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News (1) to (4) / Reporter : Zhong Yuan / Editor : Lin Yan / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/8/26/n13810778.htm
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The chairman of the Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council will visit the United States, meet with US officials and give a speech at a think tank
Image : Qiu Taisan, Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China, will be invited to give a keynote speech at The Brookings Institution on September 6, 2022, Eastern Time, and will also attend a seminar hosted by the Mainland Affairs Council on 7 September 2022. He will entrust the opening speech of the international seminar co-organized by the Cross-Strait Exchange Vision Foundation and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). (Central News Agency)
Qiu Taisan, chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council (MA) of the Republic of China responsible for Chinese affairs, will visit the United States in the near future. During Qiu Taisan's visit to the United States, he will meet with US officials and deliver a speech at a think tank in early September Eastern time to seek support from the international community for Taiwan.
The Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China issued a press release today (26th), stating that in order to enhance the international community's understanding of the current situation in the Taiwan Strait, Qiu Taisan, chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, will be invited to the Brookings Institution on 6 September 2022, Eastern Time to deliver a keynote speech, and will also attend the opening speech of an international seminar co-organized by the Vision Foundation for Cross-Strait Exchanges, a consortium entrusted by the Mainland Affairs Council, and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) on 7 September 2022.
The Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China pointed out that Chairman Qiu Taisan's keynote speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington will be titled "Guarding Taiwan's Democracy and Ensuring Peace in the Taiwan Strait", explaining the recent situation observations and the ROC government's cross-strait policy, and Suzanne Maloney, vice president of the society, and Ryan Hass, senior researcher, moderated and exchanged views.
In addition, the Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China stated that the "Taiwan, Evolving World & Cross-Strait Relations" seminar held at the Center for New American Security will discuss the "Twenty National Congress" and on topics such as the impact on US-China-Taiwan relations and the new political and economic order in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan-US scholars included Paul Scharre, vice president of the center, and Lai Yizhong, executive director of the Vision Foundation. All related activities are carried out in the form of a combination of physical and webcasting.
The Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China has held the seminar in the form of Taiwan-US think tank cooperation. It has entered its 13th year so far. Through academic exchanges, it promotes the understanding of the internal and external situation in mainland China and the development of cross-strait relations, which helps to convey Taiwan's policy position and strive for International support.
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Mainland Affairs Council: International community is highly concerned about the CCP's attack on Taiwan's culture and intimidation
The Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China emphasized that the CCP has recently continued to increase compound pressure on Taiwan, including cultural, military, and intimidation. Taiwan is the responsible party in the region. "We are calm and not aggressive, rational and not provocative, but we will not back down. We will firmly defend national sovereignty and security, stick to the defense line of democracy and freedom, and strive to maintain the status quo of peace across the Taiwan Strait." Chairman Qiu Taisan said. The trip will be scheduled to meet with U.S. officials and relevant think tanks as usual to exchange views on cross-strait relations.
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Republic of China (Taiwan) is nearly 111 years old, CCP has never ruled Taiwan
It has been nearly 111 years since the founding of the Republic of China in 1911, and it has only been 72 years since the CCP stole the rule of mainland China in 1949 but the CCP falsely claims that Taiwan, which is ruled by the Republic of China, is part of its territory. After U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in early August, Beijing jumped to fear that dignitaries from all over the world would follow suit and develop more friendly relations with Taiwan by visiting Taiwan.
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The CCP’s attack on Taiwan’s literary and military intimidation pushes more international dignitaries to visit Taiwan
However, the CCP's attack on Taiwan's culture and intimidation was ineffective. Following Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on the 2nd and Ed Markey, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Asia-Pacific Group, on the 14th, the United States visited Taiwan on the evening of the 21st. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb arrived in Taiwan, and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee visited Taiwan late on the 25th, marking the third time in August U.S. Congressman visiting Taiwan.
Representative Keiji Furuya, chairman of the Japanese parliamentary cross-party group of friendly Taiwanese parliamentarians, "Nipka Senators Forum", and Representative Kihara Minoru, director of Nichika Ken's affairs, visited Taiwan on 22 August. The Lithuanian Economic and Trade Representative Office in Taiwan will start operating in September, and a Lithuanian delegation is expected to travel to Taiwan. French senators will also organize a delegation to visit Taiwan in early September. A group of Canadian MPs and two German parliamentary delegations are also scheduled to visit Taiwan in October.
Ou Jiang'an, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, stressed today that it is a long-term objective fact that the two sides of the strait are not subordinate to each other. The People's Republic of China has never ruled Taiwan. As a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan will not escalate conflicts or provoke disputes. It will respond calmly and firmly, and firmly defend the sovereignty and national security of the Republic of China.
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In response to the CCP's obstruction of the visit to Taiwan, the US congressman: Xi Jinping cannot intimidate me
Reporter : Zhang Ting / Editor : Lin Yan / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/8/26/n13810941.htm / Image : On 26 August 2022, US Senator Marsha Blackburn (Marsha Blackburn) met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. (Handout/Taiwan's Presidential Office/AFP)
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, who visited Taiwan, said that visiting Taiwan means that the CCP will not be allowed to control the United States. Foreign policy, "Xi Jinping can't scare me". Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said the frequent visits of American public figures to Taiwan have strengthened Taiwan's determination to defend itself.
In an interview with Brian Wilson of SuperTalk 99.7 WTN after the Republican Congressman Blackburn arrived in Taiwan, when asked why the CCP insisted on doing so even though she knew that the CCP would jump on the US congressman’s visit to Taiwan, she replied that the CCP cannot be allowed to Call the shots for U.S. foreign policy.
"It's important to visit Taiwan to show that (the U.S.) will not allow the CCP to set foreign policy for the United States of America," she said, adding that they cannot be allowed to bully a free, independent regime. "These things are important." .
She also said that when CCP pressurizes the people of Taiwan, the Taiwanese government, and other Pacific island countries, the United States must help these countries confront CCP.
Blackburn thanked Tsai Ing-wen for her strong leadership in the fight against the Communists, emphasizing in a tweet: "I will never kowtow to the Chinese Communist Party."
"I will continue to support Taiwan and its rights to freedom and democracy. Xi Jinping will not intimidate me," she said.
"Taiwan is showing strength and courage, and the Chinese Communist Party is jealous of that," she added.
This is the third wave of members of the US Congress to visit Taiwan this month. Every time it visits Taiwan, the CCP military responds with military exercises. In response to Blackburn's visit, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese Communist Party announced on Friday (August 26) that it will "organize multi-service and arms joint combat readiness patrols and actual combat drills" in the sea and airspace around Taiwan in the near future, claiming that this is "according to the Taiwan Strait." Normalized Military Operations by Organizations in Changing Situations".
Blackburn met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday, and tweeted photos of the meeting, along with the words that the CCP will do whatever it takes to achieve global hegemony.
"That's why I was in Taipei discussing how to strengthen our relationship with Tsai Ing-wen (the government)," she wrote.
Blackburn stressed the value of democracy and freedom during his meeting with Tsai Ing-wen. She reiterated the importance of international support for Taiwan's quest to preserve democracy and freedom.
Tsai Ing-wen said recent visits by American public figures "strengthened Taiwan's determination to defend itself."
As a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Blackburn said: "In Congress, I am helping lead the way in increasing military support for Taiwan and strengthening the security of Pacific island nations."
In another tweet, Blackburn posted a video of his schedule for Friday's visit to Taiwan, saying: "The people of the United States stand with the people of Taiwan."
After arriving in Taipei on Thursday night (25 August), Black tweeted on Twitter: "I just arrived in Taiwan to send a message to Beijing - we will not accept bullying, and the United States will firmly uphold global freedom and will not tolerate acts that harm our country and our allies."
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Resistance to totalitarianism or surrender? Congressman: We can win
Reporter : Li Shixun / Editor : Chen Wenqi / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/8/26/n13810869.htm / Image : U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn speaks at the Foreign Office. (Live video screenshot)
对极权抵抗还是投降？美议员：我们可赢得胜利
Blackburn delivered a speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the afternoon of 24 August, when she said that the world is faced with a choice when it comes to the rise of totalitarianism: "Whether to stand up and resist, or bow down to totalitarianism?" Except there is no middle option. She said that when she came to Taiwan, she believed that "we can win." The relationship between Taiwan and the United States has made the CCP tense, because Taiwan and the United States are stepping out of the CCP's restrictions, and the determination between Taiwan and the United States has made the CCP's ambition to conquer the world fail.
The CCP conducts frequent military exercises, and Blackburn said that Xi Jinping is not a national leader in the normal sense, and he will not stop threatening Taiwan for the sake of the interests of all parties.
Blackburn analyzed the history of the CCP regime. She mentioned that after the CCP joined international organizations, many experts thought that the CCP would become a part of the normal international society, but the CCP used international organizations to save its own economy. The Marxism behind it did not change. This is a hard lesson, and policymakers now face an important choice: "Will we resist the rise of totalitarianism? Or surrender?"
She pointed out that when SARS-CoV-2 (covi, CCP virus) spread to the United States, everyone knew that the CCP did not tell the truth about the virus and manipulated the WHO, which caused a huge blow to the United States. At the beginning, the United States also recognized the need to review its economic relationship with the CCP, but after the epidemic slowed down, many politicians were under pressure from Beijing and faced retaliation, so the United States returned to the situation before the outbreak.
"This is not responsible democracy. One of the reasons I came to Taiwan was to discuss with the leaders of Taiwan that we cannot let the Chinese Communist Party make our foreign policy." Brayburn firmly pointed out: "The only way to reverse the rise of totalitarianism is the way to do it is to find a way to make it fail, to please totalitarianism is never the way, we have to stop it, and that starts with sharing economic and military power with each other (the United States and partner countries).”
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Trump: Affidavit shows search warrant should never have been approved
The newly released affidavit that prompted a judge to approve a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s home in Florida shows the warrant should not have been approved, Trump said on Aug. 26.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, who signed off on the warrant, “should NEVER have allowed the Break-In of my home,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Reinhart said during a recent hearing that he relied on the information in the affidavit, and nothing else, when he decided to approve the warrant application.
The warrant was approved on Aug. 5 and executed at Mar-a-Lago three days later.
Agents asked for the warrant months after they reviewed files transferred from Trump’s residence to the U.S. archivist, according to the affidavit. That review, which took place in May, identified classified materials, including some that appeared to include national defense information.
Trump may have violated three different laws, including one governing the handling of such materials, the agent who authored the affidavit said. That agent’s name was withheld, as were entire paragraphs of other information.
Reinhart approved all the redactions the government proposed.
The FBI, which is part of the Department of Justice, confirmed in the document that it was in talks with Trump lawyers between May and the raid, including a letter from a government lawyer that asked Trump to secure a room in which other documents were being stored.
“Affidavit heavily redacted!!! Nothing mentioned on ‘Nuclear,’ a total public relations subterfuge by the FBI & DOJ, or our close working relationship regarding document turnover – WE GAVE THEM MUCH,” Trump wrote on Friday.
Some anonymously sourced reports claimed that documents relating to nuclear weapons were seized from Mar-a-Lago. Those remain unconfirmed.
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Fresh call for recusal
Reinhart, appointed to this position by other judges, recused himself from an ongoing case brought against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others by Trump.
The reason for the recusal was not given, but Trump said Reinhart should have recused himself from the warrant issue as well.
“He recused himself two months ago from one of my cases based on his animosity and hatred of your favorite President, me. What changed? Why hasn’t he recused himself on this case?” Trump said.
Reinhart posted an anti-Trump missive on Facebook while he was a private lawyer. Reinhart was a U.S. prosecutor before becoming a lawyer. He joined the judiciary in 2018.
Trump has asked the court to appoint an independent party to separate privileged materials from the items the FBI seized in the raid. That case is being handled by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee.
A group called Tea Party Patriots Action, meanwhile, has asked for Reinhart to be removed from overseeing the warrant matter, in part because of his Facebook post.
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Nanning people undergo nucleic acid tests in the face of typhoon
Reporter : Zheng Gusheng / Editor: Xu Gengwen / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/08/26/a103511854.html / Image : On 19 July 2022, a child in Nanning city was tested for nucleic acid. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Recently, a large-scale nucleic acid test was carried out in Nanning, Guangxi, and the typhoon was still in progress. The video posted on the Internet showed that parents braved the wind and rain to take their children out for testing, and the awnings at the testing points were blown away, and the people shouted in horror.
On 25 August 2022, Typhoon "Masa" landed in Guangxi and arrived in Nanning, the provincial capital, in the evening. The local meteorological department issued an orange warning for typhoon and a blue warning for heavy rain, and said that from the evening of 25 August to the daytime of 26 August, there will be heavy storms and rain in the southwest of Nanning.
On 25 August, the Nanning authorities announced that they had found 5 covi-positive cases in Jiangnan District, and then launched a large-scale nucleic acid test, and some areas were quarantined or closed.
The authorities have not announced the scope of nucleic acid testing. There are rumours that all staff are tested, and there are rumours that schools require students and parents to be tested. Online video shows that during the day, crowds lined up in many places in Nanning filled the streets, almost blocking traffic.
There is also a video showing that nucleic acid testing in some areas of Nanning continued when the typhoon passed the border that day. At some inspection points, people tried to hug the awning. At some inspection points, the awning was blown away by the strong wind, and the crowd exclaimed.
The positive cases claimed by the authorities included three students. A video shows that many schools forced parents to take their children back to school for nucleic acid testing that day, and parents were forced to take their children out in the storm.
Prior to this, the Nanning Education Bureau had ordered schools to set up testing points, requiring students and parents to come to schools for testing for several days in preparation for returning to school. In order for their children to go to school, parents have to obey.
On the Internet, the Liangqing District of Nanning ordered a notice to stop the registration of students on 25 August.
An epidemic prevention officer in charge of nucleic acid testing at a school in Liangqing District, Nanning confirmed to Voice of Hope Radio on 26 August that the school was indeed conducting nucleic acid testing on the 25th.
The proprietress of a supermarket in Xixiangtang District, Nanning revealed that some parents have already done nucleic acid once that day but some schools still require students and parents to do it again at the school.
She said the school requires parents and students to do it together, and they have to bring their children to do it every day during this time.
According to online sources, in addition to large-scale nucleic acid testing, residents of the entire building in Nanning Fule New Town were taken away and quarantined, and the Xinyang Road community also issued a temporary control notice.
There is also unconfirmed news that the cause of Nanning's labor and wealth may be just a "nucleic acid test error".
News (10 to (14) / Reporter : Xiong Bin / Editor : Li Muen / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/8/26/n13810329.htm
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Guixi, Jiangxi suspected of concealing the epidemic and pulling people into isolation
Image : Jiangxi netizens exposed that the number of positive cases in Guixi has increased sharply, which is not the single digit officially reported. A large number of people were taken to the square cabin hospital for isolation, and the isolation point was overcrowded. (Video screenshot)
Jiangxi Guixi has implemented static management for the entire urban area from 10 August 2022 but the closure time has been extended repeatedly, and the unblocking is still in the future. Recently, a lot of information for help has begun to emerge on the Internet. Many people exposed that the local government concealed the epidemic situation, and a large number of residents were taken away and quarantined every day.
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The official concealed the epidemic situation in Guixi
Many netizens exposed that the official concealed the epidemic situation in Guixi. On 21 August, some netizens posted, "Yesterday (20th) we screened in our laboratory, and Guixi screened nearly 200." The next day, the official notified Guixi City on 21 August there were 6 new cases of asymptomatic infections in Japan on 23 August, and netizens broke the news on the 23rd that "there were 85 new cases in a smelter in Guixi yesterday (22 August), while the official report was that there were only 7 cases in Jiangxi."
According to the official notification, on 22 August, 7 new local cases were reported in Guixi. On 23 August, Guixi reported another 24 positive infections.
Ms. Chen, a resident of Guixi, told The Epoch Times on 25 August, "That announcement is all fake. Don't believe it. You don't have to think about unblocking it at the end of this month. Now the stranded foreigners can't go back."
Mr. Li, a resident of Guixi, believes that local officials concealed the epidemic situation for Baowu Shamao. He said, "Government leaders dare not report and report less. If they report, their leaders will be dismissed. They are irresponsible and do not care about people's health and people's health. what."
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As the epidemic rises, a large number of help messages appear on the Internet
As of the afternoon of 25 August, there were 84 medium and high-risk areas in Guixi, including 30 high-risk areas. The epidemic spread from the urban area to many villages.
The epidemic has continued to break out in Guixi City. It has been two weeks since the implementation of static management. Recently, a large number of help-seeking information has appeared on the Internet, including material shortages, no one who is positive, and pregnant women who are in labor who cannot find a delivery hospital. The location is poor, the makeshift hospital is overcrowded, and the elderly and children sleep on the concrete floor.
Some netizens posted, "Seeing so many people in Guixi asking for help, how much are they concealing? There are so many high-risk areas, there are only a few cases per day, how to delineate high-risk? Because of Guixi, surrounding cities are affected by Implicated, silent management for half a month and not allowed to go out."
Mr. Li, a resident of Guixi City, told The Epoch Times on 25 August that there are too many close contacts, and many people are taken to isolation every day. He said, "A lot of people are pulled in this area of our community. We can see it downstairs every day. Those who are pulled for isolation are all positive at home. If so many people are pulled at once, the isolation conditions will definitely not be able to keep up."
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The epidemic may spread due to the aggregation of nucleic acid tests
Some netizens revealed that when the epidemic was first discovered, everyone gathered to do nucleic acid, many people were infected, and the positive patients were not quarantined in time.
Mr. Li said, "It used to be a mixed test for nucleic acids. If one tube is positive, the other people are close contacts and will be pulled for isolation. Now it has been changed to one tube per household, or one tube per person. , they have come to do it in the past few days, and it is also a family if they are infected."
Ms. Chen said that they have to do nucleic acid every day. "When you get up at three or four o'clock in the morning to do nucleic acid, you have to get up and do it. You have to cooperate. The government sent supplies."
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The city is locked down at every turn, and residents are worried that there is no hope of lifting the blockade
Residents complained that the epidemic has been three years, the government has not made progress in prevention and control, the city is often closed, cannot go to work, and have no income. Many families are in difficulty, especially this summer is very hot, and the electricity bill is very expensive. It is really hard to stay at home, but there is no hope of unblocking.
Mr. Li said, "The epidemic here is serious, and static management cannot go out. We just don't have a clue in our hearts, and we don't know when it will end."
Merchant Ms. Li said, "There is no hope of unblocking in the short term, because the unblocking can only be unblocked after clearing it. There are too many close contacts, and it has not been finished yet."
Ms. Chen said that many medical staff came to support from other places. The residents asked the medical staff who did nucleic acid work when they could leave, but they did not know. "They said that the unblocking may take next month."
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China's entry-exit declaration nucleic acid testing policy changes day and night
Image : On 25 August 2022, the General Administration of Customs of the Communist Party of China announced that it would cancel the nucleic acid test declaration requirement for customs clearance passengers. The next day, it was clarified that the relevant policy had not changed. The picture shows passengers waiting for a flight at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on 8 August 2022. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The CCP's nucleic acid testing requirements for international inbound passengers have changed again. The day before, the declaration requirements for nucleic acid testing information were cancelled. Today, it is clarified that the control has not been relaxed, and the requirements for incoming passengers have not changed significantly.
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Cancel entry and exit nucleic acid declaration. CCP Customs: Negative certificate is still required for boarding
CCP China's General Administration of Customs said today (26 August 2022) that CCP still requires international passengers to undergo a covid nucleic acid test before flight departure and be quarantined upon arrival.
A day before this, the General Administration of Customs announced on 25 August that some declaration requirements for customs clearance passengers were cancelled.
Wechat "Customs Release" news on 25 August, the General Administration of Customs will launch the ninth edition of the "Entry-Exit Health Declaration Card" at 12 am on 31 August, canceling the nucleic acid test (PCR) information for entry-exit personnel, previous infections, Declaration requirements for vaccination dates.
"Daily Economic News" released the news under the title "The latest release of the General Administration of Customs! Important changes in the declaration of nucleic acid testing information for entry and exit personnel".
The General Administration of Customs clarified today that the revision of the "Health Declaration Card" is not to relax the prevention and control requirements, but to improve the efficiency of declaration. According to the provisions of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council of the CCP, passengers must provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate before entering the country in accordance with the requirements of the foreign affairs department. They must undergo customs quarantine when entering the country. There have been no major changes to the requirements."
According to the current official regulations of the mainland, passengers must undergo two PCR nucleic acid tests within 48 hours before the flight takes off before entering or leaving the country. Report testing and other covid-related information to the Chinese embassy to get a digital health code for boarding are necessary.
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Analysis of immigration policy changes: The image project before the 20th National Congress
Wang He, a current affairs commentator based in the United States, told The Epoch Times on 26 August that the devil is always in the details. The CCP said on the surface that it was canceled abut it is a question mark.
On 25 August, the General Administration of Customs announced the cancellation of some declaration requirements, saying that it was to optimize the declaration efficiency but in fact, the requirements for nucleic acid testing of inbound personnel have not changed significantly.
Wang He said that the CCP's approach to epidemic prevention is very different from that of the international community. After more than two years of lockdown, it has created difficulties in China and international exchanges, and has had a negative impact on the economy, diplomacy and politics. Today, the CCP Customs released the cancellation of some declarations, "Maybe it intends to change its image on the eve of the 20th National Congress to show its prevention and control performance."
However, the CCP has always been different between foreign affairs and domestic affairs. Wang He said that it also takes into account some issues of international image and international integration but for domestic purposes, it continues to carry out strict dynamic clearing, forcing people to do nucleic acid testing, and even masking the Chinese women's volleyball team. Wearing a mask at the same time, "there is no question of inhumanity and inhumanity, and it has become a rigid political task."
In a statement on 26 August, the General Administration of Customs of the CCP emphasized that it has not loosened control, and said it adhered to the general policy of "foreign defense against inbound cases, internal defense against rebound" and "dynamic clearing".
Wang He said that in the past period of time, the CCP authorities used this sentence to throw the blame abroad, referring to the domestic epidemic situation in China, which was imported from abroad. After more than two years, what is the effect? It has caused a lot of side effects, including Xi Jinping's not going abroad for more than two years. This is a very ridiculous thing."
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Under the zero-covid policy, China's social contradictions are serious
Lai Jianping, a master of international law from China University of Political Science and Law, told The Epoch Times on the 26th that the CCP’s efforts to clear the dynamics have made life difficult for the people, all walks of life are in depression, the bottom society is mourning, and the stock market has fallen miserably. Even Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said that Huawei’s future three The goal of the year is to survive. In this case, if it loosens its epidemic prevention and control policies, "it can only be said that the economic situation is forcing them, and there is no way."
This time, it was reported that the entry and exit of the PCR declaration was cancelled, but there were complaints in the country. Lai Jianping said that it was because the local governments at present, in order to protect their own black gauze caps, prefer the left to the right, and the nucleic acid of all staff from the high temperature of 40 degrees in Chongqing has caused many people. He fainted on the spot, positive cases appeared in Shenzhen Kexing Science Park, and suddenly the health codes of tens of thousands of people turned yellow.
"Until there is no clear document or policy announcement from the highest level, they will do nucleic acid testing according to the old old method and old way of thinking. Even if there are complaints and public grievances, he will not relax. Great contradiction." Lai Jianping said.
However, there may be signs of infighting at the top of the CCP in the process of changing the entry-exit-related policies of the General Administration of Customs. Lai Jianping said that there is a big difference between Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang on whether to adhere to the dynamic clearing of the epidemic prevention and control policy, and the two factions also have profound contradictions. struggle.
Lai Jianping believes that while Western countries continue to lift restrictions related to the epidemic, the CCP has not relaxed its nucleic acid testing and epidemic prevention measures, which is equivalent to isolating mainland China, which affects its communication with the world.
The Civil Aviation Administration of the CCP has adjusted and relaxed the circuit breaker measures for international scheduled passenger flights against covid since 7 August 2022. However, compared with before the epidemic, the number of international flights in and out of China has remained extremely low, and the travel plans of passengers have changed accordingly and are complicated.
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Tuvalu Foreign Minister: Facing Beijing's pressure, Taiwan remains a solid partner
Reporter : Chen Ting / Editor : Ye Ziwei / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/8/25/n13809714.htm / Image: File photo of Simon Kofe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu. (William West/AFP via Getty Images)
Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said that despite facing pressure from Beijing, But Tuvalu still sees Taiwan as a very solid partner.
"We have no intention of doing anything to China," Coffey told Reuters at a "Newsmaker" video event on Thursday (25 August 2022). "In fact, we try to avoid them as much as possible. But head on when we go to them...we're not afraid to speak our minds, to take a stand."
Currently, Taiwan has 14 official diplomatic partnerships around the world, four of which are members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), including the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau and Tuvalu.
When CCP blocked Taiwanese from joining the Tuvalu delegation at the United Nations Ocean Conference in June, Coffey also angrily withdrew from the meeting in a show of support for Taiwan. (understand more)
Coffey also called for China to join international efforts on climate change. "If we really want world peace, if we really want to solve climate change, then stop distinguishing between good people and bad people... We need China to be involved. We need the U.S. to be involved," he said.
Last year, Coffey stood knee-deep in water to speak to a global climate conference, highlighting how quickly Tuvalu is being submerged, a move that drew global attention to the island nation of just 12,000 people.
As much as 40 percent of the Tuvalu Capital Region is submerged at high tide, and the entire country is expected to be submerged by the end of the century.
In today's geopolitical environment, the Pacific region is already a battleground for military strategists, and the CCP is trying to gain more and more influence there, prompting the United States and its allies to expand operations.
Earlier this year, Beijing secretly signed a security deal with the Solomon Islands, raising concerns among other countries that Beijing intends to expand its military presence in the region.
Beijing has long been angry at Taiwan's continued presence in Oceania.
In October 2020, Chinese officials caused an uproar when they broke into a National Day celebration hosted by the Taiwanese representative office in Fiji at a local hotel and beat a Taiwanese official over a cake bearing the Taiwanese flag at the banquet. Pompeo, then US Secretary of State, also strongly condemned the CCP's violent actions. (understand more)
So far, the CCP's efforts in the Pacific region have not yielded significant results. Last month, the president of Taiwan's friendly state of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr., said Palau would maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan despite heavy pressure from the Chinese Communist Party.
"As long as I am president, my country will maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan," Whipps said. "We are not enemies with anyone. If China (CCP) wants to have a relationship with us, welcome, but China (CCP) We cannot be ordered to sever ties with Taiwan." (read more)
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CCP company buys Solomon's strategic plantation Australian professor: Disturbing
Reporter : Li Yan / Image : On 9 October 2019, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (left) visited Beijing. (Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images)
Australia is "deeply disturbed" by a Chinese company from CCP China looking to buy strategic coastal land in the Solomon Islands, an Australian professor said.
A state-owned CCP company is in talks to buy a forestry plantation in the Solomon Islands with a deep-water port and a World War II-era airstrip, the Associated Press reported. It is in the South Pacific, just over 1,000 miles off the coast of Australia.
"It's disturbing in many ways," said John Blaxland, a professor of international security and intelligence studies at the Australian National University.
"These islands, if captured and controlled by the enemy, could isolate Australia from North America," he told Fox News.
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CCP's cooperation with Solomon's government raises concerns
Beijing's activities in the South Pacific region are increasing. This spring, CCP China signed a bilateral security agreement with the Solomon Islands. The United States, Australia and other Pacific nations have expressed concern that the agreement has regional implications as China continues to seek expansion.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's office said on 1 April that the security agreement with CCP did not invite it to come to the island nation to build a military base. The draft security agreement was initially signed by officials from both countries a day earlier. It is reported that the draft would allow Chinese naval ships to be resupplied on the archipelago, which has raised concerns.
Australia's then prime minister, Scott Morrison, said the agreement highlighted "the risks posed by China seeking to interfere in our region".
The agreement states that the Solomon Islands can request CCP to send "police, armed police, military personnel and other law enforcement personnel" to the country for various reasons, including "maintaining social order" and "protecting people's lives and property."
Violent anti-government incidents occurred in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, in November 2021. During the riot, more than 200 policemen and soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and other countries maintained order at Sogavare's request.
The riots were partly blamed on the CCP's "aid" bringing corruption and other problems to the government, which sparked local dissatisfaction. Sogavare cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan after taking office in April 2019 and turned to Beijing. It is reported that the CCP used the “One Belt, One Road” project to spend US$500 million to win over this former friend of Taiwan in the South Pacific.
Blacksland said he was concerned that CCP was actually already cooperating with the Solomon Islands government.
"In Australia, people are quite nervous about what's going on," he told Fox News. "The level of concern about China's hostile ambitions and its intentions has risen dramatically."
In recent days, the CCP has been criticized for providing funds to the Solomon Islands for political motives. Sogavare's office acknowledged on Tuesday (23 August 2022) that China had provided 20.9 million Solomon Islands dollars ($2.49 million) for the prime minister's discretion in 2021. The office made two tranches of payments to 39 MPs in November and December last year.
Sogavare "survived" a no-confidence motion in December that was backed by 32 MPs after unrest sparked by anti-government protests on 24 November 2021.
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Australia "highly concerned" about US diplomatic response to China's Wolf Warriors
Blacksland added that China's "show of force in and around Taiwan" following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this month only heightened Australians' concerns about Beijing's South Pacific ambitions.
Blacksland, a former Australian Army officer, said the superpower's aggressive diplomacy was instead encouraging Australia to strengthen its defenses.
"The shift in sentiment in Australia, I think it's mostly a response to China's actions," he told Fox News.
Relations between Australia and China have deteriorated in recent years. The Australian government has demanded an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19, angering China, which has been accused of covering up the outbreak. In retaliation, Beijing slapped tariffs on imports from Australia and imposed numerous restrictions.
However, according to Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CCP China remains Australia's main trading partner.
Mr Blacksland said Australians were "highly concerned" about the U.S. response to China's Wolf Warrior diplomacy.
Blacksland told Fox News Australians were "nervous" that the U.S. would tacitly take military action in the event of a problem with CCP China.
He said it would "engage Australia as a close and credible ally into a war that Australia so desperately wants to avoid".
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Tsai Ing-wen: Defend Taiwan's determination to never change due to pressure and intimidation
Image : President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (right) received a delegation led by Yasuda Matsuda (2nd from right), convener of the "Research Group on Cross-Strait Relations" at the University of Tokyo, Japan, at the Presidential Palace on August 25, 2022. President Tsai said that the visiting guests were all long-term. She is very happy to meet and communicate with scholars and experts who care about Taiwan-Japan relations and cross-strait relations. (Central News Agency)
President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China on 25 August 2022 welcomed the "Tokyo University 'Cross-Strait Relations Research Group' Professor Yasuhiro Matsuda's delegation" and emphasized that, Taiwan's determination to defend its sovereignty and safeguard democracy and freedom will never be changed by pressure and intimidation.
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Tsai Ing-wen hopes that Taiwan Day will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation to promote freedom, openness, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region
In her speech, Tsai Ing-wen first welcomed Professor Matsuda to lead a delegation to the Presidential Palace again. The members of the delegation are all scholars and experts who have been concerned about Taiwan-Japan relations and cross-strait relations for many years. She is very happy to meet and communicate with you today.
She pointed out that Taiwan Studies is an academic study with Taiwan as the main body, and it is a highly challenging work, both academically and practically. The team led by Professor Matsuda not only has in-depth discussions on Taiwan's history, politics, and economy, but also has a lot of ink on cross-strait relations. She would like to pay tribute to the members of the delegation, and hope that Japanese scholars will continue to make such efforts, so that Taiwan studies will receive more attention.
"In the past few years, Taiwan and Japan have not only fought together against the challenges of the epidemic and the expansion of authoritarianism, but also made us deeply realize the importance of unity in the international democratic camp. She also thanked the Japanese government once again for its efforts in many important places in recent years. the region, emphasizing the importance attached to the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait."
Tsai Ing-wen said that everyone has seen that the CCP recently conducted military exercises around Taiwan, posing a serious threat to regional security. She would like to stress again that Taiwan's determination to defend its sovereignty and safeguard democracy and freedom will never be changed by pressure and intimidation.
"Taiwan, as a responsible member of the international community, will not provoke trouble or escalate conflicts." She hoped that "democratic countries will work together to safeguard regional security, and hope that Taiwan and Japan will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields," she said. Together, we will promote the freedom, openness, stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region."
Finally, Tsai Ing-wen welcomed the delegation again. She mentioned that the day before yesterday, she received the "Japan-China Ken" delegation, and the friendship between Taiwan and Japan has been deepened through exchanges after exchanges. I am very grateful to the members of the delegation for their concern and dedication to Taiwan-Japan relations, and I also wish fruitful research results.
Matsuda Yasushi said in his speech that, firstly, Taiwan's covid epidemic prevention measures have been implemented very successfully. From the perspective of the world, there are very few examples of Taiwan's combination of epidemic prevention policies and economic development. Therefore, he would like to express his full admiration to the Taiwan government and people for their excellent awareness of epidemic prevention, execution and flexibility.
Secondly, he said, is the importance of border opening. Taiwan's biggest advantage is that Taiwan is a free and open society. The more open it is, the more Taiwan's advantages can be brought into play. If Taiwan opens its borders to tourists and people from all over the world, it will be able to convey Taiwan's excellence to the world.
He pointed out that thirdly, Taiwan in terms of security is important. The Ukraine war broke out this year, and the CCP conducted large-scale military exercises around Taiwan in early August. Democracy in the world is under threat, and countries around the world are rediscovering Taiwan's values and worrying about its security but worrying alone does not solve any problem. What Taiwan has negotiated with the U.S. and U.S. allies including Japan, as well as the goals and objectives reached are the most important.
In addition, he said, it is also important what kind of signal is sent to the CCP. However, the most important foundation is that the Taiwanese government and people must have the strong will and strength to defend Taiwan. Without strength, neither international cooperation nor communication with the CCP can reflect Taiwan's security interests.
Matsuda Yasuhiro said that, fourth, the relationship between Japan and Taiwan has entered a virtuous circle. Japan's provision of a covi vaccine to Taiwan, Taiwan's application to join the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership), and Taiwan's lifting of import controls on Japanese food products are not independent events, but part of a virtuous cycle process.
He said, unfortunately, as the core figure of this virtuous circle, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has unfortunately passed away. He was an outstanding politician with a strong ability to implement policies. "This is a big pity but we must not interrupt the virtuous circle between Japan and Taiwan."
Finally, Matsuda said that for many years, he has observed and studied Taiwan's politics, economy, and cross-strait relations. The ancients said, "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." Although he was only a scholar, he hoped to use the courtesy call as an opportunity to further deepen his understanding of Taiwan and convey the value of Taiwan to the world.
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Facing CCP's suppression, Lai Ching-teh: Taiwan and the democratic camp guard universal values
Lai Qingde, Vice President of the Republic of China, met today (25th) with the visiting delegation of Professor Yasuhiro Matsuda from the University of Tokyo's Research Group on Cross-Strait Relations. He said that he was very pleased to welcome Professor Matsuda's "Research Group on Cross-Strait Relations" at the Presidential Palace. On the one hand, it is to meet old friends, and on the other hand, Professor Matsuda's research on cross-strait relations is very authoritative. Experts and scholars who study cross-strait relations often focus on China, but Professor Matsuda is one of the few who focus on Taiwan, which is quite different.
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Lai Ching-teh received the delegation from Yasuda Matsuda
Image : Vice President Lai Ching-teh (middle) met with the delegation of Professor Yasuhiro Matsuda from the Cross-Strait Relations Research Group of the University of Tokyo, Japan, on the 25th, and exchanged views on issues such as cross-strait and Indo-Pacific peace and stability. (Provided by the Presidential Palace/Central News Agency)
Lai Ching-teh pointed out that in the face of the CCP's military intrusion, Taiwan has strengthened its self-defense force on the one hand, and more importantly, they stand in the democratic camp, including the Western world led by the United States, as well as Japan and other countries that have the closest relationship with Taiwan. Let's work together to safeguard the universal value of democracy, maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, and seek the best interests of the world. "This is the current practice of President Tsai."
He said that he also looked forward to promoting the closer development of Taiwan-Japan relations through Professor Matsuda's visit and publishing research, as well as helping stabilize the peace and security of the Indo-Pacific at a time of tension between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
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In response to China's cancellation of flights, the United States decides to suspend 26 flights to China
Reporter : Li Xin / Editor : Li Wei / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/8/25/n13810297.htm / Image : The U.S. government announced it would suspend 26 flights by four Chinese airlines from the U.S. to China. The picture shows on 2 August 2005, passengers wait for a flight of Air China at Beijing Capital International Airport. (Goh Chai Hin/AFP via Getty Images)
The U.S. government said on Thursday (25 August 2022) that it would suspend 26 flights by four Chinese airlines from the United States to China to In response to the Chinese government's decision to suspend some U.S. airline flights, citing cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to Reuters, the U.S. Department of Transportation decided on Thursday, as a reciprocal measure, to suspend 26 flights of XiamenAir, Air China, China Southern and China Eastern, starting on 5 September executed until 28 September 2022.
The suspended flights included seven China Eastern flights from New York and another 19 flights from Los Angeles.
The DOT noted the decision was in response to a Chinese government move that recently canceled 26 flights from American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines due to covid cases.
Beginning on 7 August, Chinese authorities revised their policy to suspend a flight if the number of passengers who test positive for covid reaches 4% of the total number on a flight to China, and if it reaches 8%, the Ministry of Transportation said , two flights will be suspended.
The department also said the U.S. government has repeatedly raised objections to the Chinese government, arguing that the rule is inappropriate because travelers tested negative before boarding from the U.S. but "tested positive for covid upon arrival in China."
The CCP embassy in Washington had no immediate comment on the DOT decision.
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China's epidemic rises, many places in Shanxi, Xinjiang and other 6 provinces are locked down
Image : On 9 August 2022, people in the city of Korla, Bayingoleng Prefecture, Xinjiang conduct nucleic acid tests. (Photo by Shen Ling/VCG via Getty Images)
The epidemic in China continues to heat up. Many provinces and cities are locked down, or people are required to work from home and not go out. At present, at least Shanxi, Hebei, Sichuan, Qinghai, Shandong, Xinjiang 6 provinces are affected.
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The urban area of Yangquan, Shanxi Province and the Xiujie of Jinzhong are closed
On 26 August, the urban area of Yangquan City, Shanxi Province reported that the third people's Hospital of Yangquan City had newly confirmed cases and has now been transferred to the Fourth People's Hospital of Taiyuan City for treatment. In view of the fact that the epidemic was caused by a new variant of Omicron, the city was required to implement global static management from 3 pm on 26 August to 3 pm on 29 August, that is, the city is closed.
The notification requires all personnel to stay at home and perform nucleic acid testing during the period of global static management, and prohibit activities in outdoor spaces such as parks, squares, roads, corridors, and underground garages. All government agencies, enterprises and institutions in the region, except for epidemic prevention personnel, must work from home.
All passenger lines, taxis and buses in the area are suspended. Except for epidemic prevention and control vehicles, other vehicles are strictly prohibited on the road. Except for material security and other units, all other business premises will be temporarily closed or operated.
On the same day, Jin Intermediary closed the market, saying that since the first-screened positive cases in Qingxu County and Xiaodian District of Taiyuan City have activity tracks in Jiexiu City, the city will implement static management from 1:00 pm on the 26th to 24:00 on the 28th, and the public is not necessary. You are not allowed to go out, you must stay at home in principle. All personnel carry out "three inspections in three days".
Traffic control will be implemented at local railway stations, train stations, bus stations, and expressway intersections. In addition to guaranteeing the supply and waiting for vehicles, other social vehicles in the city are required not to run or flow.
Except for supermarkets and other places, all other business places will suspend offline business. All kinds of kindergartens, off-campus training institutions, etc. have stopped offline teaching. Elderly care institutions implement closed management, and no visits unless necessary. All project sites under construction in the area are under closed management.
On t26 August, Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province issued a notice saying that the county will continue to implement temporary global silent management for three days (until 8:00 am on August 30). During the silent management period, people are required not to go out, not gather, or enter public places (public areas) unless it is necessary.
Yuanqu County in Yuncheng City will implement a three-day temporary silent management from 8 am on 24 August to 8 am on 27 August.
Residents in Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei are not allowed to go out unless necessary
On the 26th, a press conference on epidemic prevention and control in Shijiazhuang, Hebei stated that at present, Qiaoxi District Railway 34 Dormitory, Jianguo Road Youdong Jiayuan, Tatan Jianong Market, Shengmei Homeland, and Yongbi East Street, Tongzhi Town, Luquan District are designated as High-risk area; No. 19, Xilaiyuan Street, Gongnong Road, Qiaoxi District, is designated as a medium-risk area.
In order to cut off the chain of transmission of the epidemic, starting from 8 pm on the 25th, Qiaoxi District has implemented measures such as working from home and suspending business for three days. Residents are required not to go out, get together, or gather unless necessary.
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Aba County, Sichuan, locked down
On 26 August, Sichuan Aba Prefecture notified that since 12 am that day, 7 places in Aba County are high-risk areas and 3 are medium-risk areas.
The 7 high-risk areas are Jiaerduo card point in Aba County, Andou Township Government in Aba County, and Andou Township Health Center in Aba County. People are asked to stay home.
The three medium-risk areas are Pike Village, Andou Township, Aba County, Kewa Village, Andou Township, Aba County, and Groups 3 and 4 in Hualuo Village, Andou Township, Aba County. The public are asked to stay out of the area.
As early as 24 August, the Aba County Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters issued a notice saying that static management will be implemented for the entire county.
From 12 am on 25 August, the Aba Prefecture Public Security Bureau will conduct traffic control on the three national and provincial trunk roads of National Highway 347 Aba County Section, Provincial Highway 217 Aba Section, and Provincial Highway 452 Aba Section. Except for epidemic prevention vehicles, other social vehicles are not allowed to enter. .
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The implementation of static management in many places in Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang
On the 25th, a press conference in Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang announced that currently Hutubi County, Changji City, and Jimsar County in the state have implemented temporary static management, and Fukang City has implemented hierarchical management measures. There are 65 high-risk areas and 25 medium-risk areas in Changji.
The local government requires residents in high-risk areas of counties and cities to stay at home, and residents in medium-risk areas to stay out of the area, and staff are on duty 24 hours a day.
According to the report, there have been multiple sporadic cases in Changji City, Fukang City, and Jimsar County in the state. The CT value of the virus in the patients of this epidemic is generally low, with a short incubation period, strong concealment, fast transmission, and higher infection rate.
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Implementation of static management in Chiping District of Shandong and Minhe County of Qinghai, covi-positive case in Xining
On the 25th, Chiping District, Liaocheng, Shandong issued an emergency notice saying that all personnel in Chiping District would not be out of the area unless necessary.
The notice stated that Boping Town in the district implements global static management; eight towns and streets, including Zhenxing Street, Xinfa Street, and Wenchen Street in Chiping District, implement static management for villages and communities involving close and sub-close connections; other villages and communities Residents do not need to stay out of town streets.
Citizens in Haidong County of Qinghai Province notified on the 25th that from 12 am on the 26th to 12 am on 29 August, the main urban area of Minhe County and the villages, communities, communities and family homes of Beishan Township will implement static management.
At 5 o'clock in the evening on the 25th, the county found a covi-positive case in the landing inspection of Xining returnees.
Earlier, Hainan Province, Tibet, Urumqi, Xinjiang, Chongqing, Hubei, Liaoning, Henan, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and other places all experienced city closures.
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Chen Shizhong broke the news that "the country will open after September", shouting that coexistence with the virus means everyone makes a fortune
Image : Chen Shizhong happily draws lottery for the people. (Photo by Wang Yiqi)
The Taipei City Commercial Office and local business districts launched a series of activities today (27th), "Fun Yongkang". The Taipei City Deputy Mayor Huang Shanshan, who has submitted his resignation for the election, Chen Shizhong, the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for Taipei mayor, and the Kuomintang Taipei Mayor Candidate Jiang Wanan was present one after another, and the times were separated by half an hour, perfectly staggered. Among them, Chen Shizhong saw the prosperity of the business district and suddenly broke the news: "Under the direction of the command centre, the national gate will probably be opened after September!"
As the former commander of the command centre, Chen Shizhong talked about the current direction of the command centre The country will open in about September, and the business district is now well prepared, "I think the epidemic will pass, at least coexist with the virus, and the border will also be. If the business district is to open, tourists will come. I hope that the economy will be revitalized, and everyone will be able to make money and live in peace.” He even bent down to draw lottery tickets for the people.
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Yongkang Street to be the coolest street in the world
Image : Jiang Wanan hopes to make Yongkang Street the coolest street in the world. (Photo/Photo by Wang Yiqi)
British media "Time Out" announced the 2022 "World's Coolest Streets" ranking on the 25th, and Taipei City's "Yongkang Street" ranked fourth. Today, the three candidates for Taipei mayor have talked about this separately. Chen Shizhong and Jiang Wanan both said that they came here often during their student days. They have a lot of shops and promised to continue to fight for the first place; Huang Shanshan is the last day of serving as deputy mayor. The business district is integrated with the home, and it has also been revealed that if the parliament approves the additional budget, bear coupons will be issued in October to stimulate public consumption.
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Boosting community spending through "Joyful Fun in Yongkang"
The "Joyful Fun in Yongkang" series of activities will run from now until 18 September 2022. During the event period, the public can recommend good stores in Yongkang business district for consumption. There is no limit to the amount. A thousand-NTD "commercial district special gift package" or a 500-NTD electronic business district consumption coupon, with a total reward value of up to 200,000 NTD.
In addition, on 17 and 18 September, two "Little Life Trips" activities were also held, inviting the well-known local cultural and historical worker "Shuibojie Teacher" to lead the public to visit the business district, and to make tea or sachets through on-the-spot visits to historical trajectories. DIY hand-made experience, the event will be open for registration at Taipei Pass from 26 August to noon on 8 September 2022. Yongkang business district has also launched a variety of Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes in response to the Mid-Autumn Festival schedule.
News (36) to (39) / Reporter : Lynn Ru / https://news.tvbs.com.tw/politics/1889358
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Tsai Ing-wen's latest poll popularity is exposed! Wu Zijia's sour self-inflicted remarks predict the complete collapse of northern Taiwan
Image : DPP Chairman and President Tsai Ing-wen (Photo/TVBS)
According to a new poll released by the "Beautiful Island Electronic News", the Taiwanese people are optimistic about the economic prospects, but their trust and satisfaction with President Tsai Ing-wen has fallen. The dissertation case, the Cambodia scam cases, the intermediary law, the Tainan police murder case, etc., these things followed one after another. After half of the president's term, she broke it herself. Wu Zijia believes that former DPP chairman Xu Xinliang is right that the election situation in northern Taiwan will "completely collapse".
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Trust degree of Tsai Ing-wen fell to 49.8% although Taiwanese satisfied with Taiwan's economy performance overall
According to the "Beautiful Island Electronic News" poll, the trust degree of President Tsai Ing-wen fell from 55.1% to 49.8%, and the distrust degree rose from 39.9% to 46.1%. In addition, the part of satisfaction dropped from 56.2% to 50.4%, and dissatisfaction rose from 41.0% to 46.5%.
Wu Zijia said in the "Critical Moment" program that this poll is an early indicator of the warning, including the situation of international friendship and the situation of confrontation with the CCP, which are all beneficial to Taiwan; in addition, the poll also has a fixed topic called "Domestic". The overall economic situation assessment”, the result is an increase of 1.9%, showing that the people are not bad about the economy and are satisfied.
The host of the show, Liu Baojie, said that in the past, in the era of former presidents Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou, the people were dissatisfied because they could not see the economic prospects. The lack of economic prospects was a major blow to the two rulers, but Tsai Ing-wen has stabilized in the economic part. also fell.
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Cambodia scams, Tainan police murder affect Tsai's popularity
Wu Zijia's analysis pointed out that the Cambodian fraud case is very serious and involves more than 3,000 young people. This is called a sense of relative deprivation. Our government has labeled young people as fraudsters. Regardless of them, young people have no way to seek help overseas. In addition, the thesis plagiarism case, the Tainan police killing case, the intermediary law, etc., followed one after another. Tsai Ing-wen was originally polled by the polls, but after half of the president's term, she broke it herself, "It's okay to do something wrong, but it's self-inflicted. cannot live". Wu Zijia pointed out that Tsai Ing-wen has created a lot of advantages by herself, such as the plagiarism case. As long as she admits her mistakes and apologizes to ordinary people, the matter is over, but she has to challenge the values of all Taiwanese.
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Trend of polls for DPP is unfavourable
Wu Zijia believes that Tsai Ing-wen is not ignorant of this result, but that this is the arrogance of power. He thinks that it will be over if she keeps going, so she sends Zheng Yunpeng to the election of Taoyuan mayor. Zheng Yunpeng also knows that the trend of polls is unfavorable. The values of the people, so that he is now trapped, this matter will hurt for a while. He believes that the former DPP chairman Xu Xinliang is right, and the election situation in northern Taiwan will "completely collapse."
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"The visit is magnanimous!" The Kuomintang maintains cross-strait communication. Xia Liyan: The government should be grateful
Reporter : Lu Xinzhi / https://news.tvbs.com.tw/politics/1889741 / Image : Xia Liyan, vice chairman of the Kuomintang. (Photo/TVBS data screen)
Xia Liyan, vice chairman of the Kuomintang, led a delegation to visit mainland China a few days ago, which attracted attention from all walks of life. In order to avoid controversy, the Kuomintang held a special press conference after Xia Liyan returned to Taiwan in the evening of 27 August 2022 to explain the results of this visit to the outside world. Xia Liyan said that the purpose of the visit was very simple but it was maliciously hyped by people with intentions, which was disgusting. In addition, he also pointed out that maintaining cross-strait communication channels is an important part of ensuring cross-strait peace and stability. should be grateful.
Xia Liyan said that in recent years, due to the epidemic, Taiwanese living in the mainland have had many problems, including business, life, and cross-strait interactions. There are many inconveniences, and cross-strait relations have deteriorated. The rights and interests of farmers and fishermen are also damaged. He said that although these problems are obvious, the deteriorating cross-strait relations make it impossible for them to be properly resolved.
Xia Liyan pointed out that the purpose of this visit is very simple, which is to listen to the voices of Taiwanese businessmen and compatriots. Although there is no way to solve the problem immediately, the legislators can supervise the government and solve the problem as soon as possible. He went on to say that the relationship between the two sides of the strait has become tense, but the government has no channel to help the people, while the Kuomintang has a channel of communication with the other side, and maintaining the channel of communication with the other side as an opposition party can not only protect Taiwan's security, but also contribute to cross-strait peace and regional stability but also it is very important.
Xia Liyan said that he met with Zhang Zhijun, president of the ARATS, on the 24th, and Chen Yuanfeng, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on the 25th. He exchanged views with them extensively, and expressed more clearly that 90% of the Taiwanese people are dissatisfied and worried about the CCP military exercise. On the other hand, the Taiwanese were trapped in the Cambodian fraud case, and the mainland promised to provide assistance; this visit also discussed issues such as the ECFA early harvest list, cross-strait destinations, small three links, and agricultural product quarantine. Xia Liyan said that the mainland also Said they were optimistic about its success, and also did not want to see the early harvest list affected.
Xia Liyan emphasized that this visit was originally very simple, but it was so politicized by people with intentions that it made people feel contemptible; the Kuomintang cares about the Taiwanese on the other side, and it should be done. These are the responsibility of the government. If it can't do it, the Kuomintang is willing to take on it, "The government should be grateful, how could it attack us?"
In response to this visit, which was deliberately discredited by the Green Camp, Xia Liyan admitted that the purpose of the Kuomintang's visit to mainland China has always been open-minded, and he felt very disgusted at the malicious hype by people with intentions, and even linked to the election. He also emphasized at the end that the Kuomintang is a responsible party. Although it is not in power, it is still very concerned about it. It is a peace-loving party. At present, there is no communication channel between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. He calls on the government to be optimistic and work together.
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