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Argentina has been getting very cozy with China, and has also been getting a lot of Chinese Yuen as well.  After siding with China’s One China policy, which invalidates Taiwan’s claim as an independent nation, Argentina is now getting support from China in their claim on the Falkland Islands, a claim that led to the Falkland Islands War in 1982.  The British have fired back at China through Twitter, with a UK Official, Liz Truss, saying the Falkland Islands are “part of the British family.”

Liz Truss says Falklands are part of ‘British family’, as China backs Argentina’s claim over islands after meeting during Beijing Olympics | World News

From news.sky.com
2022-02-07 11:09:18

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The Falklands are “part of the British family”, according to Liz Truss, after China backed Argentina’s claims over the south Atlantic islands.

The foreign secretary wrote on Twitter that “China must respect Falklands’ sovereignty” after Argentina‘s President Alberto Fernandez met with Xi Jinping during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Chinese and Argentine leaders spoke of their “deep friendship”, in a statement on China’s London embassy website.

They agreed on an accord in which China reasserted its support for Argentina’s claim to the Falklands, while Mr Fernandez backed Mr Jinping’s one-China policy, which claims Taiwan as its own.

“The Argentine side reiterated its adherence to the one-China principle and the Chinese side reiterated its support for the Argentine side’s request to fully exercise its sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands issue,” the statement said.

British government officials have stayed away from the Beijing games as part of a boycott by several Western nations, in protest against human rights concerns.

Argentina also signed up to China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by Beijing in 2013.

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The virtually disappeared Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai made another awkward forced interview appearance during the Beijing Olympics.  Her appearance is a reminder of a list of well-known Chinese celebrities that have disappeared after crossing the Comminust Party.  None of them are bigger than China’s former version of Elon Musk, Jack Ma, who was last seen in a brief video in January 2021 after going missing a few months before that video appeared.

Peng Shuai’s controlled interview mirrors previous narratives

From www.csmonitor.com
2022-02-07 20:17:54
Sarah DiLorenzo
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The drama surrounding Peng Shuai is following a familiar script, in which someone who has run afoul of China’s Communist government disappears from view.

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai gave a controlled interview on Monday in Beijing that touched on sexual assault allegations she made against a former high-ranking member of China’s ruling Communist Party. Her answers – delivered in front of a Chinese Olympic official – left unanswered questions about her well-being and what exactly happened.

What happens next depends on the case, but it is not uncommon for the person in question to disavow the statements or actions that first upset officials. Other times, the person simply keeps a lower profile. Sometimes, their arrest is eventually announced.

Ms. Peng’s saga began in November, when she wrote in a social media post that a former member of the party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee had forced her to have sex three years ago despite repeated refusals.

The post was quickly taken down and the former top-ranked doubles player dropped out of public view late last year.

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It seems Kim Jong Un really hates an island off the North Korean Coast now simply called No Man’s Land.  That island, or rock, Alsom Island, has been targeted more than 25 times for missiles to the face since 2019.  Evertyime Kim wants to show the world he matters, Alsom gets a missile to the face.

Kim Jong Un keeps aiming his missiles at this ‘most hated rock’

From stripes.com

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As Kim Jong Un unleashed his biggest-ever barrage of missile tests last month, one place suffered the most: a barren piles of rocks whose name means “No Man’s Land.”

Alsom Island, located 11 miles off North Korea’s northeastern coast, has been targeted in more than 25 missile strikes since 2019. It was the destination of eight rockets in January alone, as Kim carried out the most launches since he took power in a signal of defiance against a U.S.-led sanctions regime intended to punish Pyongyang for developing such weapons.

The South Korean military has closely watched the outcropping’s bombardment, especially after North Korea built a 10-meter wide domed structure there in August 2020, according to opposition lawmaker Yoon Ju-kyeong. Such a structure could be used to test bunker-buster bombs, her office said, while others have speculated it might serve as a stand-in for a government building in Seoul.

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Apparently, a lot of the people funding the vaccine mandate protests by Canadian truckers are also hoping this act of defiance will help end Communism.  The manistream media might be scandalized by Canadaians wanting to end Communism in their country, but many Canadians are more scandalized by the media’s response than the financiers’ intentions.

Backers of ‘Freedom Convoy’ Cite Overcoming Communism in Their Support of Canadian Truckers

From www.cbn.com
2022-02-06 20:33:59

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Thousands of Canadian truckers, along with other supporters, arrived in Ottawa last month to protest against COVID-19 mandates enforced by the country’s liberal leader, Justin Trudeau, and the Communist Party of Canada.

Known as the “Freedom Convoy,” truckers are drawing attention to public health measures, such as vaccine mandates, and how they are an overreach by the government and abuse of power.

The number of people advocating for the truckers has grown substantially over the past few weeks, which was evident by the nearly 10 million dollars that was raised on GoFundMe.

Even though the crowdfunding website no longer intends to distribute funds to the truckers, those supporting the movement say they will continue to stand by the convoy.

Twitter user Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson recently interviewed a woman who traveled from Toronto to bring 1,550 Polish sausages to the truckers.

Looks like the truckers are going to be here for a long time! It’s amazing. Men and women trucking…

 

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