From Fukuoka Subway to Sunlife Hotel 2-3

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Fukuoka Subway

Sunlife Hotel 2-3

Transport : 5 minutes to Hakata Station from Fukuoka airport (260 Yen). Same cost to Tenjin Station at 11 minutes. Between Hakata and Tenjin Stations, there are convenient buses that cost 100 Yen per trip. There is also "The ONE-DAY BUS PASS" that costs 620 Yen for exploring most major spots in Fukuoka. It can be purchased at Hakata Bus Terminal next to JR Hakata Station and Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Centre located on the third floor of Solaria Terminal Building in Tenjin.

Kuko Line runs from Fukuoka airport to Meinohama via Hakata, Nakasu-Kawabata,Tenjin and Ohorikoen (for Ohori Park).

Zheng Yongnian, involved in Singapore cases of sexual harassment, is Xi Jinping's "national economic teacher"

Reporter : Li Yun / Editor: Li Quan / Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television

Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/09/05/a102934213.html / Direct translation

Image : Zheng Yongnian, the former director of the East Asian Institute, was accused of sexual harassment by two female employees. (Composite picture)

Zheng Yongnian, the former director of the East Asia Institute, one of Xi Jinping’s nine "Economy National Teachers", was accused of sexual harassment by two female employees. There are reports that Zheng was severely warned by the police and is currently under investigation, but the results have not yet been released. After the incident, Zheng has resigned from the East Asian Institute.

On September 5, Lianhe Zaobao reported that the National University of Singapore confirmed that Zheng Yongnian was involved in two alleged indecent incidents. In one of the cases, Zheng Yongnian was severely warned by the police, and the police indicated that they would not take further action after investigation and that case was thus closed.

In response to related enquiries on September 4, a NUS spokesperson said that the university was aware of two incidents involving Zheng Yongnian. Among them, the police severely warned him that Zheng Yongnian was undergoing an internal investigation by the National University. The results of the investigation have not yet been released.

The police gave Zheng Yongnian a serious warning

The first was a female staff member of the Institute of East Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore who tweeted last year that she was sexually harassed by Zheng Yongnian, the then director, in May 2018.

The female employee told the media that she reported that Zheng Yongnian was warned by the Institute that she was constantly subjected to bullying and attacks. Sexual harassment has not stopped in the past 10 years, but the management shielded Zheng Yongnian. She also said that the management of the institute seemed to bully the whistleblower and then fired.

A police spokesperson confirmed on September 3 that on May 13, 2019, he received a report of Zheng Yongnian’s assault on a woman on May 30, 2018. After investigating, the police consulted the General Prosecutor's Office and gave Zheng Yongnian a serious warning on April 23 this year.

Female staff report to police accusing Zheng Yongnian of sexual harassment

In the second case, a female staff member of the school called the police, accusing Zheng Yongnian of assaulting her in 2012, but the female staff member did not complain to the university. After investigation, the police indicated that no further action would be taken. The case was closed. The staff member had recently expired and left the East Asian Institute.

On September 4, the female employee replied to the media via email that she left the East Asian Institute where she had worked for 10 years in July this year. She only recently learned that she was not the only victim, so she called the police in May this year.

She said that since 2017, she has been complaining to the institute's management, but no one paid attention to it. She did not hear whether the institute had taken any action until the contract expired.

Zheng Yongnian has resigned

After the sexual harassment scandal broke, Zheng Yongnian has resigned from the East Asian Institute.

At night of September 4, Zheng Yongnian issued a statement through the representative lawyer Xu Tingfang of the Harry Elias Partnership, stating that Zheng Yongnian's resignation had nothing to do with related allegations and complaints.

The statement also said that Zheng Yongnian denied all allegations of sexual harassment and stated that the Singapore Police Force had issued a warning to Zheng. Zheng is cooperating with the National University's investigation work.

After the scandal was exposed, a spokesperson for the National University of China stated that the university will not tolerate any form of related misconduct. If staff have allegations in this regard, internal investigations will be given priority. The university also pays special attention to the staff who are affected (harmed) to protect their well-being in difficult times. Any harassment or bullying cannot be tolerated.

The spokesman also said that Zheng Yongnian had resigned from the Institute of East Asia and NUS to join an overseas university. He was granted a vacation until the expiration of his contract in September.

Zheng Yongnian is Xi Jinping's "national teacher"

Zheng Yongnian, 58, is a native of Yuyao County, Zhejiang Province. He is currently the Dean of the Global and Contemporary China Advanced Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). In 1997, he joined the East Asian Institute as a researcher and was promoted to the director in 2008. After resigning in May 2019, he still served as a professor at the Institute of East Asia, and has resigned after the scandal was exposed.

Zheng Yongnian is regarded as one of Xi Jinping's "national economic teachers". On August 24, Zheng attended the symposium of economists held by Xi Jinping in his own name. The nine economists who attended the meeting were exposed for the first time. The outside world called them Xi’s "national economic teachers".

Zeng Zhichao, deputy secretary-general of the Taiwan Chinese Economic and Financial Association, once told Free Asia that Zheng Yongnian had personally experienced the 1989 pro-democracy movement when he was studying at Peking University. Later, he obtained a doctorate from Princeton University in the United States. In recent years, Zheng Yongnian has turned to support the CCP’s development values ​​and is regarded as a figure on the New Left.

Zeng Zhichao analyzed that Zheng Yongnian still has a role abroad. From the perspective of the Communist Party, the CCP hopes that it is not only Chinese economists who come up with suggestions, but also scholars from other countries. The most controversial incident for Zheng Yongnian was that he mentioned the "water cut" in Hong Kong last year. He still looked at the problem from the official point of view of the Chinese Communist Party.

During Hong Kong’s "anti-sent-China" protests last year, the Chinese Communist Party media quoted Zheng Yongnian as saying that Hong Kong people can’t succeed in climate change. They only need to threaten to cut water to end the chaos, which caused a backlash in public opinion.

Zheng Yongnian also described "universal value" as an aggressive political slogan. Zeng Zhichao said that Zheng Yongnian justified what the Communist Party did and mixed communism with the market system. The theory was basically based on the Western development model, but the increased control of policies was actually consistent with the thinking of current leaders.

Pompeo: The CCP is eager to gain global hegemony and establish vassal states

Reporter : Ji Yun / Editor : Yang Xiao / Publisher : Sound Of Hope

Ref : https://www.soundofhope.org/post/418480 / Direct translation

US Secretary of State Pompeo said on the Hugh Hewitt Show radio program on September 4 (Friday) that the authoritarian Communist Party of China is deeply eager for world hegemony. On a global scale, the CCP's (to be implemented) model is to establish vassal states and tributary states that existed in China's history long ago, and allow those countries to pay tribute to the Central Kingdom of the CCP.

During the interview, Pompeo said that under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the basic human rights of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and even Mongolians are seriously deteriorating. The CCP sent its largest force to the Sino-Indian border since 1960, which has affected the economic life of Southeast Asian countries. And this is all due to "the CCP’s deep desire for world hegemony."

Regarding the fact that more than 270 Chinese fishing boats are currently fishing in the waters of the Galapagos Islands to which Ecuador belongs, Pompeo said, "This is a predatory economic activity by China. It is another example, whether in Africa. It is the predatory activity that took place in Africa. They, the Chinese Communist Party’s model today, are based on a long time ago in Chinese history: the establishment of a vassal state, a tributary state, and these countries must pay tribute to Beijing (the Chinese Communist government) of the Central Empire.

Pompeo said that (this model) has a long history and "it brings huge risks to the world." and "President Trump has recognized the risks it will bring to the United States." Therefore, "The United States is fighting back on every front, such as diplomacy or economics. We will no longer bend our knees or turn our face on the other side (let the CCP fight). We will ask the CCP to follow our requirements. Behave like that in every other country."

As for the CCP and Russia's claims that they have developed a vaccine against the CCP virus (also known as SARS-CoV-2), Pompeo said that according to the principles mentioned in the Nixon Library speech, the CCP must be "distrusted and verified." Regarding vaccines from these countries, "the whole world should take a good look, make sure we have real scientific data, and follow the way we ask anyone to launch vaccines and distribute them."

"We have seen Russia and China rush to market vaccines, not to create medical or epidemiological breakthroughs, but to make political and diplomatic breakthroughs. It is not for the best interests of the world. If we get it completely ineffective The vaccine will cause further disasters and loss of life. We have all seen the Chinese Communist Party cover up the virus (epidemic) from their country. I hope they will not take further actions that bring risks to the world.” Pompeo said.

U.S. media reporter interviewed protest in Inner Mongolia, arrested by police

 Reporter : Yue Wenxiao / Editor : Yuan Mingqing / Publisher : Sound Of Hope

Ref : https://www.soundofhope.org/post/418483 / Direct translation

The Chinese Communist Party's forced promotion of Chinese language teaching in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region triggered local protests. A US media reporter was detained by the local police when he was arrested for an interview. Pushed and was forced to leave Inner Mongolia.

On September 3, the "Los Angeles Times" published a long interview in Hohhot by reporter Alice Su in Beijing. The report said that the reporter was surrounded by unidentified men in plainclothes while conducting an interview in a local school. , Was then stuffed into a police car and taken to a police station for questioning.

The reporter identified herself in the police station and declared that she was interviewing legally, but the police still took away her belongings and prohibited her from contacting the US Embassy.

The report said that during this period, a policeman strangled the reporter's throat with his hands and pushed her into a cell.

After being detained for more than four hours, the reporter was forcibly taken to the railway station by three government officials and one policeman. She was forced to leave Inner Mongolia on a train bound for Beijing.

Su Yi'an also quoted an anonymous Inner Mongolia police source in the report that the security department in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is working overtime. The source said, "In the police station where he works, the police have detained many people every day for the past two weeks."

The source also provided a picture of the arrest order issued on the police’s internal platform, saying that they “will receive new (capture) targets every two to three hours, usually those who have participated in protests or supported protests online. people."

The Los Angeles Times report did not reveal the name of the reporter who was detained at one time, but the Associated Press report later revealed that the reporter involved was Su Yi'an, a reporter from Los Angeles Times in Beijing.

Su Yian confirmed the incident, but did not comment on the incident. She said on Twitter that Mongolian teachers, students, parents, and even the police are working hard to defend their language. The source of the Mongolian police who revealed the inside story to Su Yi'an also said that he would not arrest the Mongolians.

Visiting Phnom Penh at night

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Hong Kong poll: 68% of citizens support the resumption of Legislative Council election

 Reporter : Guan Shiming / Editor : Zheng Xin / Publisher : Sound Of Hope

Ref : https://www.soundofhope.org/post/418336 / Direct translation

The Hong Kong government postponed the Legislative Council election scheduled for September 6 by one year on the grounds of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic. The latest poll results released today (4th) by the Hong Kong Institute of Public Opinion (referred to as: Minyan) showed that 68% of the public support the resumption of the Legislative Council elections as soon as possible, while only 27% of the respondents opposed. Chen Jialuo, associate professor of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Baptist University, pointed out that public opinion is very clear. Carrie Lam's postponement of elections is to avoid public sentiments. Hong Kong has entered an era of authoritarian political governance.

The Hong Kong Democracy Research Institute conducted an online survey from August 31 to September 3. A total of 14,691 Hong Kong citizens were interviewed on "Opinions on whether to restart the September 6 Legislative Council election as soon as possible". Among them, 12,293 are pro-democratic supporters and 1,254 are non-democratic supporters. Among the respondents who responded with political orientation, up to 96% of the democratic supporters believed that the election should be held again, and 48% of them even believed that the voting should be completed within one day; 36% of the non-democratic supporters believed that the election should be resumed, with 55 opponents. %. The overall approval rate was 68%, while only 27% opposed.

Chen Jialuo, associate professor of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Baptist University, pointed out that the survey results show that public opinion is very clear. The vast majority of citizens demand that the Legislative Council elections should be conducted as usual. "Interpretation" on the extension of membership. He also criticized the postponement of one year as "avoidable for a while, and unavoidable for a lifetime."

Chen Jialuo pointed out that Lin Zheng's decision to cancel the election by the Executive Council without the authorization of the public is completely unscientific to postpone the election for one year. It is still unknown whether the election will be scheduled after a year. He said that supporters of the democrats believe that the citizens' right to vote this time has been deprived of the government, so 96% of them think that the election will be restarted. The relevant ideas are also reflected in the debate on the democratic legislators to stay in the Legislative Council, whether they advocate resigning or stay in office. All of them have unanimously demanded that the election be restarted.

In response to a recent public statement by a Hong Kong government official that there is no "separation of powers" in Hong Kong, Chen Jialuo is worried that the "separation of powers" has also been rejected, and the next step may "sword against the judicial authorities." He asked the Hong Kong Government whether all future issues can be decided by the "emergency law"? He also pointed out that if the Hong Kong Government continues to use the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" in conjunction with the "Emergency Law" to gradually deprive Hong Kong people of freedom and human rights, Hong Kong will enter an era of authoritarian political governance with fewer and fewer democratic checks and balances.

The British Independent Court will hear whether the Xinjiang policy is "genocide"

Reporter : Xiao Jing / Editor : Yun Tao/ Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television

Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/09/04/a102933888.html / Direct translation

Image : The picture shows the verdict of the British Independent People's Court in London on June 17, 2019, stating that the CCP’s live organ harvesting still exists and Falun Gong practitioners are the main source of organ supply. (The Epoch Times)

On September 3, a new independent people’s court was established in the United Kingdom to investigate whether the CCP’s persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang constituted "genocide." Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, the barrister who established the court, served as the chairman of the independent court investigating the "CCP’s live organ harvesting" last year and convicted the CCP for "crimes against humanity."

According to Radio Free Asia, President Aisha of the World Uyghur Congress requested the British Queen’s Counsel to form an independent Uyghur court in June this year to investigate the CCP’s atrocities in Xinjiang, including the establishment of concentration camps, forced sterilization of women, torture and other violations of human rights behavior.

Yili Shati, director of the China Affairs Department of the World Uyghur Congress, expressed the hope that through an independent court’s authoritative judgment, countries around the world will pay more attention to the CCP’s atrocities.

"These (internationally prestigious) people have finally reached a conclusion after verification and investigation. It is a credible and authoritative conclusion. In this way, it will be a reliable and authoritative conclusion for all countries in the world. Whether or not to fulfill their obligations during the genocide has created a huge pressure." Yilishati said.

The spokesperson of the World Uyghur Congress, Dirichati, said that they will submit relevant evidence to the Independent People’s Court. “The establishment of the court can prompt us to take further tough measures to pursue those executors who have implemented genocide policy plans against Uyghurs."

Dirichati said that the independent people's court judicial adviser, judicial lawyer, responsible researcher and deputy director have been appointed. Witnesses and related personnel, including family members, and vulnerable persons who may face retaliation from the CCP, can provide testimony anonymously or via video.

US media reported last week that the US government is considering officially classifying the CCP’s treatment of Xinjiang’s Muslim minorities as "genocide." USCIRF commissioner Nury Turkel said, "The US International Commission on Religious Freedom has been urging the Secretary of State to formally designate the atrocities of communist genocide in line with the legal definition of genocide."

Yilishati said, "We believe that (the CCP's brutality) is in line with the definition, that is, this is a genocide. But what we say alone is certainly not enough to convince people. An authoritative organization is needed to determine that this is a genocide. Genocide, because once it is determined to be genocide, international agencies have an obligation to act in accordance with UN resolutions."

It is reported that the court is expected to hold multiple hearings next year and will make a verdict at the end of 2021.

Niss, who established the Uyghur court this time, served as the chairman of the independent people's court investigating the “CCP’s live organ harvesting”. The court pronounced its verdict in London on June 17 last year. The evidence of the CCP’s conviction for organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience is conclusive and has existed for many years. The crime of live harvesting still exists. Falun Gong practitioners are the main source of organ supply. The court finally ruled that the CCP had committed a crime against humanity.

The authority of the independent people's court makes the final judgment of the court applicable to governments all over the world taking action.