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News (1) to (6) / Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/25/a103634509.html
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Mongolian government cleans up coal trade with China after protests
Image : On 8 December 2022, Mongolians gathered at Sukhbaatar Square in the capital Ulaanbaatar to protest against corruption and inflation in the coal industry. (Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP via Getty Images)
In December 2022, Mongolian protesters gathered in the capital Ulaanbaatar to protest the country’s corruption in the coal trade with the CCP. The Mongolian government recently said it had found a solution to end years of shady coal trading.
According to a report by Al Jazeera on Wednesday (25 January 2023), starting February 2023, Erdenes-Tavantolgoi JSC, Mongolia’s largest state-owned coal mine, will stop signing direct sales agreements with Chinese buyers, and the company’s coal will be listed on the Mongolian Stock Exchange for conducting an auction.
The move to sell coal contracts through the exchange was a response to massive anti-corruption protests in Ulaanbaatar in December, sparked by allegations of widespread fraud in the coal industry. Authorities say the auction will increase transparency and ultimately lead to higher returns for the country.
Nestled between Russia and China, Mongolia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, with 3.3 million people spread over an area slightly smaller than Alaska. According to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the mining industry accounts for a quarter of the country's Gross Domestic Product and about half of its export earnings come from coal.
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Mongolian companies caught for embezzling coal proceeds
The charges centre around Erdenes-Tavantolgoi JSC, whose chief executive Gankhuyag Battulga and a dozen employees and family members have been arrested and face trial on charges of embezzling billions of Dollars in coal proceeds.
In addition to Erdenes-Tavantolgoi JSC, affected companies include Energy Resources LLC, whose parent Mongolian Mining Corp is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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CCP China has vested interest in Tavan Tolgoi coking coal
Both companies mine coal at the Tavan Tolgoi mine, one of the world's largest coke and thermal coal mines, with reserves of 6.4 billion tonnes. Coal from Tavan Tolgoi, which is used to make steel, is highly valuable to China.
China is the world's largest steel producer, accounting for about 57% of global steel production but domestic production of coking coal is not enough to meet the needs of its steel mills. China bought 84 percent of Mongolia's total coal exports last year.
In 2022, China has imported 170.71 million tons of coal, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs. Mongolia has provided 31.2 million tonnes, about 18% of the total.
Coking coal from Mongolia is particularly favoured by China, which has reduced its reliance on Australian coal in recent years as relations with Australia have soured sharply.
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Confronting corruption along the Mongol-Chinese border, buyers can purchase coal online on the stock exchange platform through licensed broker from February 2023
Much of the corruption in Mongolia is reported to be through coal sales across the border with Chinese buyers. Batnairamdal Otgonshar, Mongolia's deputy mining minister, told Al Jazeera that in the past, state-owned companies signed purchase and sale agreements with buyers they found, and it was done in secret. "Under the new system, any buyer can open an account and participate in the purchase of goods on equal terms through a licensed broker".
“Instead of waiting for half a year, we will start making it online from February,” he said. “The Mongolian Stock Exchange will take care of it. This will help us gain experience selling coal on the online platform.”
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Singaporean company bought 12,800 tonnes of coking coal from Mongolia in January 2023
In early January 2023, the Mongolian Stock Exchange organized a trial run of the new system, where 12,800 tonnes of coking coal was auctioned to a coal shipping company in Singapore. The final price (1,290 Dollars per ton) was 12.2% more expensive than the original asking price (1,150 Dollars per ton).
"The first transaction shows that the coal contract will help to improve the transparency of coal transactions and increase sales revenue," Javkhlan Ivanov, chief financial officer of the Mongolian Stock Exchange, told Al Jazeera. The transaction commission is 0.1%.”
Plans are also in the works to expand coal auctions to other minerals. Possible traded commodities include copper, iron ore, gold, fluorspar, molybdenum and other minerals.
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Mongolia aims to dispel public mistrust in the government
Amar Adiya, regional director at consultancy Bower Group Asia, said commodity exchanges could benefit both buyers and sellers of coal in the long run and help dispel public mistrust in the coal trade but more needs to be done to quell public anger over long-standing corruption and quality-of-life-related issues.
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Secondary infection continues to spread in China, patients with diarrheal encephalitis surge
Reporter : Zhou Guihang / Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/25/a103634850.html / Image : On 14 January 2023, ambulance workers in Shanghai took an elderly man to a busy emergency room of a hospital. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
中国二次感染继续蔓延 腹泻脑炎患者大增
The covid epidemic in China continues to break out. Videos posted on the Internet showed that there were a large number of secondary infections in various places, and many people's symptoms increased to diarrhoea. There are also reports that patients with higher risk of viral encephalitis have appeared in many places.
People infected with covid will produce antibodies that last for a short time but this antibody may not work against different types of mutated viruses. Given the mix of multiple mutated viruses and large-scale cross-infection in China, the outbreak of this round of the epidemic has been accompanied by a large number of secondary infections.
Videos posted on the Internet show that secondary infections continue to spread in various places. Compared with the first infection, people with secondary infections in some areas have more symptoms of digestive tract diseases such as diarrhea and vomiting. Diarrhoea is generally considered to be a typical symptom of infection with the XBB variant.
A female patient shared her experience on the Internet: the first positive symptoms were mild, just a fever, and after more than ten days of "recovery", the symptoms aggravated: repeated fever, cough, sore throat, headache, body pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea, lack of appetite.
Another woman with a suspected medical background disclosed on January 24 that within three days of the Chinese New Year, there were seven friends "fuyang" around her. The symptoms of these people were significantly different from the first infection, which was gastroenteritis. Symptoms: Severe vomiting, diarrhoea, and even electrolyte imbalance.
In addition, the symptoms of the first infection, including fever, shortness of breath, cough, and sore throat, reappeared but most of them were low-grade fever, and the elderly did not even have fever, but "white lung" increased.
According to mainland media reports, the number of patients with encephalitis caused by infection has recently increased in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Hangzhou.
According to the WeChat official account of "Shenzhen University General Hospital", the neurology department of the hospital received dozens of encephalitis patients within a week, and the youngest was only in his twenties. Among these patients, there are encephalitis caused by the covi invading the intracranial infection, and there are also autoimmune encephalitis induced by the covid virus. Patients with severe symptoms have undergone tracheotomy and put on a ventilator.
In addition, a number of neurologists from tertiary hospitals in Zhejiang and Shanghai also confirmed to the mainland media "medical circles" that among the patients with neurological diseases they have recently received, a relatively high proportion of them were caused by the covi infection. Among them, there are many patients with encephalitis caused by infection.
A doctor in Guangzhou also took a video to reveal that the hospital has recently received many patients with severe epidemic encephalitis, and they usually have "white lung" symptoms.
According to the doctor, in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, one-third of the brain of an infected patient was infected by the virus, which belongs to acute necrotizing encephalitis. The number of "white lung" cases are higher.
He also mentioned that there are two major symptoms that can warn of encephalitis caused by infection. One is that the mental state continues to deteriorate, and even coma while the other is seizures, twitching of the limbs, and foaming at the mouth.
When the epidemic broke out in China in 2020, there were frequent cases of "falling on the ground" in many places. Many of them suddenly fell to the ground and convulsed, like an epileptic seizure, and then died suddenly.
Recently, a large number of videos have been circulated on the Internet showing that "falling on the ground" has begun to occur frequently in many places in China. Its tragedy is like a reappearance of 2020.
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Being too close to the CCP caused trouble, North Korea suspected of covid outbreak resurgence
Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/25/a103634520.html / Image : North Korean farms and farmhouses along the Taedong River near Nampo Port. (AFP via Getty Images)
The new wave of COVID-19 in China is fierce, and the CCP’s ally North Korea has not been spared. On 25 January 2023, the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, went into lockdown again. Authorities in Pyongyang ordered a five-day lockdown amid a surge in cases of an unspecified "respiratory disease".
The North Korean government made no mention of covid in the notice but instructed residents of Pyongyang to stay at home until Sunday (29 January) and to be temperature-taken multiple times for examination a day, Seoul-based NK News reported.
Residents in Pyongyang appeared to be stockpiling goods in response to stricter restrictions, the website reported the day before. It was unclear whether new lockdowns had been imposed in other parts of the country.
NK News pointed out that in recent days, during celebrations of the Lunar New Year, Pyongyang residents have worn masks, and some of them even wore double-layer masks or higher-level masks.
The number of people with covid-like symptoms in North Korea has risen sharply and authorities are tightening restrictions along the border with CCP China, Daily NK reported last week.
According to multiple sources in North Korea, there has been a surge in the number of people with high fever, coughing, difficulty breathing and sore throats in areas bordering China, such as Sinuiju and Sakju, the capital of North Pyongan Province, and the port of Nampo, where most of the trade between North Korea and China is conducted through the port of Nampo.
Even when patients show covid-like symptoms and North Korean authorities do not conduct diagnostic tests, it is still difficult for patients to accurately determine whether they have the covid virus.
North Korean health authorities have reportedly ordered patients with covid-like symptoms to self-isolate at home, saying they had "flu". However, since covid-like cases have surged mainly in areas bordering or having trade relations with China, many North Koreans believe they have contracted covid.
Sources told Daily NK that after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared his government's victory over covid last August, people could face execution if they said covid was on the rise again. North Koreans are afraid to say they are infected with covid.
At the sixth plenary meeting of the eighth Central Committee in the middle of this month, officials made no mention of quarantine achievements, instead detailing achievements in other areas such as economy, defense and culture. Some North Koreans have speculated that the lack of mention of quarantine achievements means North Korean authorities appear to be aware that covid cases are now skyrocketing.
Recently, North Korea ordered authorities in border regions including North Pyongan, Jagang, Ryanggang and North Hamgyong provinces to enter a "special alert period." At the end of last month, the authorities announced that the period from 23 December 2022 to 2 January 2023 would be a "special alert period" for the China-North Korea border area. Ostensibly to commemorate the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, however, the state of alert has not been lifted.
Soldiers and residents along the border believe the government's goal of keeping the area on high alert is to prevent illegal contacts between North Koreans and Chinese. "Since COVID-19 cases started to climb in China, cases in places like Sinuiju and Sakju County have also increased exponentially," the source said.
As it turns out, the covid virus is particularly fond of the CCP and its hardcore allies, with no rise in outbreaks in South Korea, which is close to China, or Thailand, which has seen a large influx of Chinese tourists.
The most ironic thing is that, like the CCP’s method, on 23 January 2023, North Korea’s Central Television broadcast a documentary, praising the country’s successful response to the covid epidemic in about 80 days, calling it a “miracle on this planet.” and an “unprecedented event” in North Korean history.
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Singapore reveals covi genome surveillance results for December 2022
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According to Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH), 52% of the covid virus (covi for short, synonym for novel coronavirus, CCP virus) sequenced among domestic covid cases in Singapore for the month of December 2022 are XBB variants including XBB.1.5, 21% are BQ.1, 11% are BN.1, 10% are BA.2.75 (excluding BN.1), 5% are BA.5 and its lineages, 1% are BA.4 and there are two cases of recombinant lineage XBF.
Inbound covid cases sequenced are all Omicron: 27% are BA.5 and its lineages (excluding BQ.1), 24% are XBB (including XBB.1.5), 23% are BQ.1, 13% are BN.1, 10% are BA.2 and its lineages (including BA.2.75, excluding XBB and BN.1) while 2% are XBF and 1% are BA.4.
As of 27 December 2022, according to MOH, 2140091 people in Singapore have ever been infected with covid, of which 2051976 are Singaporeans and 88115 are foreigners.
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Rainy weather during the Lunar New Year period is the wettest in 10 years
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The rainy weather that starts from 20 January 2023 in Singapore continues till 26 January 2023. This is the wettest Lunar New Year period in 10 years. The Lunar New Year public holidays in Singapore begin on 22 to 24 January 2023.
In previous years, windy and sunny weather is the feature of the Lunar New Year holidays.
Temperatures as low as 22.4 degrees Celsius have been recorded during this week of the Lunar New Year period. These showers of blessing have induced people to wear jackets and sweaters for outdoor activities.
From 26 January, there will be rainy durations in the afternoons while the sun may appear for at least six hours in parts of Singapore during the day.
Singapore is expected to be windy for the rest of January and February 2023.
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Big change in U.S. aid policy to Ukraine, Biden announced the provision of 31 M1 Abrams tanks
U.S. President Joe Biden announced today that he would supply Ukraine with 31 U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks, reversing a previous U.S. government decision not to supply the weapon and saying the West was not as divided as Russia expected.
In announcing the decision at the White House, Biden said it was necessary to provide M1 Abrams tanks to help Ukrainians "increasing their mobility in open terrain," Reuters reported.
Earlier on 25 January 2023, the German government also reversed its previous stance, announcing that it would send the German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, and approved its allies to hand over the tanks to Ukraine.
Biden thanked Germany for its decision, saying "Germany has really stepped up". "The Russian side expected us to be divided, but we are completely, utterly united," he said.
Prior to this, the United States had refused to provide Ukraine with its own M1 Abrams tanks, citing the extensive and complex maintenance and logistical challenges of the high-tech tank.
Germany has also held off on making a decision, fearing that such a move could prompt Russia to escalate the situation or draw the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into a conflict.
Regarded as one of the top main battle tanks in the world, the Leopard 2 has been used by the German army for decades, as well as by the armies of a dozen other European countries and by national militaries as far away as Canada and Indonesia. Shown up in conflicts in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Syria.
The M1 Abrams, which entered service in 1980, is similar in specification to the Leopard 2, but has some distinct advantages. Modern versions feature multiple layers of depleted uranium armor protection, which is of great benefit to those inside the vehicle. (Central News Agency)
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These countries have to give! At least 159 Western-made main tanks will be delivered to Ukraine
Image : Today, Germany approved the supply of "Leopard-2" main tanks to Ukraine, and the United States also announced that it will provide about 30 "M1 Abrams" main tanks. If all the countries that have expressed their support for the tanks are successfully delivered, Ukraine can get at least 159 Western-made main tanks. The picture shows the "Leopard-2" of the German Bundeswehr. (AFP)
The war between Russia and Ukraine continued. On 25 January 2023, Germany finally approved the supply of "Leopard-2" main tanks to Ukraine, and will also issue transfer licenses to those who want to provide "Leopard-2" to Ukraine nation. The United States also announced on the 24th that it will provide about 30 "M1 Abrams" main tanks. If all the countries that have expressed their support for the tanks are successfully delivered, Ukraine can get at least 159 Western-made main tanks.
Over the past few months, Ukraine has been hoping that European countries will provide German-made "Leopard-2", but as a "Leopard-2" producer, Germany has the right to veto other countries from transferring German-made weapons to third countries. Now that Germany has announced the issuance of a transfer license, countries affected by its attitude are bound to provide "Leopard-2" in the future.
So far, two countries have confirmed the supply of the Ukrainian "Leopard-2" main tank, four countries are waiting to be confirmed, and two countries are still under discussion. The identified countries include: 14 "Leopard-2A4" in Poland; 14 "Leopard-2A6" in the Bundeswehr inventory in Germany.
The countries waiting to be confirmed include: 4 "Leopard-2A6" in Portugal; 20 to 53 "Leopard-2A4" in Spain; 8 "Leopard-2A4" in Finland; 14 "Leopard-2A4" and "Leopard in Sweden" -2A6".
The countries under discussion include: 18 "Leopard-2A6" in the Netherlands; 6 "Leopard-2A5" and "Leopard-2A7" in Denmark.
In addition to the "Leopard-2", the United States also announced on the 24th that it will provide about 30 "M1 Abrams" main combat vehicles, and the United Kingdom has confirmed that it will provide 14 "Challenger-2" main combat vehicles. Substantial growth.
Previously, Germany stated that its hesitation towards the "Leopard-2" aid to Ukraine was not due to its fear of Moscow, but its concern that the US M1 Abrams MBT would seize the opportunity to seize the European arms market and weaken Germany's influence in Europe. , and even have a negative impact on its economy.
An overview of tank supplies to Ukraine right now:
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PO Leopard 2 and Challenger 2 in the same frame photo. British Ministry of Defense: Will see them in Ukraine soon
Image : The British Ministry of Defense tweeted a photo of "Challenger 2" and "Leopard-2" in the same frame, emphasizing that such a picture will be seen in Ukraine soon. (The picture is taken from the Twitter of the British Ministry of Defense)
Germany has finally approved the supply of "Leopard 2" (Leopard 2) tanks to Ukraine, and will also open transfer licenses to countries that want to send "Leopard 2" to Ukraine. The United Kingdom has also confirmed to provide 14 "Challenger 2" (Challenger 2) tanks, the two European tanks will go to the battlefield in Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense Twitter PO posted a framed photo of the two tanks, emphasizing that they will soon be in Ukraine.
The German government announced that it will deliver the "Leopard-2" combat vehicle to Ukraine, and approved partner countries to transfer the tank to Ukraine. At present, Germany and Poland have confirmed that they will aid Ukraine's "Leopard-2". Portugal, Spain, Finland, and Sweden are waiting It is being determined, and the Netherlands and Denmark are currently discussing whether to provide military aid to the Leopard-2.
Britain announced as early as the 14th that it would provide 14 "Challenger 2" combat vehicles to Ukraine. After Germany announced its military aid to the "Leopard-2", British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praised Germany for making the right decision , he stressed: "Together with Challenger 2, they will strengthen Ukraine's defensive firepower."
The British Ministry of Defense also posted a photo of "Challenger 2" and "Leopard-2" in the same frame on Twitter. This photo is the situation of the two tanks in the military exercise in Poland. The British Ministry of Defense emphasized such a scene could soon be a common sight in Ukrainian fields.
Soon to be a regular sight prowling the fields of Ukraine.
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Germany and the United States decided to send tanks, and the reactions of various countries and the people were polarized
Reporter : Yan Shu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/26/a103634993.html
Germany and the United States announced the assistance of main battle tanks to Ukraine, which won the support of some allies, but the reaction in Germany was polarized.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tweeted on Wednesday that Germany had made the "right decision". Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki also expressed his appreciation, believing that Germany's move "has taken a big step" to repel Russia. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics also expressed "thank you" to Germany.
On the Russian side, however, a Kremlin spokesman claimed on Wednesday that plans by the United States and Germany to supply Ukraine with main battle tanks would be "catastrophic" and "absurd" and that the West had overestimated the added combat power these tanks would add to Ukraine. Not only "will burn like any other tank", but it will be very expensive, and all of this will be paid for by European taxpayers.
The German public has also had mixed reactions to the government's decision.
Frankfurt resident: "I think it is the right (decision). Because I think that with such a weapon, the aggressor can be stopped."
Frankfurt resident Klaus Hielscher: "This is fueling war. Obviously weapons don't create peace, they obviously cause war."
In order to appease the public's concerns about the escalation of the war, German Chancellor Scholz called on the public to trust the government.
German Chancellor Scholz: "That's why I want to tell everyone at this moment: Please trust me, trust the German government."
Scholz said that because Germany is coordinating at the international level, it can ensure support for Ukraine without putting Germany at risk of war.
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Counter China's South China Sea force! Philippines wants Japan to support more military equipment
Image : The Philippine Coast Guard has repeatedly been suppressed by the Chinese Coast Guard in the South China Sea, hoping that Japan will provide at least 5 large ships to deal with the situation in the South China Sea. (Associated Press data photo, Bloomberg; synthesized by Liberty Times)
On 20 January 2023, the Philippine Coast Guard led members of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to visit the large patrol boats purchased from Japan on loan in June last year, and revealed that they hoped that Japan would provide at least 5 more ships of the same type in response to CCP China's force in the South China Sea.
The Philippines and CCP China have had long-standing disputes in the South China Sea. In order to balance CCP's influence in the South China Sea, the Philippines and Japan have begun to develop a strategic partnership of maritime cooperation. According to the Japanese media Kyodo News, the Philippine Coast Guard currently has three large patrol boats with a length of 97 meters, two of which were provided by Japan last year. The Philippine Coast Guard believes that it is necessary to deploy additional force.
Regarding the request from the Philippines, the chief of JICA also stated that Japan will assist the Philippines to ensure the safety of its sea area, the law enforcement capabilities of the Coast Guard and disaster relief capabilities. Regarding the provision of additional patrol boats and other cooperation, if the Philippine government makes a formal request, the Japanese government will make a proper judgment.
In fact, the Philippine Coast Guard does not have a dedicated pier for berthing large patrol boats and supplies, so the government is also discussing to set up a new base in Subic in the north near the disputed waters of the South China Sea, and JICA has provided it since June last year. assist. The Japanese government intends to cooperate with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to present a five-year "support plan" when he visits Japan next month, and has already urged the Philippine government to give priorities for support.
According to the "Associated Press" report, Marcus Jr. attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland a few days ago, saying that CCP's continuous escalation of aggressive activities in the South China Sea for several months "gives him a very headache." He also confirmed that the Philippines will continue to strengthen military cooperation with the United States, and the U.S. military will rotate more troops and military equipment to various parts of the Philippines.
In addition to the disputes in the South China Sea, the Philippines is also involved in the situation in the Taiwan Strait. When the crisis in the Taiwan Strait escalated in August 2022, the Philippine authorities prepared contingency plans to evacuate 150,000 Filipino citizens from Taiwan. Little Marcus has publicly warned that if any major conflict occurs in Asia, it will cause a huge whirlpool in the world just like the Russia-Ukraine war.
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European Space Agency: no longer cooperate with CCP China in manned space program
Image : The European Space Agency said it has no plans to send European astronauts to China's newly completed Tiangong space station, making it clear that the agency is no longer committed to future cooperation with China in its manned space program. (taken from Wikipedia)
European Space Agency (ESA) Director Josef Aschbacher said that there is no plan to send European astronauts to the newly completed Tiangong Space Station in China, which is the first time that the agency is no longer committed to the future Cooperate with China in the field of manned space program.
Aschbach said at a press conference held in Paris, France on the 23rd that ESA has no budget, no political permission and no intention to participate in the Chinese space station. When he made the aforementioned remarks, the 22 member states of the European Space Agency had just approved a record budget of nearly 17 billion euros (about 570 billion Taiwan dollars) to support ESA's plans for the next three years.
Of this, about 5 percent of the funds will go to the International Space Station (ISS), of which ESA has been a member since the 1980s, responsible for 8.3 percent of its annual expenditure.
ESA and the China Manned Space Engineering Office signed an agreement in 2014 that took their partnership to a new level. The Tiangong space station, which China completed in low-Earth orbit late last year, is one of the key areas of EU-China space cooperation. In 2017, ESA sent two astronauts and Chinese astronauts to conduct a 9-day joint training in Yantai, Shandong Province, and claimed that the ultimate goal is to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with China and fly on the Chinese space station.
An anonymous space scientist in Beijing said the news, while unfortunate, was not entirely unexpected. Over the past few years, cooperation between China and Europe has become increasingly difficult due to the covid pandemic and the situation in Ukraine.
The Tiangong space station is a modular space station system that CCP will start building in 2021. It is the third large-scale in-orbit building built by humans after the Russian Mir space station in 1986 and the US-Russian International Space Station in 1998. The space experiment platform is also the "third step" in the "three-step" development strategy of CCP China's manned space flight project.
According to the plan, the Tiangong space station will enter the normal operation mode in 2023, and the payloads of international cooperation programs will also enter the space station to carry out experiments.
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New Cabinet Personnel Deputy Cabinet Kui Zheng Wencan, Minister of the Interior Lin Youchang, Spokesperson Chen Zongyan
Reporter : Zou Jingwen / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4193264 / Image : Deputy Cabinet Kui appointed former Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan. (file photo)
After continuous and intensive work, new cabinet personnel emerged today on the fourth day of the lunar calendar. It is understood that in addition to the new Cabinet Kui being replaced by Chen Jianren, the former Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan, the former Taoyuan Mayor, Li Mengyan, the Secretary-General of the Political Council, will remain in the post as the Deputy Cabinet Kui. Chen Zongyan, one of the "Mayday for Epidemic Prevention", took over as the spokesperson of the Political Council.
It is understood that President Tsai and Chen Jianren defined the new cabinet with "warmth and tenacity". After exchanging views with Su Zhenchang and Lai Ching-te this morning, President Tsai formally consulted Chen Jianren's cabinet formation plan again in the afternoon, and decided on the above internal list.
It is understood that Chen Jianren expressed to Tsai Ing-wen that in addition to professionalism as the basis, he will lay out three principles: first, increase female cabinet members; second, make cabinet members younger and cultivate middle-aged and strong talents; third, recruit local Candidates with experience in governance or public opinion will shorten the distance between the central government and the local government, and make the new cabinet closer to public opinion.
With regard to Zheng Wencan's promotion to the deputy cabinet, the main consideration is that after the election, under the political situation where the local territory is more blue than green, many major policies require the cooperation of the central and local governments to be promoted smoothly. And Zheng Wencan has the characteristics and style of soft body, smooth handling, good coordination and familiarity with local affairs. He is similar to Chen Jianren in tonality and complementary in expertise, so he was jointly recognized by Cai and Chen.
As for the former Minister of Transportation Lin Jialong, President Tsai hopes to get him to agree to serve as the Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace to assist in the dual work challenges of foreign affairs and domestic affairs.
The quasi-cabinet team will be prepared by Chen Jianren on 26 January, and Tsai Ing-wen will hold a press conference on January 27 in accordance with past practice to officially announce the new cabinet. Chen Jianren will be responsible for organizing the cabinet, while Tsai Ing-wen will start the adjustment of the presidential palace and the national security team. According to the current progress, it is expected that the Su cabinet will resign on 30 January, the first working day after the beginning of spring, and the new cabinet and the new national security team will officially take office on 31 January.
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The U.S. House of Representatives "U.S.-China Strategic Competition Select Committee" is the first to focus on Taiwan's arms purchase issue
Image : The U.S. House of Representatives' "U.S.-China Strategic Competition Select Committee" has set its agenda. Chairman Gallagher said that he will give priority to reviewing Taiwan's arms purchases and increase the importance of assisting Taiwan in self-defense. (Associated Press file photo)
The "Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and China" (Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and China), which was unanimously supported by the Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. House of Representatives, has finalized its agenda and plans to investigate Taiwan's China’s military support, the controversy over the international version of TikTok, the Chinese short video and video community program “Douyin”, and China’s land acquisition near US military bases have provided “supportive firepower” to Taiwan’s arms purchase issue, raising the importance of assisting Taiwan’s self-defense issue.
According to a report by the American political news media Roll Call on the 24th, the chairman of the committee, Republican congressman Mike Gallagher, said, "How do we prevent Ukraine of today from becoming Taiwan's tomorrow? I think this will be the focus of our committee's work." topic.” He said the committee would start preparations in February and hold expert hearings in March at the latest.
On the issue of arms sales to Taiwan, Gallagher wanted to learn more about the backlog of $18 billion worth of arms and military equipment. Although this batch of arms procurement has been approved by the US Congress, it has not yet been delivered to Taiwan. In a joint article on the committee last month, Gallagher and House Speaker Kevin McMarthy, who pushed for the committee's creation, emphasized that assisting Taiwan's self-defense would be an urgent priority for the committee.
In addition, Gallagher said that the committee may review areas where U.S. domestic industries are too economically dependent on China, or "corrupted by Chinese (CCP) capital and influence," and will gain insight into China's purchase of land near U.S. military bases to establish outposts, As well as the emergence of Chinese (CCP) police service stations on U.S. soil, it may play a role in monitoring and coercing Chinese, overseas Chinese or Chinese Americans.
Gallagher pointed out that the committee will focus on making policy recommendations rather than weighing financial issues. For example, committee members may recommend certain policy changes, or emphasize that initiatives led by allies in the Indo-Pacific region may be suitable for US investment. Gallagher acknowledged the need to get the panel up and running as soon as possible to help the Defense Department come up with military policy in the next authorization bill.
McCarthy announced the committee's 12 Republican members on 23 January, and the Democratic members have not yet been announced. Representative Michelle Steel of California, a Korean-American member of the Republican Party, issued a statement expressing her support for the committee, emphasizing that "we can no longer stand by and allow the Chinese Communist Party's influence and hostility to free and sovereign nations around the world to continue to expand."
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Chinese companies are suspected of aiding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, White House national security spokesman comments
Reporters : Jin Shi and Tao Ming / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/26/a103634994.html
The US government recently obtained evidence that some Chinese state-owned enterprises provided support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The US side has communicated with China on this. On Wednesday, our station's Washington correspondent Ming Tao asked the White House for the latest developments on the matter.
NTD reporter Tao Ming: "Can you tell us what China's response to the US communication is? If China (the Communist Party) continues to provide economic assistance to Russia, including non-lethal military assistance, will the US take tougher measures than the communication? "
Kirby, spokesman for the White House Security Council: "We have made it very clear in private with the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party that we believe that this is not the time to do business with Russia normally. We hope that every country can respond to strict (to Russia) sanctions. .”
Bloomberg previously reported that if the U.S. government confirms that Chinese companies supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it will have a negative impact on U.S. policy toward China.
Kirby: "China (the Communist Party) needs to continue to make choices about whose side they want to be on, and we know they continue to buy Russian oil."
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Biden's son sells paintings for hundreds of thousands of dollars, Republicans in the House of Representatives: Check!
Editor : Zhou Chi, China News Network / https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gj/2023/01-26/9941755.shtml
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, James Comer, chairman of the Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives and Republican Congressman, sent a letter to the agent of the painting of Hunter Biden, the son of US President Biden, on the 25th, asking him to provide information regarding about the buyer of Hunter Biden's paintings, etc., to promote the investigation of it.
Image : New York Post social media screenshot
According to reports, Comer said in a letter to Boley, the agent of Hunter Biden's paintings, "Although Hunter Biden is only a novice painter, his paintings are extremely expensive, and the buyer's information is not disclosed. Only you have this purchase information."
Comer asked Beauley to respond by 8 February 2023 and to testify before the House Oversight Committee by 15 February 15.
According to Comer, Hunter Biden's work was on display at the gallery earlier this month. His works in an abstract style, mostly depicting trees and flowers, are priced from $55,000 to $225,000. He pointed out that because of Hunter Biden's "suspicious past behavior", as the president's son, the behavior of selling amateur paintings at high prices to anonymous buyers was "very disturbing" and "there was a lack of monitoring throughout the process."
According to the New York Post, Hunter Biden began his artistic career after his father became president. Hunter, 52, has charged as much as $500,000 for his work. In 2022, he earned at least $375,000 for five prints at the Hollywood Art Show. It is reported that former Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti, who was nominated by President Biden as ambassador to India, attended the exhibition at that time.
Fox News pointed out that the price of Hunter Biden's work was once higher than that of American graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. A pair of works by the latter in 1984 was priced at US$20,900, which is only about US$60,236 today even if converted according to the inflation factor.
Regarding this controversy, Boley previously commented, "(Hunter Biden) his future is art, and we have become richer because of it. I just hope we don't politicize positive and beautiful things."
Member of the House of Representatives Oversight Committee and Democratic Congressman Ruskin said, "The responsibility of the Oversight Committee is to ensure that government projects and policies serve the American people. I don't think contemporary art surveys have anything to do with this responsibility."
The White House has yet to comment on the House of Representatives Republicans' investigation into the sale of Hunter Biden's paintings. Psaki, then White House press secretary, responded in 2022, saying, "We still don't know, and won't know, who bought any of the paintings."
To avoid potential problems after Biden became president, Hunter Biden paintings were sold only to anonymous buyers. The agent of his painting is responsible for the pricing and sale of the work, and the agent does not inform Hunter Biden or other members of the Biden administration about the buyer but the move was opposed by outsiders.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush's chief ethics lawyer Painter believes that "buyers buy art to hang on the wall, not to put in the closet", which makes it difficult to maintain anonymity. The identity of the buyer should be "fully transparent," and both Biden and his appointees should sign a pledge "to ensure that such a person cannot enter the White House."
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18 members of U.S. House of Representatives propose to recognize Taiwan's Independence from Communist China
Reporters : Chen Zhen, Zhang Ruizhen and Lin Jiayu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/26/a103635240.html
As the CCP escalates its threat to Taiwan and suppresses the international space, U.S. Representative Tiffany led 18 other members of Congress to propose a resolution on the 15th, calling on the U.S. to end the "one-China policy" ", formally recognizing Taiwan's independence from communist China, and saying that the U.S. and Taiwan should also resume formal diplomatic relations. NTDTV in English interviewed Rep. Tiffany to find out more.
Tiffanyi appealed, "It's time to change the status quo and admit the fact that the United States has been denying for decades: Taiwan is an independent country. As a long-term and important partner of the United States, it is time to correctly recognize Taiwan's independence from Communist China."
Tiffany has proposed similar resolutions in 2020 and 2021, and 18 members of the House of Representatives have responded to this resolution so far this year.
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McCarthy rumoured to visit Taiwan, U.S. House of Representatives select committee plans to go to Taiwan for meeting
Reporters : Lin Yutang and Zhang Ruizhen / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/26/a103635234.html
After taking office, the new US Speaker McCarthy has focused on the threat of the CCP, following rumours that he is considering visiting Taiwan in the spring. McCarthy announced on the 23rd that the "Special Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party" will be established in the House of Representatives. Its members include Chairman Gallagher and 12 other Republican members of the House of Representatives. Seven Democrats are expected to join. Representative Wittmann, who is a member of the committee, said on the 25th that Taiwan will become an important topic for the special committee, and hearings are likely to be held in Taiwan.
Hong Wanzhen, director of the "2049 Project Research Institute" think tank in Washington questioned, "To what extent will Taiwan become the focus of the (House of Representatives) special committee? What will be the priority?"
U.S. Representative Wittman: "Taiwan will actually be the focus of the special committee on the CCP. In fact, Chairman Gallagher wants us to hold a hearing in Taiwan, and I think we will do it. Taiwan is very meaningful."
Gallagher, chairman of the Special Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the CCP, said in an interview with the U.S. media recently that he will focus on the military, economic and technological issues caused by the CCP, and will keep a close eye on the progress of the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan to "prevent a future Taiwan from becoming today's Ukraine".
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Be alert to the threat of the CCP, some members of the China Committee of the U.S. Congress have confirmed
Reporter : Chen Yue / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/25/a103634790.html
In response to the threat from the CCP, the U.S. House of Representatives established the "Special Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the CCP" at the beginning of this year. On Monday (January 23), the committee announced the list of members.
The newly established Special Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the CCP, referred to as the China Committee, is chaired by Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher and composed of 12 Republicans and no more than 7 Democrats.
The 12 Republicans are: Jim Banks, Rob Wittmann, Brian Rütkemel, Andy Barr, Dan Newhouse, John Muror, Darin Lahoud , Neil Dunne, Dusty Johnson, Eun-joo Park, Ashley Hinson and Carlos Gimenez.
Currently, Democrats have not named their members.
The newly formed China Commission is tasked with investigating and making policy recommendations on China's economic, technological and security developments and its competition with the United States. This committee has no legislative power and cannot make or amend laws, but it has the power to hold hearings.
Rep. Darrin LaHood of Illinois, a new committee member, tweeted in response: "Now more than ever, Congress needs to work to strengthen America's economic competitiveness, strengthen supply chains, and advance our trade interests in the Indo-Pacific region and leadership, modernize our technology, and protect national and cybersecurity from China."
Dan Newhouse tweeted that he is looking forward to serving on the new committee to protect the United States from the continued threat of the Chinese Communist Party.
Rep. Andy Barr, a congressman with a lawyer background, emphasized in a tweet: "The strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party is the most serious international challenge of our generation."
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Opaque! White House criticizes China for covering up virus death toll
Reporter : Tao Ming / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/26/a103635146.html
The CCP recently announced that only nearly 70,000 people died of covid in the past month. Our reporter today asked White House National Security Council spokesman Kirby about this. Kirby said that the CCP has been concealing the epidemic.
NTDTV White House reporter Tao Ming: "The CCP said that only about 70,000 people died of covid in the past month or so. Earlier this month, it also said that only a few dozen people died. Does the United States believe the new 70,000 deaths announced by the CCP government?"
White House Security Council spokesman John Kirby: "We have been urging the Chinese Communist Party to cooperate with the international epidemic investigation, but they have not been fully transparent. We cannot comment on the authenticity of these figures. We urge the Chinese Communist Party to be fully transparent about what happened. .”
The CCP authorities have been vigorously concealing the data related to the epidemic, and the data given are hard to convince the public. Moreover, in the past three years, the flow of information to the Chinese people has been strictly controlled, making it even more impossible for the outside world to know the real situation of the epidemic. The United States, governments around the world, and the World Health Organization have repeatedly expressed doubts about the CCP’s figures and asked the CCP to reveal the truth.
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The CCP concealed the death data of the epidemic and was criticized by all walks of life in South Korea for ignoring life
Image : According to a study by Peking University, at least 900 million people in China have been infected. The picture shows a temporary patient bed in the lobby of a hospital in Shanghai on 10 January 2023. (Kevin Frayer/Gttty Images)
[The Epoch Times, January 25, 2023] (Epoch Times reporters Jin Mingguo and An Jing Korea interviewed and reported) The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced on January 8 that from December 7, 2022 to January 8, 2023, a During the month, the death toll due to the new crown in the whole country was only 37, which aroused accusations and doubts at home and abroad. Since then, on 14 January 2023, the Chinese Communist Party's National Health Commission changed its words and said that between 8 December 2022 and 12 January 2023, a total of nearly 60,000 people died of the epidemic. However, this data is still questioned by experts from all walks of life, and the credibility is considered to be extremely low.
In this regard, pro-democracy activists and YouTube anchors living in South Korea and from China and South Korea shared their analysis with The Epoch Times. They all believed that the figures announced by the CCP must never be trusted, and the current development of the epidemic and extreme epidemic prevention policies will eventually lead to popular revolt and the downfall of the CCP.
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The CCP only cares about maintaining the regime and ignores the lives of the people
Regarding the CCP’s concealment of the death toll from the epidemic, Han Min-ho, a former South Korean government official and representative of the “Confucius Institute’s Truth Propaganda Movement Headquarters,” said, “The core of the Communist Party is propaganda and incitement.” Evidence of failure is allowed.” He also said that if the CCP government finds out the real death toll, it will mean driving Xi Jinping out of power and shaking the CCP system, so he can only repeat blatant lies.
Image : Former South Korean government official and representative of the "Confucius Institute Truth Propaganda Movement Headquarters" Han Min-ho. (Li Yuzhen/The Epoch Times)
The CCP insisted on the zero-covid policy for three years, but it was suddenly lifted in December last year. After that, a large number of people were infected and died. Han Min-ho commented on the CCP’s cruel behavior, saying, “The CCP is above the country and the people. For the benefit of the party, the people are completely allowed to sacrifice... For the stability of Xi Jinping and the CCP, whether 10 million or 20 million people die, yes. It’s just a matter of course for them, it doesn’t matter at all.”
Wen Rui, the anchor of the YouTube channel "See the World with Smart Eyes" with 233,000 subscribers, said that he found the CCP's publicly fabricated death data too ridiculous, and described it as lying and not drafting. "In the beginning, the CCP reported that no one died. Didn't it exceed the scope of this definition of human lies? Later, amidst doubts from the outside world, it announced another 60,000 deaths. This data is too ridiculous. You see In Chinese society, we just watch the video streamed from one place in Beijing, and the number of people queuing up in the entire funeral parlor and crematorium is shocking!"
He further said, what about rural areas? There is no specific report on the number of deaths in rural areas. The living conditions in rural areas and second- and third-tier cities are much worse than those in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, so the number of deaths in them is higher.
"For the CCP, the most important thing is the party's face, and everything needs to be the best... They say that the CCP's vaccine is the best, so if they accept overseas help, it proves that it is not the best, and it proves that the CCP is not as good as US imperialism. So they would rather Chinese people die than accept help."
He also mentioned, "There are precedents for this. During the Great Leap Forward in the 1960s, including the Wenchuan earthquake, many people offered assistance, but Beijing refused. In this epidemic, Taiwan, Europe and other countries should provide help. The CCP I still don’t let it go, I think it’s too embarrassing, and this has cost the lives of many ordinary people. This is a very evil side of the CCP.”
Wu Zhenrong, representative of the South Korean branch of the Chinese Democratic Movement Overseas Joint Conference, expressed disdain for the 60,000 death figures announced by the CCP. It is a complete fake, completely ignoring the facts, and it is published entirely according to the ruler's personal wishes... They treat the people like ants, and do not see the value of human life."
He quoted data to further explain, "Peking University's National School of Development announced that from December last year to 11 January this year, about 64% of the country's infected people, if calculated based on a population of 1.4 billion, is about 900 million... 900 million talents 60,000 dead, who would believe it?"
He also added, "Moreover, judging from the tense situation in the crematorium, the number of cremations in some places in Shanghai has reached 70,000, and the queues have been long...so the number of deaths has shrunk greatly, and the Chinese media has always been cheating. It's commonplace all over the world. So, the numbers are totally unbelievable."
Image : Wu Zhenrong, representative of the Korean branch of the Chinese Democratic Movement Overseas Joint Conference. (An Jing/The Epoch Times)
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Public grievances erupt, the autocratic system will eventually collapse
The CCP’s strict zero-clearing policy and the surge of infections caused by the unprepared and sudden deregulation have shown the overall mistakes of the CCP’s epidemic prevention policy.
Since December, the CCP has deliberately opened the borders to allow infected people to bring the epidemic to the world. Starting from 26 December 2022, Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy, began to test passengers from Beijing and Shanghai, and the results showed that nearly half of the Chinese passengers had been infected. Countries around the world (except for a few countries) have not banned Chinese tourists from entering the country but they have not had a large-scale outbreak like China, let alone a situation where the whole country was infected, the whole people had a fever, and hundreds of millions of people died within a month.
Han Min-ho said, “The Chinese now know the CCP’s dictatorship and corruption very well, and are very angry about it. If any opportunity arises, their anger will erupt...Without the CCP, Chinese people will not be deprived of their rights and property, in order to enjoy freedom. This is the future of the CCP in my eyes."
Wen Rui said that the Chinese people are actually very pitiful because the CCP is only active when it can gain benefits. “First, due to reasons such as food safety under the CCP system, the Chinese people’s physical fitness and immunity are poor; The management system prevents many ordinary people from receiving normal medical treatment when they get sick."
Regarding the development trend of the epidemic in China, Wen Rui predicted, "There is a large number of people moving during the Chinese New Year, so it may reach a peak after the Chinese New Year, maybe in February and March. I really can't imagine how many people will die at that time."
He also mentioned that the epidemic will impact the CCP’s system. “As the epidemic continues in China, overall consumption and production, including this year’s spring plowing, will be greatly affected and severely impacted. It may not be obvious now. In April and May, you will find that consumption has dropped sharply and unemployment has increased sharply. Ordinary people will think of rebellion if they have no food to eat, so the CCP’s system is difficult to maintain.”
Wu Zhenrong, who has lived in South Korea for many years, said, "South Korea has never had such a policy of clearing from the beginning to now. On the contrary, it always puts the protection of people's freedom first. However, the CCP's advocacy of the clearing policy is correct, but it has been proved by the facts. Proved to be a total failure."
Wu Zhenrong also believes that the peak of the epidemic will come after the Lunar New Year, which is one of the signs that the CCP’s autocratic system is on the verge of collapse. The outbreak can be said to be a warning from heaven to the Chinese people."
He also said that the CCP’s dictatorship in epidemic prevention is exactly the same as its persecution of the people: “People living under the dictatorship are in a miserable situation, and this epidemic has exposed the people’s miserable situation. The CCP’s other means also It has caused many incidents of persecution, such as the high-level suppression of Falun Gong practitioners, dissidents, and human rights defenders. It has not stopped, but has become more intense... Therefore, the whole situation indicates one sentence: dictatorship is the greatest scourge of our nation , so it is said that only when the dictatorship ends, the Chinese people will have hope and light.”
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Multi-party data proves that China's population is greatly reduced, how the people can save themselves
The Epoch Times commentator Chu Yiding said, "There are more than 35,000 hospitals in China, and more than 36,000 township health centers. In the past three years of the epidemic, if each hospital and health center is infected every day on average Six people died from the epidemic, and the total number is more than 460 million. This does not include those who died in community clinics because they could not be treated, and those who died in remote areas where there was a lack of medical treatment because they could not be sent to hospitals. died in the family."
At the same time, according to the data released by Russia's "Pikabu" website, according to the analysis results of China's grain production and import and export data and the proportion of China's urban and rural population, the current population of China is at most 800 million. A Japanese report in August 2021 also quoted experts as saying that based on China's salt consumption, China's current population is about 800 million.
In addition, in the sixth census conducted by the Chinese Communist Party in 2010, the total population of the country was announced as 1.37 billion. However, on 22 January 2013, the website of the Ministry of Public Security of the Chinese Communist Party cut down the figure of 350 million for real estate registration under duplicate names, that is, the total population is only 1.02 billion but this message has been deleted.
On 20 August 2021, the National People's Congress amended the "Population and Family Planning Law", abandoning the one-child policy and allowing two and three children.
Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, pointed out on 15 January 2023: The CCP has been covering up the epidemic. In the past three years, about 400 million people have died in China. The last time SARS appeared, 200 million people died in China. Many years later, the CCP discovered that the population had decreased, and immediately released the two-child and three-child system.
Most of the plagues came before the change of dynasty. For example, in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the last years of the Ming Dynasty, and the last years of the Qing Dynasty, great plagues broke out. As for the self-help methods of the Chinese people, Master Li Hongzhi pointed out several years ago that Chinese people should stay away from the CCP, withdraw from the party, regiment, and team organization they once joined, and change their own destiny in a few minutes, so that they will not be buried with the CCP.
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To strengthen relations with Australia, Fiji's new prime minister rejects the CCP's training of troops
Editor : Xia Mingyi / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/26/a103635298.html / Image : Prime Minister Rabuka of Fiji speaks to members of the media on 17 January 2023. (Leon Lord/AFP via Getty Images)
Fiji’s new Prime Minister Rabuka came to power and started to strengthen military and diplomatic relations with Australia, signaling that he would overturn the agreement reached with Beijing and reject China’s training of the Fijian police or army , showing CCP China has hit a major stumbling block in the South Pacific.
Rabuka (Sitiveni Rabuka) took office at the end of last year. The Australian reported on 25 January 2023 that his predecessor’s foreign policy was obviously different from that of Beijing.He said, "Influence-wise, I believe it's always safer to walk with people you know better."
He was appalled by the dramatic increase in Chinese influence in Fiji during his predecessor's 16 years in power. He promised that his government would not accept a Solomon Islands-style agreement that would allow CCP China to train Fiji's police or army. "We want to maintain and strengthen our sovereign strategic assets."
Rabuka said that they (China) might want to do this but it is a very difficult decision for Fiji because we have two very friendly agreements, the defense cooperation program with Australia and the New Zealand ( New Zealand) military assistance program.
He stressed that careful consideration must be made before entering into any other agreements, which could backfire.
The report pointed out that Rabuka signaled that he would overturn the agreement reached with Beijing, according to which the Chinese police could be seconded to the office of Fiji's police chief.
Many Fijian police officers have expressed anger that members of China's national security apparatus sit at the center of Fiji's police system.
Rabuka believes this should not continue because the judiciary systems are different. Fiji is based on the British system and his government prefers to continue using the familiar system.
In addition, Rabuka also ruled out the sale of critical infrastructure such as airports and seaports to China or other foreign interests despite Fiji's precarious economic situation.
Rabuka won the support of most parties in a secret ballot in Congress on 24 December 2022, and was then officially sworn in as Prime Minister of Fiji, ending the 16-year reign of former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama.
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New graves are added everywhere in the rural areas. Internal CCP Documents: Strictly keep the truth secret
Reporters : Yu Ting, Yi Ru and Xia Dunhou / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/26/a103635152.html / Images : Video Screenshots
On Wednesday (25 January 2023), the British broadcasting company BBC reported that the reporter visited the northern part of Shanxi and found that the CCP authorities seriously underreported the death data, and new graves were added everywhere in the countryside. On the same day, documents leaked from within the CCP revealed that the Nanjing authorities set up a special team to cover up the truth of the epidemic while dealing with the overcrowding of the crematorium. See details.
People in Nanjing: "It's New Year's Eve, all cars are used to drag the dead, and all the trucks are used to drag the dead. If the dead are outside in the wild mountains, they just stay in the car for a day or two in line."
On 25 January, The Epoch Times obtained an internal CCP document showing that in Nanjing, 8,233 people died within 16 days from 18 December 2022 to 2 January 2023. According to statistics on the number of cremated remains, 761 remains will be cremated in one day during the peak period, which is 6 to 7 times that of normal days. It seems that those who can enter the statistical data must hold a local Nanjing household registration.
Mr. Wang, a resident of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province: "Old people die every day, and the hospital can't get them in. Anyway, there are quite a lot of people who die. The community secretary also said a few years ago that many old people left, and there are eight or nine people every day. Go to them to go through the formalities, cancel the household (registration)."
It is also recorded in the document that the Nanjing Municipal Government set up a special team to expand the capacity of the funeral business, but it is strictly confidential to the outside world, and it is forbidden to disclose the real death data.
Ms. Zhang, a resident of Nanjing, Jiangsu: "A lot of old people really died. My neighbor told me before the New Year that they are afraid to go out now. It turns out that many old people like to bask in the sun at the gate, and those people are all dead."
On the same day, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that the reporter visited the northern part of Shanxi Province and found that the death toll was seriously underreported by the authorities, and the death toll in rural areas was still rising.
British BBC reported: "The coffin industry in northern Shanxi Province has been very busy."
The BBC reporter found that the local funeral business is busy, coffins are often out of stock, and the demand for funeral supplies is 2 to 3 times that of usual. When the reporter went into the countryside, he saw new graves being added everywhere. However, due to the lack of medical facilities in rural areas, those who died at home were not included in the statistics, and the CCP authorities did not even assess the number of deaths in rural areas.
Ms. Zheng from Taiyuan, Shanxi: "There is a village near where I live, and many people died in the village. There is also a large scientific research institute, the China Institute of Radiation Protection. I heard that more than a dozen died."
Waves of epidemics have swept across most parts of China. Many people are looking for good ways to avoid evil, hoping to avoid this plague.
Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, once taught in the article "Rationality": "In fact, the plague itself is aimed at people's hearts, morality has deteriorated, and karma has increased." People who walk together with the party." "Stay away from the evil CCP, and don't stand for the evil party, because behind it is the red devil, who behaves like a hooligan on the surface, and commits all kinds of evil." "People should sincerely repent to God, what is wrong with them , I hope to give a chance to change, this is the solution, this is the panacea."
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