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Move Out of
China
QUOTES News
In the
CATHY HE

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is set

to introduce a bill to help compa-
nies move their manufacturing
from China to the United States as
momentum builds for the country
to “decouple” from the Chinese re-
gime as a result of the pandemic.
Green told The Epoch Times that
“One interesting his forthcoming bill would allow
feature of this firms to deduct the entire cost of
novel coronavirus capital spending associated with
relocating from China—known as
pandemic is that “immediate expensing”—to lure
very few children companies to move to the United
have become sick A cargo ship pulls into the Port of Miami on April 29, 2020. States. The bill would pay for this
with COVID-19 Continued on A10
compared to adults.” ECONOMY ALEX EDELMAN/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Dr. Anthony Fauci,

director, National
Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases,
as the National Institutes
of Health begins a study
US Trade Deficit Rises Amid
on the infection rate
in U.S. children and their
family members
Record Drop in Exports
NATION | A3
Trade deficit jumped 11.6 percent, says Commerce Depart-
“The American ment; exports of motor vehicles, parts the lowest since 2011 The U.S. Capitol on March 27, 2020.

people continue
to learn troubling

W
JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES
details about the ASHINGTON—The U.S. goods trade rate in the first quarter, the steepest WHITE HOUSE
deficit increased by the most it has in pace of contraction in output since
politicization and more than a year in March as a record the fourth quarter of 2008. White House:
misconduct at
the highest levels
drop in exports offsets a shrinking
import bill, suggesting the CCP virus
The politically sensitive goods
trade deficit with China dropped Coronavirus Task Force
of the FBI.” outbreak was upending the global to $11.8 billion in March, the lowest Can’t Testify to Congress
Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
flow of goods and services.
The Commerce Department said
since March 2004.
In March, exports dropped a re-
Without Approval
and Mike Johnson (R-La.), Brand new cars sit on a
on May 5 the trade deficit jumped cord 9.6 percent to $187.7 billion, truck in Richmond, Calif., ZACHARY STIEBER
on why they wrote to 11.6 percent, the largest rise since the lowest since November 2016.
FBI Director Christopher on May 24, 2018.
December 2018, to $44.4 billion. Data Goods exports tumbled 6.7 percent, White House coronavirus task force
Wray seeking answers for
the bureau’s ‘targeting’ for February was revised to show the the most since December 2005, to officials cannot testify to Congress in
of former Trump national trade gap tightening to $39.8 billion $128.1 billion. There were decreases May unless they get express approval
security adviser instead of $39.9 billion as previously in exports of capital goods, which Imports dropped 6.2 from Mark Meadows, the White House
reported. fell to their lowest level since No- chief of staff, according to a memo
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
Economists polled by Reuters had vember 2016. percent to $232.2 made public on May 4.
NATION | A6
forecast the trade gap increasing to Exports of motor vehicles and parts billion, the lowest The memo was sent by the White
$44 billion in March. were the lowest since November since November House Office of Legislative Affairs to
Global lockdowns to slow the 2011, while shipments of consumer staff directors in the House of Repre-
“Flexibility never spread of COVID-19 have depressed goods hit a seven-year low in March. 2016. sentatives and Senate.
meant we would demand for goods and services, caus- Exports of services tumbled to their “For the month of May, no Task
ing economies to contract. In the lowest level since November 2013, Force members, or key deputies of
allow fraud.” United States, gross domestic product likely reflecting travel restrictions Task Force members, may accept
Food and Drug declined at a 4.8 percent annualized Continued on A4 Continued on A3
Administration, as
it announced more
stringent oversight of
CCP virus antibody SUPREME COURT VIRUS TESTING CALIFORNIA
tests on the market
NATION | A6 Supreme Court Agrees to Hear FDA Boosts Scrutiny Newsom Approves
Challenge to IRS Rule of Virus Antibody Reopening of 2 Orange
Tests as Fakes County Beaches for
“I read [the letter]
and I was afraid.
MATTHEW VADUM This appeal of a ruling by the 6th
Circuit Court of Appeals, which is ex-
Flood Market ‘Active Recreation’
It seemed quite The Supreme Court agreed on May 4 pected to be heard in the nine-month
to hear a case contesting the power term that begins in October, is known KATABELLA ROBERTS ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
threatening to me.” of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as CIC Services LLC v. Internal Rev-
Wife of the late to use a federal law to block legal enue Service. The Food and Drug Administration California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ad-
Jaroslav Kubera, Czech challenges to its regulations. Knoxville, Tennessee-based (FDA) has imposed more stringent ministration on May 4 approved the
parliamentarian, about a At issue is a reporting re- CIC Services describes itself oversight of CCP virus antibody tests reopening of beaches in two cities in
letter from the Chinese quirement the IRS uses on its website as a firm that after previously allowing hundreds Orange County, after local officials
Embassy threatening against what it claims are helps “small & mid-sized of tests to hit the market without submitted plans to adhere to social
Kubera that if he traveled tax-avoidance schemes in- Continued on A4 adequate evidence that they meet distancing measures in an effort to
to Taiwan, then Czech volving small insurance com- quality and accuracy standards. prevent the spread of the CCP virus.
companies would ‘pay’ The Supreme Court
panies. The penalty for noncom- Under the updated guidelines, Beaches in Laguna Beach and San
CHINA | A11 pliance can include a $50,000 fine. on May 4, 2020. Continued on A6 Clemente will be reopened to the
public after receiving approval from
INSIDE the Governor’s Office of Emergency
FBI Services, state officials confirmed.
Nation....................................A2
Business ................................ A7 The plans for reopening beaches in
World....................................A8 Republicans Request Answers From FBI Director on Flynn Case both cities will adhere to Newsom’s
China......................................A10 stay-at-home order, the California
Opinion..................................A13 MIMI NGUYEN LY FBI head of counterintelligence Bill the highest levels of the FBI during Natural Resources Agency said in
Puzzles...................................A18
Priestap and FBI agent Joe Pientka, the Obama-Biden administration.” a statement.
FEATURES Two top Republicans of the House about their actions related to the re- Jordan, the top Republican on the The approval comes after Newsom
Travel......................................B1
Judiciary Committee on May 4 re- tired three-star U.S. Army general. House Oversight Committee, and on April 30 issued an order to close
quested FBI Director Christopher “We write to request that you im- Johnson, the ranking member of the all beaches in Orange County after
DON’T DELAY.
SUBSCRIBE TODAY. Wray to “immediately review” his mediately review the actions of the House Subcommittee on the Con- tens of thousands of people flocked
READEPOCH.COM agency’s actions in its investigation FBI in targeting LTG Flynn,” Reps. stitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Lib- to some beaches the previous week-
TEL: (917) 905-2080 of President Donald Trump’s former Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Mike John- erties, gave Wray a deadline of May end during a heat wave, raising con-
Published in New York, national security adviser Lt. Gen. son (R-La.) wrote in a letter to Wray. 18 to provide the information they cerns that physical distancing rules
Washington, Houston, Chicago, Michael Flynn. “The American people continue to requested and to facilitate the in- weren’t being followed.
Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The two congressmen also sought learn troubling details about the terviews with Priestap and Pientka. The beachgoers in Orange and
to question two individuals, former politicization and misconduct at Continued on A6 Continued on A4

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A2 | NATION WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020

Michigan Congressman Sues Whitmer Over

Emergency Orders That ‘Violate Constitutional Rights’
BILL PUGLIANO/GETTY IMAGES

KATABELLA ROBERTS

A Republican U.S. congressman

has sued Michigan Gov. Gretchen
Whitmer over her handing of the
outbreak of the CCP virus, com-
monly referred to as the novel
coronavirus, saying her emer-
gency actions violate his consti-
tutional rights.
Rep.  Paul Mitchell  (R-Mich.)
filed the lawsuit in U.S. District
Court for the Western District
of Michigan on May 4 against
Whitmer and state Department
of Health and Human Services
Director Robert Gordon, who
also has issued emergency orders
in an effort to stem the outbreak.
The lawsuit argues that Whit-
mer’s CCP virus-related emergen-
cy orders violate the separation of
powers between the legislative
and executive branches, and also
people’s rights to association, in-
trastate travel, and commerce.
“There is no question that infec-
tious diseases are, unfortunately,
a part of everyday life,” Mitch-
ell wrote in the lawsuit. “Some
are more susceptible to certain
illnesses than others. But Michi-
ganders can and do take reason-
able, private action to protect
themselves from infection with-
out the need to shut down civil
society. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with reporters in Detroit on Aug. 8, 2018.
“Given that the projected surge
has not occurred, there is no ba- ing across the state to visit their holder to manage state affairs many stores. Residents have also
sis, either legally or factually, to grandchildren for their birthday, for an extended period of time. been advised to wear face masks
continue any further mandatory really?” Mitchell asked. “We’ve No Michigander, Whitmer’s spokeswoman de- when in enclosed public spaces.
lockdown orders under criminal gone over the edge on some of including Mitchell, clined to comment to the Detroit The extension has prompt-
penalty,” the suit said. this.” should be forced News, citing the pending litiga- ed hundreds of people to pro-
It also labels the statewide re- Mitchell said in the lawsuit that tion. test  the order in front of the
strictions “unreasonable” for the governor’s order had pre- to choose between “That wasn’t the intent of the Michigan State Capitol in Lan-
areas of Michigan where there vented him from getting medi- risking criminal Emergency Powers Act,” Mitch- sing, claiming that Whitmer is
are few cases. The filing describes cal treatment for a condition he ell said. “And that kind of power abusing authority by extending
Whitmer’s measures as “lock- has that results in bone-on-bone
prosecution and is unconstitutional.” restrictions.
down orders,” which Mitchell contact in his knee. economic sanc- The suit challenging Whitmer’s However, the governor said she
says “shock the conscience” and “No Michigander, including tions under the stay-at-home order comes shortly is “not going to make decisions
interfere with “deeply-rooted lib- Mitchell, should be forced to after she extended her state of about our public health based on
erty and property rights.” choose between risking criminal Lockdown Orders emergency, which was initially political games,” and has warned
“I think we need to clarify the prosecution and economic sanc- on the one hand or declared on March 10, without that the state is at risk of a second
extent of what an emergency is tions under the Lockdown Orders seeking medical the approval of Michigan legis- surge if it reopens the economy
and the extent of those powers on the one hand or seeking medi- lators. too quickly.
and re-enforce that people have cal treatment on the other,” the treatment on the The state is  under a stay-at- Michigan has reported more
constitutional rights,” Mitchell, a suit said. other. home order through May 15. It than 4,000 deaths from COV-
businessman who was first elect- Mitchell  told The Detroit includes not allowing people to ID-19, the third-highest number
ed to the U.S. House in 2016, told News  that emergency powers Lawsuit travel to other homes under most in the nation, and about 44,000
The Detroit News. granted to a governor weren’t conditions and bars the sale of total cases, although the growth
“Precluding people from travel- meant to allow a single office- items deemed nonessential at in cases has slowed.

Pfizer Starts Human Trials of Potential Researcher Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide Was
CCP Virus Vaccines Close to ‘Very Significant Findings’ Regarding COVID-19
ZACHARY STIEBER tify the safest, most effective vacci- TOM OZIMEK nisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 condolences.
nation options against COVID-19,” infection and the cellular basis “His loss will be felt throughout
Human trials on potential CCP Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech, said A Pittsburgh medical researcher of the following complications. the entire scientific community.
virus vaccines produced by Pfizer in a statement. killed in an apparent murder- We will make an effort to com- Please keep his family, friends,
started in recent days, the company The portion of the trial in the Unit- suicide was close to “making plete what he started in an effort and colleagues in your thoughts.
announced on May 5. ed States will enroll up to 360 healthy very significant findings” in the to pay homage to his scientific Thank you,” the department said
Researchers around the world volunteers in two age groups, one of field of COVID-19, his depart- excellence.” in the statement.
are racing to develop a vaccine adults 18 to 55 and the other adults ment said. The scientific designation for “We are all shocked to learn
for the CCP (Chinese Communist 65 to 85. The older group will only Dr. Bing Liu, 37, was shot the Chinese Communist Party what happened to him. This was
Party) virus, but few are in human be injected after the vaccine proves multiple times inside his home (CCP) virus is SARS-CoV-2. very unexpected,” Bahar told the
trials. safe in the younger group. around noon on May 2, police Bahar said Liu had recently Post-Gazette.
Pfizer developed the candidate The University of Rochester Medi- said, as cited by Pittsburgh’s Ac- engaged his talents in mapping Neighbors cited by the publica-
vaccines in partnership with BioN- cal Center/Rochester Regional tion News 4. Investigators cited COVID-19 infection processes. tion said Liu and his wife were
Tech, a German company. Health and Cincinnati Children’s in the report believe that after “He was just starting to obtain quiet and mostly kept to them-
The first subjects received doses Hospital Medical Center are begin- shooting Liu, the gunman left interesting results,” she said. “He selves.
in Germany last week. Participants ning to enroll soon. the residence, walked over to his was sharing with us, trying to A formal ruling on the cause
at the NYU Grossman School of While testing takes place on the car, and shot himself. understand the mechanism of of death is pending, but CBS re-
Medicine and the University of candidates, the companies are Police haven’t disclosed a mo- infection, so we will hopefully ported that Liu was found with
Maryland School of Medicine re- working on scaling up production tive for the apparent murder- continue what he was doing.”’ apparent gunshot wounds to his
ceived doses this week. in the event one proves to be safe suicide. The department expressed its head, neck, and torso.
“With our unique and robust clin- and effective; they project having Liu was a research assistant KAREN DUCEY/GETTY IMAGES
ical study program underway, start- millions of doses available this professor with the department
ing in Europe and now the U.S., we year, with hundreds of millions of computational and systems
look forward to advancing quickly next year. biology at the University of Pitts-
and collaboratively with our part- While early projections had the burgh School of Medicine, ac-
ners at BioNTech and regulatory first vaccines available no earlier cording to his profile. In it, Liu
authorities to bring a safe and effi- than early 2021, President Donald wrote, “As an integral part of
cacious vaccine to the patients who Trump said May 3 that U.S. offi- my research, I collaborate with
need it most,” Pfizer CEO Albert cials are confident a vaccine will a number of biologists and clini-
Bourla said in a statement. be ready by the end of this year. cians to study a variety of crucial
The phase 1 and 2 clinical trials “Now, the doctors would say, biological processes related to
are aimed at determining the safe- ‘Well, you shouldn’t say that.’ I’ll human immunity and cancer.”
ty, effectiveness, and optimal dose say what I think. I’ve met with the “He was a very talented indi-
level of the four candidates, which heads of the big companies, these vidual, extremely intelligent and
are all based on a genetic platform are great companies,” he said. hardworking,” said Ivet Bahar,
called mRNA, or messenger RNA. Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the Na- head of the computational and
The four candidates each have a tional Institute of Allergy and Infec- system biology department in
different combination of the mRNA tious Diseases and a key member of university’s School of Medicine,
format and target antigen, a sub- the administration’s CCP virus task according to the Post-Gazette.
stance that provokes an immune force, said in a televised interview His department said in a state-
response. last week that having hundreds of ment, as cited by CBS, that Liu
“We are optimistic that advancing millions of doses ready by January “was on the verge of making very A medical laboratory scientist runs a clinical test in the Immunology lab at UW
multiple vaccine candidates into 2021 “is doable if things fall in the significant findings toward un- Medicine looking for antibodies against the CCP virus in Seattle, on April 17,
human trials will allow us to iden- right place.” derstanding the cellular mecha- 2020.
 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 NATION | A3

Soros Charity Should Have to Oppose Prostitution

to Receive US Grants, Supreme Court Told
current law in effect forces
MATTHEW VADUM U.S. entities to speak be-
cause their foreign affiliates
The Trump administration are required to observe the
urged the Supreme Court requirement.
May 5 to leave in place a le- “They speak as one, make
gal provision that requires speech and policy decisions
foreign organizations re- together, and are indistin-
ceiving U.S. government guishable to the public,” he
grants to oppose prostitu- said.
tion and sex trafficking. The U.S. entity cannot dis-
Oral arguments were avow the foreign affiliate’s
heard by the high court policy “without appearing
telephonically for the sec- hypocritical and without
ond time in history in the appearing to engage in
case cited as USAID v. Alli- doublespeak,” he said.
ance for Open Society Inter- The entities share “the
national Inc. (AOSI). Chief same name, same logo,
Justice John Roberts an- same brand,” Roberts not-
nounced at the outset of the ed.
hearing that Justice Elena Despite that, the organi-
Kagan recused herself and zations are separate legal
wouldn’t be participating. entities, Michel said, add-
AOSI was founded by the ing that such a relationship
controversial billionaire carries with it both advan-
George Soros, who has long tages and disadvantages.
been the focus of conser- They have to “accept the
vative ire. The preeminent bitter with the sweet,” he
funder of the activist left said.
in this country, Soros has “When a statute violates
called the United States the First Amendment, the
“the main obstacle to a burden is on the govern-
stable and just world or- ment, not the speaker, to
SAMIRA BOUAOU/THE EPOCH TIMES
der” and hailed communist The Supreme Court building in Washington on March 10, 2020. give First Amendment free-
China for having “a better- doms the necessary breath-
functioning government ing space,” Bowker said.
than the United States.” ground,” the OSF website nearly $80 billion to glob- claim.” AOSI, a U.S. entity, comply with the policy If AOSI had to sever ties
Formed under Delaware states. al AIDS relief, and it has isn’t subject to the funding condition, but any effect with affiliates, it “would
law in 2003, AOSI is a 501(c) Attorney Christopher worked, saving more than condition and after a previ- on respondents’ message is destroy their organiza-
(3) nonprofit, and part of So- Michel from the U.S. So- 17 million lives in the most ous Supreme Court victory now a product of their own tion. Posing such a choice
ros’s Open Society Founda- licitor General’s office told successful American for- in 2013 is free to “use funds choice, not government demonstrates how the gov-
tions (OSF) network of phi- the eight justices during eign aid effort since the without any compelled compulsion.” ernment continues to use
lanthropies. On its more oral arguments about the Marshall Plan.” speech.” AOSI’s contrary view is its vast spending power to
recent publicly available Leadership Act, which was Congress imposed a fund- Back then, the court ruled “startling,” Michel said. coerce respondents’ fealty,”
IRS filing, AOSI describes enacted in 2003 to combat ing condition that requires that the government can’t “They would allow U.S. Bowker said.
its mission as “to transform human immunodeficiency recipients of grants under condition a grant on pro- non-profits to export con- Justice Samuel Alito said
closed societies into open virus (HIV) and the disease the statute “to have a policy fessing a belief approved by stitutional rights to legally to Bowker, what “concerns
societies and to protect and it causes, acquired im- opposing prostitution and the government. The court separate foreign entities me today is not so much
expand the values of exist- mune deficiency syndrome sex trafficking, which Con- held that it is “a basic First abroad simply because they the immediate impact of a
ing open societies.” (AIDS), outside the United gress found are coercive Amendment principle that share similar brands. That decision in your favor but
Soros and the philanthro- States. practices that spread HIV/ freedom of speech prohibits novel theory has no basis where it would lead. ... I am
pies he funds have long op- Twenty years ago, “the AIDS and degrade women the government from tell- in this Court’s prior deci- concerned that it will force
posed keeping prostitution HIV/AIDS pandemic was and girls.” ing people what they must sion, it could undermine Congress either to withhold
illegal. devastating the world,” he Congress can do that be- say.” long-standing regulations foreign aid entirely or to al-
“Criminalization of sex said. cause “foreign entities lack Michel continued, “To of foreign speech, and it has low foreign aid to be used
work compromises sex Since the Leadership Act constitutional rights, so be sure, respondents can no practical justification.” in ways that are contrary to
workers’ health and safety was enacted, the United they cannot bring an un- choose to affiliate with Representing AOSI, at- the interests of the people of
by driving sex work under- States “has committed constitutional conditions foreign entities that must torney David Bowker said this country.”

15 Children Hospitalized in NYC for Mysterious White House to Limit Testimony of

Coronavirus Task Force Members, Memo Says
Illness With Potential Link to COVID-19
CONTINUED FROM A1 wouldn’t let Fauci testify be-
fore a House subcommittee,
TOM OZIMEK wasaki disease with blood dren in New York with the ried parents, PICS said hearing invitations. Excep- although he’s still expected
parameters consistent with unknown syndrome died, in its notice that serious tions may be made only with to testify at a Senate Health,
Fifteen children, aged 2 to severe COVID-19 in chil- all of the ones admitted to illness as a result of CO- the express approval of the Education, Labor, and Pen-
15, many of whom had CO- dren.” intensive care needed ei- VID-19 seems very rare in White House Chief of Staff,” sions Committee hearing on
VID-19 and were recently The NHS alert stated that ther cardiac or respiratory children. it states. May 12.
admitted to New York City abdominal pain and gas- support, or both. Health Meanwhile, the National Dr. Anthony Fauci, head “While the Trump admin-
hospitals, have been diag- trointestinal symptoms authorities said over half Institutes of Health said on of the National Institute istration continues its whole-
nosed with a mysterious ill- have been a common fea- needed blood pressure sup- May 4 it has started enroll- of Allergy and Infectious of-government response to
ness that includes features port and five had to be put ing participants in a study Diseases, and Dr. Deborah COVID-19, including safely
of shock and Kawasaki on a mechanical ventilator. to find out the infection Birx, response coordinator, opening up America again
disease, New York health Health authorities urged rate of COVID-19 in chil- are two task force members and expediting vaccine devel-
authorities said. The NHS alert parents who suspect the dren and their families in who will be restricted from opment, it is counterproduc-
In a May 4 release, the stated that ab- inflammatory syndrome the United States. testifying, along with Dr. tive to have the very individu-
city’s Health Department dominal pain and in their children to seek The government-funded Robert Redfield, head of the als involved in those efforts
described the unknown medical attention imme- study, which will be con- Centers for Disease Control appearing at congressional
disease as a “multisystem gastrointestinal diately, as “early diagnosis ducted completely remote- and Prevention. hearings,” White House
inflammatory syndrome symptoms have and treatment of patients ly, looks to determine how For departments that are spokesman Judd Deere said
potentially associated with meeting full or partial cri- many children infected directly involved in the re- last week.
COVID-19.”
been a common teria for Kawasaki disease with the virus develop sponse to the CCP (Chinese “We are committed to
Demetre Daskalakis, the feature of the new is critical to preventing symptoms of the disease. Communist Party) virus, in working with Congress to
deputy commissioner of illness, as has end-organ damage and The study also looks to order to preserve resources, offer testimony at the appro-
the agency’s Division of other long-term compli- determine whether there no more than four virus- priate time,” he added.
Disease Control, wrote in
heart inflamma- cations.” are differences in the rates related hearings should be Top Democrats reacted
the statement that “the full tion. Kawasaki disease, with of infection between chil- scheduled with relevant strongly to the new restric-
spectrum of disease is not symptoms that can in- dren who have asthma or House and Senate commit- tions.
yet known.” ture of the new illness, as clude high fever and peel- other allergic conditions tees and subcommittees. “Senate needs to hear
The same condition was has heart inflammation. ing skin, causes swelling and children who do not. While other departments, from Dr. Fauci, Dr. Brix, Sec.
recently reported by British NYC Health said that all in the walls of medium- “One interesting feature agencies, and witnesses can Mnuchin. We need to know
authorities, who on April 27 15 children had symptoms sized arteries throughout of this novel coronavirus accept invitations to testify, why so many small business-
published a bulletin noting of fever, either measured or the body, according to the pandemic is that very few agency resources will be pri- es have had trouble getting
a small rise in the number subjective, and more than Mayo Clinic. The disease, children have become sick oritized toward the response loans. We need to know why
of cases of “critically ill chil- half of them reported rash- sometimes called mucocu- with COVID-19 compared efforts, the White House unemployment insurance
dren presenting with an es, abdominal pain, vomit- taneous lymph node syn- to adults,” said Dr. Anthony stated. checks are failing to get to
unusual clinical picture,” ing, or diarrhea. Some had drome, primarily affects Fauci, director of the Na- “The demands on agen- workers. We need to know
Daskalakis noted. respiratory symptoms. children. The inflamma- tional Institute of Allergy cies’ staff and resources are we still don’t have enough
The British notice, issued Ten of the 15 children tion it causes tends to af- and Infectious Diseases, extraordinary in this current tests!” Senate Minority Lead-
by the Paediatric Intensive tested positive for COV- fect the coronary arteries, part of the National Insti- crisis. Agencies must maxi- er Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
Care Society (PICS), said ID-19 or had positive an- which supply blood to the tutes of Health. mize their resources for CO- said in a statement.
many—but not all—of the tibody tests. Polymerase heart. Fauci, also a member of VID-19 response efforts and “The White House is block-
children tested positive chain reaction testing Dr. Howard A. Zucker, the Trump administra- treat hearing requests ac- ing key officials from testify-
for COVID-19, and cited showed four positives, and New York state health com- tion’s coronavirus task cordingly,” the memo states. ing to Congress about the
NHS England, the national 10 negatives, while serology missioner, told The New force, said the study seeks Some invitations to testify response to the coronavirus
health service, which said tests showed six positives York Times on May 4 that to determine if that’s be- will be declined, especially if crisis. This is just the latest
in an alert that “the cases among the ones that ini- state officials are also in- cause children are resis- officials feel that topics over- sign of Trump’s efforts to keep
have in common overlap- tially flagged negative in vestigating the mysterious tant to the infection, or be- lap with another hearing. the truth from the American
ping features of toxic shock the polymerase test. syndrome. cause they are infected but The memo came after the people,” House Speaker Nan-
syndrome and atypical Ka- While none of the 15 chil- Seeking to reassure wor- don’t develop symptoms. Trump administration said it cy Pelosi (D-Calif.) added.
A4 | NATION WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to IRS Rule

SAUL LOEB/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
CONTINUED FROM A1

business owners turn their risk

into wealth by owning their own At issue is a
insurance company.” reporting re-
The company provides advice
to taxpayers on what are called
quirement the
“micro-captive transactions” that IRS uses against
use small insurance companies what it claims are
to reduce taxable income. The IRS
counters that some of those trans- tax-avoidance
actions don’t count as bona fide schemes involving
insurance contracts. small insurance
The Trump administration had
asked the Supreme Court not to companies.
take up the case.
The IRS told the court that when Thanks to the Administrative Pro-
a taxpayer fails to report a micro- cedure Act, law-abiding citizens
captive transaction, it’s reasonable can challenge illegal regulations
to presume that “the suspicious in court, without having to vio-
transaction is in fact an instance of late the regulation first and then
tax avoidance or evasion, and some raise its invalidity as a defense to
tax liability should be imposed.” an enforcement action. Without
Although Congress writes fed- pre-enforcement review, plaintiffs
eral tax laws, in some cases, it has would have to ‘bet the farm’ to ‘test
delegated limited authority to the the validity’ of agency action—a
IRS “to fill in the gaps of tax laws risk most would understandably
through regulation,” according never take. The IRS is not exempt
to the Cato Institute, a libertar- from the APA.”
ian think tank that filed a friend- The 6th Circuit’s ruling is wrong
of-the-court brief. When it fills in The Supreme Court in Washington, on May 4, 2020. and unfair to taxpayers, the com-
these gaps, the Administrative pany contended.
Procedure Act (APA) requires agen- “But once the IRS begins enforce-
cies such as the IRS to do certain Anti‐Injunction Act (AIA), can be jected to the AIA. The 7th and 10th ity can be challenged,” according ment, the Anti-Injunction Act pro-
things, such as allowing a public used to snuff off the company’s Circuits ruled the opposite. to Cato. hibits plaintiffs from suing to ‘re-
comment period, before finalizing appeal before arguments can be “Under the Sixth Circuit’s rea- In its petition to the court, the strain the assessment or collection
regulations. heard. Under that law, a tax can’t be soning, the only recourse against company argued that the IRS of any tax.’”
“Unfortunately, the IRS has ha- challenged until after it has been defective Treasury regulations is should be forced to obey the APA. Under the ruling, “even patently
bitually refused to comply with the collected. After the tax is paid, the to purposely violate the regulation Citing a litany of previous Su- unlawful IRS regulations can be
APA, absent the intervention of the taxpayer files for a refund. and incur increased taxes, penal- preme Court precedents, CIC Ser- insulated from review unless an
courts.” The 6th Circuit found that the ties, and interest while waiting for a vices argued that: individual is willing to risk the im-
In the case at hand, the IRS has monetary penalty was a tax and subsequent enforcement proceed- “Pre-enforcement review is the position of enormous fines and—in
argued that another statute, the therefore, the lawsuit was sub- ing in which the regulation’s valid- lifeblood of administrative law. this case—prison time.”

US Trade Deficit Rises Amid A sharp reduction in crude oil

imports has also been a factor,
Secretary of State Mike Pom-
peo said on May 3 there was “a
since February 2015. Consumer
goods imports fell to $47.4 billion,
Record Drop in Exports with United States becoming an
oil exporter last year. The country
significant amount of evidence”
that the CCP virus emerged from
the lowest since April 2016. Petro-
leum imports slipped $12 billion,
posted a record $2.1 billion petro- a Chinese laboratory. An editorial the lowest since May 2016.
CONTINUED FROM A1 gest since January 2009. Goods leum surplus in March. in China’s state-run Global Times Imports of services amounted to
imports fell 2.3 percent to $193.7 Tensions have flared up between said he was “bluffing.” $38.5 billion in March, the lowest
because of COVID-19. billion in March, the lowest since Washington and Beijing over the In March, imports of goods fell since August 2013.
Imports dropped 6.2 percent to August 2017. origins of the CCP virus, raising to $192.4 billion, the lowest since
$232.2 billion, the lowest since The import number has been fears of an escalation in the trade August 2017. Imports of automo- By Lucia Mutikani
November 2016. The percentage shrinking as the United States war between the two economic tive vehicles, parts, and engines The Epoch Times staff contributed
declines in imports was the big- waged a trade war with China. giants. dropped to $27.8 billion, the lowest to this report.

Newsom Approves Reopening of 2 Orange County Beaches for ‘Active Recreation’

CONTINUED FROM A1 up to $1,000, or arrested, Fox LA said. “And so with deference to
reported, citing Laguna Beach their plans and proposals, which
Ventura counties, Newsom said officials. are unique and distinctive in both
last week, were an example of San Clemente has also reopened cases, we signed off on those and
“what not to do” if California its beaches for active recreation we immediately lifted [restric-
wants to continue its progress only, such as walking or surfing, tions].”
fighting the CCP (Chinese Com- the city said in a statement, not- Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Wha-
munist Party) virus, commonly ing that while its pier was to re- len said in a statement that the
known as the novel coronavirus. open May 5, fishing won’t yet be city appreciates Newsom’s “will-
Laguna Beach will now reopen allowed. Beaches in the city will ingness to work with us to provide California Gov.
weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., be open seven days a week. a responsible, gradual approach Gavin New-
and will only allow active rec- Newsom thanked law enforce- to reopening all beaches” for ac- som speaks
reation—which means jogging, ment and local officials for con- tive recreation. to the press in
surfing, and swimming are fine, structing “an outstanding plan” “This will allow people the op- Los Angeles on
but lying in the sun and bringing to safely reopen beaches in both portunity to walk, jog, swim, and Dec. 19, 2019.
AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
a cooler isn’t OK, according to a cities. surf, and get some fresh air and
copy of the city’s plan. “We worked with them on exercise on a limited basis, but in discussion with other cities rus, with at least 2,254 deaths,
Those who violate the closure guidelines and procedures to ba- not congregate or gather in large to devise plans to reopen more according to government data.
orders, and visit the beach on sically enforce a reopening that is groups,” Whalen said. beaches.
weekends or past 10 a.m., can be phased and appropriate to local Orange County Executive Of- California has reported more The Associated Press contributed
cited with a misdemeanor, fined needs, local conditions,” Newsom ficer Frank Kim said the state is than 54,000 cases of the CCP vi- to this report.

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Trump Administration Releases Virus Relief Funds

to Native American Tribes
MANDEL NGAN/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

ZACHARY STIEBER
The Trump administration has
begun to release some of the CCP
virus relief funding promised to
Native American tribes and ap-
proved by Congress last month.
The initial payout will involve
60 percent of the $8 billion al-
located to tribes. The remaining
money will be distributed based
on the total number of people
employed by the Indian tribe
and any entity owned by tribes,
as well as how much “further
data to be collected related to the
amount of higher expenses faced
by the tribe in the fight against
COVID-19,” according to the gov-
ernment.
The payments will be based on
population data from U.S. Census
figures.
The figures are already used
in the distribution of the Indian
Housing Block Grant, according
to  Treasury Secretary Steven
Mnuchin and Interior Secretary
David Bernhardt, who reached
an agreement on how to disperse
the money.
Initial payments won’t include
corporations in Alaska because
of pending litigation.
“We are pleased to begin mak-
ing $4.8 billion in critical funds The U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington, on Oct. 18, 2018.
available to Tribal governments
in all states,” Mnuchin said in
a statement. “Our approach is funds approved for relief during including her and her family,” Americans.
based on the fair balancing of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Harold Frazier, chairman of the White House adviser Kellyanne
tribal needs.” bill Congress passed allocated We are pleased to Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Conway told reporters in Wash-
Six tribes filed a lawsuit last $8 billion for making payments begin making $4.8 wrote in a letter to Mnuchin and ington that Trump planned on
month to halt funds going “to tribal governments.” Bernhardt arguing for Sweeney’s signing an executive order ad-
to Alaska Native Corporations. Some tribes have taken aim at
billion in critical removal. dressing the issue of missing and
The regional and village corpora- Tara Sweeney, an assistant secre- funds available Chuck Hoskin Jr., chief of Cher- killed indigenous women.
tions were formed after Congress tary in the Interior Department, to Tribal govern- okee Nation, called efforts to dis- “[We’re] redoubling our com-
passed the Alaska Native Claims who had been an executive of the perse funds to the Alaska Native mitment and adding money to
Settlement Act in 1971. Arctic Slope Regional Corp. ments in all states. Corporations a “corporate cash allow us to trace and investigate
The regional corporations own “Charged with a large public Steven Mnuchin, treasury grab of funds meant for Indian and find these missing and mur-
some subsidiaries operating in trust, she unfairly sought to divert secretary tribal governments.” dered women,” Conway said. “I
other states and foreign coun- emergency Tribal Government The announcement from think they’ve been under-count-
tries, according to the complaint. resources to state-chartered, Mnuchin and Bernhardt came as ed for a very long time, and every
Plaintiffs argued the corpora- for-profit corporations owned President Donald Trump traveled one of them counts to us.”
tions shouldn’t receive federal by Alaska Native shareholders, to Arizona to meet with Native Trump would also speak about

CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES

be about 135,000 total deaths
in the United States through
Nearly 400 Pork Plant Workers Without
the start of August. Currently,
the United States has recorded
Symptoms Test Positive for CCP Virus
about 71,000 deaths from the
CCP (Chinese Communist Par- ZACHARY STIEBER transmit the virus when asymp-
ty) virus, a novel coronavirus tomatic, according to federal
that emerged last year in Wu- Hundreds of workers at a pork health officials.
han, China. plant in Missouri have tested Around 17 percent of those
According to the institute, the positive for the CCP virus even who were tested were found
death figures reflect the “rising while not showing any symp- to have the virus as of May 3,
mobility in most U.S. states as toms, state officials said. according to Triumph Foods.
well as the easing of social dis- Nearly 400 employees and People who tested positive were
tancing measures expected in contract workers for Triumph notified and asked to self-isolate
31 states by May 11, indicating Foods tested positive as of the at home for at least seven days.
that growing contacts among latest update, The Hill reported, They will be paid while missing
people will promote transmis- citing the Missouri Department work.
sion of the coronavirus.” of Health and Senior Services Mark Campbell, CEO of Tri-
White House spokesman (DHSS). umph Foods, thanked employ-
Judd Deere on May 4 also dis- The department didn’t im- ees for undergoing testing.
missed  the New York Times mediately respond to a request “The test results will be critical
article and noted that it cited a from The Epoch Times for com- to helping us understand where
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House on
May 5, 2020.
document that isn’t an official ment. the coronavirus is in our facili-
White House document. Officials said they’re working ties and communities,” Camp-
What’s more, he wrote on Twit- on contacting the workers who bell said in a video message.
ter, the document hasn’t “been tested positive as well as tracing “We will continue to deep
Trump Refutes Report That presented to the task force or people who came into contact clean, sanitize, and disinfect
gone through interagency vet- with those who are infected. our workplace, and ask that all
3,000 Will Die per Day in June ting. This data is not reflective of Testing of all Triumph workers of you practice good preventa-
any of the modeling done by the in St. Joseph started last month. tive measures of social distanc-
Coronavirus Task Force or data The DHSS said May 1 that 305 ing, frequent hand washing,
JACK PHILLIPS states reopening their econo- that the task force has analyzed.” workers tested positive, many and wearing a face mask.”
mies too quickly “because that Deere wrote that the White of whom were asymptomatic. As of May 4, Missouri had
President Donald Trump re- [report] assumes no mitigation. House’s phased plans to reopen The testing was done primar- 8,887 total confirmed CCP virus
buked a report that claims that We’re doing mitigation.” the economy are based on data ily on employees who weren’t cases and 383 deaths from CO-
about 3,000 will die from the “When people report back [to and are scientifically driven. showing symptoms of COV- VID-19. Hundreds of patients
CCP virus per day by June 1, say- work], they’re going to be so- “The health of the Ameri- ID-19. Symptoms include chills, remain in hospitals, including
ing it was based on an internal cial distancing, they’re going can people remains President fatigue, and fever. about 100 on ventilators.
document that didn’t include to be washing their hands, and Trump’s top priority and that “We appreciate the willing- Meat processing companies
mitigation efforts. they’re going to be doing the will continue as we monitor the ness from employees of Tri- have struggled amid the pan-
The White House document things you’re supposed to do,” efforts by states to ease restric- umph Foods to be tested and demic with outbreaks of the
was reported on  by The New the president told reporters. tions,” he said, adding that the the collaboration with local virus, and a number of plants
York Times, and it made the “We won’t be going into stadi- reopening measures are under health care providers to help have shut down in recent weeks.
prediction that the death toll ums full bore yet, you know, for the guidance of the “top health prevent further spread of CO- Among approximately 130,000
would nearly double by the end events and soccer and football and infectious disease experts VID-19 in this community. workers across 19 states, nearly
of June. It also claimed that the and all of the different events— in the federal govevrnment.” Partnering with providers and 5,000 cases were confirmed, a
death toll would increase after baseball. I hope baseball can get A number of states are work- local health departments to test government report said last
states move to open up their going. But they won’t be going ing to allow some businesses to people, both symptomatic and week. Twenty of those patients
economies. in full bore yet. At some point, reopen as significant economic asymptomatic, is part of our have died.
“There remains a large num- hopefully in the not-too-distant losses mount, and more than 20 ‘box-in’ strategy with this virus Facilities that have remained
ber of counties whose burden future. But that report is a no- million Americans have filed for moving forward,” Dr. Randall open or later reopened have
continues to grow,” the Centers mitigation report, and we are unemployment benefits over the Williams, director of DHSS, said adopted a range of measures,
for Disease Control and Preven- mitigating.” past two months. The governors in a statement announcing the including installing outdoor
tion (CDC) warned in the New Meanwhile, the Institute for of some states have also warned testing. break areas, plexiglass barriers
York Times report. Health Metrics and Evaluation that critical services will be cut A significant percentage of between workers, and adjusted
Trump told reporters on May at the University of Washington amid budget shortfalls caused people who contract the illness stop and start times of shifts and
5 that he isn’t concerned about is now estimating that there will by the pandemic. never show symptoms, and can breaks.
A6 | NATION WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020

MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP PHOTO

Republicans Request
Answers From
FBI Director on
Flynn Case, Seek to
Interview FBI Figures
CONTINUED FROM A1 ing the interview on Jan.
24, 2017. The interview was
They also asked Wray to conducted by Peter Strzok,
explain when he “personally who was at the time the FBI
first learned of the FBI’s mis- head of counterintelligence
conduct with respect to LTG operations, and another FBI
Flynn,” explain “why the agent, whom The Epoch
Committee and the Ameri- Times and other media have
can public are learning of identified as Joe Pientka.
the FBI’s misconduct with The interview had focused
respect to LTG Flynn from on Flynn’s phone calls with
court filings rather than then-Russian Ambassador
from [Wray],” and explain to the United States Sergey
“whether [Wray] or any Kislyak in 2016. Flynn in
other member of the FBI’s his guilty plea said that he
senior leadership prevented made false statements about
or delayed the disclosure of a conversation he had with Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, leaves federal court in Washington on Sept. 10, 2019.
additional exculpatory in- Kislyak. In late January, Fly-
formation to LTG Flynn and nn formally asked the judge TOM BRENNER/FILE PHOTO/REUTERS

his legal team.” overseeing the sentencing to to confront LTG Flynn about
allow him to withdraw his a potential violation of an
‘Perjury Trap’ guilty plea. The FBI pursued obscure and rarely charged
The Republican congress- The recently unsealed FBI LTG Flynn despite offense, with the real goal of
men noted in their letter documents also showed that knowing that he forcing LTG Flynn’s resigna-
to Wray that  FBI docu- on Jan. 4, 2017—nearly three tion or prosecution,” Jordan
ments unsealed on April 29 weeks prior to the Jan. 24, was not a Russian and Johnson wrote, refer-
showed that “the FBI had 2017, interview with Flynn— agent and even ring to the Logan Act.
apparently sought to set a the FBI’s Washington field
perjury trap for LTG Flynn office had concluded there
after the FBI be- nn“The FBI pursued LTG Fly-
despite knowing that he
during an interview on Jan. were no more leads to fol- came aware that was not a Russian agent and
24, 2017.” low and that the FBI should a central piece even after the FBI became
Jordan and Johnson point- close the Flynn probe, Jor- aware that a central piece
ed out that part of the un- dan and Johnson noted in of evidence of of evidence of alleged Rus-
sealed documents showed their letter. alleged Russia sia collusion—the so-called
a handwritten note dated But Strzok urged the of- FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Judi- collusion—the Steele dossier—was based
Jan. 24, 2017, and reportedly fice to keep the Flynn probe ciary Committee in Washington on Feb. 5, 2020. on Russian disinformation.”
written by Bill Priestap, in open and noted that “the so-called Steele Declassified information
which Priestap had asked FBI’s senior leadership on admit to violating the Logan would see the expulsion of dossier—was in early April on the Steele
whether the FBI’s goal in the ‘seventh floor’ was ‘in- Act or to lie about the con- Russian diplomats and a based on Russian dossier showed that a por-
interviewing Flynn was to volved,’” the congressmen versation so that he could be United Nations vote on Is- tion of the dossier likely was
seek the truth or to catch wrote in their letter, citing prosecuted or fired.” raeli settlements. disinformation. the product of a Russian
Flynn in a lie. “What’s our internal FBI text messages FBI officials had devel- The 1799 Logan Act pro- Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike
disinformation campaign,
goal? Truth/Admission or as seen in documents filed oped a theory that Flynn hibits private U.S. citizens Johnson and that the FBI was aware
to—get him [Flynn] to lie, so in a federal court on April broke the Logan Act by from conducting diplomacy that such disinformation
we can prosecute him or get 30. conveying to Kislyak the on their own with countries It was Flynn’s job, as part of may have compromised
him fired?” the note read. The congressmen wrote, positions of the incoming that the United States has a Trump’s transition team, to the dossier.
Flynn pleaded guilty on citing handwritten notes, administration on several dispute with. Nobody has establish relations with for-
Dec. 1, 2017, to one count that “the FBI’s goal was ei- diplomatic issues—includ- ever been successfully pros- eign officials. Petr Svab contributed to
of lying to FBI agents dur- ther getting LTG Flynn to ing new sanctions that ecuted for violating the law. “The FBI ignored protocol this report.

STR/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

sible immunity to future

infection. Trump Says Bailouts for Democratic-
The FDA said it’s taken Run States Are Unfair to Republicans
action against firms for
unlawfully marketing tests JACK PHILLIPS tion, said Congress should
by detaining and refusing approve funding to states.
illegitimate test kits at the President Donald Trump “To stabilize state budgets
border and will publicly said on May 4 that states and to make sure states have
share information regarding shouldn’t expect federal the resources to battle the vi-
those commercial manu- bailouts amid the CCP virus rus and provide the services
facturers that are currently pandemic. the American people rely
marketing tests under its “I think Congress is in- on, Congress must provide
March 16 policy who fail to clined to do a lot of things, immediate fiscal assistance
submit an EUA within 10 but I don’t think they’re directly to all states,” Hogan
business days. inclined to do bailouts. A said in a statement in April,
“We will keep up our work bailout is different than, adding that states “must be
to stop illicit tests from en- you know, reimbursing for allowed to use any state sta-
tering the U.S., and we en- the plague,” Trump told bilization funds for replace-
courage states, hospitals, the New York Post, adding ment of lost revenue.”
A medical worker is collecting a sample at a middle school as students receive nucleic acid test- and consumers to be on that there would likely be a Hogan stressed that if
ing for the CCP virus in Guangzhou, China, on April 21, 2020. high alert and to make in- strong economic rebound Congress doesn’t appropri-
formed purchasing deci- after the worst of the CCP ate around $500 billion for
sions regarding these tests,” (Chinese Communist Party) states to meet budget prob-
FDA Boosts Scrutiny of Virus the agency stated.
While antibody tests have
virus pandemic subsides.
“It’s not fair to the Repub-
lems, then states will have
to make major reductions
Antibody Tests as Fakes Flood Market been rolled out across the
United States, researchers
licans because all the states
that need help—they’re run
to “critically important ser-
vices” around the United
have questioned their ac- by Democrats in every case,” States.
CONTINUED FROM A1 At the time the policy was icies outlined in our March curacy and reliability, as the president said. “Florida Trump’s comments con-
issued on March 16, the FDA 16 guidance, as well as the some have provided high is doing phenomenal, Texas trast with those of New York
companies that sell the tests had been under pressure to updated guidance.” rates of false positives. The is doing phenomenal, the Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who
are now required to send move quickly following a The FDA said that to date, World Health Organization Midwest is, you know, fan- in April criticized Senate
the FDA an application for slow ramp-up of COVID-19 12 antibody tests have been also cautioned in April that tastic—very little debt.” Majority Leader Mitch Mc-
“emergency-use authoriza- diagnostic tests that hin- authorized under an indi- there’s no proof yet that a He noted that Illinois, New Connell’s (R-Ky.) statement
tion” (EUA), along with data dered public health efforts. vidual EUA, most within just patient who has recovered York, and California—which that states should declare
showing the tests’ accuracy “Flexibility never meant the past few days, and more is immune from becoming are run by Democratic gov- bankruptcy.
within 10 business days, we would allow fraud,” FDA than 200 antibody tests are reinfected. ernors and have Democratic McConnell’s remark, ac-
the agency said in a state- officials Anand Shah and currently the subject of a In its statement this week, majorities in state legisla- cording to Cuomo, was “the
ment. Tests will need to be Jeff Shuren wrote in a state- pre-EUA or EUA review. the FDA said the public tures—have “tremendous most un-American, most
found 90 percent “sensitive,” ment this week. “We unfor- Serology tests, or blood needs to understand the debt.” uncharitable, ugly state-
or able to detect CCP virus tunately see unscrupulous tests for antibodies, are used limitations of antibody tests “I don’t think the Republi- ment of all time” and said
antibodies, and 95 percent actors marketing fraudulent to determine who has been and noted that all tests can cans want to be in a position New York contributes more
“specific,” or able to avoid test kits and using the pan- previously been infected provide “at least some false where they bail out states taxes and revenue than it
false-positive results. demic as an opportunity to with the virus. Since the results,” even those deemed that are, that have been mis- gets back.
Previously, the FDA faced take advantage of Ameri- CCP (Chinese Communist “high-performing.” managed over a long period But Trump told the Post
criticism for only requir- cans’ anxiety. Party) virus, commonly “That is why antibody tests of time,” Trump said. the state has “hostile” sen-
ing companies  selling vi- “Some test developers known as the novel corona- should only be used as part Democrats have said that ators, Chuck Schumer (D-
rus antibody tests to attest have falsely claimed their virus, can be easily spread of a well-conceived testing approving funding for mu- N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand
their product is valid and serological tests are FDA by people with no symp- plan and why the results nicipalities and states is a (D-N.Y.), who “come in and
label them as unapproved, approved or authorized. toms, widespread antibody should always be interpret- priority for the fourth piece want things.”
attracting 170 companies to Others have falsely claimed testing is seen as a critical ed by appropriate experts,” of stimulus legislation. “It’s not like a working en-
the antibody test market, in- that their tests can diagnose piece toward getting Ameri- it stated. Maryland’s Republican vironment that you want
cluding unscrupulous ven- COVID-19 or that they are cans back to work safely, as Gov. Larry Hogan, who to be involved with. I never
dors making false claims, for at-home testing, which the presence of antibodies to Reuters contributed to this serves as the chairman of the even had a phone call from
Reuters reported last week. would fall outside of the pol- the virus may indicate pos- report. National Governors Associa- Schumer or Kirsten,” he said.
 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 BUSINESS | A7

Virus Threatens Future of Already-Struggling Transit Systems

CHUNG I HO/THE EPOCH TIMES

BOSTON—Before the pandem-

ic, public transit users in cities
around the country bonded over
a slew of ills that plagued aging
subway systems, from delays and
breakdowns to the occasional de-
railment.
Now, those systems are grap-
pling with a new reality—drasti-
cally plummeting ridership and
revenue caused by a stealthy virus
that’s also sickening and killing
transit workers.
With no clear predictions about
when most riders will feel safe
enough to return, public trans-
portation networks from Boston
to Washington to New York to
Chicago are doing their best to
hold on.
New York’s subway will halt its
storied overnight service starting
at 1 a.m. on May 6 to allow for ad-
ditional cleaning and disinfecting
of cars and stations. The stoppage
has some people wondering if
all-night service will ever resume
in the cash-strapped system,
although Gov. Andrew Cuomo
pledged on May 5 that it will be
back when the pandemic is over.
The future feels especially shaky
in Boston, home of the nation’s
oldest subway system and a poster An empty subway train during typical rush hour in New York on April 8, 2020.
child for unreliable public transit.
A few years ago, the city abrupt- CHUNG I HO/THE EPOCH TIMES

ly withdrew what was seen as a Patrick Foye said, “the present and
strong bid for the 2024 Olympics future of the MTA are in serious
after incredulous commuters Now public transit jeopardy.”
asked how it could even think systems nation- Meanwhile, the agency, which
about hosting the Games with a wide are grap- has 70,000 employees, has seen at
system that often can’t get them least 95 employees die from con-
to work on time. pling with a new firmed or suspected COVID-19
The Massachusetts Bay Trans- reality — drasti- cases.
portation Authority (MBTA), the While an MTA-commissioned
nation’s fourth-busiest public
cally plummet- study estimated 60 percent of
transit system, is now running a ing ridership and riders could return to the transit
modified Saturday schedule and revenue caused system by fall, Foye acknowledged
has about 20 percent of its typical “no one really knows” if that will
ridership on buses. On subways, by a stealthy virus happen.
ridership is just 8 percent of a typi- that’s also sicken- The pandemic arrived at a time
cal pre-pandemic day. ing and killing when the proliferation of bike-
Despite the skeletal ridership sharing and ride-sharing services
and declining revenue from ad- transit workers. was already chipping away at sub- Times Square subway station in New York on April 15, 2020.
vertising on buses, subways, and way ridership.
trams, there’s been no talk of shut- about $840 million of those funds. “A change that was going to take tan Area Transit Authority an- critical mission. Others, requiring
tering the system, even as the virus The beleaguered transit system— five to 10 years has basically taken nounced in April it will suspend riders to enter and exit buses from
has sickened dozens of employ- which was already struggling to place overnight,” said Tom Wright, Silver Line service and close nine the rear door to protect drivers,
ees—mostly bus drivers—and replace 30-year-old subway and president of urban planning think stations in Northern Virginia from have abandoned some fare col-
killed one. trolley cars—is projecting a $231 tank Regional Plan Association. Memorial Day through fall to re- lection efforts altogether.
“We certainly have seen a dura- million budget deficit for the fiscal Against that backdrop, New build platforms and connect the Even in the midst of the public
ble level of ridership,” MBTA Gen- year that ends June 30. York’s legislature approved a Silver Line to the Metro’s existing health crisis, transit officials are
eral Manager Steve Poftak said. Weekday subway ridership typi- first-in-the-nation “congestion network. beginning to think about the fu-
“We get every indication from the cally tops 5 million in New York, pricing” plan in 2019 to fund des- Ridership at some stations cur- ture—including how to ensure
timing of the trips that many of the nation’s busiest public transit perately needed improvements to rently totals just 1,200 people riders feel safe when maintain-
these folks are health care workers system. But overall mass transit the 116-year-old subway system. per weekday, less than 5 percent ing a distance from others at rush
and health care personnel.” use has plummeted more than 90 The scheduled early 2021 rollout of normal traffic, Metro general hour is hard to imagine.
The coronavirus aid bill ap- percent in recent weeks. to charge motorists entering Man- manager Paul Wiedefeld said in The MBTA is already providing
proved by Congress and signed by The Metropolitan Transporta- hattan’s central business district a statement. bus drivers with a button to push
President Donald Trump included tion Authority has received about is now unlikely, Foye said. Even with the economic hit, few if their bus becomes too crowded,
$25 billion in public transit grants $3.8 billion from the relief bill, but In Washington, officials with urban transit systems are trying allowing managers to transfer
to help agencies contend with the the agency says it needs double the nation’s second-busiest public to boost ridership now. other buses to the area, transit
coronavirus. that amount of aid to help cover an transit system are using plummet- Some transportation systems, officials said.
MBTA Chief Financial Offi- operating loss it estimates could ing ridership to shut down stations such as the Chicago Transit Au-
cer Mary Ann O’Hara has said reach $8.5 billion. Without addi- and accelerate construction plans. thority, are actively trying to dis- By Steve LeBlanc & David Porter
the system should be eligible for tional federal funding, MTA head The Washington Metropoli- courage riders who aren’t on a From The Associated Press

CARL COURT/GETTY IMAGES

UK CAR SALES France has rejected a rejected because the WALGREENS
request from e-commerce closure of the sites is the
UK New Car Sales giant Amazon to tap a consequence of a court Walgreens to
Plunge 97 Percent state-funded scheme to ruling and not of a drop in Restore Standard
to Lowest Level subsidize furloughed activity,” the French labor Operating Hours
employees at its six closed ministry said.
Since 1946 warehouses in the country. — From Reuters at Most US Stores
Amazon’s French
British new car sales warehouses, which LYFT Drugstore chain
slumped by an annual 97 employ about 10,000 Walgreens Boots Alliance
percent in April to the low- people on permanent Lyft Offers New Inc. said it would resume
est level of any month since and interim contracts, Cheaper Rides standard operating hours
February 1946 as factories have been shut since April at most of its stores across
and dealerships shut due 16 after court rulings
With More the United States.
to the CCP virus outbreak. ordered the company to Waiting Time The company, which
The collapse in car sales limit deliveries to a list of operates over 9,000
puts more pressure on the essential goods during the Lyft Inc. said it would drugstores across the
UK economy, which is on Vauxhall cars are displayed for sale at a Vauxhall dealership in CCP virus. expand its program that country, in March
course for an unprecedent- Luton, England, on March 6, 2017. provides cheaper rides to
The Seattle-based group announced reduced
ed quarterly contraction of said it would keep paying customers willing to wait operating hours at most
at least 7 percent, a survey Oil prices jumped again on last four sessions. its French employees longer for their pick-ups, at of the stores following the
showed, as the CCP (Chi- hopes for a recovery in ve- Brent crude futures were their full salary during a time when curbs against COVID-19 pandemic.
nese Communist Party) hicle traffic and fuel demand up 7.4 percent, or $2.02, the temporary warehouse the CCP virus outbreak Certain stores,
virus crimps activity. as some European and Asian at $29.22. closures, but it also filed a have brought its affordable specifically those
— From Reuters countries along with several — From Reuters formal request last week shared services to a halt. in tourist regions,
U.S. states began to ease CCP to benefit from the state Under Lyft’s “Wait and downtown city centers,
virus lockdown measures. AMAZON scheme under which the Save” pilot program, which or markets with
OIL
West Texas Intermediate government pledges to will be available across the government-mandated
Oil Prices crude futures were up 9.6 France Deals pay 70 percent of the gross United States and Canada, curfews, will continue
Extend Gains on percent, or $1.95, at $22.34 Blow to Amazon salary of workers placed riders can pay less than the to operate under the
per barrel 1000 GMT. on furlough during the standard option and will adjusted timings, the
Demand Hopes as The U.S. benchmark has as Warehouses pandemic. not have to share the ride. company said.
Lockdowns Ease closed higher for the Remain Shut “The request ... has been — From Reuters — From Reuters
A8 | WORLD WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020

AP PHOTO/MATIAS DELACROIX

Trump Denies
US Role in What
Venezuela Says
Was ‘Mercenary’
Incursion
WASHINGTON—President In a state television ad-
Donald Trump on May 5 dress, Maduro said authori-
denied any involvement by ties arrested 13 “terrorists”
the U.S. government in what on May 4 involved in what
Venezuelan officials have he described as a plot coor-
called a failed armed incur- dinated with Washington to
sion in the South American enter the country via the Ca-
ribbean coast and oust him.
Before dawn on May 3, Security forces guard the shore area and a boat that authorities claim was used by a group of armed men, in the port city of La
officials say the first attack Guaira, Venezuela, on May 3, 2020.
It has nothing
started on a beach near Ven-
to do with our ezuela’s port city of La Gu- to a person familiar with the tion has shown no apparent global spread of the CCP fighters had infiltrated Ven-
government. aira when security forces matter. interest in military action virus. ezuelan territory and were
made the first two arrests The State Department did as it pursues what it calls a May 4 arrests come after in the first stage of a mission
President Donald Trump and killed eight others at- not provide any immediate “maximum pressure” strat- Maduro’s regime on May 3 to recruit members of the
tempting to make a landing comment on the arrests. egy against Maduro. announced it had thwarted security forces to join their
country that led to the cap- by speedboats. U.S. officials, speaking on a “mercenary incursion.” cause.
ture of two American “mer- Maduro showed what he condition of anonymity, had Guaido: Maduro Seeks to Goudreau released a video An investigation found
cenaries.” said were the U.S. passports strongly denied any U.S. gov- Distract identifying himself as an that Goudreau had been
Trump made the com- and other identification ernment role in the incur- Since early 2019, the United organizer of the operation, working with a retired Ven-
ment to reporters at the cards belonging to Airan sions. States and dozens of other alongside dissident Venezu- ezuelan army general—who
White House after socialist Berry and Luke Denman, Venezuela and the United countries have recognized elan military officer Javier now faces U.S. narcotics
Venezuelan regime leader whom he said were in cus- States broke diplomatic ties opposition leader Juan Nieto. He identified one of charges—to train dozens
Nicolas Maduro on May 4 tody and had been working in 2019 amid heightened Guaido as the legitimate the fighters as “Commander of deserters from Venezue-
said authorities there had with Jordan Goudreau, an tensions, so there is no U.S. interim president. Sequea,” which appeared to la’s security forces at secret
detained two U.S. citizens American military veteran Embassy in Caracas. But Maduro remains in be a reference to Antonio Se- camps inside neighboring
working with a U.S. military who leads a Florida-based Washington has waged a power, backed by the mili- quea, who was identified by Colombia. The goal was to
veteran who has claimed security company called campaign of tough econom- tary as well as Russia, Cuba, state television as one of the mount a cross-border raid
responsibility for the foiled Silvercorp USA. ic sanctions and diplomatic and China, which some people arrested. that would end in Maduro’s
operation. The two detained Ameri- measures against Venezuela U.S. officials say privately Silvercorp’s website de- arrest.
“We’ll find out. We just cans, former special opera- in an effort to oust Maduro, is a source of frustration for scribes Goudreau as a
heard about it,” Trump said tions forces members who accusing him of having Trump. “highly decorated Special By Steve Holland & Matt
when asked about the in- had served with Goudreau, rigged elections in 2018. The Venezuelan govern- Forces Iraq and Afghanistan Spetalnick
cident and the Americans’ were believed to be in the But while Trump has re- ment, presiding over an veteran.” The Associated Press con-
arrests. “But it has nothing custody of Venezuelan mili- peatedly said all options are economic meltdown, is also Goudreau said by tele- tributed to this report
to do with our government.” tary intelligence, according on the table, his administra- struggling to cope with the phone on May 4 that 52 other From Reuters

Libyan PM Calls for Renewed UN Talks Amid Vatican Says Internal Migrants Should
Have Same Rights as Refugees
Increased Tensions
-/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
ROME—The Vatican says inter-
CAIRO—The head of Libya’s in- nal migrants should have the
ternationally recognized govern- same legal protections as refu- The Vatican pub-
ment on May 5 called for a renewal gees and says their children lished a booklet
of U.N.-brokered talks to end divi- should have the right to birth of pastoral guide-
sions in the oil-rich country, amid certificates, education, and to
escalating military clashes and be reunited with their parents lines to care for in-
increasing tensions between the if separated. ternally displaced
main players in the capital Tripoli. The Vatican on May 5 published people—migrants
Libya has been in turmoil since a booklet of pastoral guidelines
2011 when a civil war toppled long- to care for internally displaced who are forced to
time dictator Moammar Gadhafi, people—migrants who are flee their homes
who was later killed. The coun- forced to flee their homes be- because of conflict,
try has since split between rival cause of conflict, natural disas-
administrations in the east and ters, or persecution but don’t natural disasters,
the west, each backed by armed cross international borders to or persecution but
groups. seek asylum elsewhere. don’t cross inter-
In 2019, eastern-based forces un- More than 40 million people
der military commander Khalifa are believed to be displaced national borders
Hifter launched an offensive try- within their own countries. to seek asylum
ing to take Tripoli, clashing with Lybian Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj speaks during a press conference in the Pope Francis has made the elsewhere.
an array of militias loosely allied capital city of Tripoli on April 13, 2020. plight of refugees a hallmark of
with the U.N.-supported but weak his papacy, calling for countries
government in the capital. pendent body appointed by the influence over those parties, move to welcome, protect, promote, nally displaced people is their
Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj on Libyan Parliament in Tripoli and is in the same direction and that is and integrate anyone who is “invisibility,” and that outside
May 5 urged political forces to a rare check on the misappropria- towards political talks,” he said. forced to leave their homes. The aid groups often have difficulty
quickly resume U.N.-brokered tion of funds. The U.N.-backed prime minister new guidelines apply that appeal reaching them because of gov-
talks to reach a comprehensive The audit bureau accused the In- has become more isolated, both to internal migrants and lay out ernment restrictions on access
road map toward elections. terior Ministry of “forcibly disap- internationally and domestically, ways the Catholic Church can inside their own borders, said
He said the road map could in- pearing” Reda Gergab to prevent said Jalel Harchaoui, a Libya ex- help through advocacy, educa- Amaya Valcárcel, the interna-
clude amending a landmark U.N.- him from uncovering financial pert at The Netherlands Institute tion, aid, and spiritual assis- tional coordinator for the Jesuit
brokered agreement to unite the irregularities and blocking the of International Relations. tance. Refugee Service.
country in 2015 and appoint a new ministry’s large and suspicious “Serraj has been under many The guidelines call for internal
government or agree on a plan for transactions. contradictory sources of pressure, migrants to receive the same By Nicole Winfield
elections in the short term. Although the Tripoli-based gov- and his position has become less U.N.-sanctioned humanitarian From The Associated Press
“This call comes as state institu- ernment was set up by the U.N. tenable. His call for a return to the protections as refugees, noting
tions are increasingly divided, and and recognized by Western coun- U.N. process fits within that con- that the same forces, dangers, ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

some officials in these institutions tries, many of its institutions, in- text of great frailty,” he said. and vulnerabilities are at play.
have individually made decisions cluding the Interior Ministry, are Sarraj’s move came two weeks It says the church should ad-
that exceeded their role and their in reality staffed and controlled by after Hifter declared the U.N.-bro- vocate for family reunifications
authority,” Sarraj said. unruly militias. kered deal that created the Tripoli- when children are separated
Sarraj was apparently referring Justifying Gergab’s detention, based government “a thing of the from their parents. To avoid new
to increasing tensions between the Interior Ministry argued that past,” and pledged his authorities generations of stateless children,
his government and the Tripoli- the public health crisis caused would move toward creating a it calls for the church to press
based Central Bank of Libya and by the coronavirus pandemic new government. governments to issue birth cer-
with an anti-graft body. The bank required the disbursal of urgent The declaration has threatened tificates for children of internal
has resisted attempts by Sarraj’s funds “to rescue the Libyan peo- to deepen the chasm between east migrants, and says the church
government to use the country’s ple” and that the government is and west Libya and further com- itself can step in to issue its own
foreign reserves to stave off finan- merely “carrying out responsi- plicate U.N. efforts to broker a po- forms of identification via school
cial catastrophe. The central bank bilities” undermined by the anti- litical settlement to the civil war. documents or baptismal certifi-
holds the country’s oil revenues corruption agency. Fighting escalated on May 5 as cates for Catholics.
and billions of dollars in foreign U.N. spokesman Stephane Du- Tripoli-allied militias attempted to Cardinal Michael Czerney,
reserves. jarric said Sarraj’s message was the take a military base held by Hifter Francis’s top adviser on migra-
Tensions rose to the surface on same message the U.N. has been forces in Tripoli. Hifter’s self-styled tion, presented the new guide-
May 4 when the audit bureau in pushing. Libyan Arab Armed Forces said lines on May 5, noting they fol-
Tripoli announced that its admin- “In a return to the U.N.-support- they repelled the attack. low similar ones issued for the People wearing protective masks
istrative director was abducted by ed political discussions it’s impor- pastoral care of refugees and stand outside the Selam Palace, a
a militia tied to the Interior Min- tant that all the parties involved, By Samy Magdy victims of human trafficking. structure occupied by migrants, in
istry. The audit bureau is an inde- whether Libyan or those who have From The Associated Press The key problem about inter- Rome on April 7, 2020.
 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 WORLD | A9

Exclusive: Lesotho’s Murdered First Lady Agreed

to Divorce on Day She Died—Sources
GULSHAN KHAN/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

MASERU—Hours before she not to speak to the press.

was shot dead on the outskirts “He’s waiting for the police to
of the capital, Lesotho’s former lodge a complaint to court so
first lady, Lipolelo Thabane, that he can clear his name,” Tha-
made a surprising decision. bane’s private secretary, Thabo
According to both a close Thakalekoala, said by telephone.
friend and a well-connected First Lady Maesaiah also
businessman, she agreed to “wants to present her side of
divorce her husband, Prime the story,” her adviser, Manama
Minister Thomas Thabane, after Letsie, told Reuters. “But she has
years of refusing to make way already been found guilty in the
for her rival. public [opinion] court.”
With the blessing of that rival— The high-profile murder case
Thabane’s current wife and first has destabilized a country al-
lady—the entrepreneur, Teboho ready in turmoil.
Mojapela, met with Lipolelo on Lesotho has seen four mili-
the day of her death to mediate. tary coups since independence
“She said, ‘I am ready to free from Britain in 1966. South Af-
him,’” Mojapela told Reuters. “‘I rica, for whom this nation of
just want to be looked after.’” jagged green mountains is an
The exchange was confirmed important source of tap water,
by her friend and confidante is sometimes drawn in to help
Thato Sibolla, who was present resolve upheavals, and it has
at the meeting. stepped in as a mediator in the
Lipolelo’s change of heart, latest crisis.
which has not previously been
reported, adds a new twist to a Fateful Days
scandal that has attracted rare Thabane was an up-and-com-
international attention to Leso- ing politician in the All Basotho Prime Minister of Lesotho Thomas Motsoahae Thabane (C) in Pretoria on Aug. 20, 2017.
tho, the tiny kingdom of 2 mil- Convention (ABC) party when REUTERS/SUMAYA HISHAM

lion people tucked inside South he divorced his first wife, Yayi, said she feared her life was in
Africa. and married Lipolelo in 1987. danger, Sibolla and a neighbor
Gunmen ambushed Lipolelo, By the time he became prime recalled.
58, in her car as she made her minister in 2012, he had filed Mojapela, a wealthy money-
way home on the outskirts of for another divorce so he could lender known to friends as J.P.,
the capital Maseru on June 14, marry Maesaiah. was a friend of Thabane and
2017. Sibolla was with her in the Maesaiah had gone to court Maesaiah, Sibolla said, and Li-
vehicle. in 2015 to claim the right to be polelo hoped he could mediate
Two days after the killing, Tha- a truce between them.
bane, now 80, was sworn in for a Before meeting with Lipolelo,
second term. Two months later, Mojapela says he sought the
he married Lipolelo’s successor The high-profile blessing of Thabane and Mae-
and one-time rival Maesaiah Li- murder case has saiah. Maesaiah told him “by
abiloe Ramoholi, now Maesaiah destabilised a all means” mediate, he said, but
Thabane. do not expect the two women to
Police charged Maesaiah with country already in meet face-to-face.
The road where Lipolelo Thabane, estranged wife of Lesotho Prime Minister
Lipolelo’s murder in February turmoil. On May 6, Sibolla and Lipolelo Thomas Thabane, was gunned down on June 14, 2017, in Hamasana village
and named Thabane as a sus- set off in Lipolelo’s grey Chevro- near Maseru, Lesotho, on Feb. 19, 2020.
pect, although he has yet to be the first lady on the basis of a let minivan to meet Mojapela at
formally charged in court. They 2012 so-called customary mar- his lavish house, decked with
both deny any involvement. riage—a practice common in a Italian-style curtains and gilded Thabane’s private secretary, engaged in a deadly turf war.
In Thabane’s case, the high number of African countries furniture, in the South African Thakalekoala, said he was not Three men linked to the gang
court must first decide whether that entitles a man to more than border town of Ladybrand. aware of a mediation attempt. received calls from the phones
he can be prosecuted while in one wife. He told them Maesaiah want- Neither was Maesaiah’s close of Thabane and Maesaiah in the
office. The case has been post- She lost the case in 2015, on ed more than anything to be the friend, Motlatsi Kompi. The first days leading up to the killing, he
poned indefinitely due to the the grounds that Lipolelo was first lady. Lipolelo gave her as- lady’s aide, Letsie, declined to said. Police issued arrest war-
COVID-19 pandemic, although still married to Thabane. sent. comment. rants for them, but they remain
Lesotho remains one of a small “There was this perpetual After Lipolelo and Sibolla left, Shortly afterward, Lipolelo at large.
number of nations yet to register animosity between them,” Le- Mojapela headed back to Mas- was dead. Finishing up at the Chinese
a case. sotho’s Deputy Police Commis- eru, where he says he met Tha- “I saw the blood running restaurant, Mojapela says he
Thabane’s own government sioner Paseka Mokete, in charge bane and Maesaiah at the Fu Li down,” said Sibolla, who was headed to a friend’s house
is trying to force him from of- of the murder investigation, told Chinese restaurant at around shot twice in the side in the where, at around 8 p.m., his
fice before the end of July when Reuters. 6 p.m. and relayed Lipolelo’s attack. “She was quite light in bodyguard delivered the news
he said he was willing to step Three days before the killing, message. complexion, so you could really of Lipolelo’s death.
down. It is unclear if he will bow a Sunday, Lipolelo asked Sibolla “Maesaiah asked me to be see it.” “I was disgusted. I cried,” he
to their demands. to call Mojapela, a politically more specific about what she Police found 9mm pistol shells said. “There was absolutely no
Thabane and his wife declined connected businessman who wants,” Mojapela said. at the scene, Mokete, the deputy need for this woman to be as-
to be interviewed or respond to had funded the ruling party’s Reuters couldn’t confirm the commissioner, said. He added sassinated.”
written questions while the case election campaign. meeting. When a reporter vis- that the assassination was car-
is pending, and their lawyers Lipolelo seemed jumpy, was ited the restaurant, it was under ried out by one of several gangs By Tim Cocks
said they had been instructed sleeping at friends’ houses, and new management. of traditional musicians who are From Reuters

ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/GETTY IMAGES

BRAZIL hundreds of people who Bond film “A View to a Kill” weeks, with the prime
had flocked to liquor shops was filmed in the 1980s, minister warning that
Brazil’s Bolsonaro when they opened in a beekeeper Franck Portefaix failure to comply with a
Confirms His Top relaxation of the world’s says it could be the best gradual easing of curbs
Cop Appointee biggest lockdown, which is season in four decades. risked a second wave of
set to run until May 17. “The blossom was almost infections.
Replaced Rio The Delhi state govern- three weeks early and The government started
Police Chief ment announced the “spe- the harvest is very, very to ease some restric-
cial corona fee” in a public good,” said Portefaix, who tions this week, allow-
Brazilian President Jair notice. followed his parents into ing restaurants to open
Bolsonaro confirmed — From Reuters beekeeping 30 years ago. but at only 30 percent of
the replacement of the The challenge for capacity.
federal police chief in FRANCE beekeepers in 2020 will be Prime Minister Has-
Rio de Janeiro, where selling the plentiful early san Diab told a meeting
two of his sons are under Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks at the Planalto Palace French supplies. Across France, of the country’s supreme
in Brasilia on April 29, 2020.
investigation. Beekeepers Look mayors have closed open- defense council that
It was the first move by to Lockdown Exit air markets or imposed “citizens did not comply
the new national head of pressing him to change the 70 percent on retail liquor stringent conditions on with the restrictions and
the federal police Rolando police chiefs. purchases, to deter large to Sell Bumper openings, part of measures measures that are being
Alexandre Souza, who Bol- — From Reuters gatherings at stores as Honey Harvest to curb the spread of the gradually reduced.”
sonaro swore in quickly authorities ease a six-week CCP virus. This “could reflect nega-
INDIA — From Reuters
on May 5 in a closed-door lockdown imposed to slow Beekeepers in France tively on the spread of the
ceremony following a India’s Delhi the spread of the CCP virus. are celebrating a bumper virus and there is a fear
Supreme Court decision Taxes on alcohol are a key spring honey harvest after LEBANON of a second wave which
to block his attempt to ap- Imposes 70 contributor to the revenue weeks of warm weather could be much harder
point a family friend. Percent ‘Corona of many of India’s 36 states but will need a smooth Lebanon Extends than the first,” he said,
Bolsonaro denied he had Tax’ on Alcohol and federal territories, unwinding of the CCP Virus Shutdown, according to a statement
interfered in the appoint- most of which are running virus lockdown if they are PM Warns of issued after the meeting.
ments to shield his son, as to Deter Large short of funds because of to find a market for their The government formal-
alleged by his former jus- Crowds the lengthy disruption in produce. Second Wave ly extended the shutdown
tice minister, Sergio Moro, economic activity caused Down an overgrown until May 24 at a cabinet
who resigned on April 24, Officials in India’s capital by the virus. track near the Chantilly Lebanon extended its CCP meeting.
saying the president was imposed a special tax of Police baton-charged Palace, where the James virus lockdown by two — From Reuters
A10 | CHINA WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020

Chinese Police Threaten Virus Victim’s Son Over Efforts to Build Memorial
GETTY IMAGES

NICOLE HAO ment in Wuhan, or he would

have to pay for treatment in
“I felt like sending my father Shenzhen.
to go back to Wuhan was like From early to mid-Janu-
sending him to die,” Zhang ary, Wuhan officials told the
cried. “If someone had told public that the outbreak was
me the outbreak [was se- “preventable and control-
vere], I wouldn’t have sent lable” and that the risk of
him back.” human-to-human transmis-
Since the CCP virus broke sion was low.
out in the central Chinese Not knowing that the vi-
city of Wuhan, the death toll rus outbreak in Wuhan was
remains a mystery, as author- severe, Zhang and his father
ities have concealed true data traveled back to their home-
from the public. town on Jan. 16. The next
But in January, Mr. Zhang, day, his father received treat-
who grew up in Wuhan and ment for his broken bones at
now lives in the southern the General Hospital of PLA
metropolis of Shenzhen, was Central Theater Command,
unaware of the virus’s ability a military-operated hospital
to spread, as Wuhan authori- in Wuhan.
ties initially downplayed the “Wuhan was like normal at
severity of the outbreak. the time. Medical staff didn’t
Unaware of the risks, Zhang wear protective suits and
took his father to a Wuhan people didn’t wear masks,”
hospital to treat his injuries Zhang said.
after a bad fall. His father Several days later, his fa-
contracted the CCP virus and ther developed a fever. His
died shortly died after. condition deteriorated day A resident presents flowers during a silent tribute to people who died of COVID-19 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on April 4,
Hoping to offer solace to by day. On Jan. 30, his father 2020.
others like him whose loved was formally diagnosed with
ones succumbed to the virus, the virus. That day, medical In late March, the Wuhan raise money for a monument forced him to delete the chat Wuhan police. “They were
Zhang recently made plans to staff at the hospital began government allowed citizens dedicated to virus victims to group. told [by police] that they
raise money for a monument to wear protective suits and to pick up their loved ones’ be built in Wuhan. “I’m not afraid. ... [The re- would not be monitored if
for those who have died. other gear, Zhang recalled. cremation urns from funeral “The monument is for gime] killed my loved one. they could shut up for one
Zhang said Shenzhen au- On Feb. 1, his father was homes. Previously, the city mourning our relatives, How can I keep silent? How month.”
thorities began monitoring moved to an isolated area lockdown prohibited people as well as warning people can I not speak up and hold Zhang said he won’t give up
him. in the hospital, where many from visiting funeral homes. to remember this history,” the responsible people ac- on his plans. If he can’t raise
“They didn’t solve my is- COVID-19 patients were be- Zhang said authorities re- Zhang said. “It should warn countable?” Zhang said. enough money to build a
sues, but monitored and ing treated. quired that all relatives visit- the government to announce Zhang said some members monument, he will spend the
blocked my phone calls. ... “I didn’t know there was ing funeral homes had to be outbreak information in a of his chat group were in Wu- funds on other means to help
Others can’t see my posts on a designated area for CO- accompanied by a govern- timely manner. ... If nothing han, and were suppressed by relatives of the deceased.
social media,” he said in an VID-19. I didn’t know when ment staffer. changes, the same disaster
interview. it was set up. But one thing is Zhang believes that offi- will happen again.”
clear: The hospital did treat cials were trying to prevent After Zhang began orga-
Returning to Wuhan COVID-19 patients [in Janu- relatives of the deceased from nizing, he was summoned Taiwan Tells WHO That
Zhang works in Shenzhen. In ary,] and my father was in- talking with each other and twice by Shenzhen police.
early 2019, Zhang brought his fected at the hospital,” Zhang spreading information about The first time was on April 29, China Has No Right to
76-year-old retired father to said. the outbreak. in which police forced him to
Shenzhen from Wuhan so After being treated in the “The government forced us stop posting on social media. Represent It
they could live together. isolated area for several to pick up and bury the urns. The second time was on
On Jan. 15, Zhang’s father hours, his father died. The ... A lot of us boycotted this May 4, when Zhang set up TAIPEI, Taiwan—Only “Do not let China’s im-
fell and broke several bones. body was picked up by the forced rule and didn’t pick a chat group on WeChat, Taiwan’s democratically proper political interfer-
When Zhang inquired about Wuchang Funeral Home. up the urns,” Zhang said, in- a popular messaging plat- elected government can ence become an obstacle to
treatment options for his fa- Zhang wasn’t allowed to see cluding himself. form, for relatives of those represent its people on the impeding the world’s unit-
ther, he was told by officials in his father off before the body who died from the virus. This world stage, not China, ed fight against the virus.”
Wuhan that his father could was cremated at the funeral Monument time, police showed Zhang its foreign ministry said Taiwan attended the
receive free hospital treat- home. Zhang recently decided to his posts on social media and on May 5, calling on the World Health Assembly as
World Health Organization an observer from 2009-2016
(WHO) to “cast off” China’s when Taipei-Beijing rela-
control during the CCP vi- tions warmed. But China
Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Help US rus pandemic.
Taiwan’s exclusion from
blocked further participa-
tion after the election of
WHO, because of objec- Taiwan President Tsai Ing-
Manufacturers Move Out of China tions by the regime in
Beijing that considers
wen, who China views as
a separatist, a charge she
DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES the island to be one of its rejects.
CONTINUED FROM A1 of the disease. provinces, has infuriated The United States has
“I think this is a strategic Taipei, which says this has strongly supported Tai-
with money collected from effort of the media to frame created a dangerous gap in wan’s participation at the
U.S. tariffs on Chinese im- Trump for something that’s the global fight against the WHA as an observer, an-
ports, he proposed. not his fault,” Green said. CCP (Chinese Communist other fault line in Washing-
The idea of covering 100 “China clearly could have Party) virus, also known as ton-Beijing ties that have
percent of moving costs was stopped this.” the novel coronavirus. been already overshad-
also recently endorsed by He said the regime’s fail- While Taiwan has been owed by the Trump admin-
White House economic ure to disclose what it knew lobbying to attend, as an istration’s criticism of how
adviser Larry Kudlow, who about the virus in the early observer, this month’s China and the WHO have
said it would be “a very stages, including its con- meeting of the WHO’s de- handled the COVID-19 out-
good thing for American tagiousness and sever- cision-making body, the break.
companies.” ity, meant that the United World Health Assembly China says Taiwan is ad-
The move comes  as States was making deci- (WHA), government and equately represented by
the Trump administration sions based on incomplete diplomatic sources say Beijing and that Taiwan
pushes to cut its supply information. China will block the move. can only take part in the
chain dependence on Chi- U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) confers with an aide during a Green applauded Trump’s The WHO has recog- WHO under Beijing’s “one
na. The pandemic’s disrup- hearing on Capitol Hill on March 11, 2020. decision early on to ban nized the People’s Repub- China” policy, in which
tion of global supply chains travelers from China, a lic of China as the “one Taiwan would have to ac-
along with the Chinese re- China Aviation, the Hong as an opening to invest in move that was criticized legitimate representative cept that it is part of China,
gime’s mishandling of the Kong-listed unit of Chinese our critical industries and by Beijing and the World of China,” in keeping with something Tsai’s govern-
outbreak has propelled the state-owned Bank of China. infrastructure,” NATO Gen- Health Organization at the U.N. policy since 1971, and ment won’t do.
United States and other “Now China has 22 large eral Secretary Jens Stolten- time. that the question of Tai- Taiwan has reported far
countries to find alternative berg said on April 15. The Trump administra- wan’s attendance was one fewer cases of the new
manufacturing bases. Green’s SOS ACT (Secure tion is reportedly consid- for the WHO’s 194 member CCP virus than many of its
“Any efforts to decouple is Our Systems Against Chi- ering a range of measures states, Steven Solomon, the neighbors, because of early
... wise for us, both from an Any efforts to na’s Tactics) would incen- against the regime for WHO’s principal legal of- and effective detection and
economic standpoint and decouple is ... wise tivize Americans to invest causing the pandemic, in- ficer, said on May 4. prevention work.
from a national security in companies critical to cluding sanctions, trade The 1971 decision, under
standpoint,” Green said.
for us, both from national security by having restrictions, and remov- which Beijing assumed the By Ben Blanchard. The
He said the bill was slated an economic the Treasury back 50 per- ing the legal protection of U.N. China seat from Tai- Epoch Times staff contrib-
to be introduced by the end standpoint and cent of the investment. In sovereign immunity, which pei, only resolved the issue uted to this report.
of the week. this way, if the investments would allow Americans to of who represented China, From Reuters
from a national fail, investors can recover sue Beijing in U.S. courts. not the issue of Taiwan,
Supporting American security stand- half of their initial costs Green supports cancel- and didn’t grant China the SAM YEH/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGESV

Green recently introduced point. back, Green said. To pay ing U.S. debt obligations power to represent Taiwan
another bill aimed to stop for this initiative, the bill to the regime as a way to internationally, Taiwan
China from acquiring U.S. U.S. Rep. Mark Green would set aside $10 billion recoup the costs of the Foreign Ministry spokes-
companies vital to national from the CARES Act, the pandemic’s damage to woman Joanne Ou said.
security, as asset prices fall virus-related relief package. the United States. Trump “Only the democrati-
due to the pandemic. aircrafts that they could recently rejected the idea, cally elected Taiwanese
“Right now, they are on take off the market if they Making Beijing Pay calling it a “rough game,” government can represent
a buying spree across the wanted to hurt the United The congressman criticized while suggesting that sanc- Taiwan’s 23 million people
globe for companies with States,” Green said. efforts to blame President tions could involve tariffs in the international com-
a significant national secu- The head of the North At- Donald Trump for his on China instead. munity,” she told reporters.
rity implication,” he said. lantic Treaty Organization handling of the pandemic “The United States has The WHO should “cast off
The congressman cited (NATO) also warned of such when the attention should basically had to crush its the Chinese government’s A masked local resident has
as an example United Air- developments. be focused on the Chinese economy. Therefore we control,” and let Taiwan her temperature checked in
lines’ recent sale and lease “Some may seek to use regime’s coverup, which expect them to cover that fully participate in fight- Taipei, Taiwan, on April 14,
back of 22 planes to Bank of the economic downturn caused the global spread loss,” Green said. ing the CCP virus, Ou said. 2020.
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Stress From China’s Threats Led to Czech Politician’s Death, Widow Says
ULET IFANSASTI/GETTY IMAGES
ISABEL VAN BRUGEN

A senior Czech politician who

died suddenly just days before a
planned trip to Taiwan became
obviously unwell after receiving
threats from Chinese diplomats
over the plans, according to his
widow and daughter.
Jaroslav Kubera, who was
speaker of the upper house of
the Czech Parliament, died from
a heart attack at the age of 72 on
Jan. 20, just three days after he
and his wife returned home from
a “tense” Lunar New Year ban-
quet at the Chinese Embassy in
the Czech Republic.
Kubera, who was the second-
highest public official in the Eu-
ropean Union country after Presi-
dent Milos Zeman, wasn’t known
to be suffering from a serious ill-
ness at the time of his death.

Widow’s Interview
More than three months after his
death, Kubera’s widow, Vera Ku-
berova, and his daughter, Vendu-
la Vinsova, told Czech media that
they believe that threats Kubera
was receiving from the Chinese
Communist Party (CCP) had con-
tributed to his death.
His wife said in an April 26 in-
terview with Czech television that
they had discovered two letters in
Kubera’s suitcase—one from the
Chinese Embassy and one from Honor guards prepare to raise the Taiwan flag at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall square in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 14, 2016.
the Czech president’s office.
A Jan. 10 letter, from the Chinese CIVIC DEMOCRATIC PARTY [CC BY 2.0]
Embassy and addressed to the “China is the largest foreign garden, which he had never done
Czech president’s office, warned market for many Czech compa- before,” Kuberova recalled. “He
that if Kubera followed through nies like Skoda Auto, Home Credit was nervous.”
with plans to visit the self-ruled Group, Klaviry Petrof, and oth- She said that for the first time
island of Taiwan, Czech compa- ers.” in the 52 years they had been to-
nies with operations in China Zeman and Prime Minister gether, “he didn’t confide in me.”
would “pay.” Andrej Babis had previously ex- “He came home from that lunch
The CCP, which considers Tai- pressed concern that Kubera’s ... other times, he always told me
wan as part of its territory, op- plans to visit Taiwan would lead everything. This time, he didn’t
poses international recognition China to retaliate against the cen- tell me anything, just that it went
of Taiwan’s sovereignty. tral European country’s business normally,” she said.
“I read it and I was afraid,” his community. Zeman is reported “He probably didn’t want to bur-
widow said. “It seemed quite to have a closer relationship with den me with that. ... He said that
threatening to me.” the CCP and Russia than Kubera. it was good, and that he would
The letter had a stamp of receipt Kubera said last year when an- not be discouraged in any way,
from the presidential office and nouncing his Taiwan visit that the that he had always done every-
was handed to Kubera by  Ze- move was not anti-China but pro- thing and would not talk about
man during a lunch on Jan. 14, business. He noted that Taiwan is anything.” Then-Czech Senate Speaker Jaroslav Kubera on March 26, 2014.
prompting members of Parlia- the Czech Republic’s third-largest But he became even more
ment to demand an explanation. trading partner in Asia. “tense” after a 30-minute pri-
The letter threatened that Czech Beijing has recently pushed for a vate meeting with the Chinese Reactions Taiwan authorities in any form.”
companies operating in main- “one country, two systems” model ambassador, Zhang Jianmin, at Kubera’s successor, Milos Vystcil, Taiwan’s foreign ministry
land China, such as Volkswagen to claim sovereignty over the is- the embassy in Prague on Jan. announced an investigation into criticized Beijing’s warning to
subsidiary Skoda Auto and lender land, which Taiwan rejects. While 17, she said. During that meet- the letters on April 27. He said Prague.
Home Credit Group, would suffer Babis’s government has repeat- ing, the ambassador allegedly that the inquiry was needed to “China’s business pressure on
if Kubera visited Taiwan. edly said it adheres to the CCP’s threatened that he would seek defend the country’s sovereignty the Czech Republic proves that
“Czech companies whose rep- “one-China” policy, the mayor of to have Kubera replaced if the and freedom. ‘One Belt, One Road’ is a preda-
resentatives visit Taiwan with Prague broke ranks last year in Taiwan visit went ahead. The Chinese foreign minis- tory policy tool, bringing only
Chairman Kubera will not be protest of the pro-CCP policy. Kubera collapsed in his office try said in February that it didn’t counter-effects to the global busi-
welcome in China or with the After receiving the “threaten- just three days later. According to know about the letter’s origin. ness order,” Taiwanese foreign
Chinese people,” it read. ing” message, Kubera became his doctor, the heart attack may But a spokesperson made clear ministry spokeswoman Joanne
“Czech companies who have noticeably withdrawn, accord- have actually happened on Jan. that “China resolutely opposes Ou said.
economic interests in China will ing to his widow. 17 or Jan. 18, coinciding with a country that has established
have to pay for the visit to Taiwan “I saw that he was really sick. the time when Kubera was most diplomatic relations with China Reuters contributed to this
by Chairman Kubera. He vomited, walked around the stressed. having official exchanges with report.

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FBI headquarters in Washington on Jan. 2, 2020.

Move the FBI Out of

Washington to Save It
SAMIRA BOUAOU/THE EPOCH TIMES

ROGER L. SIMON staffs, the leaders of the political

parties, the myriad K Street lobby-
Whatever happens with ists, and the national media.
John Durham’s report, It won’t be perfect, but some de-
however many people gree of separation would be estab-
in or out of the Federal lished. This would define the FBI as
Bureau of Investigation are an organization unto itself, far away
indicted, fired, chastised or from the Beltway swim and expect-
not, what we have learned so ed to be rigidly nonpartisan.
far, including the latest revelations In this digital age, practically the
from the Flynn case, tell us that a only method in which influence can
large percentage of our citizens may be peddled and damage done while
never trust the FBI again. remaining anonymous are secretive
They will be justified in regard- personal encounters. The humiliat-
ing what was once considered the ing revelations of Peter Strzok’s and
“world’s greatest law enforcement Lisa Page’s emails underscore that;
agency” as an organization of par- few will be that arrogant and care-
tisan hacks providing “insurance less again.
policies” to their political favor- If you’re up to mischief, the
ites, while surveilling, harassing, information or, more likely, the
bankrupting, and ruining the lives disinformation will be imparted
of innocent people in what appears in a clandestine meeting in the
to be an attempt to take down an grand tradition of Deep Throat, not
administration. online where, eventually, assuming
It doesn’t, thankfully, go as far as it hasn’t been bleached, it can be the Flynn case.
the KGB or the Gestapo—yet. No retrieved and brought in evidence. The FBI seal at its head- If true, it’s easy to understand why
one is being carted off to Lubyanka Also, and equally important, mov- quarters in Washington on the investigator felt that way. The
never to be seen again. But it’s bad ing the agency would help keep the Dec. 7, 2017. FBI has its own version of omertà,
enough and an argument can be national media from playing such a which seems to go down through
made for totally dismantling the biased interfering role in the justice the ranks to some extent and is
FBI and starting over. system, as it has in recent years. exacerbated by the current director
That’s unlikely to happen in our The infamous Steele dossier was who seems desperate to preserve
current situation, but something promulgated person-to-person by the institution at the expense of the
drastic must be done to save or the press, headquartered, of course, truth. Durham has his work cut out
reform the bureau. And it’s not too in Washington, working in tandem for him looking into the misdeeds
early to think about this because, with elements, rogue or not, in the of this hidebound bureaucracy.
if we don’t, again no matter what FBI and other government agencies. It’s time to shake things up by
emerges from Durham, we could The move could then make a start moving to the wide-open spaces.
easily, after the usual political at altering the culture of the bureau, (Quantico can stay where it is.) In
uproar, amped up because it is a a difficult task because it may have a world where statues of Robert E.
presidential year, return to the sta- been more infected than currently Lee and Jefferson Davis are often
tus quo ante. realized. Sean Hannity frequently taken down, we should be more
At the very least, a public discus- asserts on his cable show that the than ready to lose a headquarters
sion about what to do should be rank-and-file of the FBI is good The move could named for J. Edgar Hoover.
initiated. and hard working. It’s only a small I understand the Spy Museum
Moving the FBI out of Washington cadre of corrupt leadership that is then make a start is the popular hit of Washington.
is a good place to start. In fact, it’s the problem. at altering the Perhaps they could use more ex-
necessary—and as far away as prac- Hannity may be too optimistic. culture of the pansion space.
ticable would be best, such as Utah Yes, the fish rots from the head, but,
or Wyoming. according to a leaked report (so take bureau, a difficult Roger L. Simon is The Epoch Times’
This would put bureau agents and it for what you will), Durham was task because it senior political columnist. He is also
their leadership out of day-to day, “shocked” upon reading recently may have been a prize-winning novelist, an Oscar-
face-to-face contact with, and pos- revealed documents that no “whis- nominated screenwriter, and the co-
sible coercion by, congressional and tleblower” had stepped forward to more infected than founder of PJ Media. His most recent
executive branch politicians, their reveal the obvious malfeasances of currently realized. book is “The GOAT.”
A14 | OPINION WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020

The Federal Government

Cannot Bail Out the Blue States
SAMIRA BOUAOU/THE EPOCH TIMES

STEPHEN MOORE Illinois, New Jersey, and so forth. These

states handed out massive pension
Battle lines are getting benefits that, in some cases, pay $100,000
drawn up between the or more per year to former government
two parties on the next workers, which generally ranges from
round of “stimulus” for 30 percent to 50 percent—and in some
the economy. House cases, 100 percent—more than private-
Speaker Nancy Pelosi sector workers (who pay the government
and Senate Minority Leader workers’ salaries) get.
Chuck Schumer are demanding as much All told, the 50 states racked up nearly
as $1 trillion more in federal money to $5 trillion in unfunded pension liabilities
bail out state budgets. The blue states for government employees, according
of California, Illinois, New Jersey, and to the American Legislative Exchange
New York are lining up to be first at the Council Center for State Fiscal Reform.
trough. Senate Majority Leader Mitch These states made their beds, even as
McConnell has said there should be “no fiscal conservatives howled in protest for
blue state bailout,” and he is right. years. Never should the federal govern-
The whole idea of the federal govern- ment reward bad behavior.
ment giving money to states is a foolish It isn’t just bloated pensions with which The U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17, 2018.
one. It is based on the fiscal illusion that blue states waste tens of billions of dollars.
the politicians in Washington magically The blue states that want the most how they can cut their government costs are among the wealthiest states in terms
have some multitrillion-dollar stash of money from Washington already spend nearly in half and get better results for of per capita income. How preposterous
money that it can pass out to businesses, and waste by far the most, and they are, their residents? Maybe they could start would it be for the residents of Arkansas
mayors, and governors. But this is an for the most part, the richest states. Now with pension reform. Are you listening, or Mississippi to bail out Manhattan or
obvious fiction. The federal government they are asking to get subsidized by Gov. J.B. Pritzker? Cambridge or Silicon Valley? Who would
doesn’t produce anything, which is why states such as Arizona and Utah, which Our hearts ache for the residents of have thought that Pelosi would be such
it is called “the swamp.” Congress and spend the least. New York, Chicago, Boston, and San a fierce advocate for reallocating money
the White House can only “give” money There is zero evidence that states that Francisco, who have seen their cities from the poor to the rich?
to states by taking it from states and their spend the most have better services than paralyzed by the coronavirus. But those There is a much better way to get money
people in the first place. Any money from states that spend the least. Few states have cities, too, spent far more than the cities to states. Suspend the payroll tax until
the federal government is a redistribu- worse public services than New York. Just in red states before the virus hit. Sorry, the end of the year, and let the 150 million
tion of income from taxpayers in some take a look at the dreadful public schools the residents of these cities are victims workers in the states and the 30 million
states to governments in other states. in New York City. Meanwhile, Tennessee, of fiscal incompetence assisted by the employers keep their money to spend and
For every state that is a winner, there is, which has better state and local services incompetence of politicians such as New invest in their local communities.
necessarily, a state that is a loser. than New York, spends one-half as much York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Would you rather keep your money
So, which states will win, and which per person as does the Empire State. And It is why Republicans in Congress yourself or have mayors and governors
will lose? Gee, that is no mystery. We it spends one-third as much as California, would be bonkers to let Pelosi take spend it for you?
know the states that have been hard- Illinois, and New Jersey. money from their states to subsidize the
est hit are the blue states such as New One example: California spends flabby and inefficient government servic- Stephen Moore is an economics journalist,
York, of course, and California, Illinois, roughly twice as much per mile on road es in blue-state America. The blue-state author, and columnist. The latest of many
and New Jersey. Except for Louisiana, construction than Tennessee. Why? bailout is also the most regressive idea in books he co-authored is “Trumponomics:
the hardest-hit states are all the bluest So, instead of these blue states’ politi- modern times because it would tax resi- Inside the America First Plan to Revive
of blue. We also know the states with cians coming to Washington begging dents in low-income states to pay for gov- Our Economy.” Currently, Moore is also
the largest unfunded liabilities in their for money, why don’t they ask the folks ernment services in high-income states. the chief economist for the Institute for
public pension programs are California, in Tennessee (or Arizona and Florida) New York, California, and Massachusetts Economic Freedom and Opportunity.

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cal world. The effect is similar to effect similar to playing Mozart Communist parties know the [email protected]
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Behind art lies the accumulated people have ridiculed the Chi-
wisdom of a people, their creativ- nese Communist Party (CCP)
ity, and their inspiration. There A superb artist can influence for having singers and actors
are often profound meanings that become military generals. They
go far beyond what is seen on the
the morality of society by wonder how civilians who have
surface. Some works transmit a instilling values into people’s never been trained in arms or
special kind of spiritual energy. hearts through poignant warfare could be qualified to be
All of this has an effect on viewers generals. The CCP believes that
at a deep, spiritual level. The ef-
stories and images. these people are just as important
fect is singular and irreplaceable as trained military personnel in
by any other means. Compared with atonal music, promoting and upholding the
A superb artist can influence rock ‘n’ roll can have an even communist cult—and perhaps
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gain insight, inspiration, and via radio and television saw 50 absolutely indispensable for unit-
moral lessons from traditional percent more cases of pregnancy ing our own ranks and defeating
art. In traditional Western societ- out of wedlock, dropouts, youth the enemy.”
ies, consider how many learned
right from wrong, good from evil,
deaths, crimes, and so on. Some
rock music even glorifies suicide.
Artistic performances in com-
munist countries are designed to
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through the medium of folk tales Referring to one song’s lyrics, a have people forget the miseries independent news
such as “Hansel and Gretel” and commentator stated, “Its dark they suffer under communist rule
“Snow White.” rhythms and depressing lyr- and to cultivate their loyalty to you won’t find
In China, many generations ics certainly can be taken as an the communist party through art.
learned from the four masterpiece encouragement for suicide, and This propaganda effect—called anywhere else.
novels of Chinese history and it is an irrefutable fact that young “thought work”—cannot be
from the traditional arts of sto- people have snuffed out their achieved by mere martial power. Subscribe and get the
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CCP Virus
SCOTT EISEN/GETTY IMAGES

Outbreak in
Massachusetts
Illustrates Ties
With Chinese
Regime
LIU JINGYE

The Massachusetts Department of

Public Health announced on Feb. 1 the
state’s first confirmed case of the CCP
(Chinese Communist Party) virus. The
patient, a student from the University of
Massachusetts–Boston (UMass Boston), then, the CCP virus has spread rapidly in ate in Boston to hold “Chinese Bridge”
had returned just days earlier from First responders load a the state. More than 54,900 people have language exchange programs and other
Wuhan, ground zero of the outbreak patient into an ambulance tested positive, and more than 2,800 activities, while promoting the idea of
in China. from a nursing home people have died from the virus as of learning Chinese “to promote Sino–U.S.
The student, a man in his 20s, arrived where multiple people April 26, according to official data. friendship.”
in Boston on Jan. 28 and sought medi- have contracted COVID- UMass Boston has participated in Since 2018, the U.S. government has
cal attention after developing symptoms 19, in Chelsea, Mass., on the Chinese regime’s efforts to exert its closely watched CIs because of security
April 17, 2020.
consistent with COVID-19, the disease soft power abroad via Confucius Insti- concerns. In March of that year, the Tibet
caused by the CCP virus. tutes (CI). Action Institute hosted a screening of
He tested positive for the virus on Jan. CIs are facing increased scrutiny glob- “In the Name of Confucius” in Boston.
31, becoming the eighth confirmed pa- ally over their role in censoring speech Growing criticism by UMass Boston stu-
tient in the United States. on school campuses and aiding Beijing’s dents and faculty about the CI prompted
It wasn’t until March 2 that Massachu- spy operations. In recent months, an in- the university to disband the institute in
setts discovered a second case. Since creasing number of CIs across the coun- January 2019. Meanwhile, Cambridge
DARREN MCCOLLESTER/NEWSMAKERS
try have been shut, one after another. Rindge and Latin also decided against
Officials in Massachusetts and else- renewing its contract with the Confucius
where have allowed the Chinese regime’s Classroom.
influence to infiltrate local education While UMass Boston and the CI appear
systems through trade and cultural to have severed formal ties, the school
exchanges. still maintains connections with Chinese
institutions, including the renewal of its
Confucius Institute: A Propaganda memorandum of understanding with
Front Renmin University in Beijing last year.
UMass Boston established the state’s first
CI, the sixth in the nation, in 2006.
Students walk on Like most CIs, the China-funded
the University of educational program was focused on Massachusetts state officials
Massachusetts–Boston cultural projects, training Chinese lan- have allowed the Chinese regime’s
campus, in this file photo. guage teachers, and providing Chinese
language courses. It also organized hun- influence to infiltrate the local
dreds of college and high school students education system through trade and
to study in mainland China. cultural exchanges.
The CI at UMass Boston also attracted
people interested in Confucianism by
offering lectures on the subject, such as Visa Fraud Scheme
a course titled “Global Confucianism in In September 2019, a Chinese national,
the 21st Century.” Liu Zhongsan, was arrested and charged
A documentary, “In the Name of by federal prosecutors with fraudulently
Confucius,” illustrated that candidates obtaining U.S. visas for Chinese govern-
to be Chinese-language teachers at CIs ment employees, for the purpose of as-
must pass Chinese authorities’ review sisting Beijing’s efforts to recruit talents
and background investigation. The in the United States and advance its
employment agreement clearly states national goals.
TRUTH and TRADITION that they shouldn’t support or have a From 2017 to September 2019, Liu
positive view of Falun Gong, a spiritual worked for the New York office of the
TRUTH and TRADITION practice severely persecuted in China China Association for International Ex-
since 1999. change of Personnel (CAIEP), as the chief
Instructors hired by CIs also are pro- representative.
hibited from discussing topics that the CAIEP is a Chinese government

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Chinese regime deems sensitive, such as agency that recruits U.S. scientists, aca-
the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, demics, engineers, and other experts
Tibet, and Taiwan. CI programs also who can assist Beijing’s technological
teach communist propaganda songs in and economic development needs, the
classrooms. U.S. Justice Department said in a state-
In 2014, a CI was established at Tufts ment. This agency is under the control

THE FOUNDING
University. Other education programs of the State Administration of Foreign
launched by Beijing were also adopted Experts Affairs (SAFEA), which is a
across the state. department within China’s cabinet-like
In 2017, under the leadership of the State Council.
UMass Boston CI, the public high school According to a September 2019 report

FATHERS
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School by the Boston Globe, Liu was suspected
held an opening ceremony for the Con- of contacting at least seven U.S. univer-
fucius Classroom, the high school ver- sities to sponsor the “Chinese scholar”
sion of the CI. The UMass Boston CI also visas. When these “scholars” came to
cooperated with the Chinese consul- the United States, they didn’t engage in

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research but instead recruited scientific year since then to celebrate the state’s
and technological talents for the CCP. In ties with China.
2018, he tried to bring a CCP government Chinese state-owned firm China
official to the United States and contacted Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC) won
several schools, including UMass Boston. a contract in 2014 to build new subway
The Globe reported that Sun Baifeng, cars for the Massachusetts Bay Transpor-
the former head of the Confucius Insti- tation Authority, Boston’s public trans-
tute at UMass Boston, was still working portation system. CRRC has a rail car
at the university and was interested in factory in Springfield, Massachusetts.
cooperating with Liu in the alleged visa Amid concerns that Beijing could ex-
scheme. Since the FBI opened its inves- ploit such deals to infiltrate U.S. critical
tigation of the case, UMass Boston has (Left) People wear masks as a precaution against the coronavirus as they wait safely distanced infrastructure, some lawmakers intro-
placed Sun on paid leave, the Globe has in line to enter a supermarket in Chelsea, Mass., on April 20, 2020. (Right) A medical worker (C) duced a bill in August 2019 that would
reported. takes a sample from the nose of a woman at a coronavirus testing tent outside MGH Healthcare prohibit future deals with agents of “non-
According to the court documents, in Center in Chelsea, Mass., on April 20, 2020. market economy countries.”
January 2018, Liu contacted Sun, who Since last year, the production of new
said it would be “very easy for us” to get a subway cars for Boston’s Orange Line has
visa at UMass Boston. During the 2017–2018 academic year, the than two centuries. been delayed at least twice, due to pro-
“If he/she puts the files here, we don’t school received nearly 300 J-1 visa schol- Under Patrick’s successor, Charlie duction issues and stay-at-home policies
care if he/she is here in person, as long as ars, many of them from China, according Baker, the state has pursued further eco- due to the pandemic.
he/she comes over to participate when to the report. nomic ties with China. In January, it did not cause much dis-
there is an event,” Sun said, according to J-1 visas are non-immigrant visas that In October 2016, the state legislature turbance when a man carrying the CCP
the documents. are often issued to professors, research- hosted the first “China Day” event, at virus arrived in Boston from Wuhan.
“The case has raised serious questions ers, and students. which State Rep. Patricia Haddad, the Massachusetts officials repeated Bei-
about UMass Boston’s oversight of its speaker pro tempore of the Massachu- jing’s and the WHO’s erroneous judg-
international student and scholar pro- Officials Support State Ties With CCP setts House, was a guest speaker. She ments on the virus’s potential to spread.
grams,” the report noted. Under former Gov. Deval Patrick, the said efforts should be made to promote However, a month later, the epidemic
The school doesn’t have sufficient Massachusetts government promoted the relationship between Massachusetts escalated, leading to the deaths of thou-
mechanisms to review and track visiting ties with the Chinese regime. During and China, “from biotech, science and sands of Massachusetts residents.
scholars, which may result in schools vi- a trade mission to China in December technology, health care to energy ... all of The CCP virus follows the path laid
olating immigration regulations, accord- 2007, Patrick emphasized that Mas- these things are important for the better- out by the Chinese regime—and serves
ing to a copy of a 2018 internal university sachusetts and China have a “special ment of both of our worlds.” as a warning to those that wish to deal
report that was obtained by the Globe. trade relationship” that spans more China Day events have been held each with the CCP.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions

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Scottish poet and song- willingly relinquish their historical
“Induce belief and blind writer Charles MacKay liberties and basic freedoms.
confidence, and you (1814–1889). Hypothesizing an inflated mortality
may do any thing,” rate of a contagious disease has almost
wrote Charles Mackay single-handedly allowed the powers-
in his 1841 book, “Mem- that-be to amass even greater powers of
oirs of Extraordinary censorship, powers over economic ex-
Popular Delusions and the change, control of religious expression,
Madness of Crowds.” and control of our associations, in other
The financier Bernard Baruch credits words, every aspect of our lives. This is
Mackay with giving him a perspective a lesson that will not soon be forgotten.
that drove him to sell his stocks before
the stock market crash in 1929. Emily Finley is a postdoctoral research
Baruch says, quoting another observ- fellow in political science at Stanford
er: “Have you ever seen in some wood, University. Her research interests include
on a sunny quiet day, a cloud of flying political ideology, foreign policy, and the
midges—thousands of them—hover- imagination and politics.
ing, apparently motionless, in a sun-
beam? ... Yes? ... Well, did you ever see up a frenzy among those who control

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and its mortality rate is closer to that
if we don’t all stay home to “flatten the
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103. Serf 50. Fungal spore sacs Use the four numbers in the corners, and
the operands (+, - X, and ÷) to build an
104. Ruin 52. Insect stage equation to get the solution in the middle.
There may be more than one “unique” so-
105. “Get the ___ out!” lution but, there may also be “equivalent”
53. “Fame” character solutions. For example: 6 + (7 X 3) +1 = 28
106. “Arabian Nights” birds and 1+ (7 X 3) + 6 = 28
107. Itsy-bitsy bits 54. “Gluing” in dentistry
55. To-do list
Down 56. Fair to middling
1. “Random” abbr. on a 60. Guesstimate phrase
moving box
61. In ___ of
2. “I’m ___ your tricks!”
64. Wrinkly fruit
3. Know-it-all
4. On drugs 65. Bit of sweat
5. Slowly, in music 66. Hindu garment
6. Pass Hard 1 - 2 Solutions
67. “Not guilty, Your Honor”,
7. Fishing, perhaps e.g.
8. Pipe collar, e.g.
68. Copier
9. “... heart grow ___”
69. Stay dry
10. Adjured
11. “___ High” (1976) 72. Aardvark’s snack
12. Shabby 73. “Dinornis robustus”
13. Dangerous dwelling 74. Asthmatic’s rescue
14. Headbone device
15. “A fool and ___ money...” Hard 2 - 1 Solution
76. Intestinal pouch
16. Go gray
78. “Strawberry” color
22. Tiny amount
Across 32. Landing spot 63. Philanthropic 24. Bugs 80. Comparison
1. Big shot 35. Special ____ ____ 68. Rocket section 26. Sounds of young swing- 81. Of greater rank
6. Bad slip 40. Vessel flute 70. Black shade ers 82. Spanish province or its
10. Hurl 43. Fifth note of a scale 71. Saint-Germain’s river 30. Barbary beast capital
14. When repeated, a dance 44. Locked and loaded 72. Liturgical vestment 31. “Acid” 87. Kerfuffle
17. Occupied, as a lavatory 45. Nero, e.g. 75. Fond du ___, Wis. 32. “Merchant of Venice”
88. Young hooter
18. Olympics city after St. 46. “The Square Egg” 77. Basketball statistic character
Easy 1 - 1 Solution
Moritz writer 79. Commercial 33. Found in a squirrel’s 90. “The very ___!”
19. Berry in faddish supple- 49. Abrupt transitions 83. Rod stash 91. Welfare state?
ments 51. Slides, pre-PowerPoint 84. South Pacific island 34. Adorn elaborately 92. Like some proportions
20. Jury follower 54. Hasty escape 85. Murmur 36. “Interstellar” org. 93. Rests
21. “Tall drink of water” 57. As found 86. “So that’s it!” 37. Bygone autocrat 94. Venus de ___
23. Clean an engine 58. Tokyo, once 89. Yeti 38. Arias, usually
95. Nuclear energy source
25. Music genre 59. Often mistaken for a 97. Christmas 39. “... ‘tis of ___”
27. ___ few rounds flying lemur 99. A lithium source 41. Hindu princess 96. Realizes
28. “Shucks!” 62. “... ___ what you can do 100. Play for a sap 42. Research facility: Abbr. 97. “Dee-lish!”
29. Of a heart chamber for your country” 101. On the sheltered side 47. Ship part 98. Inits. on a rocket Easy 2 - 1 Solution

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Large: Hard Large: Easy

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AGENDA GRAIN RAGTAG
AMICE HELOT REBOUNDS
ARMED IN SITU ROMAN WORK SPACE
ATOMS INDIC SCRIBE
ATRIAL INHALER SEINE
BLOND LEAPS SIMILE
COLUGO LENTO STAGE
CRANIUM LUTING TAHITI
DAMASK MODEST TOLEDO
DEGREASE MOGUL TRANSPARENCIES
ERRORS NOBLER USING
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HARD 2

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six letters only once.
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21st century. ley—still a largely unfamiliar region on
Because of millennia spent beneath a the world wine map, producing bottles
glacier, the soil in the Okanagan Valley is that only get distributed within Canada—
richly primed for grape-growing and wine- don’t taste like wines from anywhere else
making. As the primordial mass of ice re- in the world.
treated bit by bit, it left in its wake varied “Great wine is an expression of where
sub-regions, each with distinct soil and it comes from,” Graham Nordin, general
climate conditions, resulting in a range of manager of CedarCreek Estate Winery,
grape varietals. explained to me.
The wine world’s word for these growing
conditions is borrowed from French: “ter- Continued on B2
COURTESY OF VON MANDL FAMILY ESTATES

Even separated by
a few hundred feet,
grapes can taste
totally different.

1. Barrels in the cellar at

Mission Hill.
2. Grapes at Mission Hill
Family Estate.
3. A view from the
SKYE SHERMAN

CedarCreek Estate Winery.

4. A CedarCreek Estate 4 3
Riesling.
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Okanagan
Valley
TRUTH and TRADITION T H E E D G E OF V I T IC U LT U R E
TRUTH and TRADITION
Continued from B1 Where CedarCreek Estate Winery offers
a homey, organic farm-style experience,
“This is a beautiful, pristine, rugged especially paired with a fresh meal from
area with the opportunity to make onsite Home Block restaurant, next
wines that are fresh, pure, and really door, Tom Kundig-designed Martin’s

EpochShop.com representative of where they come from. Lane Winery resembles a dimly lit lair,
Lakes, mountains, hills at the edge of like someone’s own personal Batcave.
viticulture—that’s what we’re trying to
capture here at this site.”
Martin’s Lane accepts visitors on an
invitation-only basis, yet its winemak-
There are 200-plus vineyards and ing approach doesn’t venture beyond
around 120 wineries peppered across the traditional, relying on a mix of digi-
Our subscribers love our the Okanagan Valley, but the von Man- tal and analog with a gravity-flow design
dl family of wineries stands out in its running throughout, as well as ample
honest-to-goodness journalism so mission to further the region’s renown. negative space. With just two workers
Varying makers, wines, and philoso- onsite to create a mere two varietals,
much they’ve asked for more ways phies run the gamut across the family’s riesling and pinot noir, the massive win-
wineries, and while each plays a role in ery opts for minimal interruption— the
to share it with others. That’s why telling the story of the Okanagan Valley, goal is “respecting the fruit by not doing
none tell the whole story alone. much to it,” I’m told.
we created this shop, to help fans What’s more, different expressions Words that come to mind in my at-
of the same wines can emerge from tempts to describe this winery: dark,
conveniently order our promotional one single vineyard. CedarCreek Es- mysterious, somber, surreal, and emi-
tate Winery, for example, sports the nently modern—an undeniably rev-
materials and more of the five-block, 50-acre Home Block Vine- erent approach to wine. Still, despite

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water, vines have to And perched on a
struggle harder to dig hillside and boasting
down and fi nd water, 1 stunning architecture,
and grape bunches emerge complete with a fortress-
smaller. like entry and 12-story bell
Even separated by a few hundred feet, tower, Mission Hill Family Estate, an-
grapes can taste totally different. (Pro other member of the von Mandl family
tip: visit Okanagan around harvest time of wineries, welcomed the Duke and
in September if you want the opportu- Duchess of Cambridge in 2016.
nity to snack on juicy grapes plucked Mission Hill Family Estate, which feels
fresh from the vine.) A CedarCreek Es- a bit like visiting a cathedral or perhaps

Inspire tate Block 1 pinot is a different experi- a monastery, celebrates Anthony von
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What doesn’t vary under the von Okanagan Valley). Its terroir is, again,
Mandl umbrella of wineries, however, unique: the vineyards lie in a rainshad-

Publish Your is that tastings are served in universal ow east of the mountains, resulting in
Gabriel-Glas, crafted by French artist a climate that’s slightly warmer and
René Gabriel in his quest to find the per- drier—and wines to please other pal-
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or red. “The glass becomes invisible,” a At Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery,
With sommelier explained. the primary appeal is Laird of Fintry
A few days are needed if you want a Single Malt Whisky. Highly sought
comprehensive taste of the Okanagan after and in-demand, the whisky is
Valley. No two wineries are the same, only available for purchase for a short
differing not only in flavor but in form. stretch of each year—and even then,
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There are 200-

plus vineyards
and around 120
wineries peppered
across the
Okanagan Valley.

1. Lunch at Terrace Restaurant

at Mission Hill Family Estate.
2. The CedarCreek tasting room.
3. Martin’s Lane Winery.
4. The Mission Hill Family Estate.
5. Tyler Dyck, CEO of Okanagan
Spirits Craft Distillery and
president of the Craft Distillers
Guild of BC, explaining the still at
Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery.

4 6. Tasting at Mission Hill Family

Estate.

SKYE SHERMAN SKYE SHERMAN

only by luck.
“Every release of our Laird of Fintry
creates such demand that thousands
of whisky fans enter the Laird Lottery
hoping to win the opportunity to buy
a bottle of the coveted whisky,” the
distillery explains on its site.
The homegrown farm-to-flask whis-
ky, with its notes of toasted oak, plum,
raisins, and caramel, is produced in
small batches from 100 percent British
Columbian malted barley by the oldest
craft distillery in Canada’s westernmost
province—yet another flavor in the re-
gion’s savory sipping profile.

Skye Sherman is a freelance travel

writer based in West Palm Beach, Fla.
She covers news, transit, and inter-
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B4 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020

NORTH DAKOTA
A World of Beauty, Color,
and Limitless Space
COPYRIGHT FRED J. ECKERT

FRED J. ECKERT IF YOU GO

I
t’s not normally one of the first places INFORMATION: 
that come to mind when one conjures See NDtourism.com
up an image of an interesting travel BEST TIME TO VISIT:
destination. Late spring to early fall.
North Dakota?
Why? ACCOMMODATIONS:
Forget that funny business about humor- In Medora, the best place to
ist Dave Barry’s poking fun at some foolish stay is the Rough Rider Hotel, a
folks who were pushing the idea of chang- favorite place of Rough Rider Teddy
ing the state’s name simply to Dakota, as if Roosevelt.
doing so would somehow make potential
tourists less likely to figure out that the state GUIDE BOOKS:
is located far up north, just under Canada, “The Dakotas Off The Beaten Path”
where, of course, during much of the year is a good choice.
the weather is very cold.
The surprising truth is that North Da- markable young Indian woman who, with
kota is an unexpectedly interesting travel her baby on her back, would accompany
destination. It has some great scenery, lots them and assist for the rest of their long
of history, and plenty of fun things to see journey. Her name was Sacagawea. Much
and do. myth surrounds her, including the mis-
A good place to begin discovering what’s taken belief that she “guided” Lewis and
so nice about it is in Medora, a nearly pic- Clark to the Pacific. Her name is spelled
ture-perfect tiny town in the southwestern and pronounced a few different ways—
part of the state that has the look and feel partly because both Lewis and Clark were
of the Old West. terrible spellers—and her tribe is some-
Driving to Medora from the east, I was times listed as Shoshone and sometimes
already favorably impressed while wit- as Hidatsa.
nessing some truly beautiful  scenes of Most scholars now believe she was born
tall bright yellow prairie grass against the Shoshone in what is now Montana and
glow of a late afternoon sun. Then, about then later adopted into the Hidatsa tribe,
seven miles outside town, suddenly there and that the correct pronunciation is
stood Painted Canyon, throwing off a ka- Sah-cah-ga-We-ah, not Sack-a-jah-We-a.
leidoscope of colors; instantly, I realized Other Lewis and Clark and historic
why so many consider the Badlands such American Indian and American frontier
a beautiful area. sights I enjoyed visiting include:
Knife River Indian Villages National
Future President Historic Site, which is where Sacagawea
It was just outside Medora that a future lived. It features a fully furnished earth
great U.S. president used to ranch. He lodge of the kind that Sacagawea and In-
credited his North Dakota experience for dians of her time lived in. A park ranger
changing him from a sickly, weak young gave us a fascinating explanation of the
man into a hardy person and strong leader. Indian way of life (did you know they
1
He even went so far as to say that were it not used buffalo hoofs for a doorbell?).
for his North Dakota days, he never would RANDALL RUNTSCH/SHUTTERSTOCK Three Tribes Museum in New Town
have become president of the United States. and Five Nations Art in Mandan, both of
The Medora area loves him as much which contain impressive displays of In-
as he loved it, and today, many things in dian arts and crafts and good gift shops.
and around the town are dedicated to the On-A-Slant Indian Village, where you
memory of Theodore Roosevelt. can see four reconstructed Mandan In-
One is the ruggedly scenic 110-square- dian earth lodges.
mile Theodore Roosevelt National Park; And, near the Montana border, Fort
the South Unit entrance is in Medora. Roo- Buford State Historic Site, where Chief
sevelt’s Maltese Cross Cabin, the original Joseph and Sitting Bull were imprisoned
cabin from the first ranch he owned in and which contains four of its original
North Dakota, is located just behind the buildings; and the expertly reconstruct-
visitor center and is open for tours. But ed Fort Union Trading Post National His-
the real highlight of this section of the toric Site.
park is driving the 36-mile paved scenic The scenery I saw driving through
loop, where you are certain to see prai- the state was of yellow prairie grass,
rie dog colonies up close and hear them 2 wide-open spaces with large farms and
chatter, will likely see some buffalo and ranches, and seemingly endless fields of
antelope, and maybe see some wild horses COPYRIGHT FRED J. ECKERT sunflowers (North Dakota has more sun-
and some elk. (1) A statue of Sacagawea on the flowers than any other state), as well as
During the day, the shade and sand- grounds of North Dakota’s state capitol in vistas of 130-mile-long Lake Sacagawea.
stone cliffs of the Badlands have a haunt- Bismarck. In the state capital of Bismarck, the
ing beauty. Roosevelt called it “a desolate, (2) The Badlands, Theodore Roosevelt must-see attraction is the North Dakota
grim beauty.” National Park. Heritage Center, whose collection spans
As John Steinbeck put it so well in "Travels from the age of the dinosaur to the pres-
with Charley": “The late afternoon changed (3) A building at Fort Abraham Lincoln ent and houses one of America’s largest
everything. As the sun angled, the buttes State Park, not far from Bismarck, the collections of Plains Indians artifacts.
last command post of General George
and coulees, the cliffs and sculptured hills In front of it stands a large statue of Sa-
Armstrong Custer before he was killed
and ravines lost their burned and dread- in Montana at Little Bighorn. cagawea. There are more statues of this
ful look and glowed with yellow and rich young American Indian woman than of
browns and a hundred variations of red any other woman of American history.
and silver gray, all picked out by streaks of lived in at the fort, but North Dakota is While in Bismarck, I experienced what
coal black. It was so beautiful that I stopped better known as the best place to connect for many is the highlight of a visit to North
near a thicket of dwarfed and wind-warped with the Lewis and Clark expedition. Dakota–attending an American Indian
cedars and junipers, and once stopped I Just north of Bismarck, I visited Amer- powwow. They are held throughout the
was caught, trapped in color and dazzled 3 ica’s premier Lewis & Clark attraction, state during the warmer months.
by the clarity of the light. I can easily see Fort Mandan. It was at Fort Mandan A powwow is an American Indian tra-
how people are driven back to the Bad that the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discov- dition of coming together to renew old
Lands.” Performances are held every evening ery spent more time than anywhere else friendships and make new ones, and to
I thought of that Steinbeck passage one during the warmer months in the 2,900- during their journey, wintering here in sing and dance in a great competition.
evening, as I sat at an outdoor picnic table seat amphitheater that's carved into a the 1804-1805 season and making friends The sound of the beating drums and the
dining on a steak at the Pitchfork Fondue Badlands canyon. You descend to it via with the area’s Mandan and Hidatsa In- sight of so many performers in traditional
while looking out over the Badlands. Next a seven-story escalator. dians. outfits make a powwow a moving and
on my agenda was attending a perfor- Medora also offers a number of other What you see there is a replica of the very colorful celebration to witness.
mance of the famous "Medora Musical" Old West town and historic attractions original fort, which burned down not The experience is something quite dif-
in an adjacent amphitheater. Looking and has a fine professional golf course long after the expedition moved on, and ferent and very interesting—just like
down over the glow coming from the can- called Bully Pulpit that's set against a which was actually located at a site about North Dakota, a place Teddy Roosevelt
yons below, I could understand why they scenic Badlands backdrop. 10 miles away that now lies under the fondly called “a world of beauty and color
named the amphitheater Burning Hills. Missouri River. and limitless space.”
The "Medora Musical," one of North Along the Lewis & Clark Trail Looking at this authentic replication
Dakota’s leading tourist attractions, is The Teddy Roosevelt connection is by no of the expedition’s meager facilities and Fred J. Eckert is a retired U.S. ambassa-
an acclaimed and very professionally means the state’s only or even main draw tools and their clothing, and then imag- dor and former member of Congress. His
produced two-hour song-and-dance ex- for American history buffs. Gen. George ining how they coped with the bitter writings have appeared in many leading
travaganza, featuring Western and his- Armstrong Custer’s last command post, winter in such conditions, you can un- publications, including Reader’s Digest
torical themes devoted to Roosevelt. The before he headed off to his death in Mon- derstand why Thomas Jefferson used the and The Wall Street Journal. He is also
family-friendly and highly patriotic show tana at Little Bighorn, was at Fort Abra- phrase “undaunted courage” to describe an award-winning photographer whose
also features some nationally-known va- ham Lincoln State Park near Bismarck- the quality that drove them. collection of images spans all seven conti-
riety acts. Mandan. I enjoyed visiting the house he It was here that they met and signed up a re- nents. See his work at EckertGallery.com
 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 B5
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(Left) “The Art

of Painting” by
Johannes Vermeer,

Explore the Past Through

circa 1666-1668,
Kunsthistorisches
Museum in Vienna.
(Right) The National

Virtual History Tours

Palace Museum in
Taipei, Taiwan.

SKYE SHERMAN SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

park—including areas that aren’t accessible because they offer a varied and vibrant
in person—so you can take a “walk” through taste of Europe on one easy trip. While the
Staying at home doesn’t mean learning op- as if you were there. river cruise line’s sleek ships are docked
portunities are over; in fact, more worlds for now, U is continuing to share virtual
have opened up now than ever before, in- Newport’s Historic tours via Google Arts & Culture of the
cluding peeks into the past. Mansions, Rhode Island many world-famous European museums
For a quarantine activity that’s both in- While you’re stuck at home, consider check- that its typical itineraries hit—sans tickets,
teresting and mentally enriching, check ing out a few historic mansions for some lines, or closing hours. From Budapest’s
out eight museums offering virtual history serious home envy. Thanks to the Preser- Museum of Fine Arts to the Art History
tours. During this unprecedented period vation Society of Newport County, you can Museum in Vienna, U River Cruises is cu-
of history, it’s especially encouraging to be take a virtual tour of Newport landmark The rating the best in armchair travel for their
reminded of how humanity has overcome Mount Rushmore. Elms, a summer residence of a coal baron weekly newsletter while wishful cruisers
adversity for millennia. WILLIAM SILVER/SHUTTERSTOCK
and his wife, which began construction in dream about their next departure.
Whether you dive in yourself or share the 1898, or opt for a jaw-dropping walk-through
tours with your newly schooled-at-home of the Marble House, the late-1800s summer American Revolution Museum
kids, you’ll be too busy learning and en- house of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, at Yorktown
gaging with the world-shaking events of which contains 500,000 cubic feet of marble. Located in Greater Williamsburg, Vir-
yesteryear to realize the activity is indeed Another historic Newport mansion, Rose- ginia, the American Revolution Museum
educational. cliff, is currently offering virtual exhibits at Yorktown explores the pivotal period
dedicated to Tiffany glass and John James of our nation’s founding, from the be-
The National WWII Audubon, whose life’s work was creating ginning of Colonial times to the intro-
Museum, New Orleans portraits of all the birds in America. duction of the Constitution. While the
The National WWII Museum is rated the museum is closed for now, online visitors
No. 1 attraction in New Orleans on TripAd- Mt. Rushmore National can watch videos covering the people
visor, but like many museums and estab- The American Revolution Memorial, South Dakota and events of early Virginia, participate
lishments, it has been forced to temporarily Museum at Yorktown, Va. Take a virtual bucket-list trip to South Da- in interactive 30-minute history lessons
close in response to the pandemic. SHENGYING LIN/SHUTTERSTOCK kota’s Black Hills to see Mount Rushmore, that are broadcast live twice per week,
Luckily, curious minds can still explore the massive cliffside sculpture of George tour the museum virtually through their
this rocky period of history through the Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore app, and even enjoy quizzes, games, and
museum’s online offerings—and it’s an es- Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln carved posting thoughts and reflections on the
pecially opportune time to do so, not only directly into the rock face. Use the online Liberty Tree.
because this year marks the 75th anniver- 3D explorer for an up-close look or take a Nearby 18th-century Colonial Wil-
sary of the end of “the war that changed the virtual tour of the monument without hav- liamsburg also has virtual tours on offer,
world,” but also because insights from the ing to book a trip. including a 360-degree tour of the Gov-
museum can help put today’s challenges While you’re “visiting” South Dakota, head ernor’s Palace brought to life with sound
into perspective. to The Journey Museum to explore human- and video, as well as a streaming channel
A global pandemic is a unique situation, ity’s journey through existence as well as you can add to Amazon Fire TV or Roku.
but it’s not the only time humanity has had The National Museum of some history of the Black Hills. The muse-
to band together and face life-or-death cir- the Pacific War in Texas. um’s online education efforts range from National Museum of the
cumstances. videos about sod houses to explanations of Pacific War, Texas
The digital museum experience includes how every part of a bison can be used. The National Museum of the Pacific War,
at-home history lessons with lesson plans, which welcomes more than 100,000 visi-
daily webinars, videos, and even virtual field Ronald Reagan Presidential tors per year, is “the only institution in
trips to transport visitors to historic World Library/Museum, California the continental United States dedicated
War II sites around the world, and you can It’s especially Reagan enthusiasts will get a kick out of exclusively to telling the story of the Pa-
also explore the exhibits virtually. There’s taking a virtual tour of the Ronald Reagan cific and Asiatic Theaters in World War
also the museum’s Service on Celluloid encouraging to Presidential Library and Museum in Conejo II” and has expanded its digital program-
podcast, which examines how World War Valley, California, to learn about Reagan’s ming to welcome online visitors, espe-
II has been depicted in film over the past 75
be reminded of presidency and the state of the world during cially children.
years, and in the Digital Collection, you’ll how humanity that period of history. Available on the museum’s YouTube
find more than 1,000 oral histories from On the virtual tour, you can even wander channel, both Nimitz Minitz and High-
those who lived through it. Past webinar has overcome the Air Force One Pavilion, where you’ll lights and Insights of the Pacific War offer
topics include making at-home sanitizer adversity for find the very same Air Force One that flew short videos packed with interesting in-
and Clorox wipes and baking with rations. President Reagan more than 660,000 miles formation on World War II in the Pacific.
To access the museum’s many World War millennia. during his presidency. You can’t step inside In addition, the museum will highlight an
II resources virtually, head to their website the plane like you can when visiting the mu- oral history of a WWII veteran (currently
or sign up for their daily newsletter to be seum in person, but you can “walk” under available to the public on its website) on its
notified of Facebook live events, artifact the belly of the plane as well as view a rem- blog and social media on a weekly basis.
showcases, WWII-inspired playlists, reci- nant of the Berlin Wall outside.
pes, reading lists, and more. The Ronald Reagan Skye Sherman is a freelance travel writer
Presidential Library European Museums based in West Palm Beach, Fla. She
The National Palace Museum, Taiwan and Museum in via U River Cruises covers news, transit, and international
Cross the globe without buying a plane Simi Valley, Calif. Typically, travelers flock to U River Cruises destinations for a variety of outlets.
ticket to check out the permanent exhibi- VISIT CONEJO VALLEY
tions at Taiwan’s National Palace Museum.
Thanks to a 720-degree VR experience ac-
companied by audio, visitors can “tour” the
massive museum, which houses the world’s
largest collection of Chinese art, spanning
5,000 years from the Neolithic Age to today.
Virtual visitors can wander the museum
on established routes or stop for in-depth
descriptions of certain artifacts.
Feeling a bit musical? Among its exhibi-
tions dedicated to natural history, fossils,
and fine arts, ChiMei Museum in Taiwan’s
southern Tainan province is home to the
world’s largest violin collection, and the mu-
seum allowed Google Street View to take
panoramas throughout the museum and
B6 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020

REUTERS/ENRIQUE CALVO REUTERS/ENRIQUE CALVO

Trouble in 1. A combination
photo shows tour-
ists at a terrace at
the beach of Magaluf,

Paradise: Mallorca, Spain, on

July 22, 2011, and
the empty beach on
April 9, 2020.

Spanish 2. A combination
photo shows tourists
on the beach of Son
Matias on Aug. 19,

Holiday 2017, and the beach

empty during the
COVID-19 outbreak,
in Magaluf, Mallorca,

Island Spain, on April 9,

2020.

Reels From
1
CCP Virus 2

ADRID—On the tourism-dependent layoffs in hotels and restaurants is Spain’s reputation as a safe holi- In 2018—a record year—investors
Spanish island of Mallorca, a total taking time to process, leaving many day destination developed over more spent nearly 5 billion euros ($5.4
shutdown of hotels due to the CCP without cash. than four decades has helped boost billion) on deals in the hotel sector
virus outbreak has destroyed live- “I have not received one euro in the tourism’s contribution to the econo- in Spain, according to Colliers. In
lihoods across the sector, from re- past month and a half,” said Elias my to over 12 percent—income now turn, small hotels borrowed heavily
ception staff to farmers who provide Suliar Nicolau, a 34-year-old recep- at risk. to refurbish in order to attract higher-
food for restaurants. tion manager at a hotel in north-west “The impact of Covid-19 will be like spending visitors.
The Balearic Islands, of which Mal- Mallorca who has had to pay rent out a war,” said Gabriel Escarrer, chief “Most of the hotels in Mallorca have
lorca is the largest, are one of the of savings as he waits for payments executive of the Melia hotel chain made big investments in recent years
biggest attractions in Spain, which from a state furlough scheme. which runs more than 350 hotels to go upscale. We all have big loans,”
welcomed nearly 84 million visitors globally, 23 of them on Mallorca. said Porcel, who also manages a four-
in 2019 to maintain its position as the “Not even the worst financial crises star beachfront hotel in Peguera,
world’s second most popular holiday or September 11 left us with visibil- known as “Little Germany” for its
destination. ity as low as it is now,” he said during popularity with German families.
So they face a particularly acute With most expecting a webcast roundtable organized by With most expecting this summer
threat from the spending squeeze this summer to be a Spanish consultancy Thinking Heads. to be a write-off, some are fearing
and restrictions on movement during vicious price wars further ahead to
the crisis, which has hit Spain hardest write-off, some are Big Loans bring tourists back.
in Europe after Italy. The outbreak of the CCP (Chinese “I put myself in the shoes of an
Desperate to reopen, even if in a
fearing vicious price Communist Party) virus, commonly independent hotelier who has one
reduced capacity, hotels are lob- wars further ahead known as the novel coronavirus, has hotel ... they will have to bend over
bying government to allow limited hit Spain after bumper years of invest- backwards to capture as much de-
travel between Germany and Mal- to bring tourists ment in its hotel sector, especially in mand as possible at whatever cost,”
lorca—both of which have relatively back. Balearic Island hot spots like Mallorca said Miguel Vazquez, hotels special-
low CCP virus incidence rates, says and Ibiza. ist at Colliers.
Xisco Porcel, vice-president of the Investment in the Spanish hotel
island’s Peguera and Cala Fornells He fills his days reading, includ- sector has increased three-fold over By Sonya Dowsett & Isla Binnie
Hotel Association. ing French novelist Albert Camus’s the past 10 years, according to real
Many people who rely on the tour- “The Plague.” “What is not clear at estate services firm Colliers Interna- The Epoch Times contributed to this
ism industry in the archipelago work the moment is when we are going to tional, much of it from foreign funds report.
on a “six months on, six months off” get any normality back,” he added who bought family-owned hotels
model. The huge wave of temporary by telephone. and spent millions doing them up. From Reuters

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Austrian Picture-Postcard
Village, Once Swamped,
Awaits Tourists’ Return

H
ALLSTATT, Austria—A tiny non-essential shops, museums, and
Austrian lakeside village so pic- other gathering places six weeks ago.
turesque it had to limit throngs That helped flatten the curve of infec-
of tourists is now longing for tions, which are increasing at less than 1 A Greek national flag
visitors to return to its empty lanes. percent daily. flutters as people
Hallstatt, population 780, estimates it The government said that justified a visit a beach in Ath-
had a million day-trip visitors last year, step-by-step loosening of the lockdown, ens, Greece, April 28,
before the CCP virus pandemic halted starting with DIY and garden centers 2020.
international tourism. Other European as well as smaller shops, which were al-
hotspots once suffocated by selfie-snap-
ping visitors face a similar fate.
lowed to reopen two weeks ago.
Restaurants, cafes, and bars are due to Greece Opening to Tourists in
July but Hoteliers Fear Empty
reopen on May 15, followed by hotels on May
29. But the borders remain essentially closed
in a country heavily reliant on tourism.
Hallstatt, population “We in Hallstatt of course depend 95
percent on foreign guests ... from Asia, Beaches
780, estimates it had from America, from England, and from
the surrounding European countries,” ATHENS—Greece hopes to welcome tion, and by 59 percent for domestic and
a million day-trip said Markus-Paul Derbl, who owns a back tourists from July, but hoteliers international flights in March, accord-
restaurant, souvenir shop, and other expect a bleak season, fearing the CCP ing to the Civil Aviation Authority.
visitors last year, businesses. virus pandemic will keep visitors away “We are going to have very low occu-
before the CCP virus “If the borders stay closed it will be and beaches empty. pancy rates. We don’t know if our hotels
very, very difficult to keep business going Tourism is a major income earner for will open, when they will open, so we
pandemic halted properly.” Greece. It drew 34 million visitors last are right now on the brink of very hard
international tourism. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said he year, bringing in 18 billion euros ($19.52 times,” Voulgaris said.
hopes the border with Germany—Aus- billion) in revenue, about 10-12 percent of Harry Theocharis, Greece’s tourism
tria’s biggest source of foreign tourists— economic output, and provided employ- minister, says the plan is to welcome
Most tourists came on bus tours stop- will reopen soon, but Germany has been ment for about one in five of the workforce. back tourists in July.
ping for a view that gained renown in cool on the idea. It is unlikely Germans “Tourism is facing its biggest crisis of The government began to gradually
Asia thanks to a South Korean TV series alone could fill the gap for Hallstatt, which our generation,” said the president of ease the lockdown on May 4 and ho-
filmed there and a partial replica of it had 145,000 overnight stays last year. Corfu’s hotel association Charalambos tels operating year-round will be able
built in China. “That is rather hopeless perhaps but I Voulgaris, owner of two resorts on the to open on June 1.
Nestled in the Salzkammergut region do think we have a name and are known, Greek island on the Ionian Sea. “I guess this is the million-dollar ques-
of lakes and mountains east of Salzburg, and of course we are glad when guests Long stretches of beach, some dotted tion. We are aiming to open up some-
Hallstatt often attracted attention for from Germany come here,” Mayor with rows of umbrellas, lie empty on time in July,” Theocharis told Reuters TV.
efforts to restrict the number of buses Scheutz said. Corfu and hoteliers like Voulgaris won- “This season is not going to be like the
stopping there and to monetize those “If I had to give a prediction (for the der whether they will open their doors other years, I would be a fool to believe
short visits, such as by charging 1 euro to summer) it would be a very sad, bad this summer. that this could ever be the case. Howev-
use the toilet. one but I am an optimistic person—the A lockdown from March 23 to curb the er, there is a lot that we can do to re-open
Now it wonders when it will face that landscape is beautiful, we are a (UNES- spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist the tourist economy, the flows,” he said.
challenge again. CO) World Heritage site, the people are Party) virus, commonly known as the Greece has recorded 2,566 cases of
“Recently it was too much, and it was welcoming.” novel coronavirus, which was effective COVID-19 infections and 138 fatalities.
perceived as too much and as a curse, in avoiding high rates of fatalities seen in
and we kept taking measures,” Hallstatt’s By Leonhard Foeger other European countries, is expected to By Deborah Kyvrikosaios
Mayor Alexander Scheutz said. take a toll. Greece is now trying to save
Austria acted early in its outbreak of The Epoch Times contributed to this what is left of the season. The Epoch Times contributed to this
the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) report. Passenger traffic plunged by as much report.
virus, commonly known as the novel as 90 percent for ferries, according to the
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