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Signals of China's civil uprising and military mutiny. It is said that someone inside is waiting for an uprising
Editor : Tang Zheng / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2025/01/22/a103950425.html / Image : Various signs show that the CCP is in a crisis of governance both inside and outside. The picture is a schematic diagram. (Daniel Dorko/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)
After the CCP leader Xi Jinping came to power, China's political and economic environment was bad, and the internal struggles at the top continued. Whether from the CCP officialdom to the people, they are waiting for Xi to get into trouble. It is reported that there is a circle in China that often discusses matters in groups through security software, and is waiting for two opportunities to start an uprising.
After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi's cronies took control of the party, government and military power, but less than a year later, fierce power struggles broke out within Xi's army, and dozens of senior generals of various military services and senior military industry system officials were investigated, including Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu. In particular, the resignation of Miao Hua, a member of the Central Military Commission and director of the Political Work Department of the Military Commission, further highlights Xi's ruling crisis.
Previously, the three-year "dynamic zero" policy personally directed by Xi hit the Chinese economy hard and triggered the "blank paper revolution", with people shouting slogans such as "the Communist Party step down" and "Xi Jinping step down" for political demands. However, China's economy continues to deteriorate, and a wave of unemployment and bankruptcies has swept across all walks of life. The authorities are helpless and public resentment is boiling.
According to a report released by the international human rights organization Safeguard Defenders on 7 January 2025, the cumulative number of asylum seekers in China has exceeded one million, reaching 1,158,739 since Xi Jinping came to power in 2012.
The report pointed out that since Xi Jinping came to power, the number of asylum seekers has increased at a record rate. The number of asylum seekers in 2022 alone is equivalent to the total number during Hu Jintao's 10-year term.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that the total number of people fleeing last year was at least 176,239, a record high, not only a 169% increase from 2019 before the outbreak of the new coronavirus (CCP virus), but also 14 times more than in 2012.
According to the latest report from investment immigration company Henley & Partners, an estimated 15,200 wealthy Chinese with liquid investable wealth of US$1 million or more will move out of China in 2024, and the number of wealthy people lost through immigration will exceed that of any other country.
Independent commentator Du Zheng wrote in Taiwan's "Shangbao" today (22 January 2025) that many people choose to vote with their feet, but some are willing to stay in China and wait for an opportunity to start an uprising.
The author mentioned that around 2022, an old friend who was a cultural businessman in China told him that they had a circle in China, all of whom were faceless and safe dissidents, mainly businessmen, but also some middle-level officials and even police. They often discussed matters in groups through secure network software and enlightened the Chinese people on democracy whenever they had the chance.
Later, some of them participated in the "White Paper Movement" against the blockade, and as a result, many young people got into trouble and some fled overseas. The author revealed that the above-mentioned old friends also got in trouble, but some could not come out, and some were unwilling to come out and hoped to continue waiting for opportunities.
These people emphasize non-violent non-cooperation to change China. When the situation in China changes in the future, they will definitely come out to respond.
The author also mentioned that some people hope to solve the problem with force. The armed uprising of the Chinese Communist Army is what the authorities fear the most.
A friend in Guangdong has a relative in a certain war zone of the Chinese Communist Party. He recently revealed that the Chinese Communist Army is actually unstable, the army is too rotten, and officials are bought to serve. Zhang Yang and Miao Hua, two consecutive directors of the Political Work Department of the Military Commission who were in charge of personnel, were both dismissed, and the grassroots officers and soldiers with ideas were very dissatisfied. It is true that some officers want to imitate the Wuchang Uprising and wait for an opportunity to revolt.
The friend said that the uprising may have to wait for two opportunities, one is the extraordinary period when the Communist Party of China unifies Taiwan by force; the other is when Xi Jinping suddenly dies and there is chaos in the party.
The author said that it is unknown whether this news is true but he can get confirmation from other places that military incidents may happen.
On 10 January 2025, He Weidong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, once again asked the army to maintain Xi's central government at an enlarged meeting of the Military Discipline Committee, to implement the responsibility system of the chairman of the Central Military Commission, and to promote anti-corruption, etc. The author believes that these words are half intimidating and half appeasing, or are related to rumors of chaos in the army.
On 23 December 2024, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Daily published an article on the management of grassroots officers and soldiers, pointing out that the management of officers and soldiers is loose and the discipline is lax, and emphasizing the need to rectify illegal "climbing the wall". The author said that if soldiers secretly climb the wall, the impact on the army will be huge. Even soldiers climb the wall, and there will be many people in society who are willing and able to climb the wall.
The traditional Chinese New Year is approaching, and various prophecies have been circulated overseas recently, including that the Taiwan Strait will go to war and Xi Jinping will fall. The author believes that people are keen to spread the prophecy of the fall of the Communist regime overseas, which may represent a kind of public sentiment or public opinion, including the one million people who fled China.
The author reminds that things are unpredictable but anyway, as a Chinese who has lived in China for many years, he wants to sincerely tell Taiwanese people that no matter what they face in the future, do not trust the CCP because it represents evil!
Since the Third Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee last July, rumors have been circulating on the Internet that Xi Jinping's health is in trouble, he was reprimanded by the elders, and his military power has been weakened. This may indicate that some changes are quietly taking place in the core of power in Beijing.
Recently, there was an internal source that the International Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong reported an intelligence report saying that Xi Jinping had a serious health problem.
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Trump takes office. Experts analyze: The United States will use courtesy before force against the CCP
Reporter : Qin Yue / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2025/01/22/a103950454.html
After the inauguration of U.S. President Trump, how the US-China confrontation will develop has attracted much attention. According to what Trump mentioned in his inaugural speech, experts analyzed that Trump first used courtesy before force against the CCP. Let's take a look at the details.
On 20 January 2025, US President Trump officially took office. When he mentioned the Panama Canal in his inaugural speech, he bluntly stated that the CCP is operating the Panama Canal, violating the treaty agreement.
Tang Jingyuan, host of "Vision Express Commentary": "In the entire half-hour inaugural speech, the only time Trump mentioned the name of a foreign government was the CCP, and it was relatively negative. He believed that the actual control of the Panama Canal was in the hands of the CCP."
It is worth noting that the executive order signed by Trump on the first day of his presidency included: postponing the implementation of the TikTok ban for 75 days and not implementing a 60% tariff on the CCP.
Experts analyzed that Trump emphasized Sino-US friendship on the one hand, and on the other hand, he did not give in on issues involving US interests. It is expected to be similar to the "first courtesy, then force" strategy of the previous term.
"Exploration Time" host Zhou Ziding: "The entire Trump cabinet is dominated by China hawks, such as Secretary of State Rubio and CIA Director Ratcliffe, so the tone of the entire China policy will not change much. He sometimes treats leaders as brothers, including inviting Xi Jinping to the United States. These will bring some confusion to some outside observers but I think the overall tone is still the same as four years ago."
Experts pointed out that it is difficult for the U.S.-China relationship to achieve fundamental changes in the short term, and the United States will continue to enhance its military advantage over the CCP; many foreign media also pointed out that Trump may visit mainland China within 100 days of taking office, so that the outside world will continue to pay attention to the U.S.-China game.
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Beijing performed a show to show condolences to old military leaders. Xi's close-up shots were reduced. The military newspaper did not mention him
Editor : Pan Yu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2025/01/21/a103950356.html / Image : On 17 January 2025, the Chinese Communist Party's Central Military Commission held a New Year's performance in Beijing to show condolences to old cadres of the troops stationed in Beijing. (Screenshot of CCTV)
The Chinese Communist Party's Central Military Commission held a New Year's performance in Beijing to show condolences to old cadres of the troops stationed in Beijing. The party media mentioned the so-called "Chairman of the Central Military Commission is responsible for the system". However, some commentators pointed out many details reported by the party media, believing that "Xi is the only one" is no longer in the position.
The party media People's Daily reported on the January 17th condolence performance, claiming that "old cadres unanimously expressed" the need to adhere to the so-called "Xi Thought", "two establishments", "two maintenances", "the responsibility system of the Chairman of the Military Commission", etc.
However, Chen Pokong, a political commentator living in the United States, said in a self-media program that this event had a subtle confrontation between the Xi faction and the anti-Xi faction. The above statement "is completely Xi Jinping and Cai Qi's pen talking to themselves", because there is no such sentence in the military newspaper.
On 20 January 2025, the Chinese Communist Party's military newspaper published an article "2025 Central Military Commission condolences to the old cadres of the Beijing-based troops for the Spring Festival cultural performance summary", interpreting multiple programs in the performance. And last year's "Performance Summary" Compared with the "Review", this year's "Review" did not mention Xi Jinping and the so-called "Xi Thought". All the programs expressed loyalty to the "Party" rather than the party leader.
In addition, the commentator Li Dayu compared the party media reports of this year's and last year's condolence performances and found several differences. First, last year Xi Jinping, He Weidong and others only waved when they entered the venue, and did not shake hands with the people on the scene. This year, Xi Jinping and the two vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission, Zhang Youxia and He Weidong, greeted and shook hands with everyone. This shows that Xi Jinping's status is no longer high above, "no longer a statue".
Second, there are fewer close-up shots of Xi Jinping this year. Last year there were at least three close-ups, but this year there is only one close-up at the end of the report. This represents "power being 'slimmed down'".
Third, the "four consciousnesses" and "four confidences" are missing from the "2442" expression of the party media's reporting standards. "The standard propaganda language has been shortened, which is a manifestation of limited authority."
Li Dayu also pointed out that a lot of information can be read from the images of official media. Xi Jinping's confidant He Weidong still has the expression that seems to be laughing and crying. "Xi Jinping's expression and movements are a bit restrained. Only Zhang Youxia is the most relaxed, smiling very brightly, and has been actively saluting, shaking hands and interacting with the retired old military leaders."
Chen Pokong also mentioned that the atmosphere of the party seemed very subtle, and Zhang Youxia smiled very brightly, looks relaxed and natural. Many people rushed to shake hands and say hello to Zhang Youxia, and Xi Jinping was quickly passed. Xi Jinping also smiled reluctantly, and his face immediately became stern as soon as he sat down.
Chen Pokong analyzed that the old cadres of the army had a different attitude towards Xi Jinping and Zhang Youxia because Xi Jinping had previously carried out a major purge in the army, which broke the hearts of the army in the past 12 years. He had a stroke and fell to the ground at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee last year, and to a certain extent, the military power had been lost. Now that Zhang Youxia is in charge of the daily work of the Military Commission, the major purge has been temporarily stopped, and in turn, Xi Jinping's people have been purged, so these old cadres thank Zhang Youxia for stabilizing the situation in the army.
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Trump warns: If this happens, a 100% tariff will be imposed on CCP China
Editor: Zhongkang / Source: FX168 Finance / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/0121/2163524.html / Image : Web Screenshot
The Financial Times reported on Tuesday (21 January 2025) that U.S. President Donald Trump said that tariffs on CCP China may depend on an agreement on TikTok ownership. He signed an executive order to keep the popular short video platform online in the United States for 75 days.
Within hours of his inauguration on Monday, Trump postponed the deadline for TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell its stake in the app or face a ban in the United States.
At the signing of the executive order, Trump said, "China makes a lot of things, makes mobile phones, all kinds of things, and no one complains about these, but they only pick TikTok to complain about."
When reporters asked why Trump's attitude towards TikTok had changed, Trump responded that it was because he also started using TikTok.
Trump pointed out that TikTok is popular among young people, and Trump won the favou of young voters in this election. The Republican Party is generally unpopular with young people.
Trump said that if TikTok continues to operate after the shutdown time, the United States "should be entitled to half of the shares" and that he would "definitely" impose tariffs on China if China refuses to reach an agreement. Trump described China's refusal to reach an agreement as a "hostile act."
He said the tariffs could be as high as 100%. "(Beijing) will eventually approve it because we're going to impose tariffs on China," Trump said when signing the order. "I'm not saying I'm going to do it, but you certainly can. If we say, 'You're not going to approve it,' that's hostile, and we're going to impose 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, or even 100% tariffs."
CCP China was one of three countries Trump threatened to impose tariffs on on his first day in office. On Monday, he said he might impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico from 1 February 2025.
However, he did not impose a full 60% tariff on Chinese imports as he promised during the campaign, which would have marked a new phase in his trade war with Beijing during his first term.
The move to delay tariffs on China appears to have provided a bargaining chip for the TikTok deal, the Financial Times said.
Trump spoke with Chinese Communist President Xi Jinping last Friday and said he raised the TikTok issue, although Beijing has not confirmed the discussion.
TikTok was temporarily unavailable to about 170 million U.S. users at midnight on Sunday, after the initial deadline set by the "divest or ban" law but service was restored hours later.
TikTok CEO Chou launched a charm offensive after Trump said during the campaign that he wanted to "save" TikTok.
Chou attended the inauguration alongside tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, sitting next to Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and drawing criticism from some observers.
Many U.S. politicians and security officials believe the Chinese Communist government could use TikTok to gain access to Americans' personal information, which could facilitate espionage, and use the app's algorithms to spread propaganda. TikTok denies that Beijing has any control over the app. TikTok also said it was technically not feasible to transfer its shares within the time frame required by the law. Beijing has expressed opposition to the sale.
However, Trump said that if TikTok continues to operate, the United States should get "half of what TikTok is worth," adding: "If I don't make this deal, it's worth nothing. If I make this deal, it could be worth a trillion dollars."
On Monday, the Chinese Communist Foreign Ministry said that any decision on TikTok's ownership should be "determined by the company itself, based on market principles."
In addition, Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, an American investment bank, told BNN Bloomberg on Monday that TikTok has become a valuable chip in the "big stakes game" between the United States and CCP China.
Ives believes that there may be 10 to 15 bidders in the market, and the transaction price may be between $40 billion and $50 billion. Considering Musk's position in the Trump administration, both formally and informally, and the fact that Musk is the only person who may be selected by Beijing to run TikTok, Musk is definitely the most advantageous competitor.
Ives believes that TikTok is only part of the larger chess game of U.S.-China negotiations, which will obviously be a "soap opera" that will continue to be staged. He believes that Trump understands that TikTok basically needs to have some kind of ownership in the United States to survive, and in the upcoming large-scale tariff negotiations with CCP China, Trump's last wish is to ban TikTok and make the negotiation situation go wrong from the beginning.
Image : After taking office, U.S. President Trump postponed the TikTok ban for 75 days, but also emphasized that the U.S. has the right to sell and shut it down. (European News Agency)
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Beijing News: The CCP is plotting to trade with Trump on the Taiwan issue, which will definitely end badly
U.S. President Donald Trump officially took office on 20 January 2025. Foreign media reported that Beijing is both hopeful and nervous about this. Yuan Hongbing, a liberal legal scholar living in Australia, exclusively broke the news to the Epoch Times that the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, is seeking to make a deal with the new U.S. government, and the key point is the Taiwan issue, but this plan may end in a bad ending.
Yuan Hongbing stated that his sources of information are mainly two: One is people of conscience within the CCP system, who pursue freedom and democracy and want to overthrow the CCP regime. The other source is the second generation of reds who oppose Xi Jinping's personal dictatorship. They still hope to return to Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up route and maintain the rule of the Communist Party. This part includes the members of the CCP's powerful families who have been purged and are extremely hostile to Xi Jinping.
Yuan Hongbing revealed the CCP's new "deal" plan with the United States to the Epoch Times on 20 January 2025 (the day Trump took office as president). He said that the news from the above two channels confirmed each other, and the core content and specific strategic arrangements of Xi Jinping's attempt to make a deal with Trump are emerging more and more clearly.
"In the words of the second generation of reds, Xi Jinping's general principle for dealing with Trump based on his stupid and arrogant psychological personality is called 'to accumulate strength through great struggles, and then talk about deals based on strength'."
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Taiwan is the key to Beijing's "deal" plan
On 17 January 2025, Trump said on his "truth social" account that he had a dialogue with Xi Jinping and discussed balanced trade, fentanyl, TikTok and other issues.
According to reports from the Chinese Communist Party’s official media, Xi Jinping specifically mentioned the Taiwan issue during his phone call with Trump.
Recently, the Chinese Communist Party’s media have removed “anti-American” reports and instead published articles that talk about “China-US friendship”. Reuters reported that Beijing is both hopeful and nervous when Trump returns to the White House.
Beijing sent Vice President Han Zheng to attend Trump’s inauguration. On his first day in office, Trump did not implement the 60% tariff increase on China and suspended the TikTok ban but he mentioned Beijing’s control over the Panama Canal in his speech.
Many foreign media reported that Trump may visit CCP China within 100 days of taking office.
Yuan Hongbing said that the Communist Party of China has always claimed that the Taiwan issue is the core of its core interests, the last red line, the bottom line, etc. Trump and Xi Jinping recently had a phone call. Xi Jinping wanted to focus the deal on solving the Taiwan issue in accordance with the will of the Chinese Communist Party. This is the key.
Yuan Hongbing cited sources saying that Xi Jinping said at a Politburo meeting of the Communist Party of China in December 2024 and at an internal meeting of the National Security Council that he had previously explicitly asked the United States in a face-to-face meeting with Biden in the United States not only to express its opposition to Taiwan independence, but also to clearly express its opposition to Taiwan independence and support for cross-strait reunification. In the process of fighting and trading with Trump, Xi also has to make the same request directly to Trump.
Yuan Hongbing analyzed that this is the CCP's annexation strategy. Xi Jinping judged that as long as the Trump administration publicly expressed its intention to oppose Taiwan independence and support the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait, it would inevitably have a shocking and powerful disintegration effect on Taiwan's military and society. This is conducive to the CCP's realization of the so-called "first battle is the final battle" across the strait.
The source also said that Xi Jinping asked all relevant working agencies of the CCP to follow the core content and basic principles of both fighting and trading with Trump when dealing with the relationship with the Trump administration. In particular, the diplomatic department should use non-public but effective channels to let the Trump administration team clearly understand that as long as Trump publicly expresses his position of opposing Taiwan independence and supporting the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait, the CCP can make appropriate or even major concessions in other areas of trading.
Sources pointed out that the relevant state agencies of the Chinese Communist Party had already made specific deployments in accordance with Xi's so-called core strategy of dealing with Trump before December 2024.
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Cambodia obeys CCP in diplomacy allows U.S. and Japanese warships to anchor
Yuan Hongbing gave an example, saying that it is well known that Cambodia has now become a political, economic and military colony of the Chinese Communist Party and is completely obedient to the Chinese Communist Party in diplomacy. In December 2024, Cambodia allowed U.S. and Japanese warships to enter Cambodia's South China Sea ports. This is actually a signal sent by the Chinese Communist Party to Trump's ruling team in advance, that is, as long as the United States shows its sincerity in dealing with the Chinese Communist Party on the Taiwan issue, the Chinese Communist Party is willing to make corresponding concessions to the United States and Japan on the South China Sea issue.
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Song Tao promotes the spread of doubts about the United States in Taiwan, pro-communist forces integrate, and the military prepares for war
Yuan Hongbing said that around the core conspiracy of Xi Jinping's attempt to deal with Trump, Xi Jinping's confidant, Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese Communist Party, also made corresponding actions. At the end of December 2024, Song Tao emphasized three points in the deployment of the work tasks of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China in 2025:
He says, "First, we must continue to support and encourage the suspicion of the United States on the island of Taiwan, so that suspicion of the United States becomes the mainstream of public opinion in Taiwan."
"Second, we must take all necessary measures to resolutely prevent the People's Party from bubbling after Ko Wen-je."
"Third, we must continue to strengthen the energy of the Blue and White Alliance in Taiwan's legislative body, and continue to expand the commanding heights and stalls occupied by the Blue and White Alliance in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, thereby affecting the doubts of the United States and Japan about Taiwan's political direction, and creating a strategy that is conducive to the realization of Xi Jinping's personally organized and formulated strategy of both fighting and trading with the Trump administration of the United States."
It is reported that at the end of December 2024, Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, convened a combat training meeting attended by officers at the military level and above in the Eastern Theater Command and the Southern Theater Command. Zhang Youxia required that once a major social unrest broke out on the island of Taiwan, the army should be able to enter combat status in the shortest time.
Yuan Hongbing said that the CCP estimates that around the 2026 local elections in Taiwan, there will be an intensification period of internal political contradictions in Taiwan, and large-scale social unrest will suddenly break out on the island of Taiwan. The CCP military will use such incidents as a signal to immediately launch combat operations.
Xi is willing to pay a heavy price to "make a deal". Insiders: It must be an unfinished project
Yuan Hongbing quoted a conscientious person in the CCP system as saying that in his speech at an internal CCP meeting, Xi Jinping explained that he tried to use Taiwan as a bargaining chip for a core deal with Trump and put forward a point of view: as long as the Taiwan issue can be resolved according to the will of the CCP, it will be a milestone symbol of the general trend of "the rise of the East and the decline of the West". Xi believes that it is worth paying a heavy price to facilitate this deal.
However, the insider of the CCP system who broke the news believes that Xi Jinping has been in power for 12 years, and his governance of the country is absurd. There are unfinished projects everywhere that he personally directed and deployed. And Xi Jinping wants to make a political deal with Trump with Taiwan as the target, which will eventually be another unfinished project.
Yuan Hongbing said that Xi Jinping's global expansion of communist totalitarianism, with the annexation of free Taiwan as the key node, is diametrically opposed to Trump's oath and ideal of "making America great again". Therefore, Xi Jinping's expected deal with Trump will not only fail, but on the contrary, Xi Jinping's unfinished project is likely to eventually lead to the end of the CCP's tyranny.
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Putin and Xi Jinping had a phone call. Du Wen: The timing is sensitive and the confrontation is strong
On the second day after Trump returned to the White House, Putin and Xi Jinping had a video call. The outside world interpreted this move as a statement of CCP China and Russia joining forces to resist the United States. In addition, Trump’s announcement of withdrawal from the "Paris Climate Agreement" and the withdrawal from the World Health Organization actually had the consideration of countering the CCP.
Just after Trump was sworn in, Russian President Putin and CCP leader Xi Jinping had a video call on January 21. Xi Jinping said that it is necessary to deal with the uncertainty of the outside world by achieving a new height in Sino-Russian relations.
Du Wen, a commentator and former executive director of the Legal Advisory Office of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Government of China: "The latest news is that he (Xi Jinping) just had a phone call with Putin. In fact, it is not about what he said, but to tell the United States at this sensitive moment that China and Russia are united and allies. In fact, the two camps are very clearly highlighted, one is the Eastern camp - the Russian and Chinese camp, and the other is the Western camp led by the United States. He responded to Trump's "aggressive" new global strategy in a camp confrontation way."
Trump proposed in his inaugural speech on the 20th that he wanted to take back the Panama Canal from the Chinese Communist Party, which made Han Zheng, the vice president of the Chinese Communist Party sitting below, look ugly.
Chinese Communist Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun only responded at the press conference on the 21st that China's position on the Panama Canal issue is consistent and clear.
Du Wen: "The Panama Canal is just a very typical example. The CCP has invaded the Panama Canal on a large scale through economic aggression and economic investment. The consequence is that the United States is at a disadvantage in related international competition. My opinion is that this is Trump's intention to announce to the world that the United States will compete with the CCP on a global scale, and this competition method is like cutting off the firewood from the bottom of the pot."
This "cutting off the firewood from the bottom of the pot" method is not limited to the United States' bilateral relations, but also reflected in international cooperation.
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Trump orders U.S. withdrawal from WHO due to CCP's overpowerful influence over the organization
On the first day of his inauguration, Trump signed an executive order announcing that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO).
U.S. President Trump (20 January 2025) says, "Basically all countries have taken advantage of the United States. We know that we have not reached any good agreement."
Guo Jiakun, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, did not directly comment on the United States' withdrawal from the WHO, but only said that it would continue to support the WHO and realize the so-called "human health community."
According to the WHO website, the United States is the organization's largest donor, with $1.284 billion in funding for the WHO in 2022-2023, accounting for about 15% of the organization's total budget. During the same period, the Beijing government gave the WHO only $157 million, of which $115 million was required membership fees.
Dr. Yang Jingduan, CEO of the Northern Medical Center in New York: "But China's influence on the WHO far exceeds that of the United States. In the early stages of the COVID-19 (covid) pandemic, the WHO relied too much on China's information on the pandemic, which led to the spread of the pandemic worldwide. He (Trump) believes that an inefficient international organization cannot be relied on. From a geopolitical perspective, Trump also hopes to send a signal to the international community that any organization that favours China will affect U.S. support."
The covid pandemic has caused critical damage to Trump's first term. Trump admitted at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in December 2024 that his relationship with Xi was far worse than before the pandemic.
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President Trump's order has caused many Chinese people to worry
After entering the White House again, U.S. President Trump worked furiously until the early hours of the next day and signed as many as 200 executive orders. Now is the focus on Trump's order to terminate birthright citizenship, which has caused many Chinese friends to worry. I will also gradually explain other policies involving friends in the United States and China in the next few days.
First of all, parents who have already given birth to children in the United States do not need to worry. American laws will not be retroactive. For example, I also have a friend who gave birth to a child in the United States 10 years ago and obtained citizenship papers. In this case, no matter whether Trump's executive order can take effect or how the relevant laws of the United States are amended later, it will not affect the previous identity of the person.
Secondly, Trump's new executive order plans to cancel the birthright citizenship of two types of people: the first type is that the mother is in the United States illegally, and the father is not a U.S. citizen or a U.S. green card (permanent residence permit) holder when the child is born; the second type is that the mother is in the United States legally for a short period of time, but the father is not a U.S. citizen or a green card holder. For example, the mother of the baby is staying in the United States using a temporary non-immigrant visa such as a tourist visa, student visa, or work visa. In both cases, the newborn child shall not automatically become a U.S. citizen. The order will take effect 30 days after it is announced. In other words, if it is not one of these two cases, and one of the parents has a green card or citizenship, there is no need to worry.
Once again, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief that Trump's executive order has encountered challenges. At present, organizations or prosecutors in more than 20 states and cities have filed lawsuits. According to the experience of the U.S. legal battle, the lawsuit will take at least a year before the final result is achieved.
In fact, Trump signed the executive order on Monday, and that evening, immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit in federal court in New Hampshire, representing a group of Indonesian immigrants in the state, as well as other groups representing Latinos and so-called Dreamers, people who were brought to the United States by parents who entered or entered the United States as children.
The lawsuit claims that Trump's order violates the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and federal laws that are more than 80 years old. "Neither the Constitution nor any federal statute gives the president the power to redefine American citizenship." "By attempting to restrict birthright citizenship, the order exceeds the president's power and violates the Constitution and federal statutes."
The lawsuit also claims that if Trump's order is implemented, it may make some children stateless.
However, this result is in Trump's plan. As early as November last year, the US media expected Trump to encounter a series of lawsuits, and then the case would be sent to the Supreme Court. Trump hopes to get a ruling in the Supreme Court. Because there are currently 6 conservative justices, the ruling may be in Trump's favor.
Of course, the ruling may also be a rejection, requiring Congress to re-enact the law through a constitutional amendment. If so, it will be very difficult to pass in the future. Because according to regulations, before the amendment can take effect, it must be passed by two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, or requested by two-thirds of the state legislatures, and then it can be submitted to the states and approved by three-quarters of the state legislatures, that is, the legislatures of 37 states, before it can take effect.
Some legal experts also analyzed that the Supreme Court's ruling may also be a compromise. For example, only the birthright citizenship of children of illegal immigrants is revoked. After all, it is illegal first, but for those who come to the United States legally and temporarily, it seems unreasonable to revoke their citizenship. Forbes also gave an example. Otherwise, people like Vice President Kamala Harris would not be able to obtain American citizenship, let alone run for president, because when she was born, her parents were just international students.
Not making trouble out of nothing: Trump found a basis in the wording of the Constitution
In fact, Trump proposed a similar plan as early as his last term. However, he did not take action in the end. In an interview with the media in December last year, he explained, "I was going to do this through executive action, but then we had to solve the coronavirus problem first, to be honest."
So why did he make a comeback this time? Do you have a better chance of winning now? In a sense, yes. Because Trump's election this time is related to the large number of illegal immigrants entering the United States during the Biden administration, which has created more social problems, national security issues, and the burden on local governments, and has also triggered a voter crisis in the United States. Because, although illegal immigrants cannot vote in theory, the United States will allocate more seats for congressmen to those sanctuary cities with more illegal immigrants every ten years.
So, this time with strong public support, Trump tried to challenge the legislation again. This is one aspect.
On the other hand, Trump found evidence in the wording of the Constitution. The 14th Amendment does not always guarantee birthright citizenship to all people born in the United States. For example, it was not until 1924 that Congress approved citizenship for all Native Americans born in the United States. And more importantly, the original text of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution is: "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." Please note that it says "subject to the laws of the United States."
Therefore, Trump's new executive order states that the 14th Amendment "has never been interpreted" to grant universal citizenship to everyone born in the United States: "Subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" means that the amendment does not apply to children of immigrants living in the United States illegally, or non-permanent residents.
In a video, Trump also said that "as many scholars have pointed out, the current policy is based on historical myths and deliberate misunderstandings of the law by advocates of open borders."
Trump's interpretation has been recognized by some legal experts. For example, Christopher Hajec, a lawyer at the Immigration Reform Law Institute, said that "it is difficult to say that illegal immigrants are protected by the United States."
However, most legal experts say that the wording of jurisdiction only refers to people who are not subject to US law, especially foreign diplomats.
James Ho, a conservative lawyer appointed by Trump to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, supports this view. In a 2009 article, he wrote that the citizenship language of the 14th Amendment applies to "most children of foreigners born in the United States, including illegal aliens." Judging from his appearance, this judge is a Chinese, and it is said that he is also a candidate for Supreme Court Justice that Trump has considered.
Being under U.S. jurisdiction simply means that people must obey U.S. laws, Ho said. "Of course, compliance does not mean immigration status."
However, after Trump was first elected, the judge withdrew his previous remarks.
When the two sides argued, they often mentioned a case related to China: In 1898, during the Qing Dynasty in China, in a case called "United States v. Wong Kim Ark", a U.S. court ruled that a man born in San Francisco whose parents were both from China was a U.S. citizen. Those who insist that citizenship can be obtained by birth say, look, this case shows that the children of Chinese citizens can also obtain citizenship if they are born in the United States.
However, opponents believe that the ruling in "United States v. Wong Kim Ark" did not resolve the question of whether the children of illegal immigrants are U.S. citizens, because in this case, Wong Kim Ark's parents had entered the country legally. They believe that the ruling actually assumes that the children of illegal immigrants do not have citizenship, although they admit that this argument may be difficult to understand.
"You really have to figure it out," Hayek said, "It's a pretty complicated argument."
As you can see, the legal community is actually a matter of public opinion. And the Supreme Court has never directly ruled on this issue.
So, since this involves the interpretation of the legal text, Trump has a reason to take the case to the Supreme Court without having to take the difficult path of re-legislation.
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Tightening immigration policy will be the focus of Trump's second term
In the end, we don't know the outcome of the legal battle yet, but one thing is clear: Trump 2.0 will significantly tighten immigration policy, especially for China.
In his inaugural address, Trump declared the border crisis a national emergency and announced that he would send troops to the border to enforce order. Within hours of taking office, he signed 11 comprehensive border reform measures.
Shortly after Trump was sworn in, a legal channel created by the Biden administration for immigrants who illegally crossed the border from Mexico was paralyzed. An app and website called CBP One, which makes appointments for about 40,000 people a month to apply for asylum crossings, has been used by more than 900,000 immigrants to enter the United States since Biden launched it in January 2023. Now, the program is suddenly unavailable and existing appointments have been canceled.
In an executive order, Trump said he would use broad powers to suspend border asylum until he is sure that "the invasion is over." Biden's so-called "catch and release" policy will also be stopped. Border wall construction will also resume, and "Remain in Mexico" will once again become US policy.
According to U.S. government estimates, as of early 2022, there were about 11 million illegal immigrants or temporary immigrants in the United States, and some analysts currently believe that the actual number is between 13 million and 14 million.
Trump's critics and immigration advocates say mass deportations could disrupt businesses, split families, and cost US taxpayers billions of dollars. However, Trump's supporters believe that "mass deportation" itself is a false propaganda language, and Trump's deportation plan is currently limited to those who have committed crimes, about one million people.
In addition, men of military age from China are also believed to be among the first to be deported.
As the confrontation between the United States and the CCP deepens, visas for studying abroad, scientific research, etc., which were previously easy to enter, will also be tightened. At the same time, according to US law, CCP members are prohibited from naturalization. In the future, those who are CCP members or suspected of being too close to the CCP will also be restricted from entering the country or directly deported.
In recent years, those who conceal their Communist Party membership when applying for entry will be deported or prohibited from entering the country because it involves visa fraud. Even if they obtain a green card or citizenship in the future, the green card or citizenship will be revoked.
However, according to U.S. law and federal court precedents, three exceptions are stipulated or confirmed, and immigration or adjustment of status is still allowed:
1. At the time of submitting an immigration application, the party has withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party or has terminated its association for more than two or five years;
2. Participation in the Communist Party organization or its affiliated organizations is involuntary, such as joining such an organization for employment or obtaining food distribution or other necessities of life, or joining when they are under the age of 16 and terminated their membership before the age of 16.
3. The applicant's party membership is meaningless, that is, the applicant lacks political and ideological belief in communism.
There is good news for this. Those who are worried about the impact of their membership in the CCP can go to the Epoch Times Quit the Party website to make a statement, and then go to the Global Quit the Party Service Center to apply for a certificate of quitting the party (team). Based on years of practice, this certificate has been highly recognized by the U.S. government.
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Criticizing the CCP for distorting trade, Ursula von der Leyen: Will negotiate with Trump
On Tuesday (21 January 2025), at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen criticized the CCP's unfair trade practices and said that the EU is ready to negotiate with Trump.
On Tuesday, at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen criticized the CCP's trade-distorting practices and pointed out that the CCP's export subsidies have an impact on world trade.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: "Now is the time to pursue a more balanced relationship with China (Communist Party) in a spirit of fairness and reciprocity. This new engagement with countries around the world is not only an economic need, but also a message to the world."
Von der Leyen said at the forum that the EU is ready to negotiate with Trump.
Von der Leyen: "Our priority is to engage (with the United States) as early as possible, discuss common interests and be ready for negotiations. We will negotiate pragmatically, but we will always stick to our principles."
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Ukraine should decide its territorial future, Europe needs to deal with any type of threat
Von der Leyen also mentioned that Ukraine should decide the future of its territory, but the EU will support Ukraine as long as necessary.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the forum that Europe needs to have its own missile defense system to deal with any type of threat.
Ukrainian President Zelensky: "We need a unified European security and defense policy, and all European countries must be willing to invest the money they really need in security, not just the amount they are accustomed to in years of neglect."
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It is said that 3 North Korean soldiers killed 5 Russian soldiers and then fled. The CCP blocked the news
Editor : Pan Qin / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2025/01/21/a103950337.html / Image : In January 2025, it was reported that the Russian government wanted three North Korean soldiers. (Internet photo)
A wanted order sent to the mainland Chinese network showed that three North Korean soldiers who assisted Russia killed five Russian soldiers and then fled. The Chinese authorities hurriedly blocked the news.
On 21 January 2025, a photo of a Russian wanted order was widely circulated on Chinese social media. According to mainland media reports, the wanted order was posted all over cities and villages in Kursk, Bryansk, Belgorod and other regions of Russia. The content is that three North Korean soldiers are suspected of being wanted. They are suspected of killing five soldiers of the 810th Independent Brigade of the Russian Marine Corps (13140th Unit of Sevastopol) in Bolshoy Soldatsk, Kursk Oblast on 13 January 2025 and then fled. They may now be wandering in Kursk, Bryansk, Belgorod and other provinces. Citizens should contact the Kursk Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately if they find them.
On the mainland NetEase platform, related reports from many self-media have been deleted.
Image : At present, all related messages on NetEase have been "404". (Google search screenshot)
Last month, the official Telegram channel of Hur, the military intelligence agency of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, revealed that the North Korean army, which fought side by side with the Russian army in Kursk Oblast, opened fire on the Chechen Akhmat troops fighting for Russia because of language barriers, killing eight Russian soldiers.
In addition, Ukrainian media reported in November 2024 that a 28-year-old female student from the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples complained that she went to the battlefield to help the North Korean army adapt to local life, but was gang-raped by several North Korean soldiers.
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