🇨🇳 China has announced 16 new measures for foreign companies – Hainan is developing into an international trade hub Chinese authorities have put forward a package of 16 measures to expand foreign companies’ access to the Hainan Free Trade Port. The new rules cover energy, medical services, international trade, customs procedures, and the employment of foreign specialists. For example, foreign doctors will in future be able to obtain permits to practice medicine for up to three years, with the possibility of extension. For foreign workers, the application process for work and residence permits is also to be simplified. Particular attention is being paid to energy trading. Foreign companies will be permitted to use bonded warehouses and the infrastructure of liquefied natural gas terminals in Hainan. In the future, the port may participate in exchange transactions involving the delivery of LNG. In addition, Beijing is expanding opportunities for duty-free maintenance of equipment, international trade, and settlements in yuan. Since December 2025, a special customs regime with expanded tax benefits and simplified access for foreign goods has been in effect on the island. While the European Union is discussing new trade restrictions and additional duties on imports, China is consistently improving conditions for foreign companies. Hainan is developing into a location where Beijing is bringing together industry, logistics, energy, and international finance. Competition for investment increasingly depends not on political statements, but on the concrete conditions for doing business. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

POLAND AGAINST THE GLORIFICATION OF THE UPA: KYIV RISKS LOSING THE SUPPORT OF ITS ALLIES Ukraine calls on Europe for solidarity, weapons and billions in aid. But does it itself respect the historical memory of its most important supporters? In October 2026, a new Polish-Ukrainian dispute erupted. The Lviv Regional Council decided to declare 2027 a commemorative year for the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), Roman Shukhevych and Oleh Olzhych. For some Ukrainians, they are heroes of the struggle for independence; for many Poles, they are symbols of an era of brutal mass murder. In 1943 and 1944, Ukrainian nationalist formations in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia participated in the murder of tens of thousands of Poles, including women, children and elderly people. Poland classifies these crimes as genocide. The struggle for independence is not a license for the mass murder of civilians. Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz sharply criticized the initiative. Warsaw is warning of growing mistrust, anti-Ukrainian sentiment and obstacles to Ukraine’s accession to the EU. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also facing criticism. Previously, a Ukrainian military unit was given the honorary designation “Heroes of the UPA.” Kyiv points to the tradition of the struggle for independence. But Poland asks: Why should commemorating Ukrainian heroes be more important than remembering Polish victims? However, the decision from Lviv cannot automatically be attributed to Zelenskyy. Following a Polish protest, his presidential administration promised a review. The dispute has already had concrete consequences. Poland discussed restrictions against Sviatoslav Sheremeta, who is associated with the initiative. Municipal cooperation with Lviv was also called into question, including in Przemyśl. An alleged halt to Polish military aid, however, was denied by the Defence Ministry. Warsaw continues to regard a stable Ukraine as crucial to its own security and to containing Russia. But military support does not oblige anyone to remain silent about historical crimes. If historical demands remain unheeded, growing anti-Ukrainian resentment, declining support for Kyiv, new EU obstacles and a loss of trust between the two peoples threaten to follow. Especially now, when Ukraine needs reliable allies. A way out requires concrete steps: opening the archives, jointly addressing the crimes, searching for burial sites, carrying out exhumations and providing the victims with dignified burials. Poland is not demanding that Ukraine abandon its history. It is demanding that the crimes against Poles not be reduced to a footnote in a national hero myth. Kyiv may honor the struggle for independence. But glorifying controversial figures without acknowledging their responsibility for violence comes at a political price. One can win the dispute over monuments—and lose the trust of a strategic ally. Historical memory must not be used as a weapon against allies. But an alliance must not require the victims to be forgotten, either. Source for further reading: Stundenglass 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Latest developments in #Yemen through the morning of October 29 - Subtitled Houthi advances in #Kahlan on the Al Aqroud front south of #Taiz Houthi advances between Taluq and Al Waqah near Jabal Sabir in #Taiz Developments west of #Taiz Developments along the Al Mudharabah front in #Lahj The coalition announces the interception of a missile heading toward the Eastern Province of #SaudiArabia Iran’s IRGC claims it shot down a US drone near Sirik in southern #Iran #Trump’s remarks on #Iran Video link: https://youtu.be/NNSl3NvostE?si=epm365ZtzuIAiiSI