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The U.S. pushes to introduce Defund China's Allies Act, banning financial aid to Honduras and other 21 countries
Faced with the CCP’s long-term suppression of Taiwan and poaching 9 countries with diplomatic relations in the past 7 years, U.S. Representative Ogles proposed a bill calling for a ban on providing financial aid to these countries that have abandoned Taiwan and defected to the CCP. Honduras tops the list of 21 countries included in the bill. This bill points out that the CCP’s diplomatic suppression of Taiwan is a threat to the national security of the United States. If the United States does not take actual actions, it will increase the risk of armed conflict in the Taiwan Strait.
U.S. Republican Congressman Andy Ogles and five members of the same party jointly proposed the "Defund China's Allies Act", which prohibits the United States from providing diplomatic aid to countries that have severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan and turned to the CCP. Honduras is listed first in the sanctions list while 20 other countries including Nicaragua and Dominican Republic are included in the sanctions.
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Defund China's Allies Act condemns the countries for surrendering to the CCP, the U.S. should fully establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan
In the 2021 fiscal year, the United States has assisted these 21 countries with nearly 800 million US dollars. In addition to stopping aid, this bill condemns 21 countries for surrendering to the CCP, which has committed genocide. It expressly states that the diplomatic diversion of these countries is a threat to the national security of the United States. If the United States does not stop it, it will further increase the tension in the Taiwan Strait. Therefore, within 30 days of the passage of the bill, the United States should fully establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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Yokogawa: The U.S. should take the lead to establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan
Current affairs commentator Yokogawa once pointed out when Taiwan and Honduras broke off diplomatic relations, the United States took the lead in recognizing the CCP 50 years ago, and other countries followed suit. Now the United States should also take responsibility and take the lead in correcting this mistake. This bill puts forward concrete measures for practical actions.
Current affairs commentator Yokogawa (3.28): "So now should be the time, that is to say, the United States took the lead in doing that (recognizing the CCP), and now it is time for the United States to take the lead in doing something practical in its diplomacy with Taiwan. , I think. You can’t keep letting countries like the Czech Republic, Slovakia take the lead.”
The Republican Congressman who proposed the bill, Ogles, has a tough attitude towards the CCP and has repeatedly proposed related bills against the CCP.
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Ogles: We have had enough of CCP
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U.S. Republican Congressman Ogles (3.30): "We should know that the CCP launched spy balloons across our country, and it was the CCP that flooded our country with fentanyl, killed our children, and poisoned our country. We amend the purpose of the case which is that we must send a message to the CCP that we have had enough!"
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Ogles proposes Blinken to visit Taiwan, end "one China" policy
Ogles also co-signed a proposal calling for Secretary of State Blinken (Antony Blinken) to visit Taiwan, and co-signed support for fellow congressman Tom Tiffany's proposal to end the "one China" policy and establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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Organize/Unmasking on Taiwanese public transportation vehicles takes off from 17 April 2023! 5 major QAs can be understood at one time
Reporter : Wang Xingyi / https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/2097484 / Image : From 17 April 2023, even public transportation vehicles will no longer require people to wear masks, and they will only be "recommended" to wear. (Schematic diagram / image of Shutterstock Dazhi)
The domestic covid epidemic situation has slowed down, and many policies have been gradually relaxed. Starting 17 April 2023, even public transportation vehicles will no longer be mandatory for people to wear masks, and they will only be "recommended" to wear. In order to avoid confusion among the public, Wang Bisheng, the commander of the command center, also said that some people did not understand the new rules.
In short, starting from 17 April 2023, the place where it is required to wear is the "medical long-term care institution", and others are self-wearing . "TVBS News Network" also sorts out the frequently asked questions about the new system of masks for you, the lazy bag and the new system.
Ｑ: When will the new system of masks go on the road? What does public transportation include?
The command center announced that starting from 417 April 2023, the wearing of masks in public transportation will be relaxed. Including MRT, Taiwan Railway, high-speed rail, bus, passenger transport, etc., the public can decide whether to wear a mask or not.
Ｑ: Where else is it mandatory to wear a mask?
(1) Medical care institutions: medical care, medical affairs, welfare for the elderly, long-term care services, honorary national homes, children and juvenile services, and welfare institutions for the physically and mentally disabled.
(2) Ambulance.
Exceptions for not wearing a mask in the above-mentioned designated places: eating, drinking, taking pictures, examinations, treatments or activities where masks are not suitable or cannot be worn.
Ｑ: In what situations is it recommended to wear a mask?
(1) Fever or respiratory symptoms.
(2) When the elderly or immunocompromised go out.
(3) Places where crowds gather and proper distance cannot be maintained or ventilation is poor.
(4) When in close contact with the elderly or immunocompromised (especially those who have not been fully vaccinated).
(5) When taking public transportation and specific vehicles (rehabilitation buses, school buses, special vehicles for kindergartens, and campus shuttle buses).
Ｑ: Can I take off my mask on the school bus?
The command center stated that school buses, kindergarten buses, and campus shuttle buses will be changed from the requirement to wear masks to "recommended wearing masks" in accordance with public transportation, and will be implemented on 17 April 2023.
Ｑ: After the lifting of the ban, will there be any penalty for not wearing a mask in a place where it is mandatory to wear a mask?
If people deliberately and maliciously violate the regulations in medical care institutions and ambulances without wearing masks and do not listen to persuasion, they will be fined NT$3,000 to NT$15,000 in accordance with Article 70 of the "Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases", and failure to improve will be punished on a case-by-case basis.
News (7) to (8) / Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor : Zhu Xinrui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/04/16/a103691836.html, https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/04/16/a103691872.html
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Discord at the top of the CCP? Leaked U.S. documents reveal more about spy balloons
Image : The leaked documents from the Pentagon of the United States revealed more inside information about the CCP’s spy balloons. The picture shows that on 10 February 2023, the U.S. military salvaged the wreckage of the CCP’s spy balloon for investigation and research. (Ryan Seelbach/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
The leaked documents from the Pentagon of the United States revealed more inside stories about the CCP’s spy balloons. The top leaders of the CCP are suspected of being at odds. Insiders accused the CCP’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs of handling the spy balloon’s intrusion into the U.S. airspace, triggering the Sino-U.S. crisis.
The Washington Post reported on 14 April 2023 that leaked documents from the Pentagon revealed that some government departments in the CCP were caught off guard by the shooting down of a CCP spy balloon that invaded U.S. airspace in February, leading to disagreements among high-level officials.
The document evaluates that this incident may only be known to a small number of people within the CCP military, and the military lacks "high-level strong" supervision sensation of the spy balloon program.
The dozens of classified documents leaked by the Pentagon were posted on the social platform Discord by Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. He was arrested on 13 April and charged on 15 April 2023 with "unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information, and unauthorized deletion and retention of classified documents."
The documents, produced by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), are dated 15 February 2023, showing they were produced 10 days after the U.S. military shot down the Chinese spy balloon.
The document shows that the US intelligence agency referred to the downed CCP spy balloon as "Killeen-23" (Killeen-23). Detailed photos of the balloon are attached to the document, presumably taken by the US U-2 reconnaissance plane.
The balloon has the logo of Eagles Men Aviation Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. and the words "Static Stratospheric Constellation System" in Chinese. After the United States shot down the Chinese spy balloon, it sanctioned 6 Chinese companies, and the company is also on the sanctions list.
In addition to the downed balloon, U.S. officials are aware of at least four other Chinese spy balloons, leaked documents show. One of the balloons flew over a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group on a mission in the Pacific Ocean, while the other crashed in the South China Sea.
The document made a detailed assessment of "Killeen-23" and the other two balloons "Bulger 21" and "Acado 21". The "Bulger 21" balloon has a sophisticated monitoring device and will fly around the earth from December 2021 to May 2022; the "Arcador 21" also has a similar device and a gimbal sensor lined with a metal film.
The document states that the solar panels carried by Killeen-23 can generate up to 10,000 watts of electricity to power a synthetic aperture radar that takes images at night and through clouds.
This kind of radar is different from traditional optical sensors. It uses microwave pulses sent to the earth to generate images. It can return images at night and can pass through clouds, smog, topsoil, ice and snow, and can even penetrate thin materials such as tarpaulins to show the object below.
There is also a 1.2-meter disc-shaped device on "Killeen-23", several unknown sensors and an item that may be an antenna stand. Since no image of the bottom of the balloon payload was collected, it was impossible to analyze whether there was an optical sensor.
The Washington Post reported that the downed Killeen-23 carried "a large number of sensors and antennas" around the world, but the U.S. government has yet to confirm this more than a week after shooting down the balloon.
At the end of January this year, a CCP spy balloon invaded the U.S. airspace, causing an uproar, and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken canceled his plan to visit China. The U.S. military dispatched warplanes on 4 February 2023 to shoot down the spy balloon over the waters of South Carolina, and salvaged the balloon wreckage for investigation and research.
China accuses the US of shooting down the balloon as an exaggeration, and has repeatedly denied that the balloon has the function of gathering intelligence. But the U.S. countered, pointing out that the balloon was controlled by the CCP military, and the balloon incident further deteriorated Sino-U.S. relations.
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The CCP is afraid to invite Blinken to visit China, fearing that the spy balloon report will be made public
Image : People familiar with the matter revealed that the CCP did not dare to invite US Secretary of State Blinken to restart his visit to China because the Communist officials were afraid that the CCP spy balloon investigation report would be made public by the US. The picture shows that on 30 March 2023, Blinken spoke at the Democratic Summit. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
中共不敢邀布林肯访华 怕间谍气球报告公开
People familiar with the situation revealed that the CCP dared not invite US Secretary of State Blinken to restart his visit to China because he was afraid that the CCP spy balloon investigation report would be made public by the US.
The Financial Times reported on 15 April 2023 that Beijing has told Washington that it is not planning to reschedule Blinken's visit to China, and that it is unclear how the Biden administration will handle the FBI's investigation into the Chinese spy balloon, according to four people familiar with the negotiations.
On 11 April 2023, Blinken held a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin, as well as visiting Philippine Foreign Minister Manalo and Defense Secretary Galvez. Blinken said that the United States does not seek to contain the CCP and will continue to look for ways to strengthen bilateral communication channels. He hopes to continue to visit mainland China when conditions are ripe.
In February of this year, Blinken's planned visit to China was canceled because of the CCP spy balloon incident.
In late January, a giant Chinese spy balloon entered U.S. airspace in Alaska, then passed through Canada and down into the U.S. state of Montana, where it hovered for several days, where Malmstrom Air Force Base is located. The U.S. believes the Chinese spy balloon was trying to spy on sensitive U.S. military locations.
On 4 February, the U.S. military shot down the CCP spy balloon on the east coast. The balloon incident exacerbated the deterioration of U.S.-China relations. Blinken canceled plans to visit China, saying the timing was inappropriate.
China has repeatedly claimed that the balloon was for civilian use and strayed into U.S. airspace due to force majeure, saying the U.S. overreacted by shooting it down.
The U.S. side pointed out that the downed Chinese spy balloon has the ability to collect electronic signals and can collect intelligence from several sensitive U.S. military locations.
On 3 April 2023, the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) quoted two current senior U.S. officials and a former senior government official as saying that the CCP can control spy balloons to fly over certain areas repeatedly, sometimes in a figure-eight shape. Pass through and transmit the collected intelligence back to Beijing in real time.
"Intelligence gathered by China is primarily based on electronic signals rather than imagery, which can be obtained from weapons systems or communications by base personnel," the officials said, if it weren't for the U.S. government's efforts to prevent Chinese spy balloons from sending the collected intelligence back , the CCP may collect more sensitive information on US military bases.
After the U.S. military finished salvaging the wreckage of the Chinese spy balloon, the FBI conducted an investigation, but the investigation report has not yet been released.
Recently, multiple confidential documents from the Pentagon of the United States have been leaked, revealing more inside information about the CCP’s spy balloons.
The "Washington Post" reported on April 15 that leaked National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency documents pointed out that, in addition to the balloon shot down in February, the United States has detected and named several Chinese spy balloons in previous years.
Authorities assess that these balloons are equipped with sophisticated surveillance equipment such as radars and sensors that can monitor and reconnaissance at night and through clouds.
Another confidential document shows that some people in the CCP government were caught off guard by the incident of the CCP spy balloon flying over the United States at the end of January. Some people in the government accused the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of handling it poorly, which triggered a diplomatic crisis between CCP China and the United States.
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The CCP’s letter to prevent the investigations of origin of the epidemic was exposed, and the U.S. House of Representatives responded aggressively to this sentence!
Image : On 18 April 2023, U.S. Congressman Wenstrup will host a hearing on the origin of the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic. (Reuters)
The Wuhan pneumonia (covid, COVID-19) epidemic has seriously disrupted the pace of the world in the past 3 years, causing hundreds of millions of people to be diagnosed and millions of people to die. There are constant voices of blame, but CCP China, which can be regarded as the source of the epidemic, continues to shrug it off. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to hold a hearing on the origin of the epidemic on 18 April 2023 but the CCP sent a letter of protest. The subcommittee in charge of the hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives released the content of the Chinese protest letter on 15 April 2023, exposing the unreasonableness of the CCP’s attempt to interfere in the traceability work act.
According to "Fox News", in order to carry out relevant legislation such as tracing the source of the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic, the "House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic" (House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic) of the US House of Representatives is expected to be chaired by Rep. Brad Wenstrup chaired the hearing. After the news came to light, the committee received a letter of protest from the CCP embassy in the United States last Friday (14 April).
In the face of the CCP’s protest, the committee not only ignored the pressure, but also directly released the content of the protest letter from the Chinese embassy through the official Twitter yesterday (15th), accusing the Chinese embassy of trying to interfere in the US investigation into the origin of the epidemic, and asking the relevant people to “keep "silence.
From the content of the letter released by the committee, it can be seen that the letter was sent at 2:15 am on the 14th, and the letter read: "I am reaching out to express our grave concern regarding the COVID-19 Origins hearing to be chaired by Congressman Wenstrup next Tuesday. According to the announcement, this hearing is to investigate "China's complicity in the COVID-19" crisis and hold China accountable. We firmly oppose it." The Committee responded, All Chinese actions to stop the covid origins investigations are in vain, "We will continue to pursue the facts and convey the truth to the Americans."
Image : The Chinese embassy in the United States sent a letter to the "Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic" of the US House of Representatives on the 14th, protesting the hearing that the committee will hold on the 18th. (The picture is taken from the official Twitter of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic)
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Li Xiang puts pressure on members of Congress seeking information about the origin of the covid virus
Reporter : Chen Chengliang / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4272343
According to a Fox News report, this is not the first time that the CCP embassy in the United States has tried to put pressure on members of Congress seeking information about the origin of the covid virus. Li Xiang also sent an email to the chief of staff of Federal Senator Josh Hawley in March 2023, saying that Hawley's proposal to declassify information related to the origin of covid is an act of "political manipulation".
A member of the committee commented, "What is China trying to hide? The Chinese embassy's attempt to silence the committee on the Covid-19 investigation is absurd and will not work. It is wrong not to hold China accountable for its role in the crisis. It is an important part of our nation's preparations for future national security threats and pandemics."
In the hearing of the House of Representatives on 18 April, John Ratcliffe, the former Director of National Intelligence (DNI), and David Feith, the former Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the United States, will attend the hearing and testify.
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The Kuomintang rebounded from the bottom! The latest support has soared by 8%, and the key exposure depends on 3 things
Editor : Lou Guansheng / https://news.tvbs.com.tw/politics/2098238 / Image : The Kuomintang (KMT)'s "bottom rebound" in support in April was mainly motivated by three things. (Photo/TVBS data photo)
On 15 April 2023, the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation announced the latest "Taiwanese's latest political party support tendency" poll. Although the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) continued to rank first with 28.6% support, the KMT rose by 8% in April and came to 25.9%. In this regard, the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation also analyzed that the key to the "bottom rebound" of the blue camp is mainly inspired by three factors.
The Facebook fan of the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation released the latest poll on "Taiwanese's latest political party support tendency" on the 15th. The support rates were 28.6%, 25.9%, and 15%, respectively. Among them, the support of the DPP and the People's Party (PP) hardly changed, but the KMT rose by 8% in one breath.
According to the analysis of the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation, in the five months since the 9-in-1 general election in 2022, the support of the KMT has fluctuated "three ups and two downs", and both the decline and the increase have a trend of "big ups and downs", especially this month. The "V-shaped bottom rebound" appeared again, and the reason is worthy of scrutiny.
The Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation believes that, from the perspective of the overall situation, the "V-shaped rebound" of the KMT this time is mainly due to "Ma Ying-jeou's trip to the mainland to worship ancestors", "Founder of Hon Hai Group Terry Gou officially announced his bid for the 2024 presidential nomination", "New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yih's attitude is gradually becoming more positive and clear" three factors.
Image : Hou You-yih's attitude towards the 2024 general election has gradually become clear, which is also a key to driving the support of the blue camp. (Photo by Hu Ruiqi)
However, the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation also admitted frankly that the ups and downs of the KMT's support will inevitably affect the momentum of the 2024 presidential and legislative elections, and how long can this "rebound momentum" last? It is also worth following up.
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