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the Global Spotlight returning to China a secret directive from Beijing on Pneumonia reporting bringing its medical transparency into question yet again undiagnosed pneumonia with unusual symptoms how does the current outbreak in China compared to covid-19 a look at expert insights an influence Memo from the Chinese Communist Party exposed by us lawmakers how do the regime's tactics operate in America hey and Washington has promised a new round of mid-range missiles to the Indo Pacific region next year officials say the weapons will keep beijing's forces away from Taiwan what do you think let us know below and subscribe if you haven't [Music] already welcome to China InFocus I'm Tiffany Meyer a play of the covid-19 pandemic's earliest days China's mysterious pneumonia outbreak is Raging Across the Nation and bringing back some unwelcome memories that's alongside a lingering question is beijing's lack of medical transparency still causing issues here's an exclusive scoop shared by an Insider from the country's top leadership as a mysterious wave of pneumonia cases rages through China the Communist regime's top officials have been given a secret Direction downplay the current outbreak and avoid using the term covid-19 the order coming straight from the Chinese communist leader xiin ping that's according to an Insider with knowledge of the top echelons of the Chinese Communist party we gave her a pseudo name out of safety concerns major foreign media Outlets stationed in Beijing also received the order which makes it clear that no interviews are allowed to report on the so-called micoplasma pneumonia infections or influen domestic media are also prohibited from making any comprehensive reports on this outbreak that is just like pretending this never happened she adds authorities have been ordered by she to refer to the outbreaks of serious respiratory disease as micoplasma pneumonia infections or as other infections that are not covid-19 such as influenza she also reveals multiple Chinese hospitals have set up makeshift clinics to cope with a surging demand for treatment such facilities are most known for large scale medical isolation tactics used during the covid-19 pandemic in China the affiliated hospital of her university has one makeshift clinic and Balin First Central Hospital has one there are the only two hospitals the affiliated hospital of her University's makeshift Clinic is already put into use primarily for children receiving IV job treatments that as pneumonia infections quickly spread from children to adults overwhelming hospitals across China reports of the illness first port in from major cities in Northern China including Beijing and Tenzin Northern Ling province is also grappling with high case numbers now the infections are spreading through three Southern Chinese provinces here's what a resident from Shanghai had to say it's very bad now the child is sick basically all the fever Wards are full and the same is true for Shanghai Pediatric Hospital another Resident said the cases in tangu are also getting serious here in jangu in my city there are indeed a lot of sick people both adults and children take my family as an example we have a total of six members in our family and a third of us have been infected and in guon a resident Shar a similar situation now infection cases are appearing in guango too there are a lot of children who are sick I suspect that it's covid-19 the symptoms are too similar it's the first full winter without a covid-19 lockdown in China yet scenes of overwhelmed hospitals and Hazmat workers disinfecting streets are still unfolding in the country we'll keep you updated as the situation develops undiagnosed pneumonia with unusual symptoms what should we expect from China's Rising infection cases and what can we learn given the Communist regime's lack of transparency we sat down with Dr sha Lynn former US Army microbiologist and professor of biomedical Sciences at fatan college to dive deeper into the situation why do you think it's so common in children this time I Le this is very unique situation I I actually think the fundamental underlying reason is still the co the co never uh really left China and it's still a covid pandemic and then on top of it you see uh very high peak circulation of other resir pen so for example if you have the microplasma pneumonia infection which Target primary to people's upper respiratory track and children's are very easy to contract uh these uh micoplasma pneumonia infection your immune system is weakened and now the covid can easy enter directly invad to your lung like caus more infection causing more infl uh inflammatory or infiltration and causing the white situation given the Chinese Communist party's history of lack of transparency and Under reporting and at least you know the most recent pandemic how can we be sure about what's actually happening inside China right now very obviously the Chinese government did not report any of those death tours ICU number hospitalization number and so uh right now people can only guess this the severity of these outbreak through uh the in hospital you have to register for number right you so some Hospital even the Children Hospital you have to waste 3,000 people in order to get treated right people can only count the numbers through these kind of registration system it's kind of ridiculous so Chinese people are not even entitled to know what's outbreak uh situation in any particular City and the Chinese government say they provide testing data to that who but on the other hand why Chinese people not entitled to this simple testing data right it's all ridiculous so the Chinese government still hiding the situation now let's turn to defense starting next year Washington will deploy a fresh round of mid-range missiles to the Indo Pacific region and the goal is to make sure that China doesn't invade Taiwan US Army Pacific command General Charles Flynn said that the deployment will include landbased tomahawks which are capable of locating and striking targets from roughly 1,500 miles away Flynn warned that the regime's military capability is expanding at an unprecedented Pace under Chinese leader shiing ping and that China's trajectory would prove a dangerous one for both the Indo Pacific and the world for decades the Chinese Communist party has seen Taiwan as part of its own territory and has vowed to take it by force if necessary that's despite never having ruled it as Beijing continues to ramp up aggression Beyond its border Flynn said that many countries in the Indo Pacific are looking to work closely with the US forces meanwhile over the weekend the Chinese military got into a verbal dispute with the US Navy in the South China Sea this came as a US vessel sailed near the parasol Islands a disputed chain of reefs climbed by China Taiwan and Vietnam Beijing soon mobilized its forces to quote track Monitor and worn away the destroyer in response the US Navy confirmed the passage saying that the Act was protected under international law worth noting US forces have been routinely operating in the South China Sea for more than a century despite the territorial dispute China is the only nation that exercises military control over the parisel islands shifting gears a defense update from Asia Pacific for the first time South Korea will join NATO's cyber Coalition it's one of the world's largest cyber defense exercises the drills will simulate cyber attacks against critical infrastructure and Defenders from 34 countries will train to counter the attacks the Losa practice recovering control of Key Systems the exercises are happening both in Estonia and remotely through Friday 11 military officials from South Korea are taking part as the country deepens its ties with NATO and moving to North America Canada's tops by AG agency says the Chinese regime is trying to recruit government workers and academics in the country the Canadian Security intelligence service or cus sent out alerts to government workers earlier this month it warned them that the Chinese regime is using a large scale email campaign to Lear Canadians into Chinese Talent programs CIS warns the programs can result in the loss of Canadian resources and sensitive information the Canadian spy agency also says the Chinese Communist Regime is leveraging such recruitment programs for Espionage the Chinese Communist Party spreads its influence around the globe using something former leader madong called a magic weapon for Success today us lawmakers detailed how it operates nd's Aran pastar takes a closer look China's united front work department pushes the ccp's evil ideology in the US and around the globe on Tuesday the select committee on the CCP published a a bipartisan memo saying Chinese dictator ma Zedong described united front work as a magic weapon for the party's success the CCP used it during the 1960s in its cultural revolution which killed tens of millions of people united front work contains activities that aim to pressure threaten and attack individuals companies governments and more so that they align with CCP interests nowadays these activities even take place in the United States earlier this year multiple pro-china protesters interrupted a congressional hearing that focused on the ccp's united front work the biggest threat to this country and the world we need to I think these eruptions are indicative uh of really the effect that the united front work department has had they they reinforced I think the idea that America is the problem in the world and only if America disengages or in this case becomes more passive uh that things will get better another example of united front work in the US are alleged Chinese police stations which actually serve as spy posts for the CCP like the one in Manhattan that made headlines earlier this year another example of united front work in the US took place earlier this year when taiwan's President visited the United States the CCP told organizations in California and New York to go protest taiwan's leader during her visit now of course people have the right to protest but what if tensions between China and the US keep Rising what if a war breaks out it's not clear how the CCP might use its outposts in the United States in such a scenario Arian pastar NTD news meanwhile in Canada several top universities in Quebec have imposed a weat ban on all school-owned devices this comes just days after the nation barred the social media app from all government networks citing cyber security concerns meale University was the first to take action then Concordia tagged along within a few days the two schools urge students to use discretion and try not to access University data if they have WeChat installed on their cell phones or computers I think it is the right move it has the full access to many files on the device location camera microphone or even able to detect nearby devices which is a privacy concern we chat was developed by Chinese multimedia conglomerate 10cent it now has more than 1 billion users globally most of them from mainland China from chitchatting to utilities payments to grocery shopping the app has become a catch all for its users despite its popularity the US and its Allied Nations have long expressed concerns over wechat's data collection policies it allows third party to develop application on top of WeChat the third party can be Chinese government so it's very difficult to guarantee security um on this type of app in August 2020 former president Trump signed an executive order seeking to take WeChat off the US app store for good the Biden Administration revoked that decision and instead called for additional scrutiny of apps tied to foreign adversaries like China now some updates on China's economy Beijing is trying to hold on to foreign business while Western comp companies are looking for ways to reduce their dependency on China Supply chains on Tuesday Premier leang said China is willing to build closer ties with all countries he made the comment during the China international supply chain Expo China's first ever Expo of this nature right now foreign investment in China is at a historic low businesses like apple are moving chunks of their manufacturing to other Asian countries that's over fears like tensions between Beijing and Washington tight ending regulations in China and an unfair playing field compared to Chinese state-owned companies the Dr risking process started quietly in 2018 after the Trump Administration imposed trade tariffs on Beijing and later became a trend after the pandemic hit China's economy hard many foreign companies operating in China say market demand in the country hasn't returned to preco levels what more new troubles are on the horizon for China's finan cial sector Beijing police launched a probe investigating one of China's biggest Financial conglomerates zeg the wealth management company told investors last week that it's severely insolvent citing $64 billion in debt experts predict investors may lose at least three4 of their money the news is feeling concerns that China's real estate crisis is spilling over into the financial sector three out of the four of China's biggest property develop Vel opers are buried under massive debt to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars for each of them zeg has had sizable exposure to the real estate sector Beijing authorities suspect the company of quote illegal crimes but haven't elaborate back to real estate a new lawsuit against Chinese company evergrand this time the plaintiff is a subsidiary of evergrand a company called Jing B property the case is related to about $280 million of guarantees Jing B property gave a bank that bank later seized the assets Jing B property believes it happened due to a malfunction within the parent company ever Grant and a few others over to the fashion industry clothing company shien is gearing up to enter the American Stock Market it's expected to list as early as next year the fast fashion brand has already filed to go public in the United States and three leading institutions in the financial sector have been hired on the company's initial public offering or IPO the company was founded in China later moving its headquarters to Singapore it's valued at more than $60 billion but its business model has been at the center of Industry controversy she in partners with closing makers inside China and sells those products through its online store in other countries the United States it's one of its biggest markets the brand ships its goods directly to Shoppers in individually addressed packages avoiding both Warehouse fees and US import taxes allowing it to offer customers dirt cheap prices xen is also facing a series of claims from stealing copyrighted designs to using cotton from Shing Jang made with forced labor Shing Jang is home to the weager ethnic minority Washington says at least one million wegers have been put in forced labor camps under the Chinese communist regime that's all for today's China InFocus on YouTube we're now sharing a shorten version of our program here after being demonetized for more than two years if you'd like to support us subscribe to our partner platform epic TV where you can watch our full episodes more consider donating find us at donorbox.org ch- in-focus here's what to look out for in our second half another standoff in the South China Sea as Washington asserts its rights in international waters concerns over China's Naval power and aggression are front and center could beijing's sheer numbers overtake the American Tech Edge in a fight and it's the world stage inching closer to a kinetic War for details we spoke to Brent scatterer a senior research fellow for Naval Warfare in advanced technology in the center for National Defense at the Heritage Foundation thanks for watching China in Focus I'm Tiffany Meyer 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