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More infectious sub-variant of Omicron spreading in the UK
A version of Omicron that is harder to track is rising quickly in England and is now more common than Delta.
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Just a few hundred cases of BA.2 have been detected in the country so far, but the number of people testing positive for the subvariant has quadrupled in the last week.
Data from the UK's largest Covid surveillance lab shows BA.2 was behind 0.8 per cent of all positive samples in the seven days to January 15 — up from 0.2 per cent the week prior.
It suggests around one in 125 people who tested positive for covid in this period had the new subvariant.
The once dominant Delta mutant strain, for comparison, made up just 0.5 per cent of cases last week.
Delta was almost entirely pushed out following the arrival of the ultra-virulent original Omicron variant in late November, which now accounts for the vast majority of domestic cases.
Unlike the original Omicron, BA.2 infections can only be confirmed through lab analysis rather than a PCR which has made tracking its spread more difficult.
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BA.2 more transmissible than Omicron slowly becomes the UK's dominant covi
Scientists believe BA.2 may have evolved to be slightly more transmissible than Omicron and could slowly become the UK's dominant covid virus.
There are already signs BA.2 outstripping its ancestor strain in Denmark, where it now makes up 45 per cent of all cases.
The Scandinavian nation's daily cases have nearly doubled in a fortnight, despite having similar restrictions to the UK and being hit by Omicron at roughly the same time.
BA.2's rise in England comes as infections start to creep back up after falling for two weeks straight, with 88,447 new cases yesterday.
But Dr Tom Peacock, a virologist at Imperial College London, said BA.2 is unlikely to be more severe. He insists it will not have a "substantial impact" on the UK's current situation.
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BA.2 harder to detect than Omicron differs by around 20 mutations
BA.2 differs from the original Omicron strain by around 20 mutations, scientists say, although only a few of these could make it better at evading vaccine-induced immunity.
However it still carries the changes that made Omicron more transmissible — and milder — than previous strains, but it is harder to detect.
The original strain has a specific alteration — known as an 'S' gene dropout — which meant it could be detected through PCR tests without the need for lab analysis.
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BA.2 completely undetectable by PCR spreads in 22 countries
It does not mean that BA.2 is completely undetectable by PCR, but samples will need to be sent for further analysis to confirm it is the subvariant.
It is likely that anyone who has already caught Omicron has strong protection against this variant.
However, scientists in Denmark are investigating a handful of cases where someone who previously had Omicron later caught BA.2.
Data from the Sanger Institute shows there were 300 cases of BA.2 detected in England last week, out of 38,000 samples analysed. This was up from 78 the previous week.
Over the same period, Delta infections dropped from 482 to 179. Delta also carries the "'S" gene.
The areas with the most BA.2 infections are Brent (nine cases) and Barnet (also nine cases), which are both in London.
Dr Jeffrey Barrett, former head of Covid surveillance at Sanger, said, "An 'S' gene positive test in England (is now) more likely to be BA.2 than Delta.
"(But) both are loose change compared to BA.1 (the original Omicron variant)."
Britain is currently only checking around one in ten cases for variants because of the scale of its outbreak, meaning the true number of BA.2 infections every week may be closer to a thousand.
The rise in BA.2 cases coincides with the flattening off of the UK's outbreak, which has ticked up week-on-week for the last two days in a row.
However schools also returned earlier this month, sparking fears from some quarters that they could trigger an uptick in infections.
In Denmark where it is dominant the country is currently recording 6,500 cases a day per million people, while the UK is registering 1,300 per million.
Its Staten Serum Institute — which monitors the country's covi variants — said it had also recorded a handful of cases where someone who caught Omicron was later infected with BA.2.
Both countries have boosted around 60 per cent of their population against covid, and are carrying out a similar number of tests.
Professor Francois Balloux, a geneticist at University College London, said it was difficult to know whether Denmark's spiralling cases were fuelled by BA.2 or if it had just "surfed" the Omicron wave of infections.
He added to MailOnline, "The high prevalence in Denmark might stem from their low rate of "hybrid immunity" (which is vaccines plus previous infection)."
Professor Balloux said it would "come as a surprise" if BA.2 triggered another wave of cases in the UK.
Some 2,093 cases of BA.2 have been detected globally, since the separate mutant strain was first spotted in South Africa.
They have been detected in 22 countries including the UK, U.S. and Australia. In the U.S., there have been 27 cases so far.
Dr Peacock, from Imperial College London, has said on Twitter, "I would be very surprised if BA.2 caused a second wave at this point.
"Even with slightly higher transmissibility this absolutely is not a Delta to Omicron change, and instead is likely to be slower and more subtle.
"'That said, I would not be surprised if BA.2 slowly replaces (Omicron) over the coming months with a slightly more "optimised" mutations."
He added, "Very early observations from India and Denmark suggest there is no dramatic difference in severity compared to (Omicron).
"This data should become solid, one way or another, in the coming weeks.
"I would also agree that there is likely to be minimal differences in vaccine effectiveness against (Omicron) and BA.2. It's relatively likely.'"
The UK Health Security Agency last week labelled BA.2 a "variant under investigation" last week.
This category is reserved for variants that are already spreading in the UK, and are likely more transmissible and better able to evade vaccines than others.
It is one step below a "variant of concern", a title listed for mutant lineages like Omicron, Delta and Alpha but UKHSA bosses could yet decide to place it in the highest category.
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Beijing Winter Olympics meets big enemy, and it is rumored that the army has taken over the Olympic venues
Image : On 24 January 2022, Beijing citizens at a large-scale nucleic acid testing point. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
It is only 10 days before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics but the epidemic broke out in 5 districts of Beijing, and there is a trend of multiple distribution. The CCP authorities are facing a formidable enemy, and it is rumored on the Internet that the military and police have taken over the Olympic venues. A Beijing citizen revealed, "I saw the armed police stationed in the subway."
As the Winter Olympics approach, Beijing authorities are on high alert. Mainland media person Gao Yu posted a video on Twitter on 22 January, saying that on 20 January, the army had taken over Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, the main venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics snow sports, and began patrolling, on duty, and dealing with emergencies. . (click to watch video)
The video footage shows a large number of military vehicles driving on the road, and the theme song of the Beijing Winter Olympics can be heard in the video.
Beijing's Chaoyang District is the main host area for the Winter Olympics. Mr. Wang, a resident of the district, told The Epoch Times, "We also have epidemics here, but we don't see it on the surface, and I feel very relaxed. I don't know how many people are infected now."
"The streets are full of red armbands. As long as there are intersections and places on duty, the investigation is very tight. When you go to the supermarket to go to the market, you have to scan the code. Outsiders have long been banned from entering, and you must have a nucleic acid certificate. Only those who have been vaccinated can enter. The floating population has almost been driven away." Mr. Wang said.
According to the "Beijing News" report on 23 January 2022, 4 square cabin laboratories have been added around the Olympic venues in Chaoyang District, and the number of nucleic acid sampling points in the region has also increased to 140.
The Winter Olympics will be held in the so-called "anti-epidemic bubble", which is called "anti-epidemic bubble concentration camp". At present, international representatives, media personnel and athletes related to the Winter Olympics have arrived in Beijing one after another and entered this "epidemic prevention bubble". These Winter Olympics must have proof of two negative PCR tests within 96 hours before entering the country.
However, these epidemic prevention measures failed to stop the spread of the epidemic. The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee reported on 23 January that from 4 to 22 January, among the 2,586 Olympic-related personnel, 72 people had been tested positive, and 33 of them were tested positive in the Olympic "anti-epidemic bubble".
According to China's epidemic prevention regulations, people who test positive must be quarantined in their rooms until they come back negative when they test again.
At present, five districts including Fengtai District, Fangshan District, Daxing District, Chaoyang District, and Xicheng District of Beijing have all experienced epidemics. Among them, Fengtai District, which is adjacent to the main venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics such as the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, is the most serious, and high-risk areas have been set up.
A mainland lawyer living in Fengtai District told The Epoch Times, "On 22 January, Yihai Garden in Fengtai District, where my home is located, was closed, and people and cars could only enter. The current policy is that you can go downstairs, but not go out. Community. Because cases of infection were found nearby.”
Mr. Guo, a resident of Fengtai, told The Epoch Times that the case was found in the old palace in Dongdan, and the community was closed. I heard that there was a building that was more serious, and even the building was not allowed out.
Mr. Guo also revealed that the Beijing Winter Olympics are about to be held, and the authorities have become more and more strict. "I took the subway to work and saw that the armed police were all stationed in the subway."
Dong Guangping, a former mainland philanthropist, told The Epoch Times that the authorities knew the epidemic would definitely be uncontrollable, "Beijing has such a large population flow, Omicorn spreads very quickly, and vaccines don't work, so how to survive the Olympics is the only way to survive the Olympics. The essential."
Although the epidemic in Beijing has broken out more frequently and the situation is severe, Dong Guangping said that the CCP will not close the city like Xi'an and Wuhan, because then the Olympics will be busy and will destroy the image that the CCP is trying to build.
Dong Guangping believes that "Beijing is tight on the inside and loose on the outside, with strict internal control, strict blockade, strict control, and grass and trees." . But let the outside world not see its fear and tension."
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Before the 20th National Congress Xi Jinping is preventing mutiny and coup, the military layout is hidden
Image : Some analysts pointed out that Xi Jinping first completed the deployment of the army before the 20th National Congress, which means preventing mutinies and coups. (Getty Images)
Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the signals of high-level infighting have become increasingly fierce. Xi Jinping has recently been promoted to 7 generals, 5 of whom have special status. At the same time, the party media rarely mentioned "ambitionists and conspirators" again, and dug deep into Sun Lijun's political gang to attack anti-Xi forces. Some experts have analyzed that Xi Jinping's measures at the 20th National Congress are, on the one hand, in order to stabilize the military's morale and prevent military mutiny, and on the other hand, it may be necessary to attack the anti-Xi forces of Jiang Zeng's faction to prevent them from taking power in a coup d'etat.
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Xi Jinping promoted 7 generals, 5 with special status
On 21 January, Xi Jinping was once again promoted to seven generals, roughly completing the personnel layout of the chief officers of the five major theaters and the five branches of the military.
The seven generals include Liu Qingsong, political commissar of the Northern Theater Command, Wu Yanan, commander of the Central Theater Command, Xu Deqing, political commissar of the Central Theater, Qin Shutong, political commissar of the Army, Yuan Huazhi, political commissar of the Navy, Li Yuchao, commander of the Rocket Force, and Zhang Hongbing, political commissar of the Armed Police Force.
Epoch Times current affairs commentator Shen Zhou said that two of the seven generals were the successors of the Central Theater Command, Wu Yanan, the new commander of the Central Theater, and Xu Deqing, the new political commissar of the Central Theater. The central theater defends Beijing and is the most important to Xi Jinping among the five theaters.
In addition, 5 of the 7 people promoted to general are political cadres, including Liu Qingsong, political commissar of the Northern Theater Command, Xu Deqing, political commissar of the Central Theater, Qin Shutong, political commissar of the Army, Yuan Huazhi, political commissar of the Navy, and Zhang Hongbing, political commissar of the Armed Police Force. There are a total of 11 political commissar positions in the CCP's five major theaters, five military services, and the armed police force.
Shen Zhou said that the most important task of military political cadres is not to do ideological and political work, but to supervise military chief officers at the same level, especially to keep abreast of possible "coups" information at any time. Therefore, military political cadres are very important to the leaders of the Communist Party of China, and their treatment is naturally high, and they can be promoted to military rank even if they do not understand the military.
He believes that Xi Jinping's promotion to general before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is the first to complete the layout of the military and grasp the "barrel of the gun".
Shen Zhou analyzed, "For the sake of the 20th National Congress, Xi Jinping needs to ensure the absolute loyalty of the army. At present, he needs to always prepare to turn his guns inward, prevent political enemies, and prevent forces that may be considered a threat from turning their guns."
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Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the PLA turns its "guns within"
Xi Jinping has no experience in the military, and there are insufficient connections in the military. The recent rumors that Liu Yazhou, a member of the army's princelings, was under internal control, showed that the army was not calm. Yao Cheng, a former lieutenant colonel of the Chinese Navy Command now living in the United States, revealed to The Epoch Times on 5 January that the officers were not of the same mind with Xi Jinping, and the opposition to Xi in the Party and the military is too strong.
Yao Cheng said that Liu Yazhou is a representative figure of the military. "Princelings like Liu Yazhou, to a certain extent, represent the opinions of the political elders. Therefore, Xi Jinping's 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is very sad and will be broken. There will be bloodshed or the party will split."
On 4 January 2022, Xi Jinping issued the Military Commission's Order No. 1 of 2022, no longer mentioning "focusing on war preparations and fighting", but proposed to pay close attention to "changes in wars and changes in opponents", and asked to "welcome" the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Shen Zhou once analyzed that this shows that the main task of the CCP's military in 2022 is no longer external, but internal. To be precise, it is to ensure the success of Xi Jinping's re-election in the 20th National Congress.
He believes that the enemies within the CCP are the most dangerous to Xi Jinping. Xi’s Military Order No. 1 of 2022 aimed the muzzle at the inside, which is a major warning to the anti-Xi factions.
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Liquidate Jiang Zeng? Party media mentions "ambitionists, conspirators" again
At the same time as the personnel changes in the army, the party media also rarely mentioned "ambitionists and conspirators" again, beating Xi Jinping's political opponents.
On 21 January, the party media "Study Times" published an article ""small circles" break "big rules"". The article named Zhao Shaolin, secretary-general of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, Yu Haiyan, the former vice governor of Gansu Province, and Pei Chengmin, the former deputy director of the Civil-Military Integration Development Committee of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, who were sacked. One by one, open or dark, loose or tight gang circles."
The article also said, "We must never engage in small hilltops, small circles, or small gangs", "oppose all factional organizations and small group activities, oppose the two-faced behavior of yang and yin and all conspiracy and tricks", "resolutely prevent careerists and conspirators. Stealing party and state power".
The article concludes with a warning that gangs, gangs, gangs, and sects cannot escape the fate of pulling out the radish, bringing out the mud, and falling trees.
The Epoch Times current affairs commentator Yue Shan analyzed that the three officials named in the article actually pointed to the factional forces, careerists, and conspirators behind them. Behind Zhao Shaolin are Jiang Zemin, Ling Jihua and Zhou Yongkang; behind Yu Haiyan is Guo Boxiong; behind Pei Chengmin is Zeng Qinghong.
Yue Shan believes that this kind of practice of letting the party media come out and warn the careerists will appear from time to time before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. As for whether Xi Jinping will finally hit Jiang Zeng hard, that is another matter.
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He Qinglian: There are various signs that Xi Jinping is targeting Jiang Zeng's forces
He Qinglian, a writer and economist based in the United States, wrote in The Epoch Times on January 25 that there are indications that Xi Jinping is doing his best to deal with the last challenging dark power within the CCP: the Jiang Zeng faction.
For example, on 22 January, the party media People’s Daily published the article “Unremittingly Promote Comprehensive and Strict Party Governance”, citing Xi Jinping’s speech at the recent plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, saying that Xi Jinping insisted on punishing corruption with a “zero tolerance” attitude. , insist on grasping the "key minority" above the rate, and promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the party to the "depth".
He Qinglian said that the article shows that the settlement of Jiang Zeng's faction has already taken place. She believes that among the factions of Jiang Zemin and Zeng Qinghong, Jiang is now only a symbol, and only this faction within the party can challenge Xi Jinping. What is guarded against is the entanglement of anti-Xi forces. Simply put down the big tree, so that those who have objections have no branches to rely on.
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"Hebei Tiger" Song Taiping arrested, Xinjiang "Tigeress" sentenced to 14 years in prison
Image : File photo, the picture shows Beijing Tiananmen Square covered with dark clouds. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)
On 25 January 2022, officials from Beijing, Hebei, Gansu, and Xinjiang were either arrested, double-opened, or sentenced. Among them, Song Taiping, the former deputy director of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress, was arrested, and Ren Hua, a female "head tigeress" in Xinjiang after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, was sentenced to 14 years in the first instance.
On the 25th, the CCP officially announced that Li Hongshan, a former member of the party group and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Miyun District People's Congress in Beijing, was expelled from the party and from public office on suspicion of taking bribes and embezzling public funds.
Li Hongshan was accused of not reporting personal matters truthfully, reimbursed related expenses without invoices or false invoices; maintaining improper sexual relations with others for a long time; illegally giving property to case handlers and inquiring about the case; taking advantage of his position to seek personal gain for others, and accepting Huge amount of property; taking advantage of the convenience of the position, collaborating with others to misappropriate public funds for personal use, etc.
Li Hongshan is a native of Beijing. He has been in Beijing for his official career and has worked in Miyun County for many years. In February 2011, Li Hongshan was promoted to deputy secretary of the Miyun District Economic Development Zone Working Committee and director of the Miyun Economic Development Zone Management Committee; from December 2016 to 12 April 2021, he was retired as the deputy director of the Miyun District People's Congress Standing Committee.
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Song Taiping, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress, participated in the persecution of Falun Gong
On the same day, Song Taiping, a former member of the party group and deputy director of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, was arrested.
Song Taiping, a native of Hebei, was born in December 1955. He was the secretary of the Zhangjiakou Municipal Party Committee and Baoding Municipal Party Committee. In 2012, he was promoted to the deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress and a member of the party group. He retired in 2018 and was investigated in July 2021.
When Song Taiping was in charge of Baoding City, he was named by Minghui.com for actively following Jiang Zemin's clique and participating in the persecution of Falun Gong.
Minghui.com reported that Song Taiping actively pursued the CCP's policy of "relaxing the outside world and tightening it inside" against Falun Gong during his tenure. During the Olympic Games, the so-called "Daqing" of the sixty years and the Shanghai World Expo, Song Taiping made great efforts to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in a planned, premeditated and large scale.
On the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in just four months, 362 Falun Gong practitioners were kidnapped, 25 attempted kidnappings, 402 homes were illegally searched, and 80 were severely harassed. Among them, 3 were persecuted to death, 10 were illegally held in court, and 67 were illegally sent to labor camps.
From 21 August to 25 September 2009, 70 people were kidnapped across the region. Among them, on September 23, more than 30 people in Anguo, Boye, and Lixian counties in the city were illegally kidnapped and their homes searched. In June 2010, Baoding City harassed 88 people and kidnapped 61 people, most of whom were illegally re-education through labor.
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Former Xinjiang vice-chairman Ren Hua sentenced to 14 years in first instance
On 25 January 2022, Ren Hua (female), former vice-chairman of the Xinjiang government of the Communist Party of China, was sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of 4 million RMB for accepting bribes. Ren Hua said in court that she obeyed the verdict and did not appeal.
Ren Hua is accused of, from 2007 to 2020, taking advantage of his positions as a member of the Standing Committee of the Urumqi Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, head of the Propaganda Department, secretary of the party group and deputy director of the Xinjiang Department of Culture, secretary of the party group of the Xinjiang Education Department, and vice-chairman of the Xinjiang government to serve relevant units and organizations. Individuals seek personal gain in project contracting, company operation, bank loans, job transfer, etc., and accept other people's property, totaling more than 47.15 million RMB.
Ren Hua is the "first tiger" in Xinjiang after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. She was a subordinate of former Xinjiang officials Li Zhi and Nur Bekri. Both corrupt officials have been sentenced.
According to public information, Ren Hua is a post-60s generation. She started working in Xinjiang in September 1982 (when she was 18 years old) until she was ousted. She served in Xinjiang officialdom for 38 years.
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Chen Qigong, former chief procurator of the Forest Division of the Gansu Provincial Procuratorate, was double fired
On 25 January 2022, Chen Qigong, the former chief procurator of the Forest Division of the Gansu Provincial Procuratorate, was expelled from the party and from public office on suspicion of taking bribes.
Chen Qigong was accused of being an official of the judiciary, betraying his original aspirations, ignoring the bottom line of discipline and law, knowing the law and breaking the law; frequently receiving gifts, making money to open the way, giving money and goods to those engaged in official business, and using public vehicles for private use; not reporting personal information truthfully Matters, selling officials and rank, appointing people only for money, seeking personal gain for others and receiving money.
Chen Qigong was also accused of colluding and cheating, undermining the organization and personnel system; using the law to make profits, using cases for personal gain, "guarding himself and stealing", interfering in judicial activities in violation of regulations; Be in sympathy with unscrupulous businessmen, use power to intervene in engineering projects, etc., accept huge bribes; maintain improper sexual relations with others for a long time, and have lax requirements for relatives, etc.
On 7 September 2021, Chen Qigong was notified of his dismissal. The last time he appeared in public reports before his fall was on 27 May 2021. On the same day, Chen Qigong appeared and spoke at the first trial committee meeting of the Gansu Forest District Intermediate Court in 2021.
Chen Qigong has served in the Gansu Provincial Procuratorate for a long time. He was the Director of the Office of the Gansu Provincial Procuratorate, the Director and Procurator of the Comprehensive Division of the Anti-Corruption and Bribery Bureau of the Gansu Provincial Procuratorate, the Secretary of the Party Group and the Chief Procurator of the Wuwei City Procuratorate, and the Secretary of the Party Group and the Chief Procurator of the Linxia Prefecture Procuratorate. Since November 2016, he has been the Chief Procurator of the Forestry Branch of the Gansu Provincial Procuratorate.
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[Qin Peng Live] Tsai Ing-wen's praise of Chiang Ching-kuo's anti-communist protection of Taiwan sparked heated discussions
Host : Qin Peng / Editor : Liu Mingxiang / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/01/25/a103329495.html
Image: Tsai Ing-wen said that "Chiang Ching-kuo's anti-communist protection of Taiwan is the greatest consensus of the people", sparking controversy in Taiwan. (Qin Peng Live broadcast)
Hello everyone, everyone, today is 24 January, eastern time, and 25 January, Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan time. Welcome to "Qin Peng Observation"'s "Current Affairs Daily Chat" ". I am Qin Peng. Our topic today is about Taiwan, the beacon of democracy for the Chinese.
Today's focus: Tsai Ing-wen said that "Chiang Ching-kuo's anti-communist protection is the biggest consensus of the people", which sparked controversy in Taiwan; is this a coup for "using Zhong Kui to fight ghosts", linking public opinion against the CCP, or establishing legal status?
On 22 January 2022, when President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China attended the opening ceremony of Chiang Ching-kuo's Presidential Library, she said that in the face of the current military and political pressure on Taiwan by Beijing, Chiang Ching-kuo's firm position of "protecting Taiwan" is beyond doubt. It is also the biggest consensus of the Taiwanese people and a common issue. As soon as this statement came out, it sparked heated discussions in Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties and within the two parties.
So, how should we view her speech?
What did Chiang Ching-kuo do? Tsai Ing-wen said that anti-communist protection of Taiwan is the biggest consensus of the people
Let's look at the background of this conversation first. On 22 January, the opening ceremony of the Jingguo Qihai Cultural Park and Chiang Ching-kuo Presidential Library was held. Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties included President Tsai Ing-wen, former President Ma Ying-jeou, Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun, Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe, who is also Chairman of the People's Party, and Soong Chuyu, Chairman of the People First Party. , all attended. This is a rare gathering of blue-green-white giants in Taiwan's political circles.
The Seven Seas Park covers an area of 3.98 hectares and is based on the "Seven Seas Residence", the former residence of Chiang Ching-kuo, who lived here for 19 years in Taiwan, including 10 years when he was president. The other two new buildings are the Chiang Ching-kuo Library, the first presidential library of the Republic of China, and a visitor center.
It is said that the materials of the special exhibition in the library, including a selection of 12 diaries of Chiang Ching-kuo, are presented in a high-fidelity way and open for online reading, including the forced severance of diplomatic relations between the Republic of China and the United States, and Chiang Ching-kuo's feelings when he inspected the people's sentiments. When you visit Taiwan in the future, this can be used as a tourist attraction.
In her speech, Tsai Ing-wen said that she thanked Qian Fu, chairman of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, for the invitation, saying that this not only shows respect for the current president, but also represents a more open attitude to face Taiwan society's views on Chiang Ching-kuo's period of power. policy, memory and evaluation of social events.
Tsai Ing-wen said that he hoped that through the materials in the library, Taiwanese society would have a deeper understanding and a fairer evaluation. This would help resolve social differences. Otherwise, in Taiwan, Chiang Ching-kuo will always be a part of Chiang Ching-kuo. economic development, a sense of security, and some people remember the authoritarian system it represented.
Tsai Ing-wen also said that the era of Chiang Ching-kuo's rule was a critical period for Taiwan's post-war development, and its development experience should be recorded. She said that the way the Taiwanese people view political leaders is completely different from the past, and the historical position of each president should be decided by the people. She looks forward to the people who come here, through the review of historical materials, to better understand that Taiwan can become a model of free and open Chinese society, and to thank generations of people for their sacrifices and sacrifices in pursuit of national economic development, independence, dignity, democracy and freedom. effort.
Of course, what she paid the most attention to was a speech about Chiang Ching-kuo's "anti-communist protection", let's take a look.
Tsai Ing-wen specifically mentioned the significance of this point for the present. She said that although the temporal and spatial environment of cross-strait relations has changed a lot today, in the face of the current waves of military and political pressure from Beijing on Taiwan, Chiang Ching-kuo's firm position of protecting Taiwan is undoubtedly the biggest consensus of the current Taiwanese people. , is a common theme. She called on all parties to face the challenges, must work together, continue to unite and defend Taiwan with the standpoint of Taiwan's subjectivity, maintain the way of democratic and free life for generations of Taiwanese people, and let the country continue to move forward.
Regarding Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo, it has been 34 years since he passed away, and different people in Taiwan have different understandings. Those who miss him believe that Chiang Ching-kuo is a president who is close to the people, including frequent private visits in micro-services, and acceptance in the Legislative Yuan when he was the Executive President including questions from non-Party legislators at that time and making friends from the people.
From an economic point of view, during the period from Chiang Ching-kuo's taking over as the chief executive to his death, Taiwan's GDP increased by nearly 12 times, and per capita income increased by nearly nine times. It has grown into one of the four little dragons in Asia, and is now regarded as the "Sacred Mountain for Protecting the Country" by Taiwanese. "The TSMC and semiconductor industries are also the foundation laid by Chiang Ching-kuo's reign.
However, opponents believe that Chiang Ching-kuo is also suspected of being involved in the Jiangnan case (Liu Yiliang, the author of "Biography of Chiang Ching-kuo"), the Beautiful Island incident, etc., which have suppressed Taiwan's democracy. Of course, many of them also recognized the value of Chiang Ching-kuo's abolition of 38 years of martial law in 1988, the opening of party formation, and the value of Taiwan's democracy.
I personally think these are all part of history, and as a key and transitional figure in Taiwan's transition from authoritarianism to democracy, people may have a more comprehensive understanding of him in the future. According to polls, more than half of Taiwanese people think that he is the most missed president and the one who has contributed the most to Taiwan.
From the perspective of anti-Communist and Taiwan protection, Chiang Ching-kuo has indeed made a great contribution. We would like to review it today. I think this is a major consensus of the Taiwanese people.
Twelve years of studying in Soviet Russia, Chiang Ching-kuo understands the essence of the Communist Party
Chiang Ching-kuo's anti-communism began when he was in the Soviet Union. He once said that the twelve years of studying in Soviet Russia were the most unforgettable and hardest days in his career. But it was this experience that gave him a thorough understanding of the essence of the Communist Party.
When he was studying in the Soviet Union, he happened to meet Chiang Kai-shek, who realized the evil intention of the Soviet Communist Party infiltrating China, and began to purge the Party and encircle and suppress it. The Soviet Union wanted to use Chiang Ching-kuo as a bargaining chip, but Chiang Kai-shek would not give in at all. So Stalin became angry and exiled Chiang Ching-kuo to Siberia to do hard labor, first in collective farms and then in the Ural mining areas. Doing heavy physical labor every day, eating a little brown bread. He slept in litter boxes, pig troughs, sold his only jacket in exchange for food, and lived off food scraps from restaurants.
However, in this adversity, Chiang Ching-kuo, with his own efforts, grew into an assistant factory manager and editor-in-chief of newspapers and magazines. He was not a second-generation official who only relied on his father. Finally, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War against Japan, because the Soviet Union was worried that Japan and Germany would attack it on both sides, Chiang Ching-kuo was allowed to return to China.
After arriving in Taiwan, Chiang Ching-kuo served as the director of the Qingzhi system, and also established a political warfare school, the Chinese Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Group, and his main job was to prevent the CCP from infiltrating.
Chiang Ching-kuo went to Kinmen, the front line of the anti-Communist party, many times, and official records reached as many as 123 times, including during the two most intense wars. One was in 1949, at noon the next day of the "Battle of Kinmen (Battle of Guningtou)", he arrived at Xicun Airport on a special plane named Meiling to boost the morale of the Kinmen Frontline National Army; the other was in 1958, when Mao Zedong ordered the shelling of Kinmen. During the "823 Artillery War" period, he also left a group photo with foreign reporters.
In 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died of illness, and Chiang Ching-kuo mentioned the process of inheriting his father's anti-communist belief in the spiritual record "Shoufu Spirit January": sitting next to his father's spirit after a nap, remembering his father's goal of leading the country to fight against the communists and save the country and realize the Three People's Principles. And in my nearly fifty years of political life, I deeply understand that the Communist Party is an evil devil, a murderer, all threats, enticements, deceptions, and diversionary tactics. The most easy to be fooled, once you fall into the trap, you can't extricate yourself.
Knowing the cunning and changing nature of the CCP, he attaches great importance to the education of young people. As the chief executive, he has repeatedly proposed in the Legislative Yuan that "the general goal of anti-communist restoration will never change", "expose the CCP's peace talks conspiracy", etc. The report keeps emphasizing that Taiwan, a revival base, has become the hope of the people in the mainland, and it is the torch of anti-communism and anti-violence.
He once said, "Our Republic of China can survive, have a future, have hope, and have confidence today, mainly because the government of the Republic of China is a spiritual fortress in the world that is resolutely opposed to the Communist Party and does not compromise with any Communist Party."His beliefs remained unchanged until his death.
After the United States established diplomatic relations with the CCP and cut off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, Chiang Ching-kuo also left behind the famous three-no policy (no contact, no negotiation, and no compromise), that is, in the face of the CCP’s so-called peace talks, he expressed his incompetence. He once told the "New York Times" reporter, "Contact (negotiation) with the Chinese Communist Party is suicide, and we are not that stupid."
Tsai Ing-wen's remarks have sparked heated discussions. How should we look beyond the party and look at Taiwan's future?
Of course, we have seen that Tsai Ing-wen's speech on "Chiang Ching-kuo's anti-communist protection of Taiwan is the greatest consensus of the people" has also caused controversy in Taiwan's government and opposition.
From the perspective of the DPP, some opponents still insist on criticizing Chiang Ching-kuo as a dictator, believing that the purpose of Chiang Ching-kuo's protection of Taiwan is to protect Chiang, saying that the cohesion of the community should be based on local, freedom, and democracy. Duan Yikang, a former DPP legislator, criticized Tsai Ing-wen for being inexplicable. Why should he promote transitional justice? Don't want to pursue the perpetrator?
Executive President Su Zhenchang said, "I will not forget the bloody hands of the dictator because of his kindness in his later years." He promised to continue to promote transitional justice, and to rehabilitate and compensate those persecuted in the past as soon as possible.
On the Blue Camp side, there are also different opinions. For example, former TV anchor Li Yanqiu questioned on Facebook that Tsai Ing-wen made Chiang Ching-kuo a forerunner and practitioner of the "anti-China protectionist", and she became Chiang Ching-kuo's successor. "Why are you not anti-communist in the Kuomintang? To change the Kuomintang from blue to red, there is nothing more lethal than through Chiang Ching-kuo." She also said, "She used the anti-China protectionist Taiwan to compare the Kuomintang to licking the Communists and selling Taiwan. Then seize the Chiang Ching-kuo route from the blue camp."
In the face of Li Yanqiu and others' doubts that the Kuomintang is no longer anti-communist, Lin Jiaxing, vice-chairman of the Kuomintang Culture and Communication Association, emphasized: "The Communist Party is a one-party dictatorship, or if he does not pursue democracy and freedom, of course we oppose him."
Others believe that Tsai Ing-wen represents the "Republic of China", and of course affirms her predecessor to maintain power. For example, Zheng Zicai, who participated in the planning of the assassination of Chiang Ching-kuo in New York on April 24, 1970, thought, "I think Tsai Ing-wen's speech is interesting to win the votes of the people of the Republic of China in Taiwan and Penghu, and let the people advance. The party continues to inherit the exile regime of the Republic of China, not speaking from the perspective and interests of the people of Taiwan and Penghu.”
However, Chen Yishen, the director of the National History Museum of Taiwan, said in an interview with Radio Free Asia that the Chiang Ching-kuo Library is not a government budget, and Tsai Ing-wen was invited to speak. Both Li Yanqiu and Duan Yikang's speeches were too polarized and extended too much.
She believes, "President Tsai is only talking about the reality of Taiwan, and there are quite a few people who still have considerable affection or affirmation for Chiang Ching-kuo. Of course, another part of the people emphasizes his role as an intelligence chief in the era of white terror. There is controversy. She is the president of everyone, and she is not the president of the green camp or the blue camp, so you should watch her speech with a calm mind."
She also said that it is not necessary for the government to determine the merits and demerits of the previous president. "What do dictatorships have in three-seven and six-forty? Neither President Tsai nor the National History Museum will dictate which president's score. In addition to presenting historical facts, we should leave it to the people of the whole country for evaluation, right?"
We can see that Taiwan's politics and understanding are really very different from the different responses Tsai Ing-wen received. This is also a reflection of Taiwan's diversification.
The CCP is the biggest enemy of peace, rule of law and civilization
So, some people may ask, is Tsai Ing-wen's speech like "using Zhong Kui to fight ghosts", a coup for linking public opinion against the CCP, or to establish legal status? Some people also asked, Qin Peng, what do you think of the significance of Tsai Ing-wen's speech?
Personally, I don't want to talk about this directly. I would like to talk about my understanding of Taiwan first. There are three points. The first one is about the issue of unification and independence. Many years ago, a Taiwanese once told me that the CCP wanted us to be unified under the CCP’s rule, but if you are a Taiwanese, you will see that the CCP will kill landlords, capitalists, intellectuals, veteran cadres, and mobilize the masses for a while. The Cultural Revolution, and then killing students, killing Falun Gong practitioners, and now killing petitioners... If you were Taiwanese, what would you think? To be honest, I was still in the understanding of the unification at the time, so I was shocked when I heard this speech. I think if we think in a different position, we will definitely not support the tyranny of the CCP, and I can understand why the vast majority of people in Taiwan polls support it. Keep the status quo.
Therefore, my first realization is that I have no opinion on reunification and independence. If the two sides of the strait are unified in the future, there must be no Communist Party, and the reunification will be under the rule of law, democracy and civilization. That is the real benefit to the people on both sides of the strait.
The second one concerns the well-being of the people on both sides of the Strait. I am deeply impressed. In 2005, when President James Soong of Taiwan People First Party gave a speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing, he discussed Taiwan's successful experience under the construction of the Three People's Principles, and repeatedly emphasized that the true meaning of Taiwan's economic miracle is not "rich", but "" evenly wealthy".
At the same time, as you all know, I have studied the economy and society of mainland China for a long time. I have said that the common prosperity of the CCP is to steal the rich but not to help the poor. Don’t look at China’s high GDP, the second largest in the world, with an average per capita of 12,000 US dollars, but most ordinary people, It may be as high as 1 billion, which is less than 2,000 yuan per month as Li Keqiang said. I think the difference is that Taiwan is democratic, while mainland China is under the rule of the CCP.
The third question is about Taiwan's biggest goal. We have seen that in recent years, the CCP has been aggressively expanding externally, and has become increasingly coercive and terrifying internally. The CCP hopes to use economic, technological and international cooperation, and even force, to push its dictatorship and tyranny to the world and build a so-called human being community of destiny. I think this is the biggest threat to the Taiwanese and the biggest threat to the mainland Chinese, because if the beacon of freedom outside is gone, and the freedom outside is gone, the mainland Chinese must also be the victims, and they will face worse than now. situation.
So, going back to the current debate, I don't think it matters what Tsai Ing-wen's starting point is. I think the most important thing is that both mainland Chinese and Taiwanese people must realize that the CCP is the biggest enemy of peace, rule of law, and civilization. This is what we have to face. Therefore, I think it is necessary to jump out of the party point of view and look at the overall situation and the future.
From then on, there is no distinction between blue and green, and only "anti-Communist, Taiwan protection, and innovation" is the consensus of the whole people.
I see that there are also some politicians who jumped out of the debate between the two sides. For example, Huang Shizhuo, a candidate for the mayor of Taoyuan from the DPP, and former legislator Huang Shizhuo said that he quite agrees with what Tsai Ing-wen said at the end when he attended the event: "Face the The challenges ahead, we must work together and continue to take the stand of Taiwan's subjectivity . . . to keep the country moving forward."
He believes that Tsai Ing-wen's keen attendance at the opening of the "Seven Seas Ching-kuo Cultural Park" not only affirms Chiang Ching-kuo's contribution, resolves the opposition between blue and green with the respect of the head of state, but also upholds Chiang Ching-kuo's firm stance and plans for Taiwan's political development. The next watershed, for Taiwan's political project has planned a new pattern, that is, from now on, there is no distinction between blue and green, and only "anti-Communist, Taiwan protection, and innovation" is the consensus of the whole people.
Speaking of which, I am reminded of the last election in Taiwan. Tsai Ing-wen won 8,170,231 votes, with a turnout rate of 74.9%, which is very rare. I am deeply impressed that the party votes are basically evenly matched, roughly one-third. That is to say, although Taiwanese have different views and may like different political parties, they have a greater consensus on one point, that is, they realize that they must elect a president who is tough on the CCP. So, they put aside their party views and made their own choices.
I think this clear understanding is the hope of Taiwan. Anti-Communist, protect Taiwan, democracy, civilization, I also hope that Taiwan, the Chinese beacon of democracy, will continue to shine.
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Dog bowed before its owner and died
On 20 January 2022, a short video went viral on the mainland network. In the short video is a dying Alaskan dog. The owner of the dog said to it, "Let's go if you feel uncomfortable." As soon as the owner's voice fell, the dog touched its two small paws together and bowed to the owner, as if yawning. Then soon, it lay dead in the arms of the mistress.
The owner of the dog is Ms. Xu from Jinzhong, Shanxi. She recently told the media that the dog was adopted by her at the gate of a pet hospital six years ago.
After adoption, dogs are also very concerned about their owners. In addition to consciously protecting their owners, dogs also slow down when their owners are sleeping.
Everything has a spirit. Although this little story only happens between humans and animals, it is full of warmth.
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Chinese vaccine rights activist murdered
There is a woman named Jiang Yanhong in Nanle County, Puyang City, Henan Province. On 10 August 2021, her daughter Li Boyi received the first dose of the CCP virus vaccine and died 18 days later. Jiang Yanhong believes that her daughter developed a high fever two days after the vaccination, and finally died of more than a dozen complications such as sepsis and respiratory failure. She said blood tests of her child in June and July showed everything was normal and the child was healthy. So she firmly believes that this is a tragedy caused by the CCP vaccine.
Jiang Yanhong then went to the local health and health committee to discuss the statement. When she was not the leader, but four thugs, all men, pressed her on top of her and beat her, and warned her not to continue to post on Weibo, let alone communicate with overseas media. connect. However, she continued to discuss with the authorities, so she was detained by the authorities on the charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble". Later, the news that the child died of vaccination was reported in the mainland and overseas media. Perhaps because of the pressure of public opinion at home and abroad, Jiang Yanhong was once released and was in a state of "release on bail pending trial".
But on 22 January, news of Jiang Yanhong's death suddenly came out, and she was murdered. The news was told to the Epoch Times by an exiled overseas dissident named "Lin Shengliang". Lin Shengliang recounted the news he had seen: Jiang Yanhong was too violent to defend her rights and was hired by the Puyang police for 40,000 RMB to kill her. He lied about committing suicide by jumping into a river. Huang Zhanping, an official of the Health and Health Commission of Nanle County, Puyang City, revealed to Lin Shengliang that after Jiang Yanhong's incident was exposed overseas, the incident was upgraded to a "political incident" level by the authorities. Some health commission officials have been punished, and the top leaders have been suspended.
However, regarding the report that Jiang Yanhong was hired by the police to kill, Lin Shengliang and others have not obtained more details about the "murder" for the time being. The Epoch Times reporter called Jiang Yanhong after obtaining her phone number, and also called the Nanle County Public Security Bureau of Puyang City, but no one answered the phone, and the incident is still under investigation. If it is true, then this is two lives. After the daughter died due to vaccination, no one will be responsible and compensated. If the mother is also killed by the authorities for rights protection, once it is widely exposed, it will inevitably cause an uproar in the society.
However, similar incidents, oppressed crowds, and family breakdowns have not been uncommon over the years. Even the "one-size-fits-all" lockdown has caused such tragedies.
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Wuhan to Xi'an lockdown consequences remain the same
In January 2020, the CCP suddenly ordered Wuhan to close the city without warning, and soon many surrounding cities were also closed. A child in the High-tech Zone of Xiaogan City was starved to death at home. Because the child's parents were divorced, and the mother was mentally ill, and no one gave them anything to eat. The mentally abnormal mother was so hungry that she ran out to find food and was arrested. Later, a kind person sent her home. But it was found that the child had starved to death, and the body stinks.
Even two years later, after Xi'an was closed without warning at the end of 2021, pregnant women could not be admitted to the hospital and had miscarriages, heart patients died without timely treatment, and big men who listened to the party's words and did not reserve food were crying because of hunger and so on. a crisis scene.
In order to maintain stability, the CCP disregards these. Anyone who dares to oppose its measures, including these strict epidemic prevention systems, will face retaliation.
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Henan hospital microblog praised the British epidemic prevention and was banned
For example, on the morning of January 20, on the official Weibo account of the Henan Provincial Reproductive Hospital, a post appeared praising the British epidemic prevention policy. The article stated that from the earliest proposal of herd immunity to epidemic prevention based on the virus transmission model, from vaccine research and development to national subsidies, the British Empire has always been at the forefront of the world. What is advanced and what is backward? Not GDP, nuclear weapons, high-speed rail, but advanced political system and social management, people's welfare.
Such words are posted on mainland social media, or on the official Weibo of a hospital, which is really rare, and mainland netizens who don’t know it must think that they have accidentally seen the information outside the wall. This is a typical satire on the inefficiency of a certain party, and it is useless to play with GDP and high-speed rail, implying that the British political system is more advanced than the "wall country". What the government is now promoting is confidence in the system. This Henan hospital dares to tell the truth so casually, it is really courageous. Although the content of Weibo is short, it is very spicy and rare. As a result, after the post was published, the topic "Henan Provincial Reproductive Hospital" quickly rushed to the hot search. As of the afternoon of the 20th, the number of views of the post reached 55.867 million, ranking among the most popular searches on Weibo. 8th on the list. Some netizens left a message expressing support for Henan Provincial Reproductive Hospital. There are also mainland netizens who lamented that many people are sober and need a little spark.
But as expected, the post that dared to tell the truth was deleted that night, their official Weibo was also banned, the Henan Provincial Reproductive Hospital also made a public apology, and the person in charge was suspended. This set of small operations is full of communist style.
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The clearing of the CCP is the world’s number one risk in 2022, and the UK is about to significantly lift the lockdown
This tweet went viral in a short period of time, indicating that many Chinese people who have been severely banned by the CCP for a long time are already disgusted by it. The Eurasia Group, a US-based political risk consulting firm, predicts that in 2022, the CCP's "zero policy" will rank first in global political risk, because it will not only hurt China's economy, but also international supply chain, affecting a wider range of economic activities.
In the post of the hospital in Henan, the praise of the United Kingdom for epidemic prevention based on the mode of virus transmission mainly implies that the United Kingdom has recently lifted the lockdown significantly. British Prime Minister Johnson announced on January 19 that from January 26, the restrictions imposed by the plan B to deal with the CCP virus will be lifted, including the abolition of mandatory vaccine passes, the cessation of mandatory requirements for people to wear masks when traveling, and the no longer requiring people to have to "Work from home", restrictions on epidemic prevention in nursing homes will also be eased, and self-isolation periods for those who test positive will also be shortened. Johnson even said that the government also hopes to repeal the "self-isolation" rule soon.
I think if China is doing this now, the majority of people should raise their hands in favor.
In fact, until now, all kinds of tragic accidents caused by the CCP's severe blockade and inconvenience to the people continue to occur.
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It is said that people in Xi'an were frozen to death
A mainlander posted a tweet on 23 January, the first public account of what happened to his family, saying that on 23 December 2021, his 29-year-old sister was working at work and was suddenly dismissed. In the community, the security did not allow my sister to enter the community. In the cold weather, my sister was forced to live in a car by the roadside for 16 days. Later, she froze to death and died in the car.
And now, the ruthless closure and control measures, under the guiding ideology of party officials at all levels rather than the right, have also brought various inconveniences to more people returning to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year.
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Local people maliciously preventing people from returning to their hometowns
On 22 January, there was a report in the 21st Century Business Herald that Ms. Wu, a Guangxi native who worked in Shenzhen, had already embarked on a journey back to her hometown on 20 January but she received a notification from the community personnel in her hometown on the high-speed rail, saying After getting out of the car, you will be quarantined for 14 days, and you will have to pay a quarantine fee of 300 RMB per day. After thinking about it, Ms. Wu bought a ticket back to Shenzhen with nostalgia for her hometown. She exclaimed that this day is really unforgettable!
Ms. Chen, a Jiangsu native who works in Luohu, Shenzhen, has the same experience. Recently, after ordering a return ticket, she received a text message the next day, saying that according to the epidemic prevention and control requirements of Nanjing Airport, people from Luohu, Shenzhen to Nanjing must be quarantined for 14 days, plus a 7-day health test. However, Ms. Chen's residence in Shenzhen is not a medium and high-risk area. After being quarantined for so long, she could not reunite with her family for the New Year. Instead, she stayed in the quarantine spot by herself, which almost ruined her return home arrangement.
Ms. Wen, a resident of Shenzhen's risk zone "Longgang", is even more so. On 16 January, she traveled to Quzhou, Zhejiang Province on a business trip, and was going to return to Shenzhen on the 19th. The day before her departure, she went to a hospital in Quzhou for a nucleic acid test. Unexpectedly, the hospital knew that Ms. Wen was from Longgang, and the hospital forced her into isolation without saying a word.
There are even more outrageous things, which everyone probably knows. A county magistrate in Henan Province recently stated publicly at a meeting that as long as people returning home from medium and high-risk areas, regardless of whether they have a 48-hour nucleic acid test, as long as they return to the county, they will be "quarantined first and then detained." After the short film went viral, faced with the accusations, what the 7-pin sesame official said, saying that the circulating short film had been edited, he actually wanted to say that if he did not listen to dissuade those who "maliciously return home", they should "quarantine first and then detain." It's okay not to explain, but it's more troublesome to explain. Not only has "returning to the hometown maliciously" become a buzzword, but the local official has also been scolded in a mess. A lot of "malicious" suddenly appeared on the mainland Internet, such as "malicious speculation", "malicious breathing" and "malicious living". Some people simply said that being born in China is "malicious reincarnation"! I hope we, the audience, do not have "malicious viewing".
The one I just mentioned was a threat to "quarantine first and then detain", but officials in Hebei Province were even more ruthless, and directly ordered: Arrange people to stand guard on duty, and find that all people from Henan will be driven away, or they will be beaten to death if they do not leave.
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"Malicious traffic police" is too crazy
Isn't it more cruel? Besides, only what you cannot imagine, nothing is impossible. There is a short video recently circulated on the Internet in mainland China. A "malicious traffic policeman" is lying on a maliciously driving car, as if to stop a malicious driver. I do not know if it is because the driver was blocked from returning to his hometown because of malicious intent. , The video shows that while the traffic police were lying on the car, the car continued to run wildly. This scene happened to be filmed by someone in another vehicle. We do not know the details of this matter, it is just that the video is very funny to share. I hope the children in front of the screen will not "maliciously imitate".
It is also said that this epidemic prevention, this kind of large-scale strict prevention and blockade by the authorities, will continue for at least a period of time, because the epidemic situation in the mainland is still heating up. Including Beijing, which will host the Olympic Games in more than a week.
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Beijing Fengtai 2 million people tested, Zhang Wenhong, Wu Zunyou warned Omicron outbreak
On 23 January 2022, the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China reported that 9 cases of local infectious diseases were found in Beijing on the 22nd, including 6 cases in Fengtai District of Beijing. Therefore, a community was upgraded to a high-risk area. While the authorities required residents in this area not to leave Beijing, About 2 million people in Fengtai District are also required to undergo nucleic acid testing for all employees.
At the same time, the authorities informed that the epidemic has also spread to Xicheng, Daxing, Fangshan, Haidian and Chaoyang, including a total of 6 administrative districts in Fengtai. The notification also acknowledged that Beijing was attacked by two mutant strains of Detla and Omicron, and Beijing entered a state of emergency.
Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on 22 January that the epidemic situation in Beijing has spread to many places, and the situation of epidemic prevention and control has become more severe. She asked for "the fastest and most effective measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic as much as possible." She also asked those who have recently been to places with confirmed cases in Beijing to take the initiative to report to the community, and to assist in checking close contacts. And when Pang Xinghuo spoke, his tone was quite serious. This shows that Beijing is facing a severe test of the epidemic, and facing the Winter Olympics, there are many things that are inconvenient to say directly, but Pang Xinghuo's words, if you taste them carefully, have already explained the problem.
At the same time, mainland expert Zhang Wenhong recently warned at the Shanghai Two Sessions that the characteristics of Omicron’s insidious transmission may lead to wider spread, and the medical system is facing full capacity, which will lead to secondary disasters. Now 5x or 10x" ready.
On 21 January, the "Beijing News" also quoted Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist of the Mainland Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as saying that vaccines are not very helpful in preventing infection with Omicron, because this strain has broken through the protective effect of vaccines. You can get infected with or without the vaccine. For example, of the 107 cases announced by Tianjin on January 12, only 1 was not vaccinated, others were vaccinated, and even 32 completed the third dose. He therefore issued a similar warning to Zhang Wenhong, saying that Omicron has the characteristics of invisibility and strong transmission, which will lead to more infections and a larger "absolute number" of deaths. That is to say, because the base of the number of infected people is large, even if the death rate is low, more people will die.
While the whole country was concerned about the spread of the epidemic, another notification from the State Council of the Communist Party of China aroused people's attention. The matter is related to a rare disaster that occurred in July last year, the 720 Zhengzhou catastrophic flood. [Dayu News Insider]
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Removal of the secretary of Zhengzhou
On 21 January, the State Council of the Communist Party of China announced in a high-profile manner that Xu Liyi, secretary of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee, was removed from office due to disciplinary violations related to the 720 flood in Zhengzhou last year. He was also given a serious warning within the party and a demotion in government affairs. At the same time, another 89 local officials were held accountable. For example, the mayor of Zhengzhou, Hou Hong, was also severely warned by the party, and his government affairs were downgraded. Some of the deputy mayors were dismissed and some were recorded with major demerits. The State Council of the Communist Party of China also publicly stated that the Zhengzhou authorities concealed the number of deaths in "different stages", and separately counted the concealed numbers of Zhengzhou and subordinate counties, but in total, only 139 people were underreported, and the total number of deaths and missing persons was 398 but this is still asymmetrical with the huge death toll questioned by the outside world. The piles of flooded vehicles in the tunnel, the piles of bouquets outside the gate of Metro Line 5, etc., coupled with the surrounding areas of Zhengzhou, the real death toll is still a mystery.
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CCP openly said that Zhengzhou "concealed" the death toll in the flood and used small actions to cover up big sins
So let's talk about it now, what does the authorities mean by doing this now. In general, this is another way of solving the public relations crisis with the characteristics of the CCP, "abandoning the small and preserving the big". First of all, only 292 people were reported dead in Zhengzhou before, which even the people in China couldn't hide. Seeing so many vehicles pulled out of the tunnel, the tunnel was full. Not long after the Zhengzhou flood, an overseas Chinese group in Texas with ties to the CCP, who did not know where to get the data, published a public announcement among overseas Chinese to raise funds for the Zhengzhou flood, directly stating that the death toll in Zhengzhou was 26,000, calling for donation from everyone. Think about it, the official figures are less than a fraction. Let me tell you, even if you don't like the Communist Party today, and you feel super disgusted by the Communist Party, you are afraid to accept some truths. If I say today that in the first two or three months of 2020, when the plague first broke out, thousands of people died in China. Ten thousand people, some of us audiences may not be able to accept it.
Everyone is scolding the CCP for locking down the city. Now it is generally believed that the CCP is just for the sake of beautiful data, but everyone knows, what do I think? That's not the only reason. The CCP really has a sense of fear, really scared to death. This CCP virus spreads in other places and has a limited mortality rate. However, in the early stage of the epidemic, it caused a huge number of deaths in China. Only the CCP authorities themselves knew the real number. They were terrified, so they blocked it to death. If this is the case, it is very strange, right? The fatality rate of this virus may be localized. It is really limited overseas. In China, the fatality rate may be extremely high! Because the CCP has always revised the data, the outside world will not know what the death rate in China is.
For now, as American expert George Calhoun questioned in a Forbes article, the death rate per 100,000 people reported by the CCP is 0.321, and the United States is 800 times higher than this! Calhoun argued that this was statistically, medically and economically impossible, concluding that the CCP deliberately tampered with the numbers. There is also a detailed logic that everyone needs to pay attention to. In a country as big as China, people are dying every day. Let’s say that in the early months of 2020, in a few dozen days, many people died. On average, a certain number of corpses are processed every day, then covering it up is not a problem for the CCP. If you don't completely tear off the camouflage and deceit of the CCP, you will never know its evil and understand its "lies". You'll never know, it turns out that "lying" can "lie" to such an incredible degree, and then announce it to the public without a red face or a heartbeat. Using a person's normal mentality to measure a devil's mentality will never be understood.
Anyway, what the CCP says, sometimes you think 100 times, and I think it’s almost the truth. China has a vast territory and a large number of people. In addition, the dead people did not die on the same day. Once the time span is widened, the CCP authorities can cover up the deaths of a large number of people. In Wuhan and Hubei Province, how many families died one by one at that time. At that time, there were no vaccines and no protective measures, not to mention natural immunity. Therefore, at that time, the outbreak of the CCP virus plague was Simple thing?
This is about the Zhengzhou issue. By the way, I would like to share with you the degree of evil that the CCP conceals. There are many similar examples. So, the outside world suspects that Zhengzhou is concealing the report, so the CCP pushes the boat along the way and reports a few more figures to give the outside world a false impression that it is all fake anyway.
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Zhengzhou's "Xi's Army" was held accountable. Is Li Keqiang's faction the upper hand? This should not be the case
In addition, some analysts say that Xu Liyi is a member of Xi Jinping, and this time he is the scapegoat. It is Li Keqiang's people who fought against Xi Jinping's faction and won a game. Personally, I have a different opinion. I think Li Keqiang is not so capable, even if he has the heart, he is not that capable. Moreover, the high-level punishment decision of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council is aimed at such a big flood in Zhengzhou, and Xi Jinping cannot be indifferent. Why let Li Keqiang handle it? Because this matter is not good-looking, whoever handles it seems to be responsible, so Li Keqiang will do it, and Xi Jinping will do it if he can show the limelight.
Li Keqiang's meeting in November last year, and many large-scale meetings, praised Xi Jinping before saying anything else, and then on such a public punishment decision, Li dared to confront him? Not too possible. In addition, how can the Xi faction be punished? As we all know, the Jiang Zeng faction is the biggest threat to Xi Jinping in the CCP now, but it is also in a weak position, and more of them are playing tricks and shooting secret arrows. Xi Jinping now presides over the overall situation. Under the CCP system, Xi Jinping is the party official. The boss of the gangsters, the so-called Xi faction, also has to be close to each other. It does not mean that if you have worked with Xi Jinping before, and if you are on the sidelines, Xi Jinping will have to treat you differently. That is impossible. In such a big matter in Zhengzhou, it is not difficult to understand that Xu Liyi, a small role, took the blame for the master.
Moreover, in a democratic country, the political career of a person like Xu Liyi has come to an end. He may have to go to jail for causing such a big accident because of his ineffective organization. In the CCP, he is only removed and demoted. This is already a great reward from President Xi, and it is also The CCP's characteristic "obfuscation method" seems to be a sanction, but in fact it is just scratching the itch and fooling it to pass the test. In the future, Xu Liyi may move to another place to become an official in a low-key manner, which is all possible. So, the matter in Zhengzhou is the CCP’s usual PR approach, and I don’t think it involves a serious power struggle. The most fierce frontline of the power struggle is the struggle between Xi Jinping's government and Jiang Zeng's faction.
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The Party School of the Communist Party of China publicly called out to prevent careerists from "usurping power"
The Study Times, the official newspaper of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published an article on 21 January entitled "The "Small Circle" Breaks the "Big Rules", which shows how far the CCP's infighting is currently.
In this article, surprising words can be seen everywhere, such as "resolutely prevent careerists and conspirators from stealing party and state power". When naming Zhao Shaolin, secretary-general of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, and Yu Haiyan, the former vice-governor of Gansu Province, the article emphasized that the discipline inspection commissions in various places have investigated and dealt with a number of cases that are keen to "engage in gangs, form parties for personal gain, and form gangs and factions". Criticizing these officials involved in the case seriously violated the CCP's political and organizational discipline and political rules, etc. The article also brought Zhang Guotao out, saying that he first "made a case for independence from the Party Central Committee" and then "betrayed the Party". The highlight of the full text is the sentence "Resolutely prevent careerists from stealing party and state power." If there were no such people in the party, this party journal would never have spoken like this. This is not only a warning to relevant groups, but also a reminder to those who are watching the wind. Let them know that "Dr. Xi" is watching all this.
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A new round of criticism by the CCP involved Jack Ma again
The political drama before the 20th National Congress has not yet reached its climax, and Jack Ma, a wealthy businessman with extensive political connections, may also encounter new troubles in the new year. In a recent CCP documentary about the fallen officials, Zhou Jiangyong, the former secretary of the Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee who was sacked, and his younger brother Zhou Jianyong revealed some details of their "crimes". Zhou Jiangyong said that a private enterprise purchased Zhou Jianyong's company equity at a high price, and the price it paid was "unreasonably high." This was actually a commercial project that he used his power to obtain for Zhou Jianyong's company. In return, Zhou Jiangyong helped the private enterprise to buy valuable land in Hangzhou at a low price. The Financial Times of London conducted an analysis based on relevant public records and determined that this private enterprise is actually a company under Jack Ma's Ant Group. As you may know, in the mainland, no one can circumvent the relationship between government and business when doing business and running a company. Therefore, collusion between government and business, and power and money transactions are the only way for private enterprises to develop in mainland China. Zhou Jiangyong's words of repentance actually brought out Jack Ma. Now there are analysts who say that when this matter is thrown out, it should not be the end of the talk, and Jack Ma is going to be nervous.
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CCP propaganda attributed "common prosperity" to Deng Xiaoping, Peking University professor openly opposed "army reunification"
And this phenomenon of collusion between officials and businessmen in the mainland has been serious since the CCP's reform and opening up. In fact, this is also inevitable in a Communist society. The official media "Duoweiwang" reminds people that Deng Xiaoping, who mentioned reform and opening up, should not forget that he is also a left-winger. implement.
Gao Yu, the former deputy editor-in-chief of the Mainland's Economic Weekly, a newspaper and online columnist, tweeted on January 23 that Deng Xiaoping mentioned in his "Southern Tour Speech" that he should be alert to the "right", but mainly to prevent the "left" In fact, everyone was fooled and ignored the "Left" undertone in Deng Xiaoping's words, which insisted on the CCP's dictatorial leadership. Gao Yu said that no matter the "surname, capital, or surname", as long as the CCP does things, it is all socialist. In other words, the main capital of society must be controlled by the party.
The official media of the Jiang faction, Duoweiwang, mentioned that Deng Xiaoping emphasized "common prosperity". First, it means that this is the consensus of the CCP. Second, it wants to explain that Xi Jinping is only continuing this line. Route, Xi Jinping has nothing to create, and he poured ink on Xi Jinping's re-election transcript. "Duoweiwang" has been quite skilled in using this spring and autumn brushwork.
However, the matter of "army reunification" has only gradually become popular in recent years. People believe that the CCP may transfer the contradictions to the Taiwan Strait at a time of crisis in the internal power struggle. Zheng Yefu, a professor at Peking University, published an article on January 22, entitled "Personal Talks about Taiwan Strait". He made it clear that he opposes the CCP's military reunification of Taiwan, and believes that it is very important to speak out against military reunification now, because the consequences of military deterrence are to intensify hatred and conflict. There is also the risk of losing control, and even once the West enters the war, it is a question of how each side will restrain its nuclear weapons. This is Zheng Yefu's point of view. He also issued a document in early 2019 calling for the CCP to step down. It is said that the CCP has ruled for more than 70 years and has brought too many disasters, and believes that the leaders of the CCP should lead the party to “fading out of the stage of history with dignity.” In fact, many people now realize that it is impossible for the evil CCP to reform, and it must disintegrate.
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