China’s debt-laden local governments pose challenges to economic growth, financial system 中国负债累累的地方政府对经济增长、金融体系提出了挑战
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/debt-laden-local-governments-pose-fresh-challenges-chinas-growth-financial-2023-03-10/ As debt obligations mount, some local governments are pushing banks to extend maturities and cut interest rates, sources said. Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFVs) have 5.5 trillion yuan ($790 billion) worth of onshore bonds coming due this year, the highest since 2021, according to Fitch. A sharp drop in income from mainstay land sales... Read More
The Washington Post: TikTok’s data security plan is ‘deeply flawed,’ whistleblower claims 一名前 TikTok 员工告诉国会,该应用程序在中国间谍活动中撒谎
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/10/tiktok-data-whistleblower-congress-investigators/ TikTok 的一位前风险经理会见了国会调查人员,表达了他对该公司保护美国用户数据的计划存在严重缺陷的担忧,并指出在许多人考虑在全国范围内实施该应用程序的时刻,有证据可能会激起立法者对该应用程序的怀疑 禁止 A former risk manager at TikTok has met with congressional investigators to share his concerns that the company’s plan for protecting United States user data is deeply flawed, pointing to evidence that could inflame lawmakers’ suspicion of the app at a moment when many are considering a nationwide ban TikTok 可以收集大量用户数据,包括视频观看历史、电子邮件地址和联系人,不过... Read More
China’s Xi assigns premier job to close aide – DW – 03/11/2023 中国的习近平指派总理工作以关闭助手
https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-xi-assigns-top-job-after-securing-3rd-term/a-64953706 即将上任的总理是习近平的亲密盟友,在后者担任中国东部浙江省省委书记期间担任了三年的幕僚长。 虽然人们预计他会担任这一职务,但几个月前,在他处理上海封锁导致居民无法获得足够的食物和药品后,他的晋升似乎受到质疑。The incoming premier is a close ally of Xi, serving as his chief of staff for three years when the latter was the provincial party secretary of eastern China's Zhejiang province. While he has been expected to come into this role, Li's ascension seemed in doubt a few months ago after his handling of... Read More
所有新疾病都来自中国。All new diseases comes from China. Chinese city proposes lockdowns for flu — and faces a backlash 中国城市提议封锁流感,并面临强烈反对
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/11/china/china-xian-flu-lockdown-intl-hnk/index.html While cases of Covid in China are falling, there has been a spike in flu cases across the country and some pharmacies are struggling to meet demand for flu remedies. 虽然中国的新冠肺炎病例正在下降,但全国各地的流感病例激增,一些药店正在努力满足对流感补救措施的需求。 At the first and highest level, it says, "the city can lock down infected areas, carry out traffic quarantines and suspend production and... Read More
历史上的残暴统治者之一——毛泽东 One of Brutal Ruler on a History, Mao zhedong
https://short-history.com/from-genghis-khan-to-pol-pot-the-10-most-brutal-rulers-in-history-cb598ef6a962 4. Mao Zedong —Dictator of China 毛泽东——中国的独裁者 Mao Zedong (Image: Wikimedia Commons) Death toll: 80 million 死亡人数:8 000万 毛泽东(1893年至1976年执政)把中国从半殖民地带到了世界领先地位。 然而,毛的政策造成了大量饥荒、监狱劳动和大规模处决的死亡。 20世纪50年代,毛泽东发动了大跃进,适得其反,导致了历史上最严重的饥荒。 1959年至1961年期间,超过5 500万人死于饥饿。 毛泽东的文化大革命(1966年至1976年)造成了多达700万人的死亡。 "当食物不够时,人们就会饿死。 最好让一半的人死去,让另一半的人吃饱。" — 毛泽东 Mao Zedong (reigned 1893–1976) took China from a semi-colony to the world’s leading power. However, Mao’s policies caused an enormous number of deaths through famine, prison labor,... Read More