Tuesday, November 5, 2013

中共控制海外舆论的六 种策略

策略之一是收购有影响力的媒体,控制其文章内容,或干脆全资创办新媒体 策略之二是用间接方式影响本地媒体对中国的报道,她说:“加拿大明报的中国版来自于广州日报,星岛日报中国版由深圳制作,一字不改刊发”。


《世界日报》、《星岛日报》、《明报》和《侨报》都受中共直接或间接的控制。

移民自香港的原加拿大华人协进会全国总会副会长冯玉兰女士,最近在多伦多的一次公开演讲中指因六四镇压而备受国际媒体谴责的中共政府,20多 年来将其全球媒体战略从以往的被动式回应,转变为主动出击,通过国安等情报部门拨出大笔经费,在具有战略意义的国家争夺舆论控制权,以配合其 全球战略和打击反北京的势力。拥有中国奇缺资源的加拿大,成为中国国际媒体战略的重要目标,据她观察,多年来中国为控制加拿大媒体实施了六种 策略。

冯玉兰分析说,加拿大不仅拥有丰富的石油和稀有重金属,还富有制约未来发展的淡水资源,这使北京立志要控制加拿大舆论,况且华人还是这里最大 的少数族裔,134万华人集中居住在多伦多、温哥华、蒙特利尔和卡尔加里等大城市,北京为控制这里的媒体是多种策略并进。

策略之一是收购有影响力的媒体,控制其文章内容,或干脆全资创办新媒体,冯玉兰说:“(多伦多)曾有过的一家日报《现代日报》就是一例,它表 面上是香港人胡仙创办,但其编辑部被要求低调处理六四和香港民运人士如司徒华等人来加拿大的活 动”。她还强调近些年,新华社和中新社在加拿大多地也设立了记者站和办事处。

策略之二是用间接方式影响本地媒体对中国的报道,她说:“加拿大明报的中国版来自于广州日报,星岛日报中国版由深圳制作,一字不改刊发”。冯 玉兰认为尽管加拿大本地《星岛日报》是多伦多星报集团(TORONTO STAR)属下的社区报,但其中国报道受香港星岛总部的影响,前些年其国际版社论由前人民日报编辑、原星岛北美总编李戈撰写。

北京的第三种策略是亲疏有别、内外有别,以不同的政策对待不同的媒体。他们向亲中媒体提供独家新闻,鼓励成立华人媒体协会,以便笼络和控制从 业人员。同时打压批评中共的媒体,如把新唐人电视台和大纪元时报拒于中领馆和社区活动的门外。

第四是对媒体管理层和一线记者施压,冯玉兰说:“近些年,我发觉中领馆利用培养起来的亲中团体 和所谓的社区领袖向媒体提意见,指导他们写什么和不要写什么”。这让大陆背景的记者担心如不屈从于压力,将来会拿不到中国 签证,于是记者和编辑被迫按北京政策自我审查,近些年这种趋势越演越烈。不仅如此,北京还利用独家资源施压加拿大主流媒体,冯玉兰说:“甚至 加拿大英文媒体也出现了同样的情况,2008年加拿大广播公司CBC为争取北京奥运转播权,在中领馆的压力下,把一部关于中国活摘人体器官的 纪录片在删除了最敏感内容后播出,后来,CBC拿到了奥运转播权”。

北京的第五种策略是人员渗透,冯玉兰指不少加拿大中文媒体总编原来就是中国各级政府的大小官员, 在以加拿大人身份办报的同时,还与中共保持千丝万缕的联系。

北京的第六种策略是网络入侵,她说:“最近几年,我们发现中共有策略地入侵读者较多的网络,盗用主持人的名义发布错误信息,抹黑特定对象,混 淆公众视线。如最近在多伦多举行的民阵全球大会,民阵组织内部人员的名字就被盗用”。

冯玉兰居住在加拿大第一大城市多伦多,这里既是海外华人重镇,也是北京控制加拿大舆论的重要战场,在发现周围媒体被逐个渗透、人们自由言论空 间减少后她深感危机,提议设立独立机构,专门研究中国对加拿大媒体的渗透问题,并定期发布报告以警醒世人。
The previously download-only single joins rarities by Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops, the Isley Brothers, and a copy of a single that recently sold for £25,000.
Motown 7s – Rare and Unreleased (due out November 18) tackles a familiar target — the Motown catalog — in a new way: by offering seven 7″ rare and unreleased singles by the label’s household names (Gaye, Diana Ross, and more) and lesser-known, collectors’ favorites (The Originals, Chris Clark, The Spinners, Tammi Terrell and David Ruffin).
Among the gems included: Stevie Wonder’s ‘Just Enough To Ease the Pain’, which is being released on vinyl for the first time, and Frank Wilson’s ‘Do I Love You’, a single that was withdrawn after its initial 1965 release; an original of the latter recently sold for over £25,000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Z_-paDC7w&feature=player_embedded
The set was curated by DJ and broadcaster Richard Searling, who explains the origins of some of the tracks included. Searling says that “the Stevie track has only ever previously been a download,” while the The Four Tops and Ruffin songs come from cancelled album projects.
The tracklist for Motown 7s – Rare and Unreleased is below, along with a stream of Wonder’s ‘Just Enough To Ease the Pain’. Wonder recently announced plans for three new albums and a live performance of Songs In The Key of Life. [via The Vinyl Factory]
Single 1
A. This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It’s Killing Me) – Marvin Gaye
B. What More Could A Boy Ask For – The Spinners

Single 2
A. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson
B. Suspicion – The Originals

Single 3
A. Stormy – Diana Ross & The Supremes
B. Just Enough To Ease The Pain – Stevie Wonder

Single 4
A. Clip My Wings – Four Tops
B. All I Do Is Think About You – Tammi Terrell

Single 5
A. It Happens Every Time – Barbara McNair
B. I Can’t Be Hurt Anymore – David Ruffin

Single 6
A. Forever In My Heart – The Temptations
B. You Hit Me Where It Hurt Me – Kim Weston

Single 7
A. Something’s Wrong – Chris Clark
B. My Love Is Your Love (Forever) – The Isley Brothers

Sunday, November 3, 2013

丰子愷猫和主席

画猫被指影射毛泽东

丰子愷爱猫,画和散文中都常常出现猫。文革时因猫和毛谐音,他被指影射毛泽东而受批判。

丰一吟说:「他形容这个猫,在我们家乡话叫猫伯伯,叫皇帝也叫皇帝伯伯。这就被抓住把柄,皇帝就是毛泽东。」

Actually these came  later and they are from the west:-

FCPO - It Is A Bull Running Wild In A China Shop - 11/4/2013


  


Price went below the top briefly on last Monday, so if you are using the top band as stop, then it would had closed off the long trade. But I immediately went back in and buy again on the next day's opening when Monday's price already went above the prior day high again. Then the most wonderful thing happened, Tuesday price closed above my earlier mentioned make or break point of 2485. 
 With the ADX now flying high , the trend is getting stronger. So I would suggest to use the top band as the new stop. The MACD and DMI continue to rise and confirming the strong buy power. The Stochastic is clearly inside the overbought zone but I would not pay too much attention to it as the ADX rising to 34's now. The golden rule of trading is that NEVER stand in front of a raging bull or practice brinkmanship with it.  Instead I would place more weight on a MACD crossdown or ADX going above the DMI as an overbought signal.

 
The weekly chart is finally confirming the glorious return of the bull. During the previous week when price went up and tested the 2485 resistance level but failed to break above it, I was a little worried as price may go back down again. But it finally broke above that all important level and swiftly breaking away from there. The Stochastic keeps rising and so is the MACD. The MACD has now gone above its zero signal line which I always used to determine the bull/bear territory. Another wonderful confirmation is coming from the ADX which has been falling for the past few weeks , it has finally begun to rise. Though it is still below the 20's level, but it is a good sign that a new trend may be commencing. Another powerful confirmation for the powerful bull is that the D+ has risen strongly, it has reached 32's level.

 

The monthly chart's MACD is finally having a positive crossover (the so called golden crossover) , but I would NOT place too much emphasis on it yet as it is still below its zero signal line. But it is still a positive development. The Stochastic is turning around and if price can maintain or stay up this month, then we may get a Stochastic crossing up its 20's signal line signal at the end of the month. (please note the latest smallish bar appearing at the chart should NOT take into consideration as it is the current November bar in formation. It will only be completed by the last trading day of this month. All the discussion here is based on the 2nd large white body bar) You should take note that it has already broken above its recent fractal high of 2593. Another bullish confirmation will come if when price can close above the middle band which is the de facto 20 periods moving average. The ADX remains flat but I would not place too much importance to it as it is an extremely 'slow' indicator. If used in a long term chart, its signal is just too lagging. So summarily, the monthly chart is already signaling a reversal from a multi months sideway market to a new bull cycle.

All the 3 time parameters charts are confirming the return of the bull cycle. And with the much discussed multiple bottoms and bullish divergence, I believe whatever the bullish move will be an extremely strong one. And this could be the just the beginning of it all.

Some weeks back a friend called me on the phone and he was jokingly "threatening" me as it seems I was the only one who was insisting there will a super bull coming in the FCPO market while India's Godrej and UK's Fitch taikohs were saying it will fall. My friend was teasing me that I will be soon living in shame. Of course he was merely teasing me, but I have always remain firm on my readings and assumptions that a super bull is coming as it is written all over the chart. But I may not be the only one who took side with the bull, there was a lady analyst from RHB also wrote about the bull's return.

FKLI - Retracement Begins - 11/4/2013




I did not get back into a buy trade as price did not went above the previous Friday's high. On last Wednesday though price did went higher than the prior day high but the Stochastic remained negative, so again I did not enter any new long trade.
Instead the indicators started to deteriorate. Price finally broke below the top band on the last trading day with a negative Stochastic turning down and the MACD went negative. With this, I sold on the next day when price went below the signal day low. The DMI remains positive but the D+ begins to come down. This is indicating the bulls are retreating. The ADX has also begun to fall, this means the prior trend may has ended, at least temporarily.

I am using the top band plus 2 points as stop. I am a little cautious as last Friday Japanese Candlestick was a white body (means open low but close high), it may means that the market is still refusing to "die". Anyway a stop is always compulsory and if really the market decide to go back up. I would take it as another "one of those things in life" and cut the loss. 



 

 At the weekly chart, as I mentioned last week, the flat ADX is not very conducive to any market trend. So price did not move any further from the previous week's. With the flat ADX remaining at 19's, I am paying more attention to the Stochastic over the MACD. It has now gone into the overbought zone . So from here onward, I will be watching out for a negative cross down at the Stochastic and a price falling below the top band as a new sell signal. The DMI remains positive but the D+ is again dipping its head. This means the bulls are losing interest again.


 
The monthly chart shows that 1834 remains a strong resistance. The Stochastic is below the 80's but seems to be turning up again. The MACD is positive. Both the Stochastic and MACD has formed a negative divergence. The ADX remains flat for the 4th month confirming a lack of momentum. I do not trade the monthly chart but I always keep an eye on it for the bigger picture. And in the monthly chart, I always prefer the Stochastic over the MACD as the latter is much to lagging. Now I would watchout for a breakup above the 1834 for the bull or a closing (last trading day close of the month)  below the top band for the bear.

The market may be going into a retracement phase. News from the America is not too pretty for us as they may be starting to end the QE earlier than the market thinks. 

Saturday, November 2, 2013

格陵兰或将成为中国稀土竞争对手


格陵兰建设 格陵兰总人口不到6万人,但是基建工程将引入大批中国劳工。

《金融时报》报道说,格陵兰解除稀土开采禁令,不但令当地政治更加独立,格陵兰也将成为中国稀土 的对手。
该报道称,格陵兰的议会在赞成与反对票数极为接近的情况下通过解除长达25年的禁令。

此一争议性的禁令禁止在当地的北极圈地区开采矿产。禁令解除之后,格陵兰有望能供应全球所需稀土的25%、挑战中国稀土出口的霸主 地位。

目前全球稀土所需当中有九成来自中国,格陵兰总理阿列克·哈蒙德在挪威奥斯陆的极地圈地区委员会向《金融时报》表示“这是朝向独立 又迈进了一大步”。

报道说,在2009年开始自治的格陵兰,除了国防和外交依然依靠丹麦之外,每年还从丹麦取得33亿克朗,充作所需预算的1/3。

当地的工业则有八成是来自于渔业,阿列克·哈蒙德认为开采稀土可以解决当地的高失业率问题并创造就业机会。
但是当地采矿不但要在数年之后才会开始,另外也需要外国资金的协助,报道引述澳大利亚一家矿业公司负责人的话说,一旦开始采矿,格 陵兰的GDP就可以增加25%。

该报道说,预计矿区建设要到2015年才会开始,而正式开始采矿则最快也要到2017年。

另外报道也指出,格陵兰政府刚刚通过开采首都努克附近的铁矿蕴藏,但是兴建基础设施所引进的3千名、多数来自中国的劳工却引发了不 满情绪。

报道还列出一个图表,显示2012年中国出产稀土量为95000吨、美国7000吨居次、澳大利亚出产4000吨排名第三、随后是 印度2800吨、马来西亚350吨。
Capt. James Kirk Tapped To Skipper Navy's Most Futuristic Ship Yet

Not this one !
Get ready for this: the skipper of the newest, most futuristic ship the U.S. Navy has ever built is none other than Capt. James Kirk.

Let that settle in for a second.

Almost a full 50 years from the birth of the fictional Capt. James T. Kirk in 1966, the real Capt. James A. Kirk (no relation) is taking the helm of the USS Zumwalt, reports Dylan Stableford of Yahoo News.

From Yahoo:

Kirk, a native of Bethesda, Md., was commissioned at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1990 and has served in a variety posts as a "surface warfare officer," according to his online bio. "Ashore, Captain Kirk has served as Executive Assistant to the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs and as an Action Officer on the Joint Staff."

Kirk obtained a master's degrees in national security studies at the U.S. Naval War College and U.S. Army War College, where he undoubtedly heard more than his share of "Star Trek" jokes.

The similarities between the two end at the name.

James T.'s ship was named the Enterprise. James A.'s the Zumwalt. T.'s was for exploration and humanitarian missions, A.'s primarily for combat and area denial.

The Zumwalt is the Navy's biggest destroyer and stands as the tip of the spear in Naval offensive operations. Its technology allows it to mitigate minefields, target submarines, and assault shores with a barrage of low altitude radar-evading missiles, artillery guns, and one day maybe even a magnetic railgun (no joke).

Its "tumblehome" tilted hull allows for a swift, quiet cut through the sea along with radar evasion. As if that weren't enough, it's the only destroyer that's completely electric (the Tesla of naval combat).

Finally, unlike the USS Enterprise, it looks cool.