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Anti-government clashes in Kazakhstan continue in the second week of January 2022, with leaders ordering security forces to “fire without warning”; controversial tennis star Novak Djokovic in Australia The case of the revocation of the entry visa was successfully appealed, and he later admitted that he had violated the rules, but the Australian government revoked Djokovic’s visa again, around whether he has the right to stay in Australia to play tennis without being vaccinated against the new crown The feuding of the game continues.
This week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was once again caught in the “partygate” scandal and faced pressure to resign; the British national security intelligence agency MI5 revealed that a Chinese agent had secretly infiltrated the British Parliament and Interfering in British politics; after the “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership” came into effect, the outside world paid special attention to how China would actively lead the agreement and how much economic and trade benefits the agreement would bring to China; the United States completed the world‘s first genetically modified pig heart Surgery to implant into the human body.
In the past week, the following news content on the BBC Chinese website has attracted the attention of readers. We will take you to review them one by one.
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Russia says 2,500 soldiers are temporarily in Kazakhstan.
Anti-government protests sparked by rising fuel prices in Kazakhstan have been violently cracked down. The Kazakh leader said he ordered security forces to “fire without warning”.
President Tokayev also said that “20,000 robbers” had attacked the country’s main city, Almaty. Almaty is at the centre of protests sparked by rising fuel prices. He accused “terrorists” trained abroad, but gave no evidence.
“We have to deal with heavily armed and well-prepared bandits, local and foreign. Terrorists, more precisely. So we have to destroy them, and that will soon be the case,” Tokayev said in a televised address. Finish.”
Opposition groups have dismissed the authorities’ allegations of terrorism.
Tokayev also said that at his request, peacekeepers from Russia and neighboring countries had arrived in the country. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has voiced doubts that Kazakhstan seeks Russian military assistance to deal with the ongoing violent unrest.
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Djokovic is still scheduled to play at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
The Australian government has revoked world tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa again, as debate continues over his right to stay in Australia to play tennis without a Covid-19 vaccine.
Australia’s reason for revoking his visa this time was “for the maintenance of health and good order”. That means he could be deported and banned from visas for three years.
However, it is still possible that the Serbian Djokovic will continue to legally challenge the Australian government’s visa decision to remain in Australia to participate in the competition.
Djokovic, 34, the world‘s top men’s tennis player, was due to play at the Australian Open starting next Monday.
Djokovic’s visa was revoked shortly after he arrived in Melbourne on January 6 after Australian border officials said he “failed to provide proper evidence” to get a vaccination waiver. A few days later, his visa was reinstated after a court review by a judge who ordered his release after he ruled that border officials had ignored proper process when he entered the country.
Djokovic admitted that he violated the relevant quarantine rules after contracting the new crown virus in December last year. He called this “misjudgment.”
Daily Mail front page headline pun: Is the Prime Minister’s party over?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again been caught in the “partygate” scandal.
This time, the media broke the news alleging that as many as 100 people received emails during the first phase of the British lockdown in 2020, inviting them to “bring their own drinks” to the garden at No. 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s Office.
The allegations come after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused of drinking and partying with staff at 10 Downing Street in violation of anti-epidemic regulations. Now, the investigation into those gatherings has not been completed, and he faces new allegations.
British tabloids on Wednesday (January 12) expressed anger on the front pages of the headlines, including the tabloid “Daily Mail” with a pun to ask: Is the Prime Minister’s party over?
UK PM Johnson apologises for ‘Partygate’ scandal, opposition urges him to step down
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On New Year’s Day 2022, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which is composed of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN, Taiwan called “ASEAN”), will come into effect with the ultimate goal of eliminating tariffs on more than 90% of goods between member countries. Among the 15 member states, 10 countries have passed the domestic audit, and the remaining five countries will pass the audit one after another.
This agreement is the most extensive free trade agreement in the world. According to the data, RCEP member countries will cover nearly one-third of the world‘s GDP ($26.2 trillion) and population, compared to the United States, Mexico, Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA), or the trade volume between members of the European Union Common Market ( accounting for 18% of total global foreign trade) is much larger.
After the RCEP came into effect, the outside world paid special attention to how China will actively lead the agreement and how much economic and trade benefits the agreement will bring to China, especially since China has always been the first or second largest trading partner of most member states in the mechanism. The comments also concern whether China can use this to increase its economic and trade strength to compete with the United States and even the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as the US-China trade war continues.
Bonnie Glaser, director of the Asia Program of the German Marshall Fund (GMF), a Washington think tank, told BBC Chinese that RCEP will strengthen intra-regional trade, so China will benefit, especially China, Japan and South Korea may Benefit from the new economic ties established between the three countries. However, Gladys stressed that RCEP is limited to trade liberalization, the agreement does not contain labor, environment or digital trade, and cannot be compared with CPTPP. Furthermore, Japan and the United States have far outstripped China’s investment in the region, especially in Southeast Asia. “
MI5 warns Chinese proxies of infiltrating parliament
MI5, Britain’s national security intelligence agency, has revealed that a Chinese agent has secretly infiltrated the British Parliament and interfered in British politics.
A warning from MI5 claims that Christine Ching Kui Lee, a longtime UK-based lawyer, “established links” for the Chinese Communist Party with incumbent MPs and would-be candidates for parliament, and then donated money to politicians, Funding came from non-British people in China and Hong Kong.
Whitehall sources told the BBC that MI5’s decision came after a “significant and lengthy” investigation.
The Chinese embassy in the UK refuted this on Thursday (January 13). An embassy spokesman said China “resolutely opposes some people slandering and intimidating the Chinese community in the UK.”
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The first xenotransplantation in the United States
American David Bennett has become the world‘s first genetically modified pig heart transplant patient.
Doctors say Bennett, 57, is too sick to be eligible for a human heart transplant. But Bennett was doing well for three days after undergoing a trial operation of up to seven hours.
A heart transplant is the last hope to save Bennett’s life, but it’s unclear what his chances of long-term survival are.
The procedure, hailed by many as a medical breakthrough, has the potential to reduce waiting times for organ transplants and be a boon for patients around the world. But some have questioned whether the approach is ethical.
They raised three potential questions about patient safety, animal rights, and religious concerns.