The following is from an article in this month's monthly magazine, Seiron, titled "Scoop: One Year After the Wuhan Virus Outbreak," written by this magazine's editorial staff.
It is a must-read not only for the Japanese people but for people all over the world.
The full text of China's "destruction" instructions
The threatening letter of "Caixin" is also acquired.
One year has passed since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, China.
A total of 70 million people or more have been infected globally, and the number of deaths has risen to over 1.6 million, and it is still raging.
Nevertheless, China, the "principal" who has plunged the world into tragedy, remains a feigning ignorance responsible for spreading the virus worldwide.
This time, the editorial board of Seirons has obtained documents that show that the Chinese authorities instructed to "cover-up" the initial spread of the infection and that they pressured the independent media outlet Caixin.
What emerges is a bizarre picture of China as a controlled nation.
The full text of the document obtained by the editorial staff of this magazine is a notice issued by a Chinese state agency in early January 2020, instructing it to cover up a significant outbreak in Wuhan, even though it was aware that a serious situation was occurring.
The document's title is "Notice on Strengthening the Management of Biological Sample Resources and Related Scientific Research Activities in the Work to Prevent and Control Serious Epidemics" (Reference 1; translated by the editorial staff; pages 28-29).
It was issued on January 3, 2020, by the State Health and Sanitation Commission, which corresponds to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
As can be seen from the title, the Chinese state authorities recognized a "serious infectious disease" when they issued the notice.
The fact that it sent the notice to the "Higher Grade Biological Safety Laboratory for Human Infectious Microorganisms" in each region indicates that the authorities were aware that it could transmit this "serious infectious disease" from person to person.
The existence of the notice was pointed out by U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo at a press conference on May 6.
China could have prevented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. China could have prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide and saved the world from falling into a global economic slump. They had a choice to make. But instead, China covered up the outbreak in Wuhan.
He then went on to assert. The National Health Commission had ordered the destruction of the virus samples on January 3.
The "destruction" instruction that Pompeo first mentioned is specified in "6" of the notice as follows.
The "destroy" instruction, first mentioned by Pompeo, is clearly stated in "6" of the notice: "Those institutions and individuals who, before the issuance of this notice, have already obtained biological samples of relevant disease cases in the relevant medical and sanitary institutions shall immediately destroy such samples or send them to a state-designated institution for storage and safekeeping, and properly preserve the relevant experimental activities and results.
The editorial staff translated the word "destroy" because, in reality, it suggests that the things that existed should be erased without a trace.
Simultaneously, the directive includes "destroying" the samples that had already been taken and preserving and storing them in a state-appointed institution.
The intention is to allow the government to manipulate the release of the facts altogether.
Besides, "6" suggests that it acquired some biological samples before January 3, when the notice was issued. Still, as stated in "1", biological samples' definition includes "dead tissue, organs, etc. of deceased patients."
China later admitted that the first infected person developed the disease in Wuhan City on December 8. Still, since there were 44 patients diagnosed with viral pneumonia of unknown cause as of January 31, it is more natural to assume that there were already deaths as of January 3.
On the other hand, since "3" states that "before the information on the pathogen becomes clearer, management will be carried out tentatively in light of highly lethal pathogenic microorganisms [category 2]," it seems that the Chinese side did not have a complete grasp of the nature of the virus.
In response to Pompeo's reference to "instructions for the destruction" of the notice, Liu Dengfeng, an expert on the National Health Commission's inspection, acknowledged the existence of the information but did not confirm whether he had ordered its "destruction.
He then argued that the notice's content was appropriate from the perspective of disease prevention and that Pompeo's statement that it was part of a cover-up was "a glossing over of the facts, ignoring the context with the aim of misleading people.
Document 1
It is all for China to deny the 'Wuhan origin theory.'
Let's take a look back at what was happening before and after the January 3 notice.
Around mid-November 2009, pneumonia symptoms of unknown origin began to be confirmed in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.
In December, the infection spread to the South China Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan. On December 31, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission announced a patient with pneumonia of unknown origin and closed the market on January 1 of the following year.
On the third day, the city authorities announced that there was no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission.
On December 30, while the Wuhan municipal authorities were scrambling to calm the situation, Dr. Ai Fen, head of the emergency department at Wuhan Central Hospital, shared information on the Internet about a patient with symptoms similar to those of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus.
Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist, sent the information to a group chat on a social networking service (SNS) that his colleagues joined.
The following day, on January 31, Li was pursued by the hospital's inspectorate regarding how it obtained the information.
The local police also interviewed him on January 3 and later punished him for spreading false information.
Mr. Li was the first to sound the alarm, but he was infected by the virus and died in February.
It is believed that "7" and "8" of the notice, as mentioned earlier, instructed the government not to release information, tests, or results of experiments without permission, bearing in mind that Mr. Li had sounded the alarm.
On January 20, the Chinese government admitted that the virus had spread from man to man.
It is now admitted that pneumonia of unknown cause was confirmed in Wuhan city on December 8 of the previous year.
Nevertheless, a large number of Chinese scattered around the world for travel purposes.
Even in Wuhan City, which was suddenly sealed off on January 23, about 5 million Wuhan citizens were said to have left the city just before the blockade.
International flights began to operate in Wuhan in 2000.
It connects Wuhan with more than 30 cities around the world.
Since Japan was a trendy destination, it is believed that a large number of Chinese came to Japan.
In other words, the Chinese authorities were aware of the "serious infection" but thoroughly suppressed the information and made no effort to contain the infection within China, and did not initially restrict domestic and international travel during the Chinese New Year vacation from January 24 to 30.
It is no wonder that China's actions have been condemned as a crime against humanity.
Pompeo's statement was not "misleading.
A diplomatic source said, "There is a too high possibility that the Chinese government was aware of the human-to-human transmission of the disease as early as January 3. Despite this, they did not stop the mass migration during the Spring Festival but spread the virus worldwide.
The World Health Organization (WHO) did not declare a pandemic until March 11.
Suppose accurate information was transmitted from China to WHO at an earlier stage, and it issued a "pandemic declaration" to stop the exchange with China.
In that case, it seems that the infection would not have spread to this extent.
A year after the spread of the Wuhan virus began, and even though the virus is said to have originated in Wuhan, China continues to insist that the virus was brought in from abroad.
For example, the theory is that Americans brought the virus in at the Military World Games, a competition for the world's military sports selectors in Wuhan in October 2019.
Of course, no one would take it seriously.
The Chinese government has recently been propagating the theory that the virus entered Wuhan through imported frozen food.
China has been busy avoiding responsibility but has refused to allow the international community to investigate Wuhan's city.
Even when Secretary of State Pompeo and others expressed suspicion that the new virus had spread from the Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese state-run media only criticized Pompeo for "habitually lying" and did not accept an investigation of the institute or Wuhan.
The WHO's international survey team is expected to enter China at the beginning of 2021. Still, since the WHO has been conspicuously pro-China, a global survey team consisting of Japan, Western volunteer countries, and others must be accepted.
Since China has been thoroughly "covering up" initially, the truth may not be known even if an investigation is conducted.
Although too much time has passed, it can say that the acceptance of the investigation team is the minimum responsibility of China for spreading the infection to the world.
Although China desperately wants to deny the "Wuhan origin theory" of the virus, it should note that the January 3 notice clearly states "Wuhan pneumonia.
The Reality of "Caixin
A Chinese media outlet pointed out the existence of the notification document ahead of Secretary of State Pompeo.
It is the Chinese news site Caixin.net.
It distributed part of the notice in Chinese on February 26 and in English on February 27.
In the June 2020 issue of this magazine, Ms. He Qinglian, an economist and journalist of Chinese origin currently living in the United States, described it as a media outlet "usually used by the government to leak inside information deliberately.
In fact, this magazine's editorial department obtained a document (Photo 2) that confirms Ms. He's point. : the "Caixin Newspaper Propaganda and News Work Report for the First Half of the Year," compiled by the editorial department of Caixin on August 28, 2018.
In the first half of 2018, Caixin Weekly, Caixin (China Reform) Monthly, and Caixin Net, under the interest and guidance of the leaders of the National Political Consultative Conference, have accurately grasped the trend of public opinion, adhered to the accurate direction of the publication, contributed to the big economic picture of the country, been aware of the observance of propaganda discipline. Their reports have been affirmed and praised by the leaders of relevant central departments and have positively impacted society.
The National People's Political Consultative Conference (PPCC) is a government advisory body with close ties to the Central United Front Work Department (UFPD) responsible for the CCP's propaganda work abroad.
The report clearly states that Caixin is under the leadership of the Political Consultative Conference.
The report goes on to say.
Simultaneously, under the direction of the central leadership, Caixin is making further efforts to exert international influence.
And the international media and people at home and abroad who are interested in China have consistently regarded Caixin as one of the critical press in China's finance and economy.
It also adds a rich Chinese perspective on critical financial and economic issues.
Indeed, "many reports and analyses" of Caixin "have been cited in the international media.
According to the Toyo Keizai website, which has been running articles on Caixin's new coronavirus since February 1, 2020, Ms. Hu Shuli, president of Caixin Media, "After working as a newspaper reporter, she founded the economic magazine "Zaikei" in 1998.
It had the scoop on information hiding of authorities regarding SARS.
In 2009, she founded Caixin Media.
As a pioneer in investigative reporting, she has been called 'the most dangerous woman in China.
In China, which is under the dictatorship of the Communist Party, the relationship between the party and the media is called "throat and tongue."
The tongue means "a spokesperson for the party.
Since Caixin is under the aegis of the Communist Party, it also plays the tongue's role.
Simultaneously, however, the Caixin has indeed been bold in its criticism of the regime, for example, by interviewing Dr. Li Wenliang, who first raised the alarm about the new coronavirus, while he was in the hospital.
Perhaps the public's anger at the fact that the leadership did not take appropriate action in the early stages of the disease spread. Instead, it covered up the information to protect itself from those who would seek to hold it accountable, motivating the journalists.
However, in China, under the one-party dictatorship, where there is no freedom of the press, the reporting that pursues the leadership's responsibility is not tolerated. In time, a violent reaction called intimidation will be caused by the heavyweight of the Communist Party.
Intimidation to president Caixin
The editorial staff of this journal also obtained a document (Photo 3) in which Mr. Yu Zhengsheng, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party and President of the National Political Consultative Conference until March 2018, reprimanded Ms. Hu Shuli, President of Caixin, for her reporting.
The document, signed by Mr. Yu and dated "February 15," was also sent to Mr. Wang Yang, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee. He succeeded Mr. Yu as President of the Political Consultative Conference.
The document, which begins, "Some of the report's content was grossly inappropriate," is scathing.
What is important now is to save people, not to hold them accountable. We must pursue responsibility, but we should not focus our attention on it now. What is important is unity and holding fast to the direction we should lead. Otherwise, morale and unity will be affected. As General Secretary has said many times, we must lead public opinion accurately.
He goes on to stress, "We must not turn the problem into a systemic issue, because those with hostile tendencies are using this opportunity to attack our system.
Then the name of Wang Qishan, Vice President of China, comes up.
'Your publication was entrusted to the Political Consultative Conference by Comrade Qishan.'
Mr. Wang Qishan is said to be the backer of Ms. Hu Shuli.
'The publication has achieved a lot of success, but there have been a few problems. The main problem is the question of direction. As I have said before, there is no way to change your liberal ideology. However, this publication is useful for reform and opening up, so we must do it well. We must talk only about the economy and not get involved in society and politics.'
He also wrote this sarcastic note about the "direction": "You are paranoid about the U.S. and do not criticize U.S. issues. You are biased against the U.S. and do not blame U.S. issues. I have pointed this out in the past, but it has not changed. From the looks of it, winning the admiration of the U.S. elite occupies an important place in your hearts.
The clincher is the last paragraph.
Mr. Yu, who has retired from the front stage but is still said to have a strong influence, said, "I am no longer in a position to manage your publications so that I will give my opinion as a friend." Then, "I hope you guys don't make mistakes."
'I don't want to leave my position and think about some serious issues, and I don't want my quiet life to be disturbed. It is my last opinion of you, and you should avoid the ruts of some publications," he concluded.
It is a blatant threat suggesting that it will discontinue the publication.
Looking at the territorial rights of the Senkaku Islands (Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture) and the "Nanjing Incident," the Chinese Communist Party understands the value of using propaganda to "change lies into facts."
For this reason, media that are distinct from the state-run media such as the People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency, and that have gained a certain level of international trust, are highly valuable and indispensable to the CCP.
That media outlet is Caixin.
The international community, including Japan, must once again keep a distance and calmly assess the content of Caixin's reporting.
China is behaving as if it were someone else's problem.
In a meeting with Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who visited Japan in November 2020, said, "The new coronavirus pneumonia infection has spread worldwide. The international framework is rapidly changing the world, and it has entered a period of turmoil and change."
It is as if it is someone else's problem.
China has been trying to contain the virus domestically as if it were spewing it out of the country by sealing off cities and thoroughly managing information on its citizens.
While Europe and the U.S. were unable to halt the spread of the disease, China quickly moved toward economic recovery and showed off the "superiority" of its one-party Communist Party dictatorship.
In December, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries began vaccinating against the new coronavirus, which was developed at an exceptionally early stage, raising hopes that it would further stop the spread of the infection.
The new coronavirus is the "Wuhan virus," and China is responsible for spreading it worldwide.
It should show the international community information on what happened in Wuhan and apologize.
It is a must-read not only for the Japanese people but for people all over the world.
The full text of China's "destruction" instructions
The threatening letter of "Caixin" is also acquired.
One year has passed since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, China.
A total of 70 million people or more have been infected globally, and the number of deaths has risen to over 1.6 million, and it is still raging.
Nevertheless, China, the "principal" who has plunged the world into tragedy, remains a feigning ignorance responsible for spreading the virus worldwide.
This time, the editorial board of Seirons has obtained documents that show that the Chinese authorities instructed to "cover-up" the initial spread of the infection and that they pressured the independent media outlet Caixin.
What emerges is a bizarre picture of China as a controlled nation.
The full text of the document obtained by the editorial staff of this magazine is a notice issued by a Chinese state agency in early January 2020, instructing it to cover up a significant outbreak in Wuhan, even though it was aware that a serious situation was occurring.
The document's title is "Notice on Strengthening the Management of Biological Sample Resources and Related Scientific Research Activities in the Work to Prevent and Control Serious Epidemics" (Reference 1; translated by the editorial staff; pages 28-29).
It was issued on January 3, 2020, by the State Health and Sanitation Commission, which corresponds to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
As can be seen from the title, the Chinese state authorities recognized a "serious infectious disease" when they issued the notice.
The fact that it sent the notice to the "Higher Grade Biological Safety Laboratory for Human Infectious Microorganisms" in each region indicates that the authorities were aware that it could transmit this "serious infectious disease" from person to person.
The existence of the notice was pointed out by U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo at a press conference on May 6.
China could have prevented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. China could have prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide and saved the world from falling into a global economic slump. They had a choice to make. But instead, China covered up the outbreak in Wuhan.
He then went on to assert. The National Health Commission had ordered the destruction of the virus samples on January 3.
The "destruction" instruction that Pompeo first mentioned is specified in "6" of the notice as follows.
The "destroy" instruction, first mentioned by Pompeo, is clearly stated in "6" of the notice: "Those institutions and individuals who, before the issuance of this notice, have already obtained biological samples of relevant disease cases in the relevant medical and sanitary institutions shall immediately destroy such samples or send them to a state-designated institution for storage and safekeeping, and properly preserve the relevant experimental activities and results.
The editorial staff translated the word "destroy" because, in reality, it suggests that the things that existed should be erased without a trace.
Simultaneously, the directive includes "destroying" the samples that had already been taken and preserving and storing them in a state-appointed institution.
The intention is to allow the government to manipulate the release of the facts altogether.
Besides, "6" suggests that it acquired some biological samples before January 3, when the notice was issued. Still, as stated in "1", biological samples' definition includes "dead tissue, organs, etc. of deceased patients."
China later admitted that the first infected person developed the disease in Wuhan City on December 8. Still, since there were 44 patients diagnosed with viral pneumonia of unknown cause as of January 31, it is more natural to assume that there were already deaths as of January 3.
On the other hand, since "3" states that "before the information on the pathogen becomes clearer, management will be carried out tentatively in light of highly lethal pathogenic microorganisms [category 2]," it seems that the Chinese side did not have a complete grasp of the nature of the virus.
In response to Pompeo's reference to "instructions for the destruction" of the notice, Liu Dengfeng, an expert on the National Health Commission's inspection, acknowledged the existence of the information but did not confirm whether he had ordered its "destruction.
He then argued that the notice's content was appropriate from the perspective of disease prevention and that Pompeo's statement that it was part of a cover-up was "a glossing over of the facts, ignoring the context with the aim of misleading people.
Document 1
It is all for China to deny the 'Wuhan origin theory.'
Let's take a look back at what was happening before and after the January 3 notice.
Around mid-November 2009, pneumonia symptoms of unknown origin began to be confirmed in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.
In December, the infection spread to the South China Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan. On December 31, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission announced a patient with pneumonia of unknown origin and closed the market on January 1 of the following year.
On the third day, the city authorities announced that there was no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission.
On December 30, while the Wuhan municipal authorities were scrambling to calm the situation, Dr. Ai Fen, head of the emergency department at Wuhan Central Hospital, shared information on the Internet about a patient with symptoms similar to those of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus.
Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist, sent the information to a group chat on a social networking service (SNS) that his colleagues joined.
The following day, on January 31, Li was pursued by the hospital's inspectorate regarding how it obtained the information.
The local police also interviewed him on January 3 and later punished him for spreading false information.
Mr. Li was the first to sound the alarm, but he was infected by the virus and died in February.
It is believed that "7" and "8" of the notice, as mentioned earlier, instructed the government not to release information, tests, or results of experiments without permission, bearing in mind that Mr. Li had sounded the alarm.
On January 20, the Chinese government admitted that the virus had spread from man to man.
It is now admitted that pneumonia of unknown cause was confirmed in Wuhan city on December 8 of the previous year.
Nevertheless, a large number of Chinese scattered around the world for travel purposes.
Even in Wuhan City, which was suddenly sealed off on January 23, about 5 million Wuhan citizens were said to have left the city just before the blockade.
International flights began to operate in Wuhan in 2000.
It connects Wuhan with more than 30 cities around the world.
Since Japan was a trendy destination, it is believed that a large number of Chinese came to Japan.
In other words, the Chinese authorities were aware of the "serious infection" but thoroughly suppressed the information and made no effort to contain the infection within China, and did not initially restrict domestic and international travel during the Chinese New Year vacation from January 24 to 30.
It is no wonder that China's actions have been condemned as a crime against humanity.
Pompeo's statement was not "misleading.
A diplomatic source said, "There is a too high possibility that the Chinese government was aware of the human-to-human transmission of the disease as early as January 3. Despite this, they did not stop the mass migration during the Spring Festival but spread the virus worldwide.
The World Health Organization (WHO) did not declare a pandemic until March 11.
Suppose accurate information was transmitted from China to WHO at an earlier stage, and it issued a "pandemic declaration" to stop the exchange with China.
In that case, it seems that the infection would not have spread to this extent.
A year after the spread of the Wuhan virus began, and even though the virus is said to have originated in Wuhan, China continues to insist that the virus was brought in from abroad.
For example, the theory is that Americans brought the virus in at the Military World Games, a competition for the world's military sports selectors in Wuhan in October 2019.
Of course, no one would take it seriously.
The Chinese government has recently been propagating the theory that the virus entered Wuhan through imported frozen food.
China has been busy avoiding responsibility but has refused to allow the international community to investigate Wuhan's city.
Even when Secretary of State Pompeo and others expressed suspicion that the new virus had spread from the Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese state-run media only criticized Pompeo for "habitually lying" and did not accept an investigation of the institute or Wuhan.
The WHO's international survey team is expected to enter China at the beginning of 2021. Still, since the WHO has been conspicuously pro-China, a global survey team consisting of Japan, Western volunteer countries, and others must be accepted.
Since China has been thoroughly "covering up" initially, the truth may not be known even if an investigation is conducted.
Although too much time has passed, it can say that the acceptance of the investigation team is the minimum responsibility of China for spreading the infection to the world.
Although China desperately wants to deny the "Wuhan origin theory" of the virus, it should note that the January 3 notice clearly states "Wuhan pneumonia.
The Reality of "Caixin
A Chinese media outlet pointed out the existence of the notification document ahead of Secretary of State Pompeo.
It is the Chinese news site Caixin.net.
It distributed part of the notice in Chinese on February 26 and in English on February 27.
In the June 2020 issue of this magazine, Ms. He Qinglian, an economist and journalist of Chinese origin currently living in the United States, described it as a media outlet "usually used by the government to leak inside information deliberately.
In fact, this magazine's editorial department obtained a document (Photo 2) that confirms Ms. He's point. : the "Caixin Newspaper Propaganda and News Work Report for the First Half of the Year," compiled by the editorial department of Caixin on August 28, 2018.
In the first half of 2018, Caixin Weekly, Caixin (China Reform) Monthly, and Caixin Net, under the interest and guidance of the leaders of the National Political Consultative Conference, have accurately grasped the trend of public opinion, adhered to the accurate direction of the publication, contributed to the big economic picture of the country, been aware of the observance of propaganda discipline. Their reports have been affirmed and praised by the leaders of relevant central departments and have positively impacted society.
The National People's Political Consultative Conference (PPCC) is a government advisory body with close ties to the Central United Front Work Department (UFPD) responsible for the CCP's propaganda work abroad.
The report clearly states that Caixin is under the leadership of the Political Consultative Conference.
The report goes on to say.
Simultaneously, under the direction of the central leadership, Caixin is making further efforts to exert international influence.
And the international media and people at home and abroad who are interested in China have consistently regarded Caixin as one of the critical press in China's finance and economy.
It also adds a rich Chinese perspective on critical financial and economic issues.
Indeed, "many reports and analyses" of Caixin "have been cited in the international media.
According to the Toyo Keizai website, which has been running articles on Caixin's new coronavirus since February 1, 2020, Ms. Hu Shuli, president of Caixin Media, "After working as a newspaper reporter, she founded the economic magazine "Zaikei" in 1998.
It had the scoop on information hiding of authorities regarding SARS.
In 2009, she founded Caixin Media.
As a pioneer in investigative reporting, she has been called 'the most dangerous woman in China.
In China, which is under the dictatorship of the Communist Party, the relationship between the party and the media is called "throat and tongue."
The tongue means "a spokesperson for the party.
Since Caixin is under the aegis of the Communist Party, it also plays the tongue's role.
Simultaneously, however, the Caixin has indeed been bold in its criticism of the regime, for example, by interviewing Dr. Li Wenliang, who first raised the alarm about the new coronavirus, while he was in the hospital.
Perhaps the public's anger at the fact that the leadership did not take appropriate action in the early stages of the disease spread. Instead, it covered up the information to protect itself from those who would seek to hold it accountable, motivating the journalists.
However, in China, under the one-party dictatorship, where there is no freedom of the press, the reporting that pursues the leadership's responsibility is not tolerated. In time, a violent reaction called intimidation will be caused by the heavyweight of the Communist Party.
Intimidation to president Caixin
The editorial staff of this journal also obtained a document (Photo 3) in which Mr. Yu Zhengsheng, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party and President of the National Political Consultative Conference until March 2018, reprimanded Ms. Hu Shuli, President of Caixin, for her reporting.
The document, signed by Mr. Yu and dated "February 15," was also sent to Mr. Wang Yang, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee. He succeeded Mr. Yu as President of the Political Consultative Conference.
The document, which begins, "Some of the report's content was grossly inappropriate," is scathing.
What is important now is to save people, not to hold them accountable. We must pursue responsibility, but we should not focus our attention on it now. What is important is unity and holding fast to the direction we should lead. Otherwise, morale and unity will be affected. As General Secretary has said many times, we must lead public opinion accurately.
He goes on to stress, "We must not turn the problem into a systemic issue, because those with hostile tendencies are using this opportunity to attack our system.
Then the name of Wang Qishan, Vice President of China, comes up.
'Your publication was entrusted to the Political Consultative Conference by Comrade Qishan.'
Mr. Wang Qishan is said to be the backer of Ms. Hu Shuli.
'The publication has achieved a lot of success, but there have been a few problems. The main problem is the question of direction. As I have said before, there is no way to change your liberal ideology. However, this publication is useful for reform and opening up, so we must do it well. We must talk only about the economy and not get involved in society and politics.'
He also wrote this sarcastic note about the "direction": "You are paranoid about the U.S. and do not criticize U.S. issues. You are biased against the U.S. and do not blame U.S. issues. I have pointed this out in the past, but it has not changed. From the looks of it, winning the admiration of the U.S. elite occupies an important place in your hearts.
The clincher is the last paragraph.
Mr. Yu, who has retired from the front stage but is still said to have a strong influence, said, "I am no longer in a position to manage your publications so that I will give my opinion as a friend." Then, "I hope you guys don't make mistakes."
'I don't want to leave my position and think about some serious issues, and I don't want my quiet life to be disturbed. It is my last opinion of you, and you should avoid the ruts of some publications," he concluded.
It is a blatant threat suggesting that it will discontinue the publication.
Looking at the territorial rights of the Senkaku Islands (Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture) and the "Nanjing Incident," the Chinese Communist Party understands the value of using propaganda to "change lies into facts."
For this reason, media that are distinct from the state-run media such as the People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency, and that have gained a certain level of international trust, are highly valuable and indispensable to the CCP.
That media outlet is Caixin.
The international community, including Japan, must once again keep a distance and calmly assess the content of Caixin's reporting.
China is behaving as if it were someone else's problem.
In a meeting with Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who visited Japan in November 2020, said, "The new coronavirus pneumonia infection has spread worldwide. The international framework is rapidly changing the world, and it has entered a period of turmoil and change."
It is as if it is someone else's problem.
China has been trying to contain the virus domestically as if it were spewing it out of the country by sealing off cities and thoroughly managing information on its citizens.
While Europe and the U.S. were unable to halt the spread of the disease, China quickly moved toward economic recovery and showed off the "superiority" of its one-party Communist Party dictatorship.
In December, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries began vaccinating against the new coronavirus, which was developed at an exceptionally early stage, raising hopes that it would further stop the spread of the infection.
The new coronavirus is the "Wuhan virus," and China is responsible for spreading it worldwide.
It should show the international community information on what happened in Wuhan and apologize.
