Tag: Japan

Chinese dissidents say they’re being harassed by a businessman with links to Steve Bannon

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Chinese dissidents say they’re being harassed by a businessman with links to Steve Bannon

Guo has publicly claimed past ties to Chinese intelligence agencies, stating on YouTube that he delivered messages and carried out work on their behalf in years past. Before Guo left China, the authorities there said that he enjoyed a years-long alliance with senior Chinese intelligence official Ma Jian, who received a life sentence for corruption in 2018.

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Xiqiu “Bob” Fu v. Guo Wengui

US Defense Secretary Miller’s naughty US spy flights

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The new Trump appointee US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller (doomed to be the shortest serving ever) was in the Philippines making a show of donating war equipment to the Philippines, ironically in the time when it is not needed as it is the time of the Covid pandemic when what we need are ventilators, protective equipment, vaccines and financial aid for economic recovery.

US Defense Secretary Miller’s naughty US spy flights

I said it was just a smokescreen!

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020. And women have been impacted most

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020. And women have been impacted most

“We didn’t even have a lockdown, and the impact of Covid is very minimal compared to other countries … but still we see this big increase in the number of suicides,” Ueda said. “That suggests other countries might see a similar or even bigger increase in the number of suicides in the future.”

How to get help: In the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide also provide contact information for crisis centers around the world.

Old Obama hands on Korea policy could pose new problems for peace

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Old Obama hands on Korea policy could pose new problems for peace

First, Blinken and Haines developed their policies in close consultation with the conservative South Korean governments of Lee Myung Baek and Park Guen Hye, who are now disgraced and in prison for corruption. Lee, a former Hyundai executive, and Park, the daughter of the former dictator Park Chung Hee, had both opposed the pro-engagement “Sunshine Policies” followed by former Presidents Kim Dae Jung and Roh Tae Woo from 1997 to 2008.

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

We will keep an eye on the progress of this new highly important project on Tinian, but rest assured, the list of alternate operating locations in the Pacific that are capable of accepting U.S. military airpower will grow markedly in the years to come.

Hope it doesn’t tip over (it’s smaller than Guam)! 🤭