chairman Andrea Gordonz issued an official statement saying “Nothing is more important than the safety of our tennis industry. We are deeply concerned about the uncertainty surrounding Peng Shuai’s safety and whereabouts.” At the same time, “fully support the WTA’s call for a comprehensive, fair and transparent investigation into Peng Shuai’s allegations of sexual assault.”
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Get rid of dependence on the CCP, the European Union follows the example of Australia
Why is there such a change?
This is the "broken window effect" we have discussed before. When a fortress appears to be strong on the surface, but if someone dares to stand up to break its windows and challenge its authority, the second will soon appear. A third such person went to break more windows. (Foresight quick review)
For the CCP, such things do not just appear in the sports world. In fact, in the most sensitive political and economic circles, a similar broken window effect was the first to erupt, and then it spread to the current sports world.
Government broken window effect
For example, the Taiwan issue, which is the most sensitive and absolutely intangible red line of the CCP, began when the U.S. C130 large military aircraft landed on Taiwan in July this year, and Lithuania set a record for the establishment of a "Taiwan Representative Office". The relationship and so on are almost in the state of renovation the next day. The red line painted by Hu Xijin was not dry, so he immediately had to draw a new one, so that he was awarded the title of "Chief Liner".
Even big foreign propaganda media such as "Duo Dui" have issued articles exclaiming that the United States and Taiwan have joined forces to create a wall-breaking effect, which is a test of the Chinese Communist Party's ruling authorities, and so on.
The same is true in the economic field.
After the “Special Committee for Foreign Intervention in EU Democratic Procedures” (INGE) delegation, composed of transnational members of the European Parliament, paid an official visit to Taiwan last week, the European Parliament immediately began to discuss a 33-page draft report, which is that the EU needs to take further steps and measures to deal with foreign intervention and threats such as China.
The draft report mentioned that since the United Front Work Department and other authoritarian state institutions frequently engage in political interference with the outside world, the European Parliament should refer to Australia’s experience in the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme to counter the CCP’s non-transparency. Political penetration.
Why is the EU particularly optimistic about Australia's experience? In fact, the reason is very simple: In the past, Western countries did not dare to offend the CCP, and fear of economic losses was one of the main reasons. However, in the past two years since Australia has adopted a hard-line diplomatic attitude towards the CCP, economic growth has not been significantly affected. Instead, the GDP growth in the second half of last year set a new record in 60 years. In the case of the Chinese Communist Party's vigorous sanctions, Australia's exports have also soared across the board, setting up a nearly perfect example of standing and making money.
All this, European countries are all in their eyes.
From this perspective, Lithuania, the United States, Australia and the NBA star Kanter can be said to have played a role in breaking the CCP’s fortress window. Today we see the Tennis Association speak out for Peng Shuai, which highlights that the scope of this wave of "broken wall effect" is still expanding.
Civilian broken window effect
What we have discussed just now is basically the broken window effect at the official level, and the most prominent and typical example of the private effect is of course the Malaysian Chinese Huang Mingzhi.
His satirical little pink also satirizes the diplomacy of Wolf Warriors, "Glass Heart". It has only been one month since its premiere on 15 October. It has more than 30.8 million traffic on the YouTube channel alone. And his new single "Outside the Wall" only released 3 days ago, has now surpassed 3.6 million traffic.
In the comment area of his two songs, you can see that not only a large number of overseas Chinese feel strong resonance, but also many mainland friends who have stepped over the wall to support Huang Mingzhi. In other words, Huang Mingzhi became the first person in the show business to break the window, and he was also almost the first person in the show business to stand to make money. The reality reflected is that a large number of people are beginning to feel the CCP’s incessant vixen diplomacy. Deeply tired, Huang Mingzhi's song just said what they wanted to say instead of them.
Therefore, we can see that behind the continuous spreading of the broken window effect from politics, economics, entertainment and sports, what is reflected is an idiom that Chinese people used to say, called "time-shifting and changing trends", which means The situation has changed, the time has changed, and the performance of the world will change accordingly. The role of the buyer's market and the seller's market may change in a moment.
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Xi-Biden Summit: The CCP must abide by the rules
Against this background, let’s take a look at the Biden-Xi Jinping virtual summit to be held tonight, and perhaps we will have a more thorough understanding.
Last Friday, a White House spokesperson stated that the purpose of this summit is to responsibly control the competition between the United States and China, and to set rules for such competition more effectively, and Biden will not have reservations in the dialogue on areas of concern in the United States.
On Saturday night, Secretary of State Blinken tweeted that he had a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, discussed the preparations for the summit, and expressed their respective positions on the Taiwan Strait issue. The United States still hopes to peacefully resolve cross-strait issues through dialogue. Yi still only emphasized his opposition to Taiwan independence.
Of course, this "similarities and differences between the United States and China" is more official language. In fact, the so-called "different" refers to the field in which the United States and China confront competition, and the so-called "sameness" is of course the field in which Biden believes that the United States and China can cooperate. .
According to Reuters, Biden will tell Xi Jinping that the CCP must act like a responsible country in accordance with the rules to reduce the possibility of superpower conflicts. He indeed stresses this point during the video summit.
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South China Morning Post releases "list of dissatisfaction" for communication under the table between the United States and China
This is an official message released by the United States. As for the CCP, it is more intriguing. The CCP does not have a similar background briefing but the South China Morning Post, which is controlled by the CCP, has released some unusual information.
Last Saturday, the South China Morning Post quoted a source as saying that when US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with China in Tianjin in July, the two countries had quietly resumed working-level dialogue under the table to discuss with the Chinese side the list of main dissatisfaction.
The report also said that both parties agreed in principle to relax visa restrictions on mainland students in the near future.
We all know that there are two lists proposed by the CCP in the Tianjin talks. One is called the "error correction list". It mainly involves some measures taken by the United States against mainland Chinese, including the removal of visa restrictions on party members and family members, and the removal of various policies against China. Such sanctions, the abolition of visa restrictions for mainland students studying abroad, the cessation of suppressing Chinese companies and Confucius Institutes, the abolition of the registration of large foreign propaganda party media as "foreign agents", the withdrawal of the extradition of Meng Wanzhou, and so on.
The other is called the "Key Case List", which mainly deals with the situation of Chinese in the United States, such as the unfair treatment of Chinese citizens, the growth of hatred of Asians, and so on.
Judging from the report in the South China Morning Post, the list of dissatisfaction referred to in the report should refer to the "correction list."
This report has attracted widespread attention because everyone is speculating, does this mean that Biden is going to be soft on the CCP, and the two sides are about to secretly blend in again?
From my personal view, the first two backgrounds of this summit are worth noting: One is that next year Xi Jinping faces the 20th largest and Biden faces increasingly difficult mid-term elections. Both sides need to focus a lot of energy on their respective domestic agendas. . The other is the "time-shifting situation" discussed just now. The CCP's wolf war diplomacy is shifting from offensive to defensive.
In this context, the US requesting the CCP to abide by international rules is more like a gesture of "calling a price", while the topic of the CCP's release of a list is more like a "bargaining".
The United States should be very clear that the CCP will probably not abide by these rules, and even try to take the lead in rewriting many important international rules and formulating emerging technological norms that violate democratic principles, etc. Then, how can the CCP submit to compliance, even if it is temporary. ?
The Biden administration’s strategy is likely to be to selectively satisfy some of the provisions of the CCP’s list in exchange for part of the CCP’s cooperation.
In other words, the basic point of the United States for maintaining the current international order and its leadership will not change, but on the basis of continuation of most of Trump's big stick policies, it wants to add a little carrot to see the effect.
I think this kind of thinking is understandable. After all, Biden has only been in office for 10 months, and it is normal to try a variety of strategies but I am not optimistic about its effect. The reason is simple. The CCP may temporarily shrink the scale of challenging the international community, but its course of action will never change. This is determined by the characteristics of the CCP’s system.
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