[Epoch Times News on August 3, 2021]The Epoch Times sorts out the articles that readers must read every day:
1.Xi Jinping shouted to the army to vent the internal political crisis on August 1st
On the eve of the CCP’s “Army Day” on August 1, Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the CCP, repeatedly emphasized “the party command guns” for two consecutive days, demanding that the military always listen to the CCP. Some commentators believe that this shows that Xi Jinping is not at ease with the military; there are indeed different forces or voices within the CCP, posing a threat to its authority.
2.US House of Representatives report: A large amount of evidence points to the virus from Wuhan Institute of Virology
On August 2, the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced an updated version of the traceability report of the new coronavirus (CCP virus, COVID-19). The report pointed out that “there is a lot of evidence that the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology”, and that the virus had existed as early as September 2019 and “may have been genetically modified”. Therefore, it called for a full investigation.
3.The key to badminton players winning the Tokyo Olympics-heavy artillery kills the ball
Taiwanese badminton men’s doubles players Wang Qilin/Li Yang (with Lin Yang) defeated the Chinese combination Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui 21-18, 21-12, and won Taiwan’s first badminton gold medal in Olympic history.
4.[Frontline Interview]Henan announces that 305 people died in floods and were bombarded with nonsense
Henan Province has recently encountered a rare and serious flood, which caused a large number of casualties. The Henan authorities recently announced the latest number of victims, which has been questioned by the public. People in Zhengzhou generally believe that official data are falsified and nonsense.
5.Tang Qing: Why the CCP can’t win the Olympic football with money
Today I will talk about the hot topic of the Tokyo Olympics. American gymnast Byers withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team competition midway, arousing heated discussions, but also received widespread support and recognition from the American people. How will this happen in China? In 2008, “Hurdle King” Liu Xiang staged the same scene in the Beijing Olympics. What secrets are hidden in the national system of Chinese sports? Although the party demands to win major tournaments at all costs.
6.[Frontline Interview]Yangzhou’s lockdown exceeds last year’s epidemic spread
The Delta variant of the CCP virus (new crown virus) in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province has been severely affected. Many communities have been shut down, traffic in the city has been suspended, and testing has been suspended. However, the number of confirmed cases is still rising rapidly. Local citizens revealed that the scale of the lockdown in Yangzhou city has exceeded that of last year, but many people are still being taken out of quarantine every day. At the same time, the government has not notified residents of the lockdown in advance, which has caused food shortages and price increases.
7.The founder of “Vulgar Wiki” was intimidated by suspicious individuals in Japan
Xiao Yanrui, a Japanese student and the founder of the Vulgar Wiki website, has been harassed by the CCP for a long time. Recently, two suspicious Chinese people appeared at his door. He said he has called the police and plans to apply for political asylum in Japan.
8.Zhengzhou floods just after the epidemic heats up or triggers official shock
Zhengzhou, Henan Province, has just been hit by a major flood and has recently been attacked by the Delta variant virus, and the outbreak site is a local provincial designated hospital, which is particularly interesting. Floods and epidemics struck one after another, shaking Zhengzhou’s officialdom. It is reported that Xu Liyi, secretary of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee, and Hou Hong, the mayor of Zhengzhou, are in danger of stepping down.
9.[Current affairs]Outbreaks in many places in Gansu force monks to return to vulgarity
With the outbreak of the epidemic in mainland China, the situation in Beijing is “severe and complicated”; the epidemic recurred in Wuhan, the authorities closed the roads and closed communities, and the people panicked for food; the new variant virus invalidated all vaccines? The U.S. report again refers to the military drug institute; after practicing Tibet, the monks were forced to return to the vulgar, and the monasteries mourned; and insulted China again? Taiwanese entertainer Xiao S was sent out by Xiao Pink.
10.Analysis: The CCP’s destruction of Hong Kong strengthened Japan’s determination to defend Taiwan
The CCP has recently strengthened its control of Hong Kong, destroying the freedom and autonomy of Hong Kong under the “one country, two systems” in the past. Bloomberg pointed out that Beijing’s oppression of Hong Kong has deepened Japan’s worries about the CCP’s invasion of Taiwan, and it has also strengthened the Japanese government’s call for support for Taiwan.
11.Wang Youqun: What is the CCP’s “tough” attitude towards the United States, what is it worrying about?
In the recent China-US Tianjin talks, the CCP has been extremely “tough” towards the world‘s number one power, the United States.
12.Qian Yuan: After the Zhengzhou flood-the State Council investigation team is here again
Faced with the devastation and feathers after the flood, the State Council investigation team will be dispatched again. On August 2, all the party media released a unified news at almost the same time. First, they set the tone for the nature of the disaster, which was still the “heavy rain disaster since July 17,” without mentioning the secret discharge of water from the reservoir. Substantial problems such as lack of coordination in urban management and tofu dregs projects.
13.Henan floods caused tens of thousands of acres of crops to suffer corn prices or increase
Henan Province has recently encountered extreme rainstorms, and severe floods have caused damage to tens of thousands of acres of crops in Henan. Among them, corn is the most affected. Some people in the industry said that the price of corn may be bullish.
14.Former U.S. Intelligence Director: The National Olympics should not allow the CCP to host the Winter Olympics
The former US intelligence director stated that the CCP should not be allowed to host the 2022 Winter Olympics because the CCP refused to investigate the origin of the virus from the international community and did not respond to the “death of millions of people worldwide.”
15.Japan’s Defense Minister: CCP’s double-teaming of Taiwan’s international community should pay more attention
Japan regards Taiwan’s security as closely related to its own security. Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi urged the international community to pay more attention to “the survival of Taiwan.” He warned that the CCP’s military build-up was double-teaming Taiwan.
Editor in charge: Fang Xiao
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