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Image : Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the Museum of the Revolution of 1911 and the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan this morning. Chinese people were waiting, waving and cheering along the way. (Provided by Ma Ying-jeou's office)
News (1) to (2) / Reporter : Wang Yanqiao / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/03/28/a103677886.html, https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/03/30/a103679334.html
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There are 120 local mutant strains, Zhang Wenhong: The next round of epidemic time is basically determined
The CCP officially admitted that the number of local mutant SARS-CoV-2 (covi, CCP virus, novel coronavirus) strains in China has been increasing. Since the opening of the country at the end of 2022, as many as 120 covi strains have been discovered! Virus expert Zhang Wenhong said surprisingly, saying that the time for the next round of the epidemic has basically been determined.
Resident in Henan: "I haven't updated the video for more than ten days, because our family has been infected with this influenza A. Some people say that this A-flu is not A- flu, but the second wave of the covid epidemic. Who knows if influenza A is covid?"
According to the announcement of the China CDC on 25 March 2023 in the week ending 23 March (from 17 to 23 March), four variants of covi, CH.1.1, CH.1.1.1, EA.1, XBB.2.3 were discovered for the first time. Since the opening at the end of last year, the local focus on mutant strains has been increasing, and as many as 120 covi strains have been discovered!
Chinese media person: "Recently, netizens from Shanghai, Beijing, Shandong, Anhui, and many other places have posted on social platforms that they have recently been infected with covid. Zhao Wei, director of the Biosafety Research Center of the School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, said, 'From At the group level, there will generally be no outbreaks again within 6 months after a major outbreak but there are exceptions, such as a large mutation of the novel coronavirus, and from an individual perspective, the possibility of secondary infection cannot be completely ruled out. Especially some people with weaker immunity or people whose immune response is not durable. In addition, it is also related to the amount of virus entering the body. If the amount of virus entering the body at one time is large, secondary infection will be more likely to occur.'”
The real situation of the epidemic in CCP China is not clear, and the first Chinese-made covid treatment drug has recently announced the suspension of production due to poor efficacy.
Tengsheng Biopharmaceutical, which is listed in Hong Kong, and Tsinghua University and Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, established a joint venture company "Tengsheng Huachuang" during the epidemic (March 2020) to launch "ambavirumab and romilox Weimab Combination Therapy" project. "Tengsheng Huachuang" has invested more than 200 million US dollars, and only sold and gained profit of 50 million RMB.
However, due to the inconspicuous effect of the drug, even with the endorsement of the official media and the policy support of the authorities, it was finally announced that the production would be discontinued.
As the covi outbreak spread again in many provinces in China, Shanghai medical expert Zhang Wenhong also said recently that the virus spread far faster than the flu, and that humans generally have no immunity. He predicts that the second wave of the epidemic will come in May and June 2023.
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Guangdong notifies poultry-human transmission, Arcturus strain spreads rapidly in many countries
As the so-called influenza A epidemic was raging, Guangdong Province reported a rare case of "bird-to-human" bird flu. At the same time, a new mutant strain of "Omicron" is spreading in many countries, causing concern.
Civilian in Shaanxi: "Attention, a case of bird flu was found in Zhongshan. Then, this is a female, 56 years old, with a basic medical history and a history of exposure to live poultry."
On 26 March 2023, the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a case of H3N8 avian influenza was reported in the city of Zhongshan. The case was a 56-year-old female with a history of multiple myeloma and other basic diseases. Before the onset of the disease, she had been to places with live poultry, and wild poultry had also appeared around her residence. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the test result was H3N8 bird flu infection.
Dr. Tang, Chief Physician of the Department of Cardiology, Yizheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Avian influenza is generally spread among poultry, and it is difficult to infect humans. H3N8 is one of the subtypes. Of course, human infection with avian influenza cannot be ruled out. When the human body People with low immunity, underlying diseases, and the elderly are exposed to large viral loads, etc., which can also cause human infection.”
On 29 March, mainland Chinese media 21 Finance and Economics reported that Chinese and foreign scientists have shown that “the next pandemic to hit humans may be caused by a new strain of influenza virus made in animals, to which humans have little immunity. In this study, published in collaboration between Fudan University and the University of Sydney (One Health journal), the researchers concluded that avian influenza could be the source of the next new pandemic strain. This conclusion was reached by analyzing a database study containing more than 70,000 animal influenza records from 1970 to 2016.
In addition, Deutsche Welle's Chinese website reported on 28 March 2023 that in the past few weeks, a variant of Omicron called XBB.1.16, also known as "Arcturus", has spread in many countries. Experts pointed out that the covi variant XBB.1.16 spread faster than XBB.1.5, which spread the fastest in December 2022.
However, the CCP has not reported the occurrence of the XBB.1.16 strain so far. Due to the opaque information of the CCP, the real situation is unknown.
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Ma Ying-jeou said that "Wuhan's epidemic prevention is a contribution to mankind." Wang Bisheng sighed: I only know that it is a catastrophe
Reporter : Wu Liangyi / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4256267 / Image : Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the Archives of Wuhan, China this morning, praised China's epidemic prevention achievements, and called it "a contribution to mankind." Wang Bisheng, the commander of my Central Epidemic Command Center, sighed: "I only know that this is a human Catastrophe!" (composite image)
Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the Archives of Wuhan, China this morning, praised China's epidemic prevention achievements, did not expand significantly, and called it "a contribution to mankind"; the commander of our Central Epidemic Command Center Wang Bisheng sighed: "I don't know where to contribute? I only know that this is a catastrophe for mankind!"
Wang Bisheng was asked about this at the epidemic press conference. He sighed first, and then said that Ma Ying-jeou called this China’s contribution to mankind, “but I don’t know where the contribution is? This epidemic originated from Wuhan, China. It infected all over the world, nearly 700 million people were infected, and more than 7 million people died, and this number is absolutely far underestimated.”
In addition, Ma Ying-jeou visited the Anti-epidemic Archives in Wuhan, China, and saw that the Republic of China (Taiwan) sent a chartered plane to Wuhan to evacuate overseas Chinese. He lamented, "Sorry, our government has caused troubles for you (referring to China)." In this regard, the commander of the command center Wang Bisheng sighed: "Ma Ying-jeou said these words, thinking that he is from a Chinese point of view, since he is explaining from a Chinese point of view, then respect it."
Wang Bisheng emphasized that the epidemic prevention personnel and border management personnel guarded very responsibly in the early stage of the epidemic to prevent the virus from invading Taiwan from China.
Wang Bisheng also added that Ma Ying-jeou is here to communicate. Of course, he is looking forward to the medical and health exchanges between the two sides of the strait. "But (China) starts by replying to an email, which is friendly, righteous and polite. Let's go step by step and start like this." .
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Ma Ying-jeou said that the Wuhan chartered flight "caused China's troubles." Chen Shizhong was angry: Ma didn't do anything with a guilty conscience?
Reporter : Wu Liangyi / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4256337 / Image : Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the "Anti-epidemic Defense War" exhibition in Wuhan, China today. In addition to praising China's "contribution to mankind" in the early stages of the epidemic, he also said that the Wuhan chartered flight was "sorry, our government has caused trouble for you (referring to China)". (file photo)
Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the "Anti-epidemic Defense War" exhibition in Wuhan, China today. In addition to praising China's "contribution to mankind" in the early stages of the epidemic, he also commented about the Wuhan chartered flight "I'm sorry, our government has caused trouble for you (refer to China)". Chen Shizhong, former Minister of Health and Welfare and former commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, heard this, and his tone revealed a slight anger, saying: "President Ma himself has not done anything, so he is a little guilty, otherwise these words are not in line with the facts."
Chen Shizhong said in an interview with reporters that at that time, the Chinese government’s position was to quickly bring back Taiwanese who were staying for a short time and who were inconvenient to live in Wuhan, which had already been closed. Travelers simply do not qualify as "persons in urgent need of assistance."
Chen Shizhong said that after active communication, there will be the second and third batches of chartered flights from Wuhan, so that many old, weak, women and children who really need help can return to Taiwan. "On the contrary, we don't want to cause trouble to China." As for Ma Ying-jeou's statement of "causing troubles in China", Chen Shizhong criticized that President Ma did not do anything himself, so he has a guilty conscience, otherwise these words are not in line with the facts.
During the visit, Ma Ying-jeou also said that China’s contribution to the entire human race in the early stages of epidemic prevention prevented the virus from spreading; Chen Shizhong said that it is still pointed out that the virus was caused by the Wuhan laboratory to cause this human disaster, and China did not cooperate with the overall investigation. , so there are still many relatively unclear situations, "but it would be a bit ironic to say that it is China's contribution to mankind."
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Ma Ying-jeou apologizes to CCP for "our government has caused trouble" Lu Yinghong: Just don't come back
Reporter : Chen Zhengyu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4256335 / Image : When the speaker mentioned that the Taiwan compatriots in Wuhan could not return to Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou sighed, "Sorry, our government caused you trouble." (file photo)
Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the Wuhan Municipal Archives on 30 March 2023 on the "Heroic City Fighting the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Wuhan Defense War Special Exhibition". Ma Ying-jeou sighed, "Sorry, our government caused you trouble." In this regard, Zhang Zhihao, director of the DPP's news department, said bluntly that Ma should simply stay in China and not come back.
Zhang Zhihao said through Facebook that Ma Ying-jeou's scheduled itinerary did not have this arrangement originally, and it was obviously added temporarily at the request of the CCP.
Zhang Zhihao said, "Over the past three years, how many people in the country have lost their health, lives, and family members due to COVID-19, as well as all the medical staff and everyone who protect the health of the nation. We have worked together and fought against the epidemic together. At this moment, Ma Ying-jeou's outrageous words and deeds are very ironic, because Ma Ying-jeou only thinks about his motherland and only thinks that he is Chinese."
"Ma Ying-jeou actually stopped in front of Xi Jinping's video, and he bowed his head to China," he criticized. Ma Ying-jeou even applauded while listening to the briefing, and said, "I'm sorry, our government caused your "trouble". Zhang called on Ma Ying-jeou and the Kuomintang to make it clear who caused the harm to the Taiwanese and who caused the major international harm.
In addition, Democratic Progressive Party spokesperson and legislator Lin Chuyin also pointed out that Ma Ying-jeou accepted the "China's internal propaganda" and even said that CCP China's epidemic situation was initially well controlled and did not expand outwards, which made him feel very admirable. It is a contribution to the entire human race. "What kind of nonsense is this?"
Lin Chuyin said directly that she could not believe what she heard. The Chinese people have been locked down to launch a white paper revolution. What contribution does the Chinese Communist government have to China and mankind?
News (6) to (8) / Reporter : Shi Xiaoguang / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4256377, https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4255890, https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4255400
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Ma Ying-jeou praises CCP China's anti-epidemic achievements. Kuomintang: It should not be interpreted politically
Reporter : Shi Xiaoguang / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4256377, https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4255890 / Image : Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the "Heroic City Fighting the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Wuhan Defense War Special Exhibition" at the Wuhan Municipal Archives of Wuhan, China, and praised CCP China's anti-epidemic achievements. (Provided by Ma Ying-jeou's office)
When former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the Wuhan Municipal Archives' "Hero City Fighting the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Wuhan Defense War Special Exhibition" today, he praised China's anti-epidemic achievements as a contribution to the entire human race, attracting the Democratic Progressive Party to question. The Kuomintang spokesman Lin Jiaxing responded that politics should not override human nature. Ma Ying-jeou’s speech was to express respect for the sacrifice and dedication of the frontline medical staff in Wuhan’s fight against the epidemic, and to pay tribute to the experience of the people of Wuhan under the epidemic. It should not be interpreted politically.
Lin Jiaxing said that the DPP should reflect on itself. The wrong anti-epidemic policy at the beginning, including failure to deploy ahead of schedule, chaos in the rapid screening of mask vaccines, blocking private outsourced vaccines, and deliberately promoting domestic Medigen vaccines caused various drawbacks, disturbances, and even delays. On saving people's lives, isn't there need to be sincere apology to the general public in Taiwan?
Lin Jiaxing said that Ma Ying-jeou chose to exchange with the other side in the post-epidemic era, focusing on the well-being of the people and the development and recovery of the society. He must remember the past so as to avoid the recurrence of the next epidemic. In the post-epidemic era, the well-being of the people in various regions and societies and the recovery of development will be a major issue of concern and participation of the KMT.
He said that the fight against the covid epidemic knows no borders. In the face of the epidemic and the invasion of viruses, the whole world has learned that it is necessary to expand medical and epidemic prevention exchanges, deepen technical cooperation, and jointly face and solve problems to maintain the health and safety of all mankind.
Regarding former President Ma Ying-jeou's praise of China's anti-epidemic achievements as "a contribution to mankind", the commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center Wang Bisheng sighed in the afternoon: "I don't know where the contribution is? I only know that this is a catastrophe for mankind! "
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Ma Ying-jeou visited the Museum of the Revolution of 1911, imitating Sun Yat-sen's accent and shouting "Three People's Principles, Five Powers Constitution"
R Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the Museum of the Revolution of 1911 and the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan this morning. Chinese people were waiting, waving and cheering along the way. (Provided by Ma Ying-jeou's office)
Former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the Museum of the Revolution of 1911 and the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan this morning. Chinese people were waiting, waving and cheering along the way. (Provided by Ma Ying-jeou's office)
When former President Ma Ying-jeou visited the Museum of the Revolution of 1911 in Wuhan this morning, he imitated Sun Yat-sen's tone and shouted "Three People's Principles, Five Powers Constitution" in front of the podium where Sun Yat-sen had spoken in the past.
Ma Ying-jeou and his party visited the Museum of the Revolution of 1911 and the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan this morning. People from mainland China were waiting, waving, and cheering along the way. When Ma Ying-jeou heard this in the car, he rolled down the window and replied, "Everyone is welcome to Taiwan to play".
The 1911 Revolution Museum was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution in Wuhan. Under the guidance of the commentators, Ma Ying-jeou took a photo in front of the podium where Sun Yat-sen gave a speech and shourted "Three People's Principles, Five Powers Constitution".
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Ma Ying-jeou meets with the secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, calling on CCP to deeply understand Taiwan's aspirations and seek common ground while reserving differences
Image : Former President Ma Ying-jeou meets Hubei Provincial Party Secretary Wang Menghui. (Provided by Ma Ying-jeou's office)
Former President Ma Ying-jeou traveled to Wuhan, China this afternoon, and met with Hubei Provincial Party Committee Secretary Wang Menghui. He said in his speech that he hoped that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will communicate and cooperate, and more importantly, avoid the risk of war. Negotiations replace conflicts, and he also hopes that the Chinese side can better understand Taiwan's aspirations and seek common ground while reserving differences in order to "move steadily and go far."
Ma Ying-jeou pointed out that after leaving office, he served as a chair professor at Soochow University. Many mainland students and Taiwanese students took classes together, which made him more deeply aware of the effect and importance of cross-strait youth exchanges. Young people on both sides of the strait can communicate with each other when they are young to achieve mutual understanding, more contact, more friendship between the two sides of the strait. The deeper the friendship, the lower the chance of conflict.
Ma Ying-jeou said that Hubei Province has always been a tourist attraction full of cultural and historical charm. He has visited the Yellow Crane Tower, one of the four famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, and enjoyed the scenery of the East Lake Greenway with the students. The former site of the military government of the Wuchang Uprising is also there Therefore, this is an important historical relic in modern times, and the delegation has also conducted the first student exchange of this trip at Wuhan University, which is known as the most beautiful university campus.
Ma Ying-jeou said that the interaction between Hubei and Taiwan has become increasingly close. As far as he knows, Hubei has been working hard to promote "high-quality economic and social development" in recent years. Therefore, it has become an important development center for Taiwanese businessmen and students, and has contributed a lot to cross-strait exchanges and cooperation. , He would like to thank the other side for taking care of the Taiwanese businessmen and students in Hubei, as well as the assistance and reception for his trip.
Tonight, Ma Ying-jeou's delegation meets Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, and attends the banquet. See video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmwx_opbyms
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Ma Ying-jeou visited the mausoleum to mention the establishment of the Republic of China, CCTV deleted all
Image : Ma Ying-jeou, the former chairman of the Kuomintang, went to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum to pay homage, laying flowers and bowing three times to the bronze statue of Sun Wen. (Provided by Ma Ying-jeou's office)
[Central News Agency] Former President Ma Ying-jeou’s 12-day visit to China to pay respects to his ancestors was the first trip yesterday to visit the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Nanjing. During this period, he mentioned the founding of the Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the country, and made a public speech referring to the Republic of China. The official media CCTV did not report and cut all of them.
According to CCTV's audio-visual and written reports about Ma Ying-jeou's visit to China's mausoleum, Ma Ying-jeou led a delegation into the sacrificial hall on foot, and the master of ceremonies read out a sacrificial oration in praise of Sun Yat-sen's great achievements and noble character.
The content of the sacrificial text quoted by the CCTV report includes: "People on both sides of the strait belong to the same China, descendants of Yan and Huang, rejuvenate the nation, create a future together, and pass on the legacy. There should be no borders."
However, it is mentioned in the sacrificial rite that the founding father "resisted the great powers and established the Republic of China", and CCTV's audio-visual and written reports did not mention it.
In addition, Ma Ying-jeou inscribed the 8-character "Peaceful Struggle, Rejuvenate China" in the pentacle of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and signed it with his name and the era of the AD and the Republic of China.
However, in the news photos and audio-visual images released by CCTV, only the inscription and his name were left, and the handwritten AD and the era of the Republic of China were cut off. Not immune.
Then he went to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall to deliver a public speech, referring to "March 28, 112, the former President Ma Ying-jeou", and said that Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country, "put an end to China's 4,000-year-old dictatorship and established the first democratic republic in Asia - the Republic of China ", "It has been 112 years since today", and "Father of the Republic of China passed away on March 12, 1925".
CCTV's audio-visual and written reports also omitted the title, and only quoted a passage in his public speech that did not mention the Republic of China and the Republic of China: "People on both sides of the Strait belong to the Chinese nation and are descendants of the Yellow Emperor. I sincerely hope that both sides of the Strait will work together to pursue peace and avoid war. , Committed to the revitalization of China, this is an unavoidable responsibility for Chinese people on both sides of the strait, and we must work hard to realize it.”
Later, Ma Ying-jeou accepted a joint interview and said that the two sides must pursue peace, otherwise there will be no future for both sides. CCTV's text and audio-visual reports on this were also skipped. Ma only mentioned that he hoped that Taiwan's young people can learn more about Mr. Sun Yat-sen's life and cross-strait relations. Friends from the mainland are very grateful and enthusiastic and he will convey this kindness to the people of Taiwan when he returns to Taipei.
As for the meeting with Jiangsu Provincial Party Secretary Xin Changxing last night, CCTV's official website did not show a single word.
Ma Ying-jeou points out to Xin Changxing that he promoted cross-strait exchanges during his tenure as the “President of Taiwan” and created the “most peaceful and prosperous stage” in the past 70 years of cross-strait separation. As former chairman of the Kuomintang, Xin Changxing addrssed him as the "former leader of the Taiwan region".
News (10) to (13) / Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor : Chu Tian / Source : NTDTV, https://www.aboluowang.com/2023/0327/1882344.html
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A large number of wealthy Chinese are pouring in, Singaporeans complain
Image : On 10 January 2022, pedestrians come and go on the streets of Singapore's Chinatown district with their masks to protect themselves from covid. (Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images)
In order to escape the crackdown of the CCP government, more and more wealthy Chinese businessmen are looking to Singapore, known as the "Switzerland of Asia" but not everyone in Singapore welcomes the influx of wealthy foreign businessmen, and some locals are bitter.
By law, most housing in Singapore is reserved for Singaporeans, with foreign buyers locked out of much of the housing market, but locals feel the impact strongly in other ways, too.
"I've heard stories of new mainlanders spending like crazy," sales manager Emma Chiu told Al Jazeera, "and I personally find that when I want to go shopping these days, things are either much more expensive than before, Either it sold out, and I think that has to do with all the foreign money flowing through the city."
Chiu said she and her friends used to talk about seeing all these mainland Chinese spending like crazy, driving big expensive cars, wearing all the latest brands, eating at all the fancy restaurants. "It seems to me that some of the Chinese spend their money a bit ostentatiously, but I guess that's part of what makes them have fun."
“I just want Singapore to be a place for everyone who calls this city home, not just the super rich,” Chiu added.
School teacher Sean Feng said the sharp rise in food prices has made it difficult for him and his family to make ends meet.
"A lot of daily necessities are a lot more expensive now," Feng told Al Jazeera, "I know inflation has been bad everywhere in the past few years, but when so many rich people settle here, it will definitely be more expensive for us." bad."
The locals’ concerns are unfounded. According to the Singapore Bureau of Statistics, the food inflation rate in January and February exceeded 8%, significantly higher than the overall inflation rate.
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Singapore as expensive as New York
Singapore's core inflation rate (the actual inflation rate that excludes food and energy price volatility) was 5.5% in February, the highest in Southeast Asia and more than double that of other advanced Asian economies such as Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan. Singapore joined New York City as the most expensive city to live in, The Economist reported last December.
On the tourist island of Sentosa, off Singapore's south coast, the influx of foreign money has seen foreign membership fees at Sentosa Golf Club rise to 880,000 Singapore dollars ($660,000), double the 2019 level.
"You also notice that there are a lot more Chinese in the urban landscape than there were a few years ago," said an executive at a major international bank, who asked not to be named. "Everywhere you go, you hear people with Chinese and Hong Kong accents."
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CCP continues to prosecute Chinese officials and private sector businessmen
Since Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping came to power, the Chinese government has moved in an increasingly authoritarian and nationalist direction, with more than 100 high-ranking officials and tens of thousands of low-level officials and businessmen prosecuted for "crimes." Recently, many wealthy businessmen have fled China with their funds amid a regulatory crackdown on the private sector.
Sara Hsu, an expert on Chinese fintech and shadow banking at the University of Tennessee, told Al Jazeera that, simply put, China is becoming an "unattractive investment country," leading Chinese investors to seek "better overseas opportunities."
While moving large amounts of money out of China is a challenge, many have found a way, Hsu said.
Mainland Chinese buyers will account for nearly a quarter of the 425 luxury homes sold in the city in 2022, more than twice as many as U.S. citizens.
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Flow of assets and rich people from CCP China to Singapore may not last
Singapore operates a global investor program that allows individuals to obtain permanent residency for themselves and their families if they invest a certain amount in the country. For wealthy foreigners looking for security for themselves, their families and their assets, Singapore is super attractive.
But experts say the flow of assets and people from China to Singapore may not last. Jiang Yang, a senior fellow at the Danish Institute for International Studies, noted that if capital flight continues, CCP authorities may seek to further tighten capital controls. The CCP government will kill this trend because it needs these private individuals to keep its market alive.
News (14) to (15) / Reporter : Ma Xinyu / Editor : Zhongkang / https://www.aboluowang.com/2023/0329/1883131.html
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The permanent cancellation of the CCP’s most-favored-nation law makes Beijing a little flustered
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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley recently proposed a bill to cancel China’s normal trade relationship treatment. Once the bill is passed, it means that all Chinese exports to the United States may be subject to additional tariffs. This will cause a shock in the economic circles of the United States and China, and will cause a chain reaction in many countries in the world, including Europe. In the post-epidemic era when the CCP’s economy was originally declining, the CCP will feel "Alexander".
The CCP’s second- and third-rate media first cursed, belittled, and threatened to say how much damage it would cause to the United States and how bad it would be to the world economy. Later, some second-rate media announced that they wanted to strengthen communication and cooperation with the United States, which would benefit both sides and win-win. It can be seen that the CCP panicked a lot, wanted to save face and deceived the people, and finally had to give in. Its hypocrisy, stern and soft-hearted paper tiger nature once again shows its vivid eyes.
The so-called "Most Favored Nation Treatment" of the United States, in addition to clarifying the scope of tariff and non-tariff barriers to goods and services, mainly means that China can also enjoy benefits such as technology transfer, foreign trade structural reform, intellectual property protection and market access from the United States.
Most-favored-nation treatment began in the 1980s. At that time, the U.S. government reviewed and approved "some benefits" every year. By the mid-1990s, it was determined to be permanent. In 2000, it was changed to a permanent normal trade relationship, which was officially announced later. The United States and China have gradually become trading partners, and the CCP has indeed obtained great economic and technological benefits from the United States. Until 2020, the bilateral trade volume between the two countries is close to 560 billion US dollars.
During the Trump administration, in terms of U.S.-China trade relations, some high-level government officials believed that the United States was being used, and emphasized the U.S. trade deficit with China (the Communist Party), which exceeded $285 billion in 2020. Earlier this year, several Republican senators introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of permanent normal trade relations but Hawley's bill allows the United States to impose higher tariffs on Chinese imports, and allows the President of the United States to impose higher rates on certain imports, permanently and more severely.
In recent years, some high-level officials of the U.S. government and high-level members of the "both houses of Congress" have increasingly seen the face of the CCP's rogues and shameless gangsters. Therefore, the voices of decoupling, stopping core supply, sanctions, blacklisting, technical blockade, and technical protection come one after another. During the Trump administration, there was a trade war between the United States and China, which made the CCP very nervous. It sent high-level delegations to the United States for negotiations again and again, and had to make some concessions during the process, accommodating many conditions proposed by the United States.
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Impossible for China to return to the "Most-favored-nation treatment"
Revocation of CCP China's permanent most-favored-nation status means that products from CCP China cannot enjoy normal trade relations; CCP cannot participate in US financial investment plans; the president cannot sign any commercial agreements with CCP China. Moreover, it is up to the president of the United States to decide whether to extend the treatment. Even if the president agrees to the extension, Congress still has the power to overturn the president's decision. This means that it is basically impossible for China to return to "most-favored-nation treatment".
The CCP feels a lot of pressure from this. These days, through Netease, Sohu and other media that are not serious or important, they are carefully releasing the news, hoping that the United States will be lenient in some important trade and services, and also calling on the country to remain rational and calm, in line with the purpose of a win-win situation and mutually beneficial bilateral economic and trade relationship, to strengthen communication and cooperation. Its strong sour taste reflects the tension, weakness and timidity of the Communist Party, and it is bound to intensify the division within the officialdom. How to learn "inner circulation" from history after preparing to lose foreign aid.
It’s really a house leak coincident with continuous night rain. It was originally a post-epidemic period of economic downturn. In such a “worse situation”, the CCP had to close its doors to discuss strengthening intellectual property protection, improving market access and deepening economic system reforms to get rid of the possible imminent crisis. It seems that the CCP is really having a hard time this year.
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"Comrades, don't panic. When the situation is not good for us, we just need to..."
Reporter, editing : Qin Rui / https://www.aboluowang.com/2023/0328/1882779.html
Image : Premier of the State Council of the Communist Party of China, Li Qiang (aove), met with some business leaders from all over the world on the 27th. The official propaganda of the Communist Party of China said, "Everyone said that... they are very excited to return to China." This scene is reminiscent of Nobel Prize winner Solzhenitsyn's harsh criticism of Western capitalists.
On 27 March 2023, Li Qiang met with overseas representatives attending the 2023 annual meeting of the China Development Forum and held discussions with them. It is said that political leaders of relevant countries, heads of the world's top 500 companies, experts and scholars from internationally renowned academic research institutions, and representatives of major international organizations participated.
Li Qiang said, "It's like driving on a rainy day. If you always look down at your feet, you will see muddy ground; if you can always look up, you will see a rainbow after the rain."
According to the report, Allianz Insurance Group Chairman and CEO Bate, Apple CEO Cook, Rio Tinto Group CEO Shi Daocheng, Hitachi Group Chairman Higashihara Toshiaki, Boston Consulting Global Honorary Chairman Bockner Wait for foreign representatives to speak one after another.
"Everyone said that... they are very excited to return to China after three years, and appreciate the important achievements China has made in economic and social development."
The so-called "beautiful prospects" described by Chinese Premier Li Qiang and the "excitement" expressed by these foreign representatives reminded people of a famous speech by Nobel Prize winner Solzhenitsyn.
On 30 June 975, Solzhenitsyn attended a speech held by the AFL-CIO in Washington, where he severely criticized Western capitalists.
Solzhenitsyn said: "There is one thing that is almost incomprehensible to the human mind, that is, the infinite greed of human beings for profit, beyond all reason, beyond all self-restraint, beyond all conscience, and only knows profit. Lenin has long understood this. One point. Lenin was convinced that capitalists would do anything to help strengthen the Soviet Union's economic power, and that capitalist countries would compete fiercely with each other, trying to sell more goods to the Soviet Union at a lower price and faster. Lenin Said: They will do business with us regardless of all consequences. At a meeting of the Communist Party in Moscow, Lenin said to everyone with confidence: "Comrades, do not panic. When the situation is not good for us, we only have to throw the rope to us." The bourgeoisie themselves will put the rope around their necks." A Bolshevik named Karl Radek asked loudly: "Excellent, Vladimir Ilyich, but where can we get such many ropes to hang all the capitalists?" Lenin replied easily: "Don't worry, the capitalists will sell us!""
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The atmosphere is delicate! The White House urgently calls to stop President Tsai’s transit briefing
Editor : Tang Dongbai / Source: Taiwan Media New Touhou, https://www.aboluowang.com/2023/0329/1883104.html
Image : President Tsai Ing-wen (second from right) is transiiting in the United States on 29 March 2023, both on the way out and on the way back from Central America. The picture shows President Tsai's 2019 "Freedom and Democracy Sustainability Journey" before boarding the plane. Picture: Taken from the Presidential Palace
President Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit Central America starting 29 March 2023 and will stay in the United States briefly in the name of "transit". "United Daily News" and ETtoday News Cloud reported today that on the eve of Tsai Ing-wen's departure, the U.S. State Department's Assistant Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific Affairs Kang Da temporarily postponed the briefing on Tsai Ing-wen's "transit".
In this regard, the "United Daily News" stated: "The atmosphere is delicate, and the United States temporarily called off Tsai Ing-wen's transit briefing." In addition, "Central News Agency" also pointed out that John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator of the National Security Council of the White House, said on the 28th local time that no "meeting" between US officials and Tsai Ing-wen was arranged this time.
"United Daily News" reported that the Washington Foreign Correspondents Club issued a briefing notice on the 27th local time, indicating that the subject was Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" in the United States, and the briefer was Kang Da.
According to the report, just half an hour before the briefing, the Foreign Correspondents Club notified "postponement" and "cancellation" respectively, and said it would announce a new briefing date and time when it was ready.
"United Daily News" stated that this is the first time that a senior official of the U.S. State Department called for a stop at the last moment of a special briefing for "transit" since the Taiwan authorities broke off diplomatic relations with the United States. The U.S. State Department and the Foreign Correspondents Club did not say why, the report said.
"Central News Agency" reported that regarding Tsai Ing-wen's transit to the United States, Kirby said at a media briefing on the 28th: "Transit is not uncommon. This is Tsai Ing-wen's seventh transit in the United States. This is an unofficial visit and a private itinerary."
As for whether the U.S will send officials to meet with Tsai Ing-wen, Kirby said that there is no such plan.
In response to news about President Tsai’s transit in the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China has previously made a clear response. China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, firmly opposes leaders of the Taiwan authorities visiting the United States under any name and for any reason, and firmly opposes the United States violating the one-China principle, any form of contact with the Taiwan authorities, the Chinese side has lodged representations with the U.S. side in this regard.
However, during this trip, President Tsai will meet with U.S. House Speaker McCarthy in California.
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Zhongnanhai's anti-U.S. policy causes infighting, Rare Warning from the Former Deputy Foreign Minister: Think Clearly
Image : Zhongnanhai’s anti-U.S. policy is suspected to have caused internal strife. It is rumored that former Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying issued a stern warning: Chinese people should think clearly, if China and the U.S. break up, which country will stand up? The picture shows Fu Ying. (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images)
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping recently publicly criticized the United States, and made a high-profile visit to Russia to send out anti-American signals, exacerbating the deterioration of US-China relations. However, Zhongnanhai’s anti-U.S. policy seems to have caused internal strife. It is rumored that former Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying rarely issued a warning: Chinese people should think clearly, if China and the United States break up, which country will stand up?
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Fu Ying warned: If China and the United States break up, will any country stand up to China?
On 26 March the WeChat public account "Zhujing Youhuang" posted: "Fu Ying, the former vice minister of foreign affairs of China (the Communist Party of China) and director of the Center for Strategy and Security Studies of Tsinghua University, delivered a speech at the forum, making a speech on Sino-US relations. latest judgments and expectations."
The article went viral on Twitter overseas. The content shows: Fu Ying said in her speech that the Chinese should "use their own heads to think clearly about Sino-US relations. First, they must think clearly, and second, they must discuss clearly with the US side."
Fu Ying warned, "Chinese people have to think clearly: If China and the United States break up or part ways, will any country choose to side with China (the Communist Party)? What exactly do we want? What should we do?"
Image : Twitter screenshot
She also talked about the "decline" theory of the United States repeatedly promoted by the Chinese Communist Party, saying, "Whether the United States is in decline or not is a matter for the United States itself. China cannot decide the decline of the United States, and it will not really decline just because you say it is declining every day." .China has a lot of its own affairs and problems. Don't always focus on bad-mouthing the United States. There is no need to step on each other...don't confront each other."
She hopes that China and the United States will reconcile, saying that "a reconciliation between China and the United States is definitely beneficial to China." However, the article was soon deleted by WeChat.
According to public information, Fu Ying has successively served as consul and director of the Asian Department of the CCP’s embassies in the Philippines, Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as deputy foreign minister of the CCP, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress. At the two sessions of the CCP this year, Fu Ying no longer served as a deputy to the National People's Congress, and is now the director of the Center for Strategy and Security Studies at Tsinghua University.
Fu Ying has not yet responded to the online rumours about Sino-US relations. However, the point of view in the article is in the same direction as Fu Ying's speech on 9 July 2020 at the forum on "Mutual Respect, Trust and Cooperation-Seizing the Correct Direction of Sino-US Relations".
Some analysts believe that when the CCP leader Xi Jinping and the new foreign minister Qin Gang publicly criticized the United States, Fu Ying issued a stern warning to Sino-US relations, sending a signal that some people in the party oppose Zhongnanhai's anti-US policy.
Yang Wei, a current affairs commentator at The Epoch Times, said that just after the two sessions of the Communist Party of China and Xi Jinping had just returned from Russia, there were internal noises, and the timing was such a coincidence. He believes that Fu Ying's article shows that the confrontation strategy between the top leaders of the CCP and the United States has once again been strongly questioned, and not everyone in the CCP is unanimously anti-American.
"This may be Fu Ying's 'truth', or someone else's 'truth' for her, but they are all 'truths' about Sino-US relations, which is tantamount to throwing a pot at the top of the CCP's anti-US strategywith cold water." Yang Wei said.
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Xi Jinping criticized the United States and visited Russia, releasing a signal of resistance to the United States
During the National People's Congress of the Communist Party of China in early March this year, Xi Jinping rarely named and criticized the United States, saying that "Western countries headed by the United States" have "implemented all-round containment, containment, and suppression" against China.
Subsequently, Qin Gang, the foreign minister of the Communist Party of China, also described Sino-U.S. relations as a "zero-sum game of life and death" at the press conference of the two sessions on 7 March. He claimed that the U.S.’s perception and positioning of the CCP has seriously deviated, “If the U.S. does not step on the brakes... (the two sides) will inevitably fall into conflict and confrontation.”
After the two sessions, Xi Jinping paid a high-profile visit to Moscow and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two sides signed the "Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership in the New Era" and the "Joint Statement on the Development Plan for the Key Directions of Sino-Russian Economic Cooperation."
Current affairs commentator Qin Peng said that the newly signed agreement between China and Russia is an anti-American declaration. The China-Russia alliance is what each wants but Russia actually benefits more.
A video went viral on the Internet. In the evening of 22 March, when Xi Jinping left the Kremlin and bid farewell to Putin, he said, "We are now undergoing changes unseen in a century, and we will promote them together." Putin responded, "I agree."
Ian Williams, NBC's Russian correspondent, published an article on the website The Spector on the 22nd, saying that Xi Jinping's farewell speech not only shows that Xi will not give up on Putin, but also Russia's atrocities in Ukraine, that fit perfectly with Xi Jinping's broader aim of undermining the West.
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