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Zhengzhou Foxconn employees protested on a large scale and forced the armed police to retreat
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/24/a103582124.html / Image : In the evening of 23 November 2022, the large-scale labour protests at Foxconn in Zhengzhou continued. Tens of thousands of people confronted a large number of armed police and forced them to retreat. (Synthesis of video screenshots)
郑州富士康员工大规模抗争 逼退武警
In the evening of 23 November, Zhengzhou Foxconn’s large-scale employee protests continued. Tens of thousands of employees confronted a large number of armed police and forced them to retreat. However, many employees were injured, their heads were broken, and more than 40 employees were arrested. At present, the protest is still going on, and the government has mobilized a large number of armed police from other places to Zhengzhou to suppress it.
Large-scale protests broke out at Foxconn in Zhengzhou on the 22nd. In the evening of the 23rd, fierce confrontations between protesting employees and the police continued. Videos posted on the Internet showed tens of thousands of employees moving towards the gate of the factory, many armed with long sticks, steel pipes and iron fences, approaching a large number of armed police. The workers kept throwing steel pipes and other objects, forcing the special police officers holding shields back step by step.
Several other videos showed workers fighting fiercely with the police and trying to overturn a police car. Some workers set fire to objects at the gate to prevent the police from rushing in, and the police used high-pressure water cannons to extinguish the fire.
That night, fierce conflict broke out between the workers and the armed police. Some special police officers were chased and beaten, and escaped through the separation wall; Seeing this, some workers yelled: "You're nothing, the Communist Party!" "The police are beating you!"
A number of workers said during the live broadcast of the protest video, "We were tricked by Foxconn. We didn't want to cause trouble. We were defending our rights. They (the police) beat us. Several of us have already been beaten to lie down. I am in the hospital. Please help forward it, because we are all restricted, the network is blocked, and we cannot post it."
The workers shouted: "Defend your rights! Defend your rights!"
The police fired tear gas to disperse the protesting workers. In the dark, someone shouted to call 120, and it was suspected that some workers were injured. The workers threw stones, took out fire extinguishers to fight back, and smashed vehicles and nucleic acid testing booths.
There are young Foxconn workers armed with long sticks, rushing to attack the CCP military police! Netizens praised, "The working class has awakened!"
Zhengzhou Foxconn used to have 300,000 employees. It experienced a large-scale employee exodus in October, and recently recruited new employees. It is currently impossible to count how many people participated in the protest. According to online videos, there may be tens of thousands of protesting workers.
Netizens said that this may be the largest protest movement in mainland China after the June 4th incident in 1989.
The CCP authorities forcibly blocked the news of the Foxconn protest in Zhengzhou. No mainland media reported it, and social media deleted a large number of posts. However, many mainland people still obtained relevant information through the Internet and supported the protesting workers.
According to the protesting workers, the reason for this protest was that Foxconn revised the contracts of new employees and required new employees to work with old employees who had been infected. Employees felt cheated, and mass protests erupted.
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Violent crackdown on Foxconn workers in Henan, chaotic scenes draw international concerns
Reporters : Yu Ting and Xiong Bin / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/24/a103582211.html / Image : Video Screenshot
Foxconn Factory in Zhengzhou, the world’s largest iPhone factory, was once again on the cusp of protests by employees defending their right but they were violently suppressed by the police. Let’s see the details.
Foxconn employee: "The police are beating people!"
For two consecutive days on 22 and 23 November, employee rights protests broke out at Foxconn in Zhengzhou, and the authorities mobilized a large number of police to suppress it.
Thousands of employees confronted the police with shields. Videos showed that the police violently surrounded and beat the workers who were left alone. In an instant, the faces of the young people were covered with blood. The government also fired tear gas to suppress it. The employees responded with fire extinguishers, and the workers The gate was lit, and the scene was chaotic.
It is rumoured that the incident was due to the fact that the treatment of new employees did not match the lucrative conditions in the recruitment contract. The contract was amended after the people were deceived, and the infected employees were arranged to live with the new employees.
Foxconn employee: "As long as we don't die, we have to get the money we deserve."
Foxconn employee: "Foxconn goes there a lot, why go so often, the treatment is not good, the dormitory is dirty and messy, and the hygiene is not up to standard. If we eat, the food is not good. We would rather spend money on instant noodles."
Foxconn confirmed the protest in a statement, claiming that employee allowances were fulfilled according to the contract; clarified that no new employees lived with the confirmed cases but NTDTV reporter called Hon Hai headquarters on the 23rd, but did not receive a positive response. The incident also attracted the attention of the international media again, with reports from Reuters, CNN, BBC, and the Financial Times.
At the beginning of this month, tens of thousands of Foxconn employees in Zhengzhou fled and returned to their hometowns on foot, which aroused international attention. The CCP authorities used their power to set targets for Foxconn to recruit workers.
Ms. Zhao from Henan Human Resources Company: "The new employees are all recommended by our government. The government has taken over. The province directly manages them. If someone has a conflict, it is the contract they signed. The salary of the employees is too low."
In addition, the Zhengzhou government announced on Wednesday (23 November) that the main urban area will be temporarily locked down for 5 days from Friday (25 November 2022).
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Due to domestic and foreign difficulties CCP authorities have no time to care about Taiwan? CCP's election meddling in Taiwan weakens
Reporter : Lin Yi / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/24/a103582053.html / Image : Video Screenshot
The "Nine-in-One" election held every four years in Taiwan is coming soon. However, the interference from the CCP in this election has unexpectedly decreased. Let’s take a look at the analysis of Foreign Minister Joseph Wu Zhaoxie of the Republic of China.
ROC Foreign Minister Joseph Wu: "Chinese interference in our elections is not as widespread as in previous elections."
Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie of the Republic of China said at a press conference on Wednesday (November 23) that the CCP did not intervene in the "nine-in-one" elections as it used to do in the past.
Wu Zhaoxie: "For example, offering cheap air tickets, or encouraging those who are loyal to a certain political party to return to Taiwan (to vote), or intimidating the people of Taiwan, none of these cases (this year)."
Wu Zhaoxie believes that the reduction of the CCP’s interference in Taiwan’s elections may be due to the fact that the CCP no longer attaches importance to Taiwan’s local elections, and it may also be due to the huge pressure from domestic and foreign affairs that has made the CCP overwhelmed.
Wu Zhaoxie: "It is also possible that China (the Communist Party) is very busy dealing with its own internal problems. In addition to the public dissent and resentment caused by "zero-covid", there are also problems with the financial system or the financial situation in certain regions."
In addition, the scale of the CCP’s successive military exercises against Taiwan after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has also shrunk significantly, intending to restore its international image.
Wu Zhaoxie: "During this time, the CCP has been severely criticized for its threat to Taiwan. The new normal they are eager to create has encountered international opposition and CCP is trying to repair relations with the United States, Canada, European countries, and Australia."
Taiwan's "nine-in-one" election will be held on 26 November 2022. The "nine-in-one" election, also known as the "local public official election", is held every four years, and citizens over the age of 20 can vote to elect nine types of local officials, including mayors, municipal councilors, and county (city) chiefs. 11,023 public officials will be elected.
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India cancels passenger health declaration and does not force people to wear masks
Editor: Xia Mingyi / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/24/a103582313.html / Image : The picture shows, on 20 June 2022, passengers arrived at the airport in Ahmedabad. (Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images)
As the global covid epidemic has slowed down significantly, the Indian government has recently canceled the requirement for international tourists to self-declare their health status on the Air Suvidha website before their arrival to encourage the return of international tourists.
According to the notice issued by the Indian Ministry of Health and the Civil Aviation Authority on 21 November 2022, the COVID-19 epidemic in India and most parts of the world has significantly slowed down, and the vaccination rate has become quite popular. The Indian government canceled the online declaration of health status and regulations for international passengers on 22 November.
Previously, international travelers who wanted to visit India had to fill in their travel history within two weeks on the Air Suvidha website, show signs of illness, and upload a complete vaccination certificate or a negative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test certificate.
However, the latest announcement stated that international passengers should complete the complete vaccination according to the regulations of their respective countries. Therefore, the travel industry recommends that passengers should carry a certificate of at least two complete vaccinations with them in case of emergency.
At present, the Indian Ministry of Health recognizes vaccination certificates from 145 countries or regions around the world, including Taiwan; passengers from countries or regions not on the list must present a negative RT-PCR test report.
On the other hand, the circular stated that passengers should wear masks and maintain an appropriate social distance when boarding, flying, and customs clearance, and they will pass through the temperature detection gate upon arrival; those who show signs of infection during travel will be quarantined for testing, and if infected, they will be sent to designated hospitals receive treatment.
International passengers still need to self-monitor their health status after entering the country. If they feel unwell, they should call 1075 or go to a nearby hospital for help.
According to data from the Indian Ministry of Health, as of the 23rd, public and private hospitals in India have injected a total of 2.1098 billion doses of covid vaccines, including booster doses. In the past 24 hours, India has reported only 360 new infections and 5 deaths across the country.
The Indian government no longer requires people to wear masks when they go out, and they no longer need to take their body temperature when entering and leaving public places.
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Canadian Chinese businessman investigated for providing places for the CCP’s “Overseas 110”
Reporters : Li Wei, Shu Can and Lin Xi / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/24/a103582218.html
Recently, sources from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police revealed that Wei Chengyi, the head of the Toronto Chinese Federation, was suspected of providing a venue for the CCP’s "Overseas 110" station in Toronto.
On 22 November, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued a statement stating that it is investigating the illegal activities of the CCP’s “110 Police Station” in the Greater Toronto Area, and is seeking to understand the situation with those who have been harassed or intimidated.
Independent filmmaker Qiu Min expressed concern about the extension of the CCP’s crazily monitoring of Chinese people overseas.
Independent filmmaker Qiu Min: "With these secret police stations, (the CCP) has spread its network, and it is easier for it to grasp these remarks criticizing the CCP. The current CCP regime, it treats the Chinese people, whether it is Overseas, or in China, a strict blockade has been tightened."
According to Canadian Mounted Police sources, Wei Chengyi, a Chinese businessman in Toronto, is currently suspected of being investigated.
According to the three secret police stations in the Greater Toronto Area provided by SafeGuard, Wei Chengyi has ties to two of them. One of the police stations has the same address as the "Toronto Fuqing Chamber of Commerce in Canada". Wei Chengyi is also the permanent honorary president of the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce and the Hualian Association.
Qiu Min: "On the website of the Chinese Federation, we can see that they participated in a series of welcoming CCP officials who came to Canada, and held a banquet to receive them, which is an honour. The Chinese Federation and Wei Chengyi, etc., organized the event was not to support Hong Kong people and criticize the CCP, but to support the CCP’s Hong Kong police.”
The voices from the Chinese community are calling more on the Chinese to cooperate with the Canadian Mounted Police in the investigation, and at the same time, urging the government to legislate and control it as soon as possible.
Feng Yulan, Chairman of the "Hong Kong-Canada Alliance" in Canada: "(We) have received dozens of nationally representative cross-ethnic citizen groups, human rights organizations, and professional media organizations to support our foreign agent registration law. We We also hope that the Foreign Agents Registration Act will be passed in Congress as soon as possible to positively deal with the infiltration and interference of foreign forces in Canada.”
Qiu Min: "We cherish Canadian values. Chinese friends who know the truth can cooperate with our (Canada) security department, and our (Canada) intelligence department can provide them with clues."
News (6) to (9) / Sources: China News Network, National Health Commission, Beijing Daily, Healthy Beijing, Healthy Chengdu Official Weibo, Healthy Zhengzhou, etc. / Editors: Wang Yimeng, Song Fangcan, Zhang Ziyi / https://www.chinanews.com.cn/sh/2022/11-24/9901385.shtml
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6 covid deaths in 5 days in China have these things in common
6 recent deaths reported
All are elderly patients over 80 years old, suffering from underlying diseases
According to a report from the National Health and Medical Commission, within 24 hours before 24 November 2022, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 1 new death case, which was a local case in Beijing.
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1 new covid death in Beijing on 24 November 2022
On 24 November, the Beijing Health Commission notified the situation of new deaths:
Female, 87 years old, admitted to the hospital on 16 November, diagnosed with cardiac insufficiency, atrial fibrillation, atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation, cardiac pacemaker implantation, renal insufficiency, hyperkalemia, unilateral renal atrophy , bacterial pneumonia, type I respiratory failure, hypertension, after thyroidectomy.
On 18 November, the expert consultation combined with mild new coronavirus pneumonia (covid), and he was treated with continuous ECG monitoring, oxygen inhalation, anti-infection, phlegm reduction, crown expansion, and diuresis. Her heart failure worsened, and she died on 23 November from basic diseases such as cardiac insufficiency caused by atrial fibrillation.
In the five days from 19 to 23 November, a total of 6 deaths were reported in 31 provinces, including 4 in Beijing, 1 in Zhengzhou, and 1 in Chengdu.
Combining the details previously notified by various health and health commissions, the age of the six deaths was all over 80 years old, and they were combined with multiple other diseases.
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2 covid deaths in Zhengzhou and Chengdu on 21 November 2022
On 21 November 2 new deaths were reported, including 1 in Zhengzhou, Henan and 1 in Chengdu, Sichuan:
The details of the death cases reported by Zhengzhou are as follows:
Female, 81 years old, was transferred to a designated hospital on 18 November due to a covi-positive nucleic acid test result. The patient was elderly, with a history of "type 2 diabetes" for 30 years, a history of "cerebral infarction" for 2 years, left hemiplegia of the right limb, and was bedridden for a long time; She has history of "sinus arrhythmia". When she was admitted to the hospital, she was assisted by a non-invasive ventilator, comatose, emaciated, and uncooperative in physical examination. The admission diagnosis was: mild covid, shock, disturbance of consciousness, and cachexia. After admission, she was given oxygen inhalation, maintained intravenous access, maintained blood pressure, anti-infection and symptomatic and supportive treatment, and was declared critically ill. On 19 November, the patient experienced a drop in blood pressure and heart rate. After 34 minutes of treatment, the heart rate, blood pressure, and finger pulse oxygen could not be measured. He had no spontaneous breathing, the aortic pulse disappeared, and his pupils dilated and fixed. He was declared clinically dead.
The details of the death cases reported in Chengdu are as follows:
Female, 88 years old, suffering from severe hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other basic diseases, bedridden all year round, unable to take care of herself. Because their co-living family members were diagnosed as close contacts. On the same day, the patient's nucleic acid test was covi-positive, and she was immediately transferred to a designated hospital for treatment. When the patient was admitted to the hospital, she could not respond to calls. Her bilateral pupils were dilated and fixed, she had no spontaneous breathing, and the pulse of the great artery was not palpable. The hospital immediately carried out cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other rescue work, and organized consultations with experts from West China and provincial level. The patient died of cardiogenic cardiac arrest due to basic diseases such as advanced age, long-term hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and died after rescue.
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2 covid deaths in Beijing on 20 November 2022
On 20 November 2022, 2 new deaths were reported in Beijing:
A 91-year-old female was transferred from Chaoyang District to Ditan Hospital on November 19. The patient was elderly and had a history of cerebral infarction for many years. She had dementia for several years and was unable to take care of herself. On admission, the pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and blood oxygen could not be measured, she was comatose, and her bilateral pupils were dilated and fixed. The clinical diagnosis was: mild type of novel coronavirus pneumonia, shock, old cerebral infarction, and Alzheimer's disease. Immediately after admission, he was intubated, connected to a simple respirator for assisted ventilation, and continued cardiopulmonary resuscitation for about 40 minutes. Heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen were still undetectable, and spontaneous circulation could not be restored. He was declared clinically dead on November 20.
Male, 88 years old, was transferred from Daxing District to Ditan Hospital on November 19. The patient was elderly, with a history of hypertension for 20 years, the highest blood pressure was 200/110mmHg, and a history of cerebral infarction for 6 years. History of cancer surgery, history of chronic bronchitis for many years. The clinical diagnosis is: mild type of novel coronavirus pneumonia. Immediately after admission, a multidisciplinary expert group consultation was organized, and oxygen inhalation, anti-infection, and symptomatic and supportive treatment were given. Sudden cardiac arrhythmia occurred on 20 November, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation lasted for about 50 minutes. The patient's condition continued to deteriorate due to underlying diseases, and he suffered sudden cardiac death. He died after rescue efforts failed.
On 19 November, 1 new death case was added in Beijing:
Male, 87 years old, was transferred from Chaoyang District to Ditan Hospital for treatment on 13 November, and was clinically diagnosed as a mild case of novel coronavirus pneumonia. Two weeks before admission, he had a history of right femoral intertrochanteric fracture surgery, and had a history of hypertension for more than ten years. The hypertension was grade 3 very high-risk type. He had had old cerebral infarction for 20 years and cerebellar atrophy for many years. The patient had inconvenient walking, and was prone to lung infection and sepsis when he was admitted to the hospital. After the patient was admitted to the hospital, the hospital immediately carried out a consultation with a multidisciplinary expert group, and provided anti-infection and symptomatic and supportive treatment. On 19 November, the patient died due to continued deterioration of his underlying disease, lung infection, respiratory failure, sepsis, and septic shock.
The incidence of sepsis is highest in winter, and elderly patients aged ≥ 65 years account for 60% to 85% of sepsis cases; shock in sepsis is prone to multiple organ failure in sepsis patients , the risk of fatality increased sharply, and the fatality rate was as high as about 75%. In this case, the hospital treatment team respects the choice of the patient's family members to give up invasive rescue after fully informed the family members.
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Florida proposes state law to help DeSantis run for president
Reporter : Shi Jin / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/24/a103582065.html / Image : Video Screenshot
The Florida State Legislature is planning to amend a law to pave the way for Governor DeSantis to run for president.
Florida Governor DeSantis: "Florida is a place where awakening (ism) disappears."
After the midterm elections, whether popular Florida Governor DeSantis will participate in the 2024 presidential election has become a hot topic. Florida is currently planning to change the law to make this more likely.
On Tuesday (22 November 2022), Republican House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo of the Florida State Assembly were sworn in. The two said on the same day that they are willing to amend state law to allow DeSantis to resign as governor of Florida once he wins the Republican presidential nomination.
According to Florida state law, the governor must resign after officially receiving the Republican presidential nomination. Repealing the law would mean that DeSantis could remain governor of Florida if he loses the 2024 presidential election. Obviously, this will relieve DeSantis' worries about running for president.
DeSantis: "We made promises to the people of Florida, and we delivered on those promises."
DeSantis, who won re-election in this midterm election, is currently Trump's biggest potential rival for returning to the White House. A new Harvard University poll shows that since October, DeSantis' support in the Republican presidential primary has increased by 11 points to 28%. Trump's approval rating fell by 9% to 46%, highlighting the change in the balance of political power between the two.
The poll also found that DeSantis holds the top spot with 46 percent support in the absence of Trump.
The US media "Politician" reported that DeSantis may wait until March 2023 to announce his decision on whether to run for president.
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"Strike the country tonight" Rumour has it that armed police from many places marched into Zhengzhou Foxconn
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/24/a103582285.html / Image : On 23 November 2022, a large-scale worker protest broke out at Foxconn in Zhengzhou, leading to a confrontation with the armed police. (Video screenshot)
In the past two days, Foxconn in Zhengzhou, Henan Province broke out a large-scale worker protest movement again. A video posted on the Internet showed that a large number of foreign armed police marched into Zhengzhou to suppress the workers. Netizens taunted the authorities: "Tonight, fight against the country."
On 22 November, Foxconn's newly recruited employees erupted in collective protest, alleging that the factory did not honor the contract and the treatment was too poor. Mr. Wei, a Foxconn employee, revealed to NTDTV that the staff dormitory is dirty, the sanitation is not up to standard, and the food is not good. "We would rather spend money on instant noodles than eat the free meal they provide."
It is understood that the newly recruited employees need to be quarantined in the dormitory for a few days, because they lack supplies and cannot eat enough. In the morning, some employees pushed down the iron wall to punch their cards. Mr. Wei said: "One bread a day is distributed. You eat it in the morning and you can only starve in the afternoon. Who doesn't run away?"
On the same day, the anti-riot police had a fierce offensive and defensive battle with the protesting workers in the factory area. The police fired tear gas and water cannons to suppress the situation. Many workers were injured and more than 40 people were arrested.
On the 23rd, the struggle continued. Some netizens took photos on the highway outside Zhengzhou, and the endless line of police cars rushed to Zhengzhou with lights flashing, suspected to be reinforcements from Foxconn's out-of-town police.
"It says a special police car, and there are all special police buses behind it, and it keeps flashing over there. It's a big mess tonight!" the netizen who shot the video exclaimed.
There is also news on the Internet that Zhengzhou police are struggling to support Foxconn and are mobilizing armed police from surrounding cities to support Foxconn. A video shows a long line of police cars and buses on the road heading for the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Comprehensive Experimental Zone where Foxconn is located.
The Twitter user who uploaded the video secretly criticized the CCP's armed police for suppressing Foxconn workers, saying, "We will fight the country tonight."
Many tweeters commented: "The common people are the country, the Communist Party is fighting the country, and the country is sitting. Such a straightforward insult to people's IQ."
"If these policemen go directly to Foxconn's production line, the problem will be solved? There's no need to fight."
"I finally understand why the Chinese people are poor. It turns out that the government spends all the people's tax money on maintaining stability and maintaining the army to deal with the people. This army is really magnificent."
"It may be resolved once or twice. If it occurs frequently in various places, it will be a turbulent era."
"Other places in Henan are responding! Fuck, this big scene has all gone to Zhengzhou, and other places are very empty, hurry up and make a big job!"
A video circulated on the Internet showed that under the attack of police tear gas and other weapons, Foxconn’s protesting employees ran and retreated. Netizens speculated that possible reinforcements of the armed police had arrived.
Netizens in the Foxconn factory area said that the Zhengzhou authorities dispatched 20 armed police from Luoyang to carry out a counterattack on the K area.
The Foxconn protest incident aroused the attention of international public opinion but the mainland media collectively remained silent, and related video information was blocked online.
A video posted on overseas Twitter showed that Zhengzhou Foxconn workers began to take to the streets, holding signs to demonstrate. It is said that some people planned to gather and go to the urban area to march, targeting the Zhengzhou Municipal Government. The friend who posted the video said, "This is a rare scene in recent decades."
News (12) to (14) / Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/23/a103581231.html
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Expert: Xi Jinping's camp will quickly divide, "Birdcage Economy" will return
Wu Guoguang, a think-tank of Zhao Ziyang, former general secretary of the Communist Party of China, believes that after the 20th Xi’s family army takes full power, they will quickly divide and form new factions. As for the direction of China's economy, Xi Jinping will follow the "birdcage economy" route of the former leader of the Communist Party of China, Chen Yun, and retain the castrated market economy.
Wu Guoguang is currently a senior researcher at the China Center for Economics and Institutions at Stanford University. On 22 November, when he attended an online symposium held by the Center for Contemporary China Studies at Tsinghua University in Taiwan as a keynote speaker, he analyzed Xi Jinping’s power operation after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and China's future economic trends.
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Xi Jinping's unification of "Jianghu" will quickly divide internally
Wu Guoguang believes that Xi's army has now fully grasped the leadership of the top, but after Xi Jinping has basically driven Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao's factions from the political arena and completely marginalized them, the Xi's army should begin to be highly divided.
He believes that this is what Xi Jinping wants to see, because he needs internal checks and balances. Right now, the members of Xi's army are expanding their respective influences. After Li Qiang enters the State Council, a group of people who can help him will be formed.
Wu Guoguang estimated that under Xi Jinping's term of office, the new factions will actively recruit their own people in the next five years in order to fight for power. Under Xi Jinping, the new factions will rise rapidly, and each faction will compete with each other.
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Return to the "Birdcage Economy" and castrate the soul of the market
As for the future direction of China's economy, Wu Guoguang believes that after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping will liquidate the previous economic reforms, and may return to Chen Yun's economic line, which is the "birdcage economy."
Chen Yun was a party veteran who was on an equal footing with Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s. The "birdcage economy" he mentioned meant that "a bird must fly in a cage. ".
Wu Guoguang described that for a long time after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping will shape a nationalized market. Economic decision-making power has been withdrawn, economic legalization has been hollowed out, and free property rights have been seized by the state. He described it as a "big birdcage system".
Wu Guoguang believes that Xi Jinping will still retain the castrated market economy, and use the market to lure foreign businessmen and hold the US government hostage.
Wu Guoguang said that recently there is a saying that the CCP will completely return to the state-planned economy and will not engage in a market economy at all. But he believes that the CCP will still operate a market economy, but this market is a market with "castrated souls".
Wu Guoguang said that the soul of the market is free competition and the rule of law, but the CCP will castrate the soul of the market.
Wu Guoguang also said that from the recent CCP’s movements, it can be seen that the CCP is unwilling to decouple from the United States and the world. The CCP will take advantage of the characteristics of foreign businessmen who want to make money and are willing to take risks. Through economic incentives, they will become important pawns for the CCP to exert pressure on Western governments.
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Report: The U.S. military may be suspected of operating dozens of fake social media accounts
Editor : Kong Qingling / https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gj/2022/11-24/9901400.shtml
The U.S. media giant Meta stated in its latest report on 22 November that some fake account networks composed of Facebook and Instagram accounts are likely to be operated by "persons related to the US military". The account focuses on disseminating false information to netizens in the target country and safeguarding the interests of the United States overseas.
According to the U.S. Hacker News website, the report stated that these fake accounts are located in the United States, focusing on Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Yemen and other countries. The fake accounts involved multiple social media platforms, including Twitter, YouTube and Telegram in addition to Facebook and Instagram, as well as VKontakte and Odnoklassniki in Russia.
These fake accounts pretend to use Arabic, Persian and Russian to spread content to the local area, mainly promoting the strengthening of military cooperation with the US and criticizing Iran and Russia. In addition, some accounts also posted content related to the new crown epidemic, some of which were deleted for violating the information authenticity policy.
It is reported that fake accounts may use machine learning techniques such as Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) to create personal profiles and photos, and publish content during Eastern Time instead of working hours in the target country.
"We removed 39 Facebook accounts, 16 Pages, 2 groups and 26 Instagram accounts for violating our inauthentic behavior policy," Meta said in the report. The investigation found that the accounts were connected with U.S. military personnel."
According to the U.S. "Capitol Hill" report, Pentagon spokesman Cesar Santiago said on the 23rd that the US Department of Defense is aware of the Meta investigation report, but declined to comment. "We investigate and evaluate all information in the report."
According to the previous "Washington Post" report, in August 2022, social media Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Twitter launched an operation to clear their platforms of influence. Some major social media sites have shut down hundreds of fake celebrity and media sites created in the United States in recent years, which research suggests are likely run by the U.S. military.
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Shanghai Disneyland will reopen on 25 November 2022
Editor : Ye Pan / https://www.chinanews.com.cn/life/2022/11-24/9901215.shtml
The WeChat public account of Shanghai Disney Resort announced on 24 November 2022 that Shanghai Disneyland will resume operations on 25 November 2022. The Toy Story Hotel will also resume operations, room reservations will be reopened from the 24th, and tourists can check in from 3 pm on 25 November at the earliest.
The reopening of Shanghai Disneyland and Toy Story Hotel marks the full resumption of operations at Shanghai Disney Resort.
In addition, according to the latest requirements of the local epidemic prevention and control department, starting from 25 November 2022, all tourists entering Shanghai Disneyland must present a covi-negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours (from the time of testing) to enter Shanghai Disney Resort. Tourists from other areas should present a covi-negative nucleic acid test certificate within 72 hours (from the time of testing). (China News Finance and Economics)
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GX Airlines resumes Singapore service in December 2022
Sources : Aeroroutes, Sayacinta-Airpost
GX Airlines (Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines) in December 2022 plans to resume Nanning – Singapore service, previously served until March 2020. Upon service resumption on 6 December 2022, the airline will operate 1 weekly flight on Tuesdays.
GX8967 NNG1220 – 1610SIN 320 2
GX8968 SIN1740 – 2130NNG 320 2
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Ancient virus lain frozen in Siberian permafrost for 48,500 years is revived
Image : The 48,500-year-old virus is a pandoravirus, which infects single-cell organisms known as amoebas. Image A shows the isolated egg-shaped particle of pandoraviruses with a small hole or opening called an ostiole (white arrowhead). B shows a mixture of pandoravirus particles and 'megavirus' particles with a 'stargate' - a white starfish-like structure (white arrowhead)
An ancient virus that has lain frozen in the Siberian permafrost for 48,500 years has become the oldest ever revived so far, scientists say.
It is among seven types of viruses in the permafrost that have been resuscitated after thousands of years.
The youngest had been frozen for 27,000 years and the oldest, called Pandoravirus yedoma, has been frozen for 48,500 years.
Although the viruses are not considered a risk to humans, scientists warn that other viruses exposed by melted ice could be "disastrous" and lead to new pandemics.
"48,500 years is a world record," Jean-Michel Claverie, a virologist at Aix-Marseille University in France, told the New Scientist.
Named after pandora's box, pandoravirus is a genus of giant virus first discovered in 2013, and the second largest in physical size of any known viral genus after pithovirus.
Pandoravirus is one micrometre long and 0.5 of a micrometre wide, meaning that it is visible with a light microscope.
This particular 48,500 year-old specimen was found in permafrost 52ft (16m) below the bottom of a lake in Yukechi Alas in Yakutia, Russia.
Professor Claverie and his colleagues previously revived two 30,000-year-old viruses from permafrost, the first of which was announced in 2014.
All nine viruses are capable of infecting single-cell organisms known as amoebas — but not plants or animals. However, other frozen viruses could be very dangerous to plant and animal life, including humans.
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Permafrost melted giveS rise to remains of wooly rhinos, dinosaur skeletons and ancient viruses
Some 65 per cent of Russian territory is classed as permafrost — ground that remains permanently frozen even during summer months.
But, as temperatures rise due to global warming, the ground is now starting to thaw out, coughing up animals and objects that have been frozen for thousands of years.
The remains of wooly rhinos that went extinct around 14,000 years ago and a 40,000-year-old wolf's head — so perfectly preserved it still had fur — have been unearthed in recent years.
It has even spawned an industry reliant on the wooly mammoth — which went extinct some 10,000 years ago — as hunters go in search of unearthed skeletons so they can extract their tusks and sell them to ivory dealers.
But the discovery of such well-preserved specimens has also given rise to the fear that diseases which the animals may have carried could be unfrozen with them, and, unlike their hosts, may survive being thawed out.
Professor Claverie warned last year of 'extremely good' evidence that 'you can revive bacteria from deep permafrost'.
He even discovered one such virus himself — pithovirus — which, when defrosted from permafrost began attacking and killing amoebas.
While the pithovirus, which had been frozen for some 30,000 years before the experiment, is harmless to humans, Professor Claverie said it demonstrates that long-frozen viruses can 'wake up' and begin re-infecting hosts.
Scientists disagree about the exact age of the Arctic ice cap, the permafrost which surrounds it, and therefore the age of the objects it contains.
However, most defrosted discoveries that have been uncovered so far date from the last ice age, around 115,000 to 11,700 years ago.
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Release of live bacteria a potential "public health concern", chance of virus "spilling over" to another species rises with the melting of glaciers
In their research paper, Professor Claverie and colleagues say the release of live bacteria or archaea that have remained in cryptobiosis in permafrost for millions of years a potential 'public health concern'.
"The situation would be much more disastrous in the case of plant, animal, or human diseases caused by the revival of an ancient unknown virus," they say.
"As unfortunately well documented by recent (and ongoing) pandemics, each new virus, even related to known families, almost always requires the development of highly specific medical responses, such as new antivirals or vaccines."
The Arctic is of course more sparely populated than other parts of the world, but Professor Claverie said more people are now going there to mine resources such as gold and diamonds.
Unfortunately, the first step in mining these resources is to strip away the upper layers of permafrost, thus exposing people to viruses.
"How long these viruses could remain infectious once exposed to outdoor conditions (UV light, oxygen, heat), and how likely they will be to encounter and infect a suitable host in the interval, is yet impossible to estimate," the team say.
"But the risk is bound to increase in the context of global warming when permafrost thawing will keep accelerating, and more people will be populating the Arctic in the wake of industrial ventures."
This nine viruses are detailed further in the new preprint paper, yet to be peer-reviewed, on the bioRxiv server.
Last month, scientists warned that the chance of a virus "spilling over" to another species increases with the melting of glaciers — slowly moving rivers of ice.
Meltwater from the glaciers can transport pathogens to new hosts, making parts of the Arctic potential 'fertile ground for emerging pandemics".
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