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News (1)
China's primary school textbook map does not have Taiwan, China's five-star flag hanging upside down
Image : The map of China in the primary school textbooks of the People's Education Publishing House does not have Taiwan. (Picture taken from WeChat)
The Chinese People's Education Publishing House, which has been praised by Chinese President Xi Jinping and has made positive contributions to the cause of education. However, the latest elementary school textbooks show the five-star flag of China painted upside down and there is no map of Taiwan. Net bashing results. The publishing house and the family responsible for the illustrations were all smashed, and they were also asked to rectify. The corruption of the education industry, which has a long-term plan, has made Chinese netizens angry, and it feels like their own backyard has been "copied".
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Indecent images in Chinese People's Education Publishing House's primary school textbook
Image : WeChat Screenshot
Founded in 1950, the Chinese People's Education Publishing House's primary school textbook illustrations appeared indecent images and insulted China, causing controversy. Its textbooks accounted for 50% of the Chinese market, and ranked first in the comprehensive evaluation of the overall economic scale of the publishing unit. In 2020, Xi Jinping personally wrote a letter to the retired employees of the People's Education Society, praising the People's Education Society for its 70 years of hard work in basic education and making positive contributions to China's education cause. He hopes that the People's Education Society will cultivate socialist successors in the future. and make greater contributions to building a strong country in education.
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Hainan and Taiwan excluded from China map in school textbook
Image : Web Screenshot
Unexpectedly, due to the appearance of many erotic illustrations in elementary school textbooks recently, the figure painting style does not conform to Chinese aesthetics, and has been scolded and insulted. The most interesting thing is that China's five-star flag was drawn wrongly, and the map did not have Hainan and Taiwan, including the publishing house and the family consortium responsible for the illustrations. The People's Education Society later apologized, and was asked by the Chinese education authorities for a comprehensive rectification.
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Hu Xijin urges for investigations into "evil forces" among China's education and publishing positions
Even Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, opened fire, emphasizing that "what happened is a little unreasonable", and it depends on whether there is "transfer of interests" in this incident and whether it involves "publishing corruption".
He comforted netizens not to have various political associations about this matter in advance. It seems that China's education and publishing positions have been occupied by evil forces, and they should be investigated and dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Image : The five-star flag is hung upside down in the illustrations of the primary school textbooks of the Chinese People's Education Publishing House. (Picture taken from WeChat)
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5 North Korean defectors who fled to China were confirmed positive, Kim Jong-un ordered strict investigation
Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/29/a103441323.html / Image : North Korean soldiers patrol the border fence between China and North Korea. (Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images)
Recently, when North Korea entered a total blockade due to the outbreak of the epidemic, it was reported that five North Korean defectors fled to China. They were arrested by the Chinese side and found to have been diagnosed. Kim Jong-un was furious and ordered a strict investigation.
The Daily NK, a South Korean media that has long been following North Korea's developments, reported that after North Korea declared the covid outbreak on 12 May 2022, it immediately entered a "national emergency" and implemented a comprehensive blockade to prevent the epidemic. diffusion.
Five North Koreans fled to China during the country's nationwide lockdown. The report said that they first gathered in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, North Korea, and then crossed the Yalu River into China. Unexpectedly, they were arrested and detained by the CCP authorities after arriving in China. After testing, it was found that these people had been diagnosed.
After China notified North Korea of the incident, the North Korean leadership was very embarrassed, because these defectors not only violated the ban of the North Korean authorities during the escape process, but also successfully avoided the layers of barriers set up in the North Korean border area.
According to the report, Kim Jong-un was dissatisfied with the incident, and immediately issued an order to the North Korean secret police department, the Ministry of National Security, to "completely and strictly investigate" the incident and punish all officers and soldiers at border checkpoints.
According to the report, the North Korean authorities suspected that there were "inner ghosts" in contact, so they replaced a number of sentry officers. Authorities believe it is difficult for North Korean defectors to enter Dandong, China, from Sinuiju, North Korea, without help. Because on this route, you have to go through multiple checkpoints set up by the North Korean Ministry of State Security, as well as those set up by the disease control department.
"Daily North Korea" quoted sources as saying that if these North Korean defectors are sent back to North Korea, they may face "ultimate punishment" by the North Korean authorities and will be tried under military law. Because they have been infected with the virus, the entire North Korea is currently operating under a "wartime system" under the leadership of the National Emergency Epidemic Prevention Command.
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The resurgence of the epidemic in Northeast China may be related to the North Korean epidemic
Reporter : Zhao Fenghua / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/29/a103441697.html
The CCP officially reported that the epidemic situation in China has slowed down, but in the northeastern region bordering North Korea, the epidemic has resumed.
The Chinese Communist Party's official report on Sunday said that on 28 May 2022, there were 215 new local infections in China in a single day, including local confirmed and asymptomatic infections, of which 122 were in Shanghai, 21 in Beijing and 11 in Tianjin. Because the CCP has consistently covered up the outbreak, the actual numbers are yet to be investigated.
The epidemic in Northeast China has resumed. On 28 May, Jilin Province added 10 new cases of local asymptomatic infections. Earlier, CCP officials said that local cases of unknown origin appeared in some border areas of Jilin Province, which borders North Korea.
There are 8 new cases of local asymptomatic infections in Liaoning Province, all in Dandong, which borders North Korea. The virus strain of this round of epidemic is Omicron BA.2.3.
The epidemic in North Korea has spread recently. Since the outbreak began on 12 May, North Korea has added 18,000 new cases the next day. On 28 May, North Korean authorities said the number of people with fever in the country had dropped below 100,000. A few days ago, the China CDC said that the epidemic in China tends to spread from the border to inland areas but did not specify whether it was related to the epidemic in North Korea.
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Shanghai's first Omicron BA.5 patient received 4 doses of CCP vaccine
Reporter : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/30/a103441802.html / Image : Several police officers in protective suits walk on the street during the covid outbreak lockdown in Jing'an District, Shanghai, China, 13 May 2022. (Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images)
The Shanghai epidemic has not yet ended. Recently, a variant strain of Omicron BA.5 was discovered. The patient has been vaccinated with 4 doses of the CCP vaccine. This is also the first Omicron BA.5 strain found in China.
In the evening of 28 May 2022, the China CDC issued a report saying that the variant strain Omicron BA.5 was imported to Shanghai for the first time from abroad. The patient departed from Uganda and arrived in Shanghai after several transfers.
The report stated that the patient had previously received 4 doses of the CCP medicine vaccine developed by Beijing Biological Products in China and Uganda. After his diagnosis, he was transferred to the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center for treatment.
This is the first BA.5 imported case reported by mainland China since the covid outbreak.
In addition to the above-mentioned BA.5 mutant strains, the report also mentioned that in the recent outbreaks found in Dandong, Liaoning Province and Yantai, Shandong Province, the virus strains were all Omicron mutant BA.2.3. This is also the second time that the Omicron BA.2.3 strain has been reported in China.
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Langzhong, Sichuan requires residents to test nucleic acid at their own expense every week
Reporter : He Yating / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/28/a103441125.html
The National Medical Insurance Administration of the People's Republic of China recently announced that the cost of normalizing the nucleic acid testing of the CCP virus (covi) in various places should be borne by the local governments. As soon as the words fell, the city of Langzhong, Sichuan Province announced the next day that residents of the city will be required to undergo a covi nucleic acid test every week, and the test fee will be borne by the residents themselves. When the news came out, the public opinion on the Internet was instantly frying.
On 27 May, local time, the emergency headquarters of Langzhong, Sichuan Province issued an announcement stating that the city will "orderly promote normalized nucleic acid testing" from 30 May 2022
According to the announcement, the city's first round of normalized nucleic acid sampling for all staff will be completed within 48 hours from 30 to 31 May, requiring the city's 28 townships (streets) to organize residents of their jurisdictions to "test at their own expense" at designated nucleic acid sampling sites. (3.50 RMB/person). After 31 May, citizens are required to "conscientiously carry out normalized nucleic acid testing once a week at their own expense" at officially designated nucleic acid sampling sites, and the so-called "key groups" must "implement normalized nucleic acid testing" according to industry monitoring requirements.
The announcement also warned, "Anyone who does not consciously perform nucleic acid testing as required and causes the spread of the epidemic will be held accountable in accordance with the law."
Statistics show that Langzhong is located in the northeastern part of Sichuan Province, with 23 townships and 5 sub-districts under its jurisdiction, with a permanent population of about 620,000.
The above-mentioned news quickly spread on the Internet, and the public opinion on the Internet suddenly exploded. The comments of many netizens criticized or satirized this policy almost overwhelmingly.
A netizen in Chengdu left a message saying, "Langzhong is famous again this time. It is said that it is the first city in the country to take care of the cost of normalized nucleic acid testing."
Another Chengdu netizen questioned: "There has been no epidemic for more than two years, but you have to carry out normalized testing at your own expense. Are you trying to test the bottom line? It is convenient for further increase in the future?"
A Macau netizen pointed out, "Sometimes it's not a matter of 3 Dollars and 5 Dollars. During the domestic epidemic, the government has no basic welfare policies, and it has to pay extra money. If you persist like this, something big will happen."
A netizen in Beijing said, "I don't accept a penny at my own expense. It depends on whether the people like to go for free. Originally, the official forced the people to test by means of fines such as banning if they did not do nucleic acid. Now they still want to charge? Why?"
A Chaozhou netizen scolded, "The whole country charges, MD you can make money while lying down!!"
Another netizen left a message and pointed out, "You don't do what you pay for yourself or for free. You think it's free, do they do charity? Medical insurance funds, financial income, isn't this what you paid?"
Just the day before Langzhong announced the weekly nucleic acid testing policy for residents at their own expense (26th), the head of the National Medical Insurance Bureau of the Communist Party of China said in an interview with the official media that with regard to the issue of normalized nucleic acid testing fees, which has been paid great attention by online public opinion recently, according to the State Council’s relevant "guidance", the required costs should be borne by the local governments. "At present, the financial departments in all regions provide financial support for normalized nucleic acid testing."
According to mainland Chinese media reports, due to frequent large-scale nucleic acid testing across the country, the cost of testing has reached 100 billion. According to estimates by Huachuang Securities, since the outbreak of the new epidemic in China, the cost of nucleic acid is about 300 billion RMB, and nearly 150 billion RMB has been spent in the first four months of this year alone. Facing heavy financial pressure, local governments have begun to put pressure on the central government to allow local governments to issue additional government bonds.
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Analysis: The downward pressure on China's economy exceeds the outbreak in Wuhan
Editor : Huang Yimei / Reporter : Yi Ru / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/29/a103441559.html
Shanghai's iron fist was cleared and the supply chain was affected. The April deliveries of the three local electric vehicle factories dropped sharply by more than 40%. Caixin China's service sector purchasing managers' index in April hit a record low again. Several economists have analyzed that the current downward pressure on China's economy is close to or even greater than the situation at the time of the outbreak in Wuhan. The CCP's nationwide mandatory "zero-covid policy" has already hit China's economy. In addition to the fact that the income of the service industry in the closed area is almost zero, the manufacturing supply chain has also been disrupted, making it worse for major companies.
The three most-watched new energy vehicle companies in China have recently released April delivery data. NIO delivered 5,074 vehicles, down 49% month-on-month; Xiaopeng Motors delivered 9,002 vehicles, down 41.6% month-on-month; Li Auto delivered 4,167 vehicles, down 62% month-on-month. These are all related to the epidemic.
BBC reported that Weilai Automobile once stopped production in April, because the epidemic caused supply chain enterprises in Jilin, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places to stop production. The most serious drop in deliveries is Li Auto. CEO Shen Yanan said that 80% of the company's parts suppliers are located in the Yangtze River Delta region, and the production has been affected by the shutdown of suppliers and the obstruction of logistics.
Taiwanese financial expert Huang Shicong said, "Many cities are closed at different times, but we know that the supply chain may have supply chains all over China. Closing one place will actually lead to the interruption of the entire supply chain, which will make the whole situation even more serious. The economic centre is under lockdown, and of course the economic growth rate will be affected.”
Xie Tian, a professor at the Aiken School of Business at the University of South Carolina, said: "Shenzhen is the location of the top export-intensive industries in China's Pearl River Delta. Now Shenzhen's overseas orders and orders from Europe and the United States have been surpassed by Vietnam. So you can see that this industry chain has Shifting, which is the loss of orders to countries like Vietnam, Indonesia and India, is also accelerating.”
Scholars believe that "zeroing" will have a serious and lasting impact on China's economy and society as well as foreign companies, and no one in all walks of life will be spared.
Xie Tian said, "If China's imports and exports are sluggish, the shortage of foreign exchange reserves will become more and more serious, and the default of real estate companies may also become more and more serious, because China's current real estate market and real estate sales are declining very, very fast. Coupled with the impact of international inflation on China, the price of some food and energy has risen. The Ukraine war also has an impact on the CCP’s economy.”
Taiwanese financial expert Huang Shicong believes that due to the relationship between the Russian-Ukrainian war, the global raw material prices are rising, and the global economic growth rate this year does not seem optimistic. Various factors have deepened the pressure on the Chinese economy.
Huang Shicong said, "After Xi Jinping said that he hoped that this year's economic growth will surpass that of the United States, I think the government has begun to relax some control measures to some extent. I think the focus is on China's epidemic prevention policy, if it can be changed To become the same way as the whole world, the so-called way of coexisting with the virus, I think the biggest uncertainty factor in the economy will disappear."
Lu Ting, chief China economist at Japan’s Nomura Securities, analyzed that the current economic downturn in mainland China this year has approached or even exceeded the outbreak of the Wuhan epidemic in 2020. One of the reasons is that two years ago, people generally expected the epidemic to end in that year, but now people generally feel that the end of the epidemic seems to be far away.
With the outbreak of epidemics in various parts of China, the CCP imposed severe blockade measures and asked people not to go out. All inter-provincial tour groups were suspended. As a result, about 40% of tourist attractions were forced to close during the May Day holiday this year. Caixin China's services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell further to 36.2 in April, the second consecutive month of contraction and the second-lowest record since last month, second only to February 2020, when the epidemic first broke out.
The analysis believes that if the CCP authorities do not loosen the measures to prevent the epidemic, then the effect of the economic stimulus policy will be offset.
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Pit little brother? CCP gives North Korea Lianhua Qingwen to treat covid
Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/05/27/a103439973.html
The Chinese Communist Party's official media has been touting Lianhua Qingwen as a good medicine against covid but medical experts have expressed doubts. The epidemic in North Korea is raging, and the CCP has also "extended a helping hand" to the little brother, and the North Korean authorities are distributing Lianhua Qingwen to residents to treat covid.
The Daily NK reported on 27 May 2022 that it obtained photos of traditional Chinese medicines sold at a pharmacy in Pyongyang on 23 May, which appeared to have been recently imported from China. North Korean authorities distribute the drug domestically as a fever and pain reliever for 15,000 North Korean won (about $150).
A photo shows a small box of medicine, called Lianhua Qingwen Capsules in Chinese, with a small silver bag containing the capsules. The instructions on the box say the drug is effective against the flu and is used to treat symptoms such as high fever, chills, muscle aches, runny nose, cough and headache.
Daily NK recently acquired photos of Chinese medicine being sold in a pharmacy in Pyongyang. https://t.co/NIxgyDuFa4 #DPRK #NorthKorea pic.twitter.com/sTM3c9EZoX
— The Daily NK (@The_Daily_NK) May 26, 2022
The traditional Chinese medicine is much more expensive than the antipyretics and pain relievers in the local North Korean market.
Meanwhile, North Korean authorities are distributing medicines imported from China to the military's medical department, as the army's "wartime emergency medicines" are exhausted.
However, the source noted that a large number of medicines distributed to military medical units have no production or expiry dates.
Daily NK could not confirm whether the medicines, which do not have a production date or expiry date, were imported by North Korean authorities or procured by the country's trade organization. However, a severe shortage of medicines in the country appears to have prompted authorities to accept all medicines, although their dates of manufacture and expiration dates are unclear.
The CCP has the same "love" for North Korea and its own citizens. Under the new round of epidemic, Shanghai has become a hardest hit area. According to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post report last month, at least 8 million boxes of Lianhua Qingwen capsules arrived in Shanghai when 25 million local residents were struggling to find fresh fruits and vegetables, white rice and masks.
Chinese medical experts have frequently warned about the distribution of Lianhua Qingwen to people who are not sick: unless you feel unwell, do not take it, because this anti-epidemic capsule, which is advertised as refined from traditional Chinese medicinal materials, may cause damage and dysfunction to the stomach and kidneys.
Even Lianhua Qingwen has not received international recognition. The National Institutes of Health said the overall efficacy of Lianhua Qingwen was inconclusive.
Lianhua Qingwen has not been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) because it contains ephedra, a key ingredient used in the manufacture of methamphetamine drugs - commonly known as methamphetamine.
"Ephedra may pose serious safety risks to patients, including cardiotoxicity, irreversible eye damage and severe blood sugar depletion," a TGA spokesperson said.
In May 2020, Swedish customs banned the import of Lianhua Qingwen, because the authorities pointed out that when they tested samples of the capsule, they found that it contained only menthol.
Daily NK also found that pharmacies in Sinuiju have been selling Chinese medicines such as antipyretics, painkillers and cold medicines since 16 May. However, most of these medicines appear to be smuggled into the country, generally operating without a license.
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