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In the NEWS US President Donald Trump greets Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House on July 22, 2019. PEACE TALKS

On the 20th Pakistan Helping US to Push ANNIVERSARY of the Chinese regime’s persecution of Falun Taliban for Ceasefire Gong, Professor David Flint AM calls for Austra- lian leaders to hold com- We desperately want peace, and we are happy President Trump has pushed munist China to account under rule of law. this forward, says Pakistani PM Imran Khan OPINION | A10

IVAN PENTCHOUKOV House as part of an official state we will be able to urge the Taliban Iran’s claim of visit.The two leaders agreed that the to speak to the Afghan and come President Donald Trump told report- We’ve made a lot of great United States is closer than ever to to a political settlement,” Khan told CAPTURING 17 ers at the White House on July 22 progress over the last a peace deal with the Taliban in Af- reporters in the Oval Office. that Pakistan is helping the United ghanistan. According to the White “Apart from Afghanistan, the CIA spies and sentencing couple of weeks. And States to pressure the Taliban to House, Trump had planned to use country that wants peace in Af- some of them to death is commit to a permanent ceasefire Pakistan has helped us the visit to urge Khan to ramp up a ghanistan is Pakistan,” Khan said. “totally false,” according and agree to talks that include the with that progress. recent crackdown by Pakistan au- “Pakistan needs stability. We have to a tweet by U.S. Presi- Afghan government. thorities on terrorist and militant had 15 years of fighting this war dent Donald Trump. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran US President Donald Trump groups. on terror. ... We desperately want WORLD | A3 Khan and Trump met at the White “And we hope that in coming days, Continued on A3

DISASTER RELIEF BOWEN XIAO/THE EPOCH TIMES US POLITICS BIG TECH efforts are used as a tool for gain by the Chinese Trump Derides Growing Radical Left at Teen Researcher Says communist regime, with the Chinese military’s Student Action Summit Google Can Shift political priorities caus- Millions of Votes, ing delays and costing peoples’ lives, according BOWEN XIAO from July 22 to 25 at the Marriott Mar- Offers a Solution to a U.S. Congress Report. quis hotel, where they will hear from WASHINGTON—President Donald conservative politicians and leaders. CHINA | A4 PETR SVAB Trump spoke out against socialism Turning Point is a conservative non- and the growing radical left at Turn- profit organization that focuses on A psychologist who has spent years Media ing Point USA’s Teen Student Action educating and organizing students. researching Google’s massive influ- Summit in Washington on July 23. The Some had stayed overnight hoping ence has suggested a way for the tech ORGANISATIONS president praised the young people in to get a good seat to see the president, giant to avoid potentially crippling the room for putting America first. who gave an hourlong speech. Ben- government intervention. The solu- have used a 1992 video “You are the ones who will make ny Johnson, chief creative officer at tion, a significant sacrifice for Google, showing Trump welcom- this a turning point,” he said to more Turning Point, said the median age would be to open its entire search in- ing Jeffrey Epstein to a than 1,000 high school and college of audience members was 16. dex to the public. party at Mar-a-Lago in students. “Your generation will make The president touched upon mul- Google, which controls about 92 per- an attempt to tie the two the light and the glory of America tiple topics, including his “America cent of the internet search market, has together. The reports miss Haika Mrema, a 17-year-old student shine brighter than ever before.” First” agenda, but focused on the been fined more than $8 billion by the the context that Trump from California, at the Turning Point Students came from all 50 states to importance of free speech and how European Union since 2017, and now, later barred Epstein from USA Teen Student Action Summit in Washington on July 23, 2019. attend the four-day conference, held Continued on A8 Continued on A9 the resort, many years before allegations against Epstein surfaced. US | A7 $1,000OFF NEVADA DINING TABLE 320

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BROOK MITCHELL/GETTY IMAGES $5 Billion Future Drought Fund Set to Become Law

Drought-proofing projects will South Australia-based party’s Dr. Michael soon be given A$100 million each push for a balance of gender, Fullilove year under a A$5 billion future knowledge and skills, along with (Left), the fund which has passed the Sen- representatives from different Executive ate. drought-hit regions. Director of Labor, which initially opposed The bill will return to the lower the Lowy the kitty because it repurposed house to be ticked off before be- Institute, in conversation dormant nation-building funds, coming law. with British fell in line with the government Finance Minister Mathias Cor- foreign sec- on July 24. mann told parliament the new retary Boris The Future Drought Fund will revenue stream would not hurt Johnson at initially be worth $3.9 billion and the budget bottom line over the Sydney Town is projected to rise to $5 billion medium to long-term. Hall in Aus- over the next decade. “This Future Drought Fund tralia on July It will pay out $100 million a will give farmers in rural and 27, 2017. year, starting from July 1 next regional communities, which year. have been suffering years of un- Legislation passed the Senate relenting drought, the tools they Boris ‘Unusually Close’ With Australia on July 24 with a Centre Alli- need to prepare for, manage and ance amendment ensuring the sustain their businesses,” he committee advising the minister said. Boris Johnson’s rise to power in the “He’s been to Australia quite a few about grants has diverse mem- United Kingdom is good news for Aus- times, he’s a friend of Australia,” Sena- bership. By Matt Coughlan tralia, according to some Australian tor McGrath told Sky News. I think Britain will The government supported the From AAP politicians—but maybe not for long. “He’s prime minister now of our actually have to Australia has welcomed the flam- closest ally; it is good news for Aus- cough something up PETER PARKS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES boyant UK leader, praising his “un- tralia.” usually close” relationship with Aus- Former foreign minister Julie Bishop in order to maintain tralia after he was elected as leader says Boris Johnson has an “unusu- the already of the UK Conservative Party and ally close” relationship with Australia, very good trade elevated to prime minister-designate and expects this bond to become even overnight. tighter. agreement it has as But an expert in British politics cau- Prime Minister Scott Morrison being part of the EU. tions that the UK–and its new prime congratulated Johnson via Twitter, minister–could quickly be headed into saying he expects to meet him when Professor Simon Tormey, a general election, depending on how they both travel to France for the G7 head of the School of Social the Brexit plans play out. in August. and Political Sciences at “I can’t really see any way that Tormey sees an opportunity for the University of Sydney they’re going to avoid a general elec- Australia in the chaos around Brexit, Farmers Matt tion,” University of Sydney professor with officials poised to negotiate a new and Sandra Ire- Simon Tormey told AAP on July 24. trade deal as soon as the UK leaves son checking “I think Australians are going to the European Union. bore water on have to sit tight and wait to see how The British need that deal more their property this political crisis plays out, to see than Australia does, he says, with during a severe to what extent there’s actually going the best they could hope for be- and prolonged to be any impact in terms of British- ing that Australia rolls over the drought out- Australia relations.” same arrangements it now has in side the town Liberal senator James McGrath–se- place with the European Union. of Booligal in western New nior staffer to Johnson when he was South Wales London mayor–believes his old boss By Katina Curtis and Daniel McCulloch on Sept. 28, will be good for Australia. From AAP 2018. JULY 25-31, 2019 WORLD | A3 Pakistan Helping US to Push Taliban for Ceasefire

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peace, and we are happy President Trump has pushed this forward.” Trump acknowledged Khan’s as- sessment. “What the prime minister just said is a really big story, and it’s 100 percent true. We’ve made a lot of great progress over the last couple of weeks. And Pakistan has helped us with that progress,” Trump said. In 2018, the Trump administration suspended more than $1.2 billion in anti-terror aid for Pakistan in a bid to force the county to intensify the battle against terrorists who operate in its territory. Speaking to reporters at the White House on July 22, Trump said Paki- stan is “helping us a lot now” and noted that he will soon know if the progress has been significant enough to reinstate the aid. “I think Pakistan could do a lot with respect to Afghanistan,” Trump said. “Pakistan could have done a lot, but they chose not to, and that’s because they did not respect U.S. leadership.” The president revealed that he has a plan for possible military action in Afghanistan, but to avoid mass casualties, would rather not move forward with it. “I could win that war in a week. I don’t want to kill 10 million people,” Trump said. “Afghanistan could be wiped off the face of the earth. I don’t want to go that route.” Khan concurred with Trump. “There is no military solution in Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Afghanistan. If you go all-out mili- July 22, 2019. tary, millions and millions of people will die,” Khan said. rorist groups. On July 17, Pakistan volvement in Afghanistan. Khan have helped the CIA hunt down A senior Trump administration arrested Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, was expected to use the visit to Osama bin Laden, the mastermind official, speaking on condition of There is no a terrorist with a $10 million U.S. mend relations with Washington of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the anonymity, told reporters on July 21 military solution in bounty on his head. A senior Trump and attract much-needed U.S. in- United States. that the White House is monitoring administration official noted that vestment. Khan hinted that Afridi may soon Pakistan’s commitment to eradi- Afghanistan. If you Saeed had been arrested and re- “This is a critical time,” Khan said. be released. His imprisonment has cating terror groups on its soil. The go all-out military, leased six times since a major ter- “What we want is understanding long been a source of tension be- White House is “clear-eyed” about millions and millions ror attack in India in 2001. between the countries. I can assure tween Pakistan and the United known links between Pakistan’s “So we would look to see that Pak- President Trump whatever we are States. intelligence services and terror of people will die. istan is taking sustained action and saying, we will be straight with “President Trump, we will be groups. Pakistani Prime Minister actually prosecuting these people,” them. There will not ever be any giving you good news about the Pakistan has made initial steps Imran Khan the official said. doubt about Pakistan’s intent.” hostages.” to combat terror, including pledg- Trump needs Pakistan’s help to Pakistan has yet to release Shakil ing to seize the assets of some ter- end the United States’ military in- Afridi, the jailed doctor believed to Reuters contributed to this report.

Trump: Report of Iran Capturing CIA Spies Is ‘Totally False’

CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON/THE EPOCH TIMES JANITA KAN “The drone was immediately de- stroyed,” Trump continued, without President Donald Trump dismissed giving further details. Iran’s claim on July 22 that it had “This is the latest of many pro- allegedly captured spies working for vocative and hostile actions the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency by Iran against vessels operating (CIA), saying that the regime was in international waters,” Trump spreading “more lies and propa- said, according to a White House ganda.” pool report. “The Report of Iran capturing CIA More recently, Iran had seized spies is totally false. Zero truth,” a British oil tanker, Stena Impe- Trump wrote on Twitter. “Just more rio, near the Strait of Hormuz, for lies and propaganda (like their shot “not following international mari- down drone) put out by a Religious time regulations,” according to the Regime that is Badly Failing and has regime. The seizure was seen as a re- no idea what to do. Their Economy is taliatory move against the UK after dead, and will get much worse. Iran the British navy seized an Iranian is a total mess!” tanker in Gibraltar on July 4 for al- Iran announced earlier on July 22 legedly breaching European Union that it had captured 17 spies work- sanctions by smuggling oil to Syria. ing for the CIA and sentenced some Khamenei said on July 16 that Iran of them to death, according to Ira- would respond to Britain’s “piracy” nian reports. This follows a June an- over the Iranian tanker seizure. The nouncement where Iran said it had UK is expected to release a response broken up an alleged CIA spy ring. to the British tanker’s seizure in due Iranian state television published course. images it said allegedly showed CIA 22 to Fox & Friends. Pompeo did not US President Donald prominent in recent months follow- Iran is currently facing strong eco- officers who had been in touch with specifically comment on the report Trump speaks to media ing multiple confrontations in the re- nomic pressure after the United States the suspected spies. The Ministry of about the alleged arrests but said the before departing the White gion. Last month, Iran shot down an withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal Intelligence said the spies had been Islamic regime “has a long history House on Marine One en American surveillance drone claim- in 2018 and reimposed stringent sanc- arrested in the 12 months to March of lying.” route to Bedminster, NJ, on ing that it had violated Iranian air- tions against the Islamic country. 2019. “I can’t add much to it specifically,” July 19, 2019. space, a move that almost sparked a The Islamic regime recently be- “The identified spies were employed Pompeo told the program. “I would retaliatory air strike. The Pentagon gan breaching uranium enrichment in sensitive and vital private sector urge everyone who’s reading that at the time said that the drone was limits after the Trump administration centers in the economic, nuclear, story that the Iranian regime has a flying in international waters. withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal. infrastructure, military and cyber long history of lying.” Then Trump announced last week Trump said the deal didn’t do areas … where they collected clas- “They lied about where they shot that the U.S. Navy took defensive ac- enough to stop Iran from building sified information,” read a ministry down the American UAV, they now tion by shooting down an Iranian a nuclear weapon and that it also statement. lied about where they took down They lied about where drone near the Strait of Hormuz that failed to address other grievances the An Iranian television documentary this tanker. It’s part of the nature of they shot down the had come too close. United States has with the Islamic aired on July 22 purported to show the Ayatollah to lie to the world,” he American UAV, they “The Boxer took defensive action regime, such as ballistic missile devel- a CIA officer recruiting an Iranian added, referring to Iran’s Supreme against an Iranian drone, which opment, support for terrorist groups man in the United Arab Emirates. The Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “I now lied about where had closed into a near distance, ap- and militias, threatening maritime woman spoke Persian with an accent would take with a significant grain of they took down this proximately 1,000 yards,” Trump said shipping routes, and more. which appeared to be American. salt any Iranian assertion of Iranian tanker. July 18, referring to the USS Boxer, Trump’s reaction to the report actions taken.” an amphibious assault ship that is Petr Svab, Jack Phillips, Mimi echoed comments Secretary of State Longstanding tensions between the US Secretary of State Mike often deployed in and around the Nguyen-Ly and Reuters contrib- Mike Pompeo made earlier on July United States and Iran became more Pompeo Persian Gulf. uted to this report. A4 | CHINA JULY 25-31, 2019

Foreign Companies Continue Exodus From China as Trade War Drags On

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China is struggling to prevent a tide of foreign investment outflow amid a flagging economy and a continuing trade war. More than 50 international compa- nies, among them Apple, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Dell, are in the pro- cess of leaving their manufacturing bases in China, according to research by Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asian Review. The world’s second-largest eco- nomic power has seen its slowest growth in nearly three decades, with GDP growth at about 6.2 percent, according to the latest data released on July 15. U.S. President Donald Trump ref- erenced the data in a July 15 tweet, saying that the U.S. tariffs were “hav- Chinese work- ing a major effect” on the Chinese ers in the Fox- economy, as companies continue to conn factory in move out of China to avoid paying Shenzhen, in the U.S. duties. southern Chi- “This is why China wants to make na’s Guang- dong prov- a deal with the U.S., and wishes it ince on May 27, had not broken the original deal in 2010. the first place,” Trump wrote in the tweet. He said that the United States is receiving billions of dollars from grew by 40 percent in Turkey and the fourth round of U.S. tariffs has as Thailand, Cambodia, India, and China, and there are “possibly much Africa, following a surge in manu- been temporarily shelved, we cannot Vietnam have already become alter- more to come.” Apple is exploring facturing orders. tell what will happen nor when.” native production sites for many tech The United States has imposed a 25 to move 15 percent Xcel Brands, a New York-based Trump had threatened to impose manufacturers. percent tariff on $250 billion worth of clothing and consumer products tariffs on another $300 billion of Chi- Chinese goods, including electronics to 30 percent of its company, moved from sourcing nese goods, but agreed not to do so China’s Reaction and electronic parts. production line from exclusively in China two years ago, after meeting with Chinese leader Xi At a July 11 news conference, Gao China to Southeast to diversifying its production in Viet- Jinping at the G-2o summit. Feng, the Ministry of Commerce Relocations nam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Meanwhile, Apple is exploring a spokesperson, tried to play down Because of rising costs to manu- Asia, while HP and Canada, according to The Associated move of 15 percent to 30 percent any impact that the trade war may facture in China, 80 percent of Dell Technologies are Press. It plans to completely leave of its production line from China have on foreign businesses in China. U.S. companies and 67 percent of looking to relocate as China by next year. to Southeast Asia, while HP and “According to what we know at European businesses are seeking PC maker Dynabook, which manu- Dell Technologies are looking to the moment, there has not been a to lessen their reliance on China, much as 30 percent factures nearly all of their notebook relocate as much as 30 percent of situation where foreign investments turning to cheaper alternatives in of their production PCs in Hangzhou City in China’s Zhe- their production out of the coun- are moving out of China on a large Vietnam, Romania, and Portugal, out of the country. jiang Province, is also feeling the try. Taiwan-based contract manu- scale,” Gao said in response to a re- according to a recent survey by the pressure. facturer Foxconn is also weighing porter’s question about the impact of supplier audit firm QIMA. The survey “We need permanent measures to options outside of China, saying in the trade war, according to China’s was conducted with over 150 global avoid the risk of tariffs and be eli- June that it has enough capacity to state broadcaster CCTV. consumer product manufacturers. gible for U.S. government procure- support Apple should the company Gao added that China won’t repress As a result of the U.S.–China trade ment,” Kiyofumi Kakudo, CEO of request the move. or discriminate against any foreign war, inspection and audit demands Dynabook, told Nikkei. “Although Southeast Asian countries such companies.

China Has Agenda in Giving International Aid, Report Finds

NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES FRANK FANG aged about 50,000 buildings.

In recent years, China has increased Military the number of humanitarian aid and The USCC also found that Beijing ex- disaster relief missions it participates ploited international aid missions “to in. learn combat skills from and gather Behind the seemingly charitable ef- intelligence on advanced militaries, fort, however, Beijing is using such particularly the United States and its missions to improve its military ca- allies and partners,” the report stated. pabilities, while pushing its politi- The report pointed to a 2013 edition cal agenda, according to a recent U.S. of “The Science of Military Strategy,” congressional report. a book published by the PLA’s Acad- The report, issued by the U.S.-China emy of Military Science, that revealed Economic and Security Review Com- China’s intention to use noncombat mission (USCC) on July 11, explained operations to advance its military that Beijing “routinely allows political capability. considerations to guide its participa- “PLA can use them [HA/DR and tion” in such missions. other noncombat operations] as an “In some cases, China’s approach opportunity to test its organizational to HA/DR [humanitarian aid and and command capabilities and ex- disaster relief] has undermined the amine and enhance its combat readi- effectiveness of multinational op- ness,” the report stated, regarding a erations and possibly contributed to section of the 2013 PLA book. the avoidable loss of life,” the report The National Defense Authoriza- stated. tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 prohib- its the U.S. military from engaging Botched Missions with the Chinese military in ways One example was the disaster relief that would result in enhancing the mission in Nepal following a magni- Following a 7.8 magnitude “more concerned with the potential only by the two countries, but also by latter’s combat capabilities. However, tude 7.8 earthquake that occurred on earthquake that hit Nepal, poor reflection on Beijing of U.S. air- Brunei, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, the law contains an exception allow- April 25, 2015. The eventual death toll a Chinese rescue team craft operating in their sector than and Indonesia. Beijing has aggres- ing for the two nations to carry out was close to 9,000 people. stands outside their camp with saving lives.” sively staked its claims by building humanitarian operations or exercises. According to the USCC report, at the UNESCO world her- Putting politics above saving lives artificial islands in the waters, some Currently, China and the United the Nepal government divided the itage site of Bhaktapur on was also evident in November 2013, outfitted with military facilities. States conduct a number of exchanges quake-hit areas into three sections, the outskirts of the capital when the Philippines was hit by Ty- “Beijing has proven willing to allow and exercises related to humanitarian for China, India, and the United States of Kathmandu, on April 30, phoon Haiyan, one of the most pow- political considerations to outweigh aid and disaster relief, including the to lead the disaster relief effort in the 2015. erful typhoons ever recorded, accord- humanitarian needs, suggesting Chi- U.S.-China Disaster Management Ex- designated areas. ing to the report. The eventual death nese leaders may view HA/DR less change, an annual drill held between When civilian aid organizations in toll was more than 6,300. as a global good than an instrument the U.S. Army Pacific and People’s China’s section claimed that there The USCC report pointed out that of influence,” the report concluded, Liberation Army to practice search- was a “critical shortage of vertical The report pointed to Beijing’s aid ship arrived more than noting that Chinese officials have spo- and-rescue operations. lift needed”—meaning a shortage of a book published by two weeks after the typhoon made ken publicly about the need to portray So far, the Pentagon hasn’t identi- aircraft that can take off without the landfall, whereas U.S. military per- China as a “responsible stakeholder” fied such contacts as posing a national need for a runway—Chinese military the PLA’s Academy sonnel were on the scene two days internationally. security risk to the United States. But on the ground denied that there was of Military Science after the typhoon hit, and Japan ar- The Chinese regime also delayed the report warned: “The PLA almost such shortage. that revealed rived four days after landfall. aid efforts for its democratic neighbor certainly treats these exchanges as The Chinese military, formally “Most observers linked the mini- Taiwan, which it views as part of its valuable opportunities ... and has known as the People’s Liberation China’s intention mal and delayed response to tensions territory, despite the island being self- routinely requested the U.S. side in- Army (PLA), treated its section “like to use noncombat with Manila over South China Sea ruled. In September 1999, it refused clude information or drills, such as sovereign territory, rather than an operations to sovereignty claims,” the report said. to allow a Russian emergency team rapid runway repair, that have direct area where they would lead the co- The relationship between China to fly through its air space en route to combat applications.” ordination of response.” advance its military and the Philippines has been rocky Taiwan, after the island was hit with Since 2011, the PLA has also con- The report, citing an unnamed for- capability. at times due to territorial disputes in a magnitude 7.6 earthquake. ducted exercises with Australia, Cam- mer official in the Pentagon, stated the South China Sea, as islands and The 1999 quake killed more than bodia, Germany, India, Malaysia, and that Chinese aid responders were reefs in the region are claimed not 2,400 people and destroyed or dam- New Zealand, according to the report. JULY 25-31, 2019 CHINA | A5

HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Former Czech Huawei Staff Reveal Theft of Customer Data

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Two former employees at the Hua- wei office in the Czech Republic have revealed that the Chinese tech giant The manager added instructed staff to secretly gather that it was “common personal information on clients and government officials, then pass the practice” for Huawei data on to China. employees to discuss The findings were the result of a client information recent investigation by public radio broadcaster Czech Radio, and the two at meetings with former managers spoke to the media staffers at the outlet on the condition of anonymity. Chinese embassy in The two managers separately told the broadcaster the same thing: the the Czech Republic. company kept an internal database, which they had to constantly update with personal information on their clients, such as personal interests and financial situations. People visit a Huawei stand during the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai on June 26, 2019. Some of the personal information was gathered during business meet- ings, according to Czech Radio. prove who has access to this data ficials to invite to attend a conference The U.S. government has been “Access to the information, which is and what they use it for,” one of the or go on a trip to China, according warning Western countries about stored in this customer relationship managers said. to the second manager. the security risks associated with management system, is managed The manager added that it was According to Czech Radio, the Huawei equipment, particularly in exclusively from the headquarters “common practice” for Huawei em- Czech intelligence was aware of the realm of 5G technology, as it is set in China. It is very hard to find and ployees to discuss client information such practices at Huawei, citing an to be used in critical infrastructure. at meetings with staffers at the Chi- unnamed source. On May 16, the U.S. Department CARLO ALLEGRI/ILLUSTRATION/REUTERS nese embassy in the Czech Repub- In response to the Czech Radio re- of Commerce added Huawei and lic. However, the manager couldn’t port, Huawei said in a written state- 68 affiliate companies to its “Entity confirm whether those employees ment that it denies having engaged List,” which means U.S. firms are were spies. in any unlawful practices. banned from doing business with It isn’t known why Huawei was Czech Republic’s domestic national them unless granted special govern- having those meetings with Chinese intelligence agency BIS has prepared ment approval. embassy staff. special courses for the country’s civil In December last year, the Czech The second manager spoke of how he servants and politicians in order to National Cyber and Information entered information on Czech officials, prep them for dealing with the kind Security Agency issued a security particularly those with a department- of intelligence-gathering tactics al- warning to IT firms advising against director position or deputy-ministerial legedly used by Huawei, according using Huawei software and hard- position, into a computer document. to Czech Radio. ware, as well as products made by That document was intended for Hua- A BIS spokesman said that the another Chinese tech giant, ZTE. wei’s management in both the Czech course instructed participants to be The warning stated that Chinese Republic and China. careful at meetings, because anyone companies are required by law to Huawei used that document to could be an intelligence officer, ac- cooperate with Beijing, including in The inside of a ZTE smartphone. make decisions on which Czech of- cording to Czech Radio. intelligence-gathering.

Falun Gong Rally in Hong Kong Marks 20th Anniversary of China’s Persecution

LI YI/THE EPOCH TIMES FRANK FANG would place people of any nation- ality at risk of being extradited to Hundreds of Falun Gong practitio- China, where an opaque legal sys- ners marched through the streets tem often disregards rule of law and of Hong Kong on July 21 to call for punishes Beijing’s critics. an end to the Chinese Communist Leung added that he admired Fa- Party’s persecution of the spiritual lun Gong practitioners’ steadfast- practice in mainland China. ness in raising awareness over the The adherents, most of whom were past 20 years. dressed in yellow T-shirts, marched Some passers-by stopped to ex- from King’s Road Playground in the press their support for Falun Gong, North Point neighbourhood to the including a man identified as Mr. Liaison Office, Beijing’s representa- Wong, who said that in recent years, tive office in Hong Kong. he had seen about eight Falun Gong Most in attendance were Hong marches in Hong Kong, all of them Kong locals, while Falun Gong prac- peaceful. titioners from other parts of Asia, Another man, identified as Mr. including Taiwan, also participated. Chen, 78, said he admires Falun They held colourful giant banners, Gong practitioners for their good- with phrases such as “The World ness. He added that it’s very impor- Needs Truthfulness, Compassion, tant that they can express them- and Tolerance,” “Stop the Persecu- selves freely in Hong Kong. tion of Falun Gong,” and “Put Jiang To mark the 20th anniversary of Zemin on Trial.” the persecution, parades and ral- Falun Gong, also known as Falun lies have been held in cities around Dafa, is a spiritual practice that in- the world, including Sydney, Mel- volves slow, meditative exercises bourne, Kyoto, Los Angeles, New and a set of moral teachings based York, Ottawa, Paris, Seoul, Taipei, on truthfulness, compassion, and Toronto and Washington. tolerance. Falun Gong practitioners subjected to physical and psycho- press anyone who expresses dissent In Taipei on July 20, more than Beijing’s persecution began on hold up a giant banner with logical abuses in an attempt to force against the Party. 2,000 local Falun Gong practitioners July 20, 1999, when Jiang Zemin, the words “Global Oppo- them to surrender their faith. “What has happened to Falun held a candlelight vigil in front of the leader of the Chinese Commu- sition to Persecution” in a While Hong Kong reverted from Gong practitioners will also likely the Taipei City government build- nist Party at the time, mobilised the march in Hong Kong on July British to Chinese rule in 1997, the happen to other people,” Leung ing to remember those who have country’s entire security apparatus 21, 2019. city still safeguards freedom of reli- said, explaining that as Hong- lost their lives in the persecution. to locate, arrest, and detain Falun gion, and people in Hong Kong are kongers have recently protested According to Minghui.org, a Gong practitioners. free to practice Falun Gong. against a controversial extradition clearinghouse of information about Jiang had viewed the practice’s As Hongkongers have Prior to the march on July 21, a bill, they are becoming aware of China’s persecution, there are 4,326 enormous popularity—by 1999, rally was held at Edinburgh Place, how Beijing views all dissidents as confirmed deaths of Falun Gong practitioners numbered from 70 recently protested a public square in the Central dis- “enemies.” practitioners as of July 2019. The million to 100 million people, ac- against a controversial trict, to raise awareness about the “More and more Hongkongers true number remains unknown, cording to official estimates cited extradition bill, they plight of Falun Gong practitioners will then support and participate due to the difficulty of getting sensi- by Western media outlets at the are becoming aware in mainland China. in efforts to challenge the Chinese tive information out of China, and time—as a threat to the Party’s rule. Among the speakers was former regime’s authoritarianism,” Leung is likely much higher. Today, Falun Gong practitioners of how Beijing views Hong Kong lawmaker Leung Kwok- said. are still arrested and sentenced to all dissidents as hung, who said that the Falun Gong Millions of Hongkongers have The Hong Kong bureau of The prisons, labor camps, and brain- “enemies.” persecution demonstrates that the protested since mid-June against Epoch Times contributed to this washing centres, where they are Chinese regime’s nature is to sup- a legislative proposal that many fear report. A6 | US JULY 25-31, 2019 Trump Meets With Falun Gong Practitioner, Other Survivors of Religious Persecution

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WASHINGTON—A practitioner of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong who was persecuted in China for her faith was among 27 survivors of religious persecution who met with President Donald Trump at the White House on July 17. Yuhua Zhang, 59, was repeat- edly imprisoned and suffered torture in China for a combined period of 7 1/2 years for refus- ing to renounce her faith before escaping to the United States in 2015. Falun Gong, a traditional Chinese meditation practice, has been brutally persecuted by the Chinese communist regime for 20 years. At any given time, hun- dreds of thousands of adherents are held in prisons, labor camps, and brainwashing centres, where many have been tortured in an effort to force them to renounce their faith, the Falun Dafa Infor- mation Centre estimates. Trump met with Zhang, as well as other survivors from President Donald Trump religious liberty all around the Zhang’s husband, Zhengyu Ma, Last month, an independent 17 countries, including China, shakes hands with Zhang world.” an engineer, is currently serv- tribunal, after a one-year inves- North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, and Yuhua, a Falun Gong prac- The survivors were in Wash- ing a three-year term in Suzhou tigation, confirmed the allega- Burma, to reaffirm his adminis- titioner who survived per- ington to participate in the Min- Prison, Jiangsu Province, for tions, finding that forced organ tration’s commitment to religious secution in China, at the isterial to Advance Religious sending letters to the regime’s harvesting has taken place freedom, the White House said. White House on July 17, Freedom hosted by the U.S. top leaders calling on them to in China for years “on a signifi- Zhang’s attendance at the event 2019. State Department. The three-day end the persecution. She hasn’t cant scale,” and is still taking marked the first time a Falun conference, held July 16-18, is the heard any news about him since place. The judgment added that Gong practitioner has met with largest religious freedom event in his sentencing in 2017. Falun Gong practitioners were the nation’s highest officeholder the world. “I worry day and night about likely the main source of such in an official engagement. Zhang, a former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for my husband,” Zhang said at the organs. While gathered around Trump’s professor at Nanjing International Religious Freedom conference. “He could be tor- Zhang, who has tirelessly ad- desk in the Oval Office, Zhang Sam Brownback said at the event tured to death like thousands of vocated for her husband’s release told the president that her hus- Normal University, that the administration will an- other Falun Gong practitioners since arriving in the United band, also a Falun Gong practi- said in a speech at nounce “additional measures” on have been. States, called on the U.S. govern- tioner, is imprisoned in Suzhou the conference on religious freedom efforts at the “He could be killed for his ment to impose sanctions under Prison in Jiangsu Province, conference on July 18, which will organs like an unknown number the Global Magnitsky Act on China. July 17 that she was be covered in speeches by Secre- of Falun Gong practitioners have Chinese officials “known to have “Forced organ harvesting still severely tortured tary of State Mike Pompeo and been.” illegally detained, tortured, and exists, so we should take action,” while detained in Vice President Mike Pence. Zhang was referring to long- killed Falun Gong practitioners.” Zhang said. “Words don’t work.” standing allegations, based Many of the perpetrators con- Zhang also told Trump about China. Seeking Justice on evidence from a variety of tinue to work in China and have another practitioner imprisoned Zhang, a former professor at sources, that the Chinese regime been promoted for their efforts in at the same facility who died one Nanjing Normal University, said has been killing imprisoned persecuting practitioners, Zhang day after being released. Before in a speech at the conference on Falun Gong practitioners to use said. the person died, he vomited a July 17 that she was severely tor- their organs for transplant. These “I hope that the U.S. govern- large amount of blood, she said. tured while detained in China. allegations were confirmed by ment, international media, and “Each of you has suffered tre- That included enduring electric independent researchers in a human rights groups can help mendously for your faith,” Trump shocks, sleep deprivation, forced report issued in 2006, followed free my husband and the hun- said during the meeting. “Each injections of unknown drugs, by further reports that confirmed dreds of thousands of other of you has now become a witness and being forced to run for hours with more detail a picture of innocent but jailed Falun Gong to the importance of advancing under the baking sun. widespread abuse. practitioners,” she said.

Trump Considers Action Against Guatemala for Balking on Safe-Third Country Deal

CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON/THE EPOCH TIMES IVAN PENTCHOUKOV in June 2018. The White House didn’t respond to President Donald Trump is consid- a request for comment. ering options to punish Guatemala The United States has attempted for walking away from a “safe third to negotiate safe third country deals country” agreement, including a with several Central American na- travel ban, tariffs, and a hike in re- tions. Mexico has agreed to consider mittance fees. signing a safe third country deal if “Guatemala, which has been form- it fails to reduce migration flows to ing Caravans and sending large num- the United States. bers of people, some with criminal The State Department is following records, to the United States, has through on an order from Trump by decided to break the deal they had cutting $550 million in aid to Gua- People cross- with us on signing a necessary Safe temala, El Salvador, and Honduras, ing the inter- Third Agreement,” Trump wrote on national also known as the Northern Triangle. Twitter on July 23. “We were ready to bridge over Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said go. Now we are looking at the ‘BAN,’ the Suchiate in an interview on July 22 that the Tariffs, Remittance Fees, or all of the River between United States has broadened its eco- above. Guatemala has not been good. Hidalgo, Mex- nomic engagement with the North- Big U.S. taxpayer dollars going to them ico, and Tecun ern Triangle, noting that in addition was cut off by me 9 months ago. Uman, Guate- to direct migration from the three Guatemala President Jimmy Mo- mala, on June countries, many migrants who arrive rales canceled a trip to Washington 24, 2019. on the U.S. border transit through on July 14 that would have included the area. negotiations for a safe third country. Guatemala, Trump hadn’t publicly El Salvador received $4.7 billion and “Many of the folks that we appre- The agreement would require mi- mentioned remittances since he $5.4 billion, respectively. hend today at our southern border are grants from El Salvador and Hon- was elected. Remittances are pay- The president has The president has already used not only from those three countries duras to seek asylum in Guatemala ments sent overseas by workers in already used the the threat of tariffs to force Mexico but are transiting through those three and allow the United States to deport the United States. Remittance pay- threat of tariffs to to step up its immigration enforce- countries. They have an obligation,” migrants from those countries to ments from the United States are a ment efforts. The United States is Pompeo told conservative radio host Guatemala as they await a resolu- top source of revenue for both Gua- force Mexico to step one of Guatemala’s largest trading Buck Sexton. tion of their asylum claims. temala and Mexico. up its immigration partners, according to the Depart- “It’s interesting—I saw some statis- The day before Trump’s announce- On the campaign trail, Trump enforcement efforts. ment of State. tics on how many Guatemalans have ment, the Department of Homeland pitched a plan to pressure Mexico to The president’s reference to a “ban” left, how deep the level of migration Security released a joint statement pay for a wall on the southwest bor- is least clear of the three options he is. This isn’t good for Guatemala to with Guatemala that highlighted sev- der by threatening to enact a rule that listed, but likely refers to a travel have their citizens leaving either. eral areas of cooperation between the would prohibit illegal aliens in the restriction on Guatemalan citizens. They need their people to want to two countries, but notably omitted United States from sending money Trump has previously banned travel stay in the country, and their leaders any mention of the safe third coun- internationally. from several nations with high con- need to create rule of law and systems try deal. Guatemala received $9.5 billion in centrations of terrorists. The Supreme that will convince them that that’s Prior to the Twitter message about remittances in 2018. Honduras and Court upheld a version of the order the right thing to do.” A8 | NATIONJULY 25-31, 2019 FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019 US | A7

SCREENSHOT/NBC Media Use 27-Year- Old Video in Latest Attempt to Tie Epstein to Trump

Video taken years before Epstein island A screenshot from footage taken by NBC News in 1992 shows Donald Trump welcoming several guests, including Jeffrey Epstein, to a party at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump purchase and sexual misconduct allegations would later ban Epstein from the resort.

REUTERS/JANE ROSENBERG JEFF CARLSON Japan, Singapore, China, Brunei, London, New York, the Azores, Belgium, Norway, News Analysis Russia, and Africa.” Following the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein on The article also notes that those regularly charges of molesting underage girls and traveling with Clinton included “Epstein’s sex trafficking children, media organiza- associates, New York socialite Ghislaine tions have tried to tie him to President Maxwell and Epstein’s assistant, Sarah Donald Trump. Kellen, both of whom were investigated On July 17, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” pro - by the FBI and Palm Beach Police for re- gram aired footage showing Trump at a cruiting girls for Epstein and his friends.” party with Epstein. The footage had previ- Clinton’s repeated presence on Epstein’s ously been aired by NBC News during the plane also was noted during an Oct. 15, presidential election race in 2016. 2009, deposition of Epstein pilot Larry Following the Morning Joe report, a Visosky: number of other media, including The Q: “You had Bill Clinton on the airplane New York Times, The Washington Post, ten or twenty times, right?” and CNN, also reported on the video. Visosky: “Yeah. He’s my main focus. I remember him being on the aircraft, sure.” What Does the Video Show? At the February 2015 Conservative Po- The footage, taken nearly 27 years ago— litical Action Conference, in the runup shot before Trump converted the Mar-a- to the 2016 presidential election, Trump Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, into indicated to Fox News’ Sean Hannity that a club—shows a party that featured the Bill Clinton’s connections to Epstein would Buffalo Bills cheerleaders. prove problematic for the former president: Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Rossmiller (R) speaks as Jeffrey Epstein looks on during a a bail hear- The video also shows Trump greeting ing in this court sketch in New York on July 15, 2019. “Nice guy. Got a lot of problems coming four guests (not three as MSNBC reported), up, in my opinion, with the famous island, one of whom is Jeffrey Epstein. Trump commented about Epstein, say- candidates and committees from 1989 to with Jeffrey Epstein. A lot of problems.” In the video, Trump is seen chatting ing: “Well, I knew him, like everybody 2004, while giving roughly $18,000 to Re- alternatively with Epstein and another, in Palm Beach knew him. People in Palm publican candidates and groups during Epstein Scandal Expands unidentified man. At several points, Ep- Beach knew him. He was a fixture in Palm the same period. The ongoing investigation of Epstein is stein appears to turn to respond to Trump, Beach.” Hillary Clinton was one of the biggest likely to implicate others as it progresses, only to find him engaged with the other But Trump continued: “I had a falling out recipients of Epstein’s contributions, re- and the scandal may have already impacted man. But the two do appear friendly, with with him a long time ago. I don’t think I’ve ceiving $20,000 from Epstein in 1999 dur- an Israeli election. On July 11, 2019, Is- Epstein doubling over in laughter at one spoken to him for 15 years. I wasn’t a fan. ing her Senate campaign. According to raeli media Haaretz reported that Epstein point from something Trump said. I was not—a long time ago, I’d say maybe ABC News, Senate Minority Leader Chuck “partnered with former Prime Minister This old video was promoted by the hosts 15 years. I was not a fan of his. That I can Schumer (D-N.Y.) “received approximately Ehud Barak to invest in the former prime of “Morning Joe” as evidence against the tell you. I was not a fan of his.” $22,000 from Epstein through his House minister’s startup.” president’s recent claim that he was “not Fifteen years ago would place Trump’s and Senate campaigns and other affiliated Just weeks prior, on June 26, Barak an- a fan of Epstein.” Co-host Mika Brzezinski severing of relations with Epstein some- joint fundraising committees between 1992 nounced his intention to return to poli- where in 2004. The public allegations and 1999.” tics and challenge current Prime Minister against Epstein, and the subsequent in- Other notable recipients of Epstein’s Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming vestigation began in 2005. donations included former President Bill elections. There were some complaints about Clinton and Democrats John Kerry, Richard In a subsequent interview with the Daily Epstein at Mar-a-Lago. I spoke to Trump Bars Epstein From Mar-a-Lago Gephardt, and Chris Dodd. Beast, Barak said that he had met with the head of the spa there. ... She said Best-selling author James Patterson, who The contributions came to an abrupt halt Epstein “more than 10 times and much wrote a book on Epstein, titled “Filthy during the investigation into allegations of less than a hundred times, but I can’t tell she went to Trump, and he threw Rich,” has stated that Trump banned Ep- Epstein’s sexual exploitation of underage you exactly how many. I don’t keep count. [Epstein] out of the club. stein from Mar-a-Lago. In a recent inter- girls, but they resumed in 2016, with all Over the years, I’ve seen him on occasion.” view on Fox News, Patterson said: “There $8,100 in donations going to Democrats. Barak continued, noting that he “never James Patterson, were some complaints about Epstein at attended a party with him. I never met author Mar-a-Lago. I spoke to the head of the spa Clinton Activities at Time of 1992 Epstein in the company of women or young there. ... She said she went to Trump, and Video girls.” Barak also has admitted to visiting claimed that the president said that “he he threw [Epstein] out of the club.” At the same time that Trump was pictured Epstein’s private island, although he said never liked Epstein.” Co-host Joe Scarbor- A similar version of events was reported with Epstein in 1992, Bill Clinton was mak- he hadn’t been to any parties or met any ough chimed in, noting that Trump “looks in a December 2018 article by The Wash- ing news of his own. In January of 1992, girls there. like a big fan of Epstein” in the video. ington Post, which noted that Trump had shortly after announcing his candidacy On July 16, the Daily Mail published a But that quick summation fails to place permanently banned Epstein from Mar-a- for president, Gennifer Flowers alleged series of photos of Barak entering Epstein’s the story into its proper context and Lago “because Epstein sexually assaulted that she had a 12-year affair with then- New York mansion in January 2016. In timing. an underage girl at the club,” according to Gov. Clinton. the photos, Barak, who has admitted he is Trump had known Epstein, who owns court documents filed by Bradley Edwards, the one pictured, had covered his face up a house in Palm Beach, socially for years. who has represented many of Epstein’s un- to his sunglasses with a camo-patterned At some point, however, the two had a derage accusers in civil suits against him. “gaiter.” falling out after Trump became aware of The Washington Post article also noted Got a lot of problems coming up, The Daily Mail reported that “a bevy of inappropriate behavior on Epstein’s part, that all sides agreed that Trump’s in - in my opinion, with the famous young women were also seen going into leading Trump to ban Epstein from Mar- volvement in the Epstein case was only the multi-millionaire’s lavish seven-story a-Lago. tangential and wouldn’t even require his island, with Jeffrey Epstein. home on the same day that Ehud Barak Epstein wouldn’t face accusations of stat- testimony: A lot of problems. was snapped.” It isn’t clear if Barak was utory rape and sexual abuse until 2005—13 “Lawyers involved with the various Ep- still present at Epstein’s home when the Donald Trump in 2015 on Bill Clinton years after the video had been recorded. stein cases said there is virtually no chance “young women” arrived. Epstein was indicted in 2007 on charges that the president will be required to tes- The photos of Barak are of some note as he abused underage girls, but reached a tify in a matter in which both sides agree Two months later, on March 8, 1992, The they were taken in 2016 by Probe-Media, controversial plea deal in which he served his involvement was tangential.” New York Times broke the story on the described on its website as “an elite agency only 13 months at a low-security facility In other words, nothing in the 1992 foot- Clintons’ “Whitewater” partnership with that offers a bespoke service to interna- that allowed him to work from his office age disproves anything that Trump has the McDougals. On March 20, 1992, The tional News outlets, intelligence agencies, each day. said about his relationship with Epstein. Washington Times disclosed that Hillary and corporate and individual clients.” This month, Epstein was charged with Notably, at the time the 1992 footage Clinton had been placed on a $2,000-per- It’s worth asking why these pictures are sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy was taken, Epstein hadn’t yet purchased month retainer with Madison Guarantee. only coming out now, and how Probe-Me- to commit sex trafficking that may lead to his infamous island retreat in the Virgin Bill Clinton would face a series of alle- dia knew that Barak would be present at him spending the rest of his life in prison. Islands. Actually, Epstein has not one, gations of sexual assault and harassment the Epstein residence on that particular Justice Department officials have indicated but two, private islands. The more well- from several women, including Kathleen day. Why did they choose to wait outside that they expect the charges against Ep- known is the 75-acre Little St. James Is- Willey, Juanita Broaddrick, and Paula Epstein’s mansion for the entire day, in the stein to expand as they delve further into land, which Epstein purchased in 1998 Jones. cold New York weather, to capture photos the case. for $7.95 million, before putting millions Clinton later became a frequent passen- of the female visitors? Contained within the federal indictment more into renovations and upgrades. The ger aboard Epstein’s private jet, which has Although the Epstein investigation is still against Epstein is a short timeline of his second island, the 165-acre Great St. James been called the “Lolita Express” in media in the early stages, it’s suspected that more offenses, which notes, “Beginning in at Island, was purchased in 2016, reportedly reports, following a 2002 trip to Africa. The individuals will be caught up in the un- least 2002, Jeffery Epstein, the defendant, for $18 million. trip aboard Epstein’s jet included actors folding scandal. Epstein was denied bail enticed and recruited, and caused to be Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker. on July 18 by Judge Richard Berman, who enticed and recruited, dozens of minor Political Donations by Epstein In a 2016 article, Fox News reported that, noted, “I am not suggesting that a dif- girls to engage in sex acts with him.” Attempts to make damning connections based on a review of flight logs, Clinton ferent bail package would be appropriate Some of Epstein’s accusers have told the between Epstein and Trump from a 1992 had made “at least 26 trips” aboard Ep- because I doubt that any bail package can Miami Herald that Epstein’s abusive actions video may ultimately prove to be problem- stein’s private jet. The flight logs indicate overcome the danger to the community.” began a year earlier, in 2001. Although atic for the media. since Epstein’s ties ap- that Clinton flew without a Secret Service Perhaps the new investigation will pro- future allegations may surface, there are pear to fall primarily in Democrat circles. detail for at least five of the flights. vide answers and accountability in rela- no known official allegations against Ep- According to OpenSecrets–the Center According to the article, these same flight tion to the early investigation that allowed stein prior to 2001. for Responsive Politics, Epstein donated logs “show Clinton flying aboard Epstein’s Epstein to escape with a light punishment On July 9, in response to questions, more than $139,000 to Democratic federal plane to such destinations as Hong Kong, for his crimes. A8 | US JULY 25-31, 2019 Chinese House Christian Uniting Faiths Against Communist Persecution

JENNIFER ZENG/THE EPOCH TIMES JOSHUA PHILIPP of the First Commandment which requires Christians and Jews to place Standing up for religious freedom no God before their own. under the Chinese Communist Party Fu said, “the next day, the Ten Com- (CCP) is no easy task, and Bob Fu, mandments became the Nine Com- president and founder of China Aid, mandments.” By the CCP removing knows this all too well. the First Commandment, Fu ques- Fu began his journey as a student tioned whether the regime’s altered leader of the democracy movement version of Christianity can still be in China, which came to a brutal end called Christianity. on June 4, 1989, during the infamous Tiananmen Square Massacre. Their Defending Faith peaceful chants were met with the re- While Fu has taken a stand for his gime’s brutality, and their hopes that own faith, and for his own right to the CCP could change were silenced believe, however, his organisation also by gunfire, and crushed beneath the stands up for the rights of other faiths treads of tanks. in China. He believes this is needed, According to Fu, he and others in and the joining of people of different the student movement were disap- beliefs to challenge religious persecu- pointed to see that “the so-called tion is helping them take a stronger ‘people’s government’ would send the stance against the tyranny of the CCP. so-called ‘People’s’ Liberation Army After he left China, and after “being to use tanks and machine guns to kill accepted in this land of the free in its own people. the United States,” Fu said he began This disappointment turned to realise that people of other faiths into disillusionment with the CCP, are also being persecuted by the CCP. and Fu turned from hope in politics He noted these include Tibetan Bud- to faith in heaven. dhists, Uyghur Muslims, and Falun “That’s how I became a follower for Gong practitioners. Jesus Christ, a Christian,” he said, He said that were he to only speak and noted after turning to religion out against the persecution of his he came to realise that by its nature, own faith, and ignore the persecu- the CCP aims to exert complete con- tion of others, then the communist trol over all society, and attempts to regime could use this to its advantage destroy anything without total loyalty Dr. Bob Fu, China Aid Pres- as the highest power, rather than be who have been abused by the CCP to by dividing people and driving them to the party. ident, speaks at the event forced to place the Communist Party stand up for their freedoms. into conflict. Switching from politics to reli- “China Threat Briefing: above God. The Communist Party is an atheist In addition, he said, “it is the right gion also came with its costs, how- Unrestricted Warfare: The Seeing that they would not be able system, and it attempts to force this thing to do for our faith.” ever. Under the communist system Chinese Communist Par- to practice their beliefs in China with- atheism on religions by requiring “How can we turn a blind eye too of the Chinese regime, religion is ty’s War against Amer- out facing imprisonment, or worse, Fu people to recognise no power high- by keeping silent when we see a Falun tightly regulated. During the Cultural ica and the Free World” said he and his wife decided to leave er than its own. Under the CCP, the Gong practitioner, simply for practic- organised by the Commit- Revolution, it launched campaigns to China. And after facing persecution Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism is ing his or her own faith, he or she tee on the Present Danger destroy temples and churches, killed in Washington DC on May himself, he began to look towards required to have government permis- would be arbitrarily detained—would priests, and established its own state- 2, 2019. others who faced similar persecu- sion to reincarnate, pictures of com- be tortured and many even tortured run versions of the religions that put tion under the CCP. munist leaders are hung in churches, to death, and some even have their the Party above heaven. He noted that in China, even hu- and its demolition of temples and organs harvested alive?” Fu refused to follow the state-run man rights lawyers face harassment, churches continues. “It’s a crime against humanity,” he version of Christianity, and instead torture, and imprisonment for trying In churches, Fu said, “everybody said. “We’re all created in the image turned to the “house Christian” move- to uphold the written Chinese law. is mandated to sing the national an- of God. So as a fellow human being, ment in China for those who still fol- The next day, the Ten Yet, like these human rights lawyers, them, and the Church would have this is fundamental, a human rights low the religion as it exists outside Commandments Fu realised that when it comes to de- to take down the cross and have it issue. That’s why we are much more China—a religion that the CCP still fending faith, “how can we be silent replaced with a portrait of a chair- powerful, stronger, if we are fighting persecutes. became the Nine in the face of this kind of evil?” man of CCP.” together and join hands together.” “My wife and I were then impris- Commandments. It was that thought—a willingness He noted that last year in China’s Fu said his organisation in Washing- oned,” he said. to stand up not just for his own faith, Hunan Province, the CCP sent “a so- ton aims to “send a strong message” Dr. Bob Fu, President of China but also for the faiths of others—that called religious affairs inspector” to to the CCP, that they will no longer CCP Control of Religions Aid led Fu to create China Aid. He said investigate the churches. After seeing tolerate the persecution, imprisonment, Fu explained that religious people it holds “a mission to advance reli- a copy of the Ten Commandments on or torture of people for their faith, and in China, including Christians and gious freedom and rule of law for all a wall, the inspector declared it was they will also “fight for the freedoms Catholics, “want to be independent in China by exposing abuses and per- not in line with Communist Party of each other, so they cannot take ad- in their faith” and to recognise God secution,” and by encouraging those doctrine and demanded the removal vantage and divide us anymore.”

Trump Derides Growing Radical Left at Teen Student Action Summit

SAMIRA BOUAOU/THE EPOCH TIMES CONTINUED FROM A1 ship from social media giants such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter and the radical left is increasingly shaping college campuses that stifle the voices the Democratic Party and silencing of conservative students. conservatives. He said these campuses won’t be He mentioned a video he saw of getting “billions” of dollars from the Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) scream- government. ing and being dragged out of a Trump On that note, Trump invited Ryan rally before she was elected. Zink on stage, a student who was pep- “This is not a sane person folks, per-sprayed by a leftist at a Turning and this is what we are up against,” Point event. Trump said. “The Democrats are “We believe that free speech in our forced to back her, I call it AOC plus President Don- schools is at stake,” Zink said after three. The party are having to em- ald Trump lis- shaking hands with Trump. “Con- brace them.” tens to Ryan servative students in many cases are “The Democrats ... are being dragged Zink as he being silenced and shut down by speaks at the into this radical left with these people schools, teachers, friends. We can- Turning Point that I believe ... hate our country,” USA Teen Stu- not be silenced.” Trump said, referring to the four con- dent Action The president said his administration gresswomen known as “The Squad.” Summit in is “looking into a lot of things” in this The congresswomen include Washington on arena, and they are exploring “every Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D- July 23, 2019. regulatory solution.” Trump signed N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida an executive order on March 21 in- Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Ayanna Pressley heritage” and sees citizens as “subjects But the people of the United States structing colleges across the nation (D-Mass.). to be controlled.” He said they have forcefully reject these “hate-fueled” to protect free speech on their cam- “This is representing us? This is not one fundamental objective—that of Socialism, he said, attacks, he said. puses—or else risk losing federal re- what we want representing us and I power—the power to control citizens is nothing short of Trump went off script at multiple search funding. think that’s why we will have a tre- and the power to destroy the founda- points in his speech. At one point, he “They have not treated us fairly,” mendous victory in 2020,” Trump said. tion of the republic. empty promises of praised newly elected UK Prime Min- Trump said about liberals. “Every- The president said there are other Socialism, he said, is nothing short free things. ister Boris Johnson, and in another, one who speaks the truth is de-plat- Democrats “worse” than the squad of empty promises of free things. he derided what he called the “fake formed, shut down ... and, in many and that he could be naming them Trump pointed out that most of the news” for saying he had built no new cases, assaulted.” in the future. current 2020 Democratic field support border wall. But he said it’s starting to change. “I don’t know what they are going to giving illegal immigrants health care. He often commended the young “The silent majority is silent no do, they have a big problem,” Trump He said illegal immigrants are also people in the room for sticking with more,” Trump told the crowd. said, referring to the Democratic Party. coming out to vote. their values, touted that youth wages Trump also invited Hunter Rich- “They have others than these four, I “They vote many times, not just were up 10 percent, and that the “eco- ard to the stage, a student who was could name another 20 right now twice, not just three times. It’s a rigged nomic revival” under his administra- assaulted at a fast food restaurant without looking at any notes. They are deal,” he said. “The radical left is wag- tion is great news for anyone gradu- for wearing a “Make America Great worse in some ways. At some point, ing an assault on the rule of America. ating. Again” hat. The assailant was later we will be naming them.” They want to get rid of our borders, arrested. The radical left, Trump said, has abolish ICE, and now they want to Free Speech “I proudly wear my hat every time “nothing but contempt for America’s abolish Homeland security.” The president spoke about censor- I go out of my house,” Richard said. JULY 25-31, 2019 US | A9

Google’s “Go Vote” reminder. Researcher of Google Bias: Make Google Search Index a Public Utility

CONTINUED FROM A1 The core issue: “People blindly trust you’re in, which search suggestions you an internal email that shows a Google high-ranking search results over lower receive, and which search results ap- employee calling conservative voices U.S. authorities are considering the idea ones.” pear at the top of the list; that’s the stuff such as Ben Shapiro and PragerU, led that the company has an antitrust issue. Google’s influence is so vast, it can of worldwide mind control,” he wrote by Dennis Prager, as “Nazis using dog Robert Epstein argues that by open- shift undecided voters—four out of five in the op-ed. “But with thousands of whistles.” It also labeled Canadian psy- ing its index, Google can avoid more of them in some demographics, he said. search platforms vying for your atten- chologist Jordan Peterson as such. All drastic regulatory measures, such as “In 2016, Google’s search algorithm tion, the power is back in your hands.” three are outspoken critics of Nazism. being carved up into many smaller likely impacted undecided voters in He drew a parallel to the 1956 con- companies, which may under- a way that shifted at least 2.6 million sent decree that made AT&T share its mine its usefulness. votes to Hillary Clinton, whom I sup- patents. At the moment, it’s entirely up to Google to The search index is a da- ported,” he testified. “I know this, be- “There’s precedent both in law and determine which bubble you’re in, which tabase of all web pages cause I preserved more than 13,000 Google’s business practices to justify known to Google, in- election-related searches prior to Elec- taking this step,” he said. search suggestions you receive, and which cluding detailed data tion Day and Google’s search results He concluded the testimony warn- search results appear at the top of the list; about each page that al- were significantly biased in favor of ing that “democracy, as originally lows Google to determine Secretary Clinton.” conceived, cannot survive big tech as that’s the stuff of worldwide mind control. what’s on the page and how For the 2018 election, Epstein further currently empowered.” Robert Epstein, psychologist it should be categorized. expanded his monitoring system, con- Google representatives have previ- Users currently can only peek into cluding that in the weeks leading up ously dismissed Epstein’s research “Two of three of these people are Jew- Dr. Robert the index one search at a time. Epstein to Election Day, “bias in Google search methodology as “flawed,” but didn’t ish, very religious Jews, and yet, you Epstein, proposes for Google to allow unlimited results may have shifted upwards of 78.2 say how. think they’re Nazis,” said Rep. Dan psycholo- access to the entire database. million votes, spread across many races, Google didn’t respond to a re- Crenshaw (R-Texas) while questioning gist. “If entities worldwide were given un- to the candidates of one political party.” quest for comment regarding Ep- Derek Slater, Google’s global director of limited access to Google’s index, Moreover, the “Go Vote” re- stein’s proposal as put forward in the information policy, during a June 26 ... within a year or two, thou- minder that Google dis- op-ed. hearing. “It begs the question: What sands of new search plat- played on its home page kind of education do people at Google forms might emerge, each in 2018 “gave one politi- Political Preferences have so they think that religious Jews with different strengths and cal party at least 800,000 Google has repeatedly claimed political are Nazis?” weaknesses,” he wrote in a more votes than it gave the neutrality. More overtly, Google and other major July 15 Bloomberg op-ed. other party,” he said. “We operate a number of platforms tech platforms, including Facebook and That, according to Epstein, “That reminder was not a and they are constructed and operated Twitter, have publicly endorsed a model would solve some of the most public service; it was a vote to be politically neutral or apolitical,” of content policing that reflects certain pressing problems of Google’s manipulation.” said Karan Bhatia, Google’s vice presi- political leanings. monopoly. Vice President He warned that tech com- dent for Government Affairs and Public All of them, for instance, prohibit for Government panies such as Google and Policy, during the July 16 hearing. “hate speech,” a concept much more ‘Manipulate the Thinking’ Affairs and Facebook were “overconfi- That position, however, has been un- broadly adopted by the political left, a Epstein established a network Public Policy at dent” in 2016, but “in 2020, dermined by a growing pile of evidence 2017 Cato survey showed. of volunteers that share with Google Karan you can bet that all of these to the contrary. Moreover, the concept is so subjec- him data about their Google Bhatia. companies are going to go Project Veritas, a right-leaning inves- tive it’s impossible to enforce fairly and searches. Based on the results, all out.” tigative journalism nonprofit, published impartially, said Nadine Strossen, a law he determined that the company has an “If these companies all support the on June 24 a video showing Google em- professor and former president of the “unprecedented ability to manipulate same candidate, they will have the ployees and internal documents back- American Civil Liberties Union. the thinking of 2.5 billion people, soon power to shift 15 million votes to that ing the allegation that Google infuses “Even if we have content modera- to be 4-plus billion.” candidate,” he said. its political worldview into its products tion that is enforced with the noblest “The methods that they’re using are Epstein is now fundraising to set up without disclosing that to its users. principles and people are striving to invisible. They’re subliminal. They’re an even more extensive monitoring sys- The exposé corroborated from mul- be fair and impartial, it is impossible,” more powerful than most any effects tem for 2020, but suggests that making tiple sources that Google uses a doctrine she said, testifying at the June 26 House I’ve ever seen in behavioral sciences and Google open up its index could preempt of “fairness” to tweak its products in or- hearing. “These so-called standards are I’ve been in behavioral sciences for al- many of the problems. der to surreptitiously push its users to- irreducibly subjective. What is one per- most 40 years,” he testified to a Senate “At the moment, it’s entirely up to ward its preferred political worldview. son’s hate speech ... is somebody else’s Judiciary subcommittee on July 16. Google to determine which bubble On June 25, Project Veritas published cherished loving speech.”

CC-BY-SA, LU/R Hibbs’s donor intent, expressing con- University of Missouri cerns that honoring it would amount to the institution being “held hostage by a particular ideology.” Sued for Failing to Hire Bruce Walker, a dean at Mizzou, emailed his colleagues in 2006 stating Conservative Economists that because “the Austrian School of Economics is quite controversial ... [we] didn’t want to wade into that MATTHEW VADUM writings bolstered the libertarian controversy, so we focused on some movement in the United States and Austrian tenets that are compatible The University of Missouri is being who died in 1973. The economist with what we do in our business sued by Michigan-based Hillsdale donated his personal library to the school.” College for allegedly failing to honor college, where it is available to re- The lawsuit contends that despite the wishes of a late benefactor who searchers. Mizzou certifying compliance with willed the university $5 million to Hillsdale is a small liberal arts Hibbs’s wishes, no “disciple” of Austri- fund six professorships on the express school in southern Michigan that is Ludwig von Mises, the died in 1946—and other schools of an economic thinking was ever hired. condition they be held by believers renowned for its emphasis on teach- most famous of the Aus- economic thought that, among other Deaton and Walker “swallowed in laissez-faire economics. ing American civic virtue and the na- trian economists. things, call for greater government hard, and you may need to as well, Financier Sherlock Hibbs, who died tion’s Greco-Roman-Judeo-Christian intervention in the economy. about attesting to the ‘dedicated and at age 98 on July 5, 2002, graduated roots, as well as for resisting political Jay Nixon, a former Democratic articulate disciple’ part,” Walker from the University of Missouri— correctness in the academy. Founded governor of Missouri and Mizzou wrote in an email, “[but] he and I, which is often referred to as Miz- in 1844, Hillsdale is known for its alumnus, is leading the legal team and hopefully you, believe that using zou—in 1926. principled refusal to accept federal suing the university. the exact wording from Mr. Hibbs’ To guarantee his donor intent was or state taxpayer subsidies, even in- “I believe both from my time as will ... is the route we need to fol- respected after his death, Hibbs cre- directly in the form of student grants governor and my time as [Missouri] low. If we don’t deal with the stipu- ated an enforcement mechanism. Un- or loans. attorney general that donor intent lation directly, I believe we increase der it, Mizzou would have to certify “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is important. It’s especially impor- the likelihood of a challenge from to Hillsdale every four years that each was named chairman of the board tant when folks are as specific as Hillsdale College.” professorship—three chairs and three of trustees of Hillsdale College in Mr. Hibbs was,” Nixon told Real- The Epoch Times contacted the Uni- distinguished professorships—was April. Supreme Court Justice Clar- ClearPolitics. versity of Missouri for comment but populated by “a dedicated and ar- ence Thomas has reportedly described “Missouri University never em- didn’t hear back by press time. ticulate disciple of the Ludwig von Hillsdale as “a shining city on a hill braced Mr. Hibbs’ intent, and con- However, Christian Basi, the uni- Mises (Austrian) School of Econom- for conservatives.” sequently students aren’t getting the versity’s media relations director, ics.” If the condition went unmet, the The school of Austrian economics exposure to intellectual philosophies recently spoke about the case with remaining money would be forfeited itself emphasizes free markets, pri- necessary for broad-based educa- progressive website Talking Points to Hillsdale. vate property, the rule of law, and tion.” Memo. Hillsdale has a special connection limited government, and is signifi- Internal university documents ob- “We are very adamant about ful- to Mises, the Austro-Hungarian-born cantly different from the Keynesian— tained by Nixon’s team in the course filling the explicit wishes of every author of “The Anti-Capitalistic Men- founded by John Maynard Keynes, of the litigation indicated that future donor whenever we accept a gift,” tality” and “Human Action,” whose an influential British economist who Chancellor Brady Deaton resisted Basi said. A10 | OPINION JULY 25-31, 2019

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“Mum where are you?” by Li Jinyu at an exhibition presented by Artists Against Forced Organ Harvesting on May 10, 2016. Elites for an Evil Empire

DAVID FLINT MINGHUI.ORG dian source concluding that there have Australians have been around one and a half million been extraordi- Yet now, some key victims. narily fortunate Australian elites Now, the extensive forced medical since the settle- want us to slip ever examinations of both the persecuted ment in 1788. Muslim Uyghurs and house-Chris- This is not only so gradually into the tians suggest that the regime may because the conti- orbit of a communist well be planning to profit next from nent was gradually col- power which has further acts of what can only consti- onised by Great Britain, a world-wide tute the crime of genocide. power whose first governor brought long shown itself to An important and rigorous report with him the rule of law and also came be impatient with into Beijing’s organ harvesting by an with unique instructions to protect Hong Kong retaining independent expert tribunal was re- the Aboriginal people and to live with cently handed down in London. This them in “amity and kindness.” the freedoms was chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, This was also an empire in which bequeathed by the a leading human rights lawyer who even her recently lost American col- had led the prosecution of the former onies had been the freest the world British. A painting shows Chinese police and doctors harvesting the organs of a living Falun Yugoslavian President Slobodan Mi- had seen. Gong practitioner. Investigators believe thousands of Falun Gong adherents have losevic at the International Criminal Unlike the Bourbons, the British had their organs harvested by Chinese authorities. Tribunal. learned from the American War of In its meticulous report, the tribu- Independence and delivered self-gov- ous and intensely spiritual Falun Gong transplants. nal indicates that it is satisfied unani- ernment first to the settled colonies movement to be ‘heretical.’ Dr. Enver Tohti recently gave evi- mously and beyond reasonable doubt as soon as they were ready, and later But rather than being political, Falun dence as to how he is still haunted by that crimes against humanity had to most others. Gong does no more than combine the the memory of operating on a prisoner been committed under the authority But in addition, Australians have practice of slow-moving exercises and who had been shot in the right side of the People’s Republic. These include had the good fortune to live in a world meditation with a moral philosophy of his chest. acts of torture, with enemies of the in which the dominant power, first emphasising truthfulness, compas- Cutting into the body, he realised the state being medically tested and killed Britain, then the United States, shared sion, and tolerance. This is an associa- man’s heart was still beating. Never- for their organs. the same language and the same val- tion dedicated to doing good; Aristotle theless, he was ordered to remove the The Tribunal concludes that the ues and has been protective of our would have approved. liver and both kidneys, sew the body People’s Republic is a “criminal state,” very existence. What terrified the communists was back up, and “remember that today, warning that business or other enti- Yet now, some key Australian elites that the number involved, up to 70 nothing happened.” ties involved in doing business with want us to slip ever so gradually into million, far exceeded the size of the With the Falun Gong, the dictator- the People’s Republic should know the orbit of a communist power which communist party. Clearly, the Chinese ship has dispensed with the façade of whom they are dealing with. has long shown itself to be impatient people want more than the barren a trial and made them mass victims of The Australian apologists for the with Hong Kong retaining the free- official atheistic Marxism which even the vile practice of organ harvesting. Beijing communists clearly have no- doms bequeathed by the British. party bosses do not believe. This is not a wild, unsubstantiated where to go. Our destiny cannot be to Perhaps those pro-Beijing elites had Being the undisputed heirs of what accusation. Shocking under-cover become a satellite of any power, and once naively thought that the intro- Churchill described as a ‘bacillus footage, broadcast last May by Fox, certainly not of such an evil empire. duction of a fascist-style corporate plague,’ the communists decided they shows Falun Gong believers impris- As for those Australians in public state by Deng Xiaoping indicated they would never tolerate so many people oned, seriously mistreated, and tor- life, politicians including retired su- would go down the democratic path. falling outside of their vice-like grip. tured with damaged victims hand- perannuated ones, financiers, and But this was no more than a last-ditch To demonstrate their total moral de- cuffed to beds. That Falun Gong, while people in business dealing with these attempt to save the regime after Mao pravity, the communists decided to still alive, have their organs cut out criminal offenders, the words of the Zedong’s brutal and disastrous dic- extend to the Falun Gong a disgusting from their bodies has been confirmed great Edmund Burke could not be tatorship. practice they applied to those found by several reliable sources. more appropriate: That the communists never intended guilty of a capital crime. One unanswerable fact is that the “The only thing necessary for the to liberate the Chinese people was Bear in mind that being found guilty availability of organs on demand in triumph of evil is for good men to do made absolutely clear twenty years in a communist republic is meaning- China vastly exceeds the small num- nothing.” ago. With a paranoia worthy of Stalin less. Criminal justice there operates ber of registered donors together with and Mao, they showed they would under the principle enunciated by the number of executions. The dif- David Flint AM is a former chair- never tolerate any association, even Stalin’s secret police chief, Lavren- ference must obviously come from man of the Australian Press Council a spiritual or religious one, not under tiy Beria: “Show me the man and I’ll another source. The inescapable con- and Australian Broadcasting Au- their rigorous and dictatorial control. find you the crime.” clusion is that this comes from the thority and is an emeritus professor So just as they had targeted both With a rate of conviction of over 99.9 Falun Gong. of law. the house-church Christians who percent, many of those executed are Extrapolations from the extraor- refuse to join the communist-front clearly innocent. To compound this dinary number of transplant opera- Views expressed in this article are ’patriotic’ churches and the Muslim evil, the communists monetized these tions undertaken in China indicates the opinions of the author and do Uyghurs, so the regime on July 20, killings by selling off their organs the number involved is large, with not necessarily reflect the views of 1999, declared the politically innocu- to satisfy an increasing demand for one estimate from a reliable Cana- The Epoch Times. JULY 25-31, 2019 A20 | OPINION OPINION | NOVEMBERA11 22–28, 2018

Lillian Fan, Publisher Stephen Gregory, Publisher Jasper Fakkert, Editor-in-Chief Jasper Fakkert, Editor-in-Chief Melanie Sun, Regional Editor Gigi Fu, Layout Artist SPECIAL SERIES Channaly Philipp, At Home, Travel Editor Chrisy Trudeau, Mind & Body Editor Crystal Shi, Food Editor ABOUT US Sharon Kilarski, Arts & Culture Editor The Epoch Times is a media or- How the Specter of Communism ganisation dedicated to seeking ABOUT US the truth through insightful and independent journalism. Is Ruling Our World The Epoch Times is a media organization dedicated to seek- Standing outside of political in- ing the truth through insightful terests and the pursuit of profit, and independent journalism. our starting point and our goal is Infiltrating the West (Part II) to create a media for the public Standing outside of politi- benefit, to be truly responsible The Epoch Times here serializes a translation from the Chinese of a new book, cal interests and the pursuit of to society. profit, our starting point and our “How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World,” by the editorial team of Chapter Five (Cont.) goal is to create a media for the We endeavor to educate readers the “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party.” public benefit, to be truly respon- about today’s most important sible to society. topics, seeking to broaden and uplift minds. We believe that We endeavor to educate read- rational, balanced debate is key ers about today’s most impor- for fostering a healthy democ- tant topics, seeking to broaden racy and a compassionate and uplift minds. We believe that 7. The Left’s Long March Through the good at intrigue and scheming. With a very society. experiences accumulated over several gen- rational, balanced debate is key Institutions small number of people, it created powerful erations to transform the United States from for fostering a healthy democ- It was Antonio Gramsci, a prominent “revolutions” and “crises” that it could then within, and the United States has almost As an independent media outlet, racy and a compassionate Italian communist, who promoted the idea take advantage of. fallen into their hands. we use our freedom to inves- society. tigate issues overlooked—or of carrying out a “the long march through Similar things happen in American The systems of democratic countries avoided—by other media out- the institutions.” He found that it’s dif- politics. For example, some of the Left’s were originally designed for individuals of As an independent media out- ficult to incite people with faith to initiate ideas in the United States are so radical a certain moral disposition and standard. lets. We seek to highlight solu- let, we use our freedom to inves- a revolution to overthrow a legitimate that they seem incomprehensible to most For those who use all means to achieve tions and what’s good in society tigate issues overlooked—or rather than what divides us. government, and so in order to bring about people. Why, for instance, do lawmakers evil ends, this system has many loopholes. a revolution, communists rely on a large and elected officials seem to represent only There are numerous superficially legitimate avoided—by other media outlets. number of foot soldiers who share their the voice of extreme minorities (such as ways to subvert a free society. We seek to highlight solutions We report respectfully, compas- and what’s good in society rather sionately, and rigorously. dark vision of morality, faith, and tradi- transgender people), but ignore the impor- There is a saying in China that goes, “we tions. The revolution of the proletariat, tant issues of livelihood of the majority? The are not afraid of thieves stealing; we’re just than what divides us. We stand against the destruc- then, must begin with the subversion of answer is simple: They are not representing afraid of them thinking of it.” Commu- religion, morality, and civilization. real public opinion. nists and those who ignorantly act on their We report respectfully, compas- tion wrought by communism, sionately, and rigorously. including the harm done to After the failure of the street revolutions Lenin once said that labor unions are behalf try to subvert the political and social in the 1960s, the rebels began entering “the transmission belts from the Commu- system of free societies in any way they can. cultures around the world. We stand against the destruc- academia. They obtained degrees, became nist Party to the masses.” The communists After decades of planning and operation, tion wrought by communism, We are inspired in this by our scholars, professors, government officials, found that as long as they control the labor the governments and the societies of the and journalists, and entered the main- unions, they control a large number of United States and other Western countries including the harm done to cul- own experience. The Epoch tures around the world. Times was founded in 2000 to stream of society to carry off the “long votes. As long as they control the votes, they have been severely eroded, as communist bring honest and uncensored march through the institutions.” Thus they can make elected officials and lawmakers thinking and elements have entered the We are inspired in this by our infiltrated and corrupted the institutions do their bidding. Therefore, communists U.S. body politic. news to people oppressed own experience. The Epoch of Western society, which are crucial for seek to gain control of labor unions, thereby by the lies and violence in Times was founded in 2000 to the maintenance of morality in the society. controlling a large number of parliamen- 8. Political Correctness: The Devil’s communist China. This includes the church, government, the tarians and elected officials to turn the Thought Police bring honest and uncensored news to people oppressed We still believe journalism is a education system, legislative and judicial communists’ subversive political program Communist countries practice strict bodies, the art world, the media, and NGOs. into the political program of left-wing control over speech and thought. However, by the lies and violence in noble vocation, but only when communist China. it genuinely seeks to serve its politics. since the 1980s, another form of speech communities and help them to W. Cleon Skousen wrote in his book “The and thought control has appeared in the Naked Communist” that one of the com- West. These thought police use the banner We still believe journalism is a flourish. In all that we do, we will The rebels of the 1960s munists’ 45 goals is to “capture one or both of “political correctness” to run amok in noble vocation, but only when it hold ourselves to the highest genuinely seeks to serve its com- infiltrated and corrupted of the political parties in the United States,” the media, society, and education sys- standards of integrity. This is and this is achieved through such an opera- tem, using slogans and mass criticism to munities and help them to flour- our promise to you. the institutions of Western tion. Ordinary workers are forced to join restrain speech and thought. Even though ish. In all that we do, we will hold society, which are crucial for the labor unions in order to maintain their many have already felt the evil power of its ourselves to the highest stand- CONTACT US basic rights and interests, and thus they control, they have not grasped its ideologi- ards of integrity. This is our the maintenance of morality become the unions’ pawns. An identical cal origins. promise to you. principle is at work when paying protection Phrases such as “political correctness,” Australian Epoch Times Ltd. in the society. fees to organized crime gangs. together with “progress” and “solidarity,” 49A Treacy St, Researcher Trevor Loudon’s analysis of have long been used by communist parties. CONTACT US Hurstville NSW 2220 The United States after the 1960s has been how communist parties hijack democratic Their superficial meaning is to avoid using Epoch Times Inc. 02 8988 5600 like a patient with an affliction who cannot countries speaks to this point. 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Those who are the most oppressed [email protected] The core concept of the strategy is to War, thousands of communists from around should, therefore, be accorded the most [email protected] use the public welfare system to force the the world received training every year in the respect and courtesy. Regardless of indi- Letters to the Editor government to collapse. According to U.S. Soviet Union and Eastern socialist countries. vidual conduct and talent, this judgment is [email protected] government policy, the number of people The training focused on how to use labor rendered solely on one’s identity, and is thus eligible for welfare benefits is far greater movements, peace movements, churches, the basis of what’s called “identity politics.” than the number of people actually receiv- and non-governmental groups to influence This style of thinking is extremely popu- ing benefits. As long as these people are leftist parties in their own countries. lar in the United States and other Western encouraged or organized to take benefits, countries. According to such logic, black they will soon use up the government’s lesbians, who are oppressed along vec- funds, so the government will be unable to tors o race, sex, and sexual preference, are make ends meet. The communists have found ranked at the forefront of victimhood. On The specific implementation of this strat- that as long as they control the the contrary, white, heterosexual males are egy is the National Welfare Rights Organi- considered the most privileged and, in the zation. According to statistics, from 1965 to labor unions, they control a logic of victim politics, should be at the bot- 1974, the number of single-parent families large number of votes. As long tom of the totem pole. receiving benefits surged from 4.3 mil- This type of classification is identical lion to 10.8 million—more than doubling. as they control the votes, they to what goes on in communist countries, In 1970, 28 percent of the annual budget can make elected officials and where individuals were classified within of New York City was spent on welfare lawmakers do their bidding. the “five classes of red” or the “five classes SUBSCRIBE expenses. From 1960 to 1970, the number of of black” according to their wealth and SUBSCRIBE people receiving benefits in New York City class status before the revolution. The rose from 200,000 to 1.1 million. In 1975, STEP THREE: IMPLEMENTATION. After the Cold Chinese Communist Party eliminated and TODAY New York City was almost bankrupt. War, local socialist and communist groups oppressed landowners and capitalists be- TODAY The Cloward–Piven strategy is intended to in Western countries began playing a more cause of their wrong class status, attacked create a crisis. It thus can be regarded as an- dominant role. A large number of Ameri- intellectuals as the “Stinking Old Ninth” Get the other implementation of Alinsky’s theories, cans influenced by communist ideology and chanted that “the poor are the smart- Get the one of which is to “make the enemy live up entered the social mainstream. They either est; the nobles, the dumbest.” independent news independent news to its own book of rules.” engaged in politics, education, or academic Since the Bolshevik Revolution led by research, or entered the media or non- See next week’s edition for the next you won’t find you won’t find Lenin, the Communist Party has been governmental organizations. They use the installment. anywhere else. anywhere else. 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FENG LI/GETTY IMAGES Retired Officials Are Sabotaging Xi’s Foreign Policy to Prolong Communist Party Rule

WANG YOUQUN ligence, and diplomatic institutions. Xi’s anti-corruption campaign has Commentary Since March 2018, barely touched the diplomatic and Two years ago, Chinese leader Xi Chinese state media intelligence organs that have long Jinping said: “We have a thousand have run a campaign been controlled by his rivals. Zeng’s reasons to ensure the success of U.S.- confidants in these agencies continue China relations, and not a single rea- of extreme left- to exercise the Jiang faction’s will, son to ruin those relations.” wing propaganda, most recently undermining the Xi The United States is the world’s administration by interfering with most powerful country. If Xi can boasting of China’s Sino-U.S. relations. close a trade deal with Washing- “confidence” in ton and mend Sino-U.S. relations, the trade war and Were the Trade Talks Sabotaged? he will be able to pull the country From March to December 2018, out of crisis. pushing a bombastic senior Party leaders were in tense Xi Jinping delivers a speech as members of the new Politburo Standing Committee: On April 4, U.S. President Don- negotiations with the U.S. govern- ultranationalist (L-R) Liu Yunshan, Zhang Dejiang, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan, ald Trump met with Chinese vice narrative to pump up ment amid the trade war. On Dec. stand at the Great Hall of the People on Nov. 15, 2012 in Beijing, China. premier Liu He in Washington, and 1, Xi agreed to make concessions Liu brought him a personal letter anti-US sentiment in when he met with Trump at the from Xi Jinping. Trump described Chinese society. G-20 summit in Argentina. peak of the anti-corruption cam- investigation report. Xi then issued the letter as “beautiful;” meanwhile, Just two days later, an overseas paign, two open letters circulated three more orders between October Chinese state mouthpiece Xinhua Chinese-language media group, on the Chinese-language internet 2014 and February 2016, only to re- reported that intensive negotia- Duowei, published an article, titled that demanded Xi’s resignation. One ceive more fake reports from Zhao. tions over the course of the pre- “Xi Jinping Should Take Responsibil- included three threats to the safety Zhao received protection from the vious month had led to “new and ity for the Extreme Leftism That is of Xi and his family. Jiang faction, giving him the confi- substantial” progress on key issues. Tearing Apart China.” Since March 2018, Chinese state dence to defy Xi. Earlier this year, Xi stated his desire for negotia- In a Twitter post, U.S.-based Chi- media have run a campaign of ex- he was placed under investigation tions to be finished as soon as pos- nese economist He Qinglian wrote: treme left-wing propaganda, boast- by the CCP anti-corruption agency, sible, and expressed willingness to “An overseas media outlet [Duowei] ing of China’s “confidence” in the but there is more to that story. maintain close communications with associated with the national security trade war and pushing a bombastic On Dec. 26 last year, Wang Linq- Trump, who for his part, had said organs seems to be signalling a call ultranationalist narrative to pump ing, a judge working for the Supreme that the two countries had reached to overthrow Xi.” The Duowei article, up anti-U.S. sentiment in Chinese People’s Court of China entrusted agreement on some of the most chal- she noted, presented its criticism of society. As the Communist Party ex-CCTV host Cui Yongyuan with lenging issues in the deal. On April Xi as a matter of the CCP’s survival used this hardline ideological ap- publicising evidence of corruption in 25, Trump told White House staff or fall. proach to counter a national crisis, a 2016 case involving a multi-billion- that he and Xi would soon meet to Duowei, originally founded as conflicts and tensions built up during yuan mining industrial dispute in finalise the trade agreement. an independent Chinese-language the era of the Jiang faction’s political Shaanxi Province. Days later, the situation took an The Australian news website in New York, is now dominance came to a head. According to Wang’s expose, which abrupt turn, when Beijing reneged regarded as a pro-Bejing outlet as- The deterioration of the Chinese went viral, supreme court chief Zhou on its prior agreements. The trade apologists for the sociated with the Jiang faction. economy in recent years has caused Qiang had dispatched people to steal war resumed, with the Trump ad- Beijing communists “Only two possibilities: One; [the a variety of disturbances to inflame documents related to the case, af- ministration imposing new tariffs Jiang faction] is ready to fight until social anger. Some examples include fecting the judgement. On Jan. 15, of 25 percent on $250 billion worth clearly have nowhere both sides are exhausted, or two; fake vaccines, the crash of peer-to- 2019, Zhao Zhengyong was placed of Chinese export goods. to go. they are confident in their success peer (P2P) lending platforms, the fall under investigation, indicating that [in taking down Xi],” He wrote. of China top actress Fan Bingbing for he had been taken down as a result Where did things go wrong? David Flint AM, emeritus The determination of the Jiang fac- tax evasion, the sex scandal involv- of his own connection with the 2016 professor of law and former In my view, the setback in nego- chairman of the Australian tion to oppose Xi may have had a ing the head of the CCP-controlled derailment of justice, and by exten- tiations—as well as a host of other Press Council and Australian hand in the breakdown of Sino-U.S. Buddhist Association, or the Jiangxi sion, Zhou. problems that Xi faces—stem from Broadcasting Authority trade talks, on the eve of a potential provincial government’s heavy- Zhou has done the Jiang faction’s the unresolved nature of his anti- deal. On May 5, Trump announced handed exhumation of bodies to bidding in his capacity as supreme corruption campaign. Since com- that new tariffs would soon go into enforce cremation-only laws. court head since coming to his po- ing to power, the Xi leadership has effect, restarting the trade war. Last September, the CCP mouth- sition in 2013. He has maintained a disciplined more than 1 million of- The next day, the overseas Chinese- piece China Daily bought a four-page hardline stance on the banned spiri- ficials, yet his most powerful rivals language media World Journal cited supplement in the Des Moines Regis- tual practice of Falun Gong, which remain at large. a source close to Beijing as saying the ter in Iowa to try to defame Trump. the CCP persecuted on Jiang Zemin’s At the core of the anti-Xi elements Chinese negotiation team’s proposal A full-page article, titled “Dispute: orders since 1999. in the Chinese regime are former to make a deal with more conces- Fruit of a President’s Folly,” slammed As a result of his high rank, and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sions had been rejected by Xi. Ac- the Trump administration for the association with the Jiang faction, head Jiang Zemin and his fixer Zeng cording to the source, Xi had told trade war and encouraged local Zhou seems to have escaped pun- Qinghong, who served as vice presi- the negotiating team that he would farmers to not vote for Trump and ishment for his role in the Shaanxi dent and in other key posts. Though “take full responsibility for any pos- the Republicans during the midterm mining scandal. retired, both men still wield consid- sible result.” elections. On Feb. 22, the Party’s investigators erable influence throughout the CCP For Xi, the trade talks are of the Iowa was the destination of Xi’s announced that the court documents establishment, having had decades utmost priority. From the Xi-Trump first official visit to the United States had been stolen by none other than summit on Dec. 1 last year to May 1, in 1985. In 2012, shortly after com- Wang Linqing himself, something PETER PARKS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES when the U.S. and Chinese negoti- ing to office, Xi made another trip that hardly anyone watching the ating teams wrapped up their 10th to Iowa while in the United States. events could believe. The term “Linq- round of talks, Beijing and Wash- Trump is aware of Xi’s connections ing loses the documents” became an ington had reached consensus on 95 with the state, which is one of the internet meme mocking the situation. percent of the issues. On the Chinese reasons why he chose former Iowa Since May of 2015, following a side, the positions Vice Premier Liu state Governor Terry Branstad as judicial reform allowing everyday He took during the talks reflect Xi’s the U.S. ambassador to China. That citizens to file legal complaints to own positions. China Daily picked Iowa to run its the court, over 210,000 Falun Gong Multiple media quoted the World insert more or less shows that some- practitioners and supporters of Fa- Journal report as proof that Xi was one intended the move to embar- lun Gong have submitted litigation responsible for China’s backtracking rass Xi. against Jiang for ordering the anti- on the agreements. But in my opin- Falun Gong campaign. If Zhou Qiang ion, the report was very suspicious, Resisting Xi to Preserve the Party were to fall, Jiang and Zeng’s hold and may be the result of disinforma- Despite being touted as the most over the judicial system would be tion concocted by those in the CCP powerful CCP leader since Mao Ze- weakened, which suggests that the leadership who don’t want to see Xi dong, Xi Jinping is hemmed in by Jiang faction engineered the outcome reach a deal with Trump. uncooperative officials who resist of the supreme court scandal in order his directives, and are protected by to protect Zhou. to cultivate their factional network. China’s former vice Extreme Leftism and Growing the Jiang faction. Resistance to Xi Under the direction of Zeng Qin- Now 93, Jiang is ailing and can’t president Zeng Qin- Social Unrest is intended to preserve the Party’s ghong, the Jiang faction has been personally cause much trouble; the ghong (R) congratu- Who stands to lose from a successful political system, which enables their using the ideology of the CCP to present “leadership” of the Jiang fac- lates newly elected trade agreement between China and corruption. cover for their resistance against Xi’s Vice President Xi tion thus falls to Zeng. the United States? In past decades, On May 13, 2014, Xi voiced his foreign and domestic policy efforts, Jinping (L) in the Zeng’s factional ties intersect many Great Hall of the CCP elites leveraged the uneven objection to illegal construction of and are shifting responsibility for cliques, including the Shanghai and People on March 15, trade system and loopholes in the luxury villas in the Qinling moun- the Party’s crimes to Xi. They have Jiangxi “gangs,” as well as the Chi- 2008. state-heavy Chinese economy to tains, part of Shaanxi Province in taken advantage of the fact that thus nese oil industry and red princeling amass huge fortunes. Among the western China. But when provin- far, Xi has relied on the CCP system community. Between 1989 and 1999, most corrupt is Zeng Qinghong’s cial Party secretary Zhao Zhengyong to secure and maintain his political as chief of the CCP General Office, family. His son, Zeng Wei, reportedly received the instruction, he neither power as leader of China. Zeng was Jiang’s most important acquired Lu Neng Group, the biggest circulated the instructions to his aide. enterprise in Shandong Province, for leadership committee, nor started Wang Youqun graduated with a From 1999 to 2007, Zeng accumu- just 3.7 billion yuan (about $536.7 an initiative to address the issue. The Ph.D. in Law from the Renmin lated an array of high-profile roles, million), although the energy firm only action he took was to order the University of China. He worked as including vice president of China, is valued at 73.8 billion yuan. provincial Inspection Office and the an aide and copywriter Wei Jianx- head of the Party’s Organisation Ahead of this year’s Beidaihe meet- Xi’an municipality to investigate the ing (1931–2015), a member of the Department, executive secretary of ings—the informal annual gatherings matter and report back to the CCP CCP Politburo Standing Committee the CCP Central Committee, mem- of CCP leaders and retired leaders at central authorities. It wasn’t until from 1997 to 2002. bership in the Politburo Standing a seaside resort a few hours’ drive June 10 that Xi’an set up an inves- Committee, president of the Central from Beijing—speculation has been tigation team. Leo Timm contributed to this Party School, and leader of the CCP’s circulating that regime elites may A month later, the province report- report. leading group on Hong Kong and attempt to sideline Xi or depose him ed to the central government that all Macau affairs. in a coup. 202 illegal constructions had been Views expressed in this article are In his varied capacities, Zeng plant- The biggest targets of Xi’s lead- investigated; however, it was later the opinions of the author and do ed a multitude of confidants into ership, of course, are Jiang, Zeng, discovered that more than 1,000 not necessarily reflect the views of Party, government, military, intel- and their factional associates. At the properties had been left out of the The Epoch Times. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019 B7

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Your Wake-Up Call on Smart Beds and Sleep Apps

Smart products collect personal data that can be collated or shared in unpredictable—and invasive—ways

JULIE APPLEBY personal information could be given to Instead, Sleep Number beds gather indefinitely, even “after you cancel or partners for “research, analysis or ad- data through tiny changes in the mat- deactivate” user accounts. Your bed could be watching you. ministering surveys.” tress’s air pressure, said Pete Bils, Sleep OK, so not with a camera. Finally, the privacy policy says Sleep Number’s vice president of sleep science It’s More Than Just Zzzs But if you have any of a variety of Number can “exploit, share and use for and research. The privacy policies of many devices that “smart beds,” mattress pads or sleep any purpose” personal information with That data—along with goals each con- track and transmit personal informa- apps, it knows when you go to sleep. names or addresses withheld or stripped sumer sets for sleep—go into creating tion allow for the sharing of data that It knows when you toss and turn. It out, known as “de-identified” data. what the firm calls a Sleep IQ Score, a has been stripped of personal identifiers. may even be able to tell when you’re When asked about the seeming differ- term devised to assess how well a con- But privacy experts have shown it’s not having sex. ence between what the privacy policy sumer slept and is used heavily in the terribly difficult to use or combine such Sleep Number, one company that states and her comments, Elepano didn’t company’s marketing. Over time, the information to “re-identify” people. makes beds that can track heart rate, address that directly, but reiterated that score can show if a person is deviating “You are left with the impression that, respiration, and movement, said it col- the company doesn’t share even de-iden- from their averages. ‘Don’t worry, no one will be able to point lects more than 8 billion biometric data tified biometric data. If consumers don’t want to track what’s to you,’ but they don’t actually say that,” points every night, gathered each second going on in bed, they can flip on a “priva- said Tien. “I don’t know how they actu- and sent via an app through the internet Details From Dreamland cy mode” setting, which halts transmis- ally could say that.” to the company’s servers. Starting with when you turn in and sion but also limits what a consumer can Unlike personal data collected in a “This gives us the intelligence to be able when you wake up—and many things learn about their sleep patterns, which is doctor’s office or a sleep clinic, the -in to continue to feed our algorithms,” CEO in between—these beds know a lot. presumably one reason they bought the formation gathered by sleep trackers is Shelly Ibach told attendees at a Fortune And because it’s a bed in the first place. not protected by federal privacy rules. Brainstorm Health conference in San bed, there’s an ines- “The more you use Some sleep trackers or apps can con- Diego in April. capable salaciousness the bed, the more it nect with other “smart” devices in your Analyzing all that personal data, Ibach factor. The privacy policy knows you,” said Bils. home, such as a thermostat or coffee continued, not only helps consumers “I can’t imagine it says Sleep Number From what is spelled maker. learn more about their health, but also wouldn’t be possible out in privacy policies Nifty, for sure, because as you wake up, aids the company’s efforts to make a bet- to look at that data can ‘exploit, share and for these beds and your heater can kick on and the coffee ter product. and say, ‘Oh, that use for any purpose’ apps, it’s clear the maker can start doing its thing. But it Still, consumer privacy advocates are looks like sex,’” said data could be useful also can mean those devices are sharing increasingly raising concerns about the Lee Tien, senior staff personal information in other ways, too. your information. Sleep Number said its fate of personal health information— attorney at the Elec- with names or For example, the beds can import information from other which is potentially valuable to com- tronic Frontier Foun- addresses withheld French compa- devices but does not share customer in- panies that collect and sell it—gathered dation, talking about ny Withings, which formation with them. through a growing number of internet- the whole range of or stripped out. makes an under-mat- Still, the interconnectedness exposes connected devices. sleep-tracking tools. tress monitor that can more vulnerabilities. “We don’t know what happens to all “The raw data may not tell you that, but track movement, heart rate, snoring, and “We connect all these devices to each that data,” said Burcu Kilic, director of what they do is take the raw data and try other factors, said it shares anonymous other,” noted Kilic at Public Citizen. “If the digital rights program at Public Citi- to interpret it.” and aggregated data “with partners such hackers want to get into the system, zen, an advocacy group in Washington. Smart beds and other types of sleep as hospitals, researchers or companies, [they] can easily do so and collect all this The information “is also relevant and trackers have different sensors. Sleep as well as to the public in blog posts and info from you: How do you use your bed? important to pharmaceutical compa- Number beds have movement sensors, data studies.” How often do you have sex? This is very nies and those that make hospital-related for instance, which can inflate, deflate According to the Sleep Number privacy sensitive information.” technology,” Kilic said. or otherwise adjust the mattress for policy, it collects personal information, Privacy experts recommend encryp- Nonetheless, consumers are flocking to comfort. which can include names and informa- tion and the use of strong passwords mattresses and under-mattress sensors Some sleep apps and devices made by tion about a consumer’s age, weight, and additional authentication whenever aimed to quantify sleep as well as sleep- other firms even use microphones to height, and gender. If a consumer cre- possible. tracking devices; sleep apps are among track snoring. ates a user profile on the bed’s app, that The goal of the data gathering, Sleep the most popular downloads on Apple In late 2018, there was a collective social personal information is expanded to Number and other companies say, is and Android smartphones. media freakout when bloggers noticed a include specifics about movement, po- helping sleep-deprived Americans do a The Sleep Number bed is one of the quirk in the Sleep Number bed privacy sitions, respiration, and heart rate. better job at, well, sleeping. most heavily marketed of such products, policy that seemed to indicate those beds That is also true for children if parents But do consumers really need an app— with press releases and ads often equat- had a microphone. create a user profile for them. or a bed that can cost thousands of dol- ing good sleep with a better life. Sales of But they don’t, the company The policy also notes that per- lars—to tell them how rested they feel in the beds grew 6 percent from 2017 to $1.5 was quick to note. sonal data might be stored the morning? billion in 2018, company filings show. Such tools are “great because it makes Early this year, the company signed a people more aware of sleep, but it’s a partnership with Ariana Huffington’s slippery slope,” said Dr. Seema Khosla, GIULIA SCARPALEGGIA Thrive Global, a corporate wellness firm a pulmonologist and medical director HEALTHTABLE FOR TWO she launched after leaving The Huffing- of the North Dakota Center for Sleep, a FROMFOOD THE TUSCAN TABLE ton Post in 2016. In 2018, the bed maker sleep study facility in Fargo. Khosla, who began a multiyear partnership with the uses a few trackers herself, is also the lead YourIn Praise Bed ofCould No-Cook Be NFL,Watching inSummer which the company You Meals gives its author of the American Academy of Sleep SnackingYou Control the the Italian Intensity Way Sleep Number beds to players. Medicine’s position paper on sleep apps. The company says it goes to great One unexpected consequence: Con- HaveThe season you ever calls thought as much of buying for elaborate lengthsa ‘smart to protect family bed’ its to feastscustomers’ as data. for sumers so attuned to their data may RevisitingSpice up your merenda, pantry a with childhood herbs, ritual,vegetables, with a or classic easy, no-cook salads, bursting with“To befresh clear, summer Sleep Number produce. does not experience anxiety—and an inability no-bake Italian treat. optimise your sleep? Here’s someshare things any Sleep to consider IQ or biometric” data to sleep. spices infused into you favourite oil. before jumping in. outside the company, Sleep Number “We call it orthosomnia,” she said. spokesperson Julie Elepano said in an “They get all this data and get upset about email exchange. having a perfect number. We tell them to SeeSee B2B9B2 Still, that differs from the compa- put it away for a couple of weeks.” See B7B4 ny’s privacy notice, which clearly states that personal information—potentially Julie Appleby is a senior correspondent including biometric data—“may” be who reports on the health law’s imple- GOOD EATS | RECIPES | DRINKSshared with marketing companies or mentation, health care treatments and WEDNESDAY,JULY JUNE 25-31, 26, 2019 2019 B1 business partners. They, in turn, could costs, trends in health insurance, and send out pitches for Sleep Number or policy affecting hospitals and other offers to participate in partner product medical providers. This article was first loyalty programs. The policy also says published on Kaiser Health News. FOODLIFE

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The Greek Mediter- ranean diet is based on simple, fresh, and seasonal ingre- dients—and more than 2,000-year- old wisdom.

From the Greek Kitchen Secretsfor Health, Beauty, and Happiness

Inspired by CRYSTAL SHI Manhattan, New York, she continues said, have only confirmed the wisdom to spread the gospel of Greek cuisine, of the ancients. ancient wisdom, hef Maria Loi wants to along with her longtime corporate chef But Loi’s mere presence is compelling teach the world how to live Dara Davenport (who, she jokes, “is be- evidence enough: she’s endlessly warm chef Maria Loi healthier, happier, and lon- coming Greek”). and spirited, eyes always sparkling be- ger. The key to doing that, Loi draws upon her childhood in hind her glasses, and prone to breaking shares seven she says, lies in Greek cui- Nafpaktos, Greece, granules of wis- out in song and dance mid-conversa- C sine and its more than 2,000 years’ dom passed down from her grand- tion, sashaying and twirling her arms essential ingredients worth of wisdom. mother and grandfather, “the doctor to the music playing on the speakers Loi is a passionate ambassador for in the house” despite never having in the middle of her restaurant. If you of the Greek diet Greek food and the Mediterranean formally studied; and farther back, to are what you eat, Greek food must be diet, which has increasingly gained the teachings of the ancient Greeks, pure joy. the spotlight as one of the healthiest who believed, as Hippocrates famously “This kind of food that we’re eating, in the world. She’s authored several said, that “food is medicine.” it’s very good, it’s very healthy, and it cookbooks on the subject, including In her latest project, she’s teamed up doesn’t have side effects,” unlike more “Ancient Dining,” the official cookbook with Harvard professor and nutrition processed foods that may contain hid- of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and expert Dr. Stefanos Kales to research den toxins, Loi said. the best-selling “The Greek Diet.” and further spread the health benefits At her restaurant Loi Estiatorio, in of the Greek diet. Their findings, she Continued on B2B4 B4B2 WEDNESDAY,JULY JUNE 25-31, 26, 2019

From the Greek Kitchen Secretsfor Health, Beauty, and Happiness

Continued from B1 fats such as olive oil, nuts, and seafood. you the good life, the healthy life,” she food for both body and soul. Balance is key—that’s another piece of said. “This is knowledge that goes from one Greek food is based on simple, seasonal, ancient Greek wisdom Loi pulls from: In the spirit of spreading that good life, to the other, that’s how I got it as well,” and high-quality ingredients, includ- “Métron áriston,” “everything in mod- she and Davenport shared their essen- Loi said. “And now, I’m lucky enough ing an abundance of fresh produce and eration.” tials for stocking a Greek kitchen, from to give it to many people… I’m really so wild greens, herbs and spices, fiber-rich “It’s everything together, it’s a mix- olive oil to Greek yogurt—the building happy to do that. Because we have to beans and pulses, and heart-healthy ture of all these foods. That’s what gives blocks for making healthy, nourishing teach the world how to eat healthy.”

Greek yogurt topped with honey and a flurry of crushed walnuts.

Greek Olives and MARKET TIP Greek Yogurt Greek Oregano Olive Oil An Award-Winning Olive Oil From Crete Thicker and tangier than regular yo- The Greek name for oregano, per- Dubbed “liquid gold” by Homer and When asked how to gurt, and packed with protein and haps the cuisine’s most beloved and “the great healer” by Hippocrates, ol- identify good olive oil, gut-friendly probiotics, Greek yogurt essential herb, translates to “joy of ive oil has long been a cornerstone of Loi is quick to answer: has become known as a nutritional the mountains,” or “brilliance of the Greek culture and cuisine. As a Greek “First of all, it has to darling. In Greece, it was traditionally mountains.” It was believed to have myth goes, the olive tree was a gift to be Greek.” Her newest made with sheep’s milk, though cow’s been created by the goddess Aphro- milk is now more common. dite, grown in her garden on Mount humanity from Athena, the goddess product, Loi Ladi extra- of wisdom, presented in a competi- virgin olive oil, provides “Good yogurt, when you turn the Olympus, to bring health, happiness, tion with Poseidon for patronage of a worthy option—it was spoon [upside-down], it doesn’t fall and joy to the people. the then-unnamed city of Athens. just crowned winner down. That’s good yogurt,” Loi said. “Greek oregano is completely dif- (You can guess the victor.) of the Specialty Food Her Greek yogurt, strained of almost ferent from other oregano you find Extra-virgin olive oil—good olive oil, Association’s 2019 sofi all its whey until thick and creamy—the over here,” Loi said. Grown wild in the the kind that’s a fresh, vibrant green award for “Best New way her grandmother made it—passes mountains of Greece, and recogniz- in color and makes the back of your Product” in the olive oil the test with flying colors; she serves able by its distinctive white flowers, throat tingle when it goes down— category. it in a bowl in three proud, perfectly the herb has an incredibly bright, cit- forms the foundation for the much- Cold-extracted and spherical mounds, one stacked on rusy, woodsy aroma. It’s dried directly lauded, heart-healthy Mediterranean unfiltered, the olive oil top of the other two like scoops of ice on the branch in bundles, concentrat- diet. Many of the diet’s health benefits is made from koroneiki cream. ing the oils and thus the flavor, and can be traced back to its generous use olives harvested from Loi has another requirement for her broken off as needed to add to just of olive oil. a small family grove yogurt: it has to be full fat. Davenport about any savory dish. in Crete. Loi Ladi is recalled that when she first saw Loi HEALTH BENEFITS making Greek yogurt and asked about HEALTH BENEFITS available at Whole The ancient Greeks recognized the Many of olive oil’s health benefits can Foods Market, joining the fat percentage of the milk, she was be traced, in turn, to its concentra - met with a blunt response: “My grand- preventative and curative benefits of pasta, dips, and two oregano early on: Hippocrates used tion of polyphenols, naturally occur- types of honey in the mother never met a skim cow.” ring compounds that act as powerful it as an antiseptic for cuts and skin Loi product line. infections, and a cure for digestive and antioxidants and anti-inflammatory HEALTH BENEFITS agents. They’re the compounds re- Greek yogurt has less sugar, due to lac- respiratory problems, from stomach- sponsible for that peppery, throat- tose being strained out with the whey; aches to asthma. Now, studies have tickling sensation you’re after. and double the protein of regular yo- shown oregano to have powerful Recent studies have especially gurt, which helps you fill up quickly antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti- highlighted phenol oleocanthal for and stay full, and can contribute to inflammatory properties; some re- its potential in helping prevent can- healthy weight loss. It also contains a search has also pointed to its potential cer, as well as Alzheimer’s and other host of other nutrients, including cal- in fighting cancer cells. age-related memory loss and cogni- cium, iodine, potassium, and vitamin Oregano tea has also long been a tive decline. B-12. home cure and preventative measure Olive oil is also full of the antioxi- Most notably, Greek yogurt is full for colds and coughs. Loi is an ardent dant vitamin E, as well as monounsat- of probiotics, good bacteria that keep ambassador: “Make oregano tea and urated fats—the healthy kind—which your gut and digestive system bal- you’ll never have a cold again!” she anced, healthy, and happy. A healthier, proclaimed. Davenport is also a reluc- can help lower blood cholesterol and COURTESY OF MARIA LOI reduce the risk of heart disease, ac - happier gut means a healthier, happier tant supporter: “I do not enjoy orega- cording to the American Heart Asso- body overall—the ancient Greeks sur- no tea. It is not delicious to me. But it ciation. As Davenport put it, “they’re mised as much (“All disease begins in works—it is an amazing expectorant. the gut,” Hippocrates said), and recent It also helps decrease inflammation the good fats that fight bad fats.” studies have suggested links between in your lungs.” USES gut health and immune, heart, and “I use olive oil in everything,” Loi even brain and mental health. USES In Loi’s cooking, dried Greek oregano said—stirred into soups and stews, Loi Ladi extra-virgin drizzled over vegetables and fish, even USES is second only to olive oil in ubiquity; olive oil. baked into chocolate cake. “My des- Though traditionally used as a base few dishes are spared at least a sprin- serts, they use olive oil. People don’t for tzatziki dip, or eaten as a snack or kling. Add it to salad dressings or atop believe that,” she said. (She never uses dessert topped with honey or other salad greens themselves; stir it into butter, she adds emphatically.) sweet or savory toppings, Greek yo- soups and stews; use it to season any When it comes to cooking, good gurt is extremely versatile, especially variety of meats and fish. quality, extra-virgin olive oil has as a healthy substitute in cooking and To make oregano tea, simply add a high heat resistance and a smoke baking. a spoonful of the dried herbs to cold point—the temperature at which an oil Its creamy texture and pleasantly tart water and bring it to a boil. Drink a starts to burn, smoke, and degrade— flavor make it a great swap for mayon- cup every two or four hours, “the way naise in sandwiches and chicken sal- you would take DayQuil or NyQuil,” of somewhere between 390 and 405 ads; for sour cream atop baked potatoes Davenport said. She and Loi suggest degrees Fahrenheit, Davenport said, and tacos or in dips, creamy sauces, or making a big batch of tea to store in making it suitable for anything from light sautéing to even deep-frying. cakes; and for buttermilk in pancakes the fridge, pouring out a cup to heat (The key to safely frying with olive oil, and other baked goods. Try mixing it up whenever you’re in need of a boost. or any oil, she adds, is to keep your oil with your favorite herbs and spices temperature consistent, and generally and using it to marinate and tender- no higher than 380 degrees F.) ize meat, especially chicken or lamb. Olives, meanwhile, are a great way Outside of the kitchen, Greek yogurt to add salt to a dish; or, simply enjoyed can be used as an all-natural, moistur- on their own, a satisfying, savory izing face mask or soothing cream for snack. irritated or burned skin. “In the sum- mertime in Greece, we never had any- thing like cream when we [got] sun- burned, so we put yogurt,” Loi recalled. JULY 25-31, 2019 B3

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Beans Barley Rusks Greek Mountain Honey Beans are “severely underrated,” (Dakos) Tea In Loi’s book of sweeteners, honey Davenport said, despite their star Greek rusks, also known as paxima- Mild and fragrant, with a long-lasting reigns supreme; she casts white sugar qualities: they’re versatile, inexpen- dia, are a frugal peasant food turned sweetness, Greek mountain tea is an away with the same disdain as she sive, easy to prepare, and extremely beloved pantry staple. The hard, herbal infusion made from the stems, does butter. good for you. Greeks have tradition- crunchy, twice-baked biscuits (“like leaves, and flowers of the sideritis “When I was a kid, every night, our ally made them into soups and stews, grandfather used to give us a spoonful the biscotti of Greece,” Davenport plant, a hardy perennial native to Loi added, as an economical way to said) are made in a variety of differ- mountainous regions across the Med- [of honey] before we went to sleep,” stretch ingredients. ent shapes and sizes, using a variety iterranean. Greek shepherds would she said, like natural antibiotics. “It In Loi’s kitchen, they’re heartily of flours, across different regions of brew tea from the plants while tend- balances the system before you go to embraced as the powerhouses they Greece. Cretan barley rusks, or dakos, ing to their flocks in the mountains, sleep, and it relaxes you.” (For morn- are. She and her restaurant staff es- ings, he prescribed a spoonful of olive are one of the country’s most famous earning the drink its other common sentially run on fasolada, a simple oil.) versions. name of “shepherd’s tea.” but nourishing Greek soup made Dakos were born from practical- Though the healing tea is especially with creamy cannellini beans and a HEALTH BENEFITS ity: After making a loaf of bread, fitting during cold season, Loi drinks Honey is rich in antioxidants and may healthy pour of olive oil. (“I had it for home bakers would cut it into slices it every day. breakfast this morning,” Davenport help lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and bake them a second time to dry and blood triglycerides, a risk factor revealed; Loi flagged down a passing HEALTH BENEFITS them out, thus preserving them for for heart disease in high concentra- waiter for confirmation, and he con- months ahead. They only needed to Sideritis has antioxidant, anti-inflam- fessed he was headed to the kitchen for matory, and anti-microbial proper- tions. The ancient Greeks used it as be softened slightly in water, oil, or a topical treatment for wounds and a bowl right at that moment.) Full of wine before enjoying. ties, and has been used since ancient satiating fiber and protein, the beans times as a panacea for a wide range of burns, effective due to its antibacterial Fishermen often packed the hard- and anti-fungal properties. keep them full, without feeling heavy, ened biscuits with them on long sea- ailments, including the common cold, throughout their busy days. faring journeys, along with olive oil digestive and respiratory issues, and USES and canned tomatoes. Along the way, allergies. Yet another one of its names, Loi uses honey instead of sugar in all HEALTH BENEFITS “ironwort,” is related to its past use Beans are an excellent source of plant- Loi said, “They would dip the dakos of her desserts. Since it’s sweeter than into the sea, and then add some olive for treating wounds inflicted by iron sugar—just half a tablespoon of honey based protein and iron, especially weapons. “Malotira,” the name of the helpful for vegetarians. Their high oil and tomatoes, and it was like a is equivalent in sweetness to a table- full meal.” variety of mountain tea specific to the spoon of sugar—you can use less of it. concentration of both soluble and island of Crete, literally means “to ex- insoluble fiber keeps your digestive For a classic Greek treat, drizzle it in HEALTH BENEFITS tract a bad thing.” system running smoothly, makes you sticky ribbons over mounds of thick Made with whole grain barley flour, Greek mountain tea also works as a Greek yogurt, and top with crushed feel full while eating less, and helps dakos are high in dietary fiber, espe- calming sleep aid; Loi prescribes a cup lower cholesterol. walnuts. cially beta-glucan, a soluble fiber that every night for better sleep. Here’s a bonus beauty tip from Loi: Beans also have a low glycemic index has been linked to lower cholesterol score, meaning that the carbohydrates Thanks to its antibacterial properties, and lower blood sugar. They’re also a USES in them are digested and absorbed honey works great as a spot treatment good source of vitamins and miner- Greek mountain tea is packaged as more slowly into your bloodstream, whole, dried stems, with leaves and for skin blemishes, especially mixed als, including vitamin B1, selenium, with a bit of olive oil. Rinse it off with helping to regulate blood sugar levels. calcium, phosphorus, and chromium. flowers attached. To brew, break a few stems into small pieces and add them warm water after about 15 minutes. USES USES to a teapot, fill the pot with cold wa- Please consult your doctor before The culinary uses for beans are as Dakos are most commonly used to ter, and bring the water to a boil—you making any major changes to varied as the types of beans available: make a Cretan salad of the same want the tea to steep from the begin- your diet. chickpeas, black beans, kidney beans, ART-SONIK/SHUTTERSTOCK (ILLUSTRATIONS) name, consisting of dakos briefly ning, to enhance the flavor. The longer navy beans, and so on. Cooked dried softened in water, drizzled with olive you let it simmer, the stronger the tea beans are better than their canned oil, and topped with freshly grated to- will be. counterparts, in terms of both taste mato, tangy feta, and briny capers or Serve the tea strained or with stems and texture, but canned beans work olives. The olive oil and tomato juices and all, adding honey and lemon just fine in a pinch, so long as you further soften the rusks. or milk if desired. Loi suggests let- thoroughly rinse them before use, to Davenport, long obsessed with da- ting it cool, then refrigerating it wash off excess sodium. kos for their supreme crunch and for at least an hour and enjoying Then, eat them on their own as a nutty, earthy flavor, puts them “in ev- it cold. hearty side; toss them into salads erything, on everything”—as croutons to add protein and heft; use them to for her village salad, for instance, or thicken sauces; or cook them into as thickeners at the bottom of a bowl luscious soups. They’ll release starch of soup. while cooking, adding richness and creaminess without a drop of dairy.

Good yogurt, when you turn the spoon [upside-down], it doesn’t fall down. That’s good yogurt.' Maria Loi, chef B4 JULY 25-31, 2019

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CRYSTAL SHI CRYSTAL SHI CHARRED JALAPEÑO OIL In this series, we ask chefs about the In this series, we ask chefs about the secret secret ingredients they love—and how ingredients they love—and how you can MAKES 1 CUP you can use them at home. Here, use them at home. Here, executive chef executive chef Michael C. Brown 2 jalapeño peppers Mindy Oh of Mora Italiano in Encino, Cali- of Barrel Republic and Jalisco Can- 1 cup neutral-tasting oil, such as a canola- fornia, shares her love for fennel pollen. tina in San Diego shares an easy DIY olive oil blend The versatile spice is harvested ingredient to spice up your guaca- Sea salt, to taste from wild fennel, whose tiny, mole, and more. bright yellow flowers bloom Char the jalapeño peppers. Essentially, you are just blistering them; the jalapeños should be through the summer, and can be Secret Ingredient: I enjoy using oils black on the outside but only slightly cooked dusted over just about anything. that are infused with herbs, vegeta- inside. If you are an avid home cook and have bles, or spices—the sky is the limit! In- access to a kitchen torch, then that’s the Secret ingredient: Fennel pollen is my fused oils are widely used around the easiest way to get the job done. Otherwise, you go-to spice for steak, fish, chicken, veg- world and are very versatile. My cur- can achieve the same flavor by throwing the etables, grains, and almost anything else I rent favorite is the charred jalapeño oil jalapeños on a grill, or an open flame of your gas can sprinkle it on top of. It will add notes that I make from scratch. I also often stove top. The times can vary depending on your of citrus and licorice to dishes. It’s a subtle reach for spinach and poblano oils. source of fire, but it’s easy to eye it—just be on flavor that’ll confuse people as to what Although infused oils can be pur- the lookout for the char on the outside. that aftertaste is, or where that depth chased at specialty shops, they are Puree the charred jalapeños with oil and sea salt of flavor is coming from. fairly simple and inexpensive to make in a blender. My first experience with fennel pollen at home with the help of a blender, Recipe courtesy of chef Michael C. Brown was at my very first kitchen job. I needed heat, time, or all of the above. You to braise some pork belly and my chef are in control of the flavor of the oil, advised me to use some fennel pollen. [The so infuse away with any herb, spice, With infused oils, the combination of] braised pork bel- or vegetable you wish. Oil in general sky’s the limit. ly, oranges, fennel pollen, and SHANVOOD/SHUTTERSTOCK picks up flavor very easily, so you are pineapple just blew my young in control of the intensity. culinary mind. When talking about the charred ja- lapeño oil specifically, I prefer to use How to use it: I love using it in purees, a more tasteless oil—I personally use a roasted vegetables, or proteins. It really canola-olive blend. For other recipes, I lends itself well to pork dishes and fish dish- recommend using extra-virgin ol- es. I usually have to refrain myself from put- ive oil. Once you get comfortable with ting it in all of my dishes at Mora and at home. one infused oil recipe, you can start Since it is a little expensive, I cut it with salt experimenting by adding other spices to make a fennel pollen salt, which extends

and herbs and mixing oils. LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/SHUTTERSTOCK its shelf life. Thankfully, a little bit of fennel pollen will go a long way with your dishes. How to Use It: The charred jalapeño- The best place to buy fennel pollen would infused oil can be added to just about be at a specialty grocer shop, or the inter- any dish for aroma and flavor. Pour a net. A lot of people I know in California will little in your soup, drizzle some over forage their own fennel flowers and hang your pasta, or even mix it in with your them upside down for the fennel pollen. I did favorite salad dressing to turn up the it once and completely forgot that flowers A little bit of fennel flavor. I use it to add flavor and heat usually come with little friends. That being to Jalisco Cantina’s signature spicy said, fresh fennel pollen has a much brighter pollen will go a long shrimp guacamole. flavor profile than dried fennel pollen does. way with your dishes.

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The Case forDiscussing Spirituality in Schools ALL PHOTOS BY SHUTTERSTOCK Research suggests that spirituality may be a natural developmental process—so what does this mean for secular schools?

STOCKFOUR/SHUTTERSTOCK VICKI ZAKRZEWSKI

“I believe in reincarnation because it just makes sense!” exclaimed 10-year-old Jesse in the mid- dle of a lesson that was on anything but rein- Your carnation. This wasn’t the first time one of my students had brought up a topic related to spirituality or religion. In fact, I’ve found during my years of teaching that most of my students were both cu- Wake-Up Call rious about and eager to discuss these subjects— a bit of a conundrum when schools generally consider these to be taboo subjects. Interestingly, however, scientists are begin- on Smart Beds and ning to find that just like cognitive, physical, and emotional development, spirituality may also be a universal developmental process—which, given that teaching is informed by child development, Sleep Apps raises the question: Can spirituality play a role in secular education?

What Is Spirituality? Before I go any further, though, I want to fully acknowledge how divisive and tricky the topic of spirituality in education can be for very legiti- mate reasons. That is why I am approaching the subject through a scientific lens. To start, there is no definitive agreement among researchers on the separation between spirituality and religiosity. In general, howev- Smart products collect personal data that can be collated or shared in er, spirituality is viewed as beliefs, practices, and experiences that shape and create a way unpredictable—and invasive—ways of knowing and living that may or may not be informed by religious ritual, tradition, and doc- sample indicated that they were actively pursu- • incorporate service learning into their cur- trine. A person often inherits religion, but makes ing spiritual development without strong adher- riculum are providing opportunities for stu- the conscious choice to practice spirituality by ence to a religious path—with more than half dents to make a worthwhile contribution to JULIE APPLEBY personal information could be given to Instead, Sleep Number beds gather indefinitely, even “after you cancel or seeking answers about the self, universe, and Students are curious stating that they had grown in their spiritual society and grow their empathy and compas- partners for “research, analysis or ad- data through tiny changes in the mat- deactivate” user accounts. meaning of life. about and eager to identity in the last two years. Their main means sion for others. Your bed could be watching you. ministering surveys.” tress’s air pressure, said Pete Bils, Sleep While numerous scientists propose that spiri- discuss spiritual for spiritual growth included creating positive OK, so not with a camera. Finally, the privacy policy says Sleep Number’s vice president of sleep science It’s More Than Just Zzzs tuality is a developmental process, they disagree subjects—a bit of relationships through prosocial (kind, helpful) How to Talk About Spirituality But if you have any of a variety of Number can “exploit, share and use for and research. The privacy policies of many devices that on how the process occurs. Some suggest we are a conundrum when beliefs and actions, discovering meaning in life, With Students “smart beds,” mattress pads or sleep any purpose” personal information with That data—along with goals each con- track and transmit personal informa- born with spiritual capacity that is cultivated (or schools generally practicing mindfulness, and aligning values But what about the finding that says young peo- apps, it knows when you go to sleep. names or addresses withheld or stripped sumer sets for sleep—go into creating tion allow for the sharing of data that not) through interaction with parents, teachers, consider these to with actions. ple are deeply interested in discussing spiritu- It knows when you toss and turn. It out, known as “de-identified” data. what the firm calls a Sleep IQ Score, a has been stripped of personal identifiers. and/or our culture. Others think spiritual de- be taboo. Findings also suggested that the majority of ality? When students do bring these topics up, may even be able to tell when you’re When asked about the seeming differ- term devised to assess how well a con- But privacy experts have shown it’s not velopment occurs in stages as we integrate our young people would welcome the opportunity to understanding that spirituality may be develop- having sex. ence between what the privacy policy sumer slept and is used heavily in the terribly difficult to use or combine such beliefs with our feelings and actions. explore the topic of spirituality in a safe, caring, mental can help teachers respond in ways that Sleep Number, one company that states and her comments, Elepano didn’t company’s marketing. Over time, the information to “re-identify” people. To determine if there is a universal devel- and non-judgmental setting. are both respectful and affirming to students’ makes beds that can track heart rate, address that directly, but reiterated that score can show if a person is deviating “You are left with the impression that, opmental process of spirituality, the Search growth process. respiration, and movement, said it col- the company doesn’t share even de-iden- from their averages. ‘Don’t worry, no one will be able to point Institute—led at the time by Peter Benson, an What Does This Mean for Teaching? For example, a simple response to Jesse’s new- lects more than 8 billion biometric data tified biometric data. If consumers don’t want to track what’s to you,’ but they don’t actually say that,” expert in positive youth development—collab- Many consider the sole purpose of schools to be found belief could include first asking him how points every night, gathered each second going on in bed, they can flip on a “priva- said Tien. “I don’t know how they actu- orated with scientists from around the world cognitive development. Yet, any effective teach- he came to that conclusion and then validating and sent via an app through the internet Details From Dreamland cy mode” setting, which halts transmis- ally could say that.” to study the spiritual and religious beliefs and er will tell you that every student is a “whole his thinking about the larger questions of life to the company’s servers. Starting with when you turn in and sion but also limits what a consumer can Unlike personal data collected in a practices of young people. The Search Institute package” of thoughts, emotions, beliefs, family, as a positive and natural thing many people do. “This gives us the intelligence to be able when you wake up—and many things learn about their sleep patterns, which is doctor’s office or a sleep clinic, the -in took their definition of spirituality from a pa- Spirituality culture, economics, etc., (and now, potentially, A more formal example is the Passage- to continue to feed our algorithms,” CEO in between—these beds know a lot. presumably one reason they bought the formation gathered by sleep trackers is per published in 2003 by the journal Applied is viewed spirituality)—all of which directly influence a works program developed by the late Rachael Shelly Ibach told attendees at a Fortune And because it’s a bed in the first place. not protected by federal privacy rules. Developmental Science: as beliefs, student’s learning. For example, science has Kessler. After years of listening to students’ sto- Brainstorm Health conference in San bed, there’s an ines- “The more you use Some sleep trackers or apps can con- Spiritual development is the process of grow- clearly determined that a child’s social and ries and questions, Kessler wrote in her book The Diego in April. capable salaciousness the bed, the more it nect with other “smart” devices in your ing the intrinsic human capacity for self-tran- practices, and emotional skills impact academic success. Soul of Education that “certain experiences— Analyzing all that personal data, Ibach factor. The privacy policy knows you,” said Bils. home, such as a thermostat or coffee scendence, in which the self is embedded in experiences So here comes the tricky question: If spiritual- quite apart from religious belief or affiliation— continued, not only helps consumers “I can’t imagine it says Sleep Number From what is spelled maker. something greater than itself, including the that shape and ity is indeed a universal developmental process, had a powerful effect in nourishing the spiritual learn more about their health, but also wouldn’t be possible out in privacy policies Nifty, for sure, because as you wake up, can ‘exploit, share and sacred. It is the developmental “engine” that create a way of how do teachers account for this process in their development of young people.” aids the company’s efforts to make a bet- to look at that data for these beds and your heater can kick on and the coffee propels the search for connectedness, mean- classroom where separation of church and state These experiences came through students’ ter product. and say, ‘Oh, that use for any purpose’ apps, it’s clear the maker can start doing its thing. But it ing, purpose, and contribution. It is shaped both knowing and is paramount? Interestingly, many teachers are needs for connection, silence, meaning, joy, Still, consumer privacy advocates are looks like sex,’” said data could be useful also can mean those devices are sharing within and outside of religious traditions, beliefs, living. probably already doing it—without even real- transcendence (sometimes mystical, but also increasingly raising concerns about the Lee Tien, senior staff personal information in other ways, too. your information. Sleep Number said its and practices. izing it. through extraordinary arts, athletics, academ- fate of personal health information— attorney at the Elec- with names or For example, the beds can import information from other Almost 7,000 persons aged 12–25 from Aus- If we use the definition of spiritual develop- ics, or relationships), and initiation into the next which is potentially valuable to com- tronic Frontier Foun- addresses withheld French compa- devices but does not share customer in- tralia, Cameroon, Canada, India, Thailand, ment given above, then teachers who: stage of life. Passageworks helps teachers estab- panies that collect and sell it—gathered dation, talking about ny Withings, which formation with them. Ukraine, the UK, and the U.S. took part in the lish a classroom environment in which students through a growing number of internet- the whole range of or stripped out. makes an under-mat- Still, the interconnectedness exposes study that included surveys, focus groups, and • provide experiences of awe for their students feel safe to explore these needs. connected devices. sleep-tracking tools. tress monitor that can more vulnerabilities. in-depth interviews. The sample represented a through art, music, nature, or studying great Spirituality in education is a potentially con- “We don’t know what happens to all “The raw data may not tell you that, but track movement, heart rate, snoring, and “We connect all these devices to each broad range of educational and socioeconomic people are helping their students connect to tentious area, and yet recent scientific findings that data,” said Burcu Kilic, director of what they do is take the raw data and try other factors, said it shares anonymous other,” noted Kilic at Public Citizen. “If backgrounds, and every major religion as well as something larger than themselves. on spiritual development encourage us, at the the digital rights program at Public Citi- to interpret it.” and aggregated data “with partners such hackers want to get into the system, Paganism, Sikhism, Native or Traditional Spiri- • teach prosocial skills such as gratitude, com- very minimum, to ask the question: Do we need zen, an advocacy group in Washington. Smart beds and other types of sleep as hospitals, researchers or companies, [they] can easily do so and collect all this tuality, atheism, agnosticism, other religions, passion, empathy, mindfulness, and altru- to pay attention to this? Perhaps it is apropos of The information “is also relevant and trackers have different sensors. Sleep as well as to the public in blog posts and info from you: How do you use your bed? and those who did not identify as religious. ism are helping their students develop positive the topic that there are no definitive answers— important to pharmaceutical compa- Number beds have movement sensors, data studies.” How often do you have sex? This is very What they found strongly suggests that a spiri- relationships. only big questions. nies and those that make hospital-related for instance, which can inflate, deflate According to the Sleep Number privacy sensitive information.” tual development process exists that transcends • relate the content of their classes to students’ technology,” Kilic said. or otherwise adjust the mattress for policy, it collects personal information, Privacy experts recommend encryp- the boundaries of culture and religion and that lives and who take the time to get to know and Vicki Zakrzewski, Ph.D., is the education di- Nonetheless, consumers are flocking to comfort. which can include names and informa- tion and the use of strong passwords does not necessarily require engagement in re- cultivate their students’ interests and passions rector of the Greater Good Science Center. This mattresses and under-mattress sensors Some sleep apps and devices made by tion about a consumer’s age, weight, and additional authentication whenever ligious practices. are helping their students develop meaning article was first published in the Greater Good aimed to quantify sleep as well as sleep- other firms even use microphones to height, and gender. If a consumer cre- possible. For example, approximately 64 percent of the and purpose. Magazine online. tracking devices; sleep apps are among track snoring. ates a user profile on the bed’s app, that The goal of the data gathering, Sleep the most popular downloads on Apple In late 2018, there was a collective social personal information is expanded to Number and other companies say, is and Android smartphones. media freakout when bloggers noticed a include specifics about movement, po- helping sleep-deprived Americans do a The Sleep Number bed is one of the quirk in the Sleep Number bed privacy sitions, respiration, and heart rate. better job at, well, sleeping. most heavily marketed of such products, policy that seemed to indicate those beds That is also true for children if parents But do consumers really need an app— Take some herb, enjoy your coffee and sleep with press releases and ads often equat- had a microphone. create a user profile for them. or a bed that can cost thousands of dol- ing good sleep with a better life. Sales of But they don’t, the company The policy also notes that per- lars—to tell them how rested they feel in DICKSON the beds grew 6 percent from 2017 to $1.5 was quick to note. sonal data might be stored the morning? Sumherb TCM Urinary Function Formula billion in 2018, company filings show. Such tools are “great because it makes Cheapest chemist on northside Early this year, the company signed a people more aware of sleep, but it’s a About formula partnership with Ariana Huffington’s slippery slope,” said Dr. Seema Khosla, Thrive Global, a corporate wellness firm a pulmonologist and medical director the formula is to helping relieve urinary she launched after leaving The Huffing- of the North Dakota Center for Sleep, a frequency caused by emotion, toxins ton Post in 2016. In 2018, the bed maker sleep study facility in Fargo. Khosla, who (dampness) or operation. 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Your Wake-Up Call on Smart Beds and Sleep Apps

Smart products collect personal data that can be collated or shared in unpredictable—and invasive—ways

JULIE APPLEBY personal information could be given to Instead, Sleep Number beds gather indefinitely, even “after you cancel or partners for “research, analysis or ad- data through tiny changes in the mat- deactivate” user accounts. Your bed could be watching you. ministering surveys.” tress’s air pressure, said Pete Bils, Sleep OK, so not with a camera. Finally, the privacy policy says Sleep Number’s vice president of sleep science It’s More Than Just Zzzs But if you have any of a variety of Number can “exploit, share and use for and research. The privacy policies of many devices that “smart beds,” mattress pads or sleep any purpose” personal information with That data—along with goals each con- track and transmit personal informa- apps, it knows when you go to sleep. names or addresses withheld or stripped sumer sets for sleep—go into creating tion allow for the sharing of data that It knows when you toss and turn. It out, known as “de-identified” data. what the firm calls a Sleep IQ Score, a has been stripped of personal identifiers. may even be able to tell when you’re When asked about the seeming differ- term devised to assess how well a con- But privacy experts have shown it’s not having sex. ence between what the privacy policy sumer slept and is used heavily in the terribly difficult to use or combine such Sleep Number, one company that states and her comments, Elepano didn’t company’s marketing. Over time, the information to “re-identify” people. makes beds that can track heart rate, address that directly, but reiterated that score can show if a person is deviating “You are left with the impression that, respiration, and movement, said it col- the company doesn’t share even de-iden- from their averages. ‘Don’t worry, no one will be able to point lects more than 8 billion biometric data tified biometric data. If consumers don’t want to track what’s to you,’ but they don’t actually say that,” points every night, gathered each second going on in bed, they can flip on a “priva- said Tien. “I don’t know how they actu- and sent via an app through the internet Details From Dreamland cy mode” setting, which halts transmis- ally could say that.” to the company’s servers. Starting with when you turn in and sion but also limits what a consumer can Unlike personal data collected in a “This gives us the intelligence to be able when you wake up—and many things learn about their sleep patterns, which is doctor’s office or a sleep clinic, the -in to continue to feed our algorithms,” CEO in between—these beds know a lot. presumably one reason they bought the formation gathered by sleep trackers is Shelly Ibach told attendees at a Fortune And because it’s a bed in the first place. not protected by federal privacy rules. Brainstorm Health conference in San bed, there’s an ines- “The more you use Some sleep trackers or apps can con- Diego in April. capable salaciousness the bed, the more it nect with other “smart” devices in your Analyzing all that personal data, Ibach factor. The privacy policy knows you,” said Bils. home, such as a thermostat or coffee continued, not only helps consumers “I can’t imagine it says Sleep Number From what is spelled maker. learn more about their health, but also wouldn’t be possible out in privacy policies Nifty, for sure, because as you wake up, aids the company’s efforts to make a bet- to look at that data can ‘exploit, share and for these beds and your heater can kick on and the coffee ter product. and say, ‘Oh, that use for any purpose’ apps, it’s clear the maker can start doing its thing. But it Still, consumer privacy advocates are looks like sex,’” said data could be useful also can mean those devices are sharing increasingly raising concerns about the Lee Tien, senior staff personal information in other ways, too. your information. Sleep Number said its fate of personal health information— attorney at the Elec- with names or For example, the beds can import information from other which is potentially valuable to com- tronic Frontier Foun- addresses withheld French compa- devices but does not share customer in- panies that collect and sell it—gathered dation, talking about ny Withings, which formation with them. through a growing number of internet- the whole range of or stripped out. makes an under-mat- Still, the interconnectedness exposes connected devices. sleep-tracking tools. tress monitor that can more vulnerabilities. “We don’t know what happens to all “The raw data may not tell you that, but track movement, heart rate, snoring, and “We connect all these devices to each that data,” said Burcu Kilic, director of what they do is take the raw data and try other factors, said it shares anonymous other,” noted Kilic at Public Citizen. “If the digital rights program at Public Citi- to interpret it.” and aggregated data “with partners such hackers want to get into the system, zen, an advocacy group in Washington. Smart beds and other types of sleep as hospitals, researchers or companies, [they] can easily do so and collect all this The information “is also relevant and trackers have different sensors. Sleep as well as to the public in blog posts and info from you: How do you use your bed? important to pharmaceutical compa- Number beds have movement sensors, data studies.” How often do you have sex? This is very nies and those that make hospital-related for instance, which can inflate, deflate According to the Sleep Number privacy sensitive information.” technology,” Kilic said. or otherwise adjust the mattress for policy, it collects personal information, Privacy experts recommend encryp- Nonetheless, consumers are flocking to comfort. which can include names and informa- tion and the use of strong passwords mattresses and under-mattress sensors Some sleep apps and devices made by tion about a consumer’s age, weight, and additional authentication whenever aimed to quantify sleep as well as sleep- other firms even use microphones to height, and gender. If a consumer cre- possible. tracking devices; sleep apps are among track snoring. ates a user profile on the bed’s app, that The goal of the data gathering, Sleep the most popular downloads on Apple In late 2018, there was a collective social personal information is expanded to Number and other companies say, is and Android smartphones. media freakout when bloggers noticed a include specifics about movement, po- helping sleep-deprived Americans do a The Sleep Number bed is one of the quirk in the Sleep Number bed privacy sitions, respiration, and heart rate. better job at, well, sleeping. most heavily marketed of such products, policy that seemed to indicate those beds That is also true for children if parents But do consumers really need an app— with press releases and ads often equat- had a microphone. create a user profile for them. or a bed that can cost thousands of dol- ing good sleep with a better life. Sales of But they don’t, the company The policy also notes that per- lars—to tell them how rested they feel in the beds grew 6 percent from 2017 to $1.5 was quick to note. sonal data might be stored the morning? billion in 2018, company filings show. Such tools are “great because it makes Early this year, the company signed a people more aware of sleep, but it’s a partnership with Ariana Huffington’s slippery slope,” said Dr. Seema Khosla, Thrive Global, a corporate wellness firm a pulmonologist and medical director she launched after leaving The Huffing- of the North Dakota Center for Sleep, a ton Post in 2016. In 2018, the bed maker sleep study facility in Fargo. Khosla, who began a multiyear partnership with the uses a few trackers herself, is also the lead NFL, in which the company gives its author of the American Academy of Sleep Sleep Number beds to players. Medicine’s position paper on sleep apps. The company says it goes to great One unexpected consequence: Con- lengths to protect its customers’ data. sumers so attuned to their data may “To be clear, Sleep Number does not experience anxiety—and an inability share any Sleep IQ or biometric” data to sleep. outside the company, Sleep Number “We call it orthosomnia,” she said. spokesperson Julie Elepano said in an “They get all this data and get upset about email exchange. having a perfect number. We tell them to Still, that differs from the compa- put it away for a couple of weeks.” ny’s privacy notice, which clearly states that personal information—potentially Julie Appleby is a senior correspondent including biometric data—“may” be who reports on the health law’s imple- shared with marketing companies or mentation, health care treatments and business partners. They, in turn, could costs, trends in health insurance, and send out pitches for Sleep Number or policy affecting hospitals and other offers to participate in partner product medical providers. This article was first loyalty programs. The policy also says published on Kaiser Health News. B6B10 MONDAY,JULY JUNE 25-31, 24, 2019 Listening to Music May Ease Cancer Patients’ Pain

Listening to music at home may and the same instructions about authors caution. And future stud- cardiovascular, respiratory, muscu- reduce cancer patients’ pain and how often to listen, but their selec- ies should use objective measures lar, skeletal, nervous and metabolic fatigue and ease symptoms like Music ther- tions were various types of ambient of pain and fatigue, in addition to systems as well, relieving muscle loss of appetite and difficulty con - apy is con- music, mainly consisting of envi- the subjective measures used in this tension and pain, they add. centrating, according to research ronmental sounds, which research study, Chou said. “From the neurophysiological in Taiwan. venient, does has shown does little to reduce pain The researchers are also interest- point of view,” said Tereza Alcan- In the study, breast cancer patients not involve or symptoms, the study team notes. ed in learning how and why mu- tara-Silva of the Federal University assigned to listen to 30 minutes of invasive pro- Before the women had surgery, sic therapy reduces symptoms and of Goias in Brazil, music-evoked music five times a week had “notice- cedures, and and after six, 12 and 24 weeks of mu- pain. Because listening to music emotions can modulate activity in ably” reduced side effects of cancer can easily sic listening, all patients rated the promotes endorphins, dopamine, a variety of brain areas. and its treatment over 24 weeks, severity of 25 physical symptoms on and serotonin in the brain, the “Music plays a major role in the researchers report in the European be used. a five-point scale, as well as rating chemicals may spark joy and posi- self-regulation of emotional con- Journal of Cancer Care. Kuei-Ru Chou, five categories of fatigue on a sepa- tive emotions that distract patients texts,” said Alcantara-Silva, who The patients said the music helped senior study rate five-point scale, and the level of from negative emotions, the study wasn’t involved in the study, by their physical and psychological author, Taipei pain they felt on a 100-point scale. authors speculate. email. “Music therapy can bring wellbeing because it distanced Medical University The average symptom severity Music could affect functions of the several benefits to cancer patients, them from negative thoughts about scores of the music therapy group helping them to find ways to deal cancer. had dropped by five points at the with stress, fear, and loneliness.” “Music therapy is convenient, does six-week assessment, seven points not involve invasive procedures, and at 12 weeks and nearly nine points By Carolyn Crist can easily be used by people in the after 24 weeks. Pain scores and comfort of their homes,” said senior overall fatigue scores fell at From Reuters study author Kuei-Ru Chou of Taipei each assessment as well. Medical University. For those listening to “Home-based music interven- music, physical and tions can also be used with no cost,” mental fatigue had also Listening to Chou told Reuters Health by email. dropped at six weeks but music improved “Healthcare services have become not later. patients physical expensive at the present time.” In contrast, pain and and psychological well-being The researchers recruited 60 breast symptom severity scores because it cancer patients and randomly as- in the control group in- distanced them signed half of them to a group that creased and remained from negative would listen to music at home on an higher than at the start of thoughts about MP3 player provided by the study the trial. cancer. team with a selection of classical, Based on the results, mu- parlor, popular, Taiwanese and reli- sic therapy may not relieve gious music to choose from. The oth- long-term physical and men- er patients were also given a player tal fatigue, the study

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VOLKAN OLMEZ/UNSPLASH How To Change How You You Can Feel, Put On a Smile TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY demonstrating that the physical act of smiling can De- Smiling really can make make people feel happier. you feel happier, report re- Now, however, using searchers. a statistical technique Stress The paper looked at near- called meta-analysis, the ly 50 years of data testing team combined data from whether posing facial ex- 138 studies testing over in 5 pressions can lead people to 11,000 participants from feel the emotions related to all around the world. Ac- Going outside for a short walk or even pacing around the house can help you those expressions. cording to the meta-anal- Minutes de-stress and re-focus. “These findings address ysis, posing facial expres- a critical question about sions has a small impact the links between on our feelings. For DEVON ANDRE minutes can also be an effec- a sound like a hum, a phrase, our internal ex- example, smiling tive stress relief tool. Visualize or something affirming that perience and makes people You probably hear a lot about yourself being somewhere or makes you feel good. our bod- feel happier, how diet and lifestyle, like get- doing something you enjoy and ies—whether scowling ting exercise and better sleep, the feelings and experiences Look Out The Window or Get changing our makes them can help relieve stress and that come along with it. It can Outside: Stepping outside to facial expres- feel angrier, anxiety. But you can’t exactly be a fantasy or memory–just sit on a quiet bench or some- sion can alter and frowning

go for a run or take a power lock into it and transport your- where else that provides solace SANJAADORJ/UNSPLASHUCHRAL the emotions makes them nap at a moment’s notice. self. Putting on headphones can help knock stress down a we feel and our feel more sad. When stress hits, sometimes or earplugs may enhance the notch. If you can’t get outside, emotional response “We don’t think you need to calm your nerves experience. take a look through the win- to the world,” says coauthor that people can ‘smile their fast. Here are a few things that dow and take in the view. Even Heather Lench, an associate way to happiness’. But these you can do to take the edge off Movement: Getting up and do- the sight of smiling people, professor and head of the findings are exciting be- in about five minutes. ing a quick five-minute walk a blue sky, or some leaves psychological and brain sci- cause they provide a clue or even just pacing around glistening in the sun can ences department at Texas about how the mind and Focused Breathing: Taking your house can help. But if you produce calm. A&M University. the body interact to shape a moment to step back from find the exercise makes you Taking five minutes to de- “Conventional wisdom our conscious experience of what’s causing you stress and feel anxious, you can follow up stress can help you refocus or tells us that we can feel a emotion” says Coles. recalibrate is an important with a yoga move called tree- save you from doing something little happier if we simply “We still have a lot to learn part of quick stress relief. Re- pose. Stand up straight, then you may regret. It can also smile. Or that we can get about these facial feedback move yourself from the situa- breathe and focus on bend- provide a quick reminder that ourselves in a more seri- effects, but this meta-anal- tion, go somewhere quiet, and ing one knee to lift your foot you can control your emotions. ous mood if we scowl. But ysis put us a little closer to start to breathe. Put all of your off the ground. Rest the heel When time is of the essence, psychologists have actu- understanding how emo- focus on taking long, deep of that foot against the inner try these, or a combination of ally disagreed about this tions work.” breaths and allow nothing to thigh of your other leg. them, to regulate and refocus. idea for over 100 years” says The paper appears in Psy- break your concentration. If it Close your eyes and breathe lead author Nicholas Coles, chological Bulletin. helps, look at your stomach as deeply for a minute before Devon Andre holds a bach- a researcher from the Uni- it expands and deflates with switching legs. elor's in forensic science from versity of Tennessee. This article was originally each inhalation and the University of Windsor in These disagreements be- published by Texas A&M exhalation. Repeat a Mantra: If the guided Canada and a Juris Doctor came more pronounced in University. Republished breathing isn’t helping, try from the University of Pitts- 2016 when 17 teams of re- via Futurity.org under Guided Imagery: Closing your reciting a mantra while you burgh. This article was first searchers failed to replicate Creative Commons eyes and daydreaming for five- do it. This could be one word, published on Bel Marra Health. a well-known experiment License 4.0. THURSDAY,JULY 25-31, JUNE2019 20, 2019 B11C5

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When our mind and emotions conspire to distract WISE HABITS or demotivate us, it’s time to dig into our psychological The Discipline of Mastering tool box. Mental States

For example, some common actions that However, lately, I’ve been playing with Our mind can get tangled in a often help move into a better mental state: what I think of as a more “advanced” feeling, but that doesn’t have to stop skill. I think of it as advanced because • Meditating I think it’s better to practice the skills us from getting things done • Going for a walk mentioned above first. Then move on to • Getting up and moving around this one. • Talking to someone Here’s the advanced skill: learn that LEO BABAUTA • Taking a power nap you don’t need to change your mental • Getting into a quiet, uncluttered envi- state to do what you’re committed I’m far from mastering this skill, but one An antifragile ronment to doing. thing I’ve been playing around with is system • Turning off your Wi-Fi router If you need the perfect mental state and how important mental states are to our wouldn’t • Using full-screen writing apps the perfect set of circumstances to do productivity, happiness, focus, health • Playing calming music your commitments, this is a fragile sys- habits and more. require the • Reading an inspirational quote or tem. Anything that keeps you from doing For example, if you’re tired or feeling right mental article the actions you need to do to get into the down, there’s a good chance you’re not state or • Bringing playfulness to the task right mental state throws you off and going to focus on your meaningful tasks, actions in prevents you from doing your meaning- and instead will look for distractions There are many other possibilities, of ful work. and comfort. order to get course, but you get the idea. An antifragile system wouldn’t require If you’re feeling frenetic and in quick- the work Another idea is to look at whether the right mental state or actions in order task mode, you’re not likely to focus on done. you’re feeling discouraged or encour- to get the work done. You’d just do the deep work, but instead will look for easy aged. If life has conspired to discourage work, no matter the conditions. busywork to do. you from a project, habit, or meaning- That’s much easier said than done, of Mental states will usually affect wheth- ful task then you’ll want to find ways to course. But I believe we can train our- er we exercise, eat healthy food, binge encourage yourself. The power encour- selves to do it. watch TV shows, drink alcohol, eat junk agement has to change your mental state Here’s how I’ve been practicing: food, or are open-hearted (or rude) with can’t be overstated. the people we love. This is a skill you can practice every 1. Recognize that I’m not in the ideal So it’s really important to monitor men- single day. Throughout the day. Bring mental state to do the thing I need to tal states. It’s also an incredible skill to be mindfulness to your current mental do. I’m tired, frazzled, distracted, sad. able to move into the proper mental state state, ask yourself what you’d like to be 2. Ask myself if I’m committed to this or to do focused work, to create, to medi- doing and what mental state would not. If it’s not that important, I can put tate, to exercise, or do whatever you find help you do that, and then experiment it off until I get into the right state. If meaningful. until you find a way to move into that I’m very committed, I’ll do it if at all In this article, I’ll share some ways to mental state. possible, though it’s not always pos- get better at moving into the mental state Practice and experiment until you get sible depending on circumstances. you need to be in to do that meaning- good at moving into the right mental 3. Make it happen, despite the mental ful work. But I’ll also share an advanced state. Mastery will take daily practice state. If I’m tired, that’s OK. I don’t skill—being able to do what you need to and constant play. need to be fully rested to meditate or do, no matter what your mental state. write or exercise. If I’m distracted, I think of this as an “antifragile” skill The Advanced Antifragile Skill that’s OK too. I can write when I’m dis- (in the terminology of Nassim Nicholas Once you’ve played with the ideas above, tracted—even if it’s not the ideal writ- Taleb). you can get a lot better at changing your ing, I still am committed to doing it. mental state as needed. Getting Good at Moving Into If I’m in a bad mood, for example, I can a Mental State still do whatever needs to be done. I just Let’s say you want to do some writing, or need to let the bad mood inhabit the other focused work, and to do that you It’s also an same space as my meaningful action.I’ve want to be in a calm, focused, energetic, incredible found I can do anything in any mood, positive mental state. skill to even if it’s not ideal. But right now, you’re feeling frazzled be able to An important caveat: self-care is still and distracted. How do you move from important. I know that I need to rest, I one state to the other? move into need to take care of my body and mind, the proper and sometimes I need to stop working First, you have to recognize that you’re mental state and have some solitude. I need these in the wrong mental state. You recognize things for long-term happiness and that your current state is not likely to lead to do focused health. But at this moment, if I need to do to a calm focus. Instead, it will likely lead work. something I’m committed to doing, I can to you doing busywork or seeking do it no matter what. And with practice, distraction. I can even love the moment that is filled with tiredness, distractedness, frustra- Second, you have to experiment to find tion, or sadness. a set of actions that can help you move into the right mental state. This is going Leo Babauta is the author of six books, to be different for each person, even for the writer of “Zen Habits,” a blog with each different mental state that you’re in over 2 million subscribers, and the or that you want to get to. But with some creator of several online programs to experimentation, you can discover things help you master your habits. that work for you. Visit ZenHabits.net B8B12 TUESDAY,JULY JUNE 25-31, 25, 2019

ESSENCE OF CHINA Ancient Chinese Stories Great Achievements Begin With Small Steps

EPOCH TIMES STAFF Sea to India to pay their respects of the Bohai Sea. sticks that he adored. to Buddha. Zhi Sou, who lived on the river Seeing this, his adviser Qi Zi Start by Sweeping Your Own The rich monk said to the poor bend, laughed at Yu Gong. “With sighed and said, “The more the king House monk: “I’ve tried for several years such minuscule manpower, how cares about these chopsticks, the “The Book of the Later Han,” which to hire a ship to sail across the sea. can you hope to level two moun- more he might think they can only covers Han Dynasty history from My plans have yet to reach frui- tains?” be paired with bowls made of rhino A.D. 6 to 189, has a story about tion. What do you have to rely on Yu Gong replied: “Even after I’ve horn and cups made of white jade. a proud chap named Chen Fan. for making the trip?” passed on, my sons will continue “With such fine wares, he will Chen was ambitious and wanted A year later, the rich monk still this work. They will have grand- want them to hold only the best to achieve great things, but he hadn’t left his home, while the poor sons, who will have great-grand- delicacies. Being used to such deli- didn’t bother keeping his own life monk had already returned from sons. My family will always have cacies, he will desire only the most in order. As a result, his room was his pilgrimage. The poor monk future generations to carry on, expensive silk robes and majestic constantly filthy and chaotic. told the surprised rich monk, while these mountains won’t grow palaces. One day, Xue Qin, a friend of “Throughout my journey, I relied any bigger. They will be leveled one “The luxuries within our borders Chen’s father, came to visit. When only on my water bottle and beg- day. What have I to worry about?” will eventually prove insufficient, he saw how dirty Chen’s room ging bowl. They were all I needed Zhi Sou was at a loss for words. and the king will wish to acquire was, he asked Chen, “Why don’t to fulfill my wish.” Despite his advanced age and rare, exquisite items from other you clean up your room?” The poor monk achieved his goal limited strength, Yu Gong had no countries. From these chopsticks, Chen replied, “As a man of great by taking one step at a time, relying doubt that his lofty goal would be I can already see what will unfold. In daily life, ambition, why should I waste time only on courage and will. By con- attainable with steady, continuous I can’t help but worry for the king.” our minor on trivial things like sweeping my trast, the rich monk held on to his efforts. Qi Zi’s prediction indeed came room, when I should be focusing dream like a castle in the air, talk- Indeed, his faith and determi- true. King Zhou’s fancies grew habits and on sweeping the world off its feet?” ing about his aspirations but fail- nation touched the Heavenly God, and grew. He abandoned his du- thoughts Xue Qin mused, “How can one ing to act. Their different mindsets who instructed mighty deities to ties and indulged in luxuries and are not achieve great things when one produced quite different outcomes. help him move the mountains. drunken orgies. He levied heavy can’t even keep his living space From then on, travelers could reach taxes to build opulent residences insignifi- clean?” His remark left Chen Leveling Vast Mountains the Yellow River without any ob- with pools of wine and forests of cant. speechless. The Taoist text “Liezi” tells a story struction. meat. He thus lost the people’s re- about Yu Gong, age 90, who leveled spect and support, leading to the ‘A Journey of 1,000 Miles Begins two mountains by sheer faith and Grave Defeats Begin With Minor Shang Dynasty’s overthrow. With a Single Step’ perseverance. Flaws After his defeat, King Zhou set Ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi Yu Gong lived near two moun- In daily life, our minor habits and fire to his palace and treasures once said: “A massive tree—so wide tains on the north bank of the Yel- thoughts are not insignificant. and committed suicide by throw- that it takes two men to wrap their low River. They were over 700 miles Those that are positive have a good ing himself into the flames. arms around it—began as a tiny wide and several thousand feet chance of helping us ultimately ful- Instead of curbing his desires sapling. A nine-story pagoda be- high. People traveling to or from fill our goals. Similarly, those that while they were still small, King gan as a pile of dirt on its founda- the river had to take a long detour are bad can magnify and multiply Zhou let his greed swell untamed. tion. A journey of a thousand miles around the mountains. over time, manifesting as grave What was once a minor flaw be- begins with a single step.” After years of witnessing this, consequences in the end. came a major catastrophe, which In his book “Wei Xue” (“To Yu Gong finally decided that the “Shi Ji” (“Records of the Grand ultimately cost him his kingdom Learn”), Qing Dynasty writer Peng only solution was to move the Historian”), completed around 94 and his life. His story conveys an Duanshu tells the story of a rich mountains. He and three sons and B.C. by early Han Dynasty official important lesson: One would be monk and a poor monk who lived grandsons went to the mountains Sima Qian, recorded that King wise to constantly reflect upon and in Sichuan Province in southwest- to break up the stones and dig up Zhou, the last king of the Shang rectify one’s shortcomings before ern China. Both wanted to make the earth. 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