EXPLAINER: Is China sharing enough COVID-19 information? | AP News 中国政府经常持有来自本国公众的信息,特别是任何对执政的共产党产生负面影响的信息。官方媒体对火葬激增的可怕报道视不屑一顾,随着卫生系统达到容量,人们从一家医院跑到一家医院竞相试图接受治疗。政府官员指责外国媒体炒作这一情况。
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As COVID-19 rips through China , other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data on the outbreak. — Read on apnews.com/article/china-covid19-data-sharing-77a28c2fc02f4c01774db8836762b608 中国官员一再表示,他们正在分享信息,指出GISAID的顺序以及与世卫组织的会面。 但世卫组织官员一再要求更多——不仅在基因测序方面,而且在住院、重症监护病房入院和死亡方面。世卫组织总干事Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus本周对中国的生命风险表示关切。 联合国卫生机构负责人说:“数据对于世卫组织对全球局势进行定期、快速和强有力的风险评估仍然至关重要。” Read More
China ‘under-representing’ true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says 世卫组织称,中国”低估”新冠肺炎疫情真实影响
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/05/china/china-covid-outbreak-who-data-intl-hnk The World Health Organization has accused China of “under-representing” the severity of its Covid outbreak and criticized its “narrow” definition of what constitutes a Covid death, as top global health officials urge Beijing to share more data about the explosive spread. “We continue to ask China for more rapid, regular, reliable data on hospitalizations and deaths, as well... Read More
The US keeps offering China its Covid-19 vaccines, but China keeps saying no | The Straits Times 美国一直向中国提供新冠肺炎疫苗,但中国一直说不
The US keeps offering China its Covid-19 vaccines, but China keeps saying no — Read on www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/the-us-keeps-offering-china-its-covid-19-vaccines-but-china-keeps-saying-no 在北京与快速蔓延的新冠肺炎浪潮作斗争时,中国拒绝了美国一再提出的分享先进疫苗的提议,这种拒绝导致担心疫情死灰复燃的美国官员越来越沮丧。 据要求在讨论审议时不愿透露姓名的美国官员称,美国担心新变种的兴起及其对中国经济的影响,多次通过私人渠道向习近平主席政府提供mRNA疫苗和其他援助。 Read More
Top engineers and scientists dying at an unprecedented rate in China after lifting of Covid controls | South China Morning Post 在中国,顶尖工程师和科学家在解除新冠病毒控制后以前所未有的速度死亡
The Chinese Academy of Engineering reported that 20 members have died in less than a month, compared with an average annual death rate of 16 One doctor in Beijing said academy members usually have privileged access to healthcare, but now there are no beds available to treat them — Read on www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3205736/top-engineers-and-scientists-dying-unprecedented-rate-china-after-lifting-covid-controls 中国工程院报告称,不到一个月就有20名成员死亡,而年均死亡率为16人 北京的一位医生说,学院成员通常有特权获得医疗保健,但现在没有床位来治疗他们 Read More
Peng Shuai: WTA demands ’in person’ meeting before resuming tournaments in China. 彭帅:WTA要求在中国恢复锦标赛之前举行“面对面”会议
In November 2021, the ex-doubles world number one raised concerns when she accused top Chinese official, Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault.  Peng made the claim on the social media site Weibo but the post was quickly deleted and the tennis star then disappeared from the public eye for a number of weeks.  — Read on... Read More
‘The Chinese Communist Party is on the verge of turning today’s China into yesterday’s Soviet Union’ “中国共产党即将将今天的中国转变为昨天的苏联”
The resumption of the Chinese economy by the Communist Party confronts the country with the same obstacles that brought down the USSR at the end of the 1980s, analyze the two economists Di Guo and Chenggang Xu, in an article in — Read on www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2023/01/05/the-chinese-communist-party-is-on-the-verge-of-turning-today-s-china-into-yesterday-s-soviet-union_6010372_23.html Read More
Biden flags concern over China’s Covid-19 response as WHO doubts death toll | 在世界卫生组织(WHO)表示中国少报了该疾病死亡人数几个小时后,美国总统乔·拜登对中国处理新冠肺炎疫情的担忧,这些言论可能会引起北京周四的回应。
WHO said China under-reporting deaths with data at odds with packed hospitals, morgues. Read more at straitstimes.com. — Read on www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/biden-raises-concern-over-chinas-covid-19-response-after-who-questions-data Read More
China’s buildup of the surveillance state — “Intelligence Matters” – CBS News 中国对监控国家的建立——“情报很重要”
China has some 400 million cameras surveilling the streets, as well as access to a billion smartphones used by Chinese citizens, Wall Street Journal reporters Liza Lin and Josh Chin tell Michael Morell. — Read on www.cbsnews.com/news/chinas-buildup-of-the-surveillance-state-intelligence-matters/ Read More
China is ‘under-representing’ the true number of coronavirus deaths since it scrapped Zero-Covid policies, 世界卫生组织(WHO)表示,自从中国废除零新冠肺炎政策以来,新冠肺炎死亡人数”不足”
https://twitter.com/jenniferzeng97/status/1610218786149236737?s=20&t=RZ-pWvbmxwQQpCkFpm_aLgThe World Health Organization has criticised China for 'under-representing' the true number of coronavirus deaths since it scrapped its 'zero-Covid' policies. In a rare rebuke of Beijing, the UN agency said on Wednesday China was using a 'very narrow' definition of Covid deaths, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the massive on-going outbreak sweeping the country.... Read More
Chinese families ‘start burning bodies of their loved ones in the streets’ amid Covid explosion | Daily Mail Online 随着尸体堆积在火葬场和殡仪馆,中国家庭“开始在街上焚烧亲人的尸体”
Chinese families 'start burning bodies of their loved ones in the streets' amid Covid explosion as corpses pile up in crematoriums and funeral homes — Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11597955/Chinese-families-start-burning-bodies-loved-ones-streets-amid-Covid-explosion.html   video from dailymail website :  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11597955/Chinese-families-start-burning-bodies-loved-ones-streets-amid-Covid-explosion.html#v-4480986981356584635   据报道,由于紧急服务及火葬场未能容纳大量死者,市民被迫在街上焚烧家人尸体。 真让人心碎 https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1610337078935719940?s=20&t=RZ-pWvbmxwQQpCkFpm_aLg         https://twitter.com/ValdebebasXXL/status/1609992044038033410?s=20&t=RZ-pWvbmxwQQpCkFpm_aLg   Read More
Peak China? by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. – Project Syndicate
Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers the country’s long-term prospects of competing with America following its latest stumbles. — Read on www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/peak-china-debate-calls-for-careful-assessment-by-joseph-s-nye-2023-01 中国零新冠病毒政策的失败正在导致对中国实力的重新评估。直到最近,许多人预计到2030年或之后不久,中国的GDP将超过美国。但现在,一些分析师认为,即使中国实现了这一目标,美国也将再次飙升。那么,我们已经见证了“中国高峰”了吗? Read More
China admits its Covid deaths are ‘huge’ and 70% of Shanghai’s 25m residents have been infected | Daily Mail Online
The steep rise in infections came after years of Beijing's 'zero-Covid' approach was abruptly stopped last month with little warning, and quickly overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. — Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11594391/China-admits-Covid-deaths-huge-70-Shanghais-25m-residents-infected.html 中国官员承认,该国与新冠病毒相关的死亡总数“巨大”,一位医生表示,上海2500万居民中有多达70%可能已被感染。 Read More
China’s Xi solidified grip on power during tumultuous 2022 | Reuters
对于习近平来说,这是2022年罕见的亮点,这是动荡的一年,其顶点是前所未有的街头抗议活动,随后他的零新冠病毒政策突然逆转,冠状病毒感染在世界上人口最多的国家肆虐。 It was a rare highlight for Xi in 2022, a tumultuous year capped by unprecedented street protests followed by the sudden reversal of his zero-COVID policy and coronavirus infections rampaging across the world's most populous country. — Read on www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-solidified-grip-power-during-tumultuous-2022-2022-12-29/   [caption id="attachment_4883" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Captured from article[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_4885" align="aligncenter" width="1023"] Captured... Read More
New Year Eve spurs hope in China, censors target online COVID content | Reuters
  Weibo users criticized the removal of a video of real-life stories from 2022 that captivated the public. — Read on www.reuters.com/world/china/china-censors-covid-related-content-online-new-years-eve-prompts-reflection-by-2022-12-31/ 微博用户批评删除了2022年吸引公众的现实故事视频。 Read More