The Chinese in Taiwan cannot be so foolish to be the pawns of the Americans to contain and to fight the Chinese in China. Both are the same people, descendants of the Yellow Emperor. It is time to reunite and be a part of China and live peacefully and in prosperity with more integration in economics and trades.
All Taiwan needs to do is to declare that it is a part of China, and the rest can be discussed with unlimited time frame. A few names may be changed, but the people and govt machinery can continue as it is for the time being. The only major change needed for a start is to stay away from the evil Americans/Japanese and the West out to stir discord and acrimony between the Chinese from both sides of the Strait.
Chinese must not fight Chinese and must reunite as one country and one people, to build a better China for the Chinese people and to help the rest of the world to stand up against the oppression and bullying of the white men. Be a force of change, to rebuild a new world with a common goal of prosperity and peace for all human beans.
No more wars, no more being manipulated to fight against each other and forced to waste money buying weapons of mass destruction from the white men. Money and resources must be spent to make life better for all, for the children of the world.
The reunification of the two Chinese people would bring an end to the agitation and mischief of the West and Japan, exploiting the differences to sow discord and hatred among the two Chinese people. The two Chinese people would rise as one people under one China and a blessing to the world.
The trouble makers and warmongers would have no more levers to create mischief in East Asia.
The two Koreas must also be united and not to be played by the West and the Japs to be thinking of fighting and killing each other. Reunite as one Korea, and send away the colonialists and warmongers. Koreans must not fight Koreans.
Rb problem is Taiwan is controlled by japanese descendants at the moment.
ReplyDeleteUS Trade Representative Katherine Tai: "Increasingly clear that China's plans do not include reforms to address the concerns of the US and others."
ReplyDelete1. we will discuss China's performance under the Phase 1 agreement."
2.we will strategize a targeted tariff exclusion process.
3. we continue to have serious concerns on China's state led policies and we will raise these with China, and use all our tools to defend our interests.
4. We will work with our partners to set the trade rules for the 21st century and start a "race to the top”
5. I am interested in developing new tools to change the trajectory of [US-China] competition."
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/04/us-china-trade-ustr-katherine-tai-vows-to-enforce-phase-1-deal.html
China steps up air incursions into Taiwan buffer zone after US-led drills
ReplyDeleteIncreasing tension comes as America and allies increase military co-operation in Indo-Pacific
Military tension around Taiwan increased on Monday as China sent a record 52 warplanes into the country’s air defence identification zone after the US and five of its allies held a large naval exercise east of the island.
The incursion, which included 36 fighters and 12 nuclear-capable bombers, marked the third time in four days that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force set a new record for flying into Taiwan’s air buffer zone. The flights on Monday brought the total number of such missions to 145 since Friday.
Taiwanese officials said that while the Chinese aircraft that entered its Adiz on Monday appeared engaged in an exercise aimed at the US and its allies, the scale of the PLA activity near Taiwan had reached a dangerous level.
“This is getting close to the brink of conflict,” one senior Taiwanese official said.
According to Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force, the navies of the US, Japan, the UK, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand conducted a large exercise involving three aircraft carriers and 14 other warships on Saturday and Sunday south-west of Okinawa.
Two people familiar with the situation said the Chinese aircraft were simulating attacks on some of the naval vessels that had participated in the joint drill and were on their way home or to new missions.
Ivan Kanapathy, a China expert who served at the National Security Council during Donald Trump’s administration, said there was too much focus on the PLA flights given the other military assets China had directed at Taiwan.
“As a matter of perspective, the PLA is continuing to improve on the roughly 2,000 surface-to-surface missiles that can strike Taiwan from the mainland with minimal warning.”
Beijing Warns Taiwan Secessionists and Their Fomenters: War is Real
ReplyDeleteThe US State Department issued a statement on Sunday, saying the PLA was conducting intensive training exercises over Taiwan island's self-proclaimed southwest air defense identification zone in the past few days. The statement accused the PLA of carrying out "provocative military activities" that “undermines regional peace and stability", adding "the US commitment to Taiwan is rock solid.” The Taiwan foreign affairs department immediately expressed gratitude to the Biden administration.
During the National Day holiday, the number of the PLA fighter jets and other military planes set a record high in their sorties over the Taiwan Straits. The intensive actions of the PLA Air Force are not only a severe warning to the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island, but also clearly portrayed the severity of the situation across the Taiwan Straits, and at the same time gave a clear warning to the supporters of the DPP authorities.
The peaceful atmosphere that existed in the area only a few years ago has all but disappeared, and the DPP authorities now openly refer to PLA fighters as "enemy aircraft".
They have constantly hyped up claims that they are at the forefront of the so-called democratic world to resist "authoritarian rule”. The strategic collusion between the US and Japan and the DPP authorities is becoming more audacious, and the situation across the Taiwan Straits has almost lost any room for maneuver teetering on the edge of a face-off, creating a sense of urgency that the war maybe triggered at any time.
The secessionist forces on the island will never be allowed to secede Taiwan from China under whatever names or by whatever means, and, the island will not be allowed to act as an outpost of the US’ strategic containment against China. The US government and the DPP authorities are trying to deeply integrate the island into the US’ Indo-Pacific strategy targeting China. The Chinese mainland will not tolerate the integration of the island and the US.
The curtain of preparations for a comprehensive military struggle by the Chinese mainland has obviously been drawn open. The PLA's military drills in the Taiwan Straits are no longer limited to declaring China’s sovereignty over the island, but to implement various forms of assembly, mobilization, assault and logistical preparations that are required to take back the island of Taiwan. It has increasingly become the new mainstream public opinion on the Chinese mainland that the mainland should make earnest preparations based on the possibility of combat.
Resolving the Taiwan question and realizing national reunification has never become so weightier on the shoulders of all Chinese people. Not only the US, but also some other countries like India and Japan are trying to use the Taiwan question as a card to play against Beijing. A fundamental solution to the Taiwan question is becoming all the more reasonable day by day.
If the US and the DPP authorities do not take the initiative to reverse the current situation, the Chinese mainland's military punishment for "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces will eventually be triggered. Time will prove that this warning is not just a verbal threat.
The overwhelming superiority of the PLA over Taiwan makes any attempt to defend the island futile. Can you imagine what would happen to Taiwan should they fire a shot at PLA aircraft?
ReplyDeleteTaiwan would be fried within minutes. There is no contest if military option is used to take back Taiwan. The secessionists in Taiwan should stop their foolishness and wet dream of breaking away from the motherland.
What is highly likely to happen would be a military coup to take down the DPP govt follows by a recognition of Taiwan as a part of China...and reunification with the mother land.
Mao Zedong should have eliminated Chiang Kai-shek completely, all the way to Taiwan. It was quite a humanitarian mistake to give Chiang a second lease of life, and he managed to regroup and eventually fell into the hands of the USA to manipulate.
ReplyDeleteThe Chinese had this saying: To get rid of grass you have to pull out the roots, or else when the spring wind blows, it will grow again.
PLA planes all over Taiwan. China is asking the Taiwan to shoot first.
ReplyDeleteGive China a reason to use force to reunite Taiwan with China.
USA had nuked Japan with 2 atomic bombs in world war 2. Meaning, every nations in the world, can nuke Japan up to 2 bombs. It is like following the rule of law by the Anglo saxons's judiciary precedence rule. Until today, Japan had not apologise for it crimes. Japan had also keep worshipping their crime ancestors as hero. This means that they may start their annihilation if given an opportunity in the future. UN should imposed an ultimatum on Japan to apologise and stop worshiping their ww2 crime ancestors with in 1 year. If not, countries can take turn to nuke Japan and limited to two bombs. Lol.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Sinkapor and Malaisia ? Should they be re-united as one like before instead of quarreling over water, air space issues or a rock islands far far away ?
ReplyDeleteIf no special bumi rights, all are treated as equals, Singaporeans would not mind reuniting with Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteIn the days of the attempted colonisation of China by the Western powers and Japan, the arrogant Japanese, called China the 'Sick Man of Asia'. Japan is now mentally and economically sliding down to be the 'Sick Man of Asia' themselves.
ReplyDeleteLook up their GDP growth from 1995 to 2020 and it really shocks that they have been stagnant for so long. They had a GDP of US$5 trillion since 1995 and have remain at that level since. then.
The market for Japanese electrical and electronic goods have been taken over by the Koreans. The Koreans are also biting into their share of cars. If the Japanese lose the car market, they would be done for good.
ReplyDeleteThis market would be taken over by China once EVs is the norm for cars.
Anon 11.24
ReplyDeleteEven in Malaysia itself they do not treat all as equal, with Bumis having special rights for, what 60 long years? If Singaporeans joins the party, they may only be given the leftovers after the party is over. Better not wish for that.
Years ago, the Mats were complaining about Singaporeans causing the cost of living in Johore to rise, and other than the business owners, Johoreans were against Singaporean visitors going across and making things expensive for them. Now, with the lockdown on cross border travel and Singaporeans not frequenting Johore, they now know the consequences of wishing for what they should never wish for. Malls permanently closed, Hotels permanently closed, shops permanently shuttered and the reality hits them like a tsunami.
Now they are saying that Singapore should let Malaysians working here return home instead of spending their money in Singapore. Well, this is another wish they ought to think first before wishing. It may backfire badly if Malaysians also lost their jobs in Singapore.
Japanese comfort women for all.
ReplyDeleteThe Japanese think they can get away with their crimes against the Chinese, Koreans and Russians. What goes around must come around.
ReplyDeleteThere will be payback time.
Make no mistake - the Japanese are still harbouring reigniting their old glory of controlling Asia in the mode of their 'Greater Sphere of co-prosperity' dream hatched during WW2. The way they behave, their attitude spells danger just like before WW1 when they were squeezed into war.
ReplyDeleteAll the frequent changes of PMs tell us they are having issues and struggling with continuous siding with the USA or living with China. Both are difficult decision fraught with old scores still to be settled - the atrocities to be repaid and the extraction of revenge for the two atomic bombs on Japan.
Last times Malaysia were called Federation of Malaysia. Smart Sultan of Brunei chosed not to join the Federation. It is the right decision. Many believed that Singapore were lucky to be kicked out of the Federation. USA and Malaysia have the DNA of the United Kingdom. Scotland and Ireland had previously wanted to get out of the Unions but not successful. However, the intention to be independent are boiling and maybe in due course. USA also had the same DNA,the richer like Texas, California would also wanted to be independent for self-interest. Actually now United States had became a Disunited States of America: Republican Red States and Democrat Blue States. It takes times to disintegrate. Similarly, for self-interest, peoples in Malaysia would chosed to flock together and go to their respective favourites States to live in. It is the rule of nature, birds of a feather flock together.
ReplyDeleteMalays would most likely choose to live in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah or Perlis for best treatment status. Chinese could choose Johore, Malacca, Penang, Perak or Selangor. The Indians could be anywhere, but would also choose not to be marginalised by the Muslims. And they will all live happily ever after, right?
ReplyDeleteWell, that is wishful thinking anyway.
As for United Kingdom, when Scotland and Ireland is out, what sort of United Kingdom or Queendom is left?
ReplyDeleteThe state of Wales has also been fighting to be a separate state from England the main Anglo-Saxon devilish country that brutalized the non-white countries and people in Asia, Africa, North America, Australia and New Zealand during the last 500 years. We need to take down and destroy England before it can gang up with US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia to further do more harm to China and other non-white countries.
Eagles Eyes SG
When Scotland, Ireland and Wales are out, that only leaves one country making up the 'dom'. They can call in 'United Onedom' to remind them of their glory days. No doubt a painful reminder.
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ReplyDeleteIndia saw a huge Covid wave in April/May which peaked at over 400k new cases a day.
The new daily cases have subsided to around 25k new cases daily.
And no, they have not reduced their daily testing. They are still doing over 10 million tests a week, almost twice as much as their busiest weekly testing last year.
And their positive test rate went from a peak of over 25% in May this year, and is at a calm rate of less than 2%, or 1.7% to be more exact.
This means out of their 10.5 million weekly tests, less than 2% have returned a C+ result.
This means their infection transmission is very well under control.
Well done!
But dive below those numbers to look at the serology survey results.
In Mumbai, 36% of the survey participants in March this year got antibodies. Mostly from past infections.
By September, they have had 85% with antibodies in their blood, whether from past infections or from vaccination. A big proportion from the huge wave of infection in April/May, for sure.
Similar story for Bangalore.
16% seroprevalence in February, before their huge April/May wave; and 75% seroprevalence in August, after the huge wave.
Baseline nationwide seroprevalence in July was 68%.
All these before there were any significant availability of vaccines.
Currently, just over 25% of their adult population from 18 years up, have been fully vaccinated.
There are also interesting vaccine developments in India too.
The Bharat inactivated virus vaccine looks highly promising, based on their interim Phase 3 results, etc.
Bharat is also doing P1/P2 trials for nasal spray vaccines - this time using a viral vector vaccine.
On the therapeutic front, Merck has licensed companies in India to produce their antiviral pill, Molnupiravir, as a lower cost treatment.
The pricing for a course for other high income countries will likely be around US$700, for 5 day course, twice daily pills.
This has been shown in P3 trials to lower risk of serious illness about 50%.
But like all antivirals, the caveat is that these need to be taken early and when the symptoms as still mild.
There are also antibody drugs available to help boost the antibody support esp for older folks, immunocompromised folks.
These cost about US$1000+ to US$2000+ per course.
One MAb drug is authorised as an infusion, while the other is authorised both as an infusion or as injections, over a few days.
The challenge is that these are early days, and supplies are still limited.
But come next year, we may have these available.
Given the cost, these are not likely to be a standard treatment for everyone who is infected by covid, but likely to be targeted at those who most need such support, like the immunocompromised, who can most benefit from such antivirals or monoclonal antibodies.
Just as a small aside, we can tell if a drug is an antiviral or an antibody drug by looking at the end of their names.
Drug names which end with “vir” are antivirals.
Drug names which end with “ab” or “mab” are antibodies or monoclonal antibodies.
Monoclonal antibodies or MAbs are made by finding or synthesizing a neutralising antibody, and then making litres of them by a cloning method.
Some antibody drugs are cocktails of more than 1 MAb, typically 2, perhaps 3 promising NAbs.
We should begin to relax more from early next year, if we get our act together.
How about it, folks?
Ho Ching
ReplyDeleteSome folks ask about the projection that we will all meet the virus sooner or later.
My apologies if that sounds scary.
With vaccination, we can be more relaxed about meeting the virus, anytime anywhere.
For the old folks, vaccination plus booster shot is even better, bcos it reduces the chances of getting infected, and greatly lowers the risks even more of getting seriously sick or dying too.
As the saying goes:
What doesn’t kill us will make us stronger.
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Why does Ho Ching keep over-shadowing hee husband the Prime Minister?
ReplyDeleteThe PM has been keeping very quiet about the recent Covid-19 Disasters caused by the stupidity got no cute, deliberate "Living with the Covid-19 virus" policy. Yet his wife HO talks so much. Has she become the spokeswoman of the PM?
She does not even hold an official government post.
Why so kay poh?
BTW, who cares what she says?
Is the above the real Ho Ching or just some imposter?
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