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„Chiny i Rosja nie mogą zostać rozdzielone" – takie zdanie, według chińskiej agencji Xinhua, lider Chin Xi Jinping miał powiedzieć Władimirowi Putinowi podczas rozmowy telefonicznej, do której doszło w poniedziałek, w trzecią rocznicę pełnoskalowej napaści Rosji na Ukrainę. Kreml ocenił rozmowę jako "ciepłą i przyjacielską".Na czym polega strategia Chin po widocznej zmianie polityki administracji amerykańskiej wobec Rosji, Ukrainy i Europy? Czy Amerykanie próbują odciągnąć Rosję od sojuszu z Chinami? I jaką postawę przyjmą Chiny w coraz bardziej zaostrzającej się wojnie handlowej ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi?Gość: Dominik Mierzejewski---------------------------------------------Raport o stanie świata to audycja, która istnieje dzięki naszym Patronom, dołącz się do zbiórki ➡️ ⁠https://patronite.pl/DariuszRosiak⁠Subskrybuj newsletter Raportu o stanie świata ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡️ ⁠https://dariuszrosiak.substack.com⁠Koszulki i kubki Raportu ➡️ ⁠https://patronite-sklep.pl/kolekcja/raport-o-stanie-swiata/⁠ [Autopromocja]

Just before the end of 2024, Chinese state media Xinhua slipped out an announcement – the long discussed mega-dam in Medog County, Tibet, has been greenlit. When built, it will generate three times more energy than China's Three Gorges dam, currently the largest in the world. The Xinhua write-up gave few other details, but the news has caused reverberations across Asia as the river on which the dam would be built, the Yarlung Tsangpo, flows into both India and Bangladesh. The existence of the dam could, as we will hear in this episode, have extensive impact on these downriver countries. To break down the complicated water politics of the region, I'm joined today by Chinese Whispers regular, the journalist Isabel Hilton, who founded the climate NGO Dialogue Earth (formerly known as China Dialogue); and Neeraj Singh Manhas, an expert on transboundary rivers and Asian water politics, currently at South Korea's Parley Policy Initiative.

Just before the end of 2024, Chinese state media Xinhua slipped out an announcement – the long discussed mega-dam in Medog County, Tibet, has been greenlit. When built, it will generate three times more energy than China's Three Gorges dam, currently the largest in the world. The Xinhua write-up gave few other details, but the news has caused reverberations across Asia as the river on which the dam would be built, the Yarlung Tsangpo, flows into both India and Bangladesh. The existence of the dam could, as this episode explains, have extensive impact on these downriver countries. To break down the complicated water politics of the region, Cindy Yu is joined by Chinese Whispers regular, the journalist Isabel Hilton, who founded the climate NGO Dialogue Earth (formerly known as China Dialogue); and Neeraj Singh Manhas, an expert on transboundary rivers and Asian water politics, currently at South Korea's Parley Policy Initiative.

Fans of record-breaking blockbuster Chinese movie Ne Zha 2 are making significant waves in the derivatives market, clearing out retailer inventories and even creating DIY character-shaped dolls and food items. 中国破纪录票房大片《哪吒2》的粉丝们在衍生品市场掀起巨大波澜，清空了零售商的库存，甚至自制角色玩偶和食品。 Since the film's debut on the first day of the Chinese New Year, which was Jan 29 this year, sales of its collectibles, ranging from mystery toy boxes and cards to fridge magnets and badges, have reportedly topped 50 million yuan ($6.97 million) on Taobao, a leading e-commerce platform in China. 自今年1月29日（农历新年第一天）上映以来，据报道，其衍生品在淘宝（中国领先的电商平台）上的销售额已突破5000万元人民币（约合697万美元），包括盲盒玩具、卡片、冰箱贴和徽章等。 This sequel to the 2019 hit Ne Zha, with inspirations derived from Chinese mythological tales, has already drawn over 200 million cinema-goers, the highest number in the country's film history. 作为2019年爆款电影《哪吒》的续集，这部取材于中国神话故事的影片已吸引超过2亿观影人次，创下中国电影史上的最高纪录。 The film became an instant holiday box office hit thanks to its contemporary re-imagination of Ne Zha, a well-known mythical figure with extraordinary powers, and via its intriguing plot twists. 这部电影通过对哪吒这一拥有非凡力量的著名神话人物的现代重塑以及引人入胜的剧情转折，迅速成为春节档票房爆款。 Customers inquiring about toys featuring characters from the film are often left disappointed at stores across China. A salesperson at a trendy toy store in downtown Nanjing in East China's Jiangsu province said even display samples were sold out. "We expect to restock items like laser cards later." 在中国各地的商店，询问电影角色玩具的顾客常常失望而归。江苏省南京市市中心一家潮流玩具店的销售人员表示，甚至连展示样品都已售罄。“我们预计稍后会补货激光卡片等商品。” Notably, Hunan Sunny & Sandy Toys Manufacturer Co Ltd, the film's sole licensed manufacturer of 3D food-grade plastic toys in China, reported sales of over 450,000 mystery toy box sets through live-streaming in just 11 days -- ranking first in terms of the sales of board-game merchandise on the video platform. In addition, more than 10 million of these sets have been sold through offline partnerships. 值得注意的是，湖南阳光与沙地玩具制造有限公司（该片在中国唯一授权的3D食品级塑料玩具制造商）报告称，仅11天通过直播销售了超过45万套盲盒玩具，在视频平台的桌游类商品销售中排名第一。此外，通过线下合作伙伴销售了超过1000万套。 Yang Zhenlin, assistant to the company's chairman, said their factory workshops had to resume operations ahead of schedule after the Spring Festival holiday, with their hundreds of staff members working tirelessly to replenish inventory. "We had great confidence in the film even before its release, so we promptly secured the copyright," Yang told Xinhua. 该公司董事长助理杨振林表示，春节假期后，工厂车间不得不提前复工，数百名员工加班加点补充库存。“我们在电影上映前就对其充满信心，因此迅速获得了版权。”杨振林对新华社表示。 This week, on e-commerce platforms, some stores have gradually restored supplies. Businesses in the second-hand market have remained brisk. 本周，在电商平台上，部分商店已逐步恢复供应。二手市场的交易依然活跃。 Fans have also discovered that the gold bracelets they had purchased after the first Ne Zha film came out in 2019, with designs inspired by the "universe ring" on Ne zha's arm, have tripled in value on the second-hand market, thanks to both the success of Ne Zha 2 and a higher gold price. 粉丝们还发现，他们在2019年第一部《哪吒》电影上映后购买的金手镯，其设计灵感来自哪吒手臂上的“乾坤圈”，由于《哪吒2》的成功和金价上涨，在二手市场上的价值已翻了三倍。 Some fans have gone so far as to make their own versions of it, using wood, plasticine, flour and even thread. Coinciding with the Lantern Festival on Feb 12, netizens shared creative improvisations of Ne Zha-shaped glutinous rice dumplings, a festive food. 一些粉丝甚至用木头、橡皮泥、面粉甚至线自制了哪吒角色。2月12日元宵节当天，网友们分享了以哪吒为灵感的创意汤圆，这是一种节日食品。 Miao Lingyi, a 10-year-old girl living in East China's Shanghai, expressed her admiration for the character Ao Bing, the son of the Dragon King, stating her desire to use her pocket money to buy a collectible featuring him. "I really love the character and I don't mind waiting a while for the collectible," she said. 居住在上海市的10岁女孩缪灵怡（音译）表达了对龙王之子敖丙这一角色的喜爱，并表示希望用零花钱购买相关收藏品。“我真的很喜欢这个角色，我不介意等一段时间再买到收藏品。”她说。 According to experts, the film's huge success stemming from its captivating plot and stunning special effects, has evoked emotional attachment and resonance with characters among its audiences, while some related products feature limited edition designs -- thereby enhancing their value as collectibles and stimulating consumer purchasing enthusiasm. 专家表示，这部电影的巨大成功源于其引人入胜的剧情和震撼的特效，激发了观众对角色的情感共鸣，而一些相关产品采用限量版设计，从而提升了其收藏价值，刺激了消费者的购买热情。 Ye Guofu, founder of MINISO, a Chinese retailer known for its fashionable but affordable household products, said that Chinese consumers' growing focus on emotional value attached to commodities, particularly among the younger generations, is expected to further drive the consumption of IP-featured products, such as those related to domestic animated films and games. 名创优品（以时尚且价格实惠的家居产品闻名的中国零售商）创始人叶国富表示，中国消费者对商品情感价值的日益关注，尤其是在年轻一代中，预计将进一步推动IP衍生品的消费，例如与国产动画电影和游戏相关的产品。 With this lucrative market rapidly expanding, experts have stressed the importance of both IP innovation and product quality, while warning against risks of market irregularities and intellectual property rights violations. 随着这一利润丰厚的市场迅速扩张，专家强调了IP创新和产品质量的重要性，同时警告市场乱象和知识产权侵权的风险。 Law professor Zheng Ning with Communication University of China suggested that market regulators strengthen oversight to combat potential price gouging and the sale of substandard products -- thereby ensuring a more orderly market environment. 中国传媒大学法学教授郑宁建议，市场监管部门应加强监管，打击哄抬价格和销售劣质产品的行为，从而确保更有序的市场环境。 Zhao Liangshan, a lawyer in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, cautioned that handcrafted items made for personal use are not allowed for commercial purposes. 陕西省律师赵良山（音译）提醒，个人手工制作的物品不得用于商业用途。 As Ne Zha 2 enters international markets, Hunan Sunny & Sandy Toys Manufacturer Co Ltd aims to target global markets -- particularly in Asia, North America and Europe. 随着《哪吒2》进入国际市场，湖南阳光与沙地玩具制造有限公司计划瞄准全球市场，特别是亚洲、北美和欧洲。 The film is set to be screened in various countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Egypt, Singapore, Japan and the Republic of Korea, with premieres in Los Angeles and Sydney having received positive responses from professionals and fans alike. 该片将在多个国家上映，包括美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰、南非、埃及、新加坡、日本和韩国，洛杉矶和悉尼的首映式已获得专业人士和粉丝的积极反响。

US President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1. With his first batch of memoranda and orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden's actions and withdrew the US from the Paris climate accords, among other actions. He also said he's pardoned hundreds of people for their roles in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the AP reported.据美联社报道，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在其上任首日便开始兑现承诺，采取了一系列行政行动。特朗普通过首批备忘录和命令，废除了前总统乔·拜登的数十项举措，并宣布美国退出《巴黎气候协定》等。他还表示，已赦免数百名参与2021年1月6日美国国会大厦袭击事件的人员。Trump, meanwhile, has additional executive orders awaiting his signature as he returns to the White House for the first time since his swearing-in earlier in the day. Those documents would end diversity, equity and inclusion funding, crack down on border crossings and ease regulations on oil and natural gas production. 与此同时，特朗普在当天早些时候宣誓就职后首次返回白宫时，还有其他行政命令等待他签署。这些文件将终止“多元化、公平性和包容性”计划资金，打击非法越境行为，并放宽石油和天然气生产的监管。Quitting Paris climate deal退出《巴黎气候协定》The White House said Monday that Donald Trump, who was inaugurated as the 47th US president, will pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, Xinhua reported.据新华社报道，1月20日，白宫表示，宣誓就任美国第47任总统的唐纳德·特朗普将带领美国退出《巴黎气候协定》。The move, expected in an executive order Trump will sign later in the day, is part of the president's effort to "MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AND ENERGY DOMINANT AGAIN," read the statement.该声明称，特朗普将在当天晚些时候签署的一项行政命令中采取这一行动，这是总统为“让美国再次负担得起并实现能源主导”所做努力的一部分。The first Trump administration officially let the United States, one of the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases, exit the Paris climate accord in November 2020, dealing a major blow to international efforts combating the climate crisis. The upcoming executive order by Trump will mark another round of back-and-forth move regarding US commitment to dealing with climate change on the global stage, per Xinhua report.特朗普第一任政府曾在2020年11月正式让美国退出《巴黎气候协定》，而该国是全球温室气体排放量最高的国家之一，这给国际应对气候危机的努力造成重大打击。据新华社报道，特朗普即将签署的行政命令将标志着美国在全球舞台上应对气候变化的承诺再次陷入反复。"The US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is unfortunate, but multilateral climate action has proven resilient and is stronger than any single country's politics and policies," said Laurence Tubiana, a key architect of the accord. UN climate chief Simon Stiell added the "door remains open" for Washington, France 24 reported.“美国退出《巴黎协定》是不幸的，但多边气候行动已经证明其具有韧性，且比任何一个国家的政治和政策都要强大，”该协定的主要设计者劳伦斯·图比亚纳说道。据法国24新闻台报道，联合国气候事务负责人西蒙·斯蒂尔补充说，面向华盛顿的“大门仍然敞开”。Additionally, Trump plans to declare an energy emergency as he promises to "drill, baby, drill," and says he will eliminate what he calls Biden's electric vehicle mandate, the AP reported.据美联社报道，特朗普还计划宣布进入能源紧急状态，承诺“开采吧，宝贝，开采吧”，并表示将废除他所谓的“拜登的电动汽车强制令”。Withdrawing from WHO退出世界卫生组织President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation's standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic, the New York Times reported.据《纽约时报》报道，1月20日，特朗普迅速采取行动，让美国退出世界卫生组织。公共卫生专家表示，此举将损害美国在全球卫生领域的领导地位，并使抗击下一场大流行病变得更加困难。In an executive order issued about eight hours after he took the oath of office, Trump cited a string of reasons for the withdrawal, including the WHO's "mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic," and the "failure to adopt urgently needed reforms." 特朗普在宣誓就职约8小时后就发布了一项行政命令，其中列举了退出世卫组织的多个原因，包括世卫组织“对新冠肺炎疫情处理不当”，以及“未能实施急需的改革”。Tariffs and inflation 关税与通货膨胀On Monday evening, Trump also signed a largely symbolic memorandum that he described as directing every federal agency to combat consumer inflation. By repealing Biden actions, Trump also is trying to ease regulatory burdens on oil and natural gas production, something he promises will help bring down costs of all consumer goods. Trump specifically wants to make it easier to extract fossil fuels in Alaska, the AP reported.1月20日晚上，特朗普还签署了一份主要具有象征意义的备忘录，他表示该备忘录旨在指示所有联邦机构打击消费者通货膨胀。通过废除拜登的政策，特朗普还试图减轻石油和天然气生产方面的监管负担，他承诺这将有助于降低所有消费品的成本。据美联社报道，特朗普特别希望在阿拉斯加州开采化石燃料变得更容易。On trade, the president said he expects to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on February 1, but declined to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports, according to the AP.据美联社报道，在贸易方面，特朗普表示预计从2月1日起对加拿大和墨西哥征收25%的关税，但拒绝详细说明他对中国进口商品的征税计划。However, CNN said in a fact check article that "In his inaugural address, Trump said, 'Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.' But this description of tariffs is false. Tariffs imposed by the US government are paid by US importers, not foreign countries."然而，美国有线电视新闻网在一篇事实核查文章中称，“特朗普在就职演说中说：‘我们不会向本国公民征税来使其他国家富裕，而是对外国征收关税和税款，让我们的公民富裕起来。'但这种对关税的描述是错误的。美国政府征收的关税由美国进口商支付，而非外国”。End Biden-era border policies终结拜登时代的边境政策Trump has issued broad pushback to former president Biden's immigration policies, vowing to use his first day in office to "terminate every open-borders policy of the Biden administration," according to NBC. 据美国全国广播公司报道，特朗普对前总统拜登的移民政策表示强烈反对，誓言将在上任首日“终止拜登政府的所有开放边境政策”。Trump also said during a New Hampshire campaign event in October that he would "use Title 42," a public health law that was implemented toward the start of the COVID-19 crisis and allowed the White House to deport migrants faster. The law was continued partway through the Biden administration but the government stopped using it in 2023, NBC reported.特朗普还在十月新罕布什尔州竞选活动中表示，他将“启用《第42条》”，这是一项在新冠肺炎疫情初期实施的公共卫生法律，允许白宫加速驱逐移民。据美国全国广播公司报道，该法律在拜登政府执政期间一度继续生效，但在2023年已被停止使用。The AP reported that Trump declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border, and he plans to send US troops to help support immigration agents and restrict refugees and asylum. He's also pledged to restart a policy that forced asylum seekers to wait over the border in Mexico, but officials didn't say whether Mexico would accept migrants again. During the previous effort, squalid and fetid camps grew on the border and were marred by gang violence. Trump is also promising to end birthright citizenship, but it's unclear how he'd do it—it's enshrined in the US Constitution.据美联社报道，特朗普宣布美国与墨西哥边境进入国家紧急状态，并计划派遣美军协助移民局人员，限制难民和庇护申请。他还承诺重启一项政策，迫使寻求庇护者在墨西哥边境等待，但官员们没有说明墨西哥是否会再次接受移民。在之前的行动中，边境上出现了肮脏恶臭的营地，并遭到帮派暴力的破坏。特朗普还承诺要废除出生公民权，但尚不清楚他将如何兑现——因为出生公民权已被写入美国宪法。Trump also is ending the CBP One app, a Biden-era border app that gave legal entry to nearly 1 million migrants, according to the AP.据美联社报道，特朗普还终止了CBP One应用程序，这是拜登时期推出的一款边境应用程序，曾为近100万移民提供合法入境的途径。squalidadj.极其肮脏的，污秽的fetidadj.恶臭的；腐臭的

A version of this essay has been published by Open Magazine at https://openthemagazine.com/columns/shadow-warrior/I have been thinking about the ongoing vilification of Hindus in the media/social media for some time, e.g. the Economist magazine's bizarre choice of Bangladesh as its country of the year while Bangladeshis are genociding Hindus. The simplest way I could account for it is as the very opposite of Milan Kundera's acclaimed novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being. There is some karma at play here, and it is very heavy.The nation of immigrants, or to be more precise, its Deep State, is apparently turning against some of its most successful immigrants: law-abiding, tax-paying, docile ones. Irony, while others go on murderous sprees. In an insightful article in Open magazine, Amit Majmudar explains Why They Hate Us.There has been an astonishing outpouring of pure hatred against Indians in general, and Hindus in particular, on the Internet in the wake of Sriram Krishnan's seemingly accurate statement that country caps on H1-B visas are counterproductive. But this was merely a spike: for at least a year, Hindus have been vilified and name-called as “pajeets” and “street-shi**ers” on the net.It is intriguing that in 2024, both Jews and Hindus have been targeted: Jews by the extreme left on Gaza, and Hindus by both the extreme left and the extreme right, on what is, basically, a non-issue. H1-B is a very minor issue compared to, say, the wars and the US national debt.In fact, the H1-B brouhaha may well turn out to be a medium-term plus for India if it compels young Indians to seek employment at home. It will of course be a minus for the million-plus Indian-origin individuals who are in line for Green Cards, given the per-country cap of 9800 per year: mathematically, it will take them over a century to gain permanent residence.From the host country's point of view too, it is necessary to distinguish between generally desirable immigrants who contribute to the national wealth, as opposed to others who are a net burden on the exchequer, as I wrote recently.On reflection I attribute the withering assault on Hindus to four things: racism, religious bigotry, economics and geo-economics, and narrative-building.Presumably, all this had something to do with British colonial propaganda, which painted India as an utterly horrifying and pestilential country. Motivated and prejudiced imperialists ranging from James Mill to Winston Churchill were considered truthful historians. And it continues. I mentioned above the Economist magazine's baffling decision to certify Bangladesh's Islamist reign of terror.In another instance, in the Financial Times, a British chess correspondent (a nonagenarian named Leonard Barden), was underwhelmed by D Gukesh's staggering feat of becoming world champion at a teenager, and seemed to suggest that a) Gukesh won because his opponent Ding Liren of China was ill, b) Gukesh would have lost to either of two Americans, Caruana and Nakamura (both immigrants to the US, incidentally) if they had been in the fray. Barden, who probably remembers imperial times, also seemed to think poorly of the emerging Indian challenge in chess. These Anglosphere prejudices affect Americans.I also have some personal experience of American racism, as someone who went to the US on a student visa, got his Green Card and stayed on for twenty years before returning to India. A factor in my return was alienation, and the feeling of being an unwanted outsider, engendered by casual racism, even though on the face of it, I had a great life: good job in Silicon Valley, nice house, dream car. Obama's and Biden's regimes did nothing to change that feeling. Trump's second coming may not either.RacismIn general, I find Americans to be very nice people, gregarious, friendly and thoughtful: I had a number of good friends when I lived there. But I also think that racism is inbuilt into the culture (after all, it has not been that long since Brown v. Board of Education, Bull Connor, Jim Crow, George Wallace; and earlier the Asian Exclusion Act).There have been many acts of discrimination and racism against Hindus (although the term “Hindoo” [sic] included Sikhs and Muslims as well). See, e.g., the serious anti-Indian riots in Bellingham, WA in 1907 when “500 working class white men violently expelled Hindoo migrants from the city”. (both images courtesy @Hindoohistory on Twitter).Another remarkable story was the saga of Bhagat Singh Dhind, a Sikh, who was granted US citizenship three times, only to have it be taken away twice. The first time, in 1913, it was because, although ‘Hindoos' are Caucasians, they are not white. The second time, because the Supreme Court ruled in 1923 (US v Bhagat Singh Thind) that it would retrospectively cancel the citizenship of some 77 naturalized ‘Hindoos' based on the 1917 Immigration Act.The “Barred Zone” provision in that 1917 Act denied citizenship to Indians and Southeast Asians by making a large swathe of territory in Asia verboten. Curiously, Japanese, Koreans and some Chinese were exempt. Iranians, some Afghans (and some Baloch, if you look at the map closely) were deemed white. So far as I know, that is still the working definition of “white” in the US. (source: qz.com)There were real human costs: there is the sad story of Vaishno Das Bagai, a San Francisco businessman, who was rendered stateless after denaturalization, and seeing no way out (he was a Ghadar Party activist against British rule in India) committed suicide.Anyway, Dhind, evidently a persistent fellow, got his citizenship a third time because he had served in the US Army in World War I. Third time lucky: his citizenship was not revoked again.After the Luce-Celler Act of 1946, 100 Indians and 100 Filipinos a year were allowed to immigrate to the US, with the prospect of future naturalization as US citizens. Race based limitations were replaced with a quota system by the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act (aka McCarran-Walter Act), but it still retained significant caps based on national origin; that Act also introduced the H-1 category for skilled immigrants.As a result of all this, the number of Indian immigrants to the US (e.g. nurses) started going up. The general euphoria surrounding the Civil Rights Movement also conferred a certain respect upon Gandhi, because Martin Luther King reportedly was inspired by his non-violent techniques of protest.But that did not mean US blacks made common cause with Indians, because often unofficial ‘minority quotas' were achieved by bringing in Indians and Chinese, which in effect meant blacks did not get the jobs they legitimately spilled their blood for.I was one of those who went through the ‘labor certification' process in the 1980s, when it was relatively easy to get a Green Card because there were very few Indians applying. The trickle became a flood after the Y2K issue when a lot of Indians arrived on H1-Bs.I personally experienced mild forms of public racism, for instance from Latinos in New Jersey calling me a ‘dot-head', to an unseen voice shouting “No Indians wanted here” when I was being shown apartments in NJ. This was around the time Navroze Mody was beaten to death in Hoboken, NJ by ‘Dotbusters'.Later, there were whites asking if I were leaving the country when I walked out of a mall with a suitcase in Fremont, California. When I said yes, they expressed their approval.Religious bigotryThe death of former US President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100 is a reminder of the power of fundamentalist Christians in the US. He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church, and in his eulogies, he was praised as a simple and decent man who upheld his Christian beliefs.But the impression of Baptists, and American evangelists in general, in India is vastly different. They were implicated in the story of the fervid young American man who attempted to evangelize the famously hostile tribals of North Sentinel Island. They promptly shot him dead with arrows for his pains.The result of Christian conversion in India has often been negative, contrary to pious platitudes. It has created severe fissures in society, turning family members against each other. The net result of conversion has been to create separatism.Verrier Elwin, a missionary, converted large numbers of people in the Northeast of India, and the result has been calls for a separate Christian nation in that area. Sheikh Hasina, before being deposed, claimed that there were plans afoot for a Christian “Zo” nation, for Zo/Kuki/Mizo/Naga converted tribals, to be carved out of India and Bangladesh.There are precedents, of course: the Christian nations of South Sudan (from Sudan) and East Timor (from Indonesia).The Indian state of Manipur which has seen a lot of conversion recently, is also troubled, with armed Kuki Christian terrorists killing Hindu Meiteis. .The bottom line is that the very precepts of Abrahamisms, of an exclusive god (or god-equivalent), an in-group out-group dichotomy, and the demonization of non-believers as the Other, are antithetical to the Hindu spirit of inclusivity and tolerance.Hindumisia or Hindu hatred is rampant in the West, and increasingly on the Internet. The evolution of this hostility can be seen in a taxonomy of monotheistic religions:* paleo-Abrahamisms: Zoroastrianism, Judaism* meso-Abrahamisms: Christian, Islamic religions* neo-Abrahamisms: Communism, Fascism, Nazism, DMK-ism, Ambedkarism, and so onThe arrival of Christians in India was far from peaceful; the historical record shows that the Jesuit Francis Xavier was proud of his idol-breaking. Claude Buchanan made up lurid tales about his alleged encounters with Hindu practices; William Bentinck and his alleged abolition of sati were lionized far beyond reason, because sati was a very isolated practice.The continued deprecation of Hindus by Christians can be seen vividly in Kerala, where Christians are considerably more prosperous than Hindus (data from C I Issac, himself a Christian and a historian). Here's an American of Kerala Christian descent hating on Hindus, perhaps unaware that “Thomas in India” is pure fiction, and that Francis Xavier, the patron saint of Christians in India, was a fanatic and a bigot. ‘Syrian' Christians of Kerala who claim (without proof) to be ‘upper caste' converts discriminate harshly against ‘lower-caste' converts to this day. Hardly all ‘children of god'.Incidentally, there may be other, political, considerations here. This woman is apparently married into the family of Sydney Blumenthal, which is part of the Clinton entourage, i.e. Democrat royalty. Tablet magazine discussed the ‘permission structure' used by Democrats, especially Obama, to manufacture consent. Hindus may be getting ‘punished' for supporting Trump.I personally experienced Christian bigotry against Hindus at age 10 in Kerala. My classmate Philip (a local Malayali) told me casually: “All your gods are our devils”. Reflexively, I told him, “Your gods are our devils, too”, although no Hindu had ever told me Christian gods were devils.Others have told me identical stories from places like Hyderabad. This meme likely came from Francis Xavier himself. It may well be taught to impressionable children as an article of faith in church catechism.Francis Xavier invited the Inquisition to Goa, and many, if not most, of the victims were Hindus. Here's an account from Empire of the Soul by Paul William Roberts:“The palace in which these holy terrorists ensconced themselves was known locally as Vadlem Gor – the Big House. It became a symbol of fear… People in the street often heard screams of agony piercing the night… Children were flogged and slowly dismembered in front of their parents, whose eyelids had been sliced off to make sure they missed nothing. Extremities were amputated carefully, so that a person would remain conscious even when all that remained was a torso and head. Male genitalia were removed and burned in front of wives, breasts hacked off and vaginas penetrated by swords while husbands were forced to watch”.Below is a tweet by another American presumably suffused with Christian compassion. I am reminded of a Kerala Christian woman repeatedly trying to convert a Scheduled Caste friend, using similar memes denigrating Kali. Finally, my friend got fed up and asked her: “You worship the mutilated corpse of a dead Arab stuck on a stick. And that's better?”. Her jaw dropped, and she blubbered: “But… but, that's a metaphor”. My friend retorted: “Then realize that Kali is a metaphor too”. Not much self-awareness on the part of the would-be converter.Therefore, the religion factor, of Hindus being the ultimate Other, cannot be overstated. There is basically no way to reconcile the Hindu world view with the Christian. Dharma is incompatible with Abrahamisms/Semitisms. And no, it's not Jimmy Carter who's relevant, it's Francis Xavier.Economics and Geo-economicsThere is a serious issue with the engineering community in the US, which has nothing to do with the H1-B program. Engineers have been unable to unite, create a cartel, keep their numbers low and value to the consumer high, and bargain to keep salaries high. This is a signal failure on the part of the US engineers, and blaming others isn't going to solve the problem.Consider, in contrast, doctors (and to a lesser extent, nurses). They keep their numbers very low, successfully portray their contribution to society as very high, and keep out foreign doctors as much as possible: the result is that their salaries are astronomical (a recent Medscape survey suggests that the top-earning specialty, Orthopedics, earns an average of $568,000 a year. And that's the average).In contrast, according to Forbes in 2023 the highest-paid engineering specialty, Petroleum Engineering, earned only $145,000, and in fact wages had actually declined. Even much-ballyhooed software engineers ($103,000 ) and AI engineers ($128,000) make very little. And lest you think H1-B depresses wages, there are almost no H1-B petroleum engineers. The bottom line is that engineering is not a high-income occupation in the US. Why? No syndicate.How about nurses? According to a report, Nurse Anesthetists make an average of $214,000.And there are plenty of Indian-origin doctors and nurses in the US. Why does this not create a hue-and-cry? The answer is two-fold: one, the scarcity value, and two, those in medicine have created a narrative, and the public has bought it, that their services are so valuable that the nation must spend 20% of its GDP on what is, by objective measures, pretty poor outcomes in health: ranking tenth out of 10 in high-income countries, at very high cost.There have been grumbles about the helplessness of American engineers for years: I remember forty years ago some guy whose name I forget constantly complaining in the IEEE's email groups about immigrant engineers enabling employers to lower the salaries they pay.In addition, engineers regularly go through boom-and-bust cycles. They have no leverage. I remember after a boom period in the 1970s, unemployed aerospace engineers were driving taxis. If there is another ‘AI winter', then we'll find unemployed AI engineers on the street as well, despite massive demand right now.It is true that there may be subtle intricacies, too. The US companies that contract out their positions to H1-B engineers may well be paying prevailing wages, say $60 an hour. But there are middlemen: big IT services companies who take on the contracts, and provide ‘body-shopping' services. They may well be severely underpaying the actual engineers at only, say, $35 an hour, in a bizarre revivification of ‘indentured labor', i.e. wage slavery. It is difficult for those on H1–Bs to change employers, so they are stuck.There is a larger geo-economic angle as well. The US likes being the top dog in GDP, as it has been since 1945. Unfortunately, through the fecklessness of all Presidents from Nixon onwards, they have somehow allowed China to ascend to a strong #2 position. At this point, I suspect the Deep State has concluded that it would be impossible to dislodge China, given its manufacturing clout.I wrote a year ago that a condominium with China may well be the best Plan B for the US. Let us consider what has happened to the other countries that were at the top of the economic pyramid: Germany and Japan.The 1985 Plaza Accord whereby the US dollar was depreciated led to a Lost Decade for Japan, which has turned into a Lost Four Decades; that country which was booming in the 1980s lost, and never regained its momentum.Germany was doing pretty well until the Ukraine War and the arrival of the Electric Vehicle boom. But at this point, it has more or less lost its machine tools business, its automobile business; add its social and political views, and its future looks grim.If this is what has happened to #3 and #4, we can expect that an aspiring #3, namely India, will face a concerted effort to ruin it. It is in the interests of both the US and China to suppress a potential competitor, especially when there is the tiresome mantra of “India is the fastest growing large economy in the world”.The Bangladesh coup, which benefits both the US and China by creating a massive new war front on India's East, is therefore possibly the result of a tacit collusion between the Deep State and the CCP. Similarly, the sudden spike in anti-Hindu rhetoric and this H1-B hoo-haa may well be financed by Xinhua, and it clearly benefits the Democrats, as it has driven a wedge between Christian fundamentalist MAGA types and other Trump supporters. It also puts the Indian-origin and/or Hindu members of Trump's team on notice: they better self-censor.Even immigrant Elon Musk, not to mention Vivek Ramaswamy, Kash Patel, Jay Bhattacharyya, and the non-Indian Hindu Tulsi Gabbard, are all in the firing line of the Deep State. Even though the IEEE has been moaning about depressed engineering salaries for half a century, it is curious that this became a cause celebre just days before Trump's accession to the Presidency.Narrative-buildingThere was a sobering incident in New York's subways on December 22nd, when a woman, now identified as 61 year old Debrina Kawam, was set on fire by an illegal immigrant, Sebastian Zapeta, from Guatemala, who had been deported earlier but came back to the US. I saw a video purportedly of her burning to death, shockingly without screaming, rolling on the ground to douse the flames, or anything else. She just stood and burned, as Zapeta fanned the flames.A New York City subway policeman walked by. The people who were busy capturing the footage on their smartphones did not intervene or help. It reminded me of Kitty Genovese, a 28 year old woman who was raped and stabbed to death on March 13, 1964, in full view of onlookers in the apartment block where she lived in Queens, New York. Nobody bothered to intervene as she died, screaming.It is really odd when people refuse to get involved in helping a dying person. There's something morally wrong here, and it should have been worth exploring in the very articulate media.Yes, Debrina Kawam's baffling story got widespread airplay immediately after it happened, but it died surprisingly quickly. Here's the Google Trends index of interest in that story.The big new story was H1-B, which shot up and displaced the subway murder story. Note the respective timelines: the Google Trends below is about H1-B. It is hard to believe this was an organic shift. It was “manufacturing consent” with placement aforethought.I wrote recently about how narratives are created out of thin air with the intent of manufacturing consent. The abrupt U-turn on Sheikh Hasina was one of the examples. Now the neat and abrupt switch from the NYC subway burning-alive also points to something that is deliberately planted to divert attention away from inconvenient questions.Let us now see how the H1-B narrative survives the New Orleans story of the son of immigrants, ex-soldier, and ISIS member driving a truck and ploughing into a New Year crowd, killing many. Of course, the narrative will carefully not say anything rude about the religion of the alleged perpetrator, because there will be… consequences.ConclusionThe furious drama and narrative about H1-B will subside soon; ironically, it may well be to the benefit of the Indian nation if this kind of propaganda reduces the attractiveness of the US for talented would-be Indian immigrants, who might stay on at home and build innovative companies. Canada and Britain have already ceased to be desired destinations.However, the underlying issues of racism, religious bigotry, economic warfare and astroturfed narrative are real and will not go away. These are danger signals about “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” for Indian migrants to the US, and that's a sad start to 2025.3450 words, Jan 2, 2025Here's the AI-generated podcast from NotebookLM by Google: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

European bourses initially gained, taking impetus from positive commentary via the Chinese Politburo; upside which has since faded. US equity futures are mixed.China's Politburo says next year must seek progress while maintaining stability; China's fiscal policy to be more proactive next year. Monetary policy is to be moderately loose, via Xinhua.Dollar is at incremental session lows; Antipodeans benefit from the positive sentiment, whilst havens lag.Bonds were initially weighed on from the Politburo read-out, but now off worst levels; USTs a touch lower whilst European paper is slightly higher.Commodities benefit from the risk tone sparked by the positive commentary from the Chinese Politburo.Looking ahead, US Employment Trends, US Wholesale Sales, NY Fed SCE, Commentary from BoE's Ramsden, EZ finance ministers' meeting, Earnings from Oracle.Read the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

A package of preventative measures has been introduced after a wild tiger, which was spotted in a village in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, injured a resident on Monday, according to an online statement issued by local authorities.根据地方部门发布的一份在线声明，11月18日，在中国东北黑龙江省的一个村庄，一只野生老虎咬伤了当地一位村民。目前，一系列防范措施已经启动。Local television reported on Monday evening that the villager was in stable condition, with a fracture in the left hand and no risk of amputation.据当地电视台18日晚间报道，这名村民的情况稳定，左手骨折，无截肢风险。The provincial forestry and grassland administration has called for all-out efforts to address human-tiger interactions and ensure safety, with measures including educating the public on safety precautions, organizing emergency evacuation drills, and inviting experts to conduct safety training sessions.对此，黑龙江省林业和草原局要求全力解决人虎冲突，确保安全。具体措施包括向公众宣传安全防范知识、组织紧急疏散演练、邀请专家开展安全培训等。As the ecological environment continues to improve, sightings of Siberian tigers have increased across the province, as stated by the provincial administration at an emergency conference held late on Monday.18日晚，黑龙江省林草局在紧急会议上表示，随着生态环境持续向好，黑龙江省各地东北虎出现频次也逐渐增多。According to the forestry and grassland administration of Boli county, Qitaihe city, the tiger was first spotted at around 6 am in Changtai village. Experts from the administration told local television that they were continuing to track the tiger, which will not be killed unless it poses an immediate threat to human safety.七台河市勃利县林业和草原局称，上午6时许，长太村发现老虎行踪。该部门专家向当地电视台表示，他们正在对老虎行踪进行追踪，非必要情况下不会击毙，除非它正在伤人。County administration also reported that the tiger charged at another villager, but was stopped by a gate. Boli county, which is not a primary habitat for the tiger population in Heilongjiang, has urged heightened vigilance and stronger risk prevention measures following this incident.据该县相关部门报告，这只老虎曾冲向另一名村民，但被一道门挡住。勃利县并非黑龙江老虎种群的主要栖息地，此次事件发生后，该县已呼吁提高警惕，加强风险防范措施。Siberian tigers, also known as Amur tigers, are primarily found in Russia's Far East and Northeast China. As one of the world's most endangered species and a flagship species of the forest ecosystem, only 12 to 16 wild Siberian tigers were believed to have been living in China in 1998.东北虎又称阿穆尔虎，主要生活在俄罗斯远东地区和中国东北地区。它是世界上最濒危的物种之一，也是森林生态系统中的旗舰物种。据称，1998年中国境内仅有约12-16只野生东北虎。China officially established the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in 2021. The park spanning Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces now provides a sanctuary for around 70 wild Siberian tigers -- reflecting a significant conservation milestone.中国于2021年正式设立东北虎豹国家公园。该公园横跨黑龙江省和吉林省，现为约70只野生东北虎提供了保护区，这是保护工作的一个重要里程碑。Markus Radday, a tiger program officer of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), told Xinhua in an interview in July during an event marking the 14th International Tiger Day that China had made remarkable strides in tiger conservation over the past 12 years. He emphasized that local communities can play a crucial role in managing human-tiger interactions by implementing early warning systems, boosting populations of tiger prey and raising awareness concerning tiger behavior.世界自然基金会野生虎保护项目官员Markus Radday在今年7月庆祝第14个全球老虎日的活动上接受新华社记者采访时表示，过去12年中，中国在野生虎保护方面取得了显著进步。他强调，当地社区可以通过建立早期预警系统、增加老虎猎物数量和提高对老虎行为的认识，在管理人虎冲突方面发挥关键作用。preventative measure防范措施amputationn. 截肢vigilancen. 警惕，警戒flagshipn. 旗舰；佼佼者

This week on Sinica, in a show recorded in Beijing, I speak with Liu Yang and Jiang Jiang, the authors of two excellent newsletters — The China Channel and Ginger River Review, respectively — and two of the guys behind the YouTube show "Got China." They're making a great effort to bridge Chinese journalism with Anglophone reporting on China with perspectives and insights from within the Chinese state media system.4:24 – How Jiang Jiang and Liu Yang became journalists 11:42 – How Liu Yang and Jiang Jiang decided to launch their newsletters, and the advantages of being tǐzhì nèi 体制内20:29 – Jiang Jiang and Liu Yang's Got China show 25:46 – Liu Yang's and Jiang Jiang's empathy for American perspectives 29:53 – The negative American discourse on the Chinese economy and “China collapse theory” 37:21 The recent press conferences on monetary and policies, and the response in the realty market in Beijing 46:17 What's next for Got China Recommendations:Liu Yang: Modern Chinese Government and Politics 《当代中国政府与政治?》, a Chinese-language textbookJiang Jiang: The Chinese podcast Bié de diànbō 别的电波; and Shan Weijian's Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and AmericaKaiser: The album The Last Will and Testament by Swedish metal band Opeth; and the Provincial Cuisine Club in Beijing, for trying food from different parts of ChinaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, is expected to witness reinforced unity among emerging markets and Global South countries, as well as their greater support for multilateralism and global stability, analysts said.They made the observation as President Xi Jinping was set to attend the landmark event from Tuesday to Thursday.What makes this year's summit special is that it is the first of its kind following the most recent historic expansion of BRICS.Chinese officials have emphasized that Beijing attaches great importance to the Kazan summit and fully supports Russia's role as the host.Zhang Hanhui, Chinese ambassador to Russia, told Xinhua News Agency in a recent interview that the expanded BRICS cooperation will make more contributions to improving the global governance system."China will continue to work closely with other BRICS members to forge a more comprehensive, closer, practical and inclusive high-quality partnership, and together embark on a new journey for BRICS," he said.With the latest expansion, BRICS accounts for roughly 30 percent of the world's land area, 45 percent of the world's population and 20 percent of global trade. The grouping has entered a new era of greater BRICS cooperation, observers noted.Behind this is the rise of emerging markets and developing countries as a whole, and the fact that the Global South accounts for more than 40 percent of the global economy, they added."We could strive for new milestone outcomes in such areas as finance, AI, and energy and minerals to get the greater BRICS cooperation off to a good start," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a BRICS foreign ministers' meeting on Sept 26 in New York.In the first three quarters of this year, China's imports and exports to and from the other BRICS countries totaled 4.62 trillion yuan ($649.66 billion), up 5.1 percent year-on-year, according to the General Administration of Customs."The BRICS cooperation mechanism is one of the key platforms for China's engagement in global governance," said Ren Lin, head of the Department of Global Governance at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of World Economics and Politics.In recent years, China has put forward the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, which are compatible with the content of BRICS cooperation and will drive BRICS pragmatic cooperation to a new level, she said.Referring to the greater BRICS cooperation, she said it has "enhanced the ability of emerging market countries and developing countries to cope with external risks and has promoted pragmatic cooperation among the Global South countries".Recent months have witnessed a growing number of countries, such as Thailand and Malaysia, expressing their intention to join BRICS.Jiang Tianjiao, deputy director of the Center for BRICS Studies at the Fudan Development Institute in Shanghai, said this also reflects that ideas such as "decoupling", proxy wars and protectionism are unpopular around the world."With its spirit of openness, inclusiveness, cooperation and win-win situations, BRICS will be able to gain wider recognition worldwide," he told Xinhua.Magdy Amer, vice-president of the Egypt-China Friendship Association and former Egyptian ambassador to China, said that emerging markets are now playing a more important role in the world order, and "BRICS Plus" cooperation — collaboration of BRICS with countries outside the grouping, mainly developing countries — enjoys great potential."BRICS Plus" cooperation provides an opportunity for emerging markets to reach consensus on global issues and to boost the common development and growth of their economies, he said at a forum on BRICS cooperation in governance and culture last month in Moscow.

00:00 2005年英语专业四级 新闻100:52 2005年英语专业四级 新闻201:31 2005年英语专业四级 新闻302:10 2005年英语专业四级 新闻403:34 2005年英语专业四级 新闻52005年英语专业四级 新闻1The bodies of dozens of African immigrants, discovered off the Italian coast last week, might have been thrown overboard, Italian officials said on Monday.意大利官员周一表示，上周在意大利海岸发现的数十名非洲移民的尸体可能被扔到海里。A coast guard spokesman said 15 illegal immigrants, all believed to come from Somalia, survived being thrown into the Mediterranean Sea.海岸警卫队发言人表示，据称来自索马里的15名非法移民在被抛入地中海后幸存下来。But one of the survivors, a woman, was in a serious condition.但其中一名幸存者是一名妇女，她情况严重。They told the coast guard that their boat had left Libya 20 days before, with around 100 immigrants aboard.他们告诉海岸警卫队，他们的船20天前离开了利比亚，船上大约有100名移民。They said most had died during the trip.他们说大多数人在旅途中死亡。Last Friday,7 Africans, including 3 children, died before their boat could reach the island. A further 25 people survived.上周五，7名非洲人(包括3名儿童)在他们的船抵达该岛之前死亡。另有25人幸存。2005年英语专业四级 新闻2China has set its sight on putting 3 people into space for a week, the China News Service said on Tuesday.中国新闻社周二报道，中国已经决定将3位宇航员送入太空一周。The news agency reported an official as saying that preparations were underway for the next Shenzhou launch.据新华社报道，一名官员表示，神舟飞船下一次发射正在准备中。The Shenzhou VI is expected to blast off within the next 2 years.神舟六号预计两年内会发射升空。Shenzhou V carried a Chinese astronaut aloft.神舟五号搭载了一名中国宇航员。He circled the Earth 14 times during his 21-hour trip, October 15-16, 2003, making China the third country to put a man into space.2003年10月15日至16日，21小时的太空之旅中他环绕地球14周，使中国成为世界上第三个成功实现载人航天的国家。2005年英语专业四级 新闻3Gigantic waves of flame that covered entire neighborhoods and filled the skies over Southern California with ash have killed at least 13 people.大火席卷了整个社区，在加州南部的天空中布满了灰烬，已经造成至少13人死亡。At least 6 separate wildfires were still burning on Monday morning, all the way from the Mexican border to the suburbs of Los Angeles.周一早上，至少有6场野火仍在燃烧，从墨西哥边境一直到洛杉矶郊区。They were reported to have destroyed 800 homes and consumed about 120,000 hectares of land.据报道，大火摧毁了800个房屋，烧毁了约12万公顷土地。Authorities said they were seeking 2 men in connection with the fires, which they believe were started deliberately.当局表示他们正在寻找与火灾有关的两名男子，他们认为火灾是有人蓄意造成的。2005年英语专业四级 新闻4There has been modes growth in tourism worldwide, despite 2 years of terrorism, war and disease.尽管经历了两年的恐怖主义、战争和疾病，世界各地的旅游业仍保持着增长势头。And China is the engine driving it, according to the World Tourism Organization.世界旅游组织的数据显示，中国是推动旅游业发展的引擎。International tourist numbers hit a record 702 million last year, a rise of 2.7 percent over 2001, the year of the September 11 attacks.去年，国际游客数量达到7.02亿人，创世纪新高，比2001年增加了2.7%，而2001年9月11日发生了恐怖袭击。France remains the most popular destination, receiving more than 77 million visitors, followed by Spain, United States, and Italy.法国仍然是最受欢迎的旅游目的地，游客超过7700万，其次是西班牙、美国和意大利。China,however, marked 11 percent growth over that period, attracting 36.8 million international visitors.这段时间内中国增长了11%，吸引了3680万国际游客。It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations.中国在旅游大国中排名第五。By 2020, it will be top, with predictions of 130 million visitors per year.到2020年，预计游客人数将达到1.3亿人次每年，成为最大的旅游大国。Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers.中国人也正在成为主要的旅游者。According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 37 percent from the previous year.据新华社报道，去年有超过1660万中国人出国旅游，同比增长37%。Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million by the end of the decade, and 100 million in 2020.预计2020年之前，这一数字将增至3000万，到2020年将增至1亿。2005年英语专业四级 新闻5Around 40 former military officers in Argentina have been arrested for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges.阿根廷约40名前军官被捕，由于人权诉讼，可能会引渡到西班牙。The arrest came as the Argentine government struck down the decree prohibiting such extradition, saying all Argentines should be equal before the law.逮捕事件发生之际，阿根廷政府废除了禁止引渡的法令，称所有阿根廷人在法律面前都应该是平等的。Those detained include a former navy captain and several other ex-officers suspected of torture or murder during the last period of military rule in Argentina,which ended in 1983.这些被拘留的人包括一名前海军上尉和其他几名前军官，他们涉嫌在阿根廷最后一段军事统治时期实施酷刑或谋杀，阿根廷的军事统治于1983年结束。

The United Nations Summit of the Future is being promoted as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to “transform the global governance!” It is scheduled at the UN in New York City for September 22-23, 2024. The top priority for the meeting is to “Transform global governance and turbocharge the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.”[1] Our guest, colleague, and journalist, Alex Newman, is preparing to go to the Summit of the Future, inspiring this column.[2]   At the upcoming meeting, UN Secretary Antonio Guterres plans to ask for a vote empowering him to decide when the next “global shock” of any kind seems to be developing in any country so that he can then organize the response to it on behalf of the world.[3]   For those of you who have thought that transforming “global governance” or “the new global order” was a “conspiracy theory,” it is a common conversation among the world's global predators. The UN Secretary-General is so enthralled with his role as a leader of the globalist government he has been promoting himself for that role for years, calling for more power in reforming or transforming what he himself calls the “new global order”[4]or global governance.”[5]   Now consider that Guterres is a well-known malicious Marxist activist under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, which has strongly supported him.[6] No surprise, in turn, that Guterres supports China as well. He publically invited the Communists to have a greater hand in global governance. As one UN headline boasts, “Guterres urges G7 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform.”[7]   Confirming Our Concept of Global Empires   The title of the above article, “Guterres urges G7 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform,” illustrates the collaboration of the Western and the Eastern Global Empires as they also vie to rule the new evolving world governance. It enables us to give you a thumbnail description of who we believe controls the world.   The G7 represents the wealthiest developed nations, plus close involvement with the European Union (EU).[8] This places the G7 into the center of the Western Global Empire. However, the actual ruling bodies are a complex of entities that stand about the nations themselves, such as the banking system, the Deep States, the military-industrial complex, the Western billionaires, and the global corporations. Meanwhile, the Chinese Communists rule the Eastern Global Empire, although their tentacles reach deeply into the Western world.   A few other entities of lesser power, such as Russia and the Islamic Empire, stand somewhat outside the circle of the world's ruling predators, sometimes making alliances with them but also fighting with them. The article and its title also illustrate the role that is being given to the UN in facilitating their collaborations. At the same time, the UN itself leans considerably more toward China than the West.     Precisely what sort of “global governance” or “global order” do you suppose Marxist Guterres and the Chinese Communists will impose on us?   Now consider that Guterres is proposing to “transform the global governance” by turbocharging the UN “2030” agenda. In 2023, the UN called the document “Transforming Our World.”[9] The document reads like a grandiose Marxist high school student telling the whole world what it should do when he runs it. Or, at its most benign, it is simply a wish list, a basketful of utopian Marxist nonsense. It has been fully adopted by the World Economic Forum[10] and many globalist corporations and institutions, and even into the global educational system.   Alex Newman! Everyone Must Pay Attention to Him   As noted earlier, our radio show guest, journalist Alex Newman, will be going to the UN to report on its monstrous Summit of the Future. The UN is asking its 192 nations to replace the sovereignty of their nations and their citizens with the sovereignty of the UN, a front group that is ultimately under the control of the Western Global and Eastern Global Empires.[11],[12]   We have been working closely with Alex Newman, sharing information and views on the growing world governance and the UN's role in it,[13] which I now view as centered in two competing global empires, acting as all empires have always done—vying to slaughter or enslave as many people as possible.   Alex Newman has led the way in his efforts to actually attend as many global events as possible, in his own words, trying to serve God by getting the information out as widely as possible. We believe he may be the first to fully understand the degree to which global predators are using the UN as their launching pad to world domination. This proposed UN “emergency platform” will empower the Secretary-General to seize the relevant functions of national governments in order to resist the alleged or potential new “shock.”   Exactly what constitutes a world-shocking event? He literally says it can be anything, “even Black Swan events.” No, that's not an ecological disaster involving birds. A black swan event is defined in dictionaries as a “high-impact event that is unpredicted or unexpected”—in other words, it's “anything I say it is.”   This latest UN-Globalist assault began in March 2023, when the Secretary-General of the UN announced that he and his global organization were the only ones able and anointed to take on the next world “shock” of any kind.[14],[15]That's as close as possible to a globalist announcing, “On the next available threat, I become emperor of the world.”   Alex and I both fear the voting representatives of the world's governments will come to heal and cede these incredible new “emergency” powers to this criminal Marxist, Guterres. Why? Because every greedy globalist, which is much of the world's leadership, wants a piece of the action when it comes to the control and exploitation of the entire world.   You don't want that? Neither do we. Join the fight in every way you can—it's getting closer and closer to the day when it will be too late to resist.   References:   [1] On July 14, 2024, the President of the General Assembly wrote a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres confirming the agenda: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/pga_letter-_sotf_2024-07-12-18-54-44.pdf.   [2] About Alex Newman – Liberty Sentinel   [3] UN's Guterres: today's global governance structures reflect yesterday's world (aol.com). Also, see Summit of the Future website – EN | United Nations   [4] In Munich, Guterres calls for a new global order that works for all | UN News   [5] UN's Guterres: today's global governance structures reflect yesterday's world (aol.com)   [6] China supports Guterres to run for a second term as UN chief – CGTN and   [7] Guterres urges G77 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform | UN News   [8] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/g7.asp   [9] Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org)   [10] What is the UN's Summit of the Future in 2024? | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)   [11] What is the UN's Summit of the Future in 2024? | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)   [12] James Roguski also keeps track of UN efforts to establish itself as a totalitarian government. Still, we see the UN as an obedient servant to the global predatory empires, especially the Eastern Global Empire under the Chinese Communists. Roguski importantly focuses on the secret and illegal manipulations going on behind the scenes at the UN. (100) The UN Silence Has Been Broken! – James Roguski (substack.com)   [13] (100) The United Nations Seeks ‘Global Governance' and Must Be Stopped (substack.com)   [14] UN chief proposes Emergency Platform to help tackle global shocks-Xinhua (news.cn)   [15] our-common-agenda-policy-brief-emergency-platform-en.pdf (un.org) and Responding to Global Shocks: UNSG's Emergency Platform – SDG Knowledge Hub (iisd.org)     Learn more about Dr. Peter Breggin's work: https://breggin.com/   See more from Dr. Breggin's long history of being a reformer in psychiatry: https://breggin.com/Psychiatry-as-an-Instrument-of-Social-and-Political-Control   Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal, the how-to manual @ https://breggin.com/a-guide-for-prescribers-therapists-patients-and-their-families/   Get a copy of Dr. Breggin's latest book: WHO ARE THE “THEY” - THESE GLOBAL PREDATORS? WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVES AND THEIR PLANS FOR US? HOW CAN WE DEFEND AGAINST THEM? Covid-19 and the Global Predators: We are the Prey Get a copy: https://www.wearetheprey.com/   “No other book so comprehensively covers the details of COVID-19 criminal conduct as well as its origins in a network of global predators seeking wealth and power at the expense of human freedom and prosperity, under cover of false public health policies.”   ~ Robert F Kennedy, Jr Author of #1 bestseller The Real Anthony Fauci and Founder, Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel for Children's Health Defense.

A centuries-old example of Chinese urban planning and architecture has received global recognition.我国中国历代古都中轴线的集大成者和建筑典范获得了全球认可。 The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India, announced on Saturday that the Beijing Central Axis — "A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital" — has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming China's 59th World Heritage Site.7月27日，在印度首都新德里举行的联合国教科文组织第46届世界遗产大会上，我国申报的“北京中轴线——中国理想都城秩序的杰作”被正式列入《世界遗产名录》，截至目前，我国世界遗产数量达到59项。 The Central Axis in Beijing is an ensemble of palaces, public buildings and gardens that governs the overall layout of the old city area of the Chinese capital.北京中轴线是由宫殿、公共建筑和园林组成的综合体，管理着老北京的整体布局。 Stretching 7.8 kilometers north to south through the heart of Beijing, the newly inscribed World Heritage Site comprises 15 components. At the northern end of the axis are the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. It then runs south through Wanning Bridge, Jingshan Hill, the Forbidden City, the Upright Gate, the Tian'anmen Gate, the Outer Jinshui Bridges, the Tian'anmen Square Complex, the Zhengyangmen Gate, the Southern Section Road Archaeological Sites, before terminating at the Yongdingmen Gate at the southern end. The Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Altar of Land and Grain, the Temple of Heaven, and the Altar of the God of Agriculture are located on the east and west sides of the Axis.北京中轴线北起钟鼓楼，南至永定门，全长7.8公里，包含15处遗产构成要素。轴线的北端是钟楼和鼓楼。从这里出发，径直向南，可依次穿越万宁桥、景山、故宫、端门、天安门、外金水桥、天安门广场及建筑群、正阳门、中轴线南段道路遗存，直至永定门。全程7.8公里的中轴线两侧，闻名世界的文物古建鳞次栉比，蔚为大观。 The complex comprises imperial palaces and gardens, imperial sacrificial buildings, ancient city management facilities, national ceremonial and public buildings and remains of the original central axis roads.该建筑群包括皇宫和园林、皇家祭祀建筑、古城管理设施、国家仪式和公共建筑，以及中轴线道路遗迹。 "It is an important symbol that embodies prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization, highlighting Beijing's exceptional status among the famous ancient capitals of the world," Li Qun, director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said in an interview with China Global Television Network on Saturday in New Delhi. "It has had a profound impact on the history of urban planning and construction worldwide and serves as a Chinese case for the preservation and sustainable protection of ancient capitals," Li added.7月27日，国家文物局局长李群在新德里接受中国国际电视台采访时说：“这是一个重要的象征，体现了中华文明的突出特征，突显了北京在世界著名古都中的特殊地位。北京中轴线对世界城市规划和建设产生了深远的影响，是中国保护古都的典范。” Construction of the Central Axis began in the 13th century and was completed in the 16th century. It has undergone constant refinement over the past centuries and continues to influence Beijing's urban development to this day.北京中轴线的建设始于13世纪，16世纪成型。在过去七个世纪中，它不断得到完善，至今仍在影响着北京的城市发展。The World Heritage Committee acknowledged that the Central Axis in Beijing meets the World Heritage List selectioncriteria No 3 and No 4: It bears unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization that is living or has disappeared, and is an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape that illustrates significant stage or stages in human history.世界遗产委员会承认，北京中轴线符合《世界遗产名录》评选标准的第3、4条：能为一种已消逝的文明或文化传统提供一种独特的至少是特殊的见证；可作为一种建筑或建筑群或景观的杰出范例，展示出人类历史上一个(或几个)重要阶段； Ernesto Ottone, UNESCO's assistant director-general for culture, speaking at a celebratory event in New Delhi later on Saturday, said that Beijing's intricate urban planning draws inspiration from Confucian philosophy with a history spanning thousands of years and which flourishes even today. The preservation and design of urban heritage are not only about protecting the past but also about constructing a better future, he added.7月27日晚，联合国教科文组织文化助理总干事埃内斯托·奥托内（Ernesto Ottone）在新德里发表讲话时说，北京错综复杂的城市规划从数千年的儒家哲学中汲取灵感。城市遗产的保护和设计不仅是为了保护过去，更是为了建设一个更美好的未来。 According to the National Cultural Heritage Administration, the Central Axis in Beijing provides exceptional material testimony to the philosophy of "neutrality and harmony" prized in Chinese tradition. It is an outstanding example representing the mature stage of the urban central axis of Chinese capitals, and also the best-preserved capital central axis in China.中华人民共和国国家文物局表示，北京中轴线为中国传统中所珍视的“中和”哲学提供了非凡的物质证明。它是中国首都城市中轴线成熟阶段的杰出代表，也是中国保存最完好的首都中轴线。 " (The Beijing Central Axis) is the product of some of the best urban planning in history," said Christa Reicher, a professor at RWTH Aachen University in Germany and a UNESCO chair for cultural heritage and urbanism, in an interview with Xinhua. "It is regarded as the 'spine of the city's culture' and a magnet for tourists from all over the world."德国亚琛工业大学教授、联合国教科文组织文化遗产和城市规划教席克里斯塔·莱歇尔（Christa Reicher）在接受新华社采访时表示：“（北京中轴线）是历史上最好的城市规划的产物，被视为‘城市文化的脊梁'，吸引着来自世界各地的游客。” Lyu Zhou, director of the National Heritage Center at Tsinghua University, said that this paradigm of city planning can be traced back to Kaogongji (Book of Diverse Crafts), a section of the Confucian classic Rites of Zhou that was compiled more than 2,000 years ago. The milestone work outlines the rituals and order in the planning of a capital city.清华大学国家遗产中心主任吕舟表示，这种城市规划范例可以追溯到公元前221年之前编写的《考工记》，该书概述了首都规划中的礼仪和秩序。 The Forbidden City and the markets at the Bell Tower and Drum Tower area correspond to the book's account of "court in the front, market in the back". The tome speaks of "an ancestral temple on the left, an altar of land and grain on the right", which is reproduced in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Altar of Land and Grain, located symmetrically on the east and west sides of the Central Axis.书中的记载包括“前朝后市”，对应于紫禁城和钟鼓楼地区的市场，以及“左祖右社”，指的是位于中轴线东西两侧的太庙和社稷坛。 "It is a carrier of traditional Chinese concepts and beliefs, constructing a symbol for national order and witnessing the formation of the Chinese cultural tradition of inclusion and diversity," Lyu said.吕舟说：“北京中轴线是中国传统观念和信仰的载体，构建了国家秩序的象征，并见证了包容和多元的中国文化传统的形成。”Between 2020 and 2023, an action plan for comprehensive protection of the axis was put into practice. Various efforts including renovation of historical buildings, related archaeological research, improvement of the environment, and activities to encourage wide participation of the public in this process followed.我国2020年至2023年通过《北京中轴线保护管理规划（2022年—2035年）》（以下简称《规划》），随后，我国开展了各种措施，包括历史建筑的翻新、相关考古研究、环境改善及鼓励公众广泛参与相关活动。 "Through this process, the historical pattern and historical charm of the Central Axis in Beijing are gradually being restored and vividly reproduced, with continuous improvement in the living environment and urban landscape along the axis," said Chu Jianhao, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Office for Conservation and Management of Beijing Central Axis.北京中轴线申遗保护工作办公室专职副主任褚建好说：“申遗过程中，北京市以中轴线申遗保护为抓手带动老城整体保护，带动重点文物、历史建筑腾退，强化文物保护和周边环境整治。” "The inscription marks a new starting point. China will adhere to the World Heritage Convention, and continue making efforts to protect and restore heritage buildings, mitigate the impact of natural disasters, encourage public participation, strategically guide tourism development, and improve the capabilities of property interpretation and presentation," Li from the National Cultural Heritage Administration vowed at the session in New Delhi on Saturday.李群表示，申遗成功是新的起点，中国将切实履行《保护世界文化和自然遗产公约》，在文物建筑保护修缮、应对自然灾害影响、鼓励社区居民参与、科学引导旅游发展、提高阐释展示能力等方面持续发力，确保“北京中轴线”得到妥善保护传承。"China will continue to coordinate the management and protection of World Heritage Sites, strengthen exchange and cooperation with international organizations and other signatory countries… and contribute to promoting cultural exchange and mutual learning and building a community with a shared future for mankind," he added.未来，中国将继续统筹做好世界文化遗产保护管理工作，进一步加强与国际组织和各缔约国的交流合作，借助亚洲文化遗产保护联盟平台，为推动文明交流互鉴、构建人类命运共同体贡献力量。 Various activities to celebrate the inscription of the Central Axis on the UNESCO World Heritage List were held across Beijing over the weekend.7月27日至28日，北京各区举行了多项活动，庆祝北京中轴线被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录。UNESCOn.联合国教科文组织

On today's show Andrew and Bill prepare for next week's Third Plenum by talking through expectations and themes to watch. Topics include: The signals from April's Xinhua readout announcing the plenary session, remembering third plenums of the past, why common prosperity is on the agenda, why this year's plenum may be the clearest articulation of Xi's vision for the Party and the PRC, and examining some of the ongoing domestic issues that the Party may (or may not) try to address with reforms. At the end: A scandal over edible oils, the market for silicone masks, fierce competition in the bubble tea market, and checking in with Zach Edey.

"'Fake it before you make it' is an ignoble product of Silicon Valley," said Christopher Manning, director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Stanford University, commenting on some researchers at the university who plagiarized the achievements by institutions such as China's Tsinghua University.斯坦福大学人工智能实验室主任克里斯托弗·曼宁就该校某些研究人员抄袭中国清华大学等机构成果的行为评论说:“‘作假，直至成功'，这是硅谷不光彩的文化。”On May 29, a research team at Stanford University released a large model called Llama3-V, claiming it can achieve the same effects as large models such as GPT-4V with a pre-training cost of only US$500. The news was widely spread on social media and in the academic community of artificial intelligence.5月29日，斯坦福大学一个研究团队发布名为Llama3-V的大模型，声称只要500美元的预训练成本，就能用它获得比肩GPT-4V等著名大模型的效果。这一消息在社交媒体和人工智能学术界被广泛传播。However, industry insiders soon suspected that the Standford team plagiarized the MiniCPM-Llama3-V 2.5 large model released by Tsinghua University and other Chinese institutions.Both Llama3-V and the MiniCPM-Llama3-V 2.5 large model are based on the open-source Llama3 large model. Still, the team in Tsinghua conducted unique training, including using the "Tsinghua Bamboo Slips," a collection of Chinese texts written on strips of bamboo which date back to the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), to train the model to recognize ancient Chinese characters.但业内人士很快怀疑，斯坦福团队抄袭了清华大学等中国机构发布的MiniCPM-Llama3-V 2.5大模型。Llama3-V和MiniCPM-Llama3-V 2.5大模型都基于开源的Llama3大模型。不过清华团队进行了独特的训练，包括利用“清华简”，这是一套写在竹片上的中国文字，可以追溯到战国时期（公元前475年至公元前221年），以训练模型识别古代汉字。Tests show that the model released by the Stanford University team can also recognize the "Tsinghua Bamboo Slips."测试显示，斯坦福大学这个团队发布的大模型居然也能识别“清华简”。"We are quite sure that the Stanford team has plagiarized our big model research results," Liu Zhiyuan, a tenured associate professor of the Department of Computer Science at Tsinghua University, told Xinhua.清华大学计算机系长聘副教授刘知远对新华社记者说:“已经比较确信，斯坦福这个团队‘套壳'了我们的大模型研究成果。”"The data we scanned and annotated word by word from the 'Tsinghua Bamboo Slips' has never been made public, and Llama3-V has shown the same ability to identify the 'Tsinghua Bamboo Slips,' even the error examples are the same," said Liu, who is also a member of the Tsinghua big model team.刘知远说：“我们从‘清华简'逐字扫描并标注的数据集从未公开，而Llama3-V展现出了一模一样的识别‘清华简'能力，连做错的样例都一样。”刘知远是清华这个大模型团队成员。As doubt accumulated, the Stanford team deleted the database and promotion articles on the Internet, Liu said, adding "from the evidence and their reactions, the nature of plagiarism has been relatively confirmed."在质疑声发酵后，斯坦福大学团队删除了网上发布的数据库和宣传文章，刘知远说，并补充“从证据和对方反应来看，抄袭性质已比较确定”。Following Manning's criticism, two members of the Stanford team, Aksh Garg and Siddharth Sharma, formally apologized on social media.在曼宁的批评之后，斯坦福团队的两名成员阿克什·加格（Aksh Garg）和西达尔特·夏尔马（Siddharth Sharma）在社交媒体上正式道歉。"We've taken all references to Llama3-V down and we apologize once again for the inconvenience we may have caused," they said.他们说:“我们已经撤下了所有提及Llama3-V的内容，我们再次为我们可能造成的不便表示歉意。”Amid the current AI boom, this incident has aroused widespread attention. It shows that although the United States is leading in AI technologies overall, it is far from omnipotent.在当前人工智能热潮中，这一事件引起了广泛关注。这表明，尽管美国在人工智能技术方面总体领先，但它远非全能。The Silicon Valley where Stanford University is located is considered to be the center of innovation in the United States. While having nurtured many advanced technologies, it has also cultivated a negative culture including the "fake it till you make it" ethos.斯坦福大学所处的硅谷地区被认为是美国科技创新的中心。既孕育了许多先进技术，也培育出“作假，直至成功”等负面文化。For example, Elizabeth Holmes, who dropped out of Stanford University to start a business, boasted that she had a disruptive technology that could draw finger blood to test diseases like cancers. She was regarded as a female Steve Jobs but was later found to have fooled everyone and was sentenced to imprisonment for fraud.比如，从斯坦福大学退学创业的伊丽莎白·霍姆斯曾吹嘘有颠覆性检测技术可“抽指血查癌症”。她一度被视为女史蒂夫·乔布斯，但后来发现她造假，并因欺诈被判入狱。When Google's artificial intelligence model Gemini Pro was asked in Chinese who it was, it would answer that it was "Ernie Bot", a Chinese big model developed by Baidu. Industry insiders believe that the reason may be that Google "referenced" the relevant data of the large model "Ernie Bot" when training its large model.当谷歌的人工智能模型“双子座”Pro版（Gemini Pro）被用中文问及是谁时，它会回答自己是百度开发的中文大模型“文心一言”。业界人士认为，其原因可能是谷歌在训练大模型时“参考”了“文心一言”相关数据。"China's AI research has an increasing influence," Liu said, noting the plagiarism incident reflects that "our innovative achievements are attracting international attention."“中国人工智能研究的国际影响力越来越大”，刘知远说，并指出抄袭事件反映了“我们的创新成果正在受到国际关注”。Overall, there is still a significant gap between China's research level and the world's top level, but in some specific segments such as AI innovation, China has rapidly grown into an important promoter, he added.他补充说，总体而言，中国研究与国际顶尖成果仍有显著差距，但在人工智能科技创新等一些具体领域，中国已快速成长为重要推动者。Plagiarism剽窃disruptive technology颠覆性技术

In the past few weeks, China's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean have been making headlines. Newsweek published an exclusive story about plans to create a Chinese-run special economic zone on the island of Antigua that will have a port, a dedicated airline, its own customs and immigration procedures, and be able to issue passports. An international crypto services zone will offer opportunities to participate in cryptocurrency operations from mining to dealing.The Americas Quarterly reported that China has expressed interest in building a port complex near the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of South America, which is considered the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. From there, according to the Americas Quarterly, Beijing could grow its presence in the region and also project influence in Antarctica.And in late April, China held the first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum, which opened with a congratulatory letter from Xi Jinping applauding the high-level space cooperation partnership in which he emphasized the benefits of marrying China's mature space technology with the unique geographic advantage of the countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region.To discuss Chinese interests in and strategy toward the Latin America and Caribbean region–known as the LAC–host Bonnie Glaser is joined by Leland Lazarus. He is the Associate Director of National Security at Florida International University's Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy and an expert on China-Latin America relations. He formerly served as the Special Assistant and Speechwriter to the Commander of US Southern Command and as a State Department Foreign Service Officer, with postings in Barbados and China.  Timestamps[02:30] China's Interest in LAC Countries[04:44] Implementation of BRI in LAC Countries[07:23] China's Investment in Energy Development[09:39] Huawei's Penetration into LAC Countries[11:57] Role of Perú in Beijing's Regional Strategy[14:56] China-LAC Cooperation in Space[20:56] Receptivity of China to LAC Countries[25:30] How should the US compete against China in LAC? 

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien of China's Taiwan at 7:58 am Wednesday (Beijing Time), followed by multiple aftershocks, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).据中国地震台网中心(CENC)报道，2024年4月3日北京时间上午7点58分，中国台湾花莲附近海域发生7.3级地震，随后发生多次余震。The epicenter was monitored at 23.81 degrees north latitude and 121.74 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 12 km, said a report issued by the CENC.中国地震台网中心发布的一份报告称，震中位于北纬23.81度，东经121.74度，深度12公里。The warning center of the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a red alert for tsunami after the earthquake, saying a tsunami may be caused in surrounding waters of the epicenter, expected to bring catastrophic effects to the coastal areas including the east of Taipei and Hualien.自然资源部预警中心在地震后发布了海啸红色预警，称震中周围海域可能引发海啸，预计将给台北东部和花莲等沿海地区带来灾难性影响。Xinhua reporters in Taipei experienced intense tremors as buildings shook continuously for over a minute. Elevators in the reporters' apartment building were suspended from operation.新华社记者在台北经历了强烈的震动，建筑物持续摇晃了一分钟多。记者所在公寓楼的电梯暂停运行。According to local media reports, strong tremors were felt in various parts of Taiwan, prompting Taipei's metro system to halt operations.据当地媒体报道，台湾多地有强烈震感，导致台北地铁系统停止运营。Taiwan's meteorological agency reported that a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck at 7:58 am Wednesday, with a depth of 15.5 km. The epicenter was located 25 km south-southeast of the Hualien county government. The maximum intensity recorded was 6 magnitude in Hualien County.台湾气象部门报告称，周三早上7点58分发生7.2级地震，震源深度15.5公里。震中位于花莲县政府东南偏南25公里处。花莲县记录到的最大烈度为6级。Multiple aftershocks measuring from 4.0 to 6.0 magnitudes struck the island's Hualien County and its nearby areas within an hour.岛内花莲县及附近地区在一小时内发生了多次余震，震级从4.0级到6.0级不等。metro system地铁系统epicenter震中；中心red alert紧急警报，红色警报；应急状况

ingo Chiu, also known as "The Machine," is a distinguished photojournalist, honored with the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography and recognized as a 2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in the same category. Notably, he is the first Chinese-born photojournalist to receive the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in photography. Chiu has a particular affinity for covering wildfires and protests, finding inspiration in capturing the intense moments of firefighters battling fires and the raw emotion and expression of protests that narrate the story behind each event. Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Chiu earned a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Chu Hai College of Higher Education. Additionally, he obtained a second B.A. in a Special Major with an emphasis in Photojournalism during his tenure at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). His early career in Asia involved significant contributions to Hong Kong Express, Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily, and Evening Post, covering events such as the Eastern China flooding, Sino-British meetings in Beijing, amnesty for Chinese illegal immigrants in Macau, and the Hong Kong Handover. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Chiu works as a freelance photographer for reputable organizations such as Los Angeles Times, Associated Press (AP), Agence France-Presse (AFP), Reuters, European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), Getty Images, Xinhua, and Zuma Press. Additionally, he serves as a Senior Photographer for California State University, Northridge (CSUN) following over two decades as the chief editorial photographer for the Los Angeles Business Journal until 2023. Chiu has established a remarkable track record, delivering award-winning, exclusive, and distinctive spot news, sports, and enterprise images published in newspapers worldwide. His achievements include: National Press Photographers Association's (NPPA) 2021 Best of Photojournalism, First Place in Sports Feature. Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles' (PPAGLA) 2019 and 2021 Photojournalist of the Year (POY). Los Angeles Press Club's 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2021 Southern California Photojournalist of the Year (POY). 2021 Award of Excellence in Editorial by Communication Arts and Photography (Magazine). Canada's Photojournalism Photography Award Winner in Applied Arts Magazine Annual Contest 2007. Best Hong Kong News Photography in 1992, 1993, and 1994." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-brown57/support

Authorities have moved to tighten oversight of the rapidly expanding semi-prepared food industry, ironing out definitions of precooked dishes and rolling out rules on the use of additives in the sector to ensure food safety.针对快速扩张的预制菜行业中国政府已采取行动，加强监管力度，明确了预制菜的定义，并推出了行业添加剂使用规则，以确保食品安全。Restaurants are also being encouraged to identify dishes on their menus that include semi-prepared ingredients, a move that experts say will help customers make informed decisions.还鼓励餐厅在菜单标明包含半成品食材的菜肴，专家表示此举将帮助顾客做出明智的决定。The reforms, led by the State Administration for Market Regulation, which oversees product quality and consumer rights, were outlined in a circular issued on Thursday by six government agencies.3月21日，六家政府机构发布通知，介绍了此次预制菜行业改革，此次改革由负责监督产品质量和消费者权利的国家市场监督管理总局牵头。Share prices of companies involved in the semi-prepared food sector fell by an average of 2 percent on the A-share market on Monday because of the strengthened oversight. Industry insiders said the rules were the first to clarify the definition of semi-prepared food and set out safety and quality standards for the multibillion yuan industry.3月25日，由于监管力度加强，A股市场半成品食品公司股价平均下跌2%。业内人士表示，该规定首次明确了半成品食品的定义，并为这个价值数十亿元的行业制定了安全和质量标准。China has more than 70,000 companies making food items that have undergone some preparation but are not fully cooked or ready to eat, according to Xinhua News Agency. Their output value topped 500 billion yuan ($69.4 million) last year and is on track to surpass 1 trillion yuan in a few years, it said.据新华社报道，中国有超过70,000家企业生产经过一定处理但尚未完全煮熟或即食的食品。去年其产值突破5000亿元，并有望在几年内突破1万亿元。The new rules differentiate between semi-prepared food — also known as prepackaged meals — and other food items, such as instant noodles, frozen dumplings and salads. They say semi-prepared food must be a dish that can be consumed after simple preparations such as heating or boiling.新规区将预制食品（也称为预包装食品）和其他食品做了区分，例如方便面、冷冻饺子和沙拉。他们说，预知食品必须是经过简单准备（例如加热或煮沸）后即可食用的菜肴。Experts said makers of frozen foods such as dumplings and hamburgers will no longer be regarded as being semi-prepared food businesses, and will be unable to ignore regulations in their own sector or enjoy preferential policies tailor-made for semi-prepared food makers. They said the generalization of the concept of semi-prepared food had previously created regulatory difficulties.专家表示，饺子、汉堡包等冷冻食品生产企业将不再被视为预制菜企业，要接受其真正所属行业的监管，不能享受针对预制菜生产企业的优惠政策。他们表示，此前预制菜概念的泛化造成了一定监管困难。Zhang Chunhui, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences' Institute of Food Science and Technology, told Xinhua the rules raised the threshold for manufacturers and separated semi-prepared food from other business models, such as those processing and packaging pre-cut uncooked vegetables and meat, or "central kitchens" that prepare and distribute food to satellite kitchens, restaurants, or cafeterias to reduce costs and ensure uniformity.中国农业科学院食品科学技术研究所研究员张春辉告诉新华社，该规定提高了生产企业的门槛，并将半成品食品与其他商业模式分开。后者包括负责加工和包装预切未加工蔬菜和肉类的企业，以及负责准备食物并将其分发到卫星厨房、餐馆和自助餐厅，以降低成本并保证菜品质量的“中央厨房”。In a media release issued on Monday, an unnamed official with the State Administration for Market Regulation said ready-to-eat foods that do not require heating or cooking, as well as cold dishes such as vegetables or fruit salads that can be consumed directly, are not considered semi-prepared dishes. The official said semi-prepared food is an emerging sector that has integrated agriculture, manufacturing and service industries and boasts a sprawling supply chain. It is significant in promoting the deep processing of agricultural products, transforming the food industry, consumer upgrading, entrepreneurship and employment.国家市场监管总局一位官员表示，不需要加热或烹饪的即食食品，以及可以直接食用的蔬菜、水果沙拉等冷菜，不属于预制菜。预制菜行业是集农业、制造业、服务业为一体的新兴产业，拥有庞大的供应链。这对于推动农产品深加工、食品产业转型、消费升级、创业就业具有重要意义。The circular also addressed rising food safety concerns in the sector, where poor quality raw materials and banned food additives are harder to spot after being processed. It said preservatives shall be prohibited in the making of semi-prepared food items, which shall be subject to strict storage conditions related to freezing, refrigeration and sterilization. The use of additives must be strictly controlled, along with the quality of other raw materials.因为劣质原材料和禁用食品添加剂在加工后更难被发现，所以预制菜行业的食品安全问题越来越得到人们的关注。针对这一问题，该通知也做出了相关规定：预制菜制作过程中不得使用防腐剂，应当遵守严格的冷冻、冷藏和灭菌等储存条件。添加剂的使用以及其他原材料的质量必须受到严格控制。The increased focus on food safety followed media reports on March 15 — World Consumer Rights Daythat companies in Anhui province, a stronghold of semi-prepared food makers, had used cheaper meat from the necks of pigs to make a precooked dish that should have contained pork belly. The companies involved have been shut down and their owners detained.3月15日世界消费者权益日，有媒体报道称，安徽省的一家大型预制菜企业使用更便宜的猪颈肉来代替五花肉制作梅菜扣肉预制菜。报道发出后，食品安全问题受到越来越多的关注。涉事公司已被关闭，其所有者被拘留。Semi-prepared food grew in popularity during COVID-19 pandemic, when white-collar employees worked from home and cooked for themselves. The products were also embraced by restaurants, but some consumers felt deceived when they learned the dishes they paid for were not cooked from scratch.在COVID-19大流行期间，白领员工居家办公并自己做饭，预制菜成为了一个热门选择，随后预制菜也受到了餐馆的青睐，被端上了餐厅饭桌上。但消费者在得知自己支付的菜肴并非新鲜烹制时，还是会感觉受到了欺骗。generalization of concept概念泛化semi-prepared food预制菜

Continuing a tradition of podcast, for the first episode back from a long summer break Darren is joined by good friend of the podcast Richard Maude to discuss what each learned from 2023, what trends were notable, and what we might expect – or hope for – in 2024. The discussion covers both the world, and Australia in the world, and the two are able to agree on the ‘word of the year' for 2023: fragmentation. Australia in the World is written, hosted, and produced by Darren Lim, with research and editing this episode by Walter Colnaghi and theme music composed by Rory Stenning. Relevant links Richard Maude biography: https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/richard-maude Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) “The Power and Purpose of American Diplomacy in a New Era”, 13 September 2023: https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-remarks-to-the-johns-hopkins-school-of-advanced-international-studies-sais-the-power-and-purpose-of-american-diplomacy-in-a-new-era/ Wang Yi speech at a symposium on the international situation and China's foreign relations in 2023, summarised in Xinhua piece: https://english.news.cn/20240109/f8a95bbb328642c1b11c05fb409bff9d/c.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Josh Rogin, Chaos Under heaven (Goodreads page): https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54562943 Lawrence Durrell, Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (Goodreads page): https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/214948 Tracy Chapman and Luke Coombs, “Fast Car”, 2024 Grammys (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqb6xbeuCo

Apple watch ban - stock unaffected. A surprise with housing prices. A grab-bag bull phrase being dusted off. PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm Up - Slow volume - boring market (you know what they say) - China is testing some market moving ideas - New Year Coming - markets Closed Monday - Another GRAB-BAG Phase - Dusted off.... Market Update - The real Santa Claus rally - the final days - House prices - what? - Boosting Buybacks  - One Company - China wrecks markets - for a day Home Price Index - October S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index 4.9% vs 5.0% consensus - Prior reading was +3.9% Grab-Bag - Bull Phrase - Cash on The Sidelines - The stock market is set to see a significant boost next year, thanks to a record $6 trillion and a growing cash pile in money market funds - according to FundStrat -- (UBERBULL Shop) - - Fundstat's logic: If the Federal Reserve starts cutting interest rates next year, this would hold more true as the risk-free interest rate on money market funds will also fall. This would make holding cash in money market funds less appealing as compared to putting it in the stock market. China - Gamming - Latest: -- China approved 105 domestic games on Monday, the latest indication that Beijing is softening its stance after its move to tighten industry restrictions led to a $80 billion rout last week. --- The titles included those operated by Tencent Holdings Ltd. and NetEase Inc., China's two leading game publishers that have been pummeled by Beijing's new rules. Monday's approvals show the Chinese authorities support the development of online gaming, an industry association said in a post on WeChat republished by the official Xinhua news agency. - What happened a few days earlier - - On Friday, Chinese officials announced new draft rules aimed at limiting how much gamers could spend and restricting rewards that encourage them to spend more time online. - The announcement was a surprise and ended up spooking investors and sending markets into a tailspin. - Games giant Tencent saw its share price drop as much as 16% while the stock of its rival NetEase tumbled a record 28%. Shares of the social-media service Bilibili, which is popular with gamers, tanked 14%. Consumer Sentiment! - December Consumer Confidence 110.7 vs. 104.0 Briefing.com consensus; prior revised to 101.0 from 102.0 - Look at this chart and look at a chart of equity markets - pretty much identical. Wealth Effect is real and will play a significant role in how inflation/disinflation/deflation plays out. Spending Report - Mastercard Spending Pulse reports sales increased 3.1% YoY during the holiday season (Nov 1 trhu Dec 24); NRF predicted spending would increase 3-4% in 2023 - Restaurants (+7.8%), Grocery (+2.1%), and Apparel (+2.4%) had the best performance. - Jewelry (-2.0%) and Electronics (-0.4%) were laggards. China Car Announcement - Nio launched the ET9 EV - The company also confirmed the launch of a low-priced brand called Alps. - Nio will focus on the European market in 2024. - High end is supposedly in competion with the Porche Panarama and the Maybach - The ET9 executive sedan, positioned in the same class as Mercedes Benz's Maybach and Porsche's Panamera series, is expected to start delivery in the first quarter of 2025 at an estimated price of 800,000 yuan (S$152,355), Apple Stops Selling Watch - Stock barley budges - Apple on Tuesday appealed a decision to ban imports of its watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo, after President Joe Biden's administration declined to veto a government tribunal.

The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted an ethnic county in Northwest China's Gansu province midnight Monday has killed 118 people in Gansu and neighboring Qinghai province, according to local earthquake relief headquarters.According to China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake jolted at 11:59 pm Monday and has a focal depth of 10 km. The epicenter Liugou township is about 8 km from the county seat of Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Sala autonomous county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Gansu.Witnesses told Xinhua the earthquake has caused damages on houses, roads and other infrastructures. Several villages have suffered power failures and disruption of water.According to local meteorological authorities, the daily low temperature in Jishishan is reported to reach minus 10 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.The provincial fire and rescue department has sent 580 rescuers aided with 88 fire engines, 12 search and rescue dogs, more than 10,000 sets of equipment to the disaster area.The railway authority has suspended passenger and cargo trains passing through the quake zone and ordered a safety check of railway tracks.Hu Changsheng, Party chief of Gansu, and Ren Zhenhe, governor of Gansu, have rushed to the disaster area to command rescue and relief.Source: Xinhua

Join Scott for a wide-ranging conversation with Wang Zichen, a rising star amongst Chinese public intellectuals who is now with the Center for China and Globalization, based in Beijing. They discuss Wang's first trip ever to the United States, the difficulties in U.S.-China relations, how Chinese think tanks try to influence public policy, and much more. Wang Zichen 王子辰 is Research Fellow and Director for International Communications at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a leading non-governmental thinktank in Beijing. Before joining CCG in October 2022, he worked, in China and Europe, for 11 years at Xinhua News Agency, China's state news agency. He is a recipient of many internal awards from Xinhua and the Chinese authorities. While at Xinhua, he founded Pekingnology, a China newsletter, as a personal project that he now continues to edit at CCG. Pekingnology now has nearly 12,000 subscribers and amassed over 1 million views from both email and web pages in the year to date. He also edits The East is Read, another China newsletter with 10,000 subscribers, at CCG. The newsletters translate, contextualize, interpret, and summarize Chinese leaders' speeches, China's policy documents, and substantive and technical policy discussions mostly from within China. Zichen visited the United States in Fall 2023 on the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) at the invitation of the State Department.

The meeting in Beijing on Tuesday between top officials from China and the United States has provided a forum for the two sides to reestablish dialogue mechanisms and help properly handle trade friction, analysts and business leaders said.分析人士和商界领袖表示，8月29日在北京举行的中美高级官员会议为中美双方重建对话机制和妥善处理贸易摩擦提供了渠道。During his meeting with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Premier Li Qiang said that economic and trade relations between China and the US are mutually beneficial and win-win in nature, and that China is willing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with the US in the economic and trade fields. He also called on the US to work together with China and take more pragmatic actions.国务院总理李强总理在会见美国商务部长吉娜·雷蒙多时表示，中美经贸关系的本质是互利共赢，中方愿同美方加强经贸领域对话合作。希望美方与中方一道努力，拿出更多务实有益行动。Vice-Premier He Lifeng also met with Raimondo. The two sides had candid, pragmatic and constructive discussions on implementing the important consensus reached at the meeting in Bali in November between the two countries' heads of state, as well as on economic and trade issues of common concern, according to Xinhua News Agency.国务院副总理何立峰也会见了雷蒙多。据新华社报道，双方就落实两国元首去年11月巴厘岛会晤重要共识以及共同关心的经贸问题进行了坦诚、务实和建设性的讨论。The Chinese side expressed its concerns over measures taken by the US, such as tariffs imposed under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, export controls against China and investment restrictions. The two sides agreed to continue to maintain communication and support enterprises of the two countries in carrying out pragmatic cooperation, Xinhua reported.中方表达了对美方1974年《贸易法》301关税、对华出口管制、限制投资等措施的关切。据新华社报道，中美双方同意继续保持沟通，支持两国企业开展务实合作。On Monday, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with Raimondo, and the two sides agreed on concrete steps to ensure open lines of communication between the world's two largest economies on export controls and commercial issues.8月，商务部长王文涛会见了雷蒙多，双方同意采取具体措施，确保世界最大的两个经济体之间在出口管制和商业问题上保持顺畅的沟通。Wang also called on the US to deliver on its commitment to not seek decoupling from China, and raised serious concerns about issues such as US semiconductor policies, discriminatory subsidies and sanctions on Chinese enterprises.王文涛重点就半导体政策、歧视性补贴、制裁中国企业等表达严正关切，并强调美方多次表示不寻求与中方脱钩，希望美方将表态落在实处。While upholding the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, China is willing to work with the US to foster an enabling policy environment for cooperation between the two countries' business communities, Wang said.王文涛表示，中方愿与美方共同努力，秉持相互尊重、和平共处、合作共赢的原则，为两国工商界合作创造良好政策环境。Analysts said both sides are striving to put dialogue mechanisms, which have been seriously disrupted by the US' damaging unilateral trade measures and policies toward China, back in place to help restore economic relations.此前美国对中国的破坏性单边贸易措施和政策严重破坏了对话，分析人士表示，目前中美双方正在努力恢复对话机制，以帮助恢复两国的经贸关系。The two sides agreed to maintain regular communication, with the two commerce chiefs agreeing to meet at least once a year.两位部长同意经常性沟通，每年至少会见一次。Wu Xinbo, dean of Fudan University's Institute of International Studies, said that China and the US share extensive interconnected interests and cooperate widely on trade and investment, and that appropriate handling of friction will lay a solid foundation for stable economic ties.复旦大学国际问题研究院院长吴心伯表示，中美两国有着广泛的共同利益，在贸易和投资方面有着广泛的合作，妥善处理摩擦将为稳定的经贸关系奠定坚实的基础。Although immediate changes like the US reversing tariffs or lifting high-tech investment restrictions are yet to happen as a result of the high-level talks, modest yet measurable progress has been made in establishing government-to-government communication mechanisms, with the participation of enterprises also emphasized, Wu said.吴心伯说，虽然高层会谈尚未使美国取消关税或取消高科技投资限制，但在加强政府间沟通方面取得了显著的进展，并强调了企业参与。A bilateral working group involving government officials and business sector representatives to seek solutions on specific commerce issues has been set up, and it will meet twice a year at the vice-ministerial level, with the first session to be hosted by the US in early 2024, according to Chinese and US statements.根据中美两国声明，中美双方成立工作组，由中美副部长级和司局级的政府官员组成，并有企业代表参加，以寻求解决具体商业问题的办法。工作组将每年举行两次副部级会议，第一次会议将于2024年初由美国主办。Meanwhile, the two sides have initiated an export control information exchange mechanism, which will serve as a platform for understanding their respective export control systems and improving communication.此外，双方还启动了出口管制信息交流机制，作为解释各自出口管制制度和改善沟通的机制。双方将按照各自法律，就出口管制信息进行交流。He Weiwen, senior fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, said it is a positive sign that the two countries have scheduled a series of meetings via newly established mechanisms, which will enhance the transparency of export control enforcement and facilitate normal business and trade cooperation.中国全球化智库高级研究员何伟文表示，两国通过新建立的机制安排了一系列会议，这是一个积极的迹象，这将提高出口管制执法的透明度，促进两国开展正常的经贸合作。While such moves will shore up exchanges and reduce misunderstandings, the administration of US President Joe Biden is unlikely to abandon its hard line, and Washington will probably continue to insist on hampering China's development of cutting-edge technologies, including semiconductors and artificial intelligence, He Weiwen added.何伟文补充说，虽然这些举措将加强两国沟通，减少误解，但是拜登政府不太可能放弃其强硬路线，美方可能会继续阻碍中国发展尖端技术，包括半导体和人工智能。Moving ahead, more tangible steps from the US are needed, rather than simply vowing not to decouple from China, in order to better resolve conflicts and bridge differences on the economic and trade front, the senior fellow said.何伟文表示，为了更好地解决经贸冲突、弥合分歧，美国需要采取更切实的措施，而不是简单地发誓不与中国脱钩。Rosa Chen, vice-president of Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Danaher Corp, a US-based industrial conglomerate, said that with the Chinese government's new guidelines to provide a more favorable business environment and broader market opportunities for foreign-invested enterprises, the company's manufacturing and innovation capabilities will be further enhanced in China.美国工业集团丹纳赫集团子公司贝克曼库尔特诊断公司副总裁陈小穗表示，中国政府为外资提供更有利商业环境和更广阔市场机会的指导方针，该公司在中国的制造和创新能力将进一步增强。As Danaher's single largest investment project in China, the R&D and manufacturing center of Danaher'a diagnostics platform in the country will be officially launched later this year.作为丹纳赫在中国最大的单项投资项目，丹纳赫诊断平台在中国的研发制造中心将于今年晚些时候正式启动。"We will continue to accelerate our localization process to quickly respond to the diverse needs of Chinese clients," Chen said.陈小穗表示:“我们将继续加快本地化进程，以快速响应中国客户的多样化需求。”Dialogue英 /'daɪəlɒg/美 /'daɪəlɑɡ/n.对话vi.对话Trade英 /treɪd/美 /treɪd/n.贸易，交易；vi.交易，买卖；

A large area of Northeast China is facing a double blow after one typhoon wreaked havoc as it headed north, and another is headed the same way.中国东北大部分地区正面临双台风影响，台风“杜苏芮”北上并引发强降雨和洪灾，与此同时，台风“卡努”也在向北移动。Severe flooding as a result of the heavy rainfall brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri has inflicted huge losses on Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in the past few days.过去几天，受台风“杜苏芮”残余环流的影响，吉林和黑龙江等地出现强降雨，引发严重洪灾，给当地造成巨大损失。In Jilin, the downpour began on Aug 1, affecting most areas of the province. By Friday afternoon, Yongsheng Forest Farm in Shulan city experienced rainfall of nearly 500 millimeters, far exceeding the previous record of 103.6 mm, according to the local government.8月1日起，吉林省多地遭遇强降雨。当地政府表示，截至4日下午，舒兰市永胜林场降雨量接近500毫米，远超历史最大值103.6毫米。By Friday night, the heavy rainfall had left 14 dead in the city, with one person still missing. More than 134,000 people have been affected by the floods, the Shulan flood control and emergency response headquarters said.截至4日晚间，强降雨已造成舒兰市14人遇难，1人失联。舒兰市防汛抗旱指挥部部表示，此轮洪水造成13.4万人受灾。Jilin meteorological service forecast that from Aug 10 through 13, the province will likely experience thunderstorms brought by Typhoon Khanun.吉林省气象局预报，8月10日至13日，受台风“卡努”影响，吉林省可能出现雷暴天气。Heilongjiang's southern areas have experienced record rainfall since Aug 2, leading to severe floods in Harbin and Mudanjiang cities. The provincial meteorological service issued red warnings for heavy rainfall, the highest of the four-tier warning system, from Aug 2 through 5.2日以来，黑龙江南部地区发生有气象记录以来最强区域暴雨灾害，哈尔滨市和牡丹江市发生严重洪灾。2日到5日，黑龙江省气象局发布最高等级的暴雨红色预警。By Sunday, more than 270,000 Harbin residents had been affected by the floods and over half of them relocated. About 90,000 hectares of crops have been inundated by water.截至6日，洪涝灾害导致超过27万哈尔滨居民受灾，其中一半以上的人员已转移安置，农作物受灾面积9万公顷左右。Thanks to early prevention measures, Huanshan village in Harbin, which is surrounded by mountains and has a population of 720, managed to avoid any casualties during the heavy rains and subsequent floods, Southern Weekly reported.据《南方周末》报道，因为提前做好防范，有720名村民的哈尔滨环山村没有出现人员伤亡。Zhang Zhenbao, a villager, said they had paid attention to the weather forecasts and planned ahead.村民张振宝(音译)表示，他们已经注意了天气预报，并提前做好计划。"As soon as the rainfall reached a certain level, we organized people to evacuate. As we are close to the mountains, we sought refuge in higher-up houses, gathering in these households. We squeezed ourselves into the houses by either sitting or standing, and managed to overcome this challenge," Zhang was quoted as saying.张振宝说：“我们就组织人员看着，一旦下雨达到某个程度就组织大家伙儿迅速撤离。我们离山比较近，找高一点的人家，都撤到这些户里头，咱都坐着或站着，大家伙儿将就将就，克服点困难，也能渡过这个难关。”He said on Aug 2, within eight hours of the water rising, a number of military boats arrived and began rescue operations.张振宝表示，8月2日，涨水不到8小时，一些军用船只抵达并开展救援。To tackle the disaster, the provincial government has drawn rescue workers from various departments including transportation, housing and urban-rural development, emergency management, telecommunications, and power supplies to participate in rescue and relief efforts, Xinhua News Agency reported.据新华社报道，为了应对洪涝灾害，黑龙江省从交通、住房和城乡建设、应急管理、电信和电力供应等部门召集人员参与救援。"With the floodwaters receding, villagers are intensifying their efforts to resume life," Zheng Xiaokang, a police officer from Jiangxi village in Mudanjiang told Xinhua.牡丹江江西村的警官郑小康告诉新华社记者： “洪水逐渐退去，村民们正在加紧努力恢复生活。”In recent days, Zheng has been actively aiding villagers in removing mud from their homes and cleaning up premises.最近几天，郑小康一直在积极帮助村民清除家中的泥土，清理房屋。"I still feel scared when I recall the recent flooding. In the face of the persistent downpour and rising river water, the consequences would have been devastating had we not managed the timely evacuation of villagers," Zheng was quoted as saying.“当我想起最近的洪水，我仍然感到害怕。面对持续的强降水和不断上涨的水位，如果我们没有及时疏散村民，那么后果将是毁灭性的。”On Aug 3, in response to the critical situation, Heilongjiang raised its flood response level from four to three. A day later, the level was raised yet higher to two. So far, 25 working groups have been sent to rescue people and aid flood control work, the local government said.3日，为应对紧急情况，黑龙江将防汛四级应急响应提升至三级，并于2日将之提升至二级。当地政府表示，截至目前，派出25个工作组参与救援和防洪工作。The northeastern region of China remains on alert as Typhoon Khanun, the sixth typhoon of this year, is expected to bring strong winds and torrential rain to the region in the following days, Xinhua reported.据新华社报道，受今年第6号台风“卡努”影响，预计未来即日东北地区将迎来强风和强降雨，东北地区仍处于紧急状态。Blow英 /bləʊ/美 /bloʊ/n.打击Typhoon英 /taɪˈfuːn/美 /taɪˈfuːn/n. 台风Downpour英 /ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)/美 /ˈdaʊnpɔːr/n. 倾盆大雨

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United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's just-concluded visit to China showed that the world's two largest economies are beefing up in-depth, candid communication to settle differences, but more efforts are needed to yield a significant breakthrough in easing bilateral economic tensions, according to political advisers and experts.7月6日至9日，美国财政部部长珍妮特·耶伦访华。此次访华表明，中美双方正在加强深入、坦诚的沟通，以解决分歧，但是政治顾问和专家表示，要在缓解双边经济紧张局势方面取得重大突破，还需要付出更多努力。Highlighting that the US crackdown on China's tech industry could slow global economic recovery, they said Washington must give up its zero-sum mindset and respond to Beijing's key concerns, if any substantive progress is to be made.政治顾问和专家强调，美国对中国科技行业的打压可能会减缓全球经济复苏的进程，如果要取得任何实质性进展，美方必须放弃零和思维，回应中方的关键关切。Yellen ended her four-day visit to Beijing on Sunday. During her visit, she met with high-ranking officials including Vice-Premier He Lifeng.7月9日，耶伦结束了为期四天的访华之旅。在访华期间，耶伦会见了包括国务院副总理何立峰在内的高级官员。During the meeting, the vice-premier expressed concerns over US sanctions against China. 在会谈中，何立峰表达了对美方对华制裁限制措施的关切。He said the overstretching of national security does no good for normal economic and trade exchanges, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.据新华社8日报道，何立峰表示，泛化国家安全不利于正常经贸往来。The talks were constructive, and the two sides agreed to strengthen communication and cooperation on addressing global challenges and maintain exchanges and interactions, according to Xinhua.据新华社报道，本次会谈具有建设性，两国同意加强沟通与合作，应对全球挑战，保持交流与互动。Finance Minister Liu Kun also met with Yellen on Saturday to exchange views on topics such as the global macroeconomic situation and the fiscal policies of the two countries.7月8日，中国财政部部长刘昆会见耶伦，双方就全球宏观经济形势和两国财政政策等话题交换了意见。Liao Min, deputy head of the Office of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, said that during Yellen's visit, the Chinese and US economic and trade teams held candid, long meetings, and the two sides agreed to maintain communication.中央财经委员会办公室副主任廖岷表示，此次美财政部部长耶伦访华期间，中美经贸团队举行了长时间坦诚会谈，双方同意保持沟通。Zhang Tengjun, deputy director of the Department for American Studies at the China Institute of International Studies, said Yellen's candid and practical exchanges with Chinese officials are conducive to bringing the bilateral ties back to a healthy track.中国国际问题研究院美国研究所副所长张腾军表示，耶伦与中国坦诚务实的交流有助于两国关系重回健康轨道。"But it remains to be seen to what extent Yellen's visit can help allay the distrust between China and the US. The relationship cannot be repaired overnight, and more efforts are needed to tackle practical problems," Zhang said.张腾军指出：“耶伦访华能在多大程度上帮助缓解中美之间的不信任，还有待观察。两国关系不可能一蹴而就，需要更多的努力来解决实际问题。”Yellen's visit comes as China-US economic ties are plagued by broader geopolitical tensions and disputes in multiple areas, such as semiconductor technology, supply chains and debt problems.耶伦访华之际，中美经济关系正受到更广泛的地缘政治紧张局势和半导体技术、供应链和债务问题等多个领域争端的困扰。Wei Jianguo, former vice-minister of commerce, said that during the trip, Yellen emphasized that the US does not seek to decouple from China, which is in line with Washington's recent shift in rhetoric from "decoupling" to "de-risking" in key supply chains.中国国际经济交流中心副理事长、中国商务部原副部长魏建国表示，耶伦在访问期间强调，美国不寻求与中国脱钩，这与美国最近在关键供应链领域的言论从“脱钩”转向“去风险”是一致的。"But the two phrases, in essence, seem to be the same, judging from the recent practices of US coercing countries such as the Netherlands and Japan to impose stricter chip export controls on China," said Wei, who is vice-chairman of the China 魏建国说：“从最近美国强迫荷兰和日本等国家对中国实施更严格的芯片出口管制的做法来看，‘脱钩'到‘去风险'字面不同但是实质相同。”"Washington should never expect Beijing to cooperate with it in areas such as macroeconomic policies while it continues cracking down on China's high-tech industry. It must give up the zero-sum game mindset," he added.他补充：”美国永远不要在继续打击中国高科技产业的同时，期望中国在宏观经济等领域与美国合作。美方必须放弃零和游戏的思维方式。”Zhang Lianqi, a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, said, "Apart from listening to what the US says, it is more important to see what it does."第十四届全国政协常委张连起表示：“除了听美国说什么，更重要的是看美国做什么。”According to Zhang, in order to make substantive progress in easing bilateral economic tensions, the US should respond to China's key concerns.张连起表示，为了在缓解双边经济紧张局势方面取得实质性进展，美方应该回应中方的主要关切。"Washington needs to adjust its strategy of pressuring allies to suppress China's semiconductor industry, eliminate extra tariffs imposed on Chinese products and establish a regular communication mechanism with Beijing," Zhang said.“美方需要调整向盟友施压以压制中国半导体产业的战略，取消对中国产品征收额外关税，并与中方建立定期的沟通机制”张连起说。"More efforts are also needed to reduce the risk of misunderstanding, and pave the way for future cooperation between the two countries in areas such as climate change and debt crisis," he added.张连起补充：“需要做出更多努力减少误解，为两国未来在气候变化和债务危机等领域的合作铺平道路。”The comments come as the world closely watches how China-US ties will move forward, as industrial decoupling between the two sides would pose a huge risk to global economic recovery.中美工业脱钩将给全球经济复苏带来巨大风险，世界正密切关注中美关系的发展。The International Monetary Fund estimated that economic decoupling could cost anything between a manageable 0.2 percent of world GDP and an alarming 7 percent.据国际货币基金组织估计，经济脱钩将导致全球GDP减少可控的0.2%至惊人的7%之间。"In general, technological decoupling is very expensive for not just Asia but also for the rest of the world," said Krishna Srinivasan, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department.国际货币基金组织亚太部主任克里希纳·斯里尼瓦桑说:“总体而言，技术脱钩将让亚洲乃至全球其他地区付出高昂的代价。”Su Jian, director of the 13th Central Economic Committee of the China Democratic League, said: "To break the standoff, the key is for the US to stop abusing the concept of national security concerns, and let trade be trade. That is the prerequisite for more in-depth discussions."第十三届民盟中央经济委员会主任苏剑表示：“美国停止滥用国家安全关切的概念让贸易回归初心是打破僵局的关键，也是进行更深入讨论的先决条件。”Amid the current Chin a-US ties, as long as communication exists between the two sides, it is beneficial to the world, Su said, adding that "in fact, communication itself is a good result, and more high-level exchanges can be expected in the future".苏剑认为，在当前中美关系情况下，只要双方之间存在沟通就对世界有利，事实上，沟通本身就是一个好结果，未来可以期待更多中美之间的高层交流。Yao Yang, president of the National School of Development at Peking University, said at the Global Forum of Finance and Economics on Saturday in Beijing that last year, the trade volume between China and the US had already recovered to the level before 2018, despite a string of extra trade tariffs that Washington imposed on China.北京大学国家发展研究院院长姚洋8日在全球财经论坛上表示，尽管美国对中国征收了一系列额外的贸易关税，但是2022年中美贸易额已经恢复到2018年之前的水平。Now, China accounts for more than 14 percent of the world's trade volume, higher than the pre-COVID-19 level of 12 percent, Yao said.姚洋表示，目前中国贸易额占世界的14%以上，高于疫情前的12%。Economist Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University in New York, said a lot of the tension between the US and China arises from the US side.美国纽约哥伦比亚大学可持续发展中心主任、经济学家杰弗里·萨克斯表示，美中之间的紧张关系很大程度上源于美方。Economics is not a zero-sum game, but a win-win cooperative game," he said.萨克斯指出：“经济学不是零和游戏，而是合作共赢的游戏。”Talk英 /tɔːk/美 /tɔːk/n. 对话Economic英 /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/美 /ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk/adj. 经济的Effort英 /ˈefət/美 /ˈefərt/n. 努力Zero-sum英 /ˈziərəuˈsʌm/美 /'ziro'sʌm/adj. 零和的

The moment the starting signal rang out at Salford Quays in Greater Manchester on Saturday, three dragon boats swiftly surged forward, with paddlers unleashing powerful strokes in sync with the pulsating beats set by drummers at the front of the boats.6月17日，在大曼彻斯特的索尔福德码头，发令声一响，三艘龙舟迅速向前划行，选手们伴随着鼓点有节奏地奋力划桨。As the boats drew closer to the finish line, the cheers, drumbeats and paddle splashes grew louder, echoing through the refreshing summer air.随着龙舟接近终点线，欢呼声、鼓声和划桨声响彻云霄，回荡在夏日清新的空气中。Up to 40 amateur teams of students, companies, and local social entities like Manchester Museum competed in the race, which was part of this year's UK Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, an event that has gained popularity in the country and across Europe.2023全英中华端午龙舟会是英国庆祝中国端午节的一项活动，该活动深受英国乃至欧洲民众的欢迎。今年的活动吸引了40支由学生、公司和当地社会组织（如曼彻斯特博物馆）组成的业余队伍前来参加。As the ninth edition, this year's event spans two days with an amateur race on the first day and a contest of professional teams on Sunday.今年是第九届全英中华端午龙舟会，本届活动为期两天，6月17日举行业余比赛，6月18日举行专业比赛。"It's lovely to have all these different generations, different people, different communities and organizations coming together. It was fantastic that they were doing it while also learning about other cultures," Esme Ward, director of Manchester Museum, told Xinhua after the race.比赛结束后，曼彻斯特博物馆馆长埃斯梅·沃德在接受新华社采访时表示：“我很欣慰看到不同的世代、不同的人、不同的社区和组织聚集在一起参加活动。他们既能参加活动也能从中学习其他文化，这太棒了。”"Having a dragon boat race in Britain means a lot since it merges the British people's enthusiasm for boat rowing and Chinese Dragon Boat Festival traditions," Wang Mingchu, assistant professor in International Business at the University of Greenwich, said to Xinhua.格林威治大学国际商务专业助理教授王明初（音译）在接受新华社采访时表示:“在英国举办龙舟比赛意义重大，融合了英国人对龙舟的热情和中国端午节的传统。”Dragon boats are typically decorated with Chinese dragon heads at the front of the boats and tails at the back. There are usually 8 to 20 paddlers sitting in pairs on a boat, along with a steersperson navigating the boat near the dragon tail and a drummer beating the rhythm against the head.典型的龙舟前面装饰着中国龙头，后面装饰着龙尾。通常有8到20名桨手成对地坐在船上，一名舵手在龙尾附近掌舵，一名鼓手在龙头击鼓。The drum beating has left a deep impression on many spectators, such as the family of five-year-old Logan from Manchester. They found out about the event online and decided to pop on to see what the race was like.鼓声给许多观众留下了深刻的印象，来自曼彻斯特的5岁洛根一家在网上发现了本次活动，并决定前往现场观看。"It definitely seemed a lot more coordinated, a lot more intense with the drumbeats," said Tracey, Logan's mother.洛根的母亲特蕾西说:“龙舟看起来确实很协调，鼓点也更加强烈。”Cameron Maxwell, a novice paddler with the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer team, told Xinhua that teamwork was a key element in the race that showcases the spirit of the sport.英国富而德律师事务所的新桨手卡梅隆·麦克斯韦尔告诉新华社，团队合作是比赛的关键，展现了赛龙舟的精神。"I was extremely impressed with how synchronized we were. A couple of times, we got a bit wet bashing each other, but overall, I thought we were pretty smooth about how we went about," Maxwell said.麦克斯韦尔说：“协调性给我留下了深刻的印象，虽然有几次我们被打湿了，但总体来说，我认为我们合作得很顺利。”Originating in China thousands of years ago, dragon boat race is one of many traditions in celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival, which commemorates the Chinese patriotic poet Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar.农历五月初五的端午节是为了纪念中国爱国诗人屈原(约公元前340-278年)而设立的节日，其中，赛龙舟是中国端午节的习俗之一，距今已有几千年的历史。The festival, now a national holiday in China, falls on June 22 this year. People always enjoy Zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) during the day.如今，端午节已成为中国法定节假日，今年的端午节是6月22日。人们通常在端午节享用粽子(一种糯米团子)。In the weekend's event here, local guests can also have a bite of Zongzi along with other traditional Chinese cuisines at some booths set up on-site.在周末的活动中，当地游客可以在现场设置的摊位上品尝粽子和其他中国传统美食。"We have a full team of people who are new to Dragon Boat Festival," noted Arun Ghosh, CEO of Ghosh Medical Group, who took part in the boat race. "We're now experiencing China on a much bigger scale," he said.参加龙舟比赛的高希医疗集团首席执行官阿伦·高希说:“我们有一支团队参加了赛龙舟，团队成员此前都不了解端午节，现在我们正在全方位体验中国。”In addition to the race and food, the event also featured a series of performances, including dragon dance, lion dance and chorus shows, many of which were presented jointly by Chinese and British performers.除了比赛和美食，活动现场还举行了丰富多样的表演，包括舞龙、舞狮和合唱，许多表演由中英两国表演者合作完成。"Promoting learning, understanding, and appreciation of cultures and diversity is really important for our self-development, and it widens our horizons, challenges how we might see things in the world. More importantly, it (the event) brings people together in a common aim around how we celebrate community and differences ... in challenging circumstances," Paul Dennett, Salford's mayor, told Xinhua. “索尔福德市直选市长保罗·丹尼特在接受新华社采访时表示：“对于自我发展而言，学习、理解和欣赏文化和多样性非常重要，它拓宽了我们的视野，挑战了我们看待世界的方式。更重要的是，这一活动让大家聚集在一起，在充满挑战的环境中庆祝社会和差异。”This year's event was organized by Xinhua Chinese Association in partnership with Salford City Council and British Dragon Boat Racing Association.本届活动由英国新华联谊会、英国索尔福德市政府和英国龙舟竞赛协会联合举办。"By attracting more people to participate in the event, we hope we can benefit the exchanges between Chinese and British cultures and thus contribute to building a society that values and embraces cultural diversity," Yang Hanxin, chairman of Xinhua Chinese Association, said.新华联谊会会长杨汉新表示:“我们希望更多人参与到本次活动中，促进中英两国文化交流，为建立文化多样性的社会作出贡献。”Celebrate英 /ˈselɪbreɪt/美 /ˈselɪbreɪt/v.庆祝Dragon英 /ˈdræɡən/美 /ˈdræɡən/n.龙Festival英 /ˈfestɪvl/美 /ˈfestɪvl/n.节日

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In a move that has sparked debate and frustration, Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated. This comes after Elon Musk, Twitter's owner, started stripping blue verification checkmarks from accounts that don't pay a monthly fee. NPR in the U.S. was among the organizations no longer labeled, having announced last week its decision to stop using Twitter. NPR was initially designated as state-affiliated media, a term used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments like Russia and China. The label was later changed to "government-funded media," but NPR, which receives only a small fraction of its funding from the government, found the label misleading. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Swedish public radio also decided to quit tweeting, and their government-funded labels vanished on Friday. State-affiliated tags on media accounts such as Russia's Sputnik and RT, and China's Xinhua, were removed as well.

TikTok is the biggest media brand to come out of China and has been in the news because of US security concerns about the app. China denies there is an issue – but what is undeniable is that China has a global media strategy designed to amplify its own narratives. Guests: Yuan Yang, Europe-China correspondent, Financial Times; Howard Zhang, Chinese Editor, BBC News; Sean Haines, Freelance journalist and former Xinhua reporter; Joshua Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia, Council on Foreign Relations Presenter: Ros Atkins Producers: Helen Fitzhenry and Simon Richardson

This episode Andrew is joined by Josh Kurlantzick, a senior fellow for South East Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. Josh's new book, entitled "Beijing's Global Media Offensive: China's Uneven Campaign To Influence Asia and the World", takes a deep dive into Beijing's soft power operations. What tools and techniques has it used to leverage influence over its neighbours and further afield? How successful have they been over the years? And what will the future of such operations look like in a post-pandemic world? 

How is China trying to influence media across Asia and indeed globally? Why has this ambitious project achieved rather mixed results so far? And how should the rest of the world respond? In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, CFR's Josh Kurlantzick talks to NIAS Director Duncan McCargo about his important new book, Beijing's Global Media Offensive (Oxford UP, 2022).  His book is a major analysis of how China is attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World. Since China's ascendancy toward major-power status began in the 1990s, many observers have focused on its economic growth and expanding military. China's ability was limited in projecting power over information and media and the infrastructure through which information flows. That has begun to change. Beijing's state-backed media, which once seemed incapable having a significant effect globally, has been overhauled and expanded. At a time when many democracies' media outlets are consolidating due to financial pressures, China's biggest state media outlets, like the newswire Xinhua, are modernizing, professionalizing, and expanding in attempt to reach an international audience. Overseas, Beijing also attempts to impact local media, civil society, and politics by having Chinese firms or individuals with close links buy up local media outlets, by signing content-sharing deals with local media, by expanding China's social media giants, and by controlling the wireless and wired technology through which information now flows, among other efforts.  In Beijing's Global Media Offensive - a major analysis of how China is attempting to build a media and information superpower around the world, and how this media power integrates with other forms of Chinese influence - Joshua Kurlantzick focuses on how all of this is playing out in both China's immediate neighborhood - Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand - and also in the United States and many other parts of the world. He traces the ways in which China is trying to build an information and influence superpower, but also critically examines the new conventional wisdom that Beijing has enjoyed great success with these efforts. While China has worked hard to build a global media and information superpower, it often has failed to reap gains from its efforts, and has undermined itself with overly assertive, alienating diplomacy. Still, Kurlantzick contends, China's media, information and political influence campaigns will continue to expand and adapt, helping Beijing exports its political model and protect the ruling Party, and potentially damaging press freedoms, human rights, and democracy abroad. An authoritative account of how this sophisticated and multi-pronged campaign is unfolding, Beijing's Global Media Offensive provides a new window into China's attempts to make itself an information superpower. Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of five previous books about China and Southeast Asia. Duncan McCargo is Director of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and a professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

How is China trying to influence media across Asia and indeed globally? Why has this ambitious project achieved rather mixed results so far? And how should the rest of the world respond? In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, CFR's Josh Kurlantzick talks to NIAS Director Duncan McCargo about his important new book, Beijing's Global Media Offensive (Oxford UP, 2022).  His book is a major analysis of how China is attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World. Since China's ascendancy toward major-power status began in the 1990s, many observers have focused on its economic growth and expanding military. China's ability was limited in projecting power over information and media and the infrastructure through which information flows. That has begun to change. Beijing's state-backed media, which once seemed incapable having a significant effect globally, has been overhauled and expanded. At a time when many democracies' media outlets are consolidating due to financial pressures, China's biggest state media outlets, like the newswire Xinhua, are modernizing, professionalizing, and expanding in attempt to reach an international audience. Overseas, Beijing also attempts to impact local media, civil society, and politics by having Chinese firms or individuals with close links buy up local media outlets, by signing content-sharing deals with local media, by expanding China's social media giants, and by controlling the wireless and wired technology through which information now flows, among other efforts.  In Beijing's Global Media Offensive - a major analysis of how China is attempting to build a media and information superpower around the world, and how this media power integrates with other forms of Chinese influence - Joshua Kurlantzick focuses on how all of this is playing out in both China's immediate neighborhood - Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand - and also in the United States and many other parts of the world. He traces the ways in which China is trying to build an information and influence superpower, but also critically examines the new conventional wisdom that Beijing has enjoyed great success with these efforts. While China has worked hard to build a global media and information superpower, it often has failed to reap gains from its efforts, and has undermined itself with overly assertive, alienating diplomacy. Still, Kurlantzick contends, China's media, information and political influence campaigns will continue to expand and adapt, helping Beijing exports its political model and protect the ruling Party, and potentially damaging press freedoms, human rights, and democracy abroad. An authoritative account of how this sophisticated and multi-pronged campaign is unfolding, Beijing's Global Media Offensive provides a new window into China's attempts to make itself an information superpower. Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of five previous books about China and Southeast Asia. Duncan McCargo is Director of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and a professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

How is China trying to influence media across Asia and indeed globally? Why has this ambitious project achieved rather mixed results so far? And how should the rest of the world respond? In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, CFR's Josh Kurlantzick talks to NIAS Director Duncan McCargo about his important new book, Beijing's Global Media Offensive (Oxford UP, 2022).  His book is a major analysis of how China is attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World. Since China's ascendancy toward major-power status began in the 1990s, many observers have focused on its economic growth and expanding military. China's ability was limited in projecting power over information and media and the infrastructure through which information flows. That has begun to change. Beijing's state-backed media, which once seemed incapable having a significant effect globally, has been overhauled and expanded. At a time when many democracies' media outlets are consolidating due to financial pressures, China's biggest state media outlets, like the newswire Xinhua, are modernizing, professionalizing, and expanding in attempt to reach an international audience. Overseas, Beijing also attempts to impact local media, civil society, and politics by having Chinese firms or individuals with close links buy up local media outlets, by signing content-sharing deals with local media, by expanding China's social media giants, and by controlling the wireless and wired technology through which information now flows, among other efforts.  In Beijing's Global Media Offensive - a major analysis of how China is attempting to build a media and information superpower around the world, and how this media power integrates with other forms of Chinese influence - Joshua Kurlantzick focuses on how all of this is playing out in both China's immediate neighborhood - Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand - and also in the United States and many other parts of the world. He traces the ways in which China is trying to build an information and influence superpower, but also critically examines the new conventional wisdom that Beijing has enjoyed great success with these efforts. While China has worked hard to build a global media and information superpower, it often has failed to reap gains from its efforts, and has undermined itself with overly assertive, alienating diplomacy. Still, Kurlantzick contends, China's media, information and political influence campaigns will continue to expand and adapt, helping Beijing exports its political model and protect the ruling Party, and potentially damaging press freedoms, human rights, and democracy abroad. An authoritative account of how this sophisticated and multi-pronged campaign is unfolding, Beijing's Global Media Offensive provides a new window into China's attempts to make itself an information superpower. Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of five previous books about China and Southeast Asia. Duncan McCargo is Director of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and a professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

How is China trying to influence media across Asia and indeed globally? Why has this ambitious project achieved rather mixed results so far? And how should the rest of the world respond? In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, CFR's Josh Kurlantzick talks to NIAS Director Duncan McCargo about his important new book, Beijing's Global Media Offensive (Oxford UP, 2022).  His book is a major analysis of how China is attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World. Since China's ascendancy toward major-power status began in the 1990s, many observers have focused on its economic growth and expanding military. China's ability was limited in projecting power over information and media and the infrastructure through which information flows. That has begun to change. Beijing's state-backed media, which once seemed incapable having a significant effect globally, has been overhauled and expanded. At a time when many democracies' media outlets are consolidating due to financial pressures, China's biggest state media outlets, like the newswire Xinhua, are modernizing, professionalizing, and expanding in attempt to reach an international audience. Overseas, Beijing also attempts to impact local media, civil society, and politics by having Chinese firms or individuals with close links buy up local media outlets, by signing content-sharing deals with local media, by expanding China's social media giants, and by controlling the wireless and wired technology through which information now flows, among other efforts.  In Beijing's Global Media Offensive - a major analysis of how China is attempting to build a media and information superpower around the world, and how this media power integrates with other forms of Chinese influence - Joshua Kurlantzick focuses on how all of this is playing out in both China's immediate neighborhood - Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand - and also in the United States and many other parts of the world. He traces the ways in which China is trying to build an information and influence superpower, but also critically examines the new conventional wisdom that Beijing has enjoyed great success with these efforts. While China has worked hard to build a global media and information superpower, it often has failed to reap gains from its efforts, and has undermined itself with overly assertive, alienating diplomacy. Still, Kurlantzick contends, China's media, information and political influence campaigns will continue to expand and adapt, helping Beijing exports its political model and protect the ruling Party, and potentially damaging press freedoms, human rights, and democracy abroad. An authoritative account of how this sophisticated and multi-pronged campaign is unfolding, Beijing's Global Media Offensive provides a new window into China's attempts to make itself an information superpower. Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of five previous books about China and Southeast Asia. Duncan McCargo is Director of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and a professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

How is China trying to influence media across Asia and indeed globally? Why has this ambitious project achieved rather mixed results so far? And how should the rest of the world respond? In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, CFR's Josh Kurlantzick talks to NIAS Director Duncan McCargo about his important new book, Beijing's Global Media Offensive (Oxford UP, 2022).  His book is a major analysis of how China is attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World. Since China's ascendancy toward major-power status began in the 1990s, many observers have focused on its economic growth and expanding military. China's ability was limited in projecting power over information and media and the infrastructure through which information flows. That has begun to change. Beijing's state-backed media, which once seemed incapable having a significant effect globally, has been overhauled and expanded. At a time when many democracies' media outlets are consolidating due to financial pressures, China's biggest state media outlets, like the newswire Xinhua, are modernizing, professionalizing, and expanding in attempt to reach an international audience. Overseas, Beijing also attempts to impact local media, civil society, and politics by having Chinese firms or individuals with close links buy up local media outlets, by signing content-sharing deals with local media, by expanding China's social media giants, and by controlling the wireless and wired technology through which information now flows, among other efforts.  In Beijing's Global Media Offensive - a major analysis of how China is attempting to build a media and information superpower around the world, and how this media power integrates with other forms of Chinese influence - Joshua Kurlantzick focuses on how all of this is playing out in both China's immediate neighborhood - Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand - and also in the United States and many other parts of the world. He traces the ways in which China is trying to build an information and influence superpower, but also critically examines the new conventional wisdom that Beijing has enjoyed great success with these efforts. While China has worked hard to build a global media and information superpower, it often has failed to reap gains from its efforts, and has undermined itself with overly assertive, alienating diplomacy. Still, Kurlantzick contends, China's media, information and political influence campaigns will continue to expand and adapt, helping Beijing exports its political model and protect the ruling Party, and potentially damaging press freedoms, human rights, and democracy abroad. An authoritative account of how this sophisticated and multi-pronged campaign is unfolding, Beijing's Global Media Offensive provides a new window into China's attempts to make itself an information superpower. Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of five previous books about China and Southeast Asia. Duncan McCargo is Director of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and a professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

How is China trying to influence media across Asia and indeed globally? Why has this ambitious project achieved rather mixed results so far? And how should the rest of the world respond? In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, CFR's Josh Kurlantzick talks to NIAS Director Duncan McCargo about his important new book, Beijing's Global Media Offensive (Oxford UP, 2022).  His book is a major analysis of how China is attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World. Since China's ascendancy toward major-power status began in the 1990s, many observers have focused on its economic growth and expanding military. China's ability was limited in projecting power over information and media and the infrastructure through which information flows. That has begun to change. Beijing's state-backed media, which once seemed incapable having a significant effect globally, has been overhauled and expanded. At a time when many democracies' media outlets are consolidating due to financial pressures, China's biggest state media outlets, like the newswire Xinhua, are modernizing, professionalizing, and expanding in attempt to reach an international audience. Overseas, Beijing also attempts to impact local media, civil society, and politics by having Chinese firms or individuals with close links buy up local media outlets, by signing content-sharing deals with local media, by expanding China's social media giants, and by controlling the wireless and wired technology through which information now flows, among other efforts.  In Beijing's Global Media Offensive - a major analysis of how China is attempting to build a media and information superpower around the world, and how this media power integrates with other forms of Chinese influence - Joshua Kurlantzick focuses on how all of this is playing out in both China's immediate neighborhood - Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand - and also in the United States and many other parts of the world. He traces the ways in which China is trying to build an information and influence superpower, but also critically examines the new conventional wisdom that Beijing has enjoyed great success with these efforts. While China has worked hard to build a global media and information superpower, it often has failed to reap gains from its efforts, and has undermined itself with overly assertive, alienating diplomacy. Still, Kurlantzick contends, China's media, information and political influence campaigns will continue to expand and adapt, helping Beijing exports its political model and protect the ruling Party, and potentially damaging press freedoms, human rights, and democracy abroad. An authoritative account of how this sophisticated and multi-pronged campaign is unfolding, Beijing's Global Media Offensive provides a new window into China's attempts to make itself an information superpower. Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of five previous books about China and Southeast Asia. Duncan McCargo is Director of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and a professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast

How is China trying to influence media across Asia and indeed globally? Why has this ambitious project achieved rather mixed results so far? And how should the rest of the world respond? In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, CFR's Josh Kurlantzick talks to NIAS Director Duncan McCargo about his important new book, Beijing's Global Media Offensive (Oxford UP, 2022).  His book is a major analysis of how China is attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World. Since China's ascendancy toward major-power status began in the 1990s, many observers have focused on its economic growth and expanding military. China's ability was limited in projecting power over information and media and the infrastructure through which information flows. That has begun to change. Beijing's state-backed media, which once seemed incapable having a significant effect globally, has been overhauled and expanded. At a time when many democracies' media outlets are consolidating due to financial pressures, China's biggest state media outlets, like the newswire Xinhua, are modernizing, professionalizing, and expanding in attempt to reach an international audience. Overseas, Beijing also attempts to impact local media, civil society, and politics by having Chinese firms or individuals with close links buy up local media outlets, by signing content-sharing deals with local media, by expanding China's social media giants, and by controlling the wireless and wired technology through which information now flows, among other efforts.  In Beijing's Global Media Offensive - a major analysis of how China is attempting to build a media and information superpower around the world, and how this media power integrates with other forms of Chinese influence - Joshua Kurlantzick focuses on how all of this is playing out in both China's immediate neighborhood - Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand - and also in the United States and many other parts of the world. He traces the ways in which China is trying to build an information and influence superpower, but also critically examines the new conventional wisdom that Beijing has enjoyed great success with these efforts. While China has worked hard to build a global media and information superpower, it often has failed to reap gains from its efforts, and has undermined itself with overly assertive, alienating diplomacy. Still, Kurlantzick contends, China's media, information and political influence campaigns will continue to expand and adapt, helping Beijing exports its political model and protect the ruling Party, and potentially damaging press freedoms, human rights, and democracy abroad. An authoritative account of how this sophisticated and multi-pronged campaign is unfolding, Beijing's Global Media Offensive provides a new window into China's attempts to make itself an information superpower. Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of five previous books about China and Southeast Asia. Duncan McCargo is Director of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and a professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

China sent a spy balloon into the United States of America and the Balloon was shot down by Joe Biden. How was this possible for Xi Jinping to get into US airspace?. These electromagnetic pulses are used in war-fare and were once classified documents. A Chinese air defense zone in the East China Sea now includes a controversial area that has long been considered international airspace. The United States has protested the move, and on Thursday a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft flew through the zone in a freedom of navigation operation. The U.S. says the zone is a unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the East China Sea, and it has urged China not to enforce it. Beijing has responded by calling the U.S. operation provocative and saying it will take whatever measures are necessary to protect its territory. So how did a Chinese balloon end up in U.S. airspace? The balloon, which was carrying a surveillance camera, was released on Wednesday from a park in Beijing, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. It was found the next day by a U.S. aircrew on a routine mission in the area, the Pentagon said. The Defence Department has not said how the balloon entered U.S. airspace, but it is likely that it drifted there on the wind. There are affiliate links on this page. If you decide to buy something after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your help! Affiliate links Bandcamp https://stephenshiels.bandcamp.com Webtalk https://join.webtalk.co/7070500 TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/879 Patreon https://www.patreon.com/stephenshiels?fan_landing=true Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/Shiels900/shop?asc=u&ref=account-nav-dropdown Rumble https://rumble.com/register/shiels100/ TEEPUBLIC http://tee.pub/lic/30oqBso3y2Y Canva https://partner.canva.com/jWGqxa Pond 5 https://www.pond5.com/?ref=stephenshiels10&ref=stephenshiels10 Insight Timer https://insig.ht/38e9R6T6kqb Streamyard https://streamyard.com/pal/5933137501356032 Stream Labs https://streamlabs.com/goprime?promo=shielsproductions-6ffd-10 Scribd https://www.scribd.com/g/9tam4n Motion Elements https://www.motionelements.com/?ref=7760NPEPX Routenote https://www.routenote.com/rn/referral/2f966320 Ultreon https://utreon.com/?signup=1&referrer=VJGLN6FnRrS Odysee https://odysee.com/$/invite/8pGAqr4nmoSJmcGKgD8CJu2eRE2DqHfT Fite Tv https://www.fite.tv/invite/yklegew --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-shiels/message

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: EA should help Tyler Cowen publish his drafted book in China, published by Matt Brooks on January 14, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Tyler Cowen was on the Jan 9th episode of ChinaTalk, a podcast hosted by Jordan Schneider. Podcast: China Talk Substack: At 39:45 Tyler mentions writing a book to improve US relations with China that will likely never be published. We should help him publish it!Edit: Tyler is interested although worried about censorship I transcribed this part of the podcast with Whisper, so there may be mistakes. Go listen to the entire episode anyway, it's worth a listen. Transcription JordanSo shortly, millions of Chinese nationals who've been playing World of Warcraft their entire lives will no longer be able to. I'm curious, how important shared cultural touchstones, like video games, the NBA and Marvel movies are to keeping the peace? Tyler I don't know, we had plenty such touchstones with, say, Germany before World War I, World War II, it didn't matter. But certainly worth trying, you know, I had my own project to improve relations with China, which failed, by the way. I wrote a manuscript for a book, and my plan was to publish it only in China. And it was a book designed to explain America to the Chinese, and make it more explicable, more understandable. So I wrote the book, I submitted it to Xinhua, which gave me a contract, even paid me in advance. But then a number of events came along, most specifically the Trump trade wars, and the book never came out. They're still sitting on it. I don't think it will ever come out. That was my, you know, you could call it, misguided project, to just do a very small amount to help the two countries get along better. Jordan Wow, what were your, what were your themes? Tyler Well, if you think of Tokvill, he wrote democracy in America, so that Europeans would understand America better, right? So I thought, well, if we're trying to explain America to Chinese people, it's a really very different set of questions, especially in the 21st century. Though I covered a lot of basic differences across the economies, the policies, why are the economies different? Why is there so little state ownership in America? Why are so many parts of America so bad at infrastructure? Why do Americans save less? How is religion different in America? That was, I think, an especially sensitive topic. And just try to make sense of America for Chinese readers, but not defending it. Just some kind of, all of branch of understanding. Here's how we are. And I don't know. I don't think they'll ever put the book out. And of course, by now, it's out of date. Jordan Yeah, but there's, I mean, there's plenty of other people. Other like countries on the planet who could use a little, you know, a civics 101. Tyler They could. I mean, this is a book written for Chinese people with the contrasts and data comparisons to China. So to sort of send the same book to, you know, Senegal, I don't think would really make sense. Jordan Yeah, but if you publish it in the US, it will like, you know, Osmos out. I don't think it needs to be published by Xinhua for Chinese people to read it, Tyler. Tyler I've thought of having it translated into Chinese distributed Somersault in some way. Haven't ruled that out. No downside for me, but you want to do things right. And I kept on waiting for Xinhua. And now I've really completely given up. The book is out of date with facts. That's not a big problem. Facts you can update, but it's very out of date with respect to tone. So right now, everyone feels you need to be tough with China. You can't sort of say nice things to China about China, you're pandering. You look like LeBron James or you're afraid to speak up. And the book would have made a lot of sense, say in 2015 that its current tone doesn't make sense in ...

APAC stocks traded mostly lower following the tech-led rout seen on Wall Street which saw the NDX close with losses of 2%DXY was steady and held on to most of the prior day's gain, USD/JPY was underpinned, Antipodeans attempted to nurse lossesChina will fine-tune COVID control measures and allow home quarantine, as well as ease testing, according to Xinhua; China will conduct a press conference at 15:00 local time (07:00GMT/02:00EST)NBC projected that Democrat incumbent Warnock defeated Republican challenger Walker in the Senate run-off in GeorgiaLooking ahead, highlights include German Industrial Output, BoC Policy Announcement, Speeches from ECB's Lane & Panetta, Supply from the UKClick here for the Week Ahead previewRead the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

Chinese economic and political issues. Internal growth problems and external manifestations. How did China achieve such a remarkable growth in the last 50 years? Is there a new authoritarian regime rising to power? These and many more questions discussed in a new interview by Yulia Latynina with Alexander Gabuev (Latynina.tv) #latyninatv #gabuev - English translation #PrivateerStation- Original interview in Russian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA1LnxCPWWU- Chinese medieval literature mentioned in the interview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_MarginAlexander Gabuev, Senior Fellow of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://carnegieendowment.org/experts/1017Alexander Gabuev is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research is focused on Russia's policy toward East and Southeast Asia, political and ideological trends in China, and China's relations with its neighbors.Yulia Latynina is a Russian writer and journalist. She is a columnist for Novaya Gazeta and the most popular host at the Echo of Moscow radio station for years (both media prohibited in Russia since 04/2022). Yulia Latynina has written more than twenty books, including fantasy and crime fiction. She left Russia after a series of attacks on her person (her life was repeatedly threatened, her home was attacked with some caustic gas, injuring 8 people and her vehicle was set on fire)Official channel: http://latynina.tv/Julia's FB: https://www.facebook.com/yulia.latyninaTwitter: https://twitter.com/YLatyninaTelegram: https://t.me/Ylatynina подписывайтесьInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/latynina.tv/ #Latynina #LatyninaTV #YuliaLatynina #латынина #латынинатв #China #xinhua #Xi Jinping

Technology, advancement, progress…all great until it takes your job away. Let's chat about a few (make that many) that went the way of the Dodo Bird and the 8-track over the last 100 years…and a few careers on the endangered list today. Oh, and a thought on a few that are never going anywhere. First Female TV Artificial news person: Xinhua unveils world's first female AI news anchor

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, August 5th, 2022. Today, we’ll hear about a private school excluding white families from a back-to-school event, China fires missiles into Taiwanese waters’ calling them training exercises. CNN’s ratings are continuing to fall, Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings looks like a woke dumpster fire, and more… but first: Club Membership Plug: Let’s stop and take a moment to talk about Fight Laugh Feast Club membership. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… so if you’ve got $10 bucks a month to kick over our way, you can sign up now at fightlaughfeast.com Let’s start with our friends over at CNN… what’s going on?! https://thepostmillennial.com/cnn-ratings-collapse-as-network-looks-for-new-revenue-including-extending-the-brand-in-china?utm_campaign=64487 CNN ratings collapse as network looks for 'new revenue'—including 'extending' the brand in China Over at CNN the "hunt is on for new revenue" as the news network's "ratings plummet" and "profits slump" below nearly $1 billion. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that CNN's yearly profitability is expected to decline to $956.8 according to projections from S&P Global Market Intelligence. CNN's annual profits haven't sunk below $1 billion since 2016, the year Donald Trump beat Hilary Clinton in the presidential election and subsequently became a prominent figure in their commentary. "Ratings are down from their Trump-era heights across cable news, but declines at CNN are particularly pronounced," the Times noted. CNN viewership is about 639,000 in the prime time hours slot, which is down 27 percent from last year. More people on average watch MSNBC, whose viewership is down 23 percent, and Fox wins over both networks and is up about a percentage point in overall viewers. Fox's ascension in rating while MSNBC and CNN decline is the continuation of a stark pattern reported in 2021 which saw Fox News on top averaging 1.3 million in total day viewers, compared to 919,000 at MSNBC and 787,000 watching CNN. CNN's entropic ratings is a continuing trend. "It's becoming increasingly apparent that the vast majority of Americans are rejecting fake news," The Post Millennial, reported in June as CNN recorded their worst weekend ratings since 1993. To recoup losses generated by CNN, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is looking to sell programming created for some of its other services, such as HBO Max. They're also broadly cracking down on expenses such as spending money on work celebrations. CNN brought on Chris Marlin, a lawyer with no cable news experience, who suggested "striking advertising deals with major tech companies like Microsoft," "selling sponsorships to corporate underwriters," and "extending CNN’s brand in China." Well that’s some good news, but file this next article under things that would make one lose faith in humanity: https://thepostmillennial.com/80-year-old-granny-banned-from-ymca-after-demanding-biological-male-leave-womens-locker-room-where-little-girls-were-undressing?utm_campaign=64487 80-year-old granny banned from YMCA after demanding biological male leave women's locker room where little girls were undressing An 80-year-old Washington state woman has been banned from using her local YMCA's public pool after she expressed discomfort with a biological male in the women’s locker room as young girls were undressing. She was in the shower when she heard a male voice and peeked out to find a biological male in a women's swimsuit engaging with little girls who were undressing. The biological male was reportedly with girls from the day camp, overseeing their bathroom activities. Jaman said that she had been showering after her July 26 swim at the pool, when she heard "a man’s voice in the women’s dressing area." She said that she saw "a man in a women’s swimsuit, watching little girls pull down their bathing suits in order to use the toilets in the dressing room." In an email from the YMCA’s Marketing and Communications Manager to The Post Millennial, they said that the staff member was not "engaging" with these girls, but rather escorting them to the dressing room. According to the Port Townsend Free Press, Jaman, who had been in the shower when she realized what was happening, hidden behind thin, sheer shower curtains, asked this person, revealed to go by the name Clementine Adams, "Do you have a penis?" "None of your business," Adams reportedly responded. "Get out of here, right now," Jaman replied. "You’re discriminating and you can’t use the pool anymore and I’m calling the police," YMCA aquatics manager Rowen DeLuna told Jaman after she requested that Adams leave the room, according to the Port Townsend Free Press. In an email from the YMCA’s Marketing and Communications Manager, they said that Jaman was not permanently suspended for this incident alone, but rather due to "repeatedly violating the Olympic Peninsula YMCA code of conduct, specifically, using disrespectful words or gestures towards YMCA staff or others; and abusive, harassing and/or obscene language or gestures towards YMCA staff or others." Per Washington state law, "All covered entities shall allow individuals the use of gender-segregated facilities, such as restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and homeless or emergency shelters, that are consistent with that individual's gender expression or gender identity." "The Y has not provided any dressing, shower room options for women who do not want to be exposed to men who identify as women," Jaman added. The state of Washington strikes again… But let’s allow Conneticut get in on the action! https://www.nationalreview.com/news/connecticut-private-school-excludes-white-families-from-back-to-school-event/ Connecticut Private School Excludes White Families from Back-to-School Event Greenwich Country Day School (GCDS), a private school in Greenwich, Conn., sent a letter to the families of students on Monday inviting them to a back-to-school event, so long as they identify as a racial minority. “The annual Cider and Donuts event is open to GCDS families who identify as Black, Asian, Latinx, multi-racial, Indigenous, Middle Eastern, and/or people of color,” read the letter, which was obtained by National Review. The letter was addressed to “GCDS families” and was signed by the director and associate director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Above the description of the event, scheduled for October 8, it mentioned the importance of “building an inclusive, just and equitable community reflecting the multitude of human identities and perspectives in our world.” The school’s DEI website states that its mission is to “nurture meaningful learning through interactions and collaborations between people of diverse and intersecting identities,” including “race and ethnicity,” and its annual tuition ranges between $37,150 and $48,500. Let’s shift our eyes overseas https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-china-fires-ballistic-missiles-into-taiwanese-waters China Fires Ballistic Missiles Into Taiwanese Waters On Thursday, Taiwan said that Communist China fired a number of Dongfeng series ballistic missiles into waters by Taiwan’s northeast and southwest. Other reports said the Taiwanese government asserted that Communist China had fired two missiles from the nearby Matsu Islands. Further reports stated that roughly ten Chinese navy ships crossed the Taiwan Strait median line. Meanwhile, President Biden’s administration reportedly has been lobbying against a bill that would support Taiwan by naming it a major non-NATO ally, according to people familiar with the matter. The bill would give $4.5 billion in security aid and support its presence in international organizations. Before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week, China’s foreign ministry issued a protest to the United States, threatening that a visit “seriously infringes upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” China’s defense ministry said it would launch “targeted military operations,” France 24 reported, adding, “The Chinese military announced joint air and sea drills near Taiwan starting on Tuesday night and test launch of conventional missiles in the sea east of Taiwan, with Chinese state news agency Xinhua describing live-fire drills and other exercises around Taiwan from Thursday to Sunday.” Last Thursday, according to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Chinese leader Xi Jinping threatened the U.S. in a conversation with President Joe Biden about America’s ties to Taiwan. “Those who play with fire will perish by it. It is hoped that the U.S. will be clear-eyed about this,” the Chinese statement said Xi warned. https://news.usni.org/2022/08/02/chinese-and-russian-ships-sailing-near-japanese-mod-says Chinese and Russian Ships Sailing Near Japan, Japanese MoD Says People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Russian Navy warships have made independent transits around Japan over the past few days, the Japanese Ministry of Defense said this week. Japan spotted a Russian Navy corvette on Friday at 6 p.m. sailing east in an area 50 kilometers from Cape Soya, according to one of three new releases issued by the Joint Staff Office (JSO) of the Ministry of Defense Monday. Now, we take a dive into the world of entertainment, or at least Amazon’s view of entertainment: https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/08/03/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-actress-nazanin-boniadi-says-her-character-is-an-activist-credits-prime-video-writers-for-giving-female-characters-agency/ ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Actress Nazanin Boniadi Says Her Character Is An Activist, Credits Prime Video Writers For Giving Female Characters Agency Actress Nazanin Boniadi, who plays Bronwyn in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, recently described her character as an activist while also crediting the Prime Video writers of the show for giving female characters agency. Boniadi appeared at San Diego Comic-Con at the end of July where she talked to the media and specifically praised the writers on the show for giving female characters agency. Boniadi said, “What I love about the writers on this show is that they have given every woman on the show, every female character, such agency.” “We don’t serve the men around us, we have a storyline and our own right,” she added. The actress also stated at San Diego Comic-Con, “For Bronwyn, she is a healer. But she taps into her inner lioness and I as an activist, as a longtime human rights activist from my homeland, Iran… I tapped into what I believe women are doing for my homeland.” “And playing with character in sort of liberating and redeeming the Southlanders who back you know, in her ancestors’ days, chose evil over good,” she added. https://twitter.com/i/status/1551302209299591170 - Play Video Can I just add that her character doesn’t exist in the books? Or anywhere in Middle Earth’s lore? Because there weren’t enough characters right? This show is going to be a massive disaster. https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2022/08/03/trans-cyclist-blasts-usa-cycling-banning-him-competition-revoking-medal/ Guys lets end this week on a positive note here by talking about the topic that I love… sports! Trans Cyclist Blasts USA Cycling for Banning Him from Competition, Revoking Medal A transgender cyclist claims that a representative from USA Cycling informed him that he would no longer be allowed to compete in the women’s division and that his spot on the IP (individual pursuit) podium had been revoked. Leia Genis, a 25-year-old man who identifies as a woman, was reportedly stripped of the silver medal he won in the women’s division of USA Cycling and barred from competing in any additional events at the 2022 Junior & Elite Track National Championships. “USA Cycling updated its press release Friday by deleting a reference to Genis and elevating third-place finisher Skyler Espinoza to the runner-up slot,” the Washington Times reported. “Cyclist Elizabeth Stevenson, who placed fourth in the Wednesday competition, was credited as the bronze medalist.” Genis had won silver after finishing second at the Elite Individual Pursuit competition. The transgender cyclist wrote on Instagram, “…as I was preparing for the mass start races, a USA Cycling official informed me that I was no longer allowed to compete and that my place on the IP podium was to be revoked on account of my trans identity. . “6 weeks ago, I was eligible for competition at UCI C1 and C2 races held at the same velodrome and overseen by the same technical director. Yet 6 weeks later, now that I am doing well at nationals, I am suddenly ineligible to compete.” . Genis added, “The transphobia is so blatant it’s almost laughable.” The reason why Genis is unable to compete is due to the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) changing the testosterone requirements in their transgender policy. According to the new rules put forth on July 1, those declaring themselves to be female must keep their testosterone in serum below 2.5 nanomoles/Liter for at least two years. Previously, the requirement had been twice that high, at 5.0 nanomoles/Liter. And athletes only had to maintain those levels for one year. In other words, legally, racing as a trans cyclist got a lot tougher over the last six weeks. Genis went on to rail about how “frustrating” it is to be a trans competitor in cycling. Though, one might imagine it’s even more frustrating for the female riders who lose to cyclists who are actually men. Still, Genis’ removal from women’s competition is a significant victory for women’s sports. The case involving Genis is just one of many examples showing that sports leagues have begun to stand for women’s rights. Earlier this summer, FINA, the international governing body that presides over competitive swimming, banned males who have undergone puberty from competing in their events. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, go ahead and share it would ya? 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This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, August 5th, 2022. Today, we’ll hear about a private school excluding white families from a back-to-school event, China fires missiles into Taiwanese waters’ calling them training exercises. CNN’s ratings are continuing to fall, Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings looks like a woke dumpster fire, and more… but first: Club Membership Plug: Let’s stop and take a moment to talk about Fight Laugh Feast Club membership. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… so if you’ve got $10 bucks a month to kick over our way, you can sign up now at fightlaughfeast.com Let’s start with our friends over at CNN… what’s going on?! https://thepostmillennial.com/cnn-ratings-collapse-as-network-looks-for-new-revenue-including-extending-the-brand-in-china?utm_campaign=64487 CNN ratings collapse as network looks for 'new revenue'—including 'extending' the brand in China Over at CNN the "hunt is on for new revenue" as the news network's "ratings plummet" and "profits slump" below nearly $1 billion. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that CNN's yearly profitability is expected to decline to $956.8 according to projections from S&P Global Market Intelligence. CNN's annual profits haven't sunk below $1 billion since 2016, the year Donald Trump beat Hilary Clinton in the presidential election and subsequently became a prominent figure in their commentary. "Ratings are down from their Trump-era heights across cable news, but declines at CNN are particularly pronounced," the Times noted. CNN viewership is about 639,000 in the prime time hours slot, which is down 27 percent from last year. More people on average watch MSNBC, whose viewership is down 23 percent, and Fox wins over both networks and is up about a percentage point in overall viewers. Fox's ascension in rating while MSNBC and CNN decline is the continuation of a stark pattern reported in 2021 which saw Fox News on top averaging 1.3 million in total day viewers, compared to 919,000 at MSNBC and 787,000 watching CNN. CNN's entropic ratings is a continuing trend. "It's becoming increasingly apparent that the vast majority of Americans are rejecting fake news," The Post Millennial, reported in June as CNN recorded their worst weekend ratings since 1993. To recoup losses generated by CNN, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is looking to sell programming created for some of its other services, such as HBO Max. They're also broadly cracking down on expenses such as spending money on work celebrations. CNN brought on Chris Marlin, a lawyer with no cable news experience, who suggested "striking advertising deals with major tech companies like Microsoft," "selling sponsorships to corporate underwriters," and "extending CNN’s brand in China." Well that’s some good news, but file this next article under things that would make one lose faith in humanity: https://thepostmillennial.com/80-year-old-granny-banned-from-ymca-after-demanding-biological-male-leave-womens-locker-room-where-little-girls-were-undressing?utm_campaign=64487 80-year-old granny banned from YMCA after demanding biological male leave women's locker room where little girls were undressing An 80-year-old Washington state woman has been banned from using her local YMCA's public pool after she expressed discomfort with a biological male in the women’s locker room as young girls were undressing. She was in the shower when she heard a male voice and peeked out to find a biological male in a women's swimsuit engaging with little girls who were undressing. The biological male was reportedly with girls from the day camp, overseeing their bathroom activities. Jaman said that she had been showering after her July 26 swim at the pool, when she heard "a man’s voice in the women’s dressing area." She said that she saw "a man in a women’s swimsuit, watching little girls pull down their bathing suits in order to use the toilets in the dressing room." In an email from the YMCA’s Marketing and Communications Manager to The Post Millennial, they said that the staff member was not "engaging" with these girls, but rather escorting them to the dressing room. According to the Port Townsend Free Press, Jaman, who had been in the shower when she realized what was happening, hidden behind thin, sheer shower curtains, asked this person, revealed to go by the name Clementine Adams, "Do you have a penis?" "None of your business," Adams reportedly responded. "Get out of here, right now," Jaman replied. "You’re discriminating and you can’t use the pool anymore and I’m calling the police," YMCA aquatics manager Rowen DeLuna told Jaman after she requested that Adams leave the room, according to the Port Townsend Free Press. In an email from the YMCA’s Marketing and Communications Manager, they said that Jaman was not permanently suspended for this incident alone, but rather due to "repeatedly violating the Olympic Peninsula YMCA code of conduct, specifically, using disrespectful words or gestures towards YMCA staff or others; and abusive, harassing and/or obscene language or gestures towards YMCA staff or others." Per Washington state law, "All covered entities shall allow individuals the use of gender-segregated facilities, such as restrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and homeless or emergency shelters, that are consistent with that individual's gender expression or gender identity." "The Y has not provided any dressing, shower room options for women who do not want to be exposed to men who identify as women," Jaman added. The state of Washington strikes again… But let’s allow Conneticut get in on the action! https://www.nationalreview.com/news/connecticut-private-school-excludes-white-families-from-back-to-school-event/ Connecticut Private School Excludes White Families from Back-to-School Event Greenwich Country Day School (GCDS), a private school in Greenwich, Conn., sent a letter to the families of students on Monday inviting them to a back-to-school event, so long as they identify as a racial minority. “The annual Cider and Donuts event is open to GCDS families who identify as Black, Asian, Latinx, multi-racial, Indigenous, Middle Eastern, and/or people of color,” read the letter, which was obtained by National Review. The letter was addressed to “GCDS families” and was signed by the director and associate director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Above the description of the event, scheduled for October 8, it mentioned the importance of “building an inclusive, just and equitable community reflecting the multitude of human identities and perspectives in our world.” The school’s DEI website states that its mission is to “nurture meaningful learning through interactions and collaborations between people of diverse and intersecting identities,” including “race and ethnicity,” and its annual tuition ranges between $37,150 and $48,500. Let’s shift our eyes overseas https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-china-fires-ballistic-missiles-into-taiwanese-waters China Fires Ballistic Missiles Into Taiwanese Waters On Thursday, Taiwan said that Communist China fired a number of Dongfeng series ballistic missiles into waters by Taiwan’s northeast and southwest. Other reports said the Taiwanese government asserted that Communist China had fired two missiles from the nearby Matsu Islands. Further reports stated that roughly ten Chinese navy ships crossed the Taiwan Strait median line. Meanwhile, President Biden’s administration reportedly has been lobbying against a bill that would support Taiwan by naming it a major non-NATO ally, according to people familiar with the matter. The bill would give $4.5 billion in security aid and support its presence in international organizations. Before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week, China’s foreign ministry issued a protest to the United States, threatening that a visit “seriously infringes upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” China’s defense ministry said it would launch “targeted military operations,” France 24 reported, adding, “The Chinese military announced joint air and sea drills near Taiwan starting on Tuesday night and test launch of conventional missiles in the sea east of Taiwan, with Chinese state news agency Xinhua describing live-fire drills and other exercises around Taiwan from Thursday to Sunday.” Last Thursday, according to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Chinese leader Xi Jinping threatened the U.S. in a conversation with President Joe Biden about America’s ties to Taiwan. “Those who play with fire will perish by it. It is hoped that the U.S. will be clear-eyed about this,” the Chinese statement said Xi warned. https://news.usni.org/2022/08/02/chinese-and-russian-ships-sailing-near-japanese-mod-says Chinese and Russian Ships Sailing Near Japan, Japanese MoD Says People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Russian Navy warships have made independent transits around Japan over the past few days, the Japanese Ministry of Defense said this week. Japan spotted a Russian Navy corvette on Friday at 6 p.m. sailing east in an area 50 kilometers from Cape Soya, according to one of three new releases issued by the Joint Staff Office (JSO) of the Ministry of Defense Monday. Now, we take a dive into the world of entertainment, or at least Amazon’s view of entertainment: https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/08/03/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-actress-nazanin-boniadi-says-her-character-is-an-activist-credits-prime-video-writers-for-giving-female-characters-agency/ ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Actress Nazanin Boniadi Says Her Character Is An Activist, Credits Prime Video Writers For Giving Female Characters Agency Actress Nazanin Boniadi, who plays Bronwyn in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, recently described her character as an activist while also crediting the Prime Video writers of the show for giving female characters agency. Boniadi appeared at San Diego Comic-Con at the end of July where she talked to the media and specifically praised the writers on the show for giving female characters agency. Boniadi said, “What I love about the writers on this show is that they have given every woman on the show, every female character, such agency.” “We don’t serve the men around us, we have a storyline and our own right,” she added. The actress also stated at San Diego Comic-Con, “For Bronwyn, she is a healer. But she taps into her inner lioness and I as an activist, as a longtime human rights activist from my homeland, Iran… I tapped into what I believe women are doing for my homeland.” “And playing with character in sort of liberating and redeeming the Southlanders who back you know, in her ancestors’ days, chose evil over good,” she added. https://twitter.com/i/status/1551302209299591170 - Play Video Can I just add that her character doesn’t exist in the books? Or anywhere in Middle Earth’s lore? Because there weren’t enough characters right? This show is going to be a massive disaster. https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2022/08/03/trans-cyclist-blasts-usa-cycling-banning-him-competition-revoking-medal/ Guys lets end this week on a positive note here by talking about the topic that I love… sports! Trans Cyclist Blasts USA Cycling for Banning Him from Competition, Revoking Medal A transgender cyclist claims that a representative from USA Cycling informed him that he would no longer be allowed to compete in the women’s division and that his spot on the IP (individual pursuit) podium had been revoked. Leia Genis, a 25-year-old man who identifies as a woman, was reportedly stripped of the silver medal he won in the women’s division of USA Cycling and barred from competing in any additional events at the 2022 Junior & Elite Track National Championships. “USA Cycling updated its press release Friday by deleting a reference to Genis and elevating third-place finisher Skyler Espinoza to the runner-up slot,” the Washington Times reported. “Cyclist Elizabeth Stevenson, who placed fourth in the Wednesday competition, was credited as the bronze medalist.” Genis had won silver after finishing second at the Elite Individual Pursuit competition. The transgender cyclist wrote on Instagram, “…as I was preparing for the mass start races, a USA Cycling official informed me that I was no longer allowed to compete and that my place on the IP podium was to be revoked on account of my trans identity. . “6 weeks ago, I was eligible for competition at UCI C1 and C2 races held at the same velodrome and overseen by the same technical director. Yet 6 weeks later, now that I am doing well at nationals, I am suddenly ineligible to compete.” . Genis added, “The transphobia is so blatant it’s almost laughable.” The reason why Genis is unable to compete is due to the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) changing the testosterone requirements in their transgender policy. According to the new rules put forth on July 1, those declaring themselves to be female must keep their testosterone in serum below 2.5 nanomoles/Liter for at least two years. Previously, the requirement had been twice that high, at 5.0 nanomoles/Liter. And athletes only had to maintain those levels for one year. In other words, legally, racing as a trans cyclist got a lot tougher over the last six weeks. Genis went on to rail about how “frustrating” it is to be a trans competitor in cycling. Though, one might imagine it’s even more frustrating for the female riders who lose to cyclists who are actually men. Still, Genis’ removal from women’s competition is a significant victory for women’s sports. The case involving Genis is just one of many examples showing that sports leagues have begun to stand for women’s rights. Earlier this summer, FINA, the international governing body that presides over competitive swimming, banned males who have undergone puberty from competing in their events. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, go ahead and share it would ya? If you want to sign up for a club membership, our conference, or for a magazine subscription, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com… and as always, if you want to send me a news story, ask me about our conference, or talk about corporate sponsorships with CrossPolitic, email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic news, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

On the podcast today: ·       Germany's Plugin EV Share Up To 24.3% ·       Toyota Says BZ4X Won't Fast Charge When Cold ·       Spain: Plug-In Car Sales Maintain 10% Share ·       12.5% of New Light-Duty Vehicle Registrations in California were Plug-in Vehicles ·       China set to remain world's largest NEV market, says BMW CFO ·       Toyota to Invest $624 Million to Make EV Parts in India ·       Ford is selling 8 million Rivian shares ·       Ford Might Have Very Bad News for Rivian ·       BMW's Neue Klasse Platform Will Debut On 3 Series-Sized EV In 2025 ·       CarGurus Study Finds Rising Consumer Interest in Electric Vehicles as Gas Prices Spike ·       Bentley Continental GT PHEV spied, shows new step in brand's electrification ·       Cords cut at Tesla charging station in Cincinnati, second time in a week ·       Which New Electric Vehicles Come With Free Charging? Show #1460 Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily, you trusted source of EV information. It's Monday 9th May, it's Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. GERMANY'S PLUGIN EV SHARE UP TO 24.3% Germany, Europe's largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.3% share in April 2022, up from 22.1% YoY. Overall auto volume was down, by over 21% YoY, and over 40% compared to pre-pandemic seasonal norms. April's combined plugin result comprised 12.3% battery electrics (BEVs), and 12.0% plugin hybrids (PHEVs).  Combustion-only powertrains faired worst in terms of volume drop, with diesel sales down almost 30% YoY, and petrol down almost 28%. With current BEV market leader Tesla not having any large scheduled deliveries in April, other marques and models had a chance to shine, with the Fiat 500e coming out on top. The Mercedes EQB stepped up in registered volume by some 5× over the period, seeing a healthy 1,405 units over the February to April period, from 295 previously. The BMW i4 increased 2.7× to 755 units. April BEVs: Fiat 500e, BMW i3, Hyundai Kona, Enyaq, E-Tron, Smart Fortwo, Opel Corsa, ID.4, Zoe, E-208, Merc EQB, Kia Niro EV, Dacia Spring, VW e-Up!, Polestar 2, ID.3, Renault Twingo, Audi Q4 e-tron, IONIQ5 and Kia EV6 Original Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/06/germanys-plugin-ev-share-up-to-24-3-economic-pressures-mounting/ TOYOTA SAYS BZ4X WON'T FAST CHARGE WHEN COLD From Kyle Conner @ Out of Spec:  "Charging times are estimated based on ideal charging conditions. As temperatures decrease below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, charging time will increase significantly. Drive battery level and condition, charger specifications and DC charging more than twice per day also can negatively affect charging time. DC charging may not work on AWD bz4x when the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit." That's 5 degrees celsius. Original Source: https://pressroom.toyota.com/five-things-to-know-about-the-all-electric-toyota-bz4x/ SPAIN: PLUG-IN CAR SALES MAINTAIN 10% SHARE - plug-in electric car sales in Spain continue to expand at a fast rate. In April, some 6,365 new plug-in cars were registered (up 41% year-over-year), which is 9% of the total. - The average market share of plug-ins in the recent six months stays above 10%, which is a good foundation for the future. With outstanding conditions for solar electricity generation and unleashed production of BEVs (supported by new battery gigafactory investments in the pipeline), Spain has very high potential for electrification. - Stats for the month:  BEVs: 1,991 (up 36%, at 2.8% market share) PHEVs: 4,374 (up 43%, at 6.2% market share) Total: 6,365 (up 41%, at 9.0% market share) Original Source : https://insideevs.com/news/584466/spain-plugin-car-sales-april-2022/ 12.5% OF NEW LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS IN CALIFORNIA WERE PLUG-IN VEHICLES - In California, 12.5% of new light-duty vehicle registrations were plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) in 2021, according to the data released by the Department of Energy (DOE) - Next highest were the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Washington, and Oregon, which each had PEV registrations accounting for more than 7% of new registrations. - Additionally, Californians bought roughly 15,000 more EVs during this quarter than last quarter and Q1 of 2022 EV sales are up by 37%, relative to EV sales at this time last year.The market share of electric vehicles in California jumped to 16.32%. Original Source : https://electriccarsreport.com/2022/05/in-2021-12-5-of-new-light-duty-vehicle-registrations-in-california-were-plug-in-vehicles/ CHINA SET TO REMAIN WORLD'S LARGEST NEV MARKET, SAYS BMW CFO - China will continue to be the world's largest new energy vehicle (NEV) market for years to come, said Nicolas Peter, chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. - In 2021, NEV sales in China increased by about 170 percent year-on-year. This momentum continued in the first quarter of 2022, when -- despite all the challenges -- the Chinese NEV market posted a 140 percent year-on-year growth. - On Thursday, the company launched the production of BMW i3, tailormade for the Chinese market, at its new plant, dubbed Lydia, in Shenyang, northeast China. Last month, the company also held the world premiere for its all-electric BMW i7 luxury sedan. Original Source : http://www.china.org.cn/business/2022-05/07/content_78204925.htm FORD IS SELLING 8 MILLION RIVIAN SHARES - Ford Motor is selling 8 million of its Rivian Automotive shares, with the insider lockup for the stock of the once high-flying electric vehicle maker set to expire on Sunday, sources told CNBC's David Faber. - The automaker currently owns 102 million shares of Rivian. Ford will be selling the shares through Goldman Sachs, sources said. - Shares of the EV manufacturer have plummeted by more than 50% in the first three months of 2022, reversing course from the fourth quarter, when the company held its stock market debut and saw its value skyrocket. Original Source : https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/08/ford-is-selling-8-million-rivian-shares-sources-say.html FORD MIGHT HAVE VERY BAD NEWS FOR RIVIAN - Amazon owned 17.74% of Rivian as of Dec. 31 and Ford owned 11.42%, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. - Ford, for its part, posted a net loss of $3.1 billion from January to March. "A net loss of $3.1 billion was primarily attributable to a mark-to-market loss of $5.4 billion on the company's investment in Rivian. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes were $2.3 billion," Ford said. - Rivian shares have slumped 72.2% this year. The market capitalization at Rivian has shrunk by $66.1 billion, to $25.43 billion from Dec. 31 to May 6. - The R1T is one of the main rivals of the F-150 Lightning, the electric version of the F-150 pickup. Original Source : https://www.thestreet.com/technology/ford-might-have-very-bad-news-for-rivian BMW'S NEUE KLASSE PLATFORM WILL DEBUT ON 3 SERIES-SIZED EV IN 2025 Original Source : https://insideevs.com/news/584413/bmw-neue-klasse-platform-will-debut-3-series-sized-ev-2025/ CARGURUS STUDY FINDS RISING CONSUMER INTEREST IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS GAS PRICES SPIKE Original Source : https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cargurus-study-finds-rising-consumer-130000267.html BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT PHEV SPIED, SHOWS NEW STEP IN BRAND'S ELECTRIFICATION Original Source : https://uk.motor1.com/news/584356/bentley-continental-phev-spy-photos/ CORDS CUT AT TESLA CHARGING STATION IN CINCINNATI, SECOND TIME IN A WEEK Original Source : https://www.fox19.com/2022/05/07/cords-cut-tesla-charging-station-cincinnati-second-time-week/ WHICH NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLES COME WITH FREE CHARGING? 2022 Audi E-Tron GT 2022 Audi E-Tron and Q4 E-Tron 2022 BMW i4 Gran Coupe and iX 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV 2021-22 Ford Mustang Mach-E and 2022 F-150 Lightning 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric and 2021 Ioniq Electric 2022 Kia EV6 2022 Lucid Air 2022 Mazda MX-30 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS, 2022 EQB and 2023 EQE   2023 Nissan Ariya 2022 Nissan Leaf 2021-22 Polestar 2 2022 Porsche Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo 2022 Rivian R1T and R1S 2023 Toyota bZ4X 2022 Volkswagen ID.4         2022 Volvo C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge · Original Source : https://www.cars.com/articles/which-new-electric-vehicles-come-with-free-charging-449786/ QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM What would you like to see improved in EV charge station design? 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