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Daniel Ellsberg: This Month We Must Discuss If We Should Go to Nuclear War over Taiwan, Ukraine or Syria
May 11, 2021 (EIRNS) Celebrated whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, now age 90, used the occasion of the April 30-May 1 commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his release of the Pentagon Papers, organized by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, to reveal that John Foster Dulles had proposed in 1958 that the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff recommend to the President that a nuclear exchange with Russia and China be launched in the Taiwan Straits, even though that would mean that Taiwan and its people would be wiped out, for the sole geopolitical purpose of maintaining the United States’ “position” in the world.
2021/04/27 20:58 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) As the “blue tears” season has come to Taiwan’s outlying Matsu Islands, local townships have implemented measures to regulate evening lighting in order to facilitate viewing of the natural phenomenon. There are many theories as to what causes the blue tears, which are a kind of phosphorescence, but most believe they are caused by algae called dinoflagellates that produce a glow when disturbed by motion in the water. The Beigan Township Office has since Monday (April 26) enforced nightly measures to turn off streetlamps at locations where blue tears are frequently spotted, such as the Hou ao Village and Horse Nose Bay, CNA reported.
Pig carcass found in New Taipei City has ASF: council
CNA, with staff writer
A pig carcass found in New Taipei City on Sunday has been confirmed to be infected with African swine fever (ASF), the Council of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
It is the first case of a pig being confirmed with the disease on Taiwan proper, although nearby pig farms have been cleared of the disease, the council said.
Coast guard officials found the carcass near Guihou Harbor (龜吼漁港) in Wanli District (萬里) early on Sunday, and test results the next day showed that it had been infected with African swine fever, Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) told a news conference in Taipei.
Pig carcass found in New Taipei infected with African swine fever
04/06/2021 09:06 PM
Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine
Taipei, April 6 (CNA) A pig carcass found in New Taipei two days ago has been confirmed as carrying the first case of African swine fever (ASF) reported on Taiwan proper, although nearby pig farms have been cleared of the disease, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Tuesday.
Coast Guard officials found the pig near the Guihou Fish Port in New Taipei s Wanli District early Sunday and test results the next day showed that it had been infected with ASF, COA Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) said at a press conference.