China and Italy used different age brackets in statistical profiling. For example, China's age 0-19 cohort corresponds to Italy's 0-18 cohort.
From this, China's official data shows 2.1% of the population from this cohort were confirmed to have the virus. Italy shows 1.1% in its respective cohort.
The diagram's central axis (in grey) marks the approximate divisions in age range for China and Italy in ascending order. It starts from ages 0 to 70 to facilitate comparison.
On the left of the central axis is the infected population percentage across different age groups in China (in green). The median age of confirmed cases is 46. Average mortality rate is 4%.
On the right (in red) are the figures for Italy. The average mortality rate is 9%. Median age of positive cases is 63.
Source: HKCNews (25.03.2020)
#Italy #Coronavirus
From this, China's official data shows 2.1% of the population from this cohort were confirmed to have the virus. Italy shows 1.1% in its respective cohort.
The diagram's central axis (in grey) marks the approximate divisions in age range for China and Italy in ascending order. It starts from ages 0 to 70 to facilitate comparison.
On the left of the central axis is the infected population percentage across different age groups in China (in green). The median age of confirmed cases is 46. Average mortality rate is 4%.
On the right (in red) are the figures for Italy. The average mortality rate is 9%. Median age of positive cases is 63.
Source: HKCNews (25.03.2020)
#Italy #Coronavirus
#Newspaper
Military flies Italian and French patients to Germany for treatment
//Germany is set to treat coronavirus patients who are being flown in from nearby European nations that have been worse hit by the pandemic.
//The country’s military are flying Covid-19-positive patients in from France and Italy in an effort to help countries’ whose health services are struggling to cope with the crisis.
//Germany has a large number of coronavirus cases but a relatively low death rate compared with Italy’s and its health system has so far coped comparatively well with the crisis.
Source: Metro, (28-Mar)
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/28/military-flies-italian-french-patients-germany-treatment-12471328/
#Germany #Italy #France #GermanyHelps #Coronavirus
Military flies Italian and French patients to Germany for treatment
//Germany is set to treat coronavirus patients who are being flown in from nearby European nations that have been worse hit by the pandemic.
//The country’s military are flying Covid-19-positive patients in from France and Italy in an effort to help countries’ whose health services are struggling to cope with the crisis.
//Germany has a large number of coronavirus cases but a relatively low death rate compared with Italy’s and its health system has so far coped comparatively well with the crisis.
Source: Metro, (28-Mar)
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/28/military-flies-italian-french-patients-germany-treatment-12471328/
#Germany #Italy #France #GermanyHelps #Coronavirus
Metro
Military flies Italian and French patients to Germany for treatment
Pictures show the specialist equipment on board the flights.
#Newspaper
China Isn’t Helping Italy. It’s Waging Information Warfare
//Italy is an ideal outpost for China’s wide-reaching propaganda effort to cover up its own responsibility for the global spread of the new coronavirus, all the while presenting itself as a compassionate power aiding Western countries in need.
//The government has been pursuing a two-pronged strategy that carefully combines sending medical supplies to assert its relevance in a leaderless world—call it mask diplomacy—while at the same time spreading conspiracy theories to conceal the true origin of the virus. In this “global battle of narratives,”
//it’s also led by a government coalition that includes the Five Star Movement, a Euroskeptic and increasingly pro-Chinese party that has for years relentlessly promoted a stronger relationship with Beijing while downplaying the traditional trans-Atlantic alliance and fueling suspicion toward NATO
//Recently, China’s state media outlets suggested the new coronavirus originated in Italy, not in Wuhan, by shrewdly twisting the words of the Italian physician Giuseppe Remuzzi
//it was part of a commercial deal formalized a few days before in a phone call between the foreign ministers of China and Italy, Luigi di Maio and Wang Yi. Italy was buying medical equipment from China, but the government took advantage of a parallel donation made by China’s Red Cross to make it look like an instance of its “politics of generosity.”
//selectively praising China’s generous efforts while downplaying the belated solidarity coming from EU members
//If the Chinese government knew [about the virus] and didn’t tell it publicly, it committed a crime against humanity
//The Five Star Movement has long been a hotbed for conspiracy theories and fake news
//France and Germany combined have now donated more masks to Italy than China, and Austria contributed 1.6 million more. German hospitals are taking care of some patients from Italy, while France donated 200,000 protective suits.
Source: FP, (31-Mar)
https://bit.ly/3bVxn08
Further reading:
Italy is ranked as the country with the most rapid spread of Covid-19 outside of China.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19303
#Italy #China #ChinesePropaganda #France #Germany #Austria #Masks #Donation #OneBeltOneRoad #MaskDiplomacy
China Isn’t Helping Italy. It’s Waging Information Warfare
//Italy is an ideal outpost for China’s wide-reaching propaganda effort to cover up its own responsibility for the global spread of the new coronavirus, all the while presenting itself as a compassionate power aiding Western countries in need.
//The government has been pursuing a two-pronged strategy that carefully combines sending medical supplies to assert its relevance in a leaderless world—call it mask diplomacy—while at the same time spreading conspiracy theories to conceal the true origin of the virus. In this “global battle of narratives,”
//it’s also led by a government coalition that includes the Five Star Movement, a Euroskeptic and increasingly pro-Chinese party that has for years relentlessly promoted a stronger relationship with Beijing while downplaying the traditional trans-Atlantic alliance and fueling suspicion toward NATO
//Recently, China’s state media outlets suggested the new coronavirus originated in Italy, not in Wuhan, by shrewdly twisting the words of the Italian physician Giuseppe Remuzzi
//it was part of a commercial deal formalized a few days before in a phone call between the foreign ministers of China and Italy, Luigi di Maio and Wang Yi. Italy was buying medical equipment from China, but the government took advantage of a parallel donation made by China’s Red Cross to make it look like an instance of its “politics of generosity.”
//selectively praising China’s generous efforts while downplaying the belated solidarity coming from EU members
//If the Chinese government knew [about the virus] and didn’t tell it publicly, it committed a crime against humanity
//The Five Star Movement has long been a hotbed for conspiracy theories and fake news
//France and Germany combined have now donated more masks to Italy than China, and Austria contributed 1.6 million more. German hospitals are taking care of some patients from Italy, while France donated 200,000 protective suits.
Source: FP, (31-Mar)
https://bit.ly/3bVxn08
Further reading:
Italy is ranked as the country with the most rapid spread of Covid-19 outside of China.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19303
#Italy #China #ChinesePropaganda #France #Germany #Austria #Masks #Donation #OneBeltOneRoad #MaskDiplomacy
Foreign Policy
China Isn’t Helping Italy. It’s Waging Information Warfare.
The populist Five Star Movement has become China’s chief enabler as Beijing spreads disinformation about the origins of the coronavirus while sending aid shipments to…
#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao
Darwinism in the Pandemic
//And Europe, including Switzerland, crammed full of elites, is a complete mess under this pandemic.
//Wuhan Pneumonia is a major reshuffle of global intelligence. Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea are ranked the top four respectively in terms of community response. The people from those areas did not have any convoluted arguments. They just acted quickly to protect themselves once they encountered the virus.
//Taiwan is not part of the WHO, or in other words, the Triad [organised crime syndicate]. The Taiwanese people, including President Tsai Ing-wen, knew from the beginning that the African Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was a liar.
//It became the world's most learned in the specialisation of tropical diseases. Hong Kong should have been the worst affected after the Handover. However, Hongkongers experienced over 20 years of political resistance. From the protests against Article 23 to the Umbrella Movement to the Anti-ELAB Movement, Hongkongers continually underwent rebirth in the wake of war and trauma, making them highly sensitive to distress.
//In terms of confronting the virus, the quality of awareness and response within the communities of Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan is better than any European country. This is a completely new phenomenon.
Full Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Darwinism-in-the-Pandemic-04-10
Source: Apple Daily
#Taiwan #Korea #Japan #Epidemic #Italy #WHO #Tedros #SelfHelp #Darwin
Darwinism in the Pandemic
//And Europe, including Switzerland, crammed full of elites, is a complete mess under this pandemic.
//Wuhan Pneumonia is a major reshuffle of global intelligence. Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea are ranked the top four respectively in terms of community response. The people from those areas did not have any convoluted arguments. They just acted quickly to protect themselves once they encountered the virus.
//Taiwan is not part of the WHO, or in other words, the Triad [organised crime syndicate]. The Taiwanese people, including President Tsai Ing-wen, knew from the beginning that the African Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was a liar.
//It became the world's most learned in the specialisation of tropical diseases. Hong Kong should have been the worst affected after the Handover. However, Hongkongers experienced over 20 years of political resistance. From the protests against Article 23 to the Umbrella Movement to the Anti-ELAB Movement, Hongkongers continually underwent rebirth in the wake of war and trauma, making them highly sensitive to distress.
//In terms of confronting the virus, the quality of awareness and response within the communities of Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan is better than any European country. This is a completely new phenomenon.
Full Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Darwinism-in-the-Pandemic-04-10
Source: Apple Daily
#Taiwan #Korea #Japan #Epidemic #Italy #WHO #Tedros #SelfHelp #Darwin
Telegraph
Darwinism in the Pandemic
(31 Mar) In an era where bad money drives out good money, the hardest-hit country by Wuhan Pneumonia surprisingly turned out to be Italy. Western countries have absolutely no protective measures against Wuhan Pneumonia, which is a sign of deterioration.…
#Environment #HumanImpact
Images of Venice from space show how coronavirus has changed the city's iconic canals
The European Space Agency has released two images of Venice, taken one year apart, which highlight the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on its famous waterways.
The images, one taken on April 13 and the other on April 19, 2019, show how dramatically the number of boats within the Italian city's main thoroughfare has reduced since the Covid-19 crisis began.
Source: CNN #Apr17
#CarbonFootprint #Venice #Italy #Lockdown
Images of Venice from space show how coronavirus has changed the city's iconic canals
The European Space Agency has released two images of Venice, taken one year apart, which highlight the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on its famous waterways.
The images, one taken on April 13 and the other on April 19, 2019, show how dramatically the number of boats within the Italian city's main thoroughfare has reduced since the Covid-19 crisis began.
Source: CNN #Apr17
#CarbonFootprint #Venice #Italy #Lockdown
#Newspaper
Mafia distributes food to Italy's struggling residents
//As Italy struggles to pull its economy through the coronavirus crisis, the Mafia is gaining local support by distributing free food to poor families in quarantine who have run out of cash, authorities have warned.
//“Millions of people work in the grey economy, which means that they haven’t received any income in more than a month and have no idea when they might return to work. The government is issuing so-called shopping vouchers to support people. If the state doesn’t step in soon to help these families, the mafia will provide its services, imposing their control over people’s lives.”Antimafia investigator said.
//The ramifications of the lockdown in Italy are affecting the estimated 3.3 million people in Italy who work off the books.
// There have been reports of small shop owners being pressured to give food for free, while police are patrolling supermarkets in some areas to stop thefts.
//The question of distributing food parcels is a tactic as old as the mafia itself, where in the south of Italy bosses have customarily presented themselves to the people as benefactors and local power brokers, initially without asking for anything in return.
//Dozens of investigations in the south have led to the arrests of politicians who have aided and abetted the mafia, and who were elected with the support of local Mafiosi who forced citizens to vote for them in exchange for services, such as a simple food parcel.
//This week, Itay’s antimafia prosecutor’s office said bosses would offer their virtually endless criminal capital to businesses in need, and then swallow them up. Then, they will use those businesses for money laundering profits from the criminal activities.
Full article : The Guardian, (10 Apr)
#Italy #Coronavirus #Lockdown #Mafia #Food
Mafia distributes food to Italy's struggling residents
//As Italy struggles to pull its economy through the coronavirus crisis, the Mafia is gaining local support by distributing free food to poor families in quarantine who have run out of cash, authorities have warned.
//“Millions of people work in the grey economy, which means that they haven’t received any income in more than a month and have no idea when they might return to work. The government is issuing so-called shopping vouchers to support people. If the state doesn’t step in soon to help these families, the mafia will provide its services, imposing their control over people’s lives.”Antimafia investigator said.
//The ramifications of the lockdown in Italy are affecting the estimated 3.3 million people in Italy who work off the books.
// There have been reports of small shop owners being pressured to give food for free, while police are patrolling supermarkets in some areas to stop thefts.
//The question of distributing food parcels is a tactic as old as the mafia itself, where in the south of Italy bosses have customarily presented themselves to the people as benefactors and local power brokers, initially without asking for anything in return.
//Dozens of investigations in the south have led to the arrests of politicians who have aided and abetted the mafia, and who were elected with the support of local Mafiosi who forced citizens to vote for them in exchange for services, such as a simple food parcel.
//This week, Itay’s antimafia prosecutor’s office said bosses would offer their virtually endless criminal capital to businesses in need, and then swallow them up. Then, they will use those businesses for money laundering profits from the criminal activities.
Full article : The Guardian, (10 Apr)
#Italy #Coronavirus #Lockdown #Mafia #Food
the Guardian
Mafia distributes food to Italy's struggling residents
Organised crime groups offer support to quarantined families who have run out of cash
#Newspaper
From the USA to Italy an army of lawyers to ask for compensation from China
//The world is now moving to seek compensation from China for the coronavirus pandemic. An army of lawyers working agaginst the Chinese government.
//The accusation against China is that it has not acted promptly to avoid a health crisis that is having heavy economic consequeces on a global level,with tens of millions of unemployed and national GDP in free fall.
//Missouri's action is only the latest of the lawsuits filed against China in the United States.
//According to the lawyer, Beijing's attempts to minimize coronavirus are tantamount to a "betrayal of humanity".
//In Italy, finally, the initiative of the Hotel De La Poste in Cortina d'Ampezzo caused a sensation, which sued the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China for damages before the Court of Belluno.
Full Article: News 1, (22-Apr)
Further reading:
Britons want China to face inquiry over coronavirus outbreak
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britons-want-china-to-face-inquiry-over-coronavirus-outbreak-cbm82lpvk
#Italy #Compensation #Coronavirus
#BetrayalOfHumanity #USA
From the USA to Italy an army of lawyers to ask for compensation from China
//The world is now moving to seek compensation from China for the coronavirus pandemic. An army of lawyers working agaginst the Chinese government.
//The accusation against China is that it has not acted promptly to avoid a health crisis that is having heavy economic consequeces on a global level,with tens of millions of unemployed and national GDP in free fall.
//Missouri's action is only the latest of the lawsuits filed against China in the United States.
//According to the lawyer, Beijing's attempts to minimize coronavirus are tantamount to a "betrayal of humanity".
//In Italy, finally, the initiative of the Hotel De La Poste in Cortina d'Ampezzo caused a sensation, which sued the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China for damages before the Court of Belluno.
Full Article: News 1, (22-Apr)
Further reading:
Britons want China to face inquiry over coronavirus outbreak
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britons-want-china-to-face-inquiry-over-coronavirus-outbreak-cbm82lpvk
#Italy #Compensation #Coronavirus
#BetrayalOfHumanity #USA
Pompeo Raises Concerns on China’s Economic Expansion into Italy
The US state secretary Mike Pompeo has raised his concerns on China’s plan to expand its economic influence into Italy during his visit to the Mediterranean country.
Pompeo met with the Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and co-hosted a press conference. At the meeting, Pompeo raised his concerns with Di Maio on the CCP’s attempt to leverage their economic strength in Italy to their strategic advantages. He also urged the Italian government to consider carefully the national security issues involved in the technology provided by tech companies associated with the CCP and the personal privacy risks it poses to Italian citizens.
Di Maio said Italy understood the US’ view and knew their concerns over the construction of 5G infrastructure in Italy. He also said he was fully aware of the responsibilities involved in handling safety issues and promised that he would stay alert as 5G technology is phased in.
#US #Italy #China #5G #Pompeo #LuigiDiMaio #Technology #Diplomacy
Source: RTHK #Sep30
https://bit.ly/33DZxMd
The US state secretary Mike Pompeo has raised his concerns on China’s plan to expand its economic influence into Italy during his visit to the Mediterranean country.
Pompeo met with the Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and co-hosted a press conference. At the meeting, Pompeo raised his concerns with Di Maio on the CCP’s attempt to leverage their economic strength in Italy to their strategic advantages. He also urged the Italian government to consider carefully the national security issues involved in the technology provided by tech companies associated with the CCP and the personal privacy risks it poses to Italian citizens.
Di Maio said Italy understood the US’ view and knew their concerns over the construction of 5G infrastructure in Italy. He also said he was fully aware of the responsibilities involved in handling safety issues and promised that he would stay alert as 5G technology is phased in.
#US #Italy #China #5G #Pompeo #LuigiDiMaio #Technology #Diplomacy
Source: RTHK #Sep30
https://bit.ly/33DZxMd
news.rthk.hk
蓬佩奧對中國擬擴大在意大利的經濟影響力表示憂慮
到訪意大利的美國國務卿蓬佩奧，對中國計劃擴大在意大利的經濟影響力表示憂慮。 蓬佩奧與意大利外長迪馬約會面，雙方舉行聯合記者會。蓬佩奧在會上，就中共試圖利用在意大利的經濟實力，達致戰略目的，向迪馬約提出關注，促請意大利政府小心考慮與中共相關科技企業提供的技術，可能帶來的國家安全風險及民眾個人私隱問題。 迪馬約表示，意大利明白美方的立場，又說深知美方對當地興建5G網絡技術的關切，並充分意識到各國在應對安全問題時面臨的責任，承諾在開發5G技術時保持警惕。
#Newspaper
Series A Club in Italy - Kalidou Koulibaly asked for release of Uyghurs; Chinese Internet Troll: Wish Them All Have Broken Legs such Orangutan!
(02 Oct) China have crushed and persecuted millions of Uyghurs over many years, poor human rights reputation have already spread around the World, Mesut Ozil is blocked by the media in China due to his speech of criticising China persecuted Uyghur in the Twitter. His name could not be found in any press or report in China, superseding by “Number 10”. Last Thursday, Napoli’s defender Koulibaly Koulibaly posted in his Instagram for expressing his support for Uyghur who were detained in the Xinjiang Re-education Camps. However, his behaviour, again, was led to Chinese netizen leaving comment under his Instagram post, some even insult this defender of Napoli as “Oranguton”.
China was alleged to build Re-Education Camps in Xinjiang for the purpose to persuade Uyghur, which have been leading to many supports for Uyghur from SportStars. Time to express support from Koulibaly on Instagram: “Millions Uyghur Muslim are detained and tortured in concentration camps in China. Not for what they do, but for who they are. This is the largest scale of imprison in 21th Century, it must be ended!”
China netizens immediately attacked Koulibaly by leaving comments in his Instagram post:”an Orangutan have not yet evoluted”, “object with Cerebral Palsy broke your legs”, “You are also brain-washed by overseas media, innocent please don’t speak bullshit”. It is believed that media in China will use the same way to block this defender of Napoli, by naming him as “number 26”, after Koulibaly supporting Uyghur in Instagram.
Apart from Koulibaly, a football star from French, Franck Ribery, also publish relevant post in Instagram, to stand with Koulibaly for expressing their support for Uyghur. But Ribery expected the attack from Chinese netizen, so that he had closed the leaving comment function in advanced.
#FootballPlayers #Uyghur #InternetTroll #LittlePink #Italy
Source: Apple Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Series A Club in Italy - Kalidou Koulibaly asked for release of Uyghurs; Chinese Internet Troll: Wish Them All Have Broken Legs such Orangutan!
(02 Oct) China have crushed and persecuted millions of Uyghurs over many years, poor human rights reputation have already spread around the World, Mesut Ozil is blocked by the media in China due to his speech of criticising China persecuted Uyghur in the Twitter. His name could not be found in any press or report in China, superseding by “Number 10”. Last Thursday, Napoli’s defender Koulibaly Koulibaly posted in his Instagram for expressing his support for Uyghur who were detained in the Xinjiang Re-education Camps. However, his behaviour, again, was led to Chinese netizen leaving comment under his Instagram post, some even insult this defender of Napoli as “Oranguton”.
China was alleged to build Re-Education Camps in Xinjiang for the purpose to persuade Uyghur, which have been leading to many supports for Uyghur from SportStars. Time to express support from Koulibaly on Instagram: “Millions Uyghur Muslim are detained and tortured in concentration camps in China. Not for what they do, but for who they are. This is the largest scale of imprison in 21th Century, it must be ended!”
China netizens immediately attacked Koulibaly by leaving comments in his Instagram post:”an Orangutan have not yet evoluted”, “object with Cerebral Palsy broke your legs”, “You are also brain-washed by overseas media, innocent please don’t speak bullshit”. It is believed that media in China will use the same way to block this defender of Napoli, by naming him as “number 26”, after Koulibaly supporting Uyghur in Instagram.
Apart from Koulibaly, a football star from French, Franck Ribery, also publish relevant post in Instagram, to stand with Koulibaly for expressing their support for Uyghur. But Ribery expected the attack from Chinese netizen, so that he had closed the leaving comment function in advanced.
#FootballPlayers #Uyghur #InternetTroll #LittlePink #Italy
Source: Apple Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#OpenLetter
Majority of tomato production around the world uses tomatoes from China
A recent investigation into tomato production chain revealed, with reference to the book <L’Empire de l’or rouge: Enquête mondiale sur la tomate d’industrie> written by Jean-Baptiste Malet, a French reporter, and a documentary <The Empire of Red Gold> from the story of the book, that many famous European tomato sauce brands are made with ingredients from China. Wuhan Pneumonia has engulfed the world. Prior to the pandemic, the effect of “One Belt One Road” had been surfaced with many ingredients and goods productions driven by Red (China), including tomato. Through the “One Belt One Road” exporting unfair and disqualified products, China is trying to control and swallow up human health and labor rights, leading the human kind to the hell.
2011, book author Malet discovered a tomato sauce manufacturer Le Cabanon in Provence, his hometown, was processing tomato paste in buckets marked with “Tomato Paste, by Xinjiang Chalkis Company, made in China”. This shocked Malet much because he had never imagined the tomato sauce made in a small town in south France, which he previously believed being made in France entirely, was manufactured by such semi-products from another corner of the world – China, a regime distancing far from tomato culture. Malet then visited America, France, Ghana and Italy for information re other brands.
Given the above, all ketchup used by McDonald should be from Xinjiang Chalkis Company, surely including the McDonald Hong Kong which is still owned by McDonald US for 20%, with the rest 80% held by CCP State-owned Enterprise.
#China #Tomato #Italy #TomatoProduction #McDonalds #Ketchup
Source: OKKPY Report
HKLIG
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Majority of tomato production around the world uses tomatoes from China
A recent investigation into tomato production chain revealed, with reference to the book <L’Empire de l’or rouge: Enquête mondiale sur la tomate d’industrie> written by Jean-Baptiste Malet, a French reporter, and a documentary <The Empire of Red Gold> from the story of the book, that many famous European tomato sauce brands are made with ingredients from China. Wuhan Pneumonia has engulfed the world. Prior to the pandemic, the effect of “One Belt One Road” had been surfaced with many ingredients and goods productions driven by Red (China), including tomato. Through the “One Belt One Road” exporting unfair and disqualified products, China is trying to control and swallow up human health and labor rights, leading the human kind to the hell.
2011, book author Malet discovered a tomato sauce manufacturer Le Cabanon in Provence, his hometown, was processing tomato paste in buckets marked with “Tomato Paste, by Xinjiang Chalkis Company, made in China”. This shocked Malet much because he had never imagined the tomato sauce made in a small town in south France, which he previously believed being made in France entirely, was manufactured by such semi-products from another corner of the world – China, a regime distancing far from tomato culture. Malet then visited America, France, Ghana and Italy for information re other brands.
Given the above, all ketchup used by McDonald should be from Xinjiang Chalkis Company, surely including the McDonald Hong Kong which is still owned by McDonald US for 20%, with the rest 80% held by CCP State-owned Enterprise.
#China #Tomato #Italy #TomatoProduction #McDonalds #Ketchup
Source: OKKPY Report
HKLIG
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
OKAPI閱讀生活誌
不只肺炎疫情，中國還欠全世界番茄醬一個道歉：讀《餐桌上的紅色經濟風暴》
二月，還不知道我當時任職的公司要收攤，興沖沖地想要做和台灣在地物產有關的題目。因為正逢番茄收成的季節，便想拍攝關於台灣番茄的故事。我打電話給台灣最具代表性的番茄醬廠商詢問番茄的...
Vice President of Italian Lower House Meets Taiwan Representative, Voicing Support for Ambassadorial Relations and Calling on Government Not to Submit to China
Vice President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Fabio Rampelli met with Taiwan’s representative to Italy Andrea Sing-Ying Lee on 7 October. In a press release that followed the meeting, Rampelli said he supported Taiwan to officially set up embassy in Italy. He also called on the Italian government not to give in to pressure from China and to strengthen its diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Referring to Lee as the “Ambassador of Taiwan,” Rampelli noted that the meeting, which he said was sincere and friendly, centred around that fact that Taiwan’s diplomatic mission is not officially recognized by Italy and can only be called an ‘Economic and Trade Office.’ Rampelli said this was because of the continuous pressure from the CCP on Italy and the EU and its unilateral claim that Taiwan was part of China.
Rampelli said he was surprised by the fact that Taiwan cannot have an embassy in Italy and form official diplomatic relations with it. He promised Lee that he would make every effort to enable Taiwan to enjoy fuller, de jure or de facto diplomatic rights in Italy and the EU. He added that he is aware of the pressure from CCP on the Italian government, evident from the silence on the Hong Kong national security law from Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the foreign minister Luigi Di Maio.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct09
#Italy #Taiwan #China #FabioRampelli #AndreaSingYingL #Diplomacy
https://bit.ly/34yCFhz
Vice President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Fabio Rampelli met with Taiwan’s representative to Italy Andrea Sing-Ying Lee on 7 October. In a press release that followed the meeting, Rampelli said he supported Taiwan to officially set up embassy in Italy. He also called on the Italian government not to give in to pressure from China and to strengthen its diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Referring to Lee as the “Ambassador of Taiwan,” Rampelli noted that the meeting, which he said was sincere and friendly, centred around that fact that Taiwan’s diplomatic mission is not officially recognized by Italy and can only be called an ‘Economic and Trade Office.’ Rampelli said this was because of the continuous pressure from the CCP on Italy and the EU and its unilateral claim that Taiwan was part of China.
Rampelli said he was surprised by the fact that Taiwan cannot have an embassy in Italy and form official diplomatic relations with it. He promised Lee that he would make every effort to enable Taiwan to enjoy fuller, de jure or de facto diplomatic rights in Italy and the EU. He added that he is aware of the pressure from CCP on the Italian government, evident from the silence on the Hong Kong national security law from Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the foreign minister Luigi Di Maio.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct09
#Italy #Taiwan #China #FabioRampelli #AndreaSingYingL #Diplomacy
https://bit.ly/34yCFhz
Italy vetos 5G Deal between Fastweb and China’s Huawei: Sources
The government used its special vetting powers to block Fastweb from implementing the supply deal with Huawei in the most sensitive part of its fifth generation mobile network.
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeii described a China noble telecoms technology as a threat to Italy’s national security while visiting in Italy in September.
Fastweb has picked Huawei as the sole supplier for its 5G core network. A source from government said that the government had vetoed the operation and asked Fastweb to diversify its suppliers.
Source: The Reuters #Oct23
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-italy-5g-idUSKBN2782A5
#Huawei #Italy #5G
The government used its special vetting powers to block Fastweb from implementing the supply deal with Huawei in the most sensitive part of its fifth generation mobile network.
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeii described a China noble telecoms technology as a threat to Italy’s national security while visiting in Italy in September.
Fastweb has picked Huawei as the sole supplier for its 5G core network. A source from government said that the government had vetoed the operation and asked Fastweb to diversify its suppliers.
Source: The Reuters #Oct23
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-italy-5g-idUSKBN2782A5
#Huawei #Italy #5G
Italy vetoed telecom group from using Huawei equipment, asking it to diversify suppliers
Italian government is reported to prevent a telecom group based in Milan from signing an agreement with Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier, on 5G core network equipment.
According to the report, Italian government asked the telecom group to diversify its suppliers, and government is evaluating whether Huawei can play a role in its 5G core networks.
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has visited Italy last month, he described Chinese mobile communication technology as a threat to Italy's national security. But Huawei denied and said it was ready to undergo any scrutiny.
In Beijing, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Chinese entrepreneurs strictly follow the laws, opposed using the national security as an excuse to discriminate and suppress Chinese telecom companies without any evidence.
Source: RTHK #Oct27
#Italy #5G #Huawei #China #NationalSecurity
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1556452-20201024.htm
Italian government is reported to prevent a telecom group based in Milan from signing an agreement with Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier, on 5G core network equipment.
According to the report, Italian government asked the telecom group to diversify its suppliers, and government is evaluating whether Huawei can play a role in its 5G core networks.
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has visited Italy last month, he described Chinese mobile communication technology as a threat to Italy's national security. But Huawei denied and said it was ready to undergo any scrutiny.
In Beijing, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Chinese entrepreneurs strictly follow the laws, opposed using the national security as an excuse to discriminate and suppress Chinese telecom companies without any evidence.
Source: RTHK #Oct27
#Italy #5G #Huawei #China #NationalSecurity
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1556452-20201024.htm
news.rthk.hk
意國據報阻電信商用華為設備 要求物色供應商要多元化
意大利政府據報阻止總部設在米蘭的一間電信集團，與中國電信設備商華為，簽署提供5G核心網絡設備的協議。 報道說意大利政府要求該電信集團，尋找供應商時要多元化，又指政府仍在評估華為，能否在意大利的5G核心網絡建設中發揮作用。 美國國務卿蓬佩奧上月訪問意大利時，指中國的移動通信技術對意大利的國家安全構成威脅。華為否認，強調已準備好接受任何安全審查。 在北京，外交部發言人日前指中方企業嚴格遵守法律，反對在無任何證據之下，以國家安全為藉口，無端抹黑及公然打壓中國電信企業。
Reuters: Italy Blocks Telecommunication Group Fastweb from Signing 5G Agreement with Huawei
On Saturday (Oct 24), Reuters quoted two sources in reporting that during the cabinet meeting last Thursday, the Italian government barred the national telecommunication group Fastweb from signing an agreement with Huawei to supply equipment for its 5G core network. It was the first time that Italy vetoed a supply agreement over 5G core network with Huawei, which showed that Italy has taken a tougher stance against Huawei.
During the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Italy last month, he stated that China’s mobile network technology will threaten the national security of Italy. Huawei strongly refuted the allegations. Its Italian branch subsequently stated that they were willing to undergo a thorough review to prove that its technology did not pose any security risk.
The Italian government, however, used its special vetting powers on Thursday to bar the Italian branch of Fastweb, a subsidiary of Swisscom, from reaching a supply agreement with Huawei. The 5G core network is seen as the most sensitive and is for handling sensitive data. A source from the Italian government told Reuters that the government vetoed the agreement and asked Fastweb to use a different supplier. The source also stated that Fastweb had initially chose Huawei as the exclusive supplier of 5G network. Huawei and Fastweb made no response.
Source from: Apple Daily #Oct25
https://bit.ly/2HKRk0r
#Italy #China #Huawei #Fastweb #Pompeo
On Saturday (Oct 24), Reuters quoted two sources in reporting that during the cabinet meeting last Thursday, the Italian government barred the national telecommunication group Fastweb from signing an agreement with Huawei to supply equipment for its 5G core network. It was the first time that Italy vetoed a supply agreement over 5G core network with Huawei, which showed that Italy has taken a tougher stance against Huawei.
During the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Italy last month, he stated that China’s mobile network technology will threaten the national security of Italy. Huawei strongly refuted the allegations. Its Italian branch subsequently stated that they were willing to undergo a thorough review to prove that its technology did not pose any security risk.
The Italian government, however, used its special vetting powers on Thursday to bar the Italian branch of Fastweb, a subsidiary of Swisscom, from reaching a supply agreement with Huawei. The 5G core network is seen as the most sensitive and is for handling sensitive data. A source from the Italian government told Reuters that the government vetoed the agreement and asked Fastweb to use a different supplier. The source also stated that Fastweb had initially chose Huawei as the exclusive supplier of 5G network. Huawei and Fastweb made no response.
Source from: Apple Daily #Oct25
https://bit.ly/2HKRk0r
#Italy #China #Huawei #Fastweb #Pompeo
Shifting Focus, NATO Views China as a Global Security Challenge
Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy spoke for many when he connected this summit with the Group of 7 summit meeting just concluded in Britain and compared them unfavorably with the period of Mr. Trump. “This summit is part of the process of reaffirming, rebuilding the fundamental alliances of the United States,” which were “weakened by the previous administration,” Mr. Draghi said.
And he pointed to Mr. Biden’s similarly important meetings on Tuesday with the leaders of the European Union, which Mr. Trump considered an economic competitor and even a foe. “We are here to reaffirm these alliances, but also to reaffirm the importance of the European Union,” Mr. Draghi said.
Source: NYTimes #Jun14
https://t.co/DquI7YvXqP
#NATO #China #MarioDraghi #Italy
Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy spoke for many when he connected this summit with the Group of 7 summit meeting just concluded in Britain and compared them unfavorably with the period of Mr. Trump. “This summit is part of the process of reaffirming, rebuilding the fundamental alliances of the United States,” which were “weakened by the previous administration,” Mr. Draghi said.
And he pointed to Mr. Biden’s similarly important meetings on Tuesday with the leaders of the European Union, which Mr. Trump considered an economic competitor and even a foe. “We are here to reaffirm these alliances, but also to reaffirm the importance of the European Union,” Mr. Draghi said.
Source: NYTimes #Jun14
https://t.co/DquI7YvXqP
#NATO #China #MarioDraghi #Italy
#InternationalRelations
Switching from China's “One Belt One Road” to the United States' "B3W", Italian Foreign Minister: US is more important than China
United States stated in mid-June that it had established a global infrastructure plan called Build Back Better World (B3W), which compete with “One Belt One Road” from China. Italy, one of members from “One Belt One Road”, after joining B3W this year the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio publicly indicated yesterday, although Italy and China have the trading and historical relationship, however this is absolutely not comparable.
Italy joined the “One Belt One Road” in 2019, is the first G& countries participate the project. According to Politico, Italy joined the project during the reign of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the former government hoped to use this to attract Chinese investment to revitalize its economy that has stagnated for decades. According to Reuters, the United States has previously expressed concern about Italy joining the China-led “One Belt One Road” initiative.
Source: Stand News #Jun29
https://bit.ly/3k5BGgW
#Italy #UnitedStates #B3W #OneBeltOneRoad #G7 #China #Economy
Switching from China's “One Belt One Road” to the United States' "B3W", Italian Foreign Minister: US is more important than China
United States stated in mid-June that it had established a global infrastructure plan called Build Back Better World (B3W), which compete with “One Belt One Road” from China. Italy, one of members from “One Belt One Road”, after joining B3W this year the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio publicly indicated yesterday, although Italy and China have the trading and historical relationship, however this is absolutely not comparable.
Italy joined the “One Belt One Road” in 2019, is the first G& countries participate the project. According to Politico, Italy joined the project during the reign of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the former government hoped to use this to attract Chinese investment to revitalize its economy that has stagnated for decades. According to Reuters, the United States has previously expressed concern about Italy joining the China-led “One Belt One Road” initiative.
Source: Stand News #Jun29
https://bit.ly/3k5BGgW
#Italy #UnitedStates #B3W #OneBeltOneRoad #G7 #China #Economy
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從前加入「一帶一路」 今加入美國 B3W 意大利外長﹕美國比中國重要 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
美國曾於 6 月中表明設立名為 Build Back Better World (簡稱 B3W) 的全球基建計...
Taiwan government seeks to rectify country listing of Taiwanese films mis-labelled as "Chinese Taipei" at the Venice Film Festival
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan (MOFA) said at a virtual press briefing yesterday (August 10) that it had asked the Venice Film Festival to correct the country listing of two Taiwanese films mis-labelled as "Chinese Taipei". The two films submitted to the 78th Venice Film Festival, which will be open on September 1, are Chung Mong-hong directed "The Falls" and Tsai Ming-liang's documentary "The Night". MOFA said the request is to ensure that these films are not "unreasonably suppressed" to diminish Taiwan's sovereignty.
The MOFA said that the two participating films were submitted to the organisers under the country name of Taiwan, but were altered to "Chinese Taipei" on the official website without the consent of the applicants, after China protested to the Italian organisers. The MOFA and its representative office in Italy had immediately request a correction upon awaiting of this, but have yet to get a response from the organisers.
Source: Stand News #Aug11
https://bit.ly/3Bpqi4H
#Taiwan #China #Italy #ChineseTaipei #MinistryOfForeignAffairs #VeniceFilmFestival #Sovereignty
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan (MOFA) said at a virtual press briefing yesterday (August 10) that it had asked the Venice Film Festival to correct the country listing of two Taiwanese films mis-labelled as "Chinese Taipei". The two films submitted to the 78th Venice Film Festival, which will be open on September 1, are Chung Mong-hong directed "The Falls" and Tsai Ming-liang's documentary "The Night". MOFA said the request is to ensure that these films are not "unreasonably suppressed" to diminish Taiwan's sovereignty.
The MOFA said that the two participating films were submitted to the organisers under the country name of Taiwan, but were altered to "Chinese Taipei" on the official website without the consent of the applicants, after China protested to the Italian organisers. The MOFA and its representative office in Italy had immediately request a correction upon awaiting of this, but have yet to get a response from the organisers.
Source: Stand News #Aug11
https://bit.ly/3Bpqi4H
#Taiwan #China #Italy #ChineseTaipei #MinistryOfForeignAffairs #VeniceFilmFestival #Sovereignty
#Art #Freedom
Italian city defies China bid to scrap dissident's art show
An Italian city is going ahead with plans to host an art exhibition by a Chinese dissident despite a request from China's embassy to cancel it.
The show, called "China is (not) near," is due to run from November 13 to February 13, 2021 in the northern Italian city of Brescia.
The exhibition by #Badiucao, a cartoonist also known as "The Chinese Banksy", is expected to denounce Chinese political repression and censorship of information on the COVID pandemic.
Brescia Mayor #EmilioDelBono told local press that his office would not comply with a request from the Chinese embassy in Italy to scrap it.
He said the friendship between the Italian and Chinese people "is not in question", but "I think it is important to show that you can stay friends while criticising some things".
The deputy mayor, #LauraCastelletti, earlier tweeted that "For us art and freedom of expression are an essential combination".
#Italy #FreedomOfExpression
Source: Stand News, #Oct23 https://thestandnews.page.link/PHgLpzQ5HDsT9fKR8
Italian city defies China bid to scrap dissident's art show
An Italian city is going ahead with plans to host an art exhibition by a Chinese dissident despite a request from China's embassy to cancel it.
The show, called "China is (not) near," is due to run from November 13 to February 13, 2021 in the northern Italian city of Brescia.
The exhibition by #Badiucao, a cartoonist also known as "The Chinese Banksy", is expected to denounce Chinese political repression and censorship of information on the COVID pandemic.
Brescia Mayor #EmilioDelBono told local press that his office would not comply with a request from the Chinese embassy in Italy to scrap it.
He said the friendship between the Italian and Chinese people "is not in question", but "I think it is important to show that you can stay friends while criticising some things".
The deputy mayor, #LauraCastelletti, earlier tweeted that "For us art and freedom of expression are an essential combination".
#Italy #FreedomOfExpression
Source: Stand News, #Oct23 https://thestandnews.page.link/PHgLpzQ5HDsT9fKR8
#Art
#Brescia Exhibits #Badiucao's Artwork that Mocks Beijing’s #Propaganda
Defying the calls of the Chinese government to cancel an exhibition in a northern Italian city, #Brescia is hosting the first international solo exhibition by the 35-year-old artist, #Badiucao, an exile from China who now lives in Australia.
Displaying a torture instrument such as a rocking chair, dissident artist Badiucao mocks the propaganda of Beijing in this exhibition named “China is (not) near”.
The show denounces political repression in China and the country’s censorship of the origin of #Covid19.
Beijing responded to the exhibition in anger, accusing Badiucao’s works of being “full of anti-Chinese lies” that “jeopardise the friendly relations between China and Italy”. The PRC's embassy in Rome sent a letter to Brescia’s town hall.
Deputy Mayor #LauraCastelletti responded, “None of us in Brescia, neither in the city council nor among the citizens, had the slightest doubt about this exhibition going ahead.”
"Brescia, known for its Roman ruins, has a long tradition of welcoming dissidents, painters and writers, in defence of artistic freedom”, she added.
In an interview, Badiucao, who is nicknamed the Chinese #Banksy said he is “very happy and proud” that the city “had the courage to say ‘no’ to China to defend fundamental rights.”
Source: Radio Free Asia; #Nov13
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/11-11132021172450.html/ampRFA
#ProtestArt #WolfWarrior #FreedomofExpression #Creativity #Italy #NoToChina #Culture #Exhibition
#Brescia Exhibits #Badiucao's Artwork that Mocks Beijing’s #Propaganda
Defying the calls of the Chinese government to cancel an exhibition in a northern Italian city, #Brescia is hosting the first international solo exhibition by the 35-year-old artist, #Badiucao, an exile from China who now lives in Australia.
Displaying a torture instrument such as a rocking chair, dissident artist Badiucao mocks the propaganda of Beijing in this exhibition named “China is (not) near”.
The show denounces political repression in China and the country’s censorship of the origin of #Covid19.
Beijing responded to the exhibition in anger, accusing Badiucao’s works of being “full of anti-Chinese lies” that “jeopardise the friendly relations between China and Italy”. The PRC's embassy in Rome sent a letter to Brescia’s town hall.
Deputy Mayor #LauraCastelletti responded, “None of us in Brescia, neither in the city council nor among the citizens, had the slightest doubt about this exhibition going ahead.”
"Brescia, known for its Roman ruins, has a long tradition of welcoming dissidents, painters and writers, in defence of artistic freedom”, she added.
In an interview, Badiucao, who is nicknamed the Chinese #Banksy said he is “very happy and proud” that the city “had the courage to say ‘no’ to China to defend fundamental rights.”
Source: Radio Free Asia; #Nov13
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/11-11132021172450.html/ampRFA
#ProtestArt #WolfWarrior #FreedomofExpression #Creativity #Italy #NoToChina #Culture #Exhibition
Radio Free Asia
意大利城市力挺 中国异议创作人巴丢草如期开展
The Italian government reveals that there are 2 flights carrying Covid positive passengers from China to Milan on 26 Dec.
The first flight has 35 positive cases out of 92 with a diagnosis rate of 38% while the second flight has 62 out of 120 with a rate of 52%. 97 people were diagnosed out of 212 people overall (46%).
English-language media, such as Bloomberg, said that the two flights came from #Shanghai and #Beijing while some Italian media said that both flights departed from Beijing. Therefore, the starting point of the two flights has not yet been determined.
Source: EuropeChinese #Dec28
#COVID #Export #Outspread #China #Italy #Milan
http://europechinese.blogspot.com/2022/12/46.html
The first flight has 35 positive cases out of 92 with a diagnosis rate of 38% while the second flight has 62 out of 120 with a rate of 52%. 97 people were diagnosed out of 212 people overall (46%).
English-language media, such as Bloomberg, said that the two flights came from #Shanghai and #Beijing while some Italian media said that both flights departed from Beijing. Therefore, the starting point of the two flights has not yet been determined.
Source: EuropeChinese #Dec28
#COVID #Export #Outspread #China #Italy #Milan
http://europechinese.blogspot.com/2022/12/46.html