#Chinese Nationals

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One of Donald Trump's former lawyers said that boxes of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago were "absolutely" not kept in secure places, amid concern about who could have had access to them.

Tim Parlatore, who left the former president's legal team in May, appeared on CNN on June 9 to discuss the indictment against Trump in which the Republican has been charged with 37 federal offences, including 31 counts of willful retention of classified documents under the Espionage Act.

During his appearance, Parlatore was asked by host Jake Tapper about photos showing the "incredibly reckless" storing of boxes of materials at Trumps' Mar-a-Lago resort, which were included in the indictment.

The unsealed indictment showed that boxes of documents were kept in bathrooms, office spaces, and other areas of Trump's Florida resort.

Tapper also noted that Mar-a-Lago has had issues with intruders on the property down the years, including two Chinese nationals who were accused of trespassing in 2019 prior to the classified materials being kept at Trump's Palm Beach residence.

Tapper mentioned these incidents to Parlatore to raise questions about who could have had access to the classified materials while they were at Mar-a-Lago, a place where the former President frequently holds events, weddings, parties and other gatherings.

While showing an image of several boxes on a stage in a control room at Mar-a-Lago, Tapper said: "I had assumed that there was some effort to at least put them in a room and lock them away, that's incredibly reckless."

In response, Parlatore said: "If they knew what was in the boxes." When noting how two Chinese nationals and a third woman had illegally gained access to Mar-a-Lago in recent years, Tapper added: "That's not secure, right?"

"That's absolutely right, that is not secure," Parlatore said in reference to the boxes on the stage.

In February 2020, Chinese national Jing Ly was found guilty of resisting a police officer without violence after ignoring warnings to leave Mar-a-Lago and then returning to take pictures of the resort in December 2019. She was found not guilty of trespassing by a jury, and argued that the language barrier meant she didn't understand when a security officer told her to leave the resort.

In March 2019, another Chinese woman, Yujing Zhang, also gained access to Mar-a-Lago despite not being a member of the resort. After telling Secret Service agents she was there to swim at the resort, she was allowed to enter as security thought she was the daughter of an existing member because she had the same surname.

Zhang raised suspicions as she didn't have a swimming costume. She later changed her story and said she was there to attend a U.N. friendship event between the United States and China, despite evidence on her phone suggesting she knew the event had been canceled. Zhang was carrying a total of four cellphones, a laptop and other electronic gear, promoting fears she could have been a spy. She was never charged with espionage, but later found guilty of trespassing and lying to Secret Service agents and deported.

The indictment, which was unsealed on June 9, said that among the documents Trump retained and moved to his Mar-a-Lago resort were the "defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries; United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack."

Prosecutors haven't formally alleged that any foreign national had access to or viewed the materials at Mar-a-Lago. Trump has denied any wrongdoing in connection to the classified materials case, and accused Special Counsel Jack Smith's probe of being a "political hit job" and a "witch hunt."

Trump's legal team has been contacted for comment via email.

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No post for cnats yet? 🙈

For those interested, here is some info about Chinese Nationals. There’s info about various small nationals in our “minor nationals” post here.

Entries | Schedule | Livestream

Schedule (UTC+8)

1/11: Men's SP 14:00; Women's SP 16:30

1/12: Rhythm Dance 14:00, Pairs' SP 15:15; Men's FS 16:45

1/13: Free Dance 14:00; Pairs' FS 15:25; Women's FS 17:10

Notable entries include Xiangyi An, Hongyi Chen, Yudong Chen, Siyang Zhang/Yongchao Yang.

iSkating on weibo will post results and more info about the competition as it goes on and they are also livestreaming it at the Bilibili link above.

[makymakvrchat]

Chinese Tourist turned out to be spies

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Chinese Nationals Posing as Tourists to Breach U.S. Military Bases: Latest News

Discover the latest news on Chinese nationals infiltrating U.S. military bases by pretending to be tourists. Learn about the concerns of espionage and the efforts to deter such incidents.

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News from Namibia and South Africa, 19 May

Commenting on US-South African relations in New York, SA Deputy Minister of Finance, David Masondo, has denied that South Africa favours Russia.

2. In remarks at the opening session of the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, this week, the African Union Chair, Azali Assoumani, urged representatives to work towards a more united Africa.

The Second Ordinary Session of the Sixth Pan-African Parliament got underway this week in Midrand, South Africa, under the theme, “Accelerating the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to galvanize stakeholders capable of promoting and broadening support for pro-poor implementation and overall climate action.

3. And, speaking at the Pan-African Parliament's Summit on Climate Policy and Equity, Kenyan President, William Ruto, said that African leaders are sometimes forced to attend international meetings in foreign powerful countries because of blackmail.

4. Accommodation for Chinese nationals is superior to the accommodation provided for Namibian nationals at a lithium mine near Uis, a Committee of the Namibian Parliament has found.

5. The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) is in the process of developing and establishing a venture capital fund as part of the national SME Financing Strategy.

6. Oshakati town council in Namibia has tabled a provisional budget which will see tariff increases for some services as it seeks to balance the budget.

To ensure the full realization of the 2023/24 budget, [Mayor, Leonard Hango,] called on all town residents to pay and honour their municipal bills. He mentioned that revenue collection methods will be regularly modified and intensified to minimize and control bad debt defaults, as has been done since 2022.

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Jade figure of crab in the collection of the National Museum of Asian art

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Chinese Nationals ended today.

Yudong Chen, Siyang Zhang / Yangchao Yang, and Xizi Chen / Jianing Xing all won their first national titles. Xiangyi An won her second.

Link to Wikipedia for translations is in the source.

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NAF rescues 7 kidnapped Chinese - after 24 weeks in captivity

NAF rescues 7 kidnapped Chinese – after 24 weeks in captivity

Operatives of the Nigerian Air Force have rescued seven Chinese nationals from a kidnap den in Kaduna State. On June 29, the Chinese nationals were kidnapped at a mining site in Ajata, Aboki in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. During the attack, the gunmen were said to have opened fire on security operatives, which led to the death of six soldiers and seven police officers. In a statement on…

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Four Chinese nationals ‘executed’ at pot farm in Oklahoma, authorities say

Four Chinese nationals ‘executed’ at pot farm in Oklahoma, authorities say

Oklahoma authorities are searching for a man they say killed four Chinese nationals and injured another in a shooting at a marijuana farm in Kingfisher County, northwest of Oklahoma City. The man entered a building at the farm just after sunset, around 5:45 p.m., on Sunday and was inside for a significant amount of time before “the executions began,” the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation…

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I'm sorry, this was bothering me enough to send in an ask.

The stupid question is: how strict is Earth-Kingdom-is-China vs Fire-Kingdom-is-Japan generally? I mostly ask because although none of the canon characters use real Japanese names, but it feels like everyone uses Japanese names for Fire Kingdom and Chinese for Earth, which makes Chinese Wanyi for Zuko's ship not fit in.

I mean, the waters are muddied from China's historical domination over the area, and it's a really great pun, but I woke up and my brain wouldn't let go of the entirely petty issue.

Ugh. Sorry for the stupid ask, especially since I don't come bearing any like funny trivia with to mitigate with. Please feel free to disregard as well, especially since I'm too cowardly to link to my actual tumblr account.

There's absolutely no strictness, because that's a fanon division anyway, and not one I adhere to. Fanon is fake and we can make of it what we want, and I want the pretty ship name!

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From a boudoir draped in lights, a 32-year-old woman operates her own brothel. Prostitution is legal in Hong Kong, but sole proprietorship is the only kind allowed. Photo: Mark Leong

[xinyuehui]

Not insane, just a feminist ♡

墨雨云间 · The Double · 2024

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Chinese pretending to be tourist exposed as spies in America

[captainjonnitkessler]

"Nobody would ever say something insensitive about X physical condition like they do Y mental condition" "Nobody would ever be racist towards X like they are towards Y" "No one would ever dare treat X religion like they do Y religion" "X gender/sexuality are never treated the way Y gender/sexuality are"

What if we stopped playing Oppression Olympics. What if we started showing some solidarity. What if we just stuck to describing the problem instead of detouring around to shit on someone we think isn't oppressed enough. What if we stopped making sweeping judgements on what issues other groups of people do or do not face based on vibes.

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Qing Qing Qing 🍜 Large Fish Bowl