Marshall Auerback (2020-09-10). Why Herd Immunity is a Distraction. counterpunch.org There has been a spectrum of actions taken by governments to address near-term prevention of the spread of COVID-19. The extremes have ranged from total lockdowns (e.g., Italy, Belgium and Spain); to legal enforcement of quarantines and contact tracing (e.g., Canada and Germany); to much lighter forms of restriction (e.g., Denmark and Norway); to even more minimal restrictions, but with extensive testing and tracing (e.g., Taiwan and South Korea). There have also been some clearly incompetent policies, notably in the United States, where the country's public health infrastructure has been eviscerated not just by…

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-09). India Lost Its Last Chance To 'Save Face' Before China. thealtworld.com India could have followed the Chinese Defense Ministry's suggestion to investigate the first-ever firearm discharge near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in almost half a century, which could have helped New Delhi "save face" before Beijing by de-escalating this extremely dangerous situation that it's entirely responsible for provoking, but it declined doing so since it's seemingly more important for Modi to "save face" before his domestic audience even if it leads to a disastrous "war by miscalculation" with China. | India Ignored A Priceless Opportunity For Peace | The security situation between India and China…

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-09). India-China Relations: India Ignored A Priceless Opportunity For Peace. globalresearch.ca India could have followed the Chinese Defense Ministry's suggestion to investigate the first-ever firearm discharge near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in almost half a century, which could have helped New Delhi "save face" before Beijing by de-escalating this …

Maria Rosario Capeding, Arijit Sil, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Tarun Saluja, Samuel Teshome, Edison Alberto, Deok Ryun Kim, Eun Lyeong Park, Ju Yeon Park, Jae Seung Yang, Suchada Chinaworapong, Jiwook Park, Sue-Kyoung Jo, Yun Chon, Seon-Young Yang, Ji Hwa Ryu, Inho Cheong, Kyu-Young Shim, Yoonyeong Lee, Hun Kim, Julia A. Lynch, Jerome H. Kim, Jean-Louis Excler, T. Anh Wartel, Sushant Sahastrabuddhe (2020-09-09). Safety and immunogenicity of Vi-DT conjugate vaccine among 6-23-month-old children: Phase II, randomized, dose-scheduling, observer-blind Study. thelancet.com Both single and two doses of Vi-DT vaccine are safe, well tolerated, and immunogenic for infants and toddlers in a moderately endemic setting.

WSWS (2020-09-09). India now second only to US in number of COVID-19 cases, yet continues to expand "reopening" wsws.org With 90,802 new infections on Monday, India registered more COVID-19 cases just on one day than China has recorded since the beginning of the pandemic.

Dean Baker (2020-09-09). The U.S., China, and the New Cold Warriors. counterpunch.org On the days when he is not celebrating his friendship and trade deals with China's president Xi Jinping, Donald Trump has sought to hype China as the United States' major enemy in the world. This has meant not only absurd allegations about the pandemic (top Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro has claimed that China deliberately sent infected

RT (2020-09-09). US the 'main driver' of South China Sea militarization, top Chinese diplomat says. rt.com Washington is directly intervening into maritime and territorial disputes in the troubled South China Sea region and becoming the main driver of militarization there to suit its own agenda, a senior Chinese diplomat has said. | Speaking during a video conference with foreign ministers at an ASEAN summit on Wednesday, State Councilor Wang Yi accused the US of fuelling tensions in the region for the sake of its own political gain. | "Peace and stability is China's greatest strategic interest in the South China Sea. It is also the common strategic aspiration of China and ASEAN countries," the diplomat said. | Ch…

Tony Cartalucci (2020-09-09). Thailand's "Youth Protests" Made in USA. Undermine Thailand Relations with China. globalresearch.ca Imagine the reaction if the Russian government funded programs and events for years inside the US to create youth groups indoctrinated in support of Moscow's interests — particularly in regards to voting in US elections and the shaping of the …

WSWS (2020-09-09). US makes "significant adjustments" to its Taiwan policy. wsws.org Washington's policy changes are designed to give the appearance of adhering to the "One China" policy while actually moving to upend the status quo.

_____ (2020-09-09). Report: Huawei Sanctions Would Destroy US Chip Industry. popularresistance.org The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei plans to build its own manufacturing factories to face the US restrictions imposed against it with production lines with zero US components, according to a report published in the Hong Kong digital medium Asia Times. | The online newspaper, quoting David P. Goldman, an economist and analyst specializing in Asian issues, pointed out that there is a good chance that by the end of 2021, Huawei will be able to produce a state-of-the-art chipset from its Kirin line factory within China, without requiring the use of any US equipment.

_____ (2020-09-09). The South China Sea: What's Really at Issue. strategic-culture.org The South China Sea is basically China's export waterway to Africa and to Europe (among other markets), but in order for

Morning Star (2020-09-08). Cuba and China's successes against coronavirus face global media blockade. peoplesworld.org HAVANA—Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned a media blackout on the country's progress against COVID-19 this weekend. Rodriguez pointed out that while Cuba is the only Latin American country with a vaccine candidate, it suffers a "media blockade" about its achievements. "Cuban scientists share their progress with the world, show protocols against the pandemic and …

sputniknews (2020-09-08). 'Mulan' Release Sees Surge in Disney+ App Downloads Despite Boycott. sputniknews.com The new live-action remake of the popular Disney film 'Mulan' saw its original release date delayed due to theatre shutdowns across the US throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from Hong Kong opposition groups and others to boycott the movie, early viewership appears to have surged.

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-09-08). Thailand's "Youth Protests" Made in USA. thealtworld.com US repeats "soft power" strategy targeting youths used to destroy North Africa and the Middle East amid the "Arab Spring" in 2011 to target China-friendly nations in Asia today. | Imagine the reaction if the Russian government funded programs and events for years inside the US to create youth groups indoctrinated in support of Moscow's interests — particularly in regards to voting in US elections and the shaping of the US government itself. | It would be considered up to and including an act of war, with Russian-funded organizations in the US dismantled, those involved jailed for sedition and even treason, a…

teleSUR (2020-09-07). China Lashes Out the US Over New Trade Restrictions. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian Monday denounced that the United States is persecuting his country's companies after the Department of Defense threatened Beijing's largest chip manufacturer with cutting off their goods and services supplies. | RELATED: | On Saturday, the Department of Defense said that it would add Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its "Entity List." | T…

RT (2020-09-07). Trump warns no federal contracts to firms who outsource to China & threatens to DECOUPLE US economy…without losses? rt.com US President Donald Trump lashed out at US companies that offshore to China, threatening to curtail federal contracts and even decouple the US economy from Beijing's, without losses. His feed mysteriously cut to black soon after. | "We lose billions of dollars, and if we didn't do business with [China], we wouldn't lose billions of dollars," the president told reporters at a Monday briefing. "It's called decoupling, so you'll start thinking about it," Trump continued, without explaining what would happen to the trillion-plus dollars in US debt held by Beijing. | "No country…has ripped us off like China has,"

_____ (2020-09-07). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty. popularresistance.org Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China and Venezuela share basically similar views on safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, jointly supporting multilateralism, and improving global governance. | China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-09-07). US-Russia Tensions Flare Up on Multiple Fronts. globalresearch.ca Amidst the escalating tensions with China, the United States should have kept the troubled relationship with Russia on an even keel. But the opposite is happening. For the first time since the presidential election in Belarus on August 9, Washington …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-07). Trump Regime to Blacklist China's Top Chipmaker? globalresearch.ca Pompeo reinvented China beyond where other US Chinaphobes have ever gone before. | Falsely calling its ruling authorities Washington's greatest foreign threat, he recited a litany of fake news about the country days earlier. | Spending a small fraction on its military …

Dean Baker (2020-09-07). It Was Not "Flaws in the U.S. Financial System" that Caused the Great Recession, It Was the Collapse of the Housing Bubble. cepr.net Our elites work hard to cover up for each other even if it means an almost Trumpian denial of reality. We got another taste of this effort in a New York Times piece on Joe Biden's actions with regard to China over the years. The piece talks about the massive job loss of manufacturing jobs …

teleSUR (2020-09-07). The Service Sector Becomes New Driver of the Chinese Economy. telesurenglish.net The China Association of Trade in Services (CATIS) released a report on Monday stating that the services sector and services trade have become new drivers of the Chinese economy. | RELATED: | In 2019, growth in China's services sector accounted for 53.9 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), contributing 59.4 percent to overall economic growth. | Import and export volumes of trade in services hit…

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-09). India-China Relations: India Ignored A Priceless Opportunity For Peace. globalresearch.ca India could have followed the Chinese Defense Ministry's suggestion to investigate the first-ever firearm discharge near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in almost half a century, which could have helped New Delhi "save face" before Beijing by de-escalating this …

Maria Rosario Capeding, Arijit Sil, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Tarun Saluja, Samuel Teshome, Edison Alberto, Deok Ryun Kim, Eun Lyeong Park, Ju Yeon Park, Jae Seung Yang, Suchada Chinaworapong, Jiwook Park, Sue-Kyoung Jo, Yun Chon, Seon-Young Yang, Ji Hwa Ryu, Inho Cheong, Kyu-Young Shim, Yoonyeong Lee, Hun Kim, Julia A. Lynch, Jerome H. Kim, Jean-Louis Excler, T. Anh Wartel, Sushant Sahastrabuddhe (2020-09-09). Safety and immunogenicity of Vi-DT conjugate vaccine among 6-23-month-old children: Phase II, randomized, dose-scheduling, observer-blind Study. thelancet.com Both single and two doses of Vi-DT vaccine are safe, well tolerated, and immunogenic for infants and toddlers in a moderately endemic setting.

Dean Baker (2020-09-09). The U.S., China, and the New Cold Warriors. counterpunch.org On the days when he is not celebrating his friendship and trade deals with China's president Xi Jinping, Donald Trump has sought to hype China as the United States' major enemy in the world. This has meant not only absurd allegations about the pandemic (top Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro has claimed that China deliberately sent infected

Tony Cartalucci (2020-09-09). Thailand's "Youth Protests" Made in USA. Undermine Thailand Relations with China. globalresearch.ca Imagine the reaction if the Russian government funded programs and events for years inside the US to create youth groups indoctrinated in support of Moscow's interests — particularly in regards to voting in US elections and the shaping of the …

_____ (2020-09-09). Report: Huawei Sanctions Would Destroy US Chip Industry. popularresistance.org The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei plans to build its own manufacturing factories to face the US restrictions imposed against it with production lines with zero US components, according to a report published in the Hong Kong digital medium Asia Times. | The online newspaper, quoting David P. Goldman, an economist and analyst specializing in Asian issues, pointed out that there is a good chance that by the end of 2021, Huawei will be able to produce a state-of-the-art chipset from its Kirin line factory within China, without requiring the use of any US equipment.

_____ (2020-09-09). The South China Sea: What's Really at Issue. strategic-culture.org The South China Sea is basically China's export waterway to Africa and to Europe (among other markets), but in order for

Morning Star (2020-09-08). Cuba and China's successes against coronavirus face global media blockade. peoplesworld.org HAVANA—Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned a media blackout on the country's progress against COVID-19 this weekend. Rodriguez pointed out that while Cuba is the only Latin American country with a vaccine candidate, it suffers a "media blockade" about its achievements. "Cuban scientists share their progress with the world, show protocols against the pandemic and …

sputniknews (2020-09-08). 'Mulan' Release Sees Surge in Disney+ App Downloads Despite Boycott. sputniknews.com The new live-action remake of the popular Disney film 'Mulan' saw its original release date delayed due to theatre shutdowns across the US throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from Hong Kong opposition groups and others to boycott the movie, early viewership appears to have surged.

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-09-08). Thailand's "Youth Protests" Made in USA. thealtworld.com US repeats "soft power" strategy targeting youths used to destroy North Africa and the Middle East amid the "Arab Spring" in 2011 to target China-friendly nations in Asia today. | Imagine the reaction if the Russian government funded programs and events for years inside the US to create youth groups indoctrinated in support of Moscow's interests — particularly in regards to voting in US elections and the shaping of the US government itself. | It would be considered up to and including an act of war, with Russian-funded organizations in the US dismantled, those involved jailed for sedition and even treason, a…

teleSUR (2020-09-07). China Lashes Out the US Over New Trade Restrictions. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian Monday denounced that the United States is persecuting his country's companies after the Department of Defense threatened Beijing's largest chip manufacturer with cutting off their goods and services supplies. | RELATED: | On Saturday, the Department of Defense said that it would add Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its "Entity List." | T…

RT (2020-09-07). Trump warns no federal contracts to firms who outsource to China & threatens to DECOUPLE US economy…without losses? rt.com US President Donald Trump lashed out at US companies that offshore to China, threatening to curtail federal contracts and even decouple the US economy from Beijing's, without losses. His feed mysteriously cut to black soon after. | "We lose billions of dollars, and if we didn't do business with [China], we wouldn't lose billions of dollars," the president told reporters at a Monday briefing. "It's called decoupling, so you'll start thinking about it," Trump continued, without explaining what would happen to the trillion-plus dollars in US debt held by Beijing. | "No country…has ripped us off like China has,"

_____ (2020-09-07). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty. popularresistance.org Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China and Venezuela share basically similar views on safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, jointly supporting multilateralism, and improving global governance. | China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-09-07). US-Russia Tensions Flare Up on Multiple Fronts. globalresearch.ca Amidst the escalating tensions with China, the United States should have kept the troubled relationship with Russia on an even keel. But the opposite is happening. For the first time since the presidential election in Belarus on August 9, Washington …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-07). Trump Regime to Blacklist China's Top Chipmaker? globalresearch.ca Pompeo reinvented China beyond where other US Chinaphobes have ever gone before. | Falsely calling its ruling authorities Washington's greatest foreign threat, he recited a litany of fake news about the country days earlier. | Spending a small fraction on its military …

Dean Baker (2020-09-07). It Was Not "Flaws in the U.S. Financial System" that Caused the Great Recession, It Was the Collapse of the Housing Bubble. cepr.net Our elites work hard to cover up for each other even if it means an almost Trumpian denial of reality. We got another taste of this effort in a New York Times piece on Joe Biden's actions with regard to China over the years. The piece talks about the massive job loss of manufacturing jobs …

teleSUR (2020-09-07). The Service Sector Becomes New Driver of the Chinese Economy. telesurenglish.net The China Association of Trade in Services (CATIS) released a report on Monday stating that the services sector and services trade have become new drivers of the Chinese economy. | RELATED: | In 2019, growth in China's services sector accounted for 53.9 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), contributing 59.4 percent to overall economic growth. | Import and export volumes of trade in services hit…

Aaron Maté (2020-09-05). NBA All-Star David West on the walkout and standing up to racism, exploitation. thegrayzone.com Retired NBA All Star and 2x champion David West on the NBA walkout, the NCAA's cartel, and rejecting the demonization of China. David West, a retired two-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, discusses the NBA walkout over racist police violence; the challenges of activism in pro sports; his involvement in a new league challenging …

Tony Cartalucci (2020-09-05). Lies of Omission: China's Xinjiang "Internment Camps", Extremist Terrorist Groups in Uighur-Xinjiang. globalresearch.ca For years now Western media and governments have maintained an almost ceaseless barrage against China over what they claim are networks of "internment camps" built and used in China's western Xinjiang region to persecute the Uyghur ethnic minority. | These claims …

_____ (2020-09-05). Why There Should Be A Pivot To Peace, Not War, With China. popularresistance.org A new international peace movement is being launched that opposes the new US military doctrine that is preparing this country for "major power conflict" with China. The doctrine of "major power conflict" will become a self-fulfilling prophecy unless the American people act to put the brakes on a doctrine/policy that is escalating global tensions, accelerating a new nuclear arms race, and eliminating accepted international arms treaties. While the Pentagon pivots toward preparations for major power conflict in Asia the non-stop demonization of China by the government and mainstream media has replaced an informed d…

WSWS (2020-09-05). India-China border tensions flare anew, posing threat of catastrophic military conflict. wsws.org India's increasingly aggressive stance against China is being stoked by Washington.

Morning Star (2020-09-08). Cuba and China's successes against coronavirus face global media blockade. peoplesworld.org HAVANA—Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned a media blackout on the country's progress against COVID-19 this weekend. Rodriguez pointed out that while Cuba is the only Latin American country with a vaccine candidate, it suffers a "media blockade" about its achievements. "Cuban scientists share their progress with the world, show protocols against the pandemic and …

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-09-08). Thailand's "Youth Protests" Made in USA. thealtworld.com US repeats "soft power" strategy targeting youths used to destroy North Africa and the Middle East amid the "Arab Spring" in 2011 to target China-friendly nations in Asia today. | Imagine the reaction if the Russian government funded programs and events for years inside the US to create youth groups indoctrinated in support of Moscow's interests — particularly in regards to voting in US elections and the shaping of the US government itself. | It would be considered up to and including an act of war, with Russian-funded organizations in the US dismantled, those involved jailed for sedition and even treason, a…

teleSUR (2020-09-07). China Lashes Out the US Over New Trade Restrictions. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian Monday denounced that the United States is persecuting his country's companies after the Department of Defense threatened Beijing's largest chip manufacturer with cutting off their goods and services supplies. | RELATED: | On Saturday, the Department of Defense said that it would add Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its "Entity List." | T…

_____ (2020-09-07). How Russia can help ease tensions in the Himalayas. strategic-culture.org MK BHADRAKUMAR | The legend is that Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, during his path-breaking visit to India in 1955, told the Indians that all they had to do to get Russian help was to give a shout across the Himalayas. I don't know how far this is true but it has an irrepressibly "Khrushchevian" ring about it. | This came to my mind with the news appearing that Beijing had proposed a meeting between the defense ministers of India and China, who happen to be in Moscow to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). | One would assume that the Russian hosts had done their part in facilitatin…

RT (2020-09-07). Trump warns no federal contracts to firms who outsource to China & threatens to DECOUPLE US economy…without losses? rt.com US President Donald Trump lashed out at US companies that offshore to China, threatening to curtail federal contracts and even decouple the US economy from Beijing's, without losses. His feed mysteriously cut to black soon after. | "We lose billions of dollars, and if we didn't do business with [China], we wouldn't lose billions of dollars," the president told reporters at a Monday briefing. "It's called decoupling, so you'll start thinking about it," Trump continued, without explaining what would happen to the trillion-plus dollars in US debt held by Beijing. | "No country…has ripped us off like China has,"

_____ (2020-09-07). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty. popularresistance.org Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China and Venezuela share basically similar views on safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, jointly supporting multilateralism, and improving global governance. | China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-09-07). US-Russia Tensions Flare Up on Multiple Fronts. globalresearch.ca Amidst the escalating tensions with China, the United States should have kept the troubled relationship with Russia on an even keel. But the opposite is happening. For the first time since the presidential election in Belarus on August 9, Washington …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-07). Trump Regime to Blacklist China's Top Chipmaker? globalresearch.ca Pompeo reinvented China beyond where other US Chinaphobes have ever gone before. | Falsely calling its ruling authorities Washington's greatest foreign threat, he recited a litany of fake news about the country days earlier. | Spending a small fraction on its military …

Dean Baker (2020-09-07). It Was Not "Flaws in the U.S. Financial System" that Caused the Great Recession, It Was the Collapse of the Housing Bubble. cepr.net Our elites work hard to cover up for each other even if it means an almost Trumpian denial of reality. We got another taste of this effort in a New York Times piece on Joe Biden's actions with regard to China over the years. The piece talks about the massive job loss of manufacturing jobs …

Dean Baker (2020-09-07). The U.S., China, and the New Cold Warriors. cepr.net On the days when he is not celebrating his friendship and trade deals with China's president Xi Jinping, Donald Trump has sought to hype China as the United States' major enemy in the world. This has meant not only absurd allegations about the pandemic (top Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro has claimed that China deliberately …

teleSUR (2020-09-07). The Service Sector Becomes New Driver of the Chinese Economy. telesurenglish.net The China Association of Trade in Services (CATIS) released a report on Monday stating that the services sector and services trade have become new drivers of the Chinese economy. | RELATED: | In 2019, growth in China's services sector accounted for 53.9 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), contributing 59.4 percent to overall economic growth. | Import and export volumes of trade in services hit…

Dean Baker (2020-09-05). New York Times Again Forgets to Mention the Fool Proof Way to Prevent Foreign Governments from Stealing Vaccine Research. cepr.net Of course that would be having open research that was freely shared. That would immediately make theft impossible, since there would be nothing to steal. This simple and obvious point is not mentioned once in a piece describing efforts by Russia and China to gain access to vaccine research being done at U.S. universities and …

Aaron Maté (2020-09-05). NBA All-Star David West on the walkout and standing up to racism, exploitation. thegrayzone.com Retired NBA All Star and 2x champion David West on the NBA walkout, the NCAA's cartel, and rejecting the demonization of China. David West, a retired two-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, discusses the NBA walkout over racist police violence; the challenges of activism in pro sports; his involvement in a new league challenging …

Tony Cartalucci (2020-09-05). Lies of Omission: China's Xinjiang "Internment Camps", Extremist Terrorist Groups in Uighur-Xinjiang. globalresearch.ca For years now Western media and governments have maintained an almost ceaseless barrage against China over what they claim are networks of "internment camps" built and used in China's western Xinjiang region to persecute the Uyghur ethnic minority. | These claims …

_____ (2020-09-05). Why There Should Be A Pivot To Peace, Not War, With China. popularresistance.org A new international peace movement is being launched that opposes the new US military doctrine that is preparing this country for "major power conflict" with China. The doctrine of "major power conflict" will become a self-fulfilling prophecy unless the American people act to put the brakes on a doctrine/policy that is escalating global tensions, accelerating a new nuclear arms race, and eliminating accepted international arms treaties. While the Pentagon pivots toward preparations for major power conflict in Asia the non-stop demonization of China by the government and mainstream media has replaced an informed d…

WSWS (2020-09-05). India-China border tensions flare anew, posing threat of catastrophic military conflict. wsws.org India's increasingly aggressive stance against China is being stoked by Washington.

yenisafak (2020-09-04). China President Xi says he supports Beijing city in setting up pilot free trade zone. yenisafak.com Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday he supports the city of Beijing in setting up a pilot free trade zone to open up the service sector and digital economy, as well as scientific and technological innovation.Xi made the remarks while addressing the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services via video.Xi also said China supports the establishment of a global alliance of trade and services, and that China will further ease market access for the service sector.

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-04). Is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) (US, Australia, India, Japan) Intent on Provoking Proxy War with China in the Solomon Islands? globalresearch.ca The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter's recognition of Beijing last year as the …

Matt Sedlar (2020-09-04). Trump's 'America First' Vaccine Agenda May Leave Us Last. cepr.net The American Prospect See article on the original site There is a very real possibility that China will have an effective vaccine against the coronavirus before the United States. China had four of the first eight vaccines to go into the final phase of clinical testing, so it's not far-fetched to think that they will …

teleSUR (2020-09-04). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty: FM. telesurenglish.net China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link. | RELATED: | Noting that Latin America is one of the "epicenter…

sputniknews (2020-09-04). Trump Claims China Has 'Far More Deaths' From COVID-19 Than US. sputniknews.com During a White House news conference Friday, US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that China has suffered far more deaths from COVID-19 than the US.

yenisafak (2020-09-04). Coronavirus pandemic smashes tourism sector in EU. yenisafak.com The tourism services sector in the EU fell by 75% in June on a yearly basis, while the total services sector posted a decrease of 16.4% due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 27-member bloc's statistical office said on Friday."Among the detailed sectors within the tourism sector, travel agencies and tour operators fell the most (-83.6%), followed by air transport (-73.8%), accommodation (-66.4%) and restaurants (-38.4%)," Eurostat noted.Recovery was seen in June versus April, the peak period of the pandemic, due to the reopening of economic activities.Since originating in China last December, the pandemic has infected m…

Vijay Prashad (2020-09-04). Six complexities of these pandemic times. mronline.org Social media, in March 2020, was awash with rumours. Swans and dolphins could be seen in totally deserted Venetian canals. A group of elephants marched into a village in Yunnan (China), drank corn wine, and went to sleep in a tea garden.

_____ (2020-09-04). Scheer Intellience: The 1918 'Spanish Flu' Was A US Export. popularresistance.org Don't say we weren't warned. As President Trump's subversion of science wreaks havoc with American society, the reappearance on bestseller lists of John Barry's 2004 classic work, "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History," is a reminder that presidential irrationality is not unprecedented. On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," Barry joins host Robert Scheer to compare the two pandemics and the United States' response to each. | Back in 1918, Woodrow Wilson was deprived of the jingoism card played by Trump in labeling the current worldwide scourge "the China virus" becaus…

_____ (2020-09-07). How Russia can help ease tensions in the Himalayas. strategic-culture.org MK BHADRAKUMAR | The legend is that Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, during his path-breaking visit to India in 1955, told the Indians that all they had to do to get Russian help was to give a shout across the Himalayas. I don't know how far this is true but it has an irrepressibly "Khrushchevian" ring about it. | This came to my mind with the news appearing that Beijing had proposed a meeting between the defense ministers of India and China, who happen to be in Moscow to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). | One would assume that the Russian hosts had done their part in facilitatin…

RT (2020-09-07). Trump warns no federal contracts to firms who outsource to China & threatens to DECOUPLE US economy…without losses? rt.com US President Donald Trump lashed out at US companies that offshore to China, threatening to curtail federal contracts and even decouple the US economy from Beijing's, without losses. His feed mysteriously cut to black soon after. | "We lose billions of dollars, and if we didn't do business with [China], we wouldn't lose billions of dollars," the president told reporters at a Monday briefing. "It's called decoupling, so you'll start thinking about it," Trump continued, without explaining what would happen to the trillion-plus dollars in US debt held by Beijing. | "No country…has ripped us off like China has,"

_____ (2020-09-07). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty. popularresistance.org Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China and Venezuela share basically similar views on safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, jointly supporting multilateralism, and improving global governance. | China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-09-07). US-Russia Tensions Flare Up on Multiple Fronts. globalresearch.ca Amidst the escalating tensions with China, the United States should have kept the troubled relationship with Russia on an even keel. But the opposite is happening. For the first time since the presidential election in Belarus on August 9, Washington …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-07). Trump Regime to Blacklist China's Top Chipmaker? globalresearch.ca Pompeo reinvented China beyond where other US Chinaphobes have ever gone before. | Falsely calling its ruling authorities Washington's greatest foreign threat, he recited a litany of fake news about the country days earlier. | Spending a small fraction on its military …

Dean Baker (2020-09-07). It Was Not "Flaws in the U.S. Financial System" that Caused the Great Recession, It Was the Collapse of the Housing Bubble. cepr.net Our elites work hard to cover up for each other even if it means an almost Trumpian denial of reality. We got another taste of this effort in a New York Times piece on Joe Biden's actions with regard to China over the years. The piece talks about the massive job loss of manufacturing jobs …

Dean Baker (2020-09-07). The U.S., China, and the New Cold Warriors. cepr.net On the days when he is not celebrating his friendship and trade deals with China's president Xi Jinping, Donald Trump has sought to hype China as the United States' major enemy in the world. This has meant not only absurd allegations about the pandemic (top Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro has claimed that China deliberately …

Dean Baker (2020-09-05). New York Times Again Forgets to Mention the Fool Proof Way to Prevent Foreign Governments from Stealing Vaccine Research. cepr.net Of course that would be having open research that was freely shared. That would immediately make theft impossible, since there would be nothing to steal. This simple and obvious point is not mentioned once in a piece describing efforts by Russia and China to gain access to vaccine research being done at U.S. universities and …

Aaron Maté (2020-09-05). NBA All-Star David West on the walkout and standing up to racism, exploitation. thegrayzone.com Retired NBA All Star and 2x champion David West on the NBA walkout, the NCAA's cartel, and rejecting the demonization of China. David West, a retired two-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, discusses the NBA walkout over racist police violence; the challenges of activism in pro sports; his involvement in a new league challenging …

Tony Cartalucci (2020-09-05). Lies of Omission: China's Xinjiang "Internment Camps", Extremist Terrorist Groups in Uighur-Xinjiang. globalresearch.ca For years now Western media and governments have maintained an almost ceaseless barrage against China over what they claim are networks of "internment camps" built and used in China's western Xinjiang region to persecute the Uyghur ethnic minority. | These claims …

WSWS (2020-09-05). India-China border tensions flare anew, posing threat of catastrophic military conflict. wsws.org India's increasingly aggressive stance against China is being stoked by Washington.

_____ (2020-09-05). Why There Should Be A Pivot To Peace, Not War, With China. popularresistance.org A new international peace movement is being launched that opposes the new US military doctrine that is preparing this country for "major power conflict" with China. The doctrine of "major power conflict" will become a self-fulfilling prophecy unless the American people act to put the brakes on a doctrine/policy that is escalating global tensions, accelerating a new nuclear arms race, and eliminating accepted international arms treaties. While the Pentagon pivots toward preparations for major power conflict in Asia the non-stop demonization of China by the government and mainstream media has replaced an informed d…

news.un (2020-09-04). 25 years after Beijing's Women Conference, significance 'undimmed'. news.un.org Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency declared on Friday that "its significance is undimmed".

Tomoyuki Tachikawa (2020-09-04). Focus: Fears Grow over China's Possible Massive Sales of U.S. Debt as Weapon. globalresearch.ca With Sino-U.S. tensions escalating over several security and economic issues, fears are mounting in the financial markets that China may massively sell U.S. government debt it holds as a weapon to choke the world's biggest economy. | If Beijing, which owns …

yenisafak (2020-09-04). China President Xi says he supports Beijing city in setting up pilot free trade zone. yenisafak.com Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday he supports the city of Beijing in setting up a pilot free trade zone to open up the service sector and digital economy, as well as scientific and technological innovation.Xi made the remarks while addressing the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services via video.Xi also said China supports the establishment of a global alliance of trade and services, and that China will further ease market access for the service sector.

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-04). Is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) (US, Australia, India, Japan) Intent on Provoking Proxy War with China in the Solomon Islands? globalresearch.ca The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter's recognition of Beijing last year as the …

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-04). Is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) (Australia, India, Japan, US) Intent of Provoking Proxy War with China in the Solomon Islands? globalresearch.ca The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter's recognition of Beijing last year as the …

Matt Sedlar (2020-09-04). Trump's 'America First' Vaccine Agenda May Leave Us Last. cepr.net The American Prospect See article on the original site There is a very real possibility that China will have an effective vaccine against the coronavirus before the United States. China had four of the first eight vaccines to go into the final phase of clinical testing, so it's not far-fetched to think that they will …

teleSUR (2020-09-04). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty: FM. telesurenglish.net China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link. | RELATED: | Noting that Latin America is one of the "epicenter…

sputniknews (2020-09-04). Trump Claims China Has 'Far More Deaths' From COVID-19 Than US. sputniknews.com During a White House news conference Friday, US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that China has suffered far more deaths from COVID-19 than the US.

yenisafak (2020-09-04). Coronavirus pandemic smashes tourism sector in EU. yenisafak.com The tourism services sector in the EU fell by 75% in June on a yearly basis, while the total services sector posted a decrease of 16.4% due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 27-member bloc's statistical office said on Friday."Among the detailed sectors within the tourism sector, travel agencies and tour operators fell the most (-83.6%), followed by air transport (-73.8%), accommodation (-66.4%) and restaurants (-38.4%)," Eurostat noted.Recovery was seen in June versus April, the peak period of the pandemic, due to the reopening of economic activities.Since originating in China last December, the pandemic has infected m…

Vijay Prashad (2020-09-04). Six complexities of these pandemic times. mronline.org Social media, in March 2020, was awash with rumours. Swans and dolphins could be seen in totally deserted Venetian canals. A group of elephants marched into a village in Yunnan (China), drank corn wine, and went to sleep in a tea garden.

_____ (2020-09-04). Scheer Intellience: The 1918 'Spanish Flu' Was A US Export. popularresistance.org Don't say we weren't warned. As President Trump's subversion of science wreaks havoc with American society, the reappearance on bestseller lists of John Barry's 2004 classic work, "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History," is a reminder that presidential irrationality is not unprecedented. On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," Barry joins host Robert Scheer to compare the two pandemics and the United States' response to each. | Back in 1918, Woodrow Wilson was deprived of the jingoism card played by Trump in labeling the current worldwide scourge "the China virus" becaus…

Badri Raina (2020-09-04). What the Indian National Congress Could Learn From the CPI(M). zcomm.org Badri Raina recollects events from 1989, when he was invited to speak to CPI(M) politburo members after criticising the party for supporting China's assault on protesters at Tiananmen Square…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-04). Iran attends China's CIFTIS. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) —The China International Fair for Trade in Services started on Friday with representatives from Iran taking part in the event.

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Ecuador Continues To Contract Debt Amid Social Discontent. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno Wednesday announced that his country will receive a US$2 billion loan from China, besides the US$6.5 billion that was negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | RELATED: | "During this year, we are also going to receive US$2 billion from the People's Republic of China," Moreno said and acknowledged that his administration reached a technical agreement with the IMF i…

Dean Baker (2020-09-05). New York Times Again Forgets to Mention the Fool Proof Way to Prevent Foreign Governments from Stealing Vaccine Research. cepr.net Of course that would be having open research that was freely shared. That would immediately make theft impossible, since there would be nothing to steal. This simple and obvious point is not mentioned once in a piece describing efforts by Russia and China to gain access to vaccine research being done at U.S. universities and …

Aaron Maté (2020-09-05). NBA All-Star David West on the walkout and standing up to racism, exploitation. thegrayzone.com Retired NBA All Star and 2x champion David West on the NBA walkout, the NCAA's cartel, and rejecting the demonization of China. David West, a retired two-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, discusses the NBA walkout over racist police violence; the challenges of activism in pro sports; his involvement in a new league challenging …

Tony Cartalucci (2020-09-05). Lies of Omission: China's Xinjiang "Internment Camps", Extremist Terrorist Groups in Uighur-Xinjiang. globalresearch.ca For years now Western media and governments have maintained an almost ceaseless barrage against China over what they claim are networks of "internment camps" built and used in China's western Xinjiang region to persecute the Uyghur ethnic minority. | These claims …

WSWS (2020-09-05). India-China border tensions flare anew, posing threat of catastrophic military conflict. wsws.org India's increasingly aggressive stance against China is being stoked by Washington.

_____ (2020-09-05). Why There Should Be A Pivot To Peace, Not War, With China. popularresistance.org A new international peace movement is being launched that opposes the new US military doctrine that is preparing this country for "major power conflict" with China. The doctrine of "major power conflict" will become a self-fulfilling prophecy unless the American people act to put the brakes on a doctrine/policy that is escalating global tensions, accelerating a new nuclear arms race, and eliminating accepted international arms treaties. While the Pentagon pivots toward preparations for major power conflict in Asia the non-stop demonization of China by the government and mainstream media has replaced an informed d…

news.un (2020-09-04). 25 years after Beijing's Women Conference, significance 'undimmed'. news.un.org Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency declared on Friday that "its significance is undimmed".

Tomoyuki Tachikawa (2020-09-04). Focus: Fears Grow over China's Possible Massive Sales of U.S. Debt as Weapon. globalresearch.ca With Sino-U.S. tensions escalating over several security and economic issues, fears are mounting in the financial markets that China may massively sell U.S. government debt it holds as a weapon to choke the world's biggest economy. | If Beijing, which owns …

yenisafak (2020-09-04). China President Xi says he supports Beijing city in setting up pilot free trade zone. yenisafak.com Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday he supports the city of Beijing in setting up a pilot free trade zone to open up the service sector and digital economy, as well as scientific and technological innovation.Xi made the remarks while addressing the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services via video.Xi also said China supports the establishment of a global alliance of trade and services, and that China will further ease market access for the service sector.

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-04). Is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) (Australia, India, Japan, US) Intent of Provoking Proxy War with China in the Solomon Islands? globalresearch.ca The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter's recognition of Beijing last year as the …

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-04). Is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) (US, Australia, India, Japan) Intent on Provoking Proxy War with China in the Solomon Islands? globalresearch.ca The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter's recognition of Beijing last year as the …

Matt Sedlar (2020-09-04). Trump's 'America First' Vaccine Agenda May Leave Us Last. cepr.net The American Prospect See article on the original site There is a very real possibility that China will have an effective vaccine against the coronavirus before the United States. China had four of the first eight vaccines to go into the final phase of clinical testing, so it's not far-fetched to think that they will …

teleSUR (2020-09-04). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty: FM. telesurenglish.net China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link. | RELATED: | Noting that Latin America is one of the "epicenter…

sputniknews (2020-09-04). Trump Claims China Has 'Far More Deaths' From COVID-19 Than US. sputniknews.com During a White House news conference Friday, US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that China has suffered far more deaths from COVID-19 than the US.

yenisafak (2020-09-04). Coronavirus pandemic smashes tourism sector in EU. yenisafak.com The tourism services sector in the EU fell by 75% in June on a yearly basis, while the total services sector posted a decrease of 16.4% due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 27-member bloc's statistical office said on Friday."Among the detailed sectors within the tourism sector, travel agencies and tour operators fell the most (-83.6%), followed by air transport (-73.8%), accommodation (-66.4%) and restaurants (-38.4%)," Eurostat noted.Recovery was seen in June versus April, the peak period of the pandemic, due to the reopening of economic activities.Since originating in China last December, the pandemic has infected m…

Vijay Prashad (2020-09-04). Six complexities of these pandemic times. mronline.org Social media, in March 2020, was awash with rumours. Swans and dolphins could be seen in totally deserted Venetian canals. A group of elephants marched into a village in Yunnan (China), drank corn wine, and went to sleep in a tea garden.

_____ (2020-09-04). Scheer Intellience: The 1918 'Spanish Flu' Was A US Export. popularresistance.org Don't say we weren't warned. As President Trump's subversion of science wreaks havoc with American society, the reappearance on bestseller lists of John Barry's 2004 classic work, "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History," is a reminder that presidential irrationality is not unprecedented. On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," Barry joins host Robert Scheer to compare the two pandemics and the United States' response to each. | Back in 1918, Woodrow Wilson was deprived of the jingoism card played by Trump in labeling the current worldwide scourge "the China virus" becaus…

Badri Raina (2020-09-04). What the Indian National Congress Could Learn From the CPI(M). zcomm.org Badri Raina recollects events from 1989, when he was invited to speak to CPI(M) politburo members after criticising the party for supporting China's assault on protesters at Tiananmen Square…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-04). Iran attends China's CIFTIS. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) —The China International Fair for Trade in Services started on Friday with representatives from Iran taking part in the event.

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Ecuador Continues To Contract Debt Amid Social Discontent. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno Wednesday announced that his country will receive a US$2 billion loan from China, besides the US$6.5 billion that was negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | RELATED: | "During this year, we are also going to receive US$2 billion from the People's Republic of China," Moreno said and acknowledged that his administration reached a technical agreement with the IMF i…

WSWS (2020-09-03). Australian government launches anti-China inquiry in universities. wsws.org McCarthyite-style parliamentary hearings will be held into "foreign interference in the university sector."

teleSUR (2020-09-02). China To Resume Direct International Flights. telesurenglish.net China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) announced that Beijing will gradually summarize direct inbound flights to the city from Thailand, Pakistan, Canada, Greece, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, and Cambodia, starting Thursday. | RELATED: | "Priority will be given to flights from countries with low risk of cross-border infection, where nucleic acid tests have been conducted," Beijing Government spokesman Xu Hejian informed. | The…

WSWS (2020-09-02). US-China conflict over TikTok intensifies as Trump's forced divestiture deadline approaches. wsws.org The drive to force the Chinese-owned video sharing app to be sold to a US company was countered by Beijing's imposition of export restrictions on software components of the platform.

Patrick Bond (2020-09-02). Wallerstein Expanded the South African Independent Left's Horizons. counterpunch.org (World-systems sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein was born in 1930 and died on August 31 last year. As part of the Hong Kong-based Global University for Sustainability's tribute, several South Africans remembered his role here.) In introducing The Essential Wallerstein in 2000, Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, I credit my African studies with opening my eyes both to the

_____ (2020-09-02). US' Anti-China Call To Arms Has Not Won Over All Of Europe. popularresistance.org There has also been a notable shift in German views about China. On August 17, Der Tagesspiegel published a column titled, "The West has to prove that it offers the better life", which emphasized the role positive competition plays in Sino-European relations. It pointed out that if Europe can take effective action against internal social divides, then the West does not have to fear China's rise. | On August 2, the directors of 10 Confucius Institutes in Germany issued a joint statement to decry the politicisation of these institutes. The statement notes that the institutes, which are similar to Germany's Goethe-I…

sputniknews (2020-09-02). US Admiral Davidson Calls China 'Strategic Threat' in WWII Victory Anniversary Address. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Indo-Pacific fleet Commander Admiral Philip Davidson during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Hawaii accused China of attempting to undermine the international order and characterized the country as being "a strategic threat".

Robert Delaney (2020-09-02). US Seeks Formal Alliance Similar to NATO with India, Japan and Australia. globalresearch.ca Washington's goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against 'a potential challenge from China', says the US official- He says the four nations are expected to meet in Delhi sometime this autumn…

news.un (2020-09-04). 25 years after Beijing's Women Conference, significance 'undimmed'. news.un.org Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency declared on Friday that "its significance is undimmed".

Lau Kin Chi (2020-09-04). Celebrating the Life of Samir Amin. mronline.org For Samir Amin's anniversary on Sept 4, Global University for Sustainability invited Samir's friends to reminisce their interactions with Samir and celebrate the very rich life that Samir lived.

Tomoyuki Tachikawa (2020-09-04). Focus: Fears Grow over China's Possible Massive Sales of U.S. Debt as Weapon. globalresearch.ca With Sino-U.S. tensions escalating over several security and economic issues, fears are mounting in the financial markets that China may massively sell U.S. government debt it holds as a weapon to choke the world's biggest economy. | If Beijing, which owns …

yenisafak (2020-09-04). China President Xi says he supports Beijing city in setting up pilot free trade zone. yenisafak.com Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday he supports the city of Beijing in setting up a pilot free trade zone to open up the service sector and digital economy, as well as scientific and technological innovation.Xi made the remarks while addressing the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services via video.Xi also said China supports the establishment of a global alliance of trade and services, and that China will further ease market access for the service sector.

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-04). Is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) (Australia, India, Japan, US) Intent of Provoking Proxy War with China in the Solomon Islands? globalresearch.ca The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter's recognition of Beijing last year as the …

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-04). Is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) (US, Australia, India, Japan) Intent on Provoking Proxy War with China in the Solomon Islands? globalresearch.ca The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter's recognition of Beijing last year as the …

Matt Sedlar (2020-09-04). Trump's 'America First' Vaccine Agenda May Leave Us Last. cepr.net The American Prospect See article on the original site There is a very real possibility that China will have an effective vaccine against the coronavirus before the United States. China had four of the first eight vaccines to go into the final phase of clinical testing, so it's not far-fetched to think that they will …

teleSUR (2020-09-04). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty: FM. telesurenglish.net China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link. | RELATED: | Noting that Latin America is one of the "epicenter…

sputniknews (2020-09-04). Trump Claims China Has 'Far More Deaths' From COVID-19 Than US. sputniknews.com During a White House news conference Friday, US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that China has suffered far more deaths from COVID-19 than the US.

yenisafak (2020-09-04). Coronavirus pandemic smashes tourism sector in EU. yenisafak.com The tourism services sector in the EU fell by 75% in June on a yearly basis, while the total services sector posted a decrease of 16.4% due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 27-member bloc's statistical office said on Friday."Among the detailed sectors within the tourism sector, travel agencies and tour operators fell the most (-83.6%), followed by air transport (-73.8%), accommodation (-66.4%) and restaurants (-38.4%)," Eurostat noted.Recovery was seen in June versus April, the peak period of the pandemic, due to the reopening of economic activities.Since originating in China last December, the pandemic has infected m…

Vijay Prashad (2020-09-04). Six complexities of these pandemic times. mronline.org Social media, in March 2020, was awash with rumours. Swans and dolphins could be seen in totally deserted Venetian canals. A group of elephants marched into a village in Yunnan (China), drank corn wine, and went to sleep in a tea garden.

_____ (2020-09-04). Scheer Intellience: The 1918 'Spanish Flu' Was A US Export. popularresistance.org Don't say we weren't warned. As President Trump's subversion of science wreaks havoc with American society, the reappearance on bestseller lists of John Barry's 2004 classic work, "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History," is a reminder that presidential irrationality is not unprecedented. On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," Barry joins host Robert Scheer to compare the two pandemics and the United States' response to each. | Back in 1918, Woodrow Wilson was deprived of the jingoism card played by Trump in labeling the current worldwide scourge "the China virus" becaus…

Badri Raina (2020-09-04). What the Indian National Congress Could Learn From the CPI(M). zcomm.org Badri Raina recollects events from 1989, when he was invited to speak to CPI(M) politburo members after criticising the party for supporting China's assault on protesters at Tiananmen Square…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-04). Iran attends China's CIFTIS. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) —The China International Fair for Trade in Services started on Friday with representatives from Iran taking part in the event.

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Ecuador Continues To Contract Debt Amid Social Discontent. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno Wednesday announced that his country will receive a US$2 billion loan from China, besides the US$6.5 billion that was negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | RELATED: | "During this year, we are also going to receive US$2 billion from the People's Republic of China," Moreno said and acknowledged that his administration reached a technical agreement with the IMF i…

WSWS (2020-09-03). Australian government launches anti-China inquiry in universities. wsws.org McCarthyite-style parliamentary hearings will be held into "foreign interference in the university sector."

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-02). US Seeks Anti-China Alliance, Flashpoint Taiwan Strait. globalresearch.ca Sino/US relations are more fraught with dangers than at any time since Nixon's 1972 meeting with Mao in Beijing — followed by formal normalization of relations by Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping in 1979. | Growing mistrust and friction define bilateral …

teleSUR (2020-09-02). China To Resume Direct International Flights. telesurenglish.net China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) announced that Beijing will gradually summarize direct inbound flights to the city from Thailand, Pakistan, Canada, Greece, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, and Cambodia, starting Thursday. | RELATED: | "Priority will be given to flights from countries with low risk of cross-border infection, where nucleic acid tests have been conducted," Beijing Government spokesman Xu Hejian informed. | The…

WSWS (2020-09-02). US-China conflict over TikTok intensifies as Trump's forced divestiture deadline approaches. wsws.org The drive to force the Chinese-owned video sharing app to be sold to a US company was countered by Beijing's imposition of export restrictions on software components of the platform.

John Kendall Hawkins (2020-09-02). The Age of Synthetic Biology: Start the War Games! counterpunch.org Eight years of research on H5N1 had convinced him that this cunning little Darwinian demon was capable of ecocide—the wiping out of entire species. —Kennedy Shortridge, microbiologist, University of Hong Kong It was bad enough when, beginning in March, US President Donald J. Trump repeatedly referred to Covid-19 as "the Chinese virus" in speeches, insulting

Patrick Bond (2020-09-02). Wallerstein Expanded the South African Independent Left's Horizons. counterpunch.org (World-systems sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein was born in 1930 and died on August 31 last year. As part of the Hong Kong-based Global University for Sustainability's tribute, several South Africans remembered his role here.) In introducing The Essential Wallerstein in 2000, Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, I credit my African studies with opening my eyes both to the

Sean Callebs (2020-09-02). The Heat: Iran nuclear deal and U.S. sanctions. america.cgtn.com The United States seeks to re-impose sanctions on Iran. It was back in 2015 when Iran agreed to a long-term deal on its nuclear program with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 — the U.S., UK, France, China, Russia and Germany. The …

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-02). Barring US, all parties reiterate commitment to Iran nuclear deal. peoplesdispatch.org Delegates from Iran, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany said the deal was a key component in the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture. They also rejected US bids to trigger snapback sanctions…

teleSUR (2020-09-02). China Firmly Opposes US Report on Chinese Military. telesurenglish.net China's Defense Ministry Wednesday firmly opposed an "extremely erroneous" report by the U.S. Defense Department on China's military, saying it is fraught with a zero-sum game mindset and Cold-war mentality. | RELATED: | The Defense Ministry's Information Office came in response to the U.S. report that hyped up the so-called "Chinese military threat" and misinterpreted China's national defense policy and military strategie…

CGTN (2020-09-02). Reality Check of Nine Allegations on the South China Sea. dissidentvoice.org Recently, the U.S. side announced a policy statement regarding its position on maritime claims in the South China Sea and smeared China on many occasions. It is important that we list U.S. false allegations vis-à -vis the facts to debunk the falsehoods and let people know the truth.

_____ (2020-09-02). US' Anti-China Call To Arms Has Not Won Over All Of Europe. popularresistance.org There has also been a notable shift in German views about China. On August 17, Der Tagesspiegel published a column titled, "The West has to prove that it offers the better life", which emphasized the role positive competition plays in Sino-European relations. It pointed out that if Europe can take effective action against internal social divides, then the West does not have to fear China's rise. | On August 2, the directors of 10 Confucius Institutes in Germany issued a joint statement to decry the politicisation of these institutes. The statement notes that the institutes, which are similar to Germany's Goethe-I…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-02). US seeks to hijack UN Security Council. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China and the European side have all along been in close communication regarding upholding the JCPOA.

sputniknews (2020-09-02). US Admiral Davidson Calls China 'Strategic Threat' in WWII Victory Anniversary Address. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Indo-Pacific fleet Commander Admiral Philip Davidson during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Hawaii accused China of attempting to undermine the international order and characterized the country as being "a strategic threat".

Robert Delaney (2020-09-02). US Seeks Formal Alliance Similar to NATO with India, Japan and Australia. globalresearch.ca Washington's goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against 'a potential challenge from China', says the US official- He says the four nations are expected to meet in Delhi sometime this autumn…

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-01). China Retaliates Against US Entity List. globalresearch.ca US war on China by other means because of its growing prominence on the world stage has both countries on a potential collision course toward direct confrontation if cooler heads in Washington don't step back from the brink. | Unacceptable US …

yenisafak (2020-09-01). India accuses China of fresh provocation during military talks over border. yenisafak.com India's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Chinese troops had "engaged in provocative action" on the border on Monday even as military commanders held talks to defuse tensions."Even as the ground commanders of the two sides were in discussions to de-escalate the situation, the Chinese troops again engaged in provocative action," ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said."Due to the timely defensive action, the Indian side was able to prevent these attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo."

Lau Kin Chi (2020-09-04). Celebrating the Life of Samir Amin. mronline.org For Samir Amin's anniversary on Sept 4, Global University for Sustainability invited Samir's friends to reminisce their interactions with Samir and celebrate the very rich life that Samir lived.

news.un (2020-09-04). 25 years after Beijing's Women Conference, significance 'undimmed'. news.un.org Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency declared on Friday that "its significance is undimmed".

Tomoyuki Tachikawa (2020-09-04). Focus: Fears Grow over China's Possible Massive Sales of U.S. Debt as Weapon. globalresearch.ca With Sino-U.S. tensions escalating over several security and economic issues, fears are mounting in the financial markets that China may massively sell U.S. government debt it holds as a weapon to choke the world's biggest economy. | If Beijing, which owns …

yenisafak (2020-09-04). China President Xi says he supports Beijing city in setting up pilot free trade zone. yenisafak.com Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday he supports the city of Beijing in setting up a pilot free trade zone to open up the service sector and digital economy, as well as scientific and technological innovation.Xi made the remarks while addressing the Global Trade in Services Summit of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services via video.Xi also said China supports the establishment of a global alliance of trade and services, and that China will further ease market access for the service sector.

Andrew Korybko (2020-09-04). Is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) (Australia, India, Japan, US) Intent of Provoking Proxy War with China in the Solomon Islands? globalresearch.ca The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter's recognition of Beijing last year as the …

Matt Sedlar (2020-09-04). Trump's 'America First' Vaccine Agenda May Leave Us Last. cepr.net The American Prospect See article on the original site There is a very real possibility that China will have an effective vaccine against the coronavirus before the United States. China had four of the first eight vaccines to go into the final phase of clinical testing, so it's not far-fetched to think that they will …

teleSUR (2020-09-04). China Backs Venezuela's Right To Safeguard Sovereignty: FM. telesurenglish.net China stands with the Venezuelan people in their fight against COVID-19 and upholds the Venezuelan government's right to safeguard national sovereignty, and national dignity and development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. | Wang made the remarks while holding talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza via video link. | RELATED: | Noting that Latin America is one of the "epicenter…

yenisafak (2020-09-04). Coronavirus pandemic smashes tourism sector in EU. yenisafak.com The tourism services sector in the EU fell by 75% in June on a yearly basis, while the total services sector posted a decrease of 16.4% due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 27-member bloc's statistical office said on Friday."Among the detailed sectors within the tourism sector, travel agencies and tour operators fell the most (-83.6%), followed by air transport (-73.8%), accommodation (-66.4%) and restaurants (-38.4%)," Eurostat noted.Recovery was seen in June versus April, the peak period of the pandemic, due to the reopening of economic activities.Since originating in China last December, the pandemic has infected m…

Vijay Prashad (2020-09-04). Six complexities of these pandemic times. mronline.org Social media, in March 2020, was awash with rumours. Swans and dolphins could be seen in totally deserted Venetian canals. A group of elephants marched into a village in Yunnan (China), drank corn wine, and went to sleep in a tea garden.

_____ (2020-09-04). Scheer Intellience: The 1918 'Spanish Flu' Was A US Export. popularresistance.org Don't say we weren't warned. As President Trump's subversion of science wreaks havoc with American society, the reappearance on bestseller lists of John Barry's 2004 classic work, "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History," is a reminder that presidential irrationality is not unprecedented. On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," Barry joins host Robert Scheer to compare the two pandemics and the United States' response to each. | Back in 1918, Woodrow Wilson was deprived of the jingoism card played by Trump in labeling the current worldwide scourge "the China virus" becaus…

Badri Raina (2020-09-04). What the Indian National Congress Could Learn From the CPI(M). zcomm.org Badri Raina recollects events from 1989, when he was invited to speak to CPI(M) politburo members after criticising the party for supporting China's assault on protesters at Tiananmen Square…

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Ecuador Continues To Contract Debt Amid Social Discontent. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno Wednesday announced that his country will receive a US$2 billion loan from China, besides the US$6.5 billion that was negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | RELATED: | "During this year, we are also going to receive US$2 billion from the People's Republic of China," Moreno said and acknowledged that his administration reached a technical agreement with the IMF i…

WSWS (2020-09-03). Australian government launches anti-China inquiry in universities. wsws.org McCarthyite-style parliamentary hearings will be held into "foreign interference in the university sector."

teleSUR (2020-09-02). China To Resume Direct International Flights. telesurenglish.net China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) announced that Beijing will gradually summarize direct inbound flights to the city from Thailand, Pakistan, Canada, Greece, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, and Cambodia, starting Thursday. | RELATED: | "Priority will be given to flights from countries with low risk of cross-border infection, where nucleic acid tests have been conducted," Beijing Government spokesman Xu Hejian informed. | The…

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-02). US Seeks Anti-China Alliance, Flashpoint Taiwan Strait. globalresearch.ca Sino/US relations are more fraught with dangers than at any time since Nixon's 1972 meeting with Mao in Beijing — followed by formal normalization of relations by Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping in 1979. | Growing mistrust and friction define bilateral …

WSWS (2020-09-02). US-China conflict over TikTok intensifies as Trump's forced divestiture deadline approaches. wsws.org The drive to force the Chinese-owned video sharing app to be sold to a US company was countered by Beijing's imposition of export restrictions on software components of the platform.

John Kendall Hawkins (2020-09-02). The Age of Synthetic Biology: Start the War Games! counterpunch.org Eight years of research on H5N1 had convinced him that this cunning little Darwinian demon was capable of ecocide—the wiping out of entire species. —Kennedy Shortridge, microbiologist, University of Hong Kong It was bad enough when, beginning in March, US President Donald J. Trump repeatedly referred to Covid-19 as "the Chinese virus" in speeches, insulting

Patrick Bond (2020-09-02). Wallerstein Expanded the South African Independent Left's Horizons. counterpunch.org (World-systems sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein was born in 1930 and died on August 31 last year. As part of the Hong Kong-based Global University for Sustainability's tribute, several South Africans remembered his role here.) In introducing The Essential Wallerstein in 2000, Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, I credit my African studies with opening my eyes both to the

Sean Callebs (2020-09-02). The Heat: Iran nuclear deal and U.S. sanctions. america.cgtn.com The United States seeks to re-impose sanctions on Iran. It was back in 2015 when Iran agreed to a long-term deal on its nuclear program with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 — the U.S., UK, France, China, Russia and Germany. The …

CGTN (2020-09-02). Reality Check of Nine Allegations on the South China Sea. dissidentvoice.org Recently, the U.S. side announced a policy statement regarding its position on maritime claims in the South China Sea and smeared China on many occasions. It is important that we list U.S. false allegations vis-à -vis the facts to debunk the falsehoods and let people know the truth.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-02). Barring US, all parties reiterate commitment to Iran nuclear deal. peoplesdispatch.org Delegates from Iran, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany said the deal was a key component in the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture. They also rejected US bids to trigger snapback sanctions…

teleSUR (2020-09-02). China Firmly Opposes US Report on Chinese Military. telesurenglish.net China's Defense Ministry Wednesday firmly opposed an "extremely erroneous" report by the U.S. Defense Department on China's military, saying it is fraught with a zero-sum game mindset and Cold-war mentality. | RELATED: | The Defense Ministry's Information Office came in response to the U.S. report that hyped up the so-called "Chinese military threat" and misinterpreted China's national defense policy and military strategie…

_____ (2020-09-02). US' Anti-China Call To Arms Has Not Won Over All Of Europe. popularresistance.org There has also been a notable shift in German views about China. On August 17, Der Tagesspiegel published a column titled, "The West has to prove that it offers the better life", which emphasized the role positive competition plays in Sino-European relations. It pointed out that if Europe can take effective action against internal social divides, then the West does not have to fear China's rise. | On August 2, the directors of 10 Confucius Institutes in Germany issued a joint statement to decry the politicisation of these institutes. The statement notes that the institutes, which are similar to Germany's Goethe-I…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-02). US seeks to hijack UN Security Council. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China and the European side have all along been in close communication regarding upholding the JCPOA.

sputniknews (2020-09-02). US Admiral Davidson Calls China 'Strategic Threat' in WWII Victory Anniversary Address. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Indo-Pacific fleet Commander Admiral Philip Davidson during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Hawaii accused China of attempting to undermine the international order and characterized the country as being "a strategic threat".

Robert Delaney (2020-09-02). US Seeks Formal Alliance Similar to NATO with India, Japan and Australia. globalresearch.ca Washington's goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against 'a potential challenge from China', says the US official- He says the four nations are expected to meet in Delhi sometime this autumn…

RT (2020-09-01). India accuses China of new 'provocative actions' on border amid de-escalation talks. rt.com New Delhi has accused Beijing of new provocations in a disputed border region just as the two nations were holding talks on de-escalation in the very same area. China has not commented on the accusations so far. | The Chinese troops "engaged in provocative action" on Monday, Indian Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in a statement. He did not provide any further details, only adding that Indian forces had prevented an attempt to "unilaterally alter the status quo." | The incident came just as both Chinese and Indian commanders held talks to ease tensions in the disputed area following the l…

RT (2020-09-01). 'We are not a vassal state': Philippines's Duterte won't stop infrastructure projects with US-sanctioned Chinese firms. rt.com The Philippines will not be cowed by a US blacklist on Chinese companies and will continue doing business with the sanctioned firms, a spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte said, insisting Manila will not bow to a foreign power. | Duterte won't halt ongoing projects with Chinese businesses despite the American blacklist, spokesman Harry Roque told reporters on Tuesday, arguing infrastructure is a national priority and that the Philippines won't subordinate its own interests to those of Washington. | "The president declared last night that the Americans can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in…

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-01). China Retaliates Against US Entity List. globalresearch.ca US war on China by other means because of its growing prominence on the world stage has both countries on a potential collision course toward direct confrontation if cooler heads in Washington don't step back from the brink. | Unacceptable US …

teleSUR (2020-09-01). China Claims US Abuses National Security to Ban Its Apps. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying denounced that the United States is abusing the concept of "national security" to veto more Chinese technology companies and mobile applications after actions against Huawei, TikTok, or WeChat. | RELATED: | This attitude "is not doing any good to the United States," said Hua, and showed his hope that Washington would reconsider its stance given that "Chinese co…

Pepe Escobar (2020-09-01). Como a Eurásia está sendo remodelada. globalresearch.ca Todos somos testemunhas de como a China O que lerà£o a seguir teve origem numa série de discussàµes privadas multilaterais entre analistas de inteligência e pode ajudar a …

WSWS (2020-09-01). Hong Kong authorities arrest opposition legislators in further crackdown. wsws.org Behind the string of detentions, the real fear motivating the authorities is a united movement of the entire Chinese working class.

sputniknews (2020-09-01). China Cites Loosely Demarcated Border as Reason For Tensions as Tanks Reach Firing Range in Ladakh. sputniknews.com Relations between India and China dipped to a new low after skirmishes in the Ladakh region on 29 August. The two sides accused each other of violating the protocols reached during military and diplomatic level talks after a violent clash in the Galwan Valley on 15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

yenisafak (2020-09-01). Philippines won't follow US in blacklisting China firms. yenisafak.com The Philippines on Tuesday announced that it will not follow Washington in blacklisting Chinese firms involved in the South China Sea, state-run media said.According to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), the announcement made by presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte will not follow the US move blacklisting Chinese firms."All projects involving Chinese companies that are banned in the US can continue in the Philippines," said Roque. | "The president declared last night that the Americans can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in America and perhaps their military bases u…

yenisafak (2020-09-01). India accuses China of fresh provocation during military talks over border. yenisafak.com India's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Chinese troops had "engaged in provocative action" on the border on Monday even as military commanders held talks to defuse tensions."Even as the ground commanders of the two sides were in discussions to de-escalate the situation, the Chinese troops again engaged in provocative action," ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said."Due to the timely defensive action, the Indian side was able to prevent these attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo."

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Ecuador Continues To Contract Debt Amid Social Discontent. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno Wednesday announced that his country will receive a US$2 billion loan from China, besides the US$6.5 billion that was negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | RELATED: | "During this year, we are also going to receive US$2 billion from the People's Republic of China," Moreno said and acknowledged that his administration reached a technical agreement with the IMF i…

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-02). US Seeks Anti-China Alliance, Flashpoint Taiwan Strait. globalresearch.ca Sino/US relations are more fraught with dangers than at any time since Nixon's 1972 meeting with Mao in Beijing — followed by formal normalization of relations by Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping in 1979. | Growing mistrust and friction define bilateral …

WSWS (2020-09-02). US-China conflict over TikTok intensifies as Trump's forced divestiture deadline approaches. wsws.org The drive to force the Chinese-owned video sharing app to be sold to a US company was countered by Beijing's imposition of export restrictions on software components of the platform.

teleSUR (2020-09-02). China To Resume Direct International Flights. telesurenglish.net China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) announced that Beijing will gradually summarize direct inbound flights to the city from Thailand, Pakistan, Canada, Greece, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, and Cambodia, starting Thursday. | RELATED: | "Priority will be given to flights from countries with low risk of cross-border infection, where nucleic acid tests have been conducted," Beijing Government spokesman Xu Hejian informed. | The…

John Kendall Hawkins (2020-09-02). The Age of Synthetic Biology: Start the War Games! counterpunch.org Eight years of research on H5N1 had convinced him that this cunning little Darwinian demon was capable of ecocide—the wiping out of entire species. —Kennedy Shortridge, microbiologist, University of Hong Kong It was bad enough when, beginning in March, US President Donald J. Trump repeatedly referred to Covid-19 as "the Chinese virus" in speeches, insulting

Patrick Bond (2020-09-02). Wallerstein Expanded the South African Independent Left's Horizons. counterpunch.org (World-systems sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein was born in 1930 and died on August 31 last year. As part of the Hong Kong-based Global University for Sustainability's tribute, several South Africans remembered his role here.) In introducing The Essential Wallerstein in 2000, Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, I credit my African studies with opening my eyes both to the

Sean Callebs (2020-09-02). The Heat: Iran nuclear deal and U.S. sanctions. america.cgtn.com The United States seeks to re-impose sanctions on Iran. It was back in 2015 when Iran agreed to a long-term deal on its nuclear program with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 — the U.S., UK, France, China, Russia and Germany. The …

teleSUR (2020-09-02). China Firmly Opposes US Report on Chinese Military. telesurenglish.net China's Defense Ministry Wednesday firmly opposed an "extremely erroneous" report by the U.S. Defense Department on China's military, saying it is fraught with a zero-sum game mindset and Cold-war mentality. | RELATED: | The Defense Ministry's Information Office came in response to the U.S. report that hyped up the so-called "Chinese military threat" and misinterpreted China's national defense policy and military strategie…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-02). Barring US, all parties reiterate commitment to Iran nuclear deal. peoplesdispatch.org Delegates from Iran, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany said the deal was a key component in the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture. They also rejected US bids to trigger snapback sanctions…

CGTN (2020-09-02). Reality Check of Nine Allegations on the South China Sea. dissidentvoice.org Recently, the U.S. side announced a policy statement regarding its position on maritime claims in the South China Sea and smeared China on many occasions. It is important that we list U.S. false allegations vis-à -vis the facts to debunk the falsehoods and let people know the truth.

_____ (2020-09-02). US' Anti-China Call To Arms Has Not Won Over All Of Europe. popularresistance.org There has also been a notable shift in German views about China. On August 17, Der Tagesspiegel published a column titled, "The West has to prove that it offers the better life", which emphasized the role positive competition plays in Sino-European relations. It pointed out that if Europe can take effective action against internal social divides, then the West does not have to fear China's rise. | On August 2, the directors of 10 Confucius Institutes in Germany issued a joint statement to decry the politicisation of these institutes. The statement notes that the institutes, which are similar to Germany's Goethe-I…

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-02). US seeks to hijack UN Security Council. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China and the European side have all along been in close communication regarding upholding the JCPOA.

sputniknews (2020-09-02). US Admiral Davidson Calls China 'Strategic Threat' in WWII Victory Anniversary Address. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Indo-Pacific fleet Commander Admiral Philip Davidson during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Hawaii accused China of attempting to undermine the international order and characterized the country as being "a strategic threat".

Robert Delaney (2020-09-02). US Seeks Formal Alliance Similar to NATO with India, Japan and Australia. globalresearch.ca Washington's goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against 'a potential challenge from China', says the US official- He says the four nations are expected to meet in Delhi sometime this autumn…

RT (2020-09-01). India accuses China of new 'provocative actions' on border amid de-escalation talks. rt.com New Delhi has accused Beijing of new provocations in a disputed border region just as the two nations were holding talks on de-escalation in the very same area. China has not commented on the accusations so far. | The Chinese troops "engaged in provocative action" on Monday, Indian Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in a statement. He did not provide any further details, only adding that Indian forces had prevented an attempt to "unilaterally alter the status quo." | The incident came just as both Chinese and Indian commanders held talks to ease tensions in the disputed area following the l…

Thierry Meyssan (2020-09-01). Who wants to overthrow President Lukashenko? thealtworld.com

| The Western press highlights Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as the winner of the Belarusian presidential election and accuses outgoing President Alexander Lukashenko of violence, nepotism and election rigging. However, an analysis of this country shows that the policies of its president correspond to the wishes of its citizens. Behind this fabricated quarrel lies the spectre of Ukrainian Euromaidan and a provoked rupture with Russia. | One of the objectives of the Euromaidan coup (Ukraine, 2013-14) was to cut the Silk Road in Europe. China reacted by changing its route and passing it through Belarus. From the…

RT (2020-09-01). 'We are not a vassal state': Philippines's Duterte won't stop infrastructure projects with US-sanctioned Chinese firms. rt.com The Philippines will not be cowed by a US blacklist on Chinese companies and will continue doing business with the sanctioned firms, a spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte said, insisting Manila will not bow to a foreign power. | Duterte won't halt ongoing projects with Chinese businesses despite the American blacklist, spokesman Harry Roque told reporters on Tuesday, arguing infrastructure is a national priority and that the Philippines won't subordinate its own interests to those of Washington. | "The president declared last night that the Americans can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in…

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-01). China Retaliates Against US Entity List. globalresearch.ca US war on China by other means because of its growing prominence on the world stage has both countries on a potential collision course toward direct confrontation if cooler heads in Washington don't step back from the brink. | Unacceptable US …

WSWS (2020-09-01). Amid mounting domestic crisis, US imperialism lashes out at Russia and China. wsws.org In a dizzying array of threats and open clashes, Washington has inflamed, on an almost daily basis, conflicts that could rapidly spiral out of control.

Pepe Escobar (2020-09-01). Como a Eurásia está sendo remodelada. globalresearch.ca Todos somos testemunhas de como a China O que lerà£o a seguir teve origem numa série de discussàµes privadas multilaterais entre analistas de inteligência e pode ajudar a …

WSWS (2020-09-01). Hong Kong authorities arrest opposition legislators in further crackdown. wsws.org Behind the string of detentions, the real fear motivating the authorities is a united movement of the entire Chinese working class.

teleSUR (2020-09-01). China Claims US Abuses National Security to Ban Its Apps. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying denounced that the United States is abusing the concept of "national security" to veto more Chinese technology companies and mobile applications after actions against Huawei, TikTok, or WeChat. | RELATED: | This attitude "is not doing any good to the United States," said Hua, and showed his hope that Washington would reconsider its stance given that "Chinese co…

sputniknews (2020-09-01). China Cites Loosely Demarcated Border as Reason For Tensions as Tanks Reach Firing Range in Ladakh. sputniknews.com Relations between India and China dipped to a new low after skirmishes in the Ladakh region on 29 August. The two sides accused each other of violating the protocols reached during military and diplomatic level talks after a violent clash in the Galwan Valley on 15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

yenisafak (2020-09-01). India accuses China of fresh provocation during military talks over border. yenisafak.com India's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Chinese troops had "engaged in provocative action" on the border on Monday even as military commanders held talks to defuse tensions."Even as the ground commanders of the two sides were in discussions to de-escalate the situation, the Chinese troops again engaged in provocative action," ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said."Due to the timely defensive action, the Indian side was able to prevent these attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo."

yenisafak (2020-09-01). Philippines won't follow US in blacklisting China firms. yenisafak.com The Philippines on Tuesday announced that it will not follow Washington in blacklisting Chinese firms involved in the South China Sea, state-run media said.According to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), the announcement made by presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte will not follow the US move blacklisting Chinese firms."All projects involving Chinese companies that are banned in the US can continue in the Philippines," said Roque. | "The president declared last night that the Americans can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in America and perhaps their military bases u…

Binoy Kampmark (2020-09-01). Australia-China Relations: Down Under Squabbling. counterpunch.org These are proving testy times for Australian-Chinese relations. Last week, Chinese authorities announced that an investigation would be conducted into claims that Australia has been using unfair dumping practices for its wine on the Chinese market. This was not what Australian wine makers wanted to hear, given that exports of Australian wine to China grew

sputniknews (2020-08-31). China says Czech Senate Speaker to Pay 'Heavy Price' for 'Political Opportunism' of Taiwan Visit. sputniknews.com Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil arrived in Taipei on 30 August on a visit to promote business links with Taiwan, dismissing anticipated objections from Beijing over a perceived violation of the European state's one-China policy.

sputniknews (2020-08-31). Taiwan Claims China Lacks 'Full Assault' Capability to Bring 'Breakaway Province' Under Control. sputniknews.com Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taipei under its control, as emphasized by President Xi Jinping in a major new year's speech, prompting Taiwan to seek to bolster its domestic defence industry.

RT (2020-08-31). China accuses India of violating country's borders, urges it to withdraw troops. rt.com Beijing has reported a new border incident with India in the contested region of Aksai Chin, accusing New Delhi of intrusion into Chinese territory on Monday. China's military warned it was getting ready for any possible scenario. | Indian troops have broken their promise and trespassed over China's border again, Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili, spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said in a statement. | The official urged India to withdraw its troops from the Chinese-controlled area and "control" them to avoid such incidents in the future. The Chinese military is taking all measures necessary to de…

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-31). Is Russia Backtracking on China's "Belt and Road" (BRI)? Moscow's Balancing Act Between China and India. globalresearch.ca The critical assessment of China's Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) last month by the influential Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Far Eastern Studies coupled with India's eagerness all summer to court the Eurasian Great Power into …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-31). Battleground South China Sea? Growing US Hostility toward China. globalresearch.ca US hostility toward China's growing political, economic, technological, and military prominence risks possible direct confrontation between both nations. | China seeks peace and cooperative relations with other countries in stark contrast to Washington's aim for unchallenged dominance by whatever it takes …

teleSUR (2020-08-31). Tiktok Deal Entails China's Approval Under Revised Catalogue. telesurenglish.net Regarding the selling of TikTok's operation in the United States, its parent company ByteDance will need to comply with approval procedures under China's latest revision to the catalogue of technologies that are subject to export bans or restrictions | RELATED: | "As a fast-growing innovative enterprise, ByteDance has many cutting-edge technologies in artificial intelligence and other fields, and some technologies may have been covered by…

Orinoco Tribune (2020-08-31). China Warns of "Accidental" Military Confrontation with US. globalresearch.ca China's military has warned of an unintentional military confrontation with the US if it does not halt its naval operations in the South China Sea, insisting that recent US activities in the region are instigating such hostilities. | The warning came …

_____ (2020-08-31). Ten Days Of Climate Extremes. popularresistance.org Pick almost any slice of time in the recent past and you can find clues to how climate change is jacking up dangerous weather extremes. In the 10 days after the potential global heat record in Death Valley, an unusual lightning storm blasted California with more than 11,000 lightning strikes that sparked hundreds of fires; more heat records were set in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; unprecedented flooding in Asia washed away villages and threatened China's Three Gorges Dam; and twin hurricanes threatened the Gulf of Mexico, with Hurricane Laura generating a storm surge as high as 11 feet that pushed far i…

_____ (2020-08-31). Definitive Eurasian Alliance Is Closer Than You Think. strategic-culture.org Pepe ESCOBAR | We have seen how China is meticulously 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 c…

yenisafak (2020-08-31). China rejects Indian claim about border violation. yenisafak.com In further escalation of tensions between India and China, New Delhi Monday said that its troops thwarted the "provocative military movements" in border areas of the Himalayan region of Ladakh, where the two countries are witnessing a heightened face-off since May this year."On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA [People's Liberation Army of China] troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo," said a statement by the Indian Defense Ministry.However,…

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Stephen Lendman (2020-09-02). US Seeks Anti-China Alliance, Flashpoint Taiwan Strait. globalresearch.ca Sino/US relations are more fraught with dangers than at any time since Nixon's 1972 meeting with Mao in Beijing — followed by formal normalization of relations by Jimmy Carter and Deng Xiaoping in 1979. | Growing mistrust and friction define bilateral …

WSWS (2020-09-02). US-China conflict over TikTok intensifies as Trump's forced divestiture deadline approaches. wsws.org The drive to force the Chinese-owned video sharing app to be sold to a US company was countered by Beijing's imposition of export restrictions on software components of the platform.

Patrick Bond (2020-09-02). Wallerstein Expanded the South African Independent Left's Horizons. counterpunch.org (World-systems sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein was born in 1930 and died on August 31 last year. As part of the Hong Kong-based Global University for Sustainability's tribute, several South Africans remembered his role here.) In introducing The Essential Wallerstein in 2000, Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, I credit my African studies with opening my eyes both to the

CGTN (2020-09-02). Reality Check of Nine Allegations on the South China Sea. dissidentvoice.org Recently, the U.S. side announced a policy statement regarding its position on maritime claims in the South China Sea and smeared China on many occasions. It is important that we list U.S. false allegations vis-à -vis the facts to debunk the falsehoods and let people know the truth.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-02). Barring US, all parties reiterate commitment to Iran nuclear deal. peoplesdispatch.org Delegates from Iran, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany said the deal was a key component in the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture. They also rejected US bids to trigger snapback sanctions…

Robert Delaney (2020-09-02). US Seeks Formal Alliance Similar to NATO with India, Japan and Australia. globalresearch.ca Washington's goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against 'a potential challenge from China', says the US official- He says the four nations are expected to meet in Delhi sometime this autumn…

Thierry Meyssan (2020-09-01). Who wants to overthrow President Lukashenko? thealtworld.com

| The Western press highlights Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as the winner of the Belarusian presidential election and accuses outgoing President Alexander Lukashenko of violence, nepotism and election rigging. However, an analysis of this country shows that the policies of its president correspond to the wishes of its citizens. Behind this fabricated quarrel lies the spectre of Ukrainian Euromaidan and a provoked rupture with Russia. | One of the objectives of the Euromaidan coup (Ukraine, 2013-14) was to cut the Silk Road in Europe. China reacted by changing its route and passing it through Belarus. From the…

RT (2020-09-01). 'We are not a vassal state': Philippines's Duterte won't stop infrastructure projects with US-sanctioned Chinese firms. rt.com The Philippines will not be cowed by a US blacklist on Chinese companies and will continue doing business with the sanctioned firms, a spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte said, insisting Manila will not bow to a foreign power. | Duterte won't halt ongoing projects with Chinese businesses despite the American blacklist, spokesman Harry Roque told reporters on Tuesday, arguing infrastructure is a national priority and that the Philippines won't subordinate its own interests to those of Washington. | "The president declared last night that the Americans can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in…

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-01). China Retaliates Against US Entity List. globalresearch.ca US war on China by other means because of its growing prominence on the world stage has both countries on a potential collision course toward direct confrontation if cooler heads in Washington don't step back from the brink. | Unacceptable US …

WSWS (2020-09-01). Amid mounting domestic crisis, US imperialism lashes out at Russia and China. wsws.org In a dizzying array of threats and open clashes, Washington has inflamed, on an almost daily basis, conflicts that could rapidly spiral out of control.

teleSUR (2020-09-01). China Claims US Abuses National Security to Ban Its Apps. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying denounced that the United States is abusing the concept of "national security" to veto more Chinese technology companies and mobile applications after actions against Huawei, TikTok, or WeChat. | RELATED: | This attitude "is not doing any good to the United States," said Hua, and showed his hope that Washington would reconsider its stance given that "Chinese co…

Pepe Escobar (2020-09-01). Como a Eurásia está sendo remodelada. globalresearch.ca Todos somos testemunhas de como a China O que lerà£o a seguir teve origem numa série de discussàµes privadas multilaterais entre analistas de inteligência e pode ajudar a …

WSWS (2020-09-01). Hong Kong authorities arrest opposition legislators in further crackdown. wsws.org Behind the string of detentions, the real fear motivating the authorities is a united movement of the entire Chinese working class.

sputniknews (2020-09-01). China Cites Loosely Demarcated Border as Reason For Tensions as Tanks Reach Firing Range in Ladakh. sputniknews.com Relations between India and China dipped to a new low after skirmishes in the Ladakh region on 29 August. The two sides accused each other of violating the protocols reached during military and diplomatic level talks after a violent clash in the Galwan Valley on 15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

yenisafak (2020-09-01). India accuses China of fresh provocation during military talks over border. yenisafak.com India's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Chinese troops had "engaged in provocative action" on the border on Monday even as military commanders held talks to defuse tensions."Even as the ground commanders of the two sides were in discussions to de-escalate the situation, the Chinese troops again engaged in provocative action," ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said."Due to the timely defensive action, the Indian side was able to prevent these attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo."

yenisafak (2020-09-01). Philippines won't follow US in blacklisting China firms. yenisafak.com The Philippines on Tuesday announced that it will not follow Washington in blacklisting Chinese firms involved in the South China Sea, state-run media said.According to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), the announcement made by presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte will not follow the US move blacklisting Chinese firms."All projects involving Chinese companies that are banned in the US can continue in the Philippines," said Roque. | "The president declared last night that the Americans can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in America and perhaps their military bases u…

Binoy Kampmark (2020-09-01). Australia-China Relations: Down Under Squabbling. counterpunch.org These are proving testy times for Australian-Chinese relations. Last week, Chinese authorities announced that an investigation would be conducted into claims that Australia has been using unfair dumping practices for its wine on the Chinese market. This was not what Australian wine makers wanted to hear, given that exports of Australian wine to China grew

sputniknews (2020-08-31). China says Czech Senate Speaker to Pay 'Heavy Price' for 'Political Opportunism' of Taiwan Visit. sputniknews.com Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil arrived in Taipei on 30 August on a visit to promote business links with Taiwan, dismissing anticipated objections from Beijing over a perceived violation of the European state's one-China policy.

sputniknews (2020-08-31). Taiwan Claims China Lacks 'Full Assault' Capability to Bring 'Breakaway Province' Under Control. sputniknews.com Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taipei under its control, as emphasized by President Xi Jinping in a major new year's speech, prompting Taiwan to seek to bolster its domestic defence industry.

RT (2020-08-31). China accuses India of violating country's borders, urges it to withdraw troops. rt.com Beijing has reported a new border incident with India in the contested region of Aksai Chin, accusing New Delhi of intrusion into Chinese territory on Monday. China's military warned it was getting ready for any possible scenario. | Indian troops have broken their promise and trespassed over China's border again, Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili, spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said in a statement. | The official urged India to withdraw its troops from the Chinese-controlled area and "control" them to avoid such incidents in the future. The Chinese military is taking all measures necessary to de…

Staff (2020-08-31). In COVID Era, Artists Are Generating Hope and Illustrating Pandemic Inequities. truthout.org Almost immediately after the coronavirus began to spread throughout New York City, art historian Han Hongzheng, an immigrant from China, started seeing anti-Asian slurs on social media. | Then he experienced the hatred at close range. | "One day in early March, my partner, who is white, and I were walking our dog on the Upper West Side of Manhattan," Hongzheng says. "All of a sudden, this guy on skates got very close to us and screamed the word 'traitor' at my partner." | Hongzheng describes…

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-31). Is Russia Backtracking on China's "Belt and Road" (BRI)? Moscow's Balancing Act Between China and India. globalresearch.ca The critical assessment of China's Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) last month by the influential Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Far Eastern Studies coupled with India's eagerness all summer to court the Eurasian Great Power into …

Philip Giraldi (2020-08-31). TG 45: The rise of China and "American exceptionalism" thealtworld.com Media coverage of China can be very hypocritical. To put the China story into context Peter and George are joined by Philip Giraldi — former CIA counter-terrorism specialist.

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-31). Battleground South China Sea? Growing US Hostility toward China. globalresearch.ca US hostility toward China's growing political, economic, technological, and military prominence risks possible direct confrontation between both nations. | China seeks peace and cooperative relations with other countries in stark contrast to Washington's aim for unchallenged dominance by whatever it takes …

teleSUR (2020-08-31). Tiktok Deal Entails China's Approval Under Revised Catalogue. telesurenglish.net Regarding the selling of TikTok's operation in the United States, its parent company ByteDance will need to comply with approval procedures under China's latest revision to the catalogue of technologies that are subject to export bans or restrictions | RELATED: | "As a fast-growing innovative enterprise, ByteDance has many cutting-edge technologies in artificial intelligence and other fields, and some technologies may have been covered by…

Orinoco Tribune (2020-08-31). China Warns of "Accidental" Military Confrontation with US. globalresearch.ca China's military has warned of an unintentional military confrontation with the US if it does not halt its naval operations in the South China Sea, insisting that recent US activities in the region are instigating such hostilities. | The warning came …

_____ (2020-08-31). Ten Days Of Climate Extremes. popularresistance.org Pick almost any slice of time in the recent past and you can find clues to how climate change is jacking up dangerous weather extremes. In the 10 days after the potential global heat record in Death Valley, an unusual lightning storm blasted California with more than 11,000 lightning strikes that sparked hundreds of fires; more heat records were set in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; unprecedented flooding in Asia washed away villages and threatened China's Three Gorges Dam; and twin hurricanes threatened the Gulf of Mexico, with Hurricane Laura generating a storm surge as high as 11 feet that pushed far i…

_____ (2020-08-31). Definitive Eurasian Alliance Is Closer Than You Think. strategic-culture.org Pepe ESCOBAR | We have seen how China is meticulously 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 c…

yenisafak (2020-08-31). China rejects Indian claim about border violation. yenisafak.com In further escalation of tensions between India and China, New Delhi Monday said that its troops thwarted the "provocative military movements" in border areas of the Himalayan region of Ladakh, where the two countries are witnessing a heightened face-off since May this year."On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA [People's Liberation Army of China] troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo," said a statement by the Indian Defense Ministry.However,…

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.

_____ (2020-08-30). US Militarism Toward China Is Part And Parcel Of American Hegemony. popularresistance.org The COVID-19 pandemic has not made the planet any safer from the threat of U.S. militarism. Nothing encapsulates the inhumanity of the U.S. social order more than the loss of tens of millions of jobs and nearly 200,000 lives occurring alongside the expansion of U.S. aggression around the world. For seven months, the majority of the planet has been busy engaging in high level cooperation to contain the pandemic. The U.S. has done the exact opposite, focusing instead on scapegoating China to deflect attention away from its own shortcomings.

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…

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). 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). 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). 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). 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.

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RT (2020-09-01). India accuses China of new 'provocative actions' on border amid de-escalation talks. rt.com New Delhi has accused Beijing of new provocations in a disputed border region just as the two nations were holding talks on de-escalation in the very same area. China has not commented on the accusations so far. | The Chinese troops "engaged in provocative action" on Monday, Indian Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in a statement. He did not provide any further details, only adding that Indian forces had prevented an attempt to "unilaterally alter the status quo." | The incident came just as both Chinese and Indian commanders held talks to ease tensions in the disputed area following the l…

Thierry Meyssan (2020-09-01). Who wants to overthrow President Lukashenko? thealtworld.com

| The Western press highlights Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as the winner of the Belarusian presidential election and accuses outgoing President Alexander Lukashenko of violence, nepotism and election rigging. However, an analysis of this country shows that the policies of its president correspond to the wishes of its citizens. Behind this fabricated quarrel lies the spectre of Ukrainian Euromaidan and a provoked rupture with Russia. | One of the objectives of the Euromaidan coup (Ukraine, 2013-14) was to cut the Silk Road in Europe. China reacted by changing its route and passing it through Belarus. From the…

RT (2020-09-01). 'We are not a vassal state': Philippines's Duterte won't stop infrastructure projects with US-sanctioned Chinese firms. rt.com The Philippines will not be cowed by a US blacklist on Chinese companies and will continue doing business with the sanctioned firms, a spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte said, insisting Manila will not bow to a foreign power. | Duterte won't halt ongoing projects with Chinese businesses despite the American blacklist, spokesman Harry Roque told reporters on Tuesday, arguing infrastructure is a national priority and that the Philippines won't subordinate its own interests to those of Washington. | "The president declared last night that the Americans can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in…

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-01). China Retaliates Against US Entity List. globalresearch.ca US war on China by other means because of its growing prominence on the world stage has both countries on a potential collision course toward direct confrontation if cooler heads in Washington don't step back from the brink. | Unacceptable US …

Pepe Escobar (2020-09-01). Como a Eurásia está sendo remodelada. globalresearch.ca Todos somos testemunhas de como a China O que lerà£o a seguir teve origem numa série de discussàµes privadas multilaterais entre analistas de inteligência e pode ajudar a …

teleSUR (2020-09-01). China Claims US Abuses National Security to Ban Its Apps. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying denounced that the United States is abusing the concept of "national security" to veto more Chinese technology companies and mobile applications after actions against Huawei, TikTok, or WeChat. | RELATED: | This attitude "is not doing any good to the United States," said Hua, and showed his hope that Washington would reconsider its stance given that "Chinese co…

WSWS (2020-09-01). Amid mounting domestic crisis, US imperialism lashes out at Russia and China. wsws.org In a dizzying array of threats and open clashes, Washington has inflamed, on an almost daily basis, conflicts that could rapidly spiral out of control.

WSWS (2020-09-01). Hong Kong authorities arrest opposition legislators in further crackdown. wsws.org Behind the string of detentions, the real fear motivating the authorities is a united movement of the entire Chinese working class.

sputniknews (2020-09-01). China Cites Loosely Demarcated Border as Reason For Tensions as Tanks Reach Firing Range in Ladakh. sputniknews.com Relations between India and China dipped to a new low after skirmishes in the Ladakh region on 29 August. The two sides accused each other of violating the protocols reached during military and diplomatic level talks after a violent clash in the Galwan Valley on 15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

yenisafak (2020-09-01). Philippines won't follow US in blacklisting China firms. yenisafak.com The Philippines on Tuesday announced that it will not follow Washington in blacklisting Chinese firms involved in the South China Sea, state-run media said.According to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), the announcement made by presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte will not follow the US move blacklisting Chinese firms."All projects involving Chinese companies that are banned in the US can continue in the Philippines," said Roque. | "The president declared last night that the Americans can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in America and perhaps their military bases u…

yenisafak (2020-09-01). India accuses China of fresh provocation during military talks over border. yenisafak.com India's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Chinese troops had "engaged in provocative action" on the border on Monday even as military commanders held talks to defuse tensions."Even as the ground commanders of the two sides were in discussions to de-escalate the situation, the Chinese troops again engaged in provocative action," ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said."Due to the timely defensive action, the Indian side was able to prevent these attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo."

Binoy Kampmark (2020-09-01). Australia-China Relations: Down Under Squabbling. counterpunch.org These are proving testy times for Australian-Chinese relations. Last week, Chinese authorities announced that an investigation would be conducted into claims that Australia has been using unfair dumping practices for its wine on the Chinese market. This was not what Australian wine makers wanted to hear, given that exports of Australian wine to China grew

sputniknews (2020-08-31). China says Czech Senate Speaker to Pay 'Heavy Price' for 'Political Opportunism' of Taiwan Visit. sputniknews.com Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil arrived in Taipei on 30 August on a visit to promote business links with Taiwan, dismissing anticipated objections from Beijing over a perceived violation of the European state's one-China policy.

sputniknews (2020-08-31). Taiwan Claims China Lacks 'Full Assault' Capability to Bring 'Breakaway Province' Under Control. sputniknews.com Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taipei under its control, as emphasized by President Xi Jinping in a major new year's speech, prompting Taiwan to seek to bolster its domestic defence industry.

Staff (2020-08-31). In COVID Era, Artists Are Generating Hope and Illustrating Pandemic Inequities. truthout.org Almost immediately after the coronavirus began to spread throughout New York City, art historian Han Hongzheng, an immigrant from China, started seeing anti-Asian slurs on social media. | Then he experienced the hatred at close range. | "One day in early March, my partner, who is white, and I were walking our dog on the Upper West Side of Manhattan," Hongzheng says. "All of a sudden, this guy on skates got very close to us and screamed the word 'traitor' at my partner." | Hongzheng describes…

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-31). Is Russia Backtracking on China's "Belt and Road" (BRI)? Moscow's Balancing Act Between China and India. globalresearch.ca The critical assessment of China's Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) last month by the influential Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Far Eastern Studies coupled with India's eagerness all summer to court the Eurasian Great Power into …

Philip Giraldi (2020-08-31). TG 45: The rise of China and "American exceptionalism" thealtworld.com Media coverage of China can be very hypocritical. To put the China story into context Peter and George are joined by Philip Giraldi — former CIA counter-terrorism specialist.

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-31). Battleground South China Sea? Growing US Hostility toward China. globalresearch.ca US hostility toward China's growing political, economic, technological, and military prominence risks possible direct confrontation between both nations. | China seeks peace and cooperative relations with other countries in stark contrast to Washington's aim for unchallenged dominance by whatever it takes …

teleSUR (2020-08-31). Tiktok Deal Entails China's Approval Under Revised Catalogue. telesurenglish.net Regarding the selling of TikTok's operation in the United States, its parent company ByteDance will need to comply with approval procedures under China's latest revision to the catalogue of technologies that are subject to export bans or restrictions | RELATED: | "As a fast-growing innovative enterprise, ByteDance has many cutting-edge technologies in artificial intelligence and other fields, and some technologies may have been covered by…

Orinoco Tribune (2020-08-31). China Warns of "Accidental" Military Confrontation with US. globalresearch.ca China's military has warned of an unintentional military confrontation with the US if it does not halt its naval operations in the South China Sea, insisting that recent US activities in the region are instigating such hostilities. | The warning came …

_____ (2020-08-31). Ten Days Of Climate Extremes. popularresistance.org Pick almost any slice of time in the recent past and you can find clues to how climate change is jacking up dangerous weather extremes. In the 10 days after the potential global heat record in Death Valley, an unusual lightning storm blasted California with more than 11,000 lightning strikes that sparked hundreds of fires; more heat records were set in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; unprecedented flooding in Asia washed away villages and threatened China's Three Gorges Dam; and twin hurricanes threatened the Gulf of Mexico, with Hurricane Laura generating a storm surge as high as 11 feet that pushed far i…

_____ (2020-08-31). Definitive Eurasian Alliance Is Closer Than You Think. strategic-culture.org Pepe ESCOBAR | We have seen how China is meticulously 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 c…

yenisafak (2020-08-31). China rejects Indian claim about border violation. yenisafak.com In further escalation of tensions between India and China, New Delhi Monday said that its troops thwarted the "provocative military movements" in border areas of the Himalayan region of Ladakh, where the two countries are witnessing a heightened face-off since May this year."On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA [People's Liberation Army of China] troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo," said a statement by the Indian Defense Ministry.However,…

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.

_____ (2020-08-30). US Militarism Toward China Is Part And Parcel Of American Hegemony. popularresistance.org The COVID-19 pandemic has not made the planet any safer from the threat of U.S. militarism. Nothing encapsulates the inhumanity of the U.S. social order more than the loss of tens of millions of jobs and nearly 200,000 lives occurring alongside the expansion of U.S. aggression around the world. For seven months, the majority of the planet has been busy engaging in high level cooperation to contain the pandemic. The U.S. has done the exact opposite, focusing instead on scapegoating China to deflect attention away from its own shortcomings.

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…

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). 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). 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). 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.

RT (2020-08-28). Beijing warns of possible 'military accidents' after US carries out 'provocative' operation in South China Sea. rt.com Beijing has cautioned against further US naval operations in the South China Sea, claiming that recent activities by the American side create conditions for an unintentional military confrontation. | A spokesman for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on Friday that a US warship entered Chinese territorial waters without permission. | | "We urge the US to stop such provocative behavior and restrict its maritime actions to avoid possible military accidents," Senior Colonel Li Hu…

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 …

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 …

Last Process: 37 Citations: 2020-09-02 02:07 GMT (22:07 EST)