香港:两名涉嫌藏有「煽动」儿童读物被捕Hong Kong: two arrested for possessing ‘seditious’ children’s book


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/17/hong-kong-two-arrested-for-possessing-seditious-childrens-book 据《明报》报道,这些出版物是从英国寄往香港的,是2019年动乱时香港人像羊一样试图保护自己的村庄免受狼的侵害的连环画儿童书籍的几本。 明报周三援引警方的话说,两人已被保释,但下个月必须向警方报案。 2022年,五名语言治疗师因涉嫌"策划出版、发行、展示三本具有煽动性意图的书",被判处有期徒刑19个月,被法院判决为煽动性。 警方当时警告家长销毁这些书,因为他们"太激进,灌输给孩子们思想,使他们无法对抗和反对政府"。 The Chinese-language Mingpao newspaper reported that the publications were sent from Britain to Hong Kong and were several copies of illustrated children’s books in a…

俄罗斯、中国制造“危险、混乱、分裂”的世界 Al Jazeera English: Russia, China creating world of ‘danger, disorder, division’: UK


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/14/russia-china-creating-world-of-danger-disorder-division-uk “俄罗斯非法入侵乌克兰、将能源和食品供应武器化以及不负责任的核言论,再加上中国在南海和台湾海峡采取更具侵略性的立场,有可能创造一个充满危险、混乱和分裂的世界,”英国 总理 Rishi Sunak 在评论的前言中写道。 “Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, weaponisation of energy and food supplies and irresponsible nuclear rhetoric, combined with China’s more aggressive stance in the South…

What did Xi Jinping know about the coronavirus, and when did he know it? 习近平对新型冠状病毒了解多少,什么时候知道的?


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/what-did-xi-jinping-know-about-the-coronavirus-and-when-did-he-know-it/2020/02/19/35482fe2-5340-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html 中国冠状病毒暴发初期阶段仍然是一个重要且仍然鲜为人知的空白。 迅速、及早采取行动本来可以挽救生命,避免巨大的破坏。 相反,在疫情爆发的头几周,中国人民面临危险,尽管他们知道有些事情正在发生,但他们的官员没有发出警报。 THE EARLY phase of the coronavirus outbreak in China remains an important and still poorly understood lacuna. Prompt, early action could have saved lives and averted…

中国需要支付新冠肺炎(实验室泄漏与否) China Must Pay for COVID-19 (Lab Leak Or Not) – 19FortyFive


https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/03/china-must-pay-for-covid-19-lab-leak-or-not/ 事实上,中国政府鼓励往返中国的航空旅行照常进行——即使北京下令实施严格的内部封锁并将武汉置于“战时控制”之下。 如果北京的任何人早于他们正式承认这种疾病,世界可能已经减缓甚至遏制了这种传播。 China’s regime encouraged air travel to and from China to occur as normal—even as Beijing was ordering strict internal lockdowns and placing Wuhan under “wartime controls.” Had anyone in Beijing officially…

China’s debt-laden local governments pose challenges to economic growth, financial system 中国负债累累的地方政府对经济增长、金融体系提出了挑战


https://www.reuters.com/world/china/debt-laden-local-governments-pose-fresh-challenges-chinas-growth-financial-2023-03-10/ As debt obligations mount, some local governments are pushing banks to extend maturities and cut interest rates, sources said. Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFVs) have 5.5 trillion yuan ($790…

The Washington Post: TikTok’s data security plan is ‘deeply flawed,’ whistleblower claims 一名前 TikTok 员工告诉国会,该应用程序在中国间谍活动中撒谎


https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/10/tiktok-data-whistleblower-congress-investigators/ TikTok 的一位前风险经理会见了国会调查人员,表达了他对该公司保护美国用户数据的计划存在严重缺陷的担忧,并指出在许多人考虑在全国范围内实施该应用程序的时刻,有证据可能会激起立法者对该应用程序的怀疑 禁止 A former risk manager at TikTok has met with congressional investigators to share his concerns that the company’s plan for protecting United States user data is…

China’s Xi assigns premier job to close aide – DW – 03/11/2023 中国的习近平指派总理工作以关闭助手


https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-xi-assigns-top-job-after-securing-3rd-term/a-64953706 即将上任的总理是习近平的亲密盟友,在后者担任中国东部浙江省省委书记期间担任了三年的幕僚长。 虽然人们预计他会担任这一职务,但几个月前,在他处理上海封锁导致居民无法获得足够的食物和药品后,他的晋升似乎受到质疑。The incoming premier is a close ally of Xi, serving as his chief of staff for three years when the latter was the provincial party secretary of eastern…

历史上的残暴统治者之一——毛泽东 One of Brutal Ruler on a History, Mao zhedong


https://short-history.com/from-genghis-khan-to-pol-pot-the-10-most-brutal-rulers-in-history-cb598ef6a962 4. Mao Zedong —Dictator of China 毛泽东——中国的独裁者 Mao Zedong (Image: Wikimedia Commons) Death toll: 80 million 死亡人数:8 000万 毛泽东(1893年至1976年执政)把中国从半殖民地带到了世界领先地位。 然而,毛的政策造成了大量饥荒、监狱劳动和大规模处决的死亡。 20世纪50年代,毛泽东发动了大跃进,适得其反,导致了历史上最严重的饥荒。 1959年至1961年期间,超过5 500万人死于饥饿。 毛泽东的文化大革命(1966年至1976年)造成了多达700万人的死亡。 "当食物不够时,人们就会饿死。 最好让一半的人死去,让另一半的人吃饱。" — 毛泽东 Mao Zedong…

Three organisers jailed over Hong Kong vigil for Tiananmen Square victims 三名组织者因香港为天安门广场受害者守夜而入狱


Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were jailed for failing to comply with a national security law. — Read on www.newschainonline.com/news/world-news/three-organisers-jailed-over-hong-kong-vigil-for-tiananmen-square-victims-325159 The three were arrested in 2021 during a…

中国、缅甸、朝鲜在自由报告中被列为“最糟糕的” China, Myanmar, North Korea listed as ‘worst of worst’ in freedom report


This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The Chinese Communist Party plays “a leading role in promoting — Read on americanmilitarynews.com/2023/03/china-myanmar-north-korea-listed-as-worst-of-worst-in-freedom-report/ 在全球被列为“不自由”的56个国家中,朝鲜、中国和缅甸被列为“最糟糕的国家之一”。此外,在亚太地区的39个国家中,有9个国家被列为“不自由”,13个国家仅被视为“部分自由”。 Among…

Petition to remove Donnie Yen as Oscars presenter earns thousands of signatures 撤销甄子丹作为奥斯卡主持人的请愿书获得了数千个签名


https://www.nme.com/news/film/petition-remove-donnie-yen-oscars-presenter-earns-thousands-signatures-3410993 数千人签署了一份在线请愿书,要求将香港演员甄子丹免为今年奥斯卡颁奖典礼的主持人,因为他支持中国政府。 据英国广播公司报道,该请愿书是由香港活动家Tong Wai-hung发起的,他声称该决定“表现出对香港人民的蔑视”,Yen的存在将“损害电影业的形象和声誉”。 Thousands have signed an online petition to remove Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen as a presenter at this year’s Oscars due to his support of the…

中国习近平用武力威胁台湾,但也寻求和平”统一” China’s Xi threatens Taiwan with force but also seeks peaceful ‘reunification’


Earlier, the leader of the self-ruled island said Beijing must respect Taiwan's democratic values. 早些时候,这个自治岛的领导人说,北京必须尊重台湾的民主价值观。 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-s-xi-threatens-taiwan-force-also-seeks-peaceful-reunification-n953651 China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control but…

Taiwan permits more flights to China as ‘goodwill gesture’ 台湾允许更多航班飞往中国,以示”善意”


https://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-permits-more-flights-to-china-as-goodwill-gesture/a-64932665 The Taiwanese government on Thursday said it had agreed to resume more direct flights to China that were stopped after the coronavirus pandemic. It said this was part of a bid to foster "healthy and…