China finds cover-up in lead poisoning of 200 children
"Dozens of provincial officials and hospital staff attempted to cover up a lead poisoning case that made hundreds of children sick in north-west China and sparked widespread outrage, an official investigation has found.
The officials tampered with the blood tests of students who were poisoned at Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui city, Gansu provincial authorities said in a report on Sunday.
City officials also accepted bribes from an investor in Peixin while neglecting food safety inspections across several pre-schools, the report said.
In an attempt to attract more students, Peixin chefs had used inedible paint to "enhance the look" of its meals, the report said"
--- The report itself might be a cover-up. Because it seems that even students who had not eaten at said kindergarten suffered from lead poisoning. The actual culprit might be a government-owned factory nearby.
"In contrast to its chiding of provincial and city-level officials, the report said there was "quick response" from the central government, which convened an expert panel "at the earliest opportunity" to review any gaps in procedures."
--- & that's how that goes in China: The central government under emperor Xi is the good guy, while some local officials - totally not the typical CCP cadres, of course - are the bad guys. Sadly, many Chinese fall for this kind of bullshit.
Microsoft says China-backed cybercriminals hacked into US nuclear weapons agency
"A Dutch cybersecurity company estimates that around 400 government agencies in the US, Mauritius, Jordan, South Africa and the Netherlands were impacted by the hack
[...] “On Friday, July 18th, the exploitation of a Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability began affecting the Department of Energy,” an agency spokesman told Bloomberg News.
“The department was minimally impacted due to its widespread use of the Microsoft M365 cloud and very capable cybersecurity systems. A very small number of systems were impacted. All impacted systems are being restored.”"
--- Very capable cybersecurity systems... Maybe not capable enough?
But even though the USA is downplaying this, China is already miffed:
China warns against defamation over Microsoft security breach
"China has always acted in accordance with the law against hacker activities, he said. At the same time"
China's yuan undervaluation fuels euro zone trade deficit, German study shows
"The yuan-euro exchange rate has remained stable in recent years despite significant shifts in cost relations between Europe and China, suggesting likely currency manipulation by the central bank, said Juergen Matthes, author of the study by the Institute (IW), which was seen by Reuters.
Extremely low prices mean more European companies are sourcing intermediate goods from China, contributing to deindustrialisation on the continent, he said, urging the EU to take action.
"The artificially low costs in China, driven by yuan undervaluation, are simply too attractive,""
--- Currency manipulation by China? Well, duh...
But the question is whether the RMB would not actually be even lower if the real existing economy would be priced in.
VP Sara backs China’s travel warning to students
"Vice President Sara Duterte has expressed support for China’s recent travel advisory, which cautioned its students about an alleged rise in crimes targeting Chinese nationals in the Philippines."
--- Sucker. Goes to show what will happen if the Duterte family comes back to power.
Chinese officials warn comedians that mocking the other sex is no laughing matter
"Chinese provincial officials have warned comedians against stirring up discord between the genders, instructing them to criticise constructively rather than “for the sake of being funny”."
--- Yeah, why would comedians do anything for the sake of being funny?
US not rushing trade deals ahead of August deadline, will talk with China, Bessent says
Record heat in China strains power grid, stirs health fears
--- China Uncensored: "I guess, now we know"
--- ANC: "Marcos shrugs off possible China reax on US ammo hub in PH"
Hacker aus China nutzen neue Sharepoint-Lücke aus
"Per E-Mail erklärt die chinesische Botschaft in Washington, dass China alle Formen von Cyberangriffen ablehne. Zudem fühle man sich durch die Berichte über chinesische Hackergruppen diffamiert."
--- China, mal wieder das arme, unschuldige Opfer der fiesen westlichen Presse.
"Die US-Behörde für nukleare Sicherheit, die für die Wartung und Konzeption des nationalen Atomwaffenarsenals zuständig ist, gehörte zu den Behörden, die gehackt wurden, berichtete Bloomberg News am Dienstag unter Berufung auf eine mit der Angelegenheit vertraute Person. Es seien keine sensiblen oder geheimen Informationen kompromittiert worden, fügte die Agentur hinzu."
--- Es gibt nichts zu sehen. Gehen Sie weiter!
EU-China-Gipfel: Die Trümmer einer China-Strategie
"Die Unternehmen sehen, wie sich die Welt verändert. Die Produktion verlagern sie aus Zollgründen und angesichts steigender Lohnkosten seltener nach China, Forschung und Entwicklung hingegen weiter. Sie können nicht anders, sie verlieren sonst den Anschluss."
--- Quark. Sie können durchaus anders. Das wäre aber teurer.
EU-China-Gipfel: Die Fronten zwischen Peking und Brüssel sind verhärtet
IW-Studie: China erzielt offenbar über Wechselkurs-Spielereien Handelsvorteile
