#FakeNews #Disinformation
China Tampers With #WHO Video, Removes a Crucial "If", and Falsely Claims Vaccine Success

China's state-run CCTV News posted a video on Sept 24, 2020 to their Chinese-language Facebook page, claiming that WHO had stated that China's COVID-19 vaccine had "proved to be successful" in current clinical trials.

The video was reposted by a number of pro-Beijing Facebook pages, with captions such as "WHO Top Scientist: New Chinese COVID Vaccine Proven to be Effective", "China is Great 👍 For the Good of the World".

However, Factcheck Lab compared the video disseminated by China with the actual proceedings of WHO's press conference, and found that CCTV had cut the statement out of context, carefully removing a paronwith a crucial "if". Moreover, stock footage is played over the resulting audio clip, carefully concealing the distortion of facts upon the edits made by the China-owned news organization.

In the CCTV video [1], the quote from WHO Chief Scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, was modified to apparently claim that China had already created a successful vaccine:

"... very active vaccine development programme and several of their vaccine candidates are in advanced stages of clinical trial so this is also of interest to us so we're following those very closely. Some of their candidates actually proved to be successful in the clinical trials that are going on"

The full quote of Dr. Swaminathan is preserved in the conference transcripts [2] and video [3] of the Sept 21 press conference. The parts edited out by CCTV makes it sound that the above italicized quote was not meant to be an assertive statement on its own:

"We've been engaged in discussions with China for the last several months because, as you know, they also have a very active vaccine development programme and several of their vaccine candidates are in advanced stages of clinical trial so this is also of interest to us so we're following those very closely. <b>We've had very constructive and open discussions with them and they have always been reiterating their commitment to global access if some of their candidates actually prove to be successful in the clinical trials that are going on."

Taken in its entirety, it is clear that Dr Swaminathan's statement was only acknowledging China's promise to share any vaccines that they might develop.

In other words, the edited CCTV video, as well as the reposts made by pro-Beijing pages, had deliberately modified the scientist's statement to make false claims of China's success, and is clearly an intentional attempt to mislead the public.

NOTES:
[1] CCTV News video:
https://www.facebook.com/761870613900500/posts/3972027886218074

[2] Transcript of WHO COVID-19 Virtual Press Conference, 21 September 2020:

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/transcripts/joint-covid-19-virtual-press-conference---21-september.pdf#page=16

[3] Video of press conference, beginning at Dr. Swaminathan's statement (0:42:44):

https://youtu.be/ia8DElK7SE4?t=2564

Source: FactCheck Lab, Hong Kong #30Sept2020 https://www.factchecklab.org/20200930/

#WuhanPneumonia #CoronavirusPandemic #Covid19Vaccine
#CCPLies #CCTV

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[Editor's Note:

As the WHO represents the world's concerted effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, such misleading reports only serves to undermine the organization's credibility and international cooperation. It is all the more despicable that it would come from a state-run media such as China's CCTV; such falsehood is an affront to any journalist's commitment to the pursuit of the truth, and ought to be widely condemned.]

The false video was first reported by Factcheck Lab on Sept 30, 2020.

Their original report in Chinese is attached as follows:

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#MassSurveillance #ChineseCharacteristics #CCPControl
Chinese Communist Party leader Urges the World to Implement Controversial #HealthCode

According to China state broadcaster, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping called on the world during the G20 summit for the implementation of a health code.

In Hong Kong alone, the Health Code proposal has sparked controversy for its potential infringement of privacy and freedom and issues with the collection and the storage of personal data by the authorities.

On November 19, 2020, Xi also said at the Apec CEO Dialogues that China must rely on a growth model driven by innovation while continuing to deepen so-called supply-side reforms.

Xi also said globalisation is "irreversible" and that China will not engage in "de-coupling".

Throughout 2020, China has come under criticism, particularly from the US, for the coronavirus outbreak.

Source: RTHK #Nov19
#WuhanPneumonia

#WuhanPneumonia #Covid19 #Vaccine
Peru suspends clinical trials of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine as tester develops neurological problems

Peru has temporarily suspended clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine made by Chinese drug giant #Sinopharm after detecting neurological problems in one of its test volunteers.

The National Institute of Health in Lima said on Dec 11, 2020 that it had decided to interrupt the trial after a volunteer had difficulty moving their arms, according to local media.

"Several days ago we signalled, as we are required, to the regulatory authorities that one of our participants (in trials) presented neurological symptoms which could correspond to a condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome," said chief researcher German Malaga in comments to the press.

Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare and non-contagious disorder which affects the movement of the arms and legs. Peru declared a temporary health emergency in five regions in June last year following multiple cases.

In the 1970s a campaign to vaccinate Americans against a supposedly devastating strain of swine flu ground to a halt after about 450 of those vaccinated developed the syndrome, which can also cause paralysis.

Peru's clinical trials for the Sinopharm vaccine were due to conclude this week, after testing around 12,000 people.

Source: Channel News Asia #Dec12

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/peru-suspends-clinical-trials-china-sinopharm-covid-19-vaccine-13757116

#GuillainBarreSyndrome #Paralysis

#WuhanPneumonia #CCPVaccine
#Brazil Health Regulator Condemns China For Not Being Transparent

Brazil health regulator #Anvisa releases a statement, criticising that China’s health authorities were not transparent and didn’t provide any information of the criteria for the approval of the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by China SinoVac Biotech Ltd since June 2020.

China's #SinoVac is conducting the phase 3 tests in different locations, such as Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey, but it doesn’t publish any testing result and efficacy of the vaccine.

The vaccine trial had been suspended because one of the volunteers died. After investigation, the authorities claimed the cause of death was "not related" to the vaccine.

Source: NOW news #Dec15
https://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=416739

#Huawei #MengWanZhou Caught Wearing 'Made in Taiwan' Mask

//Meng Wanzhou, who is the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, appeared in a Canadian court on Dec 21, 2020.

Most notable to Taiwanese observers was the fact that she was wearing a purple surgical face mask with the words "Made in Taiwan" in plain sight on the lower righthand corner of the face covering.

The fact that she was wearing a mask manufactured in Taiwan was extraordinary given that Meng is at the eye of the storm for an intense geopolitical rivalry between China and the U.S. and its ally — Taiwan. Meng's company, which is a national champion for China and has numerous ties to the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) and People's Liberation Army (#PLA), has become a major target of sanctions and litigation by the Trump administration amid the trade war between the U.S. and China.//

Source: Taiwan News #Dec21

Read full article:
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4019525

#WuhanPneumonia

#ThisisChina #Covid19
Chinese Netizens vow to kick “trouble-making Chinese patriots back to Hong Kong"

Amidst mounting COVID19 cases in Hong Kong, a group of around 60 Hong Kong citizens, claiming themselves to be “Chinese Patriots”, fled the city and sought “shelter” in China.

They were arranged to stay in a hotel in Longmen County in Huizhou for isolation. Although the hotel charged a substantially higher fee of $564 per night, its service level was said to be unacceptable.

On December 27, 2020, the group filed a complaint to Li Wei-wei, Huizhou City Party Secretary and their complaint letter, reprimanding poor service level of the quarantine hotel, was made public on WeChat.

The letter highlighted, "The Security guards threatened us with a baton; bugs and chicken feather were found in the food served; and no timely medical care was given to an injured young kid."

In less than a day, the complaint letter was removed on WeChat for suspected violation of the Cyber Security Law of the People's Republic of China.

The incident stirred a wave of criticism among netizens in China. Many questioned its validity, while others commented with hostilty: “Hong Kong people are too fond of making complaints”, “Prestigious Hong Kong people, you are not welcome”, “shall we jointly sign and kick these 60 people back to Hong Kong?”

Source: Stand News #Dec27

#CCP #China #Compatriots
#WuhanPneumonia

Wuhan Pneumonia - Tragic Wuhan style lockdown appeared in Sichuan, China; Chinese netizens were shocked: History repeated itself too soon

#Newspaper

(14 Dec) Wuhan Pneumonia (also known as COVID-19) spreads further in China and the situation is getting worse (instead of the fake official data by the Chinese government), shown by certain new lockdown policies by various local governments in China prohibiting people leaving their homes. In Sichuan, people in a blocked residential area sang in night together. The video was exposed to internet and many China netizens marvelled "history repeats itself so soon".

According to China Today, the Wuhan Pneumonia returned to Sichuan. In Chengdu, the Capital of Sichuan Province, while a residential area was blocked from any access for quarantine, the people sang loudly at night from their balconies and windows under the shining lights. The most interesting was that, they were singing songs from Taiwan.

After the video was exposed to the internet, many Chinese netizens were surprised such familiar picture happened again so shortly - this was the exact picture in Wuhan, the first place being locked by the CCP in early 2020. At that time, many Wuhan people started by quarantining at home and singing at night, but were eventually found died at their apartments. "The Sichuan is repeating what exactly happened in Wuhan, shortly. History always repeats itself", "it's terrible (just waiting to die like this), this does not even happen in America where hundreds of thousands of people died", "it was really like the screams by ghosts or spirits. To be honest, I’d rather quarantine at home quietly", commented by those netizens.

Source: The Liberty Times

Translated by: Hong Kong Echo

#WuhanPneumonia #Conorvirus #LockDown #Sichuan #HistoryRepeated

#WuhanPneumonia #Death
Serbian Pilot Who Welcomes Chinese Medical Workers Dies of #Covid19

It has been almost one year since Wuhan pneumonia broke out first in China and then across the world. #Serbia is one of those countries who have believed "China can help".

In March 2019, the country invited Chinese medical personnel to take part in their fight against the coronavirus. Back then, the pilot Svetislav Vranic who had flown the Chinese medical workers into Serbia waved the Chinese flag outside the aircraft.

However, Vranic died of coronavirus on the Christmas eve, December 24, 2020.

Source: Apple Daily #Dec26
http://tw.appledaily.com/international/20201226/VJ62YQMRW5BOFG36UYFEMBICWI/

#SvetislavVranic #ChineseFlag

#WuhanPneumonia #MadeinChina
China-Made #CoronaVac Only Scores 50% in General Efficacy Test

The Butantan Institute in Brazil announced that the China-made CoronaVac vaccine has a 50 percent general efficacy rate in late-stage trials. 

Reuters described the results as disappointing. The rate means that CoronaVac is only 50 percent effective when preventing patients from contracting mild cases of coronavirus.

Although the minimum target set by the World Health Organisation is 50 percent, the efficacy of the Chinese vaccine is way behind the vaccines produced by Moderna at 94 percent and Pfizer/BioNTech at 95 percent.

Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #Jan13

https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1570113-20210113.htm

https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20210113/NEWV4SZV4NDVDO67XEBGGWPBUA/

#Documentary #WuhanPneumonia
Wuhan medics undercover: 'We were told to lie about Covid-19 outbreak'

//Chinese medics have been filmed undercover for the first time admitting they realised coronavirus could be transmitted between humans but were told by the government to keep quiet.

Senior medics in Wuhan who witnessed some of the first cases of the virus were secretly filmed by a citizen journalist for an ITV documentary.

The medics said they were in no doubt how dangerous the virus was and that they were aware of deaths as early as the end of December 2019.

One said: "Actually, at the end of December or beginning of January, the relative of someone I know died of this virus.

"Many of those living with him were also infected, including people I know."

Another said: "We all felt there shouldn’t be any doubt about human to human transmission."//

Read the full article:
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-01-18/wuhan-medics-undercover-we-were-told-to-lie-about-covid-19-outbreak

Source: itv #Jan18

#Covid19 #CCP