36 injured in Tibet Airlines' A319 accident, Wierd anti-covid measures of CCP

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36 injured in Tibet Airlines' A319 accident, scene scattered with jet pieces

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A Tibet Airlines jet carrying 113 passengers and 9 cabin crew swerved off the runway and burst into flames midway through take-off in the morning of 12 May 2022.

Footage shows passengers evacuating on slides and sprinting across the runway moments before the Airbus A319 jet's left engine burst into flames this morning.

Though all 122 onboard made it to safety, 36 were taken to hospital with injuries.

Reuters reported according to the Civil Aviatipn Administration of China (CAAC), the Tibet Airlines pilots interrupted takeoff after spotting "abnormalities".

Fire crews and investigators scrambled to the scene at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, officials added.

Image : Twitter @FATIII Aviation

The latest photo (above) from the scene of the Tibet Airlines jet registered B-6425 shows the front left side sustained severe scorch, the rear left side has sustained severe structural damage and the right wing is also broken.

The Tibet Airlines plane is a nine-year-old A319, one of the smallest versions of the A320 family. 

It is powered by CFM56 engines from CFM International, a joint venture between General Electric and Safran, according to Airfleets.net.

Airbus said it was aware of media reports about the incident and was making all efforts to assess the situation.

State-owned Tibet Airlines is a regional carrier based in Lhasa. It has a fleet of 39 aircraft including 28 A319s, according to Airfleets.net.

Unverified photos posted to social media showed that evacuation slides, which can often cause minor injuries, were deployed. 

Ref: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10808629/Chinese-Airbus-jet-carrying-113-people-bursts-flames-veering-runway-evacuation.html

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36 injured after plane overruns runway at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport

Reporter : Xu Menger / Editor : Li Muen / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/5/12/n13733889.htm, See also https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/12/a103424735.html / Image : On 12 May, a flight from Chongqing to Lhasa at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport overran the runway, causing the plane to catch fire. (Video screenshot)

In the morning of 12 May 2022, a Tibet Airlines flight from Chongqing to Lhasa at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport overran the runway, causing the plane to catch fire. China's official report said the flight was carrying 122 people and 36 passengers were injured.

According to Cover News, at about 8 am on the 12th, a plane in Chongqing Jiangbei Airport was suspected of emitting black smoke. The Chongqing branch of Tibet Airlines responded, "There is this matter, which is still under investigation. The specific situation will have to be notified by the company."

The video uploaded from the Internet showed that a fire broke out in front of the nose of the plane, the fire was very large, and black smoke was billowing out.

At 9 am on 12 May, it was reported on Sina Weibo the director of the Shanghai "News Morning News" news department "Xiyue-Pudding's Dad", mentioned that according to netizens' videos and information, the Tibet Airlines jet-in-concern is an Airbus A319 with registration number B- 6425, during the execution of TV9833 Chongqing-Nyingchi flight on 12 May, overruns the runway at Chongqing Airport when taking off. The video shows the plane aborting its takeoff and the airport fire trucks dispatched to put out the fire. The aircraft escape slide opened, and the passengers and crew were evacuated from the aircraft. The specific situation is being verified. At present, Chongqing Airport is closed, and other flights are being diverted.

At 10.07 am on the 12th, the official Weibo of Tibet Airlines issued a notice that at 8.09 am, the B-6425 aircraft TV9833 of Tibet Airlines took off at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport with 113 passengers and 9 crew members on board. During the process, the crew found that the plane abnormally interrupted the takeoff and the plane veered off the runway. All passengers and crew were evacuated. The injured passengers suffered minor injuries and were sent to the hospital for treatment. The plane caught fire and was damaged.

At 10.29 am, Chongqing Airport's official Weibo report stated that at 8.09 am on the 12th, Tibet Airlines flight TV9833 (Chongqing to Nyingchi) veered off the runway at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and caught fire on the left side of the aircraft's nose. All 113 passengers and 9 crew members were evacuated, and more than 40 passengers with minor injuries were sent to the city hospital for treatment. Currently, the cause of the accident is under investigation.

At 11.03  am on the 12th, the Southwest Administration of Civil Aviation of China reported that according to the crew's feedback, the plane had an abnormality during take-off, and the take-off was interrupted according to the procedure. After deviating from the runway, the engine caught fire and has been extinguished. All 122 people on board have been evacuated. During the evacuation, 36 people suffered bruises and sprains and were sent to the hospital.

The staff of the Civil Aviation Chongqing Safety Supervision Administration told mainland Chinese media that the department has now arrived at the scene for disposal.

According to the client information of Air Travel, in the morning of 12 May, some inbound flights at Jiangbei Airport were cancelled, delayed or diverted to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, and some outbound flights were cancelled.

At present, one runway of Chongqing Airport is closed, and the other two runways are operating normally.

Affected by this news, shares of Air China fell by nearly 4%. As of press time, it fell by about 3%, with a total market value of 105.6 billion RMB.

According to Tianyancha, Air China is the second largest shareholder of Tibet Airlines.

At about 2.38 pm on 21 March 2022, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 lost contact and crashed over Wuzhou, Guangxi. There were 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members. At around 10 pm on 26 March, the CCP officially announced that all 132 people on the flight were killed.

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Why was the flight suddenly "interrupted" when taking off? There are these possible reasons for veering off the runway!

Image : In the morning of 12 May 2022, a plane caught fire at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, and passengers ran away from the fire. (Video screenshot)

On May 12, 2022, Tibet Airlines flight TV9833 veered off the runway during takeoff and roll at Chongqing Airport while performing the Chongqing-Nyingchi passenger passenger mission. The Southwest Civil Aviation Administration said that according to the crew's report, the plane had an abnormality during the take-off process, and the take-off was interrupted according to the procedure. There were a total of 122 people on board, including 113 passengers and 9 crew members, all of whom have been evacuated safely. During the evacuation, 36 people suffered bruises and sprains and were sent to the local hospital for examination in time.

  1. Under what circumstances will the flight be interrupted?

  Senior captain Chen Jianguo said that the accident was an Airbus plane. The plane was at a low speed before the airspeed of 100 knots, and any warnings and abnormal conditions on the plane could interrupt the takeoff. At high speeds above 100 knots, Airbus aircraft typically abort takeoffs in the event of engine failure, fire alarm, early warning windshear or sidestick failure, or a safe takeoff. At present, all interrupted take-off operations of civil airliners must be performed by pilots.

According to industry insiders, when the aircraft is taking off, a critical speed is usually set. When the aircraft exceeds this speed during take-off, it is usually necessary to take off. However, if the aircraft suddenly decides not to fly during take-off and the speed does not exceed the critical speed at that time, this situation is called take-off "interruption". As for why it was judged as "interrupted" at that time? The industry source said it was usually "disruption" when the plane malfunctioned, a situation that could only be determined after an official investigation.

Zhang Qihuai, a researcher at the Aviation and Space Law Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law and director of Beijing Lanpeng Law Firm, said that the abnormally interrupted take-off of the aircraft is generally caused by the crew finding the level of abnormality in the engine and various systems of the aircraft during different stages of take-off, or Operation to interrupt the take-off of an aircraft in the event of runway incursion and command. Interrupting takeoff is safer than continuing takeoff, and it is also easier to rescue. According to the report, according to the crew's feedback, the plane was abnormal during take-off, and the take-off was interrupted according to the procedure. After deviating from the runway, the engine caught fire. Zhang Qihuai said that this situation is rare, but the specific situation has yet to be investigated in detail by relevant departments.

In addition, industry insiders said that the A319 aircraft involved in the flight from Chongqing to Nyingchi was also the main aircraft on the plateau route. "In layman's terms, this kind of aircraft is light in weight and powerful."

It is understood that the Airbus A319 aircraft is known as the plateau eagle and the plateau prince. The aircraft is suitable for altitude performance of 2438 meters and above. From the official website of Tibet Airlines, Tibet Airlines is the first high-altitude airline in China, with a fleet of nearly 30 aircraft, currently an all-Airbus fleet, including A319, A320 and wide-body dual-aisle A330. Among them, the A319 and A330 with excellent high altitude operation capability have been specially modified.

2. What are the reasons for deviating from the runway?

   There are many cases where the plane deviates or rushes out of the runway when landing, but it is not common when it deviates or rushes out of the runway when taking off.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration's "Civil Aircraft Syndrome Classification Method", during take-off or landing, overrunning, deviating from the runway or touching off the runway are all "serious transport aviation symptoms".

In recent years, most of the aircraft overrun, deviate from the runway or touch down outside the runway are in the landing stage. On August 29, 2021, China Airlines flight G54394 deviates from the runway after landing at Aksu Airport. The report shows that the wind direction changed from headwind to downwind during the landing of the aircraft on runway 27 of Aksu Airport, and the touchdown speed was greater than the standard speed; the touchdown point was far from the runway. The entrance is nearly one-third the length of the runway; the runway has accumulated water; the timing of the crew applying the brakes is too late, which comprehensively leads to the insufficient stopping distance of the aircraft, and finally deviates at a low speed on the left side near the end of the runway.

According to industry insiders, there are many possible reasons for the deviation from the runway, such as bad weather, mechanical failure and so on. Specific to the Tibet Airlines incident, the possibility of mechanical failure is relatively high, but the final conclusion still needs to wait for the official investigation report.

A release engineer said that the aircraft's condition was a sudden failure rather than an early detection of failure. If the relevant failure was found in the pre-flight inspection, the aircraft could not be released. He mentioned that any accident is not caused by a single cause. At present, the official investigation results have not come out, and the cause can only be found from several possible aspects: for example, the failure of the turning system of the front landing gear, inconsistent engine thrust, braking system problems, etc.

The maintenance engineer explained that the inconsistency of the engine thrust means that the engine on one side suddenly has no thrust, and the thrust of the engine on the other side is still very high, because the aircraft engines are installed symmetrically. If the thrust is inconsistent, the aircraft will deviate in one direction.

The turning of the nose gear is relatively complicated. The A320 aircraft has a computer that controls turning and braking. If there is a problem with the computer, it may send wrong signals to the turning or braking system, causing the aircraft to deviate. However, there are two such computers on the 320, and even if one fails, the other will take over.

In response to the problem of the braking system, the release engineer said that the aircraft has three landing gears, the front one is called the nose gear, and the two rear ones are called the main landing gear. "The main landing gear of the 320 aircraft has four wheels, so four brakes are needed. One or two sudden brakes on the left side would cause the plane to suddenly veer in a certain direction."

  3. Veering-off the runway ≠ overrunning the runway

In today's media reports, some media, including CCTV News, said that the plane "veering-off the runway", while the subsequent official announcements by the Civil Aviation Administration and Tibet Airlines used "overrunning the runway".

The senior captain said that the difference between veer-off and overrun is that veer-off refers to the side of the runway, while overrun refers to the runway extension.

Runway Excursion means that the aircraft on the runway surface rushes out of the end of the runway surface or deviates from one side of the runway surface, which mostly occurs during take-off or landing. Specifically, it can be divided into:

Veer-off: The aircraft veers off one side of the runway

Overrun: The aircraft overruns the end of the runway

When analyzing such accidents, the European Aviation Safety Agency divides them into 6 types:

- overrun the runway after aborted takeoff

- overrun the runway with uninterrupted takeoff

- veered off the runway with uninterrupted takeoff

- veered off the runway after aborted takeoff

- overrun the runway after landing

- veered off the runway after landing

Image : Web Screenshot (Reuters) shows the engine fire tore all the way through the jet's metal coating.

Image : Web Screenshot (Douyin/Weibo)

    4. The airbag is burned out and choose to jump the plane?

The Morning News, sponsored by Jiefang Daily, reported that some passengers chose to jump off the plane because the airbag was burned out.

In fact, the so-called airbags are actually emergency escape slides. There are multiple emergency exits on the plane. If there is a fire, the ground is unsafe, the slide is not inflated, etc., you must choose another nearest exit to escape. If the landing gear of the plane is still in place, jumping out of the plane is not just a consequence of slipping to the waist!

In addition, there were passengers evacuating with their own luggage.

Image : Video Screenshot

Ref: http://www.minhangshi.com/m/h5/detail/11340409

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Zhoushan's blood red sky, Hangzhou loud noise, Taiwan earthquake, what happened?

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Everyone still remembers that at night of 7 May 2022 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, the sky turned bloody red and the scene was horrific. Everyone did not buy the official statement that it was caused by the lights on "an ocean-going saury boat", that it may be some kind of meteorological or catastrophic omen. After all, this red is so scary.

As a result, in the afternoon of 8 May, the day after the sky turned blood red, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, next to Zhoushan, there was a sudden burst of loud noises, and many people heard the sound was so loud that the cars driving on the road and houses also vibrated, and "Hangzhou Loud Bang" became a popular entry on Weibo. 

According to people's Weibo posts, the areas where the loud noise occurred are mainly in the Xiaoshan and Qiantang districts. This sound was also heard in parts of the city of Shaoxing. Some people speculate whether the supersonic aircraft exceeds the critical point of the speed of sound. Due to the resulting "sonic boom", there are also locals who suspect that the sound of the loud noise far exceeds the "sonic boom" that a supersonic aircraft should have.

There are also reporters from the local "Qianjiang Evening News" in Hangzhou who asked the Meteorological Observatory and the Earthquake Administration respectively, and they all denied that it was a thunderstorm and an earthquake. Therefore, where did this loud noise come from, just like the blood-red sky in Zhoushan, there is no convincing explanation.

On 9 May 2022, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred off the coast of Hualien, Taiwan, and many Taiwanese friends felt the shock.

Because this incident is too close to Zhoushan's blood-red sky and Hangzhou's loud noise, it has also led to discussions on the Internet. As soon as the news that the sky turned blood red in Zhoushan came out, some mainland netizens said that it might be a precursor to an earthquake.

Often at this time, on the mainland Internet, people who like to refute rumours start to express their opinions. Although they cannot explain the whole story, they are very good at denying a thing. For example, the mainland Sohu website published an article by a Sichuan author, citing scriptures and saying that there is no connection between the Zhoushan Red Sky, the Hangzhou Loud Bang, and the Taiwan earthquake. He insisted that Zhoushan blood red sky was photographed by an ocean-going fishing boat, that the loud noise in Hangzhou was a sonic boom, and the earthquake in Taiwan was because that area entered a sensitive period for earthquakes, and so on.

In a society under the control of public opinion by the Communist Party, everything is habitually far-fetched to find an explanation. In fact, if science is so advanced that it can explain everything, there is no need to develop it. In this world, there are too many unknown phenomena. Since it cannot be explained, it should be publicly acknowledged that this is an unexplainable phenomenon. Quite simply, this is also the rigor of science. It is impossible to explain, but insisting on giving some kind of explanation. This is a very bad practice under the CCP’s politics. The phenomena we mentioned just now are still trivial matters but the issue we raised is a big one. Many dirty things are caused by the fact that the Communist government does not respect science.

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Shanghai Dabai climbs the eaves and walks the wall

Chinese public opinion under the control of the CCP advocates not science, but the baton of the ruler. In order to see the dawn of science in the direction pointed out by the baton, they have come up with some far-fetched theories. The CCP said that if there is no god, then all natural phenomena must find an explanation that "repels the gods". The CCP said, "I want light, then the long dark night can be explained as a bright day; then the imperial literati can find the "three stupid bitches"; a certain accelerator now said, I want to "clear", then this policy has become the so-called scientific policy that best suits China's national conditions.

Based on this kind of science under the political baton, the "Dabais" of China have been upgraded to a version that can fly over walls. This is a small scene of "clearing" in Shanghai. The authorities ordered to "enter the house and disinfect it", and the "Dabais" immediately entered other people's houses through the windows excitedly like "Xiaoqiang". As for this matter, in fact, a family in Shanghai was isolated in a square cabin, and no one opened the door. These Dabai did not have keys, and they did not give them. In order to complete the scientific task of clearing, it became like this. I heard that during the Cultural Revolution in the past, you could do anything with this old Mao’s quotation in your hand, you could beat the Premier League and the United States, and you were invincible. I didn’t believe it, but today I saw these two wearing blue "Dabai, I 'believed'."

Similar extreme events are emerging in an endless stream in Shanghai.

Liu, the director of the legal department of SAIC Motor Corporation, was recently at his home in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, and was forced to be taken away by the police who forcibly entered his room at one o'clock in the middle of the night. Because of a confirmed case in his building, the authorities asked him to go up and down three floors. were taken away, because they all automatically became "close contacts".

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Shanghai's door-to-door "disinfecting" is like raiding a home

In addition, Shanghai recently carried out a comprehensive "disinfecting" of the public spaces of the community where at least 13,000 confirmed patients lived. In fact, many Dabai directly entered the living area of ​​the confirmed residents, that is, their homes, to disinfect. Some Shanghai residents who were transferred and quarantined returned home and found that the house was left in a mess by the sterilizers. Everything in the refrigerator was turned over and scattered all over the floor in order to spray the refrigerator. The pianos were all broken. This situation is no different from raiding a home.

Everyone still remembers that the so-called mobilization meeting held in Shanghai on 6 May 2022 to resolutely win the battle to defend the great Shanghai requires the establishment of military orders at all levels, insisting on clearing them, and clearing them with ruthless efforts. He also completed the task. No, SAIC's legal director has become the price of "shattering his body", or, in other words, one of the "bone scum". Under this extreme policy, the police forcefully pulled people, and when one person was diagnosed the whole building of occupants are transferred for isolation. 

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Tong Zhiwei's remarks on forced quarantine and keys handover deleted, Tong Zhiwei's Weibo blocked

Even Tong Zhiwei, a local professor at East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai, raised serious doubts about this, and publicly issued a long article in the country, claiming that it is illegal to force people to be sent to the cabin, and the Shanghai authorities have no right to force citizens to hand over their keys. If emergency measures are to be taken, the local government in Shanghai should request the State Council to take action in accordance with the Constitution. 

Such a rational voice, of course, was quickly blocked. Not only was the article deleted quickly, but Tong Zhiwei’s own Weibo was also banned. There are more than 20 professors from Fudan University and Peking University who endorsed his long article. It shows that "zeroing" has also deeply triggered dissatisfaction in the academic community.

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Teachers and students of North Second Foreign Language School resist blockade control, Beijing Dabai also protests, tanks and military vehicles enter the city

In Beijing, it has been uneasy recently. On 9 May 2022, teachers and students of Beijing International Studies University, dissatisfied with the blockade measures, gathered to protest, attracting a large number of police to suppress. The CCP police shouted to teachers and students with loudspeakers: During the epidemic, no gatherings are allowed. This is the red line and the bottom line but who draws the bottom line? Your constitution does not say when people cannot gather, and people can have the freedom to assemble.

Under the threat of the police, some of the students gradually dispersed, but how the incident ended in the end has not yet been described.

However, it was not just the students who protested. In the hospital of the China Construction Second Bureau in Beijing, many staff members lost their jobs because of the closure of the hospital. They came out to protest wearing isolation suits and raised banners to protest. This scene is relatively rare.

Some people also photographed on the South Sixth Ring Road in Beijing, with tanks and armored vehicles driving on the highway bridge. It is also said that it is in the East Fourth Ring Road. Recently, there has been a lot of news about the power struggle in Beijing's Zhongnanhai, coupled with the continuous protests in society due to the severe blockade and control, this scene of Beijing's tanks entering the city has attracted people's attention and circulated on the Internet. As the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is approaching, the political climate in Beijing must be getting more and more tense. Xi Jinping and his political opponents are having a hard time. We will continue to pay close attention.

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Weird anti-epidemic measures: "disinfecting at home" and "cross-flower isolation"

Reporter : Li Lan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/12/a103424655.html / Image : Video Screenshot

The CCP's extreme epidemic prevention has become more and more intense. Mandatory nucleic acid testing, isolation, and closing doors are already fundamental. Now they have introduced even more bizarre measures, even the name sounds so evil and creepy.

German Reik, author of "On Foot in China", commented, "his is too stupid, too stupid, it can't be true, what I'm talking about is "cross flower transshipment."

Beijing has begun to implement "cross flower" transfer in the community, that is, if a household is diagnosed, draw a "cross" with the confirmed household as the centre, and all the neighbours up, down, left, and right will be taken away for centralized isolation.

Is this making a movie? This kind of absurd scene has entered the daily reality of Shanghai people from the big screen.

Shanghai has implemented the measures of "disinfecting at home", and Dabais enter residents' homes to spray disinfectant water indiscriminately.

Pick something in the fridge and see what you want to take away.

If you don't want or can't take it with you, just throw it out the window.

Video shooter (Shanghai dialect) said, "It's really going to die, there are still people like this".

Someone wrote, "'Hand over the keys' may be the scariest word I've heard this year, and there's no choice between handing it in or not.  … Your absolute private space instantly becomes a semi-public space that doesn't belong to you… A disinfection is enough to destroy your memory and erase the traces of your life, and 'handing over the keys' is tantamount to handing over your soul."

The extreme and heretical performance of the CCP's "zero-covid" policy has made people who used to stand with Beijing look down on it. World Health Organization (WHO) Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference on 10 May 2022 that the zero-covid strategy is a measure that cannot be sustained.

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New pattern of "cross-flower transshipment" isolated in Beijing community has been criticized as absurd

Editor : Zheng Gusheng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/11/a103424512.html / Image : The Chinese Communist Party's official media reported that on 7 May 2022, a "cross-flower transshipment" was completed in Chaoyang District, Beijing. (Screenshot of Weibo)

The CCP has set the tone of "adhering to dynamic clearing". In addition to Shanghai's extreme epidemic prevention measures, Beijing has also resorted to various bizarre epidemic prevention measures. A positive household was detected in a certain community, and the government launched a "cross-flower transfer" method to isolate all households on the same floor and in the same row.

According to Beijing Satellite TV, in the evening of 7 May 2022, a transfer called "cross flower transfer" was carried out at No. 3 Guangtai West Road, Nanmofang, Chaoyang District, Beijing. A resident of Building 1 of the community was diagnosed positive. According to the local "epidemic prevention policy", he lived on the same floor as the confirmed case, and all the residents who lived above and below the resident and shared the same drainage pipe were all transferred and centrally isolated.

Because the range to be transported is shaped like a "cross", it is called "cross-flower transshipment". Lu media reported that a total of 13 households and a total of 29 people were implicated in the community, and all of them were sent away for isolation.

Chinese netizens have ridiculed on social media, "Beijing's new term: cross-flower transshipment", "like playing marbles superman", "ridiculous". Some netizens said that according to this epidemic prevention logic, "an elevator should also be pulled away" and "the people who do nucleic acid together should be taken away".

In addition to the "cross-flower transshipment" in Beijing, online video shows that some residential buildings in Beijing are being welded to death.

Wang Qiaoling, a resident of Beijing, told Radio Free Asia that the gate of the No. 20 courtyard building in Jiayuan Community, Zhouzhuang, Chaoyang District, was blocked by iron railings. She said that this kind of resettlement building is a 28-story high-rise building, usually with 3 households on the first floor, and some with 4 households. It's a terrible thing that so many people are suddenly sealed inside.

She said that after some friends learned the news, they left Chaoyang District with their family members for shelter that night.

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North Korea reports 'most important emergency', Kim Jong-un orders nationwide lockdown

Reporter : Luo Tingting/ Editor: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/12/a103424853.html / Image : On 18 March 2022, North Korean epidemic prevention personnel disinfected a department store. (KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea's official media reported on 12 May that the country's "most important emergency" occurred, and an unspecified number of cases of Omicron infection occurred in the country. In response, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a nationwide lockdown.

According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), these cases of Omicron infection was found in the capital Pyongyang on 8 May, which were confirmed to be consistent with the Omicron variant strain BA.2. Since the 11th, North Korean residents have been required to isolate at home.

This is the first time North Korea has reported an outbreak since the start of the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak in 2019.

On the same day, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered at a Politburo meeting to blockade the entire country, activate the largest emergency epidemic prevention system, and conduct intensive screening of all residents. At the same time, the border is required to strengthen vigilance to avoid security loopholes in national defense.

Kim Jong-un said that the epidemic should be cleared in the shortest possible time.

Prior to this, South Korean media "Korean News" (NK News) quoted a number of people familiar with the disclosure on 10 May that a "national incident" occurred in North Korea and the country was suddenly "closed."

One of the sources said that in the afternoon of 10 May, residents of the capital Pyongyang were suddenly ordered to stay at home and not allowed to go out, and those who were already out should be rushed back. Long queues formed at Pyongyang's bus stops, while other residents rushed home on foot.

In addition, according to Yonhap News Agency, since 29 April 2022, freight trains between Dandong, Liaoning, China, and Sinuiju, North Korea have stopped running.

The report quoted sources as saying that after the outbreak of the epidemic in Dandong, Liaoning, North Korea asked China to suspend China-DPRK cross-border railway freight, which is expected to be suspended for at least two weeks.

The Omicron epidemic in North Korea has sparked heated discussions among mainland netizen,: "Isn't their country not allowing entry or exit? How could it be?" "It has been three years since the epidemic developed, and it is not simple to hear that there is an epidemic in North Korea for the first time. "

Some netizens ridiculed, "The wind blowing through the neighbors is a close connection, and there is always a chance to be infected." "This is to help, otherwise it will be announced earlier."

North Korea was the first country to block China's borders after the outbreak in Wuhan, China, in early 2020, when the Chinese government claimed there was no human-to-human transmission of the virus. The outside world ridiculed: North Korea is the vane of the epidemic in China. When North Korea opens up to China, it means that the epidemic in China has eased.

At present, the epidemic is spreading on a large scale in China. The lockdown of Shanghai has not been lifted, Beijing has fallen again, and an outbreak has also occurred in Dandong, Liaoning, which borders North Korea.

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"Qingguan No. 1" can effectively prevent severe covid symptoms, demand surges

Source : Taiwan News / https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4534653

The production of a homegrown herbal medicine for COVID-19 (covid) has been ramped up amid surging demand, Taiwan health authorities said on 11 May 2022.

The country Republic of China currently has a stockpile of 37,100 courses of NRICM101 (“Qingguan No. 1” 清冠一號) left, which will last until 10 June 2022. As most cases in the recent outbreak have been found to be mild, the 10-day regimen can be shortened to five days, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

The eight local pharmaceuticals approved to manufacture the medication have been asked to boost production, the ministry said, seeking to assure the public of the drug’s supplies.

The NRICM101, which has been touted as effective in reducing the likelihood of developing severe symptoms, is said to work for all age groups. Still, medical experts cautioned that the medicine must be prescribed and warned against purchasing herbal drugs which claim to have similar effects from dubious sources.

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In Taiwan what should I do if the ART test is positive? 4 steps to know how to deal with it in seconds

Editor : Zhou Jiaru / https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/1789128

The domestic epidemic situation in Taiwan is severe. The central government recommends that if you have symptoms or a history of exposure, you should first self-test at home to reduce the amount of medical treatment. However, many people still do not know how to deal with a positive test result. In this regard, the New Taipei City Government has specially filmed a video to explain the 4 steps to clear up your doubts.

The video to explain the 4 steps of rapid screening to help everyone understand and not cause panic includes:

1. Quick screening for suspected symptoms in the body.

2. If the ART test is positive, the used test equipment should be sealed in a plastic bag, and please bring it to the New Taipei Community Test Station or Covid19 Emergency Clinic and hand it over to the hospital staff.

3. Wear a mask, do not take public transportation, and go to the nearest community screening station or Covid-19 emergency clinic as soon as possible for further PCR testing.

4. Go home and wait for the test results.​

​Those who are positive in the ART test first go to the community collection and inspection station for PCR test. 

If the ART test result is positive, please keep calm. If you are under the age of 69, meet the conditions for home care, and are not 65 to 69 years old living alone, the case will be accepted as home care. During this period, the responsible hospital will teach you to download the New Taipei iCare APP , it is necessary to measure the blood oxygen value and fill in the health questionnaire every day, so that the nurses in the responsible hospital can instantly grasp the health status of the home care cases every day; and the home care needs to fill in the health questionnaire 3 times a day, and the APP also has a remote video function and online diagnosis and treatment services. If there is an emergency at home, the city will contact a doctor.

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Biden plans to remove Trump-era tariffs on China, Beijing responds

Editor : Hu Mengxin

To keep inflation down, U.S. President Joe Biden said he would consider lifting Trump-era import tariffs on China. CCP Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on 11 May 2022 that there is no winner in the trade war, and it is time for the U.S. government to reconsider and remove these additional tariffs as soon as possible.

The Beijing Daily app reported that Zhao Lijian, when asked about relevant questions at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, said that specific economic and trade issues still need to be asked by the competent authorities.

He said that the essence of China-US economic and trade cooperation is mutual benefit and win-win results, and there is no winner in trade wars and tariff wars. U.S. unilateral imposition of tariffs is not good for China, the United States, and the world.

He also cited data cited by CCP Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang in a recent interview with U.S. media, which showed that the trade war has so far not reduced the U.S. trade deficit, which has cost U.S. companies more than $1.7 trillion since the tariffs took effect. , it also increases U.S. household spending by $1,300 a year.

Zhao Lijian claimed that in the first three years since the start of the Sino-US trade war, namely 2018, 2019 and 2020, the US exports to China were lower than those before the trade war. During this period, the US lost more than jobs worth 240,000 RMB.  "These numbers speak volumes to the fact that a trade war is not good for anyone. It's time for the U.S. government to reconsider and remove these additional tariffs sooner rather than later." 

The U.S. is suffering its worst inflation in 40 years, and prices are now rising at the fastest pace since the early 1980s, throwing cold water on optimism that the U.S. is poised for a post-pandemic recovery and hurting Biden’s support. Some are pressuring Biden to lift tariffs and reduce the cost of imports to bring down soaring U.S. inflation.

Biden did not announce new policy measures in his White House speech on the 10th, but said he would consider lifting tariffs imposed on China under former President Trump as a way to keep prices down. (Central News Agency)

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Sudden rise of unvaccinated children with liver damage were breastfed by fully-vaccinated mothers

Report by : AC - investmentwatchblog, The Irish Sentinel

The recent and sudden rise of liver damage and hepatitis in children seems to be affecting those between the ages of 1 month to 4 years of age.

What they are not telling the public is that the majority of the cases are those under 4 years of age who are breastfed and who have been actively breastfed (within the last 12 months). The children are unvaccinated, but the breastfeeding mothers (in 100% of the cases) have been vaccinated with at least 2 doses.

The incidences of hepatitis is also hitting the 11 – 16 year old age group, with the majority of the cases in that group having been vaccinated with at least one dose.

www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON376

www.gov.uk/government/news/increase-in-hepatitis-liver-inflammation-cases-in-children-under-investigation

www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/acute-hepatitis-of-unknown-aetiology—the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland

news.sky.com/story/amp/a-3-year-old-girls-fight-for-her-life-after-contracting-hepatitis-and-the-warning-signs-to-look-for-12595733

News headlines and mainstream media titles are stating that unvaccinated children are getting hepatitis and liver damage from an unknown cause (or speculating adenoviruses as the cause) but fail to mention that actual case data shows that the WHO classifies children involved in this issue fall under the ages of 0 – 16 years of age, that the majority of cases are in the 1 month – 4 year old age group, and that 100% of the cases in that age range are being active breastfed (or have been breastfed within the last 12 months) by fully vaccinated mothers.

Ref: https://theirishsentinel.com/2022/05/01/sudden-rise-of-unvaccinated-children-with-liver-damage-were-breastfed-by-fully-vaccinated-mothers/?fbclid=IwAR2gL_SI6ek_afdzjZPnvNFp0sxhYXFSpYr--XJHPnB8LJzrpApQDARL_bo

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CDC issues new hepatitis alert telling doctors to take liver samples from seriously ill children to test for adenovirus in search of cause of child hepatitis

A new hepatitis alert was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday telling doctors to take liver samples from the sickest patients — after five children died from the disease in the U.S. and 15 needed a liver transplant.

It comes as scientists remain stumped as to the cause behind the mystery illness, with adenovirus — which can cause the common cold — currently the chief suspect.

In its second alert in three weeks the CDC recommended clinicians widen their search for an adenovirus infection by taking samples from the organ 'if available', as well as collecting stool, throat and blood specimens to be tested for adenovirus.

Previously, the agency had only suggested taking samples from one of these — excluding the liver — to scan for the little-known virus.

Earlier this week Hawaii and Massachusetts became the 25th and 26th states to declare suspected mysterious hepatitis cases in children.

The U.S. currently has more than 100 cases suspected or confirmed and the highest death toll in the world, behind Indonesia which has reported three deaths.

Nearly 300 mysterious hepatitis cases have been spotted in children worldwide to date, with most in the UK (160) and U.S. — although this may be because the countries have better surveillance systems.

Scientists are puzzled as to what is causing the outbreak, but the leading theory is that it is triggered by adenovirus which most — but not all — patients have tested positive for.

Other hypotheses being investigated include that lockdowns have weakened children's immunity, or that a previous covid infection or even exposure to a pet dog could be to blame.

The CDC said in the update — aimed at clinicians — that it was searching for "any relationship" between adenovirus infections and hepatitis.

But it added that other causes of the disease also had not been ruled out.

Cases being investigated include historical ones dating back to October 2021, alongside those that are newly identified.

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Massachusetts probing two cases of child hepatitis

Massachusetts yesterday said it was probing two hepatitis cases in children — who have not been named — which both tested negative for adenovirus.

They did not reveal the condition of the children, or when the suspected infections occurred.

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Hawaii reports first case of child hepatitis

Hawaii also reported its first case of the inflammatory liver disease yesterday, saying the child was under 10 years old and hospitalized for several days at the end of April with abdominal pain and a fever.

Revealing the case late Monday, Hawaii's Department of Health said, "An extensive medical investigation was performed and there are a number of laboratory test results outstanding.

"At this time, no cause has been determined. DOH is collaborating with the CDC to identify the cause of the hepatitis case.'"

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Child hepatitis detected in 26 states of the U.S. and Puerto Rico

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Cases of the mysterious hepatitis have now been detected in 26 states, including: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

At least one case has also been reported in the territory of Puerto Rico. 

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Child hepatitis death in Wisconsin, five deaths in the U.S.

The CDC has refused to reveal where the five U.S. deaths occurred, citing 'confidentiality issues'.

But at least one was in Wisconsin, where the Department of Health confirmed last month it was probing a fatality linked to the illness.

In a press conference last week, the CDC's deputy director for infectious diseases, Dr Jay Butler said most of the youngsters had 'fully recovered' following the illness.

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Probing cases for cause of child hepatitis including 50 possible causes of child hepatitis 

He said scientists were still probing cases to establish a cause but that adenoviruses were 'top of the list'.

However, Butler added it was unclear whether an adenovirus infection alone was causing the illness or if it was linked to an immune reaction to a particular strain or something the children had been exposed to.

He stressed, however, that the CDC was not recording a significantly higher number of hepatitis cases in children than it expected for this time of year.

'I think we are seriously considering whether or not this may be something that has happened ata low level for a number of years, and we just haven't documented it,' he said.

Last week the World Health Organization said it was investigating 50 possible causes of the illness.

Hepatitis is normally rare in children, but earlier this year the UK raised the alarm over a mysterious outbreak in children after spotting more cases in January than it would normally expect.

Other countries quickly followed, with the U.S. reporting its first nine cases in Alabama last month. Each of those children required hospital care.

CDC chiefs admitted they had been aware of the cases but did not raise an alert initially because it appeared to be an isolated incident.

They have since issued a health notice asking any states with mysterious hepatitis cases to report them.

Top experts fear health officials will not get to the bottom of what is behind the outbreak for at least another two months, however.

Parents are being told that despite the spate of cases there is an 'extremely low' risk of their child coming down with hepatitis.

They are being advised to keep an eye out for the key warning signs, however, been told that their children face a very low risk of coming down with hepatitis.

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Jaundice is the most common sign of child hepatitis

Jaundice — the yellowing of the skin and whites of eyes — is the most common sign, followed by vomiting and pale stools.

Dr Meera Chand, the director of emerging infections at the UK Health Security Agency, said: 'It's important parents know the likelihood of their child developing hepatitis is extremely low.

"However, we continue to remind everyone to be alert to the signs of hepatitis – particularly jaundice, look for a yellow tinge in the whites of the eyes – and contact your doctor if you are concerned.

"Our investigations continue to suggest that there is an association with adenovirus and our studies are now testing this association rigorously.

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Learning to understand mechanism of liver injury in affected children

"We are also investigating other contributors, including prior SARS-COV-2, and are working closely with the NHS and academic partners to understand the mechanism of liver injury in affected children."

Most of the cases have been detected in the UK (163) and U.S. (109), which have some of the strongest surveillance systems.

The liver inflammation condition has also been spotted in Spain (22), Israel (12), Italy (9) and Denmark (6), among other countries.

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CCP's "gorgeous turn" is only for its own interests

Reporter : Chen Zhengjia, New Head Shell / Editor : Chutian / https://www.aboluowang.com/2022/0510/1746359.html

Recently, the CCP’s propaganda tone has changed dramatically. The official media has reversed its previous attitude and admitted that Russia’s attack on Ukraine is an “invasion” act, and it has also reported for the first time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian and Ambassador Qin Gang to the United States show goodwill. Chen Weijian, editor-in-chief of Beijing Spring, a monthly magazine that focuses on China's democratic movement, said that the CCP's "gorgeous turn" is only for its own interests.

Reference News, a subsidiary of China's official Xinhua News Agency, published a positive report on Zelensky on the 3rd, titled "How does Zelenskyy govern the country in the bunker?" The article was relatively neutral, including Zelenskyy. 

Zelenskyy held a press conference at the subway station, talked with the U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, and stayed in Kyiv after the outbreak of the war to handle political affairs in an orderly manner. The article also overturned the attitude of supporting Russia in the past, and used "Russia's 'invasion' of Ukraine" for the first time.

The Xinhua News Agency also published an article "Ukraine says it will fight to regain all its territory", quoting Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's Office, as saying, "In the negotiations with Russia, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity are  on the Ukrainian side that is not prepared to compromise on the fundamental issue, and Ukraine will continue to fight to regain all its territory."

 

Earlier on 30 April, "Xinhuanet" also published an exclusive interview with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba. The text also mentioned "invasion" and "Russian invasion of Ukraine" four times.

In terms of diplomacy, CCP China has also shown goodwill to the United States. Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also responded that "80% of Americans have unfavourable views of China", saying, "The people of China and the United States have always had friendly feelings, and the friendship between the two peoples has always been the relationship between the two countries. The source and important foundation for the development of relations”, Qin Gang, the CCP ambassador to the United States, also said after his visit to the Midwest, “What I brought back to Washington is full of harvests and moving memories.”

"The Epoch Times" reported today (9) that Chen Weijian, editor-in-chief of "Beijing Spring", believes that China's "gorgeous turn" does not really recognize the problem, but only for its own interests. He also said that the CCP has seen that Russia and Putin will inevitably fail, and Xi Jinping does not want to be buried with him.

Chen Weijian also pointed out that the U.S. recently passed the "Assessment of Xi Jinping's Intervention and Obstruction Act", which obviously sent a signal to CCP China that it should sanction CCP China as an Axis of Evil.

Chen Weijian revealed that the Beijing authorities recently held an emergency meeting to bring in experts in the country’s political and financial system, in order to avoid being sanctioned like Russia and protect China’s foreign exchange reserves of US$3.2 trillion overseas but none of the experts at the meeting had a good idea.

 

Chen Weijian also said that the powerful families are also aware of the seriousness of the problem. If the CCP regime is unstable, everything they have will be wiped out. These "wolf warriors" usually show how fierce they are, and they immediately reveal their nature in front of property.

At the recent meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, Xinhua News Agency only mentioned "Xi Jinping" once in the title and text. It is different from the previous meeting reports, which emphasized "Xi Jinping pointed out and emphasized" many times.

Chen Weijian believes that the internal politics of the CCP is a black-box operation, and it can only be seen from the news reports that it seems to have fallen into a tug-of-war, and the internal struggle is quite fierce. The situation, but the main thing is that the CCP is really in a bad situation now.”

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The formation of "legal struggle militia platoons" in many places in China has been criticized for the return of the Cultural Revolution

Reporter : Zheng Gusheng / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/11/a103424450.html / Left: Notice from the Armed Forces Department of Jiangning Road Street, Jing'an District, Shanghai, China. Right: Notice from the Justice Bureau of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. (Network image synthesis)

Recently, the CCP's judicial organs in many places have established a "legal struggle militia platoon", which has attracted public attention. Critics pointed out that "jurisprudence" and "struggle" were incompatible with each other, and believed that this was the resurgence of "literary, offensive and military struggles" during the Cultural Revolution.

A few days ago, the "Notice on Forming a Militia Platoon for Legal Struggle" was posted on the Internet by the Justice Bureau of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, causing heated discussions among netizens.

The notice issued on May 9 stated that, according to the requirements of the Armed Forces Department of the Municipal Work Committee, the Municipal Bureau of Justice planned to establish a so-called "legal struggle militia platoon", so 18 lawyers or paralegals were recruited from the city's law firms to join the militia organization, hence "Communists, Veterans First".

In addition, it is reported on the Internet that the Armed Forces Department of Jiangning Road Sub-district, Jing’an District, Shanghai also issued a notice on 28 March, claiming that according to Jing’an District’s “2022 Annual Militia Group Task Arrangement”, Jiangning Road Sub-district plans to form a “legal struggle platoon” of 20 people, requiring Selected from legal professionals, it is also "party members and veterans are preferred".

According to previous public reports, on 18 April a "legal struggle support militia" composed of 20 police officers from the Jianli County Court in Hubei accepted an inspection.

Prior to this, in August 2020, Guizhou "Qiancheng Qizhi" law firm had jointly launched activities with the "Legal Struggle Militia" in Guanshanhu District, Guiyang. In May 2021, the Anding District Court of Dingxi City, Gansu Province also announced that eight police officers from the court assembled to form a "legal struggle platoon".

These notices and reports did not specify the specific work responsibilities of the so-called "legal struggle militia platoon".

In a March 28 notice from Jing'an District in Shanghai, it was mentioned that a "legal struggle platoon" was formed as a "cyberspace support force".

In addition, on 28 April, Zhuanglang County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province issued the "Notice on Printing and Distributing the 2022 Implementation Plan for Deepening Militia Adjustment and Reform in the County". The goal of these organizations is to "improve the organization's mobilization, support, security, stability and emergency response and rapid response capabilities based on winning wars and serving economic and social development."

This reflects that the tasks of these militias include both responding to war and maintaining internal stability.

The CCP militia is subordinate to the army. The central task of the army is national defense. However, the CCP also defines the so-called “class enemies” in China as objects of “struggle”, and the CCP’s military often also undertakes the task of internal suppression.

The formation of a "legal struggle militia platoon" is accused of a resurgence of the Cultural Revolution

After the news of the CCP's formation of a "legal struggle militia platoon" came to light, people in the legal profession expressed their confusion about the so-called "legal struggle".

Wang Cailiang, a well-known Chinese human rights lawyer, posted on WeChat that he did not understand this "legal struggle militia platoon" because legal discussions should be held in schools and research institutions, and there are corresponding government agencies for legislation, judiciary and law enforcement. Who is the "legal struggle" fighting? Nanjing lawyer Jiang Tongliang also left a message saying, "Are we fighting with legal principles as a tool? Or are we fighting against legal principles?"

Chen Jiangang, a human rights lawyer in exile in the United States, told Radio Free Asia that lawyers provide legal services to the people and are an integral part of practicing the "rule of law"; "militia platoons for legal struggles" are violent institutions under the state apparatus. Talking about the rule of law and talking about violence are basically two paths and two directions, and they are completely incompatible. Letting lawyers join violent organizations shows that the CCP's rule has become unbelievable. This kind of chaos is completely against the rule of law and has reached a state of lawlessness.

Zha Jianguo, an independent political commentator in Beijing, also pointed out that the so-called legal principles are mainly reflected in the basic spirit and academic principles of the law, such as fairness and justice, freedom and equality, human rights and the law, while "struggle" is generally reflected in the rule of man in society. The new words made up indiscriminately reflect the CCP's attempts to engage in man-made struggles and put on the cloak of law.

Zhang Ping, a scholar of literature and history in Gansu, believes that this "military platoon for legal struggle" is similar to the grassroots militia during the Cultural Revolution, and they can execute government orders at any time. This is equivalent to giving the militia law enforcement power to some extent and forming a reserve armed force other than the military and police. The CCP's move is to prevent civil upheaval, to rule the people by the people, and to strengthen social control.

Cai Xia, a former professor at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China who lives in the United States, commented on Twitter that various practices during the Cultural Revolution had resurfaced in a new way. "Struggle" was the main theme during the Cultural Revolution, provoking the people to fight against  the people under various pretexts, and the government organized a team to fight against the people.

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Xi Jinping's speech was solemn, Experts: The situation was unstable before the 20th National Congress

Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/11/a103423625.html

On 10 May, the Seventh Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China collectively participated in the 100th anniversary meeting of the Communist Youth League. When the outside world found that Xi Jinping was speaking, he read the manuscript throughout the whole process with a solemn expression. Experts analyzed that in view of the infighting among the various factions of the CCP, Xi Jinping's situation was unstable before the 20th National Congress. In order to ensure his re-election, he wanted to win over the League faction and deal with the Jiang faction.

The seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China made an appearance at the meeting but CCTV footage showed that the seven members of the Standing Committee were in different states, and most of them had stiff expressions. When Xi Jinping spoke, he read the manuscript the whole time, with a solemn expression and no smile.

Xi Jinping's attendance at the meeting attracted attention from the outside world. Because since Xi Jinping came to power, Xi Jinping has repeatedly warned the Communist Youth League.

In July 2015, at the "Central Party Group Working Conference", Xi Jinping criticized the Communist Youth League for being a "high paraplegic". In February 2016, Xi warned Communist Youth League officials to "don't keep thinking about promotion, and don't imagine being a successor" and so on.

Experts believe that Xi Jinping's attendance at the Communist Youth League Congress this time was forced by the international and domestic situation. Domestically, Xi Jinping's zero-resistance policy of preventing and controlling the epidemic is being challenged; internationally, due to the CCP's role in the Russia-Ukraine war, Xi Jinping is facing enormous pressure from the United States and other Western countries.

Chen Kuide, executive chairman of the Princeton China Society of the United States, believes that Xi Jinping is no longer as severe as when he first came to power, because he has seen that before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the situation is not very stable, so he has no doubts re-elected. From the Russia-Ukrainian war to the Shanghai epidemic, various "black swans" and "gray rhinos" have appeared in China.

Chen Kuide told Radio Free Asia, "In the so-called factional struggle within the party to ensure his re-election at the 20th National Congress, one of his priorities now is to win over the Tuan faction." Chen Kuide said, "He wants to combine the CCP Youth faction with the Jiang faction. Being divided makes him less pressured by other factions. Because he is quite isolated in the party now."

Chen Kuide believes that if Xi Jinping wants to centralize power at the 20th National Congress, he must divide the opposition forces within the party, and win over the CCP Youth faction to maintain its opposition to the Jiang faction in the past, which is the guarantee of his smooth re-election.

Wang Juntao, co-chairman of the National Committee of China Democracy Party, believes that Xi Jinping's speech shows a political gesture, "that is, he is going to take over the Communist Youth League now. Because we know that after Xi Jinping came to power, he faced two hostile forces within the party, one is the Communist Youth League. One of the factions is the Jiang Zeng faction, the so-called Shanghai Gang.”

Wang Juntao believes that once Xi Jinping takes over the Communist Youth League, he will let the Communist Youth League serve his political struggle goals.

"I estimate that he will have to speak at the trade unions and the Women's Federation next, because his structure needs to be completed before the 20th National Congress. The 20th National Congress may have to propose a new control society (plan), requiring the whole society to obey him. The Communist Youth League That's part of it," he said.

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Myanmar activists lobby U.S. to sanction Junta regime's oil and gas sector

Image : Blood Money Campaign

Activists are urging U.S. President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), which provides a financial lifeline to Myanmar’s junta. The European Union imposed sanctions on the firm in February.

More than 637 domestic organizations, including protest committees, labor unions, women’s rights and educational groups and over 220,000 individuals signed an open letter to Biden, according to the Blood Money Campaign (BMC), which lobbies to financially isolate the junta.

The BMC called on Biden to listen to Myanmar’s people and sanction MOGE.

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Myanmar activists: The U.S. should stop protecting democracy only with words

“The United States, it is time to stop protecting democracy only with words,” said Ko Ye, a BMC spokesman.

The group reported that the junta seized around US$1.5 billion in gas revenue from state bank accounts after the 2021 coup to fund genocide and murder.

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Myanmar activists: Stop paying Junta for natural resources

“We don’t ask the US to provide weapons. We only ask the US to stop paying the fascist regime for natural resources,” Ko Ye said.

MOGE has been a lifeline for military governments for decades and an estimated 50 percent of foreign currency came from natural gas and Myanmar earned around $1.5 billion from oil and gas in the 2020-21 financial year, according to pre-coup forecasts.

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Myanmar activists: Stop gas revenues from reaching the Junta by diverting income to accounts held

The campaign urged the Biden administration to stop gas revenues reaching the junta by working with allies in Thailand and South Korea to divert income to accounts held until the civilian National Unity Government is recognized. 

It said gas companies and banks which traded with the junta should face money-laundering charges. It said the junta-controlled Myanma Foreign Trade Bank should face sanctions for money laundering.

International oil and gas firms like Total, Chevron and Woodside left Myanmar after the coup but the junta’s investment minister Aung Naing Oo said only 10 percent of Myanmar’s oil and gas investment came from the three firms and their withdrawal did not impact the economy. China, the largest source, provides around 27 percent of oil and gas investment.

Human rights organizations are urging Total not to pay the junta about $250 million it owes Myanmar. 

Since the coup in February 2021, the regime has killed more than 1,800 people and it uses airstrikes, artillery, arson attacks, extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests against civilians.

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