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November U.S. state elections at a glance, Chinese yearn for freedom

 Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA


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November U.S. state elections at a glance

Image : Minnesota Rep. Eric Mortenson speaks to a crowd gathered outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on 22 May 2021. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

11月美国州级选举一览


In the mid-term elections in November, the American people will elect 435 members of the House of Representatives, 34 senators, and 36 governors but these elections are national, at the federal level.

Outside the federal election, voters will also vote on 133 regulations in 37 states and elect 6,279 members from 7,383 state legislature seats in 46 states.

As local and state media continue to shrink, cable news networks and digital news sites that focus primarily on national issues and the midterm elections have mushroomed, and state legislatures are getting less coverage. And the understaffed state legislature's news bureau is just a shell of its original staff.

But make no mistake: State legislators make policies, implement regulations, and issue decisions with far greater relevance and impact on voters' daily lives than federal Congress.

Impact on daily life

With the exception of defense, foreign policy, immigration, and interstate commerce, state legislatures are responsible for nearly everything else within the purview of government.

State lawmakers are key decision makers on a range of issues, including education, health care, infrastructure, elections, land use, sales taxes, guns and utilities, while controlling more than $2 trillion in annual balanced budget spending. After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June, that responsibility now also includes regulating abortion.

As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis put it in 1932, state legislatures are “laboratories of democracy.” The top three annual issues in the 2023 Legislature's case are state budget, education and health care, in addition to issues related to marijuana, self-driving cars, energy, prescription drugs, data privacy, policing, sports betting, alcohol law , tax policy, family leave, technology and school choice related legislation.

State legislatures can vary widely in size and scope. Unicameral Nebraska has only a 49-member nonpartisan Senate, while New Hampshire has 400 representatives in the House of Representatives alone.

Legislators in four states (Texas, Montana, North Dakota and Nevada) do not meet in even-numbered years, while eight states (California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania) states, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio) lawmakers meet year-round, with occasional recess. Most state legislatures meet 30 to 90 days a year.

State lawmakers, however, are much busier than federal members of Congress during the busy annual legislative session. An analysis by Quorum States, a Washington state legislative-tracking service, recorded that state legislatures introduce 23 times more legislation each year than federal Congress. On average, each state legislator initiates or signs 33 statutes and passes about four statutes in each session.

According to Virginia-based MultiState, a state and local government relations and analytics firm, state lawmakers on average introduce nearly 250,000 pieces of legislation each year and pass about 30,000 pieces of legislation each year.

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Republican dominance

Of the nation's 98 state legislatures (Nebraska's legislature is nonpartisan, unicameral, and the other 48 states have two each, the House and the Senate), 61 have Republican majorities, while 37 others Controlled by Democrats.

Nationally, 3,978 state legislators are Republican, representing 52 percent of the state legislatures nationwide. Democrats control 47 percent of the seats.

Republicans control both chambers in 30 states, and Democrats hold Senate and House majorities in 17 states. Twenty-three states are Republicans on a three-game winning streak, meaning governors are from the same party. Democrats have won three straight in 15 states.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), there are only three state legislatures that are split i.e. the Senate and House of Representatives are controlled by different parties, and only 12 states where the Senate, House and Governor are not controlled by the same party, which is 70 The second-lowest percentage in years "suggests that vote splits across the country may be waning".

The Senates of Alaska and Minnesota are controlled by Republicans, while the Houses of Representatives in both states are controlled by Democrats. Virginia is the opposite. Virginia, along with Louisiana, Mississippi and New Jersey, will not hold state legislature elections in November's midterm elections.

Republicans have been on the rise in state legislatures for the past 20 years. Democrats haven't held a national majority since 2010, when Republicans won 24 more chambers. Democrats have rebounded slightly since 2016, while Republicans have won a majority in the 66 chambers.

The November 8 election will be the first state legislative election since the post-2020 census redistricting.

"The political geography of many areas, especially the suburbs, has changed significantly, and the campaign in these areas deserves special attention," the NCSL said in its 2022 election preview. "It is likely that more people will come out to vote."

In addition, the NCSL noted that "hundreds of new lawmakers" were elected nationally in each election, but those numbers tended to be higher in the first elections after the once-in-a-decade redistricting.

"This year, we expect the number to be closer to 1,000, just under 15% of the national total," the group said.

The NCSL sees tight races in 21 state legislatures that control of both chambers could change hands. Over the past century, an average of 12 chambers have changed party control each election cycle, but the group noted that "this number has declined in recent years."

This trend is likely to unfold in the midterm elections. According to the NCSL, "while individual seats may be reversed, overall control of the entire house is unlikely to change".

"The Democrat-controlled chamber appears to be more tense than the Republican-held chamber," the group said. "This means that Republicans have an opportunity to gain more control."

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Most contested state assembly election

The 12 state Senate (five controlled by Republicans) and nine state Houses of Representatives (five controlled by Democrats) will likely reverse on Nov. 8, according to the NCSL.

Ballotpedia thinks 28 chambers in 19 states (16 Senate and 12 Houses) will be battlegrounds.

The state legislature analysis website CNalysis predicts that Republicans will win 147 more state legislative seats nationwide, including 41 to 42 seats in the Senate and 102 to 103 seats in the House of Representatives. Here's an overview of projections for the major state legislature elections:

Alaska - All but one state legislature seat is on the ballot. The NCSL rated the Alaska House of Representatives, which Democrats now control under a power-sharing deal, "likely to flip." CNalysis predicts that Republicans could gain as many as three House seats, which would give them a majority.

Arizona - All state House seats are on the ballot. Republicans hold a 16-14 and 31-29 advantage in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively.

Ballotpedia identifies seven Arizona Senate battlegrounds, three in Democratic-controlled districts, four in Republican-controlled districts, and seven House race battlegrounds, three Republican-controlled and two Democrat-controlled, The remaining two constituencies are split. CNalysis made no predictions for the Arizona Senate race, but predicted that Republicans could gain a House seat.

Michigan - All state legislature seats are on the ballot. Republicans hold a 22-16 and 56-53 advantage in the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively. Voting Wiki lists 10 Senate races as battleground races, four in Democratic-controlled districts and six in Republican-controlled districts. It rated 28 House races as battlegrounds, 16 controlled by Democrats and 12 in districts occupied by Republican incumbents. CNalysis predicts Democrats will take two to three Senate seats and up to two House seats, nearly flipping both chambers.

Minnesota - All state legislature seats are on the ballot. Republicans hold a 34-31 majority in the Senate. Democrats control the House 69-64. Voting Wiki ranked 27 Senate races as battlegrounds, 13 in Democratic-controlled districts, 13 in Republican-controlled districts and one in independently-controlled districts. 42 House battlegrounds, 21 Democrats and 21 Republicans. CNalysis predicts no changes in the Senate, but expects Republicans to gain four or five House seats, which could flip the House.

Pennsylvania — Half of the four-year Senate seats and all 203 two-year House seats are on the November ballot. Republicans hold a 28-21 majority in the Senate and a 113-89 House advantage. Voting Wiki identified nine Senate battlegrounds, four in Democratic-controlled districts, four in Republican-controlled districts and one in independent districts. In the House of Representatives, there are 34 battlegrounds, 11 of which are Democrats and 23 are controlled by Republicans. CNalysis expects Republicans to gain Senate seats, while Democrats could chip away at the GOP's House majority by adding five seats.

New Hampshire - All state legislature seats are on the ballot. Republicans hold a 13-10 Senate majority and a 206-182 House majority. The NCSL and Ballotpedia identified the Senate as a potential flip, with eight Senate seats identified as battleground, with five held by Democrats and three held by Republicans. CNalysis does not expect major changes, with Republicans likely to gain a Senate seat.

WASHINGTON — Twenty-five of the 49 four-year Senate seats and all 98 two-year House seats are on the ballot. Democrats hold a 57-41 majority in the House and a 28-21 advantage in the Senate. The NCSL and Voting Wiki ruled the Senate as a battleground in three Democratic-controlled districts and two Republican-controlled districts. CNalysis expects Republicans to gain up to two Senate seats.

Oregon — 16 of the 30 four-year Senate seats and all 60 two-year House seats are on the ballot. Democrats hold an 18-11 advantage in the Senate and the House is split 30-30. CNalysis expects Republicans to gain up to two Senate seats and four House seats, potentially gaining control of the House of Representatives.

Nevada - Eleven of the 21 four-year Senate seats and all 42 two-year House seats are on the ballot. Democrats control Senate, 11-9, House of Representatives, 26-16. The NCSL and Voting Wiki rated the bicameral election as competitive. Voting Wiki categorizes four Senate races as battlegrounds, with two each in Democratic-controlled and Republican-controlled constituencies. There are 16 battlegrounds in the House, 10 in Democratic-controlled districts and 6 in Republican-controlled districts. CNalysis expects that Republicans could gain one Senate seat and up to three House seats, with the Senate likely to flip.

Maine - All 35 two-year Senate seats and 151 two-year House seats are on the ballot. Democrats hold a 22-13 Senate and 76-63 House advantage (three independents, nine vacancies). NCSL and Voting Wiki have identified the two chambers as competitive. Voting Wiki lists 20 Senate races as battlegrounds, 14 of them in Democratic-controlled districts. The House of Representatives has 53 battlegrounds, including 32 Democratic-controlled districts. CNalysis expects Republicans to gain as many as four Senate seats, close to flipping the House, and as many as four House seats.

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Rising Republican star Levitt is expected to be the youngest female congresswoman

Reporter : Chen Ting / Editor : Ye Ziwei / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/10/31/n13856352.htmImage : File photo of Republican New Hampshire House candidate Karoline Leavitt. (Courtesy of Karoline Leavitt's campaign website)
共和党新星莱维特 有望成最年轻女众议员

The U.S. mid-term elections are approaching, Republican rookie Karoline Leavitt is trying to represent New Hampshire in Congress, becoming the youngest person in the United States female congress personnel history.

In an interview with The Associated Press (link), Leavitt recalled filling out a White House internship job application in a college cafeteria in New Hampshire in 2018, while her friends were watching football games and enjoying tailgating parties. (tailgating).

"I remember thinking that if I had the opportunity, it would be worth missing any football game in the world," she said.

Leavitt got the job, eventually becoming President Trump's assistant White House press secretary and then communications director for Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York .

Inspired by Stefanik, Leavitt is now seeking her own House seat.

Image : File photo of Republican New Hampshire House candidate Karoline Leavitt. (Courtesy of Karoline Leavitt's campaign website)

When elected in 2014, Stefanik, then 30, was the youngest female congresswoman in the United States. Now, Levitt, 25, is expected to make history again on Election Day, Nov. 8.

Levitt, a Republican who supports Trump, will become the youngest member of the next Congress if she defeats two-term Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in the tightest race of the year.

Trump has officially announced his support for Levitt. "Caroline Levitt is amazing. Vote for her to win. She has my full, complete support," he said in a statement.

Stefanik, now the third-ranking Republican in the House, supported Levitt early on, calling her "a rising star in the Republican Party who will carry the torch of conservative values ​​for generations to come."
Image : Elise Stefanik speaks to reporters after her election as chair of the U.S. House Republican Caucus. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Mid-term elections have traditionally been viewed as referendums on the incumbent president. Under a Biden administration, however, the U.S. faces high inflation, a surge in illegal immigration and a rise in crime, which analysts believe gives Republicans an opportunity to regain control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

According to a forecast on the website "Real Clear Politics" (link), Leavitt's NH1 constituency is currently "leaning to the Republicans."

The Associated Press pointed out that the NH1 constituency has a history of multiple party flips. The NH1 district flipped five times in seven elections before Pappas won the seat in 2018. The constituency includes New Hampshire's most populous cities, Manchester, Portsmouth and rural communities further north.

Leavitt backed Trump's claims about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, arguing that there was a vote dispute.

Pappas criticized Leavitt for taking extreme views and said her claims about the 2020 election were "not based on fact or reality" and were "dangerous."

Leavitt argued that Pappas and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "are the real extremists," citing their support for the John Lewis Voting Rights Promotion Act, which would require the establishment of national automatic voter registration and allow for All voters vote by mail and will weaken states' Voter ID Laws.

Leavitt's policies also include strengthening parents' educational choices and increasing domestic energy production. She also has the support of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.

"Washington is broken, and if we keep sending the same people back there, it won't fix it," Sununu said.

Leavitt and Pappas also sparred over inflation, social safety measures and abortion.

Some Democrats have criticized Levitt for not holding elected office and lacking bipartisan experience but Levitt said her experience working in the White House prepared her for Congress, and the West Wing "is perhaps one of the fastest-paced and most stressful work environments."

She also said that being young would be an advantage in going to Congress.

While campaigning at her alma mater, Saint Anselm College, she said bipartisan members of the U.S. Congress, often twice her age, were "a problem for young voters who really want a voice."

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Poll: 79% of voters think U.S. is 'out of control'

Reporter : Li Xin / Editor: Ye Ziwei / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/10/30/n13855903.htmImage : Nearly 80 percent of Americans believe the current state of the United States is "out of control," according to a new poll conducted ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. On November 5, 2018, voters cast their early midterm election ballots at a polling place in Los Angeles County, California. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)

民调:79%的选民认为美国情况“失控”

A new poll conducted before the U.S. mid-term elections shows that nearly 80% of Americans believe that the current state of the United States is "out of control".

A joint poll released by CBS News and British polling firm YouGov on Sunday (30 October) found that 79% of respondents thought the situation in the United States was "out of control" and 21% of respondents believe the situation is "under control".

When asked how they felt about the current state of the U.S., 73 percent of respondents said it was getting worse, and 36 percent said it was getting better.

On a partisan basis, among respondents, 48% of Democratic registered voters think the country is in good shape, compared with just 12% of Republican registered voters and 18% of independents.

Regarding U.S. President Joe Biden, 56 percent of respondents disapprove of the job he has done as president, while 44 percent approve.

The poll, conducted a week before the midterm elections, found that Republicans are still in a good position to win control of the House of Representatives. The poll's baseline model shows that of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, Republicans are on track to win 228, while Democrats lead the race in 207 seats.

The poll also showed that while voters in both parties will vote positively, Republicans will turn out higher. Specifically, on Election Day, there will be a surge in turnout among white voters without a college degree, and a large number of this group supported former President Trump.

Those who care more about democracy support Democrats, while the majority of those who care more about a strong economy support Republicans, echoing the bipartisan campaign message.

The poll, which was conducted between 26 October and 28 October, included 2,119 respondents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

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Staff "escape the epidemic" Zhengzhou Foxconn secretary's defense was deleted

Image : Due to the outbreak of the epidemic, the large-scale "fleeing" return of Foxconn employees in Zhengzhou, which has hundreds of thousands of employees, has caused social concern. (Video screenshot synthesis)

员工大“逃疫” 郑州富士康书记发自辩文被删


An epidemic broke out at Foxconn in Zhengzhou, which has hundreds of thousands of employees. When the large-scale "fleeing" of employees returning to their hometown on foot attracted social attention, it is said that Su Dongxia, Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhengzhou Foxconn, sent the message. A text defending the leadership drew attention but was later deleted.

In the past few days, a picture of Foxconn employees "fleeing" has appeared on the mainland social platform. The picture shows a large number of Foxconn employees walking on the road back to their hometown and even in the fields with plastic bags in their hands. There are also banners with "food supply points for returnees" provided by enthusiasts, and put some mineral water, dry food and other materials for passing Foxconn employees to pick up.

A self-proclaimed Foxconn 2022 employee wrote an article about the epidemic situation in the factory area, saying that the epidemic situation appeared on 8 October but it did not receive attention. On the 14th, closed-loop management was adopted. The factory area has long been cross-infected and the epidemic has spread.

In order to motivate employees to go to work, the factory still implements incentive measures. Full-time employees can receive RMB 50 per day. Employees who are not present will have no epidemic prevention materials and no meals to receive. Employees are asked to find ways to solve the problem.

"In the face of disaster, everyone is so insignificant. Like every employee, we have the same wish: to live well." He said, he did not expect this to become an extravagant hope, "We just want to eat a normal meal and watch A glimpse of the outside world."

There are also self-media articles saying that because the factory is usually responsible for food and lodging, many migrant workers have no reserves. Because the factory is unable to operate due to the control of the store, life has become a big problem. Even the working meals are mostly box lunches and instant noodles, and many people report that the food is seriously rotten and cannot be eaten.

In addition, the workshop worked overtime to complete the output, and there were new infections in the factory area every day, which caused people to panic. Coupled with the problem that the confirmed employees could not be transported in time, many employees in Henan Province decided to return to their hometowns immediately, and many employees closer to Zhengzhou decided to return to their hometowns on foot.

Pictures and videos leaked from inside Foxconn went viral on social media, sparking outrage from Chinese netizens, who accused the company of concealing facts and downplaying the situation. The topic "#zhengzhoufoxconn" was once trending on Weibo, a popular social platform in China.

However, in response to external criticism, Su Dongxia, secretary of the Zhengzhou Foxconn Party Committee, issued a public text in the early morning of 30 October, alleging that the handling of the epidemic in the factory area was arduous, saying that "the 15th day of working and living in the company, every day, I worked hard and spared no effort."
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She also said that there are more than 200,000 people in the Zhengzhou plant, and it is very difficult to manage. After the outbreak, the internal efforts were made to mobilize resources, and there was little external support.

In response to criticism from the outside world that Foxconn did not do a good job in ensuring supply, Su Dongxia asked how long it took for your city to control the epidemic at a cost, "During this period, apart from the occasional token bag of vegetables, what else did you receive? Has the government provided you with three meals a day?"

She also said that the company does not have the resources to control public opinion, and some negative information may also be one of the truths, "but please believe that this company is definitely cleaner than this society."

However, the portal website "NetEase" that originally published this article has deleted the article.

In response to the concerns of the outside world, Hon Hai Group issued a statement on the 30th saying that with the cooperation of the park and the local government in epidemic prevention, the epidemic has been gradually controlled. The statement added that the government later agreed to resume dine-in meals to improve the living conditions of employees. At the same time, for some employees who want to return to their hometowns, "point-to-point" return home services will be provided from 30 October.

After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the expectation that the CCP authorities would gradually ease the epidemic control to save the economy came to nothing. Guangzhou, China's fourth-largest city by economic output, put more streets and communities under lockdown measures on the 27th.

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Nucleic acid screening in Yangpu District

On 28 October, Shanghai, the largest city in China and an important economic center, once again conducted nucleic acid screening of all 1.3 million residents in Yangpu District. During the testing period, the entire district was put into silent management, all public facilities were closed, and residents were isolated at home.

According to statistics, as of 24 October, a total of 28 cities in China were under some kind of closure and control measures, involving a population of about 208 million. These cities and population contributed about 25.6 trillion RMB to China's GDP. This is equivalent to about a quarter of China's overall economic output in 2021.

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Guangzhou cancels 888 flights in one day, Armed Police Hospital closes 

Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/31/a103563876.htmlImage : At the end of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the epidemic broke out in Guangzhou, and there were horror scenes where tens of thousands of people gathered to do nucleic acid tests. The authorities mobilized a large number of epidemic prevention personnel and armed police to station. (Video screenshot)

广州一天取消888航班 武警医院停诊 (视频)


After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the outbreak of the epidemic in Guangzhou was closed in many districts, and there were horrific scenes where tens of thousands of people gathered to do nucleic acid testing. The authorities dispatched a large number of police and epidemic prevention personnel to station. Guangzhou Armed Police Hospital was closed, and Guangzhou cancelled 888 flights on 31 October 2022.

The Guangdong Health and Health Commission reported that on 30 October, there were 289 new local confirmed cases in the province, including 232 in Guangzhou, 21 in Shenzhen, 2 in Shantou, 19 in Foshan, 2 in Shaoguan, 12 in Meizhou and 1 in Jiangmen.

There were 468 new local asymptomatic infections, including 295 in Guangzhou, 9 in Shenzhen, 80 in Foshan, 2 in Shaoguan, 76 in Meizhou, 3 in Dongguan, 2 in Jiangmen and 1 in Qingyuan. Because the CCP has been covering up the epidemic, the real infection data cannot be known to the outside world.

In the past few days, Guangzhou has implemented severe lockdown measures. According to flight data, as of noon on October 31, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport had cancelled 888 flights that day, with a cancellation rate of 69.00%.

Except for Guangzhou, Urumqi, Hohhot, Zhengzhou and other places, the flight cancellation rate has been close to 100%. Zhengzhou Airport planned 675 flights on the 31st, and 665 flights have been cancelled, with a cancellation rate of 98.52%.

Guangzhou's Haizhu District is the hardest hit area by the epidemic. In the evening of 28 October, the official refuted the rumor of "closing the island", but on the 30th, it immediately announced the strengthening of social epidemic prevention and control measures, which is essentially a complete closure and control.

Haizhu District claimed that strengthening epidemic prevention and control is to prevent gatherings and reduce cross-infection of people. However, the video posted on the Internet shows that on October 28, a nucleic acid testing site in Haizhu District was crowded with people, and tens of thousands of people huddled together to do nucleic acid testing.

A female citizen filming a live video said: "When I came here, I was dumbfounded, really dumbfounded. So many people, so gathered, and the queue was so dense."

Some citizens lamented: "From 9 am to 1 pm, it was hot and crowded, and I almost killed my life by doing nucleic acid."

On the 28th, the Guangzhou Armed Police Hospital suddenly announced the closure of clinics, and some people watched from the outside of the hospital.

On 30 October, a large number of epidemic prevention personnel "Dabai" and police stationed in Haizhu District, Guangzhou. The video posted on the Internet shows that Dabai, wearing a white protective suit, lined up in a long line, filed into the closed area, and there were a large number of police stationed by the roadside.

A female citizen exclaimed in the video: "There is another batch, and the road is full of people in white."

Another video shows that on October 28, a large number of police academies came to be transferred to Guangzhou to help prevent the epidemic. Some netizens questioned, "This is to learn how to suppress ordinary people in advance." "Guangzhou epidemic is out of control? Is it like this? I am afraid it is to find reasons for the military management! Let's see."

The Haizhu District, Huadu District, Baiyun District, Panyu District and Yuexiu District of Guangzhou have all experienced epidemics and implemented lockdowns and suspended dine-in services.

Guangzhou's continued epidemic lockdown has hit the local economy hard. Now, except for the nucleic acid test site, the large commercial districts in Guangzhou are deserted, and many shops are closed. Guangzhou Textile City has also been "silent". The former city that never sleeps is now very quiet and very deserted.

Netizens lamented: "The Guangzhou epidemic reminds me of a saying - pressing the gourd to make a scoop...it's too difficult." "For the real economy, what I can feel is the big impact visible to the naked eye." "It's the common people who starve to death, and those who eat public meals are not worried at all." "It's been three years, and it's already collapsed. On paper, it says development, but in reality, it doesn't develop at all."

"There is no income, sitting on the mountain and empty, it's more scary than getting sick." "Everyone can't stand it anymore, anyway, I'm going crazy, it's hard to find a job during the epidemic, breaking up in different places, working two points and one line, nucleic acid every day... …”

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British Chinese support the Sitong Bridge incident: Chinese people yearn for freedom

Reporters : Jenna, Tianyu / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/10/30/n13855748.htmImage : On 29 October, in Trafalgar Square in London, England, hundreds of Chinese held a rally in solidarity with Peng Zaizhou. (Jenna/Epoch Times)


On 29 October, in Trafalgar Square, London, England, hundreds of Chinese held a solidarity with Peng Zaizhou (real name Peng Lifa). The rally, demanding that the CCP stop the blockade and carry out political reform and other demands.

The rally location is located in the most central part of London, only a few minutes' walk from Chinatown. It is one of the main tourist attractions in London, and the rally attracted a large number of passing Chinese, tourists and locals to stop and watch. Various banners except Peng Zaizhou In addition to my own demands, there are also a large number of voices calling for the overthrow of the CCP's rule.

The Peng Zaizhou Incident, also known as the "Sitong Bridge Incident", occurred on October 13 this year in the Sitong Bridge section of the Third Ring Road in Haidian District, Beijing. At that time, Peng Zaizhou hung a huge banner on the bridge, which read: "No nucleic acid but food, no lockdown but freedom, no lie but dignity, no Cultural Revolution but reform, no leader but vote, no slavery but be a citizen" "Class strike, strike and recall the dictator Xi Jinping." He also created wolf smoke to attract public attention and looped banner content with tweeters. Peng Zaizhou was arrested by the police shortly after, and his whereabouts are still unknown.
Image : Mr. Chen, a member of the China Democracy Party, believes that the CCP is most afraid of the public speaking out. (Jenna/Epoch Times)

Different from the previous demonstrations against the CCP, which were mainly launched by pro-democracy groups and faith groups, the participants this time were more students studying in the UK. Mr. Chen, who is a member of the Chinese Democratic Party, has a deep understanding. He said: "Peng Lifa represents the deepest desire of the suppressed Chinese people, so we admire him very much, especially today we found that international students have come out. To be able to take this step , is particularly touching, we think China has hope, and if everyone can stand up, I think the Communist regime will fall sooner or later."

Mr. Chen believes that these movements overseas will definitely have an impact on China: "The Communist Party is afraid that (the people) will hear different voices, and we need to make such voices heard. If we overseas Chinese are unwilling to speak up, they are even less likely to speak out in the harsh domestic environment."

"We also want to let the world know what the Chinese really think, what is the most real pursuit of the Chinese people, the Chinese people long for freedom, long for the end of the Communist Party's rule, and even more for the end of Xi Jinping's rule. Let the world know the true face of the Communist Party. What is it, because the existence of the Communist Party is not only an oppression of the Chinese people, it is actually a threat to world peace and tranquility." Mr. Chen also hopes that there will be more such spontaneously organized marches and rallies by the Chinese in the future.

Image : A mainlander disguised as a CCP epidemic prevention officer believes that many people still do not know the truth. (Jenna/Epoch Times)

An interviewed dissident expressed his admiration for Peng Zaizhou's behavior, "I call him a warrior. In addition to his superficial demonstrations, he also has his own thoughts on the democratic process. He is not a reckless man, which makes me more reverence." He also called on the Chinese to first learn more about the truth, "Actually, many people just don't know (the truth) and need more publicity."
Image : Mr. T called for the elimination of the bloody and authoritarian government of the CCP. (Jenna/Epoch Times)

Mr. T, who goes by the pseudonym T, came to the rally this time in response to China's excessive epidemic prevention and Xi Jinping's rule. "After the 20th National Congress, Xi Jinping was re-elected. I am very disgusted. He is like an emperor. China needs democracy and freedom, and now everything in the country, the ban, and the suppression of ethnic minorities, make me very angry."

He mentioned that the current domestic propaganda is all brainwashing and fraud, "China is not all pink, many people wake up after they come out, and they think of resistance. I hope that this movement will also have Shanghai's (April Voice) movement can awaken the people in the country, fight for democracy and freedom, and eliminate the bloody, centralized government of the CCP.”
Image : Mr. Zhu (the blue-clothed person holding the microphone) spoke at the rally, recounting all the horrific movements that China has launched since taking power, including the Great Famine, the Cultural Revolution, and the recent suppression of Falun Gong and Hong Kong people. Chinese compatriots wake up quickly, or the future of the Chinese nation will be ruined." (Jenna / The Epoch Times)

Mr. Zhu, who majored in politics himself, said he came here to participate after seeing the notice of the march in the Instagram and WhatsApp groups. He also said bluntly that he participated in this kind of gathering for the first time, and he has been very low-key in China. "I finally have a channel here, and more importantly, I have the courage to speak my voice." He believes that many Chinese people actually agree with Peng Lifa. Thought, but did not dare to come out, even overseas, for fear of suppression by the CCP regime.

Mr. Zhu appealed to everyone not to be pessimistic, believing that China now wants to be a prelude to the drastic changes in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s, "This is the first to overthrow the dominoes, Xi Jinping has been in power for ten years, and it is rare to see such a large-scale (demonstration) , especially overseas groups.”

Mr. Zhu also said that if political reform occurs in China in the future, it must come from internal and external driving forces, such as the drastic changes in Eastern Europe at the end of the last century. This is a turning point, and China will soon undergo a big change, everyone will no longer feel political indifference, and will stand up and speak for themselves."

External factors require this kind of movement to influence the Western people. "Their democratic mechanism can be converted into votes through the opinions of the people, forcing the government to formulate policies and push their politicians to support the arrested free people." At the same time, I am very happy to see Chinese from different countries and regions get together to participate, "As the blood of the Chinese nation, we stand together to speak for freedom and the same belief, this is the new identity, this is us and the people of Hong Kong-Taiwanese connection."
Image : Mr. Song called for more diverse voices to break the CCP's one-sentence rule. (Jenna/Epoch Times)

After seeing someone retweet the rally information on Twitter, Mr. Song was very interested, so he stopped by the way to participate, "He (Peng Zaizhou) is very brave, the risks he has to take at home, and the risks we take abroad can't be compared. He's inspired a lot of people, especially young people to overcome their fears."

Mr. Song said bluntly that many people around him, including his own relatives, are peaceful, even little pinkies, "The CCP will make people feel that these parades, sticking slogans, etc., are very childish behaviors, making it impossible for people to act. , let alone go further. The Chinese generally lack experience in such protests and demonstrations, take your time.”

He believes that to change the views of the Chinese people, we should start from ourselves, and at the same time popularize civic awareness to the surrounding people. "Especially the common sense education of politics, every sober person should do more, try more different channels, It is more important to let your voice be heard by others.”

"Little pinkies haven't heard a voice different from the Communist Party for a long time. The Communist Party's propaganda is too powerful, so when they hear a voice that is different from the official propaganda, they will be stimulated and can't accept it, so they must continue to have more diverse voices slowly wake up."
Image : Ms. Luo believes that participating in this rally is her social responsibility and obligation. (Jenna/Epoch Times)

Ms. Luo said that it is her responsibility to stand up. "As people who can go abroad, I have been much luckier than many people in China. I think we have relatively more social responsibilities. Responsibilities and Powers of a Citizen."

She believes that many mainlanders are willing to stand up and speak out this time, indicating that the situation in China must be very serious. "The policy of dynamic clearing should be abandoned. I don't think this policy can be maintained. No matter what the government wants to do, human lives are in the end. Human life should be treated as human first."

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The Xi faction makes a strong debut, and the CCP's center of gravity is unbalanced

Reporter : Zhang Mingjian / Editor : Lian Shuhua / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/10/30/n13855690.htm

Xi Jinping and his cronies control the entire set of the CCP's highest authority, but the CCP regime's center of gravity is also tilted and out of balance.

After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (22 October), nearly 70% of the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the highest authority of the Communist Party of China, are new faces, and the ratio of personnel turnover has not been as high as that in more than 30 years. There were 204 members of the last Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and about 69 remained.

The current CPC Central Committee consists of 205 members, including seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee including Xi Jinping, and more than 20 Politburo members. They are at the top of the power pyramid of the Communist Party of China. The Politburo Standing Committee is the highest decision-making body of the Communist Party of China.

According to the organizational structure of the Communist Party of China, only officials who have entered the Central Committee and become members of the Central Committee are eligible to advance to become leaders of the Communist Party, or to serve as provincial or ministerial-level officials, as well as to be the main leaders and senior officials in the police and military systems of the Communist Party of China. rank officials.

Xi Jinping, the re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China, ended the rule of power transfer over the past 30 years and broke the original pattern of factions within the party. After October 22, Xi Jinping's cronies crowded the top of the power pyramid - the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Xi Jinping no longer has a close political opponent within the CCP. No one has the political capital to challenge him.

Columnist Zhang Tianliang told The Epoch Times that, in fact, Xi Jinping broke the power distribution mechanism formed within the CCP after Deng Xiaoping 30 years ago—people from different factions divide power in proportion, and then give each other some face. Zhang Tianliang believes that after Xi Jinping is re-elected, he will launch a major purge within the party to eradicate dissidents.

Since Deng Xiaoping, the CCP's political strongman, there have been two major political factions within the CCP, one is the Jiang faction headed by former party leader Jiang Zemin, and the other is the regimental faction headed by former party leader Hu Jintao.  Amid the infighting between the two political factions, Xi Jinping ascended to the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China in November 2012, before Xi Jinping had no cronies of his own.

This year is the year of the CCP’s five-yearly redistribution of power. Both the Jiang faction and the Tuan faction have suffered heavy setbacks from the Xi Jinping faction. The backbone members of both factions have not entered the new leadership core of the CCP, and very few can enter the Central Committee. Among them, Hu Jintao, the head of the regimental faction, was taken away from the 20th conference in front of many Chinese and foreign reporters, shocking the outside world, and seemed to be rehearsing what would happen next.

Some analysts believe that although Xi Jinping's cronies dominate one family, there will also be different forces within him, and new entanglements of interests will arise. Conflicts can also arise between the old factions. It is foreseeable that the CCP's internal confrontation will intensify and the crisis will intensify.

Currently, officials from Fujian in the Xi faction are the most powerful. Representatives include Wang Xiaohong, Minister of Public Security of the Communist Party of China, and He Weidong, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission. These people have begun to take on the characteristics of political factions.

Shi Shan, an expert on China issues, said in a live broadcast of NTDTV on 22 October that in fact, there are many political factions within Xi Jinping's cronies, and officials from Fujian are the big winners in the CCP's reelection process.

Shi Shan said, "There will also be factional struggles within the Xi faction. Just like during the Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong's cronies also fought each other, and some people ended up dying worse than Mao's political opponents."

After the CCP established its political power in 1949, it has been mired in factional and line struggles for a long time. Among them, the Maoists have almost always occupied the dominant position, and Mao Zedong has become a Stalin-style dictator. By the time of Mao Zedong's death in 1976, factors including infighting had brought the CCP regime to the brink of collapse.

After the Cultural Revolution, the political strongman Deng Xiaoping ushered in the era of oligarchic governance (the "Central Advisory Committee of the Communist Party of China" in Deng Xiaoping's era was in essence the highest decision-making body of the CCP at that time, namely the political oligarchy governing body), and relaxed the control of economic activities, making the CCP The regime gets a respite.

Hu Jintao, the former leader of the Communist Party of China, is the successor of Deng Xiaoping's ruling philosophy, and he is also the successor of Deng Xiaoping's designated party leader every generation.

Zhang Tianliang said, "Xi Jinping's monopoly of power and Hu Jintao being forcibly removed from the meeting mean that the era of Deng Xiaoping has come to an end."

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Optimistic about Republicans' victory, China is now police state

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Optimistic about Lee Zeldin's victory over New York Governor DeSantis went to New York to canvass votes

Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/29/a103562906.html
Image : Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. (Octavio Jones/Getty Images)



As the midterm elections (8 November 2022) approach, New York State's early voting began on Saturday (29 October 2022) and lasted until 6 November 2022. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin in New York on 29 October.

Most opinion polls show a shrinking gap between Lee Zeldin and incumbent New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. A poll by Co/efficient last week even put Lee Zeldin ahead by 0.3 percentage points.

DeSantis, the top campaign fundraiser, will join Lee Zeldin at the campaign headquarters in Hauppauge, Long Island's Suffolk County, on the first day of early voting in New York state at 7.30 pm local time. (Get Out the Vote) rallies to encourage voters to actively vote.

DeSantis, a well-known political figure and one of the potential candidates for the 2024 presidential election, has raised the most money for himself of any potential presidential candidate, and among all major politicians in the country, his net approval rating Highest.

In the evening of the 27th, during a town hall event on Fox News, DeSantis said he believes the Republican Party will win the seats in the many contested gubernatorial and senatorial races in the midterm elections. "The red wave is so strong," he predicted a Republican governor for Deep Blue New York.

"I really have to say, New York, we'll probably elect, I think we're going to elect a Republican governor, Lee Zeldin," DeSantis said.

DeSantis urged every Republican voter to get out and vote. "If we all do this, I think this will be one of the best midterm elections of our lives".

Lee Zeldin's campaign also announced on 28 October that Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin will join Lee Zeldin at a rally in Westchester County at 1 pm on the 31st. In 2021, Republican Youngkin was elected governor of Virginia, turning the dark blue state of Virginia into a red one.

In recent weeks, Mr. Lee has also closed the gap when it comes to raising capital. In the final round of campaign documents released before voting closes on 8 November, Hochul reported $5.95 million on hand, compared with $5.85 million for Lee Zeldin. Hochul has maintained a huge advantage before.

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" in the morning of the 28th that Democrats were "a little worried" ahead of the midterm elections.

Polls show voters are increasingly focused on the economy and believe Republicans are better at handling it than Democrats. A recent Morning Consult/Politico poll found that 93% of voters are concerned about inflation and 75% of Democrats say the economy will play a role in their voting decisions. 46% of voters trust Republicans in their ability to deal with inflation, while 37% trust Democrats.

A joint poll by the Trafalgar Group/Convention of States Action found that 58.9 percent of respondents believed a Democratic Congress would hurt the economy.

Psaki expressed concern about how those polls could affect the midterm elections. "Democrats are a little worried about what's going on right now and have felt worse over the past week or so." She pointed out that President Barack Obama and President Biden were both on the campaign trail a few days ago and they wanted to cheer for Democrats.

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Republicans are fiercely fighting for victory in mid-term elections are fiercely fighting.  Republicans: If they win the House of Representatives, they will be tougher against the Communist Party


The U.S. mid-term elections are less than two weeks away. Some American media revealed that if the Republicans retake the House of Representatives, they will be tougher on the CCP.

In Georgia, Republican candidate and former football player Herschel Walker is making a run for the Senate seat. Many Republican heavyweights have come forward to stand for him.

Veteran Republican Senator Cruz: "I'm here for my friend who's going to be a great senator representing Georgia, the great Herschel Walker."

Walker, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, emphasized his Christian faith during the campaign, but was also embroiled in an abortion scandal.

Accuser Jane Doe: "Herschel Walker said he was against abortion for women, but he pressured me to have one."

Walker insisted that the scandals were a political attack on him.

In Pennsylvania, another key swing state, Democratic Senate candidate Feltman's performance in the only debate raised questions about his health.

Senator Fettman of Pennsylvania: "I know that five months after a stroke, it's not that easy (to run for an election), in fact, I think it's unprecedented in the history of American politics."

Feltman's supporters worry, however, that the health condition will cost him some middle voters.

Pennsylvania Voters: "He didn't look comfortable answering questions."

In Wisconsin, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Barnes is challenging incumbent Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican. The two are in a stalemate, and the confrontation is becoming increasingly fierce.

Lieutenant Governor Barnes, Democrat of Wisconsin: "He (Johnson) said if women don't like Pennsylvania laws like the 1849 Abortion Act, they can move out. In 13 days, women in this state can Let Ron Johnson go."

Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, said: "I reiterate that I am running because our country is in danger. We are at an inflection point where there is a party that is pushing us down the path of socialism."

The U.S. midterm elections are less than two weeks away, when all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 Senate seats and 36 gubernatorial seats in the 50 states will be up for re-election.

Multiple polls show that, unsurprisingly, the Republicans will regain control of the House of Representatives. This also means that the CCP will face more tough policies from the US House of Representatives in the next two years. The Republican Party has already stated that after retaking the House of Representatives, it will set up a special committee to comprehensively confront the CCP in various fields.



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Thai independent press refuses CCP buyover: Democracy and freedom are priceless

 Image : On 26 October 2022, Thailand's Sam Yan Press issued a statement exposing the details of a mysterious "Chinese businessman" asking for 2 million baht to close the publishing house. (Sam Yan Press Twitter)

泰国独立出版社拒中共收买:民主自由无价


On 26 October 2022, Thailand's Sam Yan Press issued a statement condemning the intimidation, harassment and bribing attempts of independent media by powers. And exposed the details of the mysterious "Chinese businessman" asking the publishing house to close with an offer of 2 million baht. The statement called on the news media and the international publishing sector to stand up to resist the erosion of democratic freedoms by the CCP's power.

The statement said that Sam Yan Press, founded in 2017, aims to spread values ​​such as democracy, freedom and human rights to Thai society, many of which are criticisms of China's authoritarian regime.

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Offered at 2 million baht, must be closed before the 20th National Congress

The open letter mentioned that in May 2022, Sam Yan Press received an email from the local private detective agency "Sky International Legal", claiming that Chinese businessman Huang Chengde offered to acquire the agency. The agency thought it might be a scam and ignored it.

In September, the private detective agency visited the residence and monastery of the publisher's founder, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, uninvited. In addition, members of the agency received calls and more information from the agency urging deals.

"This poses a serious threat to our independence, security and freedom of expression. Therefore, we have decided to meet with the agency in person in the hope of finding out what is going on," the open letter said.

The letter said it was learned after the meeting that the proposal called for Sam Yan Press to close and provide them with a formal certificate of dissolution to demonstrate their influence in Thailand. In exchange, they will give the agency 2 million baht in cash.

According to Radio Free Asia, the private detective agency had repeatedly urged to complete the transaction before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China during an interview with the person in charge of Sam Yan Press.

"Although we have always been a small, independent, student-run media outlet, we have stood by our core values," the open letter said. "We have firmly rejected this proposal, making it clear that we will not be included for money."

According to a picture posted on Twitter by Sam Yan Press, Huang Chengde said he "needs to have a good relationship with the Chinese government," but he is not a Chinese government official or a member of the Communist Party.


Huang Chengde's guarantee

"We are relieved that this shows that the Chinese authorities have recognized our work and seen the potential power of the truth we have been seeking," the open letter said. "In the beginning, we were afraid to tell the truth out of fear for our own safety. However, we can no longer remain silent about the encroachment of media rights and freedom of expression by power."

The open letter pointed out that Sam Yan Press would not give in to the threats and inducements of the CCP, and condemned the harassment, intimidation and unscrupulous manipulation attempts of dissidents. The letter also calls on all news media and international publishing sectors to stand up against censorship and manipulation attempts by the powerful.

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Commentary: CCP censorship extends overseas

In its report, Radio Free Asia quoted Ken Wu, vice president of the Los Angeles branch of the FAPA agency (Taiwanese Public Affairs Association), as saying that what the CCP fears is either coercion or inducement. Purchasing Sam Yan Press may be a conspiracy of the CCP.

Wu Zhaofeng expressed his support for Sam Yan Press to stand up and speak out: "Organizations like Sam Yan that promote democracy, freedom and human rights, the Milk Tea Alliance and the anti-tyranny movement promoted by the CCP are rejected by a dictatorial and totalitarian country like the CCP."

He believes that the CCP's speech censorship has extended overseas, and "totalitarian countries will not only control freedom of speech within their borders, but also extend their clutches overseas to completely eliminate the forces that affect their stability."

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Trump congratulates Musk on Twitter acquisition: "Wise people" take over

Reporter : Li Qingyi / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/29/a103563092.html / Image : Video Screenshot


 After Tesla founder Elon Musk officially acquired Twitter on 28 October 2022, he immediately fired a number of former Twitter executives. Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform congratulating Musk on his acquisition of Twitter; however there were wait-and-sees and skepticism.

In response to Musk's completion of the Twitter acquisition, Trump wrote in a post on the 28th: ​​"I'm glad that Twitter is now in the hands of the wise and no longer run by radical left lunatics and lunatics who truly hate our country. Twitter must now try to get rid of all the bots and fake accounts that are doing it serious harm. I love the truth!"

Trump's Twitter account was banned in the wake of the January 6 incident in the U.S. Congress, 2021. Musk accused Twitter of making a wrong and stupid decision.

The outside world is concerned about when Musk will unblock Trump's Twitter account and whether Trump will return to Twitter. Although Trump did not say whether he would return to Twitter, he has stated that he will continue to use his social media platform.

Stephen Scheeler, former CEO of Facebook Australia/New Zealand: "From a high-level perspective, the top three social media platforms in the world, one is Chinese-controlled (Tiktok) and the other is Facebook and one is controlled by Musk (Twitter).”

After many twists and turns for half a year, Musk finally completed the Twitter acquisition this week. He's committed to making Twitter a platform for public opinion and has formed a content moderation council of "diversified viewpoints," and he told advertisers that in the future, Twitter only needs good ads.

TechCrunch Contributing Editor Mike Butcher: "As for taking the reins and flying the birdie on Twitter, that's also making advertisers nervous. It remains to be seen how he's going to address that."

The first step in all reforms is to delist Twitter and privatize it. Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on 8 November 2022, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Trump holds second Texas rally ahead of mid-term elections

Reporters : Yi Yongqi and Ma Hailian from Robstown, Texas / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/29/a103563157.html / Image : Video Screenshot

On Saturday, on the eve of the November mid-term elections, Trump held his second rally this year in Texas to cheer on Republicans he supports.

Thousands attended. On the eve of the mid-term elections, in Robstown, a small town 18 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, Trump held his second rally in Texas this year, with thousands in attendance.

The rally began at 4 pm that day, and many Trump supporters took the stage to speak. Including Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, and Thomas Homan, former director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A number of Republican candidates who participated in the November mid-term elections and were endorsed by Trump also took the stage including Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Congressmen Ronny Jackson, Michael Cloud, candidate Wesley Hunt and more.

Trump's team said all 33 Trump-backed Republicans won the primaries in the March primary, heading into the November general election. The mid-term elections this November will affect the political trend between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, state governments, county governments and local governments.

Trump arrived at the venue at 7 p.m. "I'm so excited to be back in Texas with the proud, hard-working, patriotic Americans of the great Texas. We love you!"

In the next two hours of speech, Trump touched on a variety of content. Including Texas's economy-dominant oil and gas industry is restricted by the federal government, open border policies have led to tens of millions of people from more than 100 countries crossing the border illegally, human trafficking and drug dealers are rampant, fentanyl drugs are rampant, Texas' Crime in Houston, Dallas and Austin has worsened at record levels.

TRUMP: "When the Republicans take control of Congress, our first priority is to fully restore every single Trump border security policy."

Trump accused the current administration of turning the United States into a police state, arresting anti-abortion activists, persecuting political opponents, and suppressing dissidents.

Trump: "It's like coming directly from a communist country. I used to say socialism, but now I've crossed over. Now it's not socialism, it's communism."

Trump also said the rights of parents should be protected, critical racial theories should be removed from schools and the military, parents have the right to choose schools other than public schools, men should be banned from participating in women's sports, and teachers should be banned without parental consent from teaching transgender values to students.

Trump also talked about election fraud, telling supporters in the field that voting in-person on Election Day, 8 November, is one way to prevent vote fraud.

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Xi Jinping deliberately cites speculation that 3 of the secretariat secretaries are police chiefs

Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Wang Anping / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/30/a103563342.htmlImage : Chinese Communist Party police patrol near the Great Hall in Beijing on 10 March  2022. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

习近平用意引猜测 书记处书记中3人是警察头子


 Although Xi Jinping was re-elected at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he repeatedly emphasized "safety", and among the secretaries of the 20th CPC Central Committee, three of the members of the Secretariat of the 20th CPC Central Committee were rarely police chiefs, causing concern. The outside world has questioned that in the future, Xi Jinping will not only "govern the country by the police," but also "govern the party by the police."

The members of the 20th Central Secretariat include Cai Qi, Shi Taifeng, Li Ganjie, Li Shulei, Chen Wenqing, Liu Jinguo and Wang Xiaohong. Three of them are police chiefs, including the national security chief Chen Wenqing, the public security chief Wang Xiaohong and the former deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security Liu Jinguo.

The Political and Legal Committee is known as the "knife handle" and is responsible for maintaining stability for the CCP; while the Secretariat of the Central Committee is the office of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and its Standing Committee, responsible for daily party affairs. The Free Asia column article "Night Talk Zhongnanhai" said that Xi Jinping wants to implement "police governance of the country" and that's all, should he also implement "police governance of the party"?

US online media Axios reported that Alex Joske, a senior researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, believes that this is the first time the Chinese Minister of State Security has entered the CCP's top decision-making body, revealing the importance the Party Congress attaches to national security issues.

Joske predicts that the CCP will devote more resources to the security field, and security-related operations will expand.

The article stated that in the previous Central Secretariat, if there was at most one police chief, and whether in the Central Secretariat, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee or the State Councilor, these "police chiefs" were not from professional police backgrounds, such as Zhou Yongkang, Meng Jianzhu, Guo Shengkun, Zhao Kezhi, etc. were all "halfway monks", and were transferred from the position of provincial party secretary to the minister of public security and directly assumed the title of chief police inspector.

However, among the 20th Central Secretaries, the three "police secretaries" were all police officers for decades, and climbed up step by step from ordinary police officers at grass-roots police stations or heads of grass-roots public security bureaus.

However, among the three, only Chen Wenqing has a bachelor's degree. The other two, one was a "Party School Undergraduate" degree, the other was a "Party School Correspondence" degree, both belong to the type of official diploma.

In the evening of 28 October, the official website of the Political and Legal Committee of the Communist Party of China announced that Chen Wenqing had been transferred from the Minister of State Security to the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Epoch Times columnist Wang He told NTDTV on the 29th, "In the past, the Minister of Public Security of the Communist Party of China was promoted to Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, but this time Chen Wenqing, Minister of State Security, was appointed Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, which broke the CCP's practice in recent decades."

Xi Jinping emphasized "security" many times in his report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and there is a special chapter on national security, which mentions "regime security", "system security" and "ideological security".

Wang He analyzed: "Chen Wenqing previously served as the executive deputy director of the Central Security Committee. With this qualification, coupled with his national security background, let him be the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, which shows that this is Xi Jinping's measure to strengthen security."

China's National Security has the spy function of espionage internationally and internal surveillance of the people. Current affairs commentator Yue Shan told NTDTV on 29 October that Xi Jinping's promotion of Chen Wenqing and Wang Xiaohong not only strengthened the function of the "knife handle" of the political and legal system, but also released the signal of "spy running the country".

He analyzed that the Political and Legal Committee used to be the coordinator of various internal stability maintenance units of the CCP. Now Chen Wenqing, the head of national security, has joined the Political Bureau and concurrently serves as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, which shows that the nature of this institution has changed.

He believes that in the next step, Xi Jinping will use the Political and Legal Committee to expand and strengthen the governance of the country by secret agents, which is a manifestation of state terrorism.

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The home port of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was attacked by drones

Editor : Lu Yongxin https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/30/a103563373.htmlImage : The picture shows the Zaporozhzhia nuclear power plant on 29 October 2022, from Priniprovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have carried out a massive drone strike on Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevanborg, according to Russian officials. Russia has accused British troops of being involved in the attack, an allegation denied by the British Ministry of Defence. (Carl Court/Getty Images)

俄黑海舰队母港遭无人机攻击 乌媒发无人艇攻击画面

According to reports, a large-scale drone attack on the home port of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol damaged a ship. Russia has accused Ukraine of doing this and, without providing evidence, accused the British navy of assisting in the attack, which the British Ministry of Defence denies.

Sevastopol is the largest city in Crimea. The Russian navy has repelled the latest attack, which he said was the "biggest" attack on the area since February, said Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-appointed head of Sevanburg.

He said that all the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used by the other side for the attack have been shot down, and no civilian infrastructure has been damaged.

A black-and-white video without soundtrack shared by Ukrainian media on Sky News shows unmanned boats attacking Russian ships in Sevastopol  but the authenticity of the video could not be verified.

Videos circulating in Ukrainian media show the use of unmanned boats. Senior Russian officials said nine drones attacked, BBC News reported.

Russia said it was targeting ships used a month ago to export grain from Ukrainian ports under an international agreement; hours later, Russia announced it was suspending the agreement to allow Ukrainian grain exports to be exported.

The Crimea peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014 and has a special symbolic meaning for Russian President Vladimir Putin. But in recent weeks, there have been multiple attacks on the island of Kerk, which is home to large numbers of Russian troops.

The Russian Defense Ministry also said at least one ship was slightly damaged, and without providing evidence, accused British naval experts of helping Ukraine prepare for the attack on the 29th.

The Russian side also stated that the British Navy was also “involved in planning, organizing and executing the terrorist operation in the Baltic Sea on September 26 this year, which destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines.”

In response, the British Ministry of Defence responded that "the Russian Ministry of Defence is spreading disinformation to distract attention from their disastrous performance in the illegal invasion of Ukraine."

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Taiwan, missiles and spies top priorities in Xi Jinping's new term

Reporter : Li Li / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/29/a103563027.html

Xi Jinping, who was re-elected at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, led the new Politburo Standing Committee members to conduct a field inspection in Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. Yan'an is the place where Mao Zedong and the Communist Party started, so this time The expedition is considered to have symbolic significance and has attracted attention from all walks of life.

The Washington Post published a commentary, arguing that Xi Jinping, who was in power, stood in the cave where Mao Zedong once stayed, and emphasized to the team he just formed (members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China) to "carry forward the spirit of Yan'an", "to be loyal, diligent and dedicate," describing the Yan'an Spirit as "pioneering self-reliance and hard work," showing Xi Jinping's desire to maintain the same "fighting spirit" he did in the 1940s.

The commentary believes that Xi Jinping's plans and plans for the next term can be seen from the qualifications of the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China elected at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In response to the pressure from the United States and its territorial claim to Taiwan, Xi Jinping first appointed his subordinates based on the development of advanced military technology; secondly, he promoted military generals with military combat experience to deal with the strategy of planning to capture Taiwan; finally, he broke the rules and promoted the Chinese Minister of State Security entered the Politburo to monitor and purge domestic opposition forces by espionage, infiltrating and confronting various foreign pressures.

At the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping stressed that China faces severe challenges, believes that security issues and economic issues are unified, and called for "solidarity" to overcome difficulties. The meeting gave Xi Jinping a monopoly on power, ousting his political opponents, and promoting 13 of the 24 Politburo members, most of whom had close personal ties to Xi and others with security and military-technical expertise or experience.

Among them, Ma Xingrui, Zhang Guoqing, Li Ganjie, Liu Guozhong, and Yuan Jiajun have all worked in the CCP's state-owned military enterprises, responsible for China's rapid catching up with the United States in the field of space flight, and expanding the military's arsenal, conventional missiles and nuclear missiles.

Yuan Jiajun, the current party secretary of Zhejiang province, who studied aerospace technology in Germany, led a program that sent the first Chinese astronaut into space in 2003. Liu Guozhong majored in the design and manufacture of artillery system fuses at East China University of Science and Technology, and later worked in China's earliest bomb and missile factory.

Neil Thomas, a senior China analyst at Eurasia Group, said the promotions reflected Xi's emphasis on technology and innovation, aimed at breaking free from Western constraints on core technologies.

Another major issue for Politburo appointments is Taiwan, among the two dozen Central Committee members, 15 have some kind of ties to Taiwan, or used to manage commercial ties across the Taiwan Strait (this is the CCP's soft infiltration policy toward Taiwan), Or directly as an army general, responsible for military affairs on the east coast.

Wu Guoguang, a senior research scholar at the Stanford Center for China Economy and Institutions, said Xi stressed that he carried on the tradition of Mao Zedong, "under his leadership, just like under Mao Zedong in the 1940s, the party will be able to get whatever they want. ".

Wu Guoguang believes that despite China's growing global influence, Xi is still concerned that slowing growth and close ties to Western industrialized economies will weaken the party's grip on power.

Wu Guoguang served as an adviser to reformist Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang in the 1980s until his Tiananmen protests in 1989. "Xi Jinping is ambitious. In his own words, he wants China to dominate the world, and for that, China needs to be stronger."

The promotion of He Weidong, commander of the Eastern Theater Command, shows the direction of Xi Jinping's policy on the Taiwan issue. He Weidong, 65, has jumped from more than 370 members of the Central Committee to a member of the Politburo.

Zhang Youxia, 72, has passed the unofficial retirement age of 68. Xi has retained Zhang Youxia and appointed him as the first vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. Analysts believe that it is because Zhang Youxia participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979 and has actual combat experience.

Shen Mingshi, director of national security research at the Taiwan-based think tank the Institute for National Defense and Security, said the personnel changes appeared to show Xi Jinping was "impatient" with Taiwan.

Another decision that broke the rules was the appointment of Chen Wenqing, Minister of State Security. Chen Wenqing was promoted from Minister of State Security of the Communist Party of China to Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and became a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. This is the first time the head of spyware has been a member of the Politburo since China's Ministry of State Security was established in the 1980s. Chen Wenqing is Xi Jinping's main operative to purge corruption and rivals.

Wu Guoguang, a scholar at Stanford University, said the promotion showed that Xi's Communist Party "spy came to power," like the KGB in the Soviet Union. "It now appears that Xi Jinping really wants to use the system to control social power, and to play a role in monitoring political elites and foreign relations," he said.

Hong Yaonan, a China studies scholar at Tamkang University in Taiwan, said Xi's emphasis on security reflected the plight of his highly centralized rule. He dubbed it the "Mao Zedong Trap," where Xi Jinping either needs to strengthen internal controls like Stalin, or pursue frenzied nationalism and aggression.

“As Xi Jinping is at the center of a smaller and smaller decision-making circle, it becomes easier and easier to make the wrong decision,” Hong Yaonan said.






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