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Fight decades of misinformation on China with official Chinese sources.

  • What does it mean to be a Marxist-Leninist? Answer this question first.

    The population of China in 1949 was around 542 million, there were about 4.5 million CPC members at the time, around 0.83% of the population. Is every CPC member a Marxist-Leninist? How many people were MLs but not CPC members? Are you automatically ML if you support the CPC's policies? Are there MLs who aren't CPC members and don't believe in Marxism?

    The population of China as of 2023 is about 1.41 billion, there are 99.185 million CPC members, around 7% of the population. The same questions asked above can be asked here. How many MLs are there in China?

    Here's a long Chinese article about what it means to be a Marxist according to Mao Zedong: http://dangshi.people.com.cn/n/2013/1225/c85037-23943401.html

  • Comrades, I have made a mistake, the video from China Daily loaded on mobile and I see that he is actually pointing at the speed display above the carriage door, saying that the train was moving at 300 kph.

    I shall now see myself to the gulags in shame.

  • The Bloomberg article cited (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-09/china-says-cracked-apple-s-airdrop-to-identify-message-sources or https://archive.is/XnvO8) once again doesn't mention the relevant institute by name, but here's the Chinese article from Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice: 2024-01-08 司法鉴定:司法鉴定揭开“隔空投送”匿名传输的神秘面纱 https://sfj.beijing.gov.cn/sfj/sfdt/ywdt82/flfw93/436331732/index.html

    This paragraph reveals how they found out the AirDrop sender's email and phone number:

    北京网神洞鉴司法鉴定所的司法鉴定技术专家们通过深度解析iPhone设备日志,明确传输原理,找出了与AirDrop 相关的记录。经检验发现发送者的设备名、邮箱和手机号相关字段,其中手机号与邮箱相关字段是以哈希值的形式记录,且哈希值部分字段被隐藏。为实现快速破解该字段,技术团队制作了一张详尽的手机号与邮箱账号“彩虹表 ”,能够将密文转换成原始文本,快速锁定发送者的手机号与邮箱账号。

    Basically the sender's phone number and email addresses were stored as hash values, but the hashes were just partial values. The judicial appraisal institute "北京网神洞鉴" created rainbow tables (precomputed table for caching the outputs of a cryptographic hash function, usually for cracking password hashes) to bruteforce the information.

    As Chinese mobile numbers follow certain formats (11 digits, starts with 1, known list of prefixes etc.) it is probably very easy to generate a rainbow table for this. Though the article doesn't mention if the phone numbers and email had separate hash values so this is just one way to do it.

    From Apple's "AirDrop security" page we can see that this matches up: https://support.apple.com/guide/security/airdrop-security-sec2261183f4/web

    AirDrop uses iCloud services to help users authenticate. When a user signs in to iCloud, a 2048-bit RSA identity is stored on the device, and when the user turns on AirDrop, an AirDrop short identity hash is created based on the email addresses and phone numbers associated with the user’s Apple ID.

    When a user chooses AirDrop as the method for sharing an item, the sending device emits an AirDrop signal over BLE that includes the user’s AirDrop short identity hash. Other Apple devices that are awake, in close proximity, and have AirDrop turned on, detect the signal and respond using peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, so that the sending device can discover the identity of any responding devices.

    This article is about the AirDrop receiver finding out the sender's information, but doesn't mention if the reverse is possible. But if we look at the same AirDrop security page, it is probable that in AirDrop "Everyone mode" an attacker could find out the information of Apple devices around them:

    In Contacts Only mode, the received AirDrop short identity hash is compared with hashes of people in the receiving device’s Contacts app. If a match is found, the receiving device responds over peer-to-peer Wi-Fi with its identity information. If there is no match, the device doesn’t respond.

    In Everyone mode, the same overall process is used. However, the receiving device responds even if there is no match in the device’s Contacts app.

    For people using Apple devices or even other brands, especially in the US, take caution as this is a finding one Chinese local government published, who knows how many vectors of attack the US intelligence agencies is aware of.

  • I agree with the part about owning our digital tools, the Fediverse community turns social media into a more transparent process with FOSS, and helps to turn otherwise complex software into user-friendly packages that can be setup more easily, thus putting more power into the hands of the people.

    We still have to keep in mind that decentralized FOSS social media platforms aren't different from traditional social media in terms of potential to turn into reactionary walled gardens. So there needs to be something done different to avoid the cycle of:

    (anarchist) decentralization -> (capitalist) centralization -> (anarchist) re-decentralization

  • Indeed, there are plenty of issues that can not be solved by technology alone (land reform, nationalization, etc), and there are conditions that prevent technology from being widely available to the proletariat (copyright, patent, etc.).

    As we are in an era where it is much easier for anyone to sell their own ideas, I think it is better to have an organized party that is doing things like pooling resources into starting a worker's cooperative, and build up that means of production into a position where it could help the local community beyond simple volunteer programs.

    It's not just about convincing others to join the socialist cause, but also about persisting through the highs and lows of a process that will take years and decades. Leaders of the party will make mistakes, comrades may not be with you all the way through. There will be arguments, there will be betrayal, there will be sacrifices.

    There is nothing easy about achieving a socialist state, our Marxist teachers have shown us the light, it is up to all of us to build the road through hard work and unity.

  • Edit: Even the original news from Times of India has changed the title to "Hindi research scholars from China visit RSS’ Smruti Mandir, Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur"

    Previously: https://nitter.net/INCKerala/status/1743223676906979435

    2023-01-06 Hindi research scholars from China visit RSS’ Smruti Mandir, Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/china-diplomats-visit-memorial-of-rss-founder-keshav-baliram-hedgewar/articleshow/106556110.cms

    A Chinese team comprising Hindi scholars, who attended a workshop at Wardha’s Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (Hindi University), visited prominent places in Nagpur, including Smruti Mandir at Reshimbagh on their return trip on December 7. Smruti Mandir houses the memorial of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar.

    RSS has clarified the Chinese delegation visited the Hedgewar memorial as part of its sight-seeing tour of Nagpur and did not visit the Sangh headquarters here at Mahal.

    Also, they did not interact with any senior RSS functionary at Smruti Mandir, which is open to all citizens and tourists for paying homage to the Sangh founder and does not even maintain a visitors’ register. Smruti Mandir in-charge showed them around.

    The Chinese team, which had earlier in the day visited Mahatma Gandhi’s Sevagram Ashram at Wardha, also toured other landmarks in Nagpur, including Deekshabhoomi, where Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism with lakhs of followers and the Zero Mile pillar.

    The delegation from China expressed optimism that the visit will go a long way in forging cultural and educational ties between the two countries. Students of Hindi University, Wardha, were also given prizes after a quiz and a Chinese calligraphy competition.

    ==========

    I missed the later news when looking up this story, maybe someone can clarify if this is another case of media blunder.

    2023-01-05 Unprecedented: Chinese diplomats visited RSS Smruti Mandir in December https://www.nagpurtoday.in/unprecedented-chinese-diplomats-visited-rss-smruti-mandir-in-december-report/01051520

    In an unprecedented diplomatic engagement, a team of Chinese diplomats paid a visit to the Smruti Mandir of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Nagpur in the first week of December, media reports said. The RSS is notable for its ideological disapproval of China and criticism of Chinese expansionist policies.

    According to the reports, the visit, which transpired in early December, marked the first instance of Chinese diplomats of any level setting foot in the headquarters of the RSS. The delegation comprised middle-ranking officials from the Chinese consulates in Delhi and Mumbai. Despite their inability to rendezvous with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat due to his absence, they were cordially received by a senior RSS functionary who escorted them around the campus.

    The Chinese delegation also graced Wardha’s Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, a university renowned for offering courses in Chinese. This hints at a potential cultural exchange element associated with their visit.

    2023-01-06 'Team of Scholars Touring City': RSS Denies Visit by Chinese Envoy's Delegation https://www.news18.com/india/team-of-scholars-touring-city-rss-denies-visit-by-chinese-envoys-delegation-8729827.html

    A day after it was reported that a Chinese delegation from the envoy’s office visited the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Nagpur, the organisation, in a clarification, denied the visit and said no such communication about the visit ever reached the Sangh office.

    According to an RSS functionary, the team was not from the envoy’s office, but a group of Chinese scholars that came to learn Hindi in Wardha’s Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwa Vidyalaya (Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University). The team wanted to see some of the main tourist places in the city and their professor took them to the important ones, said the functionary. He added that the team that visited the Smruti Mandir (memorial of RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar) also visited other tourist places in Nagpur, including Zero Miles, Bapu Kutir and others.

    The RSS further clarified that the team did not meet any functionary and the RSS office was not aware of such a visit. “Smruti Mandir is open to all like Rajghat. So, there is no need to keep a vigil there. It is a public place and has nothing to do with the RSS head office or senior functionaries of the RSS,” he added.

  • I know you view this Chinese engagement with RSS very negatively, but again using a term like "nazi loving" is very questionable.

  • Calling this "hanging out" with fascists is really stretching diplomacy to a twisted level that I'm uncomfortable with.

    There will always be unpleasant or downright nasty people in the world we have to deal with, China has decided to prioritize political means over military means to resolve differences, this is definitely not as revolutionary as some people would prefer.

  • No, it will only bring up ideas of "robot dictator" or "AI uprising". You cannot gloss over details of what is "socially beneficial" without having a human debate around it in the first place. AI is a tool, a means to an end, and should not be advertised as a way to replace human management, and as a supplementary tool it should be cautiously used.

    As others have mentioned, this is reformist thinking, and having to "sell" communism in a form of loose analogies or even lies is not in the spirit of the Communist Manifesto, where I quote: https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Manifesto_of_the_Communist_Party

    The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.

    Not that educating people is unimportant, but there's plenty of that going around from across the entire political spectrum. Action speaks louder than words, organize into parties, develop your own means of production, build your own armed forces, that's what sets Marxism or scientific socialism apart from utopian socialism.

  • Maybe you're missing something, but my country China openly engages with people like Henry Kissinger, entities like genocidal Israel, imperialist US.

    If RSS is indeed related to China-India border disputes then all the more reason to engage with them.

  • Not sure what this means, should China not engage with this entity for some reason?

  • I think the state of the internet is currently telecom landlords providing the basic hardware infrastructure like cables and routers for a fee, big tech corporations and traditional news outlets dominating mainstream websites/apps, and finally other groups doing things like maintaining technical standards, improving FOSS ecosystem, and building decentralized platforms to combat mainstream centralized platforms etc.

    The pervasive anarchist "freedom" mentality on the internet brought by the US, that it shouldn't be regulated by the government, has led to an anarchist-style landscape that is instead regulated by private entities. Sure there are still some restrictions on what corporations can do like privacy laws, but the bigger problems are that relating to "free speech" and valid information.

    Note that although we are on Lemmygrad, one of the many decentralized platforms in the Fediverse, this doesn't mean that decentralized platforms are a good alternative to centralized capitalist platforms. For starters anyone can setup a platform for their own reactionary groups. Without clear guidelines for development, decentralization is nothing more than chaotic anarchy that capitalists can take advantage of. The internet is already decentralized on the lower physical/link/transport layers (OSI model), the fact that we now have to "re-decentralize" it on a higher layer for applications like social media and file sharing is why I think this model is not sustainable for socialism on the internet.

  • From The Militant's about page: https://themilitant.com/about/

    It fought the Stalinist counterrevolution in the Soviet Union

    Their latest issue (Vol. 88/No. 1) has an article which says: Defend Israel’s right to exist! Fighting Jew-hatred is union question. Israel battles to stop new Hamas pogroms https://themilitant.com/2023/12/23/defend-israels-right-to-exist-fighting-jew-hatred-is-union-question/

    They certainly don’t ask about Hamas’ brutal dictatorship since taking over Gaza in 2006 and its arrest, torture and assassination of political opponents, crushing of union struggles and oppression of women.

    They list articles about their position here: Defend Israel’s right to exist as haven for Jews! Condemn Jew-hating pogrom! Call for cease-fire is support for Hamas (The record of the 'Militant' and the Socialist Workers Party) https://themilitant.com/2023/11/25/defend-israels-right-to-exist-call-for-cease-fire-is-support-for-hamas-2/

    The list includes this bizarre statement from the Socialist Workers Party, which seems counter to reality: Defend Israel’s right to exist as refuge for Jews! Oppose US rulers’ moves to force Israel to give up battle to defeat Hamas. Fight against Jew-hatred! https://themilitant.com/2023/12/02/defend-israels-right-to-exist-as-refuge-for-jewsoppose-us-rulers-moves-to-force-israel-to-give-up-battle-to-defeat-hamasfight-against-jew-hatred/

    The U.S. imperialist rulers do not share the inescapable situation of Israeli capitalist rulers, much less Israeli working people, who must crush Hamas if their country is to continue to exist as a refuge for Jews.

    London, Paris and the other democratic imperialist powers act for their capitalist rulers’ interests too, as do Beijing and Moscow. But they are much weaker than Washington. In the eyes of all these predators, the peoples of the region are bargaining chips. Workers cannot rely on these capitalist powers to protect Jews from the assaults of Tehran and Hamas, any more than to safeguard the interests of the working class.

    Washington is part of a growing chorus pressing Israel to back off its efforts to eliminate Hamas as a military and terrorist threat to the Jewish people and accept a cease-fire, sure to be violated with new brutality.

    There is a daily barrage in the liberal media about deplorable conditions in Gaza, with no explanation that this is exactly what Hamas long planned and intended in carrying out the Oct. 7 bloodbath. This coverage is aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel to end its efforts to destroy Hamas and yield to the imperialist-dominated United Nations. U.N. bodies are among Hamas’ most prominent cheerleaders.

    Basically they

    • are against Jew-hatred
    • defend the right of Israel to exist
    • view Hamas as anti-Palestinian
    • parrot the US's pro-Israel talking points while claiming that the US is pro-Hamas
    • lump China with other "democratic imperialist powers"
    • ignore how the US vetos UN Security Council resolutions that call for cease-fires.

    As for how they ended up in this pro-Israel position, it's not uncommon to find the position of a party changing over time, maybe you could find something if you look through their history, but I would say that it's a waste of time to analyze this paper, opinions are a dime a dozen, lousy opinions more so.

  • I think you may have misremembered what Marx said because this is in the preface of the Communist Manifesto: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/preface.htm

    that this struggle, however, has now reached a stage where the exploited and oppressed class (the proletariat) can no longer emancipate itself from the class which exploits and oppresses it (the bourgeoisie), without at the same time forever freeing the whole of society from exploitation, oppression, class struggles

    This means you have to liberate others before liberating yourself.

  • This "news article" has zero details and links to a twitter status with even less details:

    I search around and found two articles, both from "Jewish" sources, both quoting the Pentagon:

    • 2023-11-29 US: China ignored distress calls from hijacked Israeli ship https://www.jns.org/us-china-ignored-distress-calls-of-hijacked-israeli-ship/
      • Chinese naval vessels ignored repeated distress calls from an Israeli-owned commercial tanker that was under attack by suspected Somali pirates on Sunday, according to the Pentagon.

      • Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed that at least three People’s Liberation Army Navy ships in the area failed to heed the distress calls.

      • “So, my understanding is there were three PLA Navy ships in the vicinity. However, they did not respond. Supposedly, those ships are there as part of a counter-piracy mission, but they did not respond,” said Ryder.

    • 2023-11-29 US: Chinese Navy Ignored Distress Calls of Hijacked Israeli Ship https://www.jewishpress.com/news/global/china/us-chinese-navy-ignored-distress-calls-of-hijacked-israeli-ship/2023/11/29/
      • Chinese naval vessels ignored repeated distress calls from an Israeli-owned commercial tanker that was under attack on Sunday, the Pentagon said on Monday.

      • Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed that at least three People’s Liberation Army Navy ships in the area failed to heed the distress calls.

      • “So, my understanding is there were three PLA Navy ships in the vicinity. However, they did not respond. Supposedly, those ships are there as part of a counter-piracy mission, but they did not respond,” said Ryder.

    This is the source from US DoD:

    A single Q&A buried in a long transcript from the US DoD turns into sensationalist title on two "Jewish" news articles two days later, and someone reposts it on twitter 3 weeks later with no details. This is how liberal propaganda works, please don't promote this sort of shitty journalism.

  • Not an Arabic speaker, just posting relevant sources for people to verify.

    SANA's 40-min video posted on 2023-12-18 titled "حديث الرئيس الأسد في الشأن السياسي خلال اجتماع اللجنة المركزية لحزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي", also posted on their website (https://sana.sy/?p=2018974): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZaQzBcjOgM

    SANA's English news article titled "President al-Assad to al-Baath Party’s Central Committee meeting: Commitment to issues protects nations and homelands", summarizing the main points of his speech, but doesn't mention this particular topic posted by MEMRI TV: https://sana.sy/en/?p=322180

  • Can you specify which UN SC resolution authorizes this "Operation Prosperity Guardian"?

    I also looked up the website for CMF (Combined Maritime Forces) and this is on their about page: https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/about/

    CMF has five Combined Task Forces:

    • CTF 150 (Maritime Security Operations outside the Arabian Gulf)
    • CTF 151 (Counter Piracy)
    • CTF 152 (Maritime Security Operations inside the Arabian Gulf)
    • CTF 153 (Red Sea Maritime Security)
    • CTF 154 (Maritime Security Training)

    CMF has 39 member nations: Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Türkiye, UAE, United Kingdom, United States, and Yemen.

    I'm not sure how China or the UN is related to this operation at all, when this is the US DoD's statement: https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3621110/statement-from-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-ensuring-freedom-of-n/

    The recent escalation in reckless Houthi attacks originating from Yemen threatens the free flow of commerce, endangers innocent mariners, and violates international law. The Red Sea is a critical waterway that has been essential to freedom of navigation and a major commercial corridor that facilitates international trade. Countries that seek to uphold the foundational principle of freedom of navigation must come together to tackle the challenge posed by this non-state actor launching ballistic missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) at merchant vessels from many nations lawfully transiting international waters.

    This is an international challenge that demands collective action. Therefore, today I am announcing the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, an important new multinational security initiative under the umbrella of the Combined Maritime Forces and the leadership of its Task Force 153, which focuses on security in the Red Sea.

    Operation Prosperity Guardian is bringing together multiple countries to include the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain, to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security and prosperity.

  • Should celebrate it on December 21st too because 1879-12-21 was used before they found the document that showed his birthday to be 1878-12-18. https://www.rbth.com/history/335676-stalin-2-birthdays-birth-date-different

    Front page of People's Daily on 1949-12-21, celebrating Stalin's 70th birthday.

    Chinese Postage stamps commemorating 100th anniversary of Stalin's birth in 1979

  • GenZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    "Jewish State" U.S. Is Chief Culprit of Genocide: KCNA Commentary

    www.kcna.kp /en/article/q/64e900f5bd0353837ca02d7babcce3adb8321dad138758b6ec2f3fc8348715e8ce107dee5691fcb37707933c16cbc55c.kcmsf
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    Full text of Xi's speech at meeting with representatives of young Chinese, Vietnamese, people who have contributed to China-Vietnam friendship

    english.news.cn /20231214/4b286221129a45a29792c648228f4cab/c.html
  • GenZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    Some thoughts on China's position on Palestine and Kissinger

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    Chinese FM says two-state solution only way to resolve Palestinian question

    english.news.cn /20231130/538e95bc3b3141cd96f4e568cdcfdd1c/c.html
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    Position Paper of the People’s Republic of China on Resolving the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

    www.fmprc.gov.cn /mfa_eng/wjbxw/202311/t20231129_11189405.html
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    Extraordinary Joint Meeting of BRICS Leaders and Leaders of invited BRICS Members on the situation in the Middle East with particular reference to Gaza

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    Xi's speech at Welcome Dinner by Friendly Organizations in the United States

    english.www.gov.cn /news/202311/16/content_WS65561a47c6d0868f4e8e14f0.html
  • GenZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    genzedong.xyz is down

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    KCNA Commentary on Middle East Situation (Oct. 23)

    www.kcna.kp /en/article/q/349b5c80d4c390b7d410c98a373515ed.kcmsf
  • GenZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    Pentagon says it shot down Yemen missiles that may have been headed towards Israel

    www.npr.org /2023/10/20/1207523642/yemen-missiles-intercepted
  • GenZedong @lemmygrad.ml

    Bloomberg reporter tries to get China to mention "Hamas"

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    Israel approves ban on Al Jazeera as it seeks to stifle on-the-ground coverage of Gaza war

    dohanews.co /israel-approves-ban-on-al-jazeera-as-it-seeks-to-stifle-on-the-ground-coverage-of-gaza-war-reports/
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    Europe gives TikTok CEO 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation

    www.cnbc.com /2023/10/12/europe-gives-tiktok-24-hours-to-respond-about-israel-hamas-war-misinformation.html
  • Memes @lemmygrad.ml

    "Two-state solution"

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    Chinese Foreign Minister: China stands on side of peace, justice, human conscience on Palestinian issue

    www.fmprc.gov.cn /eng/wjb_663304/wjbz_663308/activities_663312/202310/t20231014_11160987.html
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    Harvard student groups issued an anti-Israel statement. CEOs want them blacklisted

    www.cnn.com /2023/10/11/business/harvard-israel-hamas-ceos-students/index.html
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    Australian deported after serving sentence for illegally providing Chinese State security secrets abroad

    global.chinadaily.com.cn /a/202310/11/WS65265662a31090682a5e7f02.html
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    China's San Francisco consulate building rammed in 'egregious' attack

    www.chinadaily.com.cn /a/202310/10/WS6524bd71a31090682a5e7b57.html