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Trump and the idealism of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party are bringing the CCP closer than ever to taking the island.

In his post-Beijing trip interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump laid the foundation to sell out Taiwan: He does like the pro-independence person in TW. Taiwan stole American chip technologies. He does not want to see Americans traveling 9500 miles to fight a war. China is VERY VERY powerful, only 59 miles away from Taiwan, a small island. Taiwan is a de facto independent country. It has its own democratically elected government and its military. A Taiwan passport is much more powerful than a PRC passport. It has de facto embassies in many countries. However, the Democratic Progressive Party has wanted to declare some sort of official independence, which the PRC loathes. The status quo has been one-China as follows: The PRC believes the CCP's government is the only legitimate government of China that includes both mainland China and Taiwan. The Republic of China (i.e., Taiwan) assumes it is the only legitimate government of China that includes both mainland China and Taiwan....

The death toll of the Cultural Revolution: two million

This is an AI translation of an excellent article by Shu Din in Chinese .  The estimate is from well-documented events. I believe the excessive deaths caused by the Cultural Revolution, one way or another, are many times two million.  The following is the translation of ChatGPT:   On June 10, 1966, just as the Cultural Revolution was beginning, Mao Zedong said during a meeting with Ho Chi Minh : “This time, large and small, perhaps several hundred or several thousand people will be brought down, especially in academic circles, educational circles, publishing circles, literary and artistic circles, universities, middle schools, and elementary schools.” He identified the primary targets of the movement, but deliberately understated its scope. In reality, not several hundred or several thousand people were “brought down,” but several million. The famous Guangdong writer Qin Mu once commented on the Cultural Revolution: “This truly was an unprecedented catastrophe. How ...

China Eastern Flight 5735 (MU5735)

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MU5735 crashed on 2022-03-21. The PRC has disclosed a very limited amount of information after years of investigation. It has long been suspected that the regime is trying to hide the facts behind this likely suicidal crash. NTSB released a report in response to a FOIA request from a Chinese citizen on April 29, 2026. The report was quickly censored by the PRC on the same day, but it lives on the internet .  I have waited for the mainstream media to pick up this long technical report about a crash that killed 132 people for four days, but seen none, so I have to do my own work on this long report by enlisting the help of ChatGPT. The strongest evidence of the man-made nature of this crash is the PRC's concealment and censorship. If the crash had been due to mechanical failures, the PRC would have released all the relevant reports as soon as possible, and likely would have had a propaganda campaign to blame Boeing and crush any rumors about pilot suicide. The following is ChatGPT...

Brasov - historic old town, ski resort, and urban mountain

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Visit time: 2026-03-11 to 2026-03-15 It does not surprise me that this beautiful historic city is the most popular tourist destination in Romania.  Its historic old town is well-preserved and well-maintained. Romania's largest ski resort, Poiana Brașov, is in its suburb. A highly hikable mountain is right by the old town. Brașoveni are just like typical Romanians - super friendly, approachable, and engaging.  Uber in Brasov is quick and inexpensive.  The old center: Old town streets in the morning: Bird's-eye view from Mt. Tampa: Bird's-eye view from Rt. 1E The central bus station, where you can catch a bus to go anywhere in Brasov. You can pay with your credit card on a bus if the card reader works. Poana Brasov: The Poana Brasov ski resort: I rented skis from this place, with excellent service, and enjoyed long conversations with Matthew there.  Mountain Tapa: It is too big for a post-dinner casual walk, but small enough for a pre-breakfast jog. The ascent is 400m....