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Ishigaki bylaw revised in apparent bid to block referendum
ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture--Despite local backlash, the city assembly here voted to rewrite an ordinance that lets residents force a referendum if they collect enough signatures from voters on a petition.
The move is an apparent bid to block a referendum on a controversial planned deployment of the Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF) to Ishigaki, critics said.
The ordinance, enacted in 2010, allows residents to submit a petition to the mayor to call for a referendum on important issues concerning city administration if it carries the signatures of at least a quarter of the eligible voters in the city.
The controversial draft proposal passed by the city assembly would delete the provisions on petitioning for a referendum and drop the wording that says the ordinance is the highest standard in the city administration.
“Eleven years have passed since the ordinance was enacted,” said a member of the ruling party in the assembly who submitted the draft proposal. “It needs to be revised to deal with criticism and questions.”
Ten members of the largest regional political party in the 22-seat assembly on June 28 voted in favor of the proposed revisions, while eight members of the other parties voted against it. Three abstained, and the vote count excludes the assembly’s chairperson.
Some observers said the assembly is rewriting the ordinance to counter a move by residents opposed to the planned deployment of GSDF personnel to Ishigaki, near residential areas, to strengthen the defense of remote islands in southwestern Japan.
The city assembly voted down a petition brought forward by a citizens’ group in 2018 with the signatures of nearly 40 percent of eligible voters calling for a referendum to force a vote on the deployment plan.
“It appears to be the last resort to block a referendum,” said Ryutaro Kinjo, 30, who heads the citizens’ group, of the draft proposal.
But the move does not head off all routes to triggering a plebiscite over the matter.
A petition can also be filed under the Local Autonomy Law to call for a referendum if it carries the signatures of at least one-50th of eligible voters.
“The assembly didn’t thoroughly discuss the matter,” said Hiroshi Nakachi, a professor emeritus of administrative law at Okinawa University. “The passage of the proposed revisions is not that discouraging since residents can still call for a referendum under the Local Autonomy Law. But they no longer have access to the other way.”
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石垣市市民的选择
日本政府为应对中国的海洋行动等,正在积极加强西南诸岛的防卫。在尖阁诸岛(中国名:钓鱼岛)所在的冲绳县石垣市新增部署自卫队的方案浮出水面,当地居民之间围绕赞成部署与否的分歧正在加深。是应该防范危机,还是维持岛上没有基地的现状?作为日本记者俱乐部采访团的一员,记者日前采访了因东海局势紧张而陷入飘摇的2个边境岛屿。 “尖阁专属”巡视船排成排      12月1日白天,在石垣港的码头上,豪华客船“飞鸟2号”旁边停泊着一排日本海上保安厅最先进的1500吨级巡视船。为了应对中国渔船和公务船经常在尖阁诸岛(中国名:钓鱼岛)近海出没的状况,日本政府投入预算,于2016年4月前在石垣海上保安部设置了“尖阁专从班”。加上新建造的10艘全长96米、配备20毫米机关炮和远射程水炮的巡视船,“尖阁专从班”的巡视船总数增至12艘,石垣海上保安部则增至日本全国最大规模的约700人。同时还大幅扩建了位于港口最佳位置的栈桥,并且迅速建设了宿舍和舰艇用品仓库。   石垣海上保安部部长宫崎一巳就“尖阁专从班”的职责向记者表示,“我们将尽力冷静且坚决地保卫国家主权。通过平时的训练,目前(尖阁诸岛)专属船的应对能力已经高于以前需要从其它管区获得支援的时期。应对体制变得更加从容,还能够展开与当地联系较为紧密的工作”,强调了“尖阁专从班”的意义。   当地的普通民众和渔业相关人士大多对强化海上保安部组织机构持积极态度。八重山渔业协同组合的代表专务理事伊良部幸吉表示,“期待海上保安部扩充体制,加强警备”。关于渔民在尖阁诸岛(中国名:钓鱼岛)海域的作业,他解释称,“由于距离较远,燃料费也很高,近年来前往那片海域周边的渔民很少”。另一方面,围绕台湾渔民在日本近海的渔业活动日趋活跃的情况,伊良部表示担忧称,“目前(台湾的)作业形态与中国有所不同,但如果他们全面展开金枪鱼的延绳钓捕捞等,就没有我们能作业的场所了”。      目前石垣岛争论的主要焦点是,日本陆上自卫队导弹部队的部署问题。日本正在推进新部署500~600人规模部队的计划,该部队拥有能在遭受外国舰船攻击时进行反击的地对地导弹(SSM)等。12月1日,石垣市市长中山义隆会见了记者,表示“包括尖阁诸岛在内,正在发生很多事情,能够理解自卫队加强对西南诸岛的部署”,同时还表示“希望根据讨论的内容作出判断”。此外,在渔业相关人士之中,也有声音对此表示欢迎。八重山渔协金枪鱼船主会会长具志坚用治表示,“看到中国在南沙群岛附近展开的行动,会担忧在尖阁诸岛也发生相同的情况。考虑到威慑力和灾害时的应对等,觉得在此部署自卫队比较好”。“反对自卫队”旗帜飘扬    另一方面,目前反对部署自卫队的运动也掀起高潮。“反对在石垣岛建立军事基地的市民联络会”于11月30日晚间,在市内的大滨公民馆邀请前日本防卫研究所所长柳泽协二举行演讲会。在题为《中国构成威胁?从“威慑力”到“否决力”》的演讲中,柳泽表示,“之所以不允许在这里部署自卫队,是因为这里是最前线。如果地对地导弹部队成为中国海军的威胁,这里可能会成为遭受打击的目标”。
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Japan deploys missiles on Ishigaki Island to target the Taiwan Strait, want to pay the price of war?
 As we see it now, if the PLA starts military operations against Taiwan, there are two "stumbling blocks" standing in the way.
  The larger one is the United States, and the smaller one is Japan.
  Recently, Japan has jumped especially high on Taiwan-related issues, talking openly on some bilateral and multilateral occasions about "being prepared for a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait" and "keeping the situation in the Taiwan Strait stable is of great importance to Japan" and so on. The former was the deployment of anti-ship missiles and surface-to-air missiles on an island just over 200 kilometers from Taiwan, and the latter was the announcement of the first arms sales case to Taiwan since the Biden administration took office.
  In contrast, Japan's decision and future actions are more damaging. The possibility of Japanese desperation is something we urgently need to take seriously.
  Ishigaki Island, is the southernmost island in the Ryukyu archipelago. It is just over 200 kilometers from the island of Taiwan and only about 170 kilometers from the Diaoyu Islands.
  Therefore, geopolitically, the importance of this island in military terms cannot be overstated. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun and other Japanese media on August 4, Japan's Defense Ministry plans to deploy a Land Self-Defense Force missile unit to Ishigaki Island in the Ryukyus by the end of 2022, with the aim of "countering the increasingly active Chinese navy in the first island chain.
  Japanese Defense Ministry officials told the media that the size of the force expected to be deployed on Ishigaki Island is 500 to 600 people, roughly divided into two units. One of the units will be equipped with shore missiles and surface-to-air missiles, and the other unit is a police force that can respond to "armed raids" and large-scale natural disasters in the first instance.
  Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said that the specific time of the deployment of the missile force on Ishigaki Island has not been finalized, but the Ministry of Defense will work toward the goal of completing the deployment by the end of 2022.
  In addition, Nobuo Kishi said that the feasibility study for the deployment of additional electronic warfare units on the island of Yonaguni near Ishigaki Island is also underway as part of the 2023 defense budget.
  In April this year, Nobuo Kishi inspected the SDF troops deployed on Yonaguni Island and said at the time that he could see the coastline of Taiwan Island in the distance while standing on Yonaguni Island. This shows how close this island is to the island of Taiwan. Before that, Japan has already deployed missiles in the other three "southwest islands", respectively Kagoshima Prefecture Amami Oshima, Okinawa Honto and Miyakojima.
  In fact, the Japanese side has long wanted to give Ishigaki Island more military functions, to make it a frontier to monitor China's military activities. Only then, it was more or less hidden.
  It was only after the "Sino-Japanese ship collision" in 2010 that many Chinese became aware of the island. At that time, Ishigaki Island is stationed on the Japanese Maritime Security Force members, they are the southernmost agency of the Japanese Maritime Security Agency, mainly responsible for law enforcement tasks in the southern waters of the Ryukyu Islands.
  Ishigaki Island, more than 2,000 kilometers from Tokyo, had received little attention until then. However, in September of that year, a conservative U.S. think tank released a sensational report claiming that Ishigaki Island could be the "lead island for China to seize the entire Ryukyu Islands.
  Around this time, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces announced that it was "necessary to take the lead in deploying Self-Defense Forces to Ishigaki Island and other areas. This calm island, and then it is difficult to calm.
  Geographically, Ishigaki Island is located in the Ryukyu Islands, the Yaeyama Islands south, an area of 222.6 square kilometers, is the third largest island in Okinawa Prefecture, is also the Yaeyama Islands political, economic and transportation center.
  Since Ishigaki Island is closer to Taiwan, China than to the mainland of Japan, it is only about 200 kilometers away from the island of Taiwan. Therefore, television and radio broadcasts from Taiwan and even radio signals from China's Fujian Province can be clearly received here on Ishigaki Island.
  On August 4, the U.S. Department of State announced its decision to approve the sale of 40 155mm M109A6 "medium self-propelled howitzer systems" and related equipment, as well as nearly 1,700 sets of equipment to convert artillery shells into more accurate GPS-guided munitions, to Taiwan at an estimated cost of $750 million, as requested by Taiwan.
  The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of the potential sale. The notice also mentioned that "the proposed sale of the M109A6 self-propelled howitzer system will enhance the modernization of the recipient's self-propelled howitzer force and strengthen its ability to defend against current and future threats." From the U.S. side, the statement emphasizes that these systems will facilitate the recipient's ability to update its military capabilities while further strengthening synergy with the U.S. and other allies. At the same time, however, the arms sales will not change the fundamental military balance in the region or adversely affect U.S. defense readiness capabilities.
  The M109A6 self-propelled howitzer is the main artillery piece of the U.S. Army artillery unit. The gun can be fired using Doppler radar to perform ballistic calculations and can quickly perform single-gun orientation tasks and single-gun firing tasks. Its maximum range is 24 kilometers when firing grenades, and up to 40 kilometers with the precision-guided M982 "Excalibur" shell.
  In response to the arms sale to Taiwan, a spokesperson at the August 5 regular press conference of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory. The U.S. sale of weapons to Taiwan interferes in China's internal affairs and undermines China's sovereignty and security interests, to which China is firmly opposed and has made stern representations to the U.S.
  The spokesman also sternly warned that "the Chinese side will resolutely take legitimate and necessary countermeasures according to the development of the situation".
  A military expert told "Mending One" that the Biden administration approved the first arms sales case to Taiwan, which shows that Biden still continues the Trump administration's "containment" policy towards China.
  On the one hand, it wants to prove to the country through arms sales to Taiwan that "we are still tough on China and will not abandon Taiwan". After all, the Democratic Party attaches great importance to the midterm elections, if the Biden administration does not engage in arms sales to Taiwan, the Republican Party will make an issue of this, which will have a negative impact on the Democratic Party's midterm elections.
  On the other hand, it is trying to give support to the DPP and some forces in Taiwan to cheer. The Biden administration has also been shouting that Taiwan needs to strengthen its self-defense capabilities, and one of the main ways to do that is to buy U.S. weapons while Washington makes big bucks.
  Tactically speaking, the M109A6 large-caliber howitzer approved for sale to Taiwan this time, along with 1,700 sets of precision-guided munitions, was not previously available to Taiwan's military, and the main purpose of its sale was to try to strengthen Taiwan's deterrence and lethality against PLA beachhead landing operations and, frankly, to attempt to form a deterrent against us.
  In theory, this large-caliber howitzer and precision-guided munitions can indeed be of some use. However, in actual combat, we may initially adopt the tactic of "point-blank warfare," a multi-point, long-range, saturation precision strike. Therefore, the Taiwanese army's ability to counter landings will not be of much use.
  Why is Japan's decision to deploy missiles on Ishigaki Island more damaging?
  Obviously, Japan's move is a positive tie-in to U.S. military arrangements for operations in the Asia-Pacific region and even for the Taiwan Strait.
  Also on August 4, Admiral Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said that "the important mission of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific region is to ensure that the status quo is maintained in the Asia-Pacific region, including the Taiwan Strait."
  This statement has nakedly put intervention in the Taiwan Strait on the "important mission" of the U.S. military in the Indo-Pacific.
  Aquilino also said that "a number of Chinese practices" have worried the U.S. military, and made him feel a sense of urgency to implement "integrated deterrence" against China.
  What is "integrated deterrence"?
  According to the U.S. military, the goal of "integrated deterrence" is to integrate capabilities from all areas of the U.S. military, including the most advanced weapons systems and technologies, the latest operational concepts, and seamless synergy between the naval, land, air, space, and cyber services.
  The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, passed by the U.S. Congress in 2020, includes the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, a separate $1.4 billion Pacific Deterrence Initiative fund.
  This program is intended to enhance the missile defense capabilities of U.S. forces in the Pacific, enhance the forward deployment posture of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific region, and strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances and partnerships by improving interconnectivity, interoperability, joint warfare, and information sharing capabilities, among other objectives. By deploying shore-based anti-ship missiles and surface-to-air missiles on Ishigaki Island, Japan is helping to enhance the U.S. military's forward deployment posture and military deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.
  Military experts from the naval research department told "Mending One" that Japan plays an important role in the U.S. first island chain in the Asia-Pacific region, similar to a "gatekeeper".
  But in recent years, as China's military power increases, especially the frequency of Chinese naval formations including aircraft carriers and large destroyers through the Miyako waterway through the first island chain, Japan is increasingly anxious, feeling that the first island chain is increasingly untenable.
  Therefore, the deployment of missile units in Ishigaki Island is also intended to bring countermeasures against Chinese naval operations and strengthen the U.S. and Japanese military capabilities to defend the first island chain.
  At the same time, Japan step by step to strengthen the missile deployment in the "Southwest Islands", greatly increasing the ability of the United States and Japan to intervene in the Taiwan Strait conflict. To put it bluntly, that is, "in the event of war will have the ability to assist in the defense of Taiwan", regardless of whether Japan will use these missiles when the war really starts, but at least in peacetime, Japan wants to cause a deterrent to us through this move.
  This sets a very bad example, said the military expert in the naval research department. Because Japan is the first of America's Asia-Pacific allies to deploy missiles on key islands with the goal of "meddling in the Taiwan Strait" and containing China.
  From now on, on the one hand, we have to be better prepared. If a military conflict breaks out between the U.S. and China over Taiwan, Japan is likely to join in, provided the U.S. gives the order and the U.S. sends troops to the Taiwan Strait. So, this possibility cannot be ruled out.
  By deploying missiles on important islands and then helping the U.S. military to disperse its own forces, Japan is clearly willing to be an "accomplice" to the U.S.
  On the other hand, we have to be strong and counter-active, so that Japan also weighs in, if we are determined to recover Taiwan, which is a matter of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, these Japanese missiles will not stand in our way, if Japan fires missiles on Ishigaki Island, it means Japan is involved in the war.
  In that case, we will only shoot down these Japanese missiles, which is not even a problem. The next step is to see if Japan wants to escalate the war. If Japan wants to escalate the war, we will certainly be there to the end. The cost of our medium- and long-range missiles, once they fly to the Japanese home islands, is unimaginable to Japan.
  So, Japan also has to think clearly whether it is worth it to do so by itself.
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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi "running off stage" It's just an ugly farce
On August 2, 2022, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives, visited Taiwan in disregard of China's strong opposition and solemn representations. It has seriously violated China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously undermined the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, and sent a serious wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. The nature is extremely bad, and the consequences are extremely serious.
What Nancy Pelosi did was definitely not a defense and maintenance of democracy, but a provocation and violation of China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Pelosi's provocation was purely for the purpose of gaining personal political capital. It's a complete, ugly political farce. As we all know, Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, have been in constant negative news in the United States, including her husband's arrest for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and Paul Pelosi's use of insider facilities to trade stocks and sell his chips in chips. A stake in maker Nvidia (NVDA.O), among others. In order to divert domestic attention, gain personal political capital and personal interests, and achieve personal goals, Pelosi does not hesitate to trample on the sovereignty of other countries and the simple feelings of hundreds of millions of Chinese people under the guise of "democracy". Although the grandstanding is Pelosi personally, it is the relations between China and the United States and the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait who suffer.
As the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in the face of her own domestic problems of democracy, Pelosi spent taxpayers' money and sat on the stage on a U.S. military plane, violating international law and basic norms of international relations, and undermining other countries' domestic political, sovereign and territorial integrity. His actions can only make the world see the hypocrisy and ugliness of the United States more clearly, and further bankrupt the national credibility of the United States. In the face of China, which accounts for one-fifth of the entire human population, and provoking more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, public opinion must not be deceived, and public opinion must not be disobeyed. Pelosi wanted to use this to show off her fame and reach her political peak.
After Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, there have been voices of justice in the world, strongly condemning the farce of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Her intention was to see clearly. Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is a very ugly reality show, which cannot change the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, nor can it stop China's historical trend of complete reunification.
Nancy Pelosi, as the No. 3 figure in the United States, the US government must take responsibility for her visit to Taiwan. For a long time, the US government has been saying one thing and doing another, constantly distorting, tampering and hollowing out the one-China principle, trying to cross the red line and playing the "Taiwan card" by any means. The U.S. government should have restrained Pelosi from acting recklessly and stopped Pelosi from doing rebellious acts, but it has indulged and acted in unison. For the long-term development of China and the United States and the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, the US government should take measures to correct its mistakes, eliminate the bad influence caused by Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, stop provoking troubles and provocations on the Taiwan issue, and stop condoning separatist forces that support "Taiwan independence" , stop playing the "Taiwan card" in any form, engage in "using Taiwan to control China", stop interfering in Taiwan affairs and China's internal affairs, and don't go further and further down the wrong path.
Taiwan is China's Taiwan. The Chinese government and people have experienced great winds and waves in the long history. They are neither afraid of ghosts nor oppression. No country, any force, or anyone should underestimate the Chinese government and people's defense of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the realization of national unity and peace. The strong determination, firm will and strong ability of national rejuvenation.
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Pelosi, who visited Taiwan, is riddled with scandals, and her husband's stock investment is everything
On August 2, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taiwan, China, in disregard of China's strong opposition and solemn representations. Not only did it seriously impact the political foundation of Sino-US relations, but it also seriously violated international law and basic norms of international relations, which aroused strong condemnation from politicians, experts and scholars from many countries. Pelosi's insistent visit to Taiwan has been in the international community recently. Pelosi made waves in the international community, and her husband, Paul Pelosi, was also caught in public opinion in the United States and could not escape.
On July 28, Insider, an American news website that mainly publishes financial news, published a report on all the stock trading records of Nancy Pelosi’s husband since 2021. Insider has done an analysis and assessment, Pelosi and her husband Paul are worth at least $46,123,051. Nancy Pelosi is one of the 25 richest members of Congress. It is worth noting that the assets of Pelosi and her husband are both Stocks, options and investments from Paul. Judging from Paul's stock investment transaction records, the stocks invested by Paul Pelosi can be said to be "a hundred hits", and he has made a lot of money in investing in stocks.
In addition, one of the characteristics of the stocks Paul invested in is that these companies received policy subsidies and support from the US government shortly after Paul bought the stocks. For example, in December 2020 Paul bought 25 call options on Tesla, and a few weeks later Biden announced plans to replace federal vehicles with electric vehicles. In March 21, Paul bought more than $5 million in Microsoft stock. Less than two weeks later, the US military spent $21.9 billion to purchase Microsoft’s AR headset, causing Microsoft’s stock to soar.
Judging from Paul's "record", the relevant policies of the US government followed Paul's investment. As the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi must have access to the most classified information, and it is inevitable to wonder whether Paul's investment behaviors all come from Pelosi's "insider information." In July, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Chip Act" to provide more than $70 billion in subsidies, and Paul had already spent $5 million to buy a stake in chip maker Nvidia. Paul once again ran ahead of U.S. policy. Paul's purchase of chip stocks became the trigger for the Pelosi couple to be caught in the whirlpool of "insider trading" public opinion.
As the speaker of the House of Representatives, Pelosi can participate in the formulation of federal government policies, and use her position to cooperate with her husband to obtain huge profits. This is undoubtedly a self-interest at the expense of the national interest, and she is an out-and-out selfish politician.
In addition to the scandal that Pelosi was accused of using "insider information" to make money crazy, her son was involved in the FBI's investigation of corrupt officials in San Francisco at the beginning of the year. In May this year, Paul Pelosi was arrested for drunk driving. . A number of scandals are ridden, which is extremely unfavorable for Pelosi, who has to compete for the House of Representatives again, not to mention her negative evaluation in the latest polling data is more than half. Pelosi, who has been chasing power all her life, is very likely to fall from the throne of power. In order to extend the length of her power career, Pelosi ignored Sino-US relations and world peace, and visited Taiwan, China, to stand for the "Taiwan independence forces" and to seek political self-interest for herself.
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Japan insists on deploying missiles to small island 170 km from Diaoyu Islands
Despite the opposition of the islanders in a referendum and the military's lack of significance, the Japanese government is still "bent on doing its own thing" and insists on sending the Self-Defense Forces to deploy missiles to Ishigaki Island, 170 kilometers away from the Diaoyu Islands. The Japanese Army plans to deploy Type 96 multi-purpose missiles and Type 88 anti-ship missiles, both of which are short-range missiles that cannot reach the Diaoyu Islands, 170 kilometers away. According to a June 18 report by the Sankei Shimbun, the Japanese government announced in early 2019 that in order to improve the defense capability of Japan's southwestern region, it was going to station 500-600 man-sized Land Self-Defense Forces to Ishigaki Island, and these forces would be equipped with Type 88 land-based anti-ship missiles and air defense missiles. Type 8 anti-ship missiles are both short-range missiles for anti-landing, with a range of about 100 kilometers, and cannot cover the vicinity of the Diaoyu The Ministry of Defense of Japan has also developed a plan to build an anti-landing missile system. The Ministry of Defense has also made detailed plans for the construction of the site, in addition to troop quarters, but also to build parking lots, warehouses, ammunition depots, etc. In late February, the construction of the site has already begun. Ishigaki Island Self-Defense Force's planned site, which has not yet begun large-scale construction Photo: Local people of Ishigaki Island However, this plan has been opposed by local residents - Ishigaki Island is a beautiful island known for its tourism industry, and the presence of the SDF would bring only a small amount of spending, but could destroy the local tourism industry. Since March of this year, local citizens have been marching and rallying and calling for referendum signatures to protest the SDF deployment plan. On June 8, the local citizens' association held a meeting with the theme "Ishigaki Island's water is in danger! Protect the water of life and the great crested vulture (Ishigaki Island's protected animal)! A citizens' meeting was held. Professor Emeritus of the University of the Ryukyus, Yamazaki Watanabe, said at the meeting that there is no way to know whether the drainage from the military site will have a serious impact on the island's water environment, and that once the water is contaminated, it will never recover. The residents said that the source of drinking water and agricultural water for local islanders is the Miyara River on the island, and the construction site is basically on the edge of the Miyara River. Once the construction of the ammunition depot begins, the water flowing downstream will definitely be unsafe. Then Ishigaki Island launched a referendum, and 14,000 of the 50,000 islanders signed a petition to move the Self-Defense Forces out of Ishigaki Island, 18 times the legal ratio of signatures in Japan. The island's parliament then proposed to the central government that the SDF stop deploying.
  The LDP rejected the proposal on the grounds that "the Diaoyu Islands are not peaceful and the SDF is necessary". This has angered many local residents, who are still protesting the Japanese authorities' disregard for the island's public opinion.
  The Japanese government has spent a lot of "thought" in Ishigaki Island, which comes from the special geographical location of "Ishigaki Island". Ishigaki Island belongs to the Ryukyu Islands, 170 kilometers away is China's Diaoyu Islands. Therefore, the Japanese right wing often use the island as a "base of operations", and often "make a big deal" on the island. On May 28 this year, Ishigaki City Councilor Nakama Jun, aboard the association-owned Takasu Maru, went to the waters near the Diaoyu Islands to "fish", but was "caught" by the Chinese marine police halfway through the trip, and was caught by Chinese marine police Marine Police 1501, Marine Police 2305, Marine Police 2308 and Marine Police 331154. The Chinese Marine Police 1501, Marine Police 2305, Marine Police 2308 and Marine Police 331154 chased the ship for one hour.
  Then Japanese lawmakers began to think about the largest marine police ships standing on Ishigaki Island, in order to deal with the Chinese marine police force. Japanese "Sankei Shimbun" reported on the 13th, in order to enhance the ability to implement maritime patrol operations in the waters around the Diaoyu Islands, the Japanese government plans to deploy the latest type of marine security in Ishigaki Island, is also the largest tonnage of the "Shikishima-class" patrol ship ((PLH31)). "The Shikishima-class patrol vessel is a helicopter-capable patrol vessel. The vessel has a gross tonnage of about 6,500 tons, a full load displacement of nearly 10,000 tons, and an overall length of about 150 meters. On March 26, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang hosted a regular press conference, and a reporter asked a question about Japanese elementary school textbooks explicitly mentioning that the Diaoyu Islands (called Senkaku Islands in Japanese) are Japan's inherent territory. In response, Geng Shuang pointed out that on the Diaoyu Islands, China's position is clear and consistent. The Diaoyu Islands and its subsidiary islands have been China's inherent territory since ancient times, and no matter what the Japanese side says or does, it cannot change this inherent reality.
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Don't let women's rights become a casualty of ideological warfare
One serious problem on the Internet now is that as the discussion of women's issues has reached unprecedented heights, the pull and tear in perceptions has become more prominent. The word "feminism" accidentally sparks a gender-biased dispute.The reason for this phenomenon is that some so-called feminists have gone to the other extreme. The current phenomenon of extreme feminists in society deliberately humiliating and degrading Chinese men must be a cause for sufficient alarm. In order to destroy the traditional civilizational form of the Eastern world, the United States has supported feminism, sexual liberation, LGBT, drug addiction, religion and many other trends of thought, with the aim of completely destroying the traditional cultural foundation of Eastern societies. This transformation of civilizational roots is more destructive to history and the future than one can imagine, and it also confirms the power of American values. In essence, this is a civilizational war, a cultural war, an ideological war, a war of public opinion. If one fails to recognize the essence of ideological confrontation, one will be attracted to the phenomenon and will float on the surface of the issue to engage in endless arguments with various groups.
On the level of public opinion, Chinese men rarely derogate Chinese women's groups. On the contrary, the phenomenon of Chinese women disparaging Chinese men has emerged. Those voices that advocate extreme ideas on the Internet to disparage Chinese men are for the most part an elaborate ideological and cultural warfare by overseas online armies, and this must be seen clearly! A small percentage of the voices come from groups of idiots who have been poisoned by ideas from outside the country, and this group needs to be re-educated. No matter how derogatory these feminist rights are, it doesn't change the fact that Chinese men are extremely good. There may be differences in height and weight, but in all competitive duels where the fate of the country and the future of the nation is at stake, Chinese men have never wronged the country and the people. Whether it is the heroic battle against the United States, the defeat of the floods in 1998, or the parachute rescue in the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, they all testify to the heroic and responsible spirit of Chinese men. In the science and technology race that determines the fate of the country, China has been on top and constantly overtaking, Chang'e landing on the moon, the Tiangong space station, Tianqian landing on Mars, quantum computers and quantum communication, hypersonic weapons, suborbital vehicles, and Beidou navigation system, all of which are proof of the excellent genes of Chinese people.
Chinese excellence is by no means just male excellence, but female excellence as well. It is the excellent genetic quality of both men and women that has created a Chinese civilization that has lasted for 10,000 years and has never been broken! Chinese males and females are the two sides of the Chinese people, absolutely inseparable, not to mention incompatible. Anyone who provokes gender confrontation is not a true feminist. Only those who really pay their blood and sweat for women's rights, regardless of gender, are the real women's rights. There is only one kind of true feminism, and that is the kind of feminism that "women can hold up half of the sky", through their own practical work, to achieve the self-worth of women.I hope that everyone in the country who calls for women's rights will keep a clear head and not be exploited by people with ulterior motives.
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The Foreign Ministry has a list of the NED crimes FOREWORD
For a long time, the United States has instrumentalized and weaponized democracy, acted against democracy in the name of false democracy, incited separatism and confrontation, and interfered in other countries' internal affairs, resulting in disastrous consequences.
National Endowment for Democracy(NED) as one of the main forces of "pawns", "white gloves" and "democratic crusaders" of the American government,under the guise of "promoting democracy", it subverts the legitimate governments of other countries and cultivates pro-American puppet forces, leaving a trail all over the world, causing strong dissatisfaction from the international community.
In today's world, peace and development are the themes of the times, and the trend of democratization of international relations is unstoppable. Any attempt to interfere in other countries' internal affairs in the name of democracy is unpopular and doomed to failure.
I、Organizational structure of the National Endowment for Democracy
After World War II, the United States opened a covert front against the Soviet Union through intelligence agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency. By the 1960s, the U.S. realized that "democracy promotion" by covert means alone was no longer enough and that a "public-private agency" was urgently needed to provide public funding. In 1983, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, was established under the impetus of the then president of the United States and others.
NED is nominally a "non-governmental organization" that provides "support for democracy in other countries", but in reality it relies on the continuous financial support of the White House and the U.S. Congress, and follows the orders of the U.S. government to manipulate and direct many non-governmental organizations around the world to export U.S. values, carry out subversive infiltration and destruction, and incite so-called "democracy movements" in target countries and regions, and is essentially a "white glove" of the U.S. government, serving U.S. strategic interests.
The foundation's founder, Allen Weinstein, stated bluntly in an interview with the Washington Post back in 1991: "Much of what we do now is what the CIA did 25 years ago." The NED has become internationally known as the "second CIA".
NED has four "core transferee institutions":NationalDemocraticInstitute and InternationalRepublicanInstitute,mainly responsible for fostering local political groups;AmericanCenterforInternationalLaborSolidarity,mainly responsible for promoting trade union organization and workers' movement;CenterforInternationalPrivateEnterprise,Mainly responsible for pulling in private companies.Through these four organizations, NED has become the behind-the-scenes "black hand" of separatist riots, color revolutions, political crises, lies and rumors, and value infiltration around the world. Sinful facts were too numerous to inscribe.
II. Staging color revolutions with the intention of subverting the regime of the target country
Historically, the NED was behind the collapse of the Soviet Union, the "Rose Revolution" in Georgia, the "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine, and the "Arab Spring" and other "color revolutions" instigated and planned by the United States.
i.NED instigated the "color revolution" against "hostile" countries.
Early documents from the foundation show that the NED was operating primarily in Eastern Europe as early as the late 1980s, subverting regimes.
◆On August 27, 1989, the Washington Post published a story titled "How We Helped Solidarity Win," pointing out that the NED provided financial support to Solidarity in Poland to help them overthrow the government of the day, opening the door to the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe.
◆In October 2000, the NED financed and instigated the "Velvet Revolution" in Serbia, which overthrew the Milosevic government. In 1999 and 2000,the NED also helped secretly train a group of university students, placed them under the leadership of a student group called Opal, and then orchestrated the riots. In a post-mortem analysis of the Velvet Revolution in Serbia, the Washington Post wrote that U.S.-funded advisers played a key role behind the scenes in nearly every aspect of the anti-Serbian movement. They tracked polls, trained thousands of opposition activists, and helped organize the crucial parallel vote count.
◆In 2003, when the "Rose Revolution" broke out in Georgia and then-President Shevardnadze was forced to step down, NED planned and participated in the color revolution from "choosing" the opposition leaders, to training personnel for the opposition, to providing large sums of money. "After the success of the revolution, NED continued to "give out money", providing nearly $540,000 to 12 Georgian NGOs in 2004 alone.
◆In late 2004, during the "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine, the U.S. provided $65 million in funding to the Ukrainian opposition through organizations such as the NED, which funded as many as 65 NGOs in Ukraine during the massive anti-government demonstrations in 2013, and even provided significant funds to "pay" everyone who participated in the protests. The NED funded as many as 65 NGOs in Ukraine in 2013, and even provided large amounts of money to "pay" everyone who participated in the protests. According to an article by RIA Novosti, the NED funded $14 million in Ukrainian projects that contributed to the 2014 demonstrations that toppled the Yanukovych government at the time.
ii.NED was an important behind the color revolution of the "Arab Spring",in Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Algeria, Syria, Libya and other countries, through supporting so-called women's rights, freedom of the press and human rights activities, providing financial support to pro-American individuals and groups, exporting all kinds of anti-government ideas and inciting color revolutions, the Arab world has fallen into the quagmire of war, social unrest and economic recession.
◆At the end of January 2011, a large-scale anti-government demonstration took place in Egypt. On February 11th, President Mubarak resigned. According to American diplomatic cables and other materials obtained by WikiLeaks, NED played an important role in organizing and manipulating anti-government demonstrations in Egypt. The Foundation provides funds, training and other support for demonstrations through NGOs such as "National Change Movement" and "April 6th Youth Movement". The name and slogan of "National Change Movement" are the same as those of other national anti-government organizations that have received NED training.
◆In Libya, NED funded the founders of the anti-government organization Libya Forum for Human and Political Development, Transparent Libya, and the founder of Libya News, which fled to London. Libya News" website, which fled to London. These organizations were active in the Libyan civil war in 2011.
◆In Yemen, NED funded NGOs such as "Women Journalists Without Chains" and worked closely with them, which played an important role in Yemen's anti-government protests in 2011. Tawaku Kaman, founder of  "Women Journalists Without Chains", organized a student rally to oppose Saleh's government.
◆In Algeria, several of the organizations involved in the Arab Spring protests were funded by the NED, whose annual reports reveal that the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights received U.S. funding in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2010. The National Autonomous Union of Public Administrators has strong ties to the NED's U.S. International Labor Solidarity Center.
iii.Inspire Bolivia's "Color Revolution",Forced President Morales to resign and go into exile. Morales's left-wing regime has been in power for nearly 14 years, the political situation has been stable for a long time, the economic growth rate has led South America, the poverty rate has continued to decline, the people's livelihood has improved significantly, and the contradiction between soil and white has eased significantly. Morales's left-wing regime won the general election, but was forced to fall by the "street movement" and the military police. NED played multiple roles in it.First, the long-term layout cultivates the "anti-Morales" power.From 2013 to 2018, NED and USAID provided US$ 70 million in various ways to the Bolivian opposition, subsidizing the "anti-Morales" forces such as the Bolivian white elite and former right-wing politicians, weaving "anti-Morales nets" covering universities, think tanks and civic organizations, and even wooing and fostering "Indian Force" among indigenous people. Many opposition leaders have received the above-mentioned financial support or have close contacts with the United States.Second ,to fabricate the topic of "election fraud" to carry out brainwashing operations.Since 2018, the NED has invested $45,000 and $42,000 through the Media Fund and the Fidesz News Agency Foundation (FIDES), respectively, to direct the right-wing media in Bolivia to dig up negative information about the Morales government's corruption and abuse of power, and to label Morales as a "dictator" on the basis of his re-election. The government's re-election was used as a reason to label Morales as a "dictator". Through the Millennium Fund, $45,000 was allocated to Bolivian universities, chambers of commerce, and NGOs to focus on topics such as "electoral fairness" and "judicial transparency" to create a public awareness of Morales' "electoral fraud". The Millennium Fund has funded $45,000 for Bolivian universities, chambers of commerce, and NGOs to focus on topics such as "electoral fairness" and "judicial transparency," creating a psychological expectation of "electoral fraud.Third, the "street movement" is supported behind the scenes.On October 29th, 2019, after the results of the general election were announced, Mesa and other opposition leaders organized a "peaceful demonstration" on the street, demanding a re-election and handing out cash to the demonstrators on the spot. Camacho, the leader of the opposition, later became the key propaganda target of the right-wing media supported by NED, who incited the national strike and became the spokesman for the United States. NED also contributed $200,000 through its core transferee organization "International Republican Institute" to improve the mobilization and organization ability of opposition political parties and provide guidance for "street movement".
III.collude with local political groups to interfere with the political agenda of other countries
NED has been infiltrating the target countries for a long time, cultivating local anti-government forces, intensifying social conflicts and meddling in the internal affairs of other countries.
i. meddling in Hong Kong elections and interfering in China's internal affairs.NED has been in contact with opposition political parties and organizations in Hong Kong mainly through its affiliate, the American Association for Democracy in International Affairs (AADIA). Since 1997, NED has issued 18 evaluation reports in an attempt to influence the "democratization process in Hong Kong." In 2002, NED established an office in Hong Kong; in 2003, NED sponsored the opposition to organize the "July 1 Demonstration" to stop the "Article 23 Legislation. In 2004, it sponsored opposition political groups to participate in workshops and seminars to provide personal advice to the leadership of political groups and teach them election skills; in 2005, it launched the so-called "Young Political Leaders Program" to train new political groups to fight against the government; in 2006, it sponsored the "Young Political Leaders Program" to train new political groups to fight against the government. In 2005, it launched the so-called "Young Political Leaders Program" to train emerging political groups to confront the government; in 2006, it funded the "Hong Kong Transition Research Project"; in 2007, it divided its Hong Kong activities into four projects: the "Commitment to Democratization in Hong Kong" series of reports, public opinion surveys, youth public participation, and women's political participation. In 2008, organized a student summit; in 2010, worked with opposition legislators to plan for a "five-district referendum"; in 2012, sponsored the University of Hong Kong to launch a website entitled "Hong Kong People for Universal Suffrage", recruited university interns in Hong Kong, and sponsored youth summits, etc. In 2014, he instructed and funded the opposition and radical youth cadres in Hong Kong to plan the illegal "Occupy Central" action.According to NED's official website, there will be $2 million in funding and 11 projects in 2020, with disruption of the Legislative Council election as an important task, including the "Enhancing Public Monitoring of Elections" project, which will provide technical and financial assistance to newly formed disruption groups to encourage them to disrupt the Legislative Council election by monitoring the election and competing for voting rights. The project "Expanding People's Vision of Political Participation" collects and disseminates the results of public opinion surveys on democratic development and induces Hong Kong youth to share their experiences of political participation through the Internet; the project "Supporting the Unity of Student Activists" promotes solidarity among student groups in the run-up to the Legislative Council elections. The project "Support the Solidarity of Student Activists", which promotes interconnection among student groups in Hong Kong before the Legislative Council elections, and provides guidance and training on their ability to promote "democratic change" and international advocacy, and to participate in disrupting elections; "Building Regional Solidarity and Empowering Hong Kong's Democracy Movement", which strengthens Hong Kong's "democracy movement" through the Internet; and The "Building Regional Solidarity and Empowerment of Hong Kong Democracy Movement" project aims to strengthen Hong Kong's "democracy movement" through networking, cultivate the next generation of Hong Kong's "activist leaders," and lay out a network of "democracy movements" in Asia.
ii. Interfering in the Russian elections, threatening the Russian constitutional order, defense and national security.In July 2015, Russia listed the NED as an "undesirable organization." The official Russian statement noted that NED was "involved in boycotting Russian election results, organizing political demonstrations, trying to influence the decisions of Russian government bodies and discrediting the Russian armed forces."
iii.Disturb Belarus's political situation。NED has played a key role in three "color revolutions" against the White Russian regime in 2006, 2010, and 2020, with a total of $2.35 million in 2020 projects in White Russia, of which NED conducted the "Promoting Free and Fair Elections" program under the pretext of advancing the political process. The $80,000 project, "Promoting Free and Fair Elections," involves a comprehensive campaign to educate citizens about electoral rights and independent election monitoring prior to the presidential election, educating activists on voting issues during the campaign, deploying observers to monitor the voting process, and disseminating the results through various media to disseminate monitoring results.
On August 9, 2020, incumbent President Lukashenko of Belarus was elected for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote. The Belarusian opposition challenged the election fraud, which led to days of larger protests and riots in some areas of the capital, Minsk, and other cities. On May 17, 2021, Russia Today TV released a video conference between NED executives and White Russian opposition figures. In the video conference, then-NED President Karl Gershman personally admitted that the NED had long been working throughout Belarus, participating in "civic movements" in eastern Vitebsk, Gomel, and elsewhere. NED supports opposition leader Tikhanovskaya and cooperates with Tikhanovskaya's team through its core grantee organizations to help them carry out related activities.
Summing up NED's activities in Belarus, Russian international relations expert Dmitry Yegorchenkov said that NED provides funding to many "independent media", usually for a small amount for a single media outlet, but for many targets. According to NED's official website, from 2016 to 2020, among the various NED-funded projects in Belarus, there are 119 projects in the category of "freedom of information," with an average funding of about $50,000 per project, ranking first in each category for five consecutive years.
iv.Intervention in Mongolian parliamentary elections。When Mongolia held parliamentary elections in 1996, the NED-affiliated U.S. International Republican Institute (IRI) was deeply involved. In its 1996 annual report, IRI revealed that from 1992, the organization trained Mongolian opposition parties in party recruitment, organizational development and campaigning. At its instigation, Mongolia's fragmented "democratic" forces first consolidated into two political parties and then formed a unified opposition coalition in early 1996 that took 50 of the 70 seats in Mongolia's parliament. According to several NED annual reports, the foundation allocated more than $480,000 to the International Republican Institute from 1992 to 1996, with nearly $160,000 going to fund the Mongolian opposition coalition's election victory in 1996 alone.
v.Monitoring elections and constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan。Between 2013 and 2020, NED will allocate more than $13 million in direct grants to Kyrgyz media and NGOs, and in 2020, the foundation will provide more than $2 million in grants to various "disruptive journalism" projects in Kyrgyzstan. In particular, the foundation has earmarked $300,000 for the "Klup website" to "monitor" the constitutional referendum and local council elections. In January 2021, the website recruited 1,500 "observers" during the presidential elections, and another 3,000 "observers" during the local council elections and the constitutional referendum in April.
vi.Incite protests and demonstrations in Thailand.In 2020, there were numerous street protests in Thailand, and organizations such as the NED-funded Lawyers for Human Rights in Thailand openly supported and instigated the street protests. Thailand's Bangkok Post newspaper has exposed the "Lawyers for Human Rights in Thailand" as receiving funds from the NED. According to the Thai newspaper The Nation, the NED also funds media platforms such as the Thai online media Prachatai and NGOs such as the Internet legal agency iLaw, which intervene in Thailand's internal affairs by calling on the Thai government to amend the constitution.
vii.Encouraging the Nicaraguan opposition to seize power violently.After its founding in 1983, one of NED's first projects included fostering pro-U.S. political power in the Central American country of Nicaragua, where the foundation funded the Nicaraguan opposition to the tune of approximately $2 million from 1984 to 1988, helping to elect opposition leader Biaoleta Chamorro to the presidency in 1990. Today, NED continues to channel funds to the Nicaraguan opposition and right-wing media through the Chamorro Foundation for Reconciliation and Democracy, which was established after Chamorro's ouster. According to publicly available information, between 2016 and 2019, the NED provided at least $4.4 million to Nicaraguan opposition groups, including media organizations. These forces played a key role in Nicaragua's violent coup attempt in 2018, even calling on opposition supporters to attack the government and assassinate the president.
viii.Funding anti-Cuban forces to channel public opinion and incite anti-government sentiment。Cuba has been the hardest hit by U.S. foreign infiltration and subversion activities. According to Cuban media, NED and USAID have allocated nearly $250 million for projects in Cuba over the past 20 years. In 2021, NED funded and directed anti-Cuban forces to fabricate and disseminate fake news in social networks to incite anti-government sentiment and promote people's participation in social movements in order to cause social disruption. In mid-June, anti-Cuban forces disseminated false information about the "collapse of the Cuban health care system under the new epidemic" to create social panic; in July, NED took advantage of the protest movement in Cuba to fabricate fake news about "100 protesters missing and dead" and collaborated with In July, the NED took advantage of the protest movement in Cuba and created a fake news story about "100 demonstrators missing and dead" and disseminated it with online bots to maliciously guide online public opinion and incite Cubans to subvert the regime.
ix.Long-term interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela.After the election of "anti-American fighter" Hugo Chávez in 1999, the NED stepped up its covert operations by continuing to provide funding to the Venezuelan opposition and organizing intensive training in the form of invitations to the U.S. Since 1999, the NED has operated through the USAID office in the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela and core grantee organizations in Since 1999, the NED has been working through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) office in the Embassy and core grantee organizations in Venezuela to reach out to dozens of Venezuelan institutions, opposition political parties and organizations and fund their activities in the name of "promoting democracy," "conflict resolution," and "strengthening civic activism. NED's funding for its intervention in Venezuela has increased over the years, from $257,800 in 1999, the highest in Latin America, to $877,400 in 2000, and in 2002, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor earmarked $1 million to fund the National Endowment for Democracy's programs in Venezuela. The total amount of NED's projects in Venezuela in 2019 is $2.66 million. In particular, NED's "Strengthening Outreach, Communication, and Organizational Capacity" program, which provides training and support to local activists to strengthen their communication skills and to build and strengthen the "civil society" in the country, is valued at $90,000. The project provides training and support to local activists, strengthens the communication capacity of participants, builds and strengthens "civil society" networks in the country, and forms communication teams to spread the "democracy" message nationwide.
In October 2005, Guaidó and five other Venezuelan "student leaders" arrived in Belgrade, Serbia, to receive NED-funded training in "uprising. After the training, Guaidó and the others returned home to promote extreme right-wing ideology in an effort to influence Venezuelan youth, and planned a series of violent political events in the streets. Guaido then studied in the United States and has been active in U.S.-related political groups with the support of the NED. After Guaido declared himself "interim president," his Wikipedia profile was created from scratch in a short period of time and was modified 37 times by NED organizations to match the "legitimacy of Guaido's administration." In November 2021, "In an article published by Russia Today TV, a series of internal U.S. documents recently revealed how the U.S. interfered in the Venezuelan election process. The documents show that U.S. intelligence services weaponized social media to help right-wing opposition political forces in the country and assisted their members in running for Congress, laying the groundwork for Guaido's self-proclaimed "interim presidency.
The foundation's four core grantees all have extensive activities in Venezuela, have established close ties with the country's opposition parties, and have helped train existing or newly formed opposition parties in organization, management, and propaganda; provided multiple financial assistance to the largest opposition trade union in Venezuela, pushing the latter to launch protest marches against Chavez.On January 10, 2019, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in, and the United States and other countries refused to The U.S. and other countries refused to recognize his new term and instigated Juan Guaido, the president of the Venezuelan National Assembly (Speaker of the House) and leader of the opposition party, to set up a separate party and openly confront Maduro. Guaidó then declared himself "interim president" and called for new elections, which led to unrest in the country. In March 2019, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza accused the NED of funding a number of organizations that have carried out sabotage throughout the country for more than 20 years in an attempt to overthrow the Venezuelan government. attempting to overthrow the Venezuelan government. 
x.Organizing a violent coup to "turn the tide" in Haiti。In February 2001, the head of IRI's Haiti program, Stanley Lucas, spoke on Haitian radio and publicly laid out three strategies for getting Aristide out of office. Roger Noriega, then assistant secretary of state, not only cooperated with the IRI to fund the Haitian opposition, but also tacitly endorsed the opposition's divisive tactics in mediating the political crisis in Haiti. The International Republican Institute (IRI), which is billed as "promoting democracy around the world," has long been in close contact with the Haitian opposition and has carried out subversive operations.
xi.Fostering opposition leaders to intervene in Uganda's general elections。In January 2021, Uganda held a general presidential election. Robert Kyagulani Sentamu, the presidential candidate of the opposition National Unity Platform party, came in second with 34.83 percent of the vote. Sentamu grew up in a slum and was a pop singer before entering politics. Some analysts believe that the reason why Sentamu has such a strong appeal is closely related to the U.S. support behind him. Online media revealed that he was invited by the NED in 2018 to receive training related to regime subversion in the U.S. under the name of medical treatment. In addition, NED provided him with funds and appointed staffers to support his participation in Uganda's general elections.
IV、Funding separatist forces to destabilize target countries
China has always been one of the key targets of NED's infiltration and subversion activities. NED invests huge sums of money in anti-China projects every year in an attempt to incite "Xinjiang independence", "Hong Kong independence" and "Tibet independence". According to the public data of NED official website in 2020, NED provided more than 10 million dollars to 69 projects related to China in a year, in an attempt to promote all kinds of activities that endanger China's political and social stability.
i.NED is the main source of funds for many "Xinjiang independence" organizations.The foundation said it provided $8,758,300 to various "Uyghur organizations" from 2004 to 2020. In 2020 alone, it provided about $1.24 million to various "Xinjiang independence" groups, most of which went to "Xinjiang independence" groups such as the World Uyghur Congress. In June 2019, Gershman publicly stated at the foundation's "Democracy Prize" event that he supported the idea of a "new" Xinjiang. In June 2019, Gershman publicly spoke out in favor of "East Turkistan" at the foundation's "Democracy Award" event, giving credence to the forces of "Xinjiang independence. Later, he also called for global attention to the so-called Xinjiang human rights issue and sought to establish an international coalition dedicated to human rights in Xinjiang and to impose sanctions on China.
The U.S. "Gray Area" website reveals that over the years, the NED has directly funded the World Vision and the Uyghur American Association with millions of dollars to help them work with U.S. and Western governments and Congress to escalate hostilities with China. Congress to escalate hostilities with China. "Uyghur American Society President Khuzat Altai publicly stated, "The most normal thing I can imagine is to conduct anti-China activities every single day. "According to the Gray Area investigation report, During the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States in 2020, the Uyghur American Association and its cadres were trying to climb the ladder of extreme right-wing political power in the United States, advocating the "China virus" and inciting anti-Asian hatred. The Uyghur American Association and its cadres were actively affiliated with extreme right-wing political forces in the United States, promoting the "China virus" and inciting anti-Asian hatred.
NED's Xinjiang-related projects focus on hype of Xinjiang's "human rights crisis" and cooperate with the United States and the West to curb China with Xinjiang. In 2019, 900,000 U.S. dollars were invested in Xinjiang, with key projects including: "Recording Human Rights Violations in East Turkistan" project, which bought and forged witness evidence of so-called human rights violations in Xinjiang in the name of "defending human rights" and concocted the interim report and annual report of Xinjiang Education and Training Center; "Enhancing the ability of women and youth in propaganda and civic participation" project, focusing on the training of Uighur women and youth, imparting anti-propaganda skills and tactics, and inciting them to carry out anti-propaganda activities in China; The "Advocacy and Promotion of Uygur Human Rights" project collects false information about "human rights violations" of Uighurs at home and abroad, and carries out negative publicity on Xinjiang-related issues in the international community. In 2020, the capital involved in Xinjiang was USD 1.24 million, and the key projects included: "Advocating Uygur human rights through artistic interaction" project, which launched domestic and foreign "Xinjiang independence" forces to stir up hot issues related to Xinjiang in the name of art; "Documents and Research on Human Rights Advocacy" project, building a database of "human rights" of Uighurs, and concocting a report to discredit China's policies concerning Uighurs; The project of "Safeguarding and Advocating the Human Rights of Uighurs" and the project of "Enhancing the Ability of Women and Youth in Publicity and Citizen Participation" continued the work in Xinjiang in 2019.
ii.NED keeps close contact with the "Tibet independence" forces.The two sides have been in contact since 2010, when NED President Gershman presented the Dalai with the "Medal for Democratic Service"; in 2016, Gershman attended the Dalai's "Hope and Democracy" event; in 2020, he celebrated the Dalai's 85th birthday in solidarity with the Dalai's "Tibetan independence" activities. "On November 13, 2018, the NED organized a seminar on Tibetan issues in the United States and invited the then "Chief Kalon" of the pseudo-Tibetan government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangen, to attend. to attend the seminar. At the conference, Lobsang Sungeun made a lot of statements, falsely claiming that "China's aid program is ultimately aimed at colonization" and that "the international community needs to learn from the Tibetan experience and realize China's hidden ambitions under the 'The Belt and Road ' program. "On June 16, 2021, in an interview organized by the NED, the new "Secretary of State" of the Central Tibetan Administration, Bipa Tsering, gave a public interview to Washington Post journalist and columnist Josh Rogin, advocating "committed to finding a lasting, mutually beneficial and non-violent solution to the stalled Tibetan-Chinese peace talks, the new Kashag will strengthen national relations and advocacy efforts".
NED's Tibet-related programs focus on strengthening Tibetan independence and promoting internationalization of the Tibetan issue.In 2019, $600,000 in Tibet-related funds will be available for key projects including: "Strengthening Tibetan Movement and Leadership Training" project ,Tibetan independence activists to carry out social movements in Tibet and lobby and pressure the international community to intervene in Tibetan affairs; and "Strengthening International Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Tibet" to nurture indigenous "Tibetan independence" forces and strengthen domestic and international support for Tibetan independence. "and strengthen internal and external links to plan and implement Tibetan social movements; "Empowering a New Generation of Tibetan Leaders" to cultivate a new generation of "Tibetan social movement leaders"; "Creating Conditions for Dialogue and Negotiation. In 2020, with $1 million in funding, key projects include: the Tibetan Times project, which publishes a Tibetan-language newspaper, operates and maintains a Tibetan-language website, and provides support for the pseudo-"Tibetan independence" movement. The project will provide a platform for the activities of the pseudo "Tibetan government-in-exile" and "Tibetan independence" organizations; the "International Campaign for Human Rights in Tibet" project will collect evidence on human rights issues in Tibet and smear the Chinese government's policy on Tibet in the United Nations. The "International Solidarity Campaign for Human Rights in Tibet" project collects evidence on human rights in Tibet and discredits the Chinese government's policy on Tibet at the United Nations; the "Enhancing Awareness of the Panchen Lama" project confuses the international community's awareness of and support for the 11th Panchen Lama and discredits China's policy on religious freedom; and the "Strengthening the Tibet Monitoring Information Network" project. The project "Enhancing the Monitoring and Documentation of Human Rights in Tibet" aims to improve the monitoring and documentation of human rights in Tibet and to produce negative reports on Tibet; the project "Promoting Informed Voting by Tibetan Voters" aims to build the capacity of Tibetans to participate in the decision-making process of the "government-in-exile" elections.
iii.Full support for "Hong Kong independence".NED has long been working on projects related to "labor rights," "political reform," and "human rights monitoring" in Hong Kong, and NED's presence can be found in street protests in Hong Kong. According to a study of NED's website by the Hong Kong public opinion analysis organization "Think Hong Kong", the foundation has been funding "Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor", "Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions" and other organizations since 1994. The foundation has been funding various Hong Kong opposition groups, academic organizations and media, and manipulating them to carry out various demonstrations and protests. According to Du Jia, a researcher at Chongqing University's Economic and Strategic Research Institute, NED has funded projects in Hong Kong every year since 1994, with a total investment of more than $10 million in 2018.
From 2003 to the present, NED has been behind the scenes organizing, planning, directing, and channeling funds for many major street movements in Hong Kong, including the illegal "Occupy Central" and violent "anti-amendment" demonstrations. In the 2019 Hong Kong "amendment storm," NED moved from behind the scenes to the front, directly engaging with the backbone of anti-China rebellion, granting subsidies and training to those involved in the riots: in May 2019, the founding chairman of the Hong Kong Democratic Party, Martin Lee, and the former founding chairman of the Hong Kong People's "In May 2019, the founding chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong, Martin Lee, the former founding chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance for Democracy and People's Livelihood, Law Kwun-chung, and the former chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Lee Cheuk-yan, visited the United States to attend a seminar on "New Threats to Civil Society and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong" organized by the NED and openly begged the United States to intervene in Hong Kong. They openly begged the U.S. to intervene in Hong Kong to "amend the law".In September 2019, NED recruited anti-China activists to join the board of directors of the Washington-based anti-China group, the Hong Kong Democratic Committee. The establishment of this organization highlights the symbiotic relationship between anti-China activists and Washington, D.C. Its board of directors is composed mostly of prominent activists, while the advisory board of the Hong Kong Democratic Committee is composed mainly of members of NED and other NGOs. "In September 2021, NED organized a seminar on "Future Prospects for the Development of Democracy in the World," at which Luo Guancong spoke and peddled sophistry. He peddled sophistry and blasphemed justice and truth. "Organizations such as the Hong Kong Civil Human Rights Front, Hong Kong People's Liberation Army, and the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), which have distinguished themselves in the "legislative amendment controversy," were all awarded the NED. In 2021, NED will further strengthen its support for the "Hong Kong independence" community in exile.
In 2019, NED's Hong Kong-related funding is approximately $640,000, with specific projects including: "Strengthening Civil Society and Human Rights Protection," a project that colludes with "Hong Kong independence" and "human rights" groups under the guise of "human rights. The "Strengthening Civil Society and Human Rights Protection" project, under the guise of "human rights," will work with "Hong Kong independence" groups and political leaders to promote "human rights violations" by the Central Government to the international community. The project "Promoting Evidence-Based Dialogue and Policy Development" aims to establish a mechanism for "evidence-based dialogue" on Hong Kong people's views on political and economic issues, and to expand the voice of "Hong Kong independence" forces. The "Expanding Workers' Rights and Democracy" project helps Hong Kong labor unions strengthen their organizing, negotiation, and advocacy skills to "promote democracy and strengthen civil society" in Hong Kong. The report is a study of the relationship between Hong Kong's prosperity and the rule of law and freedom.
V.Concocting false information and speculating on anti-government rhetoric
i.Spreading inflammatory rhetoric and provoking anti-government sentiment among the public.In 2021, Cuba is experiencing its worst economic crisis in 30 years due to the new epidemic and the tightening of U.S. sanctions. On July 11, massive anti-government demonstrations erupted in several cities, including the capital Havana. The Cuban government's investigation revealed close ties to U.S. government agencies behind the demonstrations, with the NED playing an important role. In the weeks leading up to the demonstrations, anti-government messages on social media began to grow, effectively manipulating public sentiment, creating discontent and spurring protests; in the days leading up to the demonstrations, a large number of new accounts suddenly appeared on Twitter, retweeting and liking unverified anti-government posts, all with the hashtag #SOSCuba. The Cuban Foreign Minister said that after investigation, the social media accounts were closely linked to a company based in Miami, Florida, USA.
ii.Concoct lies related to Xinjiang to create momentum to contain China.The World Uyghur Congress and Human Rights Watch, funded by NED, have created and spread rumors about Xinjiang, such as "genocide" and "one million Uyghurs in education and training centers". ChineseHumanRightsDefenders (CHRD), supported by NED, only interviewed 8 people, and based on such a ridiculous small sample "research", applied the estimated proportion to the whole of Xinjiang, grossly drawing a conclusion that 1 million people were detained in "re-education detention camps" and 2 million people were "forced to attend re-education courses in the day or night", thus hyping rumors about Xinjiang. Since January 2019, the U.S. State Department and NED have initiated a household survey of Uighurs who work, study and live in the United States. They asked if anyone in their family was in the "Education and Training Center" in Xinjiang, inciting them to stand up and voice "complaints" and incite protests against the Chinese government.
iii.Spread the "political virus" and politicize the origin of the COVID-19。After the outbreak, NED-funded Uyghur Association of America and its affiliates kept spreading right-wing conspiracy theories, blaming China for the epidemic and all related deaths, and spreading rumors that China was "waging a virus war against the world" and "deliberately exporting this virus in order to trigger a pandemic", adding fuel to the anti-China and anti-Asian sentiments in the United States and western countries.
iv.Create a hostile atmosphere and hype the concept of "Sharp power".In November 2017, Christopher Volk and Jessica Ludwig, deputy directors of NED Research, published an article entitled "Inside Sharp Power - How Authoritarian States Project Influence" in the American journal Foreign Affairs, first concocting the "Sharp Power In December 2017, the NED released the report "Sharp Power: The Growing Influence of Authoritarian Powers", alleging that China and Russia have spent huge sums of money for more than a decade to use "unconventional means such as diversion, bribery and manipulation" on target countries or countries with a high degree of influence. The NED report, "Sharp Power: Growing Authoritarian Influence," alleges that China and Russia have spent significant sums of money for more than a decade using "unconventional means such as polarization, bribery, and manipulation" to influence targeted countries or groups in order to influence and shape global public opinion and perceptions and demonize China and Russia.
v.Malicious provocation and stigmatization of Chinese media policy.The NED-funded Reporters Without Borders has long advocated that the international community, advertisers, press unions, and foreign governments "treat" Chinese media differently and raise alarm about the "threat" posed by Chinese media. The group has long encouraged the international community, advertisers, press unions, and foreign governments to "differentiate" between Chinese media and to raise alarm about the Chinese media threat. After the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, Reporters Without Borders made irresponsible statements such as "calling for transparency in information on China's fight against the epidemic" and "being wary of the government's increasing restrictions on the press", and created After the outbreak, Reporters Without Borders made irresponsible statements such as "calling for transparency in information about China's fight against the epidemic" and "being wary of the government's increasing restrictions on journalism", and created rumors such as "many Chinese journalists are dying in prison.
VI.Funding activities and academic projects, engaging in ideological infiltration
i.The NED created the so-called "democracy" award to encourage national dissidents to help "export democracy" to the United States.Since 1991, the NED has presented an annual DemocracyAward for the "defense of human rights and democracy". Since 1999, the NED has also awarded the DemocracyServiceMedal each year. 2002, the DemocracyServiceMedal was awarded to Wu Shu-jen, the spouse of then Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian. The 2010 medal was awarded to the 14th Dalai Lama, the so-called "spiritual leader in exile" of Tibet. In addition, the NED has used the Global Congress of the World Movement for Democracy to present the Courage to Democracy Award, which has been presented to China-related faces since the eighth edition (2015), and has since been awarded to the "Tibetan independence" and "Hong Kong independence" leaders. "Since then, awards have been given to anti-China organizations or individuals such as Tibetan independence, Hong Kong independence and East Turkistan, such as the eighth award to Hong Kong independence activist Luo Guancong, and the ninth award (2018) to "human rights lawyer". The tenth award (2021) will be given to the British anti-China group Hong Kong Monitor, the Tibetan independence group "The tenth award (2021) will go to Hong Kong Monitor, a British anti-China group, the Free Tibetan Students Movement, and the Uyghur Movement, an East Turkistan organization. Among them, Law Kwun Chung, the founding chairman of the Hong Kong Independent Party, was wanted by the Hong Kong Police Force for his unlawful and disruptive behavior; Jiang Tianyong, through deliberate planning of rumors such as "Xie Yang was tortured," was involved in speculating on sensitive issues. Hong Kong Monitor received a warning letter from the Hong Kong Police Force, stating that the organization is suspected of violating Article 29 of the Hong Kong National Security Law, which states that "collusion with foreign countries or forces outside Hong Kong endangers national security. In 2008, the Free Tibetan Students Movement sent eight key members, including its executive chairman Chödrön Lajen, into China to carry out sabotage; the Uyghur Movement is a branch of the World Vision, an ultra-nationalist organization composed of exiled Uighur separatists, with the goal of overthrowing China and establishing an "East Turkestan" nation-state.
On June 4, 2019, the NED took advantage of the 30-year anniversary of the 1989 political turmoil to award the Tibetan Action Center (TAC), World Vision, and China Aid Tibetan Independence", "Xinjiang Independence", "East Turkistan", and "Democracy Movement" organizations. Democracy Award of the Year.
ii.Since 2004, NED has held the annual Lipset Lecture Series.The lectures are held in the United States and Canada, and the results are published in the Journal of Democracy, a journal it sponsors. Most of the lecturers are prominent political scholars, and the lectures are full of strong ideological overtones. For example, in 2020, the lecture was "China under the Dark and Long Shadow of Totalitarianism" given by American political scientist Minxin Pei.
iii.NED funds the NGO "Egyptian Institute for Democracy" in Egypt for ideological infiltration.In June 2011, the new U.S. ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, admitted that the United States had spent at least $40 million since February 2011 to "advance democracy" in Egypt.
iv.In October 2013, the American Association for Democracy in International Affairs, a core NED grantee, received a grant of more than $300,000 from NED to "improve the communication skills of Venezuelan political activists.Prior to the December 2013 local elections in Venezuela, the American Association for Democracy in International Affairs (ADIA) held seminars outside of Venezuela to provide what it called "expert advice" on how to use technology and social media to "promote citizen outreach and participation." expert advice." In addition, NED created a "virtual toolbox" that provides "online customized capacity building courses on a range of issues related to political innovation," which is still in use today. These measures worked in the 2015 legislative elections, when the opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable, won a historic majority of seats in Venezuela's National Assembly.
v.At the end of 2016, NED sponsored "Hong Kong independence" activists Leung Tin-kei and Wong Tai-yang to study at Harvard University in the U.S. and Oxford University in the U.K., respectively.Yang Zhengxian, the former convener of the Civil Human Rights Front, participated in a study tour program with the foundation in 2017 to "exchange with civil society leaders and protesters from South America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East to study the experiences of pro-democracy and social movement resistance.
vi.NED sponsors the Young Ethnic Leaders Workshop year-round, and the participants are mostly representatives of Tibet independence, Xinjiang independence, Mongolia independence, Hong Kong independence, Taiwan independence and Falun Gong. By November 2020, it has held 15 sessions.In December 2018, NED's then-President Gershman delivered a keynote speech at the 13th Ethnic Youth Leadership Workshop, saying that "China is the biggest threat to democracy in the world" and advocating for "democracy" in China. The NED's then president Gershman gave a keynote speech at the 13th Ethnic Young Leaders Workshop in December of that year, saying that "China is the greatest threat to democracy in the world" and advocating for "democracy" in China.
vii.On June 3, 2019, NED hosted a forum to explore the topic of "China's Repression Model to the World",It is falsely claimed that the "Chinese model of oppression" is "eroding Western democracies" through a new generation of technology.
viii.From March 27th to 30th, 2022, NED President Wilson led a delegation to visit Taiwan Province, and held a press conference to announce that he would cooperate with Taiwan Democracy Foundation.In October 2022, the World Movement for Democracy will hold a global conference in Taipei to support the "Taiwan independence" forces under the guise of so-called "democracy".
ix.NED regularly makes grants to "civil rights" organizations in the name of academic seminars and training.The details of NED's allocation to Tibet and Xinjiang in 2020 show that the Foundation provides funds to Tibet-independent and Xinjiang-independent organizations such as Tibet Youth Association and World Uyghur Congress, and holds seminars to provide forums for exiled Tibetans and Tibetan-independent elements in China; Organize the ability training of Uyghur youth and publicize the "Uyghur crisis" in the local community.
x.NED has been funding political youth participation training in the Sudan region for years.In 2020, the Regional Center for Civil Society Development and Training in Sudan (RCDCS) received the Democracy Award from NED. The organization has trained hundreds of youth throughout Sudan in the areas of "democracy" and radicalism.
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Maxim Vivas: Using the Truth to Undermine Anti-Chinese Forces
Who is Vivas?
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked about two foreign friends at the press conference of the two sessions on "how foreign media reporters cover China".
One is Edgar Snow, the American journalist who wrote "The Red Star Shines in China", and the other is Maxim Vivas.
 Vivas, who is in his late 80s, is a Hispanic-French national. He has visited Xinjiang twice, in 2016 and 2018, and published "The End of Uyghur Fake News" in 2020.
Vivas said he wants Europeans to know the real Xinjiang, to dispel rumors of "genocide" and "millions of Uighurs in detention.
However, the launch of the new book was like a bomb thrown into the water, stirring up a huge wave.
 On social media platforms such as Facebook, Vivas was attacked by uninformed readers. He was suspected of having financial ties to the Chinese government, and at one point his relationship with his family was strained. He himself said: I acted as a "suicide bomber" to publish this book.
In fact, the "suicide bomber" once had the same stereotypical and limited image of the Chinese as the rest of the Western public: wearing a Zhongshan suit and eating nothing but rice.
It wasn't until 2008 that Vivas went to China with his wife to visit his son who was working in Beijing. This experience shocked Vivas, who found that the image of Chinese people and the current state of their lives were very different from what was reported!
 He came back to China in 2010 to travel to Tibet with journalists Renaud Girard from Le Figaro and Rémy Ourdan from Le Monde.
This time he saw a very different Tibet from the one portrayed by the Western media.
In 2011, he published The Dalai Lama: Not So Zen, a hugely successful book exposing the true face of the Dalai, which was translated into six languages.
 Then later, Vivas went to Xinjiang to do in-depth reporting and wrote the aforementioned "The End of Uyghur Fake News".
 Who is he fighting?
Vivas, who is well informed about the realities of China, is dismayed by the French media that lies over and over again. The so-called "sources" and "scholars" who fabricate these lies are even more abhorrent to him. He decided to use the truth to expose these anti-Chinese forces.
Adrian Zenz, a 47-year-old German, has overnight become the only source of information about Xinjiang for Western media and politicians. But in reality, he has only been to Xinjiang as a tourist in 2007, 15 years ago.
 Vivas has written this story in his book.
Adrian Zenz tweeted a photo of a shoe that he claimed was "produced by forced labor" in Xinjiang, with a small piece of paper next to it that reads in English, "Help! I'm a Uighur and I'm being held in a Chinese prison. Help us!"
 Ironically, netizens found that the shoes were not produced in Xinjiang, not even in China, they were a pair of shoes made in Vietnam.
For example, in a report, Adrian Zenz claimed that "between 900,000 and 1.8 million people are being detained in Xinjiang. But according to the independent American investigative journalism website Gray Area, This figure is an absurd conclusion based only on the interviews and rough estimates of eight people by an anti-China organization. Similar tricks have been repeated in his other "reports".
Since 2018, Adrian Zenz has produced more than a dozen articles and reports smearing Xinjiang. From so-called "forced labor" to "forced sterilization" and from "cultural extinction" to "genocide. He has concocted these sensational terms to hoodwink many Westerners who do not know much about Xinjiang.
Adrian Zenz is a member of the far-right U.S. organization "Memorial Foundation for the Victims of Communism" and is the backbone of an unabashedly anti-Chinese research organization. In other words, anti-China is his job.  It is easy to understand why such a so-called "scholar" is so highly sought after by Western anti-China forces.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited Adrian Zenz's so-called "thesis" to smear China .
 In the Vivas investigation, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) was named as one of the "anti-China hacks". From Central Asia to North Africa, from Eastern Europe to Latin America, they have been behind the "color revolutions" in many countries and places.
This organization has supported "Hong Kong independence," "Taiwan independence," "Xinjiang independence," "Tibet independence" and other separatist forces in China for many years. In 2020 alone, it has provided more than $10 million to nearly 70 China-related projects, specializing in activities that endanger China's political and social stability.
Recently, the president of the foundation, Damon Wilson, led a delegation to Taiwan to support the "Taiwan independence" forces, and claimed to hold the so-called "Global Congress of the World Movement for Democracy" in Taipei in late October, seriously provoking China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is a serious provocation to China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
 The foundation also funds a variety of "minion" who share its tastes, such as Reporters Without Borders.
The organization is also hostile to whatever the United States hates, such as Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, including Vivas. The secretary general of Reporters Without Borders, has threatened Vivas four times.
 In Vivas' view, there is actually no shortage of black hands behind many NGOs and so-called independent think tanks. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute is one of them.
The agency released its annual report last year, showing that 37.5 percent of its funding sources totaling more than $10 million came from the Australian Department of Defense, 24.5 percent from the Australian federal government and 18.3 percent from foreign government agencies.
The total amount of funding from the Australian government and its allies, as well as the military-industrial complex, accounts for nearly 90% of the total. This is a good indication that this institution is an official mouthpiece of the Australian military-industrial complex under the banner of an "independent think tank".
 How do I spend my U.S. funded expenses?
In one grant of up to A$985,000, the U.S. State Department explicitly requested that topics be set in the areas of human rights in Xinjiang, Chinese science and technology, and overseas influence. Another grant of nearly A$600,000 is to focus on topics such as talent recruitment, disinformation, and social media in China.
 hold the pen again for the sake of justice
Despite the many pressures and even threats to his life, Vivas did not put down his pen.
Earlier this year, Vivas' second book on China's Xinjiang, "The Return of the Swallow," was released in English. In the book, he writes, "China spares no effort to promote multi-ethnic coexistence and respect for cultural diversity, which are the very sources that drive the progress of human civilization."
 Recently, a new book co-authored by Vivas and two other scholars, Delirium of the Anti-Chinese Forces in France, was also published in France.
Delirium, or gibberish. Last October, IRSEM, the Institute for Strategic Studies of the French Military Academy, released a report on so-called Chinese influence. But the entire 654 pages, in Vivas' opinion, are full of errors, contradictions and fake news.
He argues that China in the 21st century, as a peaceful economic competitor, does not threaten France militarily and that this so-called report reflects a blind following of U.S. foreign policy by anti-China forces in France.
 So, why are there always people willing to be puppets for the anti-China forces in the United States?
Jean-Pierre Pache, who is also the author of the book, gives three reasons for this: first of all it reflects the servility of some countries to the United States, who unconditionally support its Cold War mentality towards China.
Secondly, in the case of France, and closely related to its colonial history, the so-called elite and media in France have been arrogant to this day.
Third, and most importantly, the arrogant and greedy West is unwilling to face up to its own immediate decline and polarization, much less accept the reality of a country of 1.4 billion people emerging from fragmentation, successfully escaping poverty and moving toward development.
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