Chinese electric bike NIU at Las Vegas CES 2020
Mission Human Flight – China Tianmen Mountain
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Trudeau, Morneau clashing over green initiatives and coronavirus spending
Morneau’s resistance to expensive environmental initiatives reflects his roots in Bay Street, and a view held among right-leaning Liberals that deficits are out of control.
“The idea of greening the economy just by spending money on every project you have in front of you is not really serious,” said a source sympathetic to Morneau’s position.
Possible budget measures range from investments to help provinces reduce their carbon footprint, boosting research into clean technology and encouraging the construction of efficient buildings.
Morneau, who has been embroiled in a recent scandal over the “We” charity that paid for him and his family’s expenses during a trip abroad, paid the $41,000 fee on the same day he was questioned by the Parliamentary Finance Committee recently. Since then, he has been under pressure to resign.
Morneau is stepping down from his post as Canada’s finance minister and as Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre. Morneau made the announcement during a press conference on Parliament Hill Monday evening.
A Project Over 474 billion yuans announced
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will implement 13 intercity railway projects with a total mileage of about 775 kilometers, as well as five integrated transport hub projects, with a planned total investment of 474.1 billion yuan. The newly approved railway construction plan will build a multi-level railway network with high-speed railways, general-speed railways and suburban railways in the Greater Bay Area, to form a transportation circle with one-hour access between major cities in the Greater Bay Area, two-hour access between major cities and inland cities in Guangdong Province, and three-hour access between major cities and neighboring provincial capitals, thus creating a “Greater Bay Area on a track”.
Heroes Welcome
During the welcoming ceremony, Qi Yu齐玉, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced on behalf of the Ministry’s Party Committee the awarding of the Collective Third Class Merit to the Consulate General in Houston.
It is relatively rare for diplomats to be awarded collective third-class honors. But this is full recognition for these diplomats. At the airport, Wang Yi王毅 had this high praise: (All the comrades of the Consulate General) under extremely difficult and even dangerous circumstances, they resolutely safeguarded the core interests of the country, the dignity of the country and the nation, and the legitimate rights and interests of China’s foreign missions….
Note the phrase: under extremely difficult, even dangerous circumstances! The environment may be more treacherous than many of us can imagine.
At the airport, Wang Yi made three main remarks.
The first paragraph was a high evaluation of the performance of the diplomats, and the second paragraph exposed the sinister intentions of the United States.
What exactly does the United States want?
Wang Yi’s answer is this: this controversy at the Consulate General in Houston shows that anti-China forces in the United States are doing everything possible to undermine China-U.S. relations and to obstruct China’s development.
What will happen as a result?
Wang Yi spoke of “three convictions”.
We are convinced that the predominant view in both countries remains one of dialogue, not confrontation.
We are convinced that Sino-American relations will be reborn after the storms.
We firmly believe that China’s destiny is in the hands of the Chinese people, and under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, no one and no force can stop us from marching towards national rejuvenation.
We will be reborn after the storms, so don’t be pessimistic, as the dark clouds will dissipate.
The bigger point is the third paragraph: Facing up to difficulties and expressing confidence in victory.
Confidence: we will be able to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and achieve victory one after another.
But the difficulties are also realistic.
Wang Yi’s exact words are: in the face of unprecedented changes in the past century and the new challenges of global epidemics, all comrades on the diplomatic front must be prepared to face greater risks and endure more tests.
”Two more”.
The need to be prepared for greater risks.
Prepare to be tested more than ever!
Some people have flipped their hand and have even gone beyond just leveling the playing field.
It is fair to say that this is a rather sobering realization.
Diplomacy is a continuation of domestic affairs. The United States is now entering the most sensitive period, and since some people are unscrupulous and preoccupied, they will not stop so easily and will not rule out the possibility of creating even worse incidents in the coming period.
We must be fully prepared.
US exchanged fire with Syrian troops
The largest U.S. base in Syria was targeted by a number of missiles in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate on 8-18-20 .
According to reports from eastern Syria, the U.S. base at the Conoco Oil Fields was targeted with a number of rockets fired by unknown group in the Deir Ezzor countryside.
Huizhou left from Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong to the South China Sea
International Military and Technical Forum Army 2020
The Army-2020 International Military Technical Forum scheduled from Aug. 23 to 29 will attract more than 1,500 enterprises from over 70 countries and regions.
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A car-sized asteroid just skimmed past Earth in the closest space rock fly-by ever recorded. And none of our planetary defense systems saw it coming until it had already passed by.