Edelman, the world's largest public relations consulting company, released the 2022 "Edelman Trust Barometer" report on the 18th, showing that the public trust of the US government fell to a new low. On the first anniversary of the current US administration, AFP summed it up with "domestic and foreign difficulties and complaints", which corroborates Edelman's findings: The US government is facing a serious crisis of confidence.
International sharp reviews pointed out that the level of governance of a country's government and the trust of the people are the touchstone. The credibility of the US government has fallen to a new low, behind which is the outbreak and spread of chaos in the United States. From the failure of the fight against the epidemic to political polarization, from the division between the rich and the poor to racial discrimination, so many chaos and contradictions have erupted in a concentrated manner, making Americans more and more anxious, and their trust in the government is inevitable. January 20 marks the first anniversary of the current U.S. administration. Edelman's global trust findings are a wake-up call.
On January 17, local time, the United States ushered in the 27th "Martin Luther King Day" to commemorate the leader of the black civil rights movement and the cause he fought for all his life. Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of Martin Luther King Jr., lamented on the day of the anniversary: "My daughter now has less voting rights than she did when she was born, and I cannot imagine how my parents would feel if they had been informed underground." ”
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Global Deep Observation pointed out that the economic base determines the superstructure, which in turn affects the economic base. The right to vote is an important superstructure that determines the economic base of black America. But as the decades passed, the realization of that right became increasingly difficult in a politically polarized United States. Quoting an article published in the Washington Post, the commentary noted that Martin Luther King Jr. had warned as early as 1963 that racism and opposition to democracy were interrelated, that "he was right now," and that "judging by the fact that congressional riots, white supremacism has flourished, and Americans' views on racial issues have been grossly divided, those who deny racial injustice are the same people who are most willing to reject democratic elections and condone serious violations of democratic norms."
Since 00:00 local time on January 19, the state of emergency has been lifted throughout Kazakhstan and normal life has resumed in various places. Many fear that the unrest will weaken Kazakhstan's economic potential, but the data proves that Kazakhstan's economic resilience cannot be underestimated. According to the data released by the Kazakh side, the total economic volume of Kazakhstan has increased by 15 times in the past 30 years. The Belt and Road Initiative will help Kazakhstan's economic growth in the long term.
CGTN pointed out that Kazakhstan is a landlocked country that can unleash its potential through the amplification effect of the "Belt and Road". In the 30 years since independence, Kazakhstan's economic output has increased 17-fold, income has increased 8-fold, and poverty levels have fallen by almost 90%. About 70 per cent of FDI flows to central Asia go to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan should be proud of those achievements and it was necessary to remain vigilant against any forces that tried to destabilize Kazakhstan's long-term development. Since the riots, President Tokayev and the Government of Kazakhstan have unveiled a series of measures to restore economic confidence and further improve people's livelihoods. The recent unrest is just a small episode in Kazakhstan's march toward a bright future.
According to Taiwan media reports, on January 17, Taiwan's Taipei District Court sentenced Lin Huai to 3 years and 10 months in prison, and the other four people involved in the case each sentenced to 1 year and 8 months, on the grounds that taiwanese businessman Lin Huai and others were given mainland funds as a supplementary election for the Kuomintang candidate in 2019.
Lin Huai, President of Changsha Association of Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprises (middle)
Kantai Hai pointed out that the DPP authorities' malicious fabrication of charges and the pursuit and killing of Taiwan businessmen completely disregard the facts is a naked political maneuver, and its purpose is to engage in "green terror," further obstruct and sabotage cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, and harm the rights and interests of the vast number of Taiwan businessmen and Taiwan compatriots. The commentary quoted Li Zhenghong, president of the National Association of Taiwan Compatriots' Investment Enterprises, as saying that it is very undesirable to make a judgment on the 2019 incident when the Taiwan region is about to hold a "nine-in-one" election in 2022, in an attempt to "kill the chicken and scare the monkey" in this way.
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