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SYNDROME IVAN PENTCHOUKOV The Justice Department’s internal re- GET YOUR view of spying on the Trump cam- paign has evolved into a criminal in- COPY vestigation, according to anonymous sources who spoke to the Associated NOW! Press and The New York Times. Attorney General William Barr as- SUBSCRIBE TODAY signed U.S. Attorney John Durham ReadEpoch.com.au on May 13 to review the origins of the Obama administration’s counterin- 02 8988 5600 telligence investigation of the Trump campaign. The designation as a formal criminal In investigation gives Durham’s team the the NEWS ability to issue subpoenas, impanel a grand jury, compel witnesses to give Continued on A6 U.S. President Donald Trump announces at the White House on Oct. 27 that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the ISIS ter- See rorist group, was killed in a military operation. PUZZLES on FIGHT AGAINST TERROR B6 ALY SONG/REUTERS

Brazil’s SCANDAL RIDDEN ISIS Leader Killed in Raid Socialist Workers’ Party maintained its power through ties with the by US Forces in Syria São Paulo Forum, an or- ganisation dedicated to A Google sign is seen during the China socialism and fostering International Import Expo (CIIE), at organised crime in Latin U.S. President Donald Trump says America will ‘continue to the National Exhibition and Conven- America, Fernando De tion Centre in Shanghai, China on Nov. Castro writes. pursue the remaining ISIS terrorists to their brutal end’ 5, 2018.

WORLD | A2 BIG TECH BOWEN XIAO Google Carries he fugitive leader of the ISIS ter- Baghdadi died after fleeing into a A brutal killer, one rorist group is now dead, President dead-end tunnel, Trump said, add- Chinese Communist “ Nothing in the past who has caused so T Donald Trump announced at the ing that during his final moments, much hardship and Party’s Message year has put on White House on Oct. 27, adding the ISIS leader was “whimpering display the Chinese that capturing or killing Abu Bakr and crying and screaming.” death, was violently About Religion Communist Party’s al-Baghdadi was a top national se- The terrorist leader had dragged eliminated—he will antipathy to liberty curity priority under his adminis- three children with him into the never again harm EMEL AKAN so much as the un- tration, tunnel, and as he reached the end rest in Hong Kong. ” another innocent man, The president noted that no U.S. of it, he detonated the explosive vest woman, or child. WASHINGTON—The official press- of U.S. Vice President Mike personnel died in the risky night- he was wearing, killing himself and fice for the spiritual practice Falun Pence time raid carried out by Special the children. Gong is sounding a warning: Beijing Operations forces in northwestern “His body was mutilated by the U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to influence U.S. public US | A6 Syria over the night of Oct. 26. A blast, but test results gave certain opinion by using a distorted and bi- large number of Baghdadi’s fighters and positive identification,” Trump ased narrative that portrays an ideal and companions were killed along said. AL-FURQAN/AP view of the Chinese Communist Party with him. Baghdadi lived his final moments when it comes to religious freedom. “ The SDF will get “Last night, the United States in “utter fear, panic, and dread— The Party employs this strategy us- more money if we brought the world’s No. 1 terrorist terrified of the American Forces ing major search engines, including can modernise the oil leader to justice,” Trump said. “Abu bearing down,” Trump said. Last Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask, and Duck- fields. We’re not go- Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. He was month, his administration an- duckgo, researchers say. ing over there to en- the founder and leader of ISIS, the nounced the killing of Hamza Bin When asked about Google’s role in rich America. We’re most ruthless and violent terror Laden, the son of Osama Bin Laden, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al- spreading Communist Party propa- over there to help organisation in the World.” Continued on A6 Baghdadi. Continued on A7 our allies, deny our enemy resources.”

U.S. Senator Lindsay Gra- NICK ANSELL/REUTERS/POOL ham on the deployment of MIDDLE EAST CHINA troops to Syrian oil fields op- erated by American energy Insiders Reveal corporation ConocoPhillips. Lebanese Prime Upcoming Personnel US | A7 Minister Quits Changes at Chinese Amid Anti- Communist Party Rather than uphold Government Conclave WORLD PEACE Protests NICOLE HAO the U.N. is concerned with The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) establishing global gover- BEIRUT—Saad Hariri resigned as holds its fourth plenary session from nance and power, writes prime minister of Lebanon on Oct. Oct. 28 to 31. Following tradition, Brad Johnson. 29, bowing to one of the central de- Party leader Xi Jinping will make OPINION | A9 mands of anti-government demon- political rearrangements, including strators shortly after baton-wielding changing senior officials’ positions. Hezbollah supporters rampaged An insider told the Chinese- through the main protest camp in Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne speaks during a news conference at the language Epoch Times in a recent INSIDE Beirut, torching tents, smashing Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, Britain, on Sept. 9, 2016. interview that Xi will replace top plastic chairs, and chasing away Beijing officials in charge of man- World...... A2 AU-CHINA China...... A4 protesters. aging Hong Kong affairs, including US...... A6 Hariri said he was stepping down Morrison Government Says It Will Hold China Wang Zhimin, current director of AU...... A8 after hitting a “dead end” in try- the Hong Kong Liaison Office, and Opinion...... A9 ing to resolve the crisis, which has Accountable on Human Rights Zhang Xiaoming, director of the FEATURES paralysed the country for nearly Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Of- Mind & Body...... B1 two weeks. The protesters erupted fice within China’s State Council, a Travel...... B8 in cheers at the news. SYDNEY—Australian Foreign Minister Relations between Canberra and its cabinet-like agency. The resignation plunges Lebanon Marise Payne said Canberra will hold most important trading partner have The plenary session is a closed-door DON’T DELAY. deeper into turmoil and uncer- China to account on issues such as deteriorated in recent years amid ac- meeting, with roughly 370 elite CCP SUBSCRIBE TODAY. READEPOCH.COM.AU tainty as it grapples with a severe human rights, insisting that stay- cusations that China is meddling in officials attending. Beijing usually TEL: 02 8988 5600 economic and financial crisis that ing quiet on sensitive issues is not in Australian domestic affairs. Canberra keeps details secret until after the Continued on A2 Australia’s national interests. Continued on A8 Continued on A4

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 Accuracy integrity in media. We stand outside political interests and the pursuit of profit. And we stand against the systematic destruction of traditional culture by destructive ideologies & Integrity such as communism. A2 | WORLD OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 , 2019 Secret Alliances and Corruption: How the Socialist Workers’ Party Maintained Its Power in Brazil

IGO ESTRELA/GETTY IMAGES FERNANDO DE CASTRO allows debates between leftist par- ties. However, Lula said in 2005 News Analysis that the organisation enables him This article is the first in a multi- to get involved in politics in other part series about the rise of social- countries without it looking like ism in Brazil and South America. political interference. RECIFE, Brazil—The election of The organisation’s meetings typi- conservative president Jair Bolso- cally conclude with the adoption of naro in 2018 brought an end to the a series of guidelines, dubbed “Final left-wing government of the Work- Declaration,” with the expectation ers’ Party, first elected to power in that member states adopt those Brazil’s 2002 general election. points of mutual agreement. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was the president of Brazil from 2003 to Hidden From Public 2010 and was succeeded by Dilma The Brazilian press, according to Rousseff, who was reelected in 2014. Carvalho, has actively tried to pre- However, her mandate was inter- vent the actions of the forum from rupted in 2016 after her party had being disclosed to the public. been in power for 13 years. “Brazilian newspapers have al- Rousseff was impeached for al- ways hidden the existence of the legedly manipulating budget ac- São Paulo Forum, so that the popu- counts. Vice President Michel Temer lation would not know about the of the centrist Brazilian Democratic true face of the Workers’ Party, Movement Party assumed power, which has always sought to ally remaining in office until 2018. For- with drug traffickers and dictators mer president Lula has been impris- to gain power,” he said. oned since April 2018 for corruption When the Workers’ Party was in and money laundering. Brazil’s former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks with then-Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff as he is government, the philosopher said The Workers’ Party was the source sworn in as the new chief of staff in Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 17, 2016. that their goal was to prevent the of various corruption scandals dur- Latin American communist regimes ing the time that Lula and Rous- of the Workers’ Party or other leftist Americas, and its aim is to imple- from being extinguished. seff were in office, even though the parties that are demonstrably part ment socialist dictatorships in Latin “The communist dictatorships party gained fame in the 1990s for Lula said in 2005 of the São Paulo Forum. American countries by fostering were all broke and Lula provided fighting against corruption and for that the organisation organised crime. financial support to them to pre- a policy of more transparency and Held Hostage By a Criminal “The problem was not only the vent communism from ending. It honesty with the public. enables him to get Group corruption of the forum, but its was because of this that in 2007 The Workers’ Party also formed involved in politics According to Olavo de Carvalho, a purpose, which sought to finance the FARC sent a letter to the then many partnerships with Latin in other countries Brazilian philosopher and specialist criminals, strengthen the disarma- Brazilian president, congratulating American communist dictator- in Marxism, the Workers’ Party’s ment of the population, and create him for saving Latin American com- ships and through the São Paulo without it looking like fight against corruption in 1990 was even more aggressive communism munism,” Carvalho added. Forum, including Revolutionary political interference. intended to divert people’s atten- in Latin America,” Carvalho ex- According to historian and So- Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), tion away from the alliances being plained. cial Liberal Party state deputy Ana known internationally for their formed with the São Paulo Forum. Caroline Campagnolo, the Bolsonaro terrorist and drug trafficking ac- Carvalho has studied Marxism for Contradictions government has sought to combat tivities. The organisation denies over 50 years and is considered one The official line from São Paulo Fo- socialists by ending funding for any formal ties with the FARC, of the most prominent thinkers in rum is that the FARC is not formally leftist NGOs and introducing new however, interviews and records Brazil. He is the author of 28 books a member of the organisation, and public policies. of leaders with the organisation and teaches an online course in that they have been prevented from “Bolsonaro is bringing new ideas have shown FARC taking part in philosophy. attending some meetings. However to his government and is seeking their events. In the 1990s, Carvalho was a col- on previous occasions, the terrorist to confront the socialists to prevent Created by Lula and Cuban com- umnist for various newspapers, but organisation has attended Forum’s them from sabotaging his govern- munist leader Fidel Castro in 1990, when he exposed documents that activities, as cited by then-FARC ment, and in that sense conserva- the São Paulo Forum is an interna- proved the union of the Workers’ spokesperson Raul Reyes in an tives need to occupy the spaces in tional entity composed of approxi- Party with communists, terrorists, interview in 2003, published in a the public debate to prevent leftists mately 200 socialist and communist and narcotics groups, he lost his Brazilian publication. from coming back into power,” she parties from Latin America. jobs in the media and was accused Reyes said that he met Brazil’s said. In 1995, a law was passed in Brazil of having created a conspiracy Lula at a São Paulo Forum event As a way of presenting an alterna- that requires the cancellation of the theory. in 1996, and he also met the late tive to socialist discourse, several registration of political parties that In an interview with The Epoch Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez conservative groups are emerging in were subordinated to foreign enti- Times, Carvalho said that the São there. Brazil, offering studies by conserva- ties or governments. But nothing Paulo Forum is the biggest political São Paulo Forum also officially tive authors and providing political was done to cancel the registration group that has ever existed in the claims to be an organisation that support to President Bolsonaro.

Lebanese Prime Minister Quits Amid Anti-Government Protests

CONTINUED FROM A1 the voice of the people and firing tear gas and live fire. in central Beirut, the main It was an ominous sign, protect the country from At least 240 people have protest site. Hezbollah sup- raising the possibility that has led to a scarcity of hard the security and economic been killed. porters lashed out at report- one or more of Lebanon’s currency and the local cur- dangers,” Hariri said. “To- Lebanon’s protests were ers covering the melee, many sectarian factions rency losing value for the day, to be honest with you, largely peaceful, with only kicking some of them, and could resort to violence as first time in more than two I have hit a dead-end, and occasional minor scuffles reaching for their cameras. the crisis deepens. decades. Lebanon is facing it is time for a big shock to with security forces, but It was unclear how many The protesters welcomed a deep-running fiscal crisis confront the crisis.” that changed early Oct. 29 people were wounded. Hariri’s resignation, but it’s as it staggers under one of Hariri’s resignation ful- when groups of men began Fights broke out in places unclear what comes next. the highest debt ratios in Today, to be honest fills a key demand of the confronting protesters who and security forces could be He could stay in office as a the world—$86 billion, or with you, I have hit a protesters but plunges the were blocking roads. seen beating some people caretaker prime minister, more than 150 percent of country into even greater The men initially present- with batons. with the pro-Iran factions the country’s gross domes- dead end. uncertainty, with no clear ed themselves as disgrun- Nasrallah had criticised strengthened. tic product. Lebanese Prime Minister path toward the fundamen- tled residents frustrated by the protests last week, ac- Lebanon has gone through The Hezbollah rampage Saad Hariri tal political change they are the country’s paralysis, but cusing unspecified foreign long periods of paralysis marked a violent turn- demanding. The economy, they later could be heard powers of exploiting them before. A complex power- ing point in the protests, which was in the grip of a chanting, “At your service, to undermine his group and sharing arrangement dis- which have called for the major fiscal crisis even be- Hussein,” a Shiite religious saying they threatened to tributes power and high resignation of the govern- fore the protests began, is slogan, and “God, Nasral- drag the country into civil offices among Shiites, Sun- ment and the overthrow now at risk of collapsing, lah, and the whole Dahi- war. nis, and Christians. That of the political class that with banks, schools and yeh,” referring to Hezbol- Hezbollah was the only has prevented the coun- has dominated the coun- many businesses having lah leader Hassan Nasrallah armed group in Lebanon try from sliding back into try since its 1975-1990 civil been closed for two weeks. and the group’s stronghold to maintain its weapons civil war but has spawned war and is blamed for the A proposed tax on the in the southern suburbs of after the civil war, saying networks of patronage and current economic crisis. The WhatsApp messenger ser- Beirut. they were needed to de- nepotism, and has made it government is dominated vice ignited protests Oct. They launched their attack fend the country from Is- virtually impossible for the by factions allied with He- 17, sending hundreds of about midday on the main rael, which occupied parts government to take major zbollah, the most powerful thousands of people into protest camp in Beirut, of southern Lebanon from decisions or even provide armed group in the country the streets in the largest where demonstrators have 1982 until 2000. Hezbol- reliable public services. and which is designated by demonstrations in more been staying for nearly two lah later fought Israel to a The protesters have called the United States as a ter- than a decade. weeks. The rallies swell at stalemate during a ferocious for sweeping change to the rorist organisation. Similar demonstrations night, but there were only a monthlong war in 2006. political system that would Hariri had reluctantly erupted in Iraq this month, few dozen protesters in the Hezbollah is widely seen produce non-sectarian worked with those factions calling for the overthrow square when the Hezbollah as being more militarily governments capable of as part of a national unity of the political class that supporters arrived. powerful than even the addressing the country’s government that had failed became entrenched there Soldiers and riot police Lebanese armed forces. many challenges. to address an increasingly after the 2003 U.S.-led in- initially moved in to sepa- It wasn’t clear if Hezbol- severe economic and fiscal vasion during the Bush ad- rate the groups but were lah directly ordered the By Andrea Rosa & Bilala crisis. ministration. The protests unable to prevent the He- Oct. 29 attack, but the Hussein “I tried all this time to there have been much more zbollah supporters from group hasn’t disavowed the From The Associated find an exit and listen to violent, with security forces storming Martyrs’ Square behaviour of its supporters. Press OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 , 2019 WORLD | A3 Luxury Carmaker Maserati Toes Beijing’s Line on Taiwan

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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Italian luxury car- maker Maserati, bowing to pres- sure from Beijing, has aligned it- self with the Chinese Communist Party’s claim of sovereignty over its democratic neighbour Taiwan. Maserati announced that recent Chinese media reports about its sponsorship of the Golden Horse Awards held in Taiwan originated from a decision made by a local dealer in Taiwan, and that it doesn’t reflect the official position of the company, in an Oct. 23 statement published on the Chinese Twitter- like platform Weibo. The Golden Horse Awards, found- ed by the Taiwanese government in 1962, is considered the most prestigious awards show for Chi- nese-language films, earning it the nickname of the “Chinese Oscars.” Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory, despite it being a de PQ facto independent country with its Attr Title own military and democratically elected officials. In recent years, it’s sought to diminish Taiwan’s sover- eignty by pressuring governments and companies to accept the “One China” policy,” which stipulates that mainland China and Taiwan are inalienable parts of a single “China.” Over the years, actors, directors, and films from across the Chinese A worker dusts off a Mase- and “firmly upholds the one-China last year’s ceremony, when Taiwan- out Beijing’s bullying of Taiwan diaspora have participated in the rati on the eve of the Bei- principle.” ese film director Fu Yue, whose film during his policy speech on the show. However, in August, China’s jing Auto Show in Beijing on It added that it will tighten its won best documentary, said in her future of U.S-China relations on Film Administration banned all April 24, 2018. management and “resolutely put acceptance speech that she hoped Oct. 24. mainland movies and actors from an end to all similar problems.” Taiwan would one day “be treated Pence also said that the current participating in this year’s awards Wen Tien-hsiang, executive di- as a truly independent entity.” Her administration “recognised Tai- show. A Chinese official said it was rector of the Taipei Golden Horse comments angered many national- wan’s place as one of the world’s because Beijing disapproves of Tai- China’s Film Film Festival Executive Commit- istic netizens in China. great trading economies and bea- wan’s ruling party, the Democratic Administration tee, confirmed to local media that On Oct. 17, French luxury brand cons of Chinese culture and de- Progressive Party (DPP). Maserati ended its partnership with Christian Dior also voiced its sup- mocracy.” Maserati said it has demanded that banned all mainland the show, on Oct. 24. port for the “one-China principle” He added: “The international the local dealer end all forms of co- movies and actors The show film festival runs from in an apology over an incident community must never forget that operation with the Golden Horse Nov. 7–24; the highlight event, the whereby a map of China shown its engagement with Taiwan does Awards. The Italian carmaker says it from participating awards ceremony, will be held on by the company during a business not threaten the peace; it protects respects the Chinese regime’s terri- in this year’s awards Nov. 23. presentation did not include Taiwan. peace on Taiwan and throughout torial integrity, history, and culture, show. Beijing’s ire may have to do with U.S. Vice President Pence called the region.”

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REUTERS/JASON LEE CONTINUED FROM A1 Rumours On Oct. 21 and 22, the CCP an- meeting ends. nounced that 27 officials were re- cently sacked and placed under in- Hong Kong vestigation for their corruption and Hong Kong is in the midst of un- other wrongdoings. They include Li precedented unrest, after the gov- Biao, deputy mayor of Zhaotong City ernment led by Carrie Lam tried in Yunnan Province; Li Yong, vice to launch a controversial extradi- president of the Shandong provincial tion bill that would allow main- high court; and Wu Junding, Party land China to transfer individuals secretary of Tianjin City’s statistics from Hong Kong to face trial in bureau. CCP-controlled courts. Recently, several Taiwanese and Since June, millions of Hong- Hong Kong media, citing insiders, kongers took to the streets against also reported that Hu Chunhua and the extradition bill, viewing it as an Chen Min’er, both members of the encroachment into the city’s auton- 25-member elite Politburo, will be omy, as guaranteed by the CCP after promoted to the Politburo Stand- the territory reverted from British ing Committee, the Party’s highest to Chinese rule in 1997. decision-making body, presumably In May, insiders told the Chinese- because Xi wants to increase the language Epoch Times and other Standing Committee membership media that the Hong Kong Liaison from seven members to nine. Office, the representative agency The Standing Committee has of Beijing located in Hong Kong, fluctuated in numbers throughout initiated the proposal to draft an the Party’s history. It had less than extradition bill. seven members during the Party’s Though the bill was recently Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks past senior officials during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People early years. The number varied shelved amid public pressure, re- in Beijing, China, on Oct. 25, 2019. under Mao’s rule after the Party’s lations between the Hong Kong PHILIP FONG/AFP/GETTY IMAGES takeover, then settled into seven government, police, and citizens members in the 1980s and 1990s. remain tense, as protesters continue It was increased to nine members to call for an independent investi- in 2002, then changed back to seven gation into police use of force dur- members in 2012 when Xi came to ing demonstrations and universal power. suffrage in the city’s elections. The Several Hong Kong media reported central government have sent troops that the No. 6 member of the Stand- to Shenzhen, the mainland Chinese ing Committee Zhao Leji may be city bordering Hong Kong, in an act punished because he was allegedly of intimidation. involved in a corruption scheme in- An anonymous insider who is fa- volving building luxury villas in the miliar with the thinking of senior famed Qinling Mountains nature re- officials at the CCP headquarters, serve, as well as a botched coal mine Zhongnanhai, told the Chinese- court case when he was Party boss language Epoch Times that Beijing of Shaanxi Province from 2007 to is planning to replace Lam next 2012. The corruption scandals were year, with Wang and Zhang replaced revealed in 2018 and 2019. sometime before that. Commentators had different opin- “It’s highly possible that Wang ions on the results of the plenum. won’t come back to Hong Kong after U.S.-based China affairs commen- he participates in the fourth plenary tator Shi Shi told the Chinese-lan- session,” the insider said. “Zhang guage Epoch Times on Oct. 25 that will be replaced in the near future.” it’s hard to say whether the Party He explained that both Wang and would reorganise personnel since Xi Zhang are members of a faction loyal (L-R) Vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Leung just amended China’s Constitution to former Party leader Jiang Zemin, Chun-ying, Governor of Guangdong province Ma Xingrui, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (C), vice-chair- in March 2018, which lifted the ban who are opposed to Xi’s leadership. man of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Tung Chee-hwa, and Director of the Hong Kong and on Chinese leaders’ term of office. The insider added that Beijing was Macau Affairs Office Zhang Xiaoming attend the opening ceremony of the West Kowloon terminus in Hong Kong U.S.-based commentator Wang He considering two candidates to re- on Sept. 22, 2018. published a commentary on Chinese- place Wang: Chen Dong, the current language Epoch Times on Oct. 25 and deputy director of the Liaison Office, ‘Ideological Innovation’ plenum will discuss policy reforms analysed: “It’s not important whether originally from Fujian province; and It’s highly possible that Usually, each fourth plenary session, to improve governance: “They [CCP these rumours are real or not; the key Liang Jianyong, the provincial pro- Wang won’t come back is focused on political reform. officials] need to transform the over- point is the direct impact of these paganda director of Fujian. to Hong Kong after he Reuters quoted two anonymous all state governance capacity and rumours [on the Party].” Xi worked in Fujian from 1985 to CCP officials and reported on Oct. adapt to changes in global rules and Wang believed that these rumours 2002. The insider said both Chen and participates in the fourth 25 that Beijing’s prepared commu- withstand stress tests from external were leaked to the media by differ- Liang are in the pro-Xi camp. plenary session. nique will focus on “ideological in- risks,” adding that the trade war with ent Party factions intentionally, in But the insider did not know who Anonymous insider of the novation.” the United States had been a major an attempt to influence the results would replace Zhang. Chinese communist regime One of the insiders added that the source of pressure. of the plenum.

Xi Rolls Out New Governance Concept as Key Party Conclave Begins

NICOLE HAO modernisation of the state pability’ is in actuality the veillance. tary generals were dismissed governance system, and gov- CCP’s digital totalitarian Western countries have from their positions and their Chinese leader Xi Jinping ernance capability.” system,” Tang Jingyuan, a raised concerns about the membership in the congress. opened the fourth plenary The report used the phrase U.S.-based commentator, security risks involved in They are Lt. Gen. Rao Kaixun, session of the Chinese Com- “China style of governance” said in an interview. “It’s Chinese tech products and who was deputy commander munist Party (CCP)’s 19th to describe the system that an announcement that the companies. But the Party and chief of staff of the Peo- Central Committee with a Xi promoted in his speech, CCP won’t adopt democracy, wants to prove that high- ple’s Liberation Army (PLA) speech about the need for noting that Xi set the goal of freedoms, or other universal tech surveillance can help it Strategic Support Force, and Beijing to “modernise its state having it “generally imple- values in China.” maintain its rule and China’s Maj. Gen. Xu Xianghua, who governance,” which observ- The so-called mented” by 2035 and “fully Tang explained that the economic development, even- was deputy commander of the ers say could be part of the ‘modernisation implemented” by 2049. Party has used similar word- tually “expanding the system Western Theatre Command. CCP’s strategy to export the of the state Xinhua didn’t elaborate on ing to describe its high-tech to other countries,” such as On Oct. 25, state-run media Chinese socialism system to the concept, simply quoting surveillance and monitoring through One Belt, One Road Xinhua reported that several the world. governance system Xi using Party jargon to em- of Uyghur Muslims in Xinji- initiatives. Party boss positions were be- The four-day political con- and governance phasise that the Party would ang. It also used such word- Such infrastructure projects ing reshuffled: Li Jiheng would ference, where top officials seek “the stability of society, ing in 2014 to introduce the throughout Asia, Europe, and be swapped out of his role as usually discuss personnel capability’ is in and the long-term peace and social credit system, under Africa often involve contracts provincial Party secretary of changes and political re- actuality the CCP’s stability of the country.” which all citizens would have to use Chinese IT infrastruc- Inner Mongolia and become forms, began at the Jingxi digital totalitarian Xi also repeated his “Two their public activities tracked, ture, such as equipment sup- minister of civil affairs, fol- hotel in Beijing on Oct. 28. Centenaries” goals, an idea recorded, and assigned a plied by the tech giant Hua- lowing the retirement of the Some 372 members of the system. laid out in October 2017: by score of “trustworthiness” wei. previous official, while Shi Party elite have the right to Tang Jingyuan, China the centenary of the CCP’s by authorities. Tang added that the Party Taifeng will take the post in attend, as incumbent and al- commentator founding, he hoped to build “The system monitors Chi- has introduced another con- Inner Mongolia and move ternate members of the CCP’s the country into a “xiaokang nese society from all angles, cept called the “community out of his Party boss role in Central Committee. society” by 2021, meaning a including through the social of a shared future for man- Ningxia Province. Since Inner But Beijing and state-run doubling of the 2010 per cap- credit system on people and kind,” which he says has sim- Mongolia is a wealthier prov- media usually don’t disclose ita income figures; and by the companies,” Tang said. “It ilar connotations to a global ince, the move is considered how many of the qualified of- centenary of the CCP’s take- will perfect the system with system based on China’s a promotion. Chen Run’er ficials attend. over of China in 2049, to build the most advanced technolo- model of governance. replaces Shi, leaving his post the country into a “modern gies, including artificial intel- as Henan Province governor. Xi’s New Concept socialist country.” ligence (AI), big data, facial Changes The Party secretary is a Chinese state-run media recognition, and so on.” Just before the opening of the more powerful position than Xinhua reported on Oct. 28 Purpose He added that the Party is plenary session, the Party’s the governor. The changes are that Xi spoke about how to “The so-called ‘modernisa- using phrasing such as “Chi- rubber-stamp legislature believed to involve factional “perfect socialism with Chi- tion of the state governance na’s style of governance” to unexpectedly announced power moves ahead of the nese characteristics, promote system and governance ca- legitimise its Orwellian sur- on Oct. 26 that two top mili- plenum. OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 , 2019 CHINA | A5 Taiwan Deports Second Chinese for Damaging Pro-Hong Kong ‘Lennon Wall’

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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Another mainland Chinese tourist has been kicked out of Taiwan after he was charged with intentionally destroying a “Lennon wall” put together by locals to show their support for Hong Kong protest- ers. The 35-year-old man, only iden- tified by his last name of Hu, was arrested by local police after he was caught taking down posters plastered on walls at an underpass in the cen- tral Taiwanese city of Taichung, on Oct. 27. There are multiple Lennon walls in Taiwan, most of them located on col- lege campuses. These walls are large mosaics of posters and Post-it notes that convey messages of solidarity with Hong Kong protesters. Hu lives in the Chinese city of Wu- han, the capital of central China’s Hubei Province, and came to Tai- wan on a business visa, according to local broadcaster ETToday. He was originally planning to stay in Taiwan for a week, prior to his deportation. Mass demonstrations in Hong Kong started in June against a controver- sial extradition bill that many feared would erode the city’s judicial inde- pendence. While the bill was formally People put up post-it notes Local police referred Hu to Tai- wrote on his Facebook page on Oct. Hu is the second Chinese deported withdrawn on Oct. 23, protests in the on a “Lennon wall” in Tai- chung’s prosecutor’s office on one 27 that “the damage to the posters is a this month for damaging a Lennon city have continued as protesters call pei, Taiwan, on Sept. 29, count of damage to property. Ac- minor issue, but damage to Taiwan’s wall. Earlier this month, Li Sha- for greater democracy. 2019. cording to Taiwan’s government-run democracy is major.” odong, 30, was arrested for damag- Hongkongers’ pushback against Central News Agency (CNA), Hu was “Using violent means to hurt [the ing a wall on the campus of National Beijing’s encroachment upon Hong fined NT$30,000 (US$928) and must island’s] freedom of speech, and ig- Taiwan University; he was also fined Kong affairs has resonated with many attend a legal education session before noring how Taiwan is a country with $30,000 and slapped with a five-year Taiwanese, who are increasingly ex- leaving the island. rule of law is something that cannot travel ban. pressing their displeasure at Beijing’s Hu was fined On Oct. 28, Taiwan’s National be tolerated,” Chen said. Media have also reported Chinese tactics to diminish the island’s sover- NT$30,000 Immigration Agency deported Hu Taichung city councilor Chiang exchange students damaging other eignty and its military manoeuvres based on a local regulation govern- Chao-kuo was quoted by CNA as Lennon walls in Taiwan. In one in- to intimidate the Taiwanese people. (A$1,440) and ing cross-strait relations, according saying that Taiwan doesn’t welcome cident, a Chinese exchange student Taiwanese have shown their sup- must attend a legal to CNA. The agency also imposed a mainland Chinese who are “not at I-Shou University attacked his port for Hong Kong protesters by five-year ban that prevents Hu from adapted” to freedom and democra- schoolmate from Hong Kong after taking part in local solidarity rallies, education session entering Taiwan. cy. He said Chinese people shouldn’t the latter tried to stop him from re- while others have donated helmets before leaving the Denis Chen, one of the organisers come to Taiwan seeking to destroy moving Post-it messages in support and gas masks to protesters. island. of the “Lennon wall” in Taichung, the island’s freedom of speech. of Hong Kong protests.

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence slammed the Chinese regime for Anti-Chinese curtailing “rights and liberties” in Communist the city of Hong Kong while reaf- Party protest- firming the U.S.’s commitment to ers gather out- standing up for those values, during side Staples Cen- a major policy address on Oct. 24. tre where free In a roughly 40-minute speech on t-shirts were dis- the future of U.S.–China relations, tributed support- Pence admonished Beijing for its ing Hong Kong unethical trade practices and hu- ahead of the man rights abuses, while stating Lakers vs Clip- pers NBA sea- that the United States would push son opener in Los for a cooperative relationship with Angeles on Oct. China based on “fairness, mutual 22, 2019. respect, and the international rules of commerce.” U.S. Vice President Mike Trade Commitment to American Values “In siding with the Chinese Com- “Nothing in the past year has put Pence speaks on the future Pence made the remarks as the two Pence also scolded U.S. corporations munist Party and silencing free on display the Chinese Communist of the relationship with economic superpowers are working for falling for China’s money, allow- speech, the NBA is acting like a Party’s antipathy to liberty so much China at the Wilson Cen- on a new round of trade negotiations. ing its “muzzling [of] affirmative -ex wholly owned subsidiary of the as the unrest in Hong Kong,” Pence tre’s inaugural Frederic V. On Oct. 11, Trump announced that pressions of American values.” authoritarian regime,” Pence said. said at the Woodrow Wilson Inter- Malek Public Service Lead- the two sides had reached a partial Nike stores in China pulled Hous- He added that Beijing’s pressure national Centre in Washington. ership lecture, in Washing- deal on intellectual property, finan- ton Rockets merchandise from their amounted to exporting censorship “Hong Kong is a living example of ton on Oct. 24, 2019. cial services, and agriculture. shelves after the National Basketball in order to shape U.S. public opinion. what can happen when China em- The United States doesn’t seek to Association (NBA) team’s general He then urged American corpora- braces liberty,” Pence said, while “de-couple” from China, but rather manager, Daryl Morey, sent a sev- tions to “stand up for American values noting the city’s status as an in- seeks a level playing field, Pence en-word tweet: “Fight for freedom. here at home and around the world.” ternational financial hub, its legal said. Stand with Hong Kong,” a popular Pence also reaffirmed the United institutions, and “lively free press” He said that the “phase one” agree- slogan expressing solidarity with States’ support for Taiwan and the are things that people in mainland Nothing in the past ment could be signed “as soon as the Hong Kong pro-democracy protest- island’s “hard-won freedoms” in the China do not enjoy. year has put on APEC Summit in Chile,” scheduled ers, who oppose the Chinese regime’s face of Beijing’s increased intimidation. “And yet, for the last few years, Bei- display the Chinese on Nov. 16-17, but that “a whole encroachment in the city’s affairs. Over the past year, Beijing has pres- jing has increased its interventions range of structural and significant The tweet has ignited a political sured two of Taiwan’s Pacific nation in Hong Kong,” he said. The territory Communist Party’s issues”—China’s intellectual property firestorm in mainland China, where allies into switching ties, which Pence reverted to Chinese rule from Brit- antipathy to liberty so theft, state-directed hacking opera- state media have painted the protests has called “checkbook diplomacy.” ish administration in 1997, with the much as the unrest in tions, and exporting of fentanyl and as a separatist movement fomented He also stressed that American val- express guarantee that its autonomy other deadly opioids—“also must be by foreign countries. ues such as individual liberty and and freedoms would be preserved. Hong Kong. addressed.” “Nike promotes itself as a so-called freedom of religion stemmed from Pence said that the United States He added that the Chinese Com- ‘social justice champion,’ but when the nation’s founding and will con- supports the protesters in their fight Vice President Mike Pence munist Party was “de-coupling” it comes to Hong Kong, it prefers tinue to serve the country’s global for liberty. President Donald Trump itself from the free world with its checking its social conscience at interests. has previously warned Beijing that a oppressive practices, its persecution the door,” Pence said. “America is reaching out our hand trade deal would be more difficult if of religious believers, internet cen- He then criticised NBA star players, to China. We hope that, soon, Bei- Beijing decided to violently suppress sorship, and military aggression in team owners, and league officials for jing will reach back ... with renewed the ongoing protests, he added. the South China Sea. toeing Beijing’s line. respect,” he said.

SHEALAH CRAIGHEAD/THE WHITE HOUSE the conflict. Osama bin Laden has been dead for eight years, US Justice Department Spygate yet his organisation lives on.” U.S. forces stayed in the area Review Turns Into Criminal for approximately two hours af- Investigation: Reports ter the mission was done, where they took “highly sensitive ma- terial and information from the CONTINUED FROM A1

raid,” Trump said. Baghdadi has U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE led ISIS for the last five years. testimony and bring federal criminal tion. A reporter asked Trump fol- charges. Barr also lowing the announcement if It is unclear what potential crimes traveled with he had notified House Speaker are being investigated and when the Du rha m to Nancy Pelosi of the news ahead inquiry turned into a criminal one. Italy in August of time. He replied, “I wanted to Top Obama-administration officials and Septem- make sure this was kept secret.” were involved in several forms of spy- ber, and the The president told reporters he ing on the Trump campaign, includ- two met with watched the raid as it happened, ing the use of a maximally intrusive Italian intelli- U.S. President Donald Trump is joined by Vice President Mike Pence (2nd with Vice President Mike Pence Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act gence officials John H. Durham, L), national security advisor Robert O’Brien (L), Secretary of Defence and others in the White House warrant of Trump-campaign asso- to seek infor- Mark Esper (3rd R), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen- U.S. Attorney for Situation Room. ciate Carter Page. The government mation about eral Mark A. Milley (2nd R), and Deputy Director for Special Operations for the District of Con- the Pentagon Brig. Gen. Marcus Evans in the Situation Room of the White also deployed at least two spies and necticut since Feb- the activities House on Oct. 26, 2019, where the president was monitoring develop- Global Support used intelligence collected by over- ruary 2018. of FBI agents ments as U.S. Special Operations forces closed in on ISIS leader Abu Bakr Trump said in his speech that seas sources. assigned there, al-Baghdadi’s compound in Syria. those who oppress and kill in- The FBI’s counterintelligence in- Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said nocent people will not sleep vestigation of the Trump campaign on Oct. 23. soundly, “knowing that we will began in late July of 2016 and even- The Justice Department recently completely destroy them.” tually evolved into Robert Mueller’s obtained two cellphones formally Trump Announces ISIS Leader “These savage monsters will special counsel probe. Peter Strzok, owned by Joseph Mifsud, the Mal- not escape their fate—and they the agent who led the FBI probe, tese professor who played a crucial Dead After US Raid in Syria will not escape the final judge- sent messages expressing animus role before the Russia investigation. ment of God,” he said. against Trump, spoke of stopping Mifsud’s lawyer, Stephan Roh, con- The president said the raid Trump from becoming president, firmed to The Epoch Times that the was conducted impeccably and mentioned an insurance policy in DOJ obtained the cellphones. Roh said CONTINUED FROM A1 noted it could only have been case Trump was elected, and men- that Mifsud used the phones to com- and in March, the ISIS “caliph- that another leader doesn’t rise done “with the acknowledge- tioned impeachment shortly after municate with “at least one person ate” was destroyed. again.” ment and help of certain other joining the Mueller team. in the U.S.” He would not say who Trump said the death of the nations and people.” Mueller concluded the Russia in- handed the phones over to the DOJ ‘Must Remain Engaged’ ISIS leader was another re- “I want to thank the nations vestigation earlier this year, finding Mifsud met with Trump-campaign The key now for the United minder that the United States of Russia, Turkey, Syria, and insufficient evidence to establish that associate George Papadopoulos at the States is to ensure it remains will “continue to pursue the re- Iraq, and I also want to thank anyone colluded with Russia to influ- Link Campus University in Rome. engaged in the war on terror, maining ISIS terrorists to their the Syrian Kurds for certain ence the 2016 election. Mifsud later told Papadopoulos that because Baghdadi’s death could brutal end.” support they were able to give Durham’s inquiry spans across sev- Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton. spur an immediate reaction from The day before the announce- us,” Trump said. eral countries, including the United The FBI formally opened the Crossfire his supporters, Patrick Gerard ment, Trump hinted there would “Thank you as well to the great Kingdom, Italy, and Australia. The Hurricane investigation based on a Buchan of the Centre for Stra- be major news coming, saying intelligence professionals who official rationale for opening the -in tip that Papadopoulos had relayed tegic and International Studies on Twitter, “Something very big helped make this very successful vestigation of the Trump campaign, the rumor to an Australian diplomat. (CSIS) said. has just happened!” journey possible.” codenamed Crossfire Hurricane, in- The existence of the phones was “Baghdadi died the coward Mark Cancian, senior advisor Trump also thanked the volved people and events in all three revealed in a court motion as part that he always was,” Buchan, at the International Security American soldiers and all those countries. of the lawsuit against former National who is director of CSIS’s U.S. Programme at CSIS, told The Ep- involved in the operation, call- John Brennan, the CIA Director at Security Advisor Michael Flynn. The Alliances Project, told The och Times that while the death ing them the “very best there is the time of the Crossfire Hurricane first indictment in the Mueller inves- Epoch Times. “ISIS has been of Baghdadi is significant, the anywhere in the world.” probe, confirmed early this month tigation targeted Flynn. crippled. But as we have seen, fight against ISIS is not over. “Last night was a great night that he was to be interviewed by News that Durham’s investigation whether its from al-Qaeda to “The killing of Baghdadi brings for the United States and for the Durham. Brennan told lawmakers is a criminal one surfaced as the De- ISIS, groups do morph and justice to the world’s foremost World. A brutal killer, one who in 2017 that intelligence he received partment of Justice Office of Inspector change, they change names, terrorist and sends a message to has caused so much hardship from overseas sources was used to General (OIG) is in the final stages they change geographic loca- his organisation that it is fail- and death, was violently elimi- start Crossfire Hurricane. of preparing the release of a report- tions, so you have to continue ing and that there is no place to nated—he will never again harm The Justice Department has said edly voluminous report into the FISA to cut the head off the snake. hide,” he said via email. another innocent man, woman, Trump recently made several calls warrant on Carter Page. Some of the “Declaring victory and walk- “However, we must keep in or child,” Trump said. at Barr’s request to foreign leaders, potential crimes Durham is investi- ing away from the war on terror mind that the killing of a terror- “He died like a dog. He died including Australian Prime Minister gating may have been referred by the will not work. The United States ist leader, no matter how promi- like a coward. The world is now Scott Morrison, to help the attorney OIG’s investigators, who do not have must remain engaged to ensure nent, does not signify the end of a much safer place.” general with the Durham investiga- the power to file criminal charges. OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 , 2019 US | A7 Trump Says US Withdrawal From Syria Has ‘Nothing to Do With’ al-Baghdadi Operation

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President Donald Trump has said his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria earlier this month has nothing to do with the operation to capture or kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The president made the comments during his press conference at the White House on Oct. 27 in which he shared details about the successful mission carried out by U.S. Special Operations forces on Oct. 26. When questioned by reporters over his decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria, Trump said: “No, the pullout had nothing to do with this. In fact, we found this out at a similar time.” Trump told reporters that captur- ing or killing al-Baghdadi had been a top national security priority under his administration and added that the former leader had died “like a coward.” He continued: “This is the biggest one, perhaps, that we’ve ever cap- tured, because this is the one that A convoy of U.S. armoured military vehicles leave Syria on a road to Iraq in Sheikhan, Iraq on U.S. Marine Corps tactical vehicles are seen driving along a built ISIS, and beyond, and was look- Oct. 19, 2019. road near the town of Tal Baydar in the countryside of Syria’s northeastern Hasakeh province on Dec. 21, 2018. ing to rebuild it again ... very, very strongly looking to build it again. a conscious decision when he went We’re not going over there to enrich key and Syria. And we were opposed “That’s why he went to this prov- to Iraq to change the game when it America. We’re over there to help our to that, vehemently, and protested ince; this is why he went to this area.” ... the Trump came to destroying ISIS. He’s had a allies, deny our enemy resources.” as much.” Following Trump’s remarks, Sen- administration now determination to destroy the caliph- Graham’s remarks came as the New He continued: “Our concern was ator Lindsay Graham said in his ate unlike anyone I’ve ever met.” York Times reported that the success- that Turkey’s actions, as unwarranted own press conference that he can has a plan in place Graham said the Trump admin- ful al-Baghdadi mission had “occurred as they were, would cause us, them, understand the president’s decision to prevent Syrian istration now has a plan in place to largely in spite of” Trump’s decision others to lose focus on the defeat ISIS to withdraw troops from Syria. The oil from falling back prevent Syrian oil from falling back to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, mission. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair into the hands of remnants of ISIS citing numerous unnamed officials. “That’s the reason why we went had previously criticised Trump over into the hands of and also reduce the presence of U.S. According to the New York Times: in, and that’s the reason why we’re the move. remnants of ISIS troops within the country by allow- “Trump’s abrupt withdrawal order still there.” Speaking at the White House, Gra- and also reduce ing the local people to get their “skin three weeks ago disrupted the me- Esper said that he had deliberated ham said: “When it comes to what’s in the game.” ticulous planning underway and options for the operation in meetings happening in Syria, I like what I see. the presence of U.S. He added: “What I see happen- forced Pentagon officials to speed with the president, along with the The president’s position and my posi- troops within the ing in Syria makes sense to me, the up the plan for the risky night raid commander of central command, tion is really not that far off. president destroyed the caliphate, before their ability to control troops, Kenneth F. McKenzie, and Chairman “We really don’t need a bunch of country by allowing he’s asking others to do more and spies and reconnaissance aircraft of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Americans in the safe zone. The inter- the local people to he’s right when it comes to Turkey. disappeared with the pullout, the Mark A. Milley. He said the decision national community should do that.” get their “skin in the I think the invasion has been dis- officials said.” to proceed with this operation was Graham praised the president for ruptive but at the end of the day, if However, Defence Secretary Mark made late last week. “changing the rules of engagement” game.” we can continue to partner with the Esper on Oct. 27 said this had not “There’s concerns always when you when it came to the war on terror Kurds, secure the oil revenues—for been the case. have a target like this that it’s fleet- and his determination to destroy the their sake, not Iran’s sake, not for Speaking to CNN, he explained: ing. And that’s why I think as the caliphate. ISIS’s sake—and help pay the costs “The withdrawal was prompted by stars aligned over the past week, the “When it comes to terrorism, the of operations, [it] makes imminent the fact that President Erdoğan of decision was made to go after him. president changed the rules of en- sense to me. Turkey made a decision that he was “And as a new leader and leaders gagement,” he said. “Do you think the “The SDF will get more money going to attack, regardless, and seize pops up, we’ll go after them as well,” caliphate destroyed itself? He made if we can modernise the oil fields. a safe zone, if you will, between Tur- Esper said.

Google Features Chinese Communist Party’s Message About Religion

EDWARD DYE/THE EPOCH TIMES CONTINUED FROM A1 Practitioners of Falun Increased Pressure on Beijing Gong join a rally in The Trump administration has stepped ganda that distorts the Party’s record Manhattan, New up its criticism of China in recent on religious freedom and attacks Falun York City, on May 16, months for its detention of more than Gong, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for 2019. a million Uyghur Muslims in so-called International Religious Freedom Sam re-education camps in China’s north- Brownback put the issue in a larger western region of Xinjiang. context. He said China’s growing in- Brownback said the United States fluence has become a major concern would continue to press China to end in the United States and may demand the persecution of not just Muslims but a response from Congress or the ad- also Christians, Tibetan Buddhists, ministration. and Falun Gong practitioners. He “There’s a robust debate in the coun- hoped that these pressures would try right now, whether it’s the tech yield results. companies or sports entities. This “It’s my hope that the Chinese will is a big, robust debate. These issues agree at some point in time to start should be brought up and they should directly addressing with us, and with be discussed,” he said at a press brief- other communities around the world, ing on Oct. 25, ahead of International their horrific record on religious free- Religious Freedom Day. dom, on religious persecution that Oct. 27 marked the 21st anniversary Google guides the user by present- neo-Nazi website to learn about the they’re doing,” he said. of the International Religious Freedom It’s my hope that the ing the “People also ask” box. In this finer points of Judaism,” said Zhang. The Trump administration made Act of 1998, which was passed to en- Chinese will agree box, Google typically lists the most “These answer boxes are supposed to religious freedom a priority at this dorse religious freedom as a foreign at some point in common questions matched up with direct you to what Google considers year’s United Nations General As- policy of the United States. what the search engine deems to be to be the foremost authority on any sembly (UNGA), and China was the “We stand for freedom of speech. time to start directly the most credible answer. given topic. Does this mean Google main target. Brownback said it was We stand for freedom of religion,” addressing with One of the questions presented by believes the Chinese regime to be the first time a state hosted a religious Brownback said, noting that the gov- us and with other Google is “Does China have freedom the most ‘authoritative’ on the topic event at the UNGA. ernment should protect those basic of speech and religion?” of Falun Gong and religion?” Vice President Mike Pence in a re- human rights. But these principles communities around And the response to the question Zhang said FDIC raised that issue cent policy speech also raised concerns also apply to individuals and com- the world their is: “The 1982 Constitution provides its with Google a few weeks ago and still about China’s human rights abuses panies in the United States, he said. citizens the right to believe in any re- hasn’t received a response. and its growing influence on U.S. Brownback said the “robust discus- horrific record on ligion, as well as the right to refrain Google’s search results for “Falun companies. sions” are important for “reaffirma- religious freedom, on from doing so: Citizens of the People’s Gong” in the UK include the same “Today, China is not only exporting tion of these basic principles” and may religious persecution Republic of China enjoy freedom of Chinese Communist Party-controlled hundreds of billions of dollars in un- sometimes prompt Congress or the religious belief.” websites as appear in searches in the fairly traded goods to the United States, administration to take action. that they’re doing. A similar issue arises when search- United States. but lately, China has also been trying Sam Brownback, U.S. ing for “Falun Gong,” an ancient spir- For searches in the Chinese lan- to export censorship—the hallmark Religious Freedom in China ambassador-at-large for itual discipline brutally suppressed guage, the results are even more slant- of its regime,” he said on Oct. 24. “By The Chinese regime tries to exploit international religious in China. Google lists the question ed toward the Chinese regime’s views. exploiting corporate greed, Beijing is at- Google, the world’s leading search freedom “Is Falun Gong Buddhist?” and the On some pages, Chinese Communist tempting to influence American public engine, to influence the American top answer takes the user to a Chi- Party-controlled sites make up the opinion, coercing corporate America.” public, according to Falun Dafa In- nese regime website that attacks the majority of search results. This pat- Pence scolded U.S. corporations such formation Centre (FDIC) researchers. meditation practice, according to FDIC tern is observable across several search as Nike and also the National Basket- For example, when a user search- spokesperson Erping Zhang. engines, including Bing, Yahoo, Ask, ball Association for siding with the es for “religious freedom in China,” “This is akin to directing users to a and Duckduckgo, according to FDIC. Chinese regime. A8 | AU OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 , 2019 Morrison Government Says It Will Hold China Accountable on Human Rights

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also fears China is seeking undue influence in the Pacific region. Souring relations have strained bilateral trade, prompting some business executives to call on Aus- tralia’s conservative government to prioritise economic policy above social advocacy. However, Payne said during a speech to the University of Sydney’s U.S. Studies Centre on Oct. 29 that Australia would not be silenced. “We must respect each other’s sov- ereignty, but we will consistently continue to raise issues such as hu- man rights, including, as I have said, with China,” she said in the foreign policy speech. “We will do so not just because we believe individual rights should apply to all people, but because we believe that nations that uphold such prin- ciples domestically are more likely to cooperate in ways that promote the common good globally. “We are an open democracy. China is a Communist Party state. We have different political, economic and cul- tural systems, and values. “Turning a blind eye to all human rights violations means an accep- tance of behaviour that undermines the foundations of international peace and stability. Where there is Australian Foreign Minis- mote Xinjiang province at the United property and we’re not going to al- man rights lawyers who have sought no challenge, there is no progress. ter Marise Payne speaks Nations. The joint statement raised low our government bodies or non- to bring the rule of law to China; “Our long-term interests depend at a news conference with concerns over “credible reports of government bodies to be hacked into. farmers who have sought to keep on our taking a firm stand, even if it Chinese Foreign Minister mass detention” and persecution of “Our issue, as I’ve said before, is not their land; house-church Christians, displeases some of our counterparts, Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai ethnic and religious minorities in with the Chinese people, not with Tibetan Buddhists, Uyghur Muslims, some other countries, in the short State Guesthouse in Bei- Xinjiang. the amazing Chinese diaspora com- and others who have fought for their term,” Payne said. jing, China Nov. 8, 2018. “We call on the Chinese govern- munity that we have here in Austra- freedom of belief; and Falun Gong She added that Australia would ment to uphold its national laws and lia. My issue is with the Communist practitioners who have waged an continue “deepening our engagement international obligations and com- Party of China and their policies to unprecedented civil disobedience with regional and like-minded pow- mitments to respect human rights, the extent that they’re inconsistent campaign, telling the Chinese people ers,” going on to name the United including freedom of religion or be- with our own values. about their practice, about the per- States as an important ally. lief, in Xinjiang and across China,” “In a democracy like ours, we en- secution they suffer, and about the “Our relationship with the United it said. courage freedom of speech, freedom hope that Chinese people can reclaim States is firmly fixed in our history China has been widely condemned of expression, thought, and if that’s their identify back from the CCP. and our values. for setting up complexes in Xinjiang being impinged, if people are operat- Reuters reported in September that “It is the case that some Australians that it claims are “vocational training ing outside of the law, then whether Australian intelligence had deter- will query the approaches taken at Turning a blind eye centres” needed to stamp out “ex- they’re from China or from any other mined China was responsible for a times by the current administra- to all human rights tremism” and give people, includ- country, we have a right to call that cyber-attack on the national par- tion. Let me simply say this though: ing retired citizens, “new skills.” The out.” liament and three largest political the United States has a record un- violations means United Nations says at least 1 million The Chinese embassy responded parties before a general election in matched in modern times of lead- an acceptance ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims by labelling Dutton’s comments as May, according to five people with ing an international system aimed of behaviour that have been detained. “anti-China rhetoric.” direct knowledge of the matter. at benefitting all people, not just its Beijing is Australia’s largest trading “We strongly condemn his mali- China’s Foreign Ministry denied own. undermines the partner, with bilateral trade worth cious slur on the Communist Party of involvement in any hacking attacks “Precisely because it has built a foundations of more than $180 billion in 2018. China, which constitutes an outright and said the internet was full of theo- reputation over many decades as However, several Australian law- provocation to the Chinese people,” ries that were hard to trace. a country that looks to express its international peace makers in recent weeks have also the embassy said in a statement. Payne’s comments came just hours power internationally for the broader and stability. Where ratcheted up criticism of the Chinese “Such ridiculous rhetoric severely before she travelled to the Solomon good, we reflexively look to the U.S. there is no challenge, Communist Party (CCP). harms the mutual trust between Islands, which switched diplomatic to take responsibility when there is Minister for Home Affairs Peter China and Australia and betrays ties to Beijing from Taiwan in Sep- a problem. That is still the case. The there is no progress. Dutton said earlier this month that the common interests of the two tember. world has high expectations of the Marise Payne, Australian the CCP was targeting political par- peoples.” Australia has moved in recent years superpower.” Foreign Minister ties and universities, triggering a After seizing power in 1949, to challenge China’s expansion of Her comments are likely to draw strong rebuke from Beijing. the CCP has used nationalism to financial and political influence in a response from China. “We have a very important trading strengthen party rule. However, de- the Pacific, which Canberra considers Payne’s comments came as Austra- relationship with China, incredibly spite nationalistic propaganda that its historical domain. lia joined 22 other countries, includ- important, but we’re not going to al- dominates Chinese schooling, large ing the UK, U.S., Germany, Japan, low university students to be unduly numbers of Chinese have fought By Colin Packham. Epoch Times and Canada, to condemn China’s influenced,” Dutton said. “We’re not against the CCP: dissidents who staff contributed to this report. treatment of Uyghurs in China’s re- going to allow theft of intellectual have advocated for democracy; hu- From Reuters

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Former Intelligence Officer The raid was related to the 2015 arrest of his Chinese- Roger Uren Arrested in American wife, Sheri Yan, Canberra in New York over a bribery scandal involving the former A former Australian intelligence of- Uren was granted police bail and is president of the United ficial faced court accused of illegally next due to appear in court on Feb. Nations General Assembly dealing with classified documents 5, 2020. John Ashe. in breach of national security laws A cache of classified files were on Oct. 24. found during a raid on Uren’s home Former Office of National Assess- in late 2015. Despite four years pass- ments (ONA) assistant director Roger ing, Uren’s prosecution was not ap- ecuted in 2016, from “traumatic as- Uren could face years in jail if con- proved by Attorney-General Chris- phyxia” in an apparent weightlifting victed. tian Porter until mid-this year, Nine accident when the barbell he was It is alleged Uren was involved in newspapers have reported. lifting fell on his neck. the unauthorised removal and reten- “My consent was required as the ONA, now known as the Office tion of classified intelligence informa- charges relate to alleged offences of National Intelligence, is the key tion from his place of employment. under section 40J of the Intelligence agency which provides intelligence Uren appeared in ACT Magistrates Services Act 2001 and section 18A of advice to the prime minister. Court on Oct. 23 after being arrested the Australian Security Intelligence Uren resigned from the ONA in at his Canberra home on Oct. 16. Organisation Act 1979,” Porter said 2001. He was said at the time to be An Australian Federal Police in a statement. “Each of these of- Parliament House in Can- arrest of his Chinese-American a potential Australian Ambassador spokesman told AAP the 30 charges fences have specifically required berra, Australia. wife, Sheri Yan, in New York over to China. included “numerous offences” under the Attorney’s consent for a pros- a bribery scandal involving the for- the Intelligence Services Act and the ecution to proceed since they were mer president of the United Nations By Paul Osborne. Epoch Times Australian Security Intelligence Or- introduced in 2014.” General Assembly John Ashe. staff contributed to this report. ganisation Act. The raid was related to the 2015 Ashe died before he could be pros- From AAP OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 , 2019 OPINION | A9

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A general view of the U.N. Human Rights Council room during a debate in Geneva, on June 26, 2019.

OPINION Venezuela’s Admission to Human Rights Council Tells Us More About UN

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On Oct. 17, Venezuela was elected to one of the 47 United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) seats by popular vote. Following the election, Venezuela’s foreign minister said, “We celebrate, once again, the Bolivarian diplomacy of peace at the U.N.” There are two lessons to be learned from this turn of events. First, “Bolivar- ian peace” is defined as peace obtained through an iron-fist dictatorship, which rules against the will of the people, has no problem with widespread starvation of its population, and will kill anyone who complains or disagrees. rest of the world combined. Human nature always wins, and once Venezuelan opposition leader Juan In 2018, the United States withdrew its (Left) Venezuelan again, we see that absolute power cor- Guaidó has openly accused the Stalin- UNHRC membership, based in part on regime leader Nico- rupts absolutely, and those in authority at ist regime of Nicolás Maduro of killing the 2017 Office of the High Commissioner las Maduro in Cara- the U.N. think only of their own ben- a member of Guaidó’s party, Edmundo on Human Rights’ eighth annual report cas, Venezuela, on efits and how to expand their position of Rada. Rada’s body was found on Oct. 17, about what happens to people who report Sept. 30, 2019. power. Let’s not forget the Oil-for-Food shot twice in the neck, with a bag covering to the U.N. on human rights violations. (Right) Venezue- program scandal as another example. his face, and partially burned; his death is The report noted that a total of 29 coun- lan interim presi- The Oil-for-Food program suffered from likely considered a suicide by Bolivarian tries persecuted people who work with dent Juan Guaido in alleged widespread corruption, and some peace standards. the U.N. on human rights issues; nine Caracas on Oct. 17, profits were unlawfully diverted to Iraqi 2019. Guaidó has The second lesson learned is that socialist of the countries had been elected to the and other officials. In another such case, openly accused the and communist regimes just simply have UNHRC. Stalinist regime of the United Nations Population Fund has no sense of irony. Those nine UNHRC members were Maduro of killing a been accused of providing support for Two of the world’s most consistent abus- Burundi, Egypt, Rwanda, Cuba, Venezu- member of Guaidó’s programs that have promulgated forced ers of human rights, China and Cuba, have ela, China, India, Saudi Arabia, and the party, Edmundo abortions and coercive sterilizations, for routinely been elected to be members of United Arab Emirates. China and Saudi Rada. what appears to be politically motivated the UNHRC, which is supposed to inves- Arabia have been on the list in six of the reasons. tigate allegations of human rights abuses previous reports. The other 20 countries Instead of dealing with the real prob- in U.N. member states. Yet, many member were Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Honduras, lems of the world and fulfilling the U.N.’s countries such as Cuba, China, Venezuela, Iran, Israel, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, basic mandate of working to maintain and Turkey, for example, have thousands Burma, Oman, Pakistan, South Sudan, world peace, the organization is con- of political prisoners sitting in jail and, in Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, cerned with establishing global gover- some cases, hundreds of thousands living Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. nance and thereby giving themselves in exile to avoid political persecution. Unfortunately, an organization such as absolute power. the United Nations, which was formed on At an April 2018 conference in China, the heels of World War II to keep world U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres peace, has become a dismal failure, as we stated, “I am deeply convinced that glo- The process at the U.N. has brought see with the reelection of Venezuela to the balization is irreversible. Our destination us to the point where countries UNHRC. must be a fair globalization that leaves with terrible human rights records The U.N. isn’t the first organization of no one behind as a pathway to peace and its kind to fail. Following World War I, sustainable development.” ... control or influence attempts to the League of Nations was established for The word “fair” is clearly defined in this investigate and halt the infliction of exactly the same reasons and did nothing usage to mean everyone must participate cruelty. to prevent World War II. Since World War in the system, even against their will in II clearly established that the League had order to obtain peace. Or, in other words, failed, it was dissolved and later replaced the U.N. wants to establish a worldwide Unknown to most of us, the UNHRC was by the U.N. “Bolivarian peace.” only established by the U.N. General As- The process at the U.N. has brought us sembly in 2006. It was created to replace to the point where countries with terrible Brad Johnson is a retired CIA senior the U.N. Commission on Human Rights human rights records—particularly those operations officer and a former chief of (UNCHR) because the UNCHR kept put- such as Cuba, China, and Venezuela—con- station. He is president of Americans for ting countries with poor human rights re- trol or influence attempts to investigate Intelligence Reform. cords on the commission. The new UNHRC and halt the infliction of cruelty, so that has been criticized for using its authority these forms of social injustice can con- Views expressed in this article are the opin- to attack Israel and has passed more reso- tinue unabated as a method ions of the author and do not necessarily lutions condemning Israel than the entire of political control. reflect the views of The Epoch Times. A10 | OPINION OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 , 2019 China: A Constitutional Monarchy

QING DYNASTY COURT PAINTER DAVID FLINT Parliament and the king led to civil war, the trial and execu- Commentary tion of the king, the emergence China today of a republic, a restoration, and could be as finally—in the Glorious or Blood- much under less Revolution of 1688—constitu- the rule of tional monarchy Mark 1. law and as This brought those checks and free as Hong balances that are the antidote Kong was guaran- to Lord Acton’s timeless warn- teed to remain under the 1997 ing, “power corrupts and abso- Joint Declaration. lute power corrupts absolutely.” It could also be enjoying the Without so designing it, Montes- institutions of representative de- quieu saw that it incorporated mocracy that the British normal- for the first time the separation ly gave to their colonies but did of the three powers, executive, not give to Hong Kong, no doubt legislative, and judicial. out of fear this would provoke As the Anglo-American schol- the wrath of the communists. ars Daron Acemoglu and James The British were probably right Robinson have persuasively to have been prudent; the com- argued, probably the most im- munists would never have ac- portant factor in national suc- cepted the example of an increas- cess is in having sound institu- ingly democratic Chinese entity tions. If ever this has been well on their doorstep. This would demonstrated, it has been in the have proved a far too attractive domination of the world over alternative. the last 300 years by the Anglo- Americans. A Successful Model We are now frequently told Of all constitutional models that by adopting state capital- that have been exported to the ism without the rule of law on world, constitutional monarchy the Hitler and Mussolini models, has proved remarkably success- the Maoists have done wonders, ful across a range of cultures. lifting millions of Chinese people Apart from the UK and 15 other out of poverty. But this was after Commonwealth realms, includ- decades of imposed poverty, a ing Canada, Australia, and New reign of terror, and the enslave- Zealand, there are a swathe of ment and the killing of mil- countries across Europe that are lions. The system continues as an constitutional monarchies, as increasingly harsh dictatorship well as countries such as Jordan through the Chinese Communist and Morocco. Then there are Party. countries that were once consti- The fact is that, had the main- tutional monarchies in what se- land long been under the same niors often recall as a golden age, system as Hong Kong, the per such as Afghanistan and Iraq, capita income would today be and to a lesser degree, Egypt and up with rich countries such as Libya. Singapore and Hong Kong itself,

Apart from offering a proven instead of averaging one fifth MINGUOTUPIAN.COM/PUBLIC DOMAIN form of government that works of that. In addition, the people Painting of Guangxu to speak in Australia and came well and that unleashes wealth would be free and not slaves of Emperor, 11th Emperor just as the six colonies federated without diminishing freedom, the Party. of the Qing dynasty into one country. He stayed six constitutional monarchy can be In this context, it’s fascinat- (1871-1908) months, was received by gov- especially consistent with societ- ing to consider how close China ernors and politicians, and met ies based on traditional values, came in the late 19th century to Australia’s first prime minister, and especially where some form becoming a constitutional mon- Edmund Barton. He gave lectures of monarchy is already a national archy and how different history both in English and Chinese and institution. As such, it may well could have been. was feted wherever he went. already be a centre of interest, Liang was impressed by the tradition, and of national unity. A Different History markedly peaceful way in which The fact today is that, by any Among those calling for develop- federation in Australia had been measure, constitutional mon- ing late 19th century imperial achieved and how closely the archies are disproportionately rule into a modern constitutional people had been involved in the found among those countries monarchy were two advisors to process, both in the election of that enjoy the highest standard the Emperor Guangxu, Liang the constitutional convention, in of living, the longest life expec- Qichao and his mentor Kang wide consultations with it, and Portrait of Liang Qichao in 1910. tancy, and the best education, Youwei. They were behind the in the approval of the resulting as well as being the freest. Of Hundred Days of Reform in constitution through referen- the prime minister could dismiss course, it’s not that sound re- 1898, which, if they had been dums in each of the colonies, two the president without notice, publics cannot similarly pros- entrenched, would have mod- in most. All of this was revolu- without grounds, and without per—Switzerland being a classic ernised China. tionary, with Liang seeing valu- any right of appeal. The presi- example to say nothing of the But reactionary elements led by able lessons in this experience for dent would have been completely United States—but being a re- the Dowager Empress Cixi engi- China. under the control of the prime public as such is no guarantee of neered a coup d’état, placing the Liang was Unfortunately, the forces in minister. success. emperor in seclusion and killing impressed by the imperial family were too Accordingly, the “No” case Over many centuries, England his advisors. Liang and Kang es- reactionary to allow this devel- named the model “the politi- was more inclined against abso- caped to Japan where they set up the markedly opment and the new republic cians” republic. Despite wide lute monarchical rule than most. a loyalist society, the Baohuang peaceful way in too weak for the various forces political, media, and celebrity The proposition that the king was Hui, and campaigned valiantly plotting to take control. Had a support, this republic was de- not absolute but under the law to set up a Chinese constitutional which federation Chinese constitutional monar- feated nationally, in every state (a emerged even before the Magna monarchy. in Australia had chy survived, history could have national majority and a majority Carta. The 17th struggle between Liang accepted an invitation been achieved and been so different. Instead, the of states is required), and in 72 monarchy was destroyed and the percent of federal electorates. how closely the republic taken over by warlords. It’s interesting how many MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES people had been prominent proponents of the involved in the Australia’s Republican 1999 republic seem to be sup- Movement porters of the People’s Republic process ... all of this As a footnote, it’s relevant to of China, with, for example, for- was revolutionary, recall that most major republican mer prime minister and leader of with Liang seeing movements in Australia have the Australian Labor Party Paul been by people who could be Keating saying in 2017: “That gov- valuable lessons in called “fake republicans.” That is, ernment of theirs has been the this experience for their aim has not been to im- best government in the world in China. prove the governance of Austra- the last 30 years. Full stop.’’ lia, but to achieve some ulterior purpose. Emeritus Professor David In the 19th century, when the Flint AM is a former chairman of British encouraged open im- the Australian Press Council and migration, republicans in New Australian Broadcasting Author- South Wales and Victoria wanted ity. He is the national convenor to establish a white republic. In of Australians for Constitutional the 20th century, the communist Monarchy, the organisation party, of no electoral significance which led the “No” case in the but powerful in the unions, 1999 Australian republic referen- planned to establish a soviet- dum. Their 20th National Confer- style republic, a dictatorship act- ence will be held at Parliament ing in Stalinist interests. House, Sydney, on the 20th In 1999, when there was a re- anniversary of the referendum, publican referendum, the model Nov. 6, 2019. would have neutralised the checks and balances vested in the Views expressed in this article president, who was to replace the are the opinions of the author A portrait of China’s Dowager Empress Cixi in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in governor-general. It would have and do not necessarily reflect the Washington on March 26, 2019. been the only republic in which views of The Epoch Times. TUESDAY,OCTOBER JANUARY31-NOVEMBER 29, 2019 6 , 2019 OPINIONOPINION || A19A11

StephenLillian Fan Gregory, Publisher, Publisher JasperJasper Fakkert Fakkert, , Editor-in-ChiefEditor-in-Chief SPECIAL SERIES Melanie Sun, Regional Editor ChannalyGigi Fu, Layout Philipp Artist, At Home, Travel Editor Chrisy Trudeau, Mind & Body Editor Crystal Shi, Food Editor How the Specter of Communism ABOUT US Sharon Kilarski, Arts & Culture Editor The Epoch Times is a media or- ganisation dedicated to seeking ABOUT US Is Ruling Our World the truth through insightful and Theindependent Epoch Times journalism. is a media organization dedicated to seek- Standing outside of political in- Destruction of the Family ing the truth through insightful terests and the pursuit of profit, and independent journalism. our starting point and our goal is The Epoch Times here serializes a translation from the Chinese of to create a media for the public “How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World,” a new book by Standing outside of politi- Chapter Seven (Cont.) calbenefit, interests to be and truly the responsible pursuit of the editorial team of the “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party.” profit,to society. our starting point and our goal is to create a media for the We endeavor to educate readers public benefit, to be truly respon- about today’s most important sible to society. topics, seeking to broaden and 6. How the Chinese Communist Party on family morality. The devil knows that were not exempt. Even with childbirth Weuplift endeavor minds. toWe educate believe read that- Destroys Families the most effective way to undermine just days away, they were forced to have ersrational, about balanced today’s most debate impor is -key traditional values is to start from sabotag- abortions. tantfor fostering topics, seeking a healthy to broaden democ- a. Breaking Up Families in the Name ing human relations. In the continuous According to incomplete statistics andracy uplift and aminds. compassionate We believe that of Equality political struggles started by the CCP, published in the China Health Yearbook, society. Mao Zedong’s slogan “Women hold up family members reported each other to the the total number of abortions in China rational, balanced debate is key half the sky” has now made its way to the authorities in the mad competition for a between 1971 and 2012 was at least 270 for fostering a healthy democ- As an independent media outlet, West as a trendy feminist catchphrase. better political status. By betraying those million. That is, over a quarter of a billion racy and a compassionate unborn children were killed by the CCP we use our freedom to inves- The ideology that men and women are closest to them, they could demonstrate a society. the same, promoted under the rule of the firmer, more loyal stance in favor of Party over this period. tigate issues overlooked—or Chinese Communist Party, is essentially orthodoxy. One of the most serious consequences of Asavoided—by an independent other media outout-- no different from Western feminism. In In December 1966, Mao’s secretary Hu the one-child policy is the disproportion- let,lets. we We use seek our tofreedom highlight to invessolu-- the West, “gender discrimination” is used Qiaomu was dragged to the Beijing Iron ate number of female infants aborted or tigatetions andissues what’s overlooked—or good in society as a weapon to maintain a state of “politi- and Steel Institute, where his own daugh- abandoned, leading to a serious imbal- cal correctness.” In China, though it differs ter took to the stage and shouted, “Smash ance in the sex ratio of Chinese under the avoided—byrather than whatother divides media outlets.us. in practice, the label “male chauvinism” is Hu Qiaomu’s dog head!” Although she did age of 30. Due to the shortage of girls, it is We seek to highlight solutions We report respectfully, compas- used to similar destructive effect. not actually smash her father’s head, there estimated that by 2020, there will be some and what’s good in society rather sionately, and rigorously. The gender equality advocated by West- were others who did just that. At the time, 40 million young men who cannot marry than what divides us. ern feminism demands equality of out- there was a “capitalist” family in the Dong- a woman of childbearing age. We stand against the destruc- come between men and women through si subdistrict of Beijing. Red Guards beat China’s man-made sex imbalance has We report respectfully, compas- measures such as gender quotas, financial the old couple nearly to death and forced triggered serious social problems, such as tion wrought by communism, sionately, and rigorously. compensation, and lowered standards. their middle-school-age son to beat them. an increase in sexual abuse and prostitu- including the harm done to Under the CCP’s slogan that women hold He used dumbbells to smash his father’s tion, commercialized marriage, and traf- Wecultures stand around against the the world. destruc- up half the sky, women are expected to head and went insane afterward. [34] ficking of women. tion wrought by communism, show the same ability in the same work Often, those condemned by the Party We are inspired in this by our including the harm done to cul- that is done by their male counterparts. In as “class enemies” would disown their 7. The Consequences of Communism’s own experience. The Epoch China, those who attempted to perform families so as to spare them from implica- Assault on the Family tures around the world. Times was founded in 2000 to tasks for which they were hardly qualified tion. Even “class enemies” who committed Marx and other communists advocated were lauded as heroines and awarded titles suicide would first have to break off family the abolition of the family by pointing out Webring are honest inspired and in uncensoredthis by our news to people oppressed such as March 8th Red Banner Holder. ties lest the CCP hound their family mem- and exaggerating the existence of phe- own experience. The Epoch bers after their suicide. nomena such as adultery, prostitution, Timesby the was lies foundedand violence in 2000 in to For example, when the literary theorist and illegitimate children, despite the fact bringcommunist honest China. and uncensored Ye Yiqun was persecuted and driven to sui- that the communists themselves also were news to people oppressed cide in the Cultural Revolution, his parting guilty of these things. We still believe journalism is a The CCP’s Politburo by the lies and violence in letter read, “Going forward, the only thing The gradual degeneration of morality noble vocation, but only when Standing Committee that is required of you is to resolutely listen that occurred in the Victorian era eroded communist China. it genuinely seeks to serve its to the Party’s words, stand firm on the the sacred institution of marriage and never has any female Party’s position, gradually recognize my brought people further from divine teach- Wecommunities still believe and journalism help them is a to flourish. In all that we do, we will members, for fear that sins, stir up hatred against me, and unwav- ings. The communists urged women to noble vocation, but only when it eringly break off our familial ties.” [35] violate their marital oaths for the sake of genuinelyhold ourselves seeks to to theserve highest its com - this would encourage The persecution against the spiritual their supposed personal happiness, but the munitiesstandards and of helpintegrity. them This to flour is - a social movement for practice Falun Gong, which has continued result was the opposite, like drinking sea ish.our Inpromise all that to we you. do, we will hold more political rights, such since 1999, is the largest political cam- water as a remedy for thirst. ourselves to the highest stand- paign launched by the CCP in the modern The communist specter’s “solution” for ards of integrity. This is our as democracy, which era. A common strategy the authorities oppression and inequality amounts to CONTACT US use against Falun Gong practitioners is to nothing more than dragging down the promise to you. would pose a threat to the coerce their family members to aid in the standards of human morality to hellish Australian Epoch Times Ltd. Party’s totalitarian rule. persecution. The CCP imposes administra- depths. It made behavior once universally 49A Treacy St, tive harassment, financial penalties, and condemned as ugly and unforgivable CONTACT US other forms of intimidation upon family into the new norm. In the “equality” of Hurstville NSW 2220 Propaganda posters in the 1960s or ‘70s members to get them to use any means communism, all are marching toward the Epoch02 8988 Times 5600 Inc. typically portrayed women as physically to pressure practitioners into giving up same fate—destruction. 229 W. 28th St., Floor 5 robust and powerful, while Mao Zedong their faith. The CCP blames the victims NewAdvertising York, NY 10001 enthusiastically called on women to turn of persecution for practicing Falun Gong, [email protected] their love for makeup to military uni- telling them that their families are being forms. Mining, lumbering, steelmaking, implicated because they refuse to compro- AdvertisingSubscriptions fighting in the battlefield—every type of job mise their beliefs. The communist [email protected]@epochtimes.com.au or role was opened up to them. Many Falun Gong practitioners have specter created the On Oct. 1, 1966, the People’s Daily car- been divorced or disowned by their loved Subscriptions General Inquiries ried a story titled “Girls Can Slaughter ones due to this form of persecution. Given mistaken belief that [email protected] [email protected] Pigs, Too.” It described an 18-year-old girl the large number of people practicing sin is not caused by the General Inquiries who became a local celebrity working as a Falun Gong, countless families have been torn apart by the Party’s campaign. degeneration of morality, [email protected] Us Your News slaughterhouse apprentice, where studying Mao Zedong Thought helped her to work [email protected] but by social oppression. Letters to the Editor up the courage to slaughter pigs. She said, c. Using Forced Abortion for [email protected] “If you can’t even kill a pig, how can you Population Control It led people to find a way expect to kill the enemy?” [33] Shortly after Western feminists succeed- out by turning their backs Although Chinese women “hold up half ed in the battle to legalize abortion, women the sky,” feminists in the West still find in the People’s Republic of China had on tradition and moving China’s gender equality lacking in many abortion imposed upon them by the CCP’s away from God. areas. The CCP’s Politburo Standing Com- family-planning policies. The mass killing mittee, for example, never has any female of the unborn has resulted in a humanitar- members, for fear that this would encour- ian and social disaster of untold scale. The communist specter created the age a social movement for more political The CCP follows Marxist materialism mistaken belief that sin is not caused by rights, such as democracy, which would and believes that childbirth is a form of the degeneration of morality, but by social pose a threat to the Party’s totalitarian rule. productive action no different from steel- oppression. It led people to find a way Out of similar concerns, the Party also making or agriculture. It thus follows that out by turning their backs on tradition refrained from publicly supporting homo- the philosophy of economic planning be and moving away from God. It used the sexuality, instead taking a neutral stance extended to the family. Mao Zedong said, beautiful rhetoric of freedom and libera- on the issue. However, seeing it as a con- “Mankind must control itself and imple- tion to advocate feminism, homosexuality, venient tool in the destruction of human- ment planned growth. It may sometimes and sexual perversion. Women have been kind, the Party encouraged homosexuality increase a bit, and it may come to a halt at stripped of their dignity, men have been to grow in China by using the influence of times.” [36] robbed of their responsibility, and the media and popular culture. Since 2001, the In the 1980s, the Chinese regime began sanctity of family has been trampled upon, SUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBE Chinese Society of Psychiatry no longer to implement the one-child policy with turning the children of today into the lists homosexuality as a mental disorder. extreme and brutal measures, as exhibited devil’s playthings. The media also quietly substituted the by slogans unfurled across the country: TODAYTODAY word “gay” with “comrade,” a term with “If one person violates the law, the whole Works Cited more positive connotations. In 2009, the village will be sterilized”; “Birth the first, [33] Yang Meiling, “Girls Can Slaughter Pigs, CCP approved the first Chinese LGBT tie your tubes after the second, scrape Too.” People’s Daily (Oct. 1, 1966). Get the event—Shanghai Pride Week. out the third and fourth!” (A variation of Get the The approaches may vary, but every- this slogan was simply “Kill, kill, kill the [34] Yu Luowen, “My Family: My Brother Yu independent news where the devil pursues the same goal: third and fourth”); “We would rather see Luoke.” World Chinese Publishing (2016). independent news to abolish the traditional ideal of a good a stream of blood than a birth too many”; you won’t find wife and loving mother, to force women and “Ten more graves is better than one [35] Ye Zhou, “The Last Decade of Ye Yiqun.” you won’t find to abandon their gentle character, and to extra life.” Such bloodthirsty lines are Wenhui Monthly (12:1989). ubiquitous throughout China. anywhere else. destroy the harmony between men and [36] Pang Xianzhi, Jin Chongji, “Biography of women that is needed to create a The Family Planning Commission uses anywhere else. Mao Zedong (1949–1976).” Central Party balanced family and bring up heavy fines, plunder, demolition, assault, Literature Press (Beijing: 2003). Subscribe and get the well-adjusted children. detention, and other such punishment insightsSubscribe only and The get Epoch the Times to deal with violations of the one-child caninsights provide, only delivered The Epoch to Timesyour b. Using Political Struggle to Turn policy. In some places, family-planning This concludes Chapter Seven. can provide, delivered to your Husbands and Wives Against Each Other officials drowned babies by throwing them door every week. Traditional Chinese values are based into paddy fields. Heavily pregnant women See next edition for the next installment. door every week. subscribe.epochtimes.com 212-239-2808ReadEpoch.com.au 02 8988 5600 A12 | OPINION OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 , 2019 Expensive Climate Policies Sparked Chile Riots, Just Like France’s Yellow Vest Protests

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Climate activists and the United Nations are suffering a major black eye this week as protests and riots resulting from high energy prices have erupted in San- tiago, Chile. Chile, which will host a major U.N. climate conference in Decem- ber, earned praise from climate activists for recently imposing a carbon dioxide tax on conven- tional energy sources and switch- ing the Santiago Metro system to renewable power. Now, the people of Chile are rising up and firing a shot across the bow of other na- tions considering similar energy taxes and expensive renewable energy programmes. On Oct. 25, protestors took to the streets throughout Santiago in response to Metro fare hikes. The protests soon spread to other cit- ies and led to rioting and at least five reported deaths. The Chilean government and the legacy media blamed the fare hikes on rising oil prices. But that isn’t true. Oil prices aren’t rising. Global oil prices are currently 25 percent lower than they were a year ago and 37 percent lower than they were five years ago. In Chile, gasoline prices re- flect the lower oil prices. Chilean gasoline prices were $1.12 per litre in August (the most recent month for which data are available), compared to $1.28 a year ago. Five years ago, gasoline sold at $1.50. Santiago Metro fares are ris- ing, amid falling oil and gaso- line prices, because government Smoke billows from a per-capita income is higher than the protests are especially embar- officials in 2018 traded out most building on fire near the that of most other Latin American rassing. Last year’s U.N. confer- The Chilean government of the Metro’s energy sources place where protesters countries, so people in other Latin ence took place in Poland, where to wind and solar power from were demonstrating in American countries would be even government officials and the offered to host the conference conventional sources. The Chilean Santiago, Chile, on Oct. more likely to rise up and protest prominent Solidarity labor union in Brazil’s place, touting government also hit the portion of 28, 2019. Chilean Pres- economically destructive climate have criticised costly U.N. climate conventional power that remains ident Sebastian Pinera change programmes like the ones programmes. Solidarity even held its carbon dioxide taxes, with new carbon dioxide taxes. unveiled a major cabinet imposed in Chile. a press conference at the U.N. renewable-powered metro, and As a result, Chileans are now reshuffle on Monday as he For United Nations officials plan- event and issued a joint statement battles to find a response other activist climate programs. burdened by higher Metro fares ning the 25th Conference of the criticising U.N. climate activism. to more than a week of reflecting unnecessary en- street protests that have Parties (COP25) climate confer- The December U.N. conference ergy price increases. As Chileans left at least 20 people ence, scheduled for the first two was originally scheduled for Bra- protest, climate activists and dead. weeks of December in Santiago, zil, but the Brazilian government suffering certain lower living their media allies want people to strongly criticised U.N. climate standards today or dealing with believe oil is to blame, rather than activism and told the United Na- speculative climate change in government climate programmes MARCELO HERNANDEZ/GETTY IMAGES tions it no longer desired to serve the distant future, people wisely that raise energy prices and im- as host. choose the latter. poverish people. The Chilean government offered That will continue to be the case Unlike speculative climate to host in Brazil’s place, touting until predicted climate harms change woes that never seem to its carbon dioxide taxes, renew- actually materialise and nega- materialise, carbon dioxide taxes able-powered metro, and other tively affect people, or until wind and renewable energy mandates activist climate programmes. Yet, and solar power can economi- immediately and measurably raise the world is seeing the Chilean cally compete with conventional living costs and reduce living population rioting in the streets energy. So far, neither has been standards. In the United States, as a result of those taxes and the case. people may have some concern climate programmes. This is the about climate change, but poll- third major black eye for the U.N. James Taylor (JTaylor@heart- ing shows most Americans aren’t Conference of the Parties in less land.org) is director of the Arthur willing to pay $2 per month to than a year. B. Robinson Centre on Climate reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The Chilean protests, like the and Environmental Policy at The In Chile, where per-capita Yellow Vest protests that erupted Heartland Institute. income is merely one-quarter of in France a year ago, highlight U.S. per-capita income, people Protesters throw rocks during the eighth day of protests against Pres- how out of touch the international Views expressed in this article are are understandably even less ident Sebastian Piñera’s government as the country faces issues with climate class is with the people the opinions of the author and do willing to pay for carbon diox- health care, pensions, privatisation of water, public transport, and they seek to govern and control. not necessarily reflect the views of ide reduction. Moreover, Chile’s more in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 25, 2019. Faced with a choice between The Epoch Times.

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Many of us can recall a favorite teacher who told stories that stick with us long after the rest of our school experience has faded from memory. The Mental Powers of Storytelling Brain benefits from this ancient folk art make a compelling case for classroom inclusion l conan milner d arry were telling me they didn’t normally we become a part of that world.

. m listen.” “We get to see ourselves in these sto- e all enjoy hearing a good story. But a cc oore ries, and that’s really complicated brain tale is more than just entertainment. The Story Inside Us work,” Sacre said. “We get to be the lion

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W 4.0 found storytelling so important to the to a conclusion. It’s typically driven by This is why many old stories still en- learning process that it’s become an some kind of conflict, or some unat - dure: because they speak to the same essential feature of the classroom. tainable desire. Details give life to the dramas that still dwell inside of us. The UCLA Lab School is unique be- characters, and their experiences give Sacre says he’s been rediscovering some cause it encourages teachers to test- us insight. of the lesser-known fairy tales from the drive various educational techniques Storytelling has always been man- Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian with a very diverse group of students. What I was seeing kind’s primary teaching tool, but the Anderson canons. The kids love them, Over the past 20 years, a storyteller was that kids form itself may facilitate learning. Once and will often request that he tell more has come to visit the Lab School once we get into a story, we’re pulled along “magic stories.” a week. Teachers say it’s the fastest way were sitting and by the promise of hearing how it will “These stories are dealing with very to teach younger kids to read. listening in a way end. This gravitational force makes a elemental issues and concerns that we For the past 10 years, professional sto- that teachers story an ideal vehicle for us to concep- all have,” Sacre said. “We all get lost. ryteller Antonio Sacre has provided the tualize and retain information. We can We’re all afraid of not being loved. tales. His material spans from accounts were telling handle a bland list of bullet points, if We’re all afraid of death, and the un- of his own childhood, to children’s me they didn’t necessary, but we would much rather known.” classics such as The Three Little Pigs. normally listen. hear about a character on a quest. “So I come in, tell stories to the kids, Modern researchers believe it’s be- Movie in Your Mind and 16 weeks later, whatever metrics Antonio Sacre, cause our brains are hardwired for Stories have been told long before the they use to measure reading and writ- professional storyteller narrative. Brain imaging studies have written word. It’s a practice as old as ing are higher than they were before shown that specific parts of our brain humanity itself. the storytellers were there,” said Sacre. only become active when we’re listen- Every culture throughout time has “Now, the teachers work super-hard ing to stories. Storytelling has also been been built upon a framework of key and I’m one small component in that, shown to trigger the release of oxyto- stories that describe its origins, provide but it’s a crucial component.” cin, a neurochemical that enhances codes of conduct, and supply a sense of Before his gig at UCLA, Sacre was our sense of empathy. right and wrong. sharing stories in classrooms across Sacre believes that what makes stories Today, our appetite for stories is stron- the country and around the world. In such an effective method for transmit- ger than ever. We still tell ancient tales, his experience, telling tales can hold a ting information is because we identify and new narratives are constantly be- child’s attention like nothing else can. with the characters’ struggles. We’re ing spun for our enjoyment. “I started telling stories in schools not just passively listening; part of us However, these days we consume a long time ago, before everyone had gets to live the story being told. The tale most of our stories through a visual handheld devices,” he said. “What I may contain fictitious people from fan- medium: videos, television, and movies. was seeing was that kids were sitting tastic worlds doing impossible things, and listening in a way that teachers but once we fall under the story’s spell, ContinuedContinued onon B5C5 C4B2 OCTOBERTHURSDAY, 31 SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 26, 6, 2019

benefits might result from eating more ange, yellow, and red colorings) have been whole grains, nuts, fruit, and vegetables associated with lower cancer risks. A sum- rather than concentrating on reducing the mary of studies linked them with a lower intake of sugar and fat. risk of developing oral and laryngeal cancer. Research has shown that drinking pure Similarly, greater levels of carotenoids in the juice can be good for us. The Food4Me study, blood have been related to a reduced rate of funded by the European Commission, re- breast cancer. vealed that lower weight was associated with a greater intake of fruits, vegetables, Loss of Fiber and fruit juice. While a national nutritional But what about fiber? A second argument survey in the United States found that adults for not drinking juice is that it provides less who drink pure juice were at a lower risk of dietary fiber than intact fruit. As the Mayo Pure obesity and had better insulin sensitivity. Clinic has pointed out, although fruit juice “contains most of the vitamins, minerals Sugar-Sweetened Drinks and plant chemicals (phytonutrients) found Yet despite these benefits, several pressure in the whole fruit ... healthy fiber is lost dur- groups and other organizations still sug- ing most juicing.” gest that juice shouldn’t be part of our diet. Fiber helps prevent diabetes, heart dis- Fruit But their concerns rely on an analogy with ease, and some forms of cancer, but the sugar-sweetened fizzy drinks, and confu- Western diet doesn’t provide enough. sion about what a fruit juice actually is. The There is a view that if people don’t drink fear is that because fruit juice, they will instead juice contains naturally eat more intact fruit and Juice occurring sugar, it in- the fiber that goes with creases the risk of obesi- A joint U.S. and it. But it’s improbable ty. Although fruit juice Chinese study of nearly that juice and intact fruit does contain sugar, it are often alternatives. If Healthy, shouldn’t be viewed as 200,000 people found you stop drinking juice similar to sugar-con- that drinking sugar- for breakfast you will taining drinks. sweetened fruit juice replace it with another or Not? The term “fruit juice” increased the risk of drink. We drink be- includes drinks sweet- cause we’re thirsty not ened with sugar that diabetes, while drinking because we want to eat contain little (if any) pure fruit juice didn’t. more fruit. The conve- Fruit juice has sugar— juice from fruit. Take nience of a drink allows Sunny Delight, for ex- consumption when it is and vitamins, minerals, ample. Thought to be a juice by many con- impractical to eat fruit. and phytonutrients sumers, a 240 milliliter serving contains 14 Nobody suggests that we shouldn’t eat grams of sugar and only 13 percent fruit meat or fish because they don’t contain -fi juice from concentrate. Fruit squashes and ber. Instead, we look at the benefits of over- cordials meanwhile are a mixture of fruit all consumption—which is something we pulp and sugar syrup. In contrast, pure fruit must start to do with fruit juice. juice is just that, it has no added sugar. In 2017, an extensive survey of the ben- Research has shown these drinks have efits of fruit and vegetables found that the very different effects on our bodies. A joint chances of premature death in those eating

PINEAPPLE STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK PINEAPPLE U.S. and Chinese study of nearly 200,000 5 to 7 portions a day are 30 percent less than people found that drinking sugar-sweet- those eating none, or just one portion. As ened fruit juice increased the risk of diabe- the health-promoting chemicals in intact tes, while drinking pure fruit juice didn’t. fruit are also found in juice, it is unsurpris- Another showed that while sugar-sweet- ing that this—and other studies—have found ened drinks increase the weight of children fruit juice beneficial to our health. This -re over 6 years, pure fruit juice doesn’t. search also showed that drinking either Juices contain many health-promoting citrus or other fruit juices was associated nutrients—such as vitamin C, polyphenols, with a lower risk of coronary heart disease, and carotenoids—that occur only to limited stroke, or death from any cause. extents in sugar-sweetened drinks. Vita- Although it shouldn’t be seen as an alter- min C, in particular, has been associated native to intact fruit, having a daily, pure with reduced blood pressure, lower risk of fruit juice is a simple way to increase the DAVID BENTON & HAYLEY YOUNG consuming whole fruit are that it involves heart disease, and a better life expectancy intake of beneficial chemicals. As part of a effort and it is often inconvenient. But fruit for men. healthy diet, pure juice should be viewed ncreasingly, fruit juices are seen juice avoids the problems of intact fruit Polyphenols—which gives fruit its red, as a health food—not a junk food. as junk foods, and consumption while providing the same range of health- purple, and blue colors—have antioxidant, is falling. promoting chemicals. anti-inflammatory, and anti-viral prop- David Benton is a professor of psychology But fruit juice was once viewed as Most of us have heard we should eat five erties. A summary of 22 studies of flavo - at Swansea University in England and a part of a healthy diet. Now it is often portions of fruit and vegetables a day. noids (a type of polyphenol) found that high former member of the Scientific Advisory seen as supplying little more than a Yet several surveys have shown that few intake cuts the risk of premature death by Board of the European Fruit Juice Associa- high dose of sugar. people meet this target. This is despite the a quarter. And intake of anthocyanidins— tion. Hayley Young is an associate professor We argue in our recently published pa- Global Burden of Disease study conclud- another polyphenol—reduces the risk of of psychology at Swansea University. This Iper, however, that fruit juice shouldn’t be ing that a poor diet is responsible for 1 in 5 developing diabetes. article was first published on The Conver- cut from our diets. Major reasons for not deaths and suggesting that greater health Finally, carotenoids (responsible for or- sation.

Baby Gut Study Finds Bacteria Different After C-Section Births

MONKEY BUSINESS IMAGES/SHUTTERSTOCK LONDON—A huge study of babies’ differences in the microbiome lead stool samples has found key differ- to any health issues.” ences between infants born vagi- The gut microbiome is a complex nally and those born via cesarean ecosystem of millions of microbes section, offering clues about the and is thought by scientists to be development of the human im- important for how the immune mune system, researchers said system develops. on Sept. 18, 2019. Previous research has suggested Vaginally born babies got most that a lack of exposure to some of their gut bacteria from their microbes in early life is implicated mother, but C-section babies in autoimmune diseases such as didn’t and had more bacteria asthma, allergies, and diabetes. linked to the hospital around But scientists haven’t yet been them, the study found. able to work out how important It isn’t clear what impact the the initial gut microbiome—or difference may have on children’s “baby biome”—is to future immu- future health, and the findings nity and health, or how a baby’s Babies inherit a wealth of beneficial ing many more health-associated shouldn’t deter women from hav- microbiome develops, or what microbes from their mother during bacteria from their mothers than ing C-section births, the scientists happens to it with different modes natural childbirth. babies born by Caesarean. leading the work said. of birth. In place of some of the mother’s But the so-called “baby biome” In this research, published in bacteria, the C-section babies had project—the world’s largest such the journal Nature, scientists more bacteria typically found in study—had opened a window on from University College London, hospitals, the researchers said, a little-understood stage in the Wellcome Sanger Institute, and and these bugs were also more development of human immunity, Birmingham University used DNA The first weeks of life likely to be drug-resistant. they added. sequencing to analyze more than are a critical window “At the moment, we don’t under- “The first weeks of life are a 1,600 gut bacteria samples from of development of the stand the long-term consequences critical window of development 175 mothers and almost of this,” Brocklehurst said at a of the baby’s immune system, but 600 babies. baby’s immune system, briefing about the results. “It’s we know very little about it,” said In samples from mothers and but we know very clearly complex and we’re only Peter Brocklehurst, a Birmingham from the babies at 4, 7, and 21 days little about it. just beginning to scratch University professor who co-led old, the team found there was a the surface.” the study. significant difference between Peter Brocklehurst, “We need to follow up ... these the two delivery methods, with a Birmingham University By Kate Kelland babies as they grow to see if early vaginally delivered babies hav- professor who co-led the study From Reuters THURSDAY,OCTOBER 31 SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 26, 6, 20192019 B3C7

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One of the best things you can do for yourself is to leave your phone outside your bedroom.

life in healthy balance with his regardless of how habitual their cellphone is to put it in a kitchen cellphone use is. Just because Proven Ways to Break Your cabinet at the end of the workday. someone in the world wants to In his words, “The more you physi- text you, email you, or tag you in cally remove the phone, the more a post on Facebook doesn’t mean Cellphone Addiction you can build a habit of having they deserve your attention. My some ability to ignore it when it’s cellphone screen is not currently on your person.” set to grayscale, but I have found Don’t let your phone devour the time you When you finish your day of that setting helpful in the past. need for a meaningful life and relationships work, put your phone in a drawer or cabinet. This is a helpful prac- Put a hairband tice for all people, but I think it is around your phone. Joshua Becker 7 Proven Ways to Break Your Don’t charge your especially important if you have 7.In one of the most thoughtful Cellphone Addiction phone near your bed kids or a spouse at home in need personal stories I’ve ever read on he statistics about 4.Want to know the best way of your undivided attention. how to overcome cellphone addic- how we use our Set aside one day a week to keep your kids off their phones tion, Brad Soroka recommended cellphones are This is, by far, the most com- too much? Don’t allow them to Change your placing a hairband around your overwhelming. 1.mon approach I see among charge their phones in their bed- phone settings cellphone. When placed in the The typical cellphone people who have taken intentional room. 6.Among the most often sug- middle of the phone, the hairband Tuser touches his or her phone 2,617 steps to curb their cellphone habit Want to know a great way to gested ideas for reducing cellphone allows users to answer phone calls times every day. 2,617 times. Most nowadays. I credit Tammy Strobel keep yourself off your phone? usage is simply changing the set- easily, but makes other uses of the people, on average, spend 3 hours for being the first person I heard Don’t charge it in your bedroom. tings on your phone. The most phone more difficult (including and 15 minutes on their phones talk about it—almost 10 years ago. Many of the negative effects of common suggested ideas: simple texting). each day. And half of all phone Choose one day each week (usu- overuse (poor sleep, hindered pickups happen within three min- ally a Saturday or a Sunday) and set communication and intimacy) • Turn off notifications utes of a previous one. your phone aside. That’s it, make can be eliminated by keeping your • Set screen to black-and-white And the impact of this usage a habit of it. cellphone out of your bedroom. As • Remove distraction-based apps Turning off is staggering. Researchers have with many of the items on this list, from your home screen found that our overuse of cell- Use a 30-Day Experiment this is a principle I’ve found per- • Set a longer passcode notifications is phones is: to reset your usage sonally helpful. • Use airplane mode something everyone 2.For me personally, this has • Turn on “do not disturb” mode • Reducing the quality of conver- been the most helpful way to break Put your phone away should do regardless sations my cellphone habit. My cellphone when you walk in the In my opinion, turning off no- of how habitual their • Adversely impacting short-term use, when not intentionally lim- 5.door tifications is something memory and problem-solving ited, tends to take over more and Christopher Mims writes a everyone should do cellphone use is. • Negatively affecting our sleep more of my free time. It happens weekly technology column patterns unintentionally and quietly—I for The Wall Street Jour- In his words, “Every time you • Resulting in more negativity, don’t even seem to notice it hap- nal—a job that certainly want to use your phone, this brings distress, and less emotional re- pening. requires the use of about a mindfulness exercise and covery in young children Seven years ago, I gave up my tech on a consistent makes you ask ‘What is my inten- • Increasing obesity smartphone for Lent and used it basis. His simple tion?’ If you really want to use the • And the positive correlation only for calling and texting (no and proven phone, set your intention for why, between smartphone addiction other apps allowed—even maps way to keep and remove the hairband.” and depression is alarming. and photos). It was a 40-day period The hairband trick isn’t about of reset that helped me align my making your phone impossible to You would think, given the statis- usage with more important pur- use. The practice is about bringing tics and what we know to be true suits in life. Since that first experi- greater mindfulness to each spe- about cellphone usage, it would be ment, I have used the 30-day reset cific use of it, as opposed to mind- easy to put the screen down and two additional times—each with lessly unlocking your phone every walk away. But, as too many of us great success. three minutes. know, the struggle is real. When used as a collection of tools As a parent of two who makes Use apps to bolster to improve my work, health, par- his living online in this modern self-control enting, and life, cellphones are world, I know full-well the addic- 3.There are apps for almost ev- wonderful and bring countless tive nature of mobile devices and ery problem in life. In fact, there benefits. But when used mind- how great the internal battle is to are even some wonderful apps to lessly and unintentionally, they harness the benefits of the smart- help us limit our time on apps. become a distraction from the phone without falling prey to its Here are some of my favorites: things in life that matter most. intentionally addictive design. Space. Set goals and track your Learning how to use our smart- Nor do I overlook the ironic fact daily progress to manage your phones effectively may be one of that many of you are reading this habits. the most important life skills any very article on your phone. Forest. ($1.99) Stay focused, be of us can learn. Phones are good and helpful. But present. Forest is a beautifully de- we know all too well they also have signed app that brings gamifica- Joshua Becker is an author, the potential to become a negative tion to productivity and results in public speaker, and the founder presence in our life—if we allow real trees being planted based on and editor of Becoming Minimal- them. your personal phone-use habits. ist where he inspires others to So how do we keep cellphone Moment. Through short, daily live more by owning less. Visit usage in proper alignment with exercises, Moment helps you use BecomingMinimalist.com our lives? your phone in a healthy way. Here are some tools and ideas I Flipd. Lock away distracting have used myself or learned from apps for complete focus. others to help cut down on cell- Screentime. 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EVERYDAY CHEMICALS posed to lead. When Christakis was asked what he would recommend as a pediatrician if a pregnant mother came into his office, he said, “I would advise them to drink bottled New Study Suggests water.” Outlets like NPR and others covered the study. For those who have followed the hard Fluoride Lowers Children’s IQ science placing in question the practice of water fluoridation, the recent JAMA Pediat- rics study is just another data point along an Fears of fluoride in drinking water can no longer be increasingly clear trajectory. The recent study findings are consistent dismissed as a crank conspiracy theory with that of a 2017 Mexican birth cohort study published in the journal Environ- mental Health Perspectives. The 2017 study, Jefferey Jaxen in women’s urine samples during pregnancy sponsored by the U.S. National Institutes of while also calculating fluoride consumption Health, spanned 12 years and found a 6.3 he research continues to accumu- Maternal based on how much is in a city’s water supply point reduction in IQ in preschool-aged late: Fluoride exposure harms the and how much women recalled drinking. children. brain and reduces IQ. exposure to The study found that of the 512 mother– As of 2018, 53 studies have found that el- The U.S. Centers for Disease higher levels of child pairs, a 1-mg/L increase in maternal evated fluoride exposure is associated with Control and Prevention consid- fluoride during urinary fluoride was associated with a reduced IQ in humans while 45 animal Ters community water fluoridation one of the 4.49-point lower IQ score in boys. studies have found that fluoride exposure pregnancy was ten greatest public health achievements of The study’s authors concluded: impairs the learning and memory capac- the 20th century. The view of U.S. regulatory associated with “Maternal exposure to higher levels of flu- ity of animals. The Fluoride Action Net- agencies has also been the dominant view lower IQ scores oride during pregnancy was associated with work writes, “The human studies, which of the medical community. Have these long- in children aged lower IQ scores in children aged 3 to 4 years. are based on IQ examinations of over 15,000 held beliefs stood the test of scientific rigor? These findings indicate the possible need to children, provide compelling evidence that It has already been established that flu- 3 to 4 years. reduce fluoride intake during pregnancy.” fluoride exposure during the early years of oride crosses the placenta, and laborato- study authors Perhaps sensing the potential blowback life can damage a child’s developing brain.” ry studies show that it accumulates in brain from publishing the recent Canadian study After reviewing 27 of the human IQ studies regions involved in learning and memory in JAMA Pediatrics, the journal’s Editor-in- in 2012, a team of Harvard researchers con- and alters proteins and neurotransmitters Chief Dimitri Christakis provides an editor’s cluded that their findings supported “the in the central nervous system. note to accompany the study: “This decision possibility of an adverse effect of high fluo- Now, a recent study is the first to estimate to publish this article was not easy. Given the ride exposure on children’s neurodevelop- fluoride exposure in a large birth cohort re- nature of the findings and their potential ment.” They also suggested that fluoride’s ceiving optimally fluoridated water. Published implications, we subjected it to additional effect on the young brain should now be in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, the study has scrutiny for its methods and the presenta- a “high research priority.” forced many to re-examine the practice of tion of its findings.” Water fluoridation is supplied to about water fluoridation. Funded by the Canadian Christakis said during a recent JAMA Pe- 66 percent of U.S. residents, 38 percent government and the U.S. National Institute diatrics Editors Summary podcast, “For me of Canadian residents, and 3 percent of of Environmental Health Science, the new before there were ‘anti-vaxers’ there were European residents. In fluoridated commu- study, titled “Association Between Maternal sort of ‘anti-fluoriders.’” He shared that while nities, fluoride from water and beverages Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ he was going through residency, the tradi- made with tap water makes up well over Scores in Offspring in Canada,” examined the tional teaching he received was that “fluoride half of daily fluoride intake in adolescents a recent study is association between fluoride exposure during the first to estimate is completely safe. All these people that are and adults, while dental products remain a pregnancy and the IQ scores of the children fluoride exposure in trying to take it out of the water are nuts.” major source of exposure in children. Reg- at ages 3 and 4 years old. a large birth cohort He commented about the recent study’s ulatory agencies have yet to recommend The scientists assessed fluoride exposure in receiving optimally findings, saying they were “sizable” and “on any sweeping reform in light of the sci- two separate ways. They measured fluoride fluoridated water. par” with the IQ drops seen in children ex- entific evidence regularly contradicting the practice of water fluoridation. In their absence, local communities have taken action, with 250 communities ending the practice since 2010. Several studies have looked at how to protect and reverse the unwanted effects caused by fluoride (view the GreenMed- Info database on mitigating Fluoride tox- icity). Curcumin, an active ingredient of turmeric, has been shown to attenuate neurotoxicity induced by fluoride. Mean- while, iodine and tamarind have both shown in studies an ability to clear fluoride from the body. As the scientific evidence mounts year after year, individuals may consider taking action to protect them- selves rather than waiting for regulatory agencies to do it for them.

Jefferey Jaxen is a researcher, indepen- dent investigative journalist, writer, and voice for health freedom on the front lines of society’s shift toward higher conscious- ness. This article was originally published on GreenMedinfo.com pixs4u/shutterstock

FooD IS MEDICInE Is Black Rice the Superfood You Need to Try? A grain once reserved for the elite is now known to have an exceptional nutrient profile

Devon anDre rieties, but that’s because it’s a bit tion, where a specific gene causes berries, acai berries, and eggplant harder to produce; black rice crops the plant to produce large amounts their deep dark hues. Black rice has Blueberries don’t have a thing on only yield about 10 percent of what of anthocyanin, and farmers began more anthocyanins than blueber- black rice. Did I say black rice? You some white rice varieties can pro- to specifically cultivate it. Its nutri- ries, which are widely regarded bet I did. Black rice is growing duce. ent makeup, like its color, makes as one of the healthiest foods you Rice isn’t just red, white, or in popularity as Research from Japan suggests that black rice very unique. can eat. Compared to whole-grain brown. Black rice exists, too. more people catch black rice originated, along with Anthocyanins are the nutrient brown rice, black rice is also high in Long called the “forbidden rice” on to its potent other colors of cultivated rice, about that gives black rice its power. An- vitamin E and an excellent source or “emperor’s rice,” it’s an uncom- antioxidant profile. 10,000 years ago. Black rice began thocyanins are the same antioxi- of fiber to promote digestion and mon variety of rice that’s growing showing up occasionally as a muta- dants that give blueberries, black- heart health. in popularity. Its nicknames come But the anthocyanins are what from a long history—word has it make this grain truly unique. An- that it was initially only served thocyanins have the potential to to dignitaries and leaders in the promote heart and brain health by Far East to encourage health and limiting inflammation, lowering longevity. cholesterol, and reducing the risk of heart disease and dementia. And, generally speaking, they don’t typi- cally show up in grains! Black rice has more Next time you head to the grocery store, treat yourself like an emperor anthocyanins than and pick up some black rice. It’s a blueberries, which are versatile grain, popular in many widely regarded as East-Asian dishes, and it can add one of the healthiest some new flavors to your routine. foods you can eat. Devon Andre holds a bachelor’s of forensic science from the These days, however, black rice University of Windsor in Canada is available to all. You can find it in and a Juris Doctor from the Uni- many grocery stores and restau- versity of Pittsburgh. This article rant dishes across the country. It was first published on Bel Marra costs a little more than other va- Health. thanthima Lim/shuttErstocK THURSDAY,OCTOBER 31 SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 5, 6 2019, 2019 C5B5

roman samborskyi/shutterstock What Chronic Inflammation Really Means or Your Body We can eat ourselves out of many common ailments spurred by a faulty immune response

Digestive issues can sometimes be a symptom of chronic inflammation.

STEPH DAvIDSon flammation is typically related to or unexplained aches. foods are causing an inflamma- chronic illnesses or imbalances that If you suspect you might have tory response. What is chronic inflammation, how Chronic the body is constantly attempting to chronic inflammation, speak to In addition to looking at what we did it get there, and how can we man- inflammation fight against. Things like arthritis, your doctor or natural health pro- eat, there are numerous supple- age it to live our healthiest lives? happens autoimmune disorders such as lu- fessional about blood testing. An ments we can take to heal and And to start with, what is the dif- pus, allergies, asthma, IBS, Crohn’s erythrocyte sedimentation rate prevent inflammation, including ference between acute inflammation when the disease, cardiovascular disease, and (ESR) test measures how fast red omega-3s and curcumin. Discuss and chronic inflammation? inflammatory cancer are all linked to chronic in- blood cells separate from plasma which supplements might be right The body’s acute inflammatory response doesn’t flammation. Lifestyle and health and C-reactive protein (CRP) test for you with your natural health response is normal, natural, and choices that can cause chronic measures the presence of a protein care practitioner. necessary. It takes place when we’re stop and the inflammation include a poor diet, associated with diseases that can Stress is a major factor for inflam- injured or exposed to foreign ma- body begins to being overweight, not exercising, cause inflammation. mation, so taking time for self-care terial. Think about what happens attack healthy stress, smoking, and overuse of al- is also important. Meditation has when we cut ourselves or sprain our cohol. Preventing and Healing been shown to reduce inflamma- ankle: The area gets red and swollen tissue. Chronic Inflammation tion and even alter our DNA. Focus- (inflamed) as the body defends itself How to Tell if You Have The cause of a lot of inflammation ing on a holistic, whole-health solu- from bacteria, viruses, and further Chronic Inflammation lies in our diet. Step one is reduc- tion rather than just addressing the injury. Eventually, the swelling and Chronic inflammation is harder to ing or even avoiding inflamma- symptoms is the key to addressing redness go away and our immune spot than acute, but there are plenty tory foods such as sugar, refined chronic inflammation and encour- system has done its job. of warning signs: excess weight, grains, and processed food and aging overall wellness. Chronic inflammation happens especially around the abdomen, replacing them with leafy greens, when the inflammatory response high blood sugar, digestive issues, fish, and healthy fats. There is Steph Davidson is a writer for doesn’t stop and the body begins to chronic fatigue, allergies, depres- even a very specific blood test NaturallySavvy.com, which first attack healthy tissue. Chronic in- sion, acne, joint pain, or stiffness that can determine exactly which published this article.

Brain benefits from The Mental Powers of this ancient folk art make a compelling case for classroom Storytelling inclusion

Continued fromfrom C1B1 different when he was young. He tells kids We resonate with the stories of those clos- how playground slides were once made of est to us in particularly profound ways. A Sacre doesn’t disparage these formats, but metal instead of plastic, and music used to 2015 study done at Chicago’s Northwest- he says they lack something that only a story be heard on cassettes instead of iPhones. ern Hospital and published in the journal told with words can deliver. They may not seem like much at first, but Neurorehabilitation examined the power For example, when kids hear about a fero- even sharing small, personal anecdotes of personal stories on two groups of coma cious lion running through the forest, they can have great power. They can awaken patients. One group heard stories about their all see different scenes in their mind. One the stories in others. These tales are special family members on headphones told by a re- child might picture palm trees and a yellow because can’t be found on the internet, and cording of a close relative (actual stories—not lion with a brown mane. Another may see they provide a sense of intimacy that Hol- idle chit-chat or reading the newspaper). The a tan lion with an orange mane charging lywood blockbusters can never recreate. control group just received standard medi- through the evergreens. Sacre was with a group of friends on the cal care. Each child creates his or her own movie beach recently, when someone was remind- MRIs showed that the story group ex- as they’re listening to a tale, weaving their ed of the first time he saw his grandfather hibited significantly more brain activity, own sensibility in between the spaces of cry. All of a sudden, everybody started shar- compared to the non-story group. Patients the words. ing stories of their grandparents. also became noticeably more responsive fol- A movie, by contrast, provides a more ho- “Now, if he didn’t do that, or if we were all lowing the story sessions. Researchers sug- mogenous and passive experience, and does looking at our phones and doing whatever, gested that hearing family members’ voices much less to challenge our minds. we would have missed this really wonder- telling familiar stories allowed patients to “The brain is super-active when you’re lis- ful opportunity,” Sacre said. “Thousands of exercise dormant brain circuitry responsible tening to a story. But if we go see the Lion Stories allow people and millions of dollars are spent on for long-term memories. King, we’re all going to see the exact same the latest X-Men or Avengers movie, but they Of course, you don’t need an MRI to realize lion,” Sacre said. “We’ll all see the same people to can’t compete with us. There’s no way Mar- the value of sharing stories with the people scenes, hear the same music and the same connect, to vel Studios is going to tell the story of that you’re closest to. You just need to be willing famous actors reading the parts. It makes understand each grandfather crying and make the five of us to make a connection. us forget our own stories.” on the beach have this massive discussion.” “Storytelling is considered a folk art, not a other, and to feel Stories like this allow people to connect, fine art. Everyone can do it,” Sacre said. “If we Sharing Your Stories more deeply the to understand each other, and to feel more can get over ourselves and just tell our story, Sacre says older kids can take longer to get origin of each deeply the origin of each person’s unique most of the time, you’re going to tell some- into the stories than younger ones, but they character. thing that is meaningful to somebody else.” eventually make an impact. Many of us can person’s unique recall a favorite teacher who told stories that character. stick with us long after the rest of our school experience has faded from memory. But parents and teachers often shy away from any kind of storytelling today. They may be tight on time or feel that there are too many other choices competing for every- one’s fractured attention. In comparison to smart whiteboards, tablets, and interactive video games, a simple story seems dull and old-fashioned. “I feel that many parents and teachers have just thrown in the towel. They can’t even do it,” Sacre said. “What I think is happening is this: The connection is broken when parents are looking at the screen. I’m one of those parents, too.” Once the screens are put away, how do Drpixel/shutterstock you connect? In addition to fairy tales, Sacre likes to share more personal tales, too. He talks about growing up bilingually in a Cuban and Irish-American household, and shares details about how the world was A18B6 | PUZZLES WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 31 -SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 11,6, 2019 * Use American spelling to enjoy these puzzles made by our parent company in New York.

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CONSTRUCTED BY TOM HOUSTON CONSTRUCTED WORDSEARCH EPOCH TIMES STAFF KAKURO BY EPOCH TIMES STAFF Kakuro puzzles are like crosswords that use numbers instead of words. The goal is to fill the blank squares associated with a clue (called a “run”) with the numbers Help with Today’s Crossword Puzzle? 1-9 so that the numbers add up to the corresponding clues. Like Sudoku, digits in a run cannot repeat. When the grid is filled, the puzzle is complete. Large: Hard Large: Easy

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SOLUTIONS CROSSWORD KAKURO LARGE: EASY KAKURO LARGE: HARD 4 NUMBERS

HARD 1 33 ÷ 3 + 35 + 17 + 35 + 3 ÷ 33

HARD 2

24 ÷ (9 − 14 ÷ 2) ÷ 14 − (9 ÷ 24 (9 − 2) × 24 ÷ 14 ÷ 24 × 2) − (9

EASY 1 (7 × 7 − 10) × 1 × 10) − 7 × (7

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Fill in the boxes using numbers from 0 to 9 and letters Fill in the boxes using numbers between 1 and 9 so that each column, each row, and each 3x3 square contain all nine numbers only once. SUPERSUDOKU from A to F so that each column, each row, and each 4x4 SUDOKU CONSTRUCTED BY KANNAN SANKARAN square contain all ten numbers and six letters only once. Hard Easy

Kakuro puzzles are like crosswords that use numbers instead of words. The goal is to fill the blank squares associated with a clue (called a KAKURO “run”) with the numbers 1-9 so that the numbers add up to the corresponding clues. Like Sudoku, digits in a run cannot repeat. When the grid CONSTRUCTED BY EPOCH TIMES STAFF is filled, the puzzle is complete. Easy Hard

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CONSTRUCTED EPOCH DOKU BY EPOCH TIMES STAFF KEN KEN 1. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 6 without repeating. 2. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. 3. Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

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SOLUTIONS SUPERSUDOKU SUDOKU: EASY KENKEN EASY KAKURO HARD KAKURO

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SUDOKU: HARD EPOCH DOKU CRYPTIC QUOTE insolence. Wit is educated educated is Wit

OUTSIDE THE BOX Tongue in cheek in Tongue

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Why Would Anyone If commercialized, these routes would Want to Sit on a Plane for become the longest in the world at about Over 18 Hours? 19 hours. An economist takes the world’s longest flight

JAY L. ZAGORSKY vorable winds, so each way without losing any luggage. took about 30 minutes less A few years later, in 1931, ecently Qantas an- than scheduled. two daredevils in search of nounced plans to Being aloft twice for the a $25,000 prize flew from conduct test flights better part of a day gave me Tokyo to the state of Wash- f rom New York a nd plenty of time to ponder the ington in the first non- RLondon to Sydney and two origins and economics of stop flight over the Pacific other Australian cities. long-distance flights—with Ocean. To save weight and If commercialized, these plenty of time to spare for fuel, the pilots even threw routes would become the binge-watching. out their landing gear after The SIKORSKY S-42 Pan longest in the world at about takeoff. When they reached American Clipper flies over 19 hours. Qantas said it will Talk About a Long Flight the United States, they Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on July conduct test flights with Pilots and airlines have been crash-landed—but survived 19, 1935, on the return flight only employees on board to pushing the boundaries of to claim the prize. The flight of the second trip between ensure the flights are safe flight times since the earliest took 41 hours and covered California and the Islands. and comfortable enough for days of air travel. In fact, 19 more than 5,500 miles. -/AFP/GETTY IMAGES paying customers. hours is rather quick for the These super-long flights, I heard this news after fin- industry’s trailblazers. of course, were taken by gest leg, from San Francisco including the return flight. ishing a round-trip on what The first plane to make it daredevil pilots with no to Hawaii, took 18 1/2 hours. The trip to Manila takes just is currently the world’s lon- across the Pacific to ok off passengers. And they were Pam Am’s planes, called 14 hours. gest flight, the 18 hours from Oakland, California, very dangerous. One of the the “Clippers,” didn’t need Today’s flights are also a lot and 45 minutes Singapore in 1928. It took the aircraft, most famous aviation fail- airports. They were specially safer. The concern for many Airlines schedules to get dubbed the “Southern ures involved Amelia Ear- designed to take off and land passengers is not crashing from Newark, New Jersey, Cross,” three long flights to hart, who disappeared in in the water. The planes were but instead health risks to Singapore, a route that get to its final destination 1937 while attempting to also quite luxurious and like deep vein thrombosis, began in October 2018. The in Australia: 27 1/2 hours cross part of the Pacific on even had separate areas for a type of blood clot. return trip is slightly quick- to Hawaii, 34 1/2 hours to a world-circling flight. eating and sleeping. er. Fortunately for me, there Fiji, and a final 21 1/2 hours But all that luxury while Saving Time, Money, and were fa- to Brisbane. In all, the pi- Six Days and 60 Hours spanning the globe was Bags lot and his crew covered The first service to ferry quite expensive. Still, even if things have im- about 7,000 miles in paying customers across the The one-way fare from proved, I think most of us 10 days—all Pacific was created by Pan San Francisco to Manila was agree that flying is not fun. Am in October 1936. $950, or $17,400 in today’s Airlines regularly rank near The trip started from San dollars. the bottom among indus- Francisco and ended in Ma- Fortunately, the cost of tries in customer satisfac- nila, capital of the Philip- flying these long routes— tion surveys. pines. It took six days and in terms of both money So why would we want to about 60 hours of flying Aviator Sir Charles Kingsford and time—has come down increase the amount of time time. The plane flew dur- Smith’s Fokker aircraft, the dramatically. These days, spent 30,000 feet above the ing the day and made stops Southern Cross, on arrival you can fly direct from San ground in a metal tube with in Hawaii, Midway, Wake, at Croydon after flying from Francisco to Manila in busi- wings? and Guam at night. The lon- Australia on July 10, 1929. ness class for around $3,000, For one thing, it means less EDWARD G. MALINDINE/TOPICAL PRESS AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES

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CAJUN BUTTER SHRIMP AND CHEESY CHEDDAR GRITS

SERVES 2 FOR THE SHRIMP 1/2 pound peeled, deveined shrimp 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning Cooking oil (avocado, coconut, etc.) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 lemon, halved 2 tablespoons minced parsley leaves

FOR THE GRITS 2 1/2 cups water 1/2 cup stone-ground grits 1 ear of corn, kernels removed (or 3/4 cup frozen corn kernels) 2 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup) 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Pat shrimp dry with a clean paper towel and season with salt and Cajun seasoning. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, add grits, and cook, stirring frequently, for 10–15 minutes, until water is absorbed. Cajun butter shrimp and cheesy cheddar grits. Take a bite—if the grits are still hard, add another splash of water and keep cooking. Stir in corn, cheese, salt, garlic powder, and pepper and cook until TABLE FOR TWO cheese is melted. Turn heat off and cover with a lid until ready to serve. While the grits are cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat for several minutes. Oil the skillet by pouring in a small amount of oil, then using a paper towel to carefully spread it all over the skillet. Add shrimp in a single layer and Shrimp and Grits cook for one minute, until shrimp are opaque and the seasonings start to blacken. Flip and cook for one to two more minutes, then remove skillet from This quick and easy, An American Southern Classic ing: it includes flavorful spices like paprika, heat and stir in the butter and the juice The latter is easy to remember, because cayenne, onion powder, oregano, and garlic from half of the lemon, scraping up any Cajun-spiced version when you eat at Crook’s Corner, make no powder. All of those bold flavors are seared bits that are stuck to the pan. mistake, you order the shrimp and grits. onto the shrimp, then combined with melt- Divide the grits between two plates or is weeknight comfort Shrimp and grits is one of the most iconic ed butter and zippy lemon juice and served shallow bowls. Top with shrimp and be dishes in Southern culture, and Crook’s atop cheesy grits. sure to scrape all of the lemon-butter food at its best Corner is one of the most storied places The grits, by the way, are lightened over the top. Garnish with parsley. Cut to enjoy it. Crook’s owner Bill Neal up from most Southern versions, the remaining lemon half into wedges and is recognized for elevating the cooked with water instead of serve alongside. CAROLINE CHAMBERS recipe from a humble meal milk or cream, but still per- TIPS from the Low-Country fectly cheesy and delicious. ven at the youthful ages of 18 marshes to a decadent dish Grits are made from Make your grits more decadent by and 21, when my now-husband at fine dining establish- dried, ground corn, but cooking them in whole milk instead of water, or swapping in 1/2 cup of heavy George and I first started dating, ments across the South in this version, I also add cream in place of 1/2 cup water. we both knew it was serious. and beyond. fresh corn for a pop of Our courtship kicked off just The Crook’s version late-summer flavor. You Can’t find stone-ground grits? Use polenta instead! Polenta is coarser, but as my freshman year at UNC–Chapel Hill boasts cream-based cheese could also stir in some E makes a great stand-in. was coming to a close, so perhaps it was the grits topped with saucy fresh spinach or chopped impending summer break that incited us mushrooms and shrimp and tomato. Steamed broccoli, sauteed spinach, or buttery sauteed green beans would all to declare our feelings for one another so crisp bacon. While the recipe is a The division of labor is simple with make perfect side dishes. quickly, or perhaps it was the fact that even simple one, it does involve multiple steps this one: one person tackles the shrimp, the at age 21, George was the most straight- and plenty of chopping, so it’s worth mak- other handles the grits. Both require very Check out my vegetarian version, forward, zero-beating-around-the-bush ing when you have the time but out of reach minimal cooking skills, but I’d assign the Shrooms n Grits, in my cookbook, person I’d ever met. for a weeknight meal. less-skilled cook the shrimp, since the grits “Just Married.” Either way, within weeks of meeting, we For those weeknight shrimp and grits do require you to cut the kernels off of an found ourselves walking into a Chapel Hill hankerings (as we call them in the South), ear of corn and grate some cheese (tasks institution, Crook’s Corner, for dinner with my Cajun butter shrimp and cheesy ched- that would take me about two minutes, but my parents, who had driven into town to dar grits are the answer. George closer to 10). meet this new boyfriend of mine. If you take on this meal together, it can be The dinner went off without a hitch: Weeknight-Friendly ready on the dinner table in under 20 min- George dazzled my parents with his pro- George and I make versions of shrimp and utes. Whether you have a strong memory found understanding of every single cur- grits often, sometimes with goat cheese of the last time you ate shrimp and grits, or rent event possible, his passion for serving grits, sometimes simmering a chopped you’ve never tried it before, I know you’ll our country, and his love for their daughter. fresh tomato with the shrimp to make love the flavor and simplicity of this week- My parents are my favorite people in the things saucy. But this version packs the night version. world, so watching them fall in love with most punch with the least possible effort, this person whom I had so quickly fallen making a beautiful, restaurant-quality din- Caroline Chambers is a recipe developer, in love with is an intense memory for me. ner possible even after a busy day at the food writer, and author of “Just Married: I remember the exact table where we sat, office and/or wrangling children. A Cookbook for Newlyweds.” She cur- I remember what I wore, and of course, I Cajun seasoning, available at most gro- rently lives in Carmel, Calif., with her Punchy Cajun seasoning is remember exactly what we all ate. cery stores, is a fantastic short-cut season- husband, George, and baby boy, Mattis. seared onto the shrimp.

SECRET INGREDIENT Cruschi Peppers: Sweet, Smoky, Snackable

CRYSTAL SHI I first discovered these amazing under the sun for 20–25 days. zzo] with them that was so addict- peppers from Mimmo Bruno, the Once the peppers are dried, they ing. The annolini was stuffed with In this series, we ask chefs about Cruschi owner of Di Stefano Cheese. They are fried in olive oil until they are Dungeness crab, mascarpone, and the secret ingredients they love, peppers. have a very toasty, rich pepper fla- a deep, brick red color. They are fresh herbs, then served with a and how you can use them at vor. The finish is slightly sweet, then packaged and stored for the light lemon butter sauce with home. Here, Las Vegas chef Nicole but not spicy as you would expect. winter months. brunoise carrots and fennel. The

Brisson shares her obsession with SABINO PARENTE/SHUTTERSTOCK Cruschi peppers are harvested cruschi peppers were crumbled cruschi peppers, a sweet, smoky, during the peak hot months of How to Use It: They are great for to finish and added a whole new and crispy import from Basilicata summer, from the end of July until snacking, but that can get costly. depth of flavor, tying all the in- in southern Italy. the end of September. Harvesting I really like crumbling them over gredients together. is labor-intensive, as the peppers pasta or antipasti dishes to add Even with something as simple Secret Ingredient: My secret in- are picked by hand over rugged an extra layer of flavor. We were as a good burrata or fresh moz- gredient that I have been recently terrain. They are strung in large running a crab annolini [a stuffed zarella, cruschi peppers really obsessed with is cruschi peppers. cluster wreaths and slowly dried pasta] at Carnevino [at The Pala- shine. THURSDAY,OCTOBER 31 AUGUST - NOVEMBER 29, 2019 6, 2019 B11D5

CRISPY BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH INDIAN ‘PUFFY TACOS’ CARAMELIZED FISH SAUCE

In the Indian culinary repertoire, there’s One of the most common appetizers that you see on the a category of food known as chaat, made menus at Vietnamese restaurants in Houston is chicken wings up of delicious little snackable dishes. with caramelized fish sauce. These sweet-salty, crispy wings In Houston, we have a store dedicated were one of the first dishes that got me loving the flavors of to chaat called Masala Munchies. it’s Vietnamese cooking. As I became more experienced cooking owned by the Patel family, who also with fish sauce, I took the idea of caramelized fish sauce own the restaurant London Sizzler chicken wings and applied it to the abundance of seasonal next door. vegetables that we’re constantly getting from our local It seems like almost everything in farmers. I’ll always have a soft spot for those wings, but I their store has a crunch factor, think I might love this recipe even more. And it speaks to the as though the word chaat were flexibility of fish sauce as an ingredient that it works as well onomatopoeia for the sound with certain vegetables as it does with meat. created by eating these snacks. This is a recipe that you can (and should) experiment with— I particularly love pani puri, fried the only “rule” is to use a dense vegetable cut into bite-size wheat balls that are hollow in the pieces. I make versions with broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, center. By cracking the tops, they okra, Brussels sprouts, and even shishito peppers. form small cups that you can fill This recipe calls for deep-frying the vegetables, and I with anything you want. recommend you do it that way at least once. Deep-frying gets One year I was asked to come up the vegetables to a level of crispness that allows the fish sauce with a taco for a food festival, and caramel to cling to the exterior without making it soggy. But I immediately I thought of the crunchy get that not every night is a “set up the deep fryer” night. So tacos that so many of us grew up eating on those nights, roast the vegetables, well oiled, in one layer on “taco night” and still crave to this day. in a really hot oven until they show some nice browning for a Then I thought of pani puri as a stand-in similar, though not quite as texturally amazing, effect. for the fried tortilla shell. I used an Indian- spiced ground lamb filling and topped it SERVES 4 with tomato chutney (a salsa by another 1/4 FOR THE SAUCE name) and cucumber raita. The result? heat cup diced the olive oil 1/2 cup fish sauce this Indian “taco” was the fan favorite red onion at the festival. I call it a “puffy” taco in over medium- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons high heat. When it’s hot, reference to the shape of the pani puri, 1 1/2 tablespoons dark brown sugar which looks like a puffed-up golf ball. In Auntie’s Masala(recipe follows) add the onion, masala, star anise, Texas, though, there’s a third reference 1 star anise pod and cinnamon stick. Cook, stirring, until 1 garlic clove embedded in this name: the chewy fried- just toasted and very fragrant, about 30 1 cinnamon stick 10 cilantro sprigs tortilla tacos that are a signature dish of seconds. Add the ground lamb and cook, San Antonio. That may seem like a lot of 1 pound ground lamb stirring and breaking up the meat with the FOR THE VEGETABLES cultural references to package together, back of your spoon, until no pink remains, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon kosher salt Vegetable oil, for frying but that’s just how my brain works. about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water. 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground Simmer for 5 minutes, then reduce the 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved (or other SERVES 8 AS AN APPETIZER black pepper heat to medium-low and cook for 1 more dense vegetables cut in bite-size pieces) minute. Season with the salt, pepper, and FOR THE TOMATO CHUTNEY 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice lime juice. Cook until the liquid is nearly all 1/2 lime Vegetable oil, as needed 30 pani puri (puffed wheat balls, evaporated, 5 minutes more. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, plus 10 whole available at Indian or South Asian 8 ounces cherry tomatoes Place the pani puri on a platter and tap leaves for garnish markets; see Note) the tops with a spoon to crack them open, Make the sauce: In a medium saucepan, combine the fish 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced Cilantro for garnish so that they are like little cups. Spoon a sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, cilantro, and 2 tablespoons 1 small cinnamon stick small dollop of raita in each, followed by water and bring to a light simmer over medium heat. Cook for Make the chutney: Film a large skillet 1 star anise pod a spoonful of lamb filling, and top with a 3 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard the with vegetable oil and heat over high small spoonful of tomato chutney. Serve solids. Measure 1/4 cup of the sauce to use in this recipe; if 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin heat. When the pan is very hot, add the immediately, garnished with cilantro leaves. there is any left, it can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. tomatoes and cook, shaking the pan 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper occasionally, until the tomatoes are NOTE: Pani puri typically comes in two Prepare the vegetables: Pour 3 inches of oil into a large pot or 1/8 teaspoon chile powder, such blistered all over, 3 to 4 minutes. forms: already “puffed” and ready to go, Dutch oven that will still give you a couple inches of clearance. as ancho or guajillo or dried. The latter look like flat, brown Heat over medium-high heat until the oil reaches 350 degrees Add the garlic, cinnamon stick, and star F on a deep-fry thermometer. While the oil is coming to Kosher salt and freshly ground anise and continue to cook until fragrant, medallions, and need to be fried before they can be eaten. For ease, I usually temperature, heat a large skillet over high heat until it is very black pepper a few seconds. Add the cumin and toast hot. When you’re almost ready to fry the Brussels sprouts, for a few seconds more. Add 1 cup purchase the already-puffed version to 2 tablespoons sugar avoid the step of setting up a fryer. pour the reserved 1/4 cup fish sauce mixture into the skillet. It water and reduce the heat to medium- should sizzle and come to an almost instant boil. Cook until the 1 tablespoon rice vinegar high. Add the cayenne and chile powder. sauce reduces to a glaze, which will happen very quickly, less Season with salt and pepper and bring AUNTIE’S MASALA than 1 minute. Take it off the heat but keep warm. FOR THE RAITA to a simmer. As the tomatoes start to 1/2 cup finely diced English soften and pop, begin pressing lightly MAKES ABOUT 1 CUP Meanwhile, working in batches, carefully add the sprouts to the oil and fry until nicely crispy, 30 seconds to a minute. cucumber on them with the back of your spoon or 15 garlic cloves spatula to smash them. Stir in the sugar Remove and drain the sprouts briefly on a paper towel-lined 2 tablespoons diced red onion 3 Thai chiles, stemmed and vinegar. Simmer to reduce until thick, plate, then quickly add them to the skillet with the sauce. 1 tablespoon sliced scallion about 8 minutes. Remove the cinnamon 1 bunch cilantro (both stems When all the sprouts have been fried and added to the sauce, squeeze in the juice from the lime half and add the chopped 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro stick and star anise (or leave them in and leaves) for a cool surprise for your friends). The cilantro. Toss to coat the sprouts in the sauce. Garnish with leaves 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh the cilantro leaves and serve chutney can be made up to 1 week in ginger (about 1 ounce) 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint advance; store in a covered container in immediately. 3/4 cup Greek-style yogurt the refrigerator until ready to serve. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice Make the raita: In a medium bowl, toss 1/2 to 1 teaspoon kosher salt together the cucumber, onion, scallion, 2 tablespoons Auntie’s Masala 1 teaspoon freshly ground black cilantro, mint, yogurt, lime, and masala. pepper (recipe follows) Season with salt and pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground cover, and refrigerate until ready to use. Combine all the ingredients in a food black pepper (The raita can be made a day in advance; processor and process until smooth. stir it before using in case the yogurt has The masala will keep in an airtight FOR THE TACOS separated.) container in the refrigerator for up 2 tablespoons olive oil Make the taco filling: In a large skillet, to 5 days.

KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN

The food courts in Asian grocery stores have some As soon as I took a bite, I was obsessed: a perfect 1 tablespoon honey Separate the white meat and dark meat pieces, as of the very best eating in the country. But I have to spicy-sweet glaze wrapped around chicken made 1 tablespoon corn syrup they will fry for different amounts of time. admit that I didn’t know that when I first came to the extra crispy through a technique of frying it twice, Dredge the drumsticks and thighs in the potato 3 garlic cloves, minced food stalls inside my local H Mart. There were nine at two different temperatures. From then on, every starch mixture and shake off the excess. Slowly stalls, featuring many dishes with ingredients I’d time I’d go shopping at this market, I’d end up buying lower the dredged chicken pieces into the oil. Be never heard of before. It was overwhelming to look at a big box of the chicken for the staff of my restaurant. FOR THE CHICKEN careful not to overcrowd the pot (work in batches a menu where every single thing was unfamiliar. And pretty soon, I realized that I had, without even Vegetable oil, for frying if you have to) because this will drop the oil I could sense there was an etiquette, but I couldn’t thinking about it, picked up on the systems; I knew temperature too low. where to return my plates at the end of a meal, and I 1 cup rice flour (see Note) quite figure it out. And all the while, grocery Fry the dark meat, turning occasionally, for about knew which stall specialized in which dish. 1 cup potato starch carts would come whizzing by, pushing through 18 minutes, increasing or decreasing the heat as the throngs. I don’t think that the presence of Eventually, I developed a recipe for KFC. The key is Sesame seeds, for garnish necessary to maintain 275 degrees F. Use tongs to discomfort is bad or wrong or even avoidable; the key the combo of gochujang, honey, and vinegar—another transfer the chicken from the oil to the prepared is to push past it because there is almost always a example of the beautiful marriage between chile Make the brine: In a large pot, combine 2 quarts rack to cool. Repeat the process until all the dark commonality that makes discomfort dissipate. heat and sweetness, this time with a little acidity and water with the salt, sugar, and soy sauce and bring meat has been fried. And then I came upon Korean fried chicken (KFC!). fermented funk in there for good measure. to a boil over high heat. Cook until the salt and sugar Let the oil temperature come back up to 275 degrees are dissolved, then turn off the heat and add the F and repeat the process with the breast and wing SERVES 4 garlic head halves and peppercorns. pieces, frying for 12 to 14 minutes. Once fried, FOR THE BRINE Pour the brine into a big container and add the ice transfer the white meat pieces to the wire rack with to chill it. Once chilled, add the chicken, cover, and the rest of the chicken. Let it rest for 20 minutes. 4 to 6 tablespoons kosher salt refrigerate for at least 4 hours (or ideally overnight). For the second fry, increase the heat until the oil 1/4 cup sugar Make the glaze: In a blender or food processor, has reached 350 degrees F. Working in batches, 2 tablespoons soy sauce combine the lager, gochujang, vinegar, sesame oil, add the chicken to the hot oil and fry for 4 to 5 honey, corn syrup, and garlic and blend until nice minutes. Repeat until all the chicken has been fried 1 garlic head, halved crosswise and smooth. (The glaze can be made up to 1 week a second time. 1 1/2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns in advance and stored in a covered container in the Put the chicken in a large bowl and pour about 1/2 refrigerator.) 2 cups ice cubes cup of the glaze over the top. Toss well until the Prepare the chicken: Pour 4 to 5 inches of oil into chicken is completely coated, adding more glaze if 3 1/2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken parts a large pot, making sure that the oil fills the pot only you need it. about halfway at most, so it won’t overflow when you FOR THE GLAZE Arrange the chicken pieces on a plate and sprinkle add the chicken. Set up a deep-fry thermometer and with sesame seeds. Serve hot. 1/2 cup lager heat the oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 275 degrees F. Set a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet. 1/2 cup gochujang All recipes reprinted with permission from “Cook While the oil heats, in a large bowl, combine the rice Like a Local: Flavors That Can Change How You Cook 1/4 cup rice vinegar flour and potato starch. Remove the chicken from and See the World,” by Chris Shepherd and Kaitlyn 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil the brine and pat completely dry with paper towels. Goalen. Published by Clarkson Potter. B12 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 6, 2019 B5 How to Use Oregano Oil for Colds and Flu ALL PHOTOS BY SHUTTERSTOCK

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ith cold and flu sea- son around the cor- The Healing ner, it’s a good idea to prepare in advance as Wmuch as we can. Oil of oregano Powers of could win an award as one of the most effective natural preventives Blue and and treatments for the common cold and flu. Many have also reported great Purple Foods results using oregano oil for sore throats. And in case you’re won- A flavonoid found in dering, this oregano isn’t the the pigment of these same as the herb you put in your pasta sauce. foods does more than One reason oil of oregano is make them look good considered an essential oil hero is the presence of carvacrol, one of the most bioactive components of DEVON ANDRE this herb. Carvacrol has demon- strated its anti-disease potential Blueberries have long been identified in preclinical trials, but human as a top “superfood.” A rich source of trials are still lacking. That said, anthocyanins—the pigment that gives its antimicrobial, antioxidant, and them their deep purple-blue hue— anticancer properties have been blueberries have become a healthy documented by researchers. diet staple. Oil of oregano, which is made But there are plenty of other blue or from the leaves and flowers of the purple foods that may also boost your herb, also contains some other po- health in a number of ways. tent compounds that can be help- Anthocyanins, a type of polyphe- ful when you want to prevent or nol, are a potent flavonoid antioxi- treat a cold or flu. Here are four dant. They are associated with several reasons why this herb is so potent: health benefits including better heart health, lower risk of obesity and type- • Thymol: a natural antiseptic 2 diabetes, and may even offer sup- that can enhance immune port as a natural remedy for the cold system function and promote and flu. Some other powerful blue or Oil of oregano was found to be as effective as a commercial antimicrobial soap, but without healing purple “superfoods” are elderberries the harmful ingredients such as triclosan and chloroxylenol. • Beta-caryophyllin: known for and blackberries. its anti-inflammatory benefits • Naringin: enhances the antioxidants in How to Use Oregano Oil for Colds and Flu Elderberries oregano oil, which in turn can improve its Since the taste can be strong, I have found One of the most popular plant rem- ability to fight cold and flu viruses It’s important the best way to take oregano oil is by dilut- edies worldwide, these bluish-purple • Rosmarinic acid: an antioxidant that also that you ing several drops of the oil in orange juice, berries may offer a strong defense is a natural antihistamine choose an olive oil, or coconut oil. However, accord- against cold and flu. Elderberries may ing to Theresa Ramsey, NMD, if you place a have the potential to act as immune- To enjoy the health benefits of oregano es- oil produced few drops under your tongue and keep them system boosters, reducing the likeli- sential oil, it’s important that you choose an from wild there for several minutes, the strong taste hood of infection or shortening the oil produced from wild oregano (Origanum oregano will be minimal and the results will be faster intensity and duration of cold and flu vulgare), which is native to the Mediterra- (Origanum and stronger because it gets absorbed faster. symptoms. Research has indicated el- nean, or from Thymus capitatus, a variety If you prefer not to taste anything, then you derberry may activate the immune found in Spain. More than 40 other oregano vulgare). can purchase oil of oregano capsules at natu- system to fight off these viruses. species are available, so be sure to read the ral product stores. There are also studies to suggest that label and buy from reputable manufactur- The general dosing for oil of oregano for taking elderberry syrup daily can ers only. adults is two to three drops, three to four shorten the duration of flu by four times daily once you have a cold or flu. For days. If you want to try elderberry, How Powerful Is Oil of Oregano? preventive or maintenance purposes, take cook it first. If eaten raw, it can lead For those who want to see what the scientists two to three drops twice a day. to negative reactions in the stomach. say, there’s a study in the Journal of Applied Microbiology in which researchers exposed Oil of Oregano Capsule Dosage Blackberries a mouse norovirus (a human norovirus sur- If you prefer to take supplements, use 100 Blackberries are one of the densest rogate) to oregano oil and carvacrol. Both to 150 mg oregano oil capsules in place of sources of vitamin K available, as well treatments were effective against the virus, the three to four doses daily. To treat a sore as being very high in fiber, vitamin C, but carvacrol was better, inactivating the throat, you can add five to six drops of oreg- and manganese. Each of these com- virus within one hour of exposure. ano oil to a glass of water and gargle several pounds provides healthful benefits times a day. I like to place the drops direct- including immune health, heart Using Oil of Oregano for Colds and Flu ly in my throat so I’m sure they are doing health, digestive health, bone health, If you want to help prevent the spread of cold their magic. and more. One cup of blackberries and flu viruses on your hands and household Oil of oregano can be given to children, features eight grams of fiber, and big surfaces, then you may want to use a liquid although the strong taste makes convinc- percentages of your daily requirement soap that contains oregano essential oil or ing them a challenge. Fortunately, there of several vitamins: 40 percent of your add the oil to an all-natural brand you are are oregano oil supplements specially for- daily required manganese, 34 percent using now. mulated for youngsters, including natural of your vitamin C, and nearly a quar- An investigative team looked at the use of cinnamon or mint oil to mask the taste of ter of your vitamin K. liquid detergent solution with added oil of the oregano. They should be dosed as rec- oregano (0.5 percent) and found that it was as ommended by the manufacturer. You can Blueberries effective as a commercial antimicrobial soap, also add a couple of drops of the liquid to It’s hard to avoid mentioning blueber- but without the harmful ingredients such the bottom of their feet and then cover with ries again. They are a rich source of as triclosan and chloroxylenol. And since socks to trap the vapors. We call this “pizza nutrition and anthocyanin that can the FDA recently banned many antibacte- feet” in our house. help protect cells from harmful free rial chemicals, it makes sense to use a safer You also can add a few oregano oil drops in a radicals. One study in healthy men homemade alternative. diffuser or vaporizer to help clear up a stuffy suggested that eating two cups per nose and sinuses. Breathe in the pleasant day was able to protect DNA from free aroma for a few minutes several times a day. radical damage. Blueberries can be added to yogurt, salads, oatmeal, or Oregano Oil and Breastfeeding? eaten raw. You should limit your use of oregano oil Including a variety of polyphenol to only seven to 10 days. Oil of oregano is and anthocyanin-rich foods may help not recommended for infants or pregnant improve your health in a number of women. As you should also conclude, us- ways, so try to mix up your berries ing oregano oil while breastfeeding is not from time to time. If berries aren’t recommended. Also, avoid if you have high your thing, you can also get anthocy- blood pressure or heart disease. anin from grapes, plum, blue tomato, and eggplant. Andrea Donsky, who holds a Bachelor of Oil of oregano could Commerce from McGill University, is an in- Devon Andre holds a bachelor’s in win an award as one of the most effective ternational TV health expert, best selling au- forensic science from the Univer- natural preventives thor, and founder of NaturallySavvy.com—a sity of Windsor in Canada and a and treatments for recipient of Healthline’s Best Healthy Living Juris Doctor from the University the common cold Blogs for 2019. This article was first published of Pittsburgh. This article was first and flu. on NaturallySavvy.com published on Bel Marra Health.