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向美国媒体提供现金，因涉嫌监视记者而接受调查 TikTok showers US media outlets with cash while under investigation for spying on reporters

March 24, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://bgr.com/business/tiktok-showers-us-media-outlets-with-cash-while-under-investigation-for-spying-on-reporters/ https://youtu.be/s4Pr_nL45qA 更有甚者，据报道TikTok在本周向华盛顿支付了一大批影响力人士，要求他们在三天之内访问华盛顿特区，向立法者求爱，希望能避免禁令的通过。 TikTok的发言人Jamal Brown(h/t Politico)说:"华盛顿的立法者应该从那些生活将直接受其决定影响的人那里听到第一手消息。" "我们期待着欢迎我们的创造者来到我们国家的首都，帮助他们发出自己的声音，并继续为他们的生活和社区带来有意义的影响。" 近几个月来，包括美国联邦和州政府在内的各国政府越来越警惕TikTok，主要是担心推出TikTok应用的中国公司ByteDance所引发的国家安全相关担忧。与此同时，《福布斯》的一项调查首次报道了TiKTOK母公司内正在寻找泄漏源的员工对记者的监控。 What’s more, TikTok is reportedly paying an army of influencers to descend on Washington DC over three days this week, courting…

TikTok CEO on spying allegations: ‘I don’t think spying is the right way to describe it’ TikTok首席执行长谈间谍指控:”我认为间谍行为不是描述它的正确方式。”

March 23, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://bgr.com/business/tiktok-ceo-on-whether-it-spies-on-users-i-dont-think-spying-is-the-right-way-to-describe-it/?bgr-partner=flipboard For some questions in life, there is only one correct answer. Questions like: Does this shirt make me look fat? Do you still love me? Do you swear to…

中国供应毒品:美国和墨西哥如何合作驱逐芬太尼和解决边境危机中国是最大的毒品供应国之一 China Supplied Drug, How America and Mexico can work together to drive out fentanyl and fix the border crisis

March 22, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://nypost.com/2023/03/22/how-america-and-mexico-can-work-together-to-drive-out-fentanyl-and-fix-the-border-crisis/ 我们需要把制止芬太尼和制止卡特尔和制止中国联系起来。墨西哥是结束芬太尼从中国流入的第一线。追踪芬太尼从中国到墨西哥到美国消耗臭氧物质的致命途径和过去的鸦片贸易一样，芬太尼在中国制造，然后通过墨西哥贩运。它丰富了中国，增强了卡特尔的力量，动摇了墨西哥的稳定。它还杀害了数千名墨西哥人和美国人太久了。解决这一问题意味着扰乱供应链和支持网络。美国-哥伦比亚协议提供了一个范本，鼓励墨西哥成为完全平等的伙伴，以扭转芬太尼传播，同时也为利用美国资产逆转芬太尼流入提供了理由。我们需要停止接受失败和那些从中获益的人。两国都有解决一系列问题的能力和利益，这些问题都是双方可以解决的、不言自明的和自己造成的。 we need to link stopping fentanyl to stopping cartels and stopping China.Mexico is the front line in ending the influx of fentanyl from…

无视专家，中国突然退出零新冠病毒，夺走了生命 | 美联社新闻 Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives | AP News

March 22, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

一位前中国疾控中心官员说：“即使提前三天通知也不错。”“发生这种情况的方式令人难以置信。” https://apnews.com/article/zero-covid-exit-china-reopening-investigation-05e1bf6d14e3b77ade26b719093ac43b 很快，病人占领了急诊病房，病人分散在地板上。新冠肺炎抗病毒药物在黑市上以每盒数千美元的价格出售。中国疾控中心后来估计，在短短六周内，该国约80%的人被感染——超过10亿人。但根据一名前官方媒体记者获得并在网上发布的泄露指令，即使死亡人数增加，当局也命令官方媒体转移对中国突然重新开放的批评。 “大力宣传，”它命令道。“反驳美国和西方提出的我们‘被迫打开’和‘没有准备的’的虚假主张。”—阅读apnews.com/article/zero-covid-exit-china-reopening-investigation-05e1bf6d14e3b77ade26b719093ac43b Even three days’ notice would have been good,” said a former China CDC official. “The way this happened was just unbelievable.” Soon, the…

Christian who escaped Chinese persecution warns US descending into ‘communist style of governance’ 逃脱中国迫害的基督徒警告美国陷入“共产主义治理风格”

March 22, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

The similarities are very, very striking between the Chinese Communist way of persecution and the American leftist way of restriction and even discrimination," Fu told Fox News Digital. Fu said…

俄罗斯和中国如何战胜西方 How Russia and China overtook the West – UnHerd

March 19, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

A new world order is slowly taking shape — Read on unherd.com/2023/03/how-russia-and-china-overtook-the-west/ 对俄罗斯实施了制裁，并向乌克兰提供了军事援助：英国、美国、加拿大、英国、澳大利亚、韩国、日本和欧盟——换句话说，那些直接在美国势力范围内的国家，在许多情况下，这涉及美国的重要军事存在。自入侵以来，中国大幅增加了对俄罗斯石油、天然气和煤炭的购买，同时向另一个方向出口更多的机械、制成品和高端电子产品；他们促进了30%以上的双边贸易。两国还承诺通过上海合作组织开展重大投资和基础设施项目，上海合作组织是世界上最大的地理范围和人口区域集团，其中还包括印度、巴基斯坦、伊朗和所有主要的中亚共和国。今天，当习近平和普京坐下来讨论乌克兰的未来时，这意味着很清楚。中国和俄罗斯并没有与西方脱钩；相反，西方正在与世界其他地区脱钩。 have imposed sanctions on Russia and sent military aid to Ukraine: the UK, US, Canada,…

尽管天气变暖，中国的流感疫情仍在继续蔓延 China’s Flu Outbreak Continues to Spread Despite Warmer Weather – Bloomberg

March 19, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

China’s Flu Outbreak Continues to Spread Despite Warmer Weather — Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-19/china-s-flu-outbreak-continues-to-spread-despite-warmer-weather

西藏发言人在日内瓦联合国会议上多次被中国代表打断

March 19, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2023/03/mil-230316-rfa02.htmlhttps://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2023/03/mil-230316-rfa02.htm 强迫孩子们学习中文过去，中国当局关闭了为西藏游牧儿童服务的学校，认为他们的运作干扰了政府将牧民及其家人从牧地转移到乡镇的计划。近年来，当局关闭了提供藏语课程的私立藏族学校，迫使学生转而去政府开办的学校，在那里他们用中文授课。这些中断发生在理事会与联合国文化权利领域特别报告员Alexandra Xanthaki关于移民和文化权利报告的互动对话中。该报告确定了在保护世界各地不少于2.8亿人的文化权利方面存在的差距。 The interruptions occurred at the Council's interactive dialogue with Alexandra Xanthaki, the U.N.'s special rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, on her report…

据报道，中国军舰干扰了商业航空公司的无线电和全球定位系统 Chinese warships reportedly interfering with radio and GPS systems of commercial airlines

March 18, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11870693/Qantas-warns-crews-Chinese-military-interfering-planes.html Qantas told pilots aircraft had experienced GPS jamming suspected to originate from warships (pictured) operating off the north west shelf of Australia https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11870693/Qantas-warns-crews-Chinese-military-interfering-planes.html Qantas has warned its pilots of radio interference from…

被审查的中国人工智能聊天机器人. 对于中国的AI聊天机器人来说，政治受到审查| 科技新闻简报 For Chinese AI Chatbots, Politics Is Censored | Tech News Briefing | WSJ

March 18, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://youtu.be/xRrIOjXcSHk As companies all over the world race to develop their own versions of generative artificial intelligence chatbots, developers in China have a particular hurdle to overcome, Beijing’s censorship rules.…

新冠病毒起源于武汉市场出售的浣熊狗 COVID Origins Tied to Raccoon Dogs Sold at Wuhan Market

March 18, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

A new theory about the start of the COVID-19 virus points to illegally traded raccoon dogs at a market in Wuhan, China. — Read on www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-03-17/covid-origins-tied-to-raccoon-dogs-sold-at-wuhan-market 关于新冠病毒开始的新理论表明，在中国武汉的一个市场上非法交易浣熊犬。 A new theory…

世卫组织指责中国隐瞒冠状病毒来源数据 WHO accuses China of hiding data on coronavirus’ origin

March 18, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://theprint.in/world/who-accuses-china-of-hiding-data-on-coronavirus-origin/1453130/ 世界卫生组织(WHO)周五(当地时间)也向中国官员询问了3年前没有公开这些数据的原因,以及今年1月在网上公布后为什么现在找不到这些数据。在数据消失在互联网空间之前，一个国际病毒专家小组下载并开始分析这项研究。研究组表示,该数据支持了在中国武汉华南海鲜批发市场感染人类的非法交易的浣熊犬有可能引发大流行。但据《纽约时报》报道，一旦专家提出与中国同行合作，基因序列就被从科学数据库中删除，该研究小组未能取得最终结果。世卫组织总干事Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus博士说:"这些数据本来可以——也应该——在三年前共享的。他说，目前失踪的证据"需要立即与国际社会分享"。 The WHO, on Friday (Local time) also asked the Chinese official about the reasons behind not revealing the data three years…

Criminal Charges Expected in Thailand Over Chinese Immigration 泰国拟对中国移民提出刑事指控

March 16, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://www.voanews.com/a/criminal-charges-expected-in-thailand-over-chinese-immigration/7007882.html https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/25/chinese-kingpins-arrest-ups-political-heat-palang-pracharat/ https://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2022/11/01/thai-police-arrested-chinese-man-leader-of-a-multi-national-organized-crime-gang/ 泰国当局指称，他利用泰国高层关系操纵一个犯罪集团，将至少4000名中国公民带入泰国，经营附带业务，包括向中国顾客公开销售毒品的夜总会。他对指控不认罪，并将在未来几个月内接受审判。警方称，此次调查为中国公民在泰国建立非法商业帝国所利用的隐蔽的前线公司打开了一扇窗，同时也为当时在泰国建立"灰色企业"的人提供了可疑的签证服务。 https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/25/chinese-kingpins-arrest-ups-political-heat-palang-pracharat/ Thai Authorities allege he used high-level Thai connections to operate a criminal ring that brought at least 4,000 Chinese nationals into Thailand to…

习近平是个好领导人吗？中国聊天机器人是这样回答的 Is Xi Jinping a good leader? Here is what Chinese chatbot answered

March 16, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/is-xi-jinping-a-good-leader-here-is-what-chinese-chatbot-answered-123031600795_1.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-chatbots-run-up-against-chinas-censorship-f7ee1cea For experimenting, WSJ talked to four Chinese chatbots. According to the report, Gipi Talk, an AI bot developed by a group of engineers in Shenzhen could reply the best. However,…

英国政府禁止使用TikTok手机 UK bans TikTok from government mobile phones

March 16, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/16/uk-bans-tiktok-from-government-mobile-phones Britain is to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from ministers’ and civil servants’ mobile phones, bringing the UK in line with the US and the European Commission and reflecting deteriorating…

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

March 16, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

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

March 14, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

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…

病毒王国, 随着第六周感染率的上升，中国流感疫情加剧 | China flu outbreak intensifies as infection rises for sixth week | American Military News

March 13, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

过去一周，中国流感疫情的爆发加剧，因为一个大城市准备实施疫情式的封锁，以遏制疫情激增 An influenza outbreak in China picked up intensity over the past week as a major city prepared to enforce pandemic-style lockdowns to curb the surge in — Read on…

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?

March 13, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

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

March 13, 2023 | master | Leave a Comment

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…