Weekly exclusive selection | The disintegration of the Soviet Union planted a knot in the heart of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine today?

Last Monday (February 21), Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of separatist regimes in the two states of Donbas in eastern Ukraine, kicking off a series of attacks on Ukraine from east, south and north. war situation.

At that time, Putin's main action was still in Russia's determination of the sovereignty of the two "Republics" of Donetsk and Lugansk, but his speech for this purpose initially pointed to the "Ukrainian issue" ", kicked off a bigger battle in the Beaton and Lu districts.

Whether it is Donbas or Ukraine, the unique politics, culture and identity of both originate from their Soviet history. How to deconstruct the conflicts brought about by these independent self-positions, and even the problems they generate in geopolitics? There is no law to follow.

However, it is desirable to have an understanding: the chaos between Russia and Ukraine today highlights the reality that the disintegration of the Soviet Union is not a historical node, but a historical process, and we are still witnesses to this process today.

Series reports:

The Ukraine problem is the unresolved knot of the collapse of the Soviet Union

The upper and lower limits of Putin's deployment of troops

Ukraine turns its back on Russia's two divergent paths

Ukraine's Lessons from the Past

Continued game between the US and Russia: what are the plans for each?

The impact of the Ukrainian change on Eurasian geopolitics

Ukrainian soldiers stand guard in central Kiev.

(Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press)

Why are private hospitals passive in the current pandemic?

Under the fifth wave of the new crown epidemic, the situation of public and private hospitals is very different.

Medical staff in public hospitals are exhausted to take care of a large number of patients, but private hospitals still have spare capacity to admit patients. Some private hospital outpatient clinics even refuse to admit patients with new crown symptoms. Only recently have they announced that they will accept non-infected patients referred by public hospitals for treatment and surgery.

In fact, private hospitals have a small number of isolation wards and anti-infection equipment. Is it true that even a mild or recovering new crown patient cannot be received?

The private hospital's helper appeared after the public hospital's explosion, and the response was too slow. What problems did it reflect?

How can public-private partnerships as a whole be improved?

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On February 25, 2022, the emergency room at Mount Elizabeth Hospital was full.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Is there a "third way" in China's anti-epidemic model?

As the fifth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues to spread, some helpless and smiling jokes have become popular on the Internet.

For example, there is such an Internet joke: In the face of the epidemic, except China, all other countries choose to "lie down", but the hardest part is Hong Kong, which has been doing sit-ups.

Today, more than two years after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia that swept the world, whether to "dynamically clear" like the standing mainland China, or choose to lie flat and "coexist with the virus" like other countries, although for Hong Kong, it is based on people's livelihood. Correctness and political correctness have no choice but to look to the mainland for "dynamic clearing", but the fifth wave of the outbreak in Hong Kong has indeed put a problem in front of China: "dynamic clearing" and "coexistence with the virus" "Besides, is there a "third way"?

How will Hong Kong's anti-epidemic practice inspire the mainland to explore new epidemic prevention models?

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Beijing implemented closed-loop management during the Winter Olympics.

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Singing Gao Bulk Cargo Master Appeared to Say that the Securities Regulatory Commission Freezes 11.1 Billion Yuan of Scam Assets for Three Years

In mid-December last year, the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission and the police dismantled the illegal group suspected of "singing high bulk cargo" scam, involving an amount of 170 million yuan. The arrested persons involved the executives and shareholders of three listed companies, including the founder of Dragon King Group (8493). elder brother.

This type of scam has been in existence for at least three years, accounting for 40% of the cases investigated by the CSRC, with a total of 11.1 billion yuan in assets frozen.

"Hong Kong 01" successfully contacted a bitter master to tell the whole story of being deceived.

Fraudsters impersonate well-known stock reviewers, set up communication groups and provide favorite stocks to set up a stock market. Insiders bluntly say that almost every stock reviewer has been impersonated, and there are even innocent defendants.

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Mr. Huang was deceived by a swindler who pretended to be a stock reviewer and fell into the "singing high bulk goods" scam, losing nearly 10,000 yuan.

(Photo by Huang Baoying)

Please pay attention to the 306th issue of "Hong Kong 01" e-Weekly Newsletter published on February 28, 2022.

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