In the fourth week of July 2021, Henan Province in central China was hit by extreme rainstorms, causing floods and killing dozens of people. The images on social media were thrilling. Some people were flooded to their chests in subway cars, and the local response measures were questioned.
China refused the World Health Organization to launch the second phase of the traceability investigation. Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the National Health Commission of China, pointed out at the press conference that the WHO has made “China’s violation of laboratory procedures causing virus leakage” as one of the research priorities and revealed this plan. Disrespect for common sense and scientific arrogance”.
Canadian Chinese singer Wu Yifan was previously accused by a Chinese woman of inducing women, including minors, to engage in sexual acts. Many brands have suspended or terminated cooperation with him. He denied all allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit.
The Tokyo Olympics opened on the evening of Friday (July 23). Because of the epidemic, the four-year event was postponed for a year. The authorities implemented strict epidemic prevention measures to limit the number of visitors. There were no foreign tourists. The relevant person was diagnosed locally, and the outside world is worried that the Olympics will become a new crown transmission incident.
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Henan Province in central China has recently experienced unusually heavy rains, and many cities have experienced waterlogging.
On the evening of the 20th, hundreds of passengers were trapped in the Zhengzhou subway, and 12 of them died. The “Zhengzhou subway flooding incident” continued to ferment on the Internet.
Zhengzhou has invested heavily in the construction of a “sponge city”, aimed at enhancing the city’s water absorption and storage functions, and improving the city’s ability to prevent floods and drain waterlogging. But a heavy rain seems to have broken this myth.
Many members of the public have questioned on the Internet whether the official warning of rainstorms is timely, what response measures have been taken by various departments, what are the relevant plans for the subway, whether the emergency resilience of the rescue system is insufficient, etc.
Some Chinese media questioned the official’s failure to make the decision to stop the subway in time, but the government did not respond.
According to official Chinese data, the single-day rainfall in Zhengzhou has exceeded the historical extreme value since monitoring, and the single-hour rainfall exceeded the daily historical extreme value. The rainfall in the past three days is close to that of a year.
On the morning of July 22, the Chinese government held a press conference, expressly rejecting the World Health Organization (WHO)’s second-stage investigation plan for the traceability of the new crown.
Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the National Health Commission of China, said at the meeting that the second phase of WHO’s plan to “violate laboratory procedures causing virus leakage in China” was one of the research priorities, which revealed that the plan “disrespect for common sense and scientific Arrogant attitude”.
“It is impossible for us to accept such a traceability plan,” he said. “We oppose the politicization of traceability.”
Previously, the World Health Organization proposed that the second phase of the investigation should be launched in China for the traceability of the new crown. The subjects of the investigation include relevant laboratories, research institutions and markets in Wuhan.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus) also publicly urged China on July 15 to provide more cooperation and transparency in the second phase of the WHO investigation.
After Canadian Chinese singer Wu Yifan was accused by a Chinese woman of inducing women, including minors, to engage in sexual acts, many Chinese and international brands announced the suspension or termination of cooperation with him.
The 19-year-old Internet celebrity blogger Du Mitake claimed to be one of the victims. Her allegations caused a storm of public opinion on Chinese social media. A large number of netizens expressed support for her and called on Wu Yifan to quit the entertainment industry and leave China.
As a former member of the Korean pop singer group EXO, Kris Wu is quite famous among young Chinese. After retiring from the group in 2014, he focused on the Chinese market and became an actor, model and singer with a lot of income.
Wu Yifan and his studio finally broke their silence on Monday (July 19), denying these allegations and saying that he had filed a defamation lawsuit.
The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau intervened in the investigation. According to a report by the authorities on Thursday, a 23-year-old man surnamed Liu was arrested in a fraud case. Chaoyang police said the man pleaded guilty to the charge. The public said that it is still investigating whether Wu Yifan has deceived young women. Sexual events.
The Queen Elizabeth is the latest British aircraft carrier to enter service. It is currently undergoing its first global visit and is expected to arrive in the Asia-Pacific region in September. With the USS Ronald Reagan, which was originally stationed in the region, temporarily transferred to the Middle East, the Queen Elizabeth will be the only major Western country’s aircraft carrier in the Asia-Pacific region.
As China has continued to develop its navy in recent years, many countries have also increased their investment accordingly, claiming to be in response to China. Among them, China’s aircraft carrier development plan in recent years has attracted the most attention.
In addition to the current Liaoning and Shandong, it is reported that China is building a third conventionally powered aircraft carrier equipped with a magnetic ejection fighter system. The planned fourth aircraft carrier may be equipped with nuclear power to catch up with the United States on the technological level.
In fact, apart from China, Asian countries such as India, Thailand, and Japan also have aircraft carriers themselves, or amphibious assault ships equipped with aircraft carriers that are very close to them. However, analysis believes that in the future, only US aircraft carriers can be compared with Chinese aircraft carriers in terms of comprehensive displacement, combat effectiveness and other factors.
The Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed for one year due to the epidemic, opened on Friday (July 23). This year’s Olympics need to implement strict epidemic prevention measures. Foreign tourists are not allowed to watch the games on the spot. Athletes and accompanying members of various countries must follow the epidemic prevention regulations. However, many people related to the Olympics are still diagnosed.
The BBC conducted a series of reports in Chinese, introduced the newly added competitions, and reviewed the Olympic history of mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.