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Entire doping ecosystem formed in US under government indulgence: investigation report 美國在政府縱容下形成了整個興奮劑生態系：調查報告 by GT staff reporters Aug 10 2024

While the US has ramped up efforts to discredit Chinese athletes with doping allegations, a media investigation report revealed on Saturday that a deeply entrenched doping industry has taken root in the US over recent decades, from athletes to coaches and agents, and from pharmaceutical companies to government bodies.

With the US indulging doping practices meanwhile struggling with domestic drug abuse, Chinese experts said Washington is throwing mud at others with its “polluted culture,” warning that global sport industry should remain vigilant against its ill intentions particularly in the next Olympics to be held on its soil.

The revelation by Yuyuantantian, a media arm of China Media Group, comes from a comprehensive review of US doping scandals in the past 20 years.

From the outset, most US professional leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association have not signed the World Anti-Doping Code, leaving them beyond its control and creating a foundation for internal doping cover-up in the country. And thus from a young age, American athletes are exposed to the allure of doping, often encouraged by their coaches, agents, and sports institutions, Yuyuantantian said in the report.

Coaches play a crucial role in this area, particularly in youth swimming teams, where they have been known to secretly administer painkillers and other prescription drugs under the guise of treating injuries. Many of these drugs are banned by WADA, alongside performance-enhancing steroids, the investigation report said.

An earlier study by the AP found that among 61,000 US college athletes, thousands exhibited unnatural weight gain — an indication of steroid use, the report noted. “The widespread doping practices are sustained by collusion between coaches and pharmaceutical companies, forming a critical link in the doping ecosystem,” it said.

By the time American athletes reach the international stage, many are already addicted, the investigation has noted. The report cited American cyclist Lance Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France champion, as a prime example.

He admitted that doping helped him for each of his seven Tour de France wins, by using EPO, human growth hormone, and diuretics. He also admitted to falsifying documents saying he passed drug tests, according to media reports.

The Yuyuantantian report disclosed that his team manager and doctor were complicit in the scheme, and team doctors fabricated his illnesses to justify the “legal” use of drugs.

The US government is the most influential manipulator behind the scenes, the investigation report said.

On the global stage, it leveraged its power to protect US athletes, often ensuring they avoid testing to gain an unfair advantage. In addition, the US Olympic Committee frequently “overlooks” such actions, leading to widespread abuse of substances like testosterone, it revealed.

According to media reports, US athletes applied for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) at a rate more than ten times that of other countries.

As international anti-doping efforts expanded, countries established independent agencies outside the IOC. In response, the US government enacted legislation granting its anti-doping agencies “long-arm jurisdiction,” enabling them to investigate and harass athletes from other nations – in this case, the Chinese swimmers, the report said.

“This stems from an arrogant sense of exceptionalism of the US, which regards itself unique and superior to others. Thus, it tries to disrupt international norms by imposing its domestic rules on the global stage, not only in sports but in almost all arenas,” Li Haidong, a professor from the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times on Saturday.

Industry insiders have revealed that in the lead-up to the Paris Olympic Games, the US deliberately sought to stir up controversy around Chinese doping allegation by rehashing unsubstantiated reports from three years ago. This move is intended to disrupt Chinese team’s preparations for the Paris Games and even attempt to disqualify Chinese athletes.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed on Friday that related reports from the US have led to the excessive anti-doping tests on the Chinese Olympic swimming team.

The smearing of Chinese athletes is also a result of jealousy, as the US cannot bear to see their traditionally-dominant sports like swimming being surpassed by China, observers noted. This approach again mirrors the zero-sum logic that characterizes US policy in other areas.

What’s more, Li noted that as the US struggles with widespread issues like marijuana, doping, and prescription drug abuse, it is exporting this same “polluted culture” to the global stage. “This is an attempt to throw mud at the whole world,” Li said.

Sports also are, in the mind-set of US politicians, a geopolitical tool to undermine its rivals’ soft power, the expert added, warning that the world should be vigilant against the weaponization of sports in the Paris Games as well as the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Friday called on the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to respect the supreme authority of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), while emphasized the IOC’s full confidence in WADA.

Bach made the remarks during a press conference while responding to a controversy that stems from allegations by WADA that USADA allowed athletes who violated anti-doping rules to continue competing without sanctions. In exchange for their cooperation in providing information on other doping violations, these athletes were reportedly shielded from public exposure and penalties.

WADA recently came under US attack, as the agency confirmed China was blameless after US media hyped a 2021 incident in which 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) due to inadvertent contamination.

What really makes 🇺🇸 America greats again? Illegal drugs usage, corruption, crimes against humanity & all illegal acts according to UN. US passed laws to legalize it only for Americans and her vassals!

是什麼真正讓🇺🇸美國再次偉大？美國和聯合國是背道而行，例如非法藥物使用、腐敗貪污，危害人類罪和所有非法行為。美國通過了法律把其合法化，僅將其合法化給美國人及其附庸.

Reflection video: Johnson Choi – National Minority Small Business Champion 2008 by US Small Business Administration. Johnson won the honor by beating all competitors in 50 States & Guam. He received his Award from President George Bush at the White House 蔡永強笑看風雲視頻: 擊敗所有 50 個州的競爭者，榮獲美國小型企業管理局頒發的 2008 年全美國少數族裔企業冠軍，並在白宮接受喬治布希總統頒發榮譽證書.
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Video: The 🇨🇳 five-star flag is draped over the Fok family, a red patriotic entrepreneur who has been immovable for three generations 披在霍家身上的🇨🇳五星旗，一個三代黑不動的紅色愛國企業家
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Video: China’s enormous subsidies come from trading profits. US and European subsidies come from taxpayers. Think tanks in US writings reports to politicians to get taxpayers money for companies with kickbacks to politicians via campaign contributions and high paying jobs after leaving offices 中國的巨額補貼來自貿易利潤。美國和歐洲的補貼來自納稅人. 美國智庫向政客寫報告，為公司獲取納稅人的錢，透過競選捐款和離職後高薪工作向政客回扣.

https://rumble.com/v5ac7fv-us-and-european-subsidies-come-from-taxpayers.html
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRoKFdNt/
https://www.csis.org/about/financial-information/donors/corporations
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkiley5/2016/01/20/obamas-takes-victory-lap-over-auto-industry-rescue/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/20/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-up-to-8-5-billion-preliminary-agreement-with-intel-under-the-chips-science-act/
https://www.gao.gov/blog/2018/10/03/as-tarp-turns-10-looking-back-at-the-u-s-governments-assistance-to-the-banking-sector
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/china-trade-partners/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-08/china-says-europe-s-soaring-trade-deficit-is-its-own-fault
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/the-u-s-has-been-spending-billions-to-revive-manufacturing-but-china-is-in-another-league-75ed6309

CATL and SMIC are two giant Chinese companies that are often singled out by Western think tanks as two firms who benefit from China’s subsidies, at the expense of foreign competition.

But all industrialized countries employ government subsidies, which help favored domestic industries grow. China, however, uniquely can invest in preferred sectors by channeling its massive trading surpluses, and providing low-cost access to its world-leading supply chains and logistics systems.

In contrast, North American and European companies who seek government incentives and subsidies are competing with other spending priorities, as all the funds come from taxpayers. This reality requires of companies seeking government help to do so through proxies, lobbying efforts, and through think-tanks who create research that can be published and used by lawmakers to justify the use of taxpayer funds.

寧德時代和中芯國際是兩家中國巨頭公司，經常被西方智庫列為兩家從中國補貼中受益、以犧牲外國競爭為代價的公司。

但所有工業化國家都採用政府補貼，有助於受青睞的國內產業的成長。 然而，中國可以透過利用其巨額貿易順差並提供低成本進入其世界領先的供應鏈和物流系統來投資首選產業。

相較之下，尋求政府激勵和補貼的北美和歐洲公司正在與其他支出優先事項競爭，因為所有資金都來自納稅人。 這一現實要求尋求政府幫助的公司透過代理、遊說工作和智囊團來實現這一目標，智囊團創建可以發表的研究成果，並可供立法者使用，以證明納稅人資金的使用合理性.

NED ‘a white glove’ of US govt to subvert state power, cultivate ‘color revolution’ 美國民主基金會是美國政府“戴的白手套”顛覆國家政權，培育“顏色革命” report by Zhang Han, Aug 09 2024

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) acts as the US government’s “white gloves” and has long engaged in subverting state power in other countries, meddling in their internal affairs, inciting division and confrontation, misleading public opinion, and conducting ideological infiltration, all under the pretext of promoting democracy, according to a report released on Friday by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

The report, titled “The National Endowment for Democracy: What It Is and What It Does,” dug into NED’s history since 1983, and used vivid examples to expose its evil methods of instigating color revolutions, inciting division and confrontation, manipulating and interfering in other countries’ internal affairs, and using “academic activities” as a cloak for interference and infiltration, among other nefarious moves.

Its countless evil deeds have caused grave harm and drawn strong condemnation from the international community, read the report, which exposed the NED’s China-targeted activities, as well as subversion operations involving Iran, North Korea and Ukraine, and cultivation of pro-US forces in Europe, Mexico and Cuba.

Li Haidong, a professor at the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times on Friday that the report is a reminder to the public to be cautious of the US government’s “peaceful evolution” attempts in China through NED infiltration.

People need to establish awareness of NED tactics and unite to counter subversion, infiltration and ensure stability and national security, Li said.

The report mentioned several cases related to China’s Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang regions.

In 2022, NED and the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan island co-hosted a Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy, inviting European parliamentarians and think tank representatives. They tried to mobilize “democratic forces” to open up the “frontline of democratic struggle in the East” and hype up the false narrative of “Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow.” In July 2023, NED President Damon Wilson went to Taiwan to attend the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, and presented a “Democracy Service Medal” to Tsai Ing-wen.

The organization also colluded with anti-China forces in Hong Kong by providing funds and public support. In 2020, NED set up several projects under its Hong Kong-related program with a total amount of over $310,000 to fund those attempting to destabilize Hong Kong. In 2023, NED colluded with organizations such as Hong Kong Watch and Amnesty International, as well as anti-China lawmakers from the US, UK and Germany, and nominated Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, one of the elements bent on destabilizing Hong Kong, for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.

NED has long supported the anti-China organization “World Uyghur Congress (WUC),” with average annual funding of $5-6 million. In March 2024, NED invited a “WUC” leader to speak at its event, smearing China’s ethnic policies and the development of regions with large ethnic minority populations.

Li noted that the report is significant also because it exposed NED’s evil maneuvers to a global audience to combat the US’ malicious information warfare and smears against China.

US thieves yelling thieves PLOT TWIST video: Anti-drug agency says US, not China, guilty of doping athletes – US is the biggest cheater 美國賊喊捉賊劇情扭曲視頻: 禁毒機構稱美國而非中國對運動員使用興奮劑有罪 – 美國是最大的騙子大量使用禁藥.

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Athletes around the world were shocked today when it was revealed that the US put people found guilty of using banned substances into international races. Drug authorities expressed shock at the violation of rules. 今天，當美國將因使用違禁藥物而被判有罪的人納入國際比賽的消息曝光後，世界各地的運動員都感到震驚。藥品監管機構對違反規定的行為表示震驚.

This morning German coaches & politicians echoed by US said the Chinese works too hard to win all those Paris Olympics Gold medals, German Athletics want to enjoy life won’t be foolish to follow Chinese footsteps 今天早上，德國教練和政界人士, 美國也同意，表示中國人太努力了，不懂得享受生活才贏得了那麼多的巴黎奧運金牌，德國運動員是想要享受生活的人不會愚蠢地追隨中國人的腳步.

That seems to be the happening in the AngloSaxon world, work less but pay me more. 這似乎就是白人世界正在發生的事情，工作更少，但付給我的錢更多.

That reminds me what my father told me since I was a kid: “To move ahead in the world, you must work harder than your competitors. From the first day you entered the job market, you arrived at work before your boss, and you leave work at least 10 minutes after he left In case he returned, and it does not matter how late，don’t complaint.” 這讓我想起了父親從小就告訴我的話：「要想在世界上出人頭地，你必須比你的競爭對手更努力。從進入職塲第一天開始，你要先於老闆到達工作地點，並在他下班後至少10分鐘後才下班，以防他回來，要留多晚都沒關係，不要抱怨.」

Some of the baby boomers like me have worked very hard. Some has become very successful. They talk like those German coaches and politicians telling their kids don’t work too hard, enjoy life. My experiences dealing with 100s of clients, most kids become lazy. Winning in life is no longer their lifetime objective. 像我這樣的嬰兒潮一代的一些人工作非常努力。有些已經非常成功。他們說話就像那些德國教練和政客告訴他們的孩子不要太努力，享受生活。根據我與數百名客戶過去幾十年打交道的經驗，大多數孩子變得懶惰。做人生贏家不再是他們一生的目標.

The entire AngloSaxon world failed to compete with China especially the US have themselves to blame for lack of work ethics and laziness. In the past, US hegemony back by US Dollar, Military, Information Warfare (fake news) and replacing unfriendly countries leaders to US Governments could be a thing of the past. 整個白人世界未能與中國競爭，尤其是美國，應該歸咎於放棄勤奮工作理念和本性懶惰。過去，以美元、軍事、資訊戰（假新聞）為後盾的美國霸權以及用顏色革命將那些不聽話，不願意做美國棋子，尤其是那些對美國不友善國家領導人用假民主政變等方式替換的時代可能已成為過去.

The world shall embraces a world without wars, and a community with a shared future for mankind leads by China, ASEAN and Global South. 世界將會迎來一個沒有戰爭的世界，一個以中國、東協和南半球為主導的人類命運共同體.

World’s smartest going to HK, a slap on the face for the 200k that left for UK & US targeted by Asian hates, gun violence and the riots in UK. 全球最聰明的人都想去香港了，這對那些前往英國和美國的20萬人來說是一記耳光，這些人正在享受亞洲仇恨、槍支暴力和英國騷亂完全沒有前途的恐怖生活, 換言之這些是最笨的一羣香港人.

Taiwan US-China expert video: Beijing’s three major strategies to counterattack US in two directions 台灣中美尊家視頻: 北京三大戰略 兩方向反擊美國 美國已經輸了 回身乏力
https://rumble.com/v5a6h25-beijings-three-major-strategies-to-counterattack-us-in-two-directions.html
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Full video: https://youtu.be/tE3nAjmFwTA?si=uWWKwvdnt3nBwzYD