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Blank Paper Revolution In just 3 days, more than 50 colleges and universities in China responded to the protest
Image : On 27 November, Beijing Tsinghua University gathered thousands of students to protest. (Reuters)
On 27 November 2022, thousands of students from Tsinghua University in Beijing gathered in the "Bauhinia Garden" on campus. In addition to mourning the dead in Urumqi, Xinjiang, they also loudly protested against the CCP regime, which aroused the attention of the outside world. In fact, not only Tsinghua University in Beijing, but students from many schools in China have also launched protests recently. Some netizens compiled a list based on the images exposed on the Internet. It is known that at least 51 colleges and universities have responded to the "blank paper revolution." .
A fire broke out in a residential building in Urumqi, Xinjiang a few days ago. However, several precious lives were lost due to the blockade by the authorities, which hindered disaster relief. They also successively held up white papers, chanted slogans, and sang international popular songs on campus, responding to the wave of white paper revolutions that are rapidly spreading in China.
Former British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) correspondent in Hong Kong Vivian Wu shared a list of schools organized by netizens on Twitter on Sunday, showing that from the 25th to the morning of the 27th, China had 50 student protests at many universities (see above or https://twitter.com/vivianwubeijing/status/1596756273730502657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1596756273730502657%7Ctwgr%5E8728ccd7023b3aeac1ee2021c9cfdf3601c8b831%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbreakingnews%2F4137699) , including some of the top-ranked prestigious universities but the number of universities participating in the protests are more according to NTDTV [see News(2)]. Students have come forward to express their anger at the blockade, their pursuit of freedom, and their condolences to the victims.
In addition, Associated Press (AP) Beijing-based reporter Jiang Dayi also looked for people who could break the news about the white paper revolution in a Twitter PO post, "We hope to make objective and true reports, and we also want to reflect the voices of more people but we cannot guarantee your safety at the same time. Please protect your personal safety.”
Image : On 27 November, Beijing TsinghuaUniversity gathered thousands of students to protest. (Reuters)
News (2) to (8) / Reporter : Jing Zhongming / Editor : Hu Long / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/27/a103584786.html
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More than 100 colleges and universities in China protested and shouted "democracy and freedom" on the streets of many places (Video)
Image : On 27 November 2022, students at Tsinghua University in Beijing protested, chanting "democracy and the rule of law, freedom of expression." (Internet video screenshot)
The fire in Xinjiang triggered a nationwide wave of protests against "zero-covid". More than 100 colleges and universities responded, and people in many cities also took to the streets. Many universities and street protests shouted political demands, including "the Communist Party stepped down" and "democracy and freedom". The military and police began a Hong Kong-style violent suppression.
In the evening of 27 November, some netizens updated the list of Chinese colleges and universities participating in the "blank paper revolution" (referring to protesting with white paper in hand). The number of colleges and universities on the list has increased to 103.
At the same time, there are many protest videos from colleges and universities on the Internet.
The live video of the protest at Tsinghua University (link) shows that students collectively chanted "democracy and the rule of law, freedom of expression." One of the female speakers (video link) said, "If we don't dare to speak out because we are afraid of being arrested, I think our people will be disappointed in us. As a student of Tsinghua University, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
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Students protest in Xi'an
At the student gathering (link) of Xi'an Jiaotong University, the speaker also called out "Democracy and the rule of law, and freedom of expression."
In addition, there are protest videos of Gansu University of Political Science and Law and protest photos of Zhejiang University Cultural Square.
In addition to colleges and universities in various places, citizens who took to the streets in many cities also shouted the slogan of "democracy and freedom". Protesters in many cities also engaged in fierce confrontations with the police and were violently suppressed.
According to online news, as of the evening of 27 November, cities where street protests broke out include Beijing, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Urumqi, etc.
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Students' protest in Chengdu violently suppressed
In the evening of the 27th, thousands of citizens in Wangping Street, Chengdu took to the streets to gather, shouting slogans such as "No Emperor" and "Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press" (video link). The follow-up video (link) showed that protesting residents sang and marched in the street with great momentum. However, the protest was violently suppressed by the police.
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Students' protest in Wuhan went bloody
On 27 November, a large-scale protest broke out near Hanzheng Street in Wuhan, and it is said that tens of thousands of people took to the street. That night, some people also shouted "Long live democracy, long live freedom" (video link). Several other videos (links) showed protesters in Wuhan trying to overturn a police car. That night, the local police assembled on a large scale and hired temporary stability maintenance personnel with high salaries to violently clear the protesters. The people once launched a fierce confrontation with the police, but they were finally suppressed, and many people were arrested and beaten.
It is said that it is a video (link) of Wuhan's newly recruited thugs gathering on the Internet.
Another video (link) shows that gunshots were heard at the scene of the crackdown in Wuhan, and protesters fled in all directions. It was rumoured that the police shot and wounded people, while others said that the police only fired shots into the sky to warn.
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Fierce confrontation in Chongqing
There is also a video showing that the protesters on the streets of Chongqing also had a fierce confrontation with the police (link).
In Shanghai, after the protesters shouted "Communist Party step down" and "Xi Jinping step down" on Urumqi Middle Road on the evening of the 26th, a large number of people continued to gather on Urumqi Middle Road on the 27th, shouting protest slogans. In the middle of the night, the protest was violently cleared by the CCP military and police.
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Violence by CCP police towards students
Videos posted on the Internet showed that the CCP militants in plainclothes mixed with the crowd at the scene of the clearing and ordered the arrest of people. A large number of protesters were dragged into the dark or beaten by police to the police cars. There is also a video (link) showing that outside a police station, several plainclothes police officers yelled "I just can't understand you people", and a woman's shrill screams were suspected to be heard inside the police station. These plots are alleged to be somewhat similar to the CCP’s brutal suppression of the “anti-extradition” movement in Hong Kong.
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Police suppress protests in Beijing, Guizhou, Guangzhou and Tianjin
In addition, multiple videos show that street protests broke out in Beijing (video link), Guizhou (video link), Guangzhou (video link), and Tianjin (video link), and were suppressed by the police after nightfall.
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Wuhan protests crowded, peaceful than Shanghai
Image : Netizens on Twitter pointed out that a large crowd of protesters and police officers gathered on Hanzheng Street in Wuhan last night. (taken from Twitter)
After the tragedy of 10 deaths and 9 injuries caused by the excessive blockade in Xinjiang, large-scale public protests took place in Shanghai, China for two consecutive days, and this wave of protests also spread to Wuhan, where the Wuhan pneumonia case was first discovered in China. However, compared with the occasional police arrests in Shanghai, Wuhan is much more stable. Although some people were talking with the police in a more excited tone, there was no confusion or pushing.
According to the video compiled by the Twitter user "Ms. Li is not your teacher", it can be seen that the streets of Hanzheng Street in Wuhan gathered quite a lot of people tonight. From the perspective of the camera, it can really be said to be "a sea of people", but it did not happen. Pushing, and the district chief came out to negotiate later.
Another video shows local police in black in Wuhan forming a human wall, seemingly blocking the crowds. A slightly agitated citizen shouted at them with a slightly heavier accent. Compared with the police in Shanghai, the police in Wuhan seem to be of a much higher standard, and there was no conflict with the public in front of the camera.
Wuhan videos: https://twitter.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/1596867762546429953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1596867762546429953%7Ctwgr%5Edc8fbc1153603c807d218f3d0468f5d265b465ba%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbreakingnews%2F4137727, https://twitter.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/1596863941866844160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1596863941866844160%7Ctwgr%5Edc8fbc1153603c807d218f3d0468f5d265b465ba%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbreakingnews%2F4137727, https://twitter.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/1596866444968579072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1596866444968579072%7Ctwgr%5Edc8fbc1153603c807d218f3d0468f5d265b465ba%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbreakingnews%2F4137727, https://twitter.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/1596878398575738880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1596878398575738880%7Ctwgr%5Edc8fbc1153603c807d218f3d0468f5d265b465ba%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbreakingnews%2F4137727; https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4137727
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Deceiving the ears and stealing the bell! Shanghai removes "Urumqi Middle Road" street sign
Image : People in Shanghai witnessed tonight that the staff "moved" the street sign of Urumqi Middle Road and abandoned it on a construction site. (Extracted from Twitter; Composite Twitter screenshots)
10 deaths caused by the blockade in Xinjiang, China caused public outrage, and dissatisfaction spread across China. In Shanghai on 26 and 27 November, a large number of people gathered on Urumqi Middle Road and nearby intersections to demonstrate and protest, and the police dispatched a large number of police officers to chase them away. A Chinese netizen witnessed tonight that the local government seemed to be afraid that people would continue to gather and protest, and decided to remove the "Urumqi Middle Road" street sign. After the news spread on the Internet, netizens couldn't help but lament that this is a modern version of "deception".
The Twitter account "Ms. Li is not your teacher" is a netizen who compiled the stories of the
Chinese people's demonstrations in the past two days. At 10:00 p.m., his PO post said, "Suddenly, the road sign on Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai was urgently removed." He attached the photo showing workers in uniform can be seen carrying the removed blue-and-white street signs.
Chinese people's demonstrations in the past two days. At 10:00 p.m., his PO post said, "Suddenly, the road sign on Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai was urgently removed." He attached the photo showing workers in uniform can be seen carrying the removed blue-and-white street signs.
"Ms. Li is not your teacher" followed up and posted a video taken by the people at the scene. You can see several staff members carrying the "Urumqi Middle Road" road sign, but it seems that someone is recording the video and covering the text on the road sign. , and in the end the street sign of Urumqi Middle Road was thrown beside a construction site.
On the 24th of this month, a fire broke out in the Jixiangyuan Community in Urumqi, Xinjiang at night. However, the local government suspected that due to excessive emphasis on "clearing" covid, residents were unable to escape smoothly. Officials said that 10 people died and 9 were injured in the end. Due to the indignation of the Chinese people, since last night, there have been protests in major cities in CCP China.
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On the streets and on college campuses, white paper becomes a symbol of China's protests
(Central News Agency) Protesters in China have turned to blank paper to express their anger over COVID-19 restrictions, a rare and widespread expression of public dissent that has spread beyond social media and into some of China's streets and top universities.
Images and videos circulating online showed university students in cities including Nanjing and Beijing holding blank papers in silent protests, a tactic partly to avoid censorship or arrest, Reuters reported.
While much of the world is trying to co-exist with the covid virus, CCP China is sticking to its hardline zero-covid policy.
The latest wave of furor was triggered by an apartment fire in Urumqi on the 24th that killed 10 people. The city far west has seen some people locked down for up to 100 days. There is speculation that covid lockdown measures may have prevented residents from escaping.
According to eyewitnesses and videos, a group of people began to gather late last night in Shanghai. They held blank papers and held a candlelight vigil for the victims in Urumqi.
A widely circulated video, allegedly taken last night but which cannot be independently verified, shows a woman standing alone on the steps of the Communication University of China in Nanjing, holding a piece of paper before an unidentified man walks in and snatches it. it.
Other images showed dozens of other people walking up the university steps with blank sheets of paper afterward, using their phone flashlights to illuminate the night sky.
A man could later be seen berating the protesting crowd. "One day you will pay for what you did today," he said in video seen by Reuters.
"The country must also pay for what it has done," someone in the crowd chanted.
Widespread protests are rare in China. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, space for dissent has been eliminated, forcing people to vent mostly on social media and play cat-and-mouse with censors.
Similar pieces of paper could be seen today among the crowds gathered for the Chinese national anthem on the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Reuters has seen insider information shared by members of chat groups that protesters were advised to carry a blank sheet of paper for at least one planned demonstration.
During the height of protests in Hong Kong in 2020, local activists also held up blank paper protests to avoid slogans prohibited by the national security law. Demonstrators in Moscow also used blank paper this year to protest Russia's war with Ukraine.
A Beijing resident surnamed Wang who joined his neighbors in pressuring local authorities to lift the lockdown of his apartment yesterday said he was saddened to hear of a "second disaster" involving COVID policies.
Wang cited incidents that had sparked outrage on social media, including a pregnant woman who suffered a miscarriage in January after being rejected by a hospital in Xi'an, a fatal crash on a bus transporting quarantined people in Guizhou, and the death of a young boy in Lanzhou during the lockdown who was poisoned by gas.
"It could have happened to me or my wife," he told Reuters.
Some internet users expressed solidarity via WeChat or Weibo by posting photos of blank white squares or of themselves holding blank paper. By this morning, the hashtag "Operation Blank Paper" was blocked on Weibo, prompting users to lament the censorship.
"If you are afraid of even a blank sheet of paper, it means your heart is weak," wrote one Weibo user.
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"Shanghai Tank Men" went viral on the Internet, holding white papers against the police (Video)
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor : Wen Hui / / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/28/a103584910.html / Image : Protesters hold up a blank sheet of paper against censorship during a protest against the CCP's zero-covid measures in Beijing, China, 27 November 2022. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
“上海坦克人”火爆网络 手举白纸对抗警察
Shanghai residents mourned the victims of the Urumqi fire a few days ago, and gathered on the street to shout "The Communist Party stepped down" video, which caused a sensation in the international public opinion. That night, photos of protesters confronting the police were circulated on the Internet, and they were praised as "Shanghai Tank Men".
That night, college students from Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Sichuan and other places collectively mourned the victims of the fire in Urumqi, protested against the CCP’s tyranny and forced epidemic control, and demanded that the blockade be lifted.
Shanghai university students and citizens gathered on Urumqi Middle Road. The crowd shouted: "No nucleic acid, Only freedom!" "Communist Party step down!" "Xi Jinping step down!" .
A large number of police officers were stationed at the scene. Several photos posted on the Internet showed a man and a woman holding blank papers, standing fearlessly in front of a row of police officers, protesting silently and peacefully.
Image : In the evening of 26 November 2022, photos of two people fighting against the police in Shanghai went viral, and they were praised as "Shanghai tank men". (Twitter image)
It is reported that the two protesters are two professors from Fudan School of Journalism in Shanghai. They confronted the police to protect the students from being arrested but some netizens said that they were also protesting students.
These two protesters were praised by netizens as "Shanghai tank men": "Shanghai, a photo that can be recorded in history." "They are not afraid because they are on the side of justice." "Freedom, love, and courage are inseparable ""They should be surrounded by people."
Some netizens compared the photos of the June 4 student protests, Hong Kong young people’s protests, and Shanghai citizens’ protests, and shouted at the netizens: “Tell me, which one is the last?”
Image : Twitter
Netizens responded: "Elimination of the Communist Party is the last!" "Eliminate the Communist Party and change the name of the country, so as not to let the Communist Party revive!"
The protests in Shanghai were violently suppressed by the police, and many people were arrested. However, the storm of protests in mainland China is still spreading rapidly across the country. A large number of videos of college students protesting are circulating on the Internet. Students hold blank papers and shout slogans such as "democracy and the rule of law."
A video posted on the Internet showed students in Beijing protesting with blank papers in their hands, in solidarity with the arrested protesters in Shanghai, shouting, "Release the citizens of Shanghai!"
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Cheering for Chinese protesters in Liberty Square, people say let the wall come down
Image : There have been reports in many places in China expressing their dissatisfaction with the epidemic prevention and control policy by mourning the victims of the fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang. On the evening of the 27th, there was also a solidarity event in Liberty Square in Taipei. There were flowers, mourning texts, and notes or billboards with various support slogans on the scene. (Central News Agency)
Central News Agency〕 In the evening of 27 November 2022, there was an activity of people spontaneously supporting China in Liberty Square in Taipei. Some people recalled the list of Chinese universities where protests gathered, and others chanted "Come on" to cheer up dissenting voices in China.
Since yesterday, many universities in China have expressed their dissatisfaction with the epidemic prevention and control policy by mourning the victims of the fire in Urumqi.
There were also mourning and commemorative activities in Liberty Square in Taipei today. People lit candles and placed flowers. They said that this was a spontaneous activity, and many people came after learning about the activity through information on the Internet.
There were more and more banners and solidarity boards as night fell, with the words "Communist step down", "Beat the traitor Xi Jinping", "People who wake up and don't want to be slaves", "I am the one who collapsed and jumped from the building", "We the last generation" and so on.
During the mourning activities, the people spontaneously began to relay speeches and testimonials.
Some people read the list of universities protested by Chinese netizens. Every time they read the name of a university, the people at the scene shouted "Come on" one after another. Then, some people cheered for Shanghai people and Foxconn workers.
Some people came forward and said that he will study in a university in China next year. He does not know whether it is good or bad, but he will take a good look at the reality of China.
Some people said that seeing the Chinese people coming out to resist supervision, and seeing many honest souls and eyes in Chinese universities and streets, they are more beautiful than the stars in the sky.
Some people said that we should keep talking and talking until the high wall falls.
Some people also came forward to read poems by poet Pablo Neruda, writer Liao Yiwu and others.
Some people expressed their anger towards the CCP regime.
Some people led the people who came to the scene to participate in the mourning to sing, and the atmosphere of the event was peaceful.
There were Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and foreign nationals and students. The mourning activities started at 6.30 pm, and as of press time, the crowd has not dispersed.
Image : There have been reports in many places in China expressing their dissatisfaction with the epidemic prevention and control policy by mourning the victims of the fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang. On the evening of the 27th, Liberty Square in Taipei also held solidarity activities. People held candlelight and various billboards to express their hearts. (Central News Agency)
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Shocked residents of Shanghai, China: This is the first time I have seen this kind of protest
Image : People from all over China took to the streets to protest the government's anti-epidemic measures. A person who has lived in Shanghai for 15 years revealed that he had never seen such a large-scale demonstration. (AFP)
People all over China have protested against the authorities’ anti-epidemic measures. In Shanghai alone, thousands of people took to the streets to roar, and some even shouted for Xi Jinping to step down. A person surnamed Cai who has lived there for 15 years revealed that, he had never seen demonstrations of this magnitude in Shanghai.
According to the BBC report, a man surnamed Cai in Shanghai said that during the two or three years of the covid pandemic, he estimated that there were tens of thousands of small-scale demonstrations, including labour rights and land acquisition issues.
Cai Nan pointed out that there have been "very, very few" protests in Shanghai against the central government in the past, and there have been basically no previous demonstrations that would have questioned the CCP regime.
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Anti-blockade protests spread as CCP China adds more than 40,000 new cases
Image : The number of confirmed covid cases in CCP China has continued to rise recently, with over 40,000 newly diagnosed cases in the past day, setting a new high in the near future. The confirmed cases are mainly concentrated in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, etc. The picture shows people in Beijing taking to the streets to oppose the long-term blockade. (Reuters)
The number of confirmed covid cases in CCP China has continued to rise recently. In the past day, the number of new confirmed cases has exceeded 40,000, setting a new high in the near future. The confirmed cases are mainly concentrated in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, etc., but at the same time, anti-blockade protests in various places continued to intensify.
According to the National Health Commission, there were 40,347 new confirmed cases in the past day, of which 40,005 were local cases. 40,000 cases, a recent record high. However, while the number of cases continues to increase, people in many big cities have also taken to the streets to demonstrate in solidarity with Urumqi and express their dissatisfaction with excessive epidemic prevention.
This wave of epidemics has turned many first-tier cities into hard-hit areas. Among them, Chongqing has added 9,685 local cases in the past day, Guangdong has added 9,108 cases, Beijing has added 3,888 cases, Sichuan has added 1,867 cases, Jilin has added 1,586 cases, and Shanxi has added 1,586 cases. An increase of 1320 cases. The announcement also pointed out that there are currently 33,129 confirmed cases (including 104 severe cases), a total of 5,233 deaths, and a total of 311,624 confirmed cases; 342,488 asymptomatic infections are still under medical observation, of which there are 1692 inbound cases.
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Human Rights Council to investigate Iran's bloody crackdown on Protests, China proposes cancellation
Image : Germany and Iceland moved to set up a fact-finding mission on Iran's crackdown, but CCP China proposed to cancel the investigation. The picture shows German Foreign Minister Berbock (left) and Icelandic Foreign Minister Gelfadottir (right). (AP)
In September 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, was beaten to death by the police for allegedly not wearing her hijab, triggering large-scale protests. Conflicts between the police and the people continued, causing most people to die in the crackdown. The U.N. Human Rights Council (U.N. Human Rights Council) held a special session on Thursday (24th) and decided to establish a fact-finding mission on the Iranian government’s crackdown on protesters who supported Emini’s death. China proposed an interim amendment to this, attempting to abolish the investigation team, which was finally rejected by other member states.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Germany and Iceland put forward a motion to form an "international fact-finding mission" to deal with Iran's massive suppression of civil protests, and continue to investigate the human rights situation in Iran until early 2024. Supported by member states. A special meeting was held on the 24th.
Among the 47 member states of the UN Human Rights Council, 25 members supported the resolution condemning the Iranian government’s suppression of protesters and calling for the establishment of an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate possible human rights violations committed by the Iranian government. Six countries including CCP China and Pakistan voted against it, while 16 countries abstained.
It is worth mentioning that China, which voted against this time, initiated a temporary amendment before the meeting, hoping to delete the investigation team mentioned in the motion. The Chinese representative said that the German-led motion "overwhelmingly criticized" Iran and would not help solve the problem, calling for its withdrawal.
After a vote, the UN Human Rights Council rejected CCP China's proposal with 25 votes against, 6 in favour, and 15 abstentions.
Michèle Taylor, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council, said she was appalled that CCP China was trying to veto the proposal. She underscored that "those who defend the Iranian regime always try to attribute this to a cultural issue. No culture tolerates the victimization of women and children."
The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who was appointed in October, expressed concern that the Iranian government has not listened to international opinions and called on the Iranian government to stop the violent suppression of demonstrators. He also stated that "the people of Iran are demanding change, and these protests are rooted in the Iranian government's long-term denial of people's freedom rights, legal and structural inequalities, people's lack of access to information, and the shutdown of the Internet."
So far, at least 426 people have been killed in this crackdown and more than 17,000 people have been arrested. Protesters said that the Iranian government's security forces opened fire on Monday (21 November) on Kurdish tribes in the west to suppress protesters, killing at least five people.
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10 dead in Xinjiang fire, Turkiye calls on the CCP government to disclose cause
10 people were killed in a fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, which was suspected to be improperly sealed off. The Turkish foreign ministry asked China to inform the public of the cause of the fire.
"We hope that the factors behind the fire will be made public," Turkey's foreign ministry said in a statement yesterday.
"We are deeply saddened to learn that a fire broke out in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, causing casualties," the Turkish foreign ministry said. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed condolences and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
The World Uyghur Congress also issued a statement calling on the international community to take immediate action to hold the Chinese government accountable for shirking responsibility and disregarding the lives of Uyghurs. The World Uyghur Committee also called on the CCP government to end the extreme epidemic prevention and control measures.
Dolkun Isa, Chairman of the World Uyghur Congress, said that the CCP government showed no mercy, and the local government completely ignored the needs and demands of the Uyghur people, so they did not take timely action to put out the fire. Callousness to Uyghur lives is a hallmark of the CCP regime, which continues to use the covid lockdown as a tool to carry out genocide against Uyghurs.
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Afraid of slapping Xi in the face, experts: CCP's zero-covid policy will not change in the short term
CCP China's zero-covid policy has sparked a massive outburst of public grievances. Experts pointed out that the reason why CCP China fell into a blockade mentality is that the eradication initially worked, but now it is stifling the economy and causing serious turmoil, becoming China's biggest current threat. However, in order to take into account the face of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, experts do not predict that China's zero-covid policy will undergo major changes in the short term.
Hong Kong's English-language "South China Morning Post" reported that after the Beijing authorities once again strengthened the eradication measures, an anonymous article titled "Ten Questions" on the Internet questioned why the authorities did not end the control, data opacity, and the scientific basis for the erasure policy. The article was read more than 100,000 times in a few hours before it was deleted by the webmaster. A few days later, residents across China took to the streets to protest strict eradication measures such as prolonged lockdowns.
The report pointed out that as China's zero-covid policy will enter its fourth year next spring, this rare act of resistance poses a challenge to Xi Jinping's claim that the CCP is more responsive to the needs of the people, that repeatedly praised Xi Jinping for "personally leading" the country's epidemic prevention and control efforts.
However, Huang Yanzhong, a senior researcher on global public health at the Council on Foreign Relations, an American think tank, said that public sentiment is now challenging the credibility of this statement.
He said that China's zero-covid policy has helped reduce the number of deaths related to Wuhan pneumonia, but it is not clear what secondary disasters and adverse consequences it has brought. "Especially now, when many public health workers say the disease is less serious, it's natural to ask why so many resources and socioeconomic costs are being spent on it."
Despite the public outcry, China is unlikely to significantly lift restrictions because many officials and citizens believe it is in their best interest to keep them in place.
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Chinese misled into believing covid is terrible, officials fear fines
Eyck Freymann, director of the Indo-Pacific region at Greenmantle, a macroeconomic and geopolitical consulting firm, pointed out that the Chinese public has been misled into thinking that Wuhan pneumonia is a terrible disease that, if spread in China, will cause great damage butonly a few people can get it, based on other sources of information. He said local party officials felt they needed to take strong action to prevent the spread of the virus or face fines.
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Chinese compare their situation with football fans at Qatar World Cup
Richard McGregor, a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute, an Australian foreign policy think tank, believes that it is now clear that further blockades will only work with brutal enforcement. The Chinese can put up with a lot, but many are now on the verge of breaking down. Local networks were flooded with angry comments from Chinese watching the World Cup in Qatar, shocked to see so many people not wearing masks. "If fans all over the world can do this, they're going to ask, why can't we?"
However, Jean-Pierre Cabestan, an emeritus professor at the Department of Politics and International Relations at Hong Kong Baptist University, believes that despite growing discontent, a gradual adaptation and relaxation seems more likely for China, requiring local administration Departments have more leeway.
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Turmoil across CCP China. Sociologist: Xi Jinping faces an urgent situation
Image : Chinese people are dissatisfied with the government's elimination of anti-epidemic measures, and have taken to the streets to start a "blank paper revolution". The picture shows crowds of protesters in Beijing. (Reuters)
Kong Haofeng, a sociologist at Johns Hopkins University in the United States, commented about that what happened in China in recent days.The turbulent situation is an urgent situation for Xi Jinping.
According to the BBC report, Kong Haofeng pointed out that chain-like demonstrations in China are not surprising, but some protesters clearly demand that the leader step down, which is undoubtedly the first real test of Xi Jinping's absolute autocratic regime.
Kong Haofeng said that over the past two years, Xi Jinping has implemented a strict policy of eradicating the epidemic, and at the same time he has pushed himself into a corner, because this approach has exhausted the patience of young people, the middle class, workers and even the country's elite.
According to Kong Haofeng, recent incidents such as the closure of the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, and the apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, seem to have sparked waves of protests in more places amid the general dissatisfaction of the public.
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The authorities made a "big move"? A large number of anti-riot vehicles appeared on the streets of Shanghai
Image : People witnessed multiple anti-riot vehicles on the streets of Shanghai. (picture taken from Twitter)
Due to the excessive epidemic prevention in Urumqi, Xinjiang, which caused 10 deaths and 9 injuries in the fire, a wave of "blank paper revolution" protests have recently been set off across CCP China. The purpose of the protests has evolved from supporting the Urumqi incident to shouting for freedom and democracy. A large number of people demonstrated on Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai for two consecutive days, and the police forcefully cleared the venue. Some netizens witnessed a large number of "anti-riot vehicles" on the streets of Shanghai. It is suspected that the Shanghai police and the government are going to make a "big move."
Twitter user "Ms. Li is not your teacher" said on Twitter that a local Shanghai netizen provided a video, pointing out that a large number of white anti-riot vehicles with the word "AU" written on the streets of Shanghai were seen. Some netizens pointed out that this anti-riot vehicle may be the "Warrior Three Generations" developed by Dongfeng Motor Group, a new generation of tactical vehicles developed by Dongfeng.
In addition to Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai, crowds of protesters also appeared in Liangma Bridge in Beijing, Hanzheng Street in Wuhan, Haizhu Square in Guangzhou, Wangping Street in Chengdu, and Zhejiang University.
In addition, because many people in Shanghai gathered on Urumqi Middle Road and nearby intersections to demonstrate and protest, the local government seemed to be afraid that people would continue to gather and protest, and decided to remove the "Urumqi Middle Road" street sign.
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BBC reporter was beaten and arrested in Shanghai, CCP officials: Prevent him from contracting covid
Image : BBC journalist beaten and arrested in Shanghai. (Picture taken from Reddit)
The "blank paper revolution" broke out in various parts of China to protest the government's continuous zero-blocking and excessive anti-epidemic measures. It is currently reported that a reporter from the BBC who was covering demonstrations in Shanghai was actually attacked by law enforcement officers. The Chinese side even claimed that this was to prevent him from being infected with covid among the crowd.
According to the BBC report, journalist Ed Lawrence was handcuffed and detained for several hours while covering protests in Shanghai before being released. During his arrest, he was also beaten and kicked.
The BBC spokesperson emphasized that Lawrence was attacked while performing his duties as a reporter. This is very worrying. When China later released him, it claimed that it was for his own good to take him away in handcuffs to prevent Lawrence from being infected in the crowd by Wuhan pneumonia. In addition to this, the CCP authorities have not made other explanations or apologies, and the BBC will continue to pay attention to this matter.
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BBC Reporter arrested: Protesters show middle fingers to Police
The fire in an apartment in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, which killed 10 people, was rumored to be caused by strict anti-epidemic measures. Once arrested by the police, the BBC reportere also revealed that some people show the police their middle fingers.
Lawrence posted a number of on-site conditions on his personal Twitter. He pointed out that there was an unusual "anti-zero-covid" protest in Shanghai on the evening of the 27th. Many people gathered and a large number of police officers were stationed.
Lawrence said that he saw two girls offering flowers (in memory of the deceased in Urumqi) but they were quickly taken away by the police, and another boy told him that his flowers had been confiscated. At this time, a car drove up and drove towards the police. middle finger.
Lawrence said that the number of protesters increased from dozens to hundreds. He saw with his own eyes that the police arrested three people, two of whom continued to resist, while the crowd shouted and applauded in support. However, Lawrence, who was interviewed at the scene, was later reported to have been arrested.
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Crowds gather at Liangma Bridge in Beijing, shouting "No Nucleic Acid, Want Freedom"
Image : A large number of people gathered around Beijing's Liangma Bridge from yesterday to early morning to protest with blank papers in their hands. (picture taken from Twitter)
A wave of "blank paper revolution" protests have recently been set off across China. A large number of people gathered around Liangmaqiao in Beijing last night, holding white papers and shouting slogans such as "Freedom". The protesters did not disperse until early morning.
Twitter netizen "Ms. Li is not your teacher" compiled a large number of videos of the protest scene and the current situation from all over China. A large crowd gathered at Liangma Bridge in Beijing last night. End the Cultural Revolution 2.0" and other slogans, and some people shouted "Hello Shanghai, I am Beijing" to support the protesters in Shanghai. Seeing the crowd protesting loudly in the area of Liangma Bridge, passing cars also rolled down their windows and extended their hands to "like" or honked their horns.
At first, the local government dispatched police force to the Liangmaqiao protest scene, but did not immediately clash with the crowd. Sporadic incidents of police arresting protesters began to appear in the middle of the night, and they began to disperse and divide the crowd in an organized way. Only then gradually dispersed.
Beijing man Peng Lifa hangs anti-Xi banners on October 13 at the Sitong Bridge, saying, "No nucleic acid, Only food, No Cultural Revolution, only reform. No lockdown, only freedom. No leader, only votes. No lies, only, No slavery, be a citizen", Peng Lifa's whereabouts are still unknown after his arrest.
More than a month after the Sitong Bridge incident, the recent wave of "blank paper revolution" protests has blossomed everywhere, and Chinese netizens "outside the wall" commented on Twitter under the video of the Liangma Bridge protest scene on 27 November: "Now Beijing is full of Sitong bridges. ", "Now there are tens of thousands of Peng Lifa".
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Stationery dealers in Shanghai stop supplying A4 white paper
Image : Shanghai M&G Stationery, the world's largest stationery supplier, issued an emergency statement today in response to the "blank paper revolution" and completely removed A4 blank paper sales from all channels.
(Intercepted from Shanghai M&G Stationery)
Shanghai M&G Stationery, the world's largest stationery supplier, issued an emergency statement on 28 November 2022 in response to the "blank paper revolution" triggered by the fire incident in Urumqi, and at the same time removed all sales of A4 white paper from all channels.
Chenguang M&G Stationery's emergency statement reads as follows:
Shanghai M&G Stationery Co., Ltd. ("our company") strongly condemns the so-called "blank paper revolution" and "blank paper movement" in Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Guangzhou and other places recently. To prevent criminals from hoarding a large amount of A4 white paper for illegal subversive activities, our company decided to suspend the sale of A4 white paper in all online and offline stores and cooperation channels starting from midnight on 29 November.
Shanghai M&G Stationery urgently clarifies
An urgent document circulated on the Internet on the 27th stated that Shanghai Chenguang Stationery Company condemned the "white paper revolution" and "white paper movement" in Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Guangzhou and other places. A4 white paper is undergoing subversive activities, and the company has decided to suspend all A4 paper sales through online and offline stores and other channels from November 29. The news attracted attention.
Shanghai M&G Stationery Co., Ltd. has issued an urgent clarification announcement on 28 November, saying that it was concerned about the company's so-called emergency statement circulating on some online platforms. After verification, this document was forged, and the company has reported to the police.
On the 28th, Southern Metropolis Daily reported that after consultation with the securities department of Shanghai M&G Stationery, the staff said that there is no such situation as mentioned in the emergency document posted on the Internet, and the company's production and operation are currently normal.
According to public information, Shanghai M&G Stationery Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive stationery supplier, and its products cover writing tools, student stationery, office stationery and other related products. The company was officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2015 with a stock code of 603899.
A large number of netizens criticized the CCP for being afraid of even blank paper and wanting to take it off the shelves in the face of public demands.
Central News Agency reported that on 28 November, the "Foreseeing Symposium on Cross-Strait and Hong Kong-Macau Relations after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China" was held. Scholars participating in the meeting analyzed the causes of the White Paper Movement and possible follow-up developments.
Hong Yaonan, an assistant professor at the China Institute of Tamkang University, said that based on past experience, if the cost of suppression is low, the CCP will adopt suppression, and if the cost of suppression is high, the CCP will adopt compromise.
Hong Yaonan said that the fire has already been ignited, and the next step is to pay attention to the attitude of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. According to the previously announced "optimized epidemic prevention policy", China (the Communist Party of China) as a whole should be moving in the direction of relaxation, while the blank paper movement should accelerate the progress of loosening.
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On 28 November 2022, Urumqi gradually and orderly resumed railway and civil aviation traffic
Image of China Southern resuming flight from Urumqi Diwopu International Airport : Researcher's Picture
In the morning of 27 November 2022, the Information Office of the Urumqi Municipal People's Government held a press conference on the prevention and control of the covid epidemic. It was reported at the meeting that after further comprehensive research and judgment on the current epidemic prevention and control situation, the Urumqi Epidemic Prevention and Control Work Headquarters decided to gradually and orderly resume normal activities from 28 November 2022 on the premise of strictly implementing various epidemic prevention and control measures. Urban public transport such as railways, civil aviation, buses, and taxis have resumed relevant work gradually and the production and operation activities of business establishments such as supermarkets, markets, pharmacies, restaurants, gas stations, and banks in low-risk areas that are closely related to people's lives are orderly restored.
The railway department is gradually resuming the operation of normal passenger trains in and out of Xinjiang, in addition to the temporary passenger trains currently in operation. Passengers can pay attention to the ticket purchase information on the railway 12306 website to learn about the latest railway travel trends.
Urumqi Airport is gradually resuming the operations of flights within Xinjiang and outside Xinjiang on the basis of existing flights. Friends of the general public and passengers coming and going to Urumqi are requested to pay attention to the ticketing information of various airlines, and they can call the airport hotline 96556 for consultation.
According to news from China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Branch, starting from 28 November 2022 China Southern will gradually resume Urumqi-Changsha (four flights per week), Urumqi-Sanya (four flights per week), Urumqi-Zhengzhou (four flights per week) ), Urumqi-Chongqing (four flights per week) routes, and routes from Urumqi to other provinces and cities will be resumed in the future.
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Zhengzhou: Staying at home is not "no entry and no exit", you can leave Zhengzhou with these certificates
In the evening of 26 November 2022, Li Hongtao, executive deputy director of the Social Prevention and Control Department of the Zhengzhou Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, said at the epidemic prevention and control conference that in principle, citizens should stay at home and not "not go in and out". You can go out. At the same time, it is strictly forbidden to close and lock the doors of safe passages, and it is strictly forbidden to implement a lockdown policy across the board.
According to the press conference, in addition to Xinzheng City's postponement of various temporary control measures until 12 am of 30 November 2022, Zhongmu County, Dengfeng City, Xinmi City, and Xingyang City will scientifically and accurately delineate high-risk areas based on the number of new cases in recent days. In areas other than high-risk areas, centralized nucleic acid screening will be suspended, and management in low-risk areas will resume. Citizens who really need it in the eight districts of the main city can go out for one hour to buy daily necessities on 28 and 29 November with a 24-hour negative nucleic acid certificate for one person per day.
Li Hongtao said that the community should not refuse to return to the place of residence for medical treatment, discharged patients and their accompanying family members, epidemic-related personnel whose isolation period has expired, people stranded on the street, and people returning to Zheng from other places. It is strictly forbidden to close and lock the doors of safe passages, and it is strictly forbidden to implement the closed policy across the board. It is strictly forbidden to set up roadblocks during the closure period to affect the passage of emergency vehicles, and it is not allowed to implement "one size fits all" rigid isolation measures around the hospital to ensure the smooth passage of life.
At present, Zhengzhou has opened the Love Post Station and opened some convenient nucleic acid sampling houses to provide convenient services for basic urban operators and mobile personnel such as epidemic prevention and control, medical and sanitation, emergency rescue, material supply, takeaway express, water, electricity, heating, etc. Service Guarantee. For those who really need to leave Zhengzhou, the community where they live will issue a certificate, and travel with a green health code and a negative nucleic acid test within 24 hours. In addition, the return certificate issued by the university and the discharge certificate issued by the hospital can also be used as proof of leaving Zheng.
Li Hongtao said that after hard work, epidemic prevention in Zhengzhou will be normalized and dynamically cleared on 30 November 2022, and the order of production and life in the city will gradually resume.
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Belt and Road cleared? Cross-border passenger transport on the China-Laos Railway is not open to traffic at all
Image : Due to CCP's zero-covid policy, the economic benefits of the China-Laos railway are not as good as expected. (picture taken from Weibo)
The 1,000-km China-Laos Railway opened in December 2021, starting in Kunming, Yunnan, and running through Laos to the capital Vientiane. Due to CCP's adherence to the zero-clearing policy, cross-border passenger transport on the China-Laos Railway has not yet opened, and the economic benefits of cross-border freight have not met expectations. There are only two shifts per day between Kunming and Vientiane on average, and the logistics center in the suburbs of Vientiane handles containers. The volume is only 20% of the original plan.
"Nikkei Asia" reported in depth on the impact and economic benefits of the China-Laos Railway on the border cities of Laos. The report pointed out that although CCP has made various hypes about the railway, there are signs that the economic benefits have not met expectations. When Nikkei Asia visited the Thhanaleng logistics center on the outskirts of Vientiane, it did not see many containers in the 60-hectare facility.
According to the report, although the official did not announce the specific figures, the logistics center revealed in an interview in September that there were only two shifts per day between Kunming and Vientiane on average, and the volume of containers handled in August was only about 6,000, which was the original estimate. 20% of.
The report believes that the disappointing data is due to the CCP government's zero-covid policy, including blockade, large-scale testing, strict scanning of health codes and travel restrictions.
Another reason that restricts the demand for China-Laos railway freight services is the lack of transparency in fees, which allows freight forwarders to charge high fees, which discourages many cargo owners.
As for cross-border passenger transport, operations between China and Laos have been suspended due to Beijing’s zero-clearing strategy. Guo Jiguang, a scholar at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, confirmed that cross-border passenger transport has not yet opened to traffic due to the epidemic.
However, Boten, Laos, the hub of railway transport between China and Laos, has begun to show signs of economic colonization. With the influx of Chinese capital, the local high-rise buildings have sprung up, more than the capital Vientiane. More than 200 Chinese companies are planning to move into the city's special economic zone, where trading in Reminbi is more popular than the local currency kip.
Siphone Kongchampa, head of the special economic zone, said that even without casinos, Boten has great potential, but the fate of Boten depends on CCP China, and the interests of investors will determine the future of Boten.
Another phenomenon worth noting is that the economy of Laos, like other Belt and Road countries, has been hit by the epidemic. In addition to rising inflation and a weaker currency, weak demand for rail freight has also raised concerns about Laos' debt crisis. The country's total external debt is estimated at $10.4 billion, with China accounting for half.
Analysts predict that Laos has already used the income from rare metal mines as collateral for financing the railway business, and the government may be forced to sell important assets to repay debts. Toru Nishihama, an economist at Dai-ichi Life Economic Research Institute, warned that the Chinese could eventually take control of the joint venture and even move the train freely for purposes such as military use.
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The IMF investigates the bad debts of the Belt and Road Initiative? These countries are sheltering from the wind and blocking Chinese investment
Image : The Chinese real estate company Country Garden built the "Forest City" project in Malaysia. It was initially estimated that 700,000 people would settle down, but only 2,000 people settled down in the eight years since construction started. It was called a ghost town by the BBC. (Reuters file photo)
The IMF has recently been cleaning up CCP China's bad debts along the Belt and Road, and it is difficult to know the financing agreements signed between China and these poor countries. The demand for the IMF to clarify debts to prevent financial assistance from being used to repay China's debts is getting louder and louder. It is reported that in order to avoid not receiving financial aid from international organizations such as the IMF, coupled with concerns about IMF audits, Southeast Asian countries including Laos, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries have suspended or even canceled their investment in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Global interest rates have risen and concerns about debt risks in developing countries have intensified. Organizations such as the IMF and the World Bank have been pushing to strengthen debt monitoring and improve sustainability. With the outbreak of the Russian-Ukraine war and the increasing doubts about the global economic slowdown, it becomes more urgent to sort out the current debt situation of developing countries.
In particular, debt defaults broke out one after another among poor countries participating in China's Belt and Road Initiative. China's ally Pakistan suffered a rapid deterioration in its financial situation due to the flood of the century. International organizations such as the IMF rushed to help and urged creditor countries to assist in debt restructuring. As a major creditor, how should China deal with the poor? The debt owed by the country has become the focus of attention.
According to a World Bank report last year, China has become the largest creditor of low- and middle-income countries. As of the end of 2020, the debts owed by these countries to China amounted to US$170 billion, more than three times that of 2011, and most of these funds were used for large-scale infrastructure construction.
By the end of 2021, China's non-financial investment in 57 countries along the Belt and Road has reached 20.3 billion US dollars, and 7 of the 10 major recipient countries are Southeast Asian countries: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia.
Countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative worry that it will be difficult to obtain international aid in the event of default, and are more cautious about related investments led by China. Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, a researcher at the Asia-Pacific Progressive Foundation in Manila, told the South China Morning Post that in order to formulate countermeasures or carry out necessary reforms, the IMF's enhanced review will help understand the debt situation to China and the way China's financing operates.
Chanrith Ngin, an academic at the University of Auckland, also called the call for more transparency a big step forward for health lending, but noted that countries such as Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia could be under pressure to reveal loan details. Their debt and other loans could draw criticism and delay investment projects.
Benjamin Barton, an associate professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, said frankly that the days when Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries signed investment projects one after another are gone forever. Taking Malaysia as an example, many Belt and Road investment projects signed by the country in 2016 were suspended, postponed, or even cancelled.
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Exercise against cancer is real! Israeli study: Aerobic exercise can significantly reduce the risk of cancer metastasis
Compiled by : Chen Chengliang / https://health.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4137523 / Image : Israeli research found. High-intensity aerobic exercise such as running can greatly reduce the risk of cancer metastasis. (AFP file photo)
In the experience of many successful cancer patients, many people mentioned "exercise"! Can Exercise Really Fight Cancer? A recent study by Tel Aviv University in Israel found that people who regularly run or engage in other high-intensity aerobic exercise increase the glucose consumption of internal organs, thereby reducing the energy supply of tumors, which can reduce the risk of certain cancer metastasis 72%.
The study combined human monitoring data and animal model experiments. The monitoring results of nearly 3,000 healthy volunteers for about 20 years showed that compared with those who did not participate in physical exercise, those who regularly performed high-intensity aerobic exercise had a 72% lower chance of developing cancer metastasis.
In animal model experiments, the researchers found that the spread of melanoma to the lungs, liver, and lymph nodes was significantly reduced in exercised mice compared with non-exercised control mice. They suggest that this inhibition of cancer metastasis is associated with an exercise-induced increase in the rate of glucose consumption in both humans and animal models.
Lead researcher Carmit Levy of Tel Aviv University's Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry noted that the lung, liver and lymph nodes are high sites of cancer metastasis. When analyzing cells from these organs, the researchers found that the number of glucose receptors in the cells increased during high-intensity aerobic exercise, suggesting that increased glucose intake turned these organs into efficient "energy-consuming machines." "It's like the muscles consume a lot of glucose during exercise.
This may be because internal organs "compete" with muscles for glucose resources during high-intensity aerobic exercise, the researchers said. If the cancer progresses further, the internal organs are starved for energy due to intense competition for glucose, and there is less energy vital for cancer metastasis. Therefore, when a person does regular high-intensity aerobic exercise, the risk of cancer metastasis is also significantly reduced.
The study focused on metastatic cancer, that is, cancer that has spread from its original location in the body. According to the researchers, there is also great benefit in preventing primary tumours, but with a focus on metastatic cancer, as it is the leading cause of death in Israel. Related research papers were published in the American Journal of Cancer Research.
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The anti-CCP card did not work. The DPP suffered a disastrous defeat. Ogasawara: Voters distinguish between local and presidential elections
Image : President and Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Tsai Ing-wen held a press conference on the "2022 Local Election Results" on the 26th. Regarding the big defeat in the 2022 Nine-in-One General Election, she led Secretary-General Lin Xiyao (right) to announce her resignation as party chairman. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)
Japanese political scientist Ogasawara Xinxing predicted Taiwan’s local elections on 26 October 2022. He bluntly stated that the DPP can only win 5 seats. The party wanted to focus on China policy, but it failed. It shows that voters think separately about the presidential election that will determine Taiwan's future and the nine-in-one election.
According to comprehensive media reports, Professor Ogasawara Xinxing of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies predicted before the election that among the 22 counties and cities, the Democratic Progressive Party can only win 5 seats, and the rest are 15 seats for the KMT, 1 seat for the Taiwan People's Party, and 1 seat for non-party members. Now after counting the ballots, the green camp really won only 5 counties and cities, and the rest were 14 seats for the KMT, 1 seat for the Taiwan People’s Party, and 2 seats for non-party members. Except for Chiayi City’s postponed election, only Kinmen County was won by a non-party candidate. Netizens flocked to Ogasawara Happy facebook for a pilgrimage.
Ogasawara was pleased to accept an interview with the Japanese media "Asahi Shimbun", saying that the DPP's nomination of candidates for mayoral elections in Taipei and Taoyuan did not go smoothly, which had a negative impact on the election campaigns in various places. China policy became the focus of the election campaign but it failed to work.
Ogasawara is pleased to point out that as democracy matures, Taiwanese voters think separately about the presidential elections, legislative elections, and local elections that determine Taiwan's future. Therefore, he believes that the Kuomintang's victory in local elections this time should not affect the 2024 presidential election.
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Announcing its Indo-Pacific strategy, Canada fights CCP by increasing military spending, calls CCP China "destructive and increasingly powerful"
Image : Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and CCP President Xi Jinping (right) met in the middle of this month on the occasion of the G20 leaders' summit. Xi later complained to Du that the content of their conversation should not be leaked to the media. (Reuters file photo)
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy on the 27th, advocating that it will increase military expenditures in the Indo-Pacific region and strengthen economic and trade relations with the region. cooperation, while also listing China as posing a multiple threat, referring to it as an "increasingly destructive global power."
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Canada increases naval patrols, builds up intelligence and cybersecurity levels, strengthens scientific research partnerships with Taiwan, Singapore
Bloomberg reported on the 27th that the content of the 26-page Indo-Pacific strategy includes providing nearly 2.3 billion Canadian dollars (approximately 54 billion Taiwan dollars) in funding to increase naval patrols, intelligence and cyber in the region. Road security, and strengthening cooperation with regional partners in the East and South China Seas; this is part of a generational shift in Canadian foreign policy aimed at strengthening ties with Asian allies and countering China’s influence in the region.
Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy discusses China in a large section and lists the multiple threats China poses in terms of military, security and economy, but also admits that issues such as climate change, global health, biodiversity and the prohibition of nuclear proliferation must be addressed Collaborate with Beijing.
In an interview, Joly said that the "tectonic plates" of world geopolitics are shifting, endangering the international norms that have kept the world safe since World War II, and at the same time causing uncertainty and inflation in the supply chain... "Speaking of China, We know the battle (for) influence is going on in the district," she said, "so we have to step up."
Regarding the fact that CCP President Xi Jinping complained to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia in the middle of this month that the content of the talks should not be leaked to the media, Joly said that she is not concerned about this. Unexpectedly, because she herself had a "candid dialogue" with the CCP foreign minister, what the outside world sees is the auspicious light of "political reality". She also said that CCP's growing influence is as obvious as the elephant in the house, and it would be meaningless to formulate an Indo-Pacific strategy without taking this into account.
Joly said Canada will increase its diplomatic and trade presence to create a more predictable business investment environment in Asia, and will invest $750 million in sustainable infrastructure projects. Canada will deepen economic ties with India, Japan and South Korea, including a series of new "Team Canada" trade missions to bring Canadian business leaders to the Indo-Pacific region, as well as a $65.1 million, enhanced projects for scientific and research partnerships with Taiwan, Singapore, etc.
The biggest stroke of the Indo-Pacific strategy is an infrastructure plan worth 750 million Canadian dollars, which is a part of the 600 million U.S. dollar infrastructure plan launched earlier by the Group of Seven Industrial Countries (G7) to counter China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative.
In addition, Canada will also increase military cooperation with partners in the Indo-Pacific region to defend Canada's Pacific interests. Canada has long defined itself in terms of its relationship with Europe... "It's time to turn our attention to Asia."
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Guangzhou people sang "Glorious Years" and Shanghai "Grass Mud Horse" took to the streets
Reporter : Chen Chengliang / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4138304 / Image : Twitter
Under the continuous high-pressure blockade, residents' movements, student protests and citizen rallies broke out in various parts of China recently. The momentum and slogans are different from the past. In Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, the protest rally lasted until about 2 am on the 28th. People held up A4 blank papers and sang the classic song "Glory Days" by the Hong Kong rock band Beyond.
During the anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong and the June 4th commemoration rally in 2019, "Glory Days" became one of the songs in the activities. When Beyond created this song, it was to commemorate the human rights fighter and former South African President Mandela. At that time, Mandela was not afraid of the apartheid policy, and he worked hard to fight against it and was imprisoned for 28 years.
After Mandela was released, Beyond commemorated his spirit with "Glorious Years". The catchy melody has been sung for more than 30 years, and it was also used as a protest song during the anti-extradition campaign. The lyrics "Hold on to freedom in the wind and rain" symbolize the spirit of democracy , was eventually regarded as a banned song by the CCP.
According to the BBC report, late at night on the 27th, a large number of people took to the streets in Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, to protest against China's strict lockdown policy, and to commemorate the victims of the apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang. The crowd shouted "Communist Party step down!" and "Xi Jinping step down!", and some people even took to the streets with alpacas known as "grass mud horses" to express their dissatisfaction with those in power.
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No need to sympathize with the Chinese? Hong Kong people ridicule: They are not worth it
Image : Regarding China's recent "blank paper revolution", many Hong Kong people have a cold attitude towards it, and even bluntly stated that "there is no need to sympathize with and help the Chinese, they are not worth it". (The picture is taken from Reddit "HongKong", @whyyoutouzhele Twitter, synthesized by Liberty Times)
China's "zero-covid policy" has caused complaints from all over the country. On the 24th, a fire occurred in Urumqi, Xinjiang, which prevented rescue and killed 10 people, setting off a "blank paper revolution" protest. Although many people expressed solidarity, for many Hong Kong people who have initiated and participated in many protests, they just said coldly, "There is no need to sympathize with the Chinese."
Previously, in Urumqi, Xinjiang, because the local government insisted on sealing it down, 10 people were tragically killed in a sea of flames. It also caused Chinese people who were very dissatisfied with the anti-epidemic policies such as eradicating the virus to take to the streets to protest. According to the relevant tweets of the Twitter account "Ms. Li is not your teacher", there are scenes of crowds of people holding blank papers in the streets to protest in Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Zhejiang.
The relevant information of this protest has also been circulated through the Internet in major social media around the world, causing discussions among netizens from many countries. On the "HongKong" version of the well-known online Reddit forum in the United States, many Hong Kong netizens initiated various discussions on this matter. They hold a cold attitude, and even bluntly stated that "there is no need to sympathize with and help the Chinese, they are not worth it."
Hong Kong netizens who are cold and disdainful of the "white paper revolution" have reminded everyone not to forget the previous protests such as the "2014 Umbrella Movement" and "2019 Anti-extradition Movement". The past of violently bullying the protesters, "Before they became victims of tyranny, they didn't care at all", "What the Chinese people want is a good emperor, not democracy, it's that simple", "Hong Kong people pursue real freedom and democracy. Unlike the Chinese, if they eat well, they will be against liberty", "The most ironic thing is that they are using not free death (Give me liberty or give me death) - this is exactly what Hong Kong people used in 2019".
In addition, one of the videos posted on the Twitter account "Ms. Li is not your teacher" on the 27th showed Shanghai people shouting the slogan "Communist Party step down!, Xi Jinping step down!" in unison on Urumqi Middle Road. One netizen responded that if when the video was shared on Weibo, the public opinion would be the same as in Hong Kong before, "I support the police and you can beat me now." To this, a famous Chinese netizen responded, "But this is different from Hong Kong. Hong Kong did the mob, this time the tyrant."
The "stunning" response of the Chinese netizen caused many people to leave comments and sarcasm, "Don't worry, as long as it takes a few more days, you will also be characterized as mobs instigated by foreign forces", "Yes, you are not worth it." Poor, I support the Chinese public security, understand that you can cut the leeks quickly", "No one is innocent. It is really heart-warming to see Zhimag who sneered at Hong Kong people was beaten by the iron fist of socialism", "No Thugs, there is only tyranny. Why are Hong Kong mobs? Yours are tyrants? What moral high ground do you say this? Hong Kong people have nothing to do and walk on the street 30 times to experience tear gas?".
But this is different from Hong Kong, Hong Kong was indeed a mob, this time it is a tyrant.
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Image : Some Chinese netizens claimed that the "blank paper revolution" was the Chinese people's protest against the tyrant, unlike Hong Kong people who were just mobs. Although the remark was deleted afterwards, there were still many people left messages to mock the remark before then. (The picture is taken from @whyyoutouzhele Twitter, synthesized by Liberty Times)
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Chinese people roared in the streets, little pinkies jumped: There are black hands behind the white paper
Image : "Blank paper revolutions" broke out across China, but some little pinkies angrily denounced "there are black hands behind the white paper". Map of protesters in Beijing. (Reuters)
The "blank paper revolution" broke out in various parts of CCP China. A large number of people took to the streets to protest the CCP government's strict eradication policy. Straightforwardly, "There are black hands behind the white paper."
China's epidemic prevention and control caused tragic events such as the exodus from the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, Henan, and the apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, where 10 people died.
However, China's little pinkies are constantly ridiculing and ridiculing on the Internet. Some people emphasize that there must be a mastermind behind this, but in the end the price is paid by the ignorant people.
There is also Little Pinky's analysis that the people behind this incident are very clever. First of all, you will not be caught with any evidence if you only use blank paper. After all, nothing is written. The foreign media is convenient for P pictures, and you can add any text you want on it.
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CCP is afraid? Nucleic acid testing regulations suddenly changed in Guangzhou and other places
CCP has long implemented the covid eradication and epidemic prevention strategy. Recently, after 10 people died in an apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, it finally ignited the anger of the people. Demonstrators appeared in major cities, and even shouted Xi Jinping stepped down. Under such circumstances, Guangzhou and other places suddenly issued a notice to change the nucleic acid testing regulations to be more relaxed.
As can be seen from the hashtag "#多地液挖控计划发展#" on Weibo, Guangzhou Yuexiu District changed today's (28th) nucleic acid testing to long-term home-based elderly people, daily distance teaching students, home office workers and other people who have not gone out may not be used to participate in the inspection, so as to reduce the risk of infection in crowd gathering.
Some people cannot help but sigh that this approach is much more reasonable. After all, those old people who have been bedridden for a long time still insisted on going downstairs to do nucleic acid, and the epidemic prevention personnel traveled to remote areas to collect tests. "It is really very sick." In addition to Guangzhou, when nucleic acid testing was carried out in multiple districts in Chongqing, it was also announced that neighbourhoods and communities with no covi-positive results in the past five days were not required to participate.
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Compared with the June 4th Incident, Beijing Scholars: This demonstration is more specific and more diverse
Reporter : Sun Yuqing / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4138350 / Image : People in Beijing mourned the victims of the fire in Urumqi, and held up blank papers to protest. (Reuters)
Demonstrations against the "zero-covid" measures broke out across China over the weekend, and then evolved into broader political demands, including "Xi Jinping, the Communist Party step down." In this regard, Wu Qiang, a former scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing and an independent political analyst, pointed out that compared with the Tiananmen Square incident in Beijing in 1989, the demands of this "blank paper revolution" protest are more specific and the participating ethnic groups are more diverse, unprecedented in China in the past 33 years. phenomenon that occurs.
"Nikkei Asia" (Nikkei Asia) reported on the 28th that Wu Qiang, who had personally experienced the Tiananmen incident, pointed out that this protest is the largest resistance action in China since the Tiananmen incident in 1989. At that time, it mainly pursued abstract values. .
It is understood that from Urumqi, Xinjiang, where the fuse is located, to Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and other big cities, the demonstrators all demanded that the authorities lift the strict epidemic prevention and control measures so that people can return to normal life. Demands for freedom of press, media, speech, and the end of Xi Jinping and the Communist Party's dictatorship.
Wu Qiang analyzed that although the protests this time were milder than the Tiananmen incident, the people who participated were more diverse. "The Tiananmen protests were mainly led by Beijing students, but the current protests are decentralized, with more people from different social classes participating. Including migrant workers, students, the middle class, and even Xinjiang residents whose human rights have been ignored for the past 5 years.”
After a fire broke out in a residential building in Urumqi, Xinjiang, but due to strict epidemic prevention measures and the rescue failed, protests dissatisfied with the lockdown that lasted for three months broke out in the local area in the past few days. A resident of Urumqi who participated in the protest said in an interview that he felt that "this time is different", "It seems that everyone has risen to resist, and people from different places have spoken out together. This is the first time I have seen the whole country stand together."
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CCP relaxes the epidemic prevention of imported goods, non-cold chain goods are not tested for covid virus
Image : The Wuhan pneumonia epidemic in China has not yet been eradicated. The joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council of China has recently relaxed the epidemic prevention and control of imported goods, and imported non-cold chain goods are no longer tested for nucleic acid. The picture shows Shanghai citizens queuing up for nucleic acid testing on the 12th. (Reuters)
The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council of the Communist Party of China has recently relaxed the epidemic prevention and control of imported goods. Imported non-cold chain goods (transportation temperature above 10 degrees Celsius) will no longer implement nucleic acid testing for Wuhan pneumonia (covid, COVID-19, novel coronavirus pneumonia). Preventive disinfection of unsuitable items such as fruits and vegetables is no longer carried out.
The official website of the National Health Commission of CCP released the "Notice on Further Optimizing the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic of Imported Items" on 12 July 2022.
The notice pointed out that the latest research results show that under normal temperature conditions, covi survives for a short time on the surface of most objects and is completely inactivated within 1 day.
The notice also stated that while ensuring the safety of imported goods, the requirements of "preventing the epidemic, stabilizing the economy, and developing safely" must be implemented to ensure the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain, and optimize the prevention and control of imported goods.
This notice implements hierarchical and classified management of imported non-cold chain items (transportation temperature above 10°C), and the risk of contamination is divided into two levels: low risk and high risk.
"Low risk" refers to imported non-cold chain items from low-risk countries (regions); all bulk bulk goods, including coal, ore, chemical raw materials, grain, feed, forage, logs and other imported non-cold chain items; Imported non-cold chain items imported by aircraft, ships, trains, and automobiles that have left the port of departure for more than 24 hours; imported non-cold chain items that do not come into contact with loading and unloading personnel during loading and unloading; imported non-cold chain items that have been subjected to preventive disinfection.
Imported non-cold chain items that do not belong to any of the above situations, or whose risk level cannot be determined, shall be judged as high risk according to the principle of "strictness".
The notice requires that imported non-cold chain items judged to be high-risk should still be subject to preventive disinfection, but all localities will no longer conduct covi nucleic acid testing for imported non-cold chain items.
The notice also mentions that for dangerous chemicals, live animals, feed, feed additives, fruits, vegetables, precision instruments and other items without outer packaging or outer packaging that is likely to cause contamination by penetration of disinfectant liquids, covi nucleic acid testing and prevention will not be implemented Disinfection.
Low-risk imported non-cold chain items are no longer tested for the covid virus, and preventive disinfection is not required.
This notice also requires all localities not to introduce stricter control measures for imported non-cold chain items on their own, and to adjust the static storage regulations for imported non-cold chain items promptly, and not to "overweigh each other".
The notice finally requires the customs to continue to strengthen source control, and take measures such as deregistration, suspension of imports, and rectification within a time limit for overseas food manufacturers that do not cooperate with inspections or have problems. Imported cold chain foods that are detected to be positive for nucleic acid will be classified and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism. The emergency preventive measures of suspending import declarations will not be taken for relevant overseas food production enterprises.
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Shanghai arrested 300 people? ! Has QQ opened in Wuhan? In Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu, etc., tens of thousands of people gathered and marched, and a large number of police cleared the venue, and the flames of protest ignited all over China; students from 103 colleges and universities took action, and thousands of people from Tsinghua University gathered to call for democracy; the media call it the "blank paper revolution"
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