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Mainland China is the platform of choice for many of its overseas Forced Organ Harvesting The latest example is the diplomats and foreign officials, pro-China policy of Jan used as a forum to play out pub- Zahradil, vice-chair of lic attacks against foreign gov- Vision Times Staff compelling evidence that several into recipients across the world including the use of such the European Parliament’s ernments, particularly the US, multinational companies are without proper procedures. organs—that can be imported powerful International Trade Australia and the UK, in a style complicit in transplant abuse There continues to be a major here without any evidence of Committee. Beijing has been described by many as “Wolf hina is continuing in China where prisoners of problem in the lack of global consent or traceability—for clandestinely setting up several Warrior diplomacy.” to harvest organs conscience are killed for their control over organ harvesting. medical research, a market in espionage groups for decades from, predominantly, organs," said Dr David Matas, There has been a reference to immunosuppressant drugs for to undermine, subvert, and The inception of this concept prisonersC of conscience and an international human rights the work of the China Tribunal the recipient, and a market in destroy European countries, the seems to have arisen from a typ- persecuted minority groups, to lawyer and expert witness who and to reports of a state-run harvested organs which might European Union, and European ically patriotic Chinese action facilitate growing Chinese state testified at the China Tribunal. programme of forced organ even be imported and used here civilisation. film in 2015 called “Wolf War- run transplantation business. "This complicity violates the harvesting in China, the in the absence of full regulation. riors”, and the style has been In 2019, China Tribunal, an Organisation for Economic organised butchery of living China is not self-sufficient; it Continued on page 5 heavily promoted overseas by independent people’s tribunal Cooperation and Development people to sell body parts, which is highly reliant on the West for Zhao Lijian, the deputy director established to inquire into forced Guidelines for Multinational the China Tribunal compared to the equipment and medicines of the Chinese Ministry of For- organ harvesting in China Enterprises. The national the ‘worst atrocities committed which it needs to help its organ ABOUT VISION TIMES eign Affairs Information Depart- (chinatribunal.com), was held in contact points responsible for the in conflicts of the 20th century’. transplant and harvesting ment from 2019 onwards. London chaired by Sir Geoffrey Guidelines should be engaged in We know that Uighurs, Falun industry. The extent of British We are a borderless, largely Nice QC, who along with other each of the countries where these Gong practitioners and others engagement is not immediately volunteer community of The rise in such extrovert bul- experts, concluded that forced countries are headquartered to are being killed and subjected to accessible in the context of the writers, analysts, online media experts, and lying tactics using an applica- organ harvesting has been address this complicity." forced organ harvesting. Chinese organ transplantation translators on a mission tion forbidden from crossing committed for years throughout On September 2, 2020 in the When an organ is taken, process. to change what the world The Great Firewall of China China on a significant scale. House of Lords at the Medicine whether from a living or a dead The report ‘The Economics pays attention to. We write with a mind to make the is a departure from the tradi- The report by the Institute and Medical Devices Bill debate body, it needs to be preserved and of Organ Harvesting in China’ world a better place. We tionally reserved Chinese per- to Research the Crimes a number of members voiced transported to its destination. indicates that there are British value curiosity, honesty, and sona and appears to be directed of Communism (IRCC) , their concerns in support of Just as we now require that companies with interests in connectedness, with a special focus on China. at arousing emotions in West- titled 'The Economics Of proper regulations to prevent imported products, whether this area—in research and in ern politicians on their home Organ Harvesting In China' British companies from being they be clothes or anything producing and selling organ- turf, with their responses used (theirccdotorg.files.wordpress. complicit in forced live organ else, should be manufactured preservation solutions to China. E-paper: as propaganda back at home by com/2019/12/the-economics- harvesting. (youtube.com/ in ethical conditions, we need It is right to support and www.VisionTimesUK.com the Chinese Communist Party of-organ-harvesting-in-china- watch?v=v42OF7pZdGM) to ask ourselves whether British develop ethical, regulated organ state media mechanisms. ircc-2019-1.pdf), stipulates that Baroness O’Loan said, “We manufacturers are selling to transplantation. It is profoundly numerous Western medical and know, too, that there is transplant China the devices, medicines important that this Bill provides CONTACT US This raises a number of ques- pharmaceutical companies are tourism, where people travel to and technology which will for proper regulation. We can +44 207 183 0987 tions as to why China’s govern- profiting from their links with countries where they may be enable China to sell organs provide regulation to prevent marketing.uk@ ment has changed its face, forced organ harvesting in able to get a transplant, in some which have been harvested companies being empowered visiontimes.com China, among them multi- cases with few questions asked from people in China’s detention and enriched by the mass crimes Continued on page 4 billion-dollar corporations about where the organ donated camps or otherwise wrongly that may be facilitated elsewhere. PUBLISHED BY: like Pfizer (US) and Roche to be transplanted came from. obtained. Kan Zhong Guo UK Ltd, (Switzerland). We know, too, that organs can There could be many spin- Continued on page 2 London WC1N 3JP "The report sets out be shipped and transplanted offs from such activity,

ADOBESTOCK Vision Times Staff that those 'old friends' would soon be back in the White House. ays after Democratic Di, who is also secretary of presidential candidate China’s state-run Centre for Joe Biden and his Foreign Strategic Studies, Drunning mate Kamala Harris described how the influence of gave acceptance speeches on Beijing’s allies in the U.S. was Nov. 7, Hong Kong-based curbed in 2016, when Trump South China Morning Post took office: “The Trump cited a Chinese official saying administration is in a trade that Beijing had 'revived stalled war with us, so why can't we backchannel diplomacy' with fix the Trump administration? the United States. “How come China and the In 2020, the 'semi-official U.S. used to settle all kinds communication channel' of issues between 1992 and became inactive due to 2016?” worsening relations between “I'm going to throw out the U.S. and China amid something maybe a little bit the Trump administration’s explosive here. We have people increasing condemnation of at the top. We have ‘old friends’ and confrontation with the in America’s core inner circle Chinese Communist Party of power and influence. (CCP). Scholars Describe Communist “But the problem is that On Nov. 25, after the General after 2008, Wall Street’s Services Administration status declined, and more approved funds for Biden’s importantly, after 2016, Wall transition to the White House, China’s Influence in the US Street can’t fix Trump … So Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the U.S.-China trade offered congratulations to The lack of restraint controversy,” but “moves into showing Di Dongsheng, a war, they [Wall Street] tried to the former vice president and on Beijing’s part reflects ‘domination’ mode when professor at China’s Renmin help … but couldn’t do much. Harris, signalling that the CCP Beijing leverages newfound confidence in the it finds itself” in a position University, give a speech in “But now Biden is elected. felt assured of Trump’s loss in Party leadership. As China of strength and perceives Shanghai. You can see that the traditional the Nov. 3 election. soft power in analysts at the SinoInsider weakness in its adversaries. Speaking on Nov. 28, the elite, the political elite, the Beijing appeared to consultancy put it in a Nov. vice-dean of the school’s establishment, they’re very celebrate, unleashing a wave politics and 30 newsletter, “When the CCP Welcoming the return of ‘old international studies close to Wall Street. of 'wolf warrior' diplomatic society to believes itself to be in a weak friends’ department boasted of barrages against democratic or less advantageous position, The first week of December Beijing’s 'old friends' in Wall Continued on page 2 countries and politicians. disable America it goes into ‘survival’ mode saw the widespread online Street and other elite circles by avoiding or mitigating sharing of a 20-minute video in the United States — and

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Continued from FRONT page research laboratories in the UK Products Administration Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. set communist party members required proper certificates”. - now expanded to five sites (NMPA), a body directly up a joint venture, which working in western companies So, global pressure is now This will show the People’s employing about 2,500 staff - controlled by the State Council contributed to Pfizer’s market including Rolls Royce, Jaguar, mounting on China to stop Republic of China and the and embedded itself within the of the People's Republic of China share. According to Porubiak Land Rover, HSBC, AstraZeneca the brutal murder of prisoners Chinese Communist Party that National Health Service, where to licence Sirolemus, an active and Kudalacek, “China is and Pfizer who was found to of conscience in a scandalous the balance between human it currently supplies 170 different pharmaceutical ingredient Pfizer's biggest market, and the have employed 69 Chinese industry estimated to illegally rights and commerce will medicines, including the new (API) and injectable solution company itself is seen as a leader Communist Party members. earn the People’s Republic of change.” Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 made by Pfizer under the name of western pharmaceutical There is nothing stating that China over $1bn (€0.89bn) per On Nov. 2, 2020, Lord Alton Vaccine. Rapamune. companies conducting business Pfizer knew its employees were annum. of Liverpool, addressed the Pfizer promotes its Rapamune is used to weaken there.” Once Pfizer had gained CCP members, but it shows Susie Hughes, Executive Grand Committee of the House commitment to transparency, the body's immune system, to a foothold in the Chinese that the CCP had sufficiently Director, International of Lords referencing the IRCC’s is highly regulated by the help keep it from ‘rejecting’ a manufacturing market, it broke vested interest in Pfizer as a Coalition to End Transplant 87-page report The Economics Association of the British transplanted organ such as a off relations with Zhejiang pharmaceutical giant to keep Abuse in China (ETAC), stated: of Organ Harvesting in China Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) kidney. Organ rejection happens Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. tabs on it from the inside. “These companies are in a very because “while the West is and has an ethical statement when the immune system treats in 2017. The Sweden Council for powerful position because not conducting the crime, it is covering areas such as supply the new organ as an invader and Pfizer’s connection to the Business and Investments China’s transplant industry supporting it with its know-how, chain management and aligning attacks it. This drug is a crucial CCP goes deeper than setting have said that “China is very would falter without them. It is technical means, international itself with the principles of the component in successful organ up laboratories in China to dependent on imports from imperative they withdraw from businesses and expertise.” United Nations Declaration of transplantation and commands produce pharmaceuticals. the outside when it comes China immediately to help save Pfizer is a multinational Human Rights. a global market revenue 283 Recent publication of the to medical devices and innocent people who are being pharmaceutical corporation, In 2014 Zhejiang Hisun million USD, and Asia (in contents of a leaked database supplies. Moreover, the organ killed for their organs.” headquartered in the US that Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. general) is in third place when in the possession of the Inter preservation market in China was founded by Charles Pfizer applied to the China Food and divided by regions, amounting parliamentary Alliance on is said to be purely dominated and Charles F. Erhart in 1849. Drug Administration (CDFA) to 100 million USD. China (IPAC) disclosed a by western companies, as the In 1952, Pfizer set up offices and now renamed as the Medical Pfizer and Zhejiang Hisun register of 1.9 million Chinese Chinese ones don’t have the

Scholars Describe Communist China’s Influence in the US

Continued from FRONT page In recent interviews, Byrne, U.S. Secretary of State Mike friendly engagement with who holds a degree in China PAUL J. RICHARDS — POOL / GETTY IMAGES Pompeo has handled the Beijing. In 2017, his advisor Studies from Dartmouth 'China Challenge' with an Jake Sullivan said that the U.S. “Trump has been saying College and speaks Mandarin, uncompromising approach, should encourage China’s rise; that Biden’s son has described a multifaceted ratcheting up condemnation in November, he co-authored investment funds around strategy he argues the CCP is and sanctions on the CCP an article published on Foreign the world … Who helped using to grind down American for a broadening list of Policy calling for “competition [Hunter Biden] establish his political institutions. brutal human rights abuses, without confrontation.” In the funds? Got it? There are a The Party’s approach to including the mass murder of piece, he argued that the United lot of ‘deals’ here,” Di said. overturning the United States religious prisoners for their States should not seek to change works without fighting, “not organs. China’s system. ‘Taking us out from within’ firing a bullet or missile at all, “The seriousness of Biden has confirmed that Di was referring to the but taking us out from within,” China's penetration into the he would choose Sullivan for Hunter Biden scandal that Byrne said in an interview international community has National Security Adviser. Other was revealed in mid-October with political commentator led to serious disquiet among Biden cabinet picks are similarly when it came to light that his Dr. Jerome Corsi on Dec. 28. countries due to the corrosive pro-globalism, pro-engagement laptop had been discovered nature of its infiltration, the with China in outlook. with a large amount of In addition to its broader harmful consequences to A report by Politico notes compromising information operations to build up other countries, and China's that WestExec Advisors, a on it, including data about influence in the U.S., Byrne ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy,” He consultancy with access to alleged trade deals made based identified electoral fraud as Qinglian, a Chinese economist the White House, is staffed on his status as Joe Biden’s the CCP’s ‘assassin’s mace’, living in exile in the United heavily by officials from the son. Legacy media outlets a term used in Chinese States, wrote in a recent Obama administration, which have dismissed the scandal as intelligence and military what we’re experiencing right commentary. Biden served. Until recently, disinformation, and Big Tech circles in reference to weapons now.” ‘Competition without “Most of this discontent WestExec featured on its website censored the story even before that can play a decisive role in Byrne says his investigation, confrontation’ is borne in silence, but a few information about how it has verifying it. defeating the United States. which began in August in By all accounts, a Biden countries, such as the United helped U.S. colleges skirt Trump The video of Di Dongsheng’s “For 10 years or more, anticipation of election fraud, administration would handle States, have made their administration restrictions on speech has both been censored there have been references points to CCP interference China very differently than complaints explicit,” she wrote. taking Pentagon funds while also on the Chinese internet and to a coming ‘assassin’s mace’ in America’s voting the Trump administration. He Qinglian observed that receiving financial benefits from removed from YouTube, the in the Chinese literature— infrastructure. Flipping the Since the publication of many weaker democracies, foreign government programmes latter citing a copyright claim where they take out the United results of election in just six the 2017 National Security such as Australia, are heavily — a large portion of which are by the Chinese company that States with one stroke,” Byrne counties, he said, would be Strategy naming Beijing dependent on China for trade run by the CCP. shot the footage. said. “The national security enough to decide the outcome America’s primary strategic and more easily swayed by Many of those working at Patrick Byrne, the founder community in the United of the election. competitor, the White House Beijing’s coercion, and thus need WestExec are slated to serve in and former CEO of Overstock. States has been trying to figure The Party has “corrupted has implemented expanding backing from the U.S. if they are Biden’s government. com, has been leading efforts this out: Is it their new aircraft exactly the institutions that tariffs and other economic to keep up condemnation of the by a team of researchers to carrier? Is that the hypersonic they needed to corrupt in restrictions on the communist CCP’s malign behaviour. reverse-engineer a 'slow coup' missile? Is it this, that, is it an order to allow what’s going superpower. It has also, since Though Biden has spoken of by China’s communist regime EMP?” on now to happen,” Byrne told 2019, clearly defined the CCP the need to stay tough on China, to take down America’s “I don’t think so,” Byrne Jan Jekielek, host of the Epoch as a regime that rules counter he has been vague in his policy constitutional system without said. “The one stroke that Times program American to the consent and traditional plans, and his 47-year career having 'to fight at all'. takes the United States out is Thought Leaders, on Dec. 15. values of the Chinese people. shows a long track record of

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Vision Times Staff United States, several of whom held active subscriptions with Zoom and whose calls were hos- n Dec. 18, the U.S. ted on U.S. servers. In actuality, Department of Justice Zoom’s platform was used as a unsealed a complaint tool for Jin to carry out his tasks Oand arrest warrant against at the request of the CCP. Xinjiang Jin, an employee of U.S. The Complaint alleges that Jin based Zoom who worked out of “and his co-conspirators fabric- the company’s mainland China ated evidence of TOS (terms of offices. Jin, who goes by the name service ) violations to provide pre- of Julien, was charged with 'Con- textual justifications to terminat- spiracy to Commit Interstate Har- ing the meetings, as well as certain assment' and 'Unlawful Con- participants’ accounts,” and that spiracy to Transmit Means of the FBI is in possession of mes- Identification'. sages from Jin to other Zoom The investigation, which was employees about his efforts to conducted by the FBI’s Wash- harvest intelligence from social ington Field Office, fully acknow- media on Zoom’s clients who were ledges Zoom’s operations within planning events that commemor- Communist China; “[Zoom] ated the June 4, 1983 Tiananmen Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom. has significant operations in Square Massacre. the People’s Republic of China Jin primarily worked with content the CCP feared, with Jin form and demanded a “policy of the United States, and, even if (‘PRC’) where it employs hun- a “high-ranking employee of being made the “primary liaison” immediate remediation of any [Zoom] withdrew entirely from dreds of workers who primarily [Zoom] in the United States...to The CCP uses between Zoom and the Party. illegal conduct.” the PRC, [Zoom] would still need focus on research and develop- effect the termination of meet- the threat This was confirmed by Zoom’s The Ministry of State Security to deal with ‘CN zf’ [shorthand ment.” The Chinese Commun- ings and the suspension and can- blog post, “in October 2019, (MSS) told Jin they didn’t want for China Zhengfu, or Chinese ist Party’s (CCP) wanton censor- cellation of user accounts.” This of its “Great Zoom appointed the now-former Zoom to terminate meetings held Government] requests in order ship of speech, especially dissent, high-ranking U.S. employee is Firewall" to cow employee to serve as the govern- by targets immediately. First they to avoid future attacks.” is core to the charges against Jin; referred to throughout the Com- ment contact in China. This wanted to use the opportunity to There was one continuous “...the CCP regards any political plaint as “Employee-1”. companies into former employee’s job included observe and collect intelligence thread driving Jin and the CCP’s dissent as a threat not only to its In one account, Jin spearheaded responding to the Chinese gov- on participants and the contents agents behind him: a ploy to con- own political interest, but also to an effort to create fake Zoom compliance. ernment’s requests for account of their discussions. In no uncer- vince U.S. employees to acquiesce the PRC’s one-party system of accounts with profile pictures terminations, meeting termina- tain terms, the CCP was spying to his ever-escalating demands government itself.” related to terrorism and porno- tions, and user data.” on Zoom’s clients and Zoom gave under their threat to block Zoom’s “To effectuate this censorship graphy. These accounts entered Zoom was required, under the the Party both the tools and the services with the Great Fire- scheme, the PRC government the meetings Jin wanted to have plan, to “migrate the data storage” wherewithal to do so. wall. In June, Jin received, upon requires electronic communica- a pretext to take down. Then, Jin ber of 2019. Zoom was forced to of more than a million U.S. based request, a spreadsheet contain- tions service providers that oper- and his conspirators screen-shot meet with CCP officials and were “Chinese users” to servers con- Enough is never enough ing approximately 23,000 user ate in the PRC, such as [Zoom], to their own actions and and used told they could only resume oper- trolled by the Party. In addition, When it comes to being in cahoots IDs and account IDs for Zoom proactively monitor users’ activit- these to claim that the meetings ations if they complied with Party Zoom was instructed to provide with China’s red dynasty, enough accounts directly from a Zoom ies on their networks and to ter- were violating Zoom’s Terms of regulations. CCP agents with “special access” is never enough. employee. minate discussions of politically Service. to Zoom’s systems. Jin claimed In April 2020, Jin was The Complaint does not make sensitive topics.” The CCP also The Complaint also documents Shut down in China in messages to employees that summoned by CCP officials. Later, note of any resistance to this requires companies who oper- an event in May where a dissident Zoom confirmed in a Dec. 18 blog Zoom’s CEO had agreed with the he told Employee-1 that the Com- pressure from either Zoom or ate within China to “respond who “participated in Hong Kong post in response to the unsealing Ministry of Public Security (MPS) munist Regime instructed them Employee-1. They seem to have immediately when a PRC national politics as a pro-democracy activ- of the DOJ Complaint that they to use a combination of Zoom and to develop the ability to “respond preferred to assume the risk of security or law enforcement ist” had their account terminated had been blocked by the CCP: WeChat to communicate with to a PRC demand” to terminate their actions over the prospect of agency demands that the service in advance of scheduled meetings “In September 2019, the Chinese CCP officials when exchanging a meeting, account, or recording losing the business opportunity provider terminate a discussion of that Jin and Employee-1 called government turned off our ser- classified information. Accord- within one minute. Jin dubbed inherent in the Chinese market. a politically sensitive topic.” “political”. Users hosting meetings vice in China without warning... ing to messages by Jin in the Com- this the “one-minute processing According to Zoom’s blog post, with religious themes were tar- The shutdown caused significant plaint, Zoom was unblocked by requirement.” Employee-1 con- the company states it has termin- ‘Pretextual justifications’ geted at Jin’s sole discretion as well. disruption for many of our mul- the Party in November of 2019. nected Jin to another U.S. based ated Xinjiang Jin’s employment The Complaint reveals how the In one such case, Employee-1, tinational customers, who could When the CCP Virus pan- employee who could provide him and placed all other employees CCP uses the continual threat both terminated a user’s account not effectively communicate with demic took global effect in early with access to a remote machine, involved on administrative leave of its 'Great Firewall of China' and provided Jin with their IP their employees and partners in 2020, much of the world’s pop- located on U.S. soil, that was con- pending the completion of the to block internet connectivity to address and metadata informa- China...They urged us to take ulation was forced to work from nected to Zoom’s U.S. operations. investigation. Xinjiang Jin is not companies who fail to give the tion. The user’s IP was traced to immediate action to get the ser- home, with governments around This was to allow Jin to comply currently in U.S. custody and is Party what it wants. China’s Yunnan Province. vice resumed.” the world using the pandemic as with demands from the MPS now on the FBI’s Most Wanted Jin was a 'Security Technical Despite Jin and his alleged The Complaint specifically an excuse to implement increas- and MSS. According to the Com- List. If he is captured and con- Leader' at Zoom’s Zhejiang branch co-conspirators’ efforts, the CCP mentions a “rectification” plan ingly strict lockdowns. Zoom’s plaint, Employee-1 ordered this victed of both counts, he faces a where his role was “serving as was not satisfied. being discussed between Jin and usage, and its stock price, skyrock- employee to comply with Jin. maximum of 10 years in prison. primary liaison with PRC author- The Party then used its ability to Zoom employees between Octo- eted. The Complaint alleges that Jin boasted about CCP infiltra- ities, including law enforcement completely censor and control the ber of 2019 and June of 2020. The the CCP took advantage of this tion in the United States in elec- and intelligence services.” Jin tar- Chinese internet to block Chinese plan required Zoom to “proact- opportunity to “impose addi- tronic messages with Zoom’s geted individuals residing in the connections to Zoom in Septem- ively monitor” its platform for tional controls” on Zoom’s plat- staff, saying the “CCP infiltrated

EU Appeased Beijing with Trade Deal Because of Corporate Pressure: Peter Navarro

Vision Times Staff WIKI. (CC BY 2.0) European investors. problems that we may face with ment that the EU had handled infected the world with a pan- The Chinese Communist this as Communist China tries to the human aspect of the deal demic and nobody seems to Party (CCP) also said it would align with Europe," said Navarro. with Communist China when want to hold them accountable.” he European Union prohibit investment require- In a statement the European he said the deal “anchors our His comments referred to the followed a “long tra- ments on the transfer of techno- Union Commission boasted values-based trade agenda with CCP Virus outbreak whose vir- dition of appease- logy from European companies China would play fairly, “China one of our largest trading part- ological name is SARS-CoV-2. ment”T in entering into a trade to state-owned enterprises and has committed to a greater level ners. We have secured binding The China-centric World Health deal with the People’s Republic protect “confidential business of market access for EU investors commitments on the environ- Organisation (WHO) coined of China (PRC), U.S. Director of information”. than ever before...China is also ment, climate change and com- the disease the virus causes the Office of Trade and Manu- making commitments to ensure bating forced labour.” as “Coronavirus Disease 2019 facturing Policy, Peter Navarro, Risks of dealing with Beijing fair treatment for EU compan- (COVID-19)”. said in an interview with Fox Navarro warned of risks asso- ies so they can compete on a bet- Europe turning its back on The Chinese Communist Business on Friday. ciated with entering into agree- ter level playing field in China, the US? Party and the WHO joined “This is basically a situation ments with the CCP, “Whenever including in terms of discip- Steve Moore, Chief Econom- forces in the earliest days of where the European Union has cil President Charles Michel, you enter a deal with Commun- lines for state owned enterprises, ist for the Institute for Economic the pandemic to delay vital the same kind of multinational German Chancellor Angela ist China, the presumption is transparency of subsidies and Freedom and Opportunity, who information about the infec- corporation pressure on their Merkel, and French President they are going to abide by it on rules against the forced trans- was also on the segment asked tiousness of the pathogen to political system as we do here in Emmanuel Macron. their end and they never do." fer of technologies.” Navarro rhetorically, “What the the world by several weeks, the United States,” Navarro said. The fact sheet for the agree- Navarro’s comments come Navarro criticised the EU for hell is going on in Europe? This including silencing and arrest- The EU announced it had ment claims that Chinese on the back of data released by giving China a trade deal as the is an appeasement of the Chinese ing both journalists, doctors, reached a “conclusion in prin- state-owned enterprises will the Peterson Institute of Inter- CCP continues its widespread at a time when they are a milit- and whistleblowers, which ulti- ciple” on a deal seven years do business fairly with their national Economics on Dec. 23 human rights abuses, “This is ary and economic threat to the mately allowed the pandemic to in-the-making with Commun- European counterparts, claim- showing the CCP has completely a bad deal for Europe. It com- entire world in terms of security, become global, killing 1.83 mil- ist China on Dec. 30 titled EU ing Party enterprises would failed to honour their commit- promises principles with respect in terms of human rights viola- lion people worldwide. and China Comprehensive “take decisions solely based on ments in the Phase One trade to the consecration camps in tions...How in the world could “Everything they’ve basic- Agreement on Investment. The commercial considerations”, not deal signed between the U.S. and Xinjiang to the crushing of the Europeans be siding with ally demonstrated to us is that agreement was made during a “discriminate against European China in January of 2020. democracy in Hong Kong.” China over the United States?” they’re a bad faith, authoritarian, video conference attended by companies” when transacting in "This is going to be a real chal- Executive Vice President and Navarro replied, “Europe does brutal regime that will basically Chinese leader Xi Jinping, EU goods and services, and “share lenge geopolitically. From our Commission for Trade Valdis have a long history of appease- enslave people. Why do we want Commission President Ursula information and consult” if point of view, the geopolitical Dombrovskis remarked naively ment...but let’s not forget the any part of that?” questioned von der Leyen, EU Coun- state-run enterprises affect complications are the bigger in the EU Commission state- Chinese Communist Party has Navarro. [email protected] VISION TIMES +44 207 183 0987 4 | JANUARY 13-19, 2021 CHINA www.VisionTimes.com

With the lure of returns on such large numbers and the From Communist China increase of foreign sharehold- ings in these businesses from 49% to 51% and then uncapped from 2020 - ahead of schedule - it is little wonder that the race with love to the West owooooo for overseas fund managers to set ADOBE STOCK up shop in China has gathered Continued from FRONT page Trade Organisation Transitional momentum, and that Xi Jinping Review Mechanism for China, it as leader of the pack is pushing and considers how the rise in is noted that not all of the listed his “Made in China 2025” plan aggressive tactics is linked to the themes existed in China at the to increase Chinese products conclusion in 2013 of the World time of the working party. and technology in their own Trade Organisation (WTO) One such example is the writ- right using Chinese made com- Transitional Review Mechanisms ten concerns raised by European ponents rather than compon- (TRM) on China, which ended Countries (EC) that Securities ents from other countries such various formal commitments Funds Managers were not able as the US, Germany and Korea by China and the monitoring to manage institutional assets. in manufactured products such of these commitments by WTO The Chinese verbal response was as Apple’s iPhone. member countries. summarised by the report writers It seems that China has as, “this service for institutional become confident enough in its In November 2001, years after investors was a new service in power grab to change its dip- applying to join the General China, and was therefore not lomatic approach to the “Wolf Agreement on Tariffs and Trade covered by China's commitments. Warrior” style and proclaim its (GATT) in 1986, which inter- The WTO publicised how perceived superiority by attack- rupted by the world’s reaction to China had agreed that, “price ing on Twitter. the Tiananmen Square Massacre controls will not be used for pur- One of the current batch of on June 4th 1989, China under poses of affording protection to “Wolf Warriors”, the Chinese former Communist Party leader domestic industries or services Ambassador to the UK, Liu Jiang Zemin was finally able to providers.” Xiaoming was spotted at the join the WTO. However, in China, Trade and recognised status as a world role in the Novel Coronavirus trading practices in direct con- end of December 2020 on Twit- The size of China and its need Power: Why the West’s Economic power. The CCP has inflated its outbreak in 2020 to see how this travention of the WTO state- ter promoting more news of to transition to more western Engagement Has Failed, Stewart power not given it up. has taken shape. ment that, “China will provide China’s economic growth. By style trade agreements, coupled Paterson describes how the lack China’s real interest was to Testing the waters during non-discriminatory treatment capitalising on the global pan- with the need for existing WTO of appropriate economic enforce- gain access to the global financial the 2007/2008 world financial to all WTO Members. All for- demic originating in the city of members to protect their home ment ensured that China’s pop- markets. According to Patterson, crisis, the CCP heavily criticised eign individuals and enterprises, Wuhan, China is looking like a economies from an influx of ulation became the new cheap “China entered the global trading the US and Europe for its role in including those not invested or winner in the race to overtake Chinese products meant that workforce that undermined the system without prior commit- the fall out on the Chinese eco- registered in China, will be accor- the US as the biggest global eco- the trade agreements were subject higher labour costs of other coun- ments such as a floating exchange nomy. The wolf howling at the ded treatment no less favourable nomy, up from the 7th in 2000. to scrutiny by a working party tries such as “America, Japan and rate and capital account convert- West had begun to take shape. than that accorded to enterprises Fortunately for the UK, Liu chaired by Ambassador Pier- Europe.” ibility.” Jude Blanchett of the US based in China with respect to the right Xiaoming, highly critical of the re-Louis Girard of Switzerland. The softening or opening up of These checks and balances Centre for Strategic and Inter- to trade.” UK’s decision to remove Hua- The working party remit the Chinese Communist Party would have reduced the asset national Studies believes this PWC’s strategies to gain entry wei from its 5G offering and the included addressing all member (CCP) dictatorship that was inflation and social destruction change in diplomatic strategy into the new Chinese securities British stance on Hong Kong, concerns regarding their eco- anticipated as part of the inclu- of western society values that is because China started to see market included creating bigger has been recalled to China. nomic rights by agreeing tar- sion to the WTO did not mater- subsequently followed as China itself as having the upper hand investments by increasing the iffs and that foreign compan- ialise according to expectations. increased its control of busi- over the West. value of shares from the Joint ies operating in China were able Current president Xi Jinping is nesses, the internet and pushed In 2019 Price Waterhouse Venture partner or converting to import goods, raw materials currently enjoying the political to become the main exporting Coopers (PWC) likened the an existing private fund manage- and technology for their own use. effects within China that were set nation. One only has to look at new opening up of the Chinese ment company to a mutual fund According to the United States in motion by former president the hold that China had over securities market by Xi Jinping manager to access the RMB 30 report GAO-05-209R U.S.-China Jiang Zemin on China’s entry to the supply of PPE to the UK and to a “Race in the new era” des- trillion (USD 4.3 trillion) wealth Trade: Summary of 2003 World the WTO, which marked China’s other countries as it exploited its pite the visible, ongoing, unfair market products.

Communist China Builds Walls to Stop Citizens From Fleeing

HEIKO CARSTENS. VIA FLICKR. (CC BY 2.0) Vision Times Staff investment, targeting companies the border. trade war and COVID-19. Viet- looking to redistribute their sup- On Dec. 12, an ethnic group nam is the leading country in ply chains after the coronavirus in China tweeted two photos of Southeast Asia to increase man- Communist China is greatly disrupted them inside a 410-mile wired fence with sur- ufacturing and export to the U.S. reportedly reinforcing its south- China. Vietnam and Burma are veillance cameras and infrared According to HSBC economist ern border to stop its citizens cutting taxes, providing tax sub- alarm systems. This is the first Yun Liu, many tech giants, such from escaping for economic sidies, and are launching indus- phase of the border. The second as Apple, Google, Nintendo, and opportunities abroad. trial parks to attract more foreign and third phases will be com- Kyocera, have now followed in The U.S.-China trade war and investments. Many job oppor- pleted by the end of 2021 and Samsung’s footsteps, moving the CCP virus outbreak have tunities have been created, which Oct 2022, respectively. High some production to Vietnam. led many manufacturers to are very appealing to the local voltage fencing will be added Despite new economic oppor- exit China for other South-East and foreign workforce. where illegal crossings are most tunities, the Vietnamese govern- Asian countries. Production dis- The 191-mile China-Burma common. ment restricts working visas for ruption and social lockdown border has never been clearly In October, communist China Chinese workers. However, many in China have left millions of defined since the border lies on started building two-meter (6.56- Chinese work illegally in Viet- Communist China is building walls on the Vietnam border to keep Chinese citizens from leaving. Chinese jobless as employment top of villages and streets. Even feet) high walls on the 796-mile nam anyway. There appear to be has spiked. Many Chinese cit- within families, family members Sino-Vietnamese border. A cit- many Chinese workers who are izens now must seek job oppor- have different citizenships. Many izen captured the construction seeking work outside of China, and under-reported. try in the world [China] that tunities outside of China, partic- parts of the border have no wall, in a video that was shared online. despite communist China not A Chinese dissident tweeted would build walls to prevent its ularly in neighbouring Vietnam so people move freely between Vietnam is now seizing manu- reporting high unemployment. about the insecurity the Chinese people from fleeing.” and Burma (Myanmar). the two countries despite both facturing opportunities as com- The communist regime’s unem- Communist Party feels regard- South East Asian countries governments having issued reg- panies withdraw operations in ployment statistics are com- ing the economic future of are competing for direct foreign ulations requiring a pass to cross China due to the U.S.-China monly known to be unreliable China: “There’s only one coun- Do you think people should be persecuted for their beliefs? We don’t. If you agree with us please sign our petition to stop severe human rights abuses against Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice in the Buddhist tradition that upholds the core tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. Falun Gong practitioners continue to face human rights violations in China. We urge the UK Government to oppose these violations by any effective means, such as Global Human Rights or Magnitsky-style sanctions. Ask the UK government to let China know this is not OK. To sign the petition, simply scan this QR code or visit the UK parliament website. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551488

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PIXABAY / CC0 1.0 Uncovering Chinese ‘Friendship’ Groups in Europe

Continued from FRONT page in the European Parliament was efforts they put into influencing established in December 2006 in regional leaders. The German Hidden agendas Brussels, Belgium. The EU-China authorities have declined to The CCP is not interested in Friendship Group currently has a provide details of this probe to making friends, and there is membership of 45 MEPs (Member the media, according to Politico. nothing friendly about these of European Parliament) across 7 'friendship groups'. Their political groups from 20 countries, The same situation arose role, like hundreds of other 13 of whom hold key positions when Fraser Cameron, who CCP groups, is espionage. in the European Union, such as directs the EU-Asia Centre, a The EU-China 'friendship group' in the European Parliament was set up in December 2006. chair holders of political groups Brussels think tank that was 'Friendship groups' make contact, and leaders in parliamentary investigated by Belgian security make friends, and offer lucrative committees. services on suspicion of passing According to Bloomberg, the with Brussels. Recently, a report is part of China’s foreign favours and deals to political, sensitive information to China. hotel and travel expenses of the highlighting this issue was affairs establishment, sparked banking and industrial sectors, Ostensibly, the group acts as a Fraser is a former UK diplomat 'friendship group' were regularly published in Politico. controversies. A Czech Atlanticist celebrities, academics, and media platform of amity and goodwill and ex-European Commission picked up by the Chinese think tank, 'Sinopsis', funded by are also targeted as well as other within European civil society. official. He was suspected of government. Zahradil’s efforts to In a retaliatory measure, the U.S. National Endowment for prominent influences. In turn, But, by analysing the recent leaking information about the initiate trade deals between China Zahradil expressed his discontent Democracy, published a 42-page these influencers promote the events related to this group, from EU to Chinese spies, which he and Europe are highly suspect. He regarding the article through report on this. The report alleges CCP agenda and whitewash the Gerhard Sabathil spy probe later denied. lauded that China can seek a path a letter addressed to European close ties between the EU-China the Party, including their sordid to the latest Zahradil controversy, to recovery, expand international Parliament President David Friendship group and the Chinese past and their perverse nature. we can see the much darker plan Trade committee controversy cooperation, and activate foreign Sassoli. He rejected the claims, foreign affairs department. of Beijing. The latest controversy relating trade in the post-COVID-19 stating that they are just baseless The European Parliament is to the Chinese influence in world. accusations. Earlier, the 2017-18 reports from one of three legislative branches Gerhard Sabathil was a former the European Union involves the Belgian intelligence services of the European Union and EU ambassador from Germany. Jan Zahradil. He is a Czech According to the Facebook post Another accused is Gai Lin. and a paper by the Washington- one of its seven institutions. It German authorities suspected conservative MEP and current of China International Import He is the first Chinese national based think tank, Centre represents the second-largest that he was at the centre of a vice-chair of the International Expo, Zahradil’s praise came to be employed by the European for Strategic and Budgetary democratic electorate in the clandestine Chinese operation Trade Committee of the during the China International Parliament. He became a key Assessments, which is close to world after the Parliament of aimed at transmitting European European Parliament. Zahradil Fair for Trade in Services- player in the 'friendship group' the U.S. defence industry, also India. The People’s Republic of secrets to Beijing. However is the chairman of the EU-China CIFTIS, which was conducted in after being employed in Zahradil’s accused China of misusing China established a 'friendship after a year-long high profile Friendship Group as well. November. This was when Europe services as a part time accredited international friendship groups group' to facilitate educational investigation, he was cleared of With his position on the trade and the U.S. were highly critical of assistant following the May 2019 to acquire sensitive information. and cultural exchanges and all suspicions. committee, he can influence the Chinese government’s role in European Parliament election. All reports shed light on the CCP’s promote collaboration between EU trade decisions and obtain the coronavirus spread. growing influence on European Beijing and the European Union. Though Sabathil’s charges were access to sensitive negotiating Gai’s honorary title in the bodies and Western countries. never proven, many European documents from the European Zahradil’s pro-China policy 'Chinese People’s Association EU-China ‘friendship group’ governments still fear Beijing’s Commission. could possibly give China an for Friendship with Foreign The EU-China Friendship Group global aspirations and the edge in ongoing commerce talks Countries,' (CPAFFC) which

ics have accused Japan of devi- to improving defence against an Japan Sets Record $52-Billion Military ating from its pacifist policy incoming attack. The joint exer- adopted post World War II. In cise between the three nations is June, the government was forced aimed at communist China. Budget to Counter Communist China to suspend the deployment of “We want to demonstrate our the U.S. Aegis Ashore ballistic presence to the region and send missile defence system due to a a message about Japan-France Vision Times Staff fighters to counter the threat assistance of Lockheed Mar- Japan will also build two war- huge public outcry. Chief Cab- cooperation… This is a message posed by the Chinese military. tin Corp. The fighter, which is ships capable of carrying the inet Secretary Katsunobu Kato aimed at China. This is a message Some of the main budget Japan’s first in three decades, is brand new Aegis air and bal- stated that the new weapons are about multilateral partnerships Prime Minister of Japan allocations include: expected to be ready in the 2030’s listic missile defence radars, not intended to attack foreign and the freedom of passage,” Yoshihide Suga has announced $912 million will be used to and will cost around $40 billion. which will have three times the bases. They are to bolster the Admiral Pierre Vandier, chief of a record Ministry of Defence build two compact warships. $628 million will be spent range of the previous versions. country’s defences. staff of the French Navy, said to budget. Starting April 01, 2021, These warships will be opera- on buying six Lockheed F-35 These will be the biggest Aegis- Additionally, Japan will be con- the local Sankei newspaper. the annual military budget will tional with as few sailors as pos- stealth fighters. This includes equipped ships built by Japan, ducting a series of land and sea Tokyo is also considering be 5.34 trillion yen (approx. sible. This will ease the Navy’s two vertical-landing (STOVL) easily surpassing the Maya ves- drills together with the United passing a law to limit land pur- $51.7 billion). This is the ninth manpower concerns, which is B and two short-takeoff variants sel that was commissioned by States and France in May next chases by Chinese companies consecutive year that Japan’s finding it difficult to attract new that will be operational from a the government in March. These year. The exercises will be per- if they are located near military annual military budget has recruits from Japan’s fast ageing converted helicopter carrier. two ships will cost an estimated formed on uninhabited islands bases. In the past decade, 80 been raised by 1.1 percent. The population. $323 million will fund the $4.8 billion. around Japan. The aim is to plots of land near Japanese mil- proposed budget includes the $760 million is set aside for a jet development of a long-range Even though the Japanese gov- improve its capacity of providing itary installations have been pro- development of longer anti-ship fighter project led by Mitsubishi anti-ship missile to defend the ernment is swiftly building its relief during natural disasters. cured by companies from China missiles and advanced stealth Heavy Industries Ltd. with the south-western Okinawa islands. military capability, some crit- Some drills could also be applied or South Korea.

Chinese Incursions Into Indian Grasslands PIXABAY / CC0 1.0 By Prakash Gogoir nomads has been adversely terrains. The CCP often sends against Chinese aggressiveness, Vision Times affected by aggressive Chinese fishermen into deep areas of the Indian government banned incursions in recent times. The the South China Sea in order more than 200 Chinese apps community’s existence is based to stake a claim in the waters. which include those made by n Dec. 16, Chinese on migration and livestock, which In the mountainous terrain of China’s tech giants Tencent, soldiers along with has been disrupted due to border India, Beijing is using nomads Alibaba, and ByteDance. Indian citizens tensions. and herders instead of fishermen. Xi Jinping recently removed Oentered the Indian Territory “Livestock need grassland. Due In both situations, civilian General Zhao Zongqi from of Cakzung in civilian clothes. to heavy deployment, the grazing resources are being deployed by his post as the Commander They were eventually driven area is reduced as nomads are not the communist regime for their of the Western Theater for his away. Cakzung is a winter being allowed to move to their expansionist agenda. Chellaney involvement in the seven-month grazing pasture in the region of seasonal pastures… This year said that communist China is long military standoff with India. Ladakh in northern India. The there was also scanty rainfall settling Han ethnic people and He was replaced with General incursion was caught on video, in the summer. The grasslands Tibetans loyal to the CCP along Zhang Xudong, who has no which went viral on Indian thus don’t have enough grass. India’s borders to strengthen its experience on the Indian border. A recent Chinese incursion in India aimed at taking over nomadic social media. Konchok Stanzin These winters are very difficult territorial claim. The Indian Army has identified lands. from a nearby village noted that for the nomads… Livestock is India-China skirmishes 20 sensitive spots along the Line his Changpa tribe has not visited Changpas’ only property. This escalated this year as soldiers of Actual Control that have along the LAC, the Indian Army planning to bolster operational the Cakzung region for many impacts their income,” Stanzin from both sides engaged in a strong possibility of more does not want to further lose and infrastructure capabilities years due to livestock disease. told The Epoch Times. He also aggressive melee in May. In June, Chinese incursions once the territory to the PLA. Intelligence at these 20 spots along the LAC However, when they went over accused the Chinese government another violent conflict led to winter season ends and the snow reports have suggested that the to prevent any such incursion,” to graze the animals this year, of encouraging their nomads to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers melts. Reinforcements from the Chinese troops are planning a security official told The there were Chinese people there graze in Changpa areas. and 43 Chinese. In August and Indian Army and the Indo- incursions at the 20 sensitive Telegraph. At present, India has who blocked them. He said that Geopolitical analyst Dr. Brahma September, Indian troops took Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) spots inside India-claimed lines deployed 50,000 troops in various similar blocks had happened Chellaney said that Beijing is control of multiple vantage will soon be sent to these 20 spots. once the winter is over… Both the locations in Ladakh. China also earlier as well. deploying its South China Sea points along the Line of Actual “Considering the ground army and the ITBP are building stationed a comparable amount The peaceful life of Changpa tactic in India’s mountainous Control (LAC). Retaliating situation and palpable tension new border posts and are also of troops on its side of the border. [email protected] VISION TIMES +44 207 183 0987 6 | JANUARY 13-19, 2021 VIEWPOINTS www.VisionTimes.com AT&T Chairman Sits on Board of China-Linked Private Equity

FOUTASPORTSCASTER / PUBLIC DOMAIN By Neil Campbell Three of the four members Vision Times on the Bloomberg profile page for UBS Securities LLC were Chinese nationals as of Dec. 4, n the wake of the suspicious according to The Epoch Times. Christmas morning bomb- The profile has since changed ing of an AT&T network to reflect no Chinese names, Isites located about a block away while Staple Street’s webpage from the Telecom giant’s regional was reduced to a simple landing offices in downtown Nashville, page with only two links. both the perpetrators and their One of the Chinese names pre- motives remain unknown. viously found in the profile was Regardless of outcome of the Ye Xiang, founder of Vision- investigation, there is a link Gain Capital who was Secret- between AT&T, Dominion Vot- ary for Foreign Financial Insti- ing Systems, and the Chinese tutions for the People’s Bank of Communist Party that is worth China (PBoC). taking a closer look at. This pos- In 2014, UBS Securities LLP sible connection centres on arranged a private placement AT&T Chairman William E. of $200 million for Staple Street Kennard. Capital II, L.P. Kennard, who also sits on Staple Street Capital III, the Board of Directors for Ford L.P. then formed in 2020 and Motor Company, MetLife, Duke obtained $400 million from UBS Energy, and Staple Street Capital, Securities LLP on Oct. 8. the private equity firm that is the UBS Securities Co. is a com- sole owner of Dominion Voting pany also under the UBS Group Systems, was appointed Chair- umbrella. UBS Securities Co. is man of AT&T’s Board of Direct- headquartered in Beijing and was ors on Nov. 6, three days after the founded in 2006 by CCP state presidential election. enterprises after Beijing Secur- The Chairman was general ities flopped. UBS Group and the One AT&T Plaza – AT&T headquarters in Dallas, Texas. counsel for the Federal Com- International Finance Corpora- munications Commission (FCC) tion (IFC) bought 24.99 percent KENZABURO FUKUHARA — POOL / GETTY IMAGES from 1993 to 1997 and was pro- of UBS Securities Co. in 2007. series of connections,, they are moted to FCC Chairman in 1997 UBS Group was limited to an not evidence of foul play in the under Bill Clinton. He held the investment size under 25 per- Presidential Election on their position until January of 2001. cent to meet Communist Party own. After leaving the FCC, in May rules on foreign investment. A However, the connections of 2001 Kennard joined The year later, UBS Group acquired allow for a case to be made for Carlyle Group, another private IFC’s portion of the investment. conflict of interests. equity firm serving as the group’s The remaining 75 percent was After all, it was Dominion’s Executive Director. In a 2001 art- owned by a variety of Chinese systems that were used in each icle by The Guardian, former state enterprises. of the battleground states where President George H.W. Bush gave Cheng Yisun was involved in Joe Biden miraculously defeated “speeches for the company and the establishment of UBS Secur- record turnouts by Trump’s sup- is paid with stakes in the firm’s ities and served as its general porters. Biden won each state by investments, believed to be worth manager. He said: “UBS Securit- very slim margins; many of the at least $80,000 per appearance.” ies in Beijing is actually a Chinese voter fraud allegations in the In 1993, billionaire George Communist Party company and 2020 election focus on claimed Soros invested $100 million in a small share of the UBS Group discrepancies and vulnerabilit- Carlyle Group according to an was given to UBS just to use the ies involving Dominion. article by the Washington Post. name ‘UBS.’” During the Obama adminis- In 2018 when the CCP changed AT&T’s media empire tration, Kennard, who also holds its ownership rules to allow In 2016, AT&T announced a seat on the Board of Trust- majority foreign ownership of a merger with Time Warner. ees at Yale where he earned his state enterprises, UBS Group After President Trump heard law degree, was appointed U.S. increased its stake in UBS Secur- Ambassador to the European ities Co. to 51 percent, thereby Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan in the Chinese Communist Party headquarters of Zhongnanhai on Union in 2009. He served in the making UBS Securities Co. a April 8, 2019, in Beijing. role until 2013. subsidiary of UBS Group. Regardless of Kennard has served on the The then People’s Republic AT&T Board of Directors since of China (PRC) Vice Premier what comes HBO and Cinemax, Turner The Intercept’s article said: senger chats, web-browsing his- 2014. Wang Qishan met with UBS to pass, there Entertainment Networks, “The NSA considers AT&T to be tories, webcam photos, informa- Vice Chairman Leon Brittan in Turner Broadcasting, Turner one of its most trusted partners tion about downloads from online Staple Street Capital and the CCP 2010. This meeting was publi- is a link Sports, CNN News Group, DC and has lauded the company’s services, and Skype sessions.” Two co-founders of Staple cised by the CCP state media between AT&T, Entertainment and DC Films, ‘extreme willingness to help.’ It “The root of the issue was Street Capital, Stephen Owens People’s Daily and demonstrated New Line Cinema, and all of is a collaboration that dates back that the NSA’s technology was and Hootan Yaghoobzadeh, that UBS had become a political Dominion the Warner Bros. suite of com- decades. Little known, however, not only targeting communic- also worked at Carlyle Group. asset of Party officials. panies. is that its scope is not restricted to ations sent to and from specific Owens worked at Carlyle until Wang Qishan is now PRC Voting Systems, CNN has been one of the most AT&T’s customers,” noting that surveillance targets. Instead, the 2009 when he formed Staple Vice President. and the Chinese vocal of the so called 'authoritat- AT&T uses its enormous market agency was sweeping up people’s Street, while Yaghoobzadeh left In life, nothing is for free, espe- ive sources' claiming that there share to route traffic from other emails if they had merely men- Carlyle in 2003 and served as cially state sanctioned access to Communist simply is no evidence at all of providers in America and around tioned particular information Cerebus Capital Management’s $600 million in capital mar- Party that is election fraud. In a Dec. 15 art- the world through its high-speed about surveillance targets,” con- Vice President until Staple Street ket infusions. Especially when icle, the network described the infrastructure. tinued the article. was founded. it comes to shaking hands with worth taking a allegations as an “urban myth”. The article pointed to eight Snowden delivered the revela- Staple Street Capital acquired Beijing, it can be said with cer- CNN ridiculed the Texas v buildings in major cities in the tion that AT&T had helped the Dominion Voting Systems in tainty that gifts are debts. closer look at. Pennsylvania lawsuit filed in the U.S., publishing photos and their NSA to eavesdrop on the entire 2008 for an undisclosed sum. Although the correlations and Supreme Court as “Republican addresses, that were described world. The deal was arranged by UBS flow of money between Staple efforts to challenge the basic rules as “Service Node Routing Com- Securities LLC, which ultimately Street, UBS Group and Domin- of American democracy by lim- plexes”, in which customers’ A tangled web falls under the UBS Group of ion Voting Systems only appear iting access to the voting booth “data is then routed — in whole When somebody packs an RV companies. to have a dubious and suspect about it he said, “personally, I’ve and potentially again seeking to or in part — through the eight full of explosives next to a build- always felt that that was a deal undo elections they lose.” AT&T buildings, where the NSA ing and then detonates it, the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE that’s not good for the country,” taps into it.” motive could be anything from the Department of Justice filed a AT&T and the NSA: one big Lead designer Hossein Eslam- mental illness, a disgruntled lawsuit in 2017 to block the mer- surveillance system bolchi said that he had to take a employee, domestic or inter- ger alleging the deal violated anti- In June of 2018, The Intercept polygraph and obtain a govern- national terrorism, or perhaps trust laws. published an article titled The ment security clearance when he simply a frustrated citizen who In 2018, a six-week trial was Wiretap Rooms — The NSA’s worked on the project. feels the presidential election was held in the U.S. District Court Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. All data that runs through stolen from “We the people” at of Washington, D.C. where Cities breaking down a series of AT&T’s enormous network, the bequest of the CCP. Judge Richard Leon presided. National Security Agency clas- whether it originates in the Perhaps someone was simply Leon ultimately ruled in favour sified documents obtained from U.S. or internationally, includ- fed up with an oligarchy using its of AT&T and Time Warner Edward Snowden alleging that ing traffic sent from one inter- clout to spy on and lie to Amer- on June 12, 2018. Three days AT&T was essentially passing national entity to another, while ican citizens. later, AT&T announced it had all Internet traffic that flowed routed through AT&T for any Only time will reveal the reas- acquired Time Warner. through the U.S. to the NSA for reason, is provided to the ons why the Nashville bombing Judge Richard Leon was monitoring. NSA according to documents occurred. Until then, we have appointed by George W. Bush In 2016, The Daily Beast provided by Snowden. merely a tangled web between in September, 2001. alleged that AT&T sold data to NSA agents then use different AT&T, Dominion, and the CCP Official photo from circa 2009 of then-U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. William Kennard. Kennard was elected chairman of the board of AT&T In the deal, AT&T acquired a law enforcement through “Pro- tools “to search through the full waiting to be unravelled. in March 2020. litany of media giants, notably, ject Hemisphere.” contents of emails, instant mes-

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Vision Times Staff Emperor Xuan promised him he would have a free hand. Endowed with this author- o today’s Chinese think ity, Gong Sui took a four of 'maintaining stability' horse-drawn-carriage to Bohai (維穩) as the authorit- County. Hearing of his arrival, Tarian policies of the communist the county official led his troops regime, which shuts down free to greet him. Gong Sui told speech, spiritual faith, and civil all the troops to return and society in order to strengthen its ordered the official to remove dictatorship. everyone in charge of hunting At the time of Emperor Xuan down the bandits. (91-48 B.C.) of the Han Dyn- He stated that any people asty, a famine struck Bohai they found holding farm tools and nearby counties. Bandits were all good people and that roamed around and became the officials must not question quite a significant issue for the them. He went on to say that people. only those holding weapons Emperor Xuan needed a were bandits. Then, Gong Sui competent officer to handle drove to the county seat alone. the situation. The prime min- After hearing Gong Sui give ister recommended Gong Sui. his instructions, the bandits Following this suggestion, the immediately disbanded, aban- emperor appointed Gong Sui to doned their weapons, and be the magistrate of Bohai. picked up farming equipment At that time, Gong Sui was Gong Sui knew that the people were only brandishing weapons by the lakeside because they were suffering. such as hoes and pitchforks. already 70 years old. Emperor The thefts and robberies all

Xuan summoned him and PIXABAY / CC0 1.0 subsided. noted that he was less imposing them?” Gong Sui opened the granary in person than rumour had it. After hearing this, Emperor and gave food to the poor. He With contemptuous scepticism Xuan was pleased, and said: With also selected virtuous officials Emperor Xuan asked him, “How “The reason why I chose such contemptuous to manage and support the will you quell the bandits?” a virtuous talent is to pacify people. He encouraged people Gong Sui replied, “Bohai them.” Gong Sui said: “I have scepticism to plant crops in spring and County is located in a remote heard that handling rebels is like summer and to harvest and area, without the blessings and unravelling a complex knot. We Emperor Xuan pay taxes in autumn and winter. education of Your Holy Majesty. must be patient. I hope that the As a result, all the families in The people there are suffering Prime Minister and other offi- asked him: “How Bohai County had savings, and from hunger and cold, and the cials do not constrain me with will you quell the both the officials and the people local officials do not know how regulations so that I can handle became wealthy. to provide relief. As a result, your the bandits according to the cir- bandits?” people are brandishing weapons cumstances, so I don't need to Any people they found holding farm tools were to be considered Translated by Jean Chen and by the lakeside. Do you want me ask for permission whenever I good people and not to be questioned. edited by Leo Timm. to destroy them, or to pacify need to take action.”

The Traditional Chinese View on Relations Between Men and Women

VIA DAJIYUAN Vision Times Staff Women, written in 18 B.C., the Traditional writer argues that the relationship Chinese between a husband and wife was thought ike all ancient civilisations, the foundation of a stable society. views male traditional Chinese Scholar Liu Xiang, born in 77 and female philosophies had well- B.C., noted that morality starts through the Taoist Ldefined understandings of both with a strong family, which then concept of men and women. However, such reflects in the society. yin and yang. a view did not emerge with an Violation of the yin and intent to discriminate, but from yang relationship between a wisdom that realised that men and women was said to men and women are essentially result in major social disorders. different and naturally perform Considering the high number of distinct roles, fitting in with divorces, fatherless children, and their attributes, for the benefit crime rates plaguing modern of society. societies, the traditional Chinese recommendation of ensuring Family structure a strong family system with a Traditional Chinese thought male head and female caretaker views male and female through seems to be the most stable path the Taoist concept of yin and yang. to maintain society. Qualities like dominance, power, and firmness are considered to be Empress Zhangsun: A role yang and thus associated with the model for traditional women male. In contrast, submissiveness, Empress Zhangsun, who lived in for her benefit. love but also a crucial source When roles are defined, the and gentleness as yin and were the 7th century B.C., is an excellent “Life and death are a matter of When men of wisdom. She still remains a order is established and there is associated with women. example of a traditional Chinese destiny, and wealth and honour went to work, role model of how a traditional no longer chaos in society. Chinese philosophers woman. She married Emperor are the wills of Heaven. If doing woman should be: a strong Ancient Chinese women described a dominant male Taizong at the age of just 13 years good deeds can indeed extend the women, support for her husband. were devoted and nurturing of and a submissive female as the old and acted as an excellent wife one’s life, then I have never done educated in the their families and efficient in foundation of a society. The and queen. Zhangsun was said bad deeds in my life. If doing The strength of yin managing households. When husband was to be yang in the to be compassionate, wise, and good deeds does not affect one’s classical arts, When you take in the concept men went to work, the women, relationship who worked and lived humbly, staying away from lifespan, then what’s the good of of leadership, the leaders in the educated in the classical arts, supported his family while the a luxurious lifestyle. seeking fortune? Giving amnesty maintained the highest rungs understand that to maintained the foundations woman provided the love and Her wisdom and character can to prisoners is a national affair and foundations of lead means to serve. It is not easy of their house in order, which care necessary for the upbringing be understood by looking at the the Taoist temples are quiet places. nor is it possible for everyone enabled peace and prosperity. and keeping of the family. circumstances surrounding her There is no need to interfere with their house in to serve properly. To do this, In Chinese philosophy, too The Record of Rituals, a death. In 635, she fell terribly ill. these places because of me. Why order, which one must carry the qualities of much of something, i.e. Yin collection of ancient Chinese Emperor Taizong was advised to violate the rules and principles kindness, empathy, tolerance, or Yang, disrupts the balance. texts, states that China’s grant amnesty to a few prisoners of this country because of a enabled peace and wisdom. When men acquire feminine ruling monarchs used to give and send them to a temple so as woman?” she said. The strengths of women are characteristics or women, manly immense respect to their wives. to gain the blessings of Heaven. Empress Zhangsun and prosperity. unique and not to be found attributes, the balance has In exchange, the wife was said However, Zhangsun told her succumbed to illness in 636 B.C., in men. Their attributes completely gone off-track and to maintain an attitude of husband not to follow through leaving her husband — perhaps complement each other like the will result in a society filled with deference in the household. In with the advice since she did not the greatest emperor of Chinese sky and the earth to enable the misery and internal afflictions the Biographies of Exemplary want country rules to be violated history — bereft of not only his flourishing of life in-between. that will not survive for long. [email protected] VISION TIMES +44 207 183 0987 8 | JANUARY 13-19, 2021 Arts & Culture www.VisionTimes.com The Mythology and History Behind Chinese Music

SCREENSHOT/YOUTUBE Vision Times Staff He ranked music higher than the other four necessary subjects that were archery, China has one of the oldest chariot-riding, calligraphy or music cultures in the world, with writing, and computation or a history spanning thousands mathematics,” according to of years. When it comes to how China Highlights. Confucian Chinese music originated, the philosophy saw formal music Chinese have an interesting to be morally uplifting. mythological tale to explain this — one that involves a magical Between 500 B.C. and A.D. creature. 1900, several musical ideas from foreign lands made their Mythology way into China. These combined During a time when immortals with local knowledge to produce walked on the earth, a young a rich musical culture. From woman once ended up treading India came the heptatonic scale. on the footprint of a giant. She soon got pregnant and gave birth From Central Asia came to a male child. Called Fuxi, he instruments like the pipa and had the head of a human and the erhu. During the Tang Dynasty body of a dragon. (618 to 907), an instrument called the qin was very famous. As he grew up, Fuxi became as European music came in the tall as a giant. After he came of 1600s when a visiting Jesuit age, Fuxi decided that it was time priest gifted a harpsichord to to know who his father was. He China has one of the oldest music cultures in the world, with a history spanning thousands of years. the Ming Imperial court. set out on a journey.

Fuxi soon discovered that his father was the God of Thunder. and sang, paying homage to their mythology, music came into philosopher Confucius, who saw studying music was second in Later, he was appointed as king and queen. Fuxi realized existence. music as one of the highest arts. importance only to the study of the Celestial Ruler of the East that the tree was blessed and any “He thought that of the six most ritual or public ceremonies. and tasked with watching instrument created from it should History important subjects to study, over humanity. Fuxi was very produce wondrous music. Archaeologists have SCREENSHOT/YOUTUBE compassionate and always sought “Fuxi created a zither-like discovered bone flutes dating to end the suffering of people. instrument rich in symbolism. back 8,000 years in China. Clay On one end, it tapered to four music instruments over 6,000 When he saw them becoming inches across, representing years old have also been found. ill due to eating raw meat, Fuxi the four seasons. Its two-inch However, not much is known taught them how to make fire. thickness corresponded to the about the music culture or When people struggled for food, duo forces of yin and yang. knowledge of these periods. Fuxi taught them how to make Across its top, Fuxi fixed 12 weapons to hunt and how to create frets for each month of the year The first time China saw a fishnets. and laced five strings for the Five systematization of musical Elements,” according to Shen knowledge is during the Zhou One day while walking in Yun Performing Arts. Dynasty (10th to 7th century the mortal world, a parasol tree BC). A formal system of caught his eye. It had something After people discovered ceremonial and court music very special about it. Suddenly, a music, they were joyous. Fuxi was established. People in cloud that carried two phoenixes had already taught them fishing, those times saw music as the approached the tree. Numerous hunting, and creating fire. Now, manifestation of nature and other birds soared behind the thanks to the instrument, they the cosmos, in harmony with cloud. were able to enjoy music at their the concept of yin and yang. harvests and festivities. This China has one of the oldest music cultures in the world, with a history spanning thousands of years. They all opened their beaks is how, according to Chinese A big impact was created by

The Mystery of Qin Shi Huang’s Everlasting Lamps PIXABAY / CC0 1.0

Vision Times Staff When the excavation of Because technology was Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum not developed then, people took place, in addition to the could only use whale oil as in Shi Huang was the discovery of the pit containing fuel. According to scientific first emperor in China the Terracotta Warriors nearby, calculations, if equipped with and his achievements archaeologists also found a cubic meter of whale oil, an Qwere outstanding. He ended everlasting lamps. When they ordinary oil lamp could burn the war among kingdoms opened the tomb, the lamps for nearly 5,000 days, that and realised the first great were still burning. It was indeed is, burn for about 14 years. unification in Chinese history. creepy, as if they had been lit Although the combustion He unified measurements and thousands of years ago. It is time is relatively long, it writing, built the Great Wall because of this that many is not possible to burn for to resist foreign invasions, and archeologists are particularly thousands of years, and there thus earned his title as the great curious: Can the lamps in is no condition for continuous emperor. Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum combustion in closed, oxygen- When the excavation of Emperor Qin Shihuang's mausoleum took place, archaeologists found oil lamps actually have been burning for free chambers. that appeared to have been burning for thousands of years. The First Emperor had great thousands of years? political ambitions and made The age old mystery was tremendous achievements People in the Qin Dynasty finally solved by an American BROKENSPHERE VIA WIKIMEDIA CC BY-SA 2.0 during his life. After his death, used oil lamps. Once the oil scholar. The American scholar he left a wealth of valuable burned out, the lamp would believes that these lamps have heritage for future generations. not light up. Qin Shi Huang’s not burned for thousands of Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum is mausoleum was built thousands years in the absence of oxygen the largest in ancient China. of years ago, and according in the tomb, and so they must to modern science, it is not have been extinguished. According to historical possible that these everlasting records, Qin Shi Huang’s lamps could always burn. Later, when archaeologists mausoleum was built by opened the mausoleum and 720,000 construction workers Archaeologists have found oxygen entered the chamber, over a period of 37 years. A large descriptions of everlasting the lamp wicks containing amount of stone that was used lamps in some ancient books, white phosphorus burned up to build the mausoleum was which they say are fueled by and re-ignited the lamps. As transported from Zhongshan oil made from the Mermaids, soon as this statement was put and Junershan, on the north and can burn for long periods. forward, it was unanimously bank of the Wei River, to Linyi. It is said that for building the agreed to by Chinese and foreign The project was very difficult. imperial mausoleum, many scientists, so that the mystery of Therefore, Qin Shi Huang’s mermaids were captured, and the millennium has been solved. mausoleum is known as “one of oil from them was poured into the eight wonders of the world.” the everlasting lamps. Translated by Felice and edited by Helen The pit containing the Terracotta Warriors was also found nearby.

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