Tomorrow and accidents, you never know which one will come first.
At present, the world is experiencing "a major change unprecedented in a century". In the context of the continued severe global epidemic situation, uncertain and unstable factors have increased significantly.
At the critical moment, there were 3 more things worth paying attention to in the world, related to the United States, Britain, France and India. Behind each of them, the turmoil and uneasiness of the current situation are highlighted.
First, the conflict escalates! France seized a British fishing vessel.
On the 28th, the French maritime department said that two British fishing boats fishing in French waters were warned by the French side, and one of them is currently detained in a French port.
France said seized British fishing boats could be confiscated and British captains could also face legal action.
Since Brexit, the UK has been at loggerheads with the EU, particularly with neighbour France. The dispute between the two countries over fisheries has intensified.
At the end of last year, the Brexit agreement between the UNITED Kingdom and the European Union clearly stipulated that fishing vessels from EU countries could enter British waters to fish after obtaining a fishing license issued by the United Kingdom.
However, after Brexit, the United Kingdom has played a "slippery slope".
Since the beginning of the year, britain has rejected hundreds of applications from French and EU fishing vessels without any justification.
Take the most recent one. At the end of September, only 12 of the 47 fishing applications submitted by EU fishing vessels to the UK were approved. British Jersey, on the other hand, rejected 75 applications in one fell swoop.
The Brexit agreement is clearly written in black and white, how can the British people rebel? The French were angry and vowed to fight back.
Back in early this month, France joined 13 other EU member states in a joint statement accusing Britain of causing "significant economic and social damage" to its fishing areas and urging Britain to abide by the Withdrawal Agreement.
This time, France's seizure of the British fishing boat was clearly another "revenge" by Paris against London.
Not only that, the French government has put down harsh words, saying that in view of Britain's previous "unfriendly behavior", the French side will implement the first countermeasures from November 2, including prohibiting British fishing boats from calling in French ports.
France also predicted that a second round of sanctions could include cutting off power to British Jersey.
For hundreds of years, Britain and France have been against the "old enemy". When the UK was still a member of the European Union, the two sides still had some scruples. With the Departure of the United Kingdom, the contradictions between the two countries have become increasingly intense, and they even tear their faces.
As the saying goes, "broken bones connected to tendons". Although the UK is gone, the geographical location cannot be changed, and the UK is still a part of Europe.
Moreover, the UK is currently facing a severe labour shortage and supply chain crisis. In such a context, if we still want to fight with the EU, is it not cutting off the way back?
In the second case, the U.S. Department of Health building was threatened with bombs, and the U.S. Congress building was once blocked.
On the 28th, 3 buildings near the US Capitol were "bomb threatened", including the US Department of Health.
Out of caution, police evacuated people inside the building and blocked Congress Roads. Subsequently, the Capitol Police and the Washington, D.C. Police launched a joint operation, entering the building to search for "suspicious packages", and the bomb disposal team also arrived at the scene on standby.
Fortunately, in the end, it was only a false alarm - after several hours of police investigation, no "bomb" was found. The danger was then lifted and people returned to the building.
In response to the farce, the U.S. Home Security Agency, which specializes in internal security, said that although no direct threat has been detected, it will continue to investigate the source of the threat.
Notably, this is not the first "bomb threat" incident on Capitol Hill this year.
In August, a middle-aged man drove down a sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress, claiming to have planted a bomb on his car and threatening a "revolution."
To prevent accidents, Capitol police evacuated people inside the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court building, and the Congressional Office Building, blocked roads near Congress, and entered into negotiations with Rossbury.
After 5 hours of exhortation, Rossbury finally got out of the car and surrendered. However, the police searched his car and did not find the "bomb" he claimed.
If you push the timeline further, in early April, a young black man drove into the north entrance of the Capitol, killing one police officer and injuring another. This serious violence also led to the blockade of the Parliament building for a time.
Counting the Congressional riots on January 6, in less than a year, the Capitol, the highest symbol of the American civil, civil, and popular regimes, has been blocked for four times. How can such an American not be chaotic?
It turns out that the U.S. is not "back, as Biden puts it," and is instead mired in a deeper crisis.
Instead of creating chaos around the world, Washington really should have put more effort into dealing with the domestic crisis.
Third, with the UN Climate Change Conference looming, India refuses to make commitments.
At the end of this month, the 26th United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) will be held in the UK. However, at this point in time, India is going to "contradict" the world.
On the 28th, India refused to respond to the call to set a net zero carbon emission target.
On the same day, Gupta, secretary of India's climate change ministry, said declaring net-zero emissions was not the solution to the climate crisis — "what matters is how much carbon is emitted into the atmosphere before net zero is reached." ”
The so-called "net zero emissions" refers to all greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which are balanced with anthropogenic absorption.
Prior to this, many countries and regions, including the United States and the European Union, have committed to achieving "net zero emissions" by 2050.
Due to the rapid growth of the population, coupled with the heavy dependence on highly polluting fossil fuels. In recent years, India's carbon emissions have risen like a "rocket" and are now the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
For a long time, India has had a "great power dream" in its heart, hoping to become a global power and even want to become a permanent member of the Security Council.
A truly great power must not only have strong military, economic and international influence, but more importantly, it must have responsibilities and responsibilities.
Now, India's rejection of the net zero carbon target is clearly not what a truly large country should do.
It is not difficult to imagine what kind of treatment Modi will "enjoy" during his attendance at COP26. According to eleven points, a "siege" is probably indispensable.
Finally, I can't help but say a few more words.
The outside world is actually not as wonderful as we think. For us, only by continuously developing and strengthening ourselves can we "respond to changes with no change".
And keep going. More beautiful scenery, more vast stars are waiting for us in front of us!