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China Customs and Immigration Head Office not aware of health declaration
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Image of Wuhan Tianhe Airport, which is open to tourists : Researcher's Picture
It appears that China Customs and Immigration Head Office staff in charge of issuing passports and visas are not aware of the need for health declaration while entering and leaving CCP China, according to calls of Sayacinta-Airpost to the Head Office hot line +86-21-12367.
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Health declaration on transit without entering CCP China is still a must
The China Customs and Immigration Head Office staff refers the reporter to the Shanghai Customs at +86-21-12360. The relevant staff replies that passengers on transit in the Communist Chinese airports without clearing Customs and Immigration to enter CCP China need to submit their health status by indicating the purpose of declaration is for "Exit", not "Entry".
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Health declaration only within 24 hours before departure
Image of China Customs WeChat Scan: Consulate-General of Singapore in Shanghai
The Shanghai Customs staff also says that apart from submitting health declaration papers at the airports that may cause unnecessary congestion, passengers regardless of nationality, can do so by assessing the Customs pocket declaration app at China Customs WeChat if they can assess WiFi. Reporting health status must only be done within 24 hours before departure.
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No dates of departure and arrival on the health declaration form
The China Customs at the airports will not question tourists on transit why they submit health declaration one month or more than 24 hours before departure from CCP China. The health declaration code expires 24 hours from the time the health declaration form is completed. There are no date of departure and no date of arrival to fill on the form. Assessing the appllication for the first time is to familiarize with the operation of the Customs pocket declration application.
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The reason CCP is unwilling to remove health declaration
The purpose of health declaration is to monitor any imported or inbound cases of covid and if travellers display any covid symptom, they will have to spend money on self-isolating in CCP China, thus ruining their travel plans.
Covid epidemic in CCP China has never dissipated. Many Mainland Chinese believe that CCP is still under-reporting covid cases and some Chinese comment that the various names of diseases like influenza A and mycoplasma pneumoniae are further synonyms of COVID-19 although doctors have been instructed not to describe the infectious diseases as covid.
Sayacinta-Airpost suggests China Customs and Immigration to do away with the health declaration app in order to attract more foreign passenger air traffic if CCP China is treating covid as endemic. Travellers from Singapore that have plans to do any transit travel via CCP China or enter the Communist country need to think thrice.
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Covi continues to rage. Hospitals in many places are full and wards have to be filled with extra beds
Reporter : Wang Yanqiao / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/10/07/a103800838.html
The covid virus (covi, CCP virus) continues to rage in China. Hospitals in many places are overcrowded, and all the extra beds in the wards are full.
People in Henan: "Do you have any friends who haven't had erections so far? Let me envy you by your real name. You have two erections. Last year, when you had one erectile dysfunction, the sequelae was a cough, but after taking some medicine and drinking some cough syrup, it'll be fine. This year the second covi infection has lasted for 20 days."
Recently, covi infections have continued to rise in China, and many hospitals are overcrowded. On 6 October 2023, The Epoch Times reported that the prevalence of the EG.5 variant of the covid virus in China increased from 0.6% in April to 71.6% in August. It has become prevalent in most provinces in China for its transmissibility, greater ability to evade antibodies. Reports indicate that against the backdrop of the prevalence of the EG.5 mutant strain, a large number of people in mainland China have suffered from "third covi infection".
Yin Jiangtao, postgraduate tutor for the master's degree in clinical pharmacology of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine: "Not long ago, the outpatient clinic received a large number of patients with three Yang, describing many uncomfortable and uncomfortable symptoms. There were headaches, nasal congestion, razor throat, etc. , etc. Because the virus has the greatest impact on the weak links of our human body, everyone’s physical constitution is different, and the symptoms they show are also different.”
There has been a high incidence of mycoplasma pneumonia in China recently. Videos posted online show that hospital outpatient clinics and infusion rooms are crowded with people.
Huang Qiwei, Director of Pediatrics at Shanghai Children's Hospital: "There are currently more cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae. He also had a fever after the mycoplasma infection. He had a high fever for the first three days and started coughing at the same time. After four or five days, if the high fever did not go away, the cough became more and more severe. , then there will be a lot of pneumonia as soon as the film is shot. There are more lobar pneumonias, and there are also pleural effusions and the like."
Wang Xiuli, a pediatrician at Xuzhou Heping Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital: "The temperature has dropped since autumn, and influenza A and mycoplasma have been high in incidence recently. Recently, our outpatient visits and infusion rooms have been very crowded. The wards have also been filled with extra beds. .”
Pharmacist at the Second Hospital of Jilin University: "Now, the weather is getting colder and colder, and various viruses have reached the active stage again. Infections have also become an upward trend, so everyone must take precautions."
China's long holiday has led to a surge in travel, and many doctors are worried that it will lead to another outbreak and trigger panic among the public.
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Internal strife breaks out in the new Zhongnanhai cabinet, and the relationship between Li Qiang and Cai Qi becomes tense
Editor : Tang Zheng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/10/07/a103800853.html / Image : The internal fighting among the top leaders of the CCP is becoming increasingly fierce. The picture shows a schematic diagram. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
The internal fighting among the top leaders of the CCP is becoming increasingly fierce. Various signs show that the status of Li Qiang, the CCP’s “number two figure”, is obviously inferior to Cai Qi, the fifth-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee. Some experts said that the current relationship between Li Qiang and Cai Qi is tense, and a lot of Li Qiang's power has been taken away by Cai Qi. In addition, Cai Qi also intervened in the internal strife at the top level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the "Xi Family Army" came to power in an all-round way. The core positions in the CCP's party, government, and military are all composed of people assigned by Xi. Among the Seven Standing Committee members, Li Qiang, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi are all close confidants of Xi.
In less than a year, former Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Defense Minister Li Shangfu were involved in the Li Qiang cabinet that Xi Jinping personally organized. The top brass of the Rocket Force, which Xi Jinping personally organized, were purged in one fell swoop. Several former commanders and deputy commanders of the Rocket Force were dismissed. After the above news was exposed, the chaos in the CCP’s officialdom became the laughing stock of the outside world.
After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Cai Qi, who was ranked fifth, took on multiple positions and clearly surpassed Li Qiang in real power. Li Qiang's power has been greatly reduced, and it is incomparable to his predecessor Li Keqiang. After Li Qiang took office, he positioned the State Council as a "political organ" and emphasized that it should be the executor of the Xi Central Committee.
At night of 28 September 2023, Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the National Day reception held in the Great Hall of Beijing. By convention, in years other than "every five or ten" years, the Premier of the State Council usually delivers a speech but Xi Jinping replaced Li Qiang in delivering the speech.
From 13 to 14 September 2023, the Communist Party of China held a meeting of national party committees and government secretaries-general in Beijing. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, conveyed Xi Jinping’s instructions. Cai Qi was the only member of the Politburo Standing Committee to attend the meeting, while Li Qiang was nowhere to be seen.
Although Cai Qi and Li Qiang are both members of the "Xi Family Army," Li Qiang represents the "Zhejiang Gang" and Cai Qi represents the "Fujian Gang."
Various signs show that many of Li Qiang's powers have been taken away by Cai Qi in disguise. Infighting within the new Zhongnanhai cabinet is also starting to escalate.
Wang Juntao, co-chairman of the National Committee of the China Democratic Party, told The Epoch Times on 6 October that the internal fighting in Zhongnanhai is mainly due to the discord between Li Qiang and Cai Qi, and the relationship between the two is now tense. Because Cai Qi boasted that he did not have to pay for the favour, then Li Qiang and the State Council had to foot the bill. If he did not do it well, the State Council would have to inspect it.
Wang He, an expert on China issues, said that the CCP’s party power and political power are out of balance. Now Xi Jinping rules with the party, and the party’s power suppresses the political power. A lot of Li Qiang's power was taken away by Cai Qi.
Zhong Yuan, an expert on China issues, recently wrote an article saying that after Li Qiang took office, he quickly handed over the decision-making power of the State Council, and foreign visits could only be made by chartered flights. After Li Keqiang left office, the website of the State Council of the Communist Party of China was overhauled, and the original special column for the Prime Minister’s activities was disappeared. The State Council website also does not have a column for State Council leaders. The names of Li Qiang, Vice Premier and State Councilor can only be seen by clicking on the organizational structure of the State Council, and there is no photo of Li Qiang. Li Qiang's status was downgraded, and other deputy prime ministers were also downgraded.
Cai Qi was also accused of being involved in the internal strife at the top level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Qin Gang, 57, was promoted to two levels within three months shortly after taking over as Foreign Minister of the Communist Party of China. The speed of promotion is rare in the political circles of the Communist Party of China but he also quickly disappeared from official circles. A month after his disappearance in June this year, he was dismissed from his post in July, and Wang Yi returned to the post as foreign minister.
Chen Yonglin, a former diplomat at the Chinese Consulate in Sydney, recently told The Epoch Times that Qin Gang was brought into such a situation mainly because Wang Yi and others were behind the scenes and handed over dirty information. In the end, they may also have added fuel and jealousy. It is said that Cai Qi is on Wang Yi's side. Cai Qi is the permanent secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, so Xi Jinping is very conflicted.
Regarding Cai Qi being trusted by Xi Jinping and quickly promoted, Guo Jun, editor-in-chief of The Epoch Times, once analyzed in NTDTV's "Pinnacle View" that Cai Qi has two characteristics: one is that he is ruthless in doing things. When Beijing was cleaning up the low-end population, Cai Qi said that when it comes to the grassroots level, they must dare to confront the tough and dare to see the red with a bayonet... Xi Jinping needs people to do the work now, but he needs people to do the dirty work; the second is absolute Loyalty, Cai Qi recently proposed that learning ideas "must enter the brain, the heart, and the soul." According to the Cultural Revolution, this is to bring Xi Jinping to a new level. This shows that Xi Jinping particularly likes this kind of thing, and Cai Qi can just satisfy him.
Rummy Aoyama, a professor at Waseda University who is familiar with Chinese politics, previously told the Nihon Keizai Shimbun that Xi Jinping’s appointment of Cai Qi also has a political purpose. "Because (Cai Qi) is 67 years old and cannot be his successor, Xi Jinping is more at ease."
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Increase in Cambodia airport tax for international flight passengers on 1 October 2023
Since 1 October 2023, the Cambodia Passenger Service Charge (PSC) or airport tax for international flight passengers has increased by US$5. This means the PSC for adult passengers has increased from US$25 to US$30 while the PSC for child passengers has increased from US$13 to US$18.
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Four Chinese executives of Cambodia Airways jailed for allegedly blackmailing boss
According to The Khmer Times, four senior executives including the former CEO of Cambodia Airways were sentenced to three to three and a half years in prison by a Phnom Penh court for allegedly extorting $25,000 from their employer.
On 4 October 2023, the Phnom Penh Court sentenced former Cambodia Airways CEO He (51 years old, transliteration, the same below) to three years and six months in prison, former financial and administrative director Su Mou (32 years old), and former human resources director Nie (female, 39 years old) and former administrative supervisor Tian (female, 34 years old) were sentenced to three years in prison.
The court stated that Cambodia Airways Chairman Jiang (53 years old) accused four senior managers of the company of misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars in company funds and fired the four people on 5 May 2023. "The four people were angry about being fired, took away important company documents and data, and deleted the files from the company system," prosecutors said. Afterwards, they called the company chairman Jiang to extort US$25,000.
Jiang then complained to the police of the Criminal Department of the Ministry of Interior, and on 9 May 2023, the above four people were arrested.
The defendant's lawyer stated that he did not accept the court's decision, saying that this was a work conflict and personal dispute between Jiang and his former employee, and the defendant would appeal to the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal.
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The first international airport invested, constructed and operated overseas by a Chinese company successfully conducted a test flight
Image : Web Screenshot
According to Yunnan Airport Group, on 5 October 2023, three civil aviation passenger planes from Kunming, China, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Sihanoukville landed smoothly at Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (Angkor Airport, Angkor), marking the success of Chinese enterprises overseas. The first international airport implemented under the "BOT model" - Siem Reap Angkor International Airport's non-commercial test flight has been successfully operated, laying a solid foundation for the opening of flights on 16 October 2023. Minister of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation of Cambodia (Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Cambodia) Mau Havanna and other Cambodian officials witnessed and guided the test flight.
At 9.11 am local time, a China Eastern Yunnan Airlines passenger plane that took off from Kunming, China, landed smoothly on the runway of Angkor Airport, becoming the first international passenger plane to land at the new airport. In just 30 minutes, Sky Angkor Air and Cambodia Airways planes taking off from Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville also landed smoothly at Angkor Airport. Under the tight and orderly guarantee, each flight's support tasks were completed in accordance with actual combat standards, and the test flight was a complete success. This also marks the completion of all preparatory work by the Angkor Airport operation preparation team of Yunnan Aviation Industry Investment Group and officially entering the final "sprint" stage of operation start-up.
Image : Web Screenshot
This non-commercial test flight operation is an important node task before the opening of Angkor Airport. It mainly inspects and evaluates the entire process of ground operation support. During the test flight, the Cambodian government organized 142 observers and volunteers to participate in the airport's support operation process. After experiencing the process carefully and meticulously, the flight test crew, observers and volunteers all said that the overall test flight process was smooth and smooth, and the ground operation service support work was meticulous and comprehensive, fully meeting the navigation conditions. Director Mao Havanna of the Civil Aviation Administration of Cambodia successively visited the control tower, apron, departure hall, the "Erawan Buddha" scenic spot on the middle finger corridor and other areas to conduct on-site observations and surveys, and communicated with Chinese support personnel, Cambodian observers and volunteers. Director Maw Hawana fully affirmed the operation support of the airport, expressed warm congratulations on the success of this non-commercial test flight, and took a group photo off the plane with support personnel and volunteers from all parties.
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Thailand bans import of animal carcasses and animal products without licence
Thailand is in the midst of African swine fever epidemic. As a result the country has banned anyone from importing animal carcasses and animal products without a licence from the Department of Livestock Development. The violator will face imprisonment for a term of not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding THB200,000 or both.
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