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TRUTH AND TRADITION $3.00 PHILIP FONG/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES CHINA Mainland Chinese Lawyer Expresses TRUTH and TRADITION Hope That Hong A CURE FOR Kong Protests FAKE NEWS Could Bring SYNDROME Change to China OLIVIA LI GET YOUR While Hong Kong demonstrators were holding a rally and parade on COPY Dec. 1 thanking the U.S. govern- ment for its support, a lawyer from NOW! mainland China said he hoped that Hongkongers’ fight for freedom and SUBSCRIBE TODAY democracy will bring a change in ReadEpoch.com.au Continued on A4 02 8988 5600

US-CHINA In 25 US Senators the NEWS People take part in a march from Tsim Sha Tsui to Hung Hom in Hong Kong on Dec. 1, 2019. Press for Probe Into China’s Corporate See HONG KONG PROTESTS PUZZLES Ranking System on B6 EVA FU 380,000 Hongkongers March to Renew A group of 25 senators is urging the U.S. administration to launch a “I believe...that they probe into China’s corporate social [Navy SEALs] came Calls for Freedom and Democracy credit system, in “grave concern” in six times to try for the threats it could pose to U.S. to get us, and that companies and workers. a number of times, An estimated 380,000 take to streets to rejuvenate protest In a Dec. 2 letter to trade represen- they missed us only tative Robert Lighthizer, the sena- by hours.” movement; police block the march Continued on A6 ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Timothy Weeks, a teacher from Wagga Wagga, on his ANNIE WU & FRANK FANG ordeal in Afghanistan as a Taliban hostage ONG KONG—Hundreds of thou- marched off along Salisbury Road sands of protesters took to the to the Hong Kong Colosseum, which Protesters could AU | A2 streets on Dec. 1 afternoon, in an is located in Hung Hom, Kowloon. be heard shouting H effort to rejuvenate their movement Protesters could be heard shouting slogans such that started nearly six months ago. slogans such as “disband the police Under the theme of “Never Forget force,” and “the heavens will elimi- as “disband the There’s no need for Why You Started,” protesters gath- nate the Chinese Communist Party, police force,” and A protester holds a poster at the South- anyone other than ered at a landmark clock tower in let the entire Party die.” New Zealanders to “the heavens will orn Playground in Hong Kong on Oct. 15, the Tsim Sha Tsui neighbourhood. The peaceful march, which was 2019, during a rally in support of NBA donate to our politi- At around 3:30 p.m. local time, organised by a local netizen who eliminate the Chinese basketball Rockets general manager cal parties or seek they began walking out and then Continued on A5 Daryl Morey. to influence our Communist Party.” elections. Andrew Little, New Zealand Justice Minister, on the SIMON DAWSON - WPA POOL/GETTY IMAGES recent ban of foreign dona- OPINION tions to N.Z. politicians Gratitude Versus Entitlement AU | A2 British Prime Min- ister Boris John- son, Home Secretary PAUL ADAMS A weeklong Priti Patel, (L) and City of London com- Commentary missioner Ian Dyson We have much to be grateful for. CRACKDOWN (R) visit the scene We acquire, largely by of yesterday’s Lon- Developing and practicing grati- on demonstrators in Iran don Bridge stabbing tude as a habit and outlook on life inheritance and from has left over 200 people attack in London, is important to our well-being and others, the conceptual dead as Iran’s security England, on Nov. 30, that of society. So why do we teach forces went on a “killing 2019. children and young people the op- tools that enable us to spree,” according to Am- posite: an attitude of entitlement think rationally. nesty International. TERROR IN LONDON and grievance, of resentment and victimhood? WORLD | A3 People Convicted of Terror Crimes Should the unencumbered, autonomous Reasons for Gratitude individuals we sometimes in our Serve Full Prison Terms, UK’s Johnson Says We may be grateful for our own life individualism imagine, with no With and for the fact of life itself; grateful debt, even of gratitude, that we ZACHARY STIEBER near London Bridge. that there is anything at all rather didn’t ourselves choose to take A FLICK “It’s clear to me this guy was than nothing. We are grateful, if on. We are, as philosopher Alas- People in the United Kingdom im- out—he served half of his sentence, we pause to reflect on them, for dair MacIntyre puts it, dependent of a switch, China could prisoned on terrorism convictions he was out on automatic, early re- our vision and other senses, for rational animals. We depend on remotely turn off the shouldn’t be released early from lease—and I have long said that this our mind and knowledge. We ap- others for life and love, for our Phillippines energy grid, their sentences, British Prime Min- system isn’t working,” Johnson told preciate our mental and physical language and culture. We ac- the president of Philip- ister Boris Johnson said, one day af- reporters on Nov. 30, standing near health, perhaps most when they are quire, largely by inheritance and pines’ state-run National ter a criminal who was let out early the scene of the stabbing. compromised. from others, the conceptual tools Transmission Corporation stabbed people at Fishmongers’ Hall Continued on A3 We are born, live, and die, not as Continued on A12 has confirmed.

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HAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY IMAGES New Zealand to Limit Foreign Political Donations on Interference Concerns

ISABEL VAN BRUGEN New Zealand moved to ban foreign We need to protect donations to politicians and tighten the integrity of our disclosure rules for political ad- vertising, as concerns over foreign elections. These interference intensify ahead of an changes will reduce election next year. the risk of foreign News that the legislation was in- troduced to Parliament on Dec. 3 money influencing our was announced by Justice Minister election outcomes. Andrew Little in a statement. The bill prohibits foreigners from Andrew Little, New Zealand making donations to political par- Justice Minister ties and candidates of more than NZ$50, a fraction of the current Minister of Justice Andrew Little speaks during a press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Aug. 5, NZ$1,500 threshold. 2019. “There’s no need for anyone other than New Zealanders to donate to heard there are credible reports of of Justice publication. should be required that an annual our political parties or seek to in- interference campaigns in the elec- financial disclosure be submitted fluence our elections,” Little said. tions of other countries, and these Bill Raises Concerns by members of Parliament, leaders “The risk of foreign interference in attempts are increasing in their so- News of the legislation in New Zea- of political parties, local politicians, elections is a growing international phistication,” Little said. land has sparked concern from aca- and their spouses. phenomenon and can take many The justice minister argued that demics, who say more can be done “They should also be required to forms, including donations. New New Zealand must be protected to safeguard the region against for- provide an annual disclosure of paid Zealand is not immune from this from this “risk to our democracy.” eign interference. overseas trips by foreign organisa- risk.” “We need to protect the integrity “A good start, more needs to be tions,” Brady wrote, adding that due Ahead of New Zealand’s next gen- of our elections. These changes will done to make our democracy resil- diligence on all donations should be eral election in late 2020, the legisla- reduce the risk of foreign money in- ient against foreign interference,” a requirement for political parties. tion would also require the publi- fluencing our election outcomes,” he New Zealand professor Anne-Marie Brady said the Electoral Commis- cation of the names and addresses added. “We don’t want our elections Brady said on Twitter. sion should also make it a require- of individuals funding election ad- to go the way of recent overseas ex- Brady, who specialises in Chinese ment that political parties provide vertisements in all mediums—it’s a amples where foreign interference domestic and foreign politics at the evidence they have “vetted candi- bid to minimise the “avalanche of appears to have been at play.” University of Canterbury in Christ- dates” for political risk. fake news social media ads” that Questions about New Zealand po- church, shared a link to a document The professor also pushed for the has marred elections overseas, Little litical donations were raised in 2018, she authored and submitted to the strengthening of New Zealand’s cy- said. after a lawmaker accused the leader Inquiry on Foreign Interference, ber defence capacities against the Party secretaries must also reside of the opposition National Party of New Zealand Parliament, Justice hacking of candidates or political New Zealand flags fly in in New Zealand, “to make it easier front of The Beehive during hiding a NZ$100,000 donation from Select Committee, in April. The parties’ private emails by foreign to enforce parties’ compliance with the Commission Opening of a Chinese businessman to avoid de- paper details what must be done to powers in China. the donations rules,” the govern- Parliament at Parliament in claring it. The National Party leader protect against foreign interference When visiting China, Brady sug- ment release states. Wellington, New Zealand, rejected the charge. “seeking to undermine our political gested that New Zealand local and “The Justice Select Committee has on Oct. 20, 2014. The ban of foreign donations to system.” national politicians and political political parties and candidates in She highlighted that funding is parties “take only a burner phone, HAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY IMAGES New Zealand follows similar moves “only one part of addressing the leave laptops and tablets at home or in Australia, which bans dona- problem of foreign interference in take a standalone device, set up a tions from foreigners of more than the electoral process.” dedicated email for the China trip, A$1,000, while Canada bars those “The CCP [Chinese Communist avoid public wifi, use Tor or other over C$20, and the United Kingdom Party] united front work operates secure browser, purchase a repu- blocks those over 500 pounds. at all levels of targeted foreign poli- table VPN, utilise encrypted email New Zealand’s ban would cover ties,” she wrote. and messaging services.” those who aren’t citizens, those liv- The country must adopt compre- Any devices taken to China should ing outside New Zealand who aren’t hensive laws against corruption either be “rebuilt” or “discarded,” eligible to vote, as well as unincor- and to manage lobbying activities, Brady said. porated companies with a head of- Brady said. “It should establish an “Getting the China relationship fice overseas. Anti-Corruption Commission and right is going to be one of New Zea- Last year, the ruling Labour Party properly resource it.” land’s greatest foreign and domestic had received a total of NZ$900 in A “Conflict of Interest Legisla- policy challenges in the next few foreign donations, while the Green tion” should also be passed, which decades.” Party collected a total of NZ$510, would push for financial transpar- according to figures from a Ministry ency, Brady said, adding that it Reuters contributed to this report.

Australian Freed by Taliban Believes US Navy SEALs Attempted Six Rescues

KATABELLA ROBERTS (an alternate acronym for the ISIS stan and Pakistan, and that their him well. An Australian teacher who arrived terrorist group), and was rushed lives were constantly at risk. “I know a lot of people don’t admit home last week after being held They missed us only into a tunnel under where he was Weeks insisted he never gave up this, but for me, they were soldiers hostage by the Taliban in Afghani- by hours. being held. hope of being rescued, telling re- and soldiers obey the commands of stan for more than three years be- Recalling the attack, he said: “I porters: “If you give up hope, there their commanders,” he said. lieves U.S. Navy SEALs attempted to Timothy Weeks, Australian believe now that it was the Navy is very little left for you. I knew that “They don’t get a choice. They were rescue him six times, he told a press teacher held hostage by the SEALs coming in to get us. I believe I would leave that place eventually. there because they were ordered to conference on Dec. 1. Taliban they were right outside our door. It just took a little longer than I ex- come and look after me. Some of Timothy Weeks, 50, landed in Syd- The moment that we got into the pected.” them were so compassionate and ney on Nov. 28 after being released tunnels, we were one or two meters The teacher thanked Australian such lovely, lovely people.” by the terror group last month as underground and there was a huge Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Weeks reportedly underwent an part of a prisoner exchange deal bang at the front door. and U.S. President Donald Trump extensive medical examination at with the United States, Australia, “And our guards went up and for their help in securing his and an undisclosed location after his and the Afghan government. there was a lot of machine-gun fire. King’s release. Weeks also thanked release and arrived home after be- Weeks and his 63-year-old U.S. They pushed me over the top into the leader of the Taliban and his Tal- ing transferred from a U.S. military colleague, Kevin King, were ex- the tunnels and I fell backward and iban guards, who he said treated base in Germany. changed for three high-profile rolled and knocked myself uncon- MILITANT VIDEO VIA AP members of the Taliban, including scious.” Anas Haqqani, the younger brother Weeks and King were abducted of the terrorist group’s deputy, Sira- at gunpoint in August 2016 outside juddin Haqqani. the American University in Kabul, “I believe, and I hope that this where they worked as teachers. The is correct, that they [Navy SEALs] Taliban posted a video of the two came in six times to try to get us, hostages one year later in which and that a number of times, they Weeks can be seen pleading with missed us only by hours,” Weeks Australia’s then-Prime Minister said, speaking publicly for the first Malcolm Turnbull to negotiate his time since his release. release. Weeks, who is originally from U.S. forces later confirmed that Wagga Wagga in the state of New they had attempted to rescue men South Wales, described hearing at a hideout belonging to a terrorist explosions and machine-gun fire group in Afghanistan in Septem- during one of the purported rescue ber 2016, but the prisoners had been attempts in April. moved by the time they arrived. He said he was awakened at 2 a.m. Weeks said that during their cap- by one of his guards, who told him tivity, he and King were regularly An Australian identified as Timothy Weekes making a statement on camera while they were under attack by “Daesh” moved to new locations in Afghani- in captivity. DECEMBER 5-11, 2019 WORLD | A3

Amnesty Says More Than 200 Killed in Iran Protests Amid Brutal Government Crackdown

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At least 208 people have been killed during a security crackdown on protests in Iran, Amnesty Interna- tional said on Dec. 2. The human rights group said that the “alarming” death toll was based Iranian pro- “on credible reports” it had com- testers gather around a burning piled after interviewing a range of motorcycle dur- sources, including the families of ing a demonstra- victims. tion against an It added that the real number of increase in petrol deaths attributed to the protests is prices in the cen- “likely to be higher.” tral city of Isfa- According to the report, dozens han, on Nov. 16, of deaths have been recorded in the 2019. city of Shahriar in Tehran Province, making it one of the cities with the An Iranian soldier stands been banned from holding funeral they were also due to the Iranian and claimed that “hundreds of law highest death tolls. guard overlooking a pro- ceremonies for their loved ones. people being “sick and tired of all of enforcement and police forces plus “This alarming death toll is further government rally organised Other family members are report- the corruption and fanatic ideology” innocent citizens were among the evidence that Iran’s security forces by authorities in Tehran, edly being forced to pay excessive and wanting “a change.” casualties” caught up in the protests. Iran, on Nov. 25, 2019. went on a horrific killing spree that amounts of money to have the bod- Amid the unrest, Iran shut down They concluded that security forc- left at least 208 people dead in less ies of the victims returned to them, internet access, preventing those es had used “maximum restraint than a week. This shocking death the group claims. inside the country from sharing in- and care even in dealing with those toll displays the Iranian authorities’ Widespread protests broke out formation with the outside world. who abused the protests to under- shameful disregard for human life,” At the time in Iran on Nov. 15 after authorities However, it has now been restored mine public safety and damage pub- said Philip Luther, Research and announced a new petrol-rationing in some areas, prompting multiple lic and private property is testimony Advocacy Director for the Middle the protests scheme which would see petrol videos and photos to surface on the to this.” East and North Africa at Amnesty began, Amnesty prices hike up to 50 percent. internet detailing the chaos. The Iranian regime was launched International. International said that The decision means that private Meanwhile, authorities in Iran with a combination of Soviet-style “Those responsible for this bloody vehicles are now restricted to 60 li- have declined to specify the exact subversion and the influences of clampdown on demonstrations although the protests tres of fuel monthly, while any fuel number of casualties or arrests Egyptian author, Sayyid Qutb, who must be held accountable for their had been triggered purchases in excess of this limit will made and claimed Amnesty’s fig- was a founder of the Muslim Broth- actions,” he added. incur an additional charge of $0.25 ures on the national death toll were erhood. Luther said Iranian authorities by the increased per litre. speculative. Qutb merged socialist politics have been unwilling to carry out petrol prices, they Authorities said the new scheme In a statement to Al Jazeera, the Per- with Islam to create the ideology at “independent, impartial, and ef- were also due to the aims to redistribute money to the manent Mission of the Islamic Repub- the core of totalitarian governance, fective investigations into unlawful country’s neediest citizens, how- lic of Iran to the U.N. in Geneva said according to Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, presi- killings” and use of force against Iranian people being ever it quickly faced backlash from that Tehran “has good reasons to sus- dent and founder of American Is- protesters, and called upon the “sick and tired of all citizens throughout the country pect the credibility of the reports re- lamic Forum for Democracy. international community to help of the corruption and who took to the streets to call for leased by AI [Amnesty International] Under this model, criticisms of the ensure they are held accountable. an end to the Islamic Republic’s due to its past pattern of over-reliance government become synonymous Elsewhere in the report, Amnesty fanatic ideology” and government. on discredited and unreliable sources with attacks on the religion, allow- claimed it had gathered information wanting “a change.” At the time the protests began, and because of certain in-built biases ing for socialist rulers to commit from families of the victims who Amnesty International said that concerning Iran.” crimes, and even murder, against said they had been warned not to although the protests had been trig- It added that Iran “fully respects political opponents, while claiming speak to the media and had even gered by the increased petrol prices, the right to peaceful assemblies” to be defending their religion.

DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES judges, said the case should be reviewed after eight years. Taliban ‘Ready to Restart’ “There is no doubt that anyone convicted of this type of offense Peace Talks After Trump’s could legitimately be considered dangerous,” Leveson said at the Afghanistan Visit time. “There is an argument for con- cluding that anyone convicted JACK PHILLIPS of such an offense should be in- centivised to demonstrate that Following a surprise by President “dead” after the terrorist organ- he can safely be released; such a Donald Trump to visit troops, the isation claimed responsibility for decision is then better left to the Taliban said Friday they are ready a bombing that left a dozen people Parole Board for consideration to restart peace talks with the dead, including one American, in proximate in time to the date United States amid the 18-year- Kabul. when release becomes possible.” long conflict in Afghanistan. But on Friday, Taliban spokes- (L-R) London mayor Sadiq Khan, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson But the Parole Board said in “The Taliban wants to make a man Zabihullah Mujahid said and opposition Labor party leader Jeremy Corbyn take part in a vigil at a statement that it hadn’t re- deal. We’ll see if they want to make the group is “ready to restart the the Guildhall in central London to pay tribute to the victims of the London viewed Khan’s case at all. a deal. It’s got to be a real deal, but talks.” Bridge terror attack on Dec. 2, 2019. “The Parole Board can confirm we’ll see,” Trump said after he ar- “Our stance is still the same. it had no involvement with the rived in Afghanistan on Thanks- If peace talks start, it will be re- People Convicted of Terror release of the individual identi- giving. sumed from the stage where it had fied as the attacker, who appears The Taliban, he said, only want to stopped,” Mujahid told the Reuters Crimes Should Serve to have been released automati- resume peace talks because Amer- news agency. cally on license (as required by ican troops are “doing a great job” Taliban leaders have been in- law), without ever being referred in the country. volved in meetings with U.S. of- Full Prison Terms, UK’s to the Board,” the board stated. “That’s the only reason they want ficials in Doha, Qatar, for the past Of 90 terrorism-related sen- to make a deal. So I want to thank week or so and said formal peace Johnson Says tences handed down from 2006 you, and I want to thank the Af- talks could resume, the report said. to 2016, more than 40 percent ghan soldiers for really—I’ve spo- “We are hoping that Trump’s visit were served by the end of 2018, ken to a lot of you today, and you to Afghanistan will prove that he CONTINUED FROM A1 the Guardian reported. say they’re really fighting hard. is serious to start talks again. We Richard Walton, who was head I was very impressed with that, don’t think he has not much of a “It does not make sense for carry out this attack,” Assistant of Scotland Yard’s counter-ter- actually. So I want to thank you,” choice,” said a senior Taliban com- us as a society to put terrorists, Commissioner Neil Basu said in rorism command from 2011 to the president said. mander. people convicted of terrorist of- a statement. Khan was shot dead 2016, told the outlet that releas- Speaking to reporters, Trump There are currently about 13,000 fenses, out on early release. We at the scene by police officers. ing convicted terrorists early also said that “we are meeting U.S. forces as well as thousands of argue that people should, that “The circumstances, as we cur- places a burden on law enforce- with them,” referring to the Tali- NATO troops in the country. terrorists serve the term of their rently understand them, are that ment. ban. “We say it has to be a cease- During Thursday’s visit, Trump sentence. That’s my immediate the attacker attended an event “Terrorist prisoners released fire and they didn’t want to do a met with Afghan President Ashraf takeaway from this and why earlier on Friday afternoon at on license place a resource bur- ceasefire and now they want to do Ghani, who wrote on Twitter that we’re working on increasing the Fishmonger’s Hall called ‘Learn- den on both specialist counter- a ceasefire, I believe. It will prob- the two leaders had “discussed the sentences for serious, violent of- ing Together.’ We believe that terrorism detectives and on ably work out that way,” he added. important progress we have jointly fenders. the attack began inside before he mainstream policing. A risk- Earlier this year, the White House made in our military efforts in the “I think that the practice of left the building and proceeded management process is used cancelled peace negotiations and battlefield” as well as the necessity automatic early release, where onto London Bridge, where he to monitor those released on Trump declared the talks were of a ceasefire with the Taliban. you cut a sentence in half and let was detained, and subsequently license, and the monitoring of really serious, violent offenders confronted and shot by armed high-risk offenders is extremely OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES out early, simply isn’t working. officers,” Basu said. resource-intensive,” he said. You’ve some very good evidence Khan’s conviction came after “In essence, however, former of how that isn’t working, I am he and eight other men plotted convicted terrorist offenders are afraid, with this case.” to blow up London’s Stock Ex- a worrying risk pool for MI5 and Usman Khan, the man who change in 2010. counter-terrorist policing. In- Afghan’s President allegedly stabbed five people Khan was initially sentenced telligence is often insufficient to Ashraf Ghani speaks on Nov. 29, was convicted for to an undetermined length of gauge whether they have any in- to U.S. soldiers as U.S. President Donald terrorism offenses in 2012 and time in prison, but he appealed tent to re-offend owing to their Trump listens during sentenced to 16 years in prison, the sentence and a court of ap- recent incarceration. Those in- a surprise Thanks- but was released last year “on peal revised it to 16 years, while tending to re-offend also often giving day visit at license,” London police said. mandating that he spend at ‘lay low’ for a period as they Bagram Air Field in “A key line of inquiry now least eight in prison. Lord Jus- know that there will be close Afghanistan on Nov. is to establish how he came to tice Leveson, one of the appeal attention on them after release.” 28, 2019. A4 | CHINA DECEMBER 5-11, 2019 Parents, Children Standing Side-By-Side Demand Hong Kong Police Stop Using Tear Gas

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Yellow balloons with the words “No More Tear Gas” were flying high as many parents and their young chil- dren held a rally at a public square in the heart of Hong Kong’s busi- ness district on Dec. 1. Hundreds of protesters showed up at the rally under the theme of “Children Don’t Want Tear Gas” at Edinburgh Place. At around 11 a.m. local time, they marched to the gov- ernment headquarters, shouting slogans such as “No tear gas, return the city’s parks for me to play in.” Protesters put up drawings voicing their opposition to the police’ use of tear Many protesters then tied their A girl holds a sketch showing no to tear gas at a rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong, on Dec. 1, 2019. gas on the railings outside of the Hong Kong government’s headquarters, on yellow balloons on the rails outside Dec. 1, 2019. the headquarters building. Among those attending the rally ing exposed to tear gas. particularly after the police siege Chau said the doctor did not really was pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Don’t ruin the next Parents have called on the city on City University of Hong Kong know how to relieve the phlegm Cheuk-ting, who took to the stage government to invite a third party (CUHK) on Nov. 12. Ho added that symptoms. to criticise how the city govern- generation. to carry out chemical tests to find she also has a one-year-old baby “The government should disclose ment has refused to publicly reveal out the tear gas’s composition and but she is afraid to take her out of the tear gas components so doctors the content of the tear gas fired by Ms. Lee, protester alleviate parents’ concerns. the house. know how to treat,” Chau added. police or the impacts of the gas on Hong Kong’s security secretary Another protester, Ms. Lee, 39, Chau stated that her daughter human health. John Lee said at a legislative coun- said she was worried about the sometimes loses her appetite be- The rally was organised by the cil (LegCo) session on Nov. 27 that health of her 4-year-old daughter cause she doesn’t know how to local group Social Worker Home police had fired a total of around from all the tear gas. cough up the phlegm and almost School. 10,000 rounds of tear gas since “Don’t ruin the next generation,” vomits. Organisers called on Hong Kong June, Hong Kong media reported. Lee said, while calling on the city On Nov. 27, U.S. President Don- police to stop using tear gas since Lee refused to answer when he government to stop using tear gas. ald Trump signed a bill (S.2710) into the oppressive tactic has failed to was asked whether Hong Kong po- Ms. Chau, 30, a resident in Tsuen law that will prohibit U.S. compa- restore calm to the city since mass lice had purchased tear gas from Wan, recalled how she and her nies from exporting crowd control protests broke out in June. countries other than China. He re- 3-year-old daughter were tear- equipment to Hong Kong police. Additionally, organisers said fused to comment on the chemical gassed while they were out hav- U.N. High Commissioner for Hu- many children have had allergic compositions and health impacts of ing food on a recent Sunday. She man Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in reactions to the gas, including the purchased tear gas. explained that at the time, most an op-ed published in the South rashes and sore throats after going One of the protesters at the rally, people near her were just normal China Morning Post on Nov. 30, to places that had previously been Ms. Ho, 32 who lives in the Chai citizens, not protesters with gas appealed to the Hong Kong govern- the sites of police clearance opera- Wan area, told The Epoch Times masks on. ment to conduct an “independent tions. They also expressed worries that her 7-year-old daughter’s eyes Her daughter now coughs and and impartial judge-led investiga- about the long-term health effects are swollen and often become teary. has a lot of phlegm, and is taking tion into reports of excessive use of for their children as a result of be- The daughter’s condition worsened a doctor’s prescription. However, force by the police.”

THE EPOCH TIMES Hong Kong protesters started this movement. It is very unlike- China Can Switch Off Philippines’ ly that a group of rioters would persist for this long. Therefore, I Power Grid, Official Says know that China’s media propa- ganda uses poor logic.” He said China’s education sys- NICOLE HAO tem deliberately turns people into ROMEO GACAD/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES confused individuals who lack A Philippine senator has urged for the ability to reason logically. a probe into the implications of “Within that education system, China’s part-ownership of the na- it is very difficult for a person to tional grid after an energy official grow up having normal thinking said China could remotely switch and opinions,” he said. off the country’s power supply. He speculates that more than A Chinese state-run company, 90 percent of mainland Chinese State Grid Corporation, has owned A lawyer from Mainland China who visited Hong Kong saw a pro-democ- are unable to see through the de- a 40 percent stake in the National racy parade on Dec. 1, 2019. He said he hopes the Hong Kong protest ceptive propaganda. “They really Grid Corporation of the Philippines movement will bring a change in China. don’t have the ability to see the (NGCP) since 2009. Workers install cables on the Transco truth. Many believe the protest- Senator Risa Hontiveros filed a power transmission line in Santa Rosa ers are indeed rioters, and that motion on Nov. 25, saying Beijing town south of Manila as the Chinese- Mainland Chinese Lawyer led consortium officially took over they are the cause of serious so- should not be able to destabilise a a 25-year concession of the Philip- Expresses Hope That Hong cial unrest,” he said. neighbouring country “with the pines’ national electricity grid as part “Even when I talk to some of flick of a switch,” Reuters reported. of the government’s privatisation pro- my acquaintances who have “Imagine a foreign country, gramme on Jan. 15, 2009. Kong Protests Could Bring received higher education and which is an unrepentant trespasser have earned advanced degrees, and aggressor in our seas and ter- Change to China it is very difficult to help them ritories, controlling our national the outlet reported. understand that China’s propa- electricity grid,” Hontiveros said Recent local media reports have ganda about the Hong Kong pro- in a statement, the outlet reported. said that only foreign engineers are CONTINUED FROM A1 tests is all lies. It may take a lot “It could sabotage our elections, able to troubleshoot, operate and of time and patience to change shut down our access to televi- control the grid’s power transmis- the mainland. ernmental organisers are only their views. Or when they have sion, the internet, and other com- sion network because its remote On Nov. 27, President Donald granted in the constitution but a chance to travel abroad, they munication technologies, cause operating system is located in Nan- Trump signed two Hong Kong never in reality. may gradually realise that Chi- the collapse of our economy and jing, China. bills into law. One of the bills, A Chinese lawyer who had na’s media is always very differ- undermine our national security,” Hontiveros asked about this is- the Hong Kong Human Rights brought along his young child ent from the outside world.” she added. sue and also about reports that grid and Democracy Act, requires the for vaccination in Hong Kong In spite of mainland Chinese The move came less than a week operating manuals have appeared U.S. Secretary of State to annu- was deeply impressed after being victims of media censor- after the head of the Philippines’ in Chinese. ally review whether the former watching the parade. Speaking ship, brainwashing and disin- state-run National Transmission Gatchalian said Filipinos were in British colony is “sufficiently on the condition of anonymity, formation, this lawyer is still Corporation (TransCo) confirmed control of the transmission line and autonomous” from mainland he told the Chinese-language hopeful that Hong Kong’s pro- that China has the capability to re- that manuals had been translated China to justify its special eco- Epoch Times that he is not mis- democracy movement will spill motely switch off the nation’s grid. to English. nomic privileges granted under led by China’s fake news about into mainland China, and bring The two countries are involved in An internal report to lawmakers the United States-Hong Kong the Hong Kong protests. some changes, “because at pres- a territorial dispute over parts of the also said the Chinese regime has Policy Act of 1992. It also autho- He said that many of his ent, China is doing very poorly South China Sea. the power to shut off the power rises sanctions on both Chinese friends accept the Chinese state in regards to freedom, especially According to the BBC, during grid “with a single switch,” CNN and Hong Kong officials respon- media’s labelling of Hong Kong freedom of speech,” he said. budget deliberations on Nov. 19, reported on Nov. 26. sible for human rights violations protesters as “rioters.” But he has As to parades, it’s impossible Hontiveros asked energy officials: On Nov. 26, the NGCP denied the in Hong Kong. come to realise that the Chinese to organise a grand parade in “Is it possible for our power grid to claims, saying it was “baseless” and Approximately 6,000 people regime’s mouthpieces are by no the mainland like the one he be taken down remotely?” “purely speculative.” marched in the Dec. 1 parade, means objective in their re- had just witnessed, he said. In response, Sherwin Gatchalian NGCP spokeswoman Cynthia which started in Chater Garden, porting, because he often reads Although China’s constitution on Nov. 20, chair of the Philippines Perez-Alabanza said on national a public park in the Central Dis- overseas media by using special stipulates that citizens have the Senate Energy Committee, referred television that the system was not trict of Hong Kong, and ended at software to circumvent China’s right to hold parades, local law to advice from Melvin Matibag, connected to the internet and could the U.S. Consulate with a rally to internet firewall. enforcement always apply crim- president of TransCo. not be accessed by remote users, thank President Trump and U.S. “Most Chinese people lack inal and administrative laws to “Given the technological ad- the South China Morning Post re- lawmakers for their support. logical reasoning because cer- deny citizens the right to express vancement right now in telecom- ported. American flags, pro-democ- tain parts have been missing their grievances this way. munications as well as in software, However, local media have re- racy slogans, and thousands of in their education since child- “As a result, as for China’s con- that is possible,” he said. ported NGCP CEO Anthony Al- enthusiastic rally participants hood,” he said. “Think about it, if stitution, it’s as good as not hav- Gatchalian said in certain situ- media saying that the head of the created a mind-blowing sight more than 2 million people par- ing it,” he said. ations such as war, disasters, and company could be granted remote for any Chinese national from ticipate in a movement, how can rebellion, the president can order a access to the grid in emergency sce- the mainland where parades all of them be rioters? Moreover, With reporting by Sarah takeover of the grid and electricity narios by using the system’s virtual and rallies initiated by non-gov- it’s been over five months since Liang. can be restored in 24 to 48 hours, private network. DECEMBER 5-11, 2019 CHINA | A5

LAM YIK FEI/GETTY IMAGES Chinese City Halts Plan for Crematorium After Clashes Between Locals and Police

NICOLE HAO Authorities in a southern Chinese The protest in city have withdrawn plans to build a crematorium after days of protests Wenlou—located by locals which prompted compari- about 100km north sons with the ongoing protest move- ment in Hong Kong. of Hong Kong— Last week, residents in the town came amid fears by of Wenlou in Guangzhou Province Chinese authorities clashed with riot police during pro- tests against plans to build a large that pro-democracy crematorium in an area officials had demonstrations previously said would become an in Hong Kong now “ecological park.” approaching their Footage shared on social media Riot police gather in the city of Shenzhen, China, on Sept.18, 2012. shows riot police apparently firing sixth month would tear gas, and beating protesters with spillover into the batons. Other videos show residents other industrial facilities are not informed locals that an ecological the riot police, an incident recorded throwing firecrackers at police and mainland. uncommon across China’s rural ar- park would be built in the town. by villagers on-site and shared on flipping over a car. eas, news of such events are heavily “At that time, our villagers were WeChat, a popular Chinese social Residents started protesting on censored by the regime. The protest very supportive. A lot of senior vil- media similar to Facebook. Nov. 28 and continued over the in Wenlou—located about 60 miles lagers [whose lands would be occu- This police beating angered locals, weekend even after local authorities north of Hong Kong—came amid pied by the garden] signed the paper who then stormed into the town announced a suspension of the proj- fears by Chinese authorities that [allowing the project to go ahead],” government offices before being ect on late Nov. 29. Demonstrations pro-democracy demonstrations in the resident said. chased out by police, the resident ceased after officials announced the Hong Kong now approaching their However, on Nov. 27 Huazhou city said. Then both sides started throw- withdrawal of the plan on Dec. 1. sixth month would spillover into government released a statement ing rocks at each other. On the afternoon of Nov. 30, local the mainland. which said the project included a The resident said he witnessed authorities released all the detained Footage shared on Twitter and crematorium. two students and two senior vil- protesters and sent them back to the other social media show Wenlou “We had fellow villagers who lagers injured from the clashes. He town, according to Hong Kong media China’s riot police dur- residents wearing masks and adopt- searched online and found out that also saw police detain a student, a Apple Daily. But some released pro- ing a drill in Guangzhou, ing slogans similar to those used by the emissions from a crematorium woman, and an elderly man. testers told the outlet that police told southern China’s Guang- protesters in Hong Kong. is harmful to the environment,” the “They [police] mobilised more them they were released on the status dong province, on Dec. 20. Protesters can be seen shouting, resident said. than one dozen riot trucks from 2004. Protests in China of “bail pending trial,” and could be “Liberate Mao Ming [the city where On the morning of Nov. 28, locals Maoming City, and [we had] more have increased markedly subject to legal proceedings. amid blatant corruption Wenlou is located], the revolution planned to gather in front of the and more villagers join [in the pro- While small-scale protests against and a lack of political and of our times,” an adaptation of a township government’s offices, but test],” said the resident. chemical plants, crematoriums, and judicial reforms. popular slogan used by Hong Kong were faced with about one thou- During the conflict, police fired STR/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES protesters: “Liberate Hong Kong, the sand riot police, according to the tear gas and water cannons, he said. revolution of our times!” resident. When the protests escalated, Like Hong Kong demonstrators, “We have never seen riot police in villagers found that they couldn’t villagers also had “five demands” our town before,” the resident said. share videos and photos of the for local authorities. These included: “They [the government] deployed clashes online, and no Chinese stopping the crematorium project, thousands of riot police, as well as media agreed to report the event, investigating the police over its use ambulances, drones, and riot ve- according to the resident. of force in quelling the protests, re- hicles [in the town on Nov. 28].” “The crematorium’s pollution will leasing the detained protesters, and The resident said that police con- harm our people,” he said. rehabilitating the construction site. trolled the roads inside the village, The resident added that the and blocked locals from going to the Huazhou City government had Discontent local government office. previously planned on building a A local resident who declined to “Only people who lived in the crematorium in another town, but be named for fear of reprisals, town centre went to the township failed after the villagers in that told the Chinese-language edition government office… There were town protested intensely. Epoch Times that days before the about 100 people,” the resident said. protest officials from the Huazhou Before 11 a.m. local time, an elderly Cindy Zhan contributed to this city government visited Wenlou and villager was beaten to the ground by article

380,000 Hongkongers March to Renew Calls for Freedom and Democracy

CONTINUED FROM A1 identified himself as Swing, had Kong Colosseum. “Remove the [Chinese] Commu- would not grant true free elections, been granted police approval. But Swing spoke to the press at around nist Party.” the female protester admitted that soon after it took off, police inter- The whole world is 7 p.m., saying that about 380,000 Asked about the message, the fe- the demand would be hard to meet. rupted the scene. A sizable force had resisting the Chinese people turned up for the march. He male protester said, “Hong Kong is However, she added that the CCP gathered, with at least nine police Communist Party. added that he got a call from the po- still being controlled by the Chinese is now experiencing challenges in- vans in the area. lice at around 4 p.m., telling him Communist Party (CCP). No matter ternally and externally. At around 4:50 p.m. local time, riot And we [Hong Kong that the assembly was illegal and who the chief executive [top Hong “The whole world is resisting the police suddenly charged at protest- people] are fanning needed to be called off. Kong official] is, the CCP will be the Chinese Communist Party. And we ers at an area near the intersection the flames. On Nov. 27, U.S. President Don- puppet master.” [Hong Kong people] are fanning the between Salisbury Road and Na- ald Trump signed two Hong Kong When asked if the protesters’ de- flames,” she said. than Road, which is right before Protester bills into law, one of them the Hong mand for universal suffrage could She concluded: “The world and Salisbury Garden. Kong Human Rights and Democ- be achieved, given that the CCP Hong Kong have to keep up the The police fired pepper spray and racy Act, which stipulates sanctions has clearly stated in the past that it momentum.” tear gas, before making at least two on both Chinese and Hong Kong arrests. officials who have violated human NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES The police then put up a blue flag, rights in the city. declaring that people are engaging Since then, two separate Hong in an illegal assembly. Kong rallies were held to thank Amid the chaos, protesters could Trump and U.S. lawmakers for be heard shouting insults at the riot passing the bills. police. Others said, “The United Before the parade was called off, States will sanction you guys” and Ms. Chan, a middle-aged woman, “Hong Kong people have the right to told The Epoch Times that she came free assembly.” At around 5:15 p.m., to the protest because she had to do an organiser called off the march. her part to support the movement. A stand-off between police and “Since the beginning of the move- protesters followed, with the former ment, the government has never re- occasionally rushing forward at- sponded to [our] demands,” Chan tempting to make arrests. Eventu- said. ally, at around 6:30 p.m., riot police She believed that the current at Salisbury Garden pulled out of protest movement will keep going the area. because of “everyone’s persistence At 5:52 p.m., the Hong Kong gov- and bravery.” ernment released a press release, A female protester, who only iden- stating that police had responded tified herself as a student at the City with tear gas after protesters threw University of Hong Kong (CUHK), bricks at police officers at an area was seen helping another protester near Mody Road Garden, which is write red graffiti on a road with the People take part in a march at the Tsim Sha Tsui district in Hong Kong, China, on several blocks away from the Hong Chinese words, Dec. 1, 2019. A6 | US DECEMBER 5-11, 2019 Trump Praises, Defends NATO Alliance at Summit

NATO HANDOUT VIA GETTY IMAGES ELLA KIETLINSKA In responding to a reporter’s ques- tion, Trump said Macron’s comment At the 70th-anniversary NATO was unfair to “a lot of different forc- summit in London President Don- es, including the man that does a ald Trump praised the organisa- very good job in running NATO.” tion’s leadership and defended it Macron stood by his statement but against criticism from the president agreed with Trump that “the U.S. of France. overinvested, decade after decade, In the morning Trump met with and it is number one, by far [in de- the Secretary-General Jens Stol- fence spending].” tenberg at a Working Breakfast. France is investing 1.9 percent of Speaking after the meeting Trump its GDP in defence and is increasing praised Stoltenberg for “doing a its spending. fantastic job.” Macron said of NATO that he Trump said that the contribution needs “strategy clarification.” of NATO allies to the alliance’s bud- “We have to put money, we have get had been decreasing over the to put soldiers. We have to be clear last 20 years and that a continued on the fundamentals of what NATO decrease would have had a detri- should be. And this is not the case mental effect on NATO. today. What about peace in Europe? He also said that the United I want clarification about that,” said States was spending much more Macron. on defence than other allies and it He also expressed his concern amounts to between 4 to 4.3 per- about the termination of the In- cent of its GDP, the largest GDP in termediate-Range Nuclear Forces the world. By contrast, ”Germany is (INF) Treaty, that put at risk Ger- paying 1 to 1.2 percent ... of a much many, France, and a lot of European smaller GDP.” However, Trump countries, that are now exposed to said, NATO protects all regardless “new missiles coming from Russia.” Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the NATO Lead- how much they pay. Macron also directed criticism at ers meeting at the NATO HQ in Watford, England, on Dec. 3, 2019. In 2014 all NATO members NATO member Turkey. reached an agreement that each MURAT CETINMUHURDAR/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS He said that the Alliance objective of them should spend 2 percent of is to “protect our partners against their GDP on defence, but not all external threats. And France will members have complied with this When speaking about do it, and we will have full solidar- requirement. Russia, Trump said ity vis-à-vis eastern and northern Stoltenberg said that since “2016, that “NATO should states in Europe.” Canada and European allies have However, Turkey is now “fight- added $130 billion more to the de- always be in dialogue ing against those who fight with fence budgets, and this number will with Russia ... [and] us, who fought with us, shoulder to increase to 400 billion U.S. dol- can have a very good shoulder, against ISIS. And some- lars by 2024,” which makes NATO times they work with ISIS forces. stronger. relationship with This is an issue, and this is a stra- Russia.” tegic issue,” said Macron. New Directions for NATO Trump said “ we have a very good NATO today is stronger and able to relationship with Turkey... We pulled adapt to the changing world and our soldiers out. We said you can “address a wide range of other is- patrol your own border now.... We sues, including the fight against put some of our soldiers around the terrorism, arms control, our rela- oil, where we have captured the oil.” tionship with Russia, the rise of Macron also said, that they “have China,” Stoltenberg said. “NATO a lot of cooperation with Turkey , on is the most successful alliance in France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, security, trade, migration,” but “we history because we have been able Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose as need clarification from the Turk- to change when the world is chang- they meet at Downing Street ahead of the NATO summit in London, Britain, Dec. ish side.” ing.” 3, 2019. “How it is possible to be a member Stoltenberg also said, “histori- of the Alliance, to work with our cally, NATO has been focused on berg said. strong and we have to provide a office, to buy our materials, to be -in the Soviet Union and Russia,” and NATO does not plan moving into credible deterrence and defence, tegrated, and to buy S-400 [missile although it is not new, the impact of the South China Sea, but the fact combined with dialogue.” systems] from Russians? Technically the rise of China on NATO’s security that China is getting closer to the Both Trump and Stoltenberg see it is not possible,” said Macron. has to be addressed as well. NATO region cannot be ignored, the importance of focusing on Arms Macron added that Turkey would “China is now the second-largest he said. China is present in Arctic, Control and would like to see prog- like to “block all the declarations defence spender in the world, after Africa, cyberspace, and heavily in ress on it with Russia as well as find of this summit if we do not agree the United States,” Stoltenberg said. European infrastructure. a way to include China in arms con- about their definition of terror- “[China] recently displayed a lot of When speaking about Russia, trol agreements. ist organisations—qualifying [the new advanced military weapons Trump said that “NATO should Kurdish] YPG and the others as systems, including new intercon- always be in dialogue with Russia Is NATO Suffering ‘Brain Death’? terrorist groups, which is not our tinental ballistic missiles able to ... [and] can have a very good rela- In the afternoon Trump met with definition.” reach the whole of Europe and the tionship with Russia.” France’s President Emmanuel Ma- Trump answered that he would United States ... and they also de- Stoltenberg added that “we will cron. meet with Turkey’s President to ployed hundreds of intermediate- strive for a better relationship In Early November Macron criti- discuss this and also the United range missiles that would have vio- with Russia. But we do that based cised NATO and described it as suf- States is looking into sanctioning lated the INF Treaty, if China had on what we call the dual-track ap- fering from “brain death” in his Turkey for purchasing the S-400 been part of that treaty,” Stolten- proach by NATO. We have to be interview with the Economist. missile system.

25 US Senators Press for Probe Into China’s Corporate Ranking System

GREG BAKER/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES CONTINUED FROM A1 future reports concerning port for the ongoing Hong if necessary, despite Taiwan China and bilateral trade Kong protests. having its own indepen- tors said that China’s social relations. The incident was the “lat- dent government, rule of credit system “raises fun- “Our American values are est in a litany of attempts law, and military. damental questions about not for sale—and that’s why by China to deploy its “American companies whether promised mar- we should track China’s ef- state and economic power need to decide how to re- ket openings and regula- forts to coerce American to bend American entities spond to Chinese attempts tory reforms on paper will companies into complying to its will,” the senators to stifle freedom of speech,” yield a level playing field in with their flawed system,” wrote. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) practice for American firms said Sen. Cory Gardner The senators also ex- said in a statement. doing business in and with (R-Colo.) in a Dec. 2 press pressed concern that with The senators also warned China.” release. a corporate ranking system that given the regime’s The corporate social Sen. Michael Bennet (D- in place, the Chinese Com- “disregard for the rule of credit system, initiated Colo.) said in a statement, munist Party could further law, checks and balances, in 2014 and set to be fully “China’s Corporate Social exert pressure on American transparency, and a free functional in 2020, will use Credit System is a poten- businesses and force them press,” the corporate social an algorithmic system that A man walks past an The first round of evalu- tially alarming develop- to endorse its political po- credit system could bring collects and evaluates cor- advertisement for ation has assigned a score ment given the country’s sitions. “a broad array of unjusti- porate data to grade both scheduled exhibi- to around 33 million com- escalating censorship of the In 2018, China’s aviation fied punishments.” tion games in China domestic and international panies, according to a Sep- media, internet, and arts in regulator sent letters to 44 “As a punishment for between the LA Lak- firms on their compliance ers and Brooklyn Nets, tember statement from recent years.” international airlines, in- individuals representing to roughly 300 state-deter- at the National Basket- China’s National Develop- In the letter, the senators cluding American Airlines, companies deemed ‘un- mined rules. ball Association (NBA) ment and Reform Com- made special note of the re- Delta, and United Airlines, trustworthy,’ the Chinese Companies with scores store in Beijing on Oct. 9, mission, a macroeconomic cent controversy surround- demanding them to drop government envisions that fall below a certain 2019. planning agency under the ing the National Basketball references to Taiwan as a levying travel restric- threshold will face penal- cabinet-like State Council. Association, which saw the country. tions, tax discrimination, ties, including restrictions The lawmakers asked the organisation bowing to The Chinese regime has personal sanctions, and on business licenses and U.S. administration to pri- Beijing pressure and apol- regarded the self-ruled other retributions. In this procurement opportuni- oritise research about the ogising for a tweet by the island as a renegade prov- respect, there are few pun- ties, higher tax rates, and impact of such a system, Houston Rockets’ general ince to be reunited with the ishments that can be ruled even loss of market access. and present the analysis in manager that showed sup- mainland by military force ‘off the table,’” they wrote. DECEMBER 5-11, 2019 US | A7

CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/GETTY IMAGES Trump, Commerce Secretary Send Signal That China Deal Can Wait

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wil- bur Ross on Dec. 3 backed President Donald Trump’s remarks earlier to- day that a trade deal with Beijing might have to wait until after the 2020 presidential election. U.S. President Donald Trump and Waiting until the election in No- First lady Melania Trump arrive vember 2020 to sign a trade agree- at Stansted Airport in Stansted, ment “takes off the table something Essex, ahead of the NATO Leaders that they [Beijing] may think gives Summit on Dec. 2, 2019. them some leverage,” Ross told CN- BC’s “Squawk on the Street.” Trump, Pompeo “Once the election occurs—and the president seems to be in very good Fault Democrats shape for the election—once it oc- curs and he’s back in, now that’s no for Having longer a distraction that can detract Impeachment from our negotiating position,” he added. Hearings During Ross’s comments came hours after Trump said that he had “no dead- NATO Meetings line” on the trade deal. “In some ways, I like the idea of waiting until after the election CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES President Donald Trump and Sec- for the China deal. But they want U.S. Commerce Secretary retary of State Mike Pompeo criti- to make a deal now, and we’ll see Wilbur Ross (R) speaks cised Democrats for holding the before U.S. President Don- whether or not the deal’s going to first House Judiciary Committee ald Trump signed a pres- be right; it’s got to be right,” Trump idential memorandum impeachment hearing at the same said Tuesday ahead of a meeting of aimed at what he calls Chi- time as his London meeting with NATO leaders in London. nese economic aggression other NATO members. The president added that Wash- in the Roosevelt Room at “The do-nothing Democrats de- ington is in a stronger negotiating the White House on March cided when I’m going to NATO... position than the Chinese regime, 22, 2018. that was the exact time—this is given China’s weak economic per- one of the most important jour- formance. neys that we make as president,” China reported its slowest eco- Trump told reporters before he left nomic growth in 27 years in Octo- Washington for the United King- ber as the trade tensions with the dom on Monday. United States hit its manufacturing Previously, Trump wrote on sector. Twitter that he will be represent- “The China trade deal is dependent ing the United States at the NATO on one thing: do I want to make it,” meeting “while the Democrats are Trump told reporters. Senior Chinese and U.S. officials attend trade negotiations in the Diplomatic Room holding the most ridiculous Im- In an interview with Fox Business at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Jan. 30, 2019. peachment hearings in history.” on Tuesday, Vice President Mike In some ways, I like “The Radical Left is undercutting Pence said that the president is le- place unless “enough substantive amendment bill disturbance” and our Country. Hearings scheduled veraging the strong U.S. economy in the idea of waiting progress has been made” in trade were “much to blame for the chaos on same dates as NATO!” he added. trade negotiations with China and until after the talks. in Hong Kong.” Pompeo said during an appear- around the world. election for the China Phasing out of existing tariffs has Ross said the regime’s retaliation ance on “Fox & Friends” that he “What President Trump envisions “always been part of things,” but the barring U.S. port calls was “fairly felt the move to hold a hearing in with tariffs is a means to an end, deal. But they want to core issue is whether the two sides modest.” the House while Trump is abroad and the end ... is free trade,” he said. make a deal now. can work out a “total package” that “That’s not a big deal, we can very is without precedent. On Dec. 2, Trump reinstated tar- is in the interests of both, he said, well live without the port of Hong “I regret that they’ve chosen to iffs on steel and aluminium from Donald Trump, President of noting that “the president made Kong,” he said. hold these hearings at the same Brazil and Argentina in response the United States clear he’s under no time pressure Earlier on Monday, Trump said the time that the president and our to recent currency devaluation in to get it done.” Hong Kong legislation didn’t help entire national security team will those countries, which were nega- Ross added that the president is trade negotiations with the regime. be travelling to Europe to London tively impacting American farmers, “perfectly happy” to continue with The law “doesn’t make it better, to work on these important mat- he said. the current tariffs on Chinese goods but we’ll see what happens,” Trump ters,” Pompeo said. “It’s very un- Ross said he was optimistic about if the right deal is not reached. said before departing for the Lon- fortunate.” a fruitful trade negotiation with Both Trump and Ross said that the don NATO summit. The president is expected to at- Beijing, given the economic prob- rising tensions in Hong Kong, where When asked whether the crisis tend a meeting with NATO Secre- lems in China, “particularly the anti-government protests have per- in Hong Kong and the persecution tary-General Jens Stoltenberg and hollowing out of supply chains.” sisted for nearly six months, has of Muslim minorities in the north- French President Emmanuel Ma- A steady string of international complicated the trade talks. western Chinese region of Xinjiang cron. He will also attend a NATO firms, including Apple, Dell, Google, Beijing recently vowed to react will be addressed as part of the leaders reception hosted by Queen Amazon, toymaker Hasbro have an- strongly to Trump’s signing of two trade deal, Pence told Fox Business Elizabeth II. nounced plans to shift part of their human rights bills backing the that United States had spoken out Later in the week, he will par- U.S. bound production from China Hong Kong pro-democracy move- clearly with respect to these two take in a NATO ceremony before to neighbouring countries, such as ment a week earlier. issues. meeting German Chancellor An- Vietnam, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. On Monday, the Chinese regime “The president has used essen- gela Merkel and will have lunch “That’s a trend that is going to con- said they would suspend U.S. Navy tially the economic dialogue that’s with representatives from Estonia, tinue, especially as long as there’s visits to the port of Hong Kong. happening between China and the Greece, Latvia, Poland, Romania, the trade uncertainty,” Ross said. The regime also announced un- United States and say: look, it’s go- Lithuania, Bulgaria, and the UK, specified sanctions against at least ing to be very difficult for us to do a Fox reported. He will have two Objective Unchanged five U.S.-based non-profit organ- deal if China doesn’t deal with Hong bilateral meetings with Italian Ross said that the tariffs scheduled isations, saying that they “played Kong peaceably and humanely,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to take effect on Dec. 15 will stay in an egregious role in the Hong Kong Pence said. and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Trump has long complained that European nations have to pay their fair share for U.S. military protec- Newsweek Demotes Editor Responsible for Inaccurate Trump tion. “The European Union, for many Thanksgiving Story years, has taken advantage of us on Trade, and then they don’t live up to their Military commit- ZACHARY STIEBER ment through NATO. Things must change fast!” he wrote last week. Newsweek demoted an edi- says that the story was “substan- “the story has been corrected.” written before knowing about A week ago, Macron complained tor who was involved with an tially updated and edited at 6:17 Inside the story, it’s termed as “an the president’s surprise visit to that the United States is contribut- erroneous story that claimed p.m. EST to reflect the president’s update,” not a correction. Afghanistan.” ing to the demise of NATO. President Donald Trump was surprise trip to Afghanistan.” “Newsweek investigated the She has not yet commented on “So as soon as you have a mem- “tweeting” and “golfing” on The piece still claims in the failures that led to the publica- her termination. ber who feels they have a right to Thanksgiving when he was ac- headline that Trump was golf- tion of the inaccurate report that Trump and his son, Donald head off on their own, granted by tually in the Middle East visiting ing on Thanksgiving even though President Trump spent Thanks- Trump Jr., both commented on the United States of America, they American troops. there is no evidence the presi- giving tweeting and golfing the piece. do it,” Macron told The Economist. “The editor was demoted,” a dent golfed at all on the holiday. rather than visiting troops in Af- “It wasn’t an ‘honest mistake’ However, his comments were Newsweek spokesperson told Trump left Florida late Wednes- ghanistan,” a Newsweek spokes- you tried to dunk on Trump and panned by Merkel, who viewed TheWrap on Dec. 2. day. Inside the story, it says the person said. “The story has been ended up dunking on yourself be- them as extreme. Newsweek didn’t immediately president golfed the day before corrected, and the journalist re- cause you couldn’t resist,” Trump The chancellor, calling Macron’s respond to a request for comment. Thanksgiving. sponsible has been terminated. Jr. wrote in a statement. “Notice statement “drastic words,” said it The editor was not named. Jes- It also says Trump was tweet- We will continue to review our how there’s never been a story “is not my view of cooperation sica Kwong, who wrote the piece, ing on Thanksgiving. The White processes and, if required, take that broke in Trump’s favour & in NATO and I think that such a was terminated. House said Trump’s tweets were further action.” had to be corrected the other sweeping blow is not necessary, Reports began emerging that pre-scheduled to send while he Kwong said what happened way? These aren’t mistakes, they even if we do have problems, even Trump was in Afghanistan at was on his way overseas. was an “honest mistake” in a are a very consistent pattern.” if we must pull together.” Stolten- 1:56 p.m. EST on Nov. 28. At the Newsweek said in a statement statement posted on Twitter, “I thought Newsweek was out berg also rejected the French presi- bottom of the Newsweek story, it to the Washington Examiner that adding that the article “was of business?” Trump added. dent’s claim. A8 | WORLD DECEMBER 5-11, 2019 THE WORLD In Pictures IMAGES; FINNBARR WEBSTER/GETTY IMAGES; TRACEY NEARMY/GETTY IMAGES NEARMY/GETTY TRACEY IMAGES; GETTY VIA SANKAR/AFP WEBSTER/GETTY ARUN FINNBARR IMAGES; IMAGES; MCGRATH/GETTY CHRIS IMAGES; GETTY VIA TRIBOUILLARD/AFP NATHAN EDWARDS/GETTY IMAGES; BRENDON THORNE/GETTY IMAGES FOR AUSTRALIAN MANGOES; KENZO

(From top L–R) A koala named Paul from Lake Innes Nature Reserve recovers from his burns in the ICU at The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on Nov. 29. Volunteers from the hospital have been working alongside National Parks and Wildlife Service crews searching for koalas following weeks of devastating bushfires across NSW and Queensland. An estimated 1,000 koalas have been killed, along with other wildlife. Bondi Beach in Sydney is renamed ‘Mango Beach’ to celebrate the first day of summer and the return of the annual mango festival, Mess-tival. From Nippers tucking into the juicy fruit, to messy mango eating com- petitions, the festival saw thousands of beach-goers celebrate the nation’s favourite fruit on Dec. 1. A male southern white rhinoceros, born on Nov. 25, is pictured in its internal enclosure at the Pairi Daiza animal park in Brugelette, Belgium, on Dec. 2. Protesters in Hong Kong hold posters of U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally at in Hong Kong on Nov. 28. Pro- testers gathered to say thank you after Trump signed legislation to encourage China to respect Hong Kong’s autonomy under the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ agreement. A man looks on at foamy discharge caused by pollutants mixed with surf at Marina beach in Chennai, India, on Dec. 1. Members of the public enjoy the interactive light installation ‘Illumaphonium’ at Royal William Yard in Plymouth, England, on Nov. 27. The light festival on the eve of American Thanksgiving in 2020 will mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower ship that carried puritan separatists setting sail from Plymouth for the ‘new world’ of America in September 1620. Firefighters try to contain spot fires near the Tallaganda National Park outside of Braidwood in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 30. DECEMBER 5-11, 2019 OPINION | A9 A Climate of Ignorance: How Schools are Failing Our Children

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As a father to two children just entering the school system, I often ask myself how well they will be prepared for the world they will inherit. Will they be given the tools they need to solve complex problems? Will their minds be developed enough to discern truth from fiction? Will they learn to be measured and moral in their actions? I hope so, but I am not entirely convinced. The best efforts of parents to produce accountable and effective global citizens can be hindered or aided by the education system. When the two work in harmony toward truth and empowerment, the next generation will have both the knowledge and mindset necessary to survive and thrive in uncertain times. But there’s increasing evidence that young people today are finding them- selves ill-prepared for the existen- tial challenges they must face as adults.

Education by Omission The school system is no longer the primary source of knowl- edge. The lineage of generational education took a quantum leap when the internet made the whole of mankind’s knowledge avail- able at the tap of a screen. Every viewpoint on any issue, from one extreme to the other, is avail- able for consumption. Despite its initial promise, however, mass information has not resulted in mass wisdom. Perhaps out of a genuine but A new four-story-high in animal bone identification and general of the World Meteorologi- misplaced sense of morality, edu- mural of 16-year-old polar bear researcher who has cal Organisation, recently voiced cators are increasingly present- Swedish climate activist written five books on the ani- concern that the climate change The school system should ing a carefully crafted version of Greta Thunberg is near- mals. She suspects her May 2019 conversation has been hijacked by recognise that and not be accepted truths while dismissing ing completion on the side dismissal from the University of climate extremists and their calls afraid to present students hard and uncomfortable facts, of a building near Union Victoria was because her findings for radical action. shielding students from ideas that Square in San Francisco, that polar bears are not facing “Now, we should stay calm and with balanced facts and California, on Nov. 11, challenge the “accepted” side of extinction runs contrary to the ponder what is really the solution 2019. perspectives around issues an argument. To their detriment, claims of climate change activists. to this problem,” Taalas told the like climate change so that they educational institutions have The loss of her position as assis- Talouselämä magazine in Finland. become purveyors of their own— tant professor in the Anthropology “It is not going to be the end of the can make informed decisions usually progressive—ideals rather Department followed her expul- world. The world is just becom- and come to their own than conscientious disseminators sion from the roster of UVic’s ing more challenging. In parts of conclusions. of knowledge. Speakers Bureau, where she once the globe, living conditions are There are growing examples delivered a lecture to high school becoming worse, but people have from the education system at all and elementary students titled, survived in harsh conditions.” levels where certain topics are “Polar Bears: Outstanding Survi- His statement, along with his treated as untouchable, or where vors of Climate Change.” denunciation of “doomsters and come to their own conclusions. an incomplete set of facts lead to Crockford’s research found that, extremists” who “make threats,” Like all parents, I have an a foregone conclusion. A case in despite broad assumptions to was a call for rationality in the intrinsic desire to protect my chil- point is the conversation around the contrary, polar bear popula- climate debate. Instead, he was dren from the hard truths of the climate change, which has veered tions are on the rise and actually vilified by radicals in the environ- world, but I know that those same heavily into the realm of con- thriving. Instead of being a cause mental movement. hard truths hold the key to the formist and alarmist thinking. for celebration and intrigue, this The point is not to argue about realisation of their full potential. The so-called fight to curb cli- news threatened the status quo. If the science of climate change Given the trend toward indoc- mate change has spurred many Crockford’s suspicions about her but to reinforce the crucial need trination in schools, one can only youth to action, motivated by teen expulsion are right, her research for keeping an open mind when hope that teachers and educa- activist Greta Thunberg. Mobilis- was deemed too politically incor- thinking through important tors will bear the burden of their ing to bring about positive change rect for students. She suggests on issues. Holding to a factually position wisely and help forge a is commendable and teaches her blog that “someone with influ- incomplete, politically correct side generation of empowered critical young people to be more than ence (and perhaps political clout) of an argument despite conflict- thinkers and moral actors. passive observers when it comes intervened to silence my scientific ing evidence leads to irrational to important issues. criticism.” decisions. Ryan Moffatt is a journalist based As for the climate debate, how- Because Crockford poked a hole The school system should recog- in Vancouver. ever, relevant facts that conflict in the prevailing narrative, she nise that and not be afraid to pres- with the prevailing narrative go had to be silenced. This kind of ent students with balanced facts Views expressed in this article are unacknowledged and are even reaction does not serve students and perspectives around issues the opinions of the author and do attacked. well. like climate change so that they not necessarily reflect the views Dr. Susan Crockford is an expert Petteri Taalas, the secretary- can make informed decisions and of The Epoch Times. A10 | OPINION DECEMBER 5-11, 2019

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the 22nd ASEAN-Japan Summit in Bangkok on Nov. 4, 2019. The Real Lessons From Japan’s Monetary Experiment

DANIEL LACALLE Commentary countries. 100 percent of the country’s GDP. The A recent article in the Unfortunately, the article’s “lessons” central bank owns almost 70 percent of Financial Times, were rather disappointing. These were the country’s exchange-traded funds and Government debt to GDP has “Abenomics provides mainly that the central bank can do a lot is one of the top 10 shareholders in the swelled to 236 percent, and despite a lesson for the rich more than the European Central Bank majority of the largest companies of the world,” mentioned (ECB) and the Fed are doing, and that Ja- Nikkei index. the record-low cost of debt, the that the experiment pan is not doing so badly. I disagree. Government debt to GDP has swelled government spends almost 22 started by Prime Minis- The failure of Abenomics has been phe- to 236 percent, and despite the record- percent of the budget on interest ter Shinzo Abe in the early 2010s should nomenal. The balance sheet of the central low cost of debt, the government spends serve as an important warning for rich bank of Japan has ballooned to more than almost 22 percent of the budget on interest expenses. expenses. All of this to achieve what? None of the results that were expected from the massive monetary experiment, Japan has many issues, none of them being inventively called QQE (quantitative and a “savings glut.” qualitative easing), have been achieved, If you abandon structural reforms, the even remotely. Growth is expected to be results will be worse. The QQE programme one of the weakest in the world in 2020, was based on three “arrows”: monetary according to the International Monetary policy, government spending, and struc- Fund, and the country has consistently tural reforms. Guess which arrow they missed both its inflation and economic forgot to implement? Exactly. Structural growth targets, while the balance sheet of reforms never happened, and when they the central banks and the country’s debt did, they came in the form of higher taxes has soared. and more interventionism, the opposite of Real wages have been stagnant for years, what the economy needed. NEED GIFT IDEAS FOR CHRISTMAS? and economic activity continues to be as The biggest lesson from Japan is not that Visit our showrooms: poor as it was in the previous two decades the central bank can buy equities and keep 10 Wiluna St, Fyshwick of constant stimulus. kicking the can further. The biggest lesson Jewellery & Gold | Chinese Antiques & Collectables The main lessons that global economies from Japan is that monetary and fiscal pol- should learn from Japan are the following: icy is not designed to kickstart the econ- Wine, Ports & Spirits No country can offset the problem of de- omy and improve growth or productivity Coins, Bank Notes and Stamps | Fine Art mographics and productivity with higher but to perpetuate the imbalances created debt and money printing. It simply kicks by excessive government intervention and the can further but leaves the economy transfer wealth from salaries and savings LIVE AUCTION THIS SUNDAY weaker and in permanent stagnation. to the government and the indebted crony Auction CATALOGUE AVAILABLE NOW at The technology and productivity chal- sectors. www.theauctionbarn.com.au lenges cannot be solved by incentivising The lesson from Japan is that no govern- malinvestment and government spending. ment can make two plus two equal 22, but It’s a massive constant transfer of wealth they can prolong budget imbalances for from the productive to the unproductive, much longer than logic would dictate. which makes high-productivity sectors The true lesson from Japan is that central stall and crony and obsolete sectors re- planners will continue to prefer to gradu- main zombified. ally nationalise the economy before even Doing the same with different names considering a moderate reduction in gov- will not generate a different outcome. Call- ernment size and control of the economy. ing the same policy something different The result will be almost no growth, poor will not make citizens get excited about productivity, and rising discontent, but the the economy. bureaucratic machine will be safe. The wrong diagnosis will lead to worsen- ing outcomes. When the government is Daniel Lacalle is chief economist at hedge surrounded by economists who tell them fund Tressis and author of “Escape From that the problem with the economy is that the Central Bank Trap,” published by BEP. there are too many savings, the govern- ment will decide to raise taxes and create a Views expressed in this article are the larger problem attacking consumption. opinions of the author and do not neces- With private debt at 221 percent of GDP, sarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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LillianStephen Fan Gregory, Publisher, Publisher JasperJasper Fakkert,, Editor-in-Chief Melanie Sun, Regional Editor GigiChannaly Fu, Layout Philipp Artist, At Home, Travel Editor SPECIAL SERIES Chrisy Trudeau, Mind & Body Editor Crystal Shi, Food Editor ABOUTSharon Kilarski US , Arts & Culture Editor How the Specter of Communism The Epoch Times is a media or- ganisationABOUT US dedicated to seeking the truth through insightful and Is Ruling Our World independentThe Epoch Times journalism. is a media organization dedicated to seek- Standinging the truth outside through of political insightful in- terestsand independent and the pursuit journalism. of profit, our starting point and our goal is How Communism Sows Chaos in Politics toStanding create aoutside media offor politi the -public benefit,cal interests to be and truly the responsible pursuit of The Epoch Times here serializes a translation from the Chinese of “How to society. profit, our starting point and our the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World,” a new book by the goal is to create a media for the Chapter Eight (Cont.) Wepublic endeavor benefit, to to educate be truly readersrespon- editorial team of the “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party.” aboutsible to today’s society. most important topics, seeking to broaden and upliftWe endeavor minds. We to educate believe thatread - rational,ers about balanced today’s most debate impor is key- 4. Violence and Lies: The Primary Communists claimed that they were and want to seize from the rich and give fortant fostering topics, seeking a healthy to broadendemoc- Methods of Control in Communist establishing a heaven on earth, but this to the poor, and turn the United States racyand upliftand a minds. compassionate We believe that Politics is precisely their greatest lie, and the into a communist country. society.rational, balanced debate is key In communist doctrine, no means are only fruit it has borne is a hell on earth. Alinsky seems to emphasize gradual considered too excessive. Communist Mao Zedong of China, Ahmed Ben infiltration rather than a bloody revolu- for fostering a healthy democ- parties publicly proclaim that violence Bella of Algeria, and Fidel Castro of tion—but in fact, he was a fan of vio- Asracy an and independent a compassionate media outlet, we use our freedom to inves- and lies are their tools for conquering Cuba all claimed that they would never lence. He was simply more subtle about society. and ruling the world. From the first establish totalitarian regimes. But once it. The Black Panther Party, a violent tigate issues overlooked—or appearance of the communist regime in in power, they immediately initiated revolutionary group, espoused Maoist avoided—byAs an independent other mediamedia outout- the Soviet Union to today, within only a high-pressure totalitarianism, purging beliefs and used the Maoist slogan “Po- lets.let, we We use seek our to freedom highlight to solu inves- - century, communism caused the deaths within the party and persecuting dis- litical power grows out of the barrel of a tionstigate and issues what’s overlooked—or good in society of around 100 million people. Commu- sidents and members of the public. gun.” However, Alinsky first favored us- ratheravoided—by than what other divides media us.outlets. nist Party members murdered, burned, Communist parties also cunningly ing the ballot box, with guns perhaps to abducted, and lied. They used every distort their own languages. Language be put to use later. His approach is thus We seek to highlight solutions extreme method possible. The degree manipulation is one of the main meth- similar to that taken by the Chinese Weand report what’s respectfully, good in society compas rather- sionately, and rigorously. of their evil is shocking. Furthermore, ods the communist cult uses to deceive Communist Party: maintaining a low than what divides us. most participants have no regrets. people—that is, altering the meanings profile before finally striking. One of We stand against the destruc- The lies fabricated by the evil specter of words, and even turning words into his rules encourages radicals to use ag- We report respectfully, compas- of communism vary in magnitude, their opposites. As the altered language gressive approaches to intimidate their tion wrought by communism, sionately, and rigorously. both in communist countries and in is repeatedly used, its distorted mean- opponents and eventually achieve the including the harm done to the West. A hoax, fake news, or the ings become deeply rooted in people’s goal of disruption and destruction. culturesWe stand around against the the world. destruc- framing of a political opponent—these minds. For example, “god” is equated David Horowitz, an author and former tion wrought by communism, are relatively small lies. Creating a series to “superstition”; “tradition” is equated radical who has a deep understanding Weincluding are inspired the harm in this done by to our cul - of systematic lies of considerable scale to “backwardness,” “foolishness,” of Alinsky, said that Alinsky and his owntures experience. around the Theworld. Epoch through complex operations could be and “feudalism”; “Western society” followers have no view of reforming the Times was founded in 2000 to considered mid-scale lies. For instance, is equated to “hostile” or “anti-China current system. They know very well that their goal is to thoroughly destroy bringWe are honest inspired and in uncensored this by our to incite hatred against Falun Gong, the forces”; and the “proletariat” becomes it, and that they regard the process as news to people oppressed CCP concocted the Tiananmen Square “the masters of state-owned assets.” own experience. The Epoch self-immolation incident, a staged hoax. Though the public has no power under a war. Therefore, they will try every byTimes the lieswas and founded violence in 2000 in to The Big Lie is also used, and this is the communism, the communists say that possible means to attain their goal, communistbring honest China. and uncensored hardest to manage because the Big Lie is “all power belongs to the people”; point- deciding when to employ violence, what news to people oppressed almost equivalent to the essence of the ing out injustices is “inciting subversion kind of violence to use, and what kind Weby the still lies believe and violence journalism in is a evil specter. Its scale is so enormous, its of state power”; and so on. Therefore, of lies to tell. noblecommunist vocation, China. but only when operations so multifaceted, its dura- when talking to those who have been In American society, some politi- it genuinely seeks to serve its tion so long, and the people it touches deeply poisoned by the communist evil cians and political operatives attack communitiesWe still believe and journalism help them is ato so numerous—including some who are cult, people tend to find that the two their enemies by unscrupulous means, flourish. In all that we do, we will sincerely dedicated to the cause—that sides often lack a shared basis for com- like deception, personal attacks, and noble vocation, but only when it the reality that it is all part of a Big Lie munication because the meanings of the like. Like communists, they also holdgenuinely ourselves seeks to to the serve highest its com - is lost. words have been so altered. often resort to violence. A society with standardsmunities and of integrity.help them This to flour is - The communist specter fabricated The cult of communism not only tells a greater tendency toward violence will ourish. promiseIn all that to we you. do, we will hold the lie that “great unity” was the goal its own lies, but also creates an environ- become less stable and more divided. ourselves to the highest stand- of communism. Because the claim ment to make the entire population join These days, the relationship between could not be disproven, at least not in it in lying—including through forced po- the major left-wing party and the major CONTACTards of integrity. US This is our promise to you. the short term, this was the Big Lie on litical study, expressions of one’s politi- right-wing party in the United States which the entire communist project cal stance, and political vetting. This is seems identical to the confrontation be- Australian Epoch Times Ltd. was based. meant to force people to say things they tween the communist bloc and the free 49A Treacy St, The previous chapter analyzed the don’t believe and thus demoralize them world during the Cold War. They are as CONTACT US notion of progressivism as usurped and degrade their sense of doing the incompatible as fire and water, due to Hurstville NSW 2220 right thing. The Ten Commandments irreconcilable differences. Epoch Times Inc. by communism, and this is also part 02 8988 5600 of the Big Lie. In the past few decades, warn that one “shall not give false tes- After the new president was elected in 229 W. 28th St., Floor 5 communism has hijacked a number of timony.” Confucius said, “If the people 2016, leftist extremists known as Antifa AdvertisingNew York, NY 10001 social movements and brought people have no faith in their rulers, there is no began engaging in violent disruption. [email protected] to turmoil and revolution, which the standing for the state.” Antifa activists locked onto their evil specter wants. One example is the After people become aware of the target—the new president’s supporters SubscriptionsAdvertising environmental movement, which will fabrications of the communist cult, they and other conservatives—and went after [email protected]@epochtimes.com be discussed in Chapter Sixteen. respond with further lying. The com- them at rallies and elsewhere. Antifa Subscriptions munist evil cult knows that people are activists stopped the president’s sup- a. Violence and Lies Under Communist lying to it, but this is acceptable because porters from making statements and [email protected] Inquiries [email protected] Totalitarianism lying itself is part of the game. What’s even directly attacked them. General Inquiries Communist parties encourage class dangerous for communists is when In recent years, an influx of immi- [email protected] Us Your News conflict—and such conflict is a struggle people start telling the truth. grants from the Middle East and Africa to the death. As “The Communist Mani- The enforcement of a culture of false- have brought many social problems to [email protected] to the Editor festo” says: “The Communists disdain hood is a means of moral degeneration, European countries. Due to “political [email protected] to conceal their views and aims. They engineered by the communists. This correctness,” the leftist elite in these na- openly declare that their ends can be series has noted repeatedly that the tions have scolded and verbally abused attained only by the forcible overthrow Chinese regime desires not only to kill opponents of the current immigration of all existing social conditions.” the physical body, but also to engender policies. Lenin also wrote in “The State and extreme moral corruption. In this re- In June 2017, Steve Scalise, a member Revolution”: “We have already said gard, the regime has partially achieved of the Republican Party and the House above, and shall show more fully later, its goal. of Representatives majority whip, that the theory of Marx and Engels of was shot and gravely wounded while the inevitability of a violent revolution b. How Communism Instigates attending a baseball practice, by a sup- refers to the bourgeois state. The latter Violence in the West porter of another party. A politician on cannot be superseded by the proletarian The communist evil specter is com- the Left even said he was “glad” that state (the dictatorship of the proletariat) posed of the elemental force of hatred, Scalise was shot. That official was soon through the process of ‘withering away,’ and its theories are suffused with hate. removed from his post as a committee but as a general rule, only through a It promotes class struggle and attributes chairman at the state level of his party. violent revolution.” the root of every problem to traditional Behind these violent conflicts are fac- During the process of seizing power— social structures. It talks about the rich tors of the communist specter. It’s not such as during the Paris Commune, exploiting the poor in order to incite that everyone wants conflict—but it only the Russian Revolution, or the Worker- grudges and hatred against the rich and takes a few core communist activists to Farmer Movement instigated by the incite revolution and violence. With the stir things up. SUBSCRIBE CCP—communist parties use extremely expansion of communist movements, Under the influence of the communist violent and bloody methods. Regard- the manipulation, violence, and lies of specter, when certain parties and politi- less of whether their enemies are old the specter have become commonplace cians are weak, they claim that they’ll TODAY and weak, they burn, rob, and murder, in the West and have filled society with protect the rights of the people and exhibiting a wickedness that shocks the hate and rancor. follow the regulations of a democratic soul. So numerous are the crimes that In addition to communist parties’ society. But when they get power, they Get the have been committed under violent widespread and explicit promotion of use all methods to suppress dissent and Get the communist regimes that they are al- violence, various para-Marxists have arbitrarily deprive others of their rights. independent news most impossible to count. also, under the control of the commu- In February 2017, during a Senate independent news The communist cult employs lies and nist evil specter, advocated violence. session in a Western state of the United you won’t find violence to maintain power. Lies are Saul Alinsky, favored by the Left in the States, a Vietnamese-American state you won’t find lubricants for the violence and also a United States, was originally in a gang senator addressed the chamber to speak anywhere else. way of enslaving the public. Lying is before he joined the Left and became a out against the praise afforded to Tom anywhere else. necessary for punctuating the violence; political leader. He denied being a com- Hayden, a former radical and anti-Viet- and while the violence is suspended munist, but his political ideology and nam War activist who became a senator. Subscribe and get the sometimes, continual lies are the norm. approach to conflict is identical to those However, her microphone was abruptly Subscribeinsights only and The get Epoch the Times Communist parties are willing to of communism. turned off, and she was forced out of the insightscan provide, only deliveredThe Epoch to Times your promise anything, but never consider Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” is taken Senate chamber by deputies. If things cdooran provide, every week. delivered to your making good on their promises. To sat- as a textbook by U.S. street-movement keep going in this direction, the end isfy their needs, they can change their advocates. 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CONTINUED FROM A1 that enable us to think rationally, In addition to such benefits for that previous generations have the trait. Some research has sug- the technology that enables us individuals, gratitude seems made and the traditions they gested that it has increased in fre- to sustain and improve our lives to improve groups—increasing have learned, contributed to, and quency among millennials. As a materially, and the wisdom and job satisfaction, strengthening passed on. cultural phenomenon, expressed faith traditions that enable us to relationships, and encouraging Even arriving, as many do, with in student rage at a speaker or discern meaning and purpose in kindness, helping, and giving. moderate politics and the tradi- professor who says, or is expected our lives. Some research emphasises—in tional values of their family and to say, something they disagree Gratitude reflects and recog- Dr. David Rosmarin addition to the benefits associ- community, students absorb the with, it’s widespread on campus- nises reality—the truth about our ated with “general gratitude,” message that the country was es and even, in the violent form of human condition that escapes the of Harvard Medical of less anxiety, less depression, rotten from the start—its whole Antifa, on the streets. self-centred child or narcissistic School found, along and greater well-being—that history, its founders, and its Con- In short, gratitude is based in adolescent, but that adults learn with his fellow further benefits accrue from the stitution are sources of shame and the reality of the human person with maturity and experience. “religious gratitude” taught and guilt. and our place in the world and We depend on what we are given researchers, that practiced in almost every world Increasingly, young people are universe. It fosters other virtues but haven’t earned, don’t control, “religious gratitude— religion. encouraged to approach college such as humility and wisdom and aren’t entitled to on the basis toward God—was Dr. David Rosmarin of Harvard not in a spirit of gratitude for the that enhance happiness. It has of our own merit. Medical School, and author of a opportunity they have to share many physical, psychological, associated with practical, evidence-based guide in the rich body of knowledge, spiritual, and social benefits. No Benefits of Gratitude additional reductions for clinicians on integrating spiri- wisdom, and skills opening up individual, family, or society can Parents and religious and spiri- in anxiety and tuality, religion, and cognitive- for them, but often in a spirit of thrive without it. tual teachers across cultures and behavioural therapy, found, along entitlement. Entitlement is delusional and traditions have long emphasised depression and with his fellow researchers, “that An army of administrators, destructive. It misperceives real- the benefits of gratitude for increases in well- religious gratitude—toward God— eager to maintain the diversity ity and our place in it. It fosters human well-being. They have being.” was associated with additional (except intellectual or viewpoint other negative traits and vices, received growing scientific study reductions in anxiety and depres- diversity) of its student body, such as anger, resentment, self- and support in recent years. The sion and increases in well-being.” creates an environment of hyper- righteousness, a sense of superi- habit of gratitude, the research Given the extraordinary in- sensitivity to any transgression of ority, emotional fragility, and of indicates, can be cultivated at any creases, especially among accepted ideology of cultural and course, ingratitude. Entitlement age and benefits adults, children, children and young people, in political leftism shared by a large has many negative effects. school and university students, anxiety, depression, and suicide majority of faculty and admin- In all those areas where grati- and employees, as individuals in this millennium, we should istrators. Anything that might tude builds and protects, entitle- and in groups. expect that those involved in the make a student feel “unsafe.” ment damages and destroys. In my family, we incorporated teaching and learning of children Talk of snowflakes is unfair into our daily spiritual practice and young people would give because it blames the students Paul Adams is a professor emeri- our own variation of the age-old great prominence, as previous for what administrators perpe- tus of social work at the Universi- advice to count our blessings, not generations did, to cultivating the trate—the “coddling of the mind,” ty of Hawaii and was a professor (directly) from an ancient wis- habit of gratitude. protecting it from views, argu- and associate dean of academic dom tradition, but from the Three ments, and evidence that might affairs at Case Western Reserve Blessings exercise tested and Entitlement and Ingratitude challenge received opinion. University. He is the co-author recommended by psychologist We find instead, just the opposite. Entitlement involves exagger- of “Social Justice Isn’t What You Martin Seligman. Cultivating habits of gratitude is ated feelings of superiority and Think It Is,” and has written ex- Gratitude, a wide range of stud- a challenge when young people deserving more than others. As a tensively on social welfare policy ies suggest, is associated with learn to respect all cultures but psychological trait, it may lead to and professional and virtue eth- increased positive mood, greater their own, all faiths but the one chronic unmet expectations and a ics. resiliency, better physical health, they have grown up with. habitual, self-reinforcing cycle of less fatigue, and better sleep. It When love of country isn’t nur- behaviour with dire psychological Views expressed in this article fosters the development of other tured in schools and colleges but and social costs. It’s the opposite are the opinions of the author virtues such as patience, humil- treated with contempt, it’s hard of humility and gratitude, culti- and do not necessarily reflect the ity, self-control, and wisdom. to feel gratitude for the sacrifices vating which may protect against views of The Epoch Times.

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Food can change our DNA but ancient cultures as sacred; or in contem- nutrients, or its “fat-inducing” calories. porary religious traditions like Catholi- In the process of reducing food’s value we’ve hardly begun to deal Until we cism, in which a cracker still represents to these strictly quantitative dimen- with this groundbreaking understand the body of Christ (Eucharist). sions, it has lost its soul. Food is no the true nature But as my previous investigations into longer believed to possess a vital life discovery the dark side of wheat have revealed, force, much less a sacred one. But the of food, and food is one of the most fascinating and very etymology of sacred, namely, to Sayer JI its profound existentially important topics there is. make holy, and the etymology of holy, impact on our And in many ways, until we under- which connects to heal, whole, and ood, a precondition for the possibility consciousness, stand the true nature of food, and its health, points us toward food’s ability of life as we know it, is rarely appreci- profound impact on our consciousness, to make us whole. ated for its true power. Far beyond its we will not be we will not be able to understand our conventionally defined role as a source able to under- own nature and destiny. Food as Nourishment on All Levels F of energy and building blocks for the If talk of food as “sacred” and “whole- stand our own body-machine, new discoveries on the How We Got Here making” sounds pseudo-scientific, frontiers of science reveal that food is nature and Modern Western concepts of food are consider how nature designed our very also a powerful source of information. destiny. a byproduct of a centuries-old process first experience of nourishment (if we We are all hardwired to be deeply of intense secularization. Food is now were fortunate enough to not have been concerned with food when hungry, an largely conceived of in terms of its eco- given a bottle full of formula): breast interest that rapidly extinguishes the nomic value as a commodity and its milk taken from the mother’s breast moment we are satiated. But as an object nutritional value as a source of physical was simultaneously a nutritional, of everyday interest and scientific in- sustenance. physical, thermic, emotional, genetic, quiry, food often makes for a bland topic. In the nutritional regard, its value is and spiritual form of nourishment. This is all the more apparent when jux- quantified through the presence and taposed against its traditional status in molecular weight of macro- and micro- ContinuedContinued on on B4 C4

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• Plan how you will address the situation. • Problem-solve to identify the best Coping Strategies approach. • Seek help from others who have experience in dealing with your situation. for When Bad • Assert your opinions about what you would rather see in this situ- ation. Things Happen • Establish boundaries so the same situation does not occur again.

Challenges can lead us toward When you take action first, you meaningful thought and action may end up with the wrong solu- tion, solving the wrong problem, if we know how to cope A calm and clear heart can be the most powerful starting point for any meaningful action. or wasting your emotional energy on what you might later realize was not a serious issue. JEFF GARTON starting point for any meaningful meaning to the situation. After coping in this manner, some People who cope in this man- action. • Avoid being judgmental. slowly find the will to accept their ner have good intentions and are If you can’t control a difficult situ- So, now to the three was of • Think in a non-negative manner situation and start dealing with it. more optimistic in their problem- ation, how do you cope with it? coping (realistic + optimistic). But by the time this happens, the solving abilities than they should Coping involves applying your • Look for the agreeable middle problem may have worsened. This be. So when things don’t go their mental and emotional energy to Meaning-Focused Coping ground between what is and is not the ideal way of coping, but way they become impatient and manage the strain associated with This is the most reliable strategy. what’s ideal. it works temporarily when nothing frustrated. We might cheer these challenges. It’s based on the premise that else might. people on for their enthusiasm in Psychologists have identified thoughts, not circumstances, cre- People who use this strategy might People who cope in this manner the face of adversities. three coping strategies people ate emotions. Whatever happens appear from the outside as if they’re are comfortable with ignoring or Hands down, the most efficient commonly rely on. But before we to you is meaningless until you as- aloof or unaffected by challenges. minimizing the seriousness of their coping strategy is meaning-fo- get to those, consider the order in sign it meaning and react. Scien- But on the inside, they’re caring for problems. They may appear beat cused. Think first to energize your which humans normally make tists (and ancient sages) believe you themselves by relying on the emo- or hopeless and don’t realize their motivation to cope using the most things happen. may never need the second or third tions of joy, optimism, enthusiasm, actions are being unintentionally helpful emotions. Not only does this strategies if you make the best use gratitude, confidence, and content- motivated by fear, worry, envy, improve how well you feel, but it 1. We self-motivate through think- of your thoughts. ment. We admire these people for doubt, and anger. We sometimes also enhances your problem-solv- ing in an attempt to achieve our You cope by thinking first to as- their calm resilience. feel sorry for these people. ing abilities. best performance. sign better meanings to your cir- It’s like this Keanu Reeves quote. 2. This thought creates the emo- cumstances. The purpose of this Emotion-Focused Coping Problem-Focused Coping “You don’t struggle with depression tional energy we need to move is to intentionally create emo- People who rely on this strategy Similar to the previous strategy, you struggle with the reality we live ahead and stay the course. tional ease or a self-empowering first typically have no knowledge this one is based on the false idea in.” The meanings we assign cre- 3. We take action in response to emotion to help you cope well. In of meaning-focused coping. It in- that your circumstances cause ate what we think is real and that’s how we made ourselves feel and many cultures, this means broad- volves changing or ignoring how emotions. Coping involves tak- how we can avoid depression. By repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary. ening your mind to consider the you feel when a difficult situation ing action first to resolve the prob- first changing how we think. wider implications of an event, occurs. It’s like numbing yourself lem before an unwanted emotion Problems arise when you get out or to align your thoughts about it to the evolving world around you. occurs. Jeff Garton is a Milwaukee- of order; when you act without with deeper values, like kindness When this strategy was popular, This strategy can potentially based author, certified career thinking first or allow the wrong and faith. Psychologist Abraham people wrongly assumed their un- work. But if you can’t resolve the coach, and former HR executive emotions to get in your way. In Maslow referred to this as meta- wanted emotions were caused by problem, you become discouraged and training provider. He holds a either case, you’ll later regret not motivating to self-transcend your their circumstances. and give up too soon. You lack the master’s degree in organizational thinking first to create the most circumstances. You rise above your This led to largely ineffective -ap motivation to persevere because communication and public appropriate emotion to help you. circumstances. proaches, like denial (ignoring the you didn’t first thingk in order to cre- personnel administration. He And that emotion needn’t be a situation or avoiding reality), pro- ate the most appropriate emotion to is the originator of the concept potent passion. A calm and clear • Recognize what’s most impor- crastinating, distraction (TV, drugs, help you. This approach is all about and instruction of career heart can be the most powerful tant and then assign a better etc), and wishful thinking. actions and usually involves some contentment.

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Food, therefore, can’t and shouldn’t truly be reduced to an object of bio- chemistry. And so, as we dig deeper, we discover that the topic of food is a highly cerebral one. And this begins with any simple act of eating, albeit in a slightly differ- ent way. It’s called the cephalic phase of nu- trition, “in your head,” which reflects how you are actually experiencing the food. Is it delicious? Does it give you pleasure? These “subjective” aspects profoundly affect the physiology of -di gestion and assimilation. My colleague Marc David has dedicat- ed many years to awakening people to this amazing process. Food, therefore, begins in a context that transcends merely physiochemical conditions and concerns. The nocebo and placebo effects, which are powerful forces in the set - ting of clinical medicine, also apply to the field and experience of nutrition. And therefore, it is hard to ignore how this important layer of nutrition—the firsthand experience, and even our in- tention and level of gratitude—has been lost in the fixation on the chemistry and reductionism of food science. But the inquiring mind wants more specific scientific answers to the ques- tion: How does food make us whole? How does its arrangement of atoms elements. food isn’t an informational substance possess such extraordinary power to You could not, for instance, objec- new insight into the in the biological sense (e.g., DNA), but sustain our species? Why can’t we an- tively measure taste, as it differs quali- impact food has on our simply a source of energy that can fuel swer the most rudimentary questions tatively from person to person. It is a genes raises questions the body-machine. about our connection with that go back to ancient times, such as subjective experience. And so, nutri- something larger through the still timeless mystery and miracle tional science focuses on what is pre- the food we eat. The New Story: Food as Information of how bread is transmuted into blood sumably objective, namely, quantities The new view of food as replete with and flesh? like the molecular weight of a given biologically important information, is monika WisnieWska/shutterstock Perhaps, the information (and in- substance, e.g., 50 mg of ascorbic acid, based on a number of relatively recent telligence) within food will help ex- 10 grams of carbohydrate, or 200 mg of discoveries in various fields of scientific plain some of this mystery. After all, magnesium. research. information literally means “to put These material aspects, while provid- For instance, the discovery that form into.” This understanding will ing information, are not considered to food contains methyl groups (a car- add much-needed depth and nuance be “informational” in the sense of giv- bon atom attached to three hydrogen to conventional nutritional concepts ing off distinct messages to the DNA atoms (CH3) capable of methylating where food is still conceived as a bunch in our body, which can alter gene ex- (silencing) genes, brought into focus of essentially dead and uninteresting pression. They are considered part of the capability of food to profoundly atoms and molecules. the physical world. Therefore, while affect disease risk as well phenotypal providing building blocks for our body, expression. The Old Story of Food as a Thing including its DNA, they are not under- If folate, B12, or Betaine—three com- Our concept of food is still generally stood to alter or control the expression mon food components—can literally constrained to the Newtonian view of the DNA in a meaningful way. shut off gene expression with high that all things are comprised of atoms, Food, therefore, is considered “dead,” specificity, food becomes a power- externally related to one another, and and not biologically meaningful be- ful informational vector, one which built up from there into molecules, yond its brick-and-mortar functions in may actually supervene over the DNA cells, etc. building up the body-machine. within our body by determining which The story goes that when we eat sequences find expression. things, digestion breaks them down Food as Energy The system This discovery of nutrition’s prime into their constituent parts and our Energy is commonly defined as the role in epigenetics opened up an en- bodies then take these parts and build power derived from the utilization of used to tirely new realm of research, includ- them back up into our blood and bones. physical resources, especially to drive quantify the ing the disciplines of nutrigenomics, This very mechanical, simplistic machines. which looks at nutrient-gene interac- view, while valid in limited ways, no In this view, food provides the fuel to energy content tions, and nutritional genomics, which longer holds true in light of the new power the body-machine. Food energy of food is based looks at gene-based risks that provide biology and science. Along with this is conventionally defined in chemical individualization of nutritional recom- view of food as matter, is the correlate terms. The basic concept is that hu- on food calorie. mendations. perspective, that food can be “burned” mans extract energy from food and Suddenly, almost overnight, food for energy and that, like a furnace or a oxygen through cellular respiration. became infinitely more interesting to car, our body uses food for “fuel” mea- That is, the body joins oxygen from geneticists, biologists, and medical sured by calories to drive its engines the air with molecules from food (aer- professionals. It’s newly discovered along. obic respiration), or creates energy information role could affect, and, Food’s role as a Of course, this is reinforced by nu- without oxygen (anaerobic respiration) in some cases, control, the ex- source of methyl group trition labels that make it appear that through reorganization the molecules. pression of the DNA—biomedi- donors capable of food is as simple as caloric content and The system used to quantify the en- cine’s holy grail. epigenetic modulation the presence or absence of a relatively ergy content of food is based on the food Food’s role as a source of of DNA expression is a small set of essential nutrients such as calorie. One food calorie is the amount methyl group donors capable of powerful demonstration carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, of heat required at a pressure of one epigenetic modulation of DNA of its informational or minerals. atmosphere to raise the temperature expression is a powerful demon- properties. I will call this reductionistic view of of a gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. stration of its informational prop- food “the old story of food,” in recogni- The traditional way to ascertain the erties, but this is not the whole story. tion of Charles Eisenstein’s thinking. caloric content of a sample of food is us- Food also contains classical genetic This narrative focuses on two primary ing a calorimeter, which literally burns information vectors, such as non-cod- dimensions: food as matter and food the food sample to a crisp, measuring ing RNAs, which—like methyl donors— as energy. the amount of heat given off (its caloric have the ability to profoundly alter the content). expression of our DNA. In fact, there Food as Matter In order to account for the varying are estimated to be somewhere in the If we are looking at the “material” densities of material within a sample, range of 100,000 different sites in the aspects of food, we are looking at the e.g., fiber, fat, water, a more complex human genome capable of producing physically quantifiable or measurable algorithm is used today, but either way, non-coding RNAs, far eclipsing our THURSDAY,DECEMBER 5AUGUST - 11, 2019 22, 2019 C5B5

20,000 to 25,000 protein-coding genes. sential to the structure and function of has water been found to carry energy Together, these RNAs orchestrate the neighboring proteins, without needing and information, but water has also expression of most of the genes in the nucleic acids, indicates just how impor- been identified as an instrument of body. They are, therefore, supervening tant the morphology of food may be. biosemiosis. forces largely responsible for maintain- It’s possible, therefore, that food The water component of food, therefore, ing our genetic and epigenetic integrity. grown and prepared differently, will could contribute biologically important These RNAs are carried by virus-sized have vastly different protein folding mongione/shutterstock information—even genetic and epigeneti- microvesicles called exosomes found in patterns. This will carry radically dif- cally meaningfullymeaningful information-without information—without all the food we eat. They are secreted by ferent types of biologically vital infor- needing nucleic acids to do so. all plant, animal, and fungal cells, and mation. To learn more about how water has survive ingestion to significantly alter This is another example where one “memory,” and can store and trans- our gene expression. can not exhaustively assess the value mit genetic information, read about In 2012, a groundbreaking study of food strictly through quantitative the DNA teleportation experiment titled, “Exogenous plant MIR168a methods, e.g., measuring how much performed by Nobel laureate Luc Pressmaster/shutterstock specifically targets mammalian LD- protein there is by weight. We Montagnier. LRAP1: evidence of cross-kingdom need also to account for quali- As discussed above, conven- (plant, animal, fungi, etc) regulation tative dimensions, e.g., the tional food science starts on by microRNA,” found that exosomal vast amounts of informa- a completely dehydrated miRNA’s from rice altered LDL recep- tion contained within basis, focusing almost tors in the livers of Chinese subjects, secondary, tertiary, and exclusively on the “dry” effectively proving cross-kingdom quaternary conforma- measurable material regulation by microRNA exists and is tional states of these aspects of the food, or occurring on an ongoing basis through proteins. the amount of energy it the food we eat. contains, which ironi- Another study, this time in ani- ‘Microbiome of Food’ cally requires burning mals, found that exosomes in common- Full of Information off the water to obtain ly consumed foods, like grapefruit and Acknowledging the role measurements. oranges, affect important physiological the microbiome plays in All readily edible food pathways in the animal’s bodies. the food we eat further is hydrated. Were it not, it Essentially, these food components deepens our understanding would be dehydrated food, “talk” to animal cells by regulating of food as information. which is generally not con- gene expression and conferring sig- In fact, the microbiome could sidered ready to eat. As such, we nificant therapeutic effects. be considered food’s most profound can’t talk about biomolecules with- informational contribution. When out considering their hydration shells we consider the genetic contribution as integrally and inseparably bound to of all the bacteria, fungi, and viruses the dry components, e.g., amino acids, naturally found in food (especially raw Once we understand fatty acids, and sugars. Food is considered and cultured varieties) this represents the true implications Water has the capacity to carry in- ‘dead,’ and not bio- a vast store of biologically meaningful of food as information, formation and to determine the struc- information. our entire worldview turation and therefore functions of logically meaningful Some of this microbial information should change. the biochemicals and biopolymers it can even “jump” laterally from these surrounds. beyond its brick-and- micro-organisms into our body’s mi- Water, which is capable of taking in free mortar functions in crobiome, conferring to us significant energy from the environment (Pollack’s extra-chromosomal “powers,” essen- infrared heat), has its own information building up the body- tially extending our genetic capabilities and energy. This means, therefore, that machine. by proxy. For instance, a recent study food qua water content has the poten- identified a marine bacteria enzyme in tial to carry relatively vast amounts of the gut of Japanese people, presumably information beyond what is found in its The ability of exosomes to mediate the a byproduct of having consumed sea- material composition itself. transfer of miRNAs across kingdoms weed naturally colonized by it. A mother’s As science progresses, both the quan- redefines our notion of the human spe- This marine bacteria enzyme is ca- breast milk is titative and qualitative elements of cies as genetically hermetically sealed pable of digesting sulfated polysaccha- water will increasingly be revealed to off from others within the animal, rides—a type of carbohydrate that hu- simultaneously be vitally important in understanding plant, and fungi kingdoms. mans aren’t equipped to digest because a nutritional, food as information. In this sense, foodborne exosomes it is marine-specific. physical, ther- are the mechanism through which This indicates that the genes provided Powerful Implications all living things in the biosphere are by these microbes represent a genetic mic, emotional, When food is looked upon as a vital intimately interconnected, perhaps library of sorts, whose contributions genetic, and source of biologically important infor- even adding a new explanatory layer to may vastly extend the genetic capabili- spiritual form of mation that can inform the expression how the Gaia hypothesis could be true. ties of our species. of our genome, it’s much easier to un- Another important though over- Indeed, the human genome only con- nourishment. derstand how our ancestors considered looked mechanism through which food tains genetic templates for 17 enzymes, its creation, production, harvesting, components may carry and transfer whereas the gut bacteria contains ge- cooking, and consumption sacred. energy and information is through so- netic information capable of producing We can also understand how the called prionic conformational states hundreds of different enzymes. And seemingly poetic relationships be- (protein folding patterns). these are capable of degrading thou- tween foods and the organs they Prions have been primarily looked sands of different carbohydrates. nourish may have emerged, via the upon as pathological in configuration There are actually many other ca- informational bridges described above monika WisnieWska/shutterstock and effect. A classical example is the pabilities provided by these “germs,” (RNAs, prions, water). beta-sheet formation of brain proteins including the ability to produce vita- Today, as a wide range of indus- in Alzheimer’s. These secondary pro- mins (including vitamin C) and other trial farming technologies change tein conformations act as a template essential bio compounds. the quality (and informational com- through which certain deleterious The microbiome of our food could, ponent) of our food, it is no longer folding states are transferred laterally therefore, be considered an informa- sufficient to look at only the material between proteins. tion storehouse. To learn more about aspects of these changes. But prions aren’t always pathological. how this ancient information (even Irradiation, genetic modification, For instance, naturally forming pri- millions of years old) is preserved in pesticides, soil quality, processing, ons are essential for the health of the raw foods like honey, read my article: and a wide range of other factors may myelin sheath in the brain, and likely “Could Eating Honey Be a Form of Mi- greatly alter the informational state perform many other important though crobial Time Travel?” We’ve learned that food and quality of a good without being still largely unknown functions. So, can affect our genes, and reflected in overt changes in grosser when we look at the phenomena neu- Water as Information that means we need to qualities like caloric and materially relearn everything we trally, the fact that the conformational Carrier in Food thought we knew about defined dimensions. state (folding state) of a protein can hold Another extremely important element eating. No longer can we look at the dif- and laterally transfer information es- is the role of water in food. Not only ference, say, between infant formula and breast milk, strictly through the material or energetic lens of conven- raWPixel.com/shutterstock tional nutritional analysis. On an informational level, they are qualitatively light years apart, even if they have so many similarities in crude nutritional metrics, e.g. simi- lar carbohydrate and caloric content. This will be true for all areas of food production and nutrition where an essentially dead ontology governs the way we understand and interact with the things we eat. Once we understand the true im- plications of food as information, our entire worldview should change. Learn more by reading Sayer Ji and co-writer Ali Le Vere’s chapter in the recently published clinician’s primer textbook: Revisioning Cellular Bio- energetics: Food As Information and The Light-Driven Body.

Sayer Ji is the founder of Greenmedinfo.com, a reviewer at the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, co-founder and CEO of Systome Biomed, vice chairman of the Board of the National Health Federation, and steering committee member of the Global Non-GMO Foundation. This article was originally published on Greenmedinfo.com A18B6 | PUZZLES MONDAY,DECEMBER OCTOBER 5 - 14, 11, 2019 * Use American spelling to enjoy these puzzles made by our parent company in New York.

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Wright was commissioned How Romance Created to paint ‘The Corinthian Maid’ by the pioneering Clay Bas-Relief Portraiture potter Josiah Wedgwood.

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“Parting is such sweet sorrow,” said Shake- speare’s Juliet, expressing in a few short words a romantic sentiment that endures. In ancient Greece, a Corinthian maiden must have felt such sadness when her loved one was about to leave. According to the ancient Greek writer Pliny the Elder, she traced the shadow of her beloved’s face on the wall behind him as he slept. On seeing the outline, her father, the potter Butades of Sicyon, used the outline to build a portrait of his daughter’s beloved by pressing clay onto the surface of the wall, creating the first clay model portrait called a bas-relief sculpture. Joseph Wright’s painting “The Corinthian Maid” takes us back to the moment when the young lady delicately traces the out- line of her beloved on the wall as he sleeps slumped in a chair. She uses a stylus, nor- mally used for writing on wax tablets. She’s unsure when she will see him again and doesn’t want to forget him. It’s a tender moment. It almost feels as though we, the viewers, are intruding. She tentatively perches on the edge of his seat, stretching out toward the wall while being careful not to wake him, just as one might stroke the face of a beloved while he or she sleeps. The tension is palpable; you almost want to hold your breath with her.

Ancient Inspiration Wright was commissioned to paint “The Corinthian Maid” by the pioneering potter (Above) The creation of clay bas-relief portraiture as seen in “The Corinthian Maid,” 1782–1784, by Joseph Wright. Oil on canvas. Paul Mellon Collection. Josiah Wedgwood, the founder of the fa- mous Stoke-on-Trent pottery, Wedgwood. (Below) A cast of relief showing Endymion and his dog, possibly 18th century. Plaster cast. Capitoline Museums, Rome. Established in 1759, Wedgwood pottery was, and still remains, world-renowned LONDON ARTS, OF ACADEMY HIGHNAM/ROYAL PAUL to correctly reference the painting. perhaps symbolizes faithfulness. for echoing the shapes, styles, and motifs Wright used a color palette which echoes Legend has it that Endymion was cast into of the ancients—and for its decorative work that of clay. The room is sparsely furnished. an eternal sleep, although accounts vary as using low reliefs. On the left, a curtain hides the light source to why. One common account is that the Everything in Wright’s painting was care- that casts the shadow. Wright used this light moon goddess Selene, with whom Endy- fully composed to acknowledge the ancient source to evoke intimacy. mion had 50 children, asked Zeus to put scene and the traditional craft that came The young man in Wright’s painting is him to sleep so she could enjoy his beauty long before Wedgwood put his hands to clay. modeled on Endymion. Wright referenced forever. When Wright painted “The Corinthian a study he’d made in Rome of a sculptural Endymion seems a fitting choice for the Maid,” he was well aware of ancient arti- relief featuring Endymion. The pose Wright young Corinthian maiden’s love, for her facts, having spent nearly two years in Italy, chose for the youth is similar to a cast of intent seems similar: to remember her be- from 1773 to 1775, studying and sketching Endymion at London’s Royal Academy of loved in that moment, just like portraiture. archaeological sites. He used this firsthand Art from the Capitoline Museums in Rome, knowledge of the ancient art and architec- although Wright painted the youth’s head “The Corinthian Maid,” by Joseph Wright tural sites, along with ancient Greek pot- upright in his painting. In the cast, Endy- is on display at the National Gallery of tery from Wedgwood’s private collection, mion also has his staff and dog; the dog Art in Washington.

Deliverance From the Nightmare

PUBLIC DOMAIN Interpreting John that appears from the shadows she maintains her purity despite at night refers both to night and its presence. Her face is the face Henry Fuseli’s mare in the word “nightmare.” of a dreamer and not the face of Mare or “mara” also, however, re- someone who is experiencing ei- ‘Nightmare’ fers to a sleep demon that rides ther terror or sensuality. people’s chests in Anglo-Saxon Is it possible that she has, in her ERIC BESS and Icelandic traditions. dream, overcome the oppression and the sexual temptation inau- A nightmare can be an over- Surmounting Temptation and gurated by the incubus? whelming experience. It can be Oppression If we look at the incubus, it so lucid as to be daunting, even But what can this painting mean seems almost as if it has lost in- horrific and terrifying. It can for us today? How might we in- terest in the dreamer, perhaps cause one to wake in a panic, in terpret it in such a way that we because of its lack of success. It cold sweats, and with the heart turn our gaze inward and look has instead stopped attempts to racing; we awaken relieved that closely at ourselves and who we victimize and seduce the woman it was “only a dream.” are as people? and has turned its head to look John Henry Fuseli, an 18th-cen- The dreamer is dressed in outward. tury German Romantic painter, white and reclining on her bed. Does it scan the room in search attempted to capture the atmo- Her white dress may represent of a more willing victim, weak sphere of the nightmare in his 1781 her purity. Heavy with sleep, enough to succumb to its temp- painting with that very name. His her head and upper torso hang tations and oppression? Does it “The Nightmare” was exhibited at “The Nightmare,” 1781, by Henry Fuseli. Oil on Canvas, 40 inches by 50 off the edge of the bed. With her look at us? the Royal Academy in London in inches, Detroit Institute of Arts. arm raised overhead and her head How we respond in dreams 1782 and created quite a stir. cocked restfully to one side, she can say a lot about who we are as According to David Blayney nightmares yet refused to provide The incubus also tempts the possesses a somewhat similar people. Our actions and thoughts, Brown in his book titled “Roman- a definitive interpretation of this dreamer with sexual advances. pose to images of the sleeping even in dreams, may reveal our ticism”: painting. According to Walter Stephens in Ariadne. character. I ask myself upon see- “The Romantics believed that his book “Demon Lovers,” some Ariadne was the daughter of ing this painting, “Am I strong dreams were a second life, lived Interpreting ‘The Nightmare’ traditions hold that repeated sex- King Minos of Crete. She fell enough, is my character solid on another plane; they connected On top of the dreamer’s chest ual intercourse with an incubus madly in love with Theseus and enough, to resist the temptation the dreamer with eternal unities sits an impish figure shrouded in (or its female counterpart, suc- helped him defeat the Minotaur and overthrow the oppression of lost to the rational mind, and shadow. This figure is often re- cubus) will result in devastating and escape the labyrinth. The- the nightmare? Can I, like Ari- transcended time by recalling a ferred to as an incubus. In Latin, consequences for the dreamer, seus, however, abandoned her adne, be awakened and rescued spirit past or foretelling the fu- “incubus” means nightmare and including physical illness, mental on the island as she was sleep- by God?” ture.” “incubare” means to lie upon, illness, and death. ing. The god Dionysus awakened Fuseli has depicted a certain weigh upon, and brood upon. The The horse in the background is her, rescued her, and married her. Eric Bess is a practicing repre- type of second life here: a dark, incubus is a type of demon that also shrouded in shadow, like the In Fuseli’s painting, the weight sentational artist. He is cur- oppressive one. Using his study weighs upon a dreamer’s body incubus. The shadowy horse may of the incubus presses down rently a doctoral student at the of classical art and folk literature, and can even cause a sense of op- be an addition to the painting as on the dreamer’s chest, but the Institute for Doctoral Studies in Fuseli gave form to the horror of pression and suffocation. a play on words: mare. The mare white of her dress suggests that the Visual Arts (IDSVA). THURSDAY,DECEMBER 5OCTOBER - 11, 2019 17, 2019 B9 ALL DANCE PHOTOS BY DAI BING/THE EPOCH TIMES; HEADSHOT COURTESY OF SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS PERFORMING YUN SHEN OF COURTESY HEADSHOT TIMES; EPOCH BING/THE DAI BY PHOTOS DANCE ALL

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CATHERINE YANG that impossible flexibility these Huang, on top of taking his- technical instructions, in a way a bit snide?” he said. “Your dancers seem to be born with—he tory and culture classes, also that is difficult to articulate but personality will come through IDDLETOWN, thought of giving up. spends his free time reading up immediately clear when seen in when you dance.” N.Y.—Despite be- Huang had been working every on ancient literature and leg- action. ing one of pos- day to improve his flexibility, but ends, like those of the “Romance “Classical Chinese dance is Wisdom Through Tradition sibly only a few despite the work he was putting of the Three Kingdoms,” and get- really about content,” Huang Shen Yun, a New York-based hundred artists in, he didn’t feel like he was see- ting a feel for China’s myths and said. One of his favorite things performing arts company, was Min the world carrying on an ing the improvement he wanted. folklore as well. about the art form is its sheer formed in 2006 with a mission ancient art in its pure form—and He felt like quitting. depth. “It externalizes a person’s to revive traditional Chinese cul- at a world-class caliber—award- But later, at a recital of his inner world. ... This aspect really ture through music and dance. winning Shen Yun Performing peers, he was inspired and made allows us to bring alive these This is something that is, again, Arts principal dancer Jay Huang a decision to commit himself to characters of the past.” easier to show than to explain, is unexpectedly humble. his goals. Somehow, along the Huang says the age-old sto- Huang said. The classical Chinese dance way, he’d likened the process of ries told through dance have There’s a moment on stage, he specializes in is an art form mastering dance to that of the helped him to shape his own at the very end of each perfor- built on foundations 5,000 journey of life. character. Often, he said, there mance, when the curtain lifts years old, intertwined with the “Frankly, it’s like learning to will be a character who must and Huang can feel whether the semi-divine culture of ancient be a human being,” he said. One make a choice between good audience is moved or inspired. China itself. Famously athletic can’t just give up entirely be- and evil. Sometimes these It’s always gratifying. and strikingly expressive, the cause of a difficult or unpleasant stories hit home, causing Huang “We’re not just reviving art has seen a sort of renaissance moment. Life requires asking to reflect on his own choices, Chinese culture specifically, in recent years. Schools like Fei bigger questions, and perhaps Shen Yun Performing Arts such as whether there is a right but really tradition in gen- Tian Academy of the Arts and weighing one’s values. principal dancer Jay Huang. or wrong choice in what he is eral,” Huang said. “Tradition is Fei Tian College, where Huang The flawless flips and sky-high doing. something that’s lost to people trained, are now restoring the leaps may seem effortless when “Without that context, how are A day-to-day example, Huang today. But I hope that through full repertoire of styles and Huang performs onstage, but any of these heroes we portray said, is when he is rehearsing our performances, people can movements through a structured they are only made possible different from those of any other by himself and might have the get in touch with that part of methodology. through deep dedication and culture?” he said. “You have to thought to take the easy way themselves again ... [to] experi- In 2016, Huang won first place perseverance. understand their background, out. “Then I have to think, ‘Is ence the beauty of culture and in the adult male division of New “[Dancing] has changed ... how how they lived, what their this [extra effort] really some- find, beyond the beauty, a link to Tang Dynasty Television’s Inter- I view the world and my circum- personalities were like—every thing that’s good for me? Which tradition.” national Classical Chinese Dance stances,” he said. “Just because movement and gesture has char- choice reflects my values, and That way lies a wealth of Competition, after receiving an I make a decision lightly doesn’t acter, and should reflect their will have a good outcome?’” he virtues, values, and clear ways honorable mention in the same necessarily mean I’ll give up time and place.” said. to treat others—things funda- competition in 2014. lightly. You learn how to contend In the style, or rhythm, of Cultivating character is impor- mental to being a human being, Huang admits he started danc- with difficulties.” movement as taught by Shen tant, he said, because a dancer’s Huang said. ing only because his brother is a Yun, an apparently simple step own character is on display The wisdom of traditional dancer—he wasn’t prepared for Learning From History is far from it. There’s a reason the when he or she performs, even culture, expressed through how much work it would take, at Everything Huang does, as a body moves in one direction be- when playing someone else. dance, “gets at the heart of what least not initially. performer and as an interpreter fore the arms do, or that the hips “Are you the sort of person it means to be human,” he said, Early on, in the middle of some of this grand culture, hinges on a lead the leg movements, he said. who minds the details? Are you optimistic in his hope that peo- particularly difficult stretch- deep understanding of historical Thousands of years of under- a straightforward sort of com- ple will be inspired to discover ing—the first step to attaining context, he said. standing back up these different municator, or indirect, maybe these fundamental truths. D6B10 THURSDAY,DECEMBER SEPTEMBER 5 -26, 11, 2019

ALL PHOTOS BY GIULIA SCARPALEGGIA FROM THE TUSCAN TABLE Fresh Pasta, a Feast for the Senses My grandma taught me how to make fresh pasta Make these handmade potato as she would have passed down and pumpkin tortelli to honor the a ritual. season—and a timeless Italian ritual

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hen I teach a cooking class, Warmth there’s one dish that never fails: passes Wfresh pasta. It’s the cornerstone of the entire morn- between the ing. My grandma taught me how to make fresh pasta as she would have passed down a wood and ritual, so I try to do the same with my guests. your hands, It’s through ancient and wise gestures that you can acquire the skills to make fresh turning a pasta at home. I take the jars of flour from the shelf, dust few handfuls them off, and place them on a wooden board. of flour and Here, always, comes the first question: Why a wooden board, if there’s already some eggs such a beautiful marble table here? Can’t we make the dough on the table? This is the into an elastic moment to awaken their senses. and versatile I invite them to touch both the marble and the wooden board, as the senses don’t lie. The dough. marble is cold and smooth; we can make a pie crust here because you won’t overheat the butter with the work of your hands. The wooden board is instead rough and porous. Warmth passes between the wood and your hands, turning a few handfuls of flour and some eggs into an elastic and versatile dough. When you cook, you have to keep all your senses alert. Take a pinch each of the two flours, a soft wheat flour and durum wheat semolina, and sniff them, rub them be- tween your fingers to figure out the differences. In my family, fresh pasta follows this rule: half and half. My family has always imposed on me just a few essential rules, and those rules were usually related to the in- gredients to use in a specific recipe. Tortelli di zucca e patate. When my students feel comfortable

COOKING WITH KIDS Precious Messes: What Pasta-Making and Parenting Have in Common On the messy joys of teaching a 2-year-old to make fresh pasta

ALL PHOTOS BY SHUTTERSTOCK RACHAEL DYMSKI carb diet kick. All these did was make me crave the real y kitchen was thing. And as much as I was coated in a layer of craving the pasta, I was also Mwhite: flour that missing the act of making it. had somehow managed to float to every surface, in - Made From Scratch cluding the tight curls on In the days before we had my 2-year-old daughter’s children, I put passion, head. Our house was filled Homemade time, and creativity into my with the nutty smell of Al- fettucine weekly menu. On Sunday fredo sauce, and our match- Alfredo. nights, I pored over recipe ing rolling pins sat in the books with a glass of wine, sink, each caked in a layer planning elaborate meals for of hardened dough. friends and for ourselves. I was teaching my girls the My husband taught me to art and enjoyment of real cook—when I got married, pasta. I could hardly be trusted Homemade pasta is with a toaster—and one of my favorite over the years, meal foods to make. I prep became a sa- love it because of cred space for us. the work; because With glasses of of the earthy, rich wine in hand, we smell; because of made things like the way that all the pomegranate- folding and resting, glazed grilled pork, all the time, work to- roast chicken with and by necessity, we rely to make a special meal. gether to create an ex- chimichurri sauce, on a handful of simple, de- Find the joy perience for the taste buds buttermilk fried chicken, Pasta and licious staples to feed our in the mess. A Little Helper that can never be pulled chocolate flourless torte. We family. The repetitive nature I decided to make homemade from a box. were not specialty cooks by parenting are of our meals provides a sense fettuccine Alfredo. I pulled Truth be told, I was going any means, but the act and messy, slow of stability for our weekly out the eggs, salt, and flour to make pasta by myself that work of cooking together routine, and ensures that we while my children seemed afternoon. I had a hankering was a slow, enjoyable ex- progress, full have time to eat together as occupied, poured myself a for it, one I had tried to sat- perience. of hard work a family, something that’s glass of wine, and began mak- isfy with the premade ravi- Currently, we have two important to me. ing a well in my flour for the oli at the grocery store, with children under the age of and cleaning But I was missing that oth- eggs. At the crack of the first spaghetti and meatballs on three, which means meals er part of me: the part that egg, June, my older daughter, the restaurant menu, with these days look a little dif- up and care. thrives in making good food heard me and ran in. red sauce and “zoodles” ferent. I have a lot less time from scratch, in putting in during my husband’s slow- to put into gourmet meals, the amount of time needed Continued on D8B12 DECEMBER 5 - 11, 2019 B11

POTATO AND PUMPKIN TORTELLI WITH BROWN BUTTER, SAGE, AND PINE NUTS (TORTELLI DI ZUCCA E PATATE)

SERVES 4 TO 6 In the meantime, preheat the oven to 390 degrees F and line a baking tray FOR THE FRESH PASTA: with parchment paper. Peel and slice the 1 cup (150 grams) all-purpose flour pumpkin into 1/2-inch-thick slices and 3/4 cup (150 grams) semolina flour arrange on the tray. Brush the pumpkin slices with olive oil, then season with 3 eggs salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Bake for 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil about 20 minutes, until soft and slightly Salt, to taste caramelized on the edges. Remove pumpkin from the oven and FOR THE FILLING: transfer about 14 ounces to a large mixing 1 small pumpkin bowl to use for your filling; save the rest for 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil another use. Add the boiled potatoes, then Salt and pepper, to taste mash everything together. Add the grated pecorino cheese, season with salt and Pinch of nutmeg enough kneading the dough, the second he would rather eat, every day, for lunch pepper, mix well, and set aside. Freshly ground black pepper question comes, as timely and expected (Left) Use and dinner, tortelli mugellani, filled with Now, roll out the pasta dough. Flour your as pumpkin in autumn: So, Italians don’t a scalloped potatoes and a hint of garlic and parsley. 2 small potatoes wooden board and a large baking tray. buy dried pasta? Do you always make fresh So I made him tortelli, though I tried to pastry cutter 2 tablespoons pecorino Toscano, pasta? And they look at me with a mixture of or wheel to sneak some pumpkin in, previously roasted The most important thing to remember, grated, plus extra for serving (or disbelief and respect, as they finally come to cut out your with olive oil, salt, pepper, and a generous whether you’re using a classic long rolling pecorino Romano) understand the effort, including the physical, tortelli. pinch of nutmeg. It’s autumn, and I want pin or a pasta machine, is to roll it out over and over again, rolling and stretching behind a bowl of tagliatelle with meat sauce. (Middle) every dish I make to reflect the colors and FOR THE DRESSING: I smile, remain silent for a moment, pon- Roasted scents of these misty days, lit by the flames it as much as you can. Make a paper-thin THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 1/4 cup butter dering the answer, and then admit that no, pumpkin. of the yellow and red leaves of the trees in sheet of pasta, and lay it on the flouredC3 we mainly buy dried pasta, which is very the woods. A dozen sage leaves, cut into strips wooden board. (Right) Pasta ALL PHOTOS BY ROBERT VIGLASKY/METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES INC. good, even here in Tuscany. Fresh pasta is How, then, to dress the tortelli? Brown 1/2 cup pine nuts ‘confetti’ Place little mounds of filling, about one usually left for special occasions, when you butter and crispy fried sage are a winning teaspoon each, at regular intervals on made from First, make the fresh pasta. Sift the all- want to celebrate something. excess dough. pair, but this time I added also a handful of one half of the sheet of pasta. Fold the Then I keep thinking about it to myself pine nuts. Melt the butter over low heat with purpose flour with the semolina flour, pile other half of the sheet over to cover the as we continue with the lesson, and I real- sage and pine nuts, and cook it until golden them onto a wooden board or a large working dotted fillings, and press the dough gently ize that I don’t make enough fresh pasta, brown and heavenly toasted, with a slight surface, and make a well in the middle. with your fingers all around the fillings that more and more of our special occasions hazelnut aroma. In the meantime, the heat Crack the eggs into the well and add a good to seal. With a scalloped pastry cutter, have lost the scent of semolina and the large will turn the sage leaves into crispy bits and pinch of salt and a teaspoon of olive oil. cut the pasta into squares—forming your wooden tray where Grandmother would the pine nuts into golden nuggets. Mix the flour and the eggs with a fork until tortelli—and put them onto the floured neatly arrange nests of tagliatelle to dry. crumbly, then knead the dough, adding tray in one layer. So, a few Sundays ago, I pulled down the Zero-Waste Tip cold water if needed. Keep on kneading, two jars of flour and placed the wooden When you make tortelli, you might have To cook the tortelli, bring a large pot of more and more, as to develop the gluten board onto the table. Even without an au- some leftover sheets of pasta. I usually cut water to a boil, salt the water, and pour in that will give strength to the sheets dience, I felt like making fresh pasta, my them with a pizza cutter or a fluted pas- a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil—this of pasta. Use the same motions as for personal miracle of flour and eggs. I made try wheel into small pieces that resemble will prevent the tortelli from sticking to kneading bread: Hold the dough with one potato and pumpkin tortelli for lunch, tiny stamps or even confetti, and coat them each other. hand while you roll it away from you with just for my husband, Tommaso, and me. with semolina flour. I lay them on a tray and the other, using the heel of your palm. Cook the tortelli in batches, according to freeze them, then gather them into a plastic the size of the pot, for a few minutes each, An Autumnal Pasta bag and stash it in the freezer. When I make After a while, the dough should reach the until the pasta is soft but still al dente. When Tommaso and I started to live to- a vegetable soup, I love to add a handful of right consistency: smooth, velvety, and In a large pan, melt the butter with the gether, I would brag to everyone about how this pasta in the last minutes of cooking. no longer sticky. Wrap it in plastic wrap sage and pine nuts and cook until the I managed to bring this Florentine guy to and let it rest for 30 minutes at room butter is golden, with a delicate, toasty the countryside. Actually, he’s not a pure Giulia Scarpaleggia is a Tuscan-born and temperature. (Left) (L–R) Jack smell. Lowden, Florence city boy; his family is from Mugello, a hilly, -bred food writer, food photographer, and Now, make the filling. Peel the potatoes ALL ILLUSTRATIONS FROM SHUTTERSTOCK FROM ILLUSTRATIONS ALL Pugh, and Dwayne mountainous area above Florence, and these author of five cookbooks, including “From and place them in a pot of cold water. 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COOKING WITH KIDS Precious Messes: What Pasta-Making and Parenting Have in Common

ALL IMAGES FROM SHUTTERSTOCK ContinuedContinued fromfrom B10D6 “There’s not enough time,” I say so often these days “Can I help you, Mommy?” when I think about my cre- Before I could answer, ative life. Not enough time she pulled a chair across to write or cook or paint, the kitchen, right up to the not when there are so many counter. She climbed up urgent, practical, little de- onto it, trying to keep hold mands clamoring for my of her tiny wooden rolling immediate attention. pin. My baby, Rosie, came I am not unproductive for crawling in the room at that lack of ideas; motherhood in moment, a smile on her face itself packs my brain full of like she always has when sentences, desires, and pic- she comes into a room to tures. But the ideas always discover us, like she’s come seem to come when my across a national treasure. hands are uncompromis- I set my wine glass out ingly full, and so I must give of reach, put Rosie in her them wings and let them go jumper, and decided to- and hope they return to me day was as good a day when my hands are empty. as any for my daughter But maybe they aren’t going to learn how to make anywhere. Maybe they’re still homemade pasta. here, somewhere, in the thick We built our flour of these hidden years. Maybe mounds, cracked in the the words and the energy will eggs, folded the dough into come again when the physical a ball. We held up hands to work slows down, and may- each other to see whose were be they will be richer, more Little hands messier. While the dough seasoned, full of more per- in the kitchen. rested, she helped me melt spective because of the mess the butter and garlic for the and because of the work. Alfredo sauce, and we set the And maybe I’ll find that table with the cloth napkins. Embracing the Mess Rosie’s face, June trying to the words, the food, and the We measured out a rectan- As we rolled, sliced, and lay Making carefully lay slices of pasta paintings, the creative en- gle and rolled the dough to noodles down on trays to- fresh pasta. onto a tray—I think maybe deavors I thought meant so fill it, slicing our pasta care- gether, I thought about how there is something meaning- much, are not nearly as pre- fully into long, dangly strips. making pasta feels like a re- ful in the mess of it all. cious as what I raised. The afternoon was filled flection of motherhood. Pasta and parenting are with interruptions, diaper Someday, I know I’ll cook messy, slow progress, full of Rachael Dymski is an changes, Cheerios, and again in a clean kitchen, with- hard work and cleaning up author, florist, and mom Daniel Tiger playlists, but it out stepping on toys or getting and care. But the joy when we to two little girls. She is was also filled with an air of flour into every crevice, with sat down at the table and took currently writing a novel celebration. June ran around a glass of wine I’ll be able to a bite of the pasta, when about the German occupa- the kitchen yelling, “We’re actually keep within reach. June proclaimed proudly, tion of the Channel Islands having a party!” while Rosie But, looking at my two “Daddy, I made this!” seemed and blogs on her website, clapped and cheered for her. girls—a huge smile on to make the mess matter. RachaelDymski.com

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