China ChiCom News Thread

[Husky_Khan]

China blocked Taiwan from receiving the German-made BioNTech vaccine for months. Finally though a deal has been reached for ten million doses to be given to Taiwan for $175 million dollars paid to Chinese-owned Fosun Pharma even though the vaccines will be shipped directly from Germany... where they are made...

Why is this?

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) responded to calls by the opposition Kuomintang party for direct purchases from China by pointing out that Taiwan and Germany's BioNTech were on the verge of signing a contract to purchase the vaccines, but due to interference from China, negotiations had been continuously delayed. Tsai stated that the Central Epidemic Command Center's (CECC) principle when purchasing vaccines is to buy them directly from the manufacturer: "Only by negotiating directly with the original manufacturer can you obtain the original manufacturer's direct guarantee and responsibility for quality and safety so as to avoid legal and political risks."

On May 27 of this year, CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) revealed that negotiations for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine had continued from Aug. 20 of last year until a mysterious stalemate occurred in January of this year. Chen said that on Jan. 8, four hours after the CECC and BioNTech appeared to be close to signing an agreement, the German firm "strongly recommended" that the CECC remove the words "our country" (我國) from the Chinese version of the press release.

The center changed "our country" to "Taiwan" in the version drafted on Jan. 9. However, on Jan. 15, BioNTech informed the center that there was a "reassessment of vaccine supply" and that the signing would need to be postponed several weeks.

The Liberty Times on June 21 alleged that the impasse had been created by interference from Chinese executive Xu Shanshan (徐姍姍). Xu, a native of China's Heilongjiang Province, is a senior executive at BioNTech's U.S. headquarters and vice president of Asia Pacific and China Development.

The newspaper alleges that Xu is the figure who raised objections over the use of the term "our country" in January. It cited sources from within BioNTech as stating that she had been sent by the company's Chinese partner, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., and alleging that she serves as a "cell" for the Chinese firm to press its agenda from within.

Since the delay from January 8th to July 11th, over 14,000 cases of the WuFlu have been confirmed in Taiwan including over 700 deaths. The Chinese press has been gloating about it as well.

China boasts about providing 'Taiwan region' with COVID-19 vaccine | Taiwan News | 2021-07-12 12:54:00

BioNTech vaccine finally secured 6 months after original deal scuttled, 10 million doses due in October | 2021-07-12 12:54:00

www.taiwannews.com.tw

 

[Arch Dornan]

Terrorism?

 

[Husky_Khan]

The Senate passed a bill banning the importation of products made in the Xinjiang Province by forced labor 'unless it can be proved otherwise.' The Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act remains to be discussed by the US House of Representatives still.

Uyghurs: US Senate passes bill to ban Xinjiang imports

The legislation will create an assumption that goods from Xinjiang are made using forced labour.

www.bbc.com

 

[Arch Dornan]

 

[Arch Dornan]

Japan ends one-China policy, new map no longer shows Taiwan as part of China

 

[Captain X]

I'd go one step further and actually refer to it as the Republic of China.

 

[Zachowon]

Japan showing support

 

[Sailor.X]

Japan ends one-China policy, new map no longer shows Taiwan as part of China

Good I was advocating this for the past 30 years. I bet the usual suspects at Spacebattles will still claim it is a bad idea to do this. Screw the CCP they deserve to be put in their place. They need the outside world. The Outside world doesn't need the CCP.

 

[DarthOne]

 

[Captain X]

And the sad thing is that I doubt many people care - just look at the non-reaction to the NSA spying on everyone. Hell, you even have people defending the spying.

 

[Zachowon]

And the sad thing is that I doubt many people care - just look at the non-reaction to the NSA spying on everyone. Hell, you even have people defending the spying.

I know people I work with that don't care.
We are still careful over what we post at least

 

[King Arts]

Good I was advocating this for the past 30 years. I bet the usual suspects at Spacebattles will still claim it is a bad idea to do this. Screw the CCP they deserve to be put in their place. They need the outside world. The Outside world doesn't need the CCP.

It has its downsides. But I do believe we should recognize Taiwan as seperate from China as it defacto is right now. It’s the same reason I support recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital no sense in denying current reality. One thing though while the world does not need the CCP or any ruling party in any nation it does need China since it’s large economy is vital to over half the world.

I'd go one step further and actually refer to it as the Republic of China.

Ironically most Chinese especially the nationalists would be ok with that since they could work under a strong China no matter what it was communist dictatorship, democracy, or Confucian monarchy.

 

[Clanner Moment]

Some people here may recall news of China being hit by very major flooding last year. It would SEEM like flooding is reaching similar levels by these clips.

 

[Zachowon]

The big one mext?

 

[PsihoKekec]

Unlikely, they do all they can to prop it up, the eyes of the highest echelons of CCP are on the people handling Three Gorges Dam, unlike the people maintaining these local dams.

 

[Zachowon]

Unlikely, they do all they can to prop it up, the eyes of the highest echelons of CCP are on the people handling Three Gorges Dam, unlike the people maintaining these local dams.

They can only prop it up so much

 

[Arch Dornan]

 

[Zachowon]

How big of a dam is it?

 

[The Immortal Watch Dog]

They can only prop it up so much

That would destroy their industrial heartland and kill nearly two hundred million people.

Good! Let Taiwan, Japan, India and Mongolia reclaim their errant provinces.

 

[Zachowon]

That would destroy their industrial heartland and kill nearly two hundred million people.

Good! Let Taiwan, Japan, India and Mongolia reclaim their errant provinces.

Let West Taiwan become True Taiwan!