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Beijingers in Ukraine tell their war experience and expose the CCP's lies (video)
Image : Recently, a Beijing man in Ukraine posted a video, telling his personal experience during the war and exposing the lies of the CCP. Another Chinese student called on Chinese netizens not to make malicious remarks about Ukraine. (Video Screenshots)
Recently, a Beijing man in Ukraine posted a video, telling his personal experience in the war and exposing the lies of the CCP. The Russian army attacked Ukraine and destroyed the peaceful life of the Ukrainian people. Not only did the CCP not actively evacuate its citizens, it also incited Chinese netizens to support Putin and attacked Ukrainians, triggering anti-CCP sentiment in Ukraine and putting the stranded Chinese citizens in danger.
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Beijing man in Ukraine refutes CCP's lies
A video widely circulated on Twitter shows a Beijing man first flashing his Chinese passport to tell his true story of the war in Ukraine.
The man said that the bombing had just ended, and the lights were turned on in the house now. Looking out the window, people were all turning on the lights and cooking. He dismissed fake news on Chinese social media, saying Ukrainians are not all hiding in basements like mice.
He questioned those CCP little pinkies who made extreme remarks, "What benefit does Putin give you? Putin sent troops to fight. You are so happy. The Chinese are in Ukraine, the Chinese embassy is in Kiev, and the Chinese are in Kiev."
In response to the Chinese online propaganda that the Russian army was fighting a self-defense war in Ukraine, he refuted, "Please tell me which country's self-defense war was fought by the capital of the other country."
He bluntly said, "Putin does not represent all Russians. Among my colleagues are Russians and Ukrainians. The Russians do not support Putin that much. You (little pinkies) support Putin more than the Russians. What kind of battle are you fighting? "
Some Chinese netizens questioned that he received money from the United States to make remarks that are inconsistent with the CCP official. The man clarified that he did not take anyone's money, and he donated it to the Ukrainian defenders because they were defending their lives. (click to watch video)
He said that the truth will gradually emerge in the future.
"I am a life first, I respect life, and people have the right to live," the Beijing man said with a helpless sigh, "We are not afraid, we are angry, and live our lives well, missiles flew over, right next to my office superior."
He shouted to Chinese netizens, "I don't care which side you support, I hope you stand on the side of life, and the common people don't want to fight."
"Those defenders are my colleagues, he is a programmer, he is my lawyer, and he was a teacher." The Beijing man said with emotion that they are now taking up guns and going to the battlefield in order to defend Ukraine. (click to watch video)
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The CCP's pro-Russian stance puts Chinese in Ukraine in danger
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The CCP is not in tune with Western countries. So far, it has refused to condemn Russia or describe its actions as aggression.
CCP state media has adopted a pro-Russian stance in domestic reports, and pro-Russian sentiment has emerged on CCP social media while pro-Ukraine posts have been censored.
Recently, malicious remarks such as "The war is well fought, the more people die, the better" and "In this case, I will have a Ukrainian daughter-in-law" and other malicious remarks on the CCP Internet have spread in Ukraine, putting the Chinese in Ukraine in danger.
A Chinese student said in a video posted online, "Tonight in Khatasya, Kharkiv, a Chinese person seems to have been shot. How many Chinese people will be killed in this place in the future. They will be shot, all thanks to your keyboard warriors."
He said that in Kiev's air-raid shelters and subways, people asked Chinese students whether they agreed with those remarks on the Internet, which made many Chinese students afraid to stay in the subway. Many people dared not admit that they were Chinese and lied about being Japanese.
He appealed to Chinese netizens not to hurt their compatriots, "I hope these keyboard warriors in China will leave some words and give us a chance to survive."
Finally, the Chinese student apologized to Ukrainians, especially Ukrainian women, who were hurt by malicious remarks.
Sun Guang, a Chinese video blogger living in Ukraine, told CNN that "disgusting remarks" on Chinese social media were later relayed by Ukrainian media, making the local Chinese community even more suspicious.
Sun Guang has settled in Ukraine for 20 years and married a Ukrainian. He also called on Chinese netizens to show more empathy. "Ukraine is suffering in the war, and people are dying every day."
CNN reported that Chinese citizens in Ukraine are in tension as CCP China's evacuation plan stalls. Some 6,000 Chinese nationals are still stranded in Ukraine, according to CCP state media, and it is not known when they will be evacuated.
The report pointed out that mainland Chinese citizens did not receive a warning to leave Ukraine before the Russian aggression. After the war began, the CCP embassy in Ukraine announced the plan to evacuate the overseas Chinese on 25 February but later changed their words and said that the missiles in the air are now unsafe and cannot evacuate the overseas Chinese.
What is even more ironic is that on the day Russia invaded Ukraine, the CCP Embassy in Ukraine called on the Chinese in Ukraine to post the CCP Chinese five-star flag prominently on their bodies. However, on the 26th, the above-mentioned remarks were withdrawn, saying that the identity symbols of the Chinese could not be displayed.
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Anti-war Chinese show solidarity with Ukraine
As most Chinese netizens supported Russia under official instigation, a Chinese man sprayed red paint on the glass of the gate of the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing in the early hours of 26 February 2022, protesting Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
Radio Free Asia reported that the Chinese citizen, who did not want to be named, said that he was an ordinary office worker in Beijing, and hoped that through the graffiti operation, he would pass on his support for the Ukrainian people, "hoping that the world outside the wall can see it."
Coincidentally, a few days ago, another Chinese man held up a cardboard with the words "against war" in a city centre but when at least two police officers snatched his cardboard, the man asked, "What law am I breaking?" The police did not respond.
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Anti-war post of Chinese history professors deleted
On 26 February 2022, five Chinese history professors jointly issued a proposal to oppose the war launched by Russia, support the Ukrainian people's actions to defend their homeland and defend the country, and called on Putin to stop the war and resolve disputes through negotiation. However, the advocacy article was reported by Chinese netizens, saying they "contradicted the state's position", and the article was immediately deleted.
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Chinese professor who speaks out against war: Most netizens support us
Editor : Zheng Gusheng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/02/28/a103360380.html
Image : A Ukrainian police officer stands in front of a damaged residential area hit by an early morning missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, 25 February 2022. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
After Russia invaded Ukraine, the CCP manipulated public opinion, and the Internet was full of voices supporting Russia and deprecating Ukraine. However, a Chinese professor who denounced Russia's deleted post revealed that the vast majority of Chinese netizens who left comments under his post held an anti-war stance.
Recently, six Chinese university history professors jointly signed a statement expressing their opposition to Russia's "unjust war". The statement was soon besieged and reported by some "fifty cents" and "little pinks". It was deleted within two hours after it was issued, and was blocked by the entire network.
However, the drafter of the statement, Sun Jiang, a professor at Nanjing University, told Radio Free Asia on Monday (28 February 2022) that after the statement was released, there were actually "not many" little pinkies who scolded them, "just too vulgar" and "impressive" profound".
Of the 630 comments he received before the post was deleted, he said, "the vast majority were supportive" and some of them were "very sincere."
The six professors said in the statement that no matter Russia has a thousand reasons or all excuses, the use of force to invade a sovereign country is a violation of the norms of international relations based on the UN Charter and a damage to the existing international security system.
As a country ravaged by war, "we sympathize with the suffering of the Ukrainian people" and "oppose the unjust war," the statement said.
Sun Jiang revealed that the other five professors who made the statement with him included his friends, some who only met once, and some who did not know each other at all. Everyone just happened to be in a WeChat group. After he made an appeal, everyone responded.
The CCP is still leading the cyber army to support Russia and ridicule Ukraine but there are also a large number of Chinese netizens who either expressly or metaphorically condemn Russia for launching a war of aggression. Among them, some netizens pointed out the headline editorial "Down with the New Tsar" published by the party media during the period of Sino-Soviet relations, showing that the CCP itself slapped itself in the face.
The CCP has been trying to manipulate the Internet to create public opinion favorable to the position of the authorities but a U.S. research report said China's "silent majority" did not agree with the CCP's policies.
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Chinese in Ukraine have nowhere to go, Weibo blocked Taiwan successfully evacuated overseas Chinese
Image : On 26 February 2022, a Russian shell hit a dozens of-story apartment complex in central Kyiv, Ukraine. Firefighters are at the scene to rescue. (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)
The CCP's "evacuation of overseas Chinese" is far away, and the Chinese who are trapped in the war in Ukraine have to face the anger of the Ukrainians caused by the CCP's support of Russia, and everyone is in danger. The CCP is still promoting a "strong motherland" and blocking news of Taiwan's evacuation of overseas Chinese.
The CCP did not announce until the 25th that it would “repatriate overseas Chinese by chartered flights” and required Chinese nationals to register in Ukraine. However, when the registration deadline was approaching on 27 February, the CCP suddenly announced that the evacuation of overseas Chinese was "not safe". The Chinese people in Ukraine have been waiting for days to come to nothing.
It is worth mentioning that on the same day that the CCP announced that it would “repatriate overseas Chinese by charter flights”, Ukraine announced that it would close its airspace for civil aviation aircraft due to safety considerations. In other words, the CCP's so-called "chartered flights to evacuate overseas Chinese" may itself be an empty promise.
Miss Hong Kong Humanities told Radio Free Asia that her friend in Ukraine registered with the CCP embassy but so far has not received any news of the evacuation. As far as she knew, the embassy just took some international students to hide in the basement of the school and under the subway.
She believes that the CCP government may have been trapped in the local Chinese in order to help Russia conceal its invasion plan.
The Ukrainian crisis has erupted for several days, and the CCP has not announced the evacuation of its citizens. It was not until the Chinese media reported on the plight of tens of thousands of Chinese students in Ukraine that the CCP claimed that there were only 6,000 Chinese in Ukraine, and began to claim "evacuation of overseas Chinese."
Ukrainian Chinese revealed in social media circles that they heard that the CCP ambassador to Ukraine himself had withdrawn to Russia, and even Huawei’s people had been withdrawn, but ordinary Chinese were left alone.
Radio Free Asia reported that a Chinese figured out a way by himself and went through untold hardships to escape the danger, and many Chinese have come to him to find out the way. But he was reluctant to talk about his escape.
Radio Free Asia reporters have repeatedly called the CCP embassy and consulate. An embassy staff member said that they are mainly contacting personnel from state-owned enterprises while private businessmen have not yet arranged.
On Sunday, Xinhua released a video and an open letter from China's ambassador to Ukraine, Fan Rong, who claimed that he was "still in Ukraine".
According to the news released by the Chinese in Ukrainian, the reports of the CCP media supporting Russia and the remarks of "Little Pinkies" making low-level jokes about Ukrainian women have been translated into Ukrainian and widely circulated, which has stimulated anti-China sentiment among Ukrainians. Chinese were shot. The local Chinese are in danger and dare not admit that they are Chinese. Once interrogated, they falsely call themselves "Japanese".
At the same time, the domestic public opinion manipulated by the CCP is still propagating "a strong motherland as the backing" and propaganda that the Chinese in Ukrainian "stick the blood flag of the CCP to protect themselves".
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Taiwan successfully evacuated overseas Chinese, Weibo blocked news
The Chinese in Ukrainian stated on the online social platform that the Taiwanese had been picked up by their embassy one by one, and the blue sky and white sun flags were directly attached to the cars and sent all the way to Poland but the CCP embassy did not take any relevant actions. Moreover, regarding the safe evacuation of overseas Chinese from Taiwan, they cannot even discuss on Weibo and WeChat, otherwise they may be banned.
Taiwan's Central News Agency quoted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China as saying that Taiwan officials sent a special vehicle to evacuate Ukrainians in the evening of the 24th. After 46 hours, 18 Ukrainian Taiwanese arrived in Poland safely at night of 26 February.
The report said that the road from Kiev to western Ukraine was seriously congested due to the wave of refugees, and the special evacuation vehicle had gone through many difficulties. With the joint efforts of the representative office in Russia, the Taiwan Trade Center of the Foreign Trade Association Kyiv and the representative office in Poland, it was approved at night of 26 February. They passed through the Ukrainian and Polish border checkpoint, and safely entered Poland. This group of Taiwanese overseas Chinese can then decide to return to Taiwan or go to other safe areas at their own discretion.
In addition to these 18 people, there are 19 Taiwanese nationals in Ukraine, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representative office in Russia continued to persuade them to evacuate as soon as possible through social media. Thirteen of them have traveled to cities in western Ukraine and left the country by train or other land routes.
In addition, two Taiwanese students in eastern Ukraine are expected to leave on 27 February, another two are in Kiev, and two are in southern Ukraine. Taiwan officials continue to maintain contact with them, and will assist in evacuation and provide necessary information at any time while respecting the people's independent decisions and needs.
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CCP China opposes sanctions against Russia, Experts: Beijing will pay the price
Reporter : Yu Ting / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/03/01/a103360574.html / Image : Video Screenshot
In the face of the war in Ukraine, the outside world is also focusing on the attitude of the CCP. On Monday, the CCP once again expressed its opposition to sanctions against Russia. Washington academics say Beijing will pay the price whether the CCP side with Russia or not.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, "China does not support the use of sanctions to solve problems."
Regarding Russia's invasion of the sovereign state of Ukraine, the Chinese Communist Party once again expressed its opposition to the so-called "illegal and unilateral sanctions" against Russia on Monday (28 February).
Lin Xiaoxu, a member of the U.S. Committee on the Current Crisis of the CCP, said, "The CCP has held Russia's thighs for a long time. Russia is the CCP's father. This has become the historical norm, so for them (the CCP), it is not enough to not do so, and it has already put huge interests, It has been handed over to Putin. So Putin has already got a huge order (¥500 billion) to go to China on the eve of the Winter Olympics.”
Some commentators believe that whether the CCP stands with Russia or not, CCP will pay the price.
Minxin Pei, a Chinese-American political scientist, wrote in the Los Angeles Times on 27 February 2022 that if the CCP helps Russia reduce the burden of Western sanctions, it will endanger the CCP’s business ties in the West. Without help, Russia's fiasco will affect the CCP's morale in attacking Taiwan, and at the same time encourage the United States to give more support to Taiwan.
The article also analyzes that the CCP is still too dependent on the Western market. By the end of 2021, sales to the United States and the European Union will exceed $1 trillion, accounting for about a third of China's total exports. In addition, the semiconductor industry in particular is quite dependent on imports. In 2021, CCP China imported products worth 432 billion US Dollars.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine this time has also virtually united European and American countries to jointly deal with injustices. If Beijing chooses to ally with Russia, it may accelerate the global encirclement and suppression of the CCP.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, "What you're seeing now is a united Europe, a united West and NATO, standing up against the aggression and invasion from Russian President Vladimir Putin."
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Russia invades Ukraine, experts call for sanctions against accomplice CCP China
Editor : Li Yun / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/02/28/a103360197.html / Image : Video Screenshot
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked strong international condemnation, and more sanctions have been introduced by Europe and the United States. However, China still defends the Russian aggression. Analysis believes that while the West is sanctioning Russia, it should also sanction the accomplice behind the CCP.
As of 1 March 2022, Ukraine and Russia have been at war for 5 days. The White House called on China to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying "this is not the time to be on the sidelines" but Beijing refused to call Russia's actions an "invasion" and urged restraint on all sides.
The New York Times quoted U.S. officials on the 26th as saying that in the past three months, senior Chinese and U.S. officials have held six emergency meetings. The U.S. has produced intelligence on the build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine and implored China to dissuade Russia from invading but China refused every time, claiming they do not think an invasion is in the works.
Xie Tian, a professor at the Aiken School of Business at the University of South Carolina, said that even if Russian President Vladimir Putin was wary of the CCP and did not notify the CCP in advance, during the Beijing Winter Olympics, the CCP must have known and supported Putin’s invasion.
Xie Tian, chair professor at the Aiken School of Business at the University of South Carolina: "When Putin went to China to participate in the Olympic Games, he should have clearly told Xi Jinping his real plans. Because after he came back, three days after the end of the Olympic Games, he It started to attack Ukraine. So at this time, the CCP must not say that it does not know. Not only does it know that it is actually cooperating.”
Xie Tian said that at that time, the CCP signed 15 agreements with Putin to prepare for war. Once the war begins, the CCP can use the agreements signed by both parties to continue blood transfusion for Putin.
During the meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing on February 4, the two sides signed 15 cooperation documents, including the purchase and sale agreement for Russia to export oil, natural gas, wheat and other commodities to China.
On the day the Russian-Ukrainian war started, the CCP announced that it would allow the import of wheat from the entire territory of Russia, which has pollution problems.
Lai Jianping, a master of international law from China University of Political Science and Law, believes that the Ukrainian-Russian war was essentially initiated jointly by China and Russia, with Beijing contributing money and Russia sending troops. Russia's economic growth for the past five years has been almost zero, and it cannot afford to fight this war. There are multiple strategic goals behind the CCP's agitation for Putin to go to war.
Lai Jianping said, "The first strategic purpose is to use Russia's aggression against Ukraine to divert the relationship between the Western world and China (the Communist Party). Because the whole world has formed a strategic encirclement of China. Therefore, it wants to attract this fire. Second, it wants to put pressure on Taiwan. It knows the current situation in Ukraine, and it is difficult for the international community to directly send troops to help Ukraine. Especially the appeasement policy of the Biden administration in the United States has led Xi Jinping to know Ukraine will be more isolated, so I want to use this to intimidate Taiwan."
After the Ukrainian-Russian war, the CCP hyped up "Today's Ukraine, Tomorrow's Taiwan".
Lai Jianping said that in addition, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is about to be held, and Xi Jinping wants to take this opportunity to lay the foundation for his successful third re-election.
Lai Jianping added, "The combination of these goals has led to the fact that behind this war, it is China who really, especially wants to fight, and especially hopes to fight. Against such a background and motivation, the United States asked China to mediate and persuade but to mediate and try to suppress this war? That's impossible!"
After the Ukrainian-Russian war, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and the European Union introduced more sanctions on top of the punishment against Russia, including Germany's suspension of certification of Russia's $11 billion natural gas pipeline.
Xie Tian said, "Even if the sanctions are imposed, even if the banks start to impose economic sanctions in several other areas, but the CCP has passed several of the 15 agreements just signed behind the scenes, and it can continue to buy Russian gas and oil to provide it with some foreign exchange earned by the CCP in Europe and the United States. In this case, there is a huge loophole in this sanctions link.”
Lai Jianping said that the international community should see clearly that the CCP is behind the instigation and instigation of this war.
Lai Jianping said, "Such sanctions by the international community have instead contributed to the arrogance of the Communist Party and its future ambitions for Taiwan. Therefore, the international community should take this issue deeper and farther. Otherwise, the CCP’s ambitions will be even greater, and the threat to the world will be even more severe.”
At present, including some Western media, British intelligence personnel, as well as U.S. congressmen, politicians, etc., also believe that when sanctions are imposed on Russia, the CCP, which supports Putin, must be sanctioned.
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White House calls on Beijing to condemn Russia, Scholars: China and Russia have their own plans
Reporter : Liming / Editor : Zhu Xinrui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/02/28/a103360508.html
Russia's violent attack on Ukraine continues. The White House recently addressed Beijing authorities, calling on Beijing to condemn Russia. Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been defending Russia and suppressing domestic voices condemning Russia, causing the outside world to worry that a Sino-Russian alliance will bring chaos to the world. However, some Beijing scholars pointed out that CCP China and Russia actually have their own plans and it is difficult to form a stable alliance.
On Sunday (27 February 2022), White House press secretary Psaki took the opportunity to shout to the Beijing authorities in an interview with MSNBC, "Now is not the time to stand by, as Russia invades such a sovereignty as Ukraine. On national issues, Beijing should speak out and condemn it."
Psaki added, "History is being written, and a very important step for the Chinese leadership is to look at themselves and really assess where they intend to stand."
In fact, since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the CCP authorities have refused to call Moscow’s actions an “invasion” and have tried every means to justify Russia. On the international stage, although the CCP urges all parties to "exercise restraint" on the surface, it clearly favors Russia in the guidance of domestic public opinion.
Under the CCP’s strict news censorship and online speech control, only pro-Russian speech can be seen in mainland China. Putin has even been portrayed as a hero who dares to challenge the West. Any speech that criticizes Russia or opposes war will be immediately punished. to delete.
Just recently, five professors from five universities in China published a joint article condemning Russia's unjust war of invading Ukraine, supporting the Ukrainian people in defending their homeland and defending the country, and calling for the maintenance of peace but their open letter was very popular on social media. It was soon blocked by the CCP network management.
On Saturday (26 February), when CCP Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with German Foreign Minister Belle Burke, he only expressed support for NATO, the EU and Russia to resume dialogue, but did not condemn Russia's armed invasion of Ukraine but expressed opposition to EU sanctions against Russia. It even asked NATO to "reconsider its own positioning and responsibilities."
The day before, when the UN Security Council voted on the draft resolution on the situation in Ukraine submitted by the United States and Albania, representatives of the CCP also abstained from voting.
On the other hand, after the Russian army invaded Ukraine, it encountered stubborn resistance from the Ukrainian military and civilians, and Russia also suffered a series of severe sanctions from the European Union and the United States, so that Putin recently played the card of "nuclear deterrence" and ordered Russia's "strategic deterrent force to enter a state of special combat readiness."
Under such circumstances, international public opinion has begun to worry that Russia, which has suffered major setbacks internationally, may form an alliance with the ambitious CCP to jointly fight against Western democracies, so as to bring chaos to the world.
In response to the above-mentioned issues, Wu Qiang, an independent Chinese political commentator, analyzed in an interview with Radio Free Asia on the 28th that the current cooperation or "quasi-alliance" between the CCP and Russia is a choice based on the overriding principle of political security considerations. It is the main positioning and starting point of the CCP in the globalized international political arena but Russia is not the Soviet Union. There is no common ideology or values between Russia and the CCP, so they are more of a mutual use relationship. This so-called "alliance" is very unstable.
Wu Qiang further gave an example, "For example, Putin's speech on the unity of Ukraine and Russia's history, which China (the CCP) appreciates; but the liquidation of Lenin and Stalin in the history of the former Soviet Union, rebuilding Russia from an anti-communist perspective is more important. The traditions of the early Orthodox Church are actually contrary to the current ideology of the CCP.”
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Russia's "nuclear trinity" has entered a state of combat readiness
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has accepted President Vladimir Putin's instructions and ordered the Strategic Missile Force, the Northern Fleet, the Pacific Fleet and the Strategic personnel on duty of the aviation command to carry out the strengthening of the establishment and enter a state of combat readiness. Russia's "Nuclear triad" has entered combat readiness. The trinity refers to a country's ability to simultaneously possess three nuclear weapons, ICBMs, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and strategic bombers.
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Ukrainian ambassador to the United States: The Russian army did use the "father of bombs"
Reporter : Han Rui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/03/01/a103360626.html / Image : Video Screenshot
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has intensified, and reports of military and civilian casualties are frequently reported. On Monday, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States said the Russian military used "thermobaric bombs" large enough to wipe out a human body in the airstrike.
On Monday (28 February), Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, said after a meeting with U.S. lawmakers that Russian troops used "thermobaric bombs" during airstrikes on Ukraine.
This kind of vacuum bomb, also known as cloud bomb, produces destructive energy such as high temperature and high pressure after the explosion, which is far more powerful than conventional bombs, and can even vaporize the human body and crush organs of non-nuclear weapons. The weapon is expressly prohibited under the Geneva Convention.
Russia first tested the thermobaric bomb in 2007, calling it the "father of all bombs."
A few days ago, some Western officials worried that if the Russian army's offensive speed fails to meet expectations, Putin may order the use of more terrifying force.
Makarova said she was working closely with U.S. President Joe Biden to obtain more weapons and tougher sanctions on Russia.
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Russian military have used the "father of bombs". Witnessed multiple burst rocket launchers
Editor : Liao Peiqi / news.tvbs.com.tw/world/1727888
The Ukrainian ambassador to the United States confirmed on the 28th that Russia had used the thermobaric weapons known as the "Father of Bombs" that day, causing serious damage to Ukraine. Violation of the Geneva Conventions. The CNN report also pointed out that although there is no concrete evidence to prove that the Russian army has used terrorist weapons, it has also witnessed multiple air-explosive incendiary launch pads on the Ukrainian-Russian border.
It is reported that the weapon can vaporize the human body and smash the internal organs in an instant. "The Russian army used a vacuum bomb today to try to cause greater damage to Ukraine," Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, said after her report to the U.S. Congress, Reuters reported it is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions”. Vacuum bombs are also called air-explosive incendiary bombs and thermobaric bombs. This kind of terrorist weapon will inhale oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion, generating a shock wave that lasts longer than ordinary bombs, which can evaporate the human body and smash the internal organs. Such weapons have always been opposed by various international organizations.
CNN also pointed out that several rocket launch pads with vacuum bombs, including TOS-1 rocket launchers and TTOS- 1A has multiple rocket turrets but there is no evidence that Russia has launched a vacuum bomb.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki also pointed out that "if this is true, then Russia may have committed a war crime."
Image : Russian TOS-1 rocket launcher. (Schematic diagram / Dazhi Image Associated Press)
Once the vacuum bomb is fired, it can bring undifferentiated super destructive to the people within the target range, so it has always been regarded as a destructive weapon that violates ethics. Western military intelligence authorities are also in suspense about the possibility of Russia using vacuum bomb weapons against Ukraine.
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French President talked to Putin, who proposes 3 conditions for armistice
Editor : Cheng Yiren / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/03/01/a103360878.html
Russia continued to bomb Ukraine on 28 February. As the West prepared to increase sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the opportunity of a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron to propose three conditions for a truce and recognize Russia sovereignty over Crimea, demilitarize Ukraine and ensure Ukraine's neutrality.
The Central News Agency quoted Agence France-Presse as reporting that Russia and Ukraine had just concluded the first round of talks since the start of the war. Before the end of the first round of talks between Russia and Ukraine, Putin took the opportunity of a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron to propose conditions for ending the war.
The Kremlin statement said, "Putin stressed that the ceasefire will only happen if Russia's legitimate security interests are unconditionally accepted, including the recognition of Russia's sovereignty over Crimea, the demilitarization and denazism of Ukraine, and the assurance of Ukraine's neutrality."
A statement from France's Palace of Elysee said Macron told Putin in a 90-minute call to ask him to stop attacks on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to protect major roads, especially those south of Kiev. Putin has made it clear that he is willing to make commitments on these three points.
Macron also reiterated that the international community demands that Russia stop its offensive against Ukraine, and stressed that Russia must cease fire immediately.
On 21 February, Russia recognized the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic, two separate regions in eastern Ukraine, and sent troops to station them; on 22 February, Russia further established diplomatic relations with the two countries.
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Biden's heavyweight envoy is here! Will meet Tsai Ing-wen, Qiu Guozheng
Image : The Biden heavyweight envoy arrived in Taiwan at about 16:15. (Photo/TVBS)
Russia sent troops to attack Ukraine, the war continued to rage, and the situation in the Taiwan Strait also aroused concerns from all walks of life. At this time, U.S. President Joe Biden sent 5 US defense and national security officials, including outgoing U.S. defense and national security officials to arrive in Taipei in an executive plane on 1 March 2022. They landed at Songshan Airport at around 4.15 pm. The group will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng today and tomorrow.
Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie and Director of the North American Department Xu Youdian were present to pick up the plane in person. After getting off the plane, the delegation were disinfected by airport personnel, and then greeted Wu Zhaoxie and others with elbows instead of shaking hands.
Regarding the delegation assigned by U.S. President Biden, a heavyweight delegation composed of five former defense and national security officials was led by former U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Michael Glenn Mullen, including former Undersecretary of Defense Policy Michèle A. Flournoy, former White House Deputy National Security Adviser Meghan L. O'Sullivan, former White House National Security Council Senior Director of Asian Affairs Michael Green and former White House National Security Council Senior Director of Asian Affairs Evan S. Medeiros.
It is reported that the Biden envoy is expected to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen in the morning and Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng in the afternoon to express the support of the United States for Taiwan. They will be hosted to a dinner reception on 2 March, and the envoy will only stay in Taiwan for less than 2 days.
After 30 hours, the group will leave Taiwan at 10 pm on 2 March.
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What does Biden's assignment of a special mission to Taiwan mean to Taiwan-US relations?
Su Zhenchang said today that Biden sent a delegation to Taiwan at this moment, showing that the United States' support for Taiwan is "rock solid", and he also took this opportunity to warn that some foreign forces and domestic supporters have raised "skepticism". If the remarks are not credible, the government will keep an eye on the director at any time.
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U.S. envoy visits Taiwan! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is sour: In vain, the former editor-in-chief satirized "futures"
Editor : Liu Yiting / news.tvbs.com.tw/world/1728297
As the Ukrainian-Russian war raged, U.S. President Joe Biden sent a former high-ranking national security official delegation to Taiwan to show his high support for Taiwan. In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said today (1st) that "it is futile for the US to send anyone to show so-called 'support for Taiwan'," and called on the US to follow the one-China principle and handle Taiwan-related issues prudently.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese mainland held a regular press conference on 1 March, and some media asked about "U.S. President Biden sent a bipartisan delegation to visit Taiwan. and national security. Tsai Ing-wen will meet the delegation in Taipei in the morning of 2 March 2022. What is China's comment on this?" It is futile for the US to send anyone to show so-called "support for Taiwan".
CCP China urges the US to abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, stop any form of official exchanges between the US and Taiwan, and handle Taiwan-related issues prudently so as to avoid further seriously damaging the overall situation of China-US relations and the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of mainland Chinese state media Global Times, wrote a long article commenting on the US envoy's visit to Taiwan. He mentioned, “The latest U.S. delegation is mainly composed of former officials. Former Secretary of State Pompeo will also come to Taiwan soon. The latter has also become a "plain-headed common man" who has resigned. Taking these "futures" to comfort Taiwan not only reflects Taiwan's status and status in the United States but also provides information on whether the United States should defend Taiwan militarily when a war breaks out. That is another weak point."
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Being criticized for "opening your mouth" to defend Taiwan, Su Zhenchang slaps the table and chokes: You are the most shameful
Reporter : Wu Shaoyu / news.tvbs.com.tw/politics/1728299
Image : Su Zhenchang , Fu Kunqi choked each other "shameful" when questioning! (Photo / ivod)
The war between Russia and Ukraine has entered its sixth day, attracting international attention. Kuomintang legislator Fu Kunqi asked Executive President Su Zhenchang and Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng about the question of how the Republic of China should defend itself if there is a crisis in the Taiwan Strait, and the Biden administration will not help defend Taiwan.
Fu Kunqi mocked Su Kui, "Open your mouth to defend Taiwan". Su Zhenchang slapped the table back and said, "Your capitulationism is the most shameful", Fu Kunqi retorted, "You are shameful", the two slapped the table and choked each other several times.
Finally, Vice President Cai Qichang slowly asked everyone to discuss rationally.
When questioned this afternoon, Fu Kunqi pointed out that if there is a crisis in the Taiwan Strait, the United States would not dare to participate in the war because participating in the war is the third world war. He also emphasized that today the Taiwanese must be very pragmatic about how to defend Taiwan, and hope that the government will stop using words to deceive the Chinese people, and "don't make another mouth to defend Taiwan."
In this regard, Su Zhenchang was angry when answering the question, "We will never use words to deceive the people of the country. You are the long enemy and reduce your own prestige. The old women (Ukrainian) are training with wooden guns, unlike you."
Fu Kunqi retorted, there are many ways to make Taiwan safe, there is no winner in the war, and do not let the blood of Taiwanese children become a stepping stone for politicians.
Su Zhenchang criticized again angrily, "Everyone in Ukraine goes back to defend Ukraine. Your capitulationism is the most shameful. The unity of Ukraine has moved the world. You, who receive the people's salary, will only surrender." Fu Kunqi responded, "The prime minister of the country is like you, shameful, and you are the most shameful."
News (20) to (24) / Reporters : Harry Howard etal., Daily Mail / https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10562199/Russia-promises-EU-face-harsh-response-support-Ukraine.html
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Ukrainian President seeks weapons daily
Ukraine's president has given Boris Johnson a 'shopping list' of weapons that are needed in the fight against Vladimir Putin's forces, it was claimed last night.
A source told The Sun that Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'made specific requests for military hardware during near daily phone calls, and we are working round the clock to get them into Ukraine.'
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UK sends weapons to Ukraine via Poland
Boris Johnson responded by saying that the latest batch of weapons would be flown to Poland within 'hours and days' before being driven to Ukraine.
The PM is flying to Poland on 1 March 2022 to visit British troops manning NATO's eastern border with Russia.
The UK has already shipped 2,000 Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons (NLAW) to Ukraine, whilst the U.S., Germany, and Belgium are among other countries that have sent or are set to send weapons.
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Russia warns other countries against supplying weapons to Ukraine
It comes after Russia promised that it would hit back against the EU following its support of Ukraine and warned the West against supplying weapons.
A spokesman for the country's foreign ministry said the steps the bloc has taken against it following its invasion of Ukraine, which include sanctions, will "not go unanswered".
It also warned that "EU citizens and structures" involved in sending weapons to Ukraine would be "responsible for any consequences".
The threat followed the EU's decision to close off its airspace to all Russian planes - which later saw Russian carrier Aeroflot suspend all flights to Europe - and ban Kremlin propaganda outlets Russia Today and Sputnik.
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EU contribute weapons to Ukraine
EU defence ministers were also set to discuss plans to send defensive weapons to Ukraine on 1 March 2022.
The bloc's foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, said, "Half a billion euros [$560 million] will be devoted to providing defensive arms, high-calibre arms, and anti-tank [equipment] — all kinds of agreements in order to repel the aggression.
"We have to coordinate what we are doing and what we can do additionally with these resources," he added.
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Russia threatens "special military operation" against EU
According to CNN, Russia's foreign ministry spokesman said, "EU citizens and structures involved in supplying lethal weapons and fuel and lubricants to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be responsible for any consequences of such actions in the context of the ongoing special military operation.
"They cannot fail to understand the degree of danger of the consequences,' the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement read."
The statement went on to diminish the punishing sanctions regime imposed by Western nations and the EU.
The spokesman claimed the sanctions are 'illegitimate under international law' and intend to "inflict maximum damage on Russia".
"The actions of the European Union will not go unanswered," they added.
"Russia will continue to ensure the realization of its vital national interests without regard to sanctions and their threats.
"It is time for Western countries to understand that their undivided dominance in the global economy is long a thing of the past."
News (25) to (27) / Editor : Liu Yiting / https://news.tvbs.com.tw/world/1728358
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Hong Kong added 32,597 confirmed cases and 117 deaths. Epidemic prevention officials: Failed to reflect the actual situation
The fifth wave of novel coronavirus pneumonia (covid) in Hong Kong continues to be severe. On 1 March 2022, 32,597 new cases were reported, and 117 people died of the disease. The statistics are 68 males and 49 females and range from 47 to 99 years old.
In addition, due to data delays, another 55 deaths were not announced between 23 and 27 February.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic at the beginning of the year, 808 people have died of the disease. Since the outbreak of the epidemic more than two years ago, a total of 1,013 patients have died.
According to Hong Kong media reports, the epidemic has not shown signs of slowing down. Leung Cheuk-wai, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, released the latest epidemic estimation report today, pointing out that as of 28 February 2022, a total of 1.7 million people in Hong Kong have been infected with the disease, and the death toll will reach about 4,600 by the end of the month.
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Not recommended to implement compulsory testing for all people during the peak of the epidemic
The report even more bluntly stated that considering the psychological and emotional health of the citizens and the inability to effectively isolate and care for all positive patients, it is not recommended to implement compulsory screening for all people during the peak of the epidemic.
Liang Zhuowei said that this wave of epidemics will peak in a week, with 180,000 new infections per day, about 35,000 confirmed cases, and about 150 deaths per day by the middle of this month.
He explained three reasons: First, the surge in cases has overwhelmed the medical system; second, the vaccination rate of the elderly has not increased significantly; third, anti-covid drugs such as Paxlovid and Molnupiravir have not been widely used.
Au Jiarong, chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Hong Kong Center for Health Protection, also admitted that although the government recognizes that people who are positive for quick screening are confirmed the current daily announced cases are still the results of mainly nucleic acid tests.
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Hong Kong to launch online platform for positive cases to report themselves
The number of confirmed cases on 1 March and 28 February 2022 do not fully reflect the actual situation. He said that the authorities will launch an online platform as soon as this week for patients who have tested positive by themselves to report cases so that the government can obtain accurate infection data.
As for the Hong Kong government's plan to implement compulsory screening this month, Au Jiarong pointed out that the plan is still in the preparatory stage, and the actual implementation date and details have not yet been determined. The government will collect the opinions of experts from all walks of life to develop a plan.
He also appealed to the public that if they feel that they are at risk of contracting the virus, they can do nucleic acid testing or rapid screening on their own, instead of waiting for a national screening.
News (28) to (30) / Reporters : Li Lan, Luo Ya / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/02/28/a103360515.html
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The CCP’s top health official went to Hong Kong to “clear”. Wuhan people revealed the digital secrets
On Monday (28 February 2022), the epidemic in Hong Kong exceeded 34,000 in a single day. Leung Wannian, a senior health official of the Communist Party of China, went to Hong Kong to guide the implementation of the "clearing" policy.
The epidemic in Hong Kong has grown exponentially. On 24 February, when the Hong Kong government began to implement the "Vaccine Pass" policy, 8,798 new cases were diagnosed in a single day; on the 25th, the number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day exceeded 10,000 for the first time; to the notification on the 28th , the number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day reached 34,466. The number of new cases increased by more than 2.9 times in five days.
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Tsing Yi Square Cabin Hospital launched
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On the same day, Leung Wannian, head of the epidemic prevention team of the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China, went to Hong Kong for guidance. Earlier, Leung Wannian stated that he believed that "dynamic clearing" also applies to Hong Kong.
According to the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, when Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng recently met with Carrie Lam in Shenzhen, he conveyed a direct order from Xi Jinping that Hong Kong must control the epidemic before Xi Jinping’s visit to Hong Kong on July 1. This trip is the first time that Xi has left the mainland in more than two years since the outbreak of the epidemic.
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Wuhan native does not believe in CCP virus figures
According to the report of the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China on February 28, there were 234 new confirmed cases in a single day across the country, including 5 in Hubei Province, all in Wuhan. However, Zhang Hai, a native of Wuhan, did not believe the official figures. His family was killed in the great plague that broke out from Wuhan.
Zhang Hai, a family member of a victim of the CCP virus and a native of Wuhan, said, "The virus broke out in Wuhan (that year), and the figures he (officially) announced during the outbreak were not true. They first considered political factors, so his figures, I don't believe a word."
The latest outbreak in Wuhan stemmed from a cluster of infections in a training class. The trainees have not only been to many places in Wuhan, but also due to the movement of people, the epidemic has spread to Beijing, Hebei and other places. On the 24th, official media reported that 30 of the 66 trainees in the Wuhan training class had been confirmed to be infected, with an infection rate of 45.5%. However, on the 25th and 26th, the new increase was zero for two consecutive days. Until the latest notification, there were 5 new cases.
Zhang Hai, a family member of the Wuhan pneumonia victim and a native of Wuhan, said, "Why did he report the diagnosis suddenly after two days? It must be because the number of people diagnosed is more than this, so he will report it, and he will be able to report it in various places in Wuhan. Local governments have adopted more stringent so-called lockdown measures.”
Commentary
Putin's real goal is to topple the U.S.
Commentator : Dick Morris, Newsmax / Image : Web Screenshot (original by Sputnik)
The
war in Ukraine is not even a week old but we have clarity as to Vladmir Putin’s
real goal for this war.
It
is not about Ukraine, but it is about bringing down the United States as a
world power.
On
Thursday during Moscow’s early morning hours, President Putin made a nationally
televised address.
In his speech,
Putin made abundantly clear that the battle now raging in Ukraine is no more
about Kyiv than Pickett's charge was about control of Gettysburg.
This
invasion is just the opening shot in a new Cold War with the goal of bringing
the U.S. down, hobbling NATO and undermining democracy everywhere.
Putin
told his Russian audience that America was “the global con artist” and had
perpetrated an "empire of lies."
The
U.S., he said, had "satellites [who] not only humbly and obediently say
yes to and parrot it at the slightest pretext but also imitate its
behavior."
He
claimed, falsely, that the U.S. was seeking to equip Ukraine with nuclear
weapons to destroy Russia.
Putin
added, “Overall, it appears that nearly everywhere, in many regions of the
world where the United States brought its law and order, this created bloody,
non-healing wounds and the curse of international terrorism and extremism.”
He
also asserted that America’s social experimentation was a grave threat to
Russia, noting that the U.S. “sought to destroy our traditional values and
force on us their false values that would erode us, our people from within, the
attitudes they have been aggressively imposing on their countries, attitudes
that are directly leading to degradation and degeneration, because they are
contrary to human nature. This is not going to happen.”
No
doubt, Putin is going for our jugular, as Adolph Hitler did, and we must not
let latter-day isolationists pave his path.
For
seventy years, the Republican Party and its conservative philosophy and support
for “national security” gave America the backbone it needed to respond to the
global challenge of Communism and Russian expansionism.
Before
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, isolationism was the dominant ideology
among Republicans and a strain of it has never quite disappeared.
Even
after World War II, some Republican isolationists opposed NATO and disagreed
with the Marshall Plan’s funding of European recovery but it was President
Eisenhower who argued that we had to stand firm as Stalin gobbled up Eastern
Europe.
At
the 1952 Republican Convention, the ultimate isolationist — Senator Taft of
Ohio — faced off against Eisenhower in a battle for the soul of the Republican
party.
Ike
won and the GOP has led the country in being the party that best supports the United
States’ security.
Today,
we again have seen the re-emergence of a strong isolationist faction, one that
made clear its position before the invasion of Ukraine.
For
example, Tucker Carlson in his prime time perch on Fox had parroted some of
these points.
“You
can't say it enough, Ukraine is not a democracy," Carlson said just this
past Tuesday, a claim that is simply false but after Putin’s invasion rhetoric
turned into real blood Carlson did an about face on his Thursday night show.
He
admitted that Putin had started the war and is to “blame for what we're seeing
tonight."
That
statement was true and a positive development.
The
“facts” now on the streets of Kiev and in other cities freedom-loving
Ukrainians are engaging Russians in hand-to-hand combat, will change many minds
about Putin’s real agenda with Ukraine.
These
facts have changed Europe, where there is now almost near unanimity in the view
that they must stop Putin.
The
EU and countries like Britain have slapped severe sanctions on Russia. They are
re-supplying the Ukrainians with arms, and Germany has awakened, with
Chancellor Scholz saying his nation will begin a massive military build-up in
response to Putin’s aggression.
The
Europeans understand this is not just about Ukraine.
Meanwhile,
President Biden took off for vacation this weekend, and like his Democratic
predecessor Barack Obama, has “led from behind.”
Putin’s
decision today in putting his nation on the highest nuclear alert shows just
how high the stakes really are for the world.
Looking
back, we know that Hitler made clear his intent and his plans in his many
speeches.
Likewise, Putin is not deceiving us when he says this is a war on the West and the United States.
The above commentary first appears in Newsmax. Dick Morris is a former presidential adviser and political strategist. He is a regular contributor to Newsmax TV.
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