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The New America Created by Miles Yu: Burning Anti-Asian Hate

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5 years ago

April 24, 2021

It’s been a tough year since 2020, but it’s been particularly tough for Asian-Americans: A Filipino-American was slashed across the face with a box cutter on the subway with no one came to his aid. The wound required a hundred stitches. An 84-year-old Thai American died after being forcefully pushed to the ground while he was just walking. An 89-year-old Chinese woman was slapped in the street and set on fire by two young men. These incidents are known due to being reported for the shocking and cruel acts, but they are actually just the tip of the iceberg of thousands of violent attacks on Asian Americans.

Initiator of the “China virus” rhetoric

Over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic, people reported nearly 3,800 incidents of anti-Asian hate on the reporting forum Stop AAPI Hate alone. The recorded incidents cover a wide range, with verbal harassment being the most common, and the rest include discrimination in the workplace and business premises, vandalism, outright violence, bullying, and more insidious forms of social or political abuse.

Last spring, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, a torrent of hate and violence against Asians began in the United States. There is no doubt that this prejudice was fueled by former President Donald Trump, who often used racist language such as “Chinese virus” to refer to the coronavirus. Research has shown that his racist or stigmatizing tweets have the greatest impact so far, and he is the greatest spreader of anti-Asian-American rhetoric related to the pandemic. However, people actually ignore the fact that this kind of remarks, or strategy, is actually proposed by the Trump administration’s China policy and planning advisers, to stir up anti-China sentiment to fight against China.

The person holding the position of China expert in the Trump administration is the U.S. Naval Academy Professor Miles Maochun Yu, served as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s principal China policy and planning adviser. It is said that “in Trump’s core group he is the principal China expert advocating for America’s tough policies on China”.

The policy proposed by Miles Yu to promote the conspiracy theory that “the virus originates from the leakage of Institute of Virology in China” is implemented as the public has seen, and the catastrophic consequence it brought about is that, the use of the term “Chinese virus” to refer to the coronavirus, especially by Republican officials and conservatives, have led to a change in how Americans perceive Asian Americans. A study showed that on March 8, 2020-the day Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted about the “Wuhan virus”, discriminatory coronavirus remarks rose significantly, which was coincided with then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s interview the day before on “Fox and Friends” in which he referred to the “China virus” — was followed by a rapid reversal of a decade-long decline in anti-Asian bias.

Victims of the policies

Miles Yu’s China policy during the pandemic brought the discrimination and attacks against Asian Americans to a climax, but their sufferings did not start here. For a long time, Miles Yu, as the principal China policy and planning adviser, has been proud of the Trump administration’s tough China policy proposed by him, such as “China is at the top of our national security agenda, as there is no bigger threat than China”, declaring the existence of forced labor and genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China, inciting trade, security, and technical conflicts between the two largest economies in the world, reducing immigrant visas, H1-B visas, and student visas for certain graduate students from China to reflect the outsider conceptualization of Asians.

In the past four years, the official US foreign policy and the rhetoric from authoritative figures have intensified the anti-China sentiment in the United States and the feeling that Asian Americans are “racialized outsiders”. Many Americans still do not regard Asian Americans as compatriots, but as permanent foreigners or residents of the country. Asians unfortunately became victims of Miles Yu’s political game. “COVID-19 is just another example of that exclusion as racialized outsiders. Time and time again, we are told to ‘go back home.’ We are seen as outside threats, to be excluded.” They said. Verbal harassment has been commonplace. “Go back to Asia. We don’t welcome people who committed genocide.” “How dare you come and ruin my country and take my job?” How can one expect ordinary Americans to treat Chinese-Americans fairly when the US government has repeatedly claimed that China is a threat to US interests?

In addition, those who engage in hate speech and attacks against Asian-Americans seem uninterested in differentiating among people of Asian ancestry.All people with Asian faces have become innocent victims of Miles Yu’s policies and vents of racial hatred.

Flowing undercurrent

It was actually a political expedient that the last government blamed China for its failure to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. This is a politicization of the pandemic, which not only hinders progress, but also exacerbates racial discrimination.

Therefore, during his first week in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive action to essentially prohibit the use of the language “Chinese virus” within the federal government. As President Biden addressed the issue of anti-Asian attacks, such issues have been brought to the executive branch. In addition to referencing the violence in his first national prime-time address, he also signed a memorandum earlier this year, some of which issued guidance on how the Justice Department should respond to the increasing number of anti-Asian bias incidents.

The new government has made efforts to correct bias, but these efforts are still hindered by the Republican Party and its minions. Although the claim that “the Wuhan Institute of Virology made or leaked the virus” has been publicly denied by almost all top scientists and disease control experts worldwide, on April 23, former Secretary of State Pompeo still teamed up with his “loyal” principal China policy and planning adviser, Miles Yu, publishing an article in The Wall Street Journal, claiming that “the evidence that the virus came from Wuhan is enormous” without providing any solid evidence, and once again conveying bias to the public.

Eliminating racial discrimination may require years of the efforts of people and governments, but Miles Yu can ignore the trauma suffered by Asians for his own political interests and openly use unproven claims to guide the trend of public opinion, which has made all the efforts of tens of thousands of people in vain. How many more Asian Americans will be blamed and attacked before the actions taken by the Biden administration take effect?

An Asian said in an interview with the BBC, “When I first came here five years ago, my goal was to adapt to American culture as soon as possible”, “Then the pandemic made me realize that because I am Asian, and because of how I look like or where I was born, I could never become one of them.”

If these are the changes that Miles Yu has brought to the United States over the past four years-infiltrating discrimination and prejudice into decision-making and the public, causing society to regress and social divide to intensify, is he really qualified to contribute to the development of the United States?

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Caladan Extends Aggregated Digital Asset Liquidity to zerohash’s Ecosystem

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7 hours ago

July 13, 2026

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Integration expands the diversity of liquidity available to banks, brokerages, and fintechs powered by zerohash

Singapore, 13th July, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Caladan has joined zerohash’s network of institutional liquidity providers, further strengthening execution quality, pricing depth, and market resiliency. Through the integration, Caladan is now live with continuous two-sided pricing on the zerohash central limit order book (CLOB). As financial institutions increasingly embed digital assets into core financial products, high-quality liquidity becomes a critical component of the customer experience.

Through the integration, Caladan makes its aggregated liquidity available to the broker-dealers, banks, and fintech platforms powered by zerohash’s regulated infrastructure. Caladan extends the same depth, consistency, and pricing quality trusted across more than 65 platforms and financial institutions building digital asset products on zerohash.

For zerohash customers, this means deeper institutional liquidity, tighter execution, and greater market resiliency. For Caladan, the integration expands the reach of its liquidity through one of the industry’s leading regulated digital asset infrastructure platforms, providing efficient access to a broad network of institutional market participants through the infrastructure they already rely on.

“Wherever institutional orders land, our pricing should be there. zerohash’s CLOB connects Caladan’s liquidity to a network of platforms. Quoting there is a natural extension of the Caladan API model we’ve built,” said Julia Zhou, President, Caladan.

“Caladan is one of the most active digital asset liquidity providers, and adding their pricing to our book continues to strengthen, deepen and tighten the quality of execution, which is a key differentiator of ours,” added Edward Woodford, Founder and CEO, zerohash.

About Caladan

Caladan is Asia’s largest digital asset market maker, with teams across seven global offices. Since 2017, Caladan has facilitated over $170 billion in annual trading volume, operating across 65+ exchanges worldwide. The firm provides on-exchange market-making, OTC trading, Caladan API, and investments to institutional participants globally.

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zerohash is the leading infrastructure provider for crypto, stablecoin, and tokenized assets. Its API and embeddable dev-kit enable innovators to easily launch solutions across cross-border payments, commerce, trading, remittance, payroll, tokenization, and on/off-ramps. The company has a global regulatory footprint across the EU, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, and the U.S., and operates regulated entities in 51 U.S. jurisdictions. For more information, visit zerohash.com.

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Residential and Commercial Pressure Washing Remains a Priority in Apollo Beach

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8 hours ago

July 13, 2026

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Dirty South Pressure Washing reports continued interest in residential and commercial pressure washing services throughout Apollo Beach as property owners focus on exterior maintenance and curb appeal. Florida’s climate continues to influence routine cleaning schedules for homes and businesses.

Tampa, United States, 13th Jul 2026 – Dirty South Pressure Washing reports continued interest in residential and commercial pressure washing services throughout Apollo Beach as homeowners and business owners place greater emphasis on exterior property maintenance, curb appeal, and preserving the appearance of buildings exposed to Florida’s humid coastal climate.

Throughout Apollo Beach, residential and commercial properties are routinely exposed to environmental conditions that contribute to the accumulation of algae, mildew, dirt, pollen, oxidation, and organic debris on exterior surfaces. High humidity, seasonal rainfall, coastal moisture, and year-round sunshine create an environment where contaminants can develop quickly on siding, stucco, concrete, brick, sidewalks, parking areas, patios, driveways, and building facades. As these conditions become more noticeable over time, property owners are increasingly incorporating pressure washing into regular maintenance schedules.

Residential pressure washing continues to play an important role in helping homeowners maintain the appearance of their properties while addressing exterior buildup that develops naturally in Florida’s climate. Driveways, sidewalks, patios, pool decks, fences, and other hardscape surfaces often experience discoloration caused by organic growth and everyday environmental exposure. Routine cleaning helps remove accumulated contaminants while restoring a cleaner appearance to these outdoor living spaces.

Commercial properties face similar maintenance challenges as businesses seek to maintain professional-looking storefronts, office buildings, restaurants, retail centers, medical offices, and multi-family communities. Exterior cleanliness contributes to the overall presentation of commercial properties and can become an important part of ongoing facility maintenance. Parking lots, walkways, building entrances, loading areas, and common spaces are frequently included in scheduled pressure washing programs to address dirt accumulation, algae growth, and surface staining resulting from daily use and weather conditions.

Industry observations indicate that preventative exterior maintenance has become a growing priority for both residential and commercial property owners throughout coastal Florida. Rather than waiting for heavy staining or widespread organic growth to develop, many property owners are scheduling routine pressure washing services to help manage the effects of continuous environmental exposure. This proactive approach supports long-term property upkeep while helping maintain consistent exterior appearance throughout the year.

Apollo Beach’s location along Tampa Bay presents additional environmental factors that influence exterior maintenance needs. Salt air, elevated moisture levels, tropical weather patterns, and seasonal storms can accelerate the buildup of contaminants on exterior surfaces, making regular cleaning an important consideration for properties located throughout the area. As these conditions persist, pressure washing continues to serve as a practical maintenance solution for a wide variety of residential and commercial properties.

The continued demand for residential and commercial pressure washing reflects a broader trend among Apollo Beach property owners who recognize the value of routine exterior maintenance in preserving curb appeal and addressing the ongoing effects of Florida’s climate. As homes and businesses continue to experience year-round environmental exposure, scheduled exterior cleaning remains an established component of responsible property care.

Dirty South Pressure Washing provides residential and commercial pressure washing services throughout Apollo Beach and surrounding communities, offering exterior cleaning solutions designed to address environmental buildup, surface staining, and routine maintenance needs for a variety of property types.

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Garden Planting Design Trends in Grand Rapids

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8 hours ago

July 13, 2026

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Homeowners across Grand Rapids are placing greater emphasis on professionally planned garden planting designs during the summer landscaping season. Twin Lakes Landscape Design and Construction reports increased interest in planting strategies that combine seasonal beauty with long-term landscape performance.

Grand rapids, Michigan, United States, 13th Jul 2026 – Twin Lakes Landscape Design and Construction reports growing interest in garden planting design as homeowners throughout West Michigan continue investing in outdoor improvements during the peak summer landscaping season. Industry observations indicate that property owners are placing greater value on professionally planned planting layouts that provide seasonal color, support plant health, and create cohesive outdoor environments designed for long-term success.

Garden planting design has become an increasingly important component of residential landscape planning as homeowners move beyond individual plant selections and focus on creating complete outdoor environments. Professional planting plans typically consider factors such as soil conditions, sunlight exposure, drainage, mature plant size, bloom cycles, and year-round visual interest. These elements work together to create landscapes that remain attractive throughout multiple seasons while supporting healthy plant growth and reducing unnecessary maintenance challenges.

Landscape professionals note that homeowners are becoming more aware of how thoughtful planting design influences both the appearance and functionality of a property. Well-planned gardens can improve curb appeal, soften hardscape features, define outdoor living spaces, encourage pollinator activity, and create natural transitions between different areas of the landscape. By selecting plants based on environmental conditions rather than appearance alone, professionally designed gardens are often better equipped to thrive over time while requiring fewer replacement plantings.

The growing interest in planting design also reflects a broader trend toward long-term landscape planning. Rather than installing isolated landscape beds over multiple years without a cohesive strategy, many homeowners are seeking comprehensive planting plans that allow future additions to complement the original design. This planning approach helps maintain consistency throughout the property while allowing landscapes to evolve without sacrificing overall visual balance.

Twin Lakes Landscape Design and Construction has observed continued interest from homeowners researching how professionally designed planting plans can support both aesthetic goals and practical landscape performance. Property owners are increasingly seeking educational information about plant selection, layering techniques, seasonal bloom schedules, and sustainable landscape practices that contribute to healthier gardens while enhancing outdoor living spaces throughout the year.

As the summer landscaping season continues across Grand Rapids, demand for garden planting design remains steady among homeowners planning new landscape installations and property renovations. The continued focus on professionally designed planting plans reflects a growing understanding that successful landscapes rely on careful planning, environmental compatibility, and long-term maintenance considerations rather than plant selection alone.

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Twin Lakes Landscape Design and Construction provides landscape design, garden planting design, landscape construction, paver installation, lawn installation, water features, commercial landscape architecture, and outdoor living solutions throughout Grand Rapids and the surrounding West Michigan region.

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