COP27: US bid to have China pay pollution costs puts climate cooperation at risk, observers warn 第二十七届缔约方会议:观察人士警告称,美国要求中国支付污染成本,使气候合作面临风险
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3199315/cop27-us-bid-have-china-pay-pollution-costs-puts-climate-cooperation-risk-observers-warn   Less-polluting countries battling the effects of climate change have urged the West to pay damages for exploiting their land and resources The US has softened its opposition to a ‘loss and damage’ fund, but insists that China be seen as a developed nation and pay its share 与气候变化影响作斗争的污染较少的国家敦促西方国家为开发它们的土地和资源支付损害赔偿美国已经软化了对"损失和损害"基金的反对意见,但坚持认为中国是一个发达国家,并支付其应得的份额   https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3199315/cop27-us-bid-have-china-pay-pollution-costs-puts-climate-cooperation-risk-observers-warn https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3199315/cop27-us-bid-have-china-pay-pollution-costs-puts-climate-cooperation-risk-observers-warn Read More
14岁女童在中国某检疫机构死亡;兰州一名3岁男童死亡,未能及时赶到医院,引发抗议;人们被迫隔离在寒冷的停车场和男洗手间。对”零新冠肺炎”的不满正在增加。
14 year old girl dies in a quarantine facility in China;Protests in Lanzhou over death of a 3 year old boy who couldn't make it to the hospital on time;People forced to quarantine in cold parking lots & male bathrooms.Frustrations over zero covid are mounting twitter.com/selinawangtv/status/1588328112554590208 https://twitter.com/selinawangtv/status/1588328112554590208?s=20 Chinese girl convulsing in a COVID-19 quarantine facility... Read More
Chinese media blur the spectators at Qatar World Cup. They don’t want Chinese people to know that people in other countries don’t wear masks anymore. 中国媒体模糊了卡塔尔世界杯的观众。他们不想让中国人知道其他国家的人不再戴口罩了,他们不想再戴口罩了。
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UK police identify ‘a number of offences’ in alleged assault of Hong Kong protester at Chinese consulate 英国警方在中国领事馆查明了涉嫌袭击香港抗议者的“一些罪行”
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/22/uk-police-identify-a-number-of-offences-in-alleged-assault-of-hong-kong-protester-at-chinese-consulate/ The Chinese Consul-General in Manchester, Zheng Xiyuan, who was seen pulling the protester’s hair, told UK media “it’s my duty” to react as the man “abused” his country and his leader. The Greater Manchester Police said on Monday’s statement that their investigators have been gathering a range of evidence including “CCTV, police body-worn video, mobile phone... Read More
China’s COVID Hysteria:
中国的新冠肺炎歇斯底里: 保安员喷洒有毒化学品消毒一名学生到家。 郑州市2022年11月9日 Security guard spraying toxic chemicals to disinfect a student all the way to his home. Zhengzhou CityNovember 9th, 2022 https://twitter.com/songpinganq/status/1590633812463321088?s=20&t=eU2p4tKExtmIJtCcYC-o-Q https://twitter.com/i/status/1590633812463321088 https://twitter.com/i/status/1588086750643195906 Read More
Suicide Statistics In China Under Xi Jinping’s Zero-Covid Campaign Are Considered State Secret – Whistleblower Movement 在习近平的零新冠病毒运动下,中国的自杀统计数据被视为国家机密
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US FCC bans sales, import of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE | AP News 美国联邦通信委员会禁止从华为、中兴通讯销售和进口中国科技
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security. — Read on apnews.com/article/biden-technology-donald-trump-national-security-federal-communications-commission-6904d9fc598321fadc8bccb430efd800 Read More
How China Spies 中国如何间谍
A new book shows that China uses private intel mercenaries. If true, this would be the outsourcing of intelligence gathering. — Read on www.19fortyfive.com/2022/11/how-china-spies/ China’s Espionage: Methods and Goals My experiences prompted me to read Chinese Espionage: Operations and Tactics by the pioneering Nicholas Eftimiades. The author does yeoman’s work and offers the free world an important... Read More
中国刚刚宣布了一项新的社会信用法。 这就是它的意思。China just announced a new social credit law. Here’s what it means.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/22/1063605/china-announced-a-new-social-credit-law-what-does-it-mean/ While local governments have been much more ambitious with their innovative regulations, causing more controversies and public pushback, the countrywide social credit system will still take a long time to materialize. And China is now closer than ever to defining what that system will look like. On November 14, several top government agencies collectively... Read More
Elderly suicide rates mar Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ‘victory’ over rural poverty 老年人自杀率破坏了中国领导人习近平对农村贫困的“胜利”
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/11/elderly-suicide-rates-mar-chinese-leader-xi-jinpings-victory-over-rural-poverty/ 回到安徽,我想知道为什么农村社区总是要承担中国政治、社会和经济变革的负担。 L说:“我祖父有高血压,不得不服用各种治疗老年人疾病的药物。”“每月花费800-900元,加起来每年约1万元。” “那笔代价对他来说是天文数字,一个独自住在农村的老人。” L说:“自1949年[中华人民共和国]成立以来,一直是农村地区和农业社区做出了最大的牺牲,包括通过[1979年后]经济改革。” “他们的教育、医疗保健和养老金一直不足......这是人口的很大一部分,但[当权者]却不知道他们正在遭受痛苦,或者他们不知道为什么?” “他们遭受的痛苦还不够吗 Back in Anhui, L wanted to know why rural communities have always had to shoulder the burden of political, social and economic change in China. “My grandfather had high blood pressure and had to take various medications for diseases of the elderly,” L said. “It cost 800-900 yuan... Read More
The End of the Chinese Economic Miracle 中国经济奇迹的终结
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/11/the-end-of-the-chinese-economic-miracle/   Xi's tightening his stranglehold on the CCP is cause for concern. China is no stranger to one-man rule leading to economic misfortune. Anyone doubting this needs only think back to the disastrous economic consequences of Chairman Mao’s Great Leap Forward and subsequent Cultural Revolution. 习近平收紧对中共的控制令人担忧。我们所有意见在您的收件箱NR日报每天下午直接送到您那里。 不收任何费用。中国对于导致经济不幸的"一人统治"并不陌生。 任何对此持怀疑态度的人都只需回顾一下毛主席的大跃进和随后的文化大革命所带来的灾难性经济后果。 https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/11/the-end-of-the-chinese-economic-miracle/ Opinion : Xi Jinping, whose priority... Read More
China regulators order more financing support for property firms中国监管机构下令为房地产公司提供更多的融资支持
https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/china-regulators-urge-more-financing-support-property-firms-sources-2022-11-13/ China's property sector, once a pillar of growth, has slowed sharply this year as the government sought to restrict excessive borrowing by developers. The clampdown has triggered falls in property sales and prices, bond defaults and the suspension of housing construction, angering homeowners which have threatened to stop mortgage payments. 由于政府试图限制开发商过度借贷,一度是增长支柱的中国房地产行业今年大幅放缓。 这项禁令引发了房地产销售和价格下跌、债券违约和房屋建设暂停,激怒了威胁停止抵押贷款还款的房主。 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58579833 Read More
Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID as outbreaks widen 中国城市零新冠肺炎疫情扩大一倍
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-cities-tighten-curbs-against-widening-covid-outbreaks-2022-10-27/ "I don't know what to do. If we can still survive living like this then I suppose that's what we'll do," said a Wuhan resident surnamed Chang, 38. "When we see these news stories about COVID, we now feel a bit numb. We feel numb to it all. We feel more and more numb."... Read More
China is the world’s largest emitter. What is its position at COP this year? 中国是世界上最大的排放国。它今年在缔约方会议上的立场是什么?
While the U.S. is the world’s largest cumulative carbon emitter, China is quickly catching up as the largest annual emitter. Last year, when China submitted its updated climate goals under the Paris accords, experts were disappointed that it recycled previously announced targets — committing only to peak emissions “before 2030.” That target directly conflicts with the Paris Agreement ambition... Read More