United Daily News: U.S. should come clean on Diaoyutais | Editorial Abstracts | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS

United Daily News: U.S. should come clean on Diaoyutais | Editorial Abstracts | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS

        The   longstanding   China-Japan   dispute   over   the   Diaoyutai   came   to  a  head   last  autumn  after   Japan  Nationalized   three  of  the  Diaoyutai   islets  to   solidify  its   claim  over   the  small  island   chain  .  
       It   is   Japan's   move   appeared    to   be   an   attempt  to   change   the   status  quo   in  the   East  China  Sea  .   The   US  should  not   give   a  signal  of   misunderstanding  and   miscalculation  to   Japan .  It  may  be   a   real      Historic  Mistake    that   will  make   the  Asia-Pacific  Region   more   dangerous   place  .  The   US    should  take    a  lesson   from  Syria's   War .   Uncle   Sam  !    Would   you   want   to   be   a   Historic   Defendant    ?     According   to    former   Israeli   President   Shimon   Peres  words ,  "  I    would   like  to   say  to   the   Iranian   People  :   You   are   not  our   Enemies  and   we   are   not   Yours  "  Uncle  Sam  ,  you   are   the   leader   of   the   world   power  , " Can  you   say   like  this   ,  China   is  not   the  Japan's   enemy   and   the  Japan  is   not   the   China's  ." 
         God   bless   with   you   ! 

  

China's behaviour has been unsettling to neighbours - U.S. officials

Why   the  US 's   behaviouur  has   been   unsettling   over   the    Dsputed  Island      between   China   and   Japan  ? 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Recent actions by China concerning air space over the East China Sea have worried its neighbours and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will raise this issue during a visit to Beijing next week, senior officials of the U.S. administration said on Wednesday.

Biden is due to visit China, Japan and South Korea during a week-long trip. He will seek to de-escalate tensions heightened after China demanded that airplanes flying near contested islands identify themselves to Chinese authorities.
Biden will tell Chinese policy makers that "there's an emerging pattern of behaviour that is unsettling to China's own neighbours, and raising questions about how China operates in international space and how China deals with areas of disagreement with its neighbours," an official told reporters on a conference call.
(Reporting By Mark Felsenthal; Editing by David Brunnstrom)

Which countries have declared the Air Defense Identification Zone ( ADIZ ).............

US, Japan slam China's new air defence zone
-----------------------------------------------------                                                                                                   The   following   Countries   have    declared   the   Air   Defense   Identification   Zone   (   ADIZ   )

United States[edit]

The United States formally defines an ADIZ in the Code of Federal Regulations: 14 CFR Part 99.^[1] It extends approximately 20 miles off the national coastlines and 10 miles over land.^[4] Furthermore 14 CFR Part 99.49 states "All airspace of the United States is designated as Defense Area", in which by definition the control of aircraft is required for reasons of national security. Therefore the ADIZ forms a transition zone in which aircraft come under positive identification and control by air traffic and defense authorities. 14 C.F.R. 99.11a states "No person may operate an aircraft into, within, or from a departure point within an ADIZ, unless the person files, activates, and closes a flight plan with the appropriate aeronautical facility, or is otherwise authorized by air traffic control", which appears to claim authority over all aircraft in the external U.S. ADIZ regardless of destination.
However, the U.S. Navy's Commander's Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations states the ADIZ applies only to commercial aircraft intending to enter U.S. sovereign airspace, with a basis in international law of "the right of a nation to establish reasonable conditions of entry into its territory".^[5] The manual specifically instructs U.S. military aircraft to ignore the ADIZ of other states when operating in coastal areas:

The United States does not recognize the right of a coastal nation to apply its ADIZ procedures to foreign aircraft not intending to enter national airspace nor does the United States apply its ADIZ procedures to foreign aircraft not intending to enter U.S. airspace. Accordingly, U.S. military aircraft not intending to enter national airspace should not identify themselves or otherwise comply with ADIZ procedures established by other nations, unless the United States has specifically agreed to do so.

Meanwhile in actual practice the U.S. does attempt to apply its external ADIZ to military aircraft which pass through its extended ADIZ without intending to enter U.S. sovereign territory [1]^{[dead link]}. A U.S. Air Force university dissertation states:

These regulations do not pertain to military aircraft, but to enter US airspace, without inducing the scrambling of fighter interceptors, these rules must be complied with and followed. The US does not claim sovereignty over these zones per se, but does closely monitor and request information of all objects entering the zone.^[6]

Canada[edit]

The joint US/Canadian ADIZ, which is almost exclusively over water,^[7] serves as a national defense boundary for aerial incursions. Any aircraft that wishes to fly in or through the boundary must file either a Defense Visual Flight Rules (DVFR) flight plan or an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan before crossing the ADIZ.^[8] The aircraft must have an operational radar transponder and maintain two-way radio contact while approaching and crossing the North American ADIZ.

Guam[edit]

The Federal regulation governing ADIZ areas also provides for an ADIZ around Guam. Though like Puerto Rico it is an unincorporated United States territory, the island is home to Andersen Air Force Base, which is one of two major U.S. Air Force strategic bomber bases in the Asia Pacific region, the other being Diego Garcia which is actually on British territory.

Washington D.C.[edit]

The Washington Air Defense Identification Zone was created after the September 11 attacks. This ADIZ, however, shared none of the regulatory similarity with the border area ADIZes. This airspace was subsequently renamed the DC Special Flight Rules Area to avoid confusion.

Japan[edit]

Japan has an ADIZ that overlaps most of its Exclusive Economic Zone. In June 2010, Japan extended its ADIZ westward, causing controversy with its neighbours. The new Japnese ADIZ was extended 22km west of the original half way line (123 Degree East) between Taiwan and Japan. ^[9] Also, the extended Japanese ADIZ is only 130km from the coast of mainland China at its closest point. ^[10]

China[edit]

China has established their own version of an ADIZ in 23rd, November 2013^{[11][12] [13]} The Chinese ADIZ covers the disputed Diaoyou/Senkaku Island and is 130km from Japanese territory at its closest point.^[14] American defense secretary Chuck Hagel called the Chinese move "a destabilizing attempt to alter the status quo in the region".^[15]
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   S. Korea  Expands  its    Air   Defense   Zoone  Southward  .
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S Korea expands its air defense zone southward

• Xinhua
• 2013-12-08
• 16:30 (GMT+8)

A Chinese-language map showing the Korean air defense identification zone marked in green, which is said to be expanded southward. (Photo/CFP)

 China   Air   Defense   Identification  Zone  in   East   China   Sea  .
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An Extradition hearing for Zain Dean ,or Taiwan Sovereignty Issue .............,

Extradition hearing for Dean set for Jan. 8
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        Although   Taiwan   Government    has     control   over   its  internal    affairs    (Domestic   Sovereignty  )  ,   it   does   not  have   International   Legal   Sovereignty  ,which   would   confirm   its   status  as  independent   country  .
     From   1949  to   1971   ,  the   ROC   held  the   PRC  seat   in   the   United   Nations  and   participated    fully  in   International   Organizations   .
     But   the   question  of   who  (  the   ROC  or   the  PRC  )    exercises   international   legal   sovereignty  over   the   Island   of   Taiwan  remain. 
     The  severance   of   ties   between  the  ROC  and   the   Gambia  ,  and   the   abduction   of   a   Taiwanese  Woman   in   Malaysia   are   concerned  with   Taiwan   Sovereigty   Issue.    Under   the   internatioal  Laws   ,  Taiwan  is   not   in   itself   a   State  .  It   certainly   does   not   meet   the   criterion   of   sovereignty   or   independence  ,  the  right   to   unilaterally   secede   from   China   without   a   constitutional   structure  .  
    Can   Taiwan   exist   successfully    without   formal  international   recognition  ? 

    

The Main Barrier of DPP to make clear policy for Taiwan People ........

Former DPP legislator questions party's stance on cross-strait trade pact
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        The   service  trade   agreement  that   Taiwan   signed   with  China   has   received  the   Negative   Reviews   by  the   DPP  which  has  argued   that  the  pact  is   Incomplete     and     Unreasonable   and    is  not  Worth  .  Why  ?  ,  What  ?   .
      The   DPP  had  previously  also  opposed   any   Agrements  between   Taiwan  and    China  ,   such  as  the  signing  of   ECFA    ,   the   opening  of   direct   transport   link   the   two   sides  of   the   Taiwan  Strait  .  Why  ?   The  DPP's   Pro-independence  Stance  of   Taiwan   is   the   Barrier   to   make   clear  policy  for   the   taiwan   People  .
       Either  the  KMT  or   the   DPP   .is   without   clear   po;icy   for   Taiwan   People  but   only  lip  service  which   has   brcome   to   know  by   the   people  ,   for  the  people  .   Yes   or   No  is   from   the   Two   Parties  ,  not   from   the   Public   .

    

    

A scenario play in the Legislature with a Director ........../

Judiciary Committee calls for Huang to resign

         Scenario  start  to   play  as   the   following  :
  
        Ker   then  suddenly  requested  Lo  to    switch  Role  with   him  .
       "  I  will  pretend   to   be  the   Minister   of  Justice   and   you  can  question  me   as   a  Lawmaker   "  Ker said  .
      Lo   followed   Ker's  suggestion  and   started  to   question   him   by   saying   : 

  =Minister   Ker   , Huang   is  not  coming  today  ,  did   you  ask   him  why  and  inqure   as   to   his  reasons   ?
=  Ker  answered  ,  As   the  MOT   minister  ,  how  could  I   deal   with  this  Embarrassing   situation  ?   .........................
=  " I  will   demand  him  (  Huang  )   to  resign  Immediately  "
= Lo   said   ,  "  Minister  Ker   ,  you   are   not   answering  my  Question  ?  
 The   best   Scenario  is  found   in  Taiwan  Legislature   History  .

It   had   a   few   questions  for  Ker  to   Answer  :
  What  is   Moral   Courage  ?
 Who   is   the   Defendant   ?
 Who  is  the   Accused   Person  ?
Who  is  asking  the  Leading  Questions  in  the   Cross   Examination   ?
Do   you   know   the   the   functions  of  the   Judge  Evaluation  Committee  and   the   Prosecutor  Evaluation  Committee  .
I  think  !  Mr.  Ker   has   no   ability  to  answer  the  above  these   questions   because  he   doesn't  understand  the  Indictment  in  Judicial   Branch  of  the   Govrnment  .
        God   bless   with   you  ,  Mr.  Ker  !  

 

Are we ( The U.S. ) without adequate Federal Laws for nearly 100 years ago ? -----------

No clemency for Snowden: White House, lawmakers

       The   US  Federal   Prosecutors    have    charged  Mr.  Snowden  with  theft   and   with   two  Violations  of   the  Espionage  Act   of   1917  .  
       Snowden   has   dnied   any   treasonous   intent   ,  saying  the   disclosed   secrets  to    the   news   media  ,  not  to   hostile  foreign   powers  ,   and   did   so  to   push  for  reform  which   is   now   clear   because   reforms   to   politics  ,  supervision   and   laws    are  being  suggested  .
            [  Snowden   exclaimed   his   position  in   an   open   letter   to   the   US   GOVERNMENT   . ]
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"Citizens have to fight against the suppression of information about affairs of essential importance for the public. Those who speak the truth are not committing a crime."
Mr Snowden also set out his position in a letter, which Hans-Christian Stroebele showed to reporters at a news conference in Berlin on Friday.
"Speaking the truth is not a crime," Mr Snowden wrote. He claimed that the US government was persecuting him by charging him with espionage.
On Sunday, the White House said that no offers for clemency were being discussed.
This view was echoed by the Republican Congressman Mike Rogers and Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein.
She said that if Mr Snowden had been a true whistleblower, he could have reported privately to her committee, but had chosen not to.
"We would have seen him and we would have looked at that information. That didn't happen, and now he's done this enormous disservice to our country," Senator Feinstein said in an interview on CBS television.
"I think the answer is no clemency," she said.
The scale of the alleged US espionage has provoked international concern and calls for tighter supervision.
Reports that the US bugged German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone for years have caused a diplomatic rift.
The head of US intelligence has defended the monitoring of foreign leaders as a key goal of operations but the US is facing growing anger over reports it spied on its allies abroad.
It has also been reported that the NSA monitored French diplomats in Washington and at the UN, and that it conducted surveillance on millions of French and Spanish telephone calls, among other operations against US allies.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said last week that in some cases, US spying had gone too far.
He said he would work with President Barack Obama to prevent further inappropriate actions by the NSA.
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      The   Espionage   Act   of   1917  is   too   old   for  present   International     Community  . 
      
The  President   Woodrow   Wilson   asked   Congress   for   the  legislation     in   December   7,  1915  .

The Espionage Act of 1917 was passed, along with the Trading with the Enemy Act, just after the United States entered World War I in April 1917. It was based on the Defense Secrets Act of 1911, especially the notions of obtaining or delivering information relating to "national defense" to a person who was not "entitled to have it", itself based on an earlier British Official Secrets Act. The Espionage Act law imposed much stiffer penalties than the 1911 law, including the death penalty.^[3]
President Woodrow Wilson in his December 7, 1915 State of the Union address asked Congress for the legislation:^[4]

There are citizens of the United States....who have poured the poison of disloyalty into the very arteries of our national life; who have sought to bring the authority and good name of our Government into contempt....to destroy our industries....and to debase our politics to the uses of foreign intrigue....[W]e are without adequate federal laws....I am urging you to do nothing less than save the honor and self-respect of the nation. Such creatures of passion, disloyalty, and anarchy must be crushed out.   

The Prosecutors Evaluation Committee Starts to find out JUSTICE ....

Prosecutors Evaluation Committee begins influence-peddling probe
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        Legislative    Speaker  Wang  Jin-pying   and   DPP  legislator   Ker  Chien-ming   refused   to  be  interviewed   over   a  stemming  from   allegation   of  influence   peddling  case  .
       Both, Wang  and  Ker  said  that  such   an  interview   committee  would  infringe   on  the  independence  of  the   Legislature  .
      Evaluation  Committee  commenced  its  investigation  of   the  influence -peddling  case  against   Wang   Jin-pying  .
      It   is  not  against   any  law  and  anyone's  legal   rights  .  Its   function  is  simply  to  help  weed  out   prosecutors   unfit   for   the   job  .
     Wang   and   Ker  did  not  understand   the  Separation  of  Power  in   Democratic  System   but   they  knew   that  they   may   be   giilty  of   influence  peddling   case  .
    They  will  be  summoned  by   the  committee  according  to   the   procedure  . It   is   the   legal   rights  for   them  to  explain   themselves .
     God   bless   with  them  !

 
           Speaker  Wang  in  hope   of   KMT  membership  :
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Wang has not only showed his respect to President Ma Ying-jeou, but also loyalty to the KMT after the revocation of his KMT membership. However, according to a KMT member, since Wang didn't appeal the ruling by the KMT's Disciplinary Committee within 20 days of it revoking his party membership on Sept. 11, the party could do nothing even if Wang decided to appeal now. Wang canceled his appearance at a meeting with Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) and other KMT members recently after his eldest brother Wang Zhu-qing (王珠慶) passed away. Wang yesterday also showed his appreciation for condolences offered by President Ma. When asked about Prosecutor-General Huang Shih-ming's (黃世銘) conviction for disclosing wiretapped conversions to President Ma, Wang said he has confidence in the Judicial Yuan and would respect the result. 　Wang failed to show up for an interrogation requested by the Prosecutors Evaluation Committee (PEC, 檢察官評鑑委員會) on Monday. “Their demand violated the autonomy of the Legislative Yuan and was not in accordance with the rules. It would also make an impact on the lawsuit I filed, which is still under way,” said Wang.
 

      The  Wiretapping   occurred   during  an  investigation  ............ 
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The wiretapping occurred during an investigation of a case involving possible corruption by opposition Legislator Ker Chien-ming. Asked whether President Ma and Premier Jiang Yi-huah would be asked to answer questions about Huang's premature disclosure to them of wiretapped conversations between Wang and Ker, Peng said that would be decided only after talking with Huang. Huang briefed Ma on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 and Jiang on Sept. 4 while an investigation into Wang's alleged influence peddling was still ongoing, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said in its indictment handed down on Friday. The investigation included the questioning of a witness on Aug. 31 and the wiretapping of the telephone of Lin Hsiu-tao, a prosecutor who played a key role in the case, according to the document. It was not until Sept. 5 that the SID concluded its investigation and decided not to press any criminal charges against the speaker or Ker, the indictment said. Wang allegedly tried to illegally lobby the justice minister and one of Lin's superiors to keep Lin from appealing a ruling by the High Court that found Ker not guilty. The disclosure violated the Criminal Code, which forbids leaks of information in a criminal investigation, the indictment said. Because Wang's alleged influence peddling was discovered through the wiretap on Ker's cell phone, Huang also violated the Communication Security and Surveillance Act when he briefed the president, prosecutors said. Huang denied on Friday that he did anything wrong and said he would resign if he is convicted in his first trial.
        Overview   of   the   Indictment   :  Huang  denied   that  he  did  anything  wrong  and   said   he   would  resign  if  he  is  convicted   in   his  first  trial  . I  think  he  may  commit  in  an   honest  mistake  or   habitually  repeated  .  God   bless  with   you ,  Huang  !   

U.S. spying went too Far , around the World .

          

VOA News

November 01, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the nation's surveillance activities went "too far" in some cases, and has promised that will not happen again.

Kerry, in Washington, made the comments Thursday by videolink to a conference in London.

Recent media reports that the National Security Agency was monitoring German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone calls - and those of other allies,  have ignited anger overseas and in Washington.   The reports were based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

The Senate Intelligence committee Thursday approved legislation to tighten controls on what intelligence agencies can do with communications records. It imposes a five-year limit on how long those records can be retained.

The controversy has also made its way to Asia.  Indonesia on Thursday summoned the Australian ambassador in Jakarta following reports indicating that Australia has allowed covert U.S. surveillance programs to operate in its embassies in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China and East Timor. 

Australian diplomat Greg Moriarty spoke with reporters following the meeting.

"I've just had a meeting with secretary-general," he said.  "From my perspective it was a good meeting and now I have to go and report directly to my government. Thank you."

Indonesia's foreign minister, Marty Natalegawa, had this to say:

"Well, we are obviously deeply concerned and it's something that we cannot accept.  We have sought clarification, we have sought explanation, both from Australia side as well as the United States government on the reported facilities at their embassies in Jakarta," said Marty Natalegawa.

Media reports said also said that the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta was used for spying on its president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and other Indonesian leaders.  They indicate the U.S. embassy houses wiretapping equipment that has been used to monitor other Indonesian leaders.  The documents describe the facilities as carefully concealed within embassy compounds.

The Indonesian Foreign Ministry has summoned America's top diplomat in Jakarta to clarify allegations reported Thursday that the U.S. embassy in Jakarta may have been used to spy on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

On Wednesday, Internet search engines Google and Yahoo expressed dismay over reports the U.S. National Security Agency secretly broke into their communication networks.

In a statement, Google said it is "outraged" at the lengths to which the U.S. government seems to have gone to intercept data from Google's private networks, and said these reports underscore the need for urgent reform. Both Google and Yahoo said they have not authorized the alleged tapping of their communication links.

The new allegations of NSA activity follow a series of recent media revelations of U.S. surveillance activities targeting international leaders and institutions.

                             US spy chiefs hit back in Europe row

Who is the biggest Lie over NSA Surveillance .

US spy chiefs hit back in Europe row
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      Either  the  President  Barack   Obama  or   the   US  top   spymaster   Jame   Clapper    should   be   the   biggest  lie  in   the   World  .  Yes  ,  It   is  a   real  International   Watergate  Scandal   from   the  United   States  . 
      The   US   president  Obama   had   been   rejecting   the   idea   that  he  was   awere  of   Washington's   Spying  on   World   Leaders ,  the  35  World   Leaders  .
      But   the  US  national  intelligence   Director   James  Clapper  said   that  the   NSA  and   CIA   cannot  tap  into   any   Leader's  private  communication  without   permission  from  the  White   House  .
     It   will   cause   Emotional  Damage   35   world  leaders  who   had   been   mornitored  phone  calls  by   NSA   ,   the   revealation  based   on  documents   provided   by   Edward   J. Snowden  .
      The   Reputation   of    the  American   People  are   also  damaged   by   the  NSA   spying  or   surveillance  .   Who   is    the   most   responsible   person   in   the   US  government  ?     It   should  be   taken   a  period   of   time  to    cure  the  Damages   of   Relation  or  Trust   between   the   US   and   Uropean  Union  .

The   latest  news   from  The   voa    !

VOA News

October 30, 2013

The United Nations says it has received assurances from the U.S. government that U.N. communications networks "are not and will not be monitored'' by American intelligence agencies.

But chief U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky would not comment Wednesday about whether the world body had been monitored in the past, as reported recently by the German magazine Der Spiegel.

Nesirky said the United Nations contacted the United States about reports that the U.S. National Security Agency had cracked the U.N. communications encryption system.

Earlier, members of a European Union Parliament delegation, visiting Washington to discuss the spying issue, said they will look into a claim by the NSA director that European countries helped it collect phone records in Europe.

German European Parliament member Elmar Brok told reporters the loss of trust between Europe and the United States is dramatic and may not be repaired for years.

The EU delegation visit coincided with the latest in a series of news reports based on leaked NSA files, this one alleging U.S. agents hacked into cables used by Google and Yahoo.

A report published Wednesday by The Washington Post said the NSA secretly broke into communication networks used by the Internet giants to move data around the world.

The newspaper said it learned of the classified program from documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and from interviews with "knowledgeable officials."

The report said the NSA and its British counterpart run a project that taps into fiber-optic cables carrying data between global facilities of Google and Yahoo.  The project allows the spy agencies to copy entire data flows, including the content of text, audio and video files.

Google and Yahoo issued statements saying they have not authorized tapping of their communication links.

NSA chief General Keith Alexander said the spy agency does not enter Google and Yahoo servers and only gains access to data by "court order."

President Barack Obama's spy chiefs are on the defensive over the recent news reports, which have angered America's allies and exposed the scale of NSA snooping on telephone calls and Internet traffic.

Alexander has repeatedly said all countries spy on one another, and the allies should discuss a new working relationship.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.         

                   
   

The Tatung Changchi Foodstuff Co, Chairman ,Kao has commited the biggest crime . .

  Changchi chairman Kao indicted

           President   Ma  Ying-jeou   demaned   severe   punishments   be   dealt   out   in   the   food   scandal  involving  tainted   cooking  oil   which  was   discovered   to   have   produced  tainted  goods  with  false   labels  by   Tatung  Chang-chi   Foodstuff  Co.  and  others  .  They   have   commited  the   offences    affecting   the  public   Health  ,Safety  , Convenience  ,  Decency  and  Morals  .  It   may  have   the   relationship  with   the  Criminal   Comspiracy  .   The   Government  should  bring   all  of   them   to  Justice  before   the   Law  .

            What   about   the   National  Taiwan   University   Institute   of   Food   and  Science   Technology   Professor    Sun  Lu-hsi  said  that  conttonseed   oil   is   not  a   toxic  oil  ,  so   people  do   not  need  to   Panic .   Oh  !  Professor  ,  Would  you  take   the   responsibility  of  your   Words   ?    Are   you  sure  ?   God  bless  with  you  ! 
         The   following   Note   is   taken   from   http://www.buzzle.com.
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Dangers of Cottonseed OilEven though cottonseed oil is a popular alternative for cooking as this oil does not turn rancid due to ts long shelf life, it also has some drawbacks. It is mildly inflammatory in nature and also has some components which may prove harmful to health.

Natural Toxin
According to many nutritionists, cottonseed contains some natural toxins. One such naturally occurring toxin present in the cottonseed is gossypol. This toxin is produced in the seeds and which helps the plant against the infestation of insects. This toxin is used as a component in male contraceptives in China. It can cause a series of reactions in men who suffer from a deficiency of potassium. Gossypol tends to decrease the motility of the sperms and interferes with spermatogenesis. This condition can prove detrimental to men's fertility. The presence of gossypol in the body tends to interfere with the metabolism of potassium and can be a causative factor for paralysis among men who have a low intake of potassium in their diet.

Fat Profile
Another danger is that it has a high content of saturated fats. Cottonseed oil also contains very low levels of monounsaturated fats and heart healthy omega 3 fatty acids. These saturated fats tend to increase the levels of low density lipoproteins (LDL) or bad cholesterol in the body. Continuous use can lead to many cardiovascular diseases like blockage of arteries (atherosclerosis), heart attacks and angina etc. Cottonseed also contains more than fifty percent of omega 6 fatty acids which may lead to the deficiency of omega 3 essential fatty acids. The oil undergoes the process of hydrogenation which creates trans fats, which can raise the levels of serum cholesterol.

Allergic Reactions
Since there is a similarity in the molecular structures of the composition of cottonseed and peanut oil, people who are allergic to gluten or peanuts also suffer from the same allergic reactions after consuming cottonseed oil. Rashes, itching or burning sensation and swelling can be triggered due to an allergy. In extreme cases, the individual may experience breathlessness, scratchy throat and heavy chest.

Genetic Modification
In order to extract oil from cottonseed, these seeds have to be modified genetically. The cotton plants are crossbred with super weeds that are a wild species of weeds. This crossbreed of cotton plants is resistant to infestation of weevils and other insects. These plants also require dangerous herbicides that may be hazardous for human consumption. These herbicides reverse the effect of antibiotics and make diseases like tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea difficult to treat.

Pesticides
Since cotton is not a food crop, many harmful pesticides are sprayed to protect the crop. These pesticides are composed of harmful toxins like cyanide, propargite, dicofol, trifluralin and naled which are carcinogenic in nature. These pesticides seep into the cotton seeds and when oil is extracted from these seeds some amount of toxins gets mixed. Using such an oil for consumption can trigger the development of cancerous cells and make an individual more prone to different types of cancer.