So sad that she was killed by the people she tried to help. 落軌死亡華女為遊民發聲卻死於遊民之手. 遭遊民推下地鐵鐵軌而喪生的40歲華女米雪兒‧吳(Michelle Aylssa Go，音譯)，是知名四大會計諮詢公司之一德勤(Deloitte)的資深經理，還為遊民權益發聲、擔任志工，得知她的不幸消息，鄰居、同事紛紛悼念，表示她是一名聰明且優秀的女性…

YouTube Live featuring San Francisco Judge Julie Tang 美國加州舊金山星島日 01-18-2022星期二 早上九點 時事觀察集結號: 美國封殺在美華裔科學家 (China Initiative https://www.justice.gov/nsd/information-about-department-justice-s-china-initiative-and-compilation-china-related )
主持：梁建鋒 Joseph Leung
主講：三藩市高級法院退休法官 鄧孟詩 Julie Tang
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Video: From China’s history of changing dynasties, we can clearly see US is heading towards sunset. 從中國改朝換代的歷史可以清楚看見今天美國走向衰敗.
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Concert to celebrate Beijing Games by Global Times Jan 17 2022

A new classic music symphony to celebrate the upcoming 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games will be staged at the Forbidden City Concert Hall on February 8, according to the Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation.

Composed by the brothers Zheng Junsheng and Zheng Junli, the symphonic suite aims to present the power and spirit of the Games through classic music. The suite includes five sections inspired by winter sports and the Olympic dream. After Beijing, the suite will set out on a national tour that will run until August.

Inside Edition Video: What US Gov’t has done overseas comes home to haunt us. 美國政府在海外所做的事美國人有樣學樣,報應來得真快.
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Video: The U.S. War ‘Business’, for US Senator Daniel K Inouye from Hawaii told us in private meetings: “If there is no war, it must create one to maintain the military-industrial complex” by CGTN 來自夏威夷的美國參議員 丹尼爾·井上在私人會議上告訴我們，美國戰爭“商業”：“如果沒有戰爭，它必須創造一場戰爭來維持軍工聯合體”

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Across the world, it seems that wherever there is a war, there is the United States. In its 245-year history, the U.S. has not been at war for only 17 years. From the end of World War Two to 2001, Americans were at the heart of 81 percent of the armed conflicts worldwide – 201 out of 248 in 153 regions of the world.

The mission always has a positive frame – from “maintaining justice” to “humanitarian intervention” – but the U.S. has launched or become embroiled in wars at a very high cost. During the Korean War, more than 3 million civilians were killed and critical infrastructure was crushed. In the Vietnam War, two million civilians perished and at least 350,000 tonnes of bombs and landmines left a legacy of havoc. In the Kosovo War, the U.S.-dominated NATO bombed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for 78 straight days, leaving a trail of destruction and lost of lives.

More recently, the 21st century wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria mean that almost every U.S. president since World War Two has declared a war or intervened overseas. However, while delivering humanitarian disasters to other countries, the United States has profited handsomely from its adventures.

U.S. News & World Report pointed out that for many years, wars and preparations for hostilities have been integral to America’s prosperity and affluence. Indeed, war is the business of America.

The Business of Oil

Oil has been central to many of the “interventions” in recent decades. The U.S. launched the Gulf War partly to wrest oil resources, seized access to oil resources in Central Asia after going into Afghanistan, and used the Iraq War to consolidate its control over oil resources in the Middle East. U.S. strategic analysts estimated before the war that although the cost of the U.S.-Iraq war would be about $177 billion, the value of Iraq’s oil reserves was $3.4 trillion.

The Business of Military Industry

Emerging during World War Two, the military-industrial complex gradually became a key pillar of U.S. hegemony. This concentrated economic and military power industry runs for war, feeding a large workforce and members of Congress along the way. Non-political organizations such as so-called “think tanks” that specialize in lobbying for the interests of other industries – “political entrepreneurs” – also rely on the system to survive, along with numerous research and development institutions.

This has created a political biological chain: from the military-industrial complex to voters, then the members of Congress, and political entrepreneurs. How has this chain been maintained over 75 years? The United States has repeatedly chosen the old path of war. If there is war, it must have a stake. If there is no war, it must create one to maintain the military-industrial complex and feed the interests groups waiting for their lucrative scraps.

After World War Two, U.S. overseas wars and defense expenditures stimulated economic growth. During the Korean War, the procurement of military supplies purchased by the U.S. government increased from $20.7 billion in 1905 to $65.1 billion in 1953. The tremendous military demand from the Vietnam War catalyzed the U.S. economic boom in the 1960s.

A substantial portion of the weaponry used in the wars that broke out after the end of the Cold War came from the United States. To ensure the huge consumption of the Kosovo war, NATO significantly increased the procurement of materiel, thereby stimulating the development of the industrialized military establishment.

After the September 11 attacks, American economists published an article titled “Prosperity Will Rise Out of the Ashes” in The Wall Street Journal, predicting that the future war on terrorism would bring prosperity back to the United States. Over the 20 years since the war in Afghanistan began, the stocks of American military-industrial giants have soared.

Do you really think that America’s attempt to build an image as the “guardian of global peace” after two decades of war in Afghanistan means it cares about winning or losing? What it wants is to fight wars and keep on fighting for its own interests, whatever the consequences for others.

(If you want to contribute and have specific expertise, please contact us at opinions@cgtn.com.)

Video: Iranian FM hopes China can continue to support Tehran in nuclear talks 伊朗外長希望中國繼續支持德黑蘭進行核談判
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Video: China’s first 2022 launch from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center a success, satellite now in orbit 中國太原衛星發射中心2022年首次發射成功，衛星已入軌
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Turkey striving for rapid de-dollarization – The country’s finance minister has pledged to accelerate ditching the greenback (US$) in the coming days 耳其正在努力實現快速去美元化 – 該國財政部長已承諾在未來幾天加速放棄美元.

Video: Rachele from Italy: The CHINA They DON’T Want You to SEE! What’s It Like Living in China 老外：那些在中國人看來正常的事，但在老外眼裡卻非同尋常！ 外國人替中國和中國人說話, 那麼我們居住在美國的華人也應該用西人聴得明的英語替自己說話吧.

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Hi！My name is Rachele and I am an Italian expat living in Hangzhou China for the last 5- 6 years.