Walking down by Market Street feels surreal tonight. Huddled riot cops watching motorcades drive by in the rain under rainbow lasers. #APEC#SanFrancisco
"we know that this global fentanyl supply chain, which ends with the deaths of Americans, often starts with chemical companies in China"
— US Attorney General Merrick Garland
The DOJ announces charges against eight chemical companies in China and twelve of their executives for trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the US, and related crimes.
join a bunch of asian/pacific solidarity orgs TOMORROW for an art build & community forum about our joint struggle against neoliberalism. we'll be screenprinting a NEW piece by yours truly 🤭
Plan now for how #APEC will disrupt your commute and other travel next week.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference is coming soon to our City, and a number of world leaders, including our own President Biden, will be in attendance. Consequently, the United States Secret Service will impose security zones in specific parts of the City, and those zones will affect travel for residents and workers who need to pass through them.
This will affect your routine travels as well as tourist visits, as SFMTA says “APEC will impact travel throughout the city.” SFMTA has a webpage detailing the closures and reroutes, including maps: https://sfmta.com/apec
Start planning what detours or additional time you’ll need now. The tightest restrictions, including street closures, are scheduled to be in effect from Monday, November 13 to Sunday, November 19.
[The Washington Post]: Biden and Xi agree to restore military ties, helping ease tensions The two leaders agreed to restore military-to-military communications and sought to cool U.S.-China tensions at a time of global turmoil
As soon as #Australia's PM #AnthonyAlbanese had returned from a visit in #Beijing, OZ naval divers got injured by irresponsible behavior of Chinese naval staff.
And as soon as the #APEC summit in #SanFrancisco had been finished, #China resumed its bullying of free and democratic #Taiwan.
APEC-Gruppe beim Gipfel uneins zu Kriegen in Ukraine und Nahost
Wie umgehen mit den Kriegen gegen die Ukraine und in Nahost? Die Staats- und Regierungschefs der asiatisch-pazifischen Region fanden bei ihrem Gipfel hier keine gemeinsame Linie. Grund ist die Zusammensetzung der Gruppe.