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Taiwan's epidemic prevention has attracted worldwide attention. Cao Xingcheng: It's a shame to say that Minister Azhong "might kill for money"!
Image : Chen Shizhong (right), a candidate for mayor of Taipei from the Democratic Progressive Party, attended a press conference on the 7th by former UMC Chairman Cao Xingcheng (left) "Say a few words of justice for Minister Ah Chung." The two shook hands. (Photo by reporter Liao Zhenhui)
民進黨台北市長候選人陳時中（右）7日出席前聯電董事長曹興誠（左）「為阿中部長說幾句公道話」記者會，兩人握手致意。（記者廖振輝攝）
Cao Xingcheng, the former chairman of UMC, held a press conference on 7 November 2022 on "Say a few words of justice for Minister Ah Zhong" to support Chen Shizhong's candidacy for mayor of Taipei. Cao Xingcheng emphasized that Taiwan's epidemic prevention achievements have attracted worldwide attention, but slanderous attacks on Chen Shizhong's were overwhelming and unfair. Some people accused Minister Ah Zhong of "making money and working hard".
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Cao Xingcheng: Singapore has the lowest covid death rate, Taiwan the fourth
Cao Xingcheng pointed out that among nearly 40 major OECD countries in the world, from the outbreak of the epidemic to September 19 this year, Taiwan has a very small number of deaths due to the epidemic per million population, ranking fourth after Singapore, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan have won more than 90 countries, but it is absolutely unjust that the epidemic prevention commanders have been attacked and insulted so much.
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Kidney disease rate of Taiwan revealed
Cao Xingcheng mentioned that Singapore, Japan, and New Zealand have the top three lowest death rates. Why is Taiwan not better than these countries? It is mainly related to the level of health. Nearly 100,000 people in Taiwan undergo kidney dialysis every year, and behind them are obesity and chronic diseases. , This is also the main target of the virus. Considering this situation, Taiwan can still be ranked at the top. Some people accuse Minister Ah Zhong of "making money and working hard". This kind of remark is hurtful. So many people die in Taiwan every year. Must Zhong be responsible?
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Cao Xingcheng: Be ready to withstand criticism and abuse
Cao Xingcheng emphasized that Chen Shizhong did his best to keep his old life alive, and Taiwan took precautionary measures against the slander and vitriolic attacks without too many restrictions on freedom. Especially today, Taiwan is facing a complicated situation, and China is threatening to force and intimidate the mountains. The mayor of the capital must be able to do things, take responsibility, and be able to withstand criticism and abuse.
Cao Xingcheng also said that Asian countries worked very hard to develop domestic vaccines during the epidemic. Domestic vaccines are important strategic materials. Japan's domestic vaccines are produced by Shionogi Pharmaceuticals, and up to 90% of the equipment investment has been subsidized by the Japanese government. Thailand has 3 domestic vaccines, Vietnam has 4 domestic vaccines, Malaysia has 2 domestic vaccines under development, and Taiwan has high-end vaccines. ? You should not be abused by a few people, and you must say NO to those who abuse them.
Chen Shizhong pointed out that Chairman Cao is willing to come out and say a few fair words, thank you very much. During the debate two days ago, I expressed some of my feelings. The epidemic situation in the past two years was very tense. Now the epidemic situation is about to pass, and I have more time to look forward to it. Looking back, everyone's efforts have created a community of one life on the same island. Everyone joined hands to prevent the epidemic and supported each other, making Taiwan's epidemic prevention a model for the world.
Chen Shizhong emphasized that, in fact, Taiwan's million-dollar mortality rate is the best in the top four, and the excess mortality rate is also in the top two or three. This result is not bad. Candidacy has been distorted, suppressed, and even turned into a sign of evil by those with a heart, but the achievements of the whole nation in epidemic prevention are the result of the efforts of the whole people. This glorious mark cannot be erased by those with a heart.
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Taiwan helps other countries in the world, makes the world's health better
Chen Shizhong mentioned that the epidemic prevention was suppressed this time. In fact, he saw another shadow deep in his heart. This is also a relative battle of cognition. He said, "When Taiwan wants to rise up, there will be bad forces to knock down Taiwan and make Taiwan lose its self-confidence. With confidence, it should be emphasized that epidemic prevention is the result of everyone's efforts, and we should not belittle ourselves. We should also stand firm and demonstrate our public health capabilities to the world. In the future, we should try our best to help other countries in the world and make the world's health better."
Chen Shizhong said that the issue of kidney dialysis is considered a national disease in Taiwan. During his tenure as Minister of Health and Welfare, he asked the National Health Service to conduct a thorough study on preventive health care, and compiled more than NT$500billion yuan to propose a health budget plan to the Executive Yuan to protect the quality of life and health.
News (6) to (9) / Editor : Chen Beichen / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/03/a103566771.html
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Decoupling from CCP China: What has UK done so far
Image : London's famous landmark - Big Ben (Big Ben). (Carl Court/Getty Images)
与中共脱钩：英国断姊妹城 关孔院 查海外警局
The relationship between the UK and China continues to deteriorate. Recently, the Newcastle City Council in the UK cut off the sister city relationship with the CCP. British security officials promised to close Confucius Institutes across the country. Investigate the "Overseas Police and Overseas Chinese Service Stations" run by the CCP in London and Glasgow.
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Newcastle City Council unanimously votes to sever ties with sister city Taiyuan
Wendy Taylor, a Liberal Democrat MP for Newcastle, in northern England, proposed a motion to sever the city's sister relationship with the Chinese city of Taiyuan, because "for universal values such as human rights, democracy, and freedom, the Chinese (CCP) government not only disregards international norms and has no concerns about it," she also filed a related petition. The event was facilitated by the Hong Kong student-led organisation "Newcastle Stands with Hong Kong (NSWHK)".
On 2 November, the Newcastle Parliament discussed and voted on the motion. Taylor said that on the Hong Kong issue, the "National Security Law" established by the CCP in 2020 violated the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" and deprived Hong Kong of its original high degree of autonomy.
Jo Smith Finley, a China expert at Newcastle University, was hit with so-called "sanctions" last year by the CCP for defending the human rights of the Uighurs. Taylor read Finley's open letter in parliament, that said, "[He] was sanctioned for upholding conscience and social justice", which was seen as a serious threat to academic freedom in the UK.
Labour councillor Jane Byrne also mentioned that the proposed amendments also refer to the Amnesty International report, which pointed to the deteriorating human rights situation in China, including unfair trials, intimidation and torture. Byrne shows that the city of Newcastle should stand with the people who are fighting for liberal democracy.
In the end, all the city councilors agreed to pass the motion, and the city officially severed the sister city relationship with Taiyuan.
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Close all Confucius Institutes in the UK
On Tuesday (1 November 2022), Tom Tugendhat (Dong Qinda), Secretary of State for Security Affairs of the United Kingdom, responded to questions from MPs in the British House of Commons. He said that the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Rishi Sunak, Xin Weicheng) ) believes that Confucius Institutes pose a threat to the freedom of many UK universities and will consider closing these institutions.
In September this year, the British media revealed that Alicia Kearns, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British House of Commons, was negotiating with Taiwan to provide Chinese teachers to the United Kingdom to gradually replace the Confucius Institute in the United Kingdom.
In the TV debate of the prime minister's election in July this year, Sunak showed a tough stance on the CCP, calling the CCP the "biggest security threat" in the UK this century, and proposed a series of countermeasures, including closing all Confucius in the UK. College.
There are 31 Confucius Institutes in the UK, the most in the world. Sunak said that almost all the funds spent by the British government on Chinese language teaching in primary and secondary schools are allocated to the Confucius Institutes set up in universities, which indirectly contributes to the soft power of the CCP.
Sunak also said that a new alliance of free nations will be established to deal with the CCP's cyber threats, counter the CCP's corporate espionage of intellectual property, protect key British assets, and prevent the CCP from acquiring key British assets, such as strategically sensitive technology company.
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Investigate overseas police offices of CCP
According to a report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders, the Chinese public security department has set up 54 "overseas police and overseas Chinese service stations" in 21 countries. Among them, there are three in the UK, located in London and Glasgow.
The British Parliament has held at least two urgent questions about China's police service stations. In the questioning on 1 November 2022, Tugendhat said that the British government is very concerned about these undeclared CCP police activities, and he has followed up with the police and the police will investigate.
Tugendhat said the "transnational repression" attempted by the CCP was "unacceptable and must be stopped." He stressed that any foreign agency in the UK must abide by UK law and its attempt to unlawfully deport any individual will not be tolerated.
He also mentioned the UK's upcoming National Security Bill. Under the new law, any foreign power that conducts acts of coercion, harassment or intimidation against individuals will be criminalized.
On 1 November 2022, the Netherlands ordered the CCP to immediately shut down the “police service station” in the Netherlands. After that, Ireland also ordered the closure of the CCP police service station in Dublin. Germany and Canada also followed up the investigation.
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Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China jointly signed against the cult of personality, the three party members of the Communist Party of China were arrested
Reporter : Li Enzhen / Editor: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/07/a103568887.html / Image : On 1 December 2015, Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
二十大前联署反对个人崇拜 中共三党员遭抓捕
Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, CCP members Dong Hongyi, Ma Guiquan and Tian Qizhuang issued an open letter online, calling on the CCP to revise the party constitution and oppose "the party leads everything". According to reports, the three have been arrested by the CCP authorities.
According to a report on 6 November 2022 by the Mainland Human Rights Defence Network, the cases of Tian Qizhuang, Dong Hongyi and Ma Guiquan, three party members who were arrested in Handan, Hebei Province, were further informed. Among them, Dong Hongyi was detained on 31 August, and Tian Qizhuang's detention date is unknown. At present, Dong and Tian are detained in the Cixian County Detention Center in Handan, Hebei Province. It is reported that the case has reached the court and should be held in November.
The report mentioned that Dong Hongyi was a lawyer whom the family helped find, but the lawyer was told by the relevant department that "he can go through legal procedures and participate in the defense, but it will not play a role. The specific sentence has been determined by the above."
Insiders said that the reason why Dong Hongyi is facing sentence is that he wrote an "open letter" on the one hand, and the other reason is that he was interviewed by foreign media.
Tian Qizhuang is a lawyer appointed by the court, because the insider is inconvenient to elaborate, and it is not clear whether the family members did not find a lawyer by themselves or what is the reason.
People familiar with the matter said that Tian Qizhuang may be counted together with "new accounts and old accounts" and may face heavy sentences. At present, Tian has been suspended from paying wages. In addition, his sister once bought a farmhouse in the countryside near Handan. After her death, Tian Qizhuang and his wife lived there. After Tian was detained, the local government expelled Tian on the grounds that the purchase procedure was illegal. wife.
As for Ma Guiquan, shortly after the "open letter" was published, the police in Handan, Hebei, took notes in the middle of the night every day for three or four days. It may be considered that Ma had fainting symptoms before writing the letter, and the police in Handan later sent him back to the place of residence in Beijing. , is currently on bail pending trial.
On 22 August this year, Dong Hongyi, Ma Guiquan, and Tian Qizhuang, citizens of Handan City, Hebei Province jointly issued an open letter "Suggesting Two Important Changes to the Party Constitution at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China", one of which is to call for the cancellation of "the Party leads everything" in some passages, two, prohibit the cult of personality.
The open letter pointed out that at present, CCP members and officials have embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars, and the buying and selling by officials has increased unabated. Nowadays, the income and welfare of party officials are much higher than that of ordinary people, and the elderly in rural areas who only have a pension allowance of more than 100 yuan are even more miserable. There is no sign of an institutional solution to these.
The open letter concluded that the party constitution mentioned that "the party prohibits any form of personality cult". They believe that if there is no strong pressure to "follow the law", the cult of personality is likely to be revived, and the "Cultural Revolution tragedy" may be repeated.
Ma Guiquan, 76, worked successively in the railway department and Handan Iron and Steel Company after graduating from university. He was the Minister of Transportation and Party Secretary of Handan Iron and Steel until his retirement in 2006; Dong Hongyi, 77, was also a staff member of Handan Iron and Steel in Handan.
The 69-year-old Tian Qizhuang has been working in Handan. He was a reporter for China Coal News, a member of the Hebei Writers Association and the Essay Association. He once worked in the public welfare organization "Gongmeng" founded by Xu Zhiyong, the founder of the "New Citizens Movement".
On 20 April 2022, Tian Qizhuang reported to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in his real name that Liu Ning, the secretary of the Guangxi Party Committee, violated the party constitution and engaged in a personality cult.
News (11) to (13) / Reporters : Hu Zonghan and Zhang Ruizhen / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/07/a103569093.html
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British Deputy Trade Secretary visits Taiwan to meet Tsai Ing-wen
British Deputy Secretary of State for International Trade Hans visited Taiwan on Monday (7 November), he said that strengthening trade with Taiwan is in line with Britain's post-Brexit policy of "leaning towards the Indo-Pacific" , which will provide security for the UK economy for decades to come. In the next two days, Hans will host the Taiwan-UK Economic and Trade Dialogue, meet with Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China, and hold meetings with several economic and trade officials.
Greg Hands, Deputy Secretary of State for International Trade of the United Kingdom, visited Taiwan for two days on the 7th and will co-chair the 25th Taiwan-UK Economic and Trade
Dialogue with Chen Zhengqi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China. This is the first time that Taiwan and the United Kingdom have held an annual bilateral economic and trade dialogue since the outbreak of the global epidemic in early 2020.
Dialogue with Chen Zhengqi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China. This is the first time that Taiwan and the United Kingdom have held an annual bilateral economic and trade dialogue since the outbreak of the global epidemic in early 2020.
During his visit to Taiwan, Hans will also meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and meet with Executive Yuan Vice President Shen Rongjin, Economy Minister Wang Meihua, Digital Development Minister Tang Feng, Chairman of the National Development Commission Gong Mingxin, and Executive Yuan Political Member Deng Zhenzhong.
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Taiwan is the UK's important trading partner
The British Department of International Trade pointed out in a press release on the 7th that Taiwan has an advanced high-tech economy, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of more than 770 billion US dollars, or about NT$24.65 trillion, and an average economic growth rate of 4% in the past 30 years. It is an important trading partner of the United Kingdom; and pointed out that Taiwan is a key player in the global supply chain and a leading manufacturer of semiconductors. Hans's visit to Taiwan this time is a clear signal that he intends to strengthen the Taiwan-UK trade relationship.
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An example of Sunak's tougher stance against CCP
Bloomberg also reported Hans's visit to Taiwan, pointing out that Britain sent its deputy trade minister to visit Taiwan in person, which also showed that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wanted to take a tougher stance against the CCP government.
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U.S.-Taiwan cooperation escalates again, signing memorandum on humanitarian aid and partnership
Reporter : Chen Beichen / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/07/a103569165.html / Image : Video Screenshot
The United States and Taiwan officially signed the "Taiwan-U.S. Development and Humanitarian Aid Cooperation Memorandum", the "U.S. Pacific Fund (PAF)-U.S.-Taiwan Partnership Memorandum" and the cooperation between the United States and Taiwan in small and medium-sized enterprises in Paraguay. Business Development Center (SBDC) agreement to enhance cooperation and resilience in the Pacific and Latin America regions.
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie said on Monday (7 November 2022) that Taiwan and the United States are partners of shared value, and the signing of the memorandum marks a milestone in bilateral relations. Wu Zhaoxie said, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sincerely pleased to see these cooperation documents, which are not only important milestones in the growth of Taiwan-US relations, but also become closer global partners in the future. Taiwan will continue to strengthen its relationship with the US in terms of shared values and interests."
Sandra Oudkirk, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), also said that Taiwan is a trusted friend and partner. "Taiwan is a trusted friend and partner, and we (the U.S.) appreciate Taiwan's contribution to the international community in times of crisis," she said. "The U.S. is honored to work with a reliable partner, including Taiwan, to provide assistance and relief."
Wu Zhaoxie and Sun Xiaoya attended the announcement tea party together on the 7th, and Xiao Meiqin, the representative to the United States, also spoke through the video. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the memorandum was signed by Taiwan's representative to the United States, Xiao Meiqin, and Lan Ying, executive director of the American Institute in Taiwan, in Washington on 3 November. Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and officials from the U.S. State Department attended the event.
The scope of cooperation in this memorandum includes international development assistance, humanitarian assistance, etc. According to this agreement, Taiwan and the United States will also assist Paraguay in strengthening the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and jointly deal with climate and disasters in the Pacific region.
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"Pop-up" for no reason! The well-known second-generation red criticized the CCP's epidemic prevention article disappeared in seconds
Image : China's well-known red second generation criticized the CCP's epidemic prevention policy, which caused heated discussions. (The picture is taken from Weibo)
Since the spread of covid, China has adhered to a strict dynamic reset policy, and it has also been matched with the "pop-up" system of the epidemic information APP "Jiangbao" to control personnel Go in and out, detonate no small public grievances. Recently, even Tao Siliang, a well-known "red second generation" in China, also jumped out and published an article criticizing the "pop-up window" system, which caused heated discussions on the Internet, but the article was deleted shortly after.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, after the outbreak of the epidemic, China officially developed epidemic prevention software and offered a health code to track everyone's health. The green code means normal; the red code and the yellow code have other meanings, and they will not be able to enter public places or ride. A public transportation tool, this software is called "Healthy Treasure" in Beijing. The so-called "pop-up window" means that after clicking on the health treasure, the green, yellow, and red codes are not visible, but a window pops up to remind the user that there may be "temporal and spatial associations" with the epidemic-risk areas, risk personnel, etc., and need to " "Risk investigation", which means not being able to enter Beijing.
Tao Siliang, the full-time vice-chairman and secretary-general of the China Mayors Association and vice-chairman of the China Medical Foundation, posted on WeChat on the 5th that he "finally got a pop-up window", "I accompanied my 80-year-old wife to an event in Huzhou in the past two days. I searched everywhere and said that there is no epidemic in Huzhou, so I took the high-speed train directly to Huzhou, and I did nucleic acid every day. Being left alone outside the capital, such a powerful hand!"
She said frankly: "I have always been a determined person, but this time I panicked because for the first time I experienced the loss and helplessness of being homeless... Two elderly people in their 80s who lost the support of their families, In this place with no relatives and no reason, what should I do if I fall ill? I have seen my wife suffer from angina pectoris, which scared me to death!”
Tao Siliang then questioned, "Huzhou has not added any new areas for 21 days, and there are no risk areas in the whole region, but as of the 3rd, Beijing still has 20 high-risk areas, 28 medium-risk areas, and 32 new local people. In this case, Beijing will rely on What is only allowed to go out and not allowed to enter? I checked the latest policies for entering (returning) Beijing, and the policies from high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk areas turned out to be the same. Anyway, it prevented you from negotiating for seven days. It is even more incredible that people in non-epidemic areas are treated the same!”
What's even more paradoxical is that this time she and her husband stayed together the whole time, but only she was "popped up", and her husband had nothing to do with it, "How can you explain this? Is the 'big data flow' still watching the dishes? What's more, the old man didn't have a pop-up window and wanted him to go back to Beijing first, but he failed to buy tickets several times, and the reply he received was "Sorry...you can't buy a ticket to this place at this time."
Tao Siliang couldn't help but criticize that the relevant measures were "too magical" and unprofessional, and laughed at herself, "But think about those truck drivers who are blocked on the highway, those migrant workers who live in shabby sheds, those who are silent After several months in large and small towns and villages, as well as those workers from a well-known large factory who have returned home on foot... What do I have to complain about waiting in this small town in the south of the Yangtze River!"
The 81-year-old Tao Siliang's father is Tao Zhu, the former vice premier of the State Council of China, and his mother is Zeng Zhi, the former vice minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. His father, Tao Zhu (1966-1976), was ousted from power and imprisoned in the early days of the Cultural Revolution. He died of illness in 1969. Tao Siliang later published an article titled "A Letter Finally Sent - To My Dad Tao Zhu", which resonated with countless victims of the Cultural Revolution and also made her famous in China.
And such a well-known second generation of red has also spoken out to criticize the CCP's blockade and control policy, which naturally caused heated discussions on the Internet, and many netizens rushed to forward it, but soon the article showed that "this content cannot be viewed due to violations." You can still see some netizens discussing on the blog.
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