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Lai-style diplomatic itinerary, the true colours of an iron man
Reporter : Chen Yun / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1599774 / Image : Vice President Lai Ching-te served as a special envoy to visit the friendly state of Paraguay. The seven-day itinerary was non-stop. He only stayed in the hotel for three days, and spent the rest on the plane overnight. (Provided by the Presidential Palace)
The Republic of China (ROC) Vice President Lai Ching-te served as a special envoy to visit Paraguay, a friendly country. In addition to interacting with political figures from various countries at the inauguration ceremony of the new President Benia, Lai also took advantage of the time of transiting in New York and San Francisco to attend overseas Chinese banquets. The seven-day itinerary was non-stop, and he only stayed in hotels for three days. The overnight stay on the plane highlights Lai Ching-te's personality of seriousness, hard work and mission.
Lai Ching-te received a lot of courtesy in Paraguay during his trip. He described feeling that Taiwan was regarded as a distinguished guest. In addition to meeting with former President Abdo and Benia immediately after arriving, the other party emphasized that they would continue to consolidate the friendship between the two countries with common ideas. The occasion will also place Lai in an important position next to the president.
The delegation stopped in New York on the way. Although Rosenberg, the chairperson of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), was unable to come to greet him because of her sister's marriage, Lai Ching-te expressed his support by participating in the overseas Chinese banquet in New York through a video recording, and sent a "second-in-command" representative Lanying to pick him up at the airport. Today, when Lai arrived in San Francisco, Rosenberg will also go to pick up the plane, so that the previous rumors of splitting Taiwan-US relations will be self-defeating.
It is worth noting that when Lai Ching-te passed through New York on his way out, after the scheduled flight of China Airlines landed, Lai was escorted by American personnel, walked directly off the apron from the side of the plane, and took a special limousine car arranged by the U.S. to the hotel where he stayed. The convoy was driven by police cars throughout the journey. Clearing the way, the scene was also protected by US security personnel, which shows that the US attaches great importance to Lai.
Taking a comprehensive look at Lai Ching-te's iron man diplomatic itinerary, he hardly left any rest time for himself. He seized the limited time to complete the tasks assigned by President Tsai Ing-wen, strived for the highest international interests for Taiwan, and maintained the consistent "respect for Tsai's keynote". Mention President Tsai's efforts for Taiwan, thank President Tsai for appointing him as a special envoy, etc.
After completing the Paraguay itinerary and media tea talk, Lai's speech slowed down significantly and his voice was slightly hoarse. In the face of media concerns, he said: "I am in good health. I am a little hoarse because I talked too much today. If I drink more water, you won't feel that way." Once again, he showed his hard-working personality.
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Zhu Lilun wants to sue foreigners for "Lai every day promotes Taiwan independence." He revealed that if foreign media asked this question, it would be embarrassing...
Image : Zhu Lilun said that international people should know that "Lai Ching-te is promoting Taiwan independence every day." (Photo by reporter Zhang Jiaming)
DPP presidential candidate Lai Ching-te recently accepted an exclusive interview with Bloomberg, saying that Taiwan has no so-called independent path. KMT chairman Zhu Lilun said on the 16th that foreign countries should know that "Lai Ching-te is promoting Taiwan independence every day." ". In this regard, DPP Legislator Lin Junxian said that it would be embarrassing if foreigners asked, "Is Taiwan not an independent country?"
Zhu Lilun said at the regular meeting of the Kuomintang on Wednesday (16 August 2023) that Lai Ching-te is promoting Taiwan independence every day, and supporters of Taiwan independence know that Lai's current statement is just for the purpose of defrauding votes in the election, and will not change his stand for Taiwan independence. Presidential candidate Hou Youyi will also tell his international friends when he visits the United States that the Kuomintang is the one who truly defends the Republic of China, which can reassure the world.
In this regard, Lin Junxian said through Facebook, "In recent years, there have been a lot of foreign media reports or exclusive interviews on Taiwanese political figures. If you look at it, you will find that the way foreigners think about Taiwan is actually different from ours. From the perspective of outsiders, Taiwan and China have completely different passports and currencies, and the entry and exit policies of the two countries are also different. It is natural to think that they are two countries, but it is not like there are so many differences in China.”
He went on to say: "Therefore, if Chairman Zhu really wants to help Lai Ching-te 'promote' Taiwan independence, we also welcome it, but according to the interview methods of foreign media, he is likely to be asked back, 'So do you think Taiwan is not an independent country? ? Then it’s hard to say who will be the embarrassing one!”
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Lai Ching-te's financial aid to Paraguay is a rumour. Presidential Palace: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported the case
Reporter : Su Yongyao / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4398716 / Image : Vice President Lai Ching-te met with the new Paraguayan President Benia (right). (Taken from Lai Ching-te's Twitter)
Presidential Office Spokesperson Lin Yuchan stated on 16 August 2023 that several rumour-making articles on the themes of "Vice President Lai's visit and signing of the agenda to aid Paraguay" and "Taiwan University of Science and Technology of Paraguay are empty shell schools" were published through many suspicious accounts were spread on multiple online social platforms and communities in a short period of time. Lin Yuchan expressed that Vice President Lai Ching-te did not sign any documents with the Paraguayan government during his visit to Paraguay, a friendly country, to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new President Benia. The information, document pictures, signatures, etc. used in this article are all forged. After preliminary investigation, this is a typical false information operation of foreign and domestic cooperation and fake news from frontline diplomats.
Lin Yuchan pointed out that from the documents quoted in the relevant publications, it can be found that there are many traces of fraud. The dates listed in the documents are all October and December of this year (2023), and the Arabic numerals in the text are also completely different from the amount in Spanish. , The wording of the document is also very different from the official official document, which is enough to prove that the document is a fabricated fake document. In addition, the account for posting on social media platforms was also recently opened, and related posts were published in simplified Chinese, with the intention of spreading false information to confuse the people of the country, and the intention of deliberately attacking the government is quite obvious. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally reported the case to the relevant units, and will also report it to Twitter and request it to be removed from the platform.
In addition, after the relevant articles were released, they were quickly reposted by the fan pages of certain domestic political figures. Lin Yuchan said that this fraudulent incident was initially traced to a systematic disinformation offensive jointly conducted by overseas and domestic parties. The overseas fake account first threw out fake information, and then it was manipulated by specific domestic people and media platforms as media content to mislead the Chinese people. The Presidential Palace strongly condemned the news and undermined the Republic of China's diplomacy, and reminded the people of the country to be vigilant and not to believe the repost easily.
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The Chinese Overseas Chinese Mission protested against Lai Ching-te's crossing the border and tried to cross the designated area but was driven away by the police
Image : Vice President Lai Ching-te visited Paraguay. (file photo)
[Central News Agency] Vice President Lai Ching-te visited Taiwan's Ally Paraguay and returned to San Francisco. Outside the hotel where he stayed today, hundreds of Chinese protesters shouted "oppose Taiwan independence"; they tried to leave the original designated area and approach the hotel, but were driven back by the California police.
Outside the Hyatt Regency near San Francisco Airport, hundreds of Chinese nationals waved red five-star flags, held up slogans such as "There is only one China in the world", and shouted slogans such as "oppose Taiwan independence" and "Taiwan independence is a dead end", protesting against Vice President Lai's transit in San Francisco.
Vice President Lai visited Paraguay as a special envoy of the President. On his way to New York, he stayed for 25 hours. Today, he returned to San Francisco.
The China Council for the Promotion of Unification in the San Francisco Bay Area published a newspaper mobilization on the 13th, calling on Chinese from all walks of life to demonstrate outside the hotel where they stayed, and listed the time and place. After 2 pm today, hundreds of Chinese protesters began to gather.
The California police stood ready to separate the protesters across the street from the hotel to avoid conflicts and disturbance of peace. The protesters originally tried to leave the designated area and approach the hotel, but were stopped by the California police several times and were driven back to the original place.
This is Lai Ching-te's third visit abroad after taking over as vice president, and his second stopover in San Francisco. When he passed through San Francisco early last year, about 80 Chinese expatriates protested.
In order to welcome Vice President Lai, Taiwanese overseas Chinese arrived at the hotel one after another after noon and waited in line outside the gate. The line of people stretched all the way to the parking lot. Major mainstream associations hung banners on the fences and shouted "Come on Taiwan".
More than 50 Taiwanese from Los Angeles took planes and buses to meet in San Francisco to welcome Vice President Lai. Lin Rongsong, a political adviser to the Executive Yuan, said in an interview that it was the first large-scale integration of folks in the two major cities of California. He also said that Taiwan-U.S. relations are now the best in history, and he hopes that President Tsai Ing-wen's ruling line can continue.
Wang Yishun, a youth representative of the Taiwan Association of Northern California, said that he asked for a half-day off today. He heard that the Chinese overseas Chinese group would come to protest, hoping to "protect the folks." Taiwanese overseas Chinese would respond to the protest in a rational way. He also wanted to say to Vice President Lai, "Taiwanese youth in the United States support you."
In an interview, Zhou Xinjie, the president of the Taiwanese Association in Nanwan, said that he has watched Taiwan go from authoritarianism to democracy after decades of overseas experience. He hopes that at critical moments, Taiwanese can unite and continue to defend democracy and freedom.
The resident office issued an interview notice to the media around 1.40 pm today. According to the invitation letter received by Taiwanese overseas Chinese, Vice President Lai will go to the Marriott Waterfront Hotel (Marriott Waterfront) on the same road in the evening to attend the welcome banquet and join in the grand event.
News (5) to (7) / Reporter : Chen Jun / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1599772, https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4398811
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Paraguay's Presidential Inauguration Ceremony "Confidently and freely communicating with politicians from many countries" Lai: Introducing Taiwan as a democratic and free country
Image : Vice President Lai Ching-te attended the luncheon of President Pena and his wife and was arranged at the main table and the seat next to the Vice President. (Provided by the Presidential Palace)
Vice President Lai Ching-te attended the inauguration ceremony of the new president of the friendly country, the Republic of Paraguay, Pena. In his inaugural speech, Benia mentioned that Taiwan is "not just a friend" and should continue to promote the relationship through brotherhood; Lai also revealed that this trip was well received, and he communicated confidently and freely with the king of Spain and the presidents of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and other countries in public, and introduced Taiwan as a country that is democratic, free and values human rights.
After Lai Ching-te attended the inauguration ceremony of Benia on the 15th, Paraguay time, he went to the Asuncion Cathedral to attend the religious blessing ceremony with the representatives of the celebratory delegation from various countries, then returned to the presidential palace to congratulate the Benia couple, and was invited to attend the luncheon of the president and his wife; In the afternoon, head to Marshal Lopez Boulevard next to the Presidential Palace to watch the military and police parade that pays tribute to the celebration group and celebrates the 486th anniversary of the founding of Asunción and a performance at night on the avenue.
Lai Ching-te said at the tea meeting with the media that at the inauguration ceremony, he and US Secretary of the Interior Harland, as well as international leaders such as the King of Spain, the President of Brazil, the President of Argentina, the President of Uruguay, the President of Chile, the President of Bolivia, and the Vice President of El Salvador, expressed confidence in public and communicate freely. In particular, he took the opportunity to introduce himself as the vice president of Taiwan, the Republic of China. Taiwan is a country that is democratic and free, values human rights, and actively hopes to make contributions to the international community.
When asked about the content of the conversation with Harland for more than a minute, Lai Ching-te said that Harland was very polite, kind, caring and respectful but he should not disclose the content of the conversation with other international leaders. It is also an international practice.
Lai Ching-te said that in his inaugural speech, Benia particularly emphasized Taiwan and the future cooperative relationship with Taiwan. When he met with Pena and the outgoing president Abdo the day before, they also kept emphasizing their gratitude to Taiwan and advocated continuing to follow up with Taiwan. That is Taiwan's ideal of consolidating diplomatic relations. At the luncheon, he also met a female entrepreneur who took the initiative to say hello, thanking Taiwan for assisting in the technology transfer to Paraguay’s orchid industry, coupled with the interaction with Taiwan’s university students. He felt the affirmation of the Paraguayan government and people for Taiwan. It is a great honour for him to serve as President Tsai Ing-wen's special envoy, and he is also very touched by the achievements of many people.
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The President of Paraguay sits at the main table at the luncheon
Lai Ching-te said that he was treated courteously in Paraguay. When reviewing the military and police parade, Pena specially explained that he was placed close to him. Therefore, only the vice president and the president of the Supreme Court were separated from Pena. During the luncheon, they were also arranged at the main table and next to the vice president. From the warm welcome when he got off the plane, to every national ceremonial occasion, he can feel that Paraguay regards Taiwan as a distinguished guest. This is a fairly complete national itinerary. In the future, the cooperative relationship between the two countries will continue to be deepened.
Lai Ching-de left Paraguay in the morning of 16 August local time and is now in San Francisco in the afternoon of the same day for transit. American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Rosenberg will also go to pick him up.
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When Lai Ching-te transited through San Francisco, Rosenberg and Hsiao boarded the plane to greet him
Image : Vice President Lai Ching-te arrived in San Francisco, USA, and was greeted by Rosenberg, President of the American Institute in Taiwan, and Xiao Meiqin, the representative in the United States. (The picture is taken from Lai Ching-te's Facebook page)
Vice President Lai Ching-te arrived in San Francisco at 4 pm local time on the 16th (7 am Taipei time on the 17th). The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman Rosenberg and Representative Hsiao Mei-qin boarded the plane to welcome Vice President Lai. Lai will then attend a banquet for overseas Chinese and return to Taiwan in the early morning.
"So wonderful to see you! Welcome to San Francisco!" (It's so wonderful to see you, welcome to San Francisco!) After boarding the plane, Rosenberg went up to shake hands with Vice President Lai and expressed his welcome, and expressed concern about Lai's busy schedule in Paraguay How; Lai also once again expressed his best wishes for the happy event in Rosenberg's family. Rosen said thank you twice; Hsiao also said to Lai, "Welcome back again."
According to media observations, after Rosenberg boarded the plane to welcome Lai, the convoy then went to the overseas Chinese banquet venue. In addition to the convoy police cars to clear the way, the U.S. also sent highway police to assist the convoy to move smoothly on the highway. It is the same treatment as Lai's previous two transits in the United States.
The congratulatory delegation led by Lai departed on the evening of the 12th Taipei time, transited through New York, the United States on the same day local time, and arrived in Paraguay on the 14th. Benia's inauguration naturally interacted with dignitaries from various countries.
Lai left Paraguay on the morning of the 16th local time. His chartered plane arrived in San Francisco in the afternoon of the 16th local time. Rosenberg and Hsiao Mei-qin boarded the plane to greet him. Lai then went to the evening overseas Chinese banquet venue under the escort of security personnel, and departed in the early morning of the 17th. Taiwan, it is expected to return to the country in the early morning of the 18th, Taipei time, and complete the 7-day and 6-night itinerary.
When Lai was passing through New York on his way, Rosenberg’s family had a happy event and was unable to go. Ingrid Larson, the executive director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and Hsiao Mei-qin, the representative to the United States, boarded the plane to welcome him. Rosenberg had posted on X the expression will meet in San Francisco, and the video speech at the overseas Chinese banquet in New York also has a preview and explains this matter.
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500 overseas Chinese in San Francisco warmly welcomed Lai Ching-te who also waved to the "anti-Taiwan independence" crowd
Image : Vice President Lai Ching-te arrived in San Francisco and was welcomed by a large number of enthusiastic overseas Chinese. (Photo provided by the Presidential Palace)
Vice President Lai Ching-te's return journey from Paraguay arrived in San Francisco at 4 pm local time on the 16th (7:00 am Taipei time on the 17th). Lai went to the hotel near the airport where he was welcome by about 500 overseas Chinese. In the face of some protesters shouting "anti-Taiwan independence", Lai once waved in their direction.
After Lai Qingde arrived in San Francisco, Rosenberg, president of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and Hsiao Mei-qin, the representative to the United States, boarded the plane to greet him. Rosen said, "So wonderful to see you! Welcome to San Francisco!" !" and was concerned about Lai's itinerary in Paraguay, and Lai was also concerned about Rosen's sister's wedding; Xiao Meiqin said to Lai, "Welcome back again."
The evening overseas Chinese banquet was held at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel near San Francisco Airport. About 700 people attended the meeting. Lai stayed in San Francisco for 9 hours. After the overseas Chinese banquet, he departed for Taiwan in the early morning of 17 August 2023.
News (9) to (10) / Reporter : Chen Yun / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4399078, https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4399141
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Attending Overseas Chinese Banquet in San Francisco Lai Ching-te: Turn Taiwan into Silicon Valley of Asia and MVP of the Democratic World
/ Image : Lai Ching-te said that Taiwan has the ability to echo the Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area, "We will work together to build Taiwan into Asia's Silicon Valley." (Photo by reporter Chen Yun)
In the evening of 16 August 2023 local time, Vice President Lai Ching-te attended the Overseas Chinese Banquet and said that Taiwan not only has the best engineers, innovative venture capital, but also the most democratic system suitable for innovative development has the ability to echo the Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area. "We will work together to make Taiwan the Silicon Valley of Asia," and promise to do everything possible to make Taiwan the MVP of the democratic world.
Guests at the overseas Chinese dinner included Rosenberg, President of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Janet Napolitano, former U.S. Secretary of State for National Security, Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, Hsiao Mei-qin, representative to the United States, and Qiu Junbang, national policy advisor of the overseas Chinese community, and Lin Rongsong, political advisor, Wang Zhihong, director of the Medical Prevention Center of Stanford University, Zhang Zhengbang of the Taiwan Association of Northern California, and others.
Lai Ching-te said in his speech that this is the second time he has visited San Francisco on behalf of President Tsai. This time he would like to thank the United States again for providing cross-border assistance based on the principles of safety, comfort, convenience, and dignity, and asked the audience to give Rosenberg a warm applause; On behalf of President Tsai, he would like to thank the overseas Chinese for their years of hard work and acting as a bridge between the government and the United States. Coupled with the leadership of President Tsai Ing-wen, the relationship between Taiwan and the United States has never been better.
Lai Ching-te pointed out that Silicon Valley represents the spirit of innovation, prosperity, freedom, and openness in the United States, and has inspired many countries. A group of engineers in Taiwan were also inspired 40 years ago, and later decided to return to Taiwan on the other side of the world to sow seeds of hope. One of them is The semiconductor industry has grown into a big tree over the past few decades. Taiwan's ICT design, precision manufacturing, packaging and testing, and semiconductor industry rank among the best in the world. TSMC has even left its advanced manufacturing roots in Taiwan.
Lai Ching-te said that Taiwan not only has the semiconductor industry, but also "invisible champions" such as ICT, PCB, precision machinery, metal manufacturing, and textile industries. In the future, it will shoulder greater responsibility for global prosperity and progress, but the situation is changing very fast. Therefore, he will promote the National Hope Project to create an innovative and prosperous Taiwan and drive further economic development.
"There is a saying in the technology industry that the closest place to Silicon Valley is not LA or Seattle, but Taiwan's Science Park." Lai Qingde said that this sentence now has a different meaning, which means that Taiwan's technology industry is closely tied to the global supply chain. Taiwan's niche is not only the best engineers, innovation, and venture capital, but also a set of democratic systems that are most suitable for innovation and development, as well as abundant funds and a complete technology industry chain. In addition, the high-speed rail connects Taiwan to form a day-to-day living circle technology gallery. Taiwan does have the ability to echo the Silicon Valley in the Bay Area, and we will work together to build Taiwan into Asia's Silicon Valley.
"Make the world a better place!" Lai Ching-te said that Taiwan can also make the world a better place in the vision of democracy, peace and prosperity. He promised to do his best in the future, using peace as a beacon and democracy as a compass to lead Taiwan Continue to move forward, enter the international community, and face the future, so that Taiwan can become the MVP of the democratic world.
Image : Lai Ching-te thanked the U.S. side for their assistance in crossing the border, and asked the audience to give Rosenberg a round of applause. (Photo by reporter Chen Yun)
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Rosenberg: U.S. determination to assist Taiwan in self-defense is rock-solid
Vice President Lai Ching-te's visit to Paraguay was completed. On his return journey, he stopped in Los Angeles, USA, and attended the overseas Chinese banquet in the evening of the 16th local time. Nearly 700 people attended. Rosenberg, chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), delivered a speech at the meeting, saying that the determination of the United States to assist Taiwan in improving its self-defense capabilities is rock-solid, and he also looks forward to Taiwan's opportunity to attend this year's APEC Leaders Summit to share professional experience.
Rosenberg pointed out that San Francisco and Taipei have been sister cities for more than 50 years, and the Bay Area and Taiwan have continued to deepen exchanges in the fields of culture, economy, and technology. He thanked the Taiwanese for their long-term contributions to American society, making Taiwan-US relations based on the Taiwan Relations Act, Under the "One China Policy" of the three US-China communiqués and the six guarantees, we will continue to deepen our development.
Rosenberg said that she has personally experienced the expansion and deepening of the partnership between the two sides since she became the chairman of AIT five months ago. The first batch of agreements on the Taiwan-US 21st Century Trade Initiative was signed in June this year, and the second phase of negotiations will follow. Cooperation in the field of science and technology is increasing day by day, and it is two-way. Many technology companies in the United States have expanded their R&D investment in Taiwan as an example.
Rosenberg said that in the face of global challenges such as climate change and epidemic prevention, Taiwan can make many important contributions, and sharing experience in professional fields is even more important. He looks forward to Taiwan's opportunity to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held in San Francisco this year.
Rosenberg emphasized that Taiwan is an important partner of the United States in maintaining global peace and stability. The determination of the United States to help Taiwan improve its self-defense capabilities is "rock-solid", which received warm applause from the audience. She also wished Vice President Lai Ching-te and the delegation to return to Taiwan a safe journey, and "we will see you soon in Taiwan!"
Image : Rosenberg said the United States' determination to assist Taiwan in its self-defense is rock-solid. (Photo by reporter Chen Yun)
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Confirmed that BioNTech is coming to Taiwan to discuss cooperation. Wang Bisheng: The Ministry of Health and Welfare arranges a meeting on 18 August 2023
Reporter : Lin Huiqin / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/4398998 / Image : The chief operating officer of BNT Corporation recently came to Taiwan to talk about the possible scope of future cooperation on the Wuhan pneumonia vaccine. (AFP)
The BNT (Pfizer-BioNTech) company that was originally scheduled to visit Taiwan in March this year, is finally sending the chief operating officer Mr. Sean Marettia over to Taiwan, the former commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center and the deputy director of the Ministry of Health and Welfare Wang Bisheng said. It is confirmed that it is expected Marettia will be received tomorrow by Zhou Zhihao, deputy minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and Zhuang Renxiang, director of the CDC. They will mainly discuss the possible scope of future cooperation on the Wuhan pneumonia (covid, COVID-19) vaccine, and there is no preset position.
However, the domestic covid epidemic has declined, and Chinese people’s willingness to vaccinate has declined. According to the latest statistics from the CDC, only 4,637 people were vaccinated against covid from 7 to 13 August 2023. So far, a total of 68,140,100 people have been vaccinated. person-times; the population coverage rate of the vaccination population was 94% for the first dose, 89% for the second dose, 0.9% for the basic booster dose, 76.8% for the booster dose, and 24.9% for the second booster dose (47.6% for those over 65 years old).
In addition, the Republic of China currently has sufficient vaccines, and the 15 million doses purchased from Moderna this year have not yet been delivered. Therefore, is it possible to purchase covid vaccines from BNT again? Wang Bisheng said frankly that according to the current situation, there is relatively little room for repurchase, but since the future development is unpredictable, it can be discussed, emphasizing that there is no preset position.
News (12) to (14) / Reporter : Wang Yanqiao / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/08/17/a103768313.html
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Third re-infection is really here, and new covi variants are emerging all over CCP China
The covid epidemic in CCP China continues to spread, with two and three yangs emerging in many places, and new mutant viruses are also attacking at the same time.
The covid virus continues to spread in CCP China, and many people say that they have three to four rounds of re-infection. Some people are less than a month away from the last infection.
Feifei, an attending physician at a Hunan tertiary hospital: "The third round of covid has really come. Since about this month, we have seen some patients with covid in the outpatient clinic. To sum up, this third round of infection mainly includes the following three features: The first is that compared with the second infection, the interval between the second re-infection and the first re-infection is shortened; the second is that most of the infected people have never been infected before; the first re-infected symptoms are severe."
Fu Weijie, deputy chief physician of the Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention: "In mid-May, our peak period reached about 50%. In the near future, we will see fluctuations of about 10%, and there will be a significant increase signs."
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EG.5 predominates in Foshan
On 16 August 2023, the Guangzhou Daily reported that according to the Foshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention's local new coronavirus mutation detection project, the EG.5 mutant strain gradually became dominant among the popular strains in Foshan. According to the report, the EG.5 mutant strain has a stronger ability to escape immune and infect cells, and its transmission range is relatively large.
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Serious floods continue in Hebei causing severe contamination
Recently, many places in CCP China have been affected by heavy rains and flood discharges, causing serious floods.
Wang Cunkai, a gastroenterologist at Beijing’s tertiary hospital: “Recently, my hometown, Hebei, suffered floods. From my personal experience and news reports, the damage caused by the floods is shocking. As the saying goes, there must be a major epidemic after a major disaster. The shock of the covid epidemic is still uncertain. I hope God bless Hebei to survive this calamity. Wherever the flood came, all kinds of garbage, excrement, and various pathogenic microorganisms were mixed together. Food soaked in the flood, such as fruits and vegetables, agricultural and sideline products, and even bottled mineral water, Food and bagged food must be completely discarded. Some infectious diseases, such as hepatitis A and E, such as cholera, typhoid, and dysentery, are transmitted through contaminated water sources and food feces. The degree of harm is better than that of a scourge."
Zheng Yuanyu, former attending physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Taipei Veterans General Hospital: "The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the United States has stated that after a flood, food that has been soaked in water can only be kept intact under the premise of the sealed packaging, such as speaking of cans, only metal cans can be eaten. Like plastic bottles or various beverages or foods that can be poured out by twisting the lid, this kind of lid that can be turned away with a twist or you can open it with a flick, It looks fine after being soaked in water, but it is possible that dirty things have been drilled in. This is undrinkable, it is polluted.”
News (15) to (20) / Consolidated news reports / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/08/17/a103768393.html, https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4399260, https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/23/8/16/n14055370.htm
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As CCP and Argentina are warming their relations, Argentina Presidential Primary Winner Milei advocates freezing relations with CCP
Argentina, a participating country of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, announced on 26 April 2023 that it will switch to RMB to pay for Chinese imports. In order to win over Argentina, CCP China also allowed Argentina to double its movable funds under the currency swap line of RMB 130 billion. . The relationship between CCP and Argentina is heating up, but Javier Milei, the leading candidate in the Argentine presidential primary election, does not pay the bill at all. He strongly advocates freezing relations with Communist China.
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Milei: Don't promote relations with Communist China
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Argentina held a presidential primary election on 13 August 2023, and the far-right congressman Milei won. In an exclusive interview with foreign media Bloomberg, he also explained his neutral attitude.
In an interview, Javier Milei described Communist China as an "assassin". He said, "In China, people are not free, they can't do what they want, and they even face being killed." He asked, who would make a deal with an "assassin"? The "assassin" here refers to Beijing.
However, Milei stressed that he would not intervene in the commercial decisions of the Argentine private sector, but he would not foster relations with those who do not respect freedom.
In addition, the "South Common Market" (MERCOSUR) composed of South American countries will seek to reach a free trade agreement with CCP China. This is a poor quality customs union that distorts trade and hurts its members, Milei said.
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If Milei is elected in October 2023, Argentina will withdraw from MERCOSUR
Image : Argentina's far-right libertarian economist and presidential candidate Javier Milei waves after a speech at his headquarters in Buenos Aires on 13 August 2023. He won 32.31% of the votes in the primary election of Argentina's presidential election and became the protagonist of this election. (Alejandro Pagni/AFP via Getty Images)
Argentina's front-runner Javier Milei has said not only said he would freeze diplomatic relations with CCP China, Argentina will also withdraw from MERCOSUR if elected.
Argentinian voters picked an outsider in Sunday's primary election, with far-right liberal economist Mireil garnering 30.5 percent of the vote, out of 22 potential presidential candidates, more than candidates for the country's two main political parties.
The Latin American country will hold a presidential election in October 2023. Milei's election would send shockwaves through a region dominated by leftist leaders.
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Milei refuses to do business with "socialists"
Milei refuses to do business with "socialists," the report said, lumping communist China with Argentina's biggest trading partner, leftist President Lula's Brazil. China, however, is the second-biggest buyer of Argentine exports, providing the central bank with a vital currency swap line for the country to repay IMF debt.
In this regard, Milei emphasized that he personally hates the leaders of Communist China and some other countries, but will not intervene in the decisions of the private sector, reiterating: "I don't have to intervene, but I will not develop relations with countries that do not respect freedom. ".
The economic crisis that has disenchanted many Argentines with the main parties has opened the door for Milei, who is especially popular with young people. Argentina now has 116 percent inflation and a cost-of-living crisis that pushes 4 in 10 people into poverty.
Mireil comprehensively refuses to do any business with "socialists", lumping Communist China with Brazil, led by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazil is Argentina's largest trading partner, and CCP China is the second-largest buyer of Argentine exports and has provided the Argentine central bank with a $18 billion swap line for payments to the International Monetary Fund.
Describing his foreign policy proposals as a global "battle against socialists and statists", Mireil revealed he would name trusted economic adviser Diana Mondino as his top diplomat . She is a former S&P Argentina director and is currently running for Congress.
Milei is equally critical of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom he called a "dictator," as well as the governments of Nicaragua, Cuba, North Korea and Russia. He said that if the Venezuelan president was re-elected, Argentina would again condemn Venezuela for human rights violations and return to the country's hard-line policies before President Mauricio Macri took office in 2019.
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Private sector decides whether to maintain commercial relations with CCP China etc.
He adds that it is up to the private sector to decide whether to maintain commercial ties with Communist China and other countries whose leaders he loathes.
"I don't have to intervene, but I will not promote Argentina's relations with countries that do not respect freedom," he said.
Milei says he respects the agreements already signed by Chinese companies in Argentina, including with the construction of twin dams in Patagonia and an agreement to build a nuclear power plant.
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Americans decide whether Trump returns to the White House
Mireil said he would also work with other presidents elected in 2024, regardless of their politics, although he leans more toward conservatives.
Asked if he wanted former US president and conservative figure Trump to return to the White House, he replied: "It should be up to the Americans to decide."
"I may like Republicans over Democrats, but that doesn't mean I don't think the U.S. is an important strategic partner for us," he said.
Milei has made no secret of his dislike for leftist state leaders. Asked what his relationship would be with other left leaders in South America, he said: "I have no socialist friends." The relationship is "very good".
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The latest power ranking Trump's position is stable
Reporter : Yi Jing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/08/16/a103768241.html
Let’s pay attention to the U.S. presidential election. Next week, the Republican Party will usher in the first round of party debate. On Wednesday (16 August 2023), Fox News announced the strength list of the Republican primary election, let us take a look.
Fox News released its latest ranking of the strength of the Republican primary on Wednesday, with former U.S. President Donald Trump taking the lead and occupying the leading position. Then there are two strong contenders: Florida Governor DeSantis and South Carolina Senator Scott.
Entrepreneur Ramaswamy, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Haley, former U.S. Vice President Pence, former New Jersey Governor Christie, and North Dakota Governor Burgum were included in the "entrants" (in the conversation) ) of the column. The rest of the candidates are classified as "outsiders" with little chance.
Trump leads his opponents by 30 to 40 points in most national polls so far. In terms of fundraising, Trump raised a total of US$54 million in the first half of the year, the largest amount and the candidate with the highest proportion of small donations.
According to the analysis, Trump's huge lead is largely due to the popularity of his ruling philosophy, especially economic and immigration policies.
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Trump: "I will end and stop Biden's inflationary nightmare, which is an inflationary nightmare."
Trump is currently caught in a lawsuit, but a survey by the Associated Press shows that as many as 85% of Republicans oppose the prosecution of Trump. This means that the prosecution has no material impact on the attitude of Trump supporters.
Gingrich, former speaker of the US House of Representatives: "I believe in the American people, and they will overwhelmingly nominate Trump (for the Republican presidential candidate) at that time."
Florida Governor DeSantis has been the biggest contender in Trump's party.
DeSantis' fundraising prowess is impressive, with $12 million in cash and nearly $100 million in deposits as of the end of June despite the burn.
DeSantis has won over ultra-conservative voters with his staunchly conservative stance, including support for a strict abortion ban.
DeSantis, Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate: "We have formed a dangerous dependence on the Chinese supply chain, and our companies have been exposed to a hostile national security apparatus."
Next, for DeSantis, the key to defeating Trump depends on whether he can win over the "non-hardcore" Trump supporters in the party.
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Not only covering up the youth unemployment rate, but also taking stock of the sensitive data hidden by the CCP
Image : On 9 August 2023, after the flood in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province receded, the victims rode motorcycles through the stagnant water. (Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images)
Since the beginning of this year, the CCP has been beset by internal and external difficulties and crises. To prevent social unrest, officials not only stopped releasing youth unemployment rates, they also hid sensitive data on land sales, consumer confidence, covid deaths, and more.
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Expert: Soaring youth unemployment could lead to social unrest
China's rapid economic recession has triggered a soaring youth unemployment rate, which hit a record high of 21.3% in June, and 12 million college graduates entered the job market in July. The outside world believed that the youth unemployment rate in July might hit a new high, but the CCP suddenly stopped publishing this data at this time, which caused heated discussions in the public opinion.
Netizens ridiculed: "Who would have expected that he dug out the blindfold from the toolbox full of speakers." "Would it solve the problem if you plug your mouth and cover your eyes?"
Professor Xie Tian, a professor at the Aiken School of Business at the University of South Carolina in the United States, said in "News Talk" that the youth unemployment rate is very sensitive, because the number of youth unemployment will directly lead to two problems, one is that young people cannot integrate into society, and the other is one is to cause social unrest.
"We know that the colour revolution in Tunisia and the social unrest in some countries in the Middle East and North Africa are directly related to the high unemployment rate among young people," Xie Tian said.
He said that the age of 16 to 24 is a relatively rebellious age. "The previous 'white paper movement' and 'lay down' were actually a manifestation of social 'non-cooperation'." The CCP is afraid that a large number of youth unemployment will cause social unrest, so it dare not release this data.
Image : On 14 June 2023, Yibin, Sichuan Province, Chinese youth participated in a job fair. On 15 June 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics of the Communist Party of China stated that China's youth unemployment rate jumped to a record 20.8% in May. (CNS/AFP via Getty Images)
In fact, since the beginning of this year, the CCP has not only stopped publishing the youth unemployment rate, but also stopped releasing some other economic data. This spring, the authorities stopped releasing data on consumer confidence for the first time in 33 years.
In the first half of the year, China's exports have been shrinking, consumption data has fallen sharply, foreign capital has accelerated to flee, and new investment has dropped sharply. Foreign investment in the second quarter of this year was just $4.9 billion, the lowest quarterly figure since 1998, and the figures reflect China's economic downturn.
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Deletion of land sales data highlights real estate crisis
The real estate industry, an important engine of the Chinese economy, is in crisis. Beginning this year, the CCP’s official monthly land sales data has deleted the data on the amount of land purchased by developers and the price paid. The data is published from 1998 onwards.
The amount of land purchased by developers fell by more than 50% last year. Revenue from land sales by local governments fell just 23 percent last year, official figures show. The difference between the two shows that China's real estate crisis is more serious than what the government said.
Image : Country Garden, a large Chinese real estate company, confirmed on August 8 that it failed to pay the interest on two US dollar bonds on time on 7 August 2023. Reuters said that this marks a new stage of China's real estate crisis. The picture shows an unfinished residential building in Zhengzhou on 20 June 2023. (Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images)
The real estate market accounts for about a quarter of China's economic activity. According to Yicai estimates, the "land transfer fee" that the local governments of the Communist Party of China sells to developers through the transfer of land accounts for more than 40% of the local government's fiscal revenue all the year round. If the housing market collapses, local governments that rely heavily on "land finance" will also be in trouble.
Recently, China's real estate companies have exploded intensively. Evergrande Group admitted to being insolvent, Country Garden has a debt crisis, and Sino-Ocean Group has also defaulted on its debt.
Meanwhile, real estate sales have plummeted. According to data from the real estate digital service platform CRIC, the contracted sales of China’s top 100 real estate companies in July this year dropped sharply by 33% year-on-year, while the contracted sales of Country Garden in July fell by 60% year-on-year.
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Expert: Half of CCP China's foreign exchange reserves are "hidden"
The amount of official foreign exchange assets held by the Chinese Communist government has always been the focus of doubts from the outside world. CCP China's trade surplus has been increasing since 2017, and its foreign exchange reserves should have increased as well, but this figure has remained stable.
In June, former U.S. trade and treasury official Brad Seiser published a report on the news website "China Project", saying that half of the 6 trillion U.S. dollars in foreign exchange funds held by China are "hidden", which has brought serious consequences to the global economy. Here comes a new risk.
Many of the Communist country's foreign exchange reserves do notappear in the central bank's official books because they are hidden in "shadow reserves" in the assets of entities such as state-owned commercial banks and policy banks, he said.
He bluntly stated that the CCP’s lack of transparency is a problem for the world.
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Cremation data disappears, CCP covers up the truth of the epidemic
In December 2022, the CCP suddenly relaxed the epidemic prevention and control, and the covid epidemic broke out in full swing. At a time when hospitals across China were overwhelmed with infected patients and long queues of vehicles transporting remains outside funeral parlors shocked the outside world, the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China announced that it would no longer publish the daily number of infected people and deaths from 25 December 2022.
At the same time, the official civil affairs statistics for the fourth quarter of 2022 rarely include cremation data. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has published the number of cremated persons in quarterly reports since 2007. The outside world questioned the CCP’s move to cover up the real death toll.
Image : Recently, many places in Communist China have released population reduction data. Beijing experienced the first population reduction in 20 years, which once again aroused the attention of the outside world on the death toll of the epidemic in China. The picture shows on December 20, 2022, a woman in Beijing holds a photo of her relatives outside the funeral home. (Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images)
Caixin cites official data from Zhejiang province released in July, showing that the number of cremated remains in the province jumped 72.7% year-on-year in the first quarter. This has given the outside world a rare glimpse into the scale of deaths from the epidemic during the same period last year. But the data disappeared immediately, and Caixin deleted the report.
Huang Yanzhong, a senior fellow on global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, told CNN that cremation data are important because they can "provide relatively accurate information on 'excess deaths'."
"Because this data is not included, it means that the number of 'excess deaths' could be quite large," he said.
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Severe floods in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei raise doubts about official death figures
Since July, severe floods have broken out in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The CCP released floods to protect Beijing, Tianjin, and Xiongan, causing many places in Hebei to be flooded. Countless people lost their homes and relatives.
Flash floods first broke out in Mentougou and Fangshan District of Beijing on July 31. Videos of the tragic scene were circulated on the Internet. Countless vehicles were swept away by the flood and houses were washed away. After the water receded, the bodies of the victims were lying on the side of the road. Xi Jinping rarely admitted that the flood caused heavy casualties, but the official announcement that only 33 people died and 18 people were missing caused public doubts.
According to the information disclosed by Beijing rescuers on the Internet, 200 remains were seen at the Mentougou disaster site alone, including young children.
Image : On 1 August 2023, people in Zhuozhou, Hebei were evacuated from the disaster area. (CNS/AFP via Getty Images)
In addition, in Hebei Province, which was the hardest hit, the local government claimed that only 29 people died due to the disaster, which sparked a backlash of public opinion and condemned the CCP for making lies.
Ms. Wei, a resident of Zhuozhou, Hebei, revealed to NTDTV: "Where are so few people dead? Many people have disappeared. Our home is in the No. 9 courtyard, and two old ladies are gone. Our good friend is in the No. 4 courtyard, and the water has receded." Later, water was pumped out of the basement, and an old man and an old lady came out.”
"Yideng", a truck driver in Tangjia Village, Laishui County, Hebei Province, posted a video on Douyin saying that 14 people were killed in his hometown. "A total of 14 people disappeared and died, and some bodies were not found."
There are screenshots showing that a reporter from Zhuozhou visited the victims and found a room full of dead bodies floating around. Because the scene was too tragic, they did not dare to record it.
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Decoupling of CCP China's academic information from overseas
From 1 April 2023, overseas countries have been unable to access part of the content of China's popular academic database "China Knowledge Infrastructure". That means foreign scholars can no longer access Chinese papers, patents, statistics and conference proceedings, UC Berkeley said in an online notice.
Access to statistical yearbooks and CCP China's census data is also affected, other scholars said. CCP China's official population data has been widely questioned by the outside world. China has experienced a demographic crisis with significant and far-reaching implications for economic growth.
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The Qin Gang incident highlights the opacity of the CCP system
In addition to the economic and social aspects, the opacity of the CCP’s officialdom has also attracted the attention of the outside world. Former Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang was dismissed without explanation in July after disappearing from public view for a month, highlighting the opacity of the Chinese Communist Party's political system.
Image : Qin Gang, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China. The picture is a data photo. (Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images)
At the same time that Qin Gang was dismissed, there was a change in the top leadership of the CCP Rocket Army. On 31 July 2023, Wang Houbin and Xu Xisheng were promoted to generals and served as commander and political commissar of the Rocket Army respectively. This indirectly confirms that General Li Yuchao, the former commander of the Rocket Force, and General Xu Zhongbo, the political commissar, who had been "missing" for several months, have resigned.
Earlier, Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" disclosed the news that Li Yuchao, Liu Guangbin, and Zhang Zhenzhong, current and former senior Rocket Army generals, were taken away for investigation.
It is reported that Qin Gang is also suspected of being involved in the Rocket Army leak. According to expert analysis, the Qin Gang incident reflects that the struggle within the CCP is still fierce, which may trigger a domino effect, which is an ominous sign for the CCP regime.
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Why did the CCP suspend publishing the youth unemployment rate? Experts: The numbers are scary
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/08/16/a103767854.html / Image : In July 2023, 12 million college graduates entered the labor market. The sudden suspension of the CCP’s publication of the youth unemployment rate at this time is generally considered to be a sign of further deterioration in the employment situation. The picture shows a job recruitment market in Zhengzhou, Henan. (Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images)
In July 2023, 12 million college graduates entered the labor market. The CCP suddenly suspended publishing the youth unemployment rate at this time, which is generally considered to be a sign of the further deterioration of the employment situation. Experts believe that the true unemployment rate in CCP China should be a terrible figure, and the CCP is frightened and dare not announce it.
On 15 August 2023, the CCP Statistics Bureau announced that it would suspend the publication of youth unemployment data, which sparked a strong reaction on the Internet. Within a few hours, there were 140 million page views on Weibo.
Some netizens asked the authorities: "Do you think blocking people's mouths and blindfolding people's eyes can solve the problem?"
Some netizens ridiculed: "I really can't make it up."
Yang Han, a former Chinese diplomat living in Australia, said on Twitter that the non-release of the data showed that China's economy was continuing to deteriorate.
He wrote: "China's official media said: urban youth employment rate survey will be suspended due to changing economic/social conditions and the need to improve and optimize data analysis work. This is actually saying: the Politburo does not like the present numbers."
According to previous statistics from the authorities, from April to June this year, China's youth unemployment rate rose from 20.4% to 21.3%, hitting record highs in a row. However, Zhang Dandan, an associate professor at Peking University, previously published an article "Possibly Underestimated Youth Unemployment Rate", pointing out that if about 16 million non-workers such as lying down and gnawing on the old are considered unemployed, the actual unemployment rate of Chinese youth in March may be as high as possible. Reached 46.5%.
Fu Linghui, spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics of the Communist Party of China, talked about the definition of "employment" at a press conference on 15 June 2023. He said: "According to the standards of the International Labor Organization, the employed population refers to the People who work for one hour or more in order to obtain labor remuneration or operating income within a week, and who temporarily leave their jobs due to vacations, temporary suspensions, etc., are considered to be employed.
Even according to the above-mentioned statement that "working one hour or more a week is considered employment", the authorities still stop publishing youth unemployment data, which means that China's real unemployment rate may be even worse.
Current affairs commentator Qin Peng said in "Qin Peng Observation", "As you can imagine, the real unemployment rate in China is already a terrible figure."
Chinese economist Liu Yuanchun warned in an economic analysis report in June that if China's youth unemployment problem is not handled properly, it will cause other social problems outside the economic field, and even become the fuse of political problems.
The French newspaper Le Monde reported that facing the problem of rising youth unemployment, the CCP has found a solution: that is, it will no longer publish this figure.
The report pointed out that this bizarre practice of the CCP did not surprise some observers, or it is no surprise to them. In December last year, the Beijing authorities suddenly abandoned the "dynamic clearing", and the number of infections and deaths skyrocketed for a while. The panic-stricken CCP Health and Construction Commission announced on December 25 that it would stop publishing the daily number of infections and deaths. Outside speculation the numbers could be staggering.
Mr. Li, the founder of Falun Dafa, revealed that the CCP has been covering up the epidemic for three years, and 400 million people in China have died. As the population plummeted, the authorities relaxed the two-child and three-child policy to encourage births.
The CCP officials did not respond to this. However, in July 2022, hackers stole data from the public security system in Shanghai and sold it publicly online. The data shows that there are only nearly 1 billion people in China, which is 400 million less than the official figure.
Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, tweeted: "When the information is not what Chinese (Communist) officials want to see, whether it is data on public health disasters or inequality, (China) the response is all censorship."
Currently, the biggest problem facing the CCP is the uncontrolled economic recession. On August 15, the National Bureau of Statistics of the Communist Party of China announced several very important economic indicators. Among them, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in July increased by 2.5% year-on-year, which was slower than the growth rate of 3.1% in June and far lower than the economic indicators. Experts predicted 4.4%. The growth of industrial output value was only 3.4%, showing a continuous downward trend.
On the morning of the same day, before the data from the Bureau of Statistics was released, the Central Bank of China announced an interest rate cut. The one-year loan interest rate provided to financial institutions fell from the previous 2.65% to 2.50%. This is the largest interest rate cut since 2020. And the central bank injected 400 billion yuan into the economy.
Qin Peng said that the central bank's anxiety should be related to the 89% drop in the number of new loans in July compared to June, which fell below everyone's expectations. This means that both enterprises and the private sector are lying flat, refusing to borrow money for investment or consumption.
At the same time, it also indicates that CCP China is falling into the most terrible economic state "deflationary spiral": commodity prices fall, corporate profits fall, people's wages fall, and then unable to consume, resulting in commodity prices continue to decline, corporate profits fall again, and people dare not And even more powerless to consume...
Recent official data show that the troika of investment, consumption and import and export has almost stalled. The fact that the authorities did not announce the youth unemployment rate also sent a signal that the Chinese economy is not "good" but "bad" as the authorities propagated.
Taisu Zhang, a law professor at Yale University, tweeted: "Another own goal. The government's economic policy is really paralyzed in a way I haven't seen before."
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