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FBI film on China espionage

A film released by the FBI and National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), allegedly based on a real case, fabricates a Global Times website article and smears China for recruiting former US intelligence officials to have access to classified information. 

The Nevernight Connection, a 26-minute video inspired by what the NCSC called “true events,” depicts Chinese intelligence services recruiting a former US Intelligence Community official via a fake profile on a professional networking site for information. 

The video was released on September 30. In a press release, the NCSC said the movie aims at “increasing awareness of foreign intelligence threats on professional networking sites and other social media platforms.”

The film also shows a screenshot of an article “published” on the Global Times’ website at 9:08 pm on June 19, 2019, with the title “US Cold War Mentality Leads to Another Baseless Accusation of ‘Chinese Espionage.’” According to the screenshot, the story’s source is AFP.  

However, there is no such story published on the website of the Global Times. At 9 pm on June 19, 2019, the story that actually was uploaded on the Global Times website was about US authorities seizing 16 tons of cocaine in a historic drug bust. 

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October Hoax

10-5-20 ‘I feel better than I did 20 years ago’: Trump announces he’s ready to leave the hospital Monday evening. Want to feel 20 years younger? Get infected.

Trump driving by his supporters outside Walter Reed military hospital. 10-4-20

Trump predicted the October Surprise, and he is well after a couple of days of treatment, what a fake.

10-4-20
MAGA
Trump and Melania tested positive for coronavirus, the President twitted early Friday morning. 10-2-20.
Trump had been taken to Walter Reed on Friday
The sick
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Portugal Rejects U.S. Meddling in its Relations With China

The head of the Portuguese diplomacy rejected U.S. meddling in his country´s relations with China, after the american ambassador to Lisbon warned that partnering with Chinese tech company Huawei on 5G could have “consequences” for Portugal´s  Defense policy.

George Edward Glass

U.S. diplomat George Glass said in his interview that Portugal must choose between the “ally” United States and the “trading partner” China and stressed there may be security and defense consequences for the European country if it chooses to work with Beijing. Glass says the US preferred that Portugal did not have any Huawei 5G equipment, underlining that if the that happens, the relationship in Defense between Portugal and the United States will change. The American Ambassador says that the consequences of Portugal choosing to work with China will not be political, at least not immediately, but may have to do with NATO’s activity or the exchange of classified information. George Glass also threatens to end the distribution of natural gas through the port of Sines, if the construction of the new terminal is given to China.

A response from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, on the same day. “The Portuguese Government makes note of the statements […]. But the fundamental point is this: in Portugal, the decision-makers are the Portuguese authorities, who make the decisions that benefit Portugal, within the framework of the Constitution and Portuguese law and the powers that the law gives (…) relevant authorities”, Santos Silva said, quoted by Lusa news agency.

Augusto Santos Silva
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Slip of the tongue

Funds for the riots in Hong Kong and Belarus
鬼拍後尾枕 , 不打自招
Michael T Mccaul – A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security during the 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses. A big mouth.
Michael Pack is an American conservative filmmaker who is CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) under President Donald Trump. Pack assumed office in June 2020 after Senate confirmation.
卢纲文章，题为：美国政府终于承认自己干预过香港
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3103092/washington-finally-admits-it-has-been-interfering-hong-kong
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Kushner Owed Money To Bank Tied To Taiwan’s Government During WH Tenure

Jared Kushner owed money to a bank with ties to Taiwan’s government while working at the White House, according to a new book by Forbes’ senior editor Dan Alexander, White House, Inc., signaling a possible conflict that was never reported due to a loophole in disclosure laws and one that could have implications for the country’s diplomatic relationships with Taiwan and China.

Kushner and his partners bought an old warehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, called the Austin Nichols House in 2015 for a reported $275 million and turned it into a luxury condo building.  

The deal came witha $175 million mortgage on the property held by Kushner and his partners; a 2017 split left a bank called Mega International Commercial Bank 兆丰银行 with $50 million of the loan, according to financial documents reviewed by Alexander. 
The loan documents specifically name Kushner as one of the two guarantors of the debt.

行政院長發言人丁怡銘

丁怡铭9月23日回应掩饰这是“公开借贷”，搪塞“不是什么密帐或利益交换，这本书的作者可能搞错了”。对此，曾任台湾“金管会”“主委”的国民党“立委”曾铭宗质疑兆丰银行为何后来突然承接贷款，提出三个疑点。

台湾“金管会”“主委”的国民党“立委”曾铭宗

曾铭宗质问：“兆丰是上市金融机构，基于公司管理及对投资人的保护，应该说清楚三点疑虑。首先，这笔贷款早在2015年5月开始，为何一开始没参贷的兆丰，2年后突然承接贷款。其次，总贷款金额为1.75亿美元，兆丰就参贷了5000万美元，贷款比例相对很高，这与过往参与国际联贷的惯例是否有差距？再者，看起来库什纳应该是以企业方式贷款，兆丰在参贷时，是否知情库什纳在这家公司的持股比例。”

　　据知情人士表示，库什纳在借贷公司持股极可能连5%都不到，“蓝委”赖士葆也质疑，这笔巨额借贷是否有经过兆丰银行董事会决议、利息有多少、有无吃亏等？兆丰银行都应作出说明。“桌面下还有多少金钱交易？！”岛内民众痛斥：“这贷款是由兆丰银行借出的，兆丰银行不吭声，却由民进党当局行政机构出面，不打自招！贷款是政治决定的！台湾民众的存款是给民进党做公关的！”

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U.S. Drops Case Against Chinese Scientist at UVA

Prosecutors abruptly moved to drop criminal charges against a visiting Chinese scientist at the University of Virginia who had been arrested last month on allegations of stealing trade secrets from his professor, after the university acknowledged the scientist was authorized to access some of the material. Another BS allegation.