Anti-CCP slogans in Beijing before the 20th Party Congress, Xi's "three time bombs"

 Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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Anti-CCP slogans appear in Beijing before the 20th Party Congress, photos and videos go viral

Editor : Tang Zheng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/13/a103550320.html / Image : On 13 October 2022, several protest slogans with red characters on a white background appeared on the Sitong Bridge in Haidian District, Beijing. (Source: Twitter)

There are still three days before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. On 13 October 2022, a number of protest slogans with red characters on a white background appeared on the Sitong Bridge in Haidian District, Beijing. The details are unknown. On the same day, the photos and videos of the scene went viral on the Internet, arousing the attention of the outside world.

In the afternoon of the 13th, texts and photos circulated on overseas social media Twitter showed that in the morning of the 13th, two huge banners with red characters on a white background were hung on the Sitong Bridge in Haidian District, Beijing.

The banner on the left side of the bridge reads, "No nucleic acid, want to eat, no ban, but freedom, no lie, but dignity, no Cultural Revolution, but reform, no leader, but votes, no slaves, but citizens." The right banner reads "School strike. Strike to oust dictator Xi Jinping, a thief of the dictatorship”, pointing the finger at the top of the CCP.

The pictures also showed that thick smoke billowed from the bridge, and many passersby gathered under the bridge to watch. A video showed that fire trucks and police cars were parked on the bridge, and the burning objects were sprayed with white powder. There were many firefighters and police officers in black walking back and forth at the scene, some people were taking pictures, and some policemen were cleaning up the removed signs.

It was not known who hung the banner on the bridge or why black smoke was coming from the bridge. NTDTV was unable to verify the specific circumstances of the above information.

Image : On 13 October 2022, several protest slogans with red characters on a white background appeared on the Sitong Bridge in Haidian District, Beijing. (Source: Twitter)

Image : On 13 October 2022, several protest slogans with red characters on a white background appeared on the Sitong Bridge in Haidian District, Beijing. (Source: Twitter)

The location of the incident is located next to Renmin University of China and Beijing Friendship Hotel. It is the main traffic road in Beijing to Zhongguancun, a settlement in the technology industry, as well as many universities and colleges.

The incident sparked heated discussions among Twitter netizens: "The video shows that you cross the Sitong Bridge intersection from east to west, turn right into Zhongguancun Street, and cross the Sitong Bridge on the left is the Digital Building." "On the Sitong Bridge on the Northwest Third Ring Road. , next to the National People's Congress." "Beijing Haidian, I admire the courage of this man." "Some people have rushed to the tower." "What's the matter with this black smoke?"

"If everyone sees the slogan, it would be great if they all resonate together, and parade the streets together to show the crowd!"

At present, the mainland Internet has completely blocked relevant pictures and videos. After some netizens reposted the photos through WeChat, they were immediately suspended by the CCP network administrator for 24 hours. However, this news has been circulated on overseas social media.

Some netizens said, "At present, these pictures can no longer be transmitted on WeChat. Even if they are sent to individuals, they cannot be received." "People's hearts can't be suppressed." A real warrior! There are so many cameras, and the risk of being caught is extremely high." "I hope to know the name of this warrior." "Having done something that many people dare not do, may he be safe!"

At present, the vast majority of countries in the world have no longer adopted a strict lockdown-style epidemic prevention and control model, advocating coexistence with the covid virus. However, the CCP still adheres to the policy of “zero-covid”, requiring all people to undergo nucleic acid testing, quarantine, and city closures at every turn, causing a large number of secondary disasters and raging public grievances.

Under the internal and external difficulties, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is scheduled to be held on 16 October.

News (2) to (7) / Reporters : Zhao Fenghua and Jiang Xin / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/13/a103550092.html

Image : Video Screenshot

News (2)

Curse the Communist Party? Tianjin Funeral Parlour "Welcome to the 20th National Congress"

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is approaching, Tianjin No. 1 Funeral Parlour issued a document on the official Weibo on the 11th, "Welcome to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party and the New Future ofFunerals". Some netizens ridiculed that in some dialects, the Chinese characters  “共畅殡葬" , i.e."common funeral enjoyment" and "communist funeral" “共产殡葬” , i.e. "communist funeral" are homophonic. This is to curse the death of the Communist Party, right?

The article was subsequently deleted from the entire network. Some netizens speculated that the article may have violated the taboo of the CCP. The netizen said, "This is the legendary low-level red and high-level black. The expression is wrong, and the master is not happy."

Refer to News (19) for more details.

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More than 3,000 people in Lanzhou College of Arts and Sciences were infected, the school concealed it, and set off a protest

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is approaching, and the "zero-covid" epidemic prevention in various places continues to increase but it is difficult to prevent the spread of the epidemic. Gansu Lanzhou College of Arts and Sciences concealed the epidemic, resulting in cross-infection, and about 3,000 people in the school tested positive for nucleic acid.

On 12 October 2022, the school mobilized students who were not infected with the virus to go to the teaching building for isolation. Some students were strongly dissatisfied and clashed with the police.

Dabai: "You don't think I can do anything to you, don't you?"

The video shows that in the middle of the night on the 12th, loud shouts of girls came from the dormitory.

College student: "My God!"

A screenshot of a student group chat shows that that night, the college notified students who were not infected to go to the teaching building for isolation, and more than a dozen people lived in one classroom, which was boycotted by students.

School leader: "Please inform the heads of all floors that the packing is over at 10:45, and the south campus will be unified." "Only 45 minutes."

Student: "Let's move out." "It's all uprising."

Student: "Direct riot!" "Too outrageous, right?"

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Shenzhen man was banned and charged to the point of collapse and confronted Dabai with a knife

On 11 October 2022, due to the continuous lockdown, a Shenzhen man was emotionally broken and confronted with the anti-epidemic Dabai with a knife.

Shenzhen citizen: "What are you doing?"

Shenzhen citizen: "Hold the knife, look, look! With the knife, who dares to go over? Look!"

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China's closed-off areas are posed for photos, and leaders should be photographed

In a sealed-off area in China, many people were posing for photos to deliver supplies, and some people clearly said that the leaders should be photographed.

The mainland posed for photos of the people: "Put the leaders in, ah!"

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Henan people forced to isolate themselves in toilets

In Ruzhou, Henan, recently, after a trip to a public restroom, some people were trapped inside and quarantined on the spot, which made people laugh and laugh.

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Drought continues in many provinces in China, and the temperature in Northeast China and other places exceeds 10°C

Drought continues in many provinces in China.

The Meteorological Observatory continued to issue an orange warning for meteorological drought, saying that 10 provinces including Zhejiang, Anhui and Hubei experienced moderate to severe meteorological drought.

Among them, southern Zhejiang, most of Fujian and central to southern Jiangxi are particularly dry.

In addition to the drought, many parts of China will experience cooling this weekend. It is expected that from the 15th to the 17th, there will be a strong cold air, and the Northeast, North China and other places will have a temperature drop of 6~8°C, and the local cooling rate will exceed 10°C.

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"Xi was hijacked by the CCP". After the preparatory meeting for the 20th National Congress, Xi held the "three bombs" to protect his rights?

Reporters : Han Fei,  Luo Ya / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/13/a103550099.html / Image : Video Screenshot

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CCP was held in Beijing a few days ago. Some observers pointed out that although the CCP is calm on the surface, undercurrents are surging under the surface. Analysts believe that the reason why the anti-Xi forces did not act is because Xi Jinping has three bombs in his hands.

The preparatory meeting for the 20th National Congress of the CCP and the Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee ended on 12 October 2022 in Beijing. In the communique released, Xi Jinping was touted across the board, saying that he had achieved so-called "major achievements" in the past five years but observers say that on the surface, Xi Jinping appears to be in control but he is not.

Wang Ping (pseudonym), a teacher at a mainland university, said, "This communique doesn't have any bright spots, it's a commonplace."

"The Epoch Times" current affairs commentator Wang He said, "In fact, there are crises, and what everyone is waiting for is an opportunity."

Well-known analysts pointed out that the reason why the anti-Xi forces have not moved is because Xi Jinping has "three time bombs" in his hands. They are the "Russia-Ukraine War", "Epidemic Prevention" and "Taiwan Issue". Now that the "reversal of Xi Jinping" has been successful, it is impossible to deal with these three bombs safely. Therefore, it is the best policy to "leave the mess to Xi Jinping himself".

In addition, the plight of CCP China's economy and the harsh U.S. strategy towards CCP have also made it even more difficult for the CCP regime.

Wang He said, "The political situation of the CCP is completely dead, and it is a muddy mess. It can't support the wall at all."

To the outside world, Xi Jinping has consolidated power over the past decade to become the most powerful Communist Party leader since Mao Zedong. However, former British diplomat Kerry Brown recently pointed out that Xi Jinping, like everyone else, was "hijacked by the CCP in a strange way".

Senior media person Li Muyang said, "Actually, he (Brown) is saying that everything Xi Jinping has done is working hard to protect the CCP."

Reuters has combed through 12 ways Xi Jinping has consolidated power over the past decade. Brown believes that although the attention of the outside world is on Xi Jinping, in fact it is not Xi Jinping who is dictating China, but "the CCP for whom Xi Jinping serves."

Li Muyang doubted, "But can the CCP keep it? I'm afraid even Xi Jinping himself has no confidence in this."

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Can't wait for the anti-Xi faction action? Akio Yaita: Xi Jinping has three 'time bombs'

   

Image : The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is about to debut, and the outside world believes that Xi Jinping will continue to be re-elected as general secretary. (AFP)

The 20th National Congress of the CCP is about to debut on 16 October 2022, and the outside world believes that Chinese President Xi Jinping has been re-elected as General Secretary for a record-breaking three times. In this regard, Akio Yaita, director of the Taipei branch of Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" analyzed on the 12th that in fact, more and more people within the CCP want Xi Jinping to step down but the reason why the anti-Xi forces have not taken action is because Xi Jinping has "three ticking time bombs".

Akio Yaita pointed out through Facebook on Wednesday that Xi Jinping's government's domestic and foreign policies in recent years have undoubtedly caused serious harm to Chinese society, and it can be seen from various signs that there are many people within the CCP who want Xi Jinping to step down as soon as possible. Before the 20th National Congress of the CCP, why did the Xi forces hardly make any big moves? They just accepted it silently, watching Xi Jinping enter his third term? A few days ago, I communicated with a few friends who are familiar with the operation mode of the CCP's high-level power. It is generally believed that the anti-Xi forces did not launch the anti-Xi movement because, first, they were not sure, and second, they could not bear the various risks after the event.”

Akio Yaita believes that the fundamental reason why the "Reverse Xi Movement" was not launched is that "the influence of the anti-Xi faction in the military is not large", and Xi Jinping is now carrying three "huge time bombs" in his arms, namely "Russia-Ukraine War", "Epidemic Prevention" and "Taiwan issue", "the anti-Xi faction is now launching a campaign against Xi, even if it succeeds, it cannot safely dispose of these bombs, so it is the best policy to leave the mess to Xi Jinping himself."

Akio Yaita went on to analyze the "three time bombs" he proposed. The first is the Russia-Ukraine war. If Ukraine continues to maintain its counteroffensive, it may eventually win, bringing huge military pressure to China from the north, and the "China siege network" in the Western world led by the United States has been completed. Xi Jinping's wolf warrior diplomacy has so far failed completely. "

Next is "Epidemic Prevention". "China is probably the only country in the world that is still adopting a zero-covid policy... As the virus becomes more and more infectious, once the epidemic gets out of control, the number of infected people may skyrocket, resulting in an increase in medical capacity, serious shortages, and then developing into a social crisis and an economic crisis.”

As for the Taiwan issue, Akio Yaita mentioned the "Taiwan Policy Act" under consideration by the U.S. Congress recently. Once the Act is officially passed, it will essentially mean that the U.S. has given Taiwan the treatment of a "quasi-diplomatic country", and other countries may follow suit. "It means that the one-China principle that China has been advocating for many years has begun to be rejected in the international community. This incident is almost an unbearable blow to the CCP regime that runs the country with nationalism."

In the end, Akio Yaita said, "The above three time bombs are all likely to explode within a year or two. If any one blows up, it will be a heavy blow to the CCP regime. Therefore, for the anti-Xi factions, now is not a good time to do it. After the bomb explodes, it will be their chance to jump out and seize power.”

Ref: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4087421

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Pompeo: CCP is pursuing "strategic military" interests in the Arctic

Reporter : Xiao Jing / Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/12/a103549692.html / Image : On 12 December 2016, Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in Mohe County, northeastern Heilongjiang Province, on the border with Russia. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

蓬佩奥：中共正在北极谋取“战略军事”利益

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the CCP regime is seeking to expand into the Arctic to exploit natural resources, secure trade routes and gain military advantage over the United States.

In an interview with the Hudson Institute, Pompeo said the CCP and its leader, Xi Jinping, are trying to put China on the path of confrontation with the United States by pursuing strategic goals in the region.

“Xi Jinping has made it very clear that he wants to rule forever and that his rule should cover everything,” said Pompeo, a distinguished fellow at the institute. “I think we should take that seriously.”

"Make no mistake, the CCP has deep, strategic military intentions in the Arctic," he stressed.

Pompeo said China is encroaching on the Arctic as part of a variety of tactics aimed at the West to secure its own military and economic interests. The effort dates back several years, but reached new heights in 2017, when China attempted to buy a decommissioned naval base in Greenland.

Pompeo said the Arctic is critical to U.S. defense and national security, not only because of the resources there, but also because ballistic missiles fired at the U.S. by China or Russia need to pass through the region.

"America's national security depends on this region," Pompeo said, "and every Chinese land-based ICBM must fly over the Arctic to hit its targets in the United States and Canada. "

"Our missile defenses against these ICBMs, whether they come from Russia or China, are primarily deployed in the Arctic, in Greenland and Alaska."

Pompeo said the eight countries of the Arctic Council, including Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States, should ban non-Arctic states from establishing military presences in the Arctic.

CCP has designated China as a “near-Arctic state” to legitimize its forays into the region but the designation has no legal force and is not recognized outside mainland China.

"China lacks any legitimate claim to sovereignty (in the region), despite the idea that it is a 'near-Arctic state,'" Pompeo said. "China should never be allowed to be part of any organization, including the Arctic Council. Yes, the group is trying to get the CCP to get involved.”

Pompeo warned that China and the Kremlin are closely integrated, and the United States may have reason to see Sino-Russian cooperation in the region, as the two powers are working to undermine the US-led West (order).

"I think the two are locked in now," Pompeo said of Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. "The Arctic will be another place where the two of them work together."

Pompeo said Finland and Sweden's recent decision to apply to join NATO was a "good outcome" and hoped the two countries' joining a defensive alliance would enhance security cooperation in the Arctic.

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The CCP wants the diplomats in Hong Kong to hand over the floor plans of their consulate properties

Reporter : Yi Ru / Editor : Wang Ziqi / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/12/a103549625.html

According to British media, the CCP has begun to require foreign missions in Hong Kong to hand over their embassy properties and the domiciles of embassy staff. This worries diplomats that they will be eavesdropped and monitored by the Chinese Communist Party. The legal profession said that the CCP's request violated international practice.

On 4 October 2022, the British "Financial Times" quoted three people familiar with the matter and reported that in the past few months, the Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has asked foreign missions in Hong Kong to provide a series of work places and residences for embassy staff with details, including property floor plans, lease or sale terms.

The CCP also requires foreign embassy staff to undergo CCP scrutiny before moving into relevant properties.

While the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations is vague about whether a foreign government can make such a request, Article 24 of the agreement states that "the archives and documents of the embassy shall not be infringed at any time or anywhere." .

Lai Jianping, a master of international law from China University of Political Science and Law, pointed out that the CCP's practice violates international practice and should cause protests and boycotts from all quarters.

Lai Jianping, Master of International Law from China University of Political Science and Law, said, "The residence of diplomatic missions, including their office space and the residences purchased by these diplomatic envoys, is still the territory of the place where they reside. Under International law, the ownership belongs to the sending country. That is to say, although he does not own the land, in fact he has absolute jurisdiction and immunity. Therefore, many people who took refuge, he went to the foreign embassy in the local area. The country has no right to go in and arrest people, they are not allowed to step in. This is stipulated by international law.”

In 2019, a pro-democracy "anti-extradition" movement broke out in Hong Kong. In June 2020, the CCP began to forcefully implement the "Hong Kong National Security Law", and used this to arrest a large number of pro-democracy figures.

In the past two years, the CCP has continuously tightened its control over Hong Kong, triggering strong condemnation from Western countries.

Now, the CCP appears to be targeting diplomats in Hong Kong.

The Financial Times quoted former U.S. consul general in Hong Kong Kurt Tong as saying that before 2019, Beijing typically avoided strict regulations on Hong Kong-based diplomats because it wanted to allow foreign missions to flow freely in the city. with their operations to help the CCP do business with the world but Beijing's current state of mind does not seem to welcome foreign delegations.

Another former diplomat said, "Beijing clearly wants diplomats to be upset."

Lin Song, Ph.D. in political science from the University of New South Wales, Australia: "On the one hand, it is interested to know what is going on inside these foreign embassies? If the consulate asks for help, then the CCP must do something to prevent it. Because now in Hong Kong, the National Security Law is used to suppress many pro-democracy people in Hong Kong.”

Hong Kong-based diplomats said they were still considering how to respond to the demands, and handing over floor plans was a particular concern, as Beijing could use the information to install surveillance equipment in addition to espionage.

Lai Jianping said, "First, it is possible to deploy monitoring devices in these places. Then this is a great harm to the personal safety of their diplomats, and it will have a terrifying effect. Second, there are maybe under special circumstances, the CCP wants to use violence to invade the building, or even launch some form of armed attack on the building, they have a map, and they can directly achieve their purpose."

Lin Song, a Ph.D. in political science from the University of New South Wales in Australia, believes that Western countries should put pressure on the CCP and not allow the CCP to riot. At the same time, they should seriously review their relationship with the CCP.

Lin Song said, "From the point of view of Western countries, it is a violation of the rights of Western countries. In the face of the CCP's increasingly nonsensical practices, in fact, Western countries really need to unite, put more pressure on the CCP, and tell Beijing, if you really want to do this, it is against international practice, and this is unacceptable."

Paul Behrens, an expert in diplomatic law at the University of Edinburgh, said the Chinese Communist Party made these demands and they should not be surprised if their diplomats and consuls were treated similarly around the world.

Video: https://www.youmaker.com/video/719623d3-6cab-49bc-a2f9-0b3ff140bea8

News (12) to (16) / Report by : Kavi Chongkittavorn / First appeared in The Bangkok Post

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Time for Myanmar Junta to face the music

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Since its inception in 1967, ASEAN has survived a myriad of challenges -- some it has passed with flying colours, others less so.

However, the biggest existential threat to ASEAN today comes from within its own family. After 21 months of a genteel, wait-and-see approach to Myanmar's quagmire, the so-called AEAN way has reared its ugly head on the bloc, forcing its members to come to grips with its Achilles' heel. To stay relevant and credible, ASEAN must now use sticks to deal with an unruly family member.

It is well known that when ASEAN is faced with any issues, whether political, economic or social, it will do whatever it takes to ensure the issue is settled in a peaceful manner without upsetting individual members of the bloc. The approach worked pretty well for over five decades, but the situation in Myanmar is calling for stronger punitive measures, as well as a shake-up in the bloc's institutional arrangements.

Myanmar's consistent refusal to implement the five-point consensus (5PC) in full has dismayed its ASEAN neighbours. Since the document was adopted in April last year following lengthy consultations, the junta has been dragging its feet when it comes to implementing the peace plan, citing the ongoing conflict between its military and various local resistance groups.

Over the past ten months, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn -- representing the ASEAN chair -- has twice managed to meet with some stakeholders in the conflict, including representatives of political parties, non-governmental organisations, and specialized UN agencies. The ASEAN special envoy has yet to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi and National Unity Government (NUG) representatives.

On the ground, the distribution of humanitarian assistance to affected Myanmar citizens in areas stricken by conflict has been slow at best, mostly because of the strict restrictions on movement imposed by the State Administrative Council, as the junta is officially known. To date, only a small amount of basic aid, which includes much-needed medical supplies, has been successfully delivered to the conflict zones along the Thai-Myanmar border. Without the SAC's cooperation, ASEAN's Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) will not be able to carry out its mandate in the region.

Back in August, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen had written wrote to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, urging him to cooperate with ASEAN and its special envoy in order to bring the situation in Myanmar back to normal. But after five weeks of waiting, Phnom Penh received no response.

Due to the lack of positive engagement from Nay Pyi Taw, Prak Sokhonn's third trip has been postponed. The snub also explained why the ASEAN chair decided to bar Myanmar's military chief from attending the upcoming ASEAN summits scheduled next month.

Needless to say, Cambodia was forced to make the difficult decision as the military junta failed to accept the goodwill of the ASEAN chair.

In the letter to Min Aung Hlaing, Hun Sen was candid, echoing his past appeals which the junta ignored altogether -- which included pleas to stop the execution of four activists that attracted harsh global condemnation, including from ASEAN. The chair reiterated that the executions gave those who question ASEAN 's approach towards Myanmar a reason to argue that the world cannot positively engage with Naypyitaw.

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Malaysia and Indonesia to allow the NUG to set up representative office in their capitals amidst growing calls to impose economic sanctions on Myanmar

Hun Sen, who called Myanmar's senior general a brother, also reiterated to the junta leader that some key ASEAN members have already put forward at least three proposals to punish Myanmar. The first will see Myanmar disinvited from all Asean ministerial meetings. For the time being, Myanmar representatives can still attend some Asean ministerial meetings. In the future, they will be barred from all ministerial meetings. In addition, Malaysia and Indonesia have urged Asean to formally engage with the NUG. The two countries also have plans to allow the NUG to set up a representative office in their capitals. Finally, there are growing calls within ASEAN to impose economic sanctions on Myanmar.

For his part, Hun Sen reiterated in the letter that Cambodia is committed to helping Myanmar return to normalcy through engagement in accordance with the 5PC and ASEAN Charter. In return, the ASEAN chair hopes that the junta leader "will also offer genuine and effective cooperation, so that Asean can become a united family again."

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Special meeting on 27 October 2022 to discuss Myanmar’s status in ASEAN and measures to reprimand Myanmar Junta for not implementing the five-point consensus

In a related development, the ASEAN foreign ministers will hold a special meeting on 27 October 2022, ahead of the ASEAN summits, to discuss the status of Myanmar in ASEAN and review the progress of the 5PC. The ministers plan to invoke Article 7 of the ASEAN Charter and come up with a list of measures (that their leaders will later decide on) to reprimand Myanmar for its failure to implement the 5PC. ASEAN ministers have never convened to discuss such measures since the bloc was founded.

Article 7 of the ASEAN Charter outlines the role and importance of the ASEAN Summit as the supreme policy-making body of the regional group. One of its most important roles is "to address emergency situations affecting ASEAN by taking appropriate actions." Exactly 30 days from now, the SAC has the opportunity to rejoin the ASEAN family or cut itself loose. It will be up to the junta to ensure that there is "substantial progress" regarding the 5PC in the days ahead. The senior general knows exactly what to do. He has been engaging with ASEAN since Myanmar joined the group in 1997.

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Thai Prime Minister wants to be remembered as peacemaker in the Myanmar crisis

Obviously, any decision to further downgrade Myanmar's status would further isolate the nation, which would cause concerns among ASEAN members with which Myanmar shares a common border. Thailand has played a key role in communicating with the Tatmadaw despite the existing difficulties. Discretely, the Thai government is working hard to convince Myanmar to abide by the 5PC. After he resumed the premiership last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants to make sure that the rest of his tenure will be remembered for his peace-making efforts and economic sustainability. Myanmar is one of his top priorities.

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Min Aung Hlaing still refuses to abide by the five-point consensus, Indonesia to impose harsher measures against Myanmar Junta by 2023

Judging from the chair's appeals over the past 10 months, ASEAN has gone the extra mile to persuade the SAC to stay within the ASEAN course. Hun Sen has repeatedly appealed to the junta leader, saying that as a family, "we should openly and candidly exchange views and share ideas with a genuine intention to do what is best for our family." These words, it seems, have fallen on deaf ears.

Indonesia, as the incoming ASEAN chair, will be bolder and will not hesitate to take the bull by the horns. Jakarta is also more willing to impose harsher punitive measures against a pariah member to preserve Asean relevance and credibility in the eyes of the international community. After all, as the world's third-largest democracy and a member of the Group of 20, the new ASEAN chair's reputation is at stake.

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World Economic Forum plans to introduce "carbon allowance" through governments restricting people's activities, diet and purchases

Source : The Expose / https://expose-news.com/2022/10/13/great-reset-wef-plan-carbon-allowance/

In his 2020  book “THE DENIAL” journalist Ross Clark describes a dystopian future in which everything we buy or do has a carbon (CO2) value and each household or individual has a carbon allowance which is the maximum amount of CO2 they are allowed to use each month.

No household or individual is allowed to exceed their CO2 allowance unless they are part of the elites who, of course, have no restrictions on their CO2 use.

‘THE DENIAL’ was fiction until 14 September 2022 – that’s just a few weeks ago.

On 14 September 2022, Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum published an article titled: 

‘My Carbon’: An approach for inclusive and sustainable cities

The World Economic Forum’s article can be split into three main parts –

Part 1 – The elites are amazed how easily we submitted

In the first part, the writers express what could almost be described as amazement at how willingly we submitted to their Project Fear Covid restrictions on our freedom

Here’s the key paragraph:

A huge number of unimaginable restrictions for public health were adopted by billions of citizens across the world. There were numerous examples globally of maintaining social distancing, wearing masks, mass vaccinations and acceptance of contact-tracing applications for public health

The article claims that our acceptance of Covid restrictions: ‘demonstrated the core of individual social responsibility’. But perhaps all it really demonstrated is how bullying authorities using Project Fear backed up by heavy-handed policing and mainstream media panic-peddling coerced us into abject cowering submission.

Part 2 – The Fourth Industrial Revolution

In this part the authors discuss how advances in technology allow our individual carbon emissions to be quantified and tracked

Here’s a section:

Fourth Industrial Revolution technology breakthroughs – Advances in emerging technologies like AI, blockchain and digitization can enable tracking personal carbon emissions.

The article gives an example of a smartphone app which can be used to measure an individual’s carbon emissions:

And explains:

There is a significant number of programs and applications enabling citizens to contribute towards carbon emissions by providing them in-depth awareness on the choices of personal carbon for food, transport, home energy and lifestyle choices.

Part 3 – How our carbon allowances will be controlled

In this part, Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum article proposes a model showing how our rulers plan to control our individual carbon usage:

This falls into 3 main approaches:

• Economic Behaviour – our rulers will keep increasing the price of carbon so that ordinary people eat less, heat our homes less, buy fewer products and restrict our travel
• Cognitive Awareness – we will have to monitor our personal ‘carbon footprints’ so that we can reduce our carbon usage as part of the transition to a net-zero-carbon society. As the article explains, reducing our individual carbon footprints will cover most areas of our lives: ‘choices of personal carbon for food, transport, home energy and lifestyle choices’
• Social Norms – we will all be given fixed allowances of what are called a ‘fair share’ and ‘acceptable levels’ of personal emissions. These ‘fair shares’ and ‘acceptable levels’ will be set by the ruling elites

In case you don’t believe this is coming, here’s a link to Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum article:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/my-carbon-an-approach-for-inclusive-and-sustainable-cities/

The carbon-trading billionaires?

There is one part of our wonderful carbon-controlled future the World Economic Forum article doesn’t mention. I suspect that this carbon allowances scheme will also include a ‘carbon trading’ facility. This will allow ordinary people to sell parts of their carbon allowances to carbon-trading companies who will then sell them on to the privileged political, business and media elites. This will ensure that the elites can continue to live a life of unrestricted luxury with unlimited travel, the most expensive foods and other life pleasures while the rest of us huddle in our tiny barely-heated homes eating locally-grown potatoes, cabbage, insects or lab-produced fake meat.

(A cynic might claim that this almost has echoes of Soylent Green)

And those running the carbon-trading companies will all probably become billionaires at our expense.

Perhaps we should be grateful to Klaus Schwab and his World Economic Forum for so clearly describing the future they are preparing for us?

David Craig is the author of THERE IS NO CLIMATE CRISIS available as a paperback or ebook from Amazon

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Analysis: Xi Jinping was hijacked by the CCP, taking China in the opposite direction

Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/13/a103550338.html / Image : On 30 September 2022, Xi Jinping had a solemn expression at the 11th reception. (Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images)

分析：习近平被中共劫持 把中国带往相反方向

The CCP media has recently issued a series of articles, reiterating that dynamic clearing will not "lay flat". The outside world believes that the CCP has a very low chance of relaxing epidemic control after the 20th National Congress. According to US media analysis, the Chinese Communist Party has hijacked Xi Jinping in a strange way, taking China in the opposite direction.

As the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China approached, the party media People's Daily published commentary articles signed by Zhong Yin for three consecutive days. "Lying flat" is not desirable, "laying down and winning" is impossible".

Previously, there was a conjecture circulating on the Internet that after Xi Jinping won a third term at the 20th National Congress, the zero-covid policy may gradually come to an end but at this time, the signals sent by the three articles in the official media completely dispelled such speculation, which also triggered a strong backlash of public opinion.

There was a flood of negative comments on the article on the mainland Internet, and several official Weibo accounts banned the comment function on the topic. The "China Times" website excerpted some netizens' comments. Netizen "lucky will be better": "Let the officials fight the epidemic. Our masses are tired and want to lie down."

Netizen "My crybaby He Xinxin": "I also said that things will change after 20..."

Netizen "cynthia136516528408": "There is no possibility of opening, and no preparations have been made to return to normal life, which means that this kind of life will continue for at least a few years. Is this correct?"

Overseas social media Twitter also discussed the article insisting on clearing. Stephen McDonell, a BBC reporter who has been in China for many years, tweeted on the 12th, "The People's Daily is the most important mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party. "In the past few days, it has not only praised the country's 'zeroing out' policy, it has also attacked the rest of the world's strategies for coexisting with Covid-19."

McDonell said that there will be no major changes to CCP China's dynamic clearing zero-covid policy at present, and pay attention to public information from the government and government-controlled media. Such changes may be hinted at a long time in advance, but so far there has been no hint.

AFP bureau chief in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, Jerome Taylor, tweeted, "It seems increasingly clear that China has no plans for a quick end to the 'dynamic' clearing after Xi Jinping wins a third term. My personal feeling this year is that it will be at the earliest. Spring/Summer 2023. But I think we might need to think about 2024 and beyond.”

The zero-covid policy has had a severe impact on the Chinese economy, and observers worry that the endless  dynamic clearing will bring the Chinese economy into crisis.

Venture capitalist Alvin Foo tweeted, "China will continue to stick to its 'Zero-covid' policy! More economic and financial pain is to be expected, with companies caught in the storm with no visibility. I can't understand why an illogical 'zero-covid' policy would be better when the world is already open?"

Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" Taipei branch director Akio Yaita posted on Facebook on the 12th, "The Xi Jinping regime is now holding three huge time bombs in its arms." The first is the Russia-Ukraine war, and the second is Epidemic prevention, the third is the Taiwan issue.

He said that CCP China is probably the only country in the world that is still adopting a comprehensive zero policy, and China's vaccines are ineffective. Once the epidemic is out of control, the number of infected people may skyrocket, and the zero-covid policy will develop into a social crisis and an economic crisis.

"The above three time bombs are all likely to explode within a year or two. Any explosion will be a heavy blow to the CCP regime," said Akio Yaita.

The New York Times published an opinion piece on the 10th titled "Xi Jinping being 'hijacked' by the CCP", saying that Xi Jinping's ability to take over power and take China in the opposite direction is not a whim of his own.

The article said, “Although all the attention is focused on Xi Jinping alone, his life, mission and politics are ultimately not about him, but about the Chinese Communist Party. There is indeed a dictator who rules contemporary China, But that's the CCP for whom Xi serves, not himself."

The article noted that Xi, like everyone else, was "hijacked by this party in a strange way."

Current affairs commentator Wang He told The Epoch Times that the New York Times writers were acutely aware of the CCP's use of Xi Jinping. The Communist Party is now in crisis and needs such a person to continue its life. However, the CCP system has reached its limit, the economy is precarious, the policy is rigid, lacks the ability to update, and people’s grievances are boiling. The CCP is already sitting on the crater.

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Death to the CCP? Tianjin Crematorium's document "Welcome to the 20th National Congress" caused controversy

Editor : Yun Tao / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/12/a103549811.html / Image : The picture shows Tiananmen Square covered with dark clouds. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

On 11 October 2022, Tianjin No. 1 Funeral Home's high-profile "Welcome to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China" sparked heated discussions. Some netizens believe that this is a curse on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, implying that the death of the CCP is approaching. At present, the article has been deleted from the entire network of the mainland network platform.

On 11 October, Tianjin No. 1 Funeral Home posted on the WeChat public account "Welcome to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party and the New Future of Funeral Funerals". The article wrote: "Facing the new sunrise, we will start a new journey. At the upcoming sacred node of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we look back on the past and look forward to the future. We believe that under the correct leadership of the party, Tianjin Funeral will usher in even greater glory tomorrow."

Tianjin No. 1 Funeral Home linked the prosperity of the funeral industry to the Communist Party of China, which was accused of having a moral. Some netizens said: "After the 20th National Congress, the killing went crazy. The rich and the right, the foreigners and the capitalist roaders, killing killing, killing the incinerators 24 hours a day is not enough."

Some netizens also said that this is another big move by Tianjin Secretary Li Hongzhong to show his loyalty to the "Party".

Some netizens also interpreted it as Tianjin Secretary Li Hongzhong parted ways with the "Party": "Shocked: Secretary Hong Zhong jumped ship."

Other netizens believe that this is a curse that the death of the Communist Party is approaching. Netizen "driftclock": "In some dialects, '“共畅殡葬" , i.e."common funeral enjoyment" and "communist funeral" “共产殡葬” , i.e. "communist funeral" have the same pronunciation."

After causing controversy, this article about the Tianjin funeral industry celebrating the convening of the 20th National Congress has been deleted from the entire network of mainland online platforms.

Some netizens speculated that the article may have violated the taboo of the CCP. Netizen "long_sky": "This is the legendary low-level red and high-level black. The expression is wrong, and the master is not happy."

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Xi's "stealth" rule on major issues is accused of being weird

Editor: Tang Zheng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/10/13/a103550284.html

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is about to be held, and Xi Jinping's re-election may be a foregone conclusion. The outside world has noticed that in the ten years since Xi Jinping was in power, Xi Jinping would disappear or "invisibility" on major issues, which led to various speculations in public opinion. Some analysts believe that this phenomenon is very strange, and it is also a product of the Communist regime.

From the end of August to 14 September, before he came to power in 2012, Xi Jinping suddenly disappeared mysteriously from the public eye for two weeks. In the meantime, important meetings with U.S. officials have also been canceled. There are rumours about Xi Jinping's "back injury", car accident, illness, assassination and so on.

Ten years later, before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping was "invisible" again. In mid-September this year, after returning to Beijing from his first visit to Central Asia in three years, Xi Jinping was "invisible" for 10 days. During this period, he was absent from important military meetings. Then there were unfavourable rumors such as "mutiniing" and "Xi is under house arrest".

For the two disappearances, the CCP official has not yet explained the reasons.

Voice of America reported on 12 October 2022 that some experts on China have noticed that since Xi Jinping took office in 2012, when faced with important and serious problems involving people's basic livelihood and even life safety, he would disappear or stay away from the scene.

In April this year, Shanghai, with a population of 26 million, was closed, and the people were miserable. Xi Jinping went to Hainan Island to inspect; in the summer of 2021, when a serious flood occurred in Zhengzhou, at least several hundred people died, Xi Jinping went to Tibet to inspect.

At the beginning of 2020, when the CCP virus (SARS-CoV-2, covi) broke out, the "Xi Jinping's War 'epidemic' log" publicized by the CCP's official media showed that during the two weeks from 7 to 20 January 2020, Xi Jinping's activities were blank.

In late November and early December 2017, when Beijing was mass expelling the so-called "low-end population", Xi Jinping did not say a word about it, but talked about the "toilet revolution".

In this regard, Xie Tian, ​​a professor at the Aiken School of Business at the University of South Carolina, told VOA that Xi Jinping would disappear or stay away from the scene when major issues involving people's basic livelihood and even life safety are involved. This seems strange, but in fact It is a product of the Communist regime.

"The top leaders of the Communist Party (regime) will avoid major crises or changes in the country. In fact, this reflects a more critical problem, that is, the Chinese people are very pitiful." Xie Tian said.

He pointed out that in countries with Communist regimes, including China, the Communist Party holds real power, controls the government and controls the country but the Communist Party often does not show up.

Xie Tian said that this kind of behaviour reflects the shortcomings of the CCP system. When there is a real problem, the government will deal with it. If it is dealt with properly, the party's system of party officials will come out and claim its credit, and promote the "great and righteousness" of the Communist Party. If handled badly, it can still go unpunished without any responsibility.

Hu Ping, honorary editor-in-chief of the academic and political journal "Beijing Spring", said that the next five years will not get better, only worse.

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held on 16 October 2022. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is a meeting for the redistribution of power at the highest level of the Communist Party of China, involving the re-election of the Seventh Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and the members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. Public opinion generally believes that Xi Jinping will be re-elected.

Current affairs commentator Yokogawa once told The Epoch Times that Xi Jinping has made careful arrangements for his re-election, and there was no successor to the 19th National Congress. Today, apart from Xi Jinping, no one is willing or able to take over or clean up the mess of the CCP.

At present, the CCP is caught in the dilemma of internal and external troubles. Internationally, the CCP regime, which pursues communist ideology, has become increasingly isolated, and countries are countering the CCP. In China, faced with fierce high-level infighting, the "zero-covid" policy hit the economy and other crises.

Current affairs commentator Wang He told The Epoch Times that public grievances in the whole society have been very strong this year. The competition, contest, and infighting within the CCP are very fierce. He believes that the certainty of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China should be said to be much lower than that of the 18th and 19th National Congresses, full of various variables.