[The Epoch Times, July 16, 2022]The Epoch Times combs the must-read articles for readers every day:
1 . Thousands of people in Shaanxi crowded the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission to suspend loans and the number of unfinished buildings increased to 235
On July 15, the mainland collectivestop loan“Unfinished Building“At least 235. For the first time a few days ago, thousands of injured owners in Xi’an gatheredShaanxi Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureaurequiring the investigation and handling of bank violations of lending to developers.
2. Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng calls for liquidation of former justice minister Fu Zhenghua
Recently, the former Executive Vice Minister of the Ministry of Public Security of the Communist Party of China and the former Minister of JusticeFu Zhenghuawas prosecuted. Unjustly imprisoned human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng in mainland China has called for Fu Zhenghua to be liquidated, arguing that he has crimes such as arbitrary detention and torture of innocent people that officials have not mentioned.
3. Mainstream solidarity with German politicians on the 23rd anniversary of Falun Gong’s anti-persecution
On the occasion of Falun Gong’s “23rd Anniversary of the Global 7·20 Anti-Persecution” in 2022, German parliamentarians, state parliamentarians, and representatives of Taiwan in Germany sent letters of solidarity to the Falun Dafa Association, expressing their support and gratitude to Falun Gong practitioners, and Condemnation of the CCP’s serious violations of human rights, living organ harvesting and other crimes.
4. Mainland experts: The wave of loan suspensions for unfinished buildings may lead to catastrophic consequences
China’s financial environment has experienced a tsunami, many placesUnfinished BuildingThe owner’s statement forced to stop the loan repayment, which has involved 235 unfinished properties. Mainland economists said,stop loanBehind the tide is China’s real estate debt crisis, and Evergrande is a big problem. If not handled properly, there may be catastrophic consequences.
5. Beijing’s distribution of electronic bracelets attracts backlash experts to analyze the tricks
People in many districts in Changping, Beijing recently reported that during the period of home isolation after returning to Beijing from other places, the community issued electronic wristbands to monitor physical signs, which must be worn 24 hours a day for 7 days, and connected to the mobile app to automatically report body temperature data for monitoring. After the relevant measures were questioned by public opinion, some communities recycled the electronic bracelets, and the Beijing Health and Health Commission denied that there were relevant policies. Experts analyze the “tricky” among them.
6. Mother Arrested by CCP, Daughter Calls for Immediate Release in South Korea
Mainland Falun Gong practitioner Chen Yanhong was illegally arrested at the end of last year and has not been heard from until now. Worrying about her mother’s current situation, Guo Yang, her daughter who has married to South Korea and is engaged in Chinese education there, spoke out recently, saying that the CCP authorities’ arrest of Chen Yanhong was completely illegal, and called for her mother’s immediate release.
7. Beijing mandatory vaccination lawyers issued a statement urging the implementation of voluntary vaccination
The Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group issued a statement a few days ago, calling on the Beijing authorities to implement the principle of thorough voluntary vaccination, face up to the abnormal reaction after the vaccination of the new crown vaccine (CCP virus vaccine), and immediately conduct an investigation and make compensation. vaccines are banned. But mainland human rights lawyers also said that as long as the CCP does not fall, unjust cases such as vaccine victims in mainland China cannot be dealt with justly.
8. CCP officials jailed, still receiving salary and bonus, netizens angry
A few days ago, the CCP official revealed that some officials have been sentenced to prison and are still receiving salaries, sparking outrage among netizens.
9. Experts: China’s economy slowed severely in the second quarter: the annual target is out of the question
Data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Friday (July 15) showed that GDP (gross domestic product) grew by 0.4% year-on-year in the second quarter, the slowest growth rate since the outbreak of the epidemic. Experts believe that even if China’s economy recovers very strongly in the second half of the year, the annual target can only reach 4%. Coupled with the continuation of the CCP’s zero-clearing policy and the downturn in real estate, the annual target of 5.5% cannot be achieved.
10. The CCP appeases the unfinished building incident, investors do not buy it and continue to sell
Real estate market turmoil has been triggered by the collective suspension of loans by home buyers in many provinces and cities in mainland China. Despite repeated reassurances from the Chinese government and regulators at all levels, promising to help deliver real estate projects on time, investors voted with their feet and continued to sell developers’ stocks and bonds.
11. Brokerage consultant arrested for exposing Guangdong Huaxing Bank “can’t withdraw money”
The wave of loan suspensions in China has spread to 20 provinces, and the financial industry has been severely hit. Recently, China’s banking industry has been exposed by financial practitioners one after another, and “Huaxing Bank exploded, unable to withdraw money” is the latest incident. At present, the whistleblower has been arrested by the police.
12. The air in Huludao, Liaoning Province is filled with peculiar smell: people who smell it will make the lips numb
In recent years, people in Longgang District, Huludao City, Liaoning Province, have been smelling peculiar odors in the air for a long time. The pungent feeling is like being “choked on the neck”, and they have also experienced symptoms such as numb lips, sore throat, and rhinitis. Local people complained that it was the odor of the air caused by the excessive discharge of local chemical companies, which seriously endangered the health of residents.
13. Musk and Twitter start legal battle, judge draws attention
Twitter Inc. filed a lawsuit against Musk for terminating the $44 billion deal, after the judge in the case ordered buyers who wanted to walk away during the merger to complete the deal.
14. The elderly in their 90s were forced to be vaccinated and their family members complained
On July 14, a resident of Lane 1320, Linfen Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai complained online that the neighborhood committee went to the door without permission to force the 98-year-old to vaccinate, resulting in the death of the old man, but the neighborhood committee shied the responsibility. The video went viral on the Internet, causing a public outcry.
15. China’s inflation is much lower than the West?Analysis: CPI calculations are very different
The Chinese Communist Party officially announced today (15th) that the annual growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) in the first half of the year was 1.7%, compared with 2.5% in June, and stressed that inflation is much lower than that of Western countries. However, the analysis believes that the difference lies in the fact that the calculation method of CPI weight in China is very different from that in the United States.
Responsible editor: Xu Menger