【Epoch Times News on November 13, 2024】Epoch Times compiles essential articles for readers to cross the wall every day:
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Memorial Bouquets in Zhuhai Taken Away, Public: Is there no room for sentiment?
In the eve of the Zhuhai Airshow, a tragic incident of a car ramming into people outside the Zhuhai Sports Center has resulted in at least 35 deaths and 43 injuries, shocking the nation. Recently, citizens have spontaneously gone to the Zhuhai Sports Center to light candles and lay flowers to mourn, but these bouquets have been taken away by staff, raising questions.
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Zhuhai Car Ramming Incident: Victims’ Families Share Tragic Experiences
In Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on November 11th, a car rammed into a crowd, causing 35 deaths and 43 injuries according to the Zhuhai police. Following the incident, the Chinese authorities have initiated “stability maintenance,” and information related to this “major malignant case” has been successively censored.
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School in Xi’an Without Power for 4 Days, Over 1,000 Elementary Students Learning in Darkness
A school in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, has been without normal power supply for 4 days, leading to over 1,000 elementary students having to study in the dark, even outdoors amidst haze. Parents discovered that the school’s electricity comes from a nearby neighborhood rather than a dedicated power supply, and there were no backup power sources or emergency plans after the power outage.
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Human Rights Lawyer Xu Zhiyong on 40-day Hunger Strike, Human Rights Organizations Call for International Support
Renowned Chinese human rights lawyer and founder of the “New Citizen Movement” Xu Zhiyong has been on a hunger strike for 40 days due to dissatisfaction with prison abuse and deprivation of the right to communicate with family members. Xu Zhiyong is currently detained in Shandong Lunan Prison. Recently, the “Xiamen Gathering Case Concern Group” issued a public letter in Chinese and English, urging the international community to pay attention to Xu Zhiyong’s health condition.
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BMW Car in Hangzhou Hits Multiple People and Vehicles, Resulting in 1 Death and 4 Injuries
Around 6 p.m. on November 11th, a BMW car hit multiple people and vehicles in a section of Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. This incident led to 1 death and 4 injuries.
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Wang Youqun: The Massive 9898 Smuggling Case that Incensed Zhu Rongji
When Zhu Rongji served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Premier of the State Council, he berated, saying, “The entire Party and government authorities in Zhanjiang, Guangzhou Province are implicated, starting from the Party Secretary, to the Executive Vice Mayor, Deputy Mayor, head of the anti-smuggling office, political commissar and director of the Public Security Border Defense Bureau, adding the Customs Chief who received bribes exceeding 10 million yuan. They have depleted our regime and the Communist Party’s stronghold.”
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Jie Lijian: Master Li Guides People in Peril toward a Brighter Future
Jie Lijian, currently Deputy Chairman of the China Democratic Party Headquarters, stated that at this critical juncture, Master Li has consecutively published four scriptures, with words that “shine like a beacon in the darkness, illuminating the path ahead of us.”
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Guangdong Authorities Maintain Stability, Zhuhai Notifies Important Information on Driver in Car Ramming Incident
In Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, a car rammed into a crowd recently, resulting in 35 deaths and 43 injuries according to the Zhuhai police. However, online public opinion noted that the Zhuhai police had initially issued two incident notifications, with an important piece of information regarding the driver involved in the car ramming incident being deleted in the second notification.
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Chinese Communist Party Issues Directives on the Tragic Zhuhai Incident, Analysis: May Use It to Tighten Control over the Population
The Zhuhai Airshow opened on Tuesday (12th), and the day before, a severe retaliatory social incident occurred in Zhuhai, causing one of the largest casualties in recent years. The official handling of the situation has been questioned. Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping issued a rare directive to strengthen control at the source. Local authorities also stated that they would enhance the management of key populations and conduct risk hazard inspections. Some analysts believe that the Chinese Communist regime may use such incidents to strengthen control over the people, though the source of such crimes originated from within the regime itself.
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Sixteen Middle to High-ranking Chinese Communist Officials Died of Illness within Two Months
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, from mid-September 2024 to now, at least 16 middle to high-ranking officials of the Chinese Communist Party and above have passed away due to illness, of which 15 were Party members. Included are a current national-level high-ranking official, former member of the Political Bureau, Wu Bangguo, two deputy national-level high-ranking officials, former member of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense Liang Guanglie, and former Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee Ren Jianxin.
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Lighthizer Paves the Way for Trump’s Tariffs 2.0, Scale Far Exceeds 1.0
An ally of former U.S. Trade Representative and President-elect Trump (Trump) is actively preparing a large-scale new tariff plan imposing tariffs on imported products, far surpassing any level of tariffs during Trump’s first term (Trump Tariffs 1.0).
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Lin Xiaoxu: The Chinese Communist Party is a Devil, We Are Facing a Spiritual War
On November 19th of this year marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Epoch Times’ editorial series “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party” (referred to as the “Nine Commentaries”). This monumental work profoundly summarizes the history and essence of the Chinese Communist Party, tolling the death knell for the international communist movement that has plagued humanity for over a century, especially the Chinese Communist Party. The “Nine Commentaries” has also sparked a global tide of withdrawals from the CCP, its youth organizations, and its affiliated organizations. To date, the number of withdrawals has exceeded 438 million.
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Zhāng Tiānliàng: The Power of Belief and Peaceful Resistance
On Sunday, November 10, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Epoch Times New York and NTD Television held a commemorative symposium on the 20th anniversary of the “Nine Commentaries” at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing. Experts, scholars, veteran journalists, Chinese resigners, and volunteer resigners were invited to speak, discussing the content of the “Nine Commentaries” and its impact on China and the world, as well as how to further enlighten more Chinese people about the Chinese Communist Party and encourage withdrawals from it.
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Chinese Communist Party to Harvest Taxes from the Rich and Private Enterprises, Facing Consequences
In the midst of an economic downturn and a stagnating real estate market, the Chinese authorities are eager to fill the fiscal gap and have initiated a campaign to tax private enterprises and the wealthy, a move that may further weaken the confidence of businesses and investors, potentially leading to concentrated conflicts.
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Musk Tops Fortune’s List of Most Powerful Business Figures for 2024
Fortune magazine on Tuesday, November 12th, named American billionaire and tech tycoon Elon Musk as the most influential business figure for 2024.