China’s Shenzhou-13 crewed space mission by Feng Qingyin Oct 14 2021

The US’ so-called China hand Gordon Chang, who has been advocating the “collapse of China” for over 20 years, has continued bad-mouthing China. Gordon Chang’s idea to address empty shelves would see a ‘collapse’ in the US, not in China by Lu Xue Oct 13 2021

When talking about the empty shelves in stores of the US, he once again attributed it to China.

“Americans, for the first time in their lives, are seeing empty shelves in stores. This isn’t right. We need to cut China out of our supply chains by producing locally,” Chang tweeted on Tuesday.

If the US follows what he said, Chang would surely see a “collapse” in the near future, but it would take place in the US, instead of in China. If doing it would help the US and hurt China, former US president Donald Trump would have done so. Even Trump would not resort to such ill-advised practices. One can imagine how crazy this idea is, which is without any logic or common sense.

Chang is hyping the anxiety toward China to cater to some so-called US elites to earn a living. This is all his remaining value and role in the US. When he predicted “the collapse of China” in 2001 in his sensational book The Coming Collapse of China, he drew worldwide attention. Yet for two decades, this prediction has constantly turned out to be wrong. Rather than “collapsing,” China is booming at a rapid pace. Long gone are Chang’s “golden days,” and even many Americans sniff at his predictions of the “collapse of China.” Now, he is on stage for a “clown performance.”

His bad-mouthing of China, or his demand to “cut China out of our supply chains,” is not out of the national interests of the US, but out of his own ill intention to get public attention, and to serve his own interests.

He notices the “empty shelves” and is clearly aware of the US dependence on China on supply chains. But his solutions and interpretations are illogic and far-fetched.

“There is no inevitable causal relationship between ’empty shelves’ and the US’ dependence on China in terms of supply chains. ‘Empty shelves’ is the result of the US’ problems with the purchase, supply channels and distribution. But Chang cannot interpret the ’empty shelves’ according to this logic. Instead, he tends to direct at China any problems the US is confronted with.” Shen Yi, a professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University, told the Global Times.

Shen continued, “Chang is just like the Roman senator Cato the Elder, who ended every one of his speeches with the catchphrase that, ‘Carthage must be destroyed!’ regardless of whether he had been speaking about the city of Carthage. Chang has become obsessed and paranoid.”

It is not surprising to see some Americans still agreeing with Chang about cutting China out of the US supply chains when we reviewed the responses to this tweet. Chang is extremely self-centered, as he believes he is correct about everything. If it turns out that he is wrong, it must be someone else’s fault. Shen said that “these characteristics are the inevitable outcome of the radicalization of the individual-centered liberalism in the US. Against this backdrop, his rhetoric will resonate with some Americans.”

But he will have egg on his face once again, just as he did when his “collapse of China” prediction turned out to be totally wrong. It will be proven that under the current international environment, China-US economic ties will only grow increasingly close. This can explain why US Trade Representative Katherine Tai used the term “recoupling” instead of “decoupling” when delivering remarks on China-US bilateral trade relations on October 4.

Russian govt reps voice support for China’s Xinjiang policy, slam Western lies by Fan Anqi Oct 13 2021

“However white the cotton, however red the tomatoes, to them they are all black,” said Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui about the malicious fabrications and sanctions imposed by some Western countries over China’s Xinjiang policy on Wednesday. Zhang was speaking at a virtual promotional event for Xinjiang, winning wide support from Russian officials, media and organizations.

Themed “Xinjiang is a beautiful place,” the event was hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Russia on Wednesday.

Ambassador Zhang started off by introducing some of the historic feats that Xinjiang has achieved over the years. In 2020, Xinjiang shook off absolute poverty as all of the province’s 32 poverty-stricken counties and more than 3.08 million registered impoverished residents have been lifted out of poverty, the Global Times learned at the meeting.

Zhang noted that under the continuous efforts of local security departments, Xinjiang has not seen one single terrorist attack in more than four years, after years of turbulence that had badly haunted local people’s normal work and lives.

“However, some anti-China forces have been blatantly distorting and smearing China’s Xinjiang policy, making up fake stories about so-called forced labor and genocide. They do not really care about human rights, but only use it as an excuse to obstruct China’s development,” Zhang said.

“The vitriol has dismayed and enraged every Chinese citizen,” he said, expressing absolute opposition to the West’s double standards and interference.

At the event, a number of Xinjiang residents shared their stories, and refuted Western accusations about “concentration camps,” “forced sterilization” and “religion blockade.”

The owner of a car-selling company in Yecheng county named Aihebaiti spoke about how he managed to get rid of extremist thoughts and realized the horrible deeds of extremists by studying in a local training and education center.

“Not only was I able to shake off extremism through learning on anti-terrorism courses, but I learned many skills such as car repair that prompted me to open up this company,” Aihebaiti said at the event. “I am very grateful that the center helped me back on the right track, and gave me such a promising and happy life.”

Zeligulmayr, the owner of a beauty and skincare center in Kashi told attendees stories of her three children. Zeligulmayr said that the local government paid most of the fees when she gave birth at hospitals, and sent her nutrition bags regularly. School tuition fees are also paid by the government, the Global Times learned.

“I am leading a satisfied, happy life thanks to the support of the government, and claims of so-called genocide are a complete insult to our Xinjiang people. Stop talking nonsense and don’t disturb our lives,” she said.

Deputy of the Russian State Duma Sergei Gavrilov acknowledged Xinjiang’s rapid socioeconomic development over the years, as well as the strong and effective measures in safeguarding the region against terrorism.

He appreciated the extended cooperation on the border between the two countries in Xinjiang, and called for a deepened relationship in fighting against foreign interference in each other’s internal affairs.

In late September, 65 countries delivered a joint statement against interference in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of human rights at the 48th session of the Human Rights Council, stressing non-interference in China’s internal affairs including Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet-related issues.

In addition, six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) issued a joint letter supporting China’s position. More than 20 countries expressed their support for China in their national statements. All together, nearly 100 countries expressed their understanding and support for China’s position.

CNN’s Wuhan blood sample story ‘over-interprets’ old information by GT staff reporters Oct 13 2021

Several sources said on Wednesday that an “exclusive” report by CNN claiming that China is preparing to test “tens of thousands” of blood bank samples from Wuhan is hyping of old news and an over-interpretation, as a collaborative study with the Wuhan Blood Center for the presence of COVID-19 antibodies was recommended by a WHO-China joint experts team in a March report.

Sources told the Global Times that preparations for the testing of blood samples has not started yet, and they said that the report exposed the US media’s vicious conjecture and bias by suggesting that testing conducted by China cannot be transparent.

CNN said in a story on Wednesday that China is preparing to test tens of thousands of blood samples from Wuhan, as part of “a probe” into the origins of COVID-19, citing an unidentified Chinese official. Those samples kept in the Wuhan Blood Center, which are thought to span 2019, have been retained for two years, and preparations for testing are in progress, as the two-year validity period will soon expire, the report said.

A source close to China’s National Health Commission told the Global Times on Wednesday that preparations for the testing of blood samples has not started yet, and the CNN report is an overinterpretation.

The source said it is also a vicious conjecture to connect the move with increasing calls for transparency over the emergence of the virus.

The WHO-China joint expert team already recommended a collaborative study with the Wuhan Blood Center for the presence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in blood samples from adult blood donors in Wuhan collected during the months of September to December 2019, and further back in time, until there are two successive months without any evidence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies among the tested samples, according to a joint report issued in March.

This could be expanded to include other blood centers in China and other locations worldwide, focusing on the six months (or at least three to four months) before the first cases in each location were identified and ideally using a common laboratory testing approach, the report said.

Liang Wannian, a member of the WHO-China joint study team, speaks at the WHO-China joint study press conference in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Feb. 9, 2021.

When asked about whether China would further test the blood samples, Liang Wannian, the Chinese leader of the WHO-China joint expert team, said at a press conference in July that experts had already made a request for sample testing and invited some experts from the Wuhan Blood Center for full discussions.

Blood samples are kept as evidence in lawsuits related to blood donations, and they have to be retained for two years in accordance with Chinese regulations, Liang explained. As to the next-phase study, whether those samples could be used for relevant studies, “the Chinese authorities are currently organizing experts and institutions to get prepared,” he said.

Another expert from the WHO-China joint expert team, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Global Times on Wednesday that he had not been aware of any plan to soon launch blood testing, as reported by the US media.

Also, an employee from the Wuhan Blood Center told the Global Times on Wednesday that the center had no clue about the information reported by CNN.

Marion Koopmans, head of the viroscience department at the Erasmus MC Rotterdam in the Netherlands and a member of the WHO-China joint study on the virus origins, told the Global Times in an earlier interview that WHO scientists talked to Hubei’s blood banks during their stay and experts agreed to keep the samples, but “we also recommended similar studies in other regions inside and outside of China with early evidence for cases using the same methods, and that has not been arranged and may become impossible.”

While the CNN story hyped the kick-off of blood sample testing in Wuhan by citing as background that the Biden administration has blamed China for not being open and transparent on the matter of origins tracing, experts said that testing early samples is common practice for scientific studies.

Liu Jun, a researcher from the China CDC who is also a member of the WHO-China joint expert team, told the Global Times on Wednesday that testing blood samples taken in Wuhan in 2019 as a possible method for tracing the virus origins was discussed during their visit to Wuhan with international experts earlier this year, and the suggestion was written into the WHO-China joint report. Such tests are a normal way to conduct further studies, said Liu.

For the next phase of origins tracing work, some Chinese experts called previously for a plan to investigate early samples, especially in countries that reported early cases like the US.

For instance, a study of more than 24,000 samples taken for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research program in the US between January 2 and March 18, 2020 suggested that seven people in five states – Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – may have been infected well before the country’s first confirmed cases were reported in January 21 in 2020.

Video: Endangered dolphins fully protected alongside world’s longest sea-crossing bridge by Hu Yuwei Oct 13 2021

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China’s wisdom in minimizing environmental harm when building the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, which runs across water that is the primary habitat for Chinese white dolphins, has served as a science-oriented inspiration for averting risks to marine life.

When the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) was unveiled in October 2018, a nearby pod of playful and adorable Chinese dolphins – nicknamed the “giant panda of the sea” – showed how their reserve was fully protected.

There have been many efforts by the design team to control the ecological impact of the bridge, under the guidance of national-level biodiversity programs.

To meet the Chinese government’s priority to preserve the natural habitat for white dolphins, the construction of the HZMB that started in 2009 devoted funds of 340 million yuan ($52.76m) for the protection efforts.

The rare Chinese white dolphin is under first class state protection, and primarily lives in the Pearl River Estuary in southeastern China.

Meng Fanchao, chief designer of the bridge, said in a recent exclusive interview with the Global Times that the team constantly revised design schemes to minimize disturbance to the dolphins, such as shortening the construction period and cutting the number of piers that dolphins could collide with.

Researchers have identified more than 2,000 Chinese white dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary since 2011.

For a long period, water traffic in the busy shipping channel has been a problem as over 40,000 vessels pass through each year, and pollution in the estuary is also a potential threat.

Environmentalists were concerned the construction of the 55-kilometer bridge could cause further damage as it crosses the core area of the dolphin’s natural reserve.

But what surprised the public is that more white dolphins seem to have appeared since the bridge was built.

The latest official data suggests that about 2,500 dolphins had been seen by June 2020, an increase since the opening of the bridge.

This is largely thanks to innovative and optimized construction plans, close research and monitoring of dolphins, and the joint efforts of the governments of Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai.

Meng told the Global Times that the construction team set a goal from the very beginning to “keep the dolphins from decreasing and moving.” In order to protect the “panda of the sea,” the HZMB team has been constantly optimizing its design, shifting most construction work to land processing to minimize the time spent at sea.

“We built artificial reefs to achieve this, and we found that the artificial reefs allowed shrimp and small fish to thrive, providing a richer food source for the dolphins,” Meng said.

Reducing the number of people working offshore also decreased the marine debris contaminating the marine environment for dolphins, said Meng.

The construction team was not allowed to conduct large-scale excavation work that could cause floating rubbish during the peak breeding season for white dolphins from April to August.

The number of piers were strictly curtailed from an initial 318 to 224, Meng also noted.

“Construction vessels must have the awareness to avoid dolphins. When dolphins block our way, we prefer to take a detour rather than disturbing them. The construction team took care of these little creatures like little kids,” said Meng.

Workers’ vigilance was important during the construction, and was helped by training and education.

Media reports said that during the construction period, researchers tracked the species more than 300 times, took over 300,000 photos, identified more than 1,000 Chinese white dolphins, and organized 29 training sessions for a total of 2,544 participants to learn more about the protection efforts.

Also, a white dolphin conservation alliance initiated by authorities in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao is intended to boost cooperation among conservation groups in the three regions, according to the administration of the Pearl River Estuary Chinese White Dolphin Reserve, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Routine rescue and joint emergency rescue are typical missions for the alliance. It also conducts research on the dolphins’ population, lifestyle, migration routes and physiology.

How to balance efficiency and economic benefits with environmental protection in major infrastructure projects has been a test of China’s wisdom, said Meng. The HZMB Bridge became a project with complex technology and the highest environmental protection requirements and strictest construction standards in the history of Chinese bridges.

Monitoring and surveys of the dolphins in Lingding Bay and in their other habitats are still going on, Meng said. “We are now confident to say that the HZMB Bridge takes the lead in environmental protection among world-class super-large bridges.”

Video: The human race should gift a huge mirror to US to have her entire nation looks at her shameful human rights records since before 1776. A nation committed crime against humanity for 245+ years. US even celebrate Columbus Day every year to remind Native American through ethnic cleansing 90% were murdered in cold blood. This is the American way of fake democracy human rights and rules of law 人類應該給美國一面巨大的鏡子，讓她的整個國家人民審視她自 1776 年以來的可恥人權記錄。一個國家犯下了245多年的反人類罪。美國甚至每年都慶祝哥倫布日，以提醒通過種族清洗美洲原住民,90%美國原住民被冷血殺害. 這就是美國所謂的(假)民主人權和法治.

translated by Hicks Ping: 🗨 that type of government, those kind of people; do they really think they have the right to question about human rights in China?
🗨 have they been to China? Seen with their own eyes the safety/security in our streets? Witnessed the happiness of our citizens?
🗨 have they been to Xinjiang? 🗨 the US needs to look itself properly into a mirror firsts before spreading hatred propaganda slurs at 🇨🇳China “ . 🛑 .

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Video: Why China must enter the Korean War to resist US aggression and aid Korea? 中國為什麼要抗美援朝, 保家衛國?
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Video: 196 countries, all except US hasn’t ratified a key treaty to protect nature in the name of fake freedom democracy human rights and rules of laws. 196個國家，除美國外，都簽了, 美國以虛假的自由民主人權和法律規則的名義下拒絕簽署保護自然的重要條約。
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Zhao Lijian: The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was opened for signature at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. For years, the convention has provided outstanding guidance for the protection of global biodiversity and is signed by more countries than any other international conventions on environment.

Among the 196 parties to the CBD, the US remains the only country that has not ratified the treaty 30 years after signing, and has not announced plans to ratify it. Some people commented that environmental protection is in conflict with the interests of big capitalists, and the US is reluctant to make concessions and sacrifices for global public interests. As the largest country in the world, the absence of the US has undermined global efforts in protecting biodiversity and preventing the extinction of species.

For quite some time, the US has called on countries on many international occasions to address challenges with unity and through joint actions. The US side should stop seeking instant benefits when participating in international affairs at an early date, shoulder its due international responsibilities and obligations, bear in mind the wellbeing of the world’s people and take concrete actions to win the trust of the international community.

An old friend of ours, Chinese and China – Professor emeritus Roger T. Ames awarded China’s highest honor to foreign experts – University of Hawaii News Professor emeritus awarded China’s highest honor. October 6, 2021 UH News 我們的老朋友，中國和中國人的老朋友, 名譽教授羅傑·T·艾姆斯授予外國專家中國最高榮譽 – 夏威夷大學名譽教授授予中國最高榮譽。

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa professor has been awarded China’s highest honor given to foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to China’s drive toward modernization. Department of Philosophy Professor Emeritus Roger T. Ames was presented the Chinese Government Friendship Award in Beijing on September 30, by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as part of China’s National Day celebration.

Ames is an expert on Chinese and Western comparative philosophy. He is currently humanities chair professor at Peking University, president of the World Consortium for Research in Confucian Cultures and vice president of the International Federation of Confucian Studies.

“In China, as in our host Hawaiian culture, good friends become part of the family. I have always felt this way at Peking University in my classroom and among my colleagues,” Ames said.

Ames has won several other international awards, including the John Dewey Society Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, Huilin Culture Award from Beijing Normal University in 2016 and Confucius Culture Prize in 2013.

He retired from UH Mānoa in 2016 after serving as a faculty member since 1978. His campus awards include a 2012 Regent’s Medal for Excellence in Research, a 2010 College of Arts and Humanities Excellence in Scholarship Award and a 1990 Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching. Ames earned his BA from the University of British Columbia, master’s degrees from National Taiwan University and the University of British Columbia, and PhD from the University of London.

Video: English Tsai fooled by two AngloSaxon men from France and Australia now weeping 不忍卒睹！蔡英文被法澳两个老西人男人骗財騙x的如此之惨，现在还在一个角落里落寞的抽泣，来的时候净说你们想听的话，回国后今天正式否认帮助台驻外机构改名
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1、法国参议员访台代表团团长、曾任法国国防部长的李察（Alain Richard）不顾北京愤怒近日访台，重申台湾是“国家”。 图“台湾在巴黎的代表处“非常称职地代表了您的国家”。” 为此，蔡英文还给他办了一个勋章 图 展示出了法国和台湾站在一起对抗中国大陆的架势，让蔡英文空虚许久之后感受到了一丝暖意 但是今天，画风有点变化了： 他否认曾表态支持台湾驻法国机构改名为“台湾办事处”。 记者提问：“您好像宣布支持台湾驻法机构名称改名为‘台湾办事处’”？李察对此回应说：“我没有那么说过”。 记者进一步追问，“您能澄清一下您想说的吗？”李察回答：“在我看来，一个政治实体一旦给了自己一个名字，这正是台湾的情况，就需要非常有力的论据来强加另一个。我没有向我国政府提出任何外交建议。” 李察最后表示，“据我所知，台湾当局并没有要求法国将其代表处的名称改为‘台湾办事处’。但我的印象是他们希望（正名）。” A、翻译一下，我没有说过我支持！如果要给你们名字要有有利的证据，比如宣布法理台独，或者迫使中国大陆统一你们独立，但是这都没有，所以你们更改就是意淫； B、在出发前和出访过程中都对台独献媚，回来后，立刻否认了这个事情，和当时的捷克参议院议长有什么区别？ 他根本没有获得授权代表他的国家，只是自己想过来骗钱，结果骗到了之后就改口； C、就留着蔡英文在角落里凌乱；

2、台湾亚洲交流基金会当地时间10月8日举办玉山论坛，日前来台湾访问的澳大利亚前总理阿博特（Tony Abbott）也在开幕式发表演说
台湾的未来应该由台湾人民决定，并也应让北京知道，任何胁迫都将招致无法估量的后果。他还告诉台湾，要准备战斗。我们支持你 A、坊间一度对此非常生气，但是今天我花了点时间研究了这个人之后，发现这简直就是一个笑话 B、此贼全名安东尼·约翰·阿博特，生于英国伦敦，幼年随家人迁居澳大利亚。 2013年9月至2015年9月任澳大利亚总理及自由党领袖。卸任总理及党魁后，继续担任议员至2019年5月卸任。政治高光时刻： 2013年9月7日，阿博特在联邦大选中携手搭档朱莉·毕晓普击败工党总理陆克文，终结工党近6年之执政。就任总理：但是做了一些事情：

a、恢复册封勋爵，被认为观念过时，引起广泛的批评
b、阿博特政府施政出现失误，澳大利亚在财政赤字、经济、贸易等方面都出现下滑，其紧缩政策特别使平民反感，投资者对澳大利亚经济前景失去信心，澳元汇率大跌但房价却高企，政府民意支持率不断下滑
在此严峻情势下，其副手毕晓普连同前党魁特恩布尔在2015年9月14日分别要求阿博特进行自由党议会党团领袖表决，阿博特同意应战。当晚在自由党联邦议会党团表决中败于前任党魁特恩布尔，卸任自由党领袖，次日卸任澳大利亚总理。
所以他是一个无能失败的总理
离任党魁及总理后的阿博特继续作为议员在议会履职。不足一年后的2019年5月，他在新一届联邦大选中未能连任自己选区的国会议员。因此宣布退出政坛。 又变成了一个失败的议员 2020年9月3日，阿博特受邀担任英国国际贸易局顾问。收到英国的青睐； C、朋友们，这个家伙没有什么政治能量，在自己国内人家都不喜欢他，只能靠投靠英国或者一些粮食，就是一个政治流浪狗，结果到了台湾摇身一变成了一个座上宾；

3、大家看看这两个男人已出现，蔡英文就跪下了，就像古代的嫔妃见到皇帝跪下一模一样，但是这一跪不是蔡英文自己，而是全体台湾人一起下跪；下跪之后还要给钱；
给了钱之后回去人家在把说过的话收回去。台湾得到了什么，只得到了羞辱；