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US Embassy in China asks State Department to let diplomats leave over Covid restrictions
By Jessie Yeung, Steven Jiang, David Culver and Jennifer Hansler, CNN

Updated 1049 GMT (1849 HKT) January 26, 2022

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Since the arrival of Omicron, authorities have seen several outbreaks across the country, prompting local officials to implement mass testing, strict lockdowns, contact tracing and new restrictions on movement. In some cities, people caught in snap lockdowns have been forced to spend days in office buildings and shopping malls until everybody inside tested negative.
A US diplomatic source familiar with the discussions told CNN the request was made after several diplomats and their families expressed fears over China's tightening anti-Covid measures in recent months, including snap lockdowns and quarantines that could potentially separate underage children from parents.

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CHINA / DIPLOMACY
Exclusive: China blasts US plot of ‘authorized exit’ of diplomats ahead of Olympics
US confusing logic: Evacuate from China to get infected easily?
By GT staff reporters
Published: Jan 26, 2022 01:40 AM

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202201/1246933.shtml

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U.S. weighs letting diplomats leave China over tough COVID rules
By Michael Martina

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is considering whether to authorize departures for American diplomats and their families in China who wish to leave due to the U.S. government's inability to prevent Chinese authorities from subjecting them to intrusive pandemic control measures, sources told Reuters.

Two sources familiar with the issue said the U.S. Embassy on Monday had sent the request to Washington for formal sign off, as China ramps up COVID-19 containment protocols ahead of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics in less than two weeks.

The sources, speaking to Reuters on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, added that some embassy staff are upset the U.S. government has been unwilling or unable to exempt American officials from strict quarantine measures.

The rules include possible forced admittance to COVID fever clinics and separation from children.

The State Department told Reuters in a statement on Tuesday the operating status at its embassy and consulates in China had not changed.

"Any change in operating status of this nature would be predicated solely on the health, safety, and security of our colleagues and their family members," a department spokesperson said.

In Beijing, a foreign ministry spokesman said China's anti-epidemic measures were scientific and conformed with diplomatic treaties.

Leaving China would increase the chances of getting infected, the spokesman, Zhao Lijian, told a daily news briefing.

One person said the U.S. Embassy conducted an internal survey showing that as many as 25% of staff and family members would choose to leave China as soon as possible.

Home quarantine for diplomats should be a baseline requirement, and admission to Chinese fever clinics and hospitals should be voluntary, the person said, adding that the U.S. government should have imposed retaliatory measures for such requirements but failed to do so.

A second person said embassy leadership had failed to get appropriate assurances from China on the treatment of U.S. diplomats throughout the pandemic.

In the early months of the pandemic, the U.S. government evacuated some 1,300 U.S. diplomats and family members from China, and the two governments remained at an impasse for months over testing and quarantine procedures for officials.

China requires foreign diplomats to abide by pandemic control rules like quarantines and testing on arrival, although some foreign envoys have not had to enter government-designated quarantine hotels.

China has quickly stepped up measures to block the further spread of COVID as the Feb. 4 opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics approaches, though flare-ups of the virus have persisted throughout the city.

One Beijing district on Tuesday was set to begin a new round of tests among its roughly 2 million residents. read more

China's nationalist Global Times tabloid called the State Department's consideration of the policy a "dirty trick" intended to disrupt China's hosting of the Olympics.

The United States has led several allied and partner countries in a diplomatic boycott of the Games due to what it says is the Chinese government's ongoing genocide toward Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in its western region of Xinjiang.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-considers-allowing-diplomats-leave-china-over-strict-covid-rules-2022-01-25/

Posted by uncensored > 2022-01-29 12:46 | Report Abuse

US and China Race for Secret Stealth Tech | F-35 Wreckage at Bottom of South China Sea
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The US and China are racing to recover the wreckage of an F-35 stealth fighter jet in the South China Sea. The fifth-generation fighter jet is one of the most prized possessions in the US Air Force arsenal, and the US wants to make sure China doesn't get the same technology. An Australian tennis organization banned "where is Peng Shuai?" t-shirts. The backlash was fierce. And China is weaponizing climate change—as it builds new coal plants, it tells the world it is committed to combating carbon emissions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTUiVfzCJSM

Posted by uncensored > 2022-01-30 14:46 | Report Abuse

韭菜收割完畢，關停北京所有門店，3500家小商舖倒閉，加盟商欲哭無淚，實體店太難賺錢了。

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韭菜收割完畢，關停北京所有門店，3500家小商舖倒閉，加盟商欲哭無淚，實體店太難賺錢了。瘋狂的背後是資本在推動，從經營模式上來說，錢大媽就是為割韭菜而生的，對加盟商是層層剝削，步步坑錢。加盟商每天賣什麼商品，商品價格，都得錢大媽說了算，沒有自主定價權的加盟商，甚至無法對市場價格作出準確的調整，這樣一來，還怎么生存。
這根本不是一家為了長久經營自身品牌的店面，而是一家收智商稅的金融公司。這也是中國很多公司的模式，做大之後玩金融，即便一開始做實體，等到規模起來之後，一定會轉成金融。聯合資本，收割韭菜，躺著掙錢。這或許就是中國祇有風口，沒有長久公司的緣故。即便是老公司，也會走上這條路，做實業風險太大，成本又高，利潤極低。金融的風險也不小，但是同等條件下利潤高，成本很小。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDPcI2qJT2o

Posted by uncensored > 2022-01-30 16:15 | Report Abuse

Who will vote for China style of LOCKDOWN in Malaysia ? Will little pinky communists here vote for its ?

Ha...Ha...Ha...Ha...Ha..

How about you...Tobby, Sslee, mita29, qqq3333,1 234,iswara,AlsvinChangan
winterwolf,...etc VOTE FOR China style of LOCKDOWN in Malaysia ?

Posted by uncensored > 2022-02-01 13:34 | Report Abuse

China is Stopping U.S Diplomats from Exiting Country | Children Split from Families in Quarantine
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US Diplomats in China Fear having their young children split from them when COVID restrictions come in.

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