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Attacker Spreads Manure at Pro-democracy, Pro-Hong Kong Restaurant in #Taiwan
A masked assailant dashed into a restaurant in Taiwan's capital Taipei on Oct 16, 2020 and spattered chicken manure over kitchen equipment and the staff.
The restaurant announced on Facebook that it will close for 1 week for necessary cleaning work.
The restaurant #Aegis was launched in 2020. It offers assistance to young people from Hong Kong who have been relocated to Taiwan after participating in last year’s pro-democracy protests.
Taipei’s city government condemned the attack and ordered the police to use “full resources” in hunting down the assailant.
A suspect was swiftly arrested in less than 12 hours. 3 more suspects masterminding behind the scene were also arrested on Oct 17, 2020.
Source: Stand News #Oct16
Attacker Spreads Manure at Pro-democracy, Pro-Hong Kong Restaurant in #Taiwan
A masked assailant dashed into a restaurant in Taiwan's capital Taipei on Oct 16, 2020 and spattered chicken manure over kitchen equipment and the staff.
The restaurant announced on Facebook that it will close for 1 week for necessary cleaning work.
The restaurant #Aegis was launched in 2020. It offers assistance to young people from Hong Kong who have been relocated to Taiwan after participating in last year’s pro-democracy protests.
Taipei’s city government condemned the attack and ordered the police to use “full resources” in hunting down the assailant.
A suspect was swiftly arrested in less than 12 hours. 3 more suspects masterminding behind the scene were also arrested on Oct 17, 2020.
Source: Stand News #Oct16
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#CrossStrait
Entry Denial for a Taiwan military chartered flight into Hong Kong Flight Information Region
As the tension across the strait continue to heat up, a Taiwan military chartered flight heading for Dongsha Island Airport was reportedly denied entry into Hong Kong Flight Information Region.
The plane was requested to return to Kaohsiung Xiaogang Airport in Taiwan.
The Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department responded to media inquiry that upon receiving Taiwan's civil aviation authorities’ request for the passage of a military chartered flight into the Hong Kong flight region. It stated the required minimum safety altitude was not met.
The Hong Kong authorities added that prior approval and coordination is required for any flight to enter Hong Kong’s flight information region when using the flight path concerned. The Deparrment stressed that they have acted in accordance with established mechanism and procedure.
Source: Stand News #Oct16
#Taiwan #FlightInformationZone #PratasIslands
Entry Denial for a Taiwan military chartered flight into Hong Kong Flight Information Region
As the tension across the strait continue to heat up, a Taiwan military chartered flight heading for Dongsha Island Airport was reportedly denied entry into Hong Kong Flight Information Region.
The plane was requested to return to Kaohsiung Xiaogang Airport in Taiwan.
The Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department responded to media inquiry that upon receiving Taiwan's civil aviation authorities’ request for the passage of a military chartered flight into the Hong Kong flight region. It stated the required minimum safety altitude was not met.
The Hong Kong authorities added that prior approval and coordination is required for any flight to enter Hong Kong’s flight information region when using the flight path concerned. The Deparrment stressed that they have acted in accordance with established mechanism and procedure.
Source: Stand News #Oct16
#Taiwan #FlightInformationZone #PratasIslands
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Brazilian Federal Government Unwilling to Buy Chinese Vaccines, Only Buying Products Developed by British Pharmaceutical Companies and Oxford University
In an interview with local Brazilian media on 14th October, Sao Paulo State Health Secretary Jean Gorinchteyn confirmed that the Brazilian federal government had not appropriated funds to purchase the Wuhan Virus vaccine (CoronaVac) from China. Clinical trials of CoronaVac are being conducted in Brazil and the Butantan Institute of Sao Paulo State is in collaboration with research and development.
Gorinchteyn had also stated that in an earlier Ministry of Health meeting, the Brazilian federal government had confirmed they would only purchase vaccines jointly developed by British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University and were not planning on purchasing CoronaVac. Besides the guaranteed purchase of 61 million doses of the Oxford vaccines that the Brazilian federal government had already committed to, authorities are unwilling to purchase additional vaccines, but did not explain the reason why funds were not appropriated to buy the Chinese vaccine.
#WuhanVirus #Brazil #vaccines #AstraZeneca #CoronaVac #Oxford #UK
Source: Stand News #Oct16
In an interview with local Brazilian media on 14th October, Sao Paulo State Health Secretary Jean Gorinchteyn confirmed that the Brazilian federal government had not appropriated funds to purchase the Wuhan Virus vaccine (CoronaVac) from China. Clinical trials of CoronaVac are being conducted in Brazil and the Butantan Institute of Sao Paulo State is in collaboration with research and development.
Gorinchteyn had also stated that in an earlier Ministry of Health meeting, the Brazilian federal government had confirmed they would only purchase vaccines jointly developed by British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University and were not planning on purchasing CoronaVac. Besides the guaranteed purchase of 61 million doses of the Oxford vaccines that the Brazilian federal government had already committed to, authorities are unwilling to purchase additional vaccines, but did not explain the reason why funds were not appropriated to buy the Chinese vaccine.
#WuhanVirus #Brazil #vaccines #AstraZeneca #CoronaVac #Oxford #UK
Source: Stand News #Oct16
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Experts Worried About China’s Intelligence Network as The UN Global Data Centre in Zhejiang
The US government severely discourage Chinese mobile applications and cloud service providers in recent years, stopping the Chinese government from getting sensitive data. However, the United Nations Secretariat cooperated with China recently, established a global data centre in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, and the “geospatial centre” that uses satellite surveillance technology to process data from various UN member states. The United Nations officials who signed the Data Centre protocol are also from China. Experts worried that the data centre would become China’s global intelligence network.
A former reporter of The Wall Street Journal and a researcher at the Hudson Institute, Claudia Rosett disclosed the data centre location in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province last week. She criticized the plan was that China uses the name of the United Nations, to strengthen the scope of surveillance.
Source：Stand News #Oct16
https://bit.ly/34a54Kn
The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-uses-the-u-n-to-expand-its-surveillance-reach-11602111456
#UnitedNations #DataCentre #Zhejiang #China #Survelliance #ClaudiaRosett
The US government severely discourage Chinese mobile applications and cloud service providers in recent years, stopping the Chinese government from getting sensitive data. However, the United Nations Secretariat cooperated with China recently, established a global data centre in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, and the “geospatial centre” that uses satellite surveillance technology to process data from various UN member states. The United Nations officials who signed the Data Centre protocol are also from China. Experts worried that the data centre would become China’s global intelligence network.
A former reporter of The Wall Street Journal and a researcher at the Hudson Institute, Claudia Rosett disclosed the data centre location in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province last week. She criticized the plan was that China uses the name of the United Nations, to strengthen the scope of surveillance.
Source：Stand News #Oct16
https://bit.ly/34a54Kn
The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-uses-the-u-n-to-expand-its-surveillance-reach-11602111456
#UnitedNations #DataCentre #Zhejiang #China #Survelliance #ClaudiaRosett
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UAE Donates COVID-19 Test Kits from BGI to Nevada, U.S. Government Warns Against Using it for Fear of Leakage of Patient Privacy
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) donated 250,000 doses of Chinese-made COVID-19 test kits to the State of Nevada. However, the officials from the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security privately warned the State of Nevada not to use this batch of test kits due to concerns over patient privacy, the accuracy of the kits, and the involvement of the Chinese government.
U.S. intelligence agencies have been warning that China and other countries may use test samples to learn about the medical history of the tester, illnesses, or genetic characteristics of the test subjects, but they have not provided evidence. According to an internal email obtained by the Associated Press under the Public Records Act, the office of the Governor of Nevada shows that the U.S. authorities are most concerned about the test kits produced by BGI Group from China, the largest gene-sequencing company in the world.
William Puff, a Homeland Security regional attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, sent an email to Nevada officials, “I hope that the leadership of the Nevada COVID-19 Task Force is aware of this. As a result, they can make an informed decision and know some concerns of the U.S. government."
Source: Apple Daily #Oct16
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201016/SC4B532XLBAOHIITX4SQTKBVUA/
#UAE #COVID19testkits #US #Nevada #USDeptofHomelandSecurity #USDeptofForeignAffairs #BGIgroup #Chinatestkits #AbuDhabi #COVID19 #WuhanCoronavirus #WilliamPuff
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) donated 250,000 doses of Chinese-made COVID-19 test kits to the State of Nevada. However, the officials from the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security privately warned the State of Nevada not to use this batch of test kits due to concerns over patient privacy, the accuracy of the kits, and the involvement of the Chinese government.
U.S. intelligence agencies have been warning that China and other countries may use test samples to learn about the medical history of the tester, illnesses, or genetic characteristics of the test subjects, but they have not provided evidence. According to an internal email obtained by the Associated Press under the Public Records Act, the office of the Governor of Nevada shows that the U.S. authorities are most concerned about the test kits produced by BGI Group from China, the largest gene-sequencing company in the world.
William Puff, a Homeland Security regional attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, sent an email to Nevada officials, “I hope that the leadership of the Nevada COVID-19 Task Force is aware of this. As a result, they can make an informed decision and know some concerns of the U.S. government."
Source: Apple Daily #Oct16
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201016/SC4B532XLBAOHIITX4SQTKBVUA/
#UAE #COVID19testkits #US #Nevada #USDeptofHomelandSecurity #USDeptofForeignAffairs #BGIgroup #Chinatestkits #AbuDhabi #COVID19 #WuhanCoronavirus #WilliamPuff
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China becomes an issue in B.C. election as anti-Beijing activists challenge candidates
The “No BC for Xi” campaign lists Candidates from all parties and labels them as to whether or not they are “CCP leaning” or “against CCP interference”.
The group including the Canada Tibet Committee, Canada Friends of Hong Kong, Alliance Canada Hong Kong imitated this campaign and said in its website, “join us in demanding BC’s candidates to take a stand against CCP’s human rights violations and foreign infiltration into our institutions.”
A volunteer of the group said, “The Chinese Communist Party is not just a threat to people within China.”
As of Thursday afternoon, 11 candidates are marked as “CCP leaning,” while 44 are marked “against CCP interference”. The remaining candidates (~300) have either declined to respond or the campaign is awaiting a response from them.
Source: National Post #Oct16
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/china-becomes-an-issue-in-b-c-election-as-anti-beijing-activists-challenge-candidates
#Canada #BCelection #CCP #China
The “No BC for Xi” campaign lists Candidates from all parties and labels them as to whether or not they are “CCP leaning” or “against CCP interference”.
The group including the Canada Tibet Committee, Canada Friends of Hong Kong, Alliance Canada Hong Kong imitated this campaign and said in its website, “join us in demanding BC’s candidates to take a stand against CCP’s human rights violations and foreign infiltration into our institutions.”
A volunteer of the group said, “The Chinese Communist Party is not just a threat to people within China.”
As of Thursday afternoon, 11 candidates are marked as “CCP leaning,” while 44 are marked “against CCP interference”. The remaining candidates (~300) have either declined to respond or the campaign is awaiting a response from them.
Source: National Post #Oct16
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/china-becomes-an-issue-in-b-c-election-as-anti-beijing-activists-challenge-candidates
#Canada #BCelection #CCP #China
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China becomes an issue in B.C. election as anti-Beijing activists challenge candidates
The 'No BC for Xi' campaign lists candidates from all parties and labels them as to whether or not they are 'CCP leaning' or 'against CCP interference'
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James Bond Has No Time for China
The final James Bond outing for Daniel Craig, “No Time to Die,” also marks a notable milestone for Bondian geopolitics: The franchise just completed a five-movie arc with a single lead actor, and amid all the globe-trotting and intrigue you would barely know that China existed. Shanghai and Macau were brief backdrops, and one villain had been tortured, offstage and in the past, by Chinese security forces — but overall a series released across the years of China’s rise gave little hint that America’s leading rival mattered any more than any other exotic Bondian locale.
Source: NYTimes #Oct16
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/opinion/james-bond-china.html
#JamesBond #China #Russia #KGB
The final James Bond outing for Daniel Craig, “No Time to Die,” also marks a notable milestone for Bondian geopolitics: The franchise just completed a five-movie arc with a single lead actor, and amid all the globe-trotting and intrigue you would barely know that China existed. Shanghai and Macau were brief backdrops, and one villain had been tortured, offstage and in the past, by Chinese security forces — but overall a series released across the years of China’s rise gave little hint that America’s leading rival mattered any more than any other exotic Bondian locale.
Source: NYTimes #Oct16
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/opinion/james-bond-china.html
#JamesBond #China #Russia #KGB