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China Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hong Kong police fire LIVE bullets for the first time in three months of anti-China demonstrations as protesters clash with riot cops for second day running Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time and at least one officer fired his sidearm during pitched battles with protesters Sunday, one of the most violent nights in three months of pro-democracy rallies that have rocked the city. An afternoon rally in the district of Tsuen Wan spiralled into violent running confrontations between protesters and police, with officers several times caught outnumbered and isolated by masked youths wielding sticks and throwing rocks. Tensions escalated when police hoisting warning flags before firing tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowd, who reacted angrily by throwing bricks and molotov ****tails. There has been a worrying change in the methods being used by city police to break up the crowds, with one instance where several police officers drew their sidearms, an AFP reporter at the scene said. 'According to my understanding, just now a gunshot was fired by a colleague,' Superintendent Leung Kwok Win told the press. 'My initial understanding was that it was a uniformed policeman who fired his gun.' A protester throws a Molotov ****tail at police Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FanboyOf91 Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 They're so bad at (foreign) social. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 They're telling the world "You can't stop us now". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 I have to admit, "don't trust the Trumpite US" is a more resonant message than "Trust us, the Communist Chinese". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, FanboyOf91 said: I have to admit, "don't trust the Trumpite US" is a more resonant message than "Trust us, the Communist Chinese". It has the virtue of being true. Quote Will politicizing COVID19 save lives? They're not even attempting to save lives. They're completely focused on trying to save their Party's power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Wonder what China will say when Trump bombs those Wuhan labs in October to boost his poll numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 If you're Xi Jinping, you're feeling good right now about the US abandoning Taiwan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 China Trolls U.S. Over Protests After Trump Criticized Hong Kong Chinese officials and state media needled the Trump administration over race-related protests and looting that have engulfed U.S. cities in recent days, after weathering criticism and threats from Washington over Beijing’s own moves to quell unrest in Hong Kong. Over the weekend, China’s foreign ministry and state media seized the opportunity to fire back at Trump. Chinese propaganda outlets played up scenes from the U.S. of violence, burning buildings, harsh police responses and protesters decrying government as part of a broader narrative that western democracies are regularly plagued by chaos and unrest that would never be permitted in the mainland. They included foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. She retweeted U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus, who had urged people to stand against the Communist Party over its treatment of Hong Kong, and added “I can’t breathe” -- some of the last words uttered by Floyd before he died that have become a rallying cry. Click on the link for the full story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Why Is China Treating North Carolina Like the Developing World? In July 2013, Larry Pope, the CEO of Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in America, was called to testify before a U.S. Senate committee about the pending sale of his company to a Chinese conglomerate now known as WH Group. The $7.1 billion purchase, the largest-ever foreign takeover of its kind, had attracted concerns. The Chinese pork manufacturer had a checkered health record, allegedly feeding its hogs illegal chemicals, and Smithfield had a long history of environmental problems at its farms, including a $12 million fine for several thousand clean-water violations. But the worries did not stop there. The Chinese government had a track record of using nominally private entities as proxies for state power. “To have a Chinese food company controlling a major U.S. meat supplier, without shareholder accountability, is a bit concerning,” said Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. “A safe and sustainable food supply is critical to national security. How might this deal impact our national security?” In a measured Southern drawl, Pope explained that the deal was a win for everyone. Pork markets were declining in America, while China had become the largest pork consumer in the world. The takeover would create jobs in rural America by opening a vast market. When senators pressed Pope about whether the takeover was being directed by the Chinese government, the executive laughed it off. He promised both companies would respect the health of the communities and the environment surrounding hog farms. A few months later, the deal was approved. Questions soon emerged about the transaction. China’s national economy is directed by Five-Year Plans, economic blueprints handed down by the government that private companies are expected to follow. In 2011, as the nation’s billion-plus citizens continued to forge a stable middle class of pork consumers, the government issued a plan directing Chinese companies to buy foreign food producers and farmland. In two years, Chinese nationals went from owning $81 million worth of American farmland to nearly $1.4 billion, including the Smithfield purchase. Despite Pope’s denials of Chinese-government involvement, the nation’s central bank had approved a $4 billion cash loan to fund the acquisition, a transaction its 2013 annual report described as a “social responsibility.” The investigative news organization Reveal uncovered documents showing that WH Group receives guidance from the government, which a company executive explained was because “pork is considered a national-security issue in China.” Today, Smithfield sends more than a quarter of its pork abroad, especially to China, which received nearly 300,000 tons in 2016. Part of what made the company such an attractive target is that it’s about 50 percent cheaper to raise hogs in North Carolina than in China. This is due to less-expensive pig-feed prices and larger farms, but it’s also because of loose business and environmental regulations, especially in red states, which have made the U.S. an increasingly attractive place for foreign companies to offshore costly and harmful business practices. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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