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A shipment of pork-celery dumplings from China which was seized at a port in Manila last December has been found to be infected with the African swine fever.

"After 100% examination of its contents and undergoing laboratory test from the Veterinary Quarantine Services (VQS), the pork-celery dumplings indicated the presence of ASF virus,"

CNN Philippines (Jan 25)
Full Article: https://bit.ly/2Rs25Xo

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Editor’s Note: Woman from Wuhan went to Hong Kong before Hubei people are prohibited from entry. The congee restaurant is located in Shatin.

Arrived HK before customs was closed.
Had my favourite chicken congee.
Fellows, remember to have large amount of antipyretic before going through customs.
Otherwise, you are not allowed to pass through customs if fever is detected.

I also have fever now and will go to hospital immediately after finishing chicken congee.

#EscapefromWuHan #WuhanPneumonia #WithChineseCharacterisitcs

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Finding similarities between Xi Jinping and Chongzhen Emperor at the end of the Mind Dynasty


Editor's Note: Chongzhen Emperor was the 17th and last Emperor of the Ming Dynasty(1368–1644) as well as the last Han Chinese to reign as Emperor of China. The Chinese often like to use fictional or historical characters to comment on country leaders. The writer of this essay has done a brilliant job of comparing the situation faced by Chongzhen at the end of the Ming Dynasty with the current situation faced by Xi Jinping in modern day China.

(13 Feb) Xi Jinping, with all his political might and abundant technological resources, has been sent into a deep panic over the Wuhan Pneumonia. The whole country is gripped by fear and anxiety, with cities and towns under lockdown, the furor among Chinese citizens could be heard everywhere. A fiery commentary on the subject has been going viral recently on the Internet, perhaps revealing a certain insight (into the current situation in China).

Someone recently published an essay online entitled “Facing the end of the Ming Dynasty, all of Chongzhen’s people were waiting for his orders”, which explained how the Ming Dynasty came to an end under Chonghzhen Emperor’s rule. It was censored shortly after being published but continued to spread among numerous social media circles. Obviously, people were not particularly interested in the history. Rather, they were finding certain similarities between China under Xi Jinping’s rule and how the Ming Dynasty perished under Chongzhen Emperor .

//He killed the most talented ministers, and the remaining officials were incompetent and never spoke out. They only obeyed the Emperor’s orders. In the end, Chongzhen still blamed his advisors for misleading him.

//everyone will seek instructions from the level above. If there is no direction from the senior level, then nothing will be done as it is considered the safest option.

//As for doing things that are beneficial to the state and citizens, that was not part of their duties.

//the speed of the anti-epidemic response would have been determined by Xi’s own understanding of the situation.

Full Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Finding-similarities-between-Xi-Jinping-and-Chongzhen-Emperor-at-the-end-of-the-Mind-Dynasty-03-09

Source: RFI
https://bit.ly/38qkdWM

Further reading:
Xi Jinping revealed that he knew about epidemic situation on 7 Jan
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18125

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