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God has a vision! Mayflies fly all over the sky, and the dead bodies of flying insects in Hunan are super thick
Editor : Fang Xun / Ref: https://www.aboluowang.com/2022/0907/1799593.html
A recent video went viral on the Internet, showing that a large number of white flying insects appeared in Hunan. The bodies were piled up to ten centimeters on the road, and even the car slipped and caused a car accident. (taken from the video)
People who are afraid of bugs must see this scene and their scalps will go numb. A recent video went viral on the Internet. There were a lot of white flying insects in the city. The corpses were piled up to ten centimeters on the road. There were so many that even the car slipped on the road and got into a car accident. Many people were horrified when they witnessed the scene.
According to comprehensive Chinese media reports, many people in Yuanjiang, Hunan Province, China witnessed a large number of white flying insects appearing in the urban area on the evening of the 4th. Under the irradiation, you can see that these white flying insects are flying like snowflakes like snowflakes, and the cars on the road cause car accidents in order to avoid these insects slipping.
Local people said that these worms all over the sky looked like moths, falling from the sky like heavy snow. The bodies were piled up on the road for more than ten cm, and a bunch of cars were slipping because of too many corpses of insects that fell on the ground early in a car accident.
The direct attack video of mayflies flying all over the sky went viral on Weibo, and many netizens were horrified when they saw it, leaving messages saying "the American horror movie has a visual sense", "the termites in Xiamen's rainy days are also so overwhelming, like snowing", "this The picture makes me want to vomit", "I always feel that there is something different in the sky", "Sending mayflies in the sky and the earth is a drop in the vast ocean".
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Sichuan giant panda mother takes two cubs straight to outdoor shocks observers., Netizens: It turns out that they can run so fast
Image : Video screenshot: Weibo/@Pandaful Panda Community)
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China at noon the day before yesterday (5 September). Just as people were running for their lives, a local giant panda mother also took her two cubs to shelter to the people's notice.
The Weibo account @Pandaful Panda Community, which has always followed pandas, posted a 16-second video. A camera installed at the Shenshuping Base in Wolong of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center shows that the giant panda mother "Bingbing" and her two cubs "Bingdundun" and "Bingtuotuo" rushed out of that habitats at the moment of the earthquake. Run to the openfield, and then dare not move in place, they just look left and right on the turf.
Many netizens were moved by the giant panda's awareness of "being prepared for danger in times of peace". Some people said in the message that "Bingbing" let the two cubs run in front, showing great maternal love; some netizens exclaimed that the usual lazy panda can run so fast; some people praised the panda for being smart, knowing when an earthquake strikes, they hide in an open area.
China News Network quoted the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center as reporting that when the earthquake occurred, tremors in the Wolong Shenshuping Base, Wolong Hetaoping Base and Dujiangyan Base were all felt, and the Ya'anji, which was closer to the epicenter, felt the earthquake more clearly. Fortunately, the staff and pandas were all safe after urgent investigations carried out at each base.
Video screenshot: Weibo/@Pandaful Panda Community
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Sichuan earthquake residents exclaimed: the rivers are open, the fish are dead
Reporters : Luo Tingting, 8world / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/09/06/a103519572.html, https://www.8world.com/greater-china/china-earthquake-update-1911401
Image : On 5 September 2022, a major earthquake occurred in Luding County, Sichuan Province. The river was churning and the fish died. (Video screenshot)
四川大地震 居民惊呼：河水都开了，鱼都震死了
There was a major earthquake in Luding County, Sichuan, causing landslides and ground fissures. Local residents exclaimed that the water in the river was shaken, the fish were killed, and many houses collapsed.
On 5 September 2022, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi, Sichuan. A local man filmed a video saying, this earthquake, the water in the river shook (churns), and the fish were killed by the shock.
"Look at this fish, the fish were all killed by the shock, this water." The people lamented that a lot of houses over there collapsed, and the road was blocked due to landslides.
The earthquake came again while he was filming, shouting "Watch out! It's coming again!"
When a major earthquake occurs, the phenomenon of the river churning often occurs. In "Book of Songs‧Xiaoya‧October Turn", there are verses of "Ye Ye shakes and the electricity is disturbed" and "Hundred streams boil the mountain tomb collapses", which refers to the second year of King You of Zhou (740 BC), Qishan, Shaanxi. During the strong earthquake, we saw the flashing light of the earth, the sound of the earth roaring like thunder, and the abnormal phenomenon of hundreds of rivers churning.
On 29 May 1976, an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred in Longling, Yunnan. The day before the earthquake, the temperature of spring water in Longling County was abnormal.
Before the big earthquake, many animals also appeared abnormal. On 4 February 1975, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in Haicheng, Liaoning. Two days before the earthquake, a group of piglets in a township in Panjin, Liaoning, bit each other in a pen, and 19 piglets had their tails bitten off.
On the eve of the earthquake on 4 February 1975, the sika deer in Qianshan Deer Farm smashed through the gate of the stable and rushed out of the stable. A bull in Shiling Village, Xiuyan County ran wildly in the evening.
According to a quick report from China Earthquake Networks, the earthquake in Luding County, Sichuan was the largest earthquake that occurred in Sichuan after the Jiuzhaigou earthquake in 2017. Online sources said that the two hotels in Moxi Town, the epicenter of the epicenter, basically collapsed.
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As of 7 am on 6 September 2022, officials reported that the earthquake had killed 65 people and on 7 September, a total of 74 people were killed. Among them, Ganzi Prefecture reported 37 dead, 12 lost contact, and 170 wounded. A total of 28 people were reported killed and 78 injured in Shimian County, Ya'an. Rescue operations are still continuing.
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Dog buried in landslide, wailing and begging to save puppies
Reporter : Ji Weizhen / Editor: Cheng Yiren / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/09/06/a103519618.html / Image : A veterinarian in Turkiye has successfully rescued seven puppies from the depths of a mound of debris after hearing a dog's cry for help. The picture is a schematic diagram and has nothing to do with this article. (Unsplash)
母狗遇土石流遭埋 发出哀号声恳求救狗宝宝
A veterinarian in Turkiye was working on a farm a few days ago when he heard the screaming sound of a dog in the distance. Professionally, he heard that it was the sound of a dog crying for help and there was despair in the cry. Such a voice made him unable to sit idly by.
Veterinarian Soner Büyümez was working on a remote farm in Kayseri province in central Turkey. Looking for it, it was found that a dog's body below the neck was buried deep in the earth and stone and could not move.
The dog was in trouble and looked very frustrated and helpless but, as Büyümez soon learned, the dog was concerned with more than his own safety.
Büyümez knew he had to act now, so he picked up the shovel and started digging. He quickly cleared the dirt around the dog's body, and just as he rescued it, there was a faint bark from under the dirt. It turned out that the dog's baby was buried alive in the depths of the mound.
Fearing that digging with a shovel would injure the puppy, Büyümez switched to digging with his bare hands. He raced against time to quickly dig up the soil and rocks with both hands. Otherwise, he dug out one furry one after another from the cave. After 2 hours of excavation, a total of 8 puppies buried alive were rescued.
Unfortunately, one of the puppies died but the mother dog was finally able to reunite with her 7 little babies. After inspection, there were no obvious injuries on the mother dog and the puppies.
Büyümez speculates that the bitch was a stray dog who built a cave on a nearby hillside to raise her cubs but was buried alive in a landslide. After this chance encounter, he decided to adopt a family of dogs, so that they can have a warm and safe home, so they do not have to live a life of worry and fear.
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Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, 300 million people in 74 cities in China were blocked and controlled
Image : On 1 September 2022, Chengdu citizens line up for nucleic acid testing. (AFP via Getty Images)
二十大前政治“清零” 中国74个城市3亿人被封控
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is approaching, and epidemics have spread across China. At least 74 cities and more than 300 million people have been blocked. Experts believe that there are political factors in the closure and control of the epidemic in China. Whether it can be "cleared" has become a "litmus test" for officials from all over the world to show loyalty to Xi Jinping. It is expected that more cities will be closed before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is scheduled to be held on 16 October 2022. As the meeting date approaches, the epidemic situation in various parts of China continues to heat up, and local governments are also stepping up efforts to prevent and control the epidemic. Home office, silent management and other closure and control measures are once again prevalent.
CNN reported that since 20 August, at least 74 cities and 313 million people in China have been under epidemic control.
Up to now, at least 15 provincial capital cities in China have implemented lockdown measures, and 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing are also under lockdown in some areas.
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33 cities under "static management"
China's "Caixin Weekly" reported that 33 cities are under "static management" of the whole city or part of them.
Chengdu, Sichuan was originally scheduled to end the "principled stay at home" epidemic prevention measures on September 4, but the official announced that the closure and control measures were extended for another 3 days, and nucleic acid testing for all staff was continued. Online video shows that many Chengdu citizens gathered to protest, demanding "unblocking".
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Shenzhen launched "graded and classified control measures"
Another epidemic hot spot, Shenzhen, adjusted the scope of closure and control, and launched "graded and classified control measures" on the 5th. The scope of closure and control is narrowed from the entire administrative area to the streets. If there are no new cases in the streets for 3 consecutive days, the temporary control measures can be lifted; if there are positive cases, the control measures will be postponed for 3 days.
Previously, 8 districts including Futian District, Luohu District, and Nanshan District in Shenzhen entered a "quasi-closed city" state from the 3rd. Shenzhen's urban villages and industrial parks implement "closed" management, affecting more than 11 million people, accounting for about 90% of the total population.
Many public health experts believe that there are too many political factors and political considerations behind the CCP's severe lockdown measures.
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Dynamic clearing a test of loyalty to Xi Jinping
Huang Yanzhong, a senior researcher on global health at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, told CNN that "dynamic clearing" has become a "litmus test" for officials around the world to stick to the party's line and loyalty to Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping.
Xi Jinping, who advocates the "dynamic clearing" policy, is about to break the previous rules at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on 16 October 2022 and seek a third term. "Dynamic clearing" is considered to be the "achievement" of Xi Jinping's ten years in power.
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Dynamic clearing a big question of political correctness
Huang Yanzhong said that it has become a big question of political correctness, and even loyalty to Xi Jinping, whether the provinces and cities can reduce the epidemic to zero as soon as possible through strict closure and control measures before the opening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
"The party hopes that things such as the outbreak of the epidemic will not happen that may threaten social stability, cast a shadow on the transition of leadership, and even affect Xi Jinping's personal leader's credibility." Huang Yanzhong said.
The resurgence of the epidemic coincides with the approaching of the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Local governments have issued notices or open letters in advance, calling on people working in foreign countries to "not return to their hometowns unless it is necessary" and "celebrate the festival locally".
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Guiyang opens its first square cabin hospital
At the same time, various regions are also stepping up epidemic prevention and control efforts. The square cabin hospital in Guiyang was opened in the early morning of 5 September 2022 and the square cabin has 4,000 beds.
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Elderly deaths, miscarriages and euthanasia frequency rise in Daqing
Daqing, Heilongjiang has been closed for more than ten days. Information on the Internet for help shows that due to the epidemic control, local elderly people in their 90s died at home, pregnant women had miscarriages, and pets were euthanized.
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Covid outbreak at the Changping Campus of Beijing University of Chemical Technology
On 5 September 2022, the Changping Campus of Beijing University of Chemical Technology reported 6 new cases of infection. On the morning of the 6th, Jiangmen, Guangdong implemented traffic control over 196 traffic checkpoints in the city, and drivers and passengers needed to pass the "two codes" and nucleic acid test certificates.
Shanghai Putuo District notified that two full-scale nucleic acid screenings will be carried out on the evenings of 6 and 8 September 2022. Nucleic acid screening for convenience on weekends will continue on the evening of 11 September 2022 (Sunday).
"In the next month and a half, we will see more cities under lockdown," Huang Yanzhong said.
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Xi Jinping's visit before the 20th National Congress arouses suspicion, Hua Guofeng and Zhao Ziyang lose power after visiting the DPRK
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/09/06/a103519679.html / Image : The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is approaching, and where Xi Jinping, who is about to be re-elected, will lead China, has attracted much attention from the outside world. (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images)
During the sensitive period before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, rumours that Xi Jinping will visit Kazakhstan on 14 September 2022 have attracted attention. Some analysts pointed out that Xi Jinping’s decision to visit shows that he has stable power and has controlled the situation of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; but there are also views that the struggle within the CCP is fierce, and Xi Jinping’s visit at this time is an adventure. Former leaders of the CCP Hua Guofeng and Zhao Ziyang lost the right after the visit.
On 5 September 2022, Aibek Smadiyarov, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, announced at a press conference that Xi Jinping will meet with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, and signed a number of bilateral documents.
This will be Xi Jinping's first trip abroad since the covid pandemic but Beijing has yet to confirm Xi Jinping's trip to Kazakhstan.
Bloomberg reported that it was unusual for Xi Jinping to go abroad at this tim, because the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing on 16 October. During this period, the political activities within the CCP will be very intense, so CCP leaders rarely visit abroad.
Current affairs commentator Li Lin told The Epoch Times that Xi Jinping's visit to Kazakhstan has multiple purposes. The Russia-Ukraine war has triggered a world energy crisis. Kazakhstan has pipelines to transport oil and gas energy to China. Xi’s visit this time is to ensure that the CCP’s strategic materials and regional structure remain unchanged in Central Asia. In addition, it will expand the CCP’s influence in Central Asia and suppress the United States influence.
There are 600 U.S. companies operating in Kazakhstan, with investments exceeding $45 billion. Li Linyi believes that the United States also wants to expand its influence in Central Asia. In the future, the relationship between the CCP and Central Asian countries will depend on the results of the follow-up Sino-US contest.
Since the covid outbreak in January 2020, Xi Jinping has not travelled abroad so far. It is speculated by the outside world that the factors affecting Xi Jinping's visit are mainly three aspects: One is the fear of contracting the disease; the second is fear of safety issues; the third is the fear of "fire in the backyard" or even a coup d'etat during the visit.
Earlier, a person familiar with the matter revealed that Xi Jinping's sudden decision to visit was related to the visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in early August.
The Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter as saying on 19 August 2022 that the CCP’s angry warnings and threats failed to prevent Pelosi from visiting Taiwan, which stimulated Xi Jinping to start planning a trip.
The report said that Xi may go abroad in September to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit (referred to as the SCO summit) to be held in the historic city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan from 15 to 16 September 2022 and to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The SCO was created in 2001 by China, Russia and four other Central Asian countries Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said Xi will visit Bali in November for the G20 summit but this has not been confirmed by Beijing.
Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said Chinese officials were planning to have Xi visit Southeast Asia in November for a face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Chinese leadership is concerned that rising tensions with the U.S. over Taiwan could lead to an accidental mishap, people familiar with the matter said.
One analysis believes that Xi Jinping’s decision to visit before the 20th National Congress shows that he has settled the different voices in the party, and there is basically no suspense to continue his third term after the 20th National Congress.
However, some analysts believe that Xi Jinping took great risks when he visited before the 20th National Congress, and Hua Guofeng and Zhao Ziyang were both lessons learned.
Current affairs commentator Zheng Xuguang recently analyzed in the We Media that although there are various rumours that Xi Jinping is going to visit, there is a high probability that he will not move before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "unless he is completely self-confident."
For example, in the history of the CCP, Hua Guofeng and Zhao Ziyang lost their power when they returned from their visits to North Korea; former Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Gorbachev went on vacation and lost their power when they returned; Dictators cannot come back when they go out. These are lessons learned. Therefore, the most important thing for Xi Jinping now is to target the 20th National Congress.
At the turn of the spring and summer of 1978, Hua Guofeng visited the DPRK under the circumstances that Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yun scrambled for power, and the Democracy Wall movement criticized him outside. As a result, he was marginalized after returning to China.
Zhao Ziyang did not listen to the advice in the early days of the 1989 student movement and insisted on visiting North Korea as scheduled. As a result, Li Peng took away the dominance of the overall situation, and Zhao Ziyang stepped down soon after returning to China.
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The Sichuan earthquake jokes are hot: Prohibited to go out during the epidemic, Prohibited to be at home during the earthquake
Reporter : Li Enzhen / Editor: Fan Ming / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/09/06/a103519432.html / Image : At 12.52 pm on 5 September 2022, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
疫情不让出门 地震不让在家
A 6.8-magnitude shallow earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan, and the earthquake was felt strongly in Chengdu and other places. Because Sichuan has recently encountered high temperature, drought, power cuts, wildfires, epidemics and other attacks, and now it has encountered a major earthquake, the local people lamented, "Sichuan people this year is really difficult!"
At present, many communities in Chengdu and other places are still under strict control and are isolated at home. After the earthquake, the people fled in panic and were stopped by the epidemic prevention personnel. In such a difficult environment, the local people can only make up jokes and make fun of hardships, reflecting the current real situation and the helplessness of the people.
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Mainland netizens said, "The Sichuan earthquake that is under lockdown shows clearly that man-made disasters are more terrifying than natural disasters. I don't know how long I will tolerate it. Sadness is just sadness, it's too bearable! Also, those jokes about forbearance and fun are completely unbelievable. Can't laugh, it's all bitterness and anger."
"You can't block the gate of the community because of epidemic prevention. When the earthquake comes, the people can't evacuate the first time. Who is responsible!" "Many places are locked with iron chains. The practice of fire protection law already exists on a large scale." "How can we support it, aren't the Chinese people obedient enough?" "God is angry."
At 12.52 pm on 5 September, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan. According to the official report of the Communist Party of China, as of 11 pm on the 5th, 46 people have been killed in the Luding earthquake, including 29 people in Ganzi Prefecture and 17 people in Ya'an. Another 16 people lost contact and more than 50 were injured.
In the evening of 4 September, the Chengdu authorities announced that from 10 am on 5 September to 12 am on 7 September, nucleic acid testing of all employees will continue throughout the city. In other words, the local city will be closed for three more days.
Mr. Ma Guoming, a resident of Chengdu, told Radio Free Asia on 5 September that the authorities will continue to implement the closure measures, and the residents are very helpless, "The closure has not been lifted now, and Chengdu has been postponed from the 5th to the 7th. Kindergartens and schools have also been delayed. Now the number of infected people is always increasing, and we don’t know when the lockdown will be lifted.”
Another resident, Zhang Yan, said that after the earthquake, many residents living in high-rise buildings desperately ran downstairs but the door was locked. The helpless residents returned to their homes. She said that everyone is worried now: "If there is no unblocking, it will be extended for 3 days. 3 days will definitely not work. Whether it will be unblocked or not is still unknown."
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Out of food and vegetables, a community protest in Daqing, Heilongjiang
Reporters : Chen Jie, Li Shanshan and Huang Yuning / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/09/06/a103519686.html
The epidemic in Daqing, Heilongjiang continues to heat up, and the authorities have closed down the main urban area for more than half a month. A few days ago, some residents of the community protested in groups, demanding the government to distribute living materials, demanding that the lockdown be lifted, and there was a physical conflict with the police.
According to official reports, Daqing, Heilongjiang added 152 new local covi-positive cases on 5 September, and the actual number of infections may be higher. The report said that the current round of the epidemic has spread in multiple locations and has been associated with nearly 100 communities. The authorities announced that they will continue to implement a five-day temporary control in the main urban area of Daqing City.
However, on 3 September, residents of Aolong Community, Longfeng District, Daqing clashed with the police due to lack of living materials. Online video shows that on the same day, residents protested in the community, demanding to lift the blockade, and shouted in unison to ask the government to distribute supplies. Afterwards, the authorities dispatched a large number of police forces, including special police, to suppress the people who gathered to protest.
Some residents of the community said that it has been more than half a month since the closure and control, and they have run out of food and vegetables. Although there are donated materials, the community will not distribute them. After the people protested, the government issued them.
An anonymous resident of Daqing Aolong Community said, "I have no food, my children have no food, and I don't send you any dishes. He picks them up. This is a problem of the property and the community. Just those normal home-cooked dishes. It has been more than half a month. During the control period, it is a risk area. No one can go out and walk around, and must stay at home. Throughout Daqing, all the police are out on patrol, and they will arrest you if they see them walking around. Yes (do nucleic acid every day), go home after the nucleic acid is done, and all stores are closed."
Some residents of the community said that the closure and control were extended for another 5 days, and it was impossible to buy medicine.
Mr. Jiang, a resident of Daqing's Aolong Community, said, "Many people don't have any dishes, so everyone goes out to shout. Some people start serving dishes in the middle of the night or in the second half of the night, and they are sent to the 2nd and 3rd days. The effect. It will be extended for another 5 days. All supermarkets in our community, including pharmacies, will be closed. They will not be allowed to open. It's too bad that the vaccine was shot in vain."
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Joint military exercise, Russian and Chinese warships shoot into the Sea of Japan, Japan protests
Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/09/06/a103519700.html / Image : Former Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso speaks in front of a map of the "Four Northern Islands" (known in Russia as the Kurils) at a meeting in Tokyo on February 7, 2007. (Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
The multinational "Vostok 2022" military exercise hosted by Russia is underway. Japan's defense ministry said six Russian and Chinese warships were spotted firing machine guns into the Sea of Japan near Hokkaido over the weekend, and Tokyo has protested Russia's military exercises on the disputed island off Japan's northernmost main island, Hokkaido.
Russia said on Tuesday (6 September) that it had scrapped an agreement with Japan that allowed former Japanese residents to visit the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands without visas.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno criticized Russia for holding military exercises on two islands in the "four northern islands" near Hokkaido, known to Russia as the Kuril Islands. Matsuno said the Japanese Defense Ministry found six Russian and Chinese warships firing machine guns into the Sea of Japan about 190 km (118 miles) west of Cape Kamui in Hokkaido on the 3rd.
China's Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on the 4th that as part of the "Dongfang-2022" exercise, China participated in air, ground and naval exercises. It said a Chinese naval tactical team had conducted joint exercises with Russia in the Sea of Japan, including exercises aimed at destroying drifting mines.
After the joint firing exercise, warships including a Chinese guided-missile destroyer, a frigate and a supply ship, as well as three Russian frigates, passed through the Soya Strait between the Japanese island of Honshu and Hokkaido. The Chinese Ministry of National Defense also said that a Chinese warship had passed through the Tsushima Strait in southwestern Japan on August 29.
"Japan will continue to monitor the movements of these vessels with serious concern and will take all possible measures to conduct warning and surveillance activities in the waters surrounding Japan," Matsuno said at a press conference on 5 September.
Japan has repeatedly sought sovereignty over the disputed islands, the Four Northern Islands, which Moscow seized at the end of World War II. The dispute prevented the two countries from formally ending World War II hostilities and signing a peace treaty.
Earlier this year, Russia announced it was suspending peace talks with Japan in protest of Tokyo's sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine. On 26 April 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the annual "Blue Book of Diplomacy", defining the "four northern islands" as "illegally occupied islands" by Russia. Among the four islands, Ecuador Island is the largest, with an area of about 3,200 square kilometers.
A Russian lawmaker said the Kuril Islands' reciprocal visa program, under which island residents could also travel to Japan visa-free, was scrapped because of Japan's involvement in Western sanctions.
On the 6th, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa condemned Russia's actions, calling it "completely unacceptable". He said at a press conference that Japan has not yet been informed by Russia about Russia's visa decision, and Tokyo has protested to Moscow through diplomatic channels.
Russia has been stepping up inspections of fishing boats in the Sea of Japan near disputed islands this year, a fishing agency and other sources said on Monday, in an apparent response to Tokyo's involvement in targeting Retaliation for international sanctions for the war in Ukraine.
The Hokkaido Fisheries Association said such inspections were rare in the past but have increased in recent years and this season.
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Tsai Ing-wen inspect the Eastern Missile and Fighter Wing before the Mid-Autumn Festival
Reporters : Hu Zonghan, Liu Ziyin and Zhang Dongxu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/09/06/a103519684.html / Image : Video Screenshot
The CCP has raised tensions in the Taiwan Strait. On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China went to Hualien in the east on Tuesday (6 September) to mobilize the army, navy and air force, which had barely strengthened their combat readiness. The Wing delivered a speech thanking the Wing for being on standby day and night and scrambled to respond during the CCP’s August military exercise around Taiwan.
Tsai Ing-wen, President of the Republic of China, "The situation around the Taiwan Strait continues to be tense, and the threat has never been interrupted. In addition to frequent intrusions by common aircraft and ships, cognitive operations that use disinformation to try to influence the hearts of the people at home, as well as the use of drones to intrude in the gray area." In the face of challenges, our national army, calmly responds to the enemy's intention to intrude, and sticks to national security. As the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, I have shown the firm belief and ability of self-defense to every officer and soldier of the national army of the Republic of China. Very proud."
President Tsai thanked the National Army for protecting the daily life of the Chinese people. She praised the mechanized infantry battalion of the Huadong Defense Command of the Army for its determination to optimize combat power, solid actual combat shooting, and combat injury rescue training; in addition, she also inspected two demonstrations of asymmetric defense warfare. The 7th Squadron of the Navy, which deploys anti-ship missiles against the sea, and the 613th Battalion of Air Defense and Missiles of the Air Force.
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Xi Jinping's two orders "fight" with each other, Sichuan strong earthquake does not allow escape
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Luding County, Sichuan caused heavy casualties. Xi Jinping instructed to "rescue lives" as the top priority, but this order was not consistent with his adherence to the "dynamic clearing" policy. The policies "fight" with each other. During the earthquake, people fled in panic but the door was locked, and the epidemic prevention personnel were not allowed to escape, which caused heated discussions.
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Dynamic clearing and earthquake relief are contradictory
A major earthquake occurred in Luding County, Sichuan on 5 September.
After the earthquake, the leader of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, gave instructions, calling for saving lives as the top priority, and doing all-out disaster relief to minimize casualties.
However, the epidemic situation in Sichuan Province is serious. After the earthquake, the "Healthy Chengdu Official Wechat" notice stated: "During the prevention and control of the epidemic, when life-threatening disasters occur, life safety should be given priority." and contact".
It can be seen that Xi Jinping's two instructions: "dynamic clearing, earthquake disaster relief" are said to be saving lives, but the implementation of the following contradicts each other.
"At the moment of a major earthquake, epidemic prevention is still the top priority"
When the earthquake struck, Chengdu's 21 million residents were being ordered by the authorities to stay at home. Ms. Yang, a 23-year-old from Chengdu, told Reuters that when the quake struck, "the building kept shaking, and it was shaking more and more every time. Frankly, this was the most terrifying moment since the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake."
Chengdu woman Jiang Danli told the Associated Press that when the earthquake struck, she hurriedly hid under a writing desk in her apartment on the 31st floor and hid for five minutes, while her neighbors rushed out the door and ran downstairs. "There was a strong earthquake in June, but it wasn't terrible. This time I was really scared because I live on a high floor and the shaking made me dizzy."
After the earthquake, many people in Chengdu encountered the absurd situation of "prevention of the epidemic is still the top priority in the event of a major earthquake". The people fled in panic, but found that the gate was locked due to epidemic prevention and could not escape, and was blocked by epidemic prevention personnel. The related video went viral on social media, causing a public outcry.
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The video posted on the Internet showed that some people were trapped in the building, and a man kicked the iron gate with his foot to vent his anger; another three or five people directly forcibly opened the iron gate. Some residents made an emergency escape, but ran to the downstairs lobby, but were stopped by the epidemic prevention personnel, not allowed to go out, and the door was locked.
A group of Chengdu residents confronted the epidemic prevention personnel through the iron gate of the apartment, demanding to open the door and let them out. But the epidemic prevention staff refused to open the door, and shouted with a loudspeaker: "The building did not collapse!"
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There are also community epidemic prevention personnel holding small speakers that have been recorded and playing as they walk: "Every residents, the earthquake is over now, please go home in time and don't stay at the scene."
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A video shows that after the earthquake, rescuers who came to support from other places were asked to line up to do nucleic acid before disaster relief.
Chengdu resident Tan Zuoren told Radio Free Asia that the current epidemic prevention policy is putting people's lives at risk. "After the earthquake, there will be aftershocks, which is a certain danger. After the earthquake, it is best to inspect the house and confirm that there is no danger before people can go back again. Now people are locked in closed areas just because they are afraid of the new crown epidemic."
Tan Zuoren said, "We hope that the government will handle this conflict situation well, under what conditions and for how long? It should be based on scientific evidence and guaranteed by law."
Human rights lawyer Lu Siwei, who lives in Chengdu, took refuge downstairs in the community during the earthquake. He believes that earthquake protection takes priority over epidemic prevention measures.
Lu Siwei told Radio Free Asia, "At that time, the earthquake was still very strong, and we all ran downstairs. Because this building is also relatively high, it is not safe if the building collapses. The best way is to go to the street. On the side, however, the community is closed and controlled, I think the priority of earthquake protection should be much higher than the epidemic... This is basic logic and common sense."
"The epidemic is not allowed to go out, the earthquake is not allowed to be at home, and all are killed."
Some netizens asked on the Internet, "Is it illegal to run out of the house during the earthquake?" Many netizens resonated: "What kind of epidemic is there when your life is almost gone?"
There are also people who make up jokes on the Internet to express their ridicule and helplessness over the absurd epidemic prevention measures. "When the earthquake came, my first reaction was not to run or hide, but to protect my mobile phone subconsciously. I might be afraid that the house would collapse and people would be buried alive. The rescue came, because I couldn't show the green code and nucleic acid. They don't dig me."
"Family can only run one person, and can only run for two hours at a time." "The epidemic is not allowed to go out, the earthquake is not allowed to be at home, and all are killed."
"Static management, don't run, wait for the community notification, if you really want to run, please only run one per family with the pass!"
Many netizens questioned that the epidemic prevention and control has made the grassroots "crazy" and unable to distinguish the priorities of epidemic prevention and disaster relief. Some netizens ridiculed: "Tell the victims buried under the tiles: Just hold on! Rescue workers are doing nucleic acid testing!"
"Do you want to carry out the nucleic acid test for those who are about to die, and wait for the nucleic acid report to get on the ambulance, and then give the first aid?"
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The Sichuan earthquake was difficult to escape, and the epicenter was controlled in the whole area. Nucleic acid certificate was required to escape.
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/09/07/a103520481.html / Image : On 6 September 2022, a building collapsed in the earthquake in Moxi Town, Sichuan. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
四川地震逃生难 震中全域管控 逃离需核酸证明
The number of victims of the earthquake in Luding County, Sichuan continues to rise, but the official announcement of the earthquake center area is under global control. People and vehicles "can only enter and cannot enter", and social assistance is not accepted for the time being. In addition, people in the disaster-stricken areas have to do nucleic acid tests every day, and they need nucleic acid certificates within 24 hours to seek refuge with relatives and friends in other places. Netizens bemoaned that escaping during the earthquake could be accused by the authorities of being a "malicious escape".
Earthquake victims do nucleic acid every day
On the day of the earthquake, in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, the worst-hit area, Hailuogou announced global control. On September 7, an announcement issued by the Ganzi Prefecture Emergency Response Headquarters on the 5th was circulated on the Internet, causing heated discussions.
The announcement showed that after the earthquake, Luding County and Hailuogou implemented global control, and people and vehicles "only entered and did not enter", and social rescue forces were temporarily not allowed to participate in rescue and disaster relief.
Rescue workers who have been approved to enter the disaster area must hold a 24-hour nucleic acid negative certificate, a green health code, and a history of living in a risk-free area, and they also need to undergo "on-the-ground inspection".
In addition, a nucleic acid test will be carried out every day in the disaster area, and the affected people in the resettlement site are not allowed to gather or have dinner together. Victims who seek refuge with relatives and friends in other places need to report and hold a negative nucleic acid certificate within 24 hours.
Netizens have condemned the authorities for overdoing the epidemic prevention: "Life comes first." "Crazy ~ Those who may still have hope of survival, will they lose their chance to survive because of the lack of rescue forces." "High temperature, drought, power cuts , wildfires, epidemics, earthquakes, the people of Sichuan are really having a hard time this year!"
"It's still silent at this time! Let them out!"
The earthquake was felt strongly in Chengdu, Sichuan. Chengdu was under lockdown due to the epidemic, and the authorities forced all staff to stay at home. When the earthquake occurred, many Chengdu citizens who lived in high-rise buildings panicked to escape, but when they ran downstairs, they found that the escape route was blocked, and even epidemic prevention personnel were waiting to prevent people from escaping.
Netizens complained, "We were living in a high-rise and ran down the stairs with our neighbors and found that the safety door was locked." "The fire exits are locked. If the magnitude of the earthquake is bigger, wouldn't it kill people?"
"I'm in Chengdu, and I'm still afraid. If others don't run, I want to run away. I don't know if our building is tofu scum. Many buildings in Chengdu are broken and skewed."
"The grassroots epidemic prevention personnel think about it carefully. It is a violation of the regulations to let people out. If a big earthquake really crushes people to death, it will be impossible to live in peace when they close their eyes for the rest of their lives."
"Beware of a ghost before an earthquake, save your life first." "It's still silent at this time! Let them out!" "Anything can die, die of illness, starvation, earthquake, or freezing, but you can't die."
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