Lawyer Lin Wood launch bid to lead South Carolina Republican Party

Reporter : Tom Ozimek / Publisher : The Epoch Times PREMIUM / Image : Eric Thayer / Getty Images

 Lin Wood, a lawyer who filed third-party lawsuits in support of former President Donald Trump’s election challenges, has announced his bid to lead the South Carolina Republican Party.

Wood said in a statement Sunday that he is seeking to oust current South Carolina GOP chairman Drew McKissick, who has been at the organization’s helm since 2017.

In his statement, Wood cited a dispute over control of a local Republican Party organization in Horry County.

“A compelling reason for my decision to run for Chair of the South Carolina Party is that it is time for the leadership of the Party to recognize and appreciate the amazing Patriots stepping up to get involved in the party—this is NOT the time to take actions to exclude them,” Wood said in the statement, in which he complained about moves by state Republican leadership to limit what he said were “MAGA Republicans” having a stronger voice in the county.

“The current Chair, Drew McKissick, brought in a 25-year old ‘state representative,’ appointed by the state executive director, removed the person in charge in the county, and took over,” Wood alleged.

“Counties run their counties. Interference by the state has no place in this county process,” Wood said.

McKissick, who Trump recently endorsed for re-election, did not immediately respond with a request for comment on Wood’s candidacy and his allegations.

“I detest shady back room deals as I support shining light on darkness,” Wood said in the statement. “I want to help my new neighbors in South Carolina return the Republican Party back to The People. The People have ALL the power—not the elite cabal of the old guard leadership.”

In an earlier statement, Wood said he had been approached by “several concerned South Carolina Republicans who are conservative Patriots” and who asked him if he “just talked the talk or would I walk the walk.”

“They want to take back their Republican Party. They want to return the power to the people—the members of the party. They have endured enough Rino Republicanism in the present leadership of the South Carolina GOP. They are demanding change,” Wood wrote, adding that they explicitly asked him to run for the leadership of the South Carolina GOP.

“I said YES,” Wood wrote.

It comes after Wood recently announced he had moved to South Carolina after living in Georgia for some 65 years. Separately, he said that the State Bar of Georgia was seeking to discipline him, which followed news that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office launched an investigation into whether Wood voted illegally in the 2020 election.

Wood made news headlines in late 2020 after he filed lawsuits in Georgia against alleged election fraud following the November election. In an interview with The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” in December 2020, Wood said that courts were dismissing evidence of election fraud because the judges were compromised or threatened, and the Chinese Communist Party was involved in the background.

National Health Commission issues SARS-CoV-2 vaccination technical guide (Edition I)

Novel Coronavirus Vaccination Technical Guide (First Edition)

 

Source : National Health Commission / http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2021/3/455233.shtm / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan,  KUCINTA SETIA

At present, the People's Republic of China has already approved the conditional listing or emergency use of SARS-CoV-2 (novel coronavirus, covi, CCP virus) vaccines from five manufacturing companies. The results of the interim analysis of the phase III clinical trials of the three inactivated vaccines and adenovirus vector vaccines that were conditionally approved for marketing showed that the protective efficacy of the vaccines all reached the National Medical Products Administration's "Guiding Principles for Clinical Evaluation of Novel Coronavirus Preventive Vaccines (Trial)" The requirements also meet the index requirements recommended by the World Health Organization’s "Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Target Product Characteristics". Surveillance data of suspected abnormal response to vaccination after large-scale vaccination in key populations during clinical trials and emergency use phases and earlier stages show that the new coronavirus vaccine is safe. The results of the Phase II clinical trial of the recombinant SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CHO cell) approved for emergency use showed good immunogenicity and safety.

Based on the clinical trial research data of CCP's approved vaccines and the epidemiological characteristics of novel coronavirus pneumonia (covid, COVID-19), the Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Working Group of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention drafted this guideline, which was reviewed and approved by the Expert Advisory Committee of the National Immunization Program.

This guide is used by health departments and disease control agencies at all levels to guide vaccination units to carry out new coronavirus vaccination. 

1. Types of vaccines

(1) Inactivated vaccines.

The three covi inactivated vaccine products approved for listing with conditions are provided by Sinopharm China National Bio-Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd. (Beijing Institute), Wuhan Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd. (Wuhan Institute) and Beijing Kexing Zhongwei Produced by Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Kexing Zhongwei). The principle is to use African green monkey kidney (Vero) cells for virus culture and amplification. The virus is inactivated by β-propiolactone, antigen components are retained to induce the body to produce an immune response, and aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is added to improve immunogenicity. .

(2) Adenovirus vector vaccine.

The adenovirus vector vaccine approved for marketing with conditions is the recombinant new coronavirus vaccine (type 5 adenovirus vector) produced by CanSino Biotech Co., Ltd. (CanSino). The principle is to recombine the spike glycoprotein (S protein) gene of covi into the replication-deficient human type 5 adenovirus gene. The genetically recombined adenovirus expresses the covi S protein antigen in the body and induces the body to produce an immune response.

(3) Recombinant subunit vaccine.

The recombinant subunit vaccine approved for emergency use is the recombinant covi vaccine (CHO cell) produced by Anhui Zhifeilongkoma Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Zhifeilongkoma). The principle is to recombine the new coronavirus S protein receptor binding region (RBD) gene into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell genes, express in vitro to form RBD dimer, and add aluminum hydroxide adjuvant to improve immunogenicity .

2. Recommended immunization program

(1) Applicable objects.

People who are 18 years old and above.

(2) Times and intervals of inoculation doses.

1. Novel coronavirus inactivated vaccine (Vero cells)

Inoculate 2 doses; the recommended interval between the 2 doses is ≥3 weeks, and the second dose should be completed as soon as possible within 8 weeks.

2. Recombinant novel coronavirus vaccine (type 5 adenovirus vector)

Inoculate 1 dose.

3. Recombinant novel coronavirus vaccine (CHO cells)

Inoculate 3 doses; the recommended interval between two adjacent doses is ≥4 weeks. The second dose should be completed within 8 weeks after the first dose, and the third dose should be completed within 6 months after the first dose.

(3) Vaccination route and location

Intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the upper arm is recommended.

3. Other related matters

(1) Late planting and replanting.

For the two-dose or three-dose program, if the vaccination is not completed according to the program, it is recommended to replant as soon as possible. The immunization program does not need to be restarted, just complete the corresponding doses.

For those who have completed 2 doses of inactivated new coronavirus vaccination within 14 days, one dose of inactivated vaccine should be supplemented as soon as possible three weeks after the second dose of vaccination. For those who have completed 2 doses of inactivated new coronavirus vaccination within 14-21 days, there is no need to replant.

(2) Strengthen immunity.

Boost immunization is not recommended at this stage.

(3) Simultaneous vaccination with other vaccines.

It is not recommended to vaccinate with other vaccines at the same time. The interval between other vaccines and the novel coronavirus vaccine should be greater than 14 days. When rabies vaccine, tetanus vaccine, and immunoglobulin are required due to animal injuries, trauma, etc., the interval between vaccination with the new coronavirus vaccine may not be considered.

(4) Replacement of different vaccine products.

At this stage, it is recommended to use the same vaccine product to complete the vaccination. In case of special circumstances such as the inability to continue the supply of vaccines, the recipients are vaccinated in different places, and the same vaccine product cannot be used to complete the vaccination, the same type of vaccine products of other manufacturers can be used to complete the vaccination.

(5) Novel coronavirus infection and antibody screening.

There is no need to carry out new coronavirus nucleic acid and antibody testing before vaccination; routine antibody testing is not recommended as a basis for immunization success after vaccination. 

(6) Vaccination taboo.

The usual contraindications for vaccination include: (1) Those who are allergic to the active ingredient of the vaccine, any inactive ingredient, the substances used in the production process, or those who have had allergies during previous vaccination of the same type of vaccine; (2) Have experienced serious vaccines in the past allergic reactions (such as acute allergic reactions, angioedema, dyspnea, etc.); (3) People with uncontrolled epilepsy and other severe neurological diseases (such as transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, demyelination) sheath diseases, etc.); (4) Patients with fever, or suffering from acute diseases, or acute attacks of chronic diseases, or patients with uncontrolled severe chronic diseases; (5) Pregnant women.

This guide will refer to the following vaccination recommendations for specific populations for some people who are contraindicated or used with caution in the instructions.

4. Vaccination recommendations for specific populations

(1) People aged 60 and above.

People aged 60 and above are those at high risk of severe illness and death after being infected with the new coronavirus. At present, the number of phase III clinical trials of the 4 new coronavirus vaccines with conditional approval for marketing has been included in this population in a limited number, and there is no data on the protective efficacy of the vaccine in this population. However, data from phase I/II clinical studies show that this population is safe for vaccination. Compared with the population of 18-59 years old, the neutralizing antibody titer after vaccination is slightly lower, but the positive conversion rate of neutralizing antibody is similar, suggesting that the vaccine is 60%. People over the age of 59 will also have a certain protective effect, and vaccination is recommended. 

(2) People under 18 years old.

At present, the existing vaccines have not yet obtained clinical trial data for this population, and it is not recommended for people under 18 years of age to be vaccinated.

(3) People with chronic diseases.

People with chronic diseases are those who are severely ill and at high risk of death after being infected with the new coronavirus. People with stable health conditions and well-controlled chronic diseases are not considered contraindications for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and are recommended to be vaccinated.

(4) Women of childbearing age and breastfeeding period.

If you get pregnant after vaccination or get the vaccine without knowing your pregnancy, based on the understanding of the safety of the above vaccines, it is not recommended to take special medical measures (such as termination of pregnancy) just because of the covi vaccine. It is recommended to do a pregnancy check and follow up. For women who have a pregnancy plan, there is no need to delay the pregnancy plan just because of the covi vaccine.

Although there is currently no clinical research data on the impact of covi vaccines in breastfeeding women on nursing infants and young children, based on the understanding of vaccine safety, it is recommended to vaccinate breastfeeding women (such as medical staff, etc.) at high risk of novel coronavirus infection . Considering the importance of breastfeeding to the nutrition and health of infants and young children, referring to internationally accepted practices, breastfeeding women are advised to continue breastfeeding after being vaccinated against the new coronavirus.

(5) People with impaired immune function.

People with impaired immune function are those at high risk of severe illness and death after being infected with the new coronavirus. There is currently no data on the safety and effectiveness of the new coronavirus vaccine for the population (such as patients with malignant tumors, nephrotic syndrome, and AIDS) and people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The immune response and protective effect of this group of people after vaccination may be reduced. For inactivated vaccines and recombinant subunit vaccines, it is recommended to vaccinate based on the safety characteristics of previous vaccines of the same type; for adenovirus vector vaccines, although the vector virus used is replication defective, there is no safety data for the use of the same type of vaccine in the past. It is recommended that after being fully informed, the individual weighs the benefits outweigh the risks and vaccinates.

(6) Past patients or infected persons with covid.

Existing research data shows that there are rare cases of re-infection within 6 months after the new coronavirus infection. People who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 (patients or asymptomatic infections) can receive one dose after 6 months on the basis of full notification.

5. Other matters

With the approval of more covi vaccines, the continuous improvement of vaccine clinical research data, and the increase in monitoring and evaluation data after the vaccine is marketed, this guide will be updated in due course according to the needs of the epidemic prevention and control situation.

Myanmar's American Cultural Center under attack, refugees flee to Thailand

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Myanmar's American Cultural Center was shot, Yangon situation worsens, refugees flee

Reporter : Zhu Ying / Editor : Mei Lan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/03/28/a103083539.html / Direct translation

Image : On March 27, 2021, the military and police in Yangon, Myanmar continued to forcefully suppress civilian protests against the military coup. The sky above the town of Thaketa in the city was filled with smoke from burning roadblocks. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

The turbulent situation in Myanmar continues to deteriorate. March 27 is the Myanmar Military Day. Not only were more than 100 protesters killed by the military and police on that day, there was even a shooting incident at the American Cultural Center in Yangon. The prolonged chaos, killings and martial law have made many ordinary people in Yangon feel deeply afraid. A large number of refugees are fleeing the city and flocking to Thailand, which borders Myanmar.

On Saturday (March 27), protests in many large cities in Myanmar continued to be brutally suppressed by the military and police, and even the U.S. cultural center in Yangon City also broke out on the same day.

Reuters in the UK took the lead in reporting the shooting incident at the American Cultural Center in Yangon. Subsequently, the spokesperson of the US Embassy in Myanmar, Aryani Manring, confirmed in response to media enquiries, “We confirm that a shooting occurred at the American Center in Yangon on March 27. We are investigating this incident. At present, it appears that the incident did not cause any casualties."

Since the Myanmar military government launched a coup on February 1 this year, Burmese civil protests have continued, and the military's armed suppression of protesters has become more and more bloody.

On March 27 the Myanmar Military Day, the military held a military parade in the capital Naypyidaw. The head of the military declared at the military parade that the Myanmar military must protect the people and strive to pursue democracy. However, on the same day, the military and police in many large cities used more brutal ways to suppress the protesters, causing hundreds of deaths. This is the day with the highest number of deaths since the military coup in Myanmar.

According to a report by the Myanmar news agency Myanmar Now on Saturday night, at least 114 people across Myanmar were killed that day, and a 5-year-old boy was even killed by military police in Mandalay.

Yangon is Myanmar’s largest city and commercial center. Today, it has become the main battlefield for civil protests and brutal suppression by the military and police. The demonstrators would fire iron bombs and throw gasoline bombs at the security forces coming to suppress the protests while the military police would unscrupulously fired at the protesting crowds. On the streets, the roadblocks set up by the protesters using car tires and fences were also lit, with flames raging and black smoke.

In the past week, the Burmese military government has imposed martial law on six cities and towns in Yangon, and nearly 2 million people in the city are under the direct control of military commanders. The continued turmoil, killings and chaos caused local ordinary people to flee with deep fear. Large numbers of Burmese refugees are flocking to Thailand, which borders Burma.

According to public information, the refugees who fled from Yangon told the local media that they went to interview that life in Yangon had become too terrible to continue living there. After the bloody crackdown, the police and soldiers would pull people out of their homes and use guns at them to clear the road.

Pongrat Piromrat, the governor of Thailand’s Dak Province on the other side of the Myanmar border, said in an interview with the media recently that they are taking emergency measures to prepare shelters for the influx of Myanmar refugees. Once a large number of Myanmar people cross over due to an emergency at the border, Thailand can receive them.

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Myanmar beauty cried for help at pageant finals

Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor: Zhu Xinrui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/03/29/a103083730.html / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

The Miss Grand International pageant finals were held in Bangkok, Thailand on March 27. The participating Myanmar beauty Han Lay showed tears to the international community on stage she called for help, "When I was speaking on stage, more than a hundred people have died today... Please help Myanmar."

On the same day, Han Lay was wearing a white evening gown and was standing on the stage. A video of the Burmese military and police shooting down peaceful protesters was shown on the big screen. Han Lay gave a speech on the stage. She thanked the organizer of Miss Grand International for giving her the opportunity to express her voice to the international community through this platform.

Han Lay said, "People in Myanmar took to the streets for democracy, and I am one of them, and now they are on stage for democracy."

She shed tears many times in her speech on stage, "Today in my country, Myanmar...When I spoke on stage, more than a hundred people died today. I feel very sorry for them, they lost their lives."

She called for help from the international community, "Please help Myanmar, we need urgent international support, now."

The 27th is also the Myanmar Military Day. The military government shot and massacred the people. At least 114 people died on the same day, including 6 underage children. There was also a 1-year-old baby who was shot in the right eye and lost his sight and may be life-threatening. . That day was the bloodiest day since Myanmar opposed the military coup.

On the same day, the Myanmar military also used fighter jets for the first time to air strike a village (Day Pu Noe) on the border between Myanmar and Thailand. The local humanitarian organization stated that the air strike caused three deaths.

Since the Burmese military launched the coup on February 1, nearly 400 Burmese people have been massacred. The bloody suppression is still continuing, and the Burmese people are still fighting stubbornly without fear of military violence.

Han Lay is a college student in the Department of Psychology at Yangon University in Myanmar. During her participation in the beauty contest, she has been speaking out for the Myanmar people through social media and calling for the international community to help.

In the competition on the 24th, Han Lay wore a Burmese national costume named "Goddess of Peace". She hopes to use this to pray for Myanmar and hope that the goddess of peace can help Myanmar end the current crisis and bring peace to Myanmar.

Han Lay posted on her Instagram account that many of her classmates were arrested by the military and called on the military government to release her classmates. "In a democratic country, the people must be able to speak out, and our voice must be heard. But at the moment we have no freedom in Myanmar, which is a violation of human rights. Release our students!"

She also wrote on Facebook, "We Burmese are fighting for democracy on the streets. As a representative of Myanmar, I will call for ‘stop war and stop violence’ on the stage of Miss Nations."

After the beauty pageant finals on the 27th, Han Lay said in an interview with foreign media that she would return to Myanmar, "I know it must be unsafe to go back because I have been criticizing the Burmese military government. But I still want to go back because it is related to Myanmar. future".

She also said, "I don't care about my safety, I only care about Myanmar."

That night, the defense ministers of 12 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany issued a rare joint statement condemning the killing of civilians by the Myanmar military and urging the military to stop violence.

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Taiwanese female anchor scolded Hu Xijin 

Reporter : Li Yun / Editor : Zhu Xinrui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/03/29/a103083734.html / Direct translation

A few days ago, two Taiwanese F-5E fighters collided and crashed into the sea. Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the Global Times of the Communist Party of China, said cold-bloodedly that "Taiwan is paperless," arousing public outrage. A Taiwanese female anchor scolded Hu angrily, "Take care of your lower body first!" The female anchor also cited examples of frequent incidents of the CCP’s military aircraft, and at the same time criticized that the CCP has become a public enemy of the world. Netizens applauded.

On March 22, two F-5E fighters from Taitung Zhihang Base collided and crashed into the sea yesterday, resulting in the death of the pilot Lieutenant Luo Shanghua and the disappearance of Captain Pan Yingzheng. While Taiwan was doing its utmost to search and rescue, Hu Xijin posted on Weibo, saying that the entire Taiwan Air Force will not be paper-cut. It hasn’t been a war yet. With such a small air force in Taiwan, it’s too frequent to crash.

Hu Xijin's cold-blooded remarks sparked public outrage. Legislator Fan Yun wrote angrily on Facebook. This was a speech by the editor-in-chief of a newspaper who was loyal to the CCP. It was cold-blooded, cruel, and inhuman. For Hu Xijin's post, she responded with two words: rubbish!

Many netizens reprimanded Hu Xijin, "That's not rubbish! Some rubbish can be recycled or reused. That is (slag)." "The quality of the editor-in-chief of the official media global is low, and he is humiliated and conforms to the image of the country."

At the same time, a video of a Taiwanese female anchor scolding Hu Xijin was also circulated on the Internet.

The female anchor reminded, "Hu Xijin, you don’t need to talk about that over there. I’ll talk about it first. Take care of your lower body! How did you get accused by others, are you embarrassed? You talked a lot, your own erotic issues, the issue of sending children outside, how many high-ranking officials of you can’t stand the test, let’s say that Taiwan is paperless."

Next, the female anchor cited a bunch of instances of frequent incidents of the CCP’s military planes, and said, “I feel unbearable to talk about these, because it’s all human lives.”

The female anchor first took 2016 as an example. The CCP publicly reported that at least 10 military aircraft fell and 7 people died. The female anchor questioned Hu Xijin,"You are reviewing internally. How many military research and development shady scenes are there? Are you still not sure about it internally?"

The female anchor went on to give an example. In May 2019, in the Qinling plane crash, the CCP publicly reported the deaths of 6 people. In October of the same year, two Chinese military plane crashes occurred within 10 days, and even the J-10 crashed.

The female anchor asked, "Don't you review your own internal affairs? Are there fewer internal affairs of your own? Is there a little gloat in Taiwan at this time? It's all human life. You are embarrassed to say that others, what about yourself?"

The female anchor continued to ask, "Today, your own military planes are constantly harassing Taiwan. You have become not only Taiwan's hatred against you. Look at the United States, the allies in Asia, including the European Union that have alarmed the European Union, think, what are you doing? Constantly provoking, constantly provoking, you disrupt the international order, and your totalitarianism expands."

The female anchor reminded Hu Xijin, "You have become a public enemy of the world, don't you know? Are you still complacent over there?"

The series of comments by the female anchor who questioned Hu Xijin sparked applause from netizens.

"It's so bloody, that's great. The CCP is just that virtue."

"Good scolding, the people in the wall support the Taiwanese female guys. CCP does everything messed up by itself, and it's still picking things up everywhere."

"Taiwan female anchor! Good! Use facts and statistics to scold Hugou and stab them in the flesh. The CCP is most afraid of others telling the truth, hahahaha."

"Good scolding, even though I am also a mainlander, I really don’t want to see Hu, who was picked by the mainland, who is so disgusting. What has your ancestor done so evil, Lao Hu? Throw something out?"

The 61-year-old Hu Xijin was dubbed by netizens as "Hu Diaopan" because he often made remarks that inverted black and white and confuses the public. He blindly defends the totalitarian power of the CCP.

In the first half of last year, rumours that Hu Xijin’s son had immigrated to Canada and his annual income was over 12 million circulated on the Internet. In October, Hu Xijin denied the rumour, claiming that he "only has one daughter."

However, many netizens retweeted a photo taken at Toronto Pearson International Airport. In the photo, Hu Xijin is standing behind and smiling at the camera. A young woman and a young man are in front of him. The netizen who posted the photo asked, "Why did Hu Xijin come to Toronto? Send his children to school in Canada?"

In early December of the same year, Hu Xijin was reported to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection by his deputy Jing Tao under his real name, saying that Hu had illegitimate children with two female subordinates. After the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection intervened in the investigation and claimed that the report was untrue, Duan Jingtao must be investigated and asked for a review.

In this regard, Mr. Chen, a reporter within the CCP system, told Radio Free Asia that Hu Xijin had been rumoured a few years ago. The report by his deputy is certainly true, but people in the People's Daily department are not allowed to discuss the matter because he is a department-level cadre.

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Palau President visits Taiwan, U.S. ambassador to Palau accompanied

https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/03/28/a103083651.html / Direct translation

The Palau President led a delegation to Taiwan on Sunday afternoon to embark on a five-day itinerary to promote the smooth launch of the "Taiwan Palau Tourism Bubble". The US Ambassador to Palau, this time Also arrived in Taiwan with the group. The country is one of the 15 existing official diplomatic countries of Taiwan.

Palau President Hui Shuren led a delegation to Taiwan, and Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie went to the airport to pick up the plane. When Hui Shuren delivered his speech, he thanked all parties for their efforts. The two national defense epidemics were successful and the unique tourism bubble model could be realized.

Palau President Hui Shuren, "We trust (Taiwan) and believe that Taiwan’s practices are a successful example of a country’s fight against the epidemic.

Palau President Hui Shuren, "There is also the U.S. Ambassador to Palau on this trip. It is really important that he can come. We are very helpful to the help of the United States. We received the first batch of vaccines in early January.  We are fortunate to be a member of the United States' vaccine warp action.

A friendly head of state visited Taiwan for the first time after the epidemic. Hui Shuren will go on a five-day and four-night trip.

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From blood cotton to live organ harvesting, Luo Zhizheng: CCP has been persecuting people for a long time

Reporters : Gao Jianlun and Zhao Tingyu / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/03/29/a103083861.html / Direct translation

Taiwanese legislators gathered in the Legislative Yuan early on the 29th to strongly condemn the CCP’s persecution of human rights in Xinjiang. Legislator Luo Zhizheng also pointed out that the human rights issue in Xinjiang is only part of China's overall human rights issues. In the future, the international community's supervision of China's overall human rights issues will definitely become more serious.

Holding up slogans and chanting human rights slogans, a number of Taiwan legislators stepped forward and emphasized the rejection of Xinjiang’s sweat cotton and support for freedom and human rights.

DPP legislator Zhuang Ruixiong said, "We believe that justice will not be alone. We do have the right to some commodities, and we can do it. We don’t need to wear them. Let’s support Uyghurs. We reject such blood and sweat. We support freedom. democracy."

DPP legislator Luo Zhizheng said, "It's not just the so-called sweaty cotton, or the issue of these so-called brand boycotts. The deeper meaning behind it is Western countries. For the CCP’s persecution of Uyghurs’ human rights and freedom in Xinjiang, this The issue of this aspect has attracted the attention of the whole world."

In July last year, the U.S. government issued an announcement warning companies not to allow supply chains to contact entities that "violate human rights" in Xinjiang, and then announced a ban on the import of cotton and cotton fabrics from Xinjiang. The CCP’s persecution of human rights has been condemned by various countries, including the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners for 22 years, and it has not stopped. Cook, a researcher at the human rights organization Freedom House, once pointed out that the CCP’s persecution methods have expanded from Falun Gong to Xinjiang, and from Xinjiang to other areas.

DPP legislator Luo Zhizheng said, "In fact, the human rights issue in Xinjiang is only part of China’s overall human rights issue. The CCP’s persecution in religions, especially Falun Gong, etc., has existed for a long time, so I believe this time the Western world still All the international communities are concerned about China’s human rights issues, and now they are only using Xinjiang as an introduction. In the future, the supervision of China’s overall human rights issues will definitely become more serious."

The CCP not only expanded its suppression of domestic groups, but also intensified its violations of human rights around the world. More and more countries have come forward to strongly condemn the CCP’s persecution of human rights.

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Ke Wenzhe: Anti-Communist is the world situation in the next 15 years

Reporter : Luo Tingting  / Editor: Zhu Xinrui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/03/29/a103083769.html / Direct translation

At present, the Xinjiang cotton turmoil provoked by the CCP is still raging. Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe said recently that China's human rights really need to be improved, and the anti-communist wave will be the world trend in the next 15 years.

Recently, the U.S. and other countries have jointly sanctioned four CCP officials and one entity in response to the CCP’s human rights persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang. The CCP incited domestic public opinion to attack international brands that refused to use "Xinjiang blood cotton", including H&M, Nike, and Adidas. "Xinjiang blood cotton" refers to Xinjiang cotton that the Chinese Communist Party forced labor to pick.

The CCP is trying to coerce these brands to put pressure on the international community while diverting the Chinese people’s attention from the human rights persecution in Xinjiang.

However, some pro-communist artists in Taiwan have also come out to stand for the CCP and participate in the boycott of foreign goods. In response to the phenomenon of Taiwanese artists choosing sides, Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe said in an interview with the media on March 28 that the CCP really needs improvement in human rights, and the anti-communist wave will continue to be the world situation in the next 15 years.

He said frankly that globalization has become "hemisphericalization", which is an international trend, and to put it plainly is to choose sides.

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan You Xikun commented on Facebook, “Boycotting Xinjiang cotton is no longer a political issue, but a human rights issue!” The CCP has severely violated human rights in Xinjiang. I believe that many people cannot accept commodities containing Xinjiang blood cotton.

During the interview, Ke Wenzhe also stated that the Sino-US trade war will definitely continue, and the cross-strait relationship is actually the relationship between the two sides of the Pacific and between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. This is a world event.

The Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter on March 18, before the first meeting between the US and China, the CCP plans to pressure the Biden-Harris administration to cancel the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, including tariff sanctions. These tariffs have severely damaged the Chinese Communist Party's economy and caused a large number of foreign capital withdrawal from China.

However, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai recently stated that the U.S. is not ready to cancel tariffs on Chinese imports in the near future and will not give up this bargaining chip. But she also said that the United States may be open to trade negotiations with Beijing.

In response to the CCP’s recent military pressure on Taiwan, General Davidson, the commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, recently warned in Congress that the CCP is currently the biggest strategic threat to the U.S. and Taiwan is one of the CCP’s targets. The threat of the CCP’s invasion of Taiwan is It may happen in the next 6 years.

John Aquilino, who was nominated as the commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, believes that the conflict in the Taiwan Strait may be earlier.

He warned at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 23 that the CCP’s invasion of Taiwan was a serious threat and more urgent than many people thought.

He said that if there is a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, "the status of the United States as an ally and partner will also be threatened."

Ever Given re-floats, Suez Canal resumes container ship traffic on 29 March 2021

Editor : Cai Minggen / news.tvbs.com.tw/world/1485005?from=Copy_content / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Image : A netizen took the latest picture of Ever Given getting out of trouble (Twitter)

The container ship Ever Given ran aground on the Suez Canal for several days. The shipping agency Inchcape confirmed on 29 March 2021 morning that the ship has re-floated on the water, which is good news. 

Sources pointed out that the Ever Given engine has been restarted, is undergoing preliminary inspection, and is returning to a normal course. 

Mohab Mamish, the former Suez Canal Administrator and Egyptian President’s Port Advisor also said that it is expected that the Suez Canal will resume traffic today. 

According to a report by Reuters, two local shipping sources pointed out that the Ever Given has been completely straightened. Its engine has restarted, and it is now back on the normal route. On the Internet, there was also a picture of Ever Given being towed and straightened, and the bow of the ship was lifted from the mud and sand, and the river channels for boats are visible on both sides of the canal.

Image : The bow of Ever Given has escaped from the sediment. (Twitter) 

According to CNN, a statement by the Suez Canal Authority mentioned that 18 metres of depth had been dug under the bow of Ever Given, and 27,000 cubic meters of sand had been cleared. 

Osama Rabie, the Director of the Suez Canal Authority, pointed out that the ship successfully surfaced after rescue. After it withdrew to the Great Bitter Lake, the channel traffic of the canal will be restored immediately. However, the reasons for the grounding of the ship still need to be further investigated and clarified.

Ukraine is not afraid of CCP

Editor : Xie Jinghan / Source : Voice of America / https://www.aboluowang.com/2021/0327/1573730.html / Direct translation / Image : Web Screenshot

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Unite with Canada to ask the CCP to release people immediately

After the CCP began a closed-door trial of two Canadians on March 19, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said on the same day that Ukraine is united with Canada and Ukraine called on the CCP to release them immediately.

Kuleba said on Twitter that the trial process of the two Canadians must be honest and transparent, and they must also be guaranteed the right to legal defense and the consular services provided by Canada.

In the past, Ukraine was usually more cautious when it came to CCP affairs. The CCP’s current relationship with Canada is indifferent. Ukraine is now supporting Canada to criticize the CCP. Such moves are rare in Ukrainian diplomacy.

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Canada has helped Kiev.  Ukraine returns support in favour

Ukraine and Canada have always had close ties. Canada has a large Ukrainian immigrant community, and many local Ukrainian expatriates have actively supported the 2014 Ukrainian Square Revolution.

After Russia annexed Crimea and invaded eastern Ukraine, Canada has provided Ukraine with a lot of assistance and support. Freeland, a well-known Canadian politician, actively promoted Canada to help Ukraine train military personnel during his tenure as foreign minister. Freeland’s mother family immigrated to Canada from Ukraine. She herself worked in Kiev and speaks Ukrainian.

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Completely eliminate the CCP’s freezing of all assets and real estate of "Madasić"

On the same day that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba issued a document in support of Canada’s criticism of the CCP, a court in the capital city of Kiev ordered the freezing of 100% of the company’s equity and all the company’s real estate, and the frozen equity was handed over to the Ukrainian government. Managed by a government department. This government department is mainly responsible for investigating, wanted and managing assets acquired due to corruption and crime. The State-owned Ukrainian National Defense Industry Corporation, which is responsible for arms exports and the defense industry, has already expressed its intention to participate in the management of "Madasić". The Ukrainian government had earlier decided to nationalize the "Madasić" company.

Ukrainian media reported that Chinese investors currently hold approximately 75% of the controlling interest in "Madasić". But the management and operation of the company is still in the charge of the former boss Boguslayev's team. From the Soviet era, Boguslayev has been leading this enterprise. Chinese investors tried to convene a general meeting of shareholders in January this year to seize the management and operation rights of the company, but failed. Ukrainian security agencies dispatched special forces military police to patrol and stand guard at the factory, and local parliamentarians also came forward to organize people to demonstrate in the factory area to prevent Chinese investors from controlling the enterprise.

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Different responses will affect the investment climate and the interests of retail investors

The "Madasić" incident has not only become the focus of Ukrainian society, but also aroused various reactions. Many people support the nationalization of the authorities. An influential Ukrainian media person and current affairs commentator Portnikov said that the authorities' actions successfully prevented Ukraine's cutting-edge technology from falling into the hands of the CCP.

However, some Ukrainian economic and business people believe that "Madasić" stocks can be freely traded, and that the government's nationalization has broken Ukraine's national image, especially the investment climate, and investors will be discouraged from Ukraine.

The remaining approximately 19% of "Madasic" is held by minority shareholders and retail investors, including some employees of "Madasic". The shares held by these employees were acquired in the privatization of the company. These small shareholders originally expected that after the acquisition by Chinese investors, the price of their stocks would rise sharply, but now they have all become waste paper.

Ukrainian activist Semy Kikiko, who represents the interests of minority shareholders, said that after the court freezes 100% of the shares and transfers them to government agencies for management, the interests of about 3,500 minority shareholders and retail investors have been harmed, and the loss can reach US$100-200 million.

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Russia is concerned about whether there is an opportunity for Ukraine to try to balance the forces of all parties

Russia is also paying close attention to the development of this incident, especially the possible future direction of relations between Ukraine and the Chinese Communist Party. The Russian media has extensively reported and analyzed the CCP’s acquisitions and various possible retaliations by the CCP against Ukraine. Some analysts believe that China's failure to acquire Ukrainian engine companies will make the CCP continue to rely on Russian engine supplies, and Russian companies will receive more orders from the CCP. Moscow also hopes that the CCP can stand more on Russia's side on the Ukrainian issue.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba once said that how to handle the "Madasić" incident and the relationship between Ukraine and the CCP depends on how Ukraine balances various forces and influences.

Ukrainian strategic issues scholar Bulkovsky said that the CCP does not like Ukraine being too backward to the West. If Ukraine can balance the strengths of all parties and at the same time increase its own strength, it will be more confident when fighting the CCP.

Bulkovsky: "If Ukraine’s internal political situation is stable and its national power increases, it is an important balancing force between the European Union and Russia, the Black Sea and Central Europe. In this case, it will be easier to find a match with Beijing’s interests. Place."

The CCP is currently Ukraine's largest trading partner country. Ukraine’s exports of iron ore, metals, and especially various agricultural products are very dependent on the Chinese market. Beijing’s response so far is still limited to the statement of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, demanding Ukraine to safeguard the rights and interests of Chinese investors.

At the same time, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines provided by the CCP to Ukraine arrived in the capital Kiev on March 25.

Study: Face masks contain chemical that causes penises to shrink

Reporter : Li Wenbo / Editor : Zhongkang /  https://www.aboluowang.com/2021/0328/1573764.html / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

U.S. media The National File reported on Thursday that Professor of Environmental Medicine & Public Health at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, Dr. Shanna Swan wrote a book called "How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race".  This book warns that the microplastics used to make masks against SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus, covi, novel coronavirus) contain some toxic chemicals, including phthalates that can shrink the penises, that will cause most men to become infertile before 2045. The result is that mankind will face an existential crisis.

Dr. Swan's conclusion comes from a study by Tadele Assefa Aragaw, a chemical environmental engineering researcher. In 2020, researcher Aragaw conducted a study on microplastic pollution of surgical masks in the CCP virus epidemic. The most terrible thing is that the study found that microplastics have "toxic chemical additives, such as phthalates, organotins, etc." Nonylphenol, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and triclosan". These toxic chemicals can be released into the environment during the degradation process.

This research is included in the government archives and managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institution within the National Institutes of Health.

The well-known health care website WebMD reported on Dr. Swan’s research in 2009 that boys whom mothers  exposed to high levels of phthalates gave birth to were more likely to show non-masculine behaviors. Dr. Swan also found that "male human babies who have been exposed to phthalates in the womb have a shorter distance from the anus to the genitals, and this distance is related to the size of the penis." Dr. Swan's research also found that mice that have been exposed to phthalates will experience genital atrophy after birth.

According to the National File, US health officials and members of the Biden-Harris administration who support people to wear masks have not yet clearly explained to the public the impact of phthalates on male fertility and its connection with mask-wearing.

The masks produced during the CCP virus epidemic have caused alarming losses to the environment. It is estimated that 1.56 billion masks were produced in 2020. Ecological experts said that "equivalent to 4680-6240 metric tons of plastic pollution" poured into the world's oceans.

Ref: https://nationalfile.com/study-chemical-that-causes-penile-shrinkage-found-in-face-masks/

WHO: CCP is reviewing the WHO virus origin report and postponing the report release

Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor : Yun Tao / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/03/27/a103082884.html / Direct translation

After the World Health Organization (WHO) scientific team conducted an investigation in Wuhan, the report on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus, covi, novel coronavirus) was originally expected to be released this week. However, according to a WHO consultant, the CCP has postponed the release.

According to a report on the US conservative website "The Daily Caller" on Friday (26th), a WHO consultant said that because the CCP is reviewing the organization’s report on the origin of the CCP virus pandemic, it's release was postponed.

A member of the WHO Advisory Committee, Jamie Metzl, tweeted on Friday that he had just received confirmation that the release of the WHO report on the origin of the CCP virus was postponed again, apparently because the Chinese experts were arguing against every sentence in it. Who would think that this compromised report has any credibility?

At the beginning of this month, the WHO's interim report was cancelled because some people criticized the impartiality of its investigation team and stated that the report needs to be approved by the CCP before it is released.

"Chinese experts received the English version of the WHO report on March 17. Whether the report will be released next week depends on discussions between Chinese and international experts," a Chinese government spokesperson said on Twitter on March 19 .

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Feith wrote in The Washington Post on Monday: “WHO investigators will be unable to publish the results of the investigation."

The WHO told The Wall Street Journal that the origin report will be published "after Chinese peer review and possible revisions."

"Perhaps the final WHO report will provide evidence to prove that investigators are clearly not interested in the theory of laboratory leakage," Feith wrote. "WHO has the names of the sick researchers in the laboratory of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Have they been interviewed? Has the WHO seen their medical records? Have you seen the antibody test results? If so, will this information be included in the WHO report?"

Former U.S. President Trump cut off U.S. funding to the WHO in April 2020, criticizing WHO for helping the CCP to confuse the origin of the CCP virus.

In view of the opaque nature of the investigation, a group of scientists, scholars and members of Congress called for a separate and more independent investigation. On March 4, an international group of scientists and scholars called in an open letter that discovering the origin of the CCP virus is essential to better respond to the current epidemic and reduce future risks.

The WHO did not respond to a question raised by the Daily Telegraph about how Chinese officials will revise the report. It only said through a spokesperson, "Once we have a date for the report to be released, we will notify the media."

See also : https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/media-promotes-ccp-compromised-linked-in/