Daily Archives: August 30, 2020

2020-08-30: News Headlines

sputniknews (2020-08-30). 'Team up for Toys': Narendra Modi Urges Indians to Prop up Domestic Producers in Blow to China. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): India imports around 90 percent of its needs of plastic toys from China. The initiative to curb Chinese imports comes at a time when New Delhi and Beijing are accusing each other of disturbing the years-old peace and tranquillity at the border by various means.

Prabir Purkayastha (2020-08-30). TikTok ban and Trump's extortionist policies. peoplesdispatch.org China sees the US demand for opening their and others' markets, while ordering ByteDance to sell TikTok, as another version of the Opium War. If TikTok owning the data of its users is dangerous to national security, so is Facebook and Google owning their users' data…

_____ (2020-08-30). Definitive Eurasian Alliance Is Closer Than You Think. popularresistance.org We have seen how China is meticulously planning all its crucial geopolitical and geoeconomic moves all the way to 2030 and beyond. | What you are about to read next comes from a series of private, multilateral discussions among intel analysts, and may helpfully design the contours of the Big Picture. | In China, it's clear the path ahead points to boosting internal demand, and shifting monetary policy towards the creation of credit to consolidate the building of world-class domestic industries. | In parallel, there's a serious debate in Moscow that Russia should proceed along the same path.

yenisafak (2020-08-30). Turkey to start space trials of domestic rocket engines, says Erdogan. yenisafak.com Turkey will start space trials of its liquid-propellant rocket engines, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday."I would like to announce the start of the first space trials of domestically developed liquid-propellant rocket engine technology," Erdogan said at the opening ceremony of Turkey's leading defense company Roketsan's production facility and research center in the capital Ankara.Early this year, Erdogan promised the launch of a national space program in 2020 joining the ranks of China, the US, India and Russia.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-29). China's UNSC stance 'actual rejection of US bullying'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador to Beijing hailed China's standing against US bullying policies at the UN, saying such stance has thwarted Washington's unilateralism.

sputniknews (2020-08-29). 'Game of Chicken': US Risks War With Beijing by Stoking South China Sea Tensions With FONOPs. sputniknews.com Military tensions are growing between the US and China as Washington continues to pursue a policy of attempting to dominate global affairs, Mike Wong, the vice president of the San Francisco chapter of Veterans for Peace, told Radio Sputnik's Loud & Clear Friday.

Juan Cole (2020-08-29). How Trump brought us 11.1% Unemployment, lost Manufacturing Jobs, worsened Trade Deficits and Kowtowed to China. zcomm.org Trump has the worst job creation record of any modern president and far worse than even the much maligned Jimmy Carter…

WSWS (2020-08-29). Canada's Conservatives choose Erin O'Toole as leader in further shift right. wsws.org O'Toole has pledged to "take back Canada" from the "radical left," aggressively confront China, and make Canada more investment friendly.

WSWS (2020-08-29). China launches missiles into South China Sea in response to US provocations. wsws.org The ultimate responsibility for the dangerous escalation of tensions rests with Washington, which is continuing to try to provoke China.

WSWS (2020-08-29). The Kill Chain: A new era of world war. wsws.org The Kill Chain exposes US imperialism's advanced war preparations against China, with Silicon Valley playing a critical role.

WSWS (2020-08-29). Bipartisan Australian move to ban agreements with China. wsws.org The bill was announced amid bellicose anti-China speeches by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and an accompanying media witch hunt.

sputniknews (2020-08-28). Beijing on Possible US Ban of WeChat: 'There'll Be No Reason Why Chinese Should Keep Apple Products'. sputniknews.com Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump announced numerous bans on business dealings with the Chinese social media platforms TikTok and WeChat via executive orders set to take effect on 15 September, citing national security risks.

A Guest Author (2020-08-28). On socialist Vietnam's response to COVID-19. workers.org By Dr. Ngo Thanh Nhan and Merle Ratner This slightly edited co-written article was presented as a talk by Dr. Ngo Thanh Nhan on Aug. 20 to a Workers World Party webinar on "COVID can be defeated: Cuba, China, Venezuela & Vietnam lead the way." The presentation began with a . . . |

Staff (2020-08-28). GOP Convention Pretended COVID Was Over While Creating Super-Spreader Conditions. truthout.org He lied about testing, again. He lied about the China travel ban, again. He lied about the pandemic dead, again. He lied about supporting Black people, again. He lied about protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions, again. He lied about Joe Biden and Barack Obama, again and again. He lied about petroleum, the police, the military, the border wall, immigration in general, NATO, the economy, veterans… for more than an hour in the hot COVID night of Washington D.C., Donald Trump brea…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-08-28). China's Project to Create A "Digital Yuan" globalresearch.ca The topic of cryptocurrencies has gained prominence among specialists in international trade in recent months. With the global economic crisis generated by the new coronavirus pandemic, this need has become even more evident. The world powers enter a new race, …

Carla Stea (2020-08-28). "Modern Attilla the Hun" Ravages Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iran… China and Russia Block The Momentum, Are They the Next Targets? globalresearch.ca In 1991-1992, just prior to, and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US gloated over its global supremacy which, of course guaranteed its unfettered dominance of United Nations agencies, the most powerful of which is the UN Security …

Comitato No Nato No Guerra (2020-08-28). Apelo Aos Dirigentes Dos Nove Estados Detentores De Armas Nucleares (China, Franàßa, Ândia, Israel, Coreia do Norte, Paquistà£o, Rússia, Reino Unido e Estados Unidos da América). globalresearch.ca Nós, pessoas de boa vontade, de todas as etnias e de todas as classes socioeconómicas, a viver em todos os continentes e a professar credos e religiàµes distintas, dirigimos a vossa atenàßà£o para a ameaàßa de uma guerra nuclear total …

WSWS (2020-08-28). Forced home demolitions fuel discontent in China's Shandong Province. wsws.org Many local governments implemented "demolition first, then resettlement" policies, causing villagers to lose their homes.

Carla Stea (2020-08-28). "Modern Attila the Hun" Ravages Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iran… China and Russia Block The Momentum, Are They the Next Targets? globalresearch.ca In 1991-1992, just prior to, and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US gloated over its global supremacy which, of course guaranteed its unfettered dominance of United Nations agencies, the most powerful of which is the UN Security …

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-28). China army ousts intruding US warship in S China Sea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — Chinese army has expelled an intruding US warship in the South China Sea on Thursday.

sputniknews (2020-08-28). China Boosts Infrastructure, Lays 5G Net Along Indian Border Amid De-Escalation Talks, Report Says. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): India and China have been engaged in talks at the military commander and diplomatic levels to disengage their troops along the border in the Ladakh region after a fierce standoff on 15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The Chinese Army has withdrawn from some friction points, except for two.

WSWS (2020-08-27). Top US official in Taiwan attends military commemoration. wsws.org The commemoration of Chinese Nationalist soldiers killed in 1958 last weekend signals closer military cooperation between Washington and Taipei directed at Beijing.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-27). COVID-19 Coronavirus: The Crisis. "You Simulate and Then You Go Live" globalresearch.ca On January 30th 2020, the WHO Director General declared a Public Health Emergency (PHEIC) in relation to China's novel coronavirus. This far-reaching decision was taken without the support of expert opinion. There were 150 confirmed cases outside China, when the decision was taken. 6 in the US, 3 in Canada, 2 in the UK, etc.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-27). The pandemic has severely weakened US credibility. peoplesdispatch.org In the third part of our conversation with Charles Xu from the Qiao Collective, Xu talks about the rising Sinophobia in the US, particularly after the COVID-19 outbreak. While this has been fueled by the current conditions and the rhetoric mounted by the present US administration, Xu discusses how these anti-China sentiments are strong across the political spectrum.

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-27). India's Island Bases Might be a Game-Changer in Its Regional Competition with China. globalresearch.ca India's plans to construct full-fledged fighter bases in the union territories of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (below) as well as Lakshadweep (2nd map below) might prove to be game-changers in its regional competition with China by enabling New Delhi …

Mike Walter (2020-08-27). The Heat: China-U.S. ties. america.cgtn.com China and the United States say they're making progress on trade, despite ongoing tensions. Can the world's two largest economies set aside their differences?

Philip Giraldi (2020-08-27). Let's Talk U.S. Foreign Policy: It Is the Root Cause of Many Evils. thealtworld.com As the United States sinks deeper into a multi-faceted global crisis that no politician seems able or even willing to address, one hears more and more often demands for radical change in who runs the country and to what end. Of course, Donald J. Trump offered such a dramatic shift in priorities four years ago, but he has been unable to deliver due to his own inability to execute and the ill-conceived machinations of those whom he has chosen as advisers. The Democrats for their part are offering little beyond a repeat of their 2016 pander to grievance groups in an effort to cobble together an unassailable majority…

WSWS (2020-08-27). TikTok files federal lawsuit against the Trump administration. wsws.org TikTok, the massively popular social media platform owned by China-based ByteDance, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order banning the app and forcing its sale to a US owner.

_____ (2020-08-27). Lebanon: Inconvenient Truths About Syria, Iran, Hezbollah And The Shia 'Street'. popularresistance.org There's been a lot of nonsense passing as truth in post-blast Lebanon reporting. Most centers around alarmism about Hezbollah's nefarious influence, the West's "opportunity" to destroy it, and the supposed struggle with Russia, China, and Iran for paternalist-preeminence in a country that isn't ours (or theirs) to preside over in the first place. There's little discussion in most mainstream reporting on the minor matter of why Hezbollah gained influence in the first place. Shia Muslims are difficult to provoke and almost impossible to suppress once aroused. Long led by a more "quietist" strand of conservative, ap…

_____ (2020-08-27). The Eurasian Century Has Already Begun. popularresistance.org India, China and ASEAN are the greatest market opportunities, with the greatest potential for growth in nominal terms if the dollar declines. | China, India and ASEAN also account for about 45% of the global population versus less than 5% for the US. All Eurasia accounts for more than 60%. No matter who wins the election in November, the US is not returning as the engine of global economic growth. Instead, it is adopting the mercantilist import-substitution policies that built the "miracle" economies of East Asia. Recent studies from sources such as the Pew Research Center and the University of Washington have ra…

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-27). China welcomes Iran-IAEA agreement: FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — China welcomed and applauded that the IAEA and Iran reached an agreement on the resolution of the safeguards implementation issues after friendly consultations.

WSWS (2020-08-27). Australian media stokes fears over Papua New Guinea-China links. wsws.org The Australian media is working hand-in-hand with the government to undermine China's presence in its former colonial possession.

WSWS (2020-08-27). British government to use treason laws targeting Russia and China to suppress domestic dissent. wsws.org Under the changes being considered, merely voicing opinions and facts associated with the hindrance of British interests abroad—however the government defines this—will make citizens and groups open to accusations of treason.

Shane Quinn (2020-08-26). Beijing's Decades-long Policies in Xinjiang, CIA Interference, Funding of Separatist and Terrorist Groups. globalresearch.ca Central to China's rise as a global power are the attempts to increase its influence over Xinjiang, the country's biggest and most mineral rich region. Xinjiang has been part of Chinese territory since the mid-18th century, longer than the existence …

sputniknews (2020-08-26). Troops Clash 'Unfortunate', Bilateral Ties Endured Test of Time, says Chinese Envoy to India. sputniknews.com Indian and Chinese troops clashed in a deadly skirmish in Ladakh on 15 June, leaving 20 Indian soldiers dead. There were Chinese casualties too, but no official figures have been released so far. New Delhi and Beijing have held rounds of talks at the level of military commanders and through diplomatic channels on the disengagement of troops.

yenisafak (2020-08-26). 'COVID-19 vaccine may not work as well on obese people'. yenisafak.com A new study has shown that coronavirus vaccines may not work as effectively for obese people, who are also 48% more likely to die from COVID-19, local media reported on Wednesday.The World Bank commissioned the US' University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill to analyze global data from countries including the US, UK, China, France, and Italy.The study showed that obese people were 113% more likely to be hospitalized due to COVID-19, 74% more likely to enter intensive care, and 48% more likely to die."It is a 50% increase essentially. That's a pretty high scary number. All of it is actually — much high…

Chandra Muzaffar (2020-08-26). China and the Decline of US Power. counterpunch.org Constant attacks by some US elites on China will, according to some observers, diminish and disappear once the US presidential election is over in November 2020. This is unlikely to happen for at least two reasons. One, the issues that underscore the targeting of China are fundamental in nature and go beyond elections and personalities.

Mondialisation (2020-08-26). China: Tudo Corre Como Planejado. globalresearch.ca Todo mês de agosto a lideranàßa do Partido Comunista Chinês converge para a cidade de Beidaihe, um resort à beira-mar a duas horas de distância de Pequim, a fim de discutir políticas importantes que se fundem posteriormente em planejamento estratégico …