#Guangzhou Charge

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bringer of life

[putschki1969]

Hi Sarah! Not sure if you had any experience with this, but since FJ Asia Tours were announced, how do I buy tickets? JP has the mega-confusing fanclub/lotto system, so I'm not sure if the same applies to their overseas lives. I'm not even sure if a service like Ticketmaster is available for the venues FJ will be performing at. Any help would be amazing, thank you!!!

Hello there!

For those who are wondering, anon is referring to these news here =>

Overseas Performances Added to the YKL Vol.#20 Tour Line-up

No details have been announced yet, but this year’s tour will once again get an Asia leg. The performances are scheduled for November 2024. YK and her team will be returning to Shanghai (China), and will be performing for the first time in Guangzhou (China), Bangkok (Thailand), and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). More details will be announced soon. (Source)

It's a good question but I'm afraid I'm not particularly knowledgeable on the topic. Here's what I know〈(•ˇ‿ˇ•)-→

Local event organisers will most likely be in charge of these concerts and they will be updating their audiences on all the ticket information in the next few weeks/months. Also, the Japanese entertainment service PGE has been heavily involved in last year's Asia tour so they might coordinate a lot of this year's finer details as well (especially when it comes to the venues in China => Shanghai and Guangzhou). It would probably pay off to keep an eye on their official homepage.

In most cases, overseas concerts will have a normal ticket sale with different ticket prices depending on seat category. The sale will be handled by a local ticket company, by a Japanese one (like PGE as mentioned above) or by both. It is unlikely that you will be confronted with most of the usual hurdles that are unique to the Japanese ticketing system so that's a big plus. However, that does not mean that it will be easy for non-locals to get their hands on a ticket. I would assume that the language barrier alone would be too much to deal with for most of us (especially if tickets are sold on regional apps that are almost impossible to navigate for anyone who is not familiar with them). With any luck, you won't have to sell your left kidney and jump through a bunch of impossible verification hoops to register on the local ticket website/app. If they also offer overseas payment options, you've pretty much succeeded. But honestly, we'll just have to wait and see...

From my own experience, I can recommend finding a local who is willing to help you out. I certainly wouldn't have been able to attend the YK live in Taiwan back in 2019 if it hadn't been for some super kind fellow fans. I owe them my eternal gratitude for pretty much holding my hand throughout the entire experience.

Right now I am kinda eyeing the concert in Bangkok because I have a friend there who is very convincing in her efforts to make me want to visit her. But again, I would 100% be relying on her assistance and that's something you always have to take into account when making decisions like that.

[beardedmrbean]

Prominent #MeToo journalist and activist Sophia Huang Xueqin, 36, was convicted by a court in China of "subversion against the state" on Friday and given a five year prison sentence, according to her supporters.

Huang reported groundbreaking stories about sexual abuse victims and survivors in China, and had spoken about misogyny and sexism she faced herself in newsrooms of the state-run media. Her trial was held behind closed doors at the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in southern China. 

The verdict was not immediately confirmed by Chinese judicial authorities.

Huang was detained alongside labor rights activist Wang Jianbing in 2021 at an airport in Guangzhou. Their supporters say they were held in solitary confinement for months during their pre-trial detention, and that the trial only began in September 2023. 

According to a Friday social media posts by the "Free Huang Xueqin & Wang Jianbing" group, the charges against Huang related to meetings she had led in Guangzhou from late 2020, during which the court ruled she had "incited participants' dissatisfaction with Chinese state power under the pretext of discussing social issues."

The supporters' group said Wang was also sentenced on Friday, to three years and six months in prison, on the same charges.

When she was arrested at the airport, Huang had been on her way to start working toward a masters degree in Britain, on a U.K.-government sponsored scholarship program.

The convictions "show just how terrified the Chinese government is of the emerging wave of activists who dare to speak out to protect the rights of others," Amnesty International's China Director Sarah Brooks told CBS News' partner network BBC News on Friday.

Amnesty International called the convictions "malicious and totally groundless."

Chinese authorities launched a crackdown on activists working in different fields in 2021, BBC News reported.

"#MeToo activism has empowered survivors of sexual violence around the world, but in this case, the Chinese authorities have sought to do the exact opposite by stamping it out," Brooks said.

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the high table | s.v.t

choi seungcheol: s.coups

known for overturning in a single night the entirety of the japanese yakuza for his ward to seize control of the yakuza, s.coups is ruthless and protective of those that under his care, garnering him a thirteen million dollar bounty on his head from those that oppose his charge’s control.

yoon jeonghan

as the manager of the incheon branch of the continental hotel, joenghan serves as the information broker for all of south korea, and potentially beyond (though he keeps his knowledge to himself). despite his penchant for verbal and psychological warfare, he’s also capable of shooting.

hong joshua

hong joshua helps keep the incheon continental working smoothly, operating as the intermediary between his criminal clientele and the many ammenities rendered by the various members in the establishment. he is known for his sweet demeanor, but behind that hides a deadly nature when in danger.

wen junhui: jun

as the heir to the wen crime family, wen junhui is set to take over his family empire with the various bodies he has killed. capitalizing on the rule by fear, he is determined to stretch his dominion beyond just guangzhou, but towards all of china.

kwon soonyoung: hoshi

as a former associate of many various crime families and institutions, kwon soonyoung is currently on the run from those many institutions after killing an esteemed member in the prestigious continental hotel in incheon. with a twenty-two million dollar bounty, his whereabouts are frequently tracked by money-hungry assassins.

jeon wonwoo

known among the criminal underworld to be a free agent, jeon wonwoo is an assassin of absolute precision and brutality in his part of the world. also known to have retired from the world, his sudden return to the underground makes his bounty enticing to many who want to immortalize themselves.

lee jihoon: woozi

the newest proprietor and manager of the osaka continental, woozi’s reputation for taking in strays into his wing makes osaka the premier safe haven for those that wish for refuge from whatever is hunting them. his benevolence, however, does not exempt him from sharp words and knives, indicating his former time as a serviceman. 

lee seokmin: dokyeom

hiding from emissaries of the russian mob because of his brother’s actions, dokyeom currently works as a ballistic armor specialist and tailor for the osaka continental’s guests. his work, while relatively anonymous, is worn among the many locals in the criminal underworld of japan.

kim mingyu

particular about his “dinner reservations”, mingyu works hard to make sure that the bodies are disposed of in every capacity. his services are so impeccable that he is highly sought out through osaka to help handle the aftermath, though he does take some of the valuables for himself. 

xu minahgo: the8

initially a member of the wen family, the8 now works as the sommelier for the osaka continental, not just serving wine, but also firearms for all occasions. taken in as a stray after killing a prominent member of the wen crime syndicate, his location is unknown to the family.

boo seungkwan

initially beginning a clinic to help those that could not receive medical assistance, seungkwan’s increasingly underworld clientele enticed him to seek employment at the incheon continental hotel, where he shows his years of medical experience.

choi hansol: vernon

another stray now within the osaka continental hotel, vernon’s knowledge of blueprints—and where to get them—allows operatives to have their most powerful weapon on hand. a former member of the ruska roma, his bounty is due to an incident that required him to use his ticket, losing his place there.

lee chan: dino

the newest member of the osaka continental, dino is learning the ropes of being a concierge, a shift from his upbringing of violence and brutality. however, he is of utmost loyalty to the hotel, being unafraid to exert violence in the face of danger of not just the establishment, but to the workers inside.

[lboogie1906]

Ambassador Major Charles Aaron Ray (born July 5, 1945) was a former diplomat who acted as the US Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2009-12). He is a former Foreign Service Officer and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who held the position of Ambassador twice and retired with the rank of Minister-Counselor. He is a retired Army officer who was decorated twice for his actions in combat during the Vietnam War and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs.

He was born in Center, Texas. He earned his BA from Benedictine College and his MS from USC and a MS in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University.

He joined the Army in 1962 and earned a commission as a second lieutenant in 1965. In 1982, he retired from the military with the rank of major. He received two Bronze Star medals and the Armed Forces Humanitarian Service Award. He did tours of duty in Vietnam, Germany, Okinawa, and South Korea.

In 1983, he joined the US Foreign Service. He was in its Political and Military Affairs Bureau. His first overseas assignment was in the US Consulate General Offices in Guangzhou and Shenyang, China. His overseas assignments included serving as an administrative officer in Thailand and deputy chief of mission at the Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He became the first US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City.

President George W. Bush nominated him to his first ambassadorship, in Cambodia (2003-05). He served as diplomat-in-residence at the University of Houston. He was appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs.

President Barack Obama nominated him for ambassadorship to Zimbabwe (2009-12).

He began writing as a teenager and he has published several books. He is the author of Things I Learned from My Grandmother about Leadership and Life and Taking Charge: Effective Leadership in the Twenty-First Century. He produced photography and art for publications such as Ebony, the Foreign Service Journal, and Newsweek. Proficient in Vietnamese and Thai, he knows German, Korean, and French. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[scotianostra]

James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson was born on October 17th 1896 at Shiness, near Lairg, Sutherland.

The was the son of a Scottish trader in India. After attending the University of Edinburgh he also became a trader in India and in 1832 he co-founded Jardine-Matheson company in Canton (Guangzhou) with the aim of trading opium, tea and other goods with China.

I’m not going to beat about the bush, Matheson wasn’t a nice guy, he persuaded the Government to wage war with China, which had rejected proposals to legalise opium. The drug had become a problem for the Chinese Government who tried to abolish the trade by confiscation and port blockade.

The subsequent Treaty of Nanking in 1842 allowed Jardine Matheson to expand its business empire from Canton to Hong Kong and mainland China.

There was some good points in his life, in 1844 Matheson bought the Isle of Lewis for more than £500,000 from the bankrupt estate of the MacKenzies of Seaforth. Construction of the Castle, which was built on the site of the Seaforth Lodge, commenced in 1847 and took seven years to complete. During his period of ownership of the island Matheson provided employment, funded famine relief and engaged in many other social and economic projects to the benefit of the whole community, spending some £329,000 by 1850.

However.

As well as Lewis he also took charge of the Island adjoining it - Bernera. He appointed a solicitor to be his factor, Donald Munro. Munro was soon seen to be heavy handed, and his evictions were naturally unpopular. In 1874 Donald Munro went a step too far for the crofters - he sent in a Sheriff Officer to Bernera to serve 58 eviction notices.

Really, there was no just cause for this action and it was greeted with utter disbelief! When the bailiffs arrived at Tobson they were pelted with a shower of clods of earth. The sheriff officer also had his coat torn and he issued a threat saying that “ if he had a gun may Bernera mothers would be mourning the loss of their sons”.

After three crofters were singled out and arrested hundreds of Bernera men with pipers at the front marched on Lews Castle, Stornoway. They demanded an audience with Matheson himself. Matheson who was somewhat aged at the time disowned Donald Munro, who came to be dismissed in 1875. It has become known as the Bernera Riot.

The Bernera court case of 1874 is the first documented victory for Highland crofters and correctly holds its place as the opening shot of the crofters fight-back which led to the Napier Commission and land reform. The prisoners were acquitted following the brilliant performance of the Inverness lawyer Charles Innes. Mr Innes’s name is still revered in Bernera today. This case was a most welcome victory for the crofters and it inspired many more to revolt.

Stones from every croft on Bernera and Tir Mor are incorporated in this cairn and the coping stones are taken from the houses of the three men who stood trial.

Matheson died in 1878 at the age of 82 in Menton France. The Lewis estate passed to his widow and subsequently to his nephew Donald and great-nephew Colonel Duncan Matheson.

His widow erected a memorial to him in the grounds of Lews Castle He left £1,500 to help pay for the construction of the harbour at

The organisation that Matheson co-founded has evolved into Jardine Matheson Holdings, which still exists today, in 2013 the company was in the top 200 publicly traded companies in the world. Until 1936, principles of staff recruitment, told by Keswick, remained Scottish first, Oxbridge second, while the leadership of the company is Scottish, the firm is international in its dealings. The firm now employs around 390,000 staff with an annual turnover in excess of £35billion.

Pics are Matheson, the family Tomb at Lairg and the cairn was situated in the centre of Bernera in 1992 to commemorate the Bernera Riot of 1874.

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[aonoexpat]

27-01-2024

My apologies for the delay, but I have at last made it all the way back home to The Netherlands a couple of days ago! I was (still am) exhausted and quite jet lagged, and spending time catching up on sleep and hugging my family and friends was a little higher on my priority list than this blog.

The trip went by smoothly, I left Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington at 19:00 on the 22nd by bus, made it to Tamaki-makau-rau / Auckland by 06:00 on the 23rd and spent the day there resting and hanging out with a very kind friend. I got back to the airport around 20:00, checked in without issues and flew out by 23:00. I slept through most of that first flight fortunately, and landed in Guangzhou, China, at around 10:00 for me, but 05:00 for them.

I spent 7 hours at the airport feeling stressed and uncomfortable because it took me 3 hours and paying 33 euros to spend 2 hours in the VIP lounge of my airline before I could finally access the internet and charge my phone. It was the worst, most unwelcoming airport I've ever been to (so far). I guess the up side was that the lounge had a free massage chair, so I did enjoy that as much as I could.

Soon enough it was time to board my second plane, and unfortunately I was barely able to sleep on that one. I watched the entire hobbit trilogy and some episodes of The Greatest Dancer, sat around feeling restless and itchy to get up and walk around, read a bit, and just bade my time. When we finally started our descent into Amsterdam I got real giddy to see my family again! I had to wait for what seemed like forever to get my luggage back, but when I did I rushed out and my parents were there and we shared the biggest hug ♥

We took the bus and train back to my hometown, and made it home around 22:00. This would have been 10:00 on the 25th Aotearoa time, so I travelled a total of 64 hours 😵

It feels great but also strange to be back home, slowly unpacking everything while I run my jet lagged head around trying to see everybody and do everything again. But I'm sure I'll find my way!

[lingshanhermit]

Lingshan Hermit: Clever Selfishness

I have always loved Cantonese cuisine because of its proximity to Hong Kong and because I read many articles about eating in Guangzhou when I was little. So in my childhood impressions, it has always been a gourmet paradise, an impression that continues to this day. Living in the north, it has always been very difficult to encounter authentic Cantonese restaurants until recently when I discovered several relatively authentic Cantonese restaurants that deliver food. This reminds me of a Cantonese businessman friend I met ten or twenty years ago. At that time, he would often stay in Beijing for a period of time. When he was in Beijing, he would come to me to ask some questions about Buddhist teachings, and we would talk about many topics, from how to make Cantonese-style morning tea to anecdotes about Buddhism in Guangdong and Hong Kong. Once when we were having tea, he told me about something that happened to him. In 2003, he made a donation to sponsor the construction of Buddha statues at a large temple, but due to some objective reasons, he did not want to make his name public. After making the payment, he called the person in charge and asked them to list his name as "Anonymous Donor". In the past, this is what he often did, and the other party readily agreed every time. But this time it was different - this time he encountered an extraordinary character. After listening to his request, the other party replied: "That won't work, how can that be okay? Listing the name for merit dedication is good so that more people know about it and more people can dedicate their merits." My friend gently said: "When I previously made donations to other temples, I always did it this way. And since I am the donor, shouldn't I have the right to decide whether to list my name or not? You should respect the wishes of the donor." But the other party still insisted with reason that the name must be listed, otherwise it would hurt Buddhism. My Cantonese friend is a civilized person and did not want to waste time arguing with her further, so he just kept silent. He is a devout Buddhist believer (a bit like Zhang Songwen), born into a family with a strong Buddhist atmosphere. Since childhood, he has been used to harmony brings wealth and seldom argues with others, nor does he really know how to. However, after this incident, every time he participated in similar merit dedications, he would first call to probe the tone of the person in charge. He was very afraid of communicating with people who were completely unreasonable.

It should be said that what he encountered was not an isolated case. Over these years, I have heard and seen enough of such eccentric people and incidents to write a book. There are actually a lot of such people nowadays, scattered everywhere. And because there are so many of them, some have inevitably made their way into Buddhist circles and even become leaders of temples in China. Some have even attained titles like "Rinpoche". And this is what worries me. Over the years I have been in contact with many such people, and from my experience, working with them can be very mentally exhausting, because from time to time they will do things that normal people would never do, shattering your worldview and opening your eyes. When interacting with others, at first, I assume that they know about the rules that all human beings should uphold - because some things don't need to be emphasized since every normal human being knows them, because in the past I hardly encountered people who didn't know these rules, because they are the common covenant that allows us to form a society - but later I realized that such an assumption is extremely foolish, because subsequent events proved that they don't know. For example, what happened to my friend mentioned earlier, the normal procedure would be for the donor to make a request, and the other party would say "Of course, thank you very much for your donation and dedication." - This is the normal procedure. But in reality you have to be prepared that some eccentrics have already infiltrated and taken root in Buddhist circles, and they can make a move at any time, leaving you dumbfounded at any time. Having seen so many such incidents, you will find that in some parts of China, people there have something in their culture that makes them go to every possible length to create trouble for you. I think they probably do this to assert their own existence; they never harm others, they seem to have never received any education on "being adaptable with others and yourself"; they enjoy that sense of power when saying "no". If you encounter enough such people, in the end you can only assume that every person you meet does not know these common basic rules of human society. You can only assume that the other party will react beyond what is normal at any time. You can only explain everything clearly in advance beforehand - explain even those things that every normal person knows, down to every detail - I think this seriously lowers the level of human civilization to some extent. And such people live among us, claiming to be Buddhists, our Dharma brothers and sisters, but in them, you can only see ideas that are completely opposite to those of Sakyamuni Buddha. Some of them claim to have practiced for many years, completed several retreats, yet they still don't know what human beings should and should not do, and they still don't know how normal people do things. (Maybe some of them do know, but they take pride in not doing so.)

So I have always wanted to know, those people who can park their cars on the train tracks when buying groceries, those who can self-righteously demand an apology from the girl they have harassed by taking a little boy into the women's restroom, those who think that they have never done anything wrong despite chanting Vajrasattva repentance every day - I have always wanted to know how such people go about learning the Buddhadharma and Vajrayana, how they use their views and actions which are completely contrary to those of Sakyamuni Buddha to practice what Sakyamuni Buddha taught. In fact, I believe this makes it completely impossible for them to practice. I am quite certain that it is precisely those things that are contrary to the Buddhadharma that make them not know how to be a proper human being or get things done, and those things not only prevent them from knowing how to be a person and get things done, but also make their Buddhist practice completely invalid.

To change this situation, they should first go to Confucius' human studies class to learn something, which would be very helpful for them. In my opinion, what Confucius always taught was clever selfishness, while selfishness for most modern people belongs to the stupid kind of selfishness. We are all ordinary beings, and for a considerable period of time in the foreseeable future, we will continue to be ordinary beings. We cannot suddenly become Buddhas; we cannot suddenly become unselfish. Even less can we practice without greed, anger and ignorance. But at least you can learn what clever selfishness is. Clever selfishness means that while you are selfish, you also do not make others resent you, whereas stupid selfishness does just the opposite. Clever selfishness is the best kind of selfishness that an ordinary being can accomplish. The clever selfish person considers others, because the clever selfish person knows that if you completely disregard others, the one who eventually gets hurt will be yourself. Those clever selfish people, if they have a cake, will take out three quarters of it to give to others, so that they can at least keep one quarter; while those stupidly selfish people want to have the whole cake. They completely disregard those hungry eyes around them. The end result is that their cake gets snatched away by others. If you don't know how to be cleverly selfish, you'll end up like those people mentioned earlier, creating endless troubles for yourself and others and messing everything up in the end. I have always believed that Buddhadharma cannot be practiced by everyone. One must possess a certain level of civility in order to practice the Buddhadharma, while Confucian culture is a very good foundation for the Buddhadharma.

Due to modern education, many people feel that Confucius represents a backward culture that restricts human nature and is the enemy of freedom. I don't know if what Confucius taught restricts human nature, but over the years I have seen how many people without Confucian teachings step by step bring about their own downfall, how they step by step put themselves in hopeless situations, while those with some Confucian teachings do very well and excel in other aspects too. Sometimes I would think, if these people were not born in such a place, if they were born in a region with traditional Confucian culture, then their lives and their Buddhist practice might have been completely different.

Regarding Chinese traditional culture, an analogy I often use is: If you give an iPhone 14 to a primitive man, he probably won't be very grateful to you, because he will feel that this thing is completely useless. He neither knows how to use an iPhone, nor has anywhere to charge it. In his eyes, this gadget is not as useful as an arrowhead made from grinding stones. To him, stones represent a more advanced culture that can be used to crack walnuts and grind into arrowheads for hunting, while the iPhone is just a flat black stone that can neither crack walnuts nor be tied to a stick as a weapon. So he would feel that what you gave him is a completely useless thing. You can see that for primitive people, the iPhone is too advanced, far beyond what they can understand. They have no idea how to use it, so to them it is useless and backwards. Do you know? This is exactly what has happened to Chinese culture and to the teachings of Sakyamuni, Laozi and Confucius. Because their teachings are too profound, too complex, completely beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, and the effects manifest very slowly, only suitable for personal realization through self-cultivation and self-liberation. Therefore, after having experienced Western culture, many Chinese people feel that those Western cultures that have rapid tangible effects and can be quickly understood and put into practice by ordinary people are the truly useful things.

But are the traditional teachings really useless? After being looked down upon for over a hundred years, we can actually all see and feel it - if there were no sage teachings, what would your surroundings turn into? It would turn into what it is like now - now most people will not admit mistakes anymore no matter how absurd, ridiculous or lowly they are wrong; a person takes a young boy into the women's bathroom to harass others and still self-righteously demands an apology from the harassed person; a person parking their car on the train tracks when buying groceries; someone who chants Vajrasattva repentance every day believes that they have actually never done anything wrong. Over these years I have seen far too many such people. They completely do not know their own position - they neither know their own position nor other people's positions. This causes them to frequently do all kinds of ridiculous things. If a person does not know who he himself is, does not know what role he should play in everything, then he would not know what he should say or do. He would say what he should not say and do what he should not do, and then everything would go wrong. When things go wrong they blame others, believing that the problems are all caused by others. Such people are completely oblivious about self-reflection. They are born in places without a culture of self-reflection. Looking in a mirror they would even think that the mirror is slandering them. If you do not know your own position in one matter, then in fact you would not know your position in all matters - it is like a net, when one place is pulled, all other places would also be out of place. A person who has problems with their understanding of marital relations will inevitably also have problems with their understanding of guru-disciple relations, because it is of one fabric. If your worldview is wrong then all the thinking, ways of doing things, speech arising from it would also all be wrong, because your underlying basis is wrong. You cannot use a wrong underlying basis to uphold right view. If you want to cultivate right view, then you must possess the correct foundation.

Over these years I have seen many people, most of whom neither know nor understand that the pain and tragedies in their lives stem from their wrong perception of self. I have always believed that this is a disaster of values, a disaster far more serious than earthquakes, tsunamis or wars, because it lurks within most people, because it will continue into your next and next lives, harming you life after life.

Written by Lingshan Hermit on February 10, 2023, first published on February 21, 2023.

灵山居士：聪明的自私

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Pew pews from guangzhou charge vs shanghai dragons match on 5/14

i do not miss getting up at god awful hours for apac matches

[ID: digital drawings of chibi Jimmy and chibi Viper. Jimmy is cosplaying hanzo with the bow, hairtie, and piece of clothing around the waist in guangzhou charge colors. Viper is cosplaying tracer with the goggles and arm brace gun holder things, and dropping a pulse bomb while making a victory peace sign and dashing away. ]

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[beardedmrbean]

Crematoriums across China are straining to deal with an influx of bodies as the country battles a wave of Covid cases that authorities have said is impossible to track.

Cases are soaring across China, with hospitals struggling and pharmacy shelves stripped bare in the wake of the government's sudden decision to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing.

The United States has warned the outbreak is now of concern to the rest of the world, given the potential for further mutations and the size of China's economy.

From the country's northeast to its southwest, crematorium workers told AFP they are struggling to keep up with a surge in deaths.

In Chongqing -- a city of 30 million where authorities this week urged people with mild Covid symptoms to go to work -- one worker told AFP their crematorium had run out of space to keep bodies.

"The number of bodies picked up in recent days is many times more than previously," a staffer who did not give their name said.

"We are very busy, there is no more cold storage space for bodies," they added.

"We are not sure (if it's related to Covid), you need to ask the leaders in charge."

In the southern megapolis of Guangzhou, an employee at one crematorium in Zengcheng district told AFP they were cremating more than 30 bodies a day.

"We have bodies assigned to us from other districts. There's no other option," the employee said.

Another crematorium in the city said they were also "extremely busy".

"It's three or four times busier than in previous years, we are cremating over 40 bodies per day when before it was only a dozen or so," a staffer said.

"The whole of Guangzhou is like this," they added, stressing that it was "hard to say" whether the surge in bodies was linked to Covid.

In the northeastern city of Shenyang, a staff member at a funeral services business said the bodies of the deceased were being left unburied for up to five days because crematoriums are "absolutely packed".

Asked by AFP whether the rise in demand was due to Covid, he said: "What do you think? I've never known a year like this one."

'Potential to mutate'

In the capital Beijing, local authorities on Tuesday reported just five deaths from Covid-19 -- up from two the previous day.

Outside the city's Dongjiao Crematorium, AFP reporters saw more than a dozen vehicles waiting to enter, most of them hearses or funerary coaches.

Delays were obvious, with a driver towards the front of the queue telling AFP he had already waited several hours.

It was not immediately clear whether an increase in Covid deaths was causing the backlog, and crematorium staff declined to answer questions.

The end to mandatory testing has made the toll of China's Covid surge difficult to track, with authorities last week admitting it is now "impossible" to tally how many have fallen sick.

Beijing health officials Tuesday said that only those who had directly died of respiratory failure caused by the virus would be counted under Covid death statistics.

"At present after being infected with the Omicron variant, the main cause of death remains underlying diseases," Wang Guiqiang of Peking University First Hospital told a press conference of the National Health Commission (NHC).

"Old people have other underlying conditions, only a very small number die directly of respiratory failure caused by infection with Covid," they added.

"We are not avoiding the dangers of Covid. At the same time we need to assess Covid's dangers in a scientific manner."

The US State Department said Monday the surge was now a matter of international concern.

"We know that any time the virus is spreading, that it is in the wild, that it has the potential to mutate and to pose a threat to people everywhere," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.  

"The toll of the virus is of concern to the rest of the world given the size of China's GDP, given the size of China's economy," he added.

[manusialangkah]

TAILG Lansir Lebih dari 20 Model Produk Populer di Canton Fair, Tarik Perhatian Banyak Pengunjung Pameran

 Kamis, 17 Oktober 2024 15:09 WIB

Guangzhou, Tiongkok, (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- Ajang 136th Canton Fair telah dibuka dengan meriah di Guangzhou, Tiongkok. Sebagai pionir kendaraan listrik dengan jarak tempuh jauh di pasar global, TAILG memamerkan lebih dari 20 model produk populer di stan pameran terluas di industri. TAILG juga meresmikan kerja sama dengan klien-klien besar di lokasi pameran, serta menarik banyak perhatian dan partisipasi pengunjung.

20 Model Produk dari Seluruh Kategori Diluncurkan

Sejak awal 2024, TAILG telah berekspansi di pasar luar negeri, serta melakukan riset pasar seputar produk, litbang, manufaktur, dan pencitraan merek (branding). Strategi ini pun dirancang agar sesuai dengan lini produk TAILG. Maka, banyak pengakuan dari klien global lalu diperoleh TAILG atas strategi ini.

Di Canton Fair, TAILG meluncurkan 20 model produk dari tiga kategori produk--kendaraan listrik roda dua, roda tiga, serta sepeda listrik--yang dirancang khusus berdasarkan permintaan konsumen global. Lini produk ini meliputi sepeda listrik berkecepatan tinggi dan fungsional, serta opsi transportasi harian, serta sepeda listrik untuk area perkotaan, pegunungan, dan sepeda listrik yang dapat dilipat. Lewat produk-produk ini, banyak klien yang berkonsultasi di stan pameran TAILG pada hari pertama pameran.

Sepeda listrik berkecepatan tinggi S92PRO sangat digemari pengunjung pameran. Produk ini mendukung fitur unmanned intelligent driving dengan kecepatan maksimal hingga 80 km/jam dan jarak tempuh 100 km. S92PRO dilengkapi fast charging charger yang mengecas baterai dalam hitungan menit. Berkat alat ini, S92PRO berhasil menempuh 3.833 km sehingga membuktikan kinerja kendaraan listrik TAILG yang luar biasa.

Delapan model sepeda listrik baru yang diluncurkan TAILG untuk pasar Amerika Utara dan Korea juga banyak mencuri perhatian. Misalnya, EV51, digemari berbagai pelanggan karena memiliki sadel yang bisa diatur, kecepatan maksimal 45 km/jam, serta pilihan ban dan sistem suspensi yang lengkap untuk beragam kondisi jalanan.

Pada hari pertama Canton Fair, seorang pelanggan asal Ekuador meneken perjanjian kerja sama strategis dengan TAILG. Hal ini menunjukkan keunggulan dan pengakuan merek TAILG berkat ekspansi internasionalnya.

Ekspansi Cepat di Pasar-Pasar Luar Negeri

Data terkini menunjukkan, sepanjang delapan bulan pertama pada tahun ini, angka impor dan ekspor Tiongkok mencapai RMB 28,58 triliun, atau mengalami kenaikan tahunan sebesar 6%. Pemulihan pasar global ini menjadi basis bagi ekspansi TAILG di pasar internasional.

Sebagai mitra PBB dalam bidang mobilitas listrik, TAILG aktif mempromosikan berbagai proyek mobilitas listrik di pasar global sejak 2019, membangun reputasi di pasar internasional dan pondasi kepercayaan pelanggan.

Sejak 2023, divisi luar negeri TAILG juga aktif menjalankan strategi ekspansi, serta mendirikan tujuh pusat pemasaran di seluruh dunia. TAILG menyasar Vietnam dan Indonesia sebagai dua pasar yang menjadi tolok ukur, serta menjajaki klien-klien besar di Timur Tengah, Afrika, Eropa, dan Amerika Latin demi mempercepat ekspansi.

Setelah meresmikan pabrik pintar di Vietnam pada Agustus lalu, TAILG kini mengelola 10 pabrik di seluruh dunia dengan kapasitas produksi tahunan di atas 15 juta unit. Kapabilitas ini menjamin pengiriman produk bermutu tinggi, suplai produk yang tersedia tepat waktu, serta dukungan operasional yang baik bagi pelanggan di seluruh dunia.

Sejalan dengan sistem litbang dan manufaktur, TAILG pun telah mengembangkan sistem pengembangan kanal secara komprehensif. Pada Semester I-2024, TAILG giat membuka berbagai gerai di seluruh dunia, terutama di Asia Tenggara, dan mencapai kesuksesan di sejumlah negara seperti Vietnam, Indonesia, Kamboja, dan Laos.

Strategi ekspansi TAILG mengandalkan aktivitas pemasaran di ajang pameran guna memperoleh masukan pelanggan dan mengeksplorasi kanal-kanal baru. Di Canton Fair, berbagai klien potensial dan klien lama berkunjung ke stan pameran TAILG untuk berdiskusi tentang pengembangan kanal penjualan serta pemasaran.

TAILG akan memamerkan teknologi terbaru di EICMA, Italia, setelah Canton Fair. Tujuannya, memperkuat jangkauan di pasar Eropa. Inisiatif ini turut mempercepat pengembangan merek dan ekspansi pasar TAILG, sejalan dengan target untuk menjadi pemimpin pasar alat mobilitas rendah karbon di dunia

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Cheated by Previous Freight Forwarder, Khalid Turned to Us, Calling Us a Reliable Freight Forwarder China to Saudi Arabia

Cheated by Previous Freight Forwarder, Khalid Turned to Us, Calling Us a Reliable Freight Forwarder China to Saudi Arabia

The freight forwarder Khalid used before often switched air shipments to Matson, and regular Matson shipments to overtime ones. Air shipments usually take around 7 days, while regular Matson shipments take about 15 days. The freight forwarder told Khalid it was due to air shipment scheduling and congestion. Once, they even combined Khalid's cargo with some illegal and sensitive goods, resulting in customs seizing it for over 20 days. This often caused delays in Khalid's shipments.

Some small freight forwarders on the market often pull some tricks behind the scenes. When Khalid told me this, he was actually warning me indirectly not to pull any tricks. Of course, I knew what he meant.

I told Khalid that to find a reliable freight forwarder, one must first look for a large-scale freight forwarder company. Unreliable freight forwarders like the one above are usually small ones with just a couple of people in the village, having bad intentions from the start. Companies like ours definitely grew to such a large scale through normal operations and years of accumulation. I showed Khalid our office building and Yantian Port warehouse through a video call. If he wasn't assured, he was welcome to visit us anytime for an on-site inspection. This gave him an intuitive understanding of our company's strength and warehouse management. I told Khalid that we have nearly 100 employees and have purchased an entire floor of a Grade A office building with an area of 1,800 square meters. Such a formal logistics company builds its business step by step.

Khalid said he urgently needed to find a reliable freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia to transport a batch of mobile phone screens from Dongguan to his factory in Saudi Arabia. Khalid emphasized that time was tight, and any further delays would affect their customers' production schedules.

The 300 boxes of goods were all packed, but due to poor communication with the previous freight forwarder, they had already been delayed for a few days. Khalid clearly stated on the phone, "We need an efficient freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia that can ship in a timely manner. Can you do it?"

Khalid's goods were shipped from DongGuan, so the first option considered was direct flights from Guangzhou, such as those of China Southern Airlines and Air China. I even considered airlines from Sichuan. Although they take off from Sichuan, we can choose the first leg domestically from Guangzhou to Sichuan, and then from Sichuan to Dammam International Airport. For a professional freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia, these are essentials. The goal is to have several alternative plans so that in case of unexpected situations, we can immediately activate them.

It was summer and very hot. Generally, airlines would overbook cargo as usual because customers often cancel orders, so the planes wouldn't be empty. For example, if a flight can carry 40 tons of cargo, it often accepts 45 tons or even 50 tons. Normally, the drawbacks of this practice are not obvious. If there are no canceled orders, we can just arrange the less urgent or new customers' cargo on the next flight and explain to them about flight weight restrictions. However, during high temperature weight restrictions, flights reduce cargo significantly, making these drawbacks more apparent and causing more delays.

Unfortunately, Khalid's goods were delayed! He was very anxious and kept calling me, asking me what to do. I knew the situation and immediately contacted the person in charge of the CA flight, actively striving to get the goods on the next flight while also contacting alternative plans just in case. I emphasized the importance of this order to the airline salesperson.

We are well-known in the logistics circle and are their long-time customers. They are familiar with us. The salesperson also said they would prioritize our arrangement and apply to the company to send the goods as soon as possible, promising to send them within two flights if possible.

At 4 pm, the airline said they would prioritize us this time, considering our special situation. I didn't dare to be negligent afterward and followed up with the airline every day to understand the daily cargo detention situation and the cargo departure situation of each flight. Finally, the goods were successfully loaded and shipped on the second flight!

Throughout the process, I copied every node's information to Khalid, letting him know what I was doing, with no black box operations. Although Khalid didn't say much, he was always closely following what I was doing. It seemed that the previous freight forwarder's secret operations had left a shadow on his mind. Seeing our transparent operations, Khalid fully trusted that we were a reliable freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia.

If you want to know more about me, read my diary, which records more details about freight forwarder China to Saudi Arabia and the warm and touching stories between us and our clients. Feel free to contact me if you have any needs.

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Events 10.25 (before 1950)

285 or 286 – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers. 473 – Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the East Roman Empire. 1147 – Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum. 1147 – Reconquista: After a siege of four months, crusader knights conquer Lisbon. 1415 – Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England, with his lightly armoured infantry and archers, defeats the heavily armoured French cavalry in the Battle of Agincourt. 1616 – Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at the later-named Dirk Hartog Island off the West Australian coast. 1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. 1760 – King George III succeeds to the British throne on the death of his grandfather George II. 1809 – Golden Jubilee of George III is celebrated in Britain as he begins the fiftieth year of his reign. 1812 – War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian. 1822 – Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins. 1854 – The Battle of Balaclava takes place during the Crimean War. It is soon memorialized in verse as The Charge of the Light Brigade. 1861 – The Toronto Stock Exchange is created. 1868 – The Uspenski Cathedral, designed by Aleksey Gornostayev, is inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland. 1875 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23 premieres in Boston, Massachusetts, with Benjamin Johnson Lang as conductor and Hans von Bülow as soloist. 1911 – The Xinhai Revolution spreads to Guangzhou, where the Qing general Feng-shan is assassinated by the Chinese Assassination Corps. 1917 – Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia. 1920 – After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies. 1924 – The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win four days later. 1927 – The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314. 1932 – George Lansbury became the leader of the opposition British Labour Party. 1940 – Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army. 1944 – World War II: Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates, a loosely organized youth culture in Nazi Germany that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the Third Reich. 1944 – World War II: The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo. 1944 – World War II: The final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to win the war climaxes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. 1945 – Fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control. 1949 – The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.