China confirms 43 dead in mudslide, Tibetan resident says 26 dead in just one village
"A Chinese resident from Kyirong Port, who wasn’t at the border crossing when the mudslide occurred, told RFA, “No one at the border checkpoint appears to have survived.”
He said that about 800 people lived there."
--- Eight hundred around the border checkpoint alone, but we have only around six hundred missing & dead. That's CCP mathematics for you.
"Reuters said that families and diplomats representing countries with missing nationals have privately expressed growing frustration over what they describe as limited information-sharing by China"
--- Privately. Even foreigners don't dare to criticize the Chinese government openly.
"As of Saturday, 519 remained missing on the Chinese side. Among those still unaccounted for were 261 foreigners from 23 countries"
--- Strange, these missing numbers seem to stay stable. Particularly strange considering that they found more dead bodies now. And don't they find any dead foreigners?
As Nepal identifies those killed in the floods, questions grow over China's reporting
"It took more than a week of repeated requests from multiple international media outlets before the Chinese government allowed foreign journalists in Tibet."
--- And they were not allowed to research freely on their own. These were tightly controlled visits to rescue teams which paraded around in tidy uniforms.
"Foreign ministry spokesperson Guo has denied China deletes videos and first-hand accounts online"
"Chinese state media, such as Xinhua, CCTV and Tibet Daily, have sent journalists with rescue teams
[...] The focus of their coverage is on the rescue teams, logistics of the operations and how government leaders are reacting quickly to the disaster"
--- Victims don't count. What matters is that the CCP looks good.
Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood
"The Nepali army said Lu Haitao was rescued from inside a 225-meter tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project."
--- At least the Nepalese are saving some Chinese lives.
How the Nepal-Tibet disaster became the latest victim of China’s ‘Clean Internet’ campaign
"The 46-year-old Tibetan in exile has missing family members on both sides of the border; those in Nepal are named in official government lists, but in Tibet he has received no information"
--- In China, you don't need information. You only need to trust Emperor Xi.
"The [Communist] party sees itself in a global public-opinion struggle. It is wrestling with the world fighting to get its view out. This is how China sees information globally, in a very, very oppositional framework."
--- The CCP wants to control everything, particularly all the information you get. Everywhere.
China’s imports in August miss estimates as calls for rebalancing trade grow
"Exports grew 25% in U.S. dollar terms in August from a year earlier, official customs data showed Tuesday, in line with Reuters-polled analysts’ forecast, quickening from 23.9% increase the previous month.
Imports rose 28.2% last month, missing economists’ estimates of 30% in a Reuters poll, but gathering momentum from 27.5% in July"
--- Particularly the import numbers are highly dubious. Although the numbers last year, to which they are compared, were horrible, I don't believe that it's more than 25%.
China defense mobilization law signals preparations for full-scale conflict
Why Cancer Patients Fly to China for Treatment
--- China Uncensored: "GIVE TAIWAN NUKES NOW!"
--- China Uncensored: "There's Something VERY BAD Going On In Egypt"
--- Sky News: Will China deploy humanoid robots to fight?
--- China Observer: 3 Cars Crash, Rescue Team Runs Away, Ambulance Driver Sleeps
Von der Tanzfläche in den Krieg: China macht humanoide Roboter für den Kampfeinsatz bereit
"Bislang gibt es jedoch keine Belege dafür, dass bewaffnete humanoide Roboter bereits in aktiven Einheiten der chinesischen Armee eingesetzt werden."
--- Natürlich nicht. Das, was die Chinesen im Augenblick an Robotern zeigen, ist nicht viel mehr als ferngesteuertes Spielzeug. Bis die auf dem Niveau auch nur von Boston Dynamics sind, dauert es noch eine ganze Weile.
"Der staatliche Rüstungskonzern Norinco stellte im August Material zu seinem humanoiden Roboter Fuxi vor. Das System soll Wachdienst, Aufklärung bei jedem Wetter und gefährliche Aufgaben übernehmen. Es kann ferngesteuert werden."
--- Und übrigens, wenn es ferngesteuert ist, ist es kein Roboter.
Ferrari-Pilot gefangen im Feuerball – Konkurrent zieht in raus
"Während der Brite bewusstlos in seinem brennenden Ferrari sass, sollen Streckenposten panisch davongelaufen sein. Professionelle Hilfe liess demnach lange auf sich warten, ein Krankenwagen soll erst nach rund 15 Minuten eingetroffen sein. Nur das beherzte Eingreifen von Konkurrent Loek Hartog habe Millroy letztlich aus dem Wrack gerettet.
Auch die medizinische Versorgung an der Strecke sei völlig unzureichend gewesen. Für zusätzlichen Ärger sorgte die offizielle TV-Übertragung: Dort wurde zunächst behauptet, die Fahrer hätten ihre Autos selbstständig und unverletzt verlassen.
Das Team wertete dies als Verharmlosung des Vorfalls. Zudem soll die Rennleitung den Unfall zunächst heruntergespielt und die Verantwortung bei den Fahrern gesucht haben."
--- Willkommen in China. Wer dort Motorsport betreibt ist selber schuld.