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News (1) to (4) / Reporters : Nin Haizhong and Luo Ya / Editor : Gao Jing / https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/24/8/14/n14311091.htm / Image : Chinese Communist police stand guard in front of Tiananmen Square. File photo. (Noel Celis/AFP)
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The fog in Beidaihe remains, and the CCP’s political situation may suddenly change
The Seventh Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China is still believed to be hidden in Beidaihe. Various recent political rumours point to changes in high-level power, but they cannot be confirmed. A week later it will be the 120th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s birth. Party media began to campaign to commemorate it, and mentioning Xi Jinping was also regarded as sensitive by the outside world. During the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, party media articles that showed Xi Jinping comparing himself to Deng were removed from the shelves and attracted further attention. Some experts pointed out that anti-Xi forces are waiting for an opportunity, and Xi's cronies are not monolithic, and there are also careerists, and the political situation of the CCP may change suddenly.
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Party media commemorates Deng Xiaoping’s mention of Xi’s “new quality productivity”. Should they praise Xi or belittle him?
August 22 is the 120th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s birth. On 12 August 2024, Qiushi.com, a party journal of the Communist Party of China, published a 4,800-word article praising Deng Xiaoping’s scientific and technological ideas and emphasizing that Deng Xiaoping enabled the development of science and technology after the Cultural Revolution. The article does not mention Xi Jinping’s theory of “new qualitative productivity” until the seventh paragraph, and Xi Jinping’s name is only mentioned once in the entire article.
Gong Xiangsheng, an associate researcher at Taiwan's National Defense and Security Research Institute, told The Epoch Times that this article was used to commemorate Deng Xiaoping to flaunt the CCP's "respect for professionalism." It is not too unusual for the article to only mention Xi once. Because the focus is still on commemorating Deng Xiaoping to highlight the correctness and continuity of the so-called reform and opening up led by Xi Jinping.
Wang He, an expert on China issues, also said that the CCP's praise of Deng Xiaoping's scientific and technological ideas was a response to the situation. In fact, it was praising Xi Jinping in a different way, saying that Xi Jinping had carried forward Deng Xiaoping's scientific and technological ideas and proposed a so-called "new quality productivity."
However, Ding Shufan, an honorary professor at the School of International Affairs at National Chengchi University in Taiwan, told The Epoch Times that Westerners who have recently been to China have realized that "Chinese scholars dare to openly complain about certain policies." This article seems to reflect this trend, highlight Deng Xiaoping's policies and contributions, and reflect today's shortcomings.
Deng Xiaoping died in 1997, and the CCP holds a major event every 10 years to commemorate his birthday. Xi Jinping is expected to make a speech in this regard.
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Why was the article that praised Xi as "Deng Xiaoping second" during the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China removed from the shelves?
During the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in July, on the opening day of the meeting (July 15), Xinhua News Agency published a 10,000-word article "Xi Jinping the Reformer", packaging Xi Jinping as a "reformer" after Deng Xiaoping, calling the so-called "new era reform" ” is called “customary reform”. However, before the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China ended on 18 July 2024, this article was completely removed from the Chinese Internet. (Previous report: Internal strife in propaganda? Insiders revealed the inside story of the removal of "Reformer Xi Jinping")
Wang He said that this matter is indeed strange. There are rumours that there is a conflict between Li Shulei, the Propaganda Minister of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Cai Qi, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat in charge of the Central Propaganda Department. This possibility exists.
"Xi Jinping is currently very passive politically, and he may be physically ill. Li Shulei and Cai Qi are both his cronies. They have conflicts and many approaches are in opposition. Under such circumstances, Xi Jinping's thoughts are swinging. It is very possible that Xi Jinping adopted a conciliatory attitude (taking down the article), just like Mao Zedong took a step back at the 7,000-person meeting, and then found an opportunity to come back again.”
Ding Shufan said that although Xi also considers himself to be a reformer, it is actually not a Deng Xiaoping-style reform. If you use Deng Xiaoping's standards to comment on Xi's reform, Xi will not be happy, and society as a whole will not agree with it.
Lai Rongwei, CEO of the Taiwan Inspirational Association (TIA), told The Epoch Times that the so-called deepening reform decision document issued by the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is not just a tone-setting statement on the economic front, but also deals with social issues and instability in governance. Xi asked for stability by removing articles praising him as a reformer. Many people may question this at the Third Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Lai Rongwei said that when Xi Jinping came to power, he suppressed and purged Jiang Zemin’s faction, Hu Jintao’s faction, and even Deng Xiaoping’s descendants. This has shaken some of the institutional foundations laid by Deng Xiaoping when he came to power, but Xi’s personal authority is far from Not as good as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. The anti-Xi forces are now choosing to remain silent and are waiting for the opportunity.
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Rumours about Beidaihe’s time “change” are spreading. Experts: Unusual information from official media is important
On 9 August 2024, the Chinese Communist Party's "People's Daily" published a "vacation profile" of experts in Beidaihe, announcing the end of the experts' vacation. However, the Seventh Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China is still invisible and is believed to be still in Beidaihe.
Recently, there has been a lot of news about Xi Jinping and the civil strife in Zhongnanhai, but it is impossible to confirm how much is true. For example, Xi Jinping may step down due to serious illness. The Beidaihe meeting decided that Hu Chunhua should replace Xi Jinping as general secretary. However, it was also pointed out that Ding Xuexiang was included in the new list recommended by the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and so on.
Wang He said that the Beidaihe meeting has always been an informal intra-party consultation meeting. It is difficult for the outside world to know the actual operation, but every year the meeting will release a lot of rumors. "These leaks, whether true or false, represent more of the political attitude of the factions within the CCP."
Lai Rongwei said that it is not important that there is more and more information about abnormalities within the CCP. If it is revealed through official media, be careful.
"Because in factional struggles, it is always emphasized that the teacher has a good reputation. This means that the propaganda must be very accurate. In all political struggles of the CCP, if the media has unusual information, it is an indicator that must be observed carefully."
Just as the rumors were spreading, the CCP Military Network published an article on 10 August 2024, revealing that the "Reading Book on Democratic Centralism" compiled by the CCP Military Commission had recently been issued to the entire military, emphasizing that party organizations at all levels in the military should implement democratic centralism.
Commentator Zhou Xiaohui wrote in The Epoch Times that this is a big deal. Because in the past few years, although the Chinese Communist Party has occasionally mentioned "democratic centralism", everyone understands that this is just in words. The reality is that the leader of the Chinese Communist Party is trying to consolidate all kinds of power into one person but if the whole army suddenly wants to learn democratic centralism and oppose the ways of the leader of the Communist Party of China, what else could it mean if it were not for a big incident? Who gave the order? The rumours circulating about something big going on within Beijing’s top brass are not groundless.
Lai Rongwei told The Epoch Times that it would be absolutely unusual if the media controlled by the Chinese Communist Party also had problems and the military media also had problems. It cannot be ruled out that anti-Xi forces are speaking through the media, but it is also possible that Xi Jinping deliberately lured the snake out of its hole.
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Veteran cadres send a letter saying that Xi is "seriously ill" and calling on the CCP to withdraw. Analysis: The political situation may suddenly change
Also during the Beidaihe Conference, Leng Jiefu, a retired professor at Renmin University, issued an open letter calling on the CCP to voluntarily withdraw from the scene and establish a democratic and constitutional Federal Republic of China. He also said that he learned from WeChat that Xi Jinping was seriously ill and could not work. The overall work of the party, government and military fell on the two vice-chairmen of the Central Military Commission, Zhang Youxia and He Weidong, so he hoped that they would support him. (Previous report: Renmin University professor issued another letter calling on the CCP to withdraw and establish a federal republic)
WeChat is strictly controlled by the CCP. The Epoch Times learned that officials have not harassed Leng Jiefu since he sent the letter (14 August).
Lai Rongwei said that when such incidents happened in the past, after someone started, someone would follow up, but in the end those people were inexplicably silenced. Now that someone is speaking out again, it means that many people are dissatisfied with Xi Jinping, especially the second and third generation Reds. They speak out more convincingly.
He thought it was okay for Leng Jiefu to speak out boldly but Xi might be too busy taking care of himself.
Wang He said that few people promoted by Xi Jinping sincerely consider him. Everyone has ambitions and everyone is waiting for opportunities. Due to the black-box operation of the CCP’s political situation, sudden changes in the political situation may occur suddenly. Just like Xi Jinping suddenly withdrew the dynamic zero policy at the end of 2022 without warning. "This shows that the CCP's politics are unpredictable and Xi Jinping's decision-making psychology is not a normal state of mind."
News (6) to (8) /Reporter : Li Jing / https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/24/8/14/n14311330.htm / Image : Recently, another young man in China publicly spoke out against tyranny. He used electronic devices to publicly broadcast "Xi Jinping steps down" and other demands, and was wanted by the CCP police. The picture shows the message Ms. Su Yutong, a freelance writer living in Germany, left when she forwarded this young man’s video. (Network screenshot)
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Another young man in China releases a video against the tyranny of the CCP
Beijing's "Sitong Bridge Incident" once caused a sensation. The person involved, Peng Lifa, sowed the fire of anti-tyranny, which is still burning among the people. Recently, another young man in China publicly spoke out against tyranny. He used electronic devices to publicly broadcast "Xi Jinping steps down" and other demands, and was wanted by the CCP police.
Ms. Su Yutong, a freelance journalist living in Germany, released a video on Wednesday (14 August 2024) and said: "A young man from mainland China who promoted the wall demolition movement was framed on political charges and sent to a mental hospital in the past. This morning, I received this video from the client, this young man rushed into the tower again.”
In the video, the young man shouted: "Oppose the Chinese Communist Party to block the Internet and control speech," "No privileges, but equality," and "We need freedom of speech and Internet freedom."
The young man also mentioned that he had used routers and other equipment to publicly broadcast demands such as "Xi Jinping steps down." At the same time, the CCP authorities wanted him as a "political prisoner" and ransacked his home, taking away equipment including routers, laser speakers, transmitting modules, mobile phones and other equipment. Now he has a home and cannot return.
This video was recorded by the young man in the wild. He hopes that the mainland people will see the face of the Chinese Communist Party clearly and calls on the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, to step down. Ref.: https://x.com/Suyutong/status/1823639295690735884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1823639295690735884%7Ctwgr%5Eff197e69a8c1890219573c20aa51868f51b42f4b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epochtimes.com%2Fb5%2F24%2F8%2F14%2Fn14311330.htm
Regarding the young man's courage to openly resist tyranny, Su Yutong said, "The fire sown by Mr. Peng Lifa continues to burn in other places. Not long ago, Hunan young man Fang Yirong hung the "Sitong Bridge Slogan" on the bridge. We are well aware that the result of direct confrontation in mainland China was that these brave young men were imprisoned. I believe they knew they had to pay a huge price for their freedom, but they persisted."
In the comment area below this video, many netizens expressed support for the young man's courage to speak out: "Come on, awakened young Chinese people." "Thank you to everyone who is brave." "More and more, the spark will eventually want to start a prairie fire." "I hope he is safe!"
Some netizens said: "After Xi Jinping, there will be another Jinping. The Chinese Communist regime is an autocratic regime with no supervision and restrictions. Only when the CCP falls will China get better."
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Peng Lifa hangs an anti-communist banner on Sitong Bridge in Beijing, causing a domino effect
On 13 October 2022, Peng Lifa (Peng Zaizhou), known as the "Sitong Bridge Warrior", unfurled two banners on the Sitong Bridge in Beijing. The banners read "No nucleic acid, but food, no cultural revolution, reform, no blockade." "We need freedom from accusations, votes from leaders, dignity from lies, and citizens from being slaves" and other slogans. The incident sparked protests across the country.
A few months later, anti-communist banners appeared in Jinan, Shandong. Chai Song, the person involved in the incident, successfully displayed an electronic banner with white characters on a red background and "Down with the Communist Party, Down with Xi Jinping" on the north wall of the Wanda Plaza building in Jinan City.
Chai Song, who came to the United States via wire, said in an interview with a reporter from The Epoch Times: "What the Peng Lifa incident mainly embodies is a kind of spirit, that is, he knows what he is doing, and he also knows the consequences he faces. He is willing to sacrifice himself. As a person, he may even sacrifice his life for China's reform. This spirit may not be the most important thing for me, but his spirit of not being afraid of death and fear of power. !”
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Hunan man put up protest banner over the bridge in Loudi
In July this year, a protest banner similar to Peng Lifa's style appeared on an overpass in Xinhua County, Loudi City, Hunan Province. At the same time, a loudspeaker on the bridge played loudly: "We want freedom, we want democracy, we want votes! Go on strike to oust the dictatorial traitor Xi Jinping." "
News broke online that the person who hung the protest banner was a college student named Fang Yirong. Fang Yirong said in the video, "Tyranny is bound to be terrible, but authority cannot crush people's hearts. No matter how much Xi Jinping persecutes us, he cannot stop the idea of democracy from taking root in the hearts of the Chinese people time and time again. The water of the Yangtze River will not flow back. I hope the Chinese people can get rid of autocracy as soon as possible and live a better life." (Click to watch the relevant video)
News (9) to (11) / Reporter : Luo Ya / Editor : Gao Jing / https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/24/8/14/n14311181.htm
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Beijing epidemic escalates, patients with second and third covi infections say the new poison king is more powerful
Image : The epidemic in Beijing escalated again at the end of July and early August 2024, and patients with second and third covi infections said that the new poison king was powerful. (Synthesized by Epoch Times)
Recently, the epidemic situation has escalated in various parts of mainland China. People in Beijing have shared the "covi-positive" with each other on social media to exchange their respective situations. Some white-collar workers said that more than half of the people in the company have become covi-positive recently. The patients with second and third covi-infections who were infected in this wave said that the new virus king is more powerful than the previous virus strain.
At the same time, the "2024 Unknown Pneumonia Cluster Emergency Response Drill" organized by the National Health Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also been conducted in a low-key manner across the country since June.
Mr. Zhang, who works in the food business in Beijing, said that he had a strong covi-positive test on Saturday (10 August 2024). His body temperature was 38.5°C for two consecutive days. His whole body ached, he felt dizzy, fatigued, and had a headache. His throat felt like a razor blade slicing his throat. He also had diarrhea. He has been at home for two days.
A mother in Beijing said that she and her child had covi infection together. The adult had a fever for a day, which reached 38.7°C in the morning. She suffered from body aches, bone headaches, like soreness after a full body exercise, and a little nasal congestion. The child has many symptoms, including headache, fever and stomachache.
Many Beijingers said that more than half of the people in their offices were infected with the sun and half had fevers. Some said that one of their colleagues in the laboratory had a covi-positive test.
A female employee of an entertainment company in Beijing said that she was infected by the company director. "She came even when she was sick to bid for the contract, and the news spread throughout the company."
Some Beijingers posted on the Internet that they tested positive for covid in the hospital, saying that they still have a fever and are so uncomfortable that they do not want to live.
Another Beijinger responded, "Why does it look so familiar to me? I took the test (same test sheet) in Xiaozhuang at around 11 o'clock, and I was already burned out." He also asked around about what special medicine to take, and he kept repeating it. The fever won't go away.
Some Beijingers said helplessly, "I really don't know where it is safe and virus-free. I just went to get a haircut (quick haircut) and took off my mask. Within ten minutes, I was infected."
Image : In 2024, the epidemic began to increase sharply in Beijing at the end of July. People posted covi-positives online. Some Beijingers wore masks when going out every day. They only got infected after getting a haircut in just ten minutes. Some people said they did not know how many times they had got infected (big screenshot from the Internet / Epoch Times synthesis)
Several Beijingers said on 6 August 2024 that they began to feel uncomfortable after going to the Bird's Nest to watch a concert, and then tested covi-positive again. More Beijingers feel that they are inexplicably covi-positive.
In this wave of people communicating about the epidemic, the infections were concentrated from the end of July to the beginning of August, so everyone lamented: "It's synchronized, even the dates are the same. We've caught up with this wave."
After being infected with second and third covi infections, he said that covid is getting more and more serious.
On 4 August 2024, a blogger from "Member of the Chinese Folk Medicine Research and Development Association" posted that the mutation of the new coronavirus has escalated, and there are currently two new "poison kings" in China, one is the mutant strain XDV of JN.1, and the other is KP.3.
On 8 August 2024, the China CDC reported that the main prevalent strains of new coronavirus variants currently emerging in China are the JN.1 and XDV series. The subclade of JN.1 includes KP.2 and KP.3 strains.
This wave of the epidemic has also affected people who have never had covi exposure. A Beijinger living overseas said, "I have never had covi exposure, and I didn't pay much attention to it this month after returning to China. I have had a sore throat and a cough after returning from traveling in the past two days. , got hit."
Reinfection is even more common in patients with two positives and three positives. A Beijing girl with third covi infection said, "The person who caught third covi this time must be the new poisonous king. It feels the same as the previous two times. Fortunately, the covi drug purchased online this time is effective. Otherwise, I don't know what I would have suffered." How sinful.”
She emphasized, "Some people say that the new poisonous king is slightly weaker. They are all false!!! Covid is really getting more and more powerful."
Some patients with third covi infection expressed the same feeling, "It's getting worse and worse. My third time was worse than the first two, and my throat hurt so much." "I have third covi infection, and it's getting worse every time."
A patient with both second and third covi infection also said, "This time the toxicity is quite strong. My whole body hurts so much that I can't turn over at night."
Image : The epidemic in Beijing has escalated again. Second and third covi infections are said to be the new poisonous king, which is more powerful and the whole body is in pain and cannot turn over. (Internet screenshots, composite image from The Epoch Times)
Some people from Beijing said that they could not tell how many times they had been infected, at least four times. "Sometimes the symptoms are different, but they are also related to the respiratory tract. These times, I couldn't stand up and it took me three days to get better."
Some people from Beijing also said that they were positive for both mycoplasma and covid, "I had a very bad cough. It took three days for the fever to subside, but I couldn't speak."
In addition, some Beijing citizens reported that when they went to the hospital, the hospital would not test them and would not prescribe medicine if they were positive. Citizens reported back, "The doctor only talks about viral infection and never mentions the word COVID, and then keeps asking if other people in the family have cold symptoms. Needless to say, many hospitals in Beijing don't allow those words to be mentioned." "I don't agree with that either. They tested me, and it was obviously positive, but they said it was normal for influenza A and mycoplasma. "I did the same. I only tested for influenza A and B and a routine blood test, but it said it couldn't detect COVID."
Image : The epidemic in Beijing has surged, and some Beijingers have complained that the hospital does not provide testing or prescribe medicine if the patient is positive, and the hospital does not want to report it. (Internet screenshots synthesized by The Epoch Times)
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Tourists from various places in Beijing reported being infected after returning home
The escalation of the epidemic in Beijing is also reflected in the fact that many people who traveled to Beijing said that they were confirmed to be positive after returning home, and they even became positive before leaving Beijing.
A woman from Jiangsu Province who came to Beijing for a trip said she felt uncomfortable going back after climbing the Great Wall, and there were two bars on her test.
Another tourist from Shenzhen who came to Beijing said, "I also climbed the Great Wall, but it didn't work yesterday in Beijing. I immediately tested it after returning to Shenzhen today. It turns out that I'm just like you. I share the same problem."
A man from Shandong also said, "I got covi-positive after traveling in Beijing for two days."
A young man from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province also said, "After two days in Beijing, my throat didn't feel better. It hurt, I had difficulty swallowing, and my nose was blocked."
A family in Gansu Province just returned from a trip to Beijing and complained that their child had a sore throat yesterday, couldn't eat, and had a low-grade fever in the middle of the night.
A college student from Hebei said, "I went to Beijing for half a day and came back with this condition. My throat was dry and sore, there was phlegm, a runny nose, and I had trouble breathing."
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of various local health commissions organized "Unknown Pneumonia Emergency Drill"
During this wave of epidemics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of some local governments in mainland China also reminded the public to take precautions. The Dalian Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a reminder: Recently, domestic cases of covi infection have increased. It is recommended to strengthen personal protection, wear masks or maintain social distance to reduce the risk of respiratory disease transmission.
Image : Mainland China's National Health Commission and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began organizing "2024 Unknown Pneumonia Emergency Response Drills" across the country in June, which attracted attention from the outside world. Netizens asked, is it coming again?
The authorities said that the mutant strains currently circulating in the country are mainly the JN.1 subline and the XDV.1 mutant strain. Compared with the JN.1 mutant strain, the XDV and KP series mutant strains have better transmissibility, pathogenicity and immune evasion functions. No significant changes occurred.
The city's epidemic monitoring report recently released by Wuxi, Jiangsu Province shows that there has been a clear upward trend in covi infections since July: the number of reports in the 30th week (22 July -28 July 2024) was higher than that in the 29th week (15 July - 21 July 2024), a month-on-month increase of 89.19%.
According to data released by the Guangdong Provincial authorities themselves, there were 8,246 cases of infection in June, and more than 10,000 more cases were added in July.
In addition, various parts of the mainland have re-launched the "2024 Unknown Cluster Pneumonia Epidemic Emergency Response Drill" organized by the National Health Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since June this year, it has also aroused heated discussions among netizens: "Is it coming again? "
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A new "poison king" appears in China, the infection rate doubles, and young and middle-aged people suddenly die
Reporters : Tang Rui, Xiong Bin and Gao Yu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/08/10/a103904475.html
China's covi variant has been upgraded, and a new "poison king" has recently appeared. Some people revealed that many young and middle-aged people around them suddenly died after being infected with the virus, and the authorities concealed the truth.
Chinese webcaster Zhang Yuyang: "Please take good protection. At first I thought I had a minor cold, but I didn't expect that my symptoms were the same as the new strain KP.2 in 2024."
Recently, many netizens in China have shouted that they are "covi-positive again", and some have their entire family infected.
Internet broadcaster "Taiwan Little Tangyuan": "My whole family went out to play these two days, but I didn't expect that we would get a new super virus. I thought it was just a small cold, but the whole family was killed in just half a day."
Dr. Dong Yuhong, a European virology and infectious disease expert: "This epidemic has been ongoing, and if it continues for a long time, it may continue to produce some more pathogenic variants under the condition of low immunity of people."
On 4 August 2024, a blogger who is a member of the "China Folk Traditional Chinese Medicine Research and Development Association" posted that the covi has mutated and upgraded. There are currently two new "poison kings" in China, one is the variant of JN.1 XDV, and the other is KP.3, especially children are very susceptible to infection.
On 8 August 2024, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the new coronavirus variants currently appearing in China are mainly prevalent strains of the JN.1 and XDV series. The sub-branches of JN.1 include KP.2 and KP.3 strains.
Ms. Wei, a citizen of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia: "Now the disease is very serious, and there are many in this area. The symptom is sore throat. There are many people in the hospital, and many are hospitalized. It's full."
According to the official report of the Chinese Communist Party, the positive rate of covid rose from 8.9% from 1 July to 7 July to 18.7% from 22 July to 28 July. In July, there were 203 new severe cases of covi infection in the country, and only 2 deaths.
People said that many young people around them died suddenly after being infected with the epidemic, and the authorities are covering up the truth again.
Mr. Yang, a citizen of Nanyang, Henan: "We also have young people who died suddenly here, in their twenties and thirties. There are also many people in their prime. His sudden death was relatively fast, and there were more heart attacks."
Ms. Wei, a citizen of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia: "People of all ages have died, there is an epidemic. Now the official doesn't say it, everything is hidden."
How can people protect themselves? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the human body is an organic whole. Experts remind people that it is very important not only to pay attention to sleep and nutrition, but also to maintain a stable mood and to uphold traditional values.
Dr. Dong Yuhong: "People's thoughts are closely related to their bodies. People who follow traditional values, that is, those who are kind and truthful, have better immunity. The CCP, on the other hand, promotes lies and struggle. We must eliminate its ideological system and not let it affect our bodies."
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Batam residents protest against forced relocation due to Chinese development, Indonesian residents go to the Chinese Communist Embassy to protest
Editor : Lu Yongxin / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/08/15/a103905606.html / Image : On 14 August 2024, in Jakarta, activists held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta to protest the Chinese-invested Batam Rempang Island Eco-City project. About 7,500 residents on Limbang Island in Batam are facing demolition due to the development of the project. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images)
Dozens of residents of Rempang Island in Batam, Indonesia, protested in front of the Chinese Communist Embassy in Indonesia on the 14th. They opposed Chinese companies investing in Rempang Eco-City and expressed their unwillingness to move their homes for the plan because their livelihoods depend on local land and sea, and called on China to stop investing immediately.
Dozens of residents of Rempang Island in Batam, Indonesia, protested in front of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia in South Jakarta on the 14th. They said that one of the largest investors in Rempang Eco-City, one of the National Strategic Plans (PSN), is China Xinyi Glass Group, so they hope to use this protest to call on CCP China to stop investing in local development plans.
Many residents of Rempang Island held posters with words such as "Stop threatening the community", "Don't destroy our land and sea", and "Stop destructive investment" and protested loudly in front of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia. Several other police officers were on guard.
Image : On 14 August 2024, in Jakarta, activists held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta to protest the Chinese-invested Batam Rempang Island Eco-City project. About 7,500 residents on Rempang Island in Batam are facing demolition due to the development of the project. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images)
Last year, the Indonesian government announced that it would cooperate with China Xinyi Glass Group to build a glass and solar panel factory on Limbang Island at a cost of US$11.5 billion, and planned to turn the island into an eco-city. However, the housing rights of 16 villages and 7,500 villagers on the island were sacrificed because the plan required them to relocate to other areas.
Tempo reported that Uli Arta Siagian, a representative of the non-governmental organization Indonesian Environmental Discussion (WALHI), called on China not to provide funding for the plan because the investment would "destroy the lives of the indigenous people of Limbang Island and Indonesians."
The local villagers on Limbang Island make a living by fishing or farming. They are worried that their livelihoods will be impacted if they are forced to relocate due to the development plan. Boy Jerry Even Sembiring, executive director of the Indonesian Environmental Discussion Riau Provincial Office, told the Central News Agency that forcing people to leave the island is a serious violation of human rights.
He said that the Indonesian government, whether intentionally or unintentionally, is causing "genocide" invisibly, because the local community has moved from the island to another place, and has lost its original appearance and culture.
The houses of some residents on Limbang Island have been demolished, and the villagers who refused to move have set up checkpoints at the entrance of the community since the middle of last year to prevent the Batam government from raiding and forcing them to move out of their homes.
In addition to protesting at the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, Limbang Island residents also protested at the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs yesterday afternoon, demanding that the government immediately stop the national strategic plan to develop the Rempang Eco-City.
Image : On 14 August 2024, in Jakarta, activists held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta to protest the Chinese-invested Batam Limbang Island Eco-City project. About 7,500 residents on the island of Rempang Island in Batam are facing demolition due to the development of the project. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images)
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What would it mean for the CCP if Trump wins a second term?
Image : On 20 July 2024, Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump met with Republicans during a campaign event at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan Vice presidential candidate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), stands on the stage. This is the first joint event between Trump and Vance and his first campaign rally since an assassination attempt on his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
It is believed that the Chinese Communist Party is paying close attention to the 2024 U.S. election. Both the current Biden administration and former President Trump have expressed concern about the CCP Increasingly unfriendly policies, but because Trump is more unpredictable, the CCP privately prefers the predictability of Biden or his successor, Vice President Kamala Harris. So what would it mean for China if Trump wins his second term and re-enters the White House?
Cancel CCP China’s most-favored-nation status and increase tariffs on Chinese goods
At a campaign rally in Minnesota at the end of July, Trump clearly reiterated that if he is re-elected as President of the United States in the November election, he will cancel China's most-favored-nation trade status.
"To protect Minnesota workers, I will revoke China's most-favored-nation trade status," Trump told a crowd at a July 27 rally. "That will be repealed, and I will repeal it."
In addition, Trump also said that he will also pass the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act. "What this means is that if China or any other country makes us pay 100%, 200% or 300% tariffs, we will also make them pay 100%, 200% or 300% tariffs," he said. ‘An eye for an eye’, it’s time to do that.”
Previously, Trump has repeatedly stated that if he wins a second term this fall, he will increase tariffs on Chinese goods to 60%.
Goldman Sachs Group, a world-renowned investment bank and securities asset management company, stated that Trump's 60% tariff plan will pose "significant downside growth risks" to the Chinese economy.
Hui Shan, chief China economist at Goldman Sachs, told CNBC on 16 July 2024 that the "downside risks" to the Chinese economy caused by the potential increase in tariffs by the United States under Trump mainly come from greater uncertainty. and tighter financial conditions, as well as pressure on the yuan. She noted that Trump's tariffs in 2018 did not significantly weaken China's exports to the United States.
The United States is China's largest single country trading partner, and Southeast Asia and the European Union are China's two largest regional trading partners.
Recent data shows that Sino-US trade is slowing, with China's exports to the United States growing only slightly by 1.5% in the first half of this year.
If a 60% tariff is imposed on Chinese goods, Shan Hui said: "This is quite high, and we think this will have a very significant impact on (China's) macro economy."
After the Biden administration imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in May this year, the European Union also began imposing additional tariffs of up to 37.6% on Chinese electric vehicles in July.
Shan Hui said that the tariff policies of these trading partners will have a serious impact on the Chinese economy. She said: "We have seen tariffs not only in the United States, but also in China's other major trading partners, so this will not become a A sustainable driving force for China’s economic growth.”
In a report on 18 July 2024, CNN quoted some economists as saying that if the United States imposes a 60% tariff on all imported goods from China, "this would be equivalent to a de facto decoupling of the world's two largest economies." ”.
In an interview published by Bloomberg Businessweek on 16 July 2024, Trump said that he could increase tariffs on Chinese goods to about 50%, which would encourage American companies to move production lines back to the United States from China. Set up more manufacturing plants in the United States. "Economically speaking, the (effects) of tariffs are staggering," he said.
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Strengthen Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities and prevent the CCP from knowing the U.S.’s trump cards
In the aforementioned "Bloomberg Business Weekly" interview report, Trump also proposed for the first time that Taiwan should pay "protection fees." He said: "(Taiwan) should pay us defense expenses."
In May this year, the Washington Post revealed that Trump said at a fund-raising event that if the CCP dared to invade Taiwan during his term, he would "bomb Beijing" in response.
In just a few months, from "bombing Beijing" to asking for "protection money" from Taiwan, some commentators said that Trump's statements and actions are too unpredictable.
Trump's vice presidential running mate, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, explained Trump's "protection fee" remarks as a warning to U.S. "allies" to stop thinking about "free rides." . Vance believes that providing too much free military protection to allies is "a betrayal of the generosity of American taxpayers."
Since the United States officially established diplomatic relations with Communist China in 1979, the United States has maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan, but it needs to provide Taiwan with defense guarantees in accordance with its commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act. Taiwan has been buying weapons from the United States for decades and last year received U.S. arms support assistance for the first time.
Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank, told CNN that Trump is unlikely to "change the fundamentals of U.S. policy toward Taiwan or ignore Taiwan's security."
However, compared to President Biden's efforts to strengthen ties with U.S. allies over concerns about Chinese threats to Taiwan, Trump is likely to take a more transactional and deterrent approach, as Trump reportedly did during his first presidential term. During his tenure, he demanded that Japan and South Korea pay more for U.S. troops stationed on their soil. This is also consistent with Trump's approach of requiring NATO members to pay their share of defense expenses, otherwise they will not make a mutual defense commitment.
Robert O’Brien, Trump’s former national security adviser, said he believed Trump meant that Taiwan should significantly increase its defense spending.
Taiwan's Executive Yuan and Ministry of National Defense have both stated that Taiwan is willing to assume more responsibilities for its own national defense and maintenance of regional peace.
Executive Director Cho Jung-tai responded to Trump's "protection fee" remarks: "We are willing to do more for our shared responsibility in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region. This is for our own defense and To ensure our own safety."
Elbridge Colby, the main drafter of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the first Trump administration and a former senior Pentagon official, said in an interview with "Voternomics" after the "protection fee" controversy was reported in the newspaper that the United States We will definitely support Taiwan's "freedom and democracy," but we will also give priority to helping those who are willing to help themselves.
He said: "On the issue of Taiwan's defense, as far as I know, President Trump basically adheres to the traditional policy of strategic ambiguity." However, he also emphasized: "There are limits to what Americans can do, and we have seen this. At the same time, over-appeasing our allies will encourage free-riding behavior.”
The unpredictability of Trump's comments also seems designed to keep his opponents from figuring out his cards. In June last year, a Reuters reporter asked him whether the United States would send troops to help defend Taiwan if the CCP invaded Taiwan with force. President Biden responded in the affirmative on multiple occasions when pressed on the same question by the media.
Trump's answer last year was: "I don't want to talk about this issue. The reason I don't talk about it is because it will damage our position in future negotiations. I can only tell you that in the four years since I have been in office, there has been no threat at all. If If I were the president, this wouldn't happen."
Taiwan's Central News Agency reported in a report on 11 August 2024 that it was confirmed by Michael McCaul, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, that Trump personally told Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the last year of his first term that if Xi Jinping ordered the invasion of Taiwan, Trump said: "I will blow you to pieces."
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If Trump is re-elected, his administration will contain the CCP’s nuclear threat and strengthen U.S. military power
In the evening of 12 August 2024, Trump met on the X Platform (formerly Twitter) with the richest man in the United States, the boss of the X Platform, and the CEO of the space rocket launch company SpaceX and the electric car company Tesla. Elon Musk said during the conversation that he is not worried about "global warming", but what he is most worried about is "nuclear warming."
Trump warned that CCP China's nuclear weapons capabilities, although currently lagging behind those of the United States, could surpass U.S. dominance "sooner than people think," raising concerns about changing global nuclear dynamics.
The online event was delayed for 40 minutes due to a "DDOS attack" on the Energy, oil drilling, new energy, climate, artificial intelligence, federal spending and more.
When referring to the direct risks that the United States may face, Trump said that the threat of nuclear war - "nuclear warming" - is far greater than climate change.
There are five legal nuclear-armed states in the world, namely the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom and Russia. But now the actual number of nuclear-armed countries has expanded to 10, and the other five countries are India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel and Iran.
Trump said the United States needs a capable president to take effective action to curb nuclear proliferation. He told Musk: "We (the United States) have major nuclear weapons, and you know, maybe some other countries are also achieving this." Target, it's very dangerous. That's why you need a strong president of the United States, because you don't want this proliferation."
Trump also mentioned that China is rapidly developing its nuclear weapons. If left unchecked, it may soon surpass the United States and pose a nuclear threat to the world. He said: "China now has much fewer (nuclear weapons) than we do, but they will "catch up with us sooner than people think... they will eventually catch up and maybe even surpass (us)."
In the aforementioned "Voternomics" interview, Colby pointed out that Trump completely reversed the U.S. policy towards China during his first presidential term, shifting from "contact" to "confrontation", which brought great consequences to the United States. "Historic change" is now a highly unanimous consensus between the two parties in the United States.
It is reported that if Trump wins a second term, Colby may be a strong contender for national security adviser in Trump's cabinet. Colby believes that to counter the new "axis of evil" composed of communist China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, "empty talk" is meaningless, and actual military power must be built.
This is the strategy of "peace through strength" pursued by Trump. Colby said that the United States needs to quickly rebuild its own defense industrial base. He said: "If we can produce quickly and at scale, then our own military will be better and stronger in combat readiness and better able to exert a deterrent effect. This makes it more likely that peace will be maintained.”
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Choosing Vance as his vice presidential partner shows that China policy will be more "hawkish"
Some observers believe that Trump chose Senator Vance, a China hawk, as his running mate to strengthen his tough stance against Communist China. This also makes the potential second Trump administration likely to be filled with more hawks. faction figures, and Beijing is also paying close attention to this position and the campaign situation in the 2024 U.S. election.
Vance's meteoric rise has been closely watched by governments around the world. CNN reported that the combination of Trump and Vance shows that Trump's "America First" foreign policy - including foreign policy with China, the world's second largest economy - will return in Trump's potential administration.
When Vance gave a speech accepting the vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on 17 July 2024, he repeatedly mentioned China's negative impact on the U.S. economy.
On 15 July, the day the RNC opened, Vance called China "the greatest threat to our country" in an interview with Fox News.
During Trump's first four-year term, while claiming to "respect" and "like" China's dictator Xi Jinping, he launched a technology war and trade war against China and viewed the CCP as a competitor. Criticism of China’s success comes at the expense of the United States.
Current President Biden has basically inherited Trump’s China policy, including retaining the tariffs Trump imposed on a large number of Chinese goods and recently significantly increasing some tariffs. The Biden administration continues to make confronting the CCP threat a cornerstone of its foreign policy while working to stabilize relations with Beijing.
Considering that neither the Biden administration nor the Trump administration is friendly to the CCP, the CCP prefers the predictability of Biden and his Vice President Harris, while also making "contingency plans" for Trump's possible return.
Brian Wong, a researcher at the Center for Contemporary China and World Studies at the University of Hong Kong, told CNN: "The Chinese government (probably) is developing scenarios and contingency plans for a country that is less keen on cooperation and cooperation than the current Democratic Party government. The expected return of the (Trump) administration raises alarm.”
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Musk and Trump’s dialogue, look at the key topics at once
On Monday (12 August 2024), Elon Musk conducted an interview with Trump on the X platform for more than 2 hours. During the conversation, Trump vividly described his assassination attempt and discussed a wide range of topics including energy, borders and immigration and world order.
"If I hadn't tilted my head, I wouldn't be here talking to you right now, even though I like you very much," Trump said to Elon Musk.
At that time, because Trump turned his head and glanced at the illegal immigration chart, the bullet fired by the gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks grazed Trump's right ear.
"Illegal immigration saved my life," Trump joked.
Musk has criticized Trump in the past and voted for Biden in the last U.S. election but in recent years, he has gradually changed his position and clearly supported the Republican presidential candidate after Trump was attacked last month.
Musk said during the conversation that Trump is a strong figure from his response to the shooting, which is crucial to national security.
"There are some very strong people out there. If they think the president of the United States is not strong enough, they will do whatever they want," Musk said.
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Talking about U.S.-Mexico border policy and worries about illegal immigration affecting public security
In this rare public conversation, the vast majority of the conversation was friendly. During the conversation, the two also discussed topics such as U.S. border policy, energy issues and economy, and the international situation.
During the conversation, both agreed that the surge in illegal immigration had affected social stability in the United States and believed that the Biden administration failed to ensure the security of the U.S.-Mexico border.
"They come from Africa. They come from Asia. They come from the Middle East. They come from South America. They come from all over, and there are a lot of very bad people among them," Trump said of the millions of illegal immigrants who have entered the U.S. under President Joe Biden. explain.
Trump said that if immigration continues at current levels, the United States will be changed beyond recognition. Trump has promised to carry out the largest deportations in U.S. history if he is elected.
Musk, by contrast, has a more moderate view of immigration. He believes that legal immigration is a good thing, and most people who cross the border illegally are good people, but a strong vetting mechanism is needed to prevent dangerous people from entering.
When Biden took office, he handed over the task of resolving the border crisis to Vice President Kamala Harris, asked her to implement the "Root Cause Strategy", hoping to improve the economic and living conditions of Central American countries through investment, thereby reducing the number of illegal immigrants who are forced to leave their homes. Trump criticized that despite such policies, illegal border crossings have increased significantly.
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What the two say about energy policy
During the conversation, the two had slightly different views on climate change. Musk repeatedly advocated sustainable energy during the conversation, while Trump continued to support fossil fuels.
Trump defended traditional energy sources such as oil and natural gas, which he has long supported, arguing that current levels of greenhouse gas emissions can continue for decades.
On this issue, Musk partially agreed with Trump, saying: "I don't think we should denigrate the oil and gas industry and the people who work hard in these industries to provide the necessary energy to support the economy... But then Over time, we hope to move towards a sustainable energy economy.”
Musk acknowledged that fossil fuels will last for decades, but stressed: "Oil and natural gas will eventually run out. It won't last forever, and it won't be infinite."
Musk told Trump that he was not claiming that "the house is going to be on fire" but that the transition should be "accelerated without maligning the oil and gas industry or causing short-term hardship."
Trump said he believed the threat of nuclear war was a more immediate danger than climate change.
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Trump says nuclear war is more of a threat than climate change
Commenting on the immediate risks the United States may face, the Republican presidential candidate said the threat of nuclear war is one of his biggest concerns.
Trump emphasized that five countries now possess large amounts of nuclear weapons.
"You know, maybe some other countries are also achieving this goal, which is very dangerous. That's why people need a strong US president." Trump believes that only a capable president can curb the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
When talking about nuclear weapons, Trump said that although the Chinese Communist Party currently has far fewer nuclear weapons than the United States, if no action is taken, "they will catch up with us sooner than people think."
During the dialogue, Trump also emphasized the need for the United States to adopt a strong foreign policy. He said he knew Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un well, adding that "they are smart but also vicious."
Trump said he sternly warned Putin not to invade Ukraine. He believes that with strong American leadership, a Russian-Ukrainian war and the corresponding loss of life could be avoided.
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Trump worries about artificial intelligence
Trump also expressed his concerns about artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its massive power consumption.
He first admitted that Musk is a "big fan" of AI, but then said: "It shocks me, and AI requires twice the energy that the United States currently has."
"You're going to need a lot of electricity, you're going to need a huge amount of energy, almost double the amount of electricity we produce now for the entire country," he added.
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Musk stressed that a committee should be formed to reduce federal spending
During the interview, the two also mentioned that the effectiveness of the federal government should be improved. Musk proposed that a committee should be formed to find ways to cut government spending.
Musk said the committee will "make sure taxpayer dollars, taxpayers' hard-earned dollars, are spent wisely."
"I would be happy to assist such a committee," Musk said.
Trump seemed to accept the idea, praising Musk's efficiency in running the business and taking "cost-cutting measures" (presumably referring to layoffs).
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Trump's views on inflation and tip taxes
Trump believes that the United States is experiencing the worst inflation in a century, leaving many Americans in dire straits.
"People have been completely destroyed by inflation," Trump said. "We have to lower prices."
"You know, four years ago, five years ago, people saved a lot of money. Now, they're using it up and borrowing money just to live," Trump said. "Terrible things are happening."
Trump believes that inflation is caused by high oil prices.
When discussing the economy, Musk often talks about runaway government spending, which he believes has led to inflation and the high cost of paying interest on the public debt.
Musk also said that excessive government regulation is another reason for high inflation.
"If you deregulate, like make sensible regulations, because a lot of regulations are ridiculous and make costs high for no reason," Musk said.
Trump pointed out that Harris had plagiarized his idea when she expressed her support for abolishing the tip tax in the hope of reducing the burden on workers in the service industry.
As early as June this year, Trump proposed the idea of abolishing the "tip tax" at a rally in Las Vegas.
Generally speaking, the atmosphere of the meeting between Trump and Musk was relaxed, and although the topics discussed were extensive, most of them were topics that Trump had already talked about at campaign rallies.
However, this interview marks Trump’s return to the X (formerly Twitter) platform. Trump posted multiple times on the platform in the hours leading up to the interview. This suggests that he may again use the X platform as a communication channel during the campaign.
The start of the meeting was delayed by about 40 minutes due to a suspected cyberattack
The meeting between the two gave Trump the opportunity to directly reach millions of voters.
The number of people following Trump on the X platform is still far greater than that on Truth Social. Trump currently has more than 7.5 million fans on "Truth Social", and his long-dormant X account still has 88 million fans following it. Musk, who hosted the interview, has more than 193 million followers on his account.
However, the event did not start as planned. Many users said that they were unable to join the X platform’s message space.
Musk said the company tested the system with 8 million listeners earlier today. However, the platform is suspected to have suffered a "large-scale DDOS attack", causing the system to be overwhelmed.
The event was originally expected to start at 8:00 pm Eastern Time. In the end, due to technical problems, the start was delayed for 42 minutes. According to statistics from the X platform, more than 1.3 million users listened to the live broadcast at its peak.
Musk said an "unedited audio file" would be released immediately after the meeting.
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Kamala Harris’s attitude and remarks about Taiwan and CCP China
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (also Kamala, Harris) is expected to be officially confirmed as the Democratic presidential nominee for the 2024 election at the Democratic National Convention next week. Her series of external remarks on U.S. foreign policy has once again attracted international attention, especially her attitude and stance towards Communist China and Taiwan, which will directly affect the Indo-Pacific region, the hottest topic in today's international geopolitics.
Kamala Harris, who was a prosecutor, focused on justice, intelligence and human rights issues during her term as a federal senator before becoming the Vice President of the United States. She has only been exposed to foreign affairs since 2021 when she served as President Biden's deputy. The American media generally believes that Harris's diplomatic experience is insufficient compared with President Biden, but they believe that she will follow Biden's diplomatic line and be predictable.
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Kamala met with Xi Jinping and Lai Ching-te respectively
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2022, Kamala had a brief face-to-face conversation with Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The week before, Biden had just held face-to-face talks with Xi Jinping for the first time as US president at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.
When Kamala met with Xi Jinping, she reiterated to Xi Jinping President Biden's position on U.S.-China relations, that is, she hoped that the two sides would "keep communication channels open and manage and control the competitive relationship between the two sides so as not to lead to conflict."
In August of that year, after Nancy Pelosi, the then Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited Taiwan, the CCP held military exercises in the Taiwan Strait to intimidate Taiwan and refused to answer the call of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who called the high-level military hotline, which plunged U.S.-China relations into a low point.
After Biden and Kamala met with Xi Jinping respectively, tensions between the United States and China have eased.
In January of that year, when kamala Harris attended the inauguration ceremony of the new president of Honduras, a Central American country, she also had a brief conversation with then Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te (current Taiwan President) who was sitting in the same row of the VIP seat, expressing the United States' friendship towards Taiwan. position.
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Regarding U.S.-China relations, kamala Harris seeks to "remove risks"
In September 2023, in an exclusive interview with CBS about U.S.-China relations, Kamala Harris said that the United States does not seek to decouple from China and does not want conflict, but it will seek to reduce risks.
She said: "The policy of the United States is not to decouple from China, but to remove risks and understand the situation."
"When you're in any kind of competition there are going to be tensions, but that doesn't mean we're looking for conflict."
Kamala Harris believes that China's economy is facing difficulties because the CCP does not abide by international rules, while the United States needs to protect its own interests.
"There is a growing recognition that when you are looking for a stable investment environment, China may not be the best choice because of its problems with complying with and respecting international rules and norms," she said.
"(The United States) is not about withdrawing from the Chinese market, but making sure that we are protecting American interests and making sure that we are a leader in setting the rules and not following other countries' rules."
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Regarding the Taiwan issue, Kamala Harris opposes the provocation and coercion of the Chinese Communist Party
During her Asia trip in September 2022, Harris publicly condemned the CCP’s provocative actions against Taiwan as undermining the international order.
First, after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the White House issued a statement saying that Harris and Fumio Kishida "discussed China's recent aggressive and irresponsible provocations in the Taiwan Strait and reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait."
Then, Harris inspected Yokosuka, Japan, the largest overseas military base of the U.S. Navy, and boarded the U.S. destroyer USS Howard DDG-83 to deliver a speech condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s military and economic coercion intimidation against Taiwan and other neighboring countries.
Kamala said: "China (Chinese Communist Party) is undermining key elements of the rules-based international order and challenging freedom of the seas. China (Chinese Communist Party) uses its own military and economic power to coerce and intimidate its neighbors. We have witnessed (Chinese Communist Party) Disturbing actions in the East China Sea and South China Sea, and (similar) provocative actions have recently occurred in the Taiwan Strait.”
Harris reiterated that the United States will continue to deepen unofficial relations with Taiwan and continue to support Taiwan's self-defense.
"We will continue to oppose any actions that unilaterally change the status quo, and we will continue to support Taiwan's self-defense, which is in line with our long-standing policy," she said.
"Taiwan is a vibrant democracy that contributes to the world in various aspects such as science and technology and health. The United States will continue to deepen unofficial relations with Taiwan."
To protect freedom of sea and air navigation in the Indo-Pacific region, Kamala Harris also emphasized: "We will continue to fly, sail and operate relentlessly and fearlessly wherever and whenever international law allows."
Finally, during her meeting with South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue, Harris reiterated: "The United States is committed to maintaining the rules-based international order and ensuring stability in the Taiwan Strait."
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Regarding the South China Sea issue, Harris criticized the CCP’s sovereignty claims
In August 2021, during Harris Harris' first trip to Asia after taking office as the Vice President of the United States, she repeatedly criticized the CCP's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea as a threat to the sovereignty of other neighboring countries during her visits to Singapore and Vietnam, and emphasized that she should unite allies to fight together and the importance of the CCP Threat.
In a speech in Singapore, Harris criticized CCP China's claims "over most of the South China Sea" as being "based on intimidation and threats."
"These unlawful claims have been struck down by a 2016 (international) arbitration court ruling, and Beijing's actions continue to undermine this rules-based order and threaten the sovereignty of some countries," she said.
Kamala emphasized that the United States will "face threats together with our allies" and is committed to building a "free and open" Indo-Pacific region for the United States and its allies.
Since 2012, the CCP has continued to strengthen its military presence in the South China Sea, including building artificial islands and military airports, and intruding into the Philippines' exclusive economic zone for "law enforcement" to assert its sovereignty.
As the conflict over sovereignty between CCP China and the Philippines in the South China Sea intensified, Harris also met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. many times to show the United States' security commitment to the Philippines.
Just before Kamala Harris gave an exclusive interview to CBS in September 2023, she had just met Marcos Jr. again at the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia.
At that time, the White House issued a statement saying: "The two leaders discussed the maritime security environment in the South China Sea and reviewed opportunities to strengthen (U.S.-Philippines) bilateral maritime cooperation, including opportunities to work with like-minded partners."
When talking about the conflict in the South China Sea in the CBS interview, Harris criticized the CCP's unprovoked actions against the Philippines and reiterated the United States' mutual defense commitment to the Philippines to maintain the international order, freedom and prosperity in the region.
She said: "There is no doubt that we are deeply concerned about the actions of the Chinese (Chinese Communist Party) government in the South China Sea. These actions affect the security and prosperity prospects of the affected countries in the region. For example, I recently visited the Philippines and spent We spent a lot of time communicating with President Marcos. China’s unprovoked actions against Philippine interests are very serious, and we have made it clear that we stand with the Philippines.
“This is not only because (the United States and the Philippines) have a defense treaty, but more importantly, if we cannot control the situation, the American people will personally feel the impact of the obstruction of free trade (in the South China Sea).
"The most common concern of leaders of Southeast Asian countries is to respect and implement international rules and norms. They also hope to avoid conflicts, which is very consistent with our policy towards China - we will not invite conflicts, but we are absolutely prepared And get involved in what you have to do in order to compete.”
During her visit to the Philippines in November 2022, Harris told President Marcos: "We stand with you to defend the international rules and norms related to the South China Sea. Once (the enemy) launches attacks against the Philippine armed forces, ships or aircraft in the South China Sea, armed attack, (the United States) will invoke its mutual defense commitment."
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Regarding human rights issues, Kamala Harris promotes sanctions on those responsible for violating human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang
While serving as a senator, Harris and senior Republican Senator Marco Rubio co-sponsored and promoted two important bipartisan bills: the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 and the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. Both bills were signed into law by then-President Trump.
The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act authorizes the U.S. government to sanction Hong Kong officials involved in "undermining Hong Kong's fundamental freedoms and autonomy." The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act authorizes the U.S. government to sanction "foreign individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses in Xinjiang."
In addition, in her autobiography published in 2019, Harris compared CCP hackers’ cyber attacks on the United States to “bombing American cities.” She also vowed to crack down on the CCP’s import of fentanyl drugs into the United States.
In 2018, Harris also advocated amending the 1996 version of the U.S. Economic Espionage Act to strengthen the deterrent force against Chinese Communist spies. She believed that the Chinese Communist Party's "non-traditional espionage activities" and "rampant behavior" had caused serious losses to U.S. interests.
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