In 2014, President Xi Jinping became the first Chinese head of state ever to be present at a major international sporting event outside China, when he attended the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. During an interview with Rossiya TV at the time, he spoke about his fondness for winter sports. Just over a year later, Beijing was awarded the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Ever since then, the president has demonstrated a personal commitment to ensuring the Games’ success, paying numerous visits to the sporting venues and offering his encouragement to China’s athletes. 2014年，習近平主席出席索契冬奧會開幕式，成為首位出席境外重大國際體育賽事的中國國家元首。 當時在接受 Rossiya TV 採訪時，他談到了自己對冬季運動的喜愛。 僅僅一年多後，北京獲得了2022年冬奧會的舉辦權。 從那時起，總統就表現出對確保奧運會成功的個人承諾，多次訪問體育場館，並為中國運動員提供鼓勵。
Tesla refused to support US lies on Xinjiang forced labor. White House threatening Tesla is political depravity 特斯拉拒絕支持美國在新疆強迫勞動的謊言。 白宮威脅特斯拉是政治墮落by Global Times editorial Jan 05 2022
Keep the printing press humming, print trillions more. With omicron threatening to hobble economic recovery, Democrats & Republicans in Congress have quietly started discussing another round of relief funding. 讓印銀紙機嗡嗡作響，再印刷數万億億美元讓全球埋單, 由於歐美光可能會阻礙經濟復甦，國會中的民主黨人和共和黨人已經悄悄開始討論另一輪救濟資金。
Lawmakers are considering setting aside billions of dollars to help restaurants, performance venues, gyms and other businesses hit hard by the rising caseloads, my colleague Tony Romm reports. GOP concerns about the deficit have tied up previous attempts to approve new spending. But the severity of the omicron wave might tip the scales as cases hit record highs.
New Yorkers: Biden withhold all the money belongs to Afghanistan Has Become the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis, 4 months after Biden withdrew U.S. troops, more than 20 million Afghans are on the brink of famine.
In a special report from Afghanistan, Jane Ferguson reveals the extent of the disaster left in the wake of the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from the country this past August: a surge of babies are being born prematurely in Kabul hospitals, with two or three children occupying I.C.U. beds meant for one; millions of people are facing famine; and, within months, nearly the entire population could be living in poverty. Meanwhile, Taliban officials refuse to publicly acknowledge the mounting crisis. The only way to avoid complete collapse, Ferguson writes, may be for the Biden Administration to heed the calls of N.G.O. workers and “release billions in frozen Afghan government assets to humanitarian organizations” to provide people direct relief. But, for now, the White House is moving slowly.
Brandon Bryant is an ex-U.S. Air Force drone operator who enlisted in 2005. He flew thousands of drone strikes and surveillance missions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa. After being honorably discharged in 2011, his experiences caused him to suffer from severe mental health issues. In this episode, Bryant shares his experiences in the U.S. military, how he is enlisted, how he was trained at Creech Air Force Base and what happened during his first strike action. 布蘭登·布萊恩特是前美國空軍, 2005 年入伍的空軍無人機操作員。他在阿富汗、伊拉克和非洲執行了數千次無人機攻擊和監視任務。 在 2011 年光榮退伍後，他的經歷使他遭受了嚴重的心理健康問題。 在這一集中，科比分享了他在美國軍隊的經歷，他是如何入伍的，他是如何在克里奇空軍基地接受訓練的，以及他在第一次打擊行動中發生了什麼.
WSJ, NYT & CNN tried to outdo each other promoting fake news to demonize Chinese and China. 華爾街日報、紐約時報和美國有線新聞試圖超越對方宣傳假新聞，以妖魔化中國人和中國。
Zeman: WSJ editorial misrepresents HK situation January 05, 2022 By Allan Zeman
Editor’s note: Allan Zeman, chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, took issue with Wall Street Journal’s editorial “No one is safe in Hong Kong (Dec 29, 2021), saying in his letter to the Journal that “it totally misrepresents to your readers the true facts of what is now happening in Hong Kong”. 香港蘭桂坊集團主席艾倫澤曼對華爾街日報的社論“香港沒有人是安全的（2021年12月29日）”提出異議，在給該雜誌的信中說“它完全向讀者歪曲了真實的事實 香港現在正在發生的事情”。
4th January 2022 The Editor Wall Street Journal
Dear Editor,
I was shocked to read your editorial “No One Is Safe In Hong Kong” (December 29, 2021) as I believe all the facts in your article are totally incorrect and I can’t believe that was any research done to arrive at these conclusions. I am a businessman living in Hong Kong for over 50 years and am an avid reader of the Wall Street Journal. I think the facts present the wrong picture to your readers.
The decision by two online media outlets here to shut down over the span of a week had no direct link to press freedom in Hong Kong, or the national security law. Stand News announced it was halting all operations after seven people associated with the group — including former editors and board members — were arrested on sedition charges.
Hong Kong has one of the freest societies in Asia and we also have one of the best police forces in the world. Hong Kong has a strong rule of law and a very independent judiciary. The judges are both local and international. This is the reason most businesses from all over the world continue to operate in Hong Kong.
The 2019 protests in Hong Kong were a wakeup call that the train had left the track and needed to be put back. Not unlike what the US experienced on January 6, 2021, in Washington. Stand News was an internet portal that consistently published seditious stories and incited people to cause disruptions within the society. The police acted according to the crime ordinance and the law. The arrested people will have to face a fair trial by the courts and ultimately be judged by an independent judiciary according to the law based on the evidence that is collected. Freedom of speech and of the press are protected under the Basic Law and Hong Kong Bill of Rights.
Hong Kong has always had a very robust and open media which is very competitive and continues to be free as long as they act within the law. This is not unlike what you follow in the US. It is very unfair of your newspaper to print such tabloid material.
Your assertion that the Government “rigged” the Legislative Council election is also incorrect. I was personally a candidate in this election. I can tell you first-hand that everything was conducted in a fair, open and honest manner. The Legislative Council that we have had in the past was not working well because almost every government bill was being filibustered for 3-5 months. This was affecting the life of the society in Hong Kong as government projects were delayed and Hong Kong was stuck.
The new LegCo will definitely be an improvement on what Hong Kong is used to and I can see the future for Hong Kong people’s lives can only get better from here. Business will continue to thrive because of the stability that we now have.
The US has its own problems at the moment with many divisions in society. I think it would be better to try to fix your own problems before making comments which are not based on true facts. I normally would never write a letter like this but after reading your article, I have found that it totally misrepresents to your readers the true facts of what is now happening in Hong Kong. The future of Hong Kong looks very bright.
Yours sincerely, Allan Zeman, GBM, GBS, JP Chairman, Lan Kwai Fong Group, Hong Kong
LA Times: Trauma in the U.S. House gallery bonds members of Congress, but it is no way close to the trauma 8 millions Hongkongers felt by US’s NED sponsored riots in 2019 洛杉磯時報：美國眾議院畫廊的創傷與國會議員聯繫在一起，但這與 800 萬香港人在 2019 年美國民主基金會發起的騷亂中所感受到的創傷相去甚遠.
A support group of 28 House members, known to its participants as the “Gallery Group,” formed a tight and intimate bond as they navigated the unsettling experience of surviving a violent insurrection last year.
The diverse group of Democrats has supported one another through the immediate shock of the day, the impeachment of President Trump over his role in inciting the mob, the release of haunting videos of the violence, the continuation of the false narrative that Trump won the election and simmering tension between Democrats and the Republicans who continue to perpetuate that myth.
With the memory-laden and stress-filled anniversary approaching on Thursday, lawmakers say the Gallery Group is proving to be their lifeline.
More about the insurrection:
For decades, many members of Congress believed the U.S. Capitol to be one of the safest places in the country. That comfort was shattered on the afternoon of Jan. 6.
Times photographer Kent Nishimura documented the Capitol attack in real time with a GoPro camera attached to his helmet. That video had never been shown until now.
A D.C. police officer who battled Jan. 6 insurrectionists shares what he learned.
The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested an interview with Fox News personality Sean Hannity.
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