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CCP China is strongly dissatisfied with the Pavel's Taiwan call. Pavel replied domineeringly: Sovereign countries do what they think is right
Reporter : Lu Yixuan / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4197786 / Image: Pavel responded on the 31st that he understands that China has objections to his dialogue with Taiwan, but "the Czech Republic is a sovereign country and does what we think is right." (Reuters)
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel had a phone call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from the CCP Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pavel responded to this domineering tweet on the 31st. He understands that China has objections to his dialogue with Taiwan, but "the Czech Republic is a sovereign country and does what we think is right." Pavel further emphasized that Taiwan (official name: Republic of China) is a democratic country with shared values and important trade relations with the Czech Republic, and this call is fully consistent with accepted foreign policy concepts.
After Pavel was elected president, he planned to hold a teleconference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. The teleconference took place in the evening of the 30th Taiwan time. Because Taiwan and the Czech Republic do not have formal diplomatic relations, it is regarded as a diplomatic breakthrough for Taiwan and a clear statement of Czech foreign relations.
During the phone call, Pavel told President Tsai that Taiwan is a reliable partner, and the Czech Republic firmly stands on the same side of the democratic system, and supports Taiwan in maintaining a vibrant democratic system and not being coerced by authoritarianism. Pavel also tweeted in Czech and English after the meeting: "I spoke with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan. I thank her for her congratulations and assure her that Taiwan shares the values of freedom, democracy and human rights with the Czech Republic", "We agree to strengthen mutual partnership." He expressed the hope that he would have the opportunity to meet Tsai Ing-wen in the future.
CCP Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on Tuesday that CCP China is "strongly dissatisfied" and "resolutely opposed" to the phone call between Tsai Ing-wen and Pavel, and has lodged "stern representations" with the Czech side. Mao Ning also criticized that the Czech president-elect had expressed his commitment to respect the "one-China principle" and questioned Pavel's "change of position" and lack of credibility.
In fact, CCP officials have repeatedly tried to stop it with the "one-China principle" before the Czech Republic-Taiwan phone call, but failed.
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The same cat slave as Xiaoying, the Czech president-to-be took photos with cats
Image : Czech President-elect Petr Pavel held a teleconference with Chinese President Tsai Ing-wen at 6:00 pm Taiwan time on the 30th, which aroused international attention. And Pavel, like Tsai Ing-wen, is also a full-fledged cat slave, often posting photos with cats on Twitter. (The picture is taken from Petr Pavel’s Twitter; synthesized by Liberty Times)
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel held a conference call with the Republic of China President Tsai Ing-wen at 6 pm Taiwan time on the 30th, which aroused international attention. Pavel, like Tsai Ing-wen, is a full-fledged cat slave. He often posted photos with cats on Twitter, which attracted a lot of attention.
Eastern European online media "Visegrád 24" pointed out on Twitter on 31 January 2023 that a photo of Czech President-elect Pavel with a cat was widely circulated among middle-aged Czech ladies, and they also expressed Pavel's views on fiscal policy. staunch supporter. It can be seen from the picture that Pavel is wearing a shirt, and a black and brown cat is curled up in his arms.
As can be seen from Pavel’s own Twitter account, in addition to sharing photos of policies or interacting with people, he also often posted photos with a cat called Micku, and his tweets attracted many Czech netizens to discuss and share photos of their pets.
During a phone call with Tsai Ing-wen on the 30th, Pavel said that the Czech Republic firmly stands on the same side of the democratic system, supports Taiwan in maintaining a vibrant democratic system, and will not be coerced by authoritarianism, and will also strengthen cooperation with Taiwan in all aspects. CCP Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said today that CCP China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition and has lodged stern representations with the Czech Republic.
Photos of the new President of Czechia, General Petr Pavel, are being widely circulated online by middle-aged ladies.
They are strong supporters of his views on fiscal policy.
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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 31, 2023
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Presidential-level phone calls between Taiwan and the Czech Republic. Beijing jumps, and China-Czech relations may change?
Reporter : Yang Fuyi / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4197450 / Image : After Czech President-elect Pavel had a phone call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on the 30th and promised to further develop bilateral relations, the CCP Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed strong dissatisfaction on 31 January, accusing Pavel of reneging on his word and failing to abide by the "one China" agreement made by the Czech Republic. promise. (AFP)
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen held a conference call at 6:00 p.m. Taiwan time on the 30th, and promised to further develop bilateral relations. According to foreign reports, the development of bilateral relations between Taiwan and the Czech Republic has triggered the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express strong dissatisfaction on 31 January, accusing Pavel of reneging on his promises and breaking promises. He Wenping, a commentator of the Chinese state media CCTV, directly pointed out that the phone call between Pavel and Tsai Ing-wen was wrong. CCP China's "provocation" indicates that Sino-Czech relations will become "unstable" in the future.
Republic of China and the Czech Republic do not have formal diplomatic relations. Pavel had a phone call with President Tsai Ing-wen the day after he was elected president of the Czech Republic, which was regarded as a diplomatic breakthrough for Republic of China. Pavel said that Taiwan is a reliable partner, and the Czech Republic firmly stands on the same side of the democratic system, supports Taiwan in maintaining a vibrant democratic system and is free from authoritarian coercion, and expressed the hope that he will have the opportunity to meet with Tsai Ing-wen in the future.
After the call with Tsai Ing-wen, Pavel immediately tweeted: "Today, I spoke with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan. I thank her for her congratulations and assure her that Taiwan shares the values of freedom, democracy and human rights with the Czech Republic", " We agreed to strengthen our partnership with each other."
According to Reuters, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on Tuesday that China is "strongly dissatisfied" and "resolutely opposed" to the phone call between Tsai Ing-wen and Pavel, and has lodged "stern representations" with the Czech side. Mao Ning also criticized that the Czech president-elect had expressed his commitment to respect the "one-China principle" and questioned Pavel's "change of position" and lack of credibility.
It is worth noting that before Pavel had a phone call with Tsai Ing-wen on the evening of the 30th, CCP officials tried to use the "one-China principle" to block the phone call between the two parties, but failed.
Mao Ning did not deny at the regular press conference that Czech President-elect Pavel "disregarded China's repeated dissuasion and representations" and insisted on calling Tsai Ing-wen on the phone and conducting official exchanges with the Taiwan authorities, "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs" and sending a message to the Taiwan independence separatist forces. Wrong signal; China urges the Czech side to take immediate and effective measures to correct the mistake and eliminate the negative impact of the incident.
The Deutsche Welle (DW) report speculates that Sino-Czech relations may change in the future. The report quoted He Wenping, a commentator of China's state media CCTV, as saying that Pavel's victory in the election indicates that the development of Sino-Czech relations will enter a period of instability in the future.
Ivana Karásková, an expert on China issues in the Czech Republic, analyzed that politically, Central and Eastern European countries have no common agenda with China, and countries have doubts about China’s influence in academics and civil society. Beijing refuses to criticize Russia for launching an aggressive war against Ukraine, making the Central and Eastern European countries feel chilling.
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The CCP blames Tsai Ing-wen on the phone call with the Czech President-elect "seeking independence" MAC: Sovereign country acts justly
Reporter : Chen Yufu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4197490 / Image : The MAC emphasized today that it is a legitimate act of a sovereign country for President Tsai to congratulate the Czech president-elect on the phone on behalf of the people of Taiwan and to strengthen bilateral relations. The picture shows Vice Chairman Qiu Chuizheng of the Mainland Affairs Council. (file photo)
President Tsai Ing-wen had a 15-minute phone call with Czech President-elect Petr Pavel on 30 January. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, said today (31) that "no trick can change the fact that Taiwan is a part of China, nor can it shake the one-China structure of the international community." The MAC emphasized that President Tsai, on behalf of the people of Taiwan, made a phone call with the Czech president-elect, expressed congratulations and strengthened bilateral relations, which is a "justifiable act of a sovereign state."
Ma Xiaoguang pointed out that the DPP authorities tried their best to seek "independence" by "talking" and "same frame", "no tricks can change the fact that Taiwan is a part of China, and cannot shake the one-China structure of the international community." He also said, "We urge the Czech side to abide by the one-China principle and properly handle Taiwan-related issues."
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning criticized earlier at a regular press conference: "President-elect Pavel of the Czech Republic ignored China's repeated dissuasion and representations, insisted on talking on the phone with Tsai Ing-wen, conducting official exchanges with the Taiwan authorities, seriously interfering in China's internal affairs, and blatantly violating the situation." The political commitment made by the Czech side to uphold the one-China principle sends a wrong signal to the Taiwan independence separatist forces."
In this regard, the MAC stated that the Republic of China is an important country and a trustworthy partner in the Indo-Pacific region, and has the right to interact with all countries in the world. On behalf of the people of Taiwan, President Tsai congratulated the Czech president-elect on the phone and strengthened bilateral relations. This is a legitimate act of a sovereign country, and it is more conducive to sharing values with democratic and friendly countries and counteracting the coercion of authoritarianism.
The MAC emphasized that Taiwan has never belonged to the People's Republic of China, and the fact that the two sides of the Strait are not affiliated to each other is the status quo and fact of the Taiwan Strait, and it is also the firm consensus of the people of Taiwan. We express our opposition to the CCP authorities’ attempts to obstruct Taiwan’s international exchanges, interfere with foreign policies of other countries, and constantly declare their fallacious “one-China principle” political proposition. We also believe that this move is not conducive to positive cross-strait interactions.
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Czech president-to-be calls Tsai Ing-wen Hu Xijin: CCP China is "not angry" but will "retaliate"
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel held a conference call with Chinese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday (30 January), emphasizing that Taiwan will not be threatened by authoritarianism, which has aroused international attention. In this regard, Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the CCP's mouthpiece "Global Times", jumped out on 31 January to clamor, claiming that China will "retaliate" against Pavel.
Pavel had a phone call with Tsai Ing-wen for about 15 minutes at 6:00 pm on the 30th, and the atmosphere of communication between the two parties was harmonious. Pavel said that Taiwan is a reliable partner, and the Czech Republic will firmly stand shoulder to shoulder with the democratic system, support Taiwan in maintaining a vibrant democratic system, and will not be coerced by authoritarianism, and will also strengthen cooperation with Taiwan in all aspects.
In this regard, Hu Xijin tweeted today: "President-elect Pavel of the Czech Republic obviously wants to use the Taiwan issue to attract attention and enjoy the feeling of publicity. This is a cheap way for some politicians to stage political stunts. China will not be ostracized for this. Instead of provoking him, we'll will calmly retaliate against him."
Netizens commented, "Here we come, China's Chihuahua diplomacy", "Pointing at foreign heads of state, interfering in other countries' affairs, and even making threats, how long can this kind of thing be tolerated?", "Calm down? Pavel just made a phone call makes you feel insecure, what do you call being calm?", "They said they were going to take revenge, but they said they were not provoked", "Isn't it a big country? It has a small nose and small eyes. China because of such trivial things want to take revenge on the heads of other countries, and dare to speak boldly to everyone.”
Czech president-elect Petr Pavel obviously wants to enjoy the limelight. Using the Taiwan question as a checkpoint to show off is a cheap way for some current politicians to stage a political stunt. China won't be infuriated, but will retaliate against him calmly . pic.twitter.com/Co0r0bnnuO
— Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) January 30, 2023
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The President-to-be of the Czech Republic held a teleconference with Xiaoying, Green Committee member Wang Dingyu: No fear of the threat of Russian-Chinese dictatorships
Reporter : Xie Junlin / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4196592 / Image : DPP legislator Wang Dingyu. (Provided by Wang Dingyu Congress Office)
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel expressed support for Taiwan to maintain a vibrant democratic system free from authoritarian coercion. In this regard, DPP Legislator Wang Dingyu said that Pavel is not afraid of the threat of Russia, China and other communist dictatorships or economic bullying, and insists on supporting democracy against authoritarianism; the development between the Republic of China and the Czech Republic will only be better in the future.
Wang Dingyu pointed out that Pavel, the newly elected president of the Czech Republic, will take office in March. Before taking office, Pavel had taled to President Tsai, discussing and saying hello to each other; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv has contacted him too, which shows that the Czech president-to-be, Pavel, is not afraid of the threat or economic bullying of communist dictatorships such as Russia and China, and insists on supporting democracy against authoritarianism.
Wang Dingyu said that, in fact, the relationship between the Republuc of China and the Czech Republic is very special. The Czech Parliament Speaker Vedzi and the former Senate Speaker both strongly supported Taiwan. In recent years, the Czech Republic, including the resolutions of the National Assembly and European resolutions, have all supported Taiwan's meaningful participation in the World Health Assembly. It can be said that international organizations such as Taiwan have spared no effort in supporting democratic Taiwan.
Wang Dingyu said that Taiwan is also a very important investment country for the Czech Republic in terms of industry. In the Czech Republic, whether it is the semiconductor design industry or the development of related livelihood industries, there is a shadow of Taiwan's investment; the Czech Republic is an old heavy industry country. For Taiwan the lack of heavy industry development actually has complementary roles.
Therefore, Wang Dingyu believes that Taiwan and Czech Republic are built on the basis of mutual benefit, common ideas, and insisting on supporting democracy and fighting against authoritarian dictatorship. The relationship between the two sides, from the Congress, the cabinet to the current president-to-be Pavel, can be said to be more important step by step. , more solid friendship.
Wang Dingyu emphasized that even without formal diplomatic relations, diplomacy is not zero-sum, but gradual development. When the two countries are based on substantive interaction, investment, and similar ideas, the development between Taiwan and the Czech Republic will only be better in the future.
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Czech President-to-be Pavel: The EU should give up any illusions about CCP China
Reporter : Lu Yongshan / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4198606 / Image : Czech president-elect Petr Pavel called on EU countries to abandon any illusions about China in an interview with the Financial Times on Wednesday, saying his country would no longer "behave like an ostrich" because it did not align with Beijing's interests . (Reuters)
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel recently had a phone call with the Republic of China President Tsai Ing-wen, which triggered a backlash from CCP China and attracted international attention. In an exclusive interview with the Financial Times on Wednesday, Pavel called on EU countries to abandon any illusions about CCP China, saying the Czech Republic would no longer "behave like an ostrich" because of inconsistent interests with Beijing.
"China and its regime are currently not a friendly country. It is incompatible with Western democracies in terms of strategic goals and principles. This is a fact that we must admit," Pavel said.
Pavel ignored warnings of possible retaliation on 30 January and became the first newly elected European head of state to speak to President Tsai Ing-wen. Economically, the Czech Republic has benefited more from Taiwan than from China. Pavel said, "We will not hide this fact like an ostrich."
After the phone call between Pavel and Tsai Ing-wen, China issued a harsh response on 31 January and called on Prague to change its strategy to avoid "irreparable damage" to the relationship between the two countries.
Beijing demands that other countries treat Taiwan as part of China and punishes Lithuania for its pro-Taiwan stance by restricting exports. The European Union took China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December over its dispute with Lithuania but China's intimidation did not stop Pavel from speaking his mind.
"I'm aware of some potential threats, but at the same time, I really don't see any violation of Czech's relationship with China," Pavel said.
Pavel said the call was initiated by Taiwan but he stands ready to meet Tsai at some stage and hopes to build stronger ties with Taiwan. "There is no doubt that Taiwan is a microchip superpower today," he pointed out.
The speaker of the lower house of the Czech parliament will visit Taipei in March, a trip that should bring "some new ideas on how to expand our cooperation," Pavel said.
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China is about to collapse again! The Czech Speaker of the House of Representatives will visit Taiwan in March
Image : Czech Chamber of Deputies Speaker Adamova announced that she will visit Taiwan. (European News Agency)
The visit of Czech Senate President Vedziz in 2020 triggered a series of protests in China. Two days ago, the newly elected president-elect, Petr Pavel, had a phone call with the Republic of China President Tsai Ing-wen, which made CCP angry again. There are still new moves in the Czech political arena. The speaker of the Czech House of Representatives, Markéta Adamová, confirmed that she will visit Taiwan in person at the end of March, which may cause Beijing to collapse again!
According to a report by Czech media "Pravda", the speaker of the Czech House of Representatives, Adamova, firmly supported Taiwan and was considered the most Taiwan-friendly speaker of the Czech Republic in recent years. On 1 February 2023, she held a video conference with the Republic of China Foreign Minister Joseph Wu Zhaoxie and confirmed that she will visit Taiwan by the end of March this year, and the two sides will discuss related plans. It is reported that a Czech business delegation, scientific research and education institutions and several city officials will come to Taiwan with Adamova.
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Czech Parliament Speaker Adamova speaks to Joseph Wu
"The systematic support of partners who respect human rights and respect the principles of liberal democracy is one of the priorities of our parliamentary diplomacy," Adamova told Joseph Wu in a video message. She also mentioned that the current pro-China president Miloš Zeman is about to step down, and Pavel, who supports the democratic system, will come to power. After mutual disharmony (referring to China policy), all officials will eventually unite again."
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Adamova to visit Taiwan on 25 March 2023
The Czech Taiwanese Business Chamber pointed out that Adamova is expected to lead a delegation to Taiwan on 25 March 2023, and may directly travel in a government plane from Prague to Taipei directly, or board a commercial airline. From 27 to 29 March 2023, the delegation will participate in various business activities in Taiwan, including the "18th Taiwan-Czech Economic Conference", the establishment ceremony of the "Czech-Taiwan Center", the opening ceremony of the Smart City Forum and Exhibition Czech Pavilion, etc.
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Czech companies to visit Taiwanese companies from 29 to 31 March 2023
The Czech-Taiwan Chamber of Commerce also said that from 29 to 31 March 2023, the Czech companies accompanying the group can choose to visit South Korea or stay in Taiwan. The companies that choose to continue visiting in Taiwan will be determined according to the attributes and needs of each manufacturer. The required companies' tailor-made itinerary includes visits to Hsinchu, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Taipei and other places to seek cooperation opportunities.
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President of the Czech Senate delivered a speech at the Legislative Yuan in February 2020
Miloš Vystrčil, who was re-elected as the President of the Czech Senate with a high vote on 2 November 2022, also led a delegation to visit Taiwan in February 2020, becoming the highest-ranking Czech official to visit Taiwan after democratization in 1989, and the first Speaker of the House of Representatives from a country that has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan was invited to give a speech at the Legislative Yuan, and shouted "I am Taiwanese" in Chinese.
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1 phone call made Beijing angry, the former Czech prime minister made up the knife: Taiwan will never be China's
Image : Former Czech Prime Minister Topolánek tweeted to criticize China. (European News Agency)
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel had a phone call with the Republic of China President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday (30 January), which aroused strong dissatisfaction from the Communist Chinese side. In this regard, former Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek tweeted on 31 January 2023 to condemn CCP, and said domineeringly, "We believe that Taiwan will never belong to China."
Pavel had a 15-minute phone call with Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, and the atmosphere was harmonious. Tsai Ing-wen congratulated Pavel on his election and looked forward to deepening cooperation with the Czech Republic in various aspects in the future; Pavel said that Taiwan is a reliable partner and supports Taiwan in maintaining a vibrant democratic system free from authoritarian coercion. He looks forward to meeting Tsai Ing-wen.
As soon as the news came out, the CCP Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at yesterday's regular press conference that Pavel insisted on calling in disregard of CCP China's repeated dissuasion and representations, "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs" and blatantly violating the Czech side's policy of adhering to the one-China principle. China has made solemn representations to the Czech Republic, expressing its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition.
In this regard, Pavel responded via Twitter yesterday, saying that he can understand that China has objections to his dialogue with Taiwan, but "the Czech Republic is a sovereign country and does what we think is right"; the current Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala also bluntly stated that, as a sovereign country, the Czech Republic "makes our own decisions" about whom to meet and who to call.
Not only that, Topolánek, who served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 2006 to 2009, also criticized CCP China on Twitter on the same day, "I also condemn the diplomatic condemnation China gave us. The "One China Policy" was imposed. How long are we going to play this game? Taiwan is not China’s, and we believe Taiwan will never be China’s, just like South Korea is not North Korea’s and Ukraine is not Russia’s.”
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Czech Republic views Taiwan as important economic and technological cooperation partner and is right to strengthen ties with the Republic of China
Czech Radio reported that Czech Foreign Minister Lipavski responded that the Czech government's policy is quite clear and has not changed. The "Government Program" emphasizes strengthening economic and technological cooperation with Indo-Pacific democratic partners. Taiwan is also clearly listed. He believes that Pavel's thinking is also very similar.
In response to Pavel's expression of hope to meet with President Tsai when the opportunity arises, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Yongjian responded yesterday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will go all out to do anything that can deepen the bilateral partnership between Taiwan and the Czech Republic. He also said that the Czech representative office has a certain connection with Pavel's office.
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Terry Gou intends to run for president? Gao Hongan: Any good candidate can join the general election
Reporter : Hong Meixiu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4197794 / Image : Rumour has it that Terry Gou, the founder of Hon Hai Group, is a popular candidate for next year's presidential election? Hsinchu Mayor Gao Hongan said in an interview today that all good candidates can join the general election. (Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)
The founder of Hon Hai Group, Guo Taiming, has been rumored to be running for next year’s Repiblic of China presidential election. As Guo Taiming’s former soldier, Hsinchu Mayor Gao Hong’an said in an interview today that he has indeed been walking around recently. Donating vaccines and contributing to the economy and industry in the past, so when it comes to the presidential election, it is nothing more than a popular candidate. Regardless of whether Terry Gou is running as a KMT or a non-party member, for the people, as long as he is a good candidate, it is a good thing he will join the general election.
Gao Hongan said that for the people, this is a very good thing. Good people can participate in the general election and can show their advantages and political views. The more people vote, the more points they get. As Guo Dong's former soldier, she certainly hopes to see that good people can join the general election and let the people choose.
The media asked whether Guo Taiming will join the People's Party to run for election. Gao Hong'an said that this question should be answered by Chairman Ke Wenzhe. Gao Hongan said that the matter of joining a political party should be discussed by Ke Wenzhe and Guo Taiming, but whether it is a discussion or an invitation, it should be discussed by Ke Wenzhe and Guo Taiming. The goal is to elect the president, so this part may have to be explained by Ke Wenzhe.
News (16) to (20) / Reporters : Zhao Fenghua and Mingyu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/02/01/a103639403.html
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China's epidemic continues to rage, hospitals and funeral homes are full
The CCP authorities have recently claimed that the peak of the epidemic in mainland China has passed, which has been questioned. Videos uploaded by netizens showed that on January 30, hospitals in various provinces and cities in China were still overcrowded.
On 30 January, at the outpatient clinic of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, patients waiting to register filled the lobby.
On the same day, at the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University in Heilongjiang, there were long queues in front of several payment gates.
On the same day, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province was crowded with people everywhere.
On that day, at the Gansu Provincial People's Hospital in Lanzhou City, there was a long queue of people in the hall.
In a hospital in Heilongjiang Province, the crowd was also quite crowded.
Witness: "Look at this man, this place is on fire."
In addition to the full capacity of hospitals, funeral parluors around China are also crowded. On 27 January, a funeral home in Qujing City, Yunnan Province was crowded, and mourners lined up in a long queue.
On the same day, in a funeral parlor in Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, there were crowds of mourners everywhere. Some dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, waiting to see off their dead relatives.
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An official of the Organization Department of the Lishui Municipal Party Committee in Zhejiang died suddenly at the age of 57
The recent outbreak of the epidemic in China has resulted in the intensive death of a large number of CCP officials. On 21 January, Wu Shoucheng, deputy director of the Organization Department of the Lishui Municipal Party Committee in Zhejiang Province, died of a sudden illness at the age of 57.
Wu Shoucheng was a subordinate of Hu Jintao's son Hu Haifeng.
During the Chinese New Year, a group of retired senior CCP officials died of illness intensively.
On 27 January, Xiang Bingyan, former secretary of the Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and former director of the Standing Committee of the Ningbo Municipal People's Congress, died of illness.
On 23 January, Fan Kongzhang, vice chairman of the Ninth Committee of the CPPCC Yantai Committee, died of illness.
Chen Zhexiang, a member of the CCP and former deputy secretary-general of the Anhui Provincial Government, and Xiao Di, former director of the Tianjin branch of the CCP's mouthpiece People's Daily, died on the same day.
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Analysis: The CCP is caught in multiple crises, Xi Jinping's new team can only hold on
A new round of epidemics is raging in China, and political variables are increasing. At the two sessions of the Communist Party of China in March, Xi Jinping's new government team will be announced.
Chen Kuide, executive chairman of the Princeton China Institute and editor-in-chief of "A Survey of China", told The Epoch Times on 30 January that the CCP is now facing many difficulties, such as rapid economic decline, diplomatic isolation by mainstream countries in the world, etc., all of which are fatal question. In addition to the Hong Kong issue, there are also human rights issues in Xinjiang, international accountability for the cover-up of the outbreak in China, and the source of the virus. In the face of various problems, the CCP can only hold on, and dare not retreat. Once it retreats, it will step down.
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Missing teenagers occur frequently, and the organ business in Jiangxi Province is booming
The disappearance of Hu Xinyu, a student from Zhiyuan Middle School in Qianshan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, has attracted the attention of the outside world. Netizens found that the organ transplant business in Jiangxi Province, where Hu Xinyu lives, is booming. A video shows that a large-scale memorial park for deceased organ donors was built in Jiangxi Province, and dozens of teenagers collectively took an oath at the cemetery to donate their organs.
Teenager from Jiangxi: "I swear, I voluntarily become a deceased organ donor."
Some netizens worry that the frequent disappearances of teenagers in Jiangxi Province may be directly related to the sale of human organs.
Netizens exclaimed: "There are no human rights in China, only human mines."
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After Chinese New Year, brick-and-mortar stores in Beijing are closing down
While hospitals and funeral parlours are overflowing, economies across China are depressed. The formerly bustling commercial streets in Beijing are deserted, and a large number of shops have closed down.
Local people: "It's the morning of January 29th, and I'm on the side of Beijing's East Second Ring Road. It's on Chongwenmen Street. I'll show you the state of this commercial street."
"This one says the upper store is for sale. This is also a closed store. This is an empty store. This is also."
"This one is also empty."
"This Guorui City is a place where rich people live together. The commercial street below the residential buildings is a popular shop, and it is hard to find a shop. But the current situation is that on this street two to three hundred meters away, There are 6 shops that are for rent, and they are all empty."
"That's a true reality of our entire economic environment."
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Nucleic acid is done in many places and there is a long queue. The test results are required for the start of school in Hangzhou
Reporter Li Chengyu/Responsible editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/31/a103639096.html /
Image : In late January 2023, videos of long queues for nucleic acid testing were reported in Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shandong, China. (Internet video screenshot)
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The CCP has ordered the suspension of nucleic acid testing for all employees, and the nucleic acid testing in various places has been changed to self-funded but just after the New Year, there were videos of residents queuing up to do nucleic acid in many places. In addition, many primary and secondary schools in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province have started school, requiring antigen or nucleic acid test results.
Recently, videos of long queues at nucleic acid sampling sites in Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shandong have been uploaded online. Among them, on 29 January, all employees of Gree Company in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province nucleic acid, a large number of workers lined up in the factory area. On 28 January, Luohu District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province queued up to do nucleic acid. The lady who took the video mentioned that these people did nucleic acid to go to Hong Kong.
On 28 January 28, there was also a video of a large number of citizens queuing at a nucleic acid testing point in Zhejiang. On January 27, there were also videos of citizens from many places in Shandong queuing up to do nucleic acid tests.
According to official sources, Guangzhou opened 215 nucleic acid testing points during the Chinese New Year. In mid-January, many places in Shandong announced that they would continue to provide nucleic acid testing services. Among them, Tai'an retained 145 testing points, and Binzhou opened 113 testing points.
According to the information posted on the Internet, the fees for nucleic acid testing vary from place to place, ranging from 12 RMB to 17.5 RMB for a single-tube test, and some test sites also provide a relatively cheap mixed-tube test.
On 8 January, the CCP downgraded the control of the epidemic to "Class B and B Control", prohibiting all employees from carrying out nucleic acid testing. However, there are still some occasions in some areas that require a covi-negative test report.
According to official notices from many places in Shandong, nucleic acid testing sites provide test reports in both Chinese and English, which shows that some of the tests are for the purpose of going abroad. However, the opening of hundreds of testing points in a prefecture-level city may show that there are not a few domestic demand for testing reports.
For example, a few days ago, mainland media reported that although Beijing authorities have ordered schools to no longer carry out nucleic acid testing for all staff, many primary and secondary schools and even kindergartens in Hangzhou have issued notices requiring students to undergo an antigen or nucleic acid test the day before school starts, and those who test positive will be delayed. school starts. These notices show that it is "very necessary" for Hangzhou to retain a large number of paid nucleic acid testing points.
In addition, the video released by Zhuhai Gree Company on the 29th is said to be that the company is conducting "nucleic acid testing for all employees".
Previously, on 24 January, Dongxiang District, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province also clearly issued a notice of "nucleic acid testing for all staff" in the district, but it was forced to cancel due to strong criticism from public opinion.
At that time, some netizens speculated that the local government and the nucleic acid company might not be reconciled and wanted to continue to make money to "cut leeks". There are also concerns about whether the CCP authorities are testing the waters for returning to the "dynamic clearing" policy.
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Every village adds new graves, mourning and joy are endless, and the epidemic may peak again
Reporters : Han Fei, Luo Ya / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/02/01/a103639407.html
The China CDC announced on Monday (30 January 2023) that the current round of the epidemic is coming to an end. However, many people reported that during the period of returning to their hometowns, villagers in villages continued to mourn, many remote areas lacked medical care, and the number of elderly people in rural areas died of illness. Experts pointed out that the covi mutates very quickly. As the holidays end and the population flows again, it may trigger another wave of peaks.
Mi Feng, spokesman for the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China: "At present, the overall epidemic situation in the country has entered a low epidemic level, and the epidemic situation in various places has maintained a steady decline."
With the end of the New Year's holiday, the Chinese Communist Party's National Health Commission cannot wait to announce that the epidemic in China is under control. However, what people from all over the country have seen and heard when they return home shows that the number of elderly people in rural areas died of illness is huge.
Li Jian, an American human rights activist: "There are less than 1,000 people in our village, and about 20 people have died so far. The old people have passed away one after another. The trumpets have been playing non-stop during the day, and there are mourning music everywhere."
Jonathan Liu, a professor of traditional Chinese medicine at a Canadian public university and director of Kangmei Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic: "I think it is still a propaganda. From the perspective of propaganda, in fact, from the perspective of medicine, everyone is more cautious."
Jie Lijian revealed that a relative in his 60s passed away in early January. At that time, the county hospital refused to treat him, saying that there were no medicines, oxygen inhalers, or oxygen cylinders, and asked his family to prepare for the funeral. Many remote villages lack medical care and medicine, and village cadres are absent due to dereliction of duty, resulting in a sharp increase in deaths.
Jie Lijian: "It's not that they died of illness, but that they died without medicine and treatment, which delayed their death."
Jonathan Liu: "Remote rural areas are short of medical care. Like the western region, many underdeveloped areas, including some developed provinces, may actually face greater risks. For example, As for this old man, maybe he should not take it lightly."
Dr. Liu pointed out that covi has many variants and spreads quickly. As the holiday ends and the population moves again, the epidemic may intensify.
Jonathan Liu: "That is to say, it's not that simple. If there is another one, there may be a second wave, or even a third wave."
The World Health Organization said on Monday that the outbreak is still a global public health emergency. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also stated that the epidemic may be at a transition point, and all parties should respond with caution.
Jonathan Liu: "Actually, if you start in November, the three months of November, December, and January, it means that it naturally has a peak and a trough, and it will come down by itself, but when you arrive at the end of January, for example at the beginning of February, whether he started climbing again, this must be paid attention to.”
Tedros said that as of mid-January, more than half of the nearly 40,000 deaths reported each week occurred in China, and the actual death toll in China was "certainly much higher." Experts believe that the epidemic is particularly serious in China, which has sparked thinking.
Jonathan Liu: "Now we know that the CCP government has let it go, but the world has not experienced a very tense state like the beginning of 2020, no. It really makes people and inspires people to think about it. This virus, well, according to traditional studies, especially when we read history, it means that there are many large-scale plagues. Especially when some historical turning points are reached, large-scale plagues are all targeted. Judging from the information disclosed so far, many senior members of the CCP, especially those who follow the CCP with all their heart, have become a target of this virus, especially the fatality rate, that is, the high death rate occurs among senior members of the CCP. Of course, some party members, who appear to be party members but maybe he has already (declared under a pseudonym) quit the CCP, so that doesn’t count if he quit the CCP, right, he’s safe, that’s why this phenomenon occurs.”
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Frightened by Hu Xinyu's case, parents whose children who were not infected with the virus did not dare to fill in "Wei Yang" on the schools' survey form
Reporter : Li Li/ Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/30/a103638254.html / Image : A health worker uses a cotton swab to test a middle school student for covid in Qingdao, Shandong, 12 October 2020. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Recently, mainland China has counted the number of people who have not been infected with the covid virus. All primary and secondary schools have issued notices asking parents of students to fill out the statistical form. However, affected by the case of Hu Xinyu, many parents are worried that their children who have not been infected with covid dare not fill in the option for "Wei Yang" on the form.
At present, the mainland is during the Lunar New Year winter vacation, but the parents of elementary and middle schools in Qingdao have received a notice from the school head teachers, and the notices require them to fill in the statistical applet, stating how many people in the family there are, and how many people have been "covi-positive" (infected), how many people are not "covi-positive" (not infected with covid).
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However, many parents are worried about the investigation because of the influence of Hu Xinyu's case.
Li Xuan (pseudonym), a resident of Qingdao, told NTDTV that her daughter is 13 years old and is now in the first grade of junior high school. The school's statistics made her worry. Until now, her family, including the child, has no symptoms of infection, but she dare not fill in "Wei Yang" for the child because she is worried that the child will be "missing".
She said that she has been paying attention to the case of Hu Xinyu, and there is no final investigation result in Hu Xinyu's case until now, although the official announcement has found the body. Before that, she had heard that senior CCP officials harvested organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for organ transplantation. In the past few years, many children have disappeared without a trace. She suspects that this kind of thing (living organ harvesting) has something to do with it.
Li Xuan said that some time ago, she saw news that Academician Zhang Boli of China said that in-depth research should be carried out on this kind of "innately uninfected people", and bluntly said it was "very scary".
She said that she heard many people say that many senior officials of the CCP, especially the older ones, have lost their lungs during the epidemic. "Is it possible that people who study these Wei Yang will continue their lives for those senior officials?"
Li Xuan also said that in June 2022, when her child was still in the sixth grade of elementary school, the school did nucleic acid every day. One day, she received a notice from the head teacher of the school asking to fill in a "Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Screening Information - Informed Consent Form for Donation of Surplus Samples and Data" for "scientific research, technological innovation and clinical application".
Li Xuan said, I chose "disagree" at the time, but the child is in school, who knows if this choice will prevent the child's genetic information from being collected.
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Li Xuan also said that many parents with children around her are very worried. Those who are "Wei Yang" dare not fill in "Wei Yang", and they all write "Yang Guo".
On 18 January 2023, according to China's "Science and Technology Daily", Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said in an interview with the reporter that the proportion of people who are not infected with covid is not large but its research and development of future vaccines and drugs may have an impact. It is a great help, and it also provides new ideas for future epidemic prevention and control strategies and directions, so it is also necessary to pay attention to in-depth research on such "innately uninfected persons".
The reporter searched the microblog platform in mainland China and found that since the end of December and the beginning of January, netizens in Hebei Tangshan, Henan, Shanghai, Shandong, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places have reported that schools are counting the lists of infected and non-infected students.
On 10 January 2023, a netizen from Henan, Yanshuang Aianran-Hei'er, wrote on Weibo, "Today, the school counted the list of uninfected students. There are 55 children in the class, and 15 are uninfected, which is much more than I thought.".
On 27 January, a Shanghai netizen named “Pinhua-Quaizhuanlahei” wrote, “The school suddenly wants to count the number of students infected with covid. After all, they are all at home, and they have to report voluntarily.”
On 30 January, a netizen from Guangxi, "Bread will not be mushy," wrote, "I don't understand the school's behavior of counting the number of people infected with covid."
Another netizen asked on the Weibo platform, "To count uninfected people and unvaccinated people, what do you want to do next? What do you think?"
Netizens responded in the comment area, "Draw blood to donate organs?", "Our school also sends out a link questionnaire, and I guess we want to eliminate the control group", "The matching is successful, and the five internal organs are taken", "It must be malicious, don't tell them ".
Some netizens said, "In real life, I told everyone I didn't know or trust that I had four jabs, had N times of calculations, and passed the test. This is a world where you can't tell the truth."
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According to public information, "Huawei Gene" is a subsidiary of Huada Group. It has participated in many genetic research projects and caused doubts. It is called "Huawei in the genetic world".
On 20 July 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that 11 Chinese companies were included in the sanctions "entity list", including two subsidiaries of BGI, Xinjiang Silk Road BGI Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Liuhe Huada Gene Technology Co., Ltd. on the grounds of “cooperating with the government in violating human rights” and “compulsory collection of biometric data.”
At night of 14 October 2022, Hu Xinyu disappeared strangely in Zhiyuan Middle School, a boarding school with fully closed management and surveillance everywhere. The school’s surveillance video was deleted that day and there was no trace of Xinyu. Two months after Hu Xinyu's mysterious disappearance, the criminal investigation team of the Shangrao City Public Security Bureau notified Hu Xinyu's uncle that the case was not filed because there were no clues, and thus arousing doubts and speculations in public opinion.
Public opinion speculates that Hu's disappearance may have his organs removed. On 29 January 2023, 106 days after Hu Xinyu disappeared, the police reported that Hu Xinyu had been hanged in the forest near the school, and a recording pen was also found at the scene. Public opinion boiled over, questioning the police's report was full of doubts, and many related news rushed to the hot search.
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Mainland netizens accurately forecast the trend of Hu Xinyu's case "Final Conclusion" release
Reporter : Li Li / Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/01/31/a103639122.html
Hu Xinyu’s case has twists and turns, the truth is hidden under heavy fog, public opinion is constantly questioning, the conclusions given by the CCP police are constantly changing. He was said to be hung in the warehouse, and this result was predicted as early as last year. Some netizens also combined similar cases that have occurred in China in recent years and the final conclusions given by the police to predict the final conclusion of the CCP authorities on the Hu case.
On 30 January, the WeChat public account "Chinese Style" published Wang Yazhong's article "Prediction of the Final Conclusion of the Hu Xinyu Case".
The article said that the final conclusion of the police may be like this, "After the on-site inspection, autopsy results, restoration of the contents of the recording pen and other evidence comprehensive judgment conclusions",
First, Hu did commit suicide, and the time of death was the night of his disappearance. The specific method of suicide, such as the source of the rope used, and the specific implementation process, the police will explain in detail, and the specific details are true and credible, leaving no room for netizens to question.
Second, the content of the recording pen, compared with the authoritative technical appraisal agency, is indeed Hu Xinyu's own voice. The recording content has not been deleted. The recording time is the night of Hu's disappearance. Self-confidence was seriously frustrated. He was unable to meet the expectations of parents, felt a lot of guilt, no joy in living, feeling that life would be worse than death. So he decided to commit suicide.
Third, the local police, civilians, rescue teams, and Internet celebrity anchors did a large-scale search of the mountains and found no dead bodies. Where the body may be hidden, it is easy to be ignored. Some rescuers had a weak sense of responsibility and did not check carefully.
Fourth, as confirmed by the forensic autopsy, Hu Xinyu had no missing organs and no signs of massive blood loss during his lifetime. Organ trading and panda blood spread online are pure rumours.
Fifth, Hu Xinyu's family members finally accepted the conclusion of this investigation after repeated ideological work and vigorous appeasement. The family members are currently emotionally stable.
Sixth, so far, the official conclusion of the Hu Xinyu case has been concluded. If there are any more rumours that are inconsistent with the official conclusion, the speaker will bear the consequences.
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Netizens accurately predicted the progress of Hu Xinyu's search for the corpse
Some netizens predicted as early as 20 November 2022, "There is no need to look for it. Hu Xinyu hanged himself on the mountain behind the school. His body is still hanging on the tree. It is estimated that he will be found in February next year."
Some netizens also predicted on 19 November 2022 that the results would come out on 28, 29 and 30 January 2023. The result was hanging, and the location was surprisingly consistent: "the grove in the warehouse", "with a recording pen".
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Netizens also put forward their own predictions about the recording pen, "It must be suicide, it must have nothing to do with teachers and classmates, and it must have been tortured by depression for a long time."
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Another netizen said, "I didn't ask you whether you believe it or not, but whether you believe it or not?"
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Some netizens also said, "There will never be the truth", "The truth we know is the truth they need us to know".
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Controversy over the suspenseful murder case of a 15-year-old boy, Jiangxi official 2 February press conference will be broadcast live across China
Image : Hu Xinyu, a 15-year-old boy from China, disappeared in a boarding school. His body was found 106 days later. There are too many doubts about the murder. There are overwhelming voices of doubts from all over China. The official statement can hardly win the trust of the people. (picture taken from Weibo)
Hu Xinyu, a 15-year-old boy from Jiangxi Province, China, has been missing from school for 106 days. A carpet search was fruitless, but his body was found next to the campus. The CCP’s official media, CCTV, announced at night of 1 February 2023 that Jiangxi Province officials will hold a press conference at 10 am on 2 February 2023 to announce the latest investigation and answer questions from reporters. CCTV news will be broadcast live.
After Hu Xinyu's mysterious disappearance on 14 October 2022, the authorities found nothing despite a large number of manpower searches. In the end, it took 106 days to find his body only a few hundred metres away from the school. Many people believe that the school is shirking responsibility in every possible way, and the police are passive in handling the case. It is even rumoured that Hu was abducted, killed by school personnel and his organs harvested and sold.
In this regard, CCTV News pointed out earlier that Jiangxi Provincial officials will hold a "Press Conference on the Hu Xinyu Incident" in Qianshan County, Jiangxi Province at 10 am on 2 February. There will be a joint work team from the public security organs of Jiangxi Province, Shangrao City, Qianshan County and relevant departments of cities and counties.
After Hu Xinyu disappeared, the school monitors did not capture abnormalities when he disappeared, and some images were still missing. Then the local area launched thousands of people to search the mountains, drain the artificial lake and septic tank in the school, but found nothing. The interval was 106 days. Unexpectedly, the local police claimed that the suspected suicide body was found in the woods hundreds of metres away from the school. He was dressed in white, and the school uniform was worn backwards but the police insisted that there was no suspicion of homicide. There was an overwhelming wave of doubts from all sides. No matter what the official explanation was, the doubts snowballed and grew bigger and bigger.
After the news came to light, Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, who has served as the mouthpiece of the CCP for many years, also voiced his relief on Weibo for officials, thinking that for a period of time, apart from the epidemic press conference, many other topics of concern have been absent. There is even a one-way report by officials. "Facing the same sensitive focus incident, the officials of Jiangxi Province decided to inform the society through a press conference and accept questions from reporters. This is very encouraging." This press conference is "a new starting point for information transparency." In the future, when public-intensive related events occur, relevant localities and departments will be able to hold press conferences and broadcast them live, so that such communication will become the standard again.
In addition, many netizens left messages saying "wait for the truth!", "is the truth finally revealed?" Believe it."
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NATO Secretary-General meets Japanese Prime Minister: CCP is attacking international order
Reporter : Yan Shu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/02/01/a103639309.html
NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg, who is visiting Japan, warned on 31 January 31 that the CCP is constantly undermining the international order and may provoke conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region in the future.
After his trip to South Korea, Stoltenberg started his visit to Japan on Tuesday (31st), where he discussed with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on issues such as regional security and the Russia-Ukraine war.
NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg: "Beijing is paying close attention to the (Russia-Ukraine war) and learning lessons, which may affect its future decisions. What happens in Europe today may happen in East Asia tomorrow."
Stoltenberg said that the CCP is vigorously pursuing military expansion, and NATO and Japan must jointly respond resolutely.
Stoltenberg: "China is massively building up its military, including nuclear weapons, bullying its neighbors, and threatening Taiwan in an attempt to control critical infrastructure."
Stoltenberg: "Beijing and Moscow are launching an authoritarian counterattack against the rules-based international order. The Indo-Pacific region faces increasing challenges."
In order to unite more Western countries and jointly resist the increasing regional threat of the CCP, Japan is actively drawing closer relations with the United States and European allies.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: "Based on this closer relationship, Japan will open an independent Japanese representative office in NATO."
In the future, Japan also plans to regularly attend NATO Council meetings and defense ministers meetings to strengthen military exchanges with NATO.
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17th century extinct "dodo" is expected to revive? Scientists: Obtained ancient DNA sequence
Image : A team of scientists wants to use the most advanced technology to "resurrect" the extinct dodo at the end of the 17th century. Schematic diagram of the dodo bird. (Associated Press)
Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), which once lived on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, has peculiar looks. It cannot fly, has clumsy walking posture and other characteristics. However, it became extinct at the end of the 17th century due to overhunting by humans but now scientists are trying to "resurrect" them with genetic engineering.
According to CNN reports, the dodo was discovered by a group of Portuguese sailors who landed on Mauritius Island in 1505. However, because this group of birds is not afraid of humans, and the sailors brought rats and other alien species and hunting activities and threatened the dodo in the wild. It was declared extinct within a few decades of being discovered. Now a team of scientists wants to "resurrect" the dodo, using the latest technology, including ancient DNA sequencing, gene editing and synthetic biology, hoping to open a new era in bird conservation technology.
"We're in the midst of an extinction crisis right now, and we have a responsibility to come up with compelling stories and get people excited so that we Inspire them to think about the extinction crisis that is happening right now."
Shapiro is chief paleontologist at Colossal, a biotechnology and research firm co-founded by tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Harvard Medical School geneticist George Church. Genetic engineering start-ups. In addition, the company is working on an equally ambitious project to bring back the mammoth and the thylacine (aka: the Tasmanian tiger).
Shapiro also mentioned that she has completed the important first step to revive the dodo, that is, the genetic material taken from the remains of the dodo in Denmark, and complete the ancient DNA sequencing of the dodo genome; A comparison of the genetic information of the dodo's close relative in the dove family, the surviving Nicobar pigeon, and the extinct Rodrigues solitaire will be done.
According to Shapiro, such a process is to allow scientists to find the genomic mutation that "makes the dodo the dodo", in order to "resurrect" the dodo, or at least bring back a dodo-like clone in the DNA of the original dodo.
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"Double-headed anteater" snatches ants to eat? Netizens can only understand the super weird picture after replaying it
Image : A short video has attracted attention on Twitter. At first glance, the video shows a "two-headed anteater" eating. (Flip Twitter)
What kind of monster is this? A short video caught the attention of Twitter. At first glance, the video showed a "two-headed anteater" eating. The weird picture left netizens stunned. After watching it several times, they realized that the strange head was the arm of an anteater.
In the picture of "two-headed anteater foraging", a giant anteater is looking for food on a piece of wood, and it has "a strange-looking head" on its body, which seems to be fighting with it. At first glance, it was quite weird. Netizens stared at the video, unable to understand what they saw for a while, and said, "What is this? What happened? I can't understand."
Upon closer inspection, it turns out that this strange head is actually the left forearm of a giant anteater, covered with white hair and black patches, which is different from the dark brown fur of the giant anteater's trunk, which makes people feel "two-headed anteater" Beast" illusion.
According to the official website of Taipei Zoo, giant anteaters are mainly distributed in Central and South America, inhabiting tropical rainforests, with a body length of 182 to 217 cm and a weight of 29 to 65 kg. The staple food is ants, termites, small insects and fruits. They eat with their tongues and can eat about 30,000 ants a day. The tongues of adult anteaters can be more than 60 centimeters long.
In particular, the giant anteater has a body temperature of only 27 to 33 degrees Celsius. It is the mammal with the lowest body temperature. It has a slow metabolism and its staple food is termites and ants. It is not easy to absorb nutrients. The giant anteater will reduce its energy consumption by reducing activities and resting more .
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— Subhash Kak ☀️ (@subhash_kak) January 29, 2023
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The evacuation of overseas Chinese in the Taiwan Strait is the key! He bluntly asked the People's Liberation Army "what can they do with the Eight-Power Allied Forces?"
Image : The Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Reuters)
Recently, Japanese media reported that the Ministry of Defense of Japan carried out "evacuation exercise of overseas Japanese" at several bases, which was speculated to be related to the situation in the Taiwan Strait. Former National Congress representative Huang Pengxiao wrote an analysis on Facebook: "Taiwan is the "secret" of Japan's "closed secret business" evacuating overseas Chinese", bluntly stating that the evacuation of overseas Chinese will definitely cause many unimaginable problems for the PLA.
Huang Pengxiao wrote on Facebook that some generals in China who lack international common sense often utter wild words, saying that the military reunification of Taiwan is an internal matter of China. However, when other countries want to evacuate their overseas nationals, it is difficult for China to interfere confidently. Huang He pointed out that when a war breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, other countries send military planes and warships to evacuate overseas nationals or provide humanitarian aid. Even the theologian regime in Afghanistan must be patient and allow them to evacuate safely.
The Philippines announced last month that if a war broke out in the Taiwan Strait, it would activate the Philippine-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and evacuate about 140,000 Filipinos in Taiwan. According to statistics in July 2021, there are as many as 779,000 foreigners in Taiwan. With the operating capacity of Taiwan's airports, even if the U.S. military can provide 70 evacuation sorties a day, China's military operations will stop for 100 days.
What's more, in order to maintain the safety of the evacuation operation, it is reasonable for the United States to send warships and fighter planes. When Taiwan's sea and airspace are filled with military planes and warships from other countries, "wouldn't there be "accidents" such as "touching porcelain" or other misfires?".
Huang Pengxiao speculated that if something happened to Taiwan, countries around the world would evacuate their overseas citizens, and the result would be unimaginable, and even impossible to prevent problems for the PLA.
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