Daily Archives: December 12, 2020

2020-12-12: News Headlines

The Lancet (2020-12-12). [Editorial] Facing up to long COVID. thelancet.com Multiorgan symptoms after COVID-19 are being reported by increasing numbers of patients. They range from cough and shortness of breath, to fatigue, headache, palpitations, chest pain, joint pain, physical limitations, depression, and insomnia, and affect people of varying ages. At the Lancet—Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences conference on Nov 23, Bin Cao presented data (in press at The Lancet) on the long-term consequences of COVID-19 for patients in Wuhan, and warned that dysfunctions and complications could persist in some discharged patients for at least 6 months.

Qiao Collective (2020-12-12). Qiao Collective on challenging U.S. aggression on China, the role of the Western left. mronline.org On the domestic front, the U.S. propaganda machine mostly works instead to position China as this great, menacing oriental Other. We've seen this during the COVID-19 pandemic in Trump's rhetoric about the "China virus" and in Biden's attempts at one-upmanship.

_____ (2020-12-12). Now In Print And Available: 'Capitalism On A Ventilator'. popularresistance.org "Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." is a new anthology contrasting the effective Chinese response to COVID-19 with the disastrous response here in the U.S. It pushes back against the racist anti-China campaign in the media. | Due to the growing hostility of the U.S. establishment toward China, and the accompanying surge in anti-Asian racism, it was an enormous challenge to find printers and distributors for this book. | The chapters include articles by many published authors, including: Ajamu Baraka, Monica Moorehead, Mumia Abu-Jamal…

Sean Callebs (2020-12-12). The Heat: China Economic Strategy. america.cgtn.com Policy, pandemic and politics are on the agenda as Chinese leaders get set to meet to chart the way forward.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-12). Hainan Intl Film Fest to host "Bandar Band" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian film "Bandar Band" is scheduled to be screened at the Chinese Hainan International Film Festival in the current month.

Workers World Party (2020-12-11). PDF of December 10 issue. workers.org Download the 12-page PDF. Capitalist COVID catastrophe FIGHT or DIE! Message from Peltier; Reparations now! Justice for Breonna denied again; Disability rights; Workers demand justice; DEA surveillance; Editorial: New president — same wars; Commentary: Becoming a cadre; GLOBAL: China: global vaccines, science; India: worker & farmer uprising; Cuba; France; Palestine; Venezuela. . . . |

A Guest Author (2020-12-11). Now in print and available:'Capitalism on a ventilator: The Impact of Covid-19 in China & the U.S.'. workers.org "Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." is a new anthology contrasting the effective Chinese response to COVID-19 with the disastrous response here in the U.S. It pushes back against the racist anti-China campaign in the media. Due to the growing hostility of the . . . |

Ralph Nader (2020-12-11). Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia — You've Long Earned It. counterpunch.org All political eyes are on Georgia's runoff election on January 5th, 2021. Two Senate seats are up for grabs and will decide whether the evil Trumpster and corporatist Senator Mitch McConnell stays in total control of the U.S. Senate or not. If the Democrats win both seats, the Senate would be split, 50-50. Vice President

Andrew Korybko (2020-12-11). The Future of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the "Dual Circulation Era" globalresearch.ca China's new development paradigm of dual circulation is not a repudiation of its prior BRI-driven model of globalization, but is actually complementary to it. Observers shouldn't forget that many of the hundreds of billions of dollars of BRI-related loans are …

Tony Kevin (2020-12-11). How Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests in Relations with China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Joan Walsh (2020-12-11). Is It Really Terry McAuliffe's Turn in Virginia—Again? thenation.com Is It Really Terry McAuliffe's Turn in Virginia—Again?

Dennis Argall (2020-12-11). The Approaching Crunch in US Policy Towards China. globalresearch.ca The Republican and Democrat leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have issued a joint statement of intense hostility towards China. This posture is a threat to Australia's national security… and the world. An attempt to tear China down will …

Mike Kinney (2020-12-11). Tibetan Delek Children's Foundation: Helping Poor Kids in the Himalayan Mountains. indybay.org Delek Children's Foundation helps with healthcare & education to the poor children in the isolated villages of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and Indian in the Himalayan Mountains…

Sharon Brettkelly (2020-12-11). "Five Eyes Spy" Agreement Threatens New Zealand's Independence and Relationship with China? asia-pacificresearch.com

WSWS (2020-12-10). Australian law rushed through to veto agreements with China. wsws.org The passage of the legislation marks another escalation in the Australian ruling elite's alignment behind the US confrontation with Beijing, despite China being Australia's largest export market.

RT (2020-12-10). President FIRST to be vaxxed: Argentina signs deal for 10 million doses of Russia's pioneering 'Sputnik V' anti-Covid vaccine. rt.com Argentina is the latest country to order a large batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to tackle the coronavirus. Buenos Aires is getting 10 million doses of the drug after signing a contract with Russian Direct Investment Fund. | RDIF, which finances the development of Sputnik V, announced the deal on Thursday. The vaccine for Argentina is going to be produced by the fund's international partners in India, China, South Korea and other countries. | The contract would allow the South American nation, which has seen some 1,480,000 Covid-19 cases and more than 40,000 deaths, to "secure a diversified portfolio of va…

Eds. (2020-12-10). Australia sabotaged its own interests in China relations. mronline.org The destruction over the past five years of Australia's mutually beneficial diplomatic and trade relationship with China was probably a successful "Five Eyes" information warfare operation, writes Tony Kevin.

Pepe Escobar (2020-12-10). US Hits "Search and Destroy" Against China's New Silk Roads. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on Seven years after being launched by President Xi Jinping, first in Astana and then in Jakarta, the New Silk Roads, or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) increasingly drive the American …

imperial.ac.uk (2020-12-10). Nuclear scientist awarded prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in China. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial physics graduate has been awarded a prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in China next year.

Matthew Ehret-Kump (2020-12-10). Why Modi's "Green Response" to China's "Belt and Road" Is Doomed to Fail. asia-pacificresearch.com

Telesur (2020-12-09). China's Spacecraft Takes off from Moon with Samples. globalresearch.ca The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that Change-5 probe carrying the country's first lunar samples blasted off from the moon at 11: 10 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday. | Launched on Nov. 24, the Chinese spacecraft comprises an orbiter, a lander, …

MEE and agencies (2020-12-09). Covid-19: UAE officially registers Chinese-produced vaccine for use. middleeasteye.net Covid-19: UAE officially registers Chinese-produced vaccine for use | Health ministry cites trials showing vaccine as 86 percent effective | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 12: 03 | Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm's vaccine has been undergoing third-phase trials in the Emirates since July (AFP) | The UAE has officially approved a Chinese-produced vaccine for Covid-19, citing third-phase trial a…

Sara Flounders (2020-12-09). China's global vaccines — a game changer. workers.org In the U.S., with less than 5% of the world's people, there is little concern for the fate of the globe's other 95% who are facing the pandemic. When, how and under what conditions a vaccine will be distributed in the U.S. is the overwhelming U.S. concern. Rates of COVID-19 . . . |

James O'Neill (2020-12-09). China's Rise and Rise Proves a Winning Formula. dissidentvoice.org On the second of December this year the Chinese representative to the United Nations General Assembly addressed the meeting on the topic of Palestine and more particularly on his country's view of the ongoing disasters that daily inflict the Palestinians in that country. Unsurprisingly, the speech received no coverage in the Australian media. The continued …

Kim C. Domenico (2020-12-09). To Depose Liberalism's Own 'Prosperity Gospel': A Modest Proposal. counterpunch.org Brother Mike [pastor at Shenandoah Bible Baptist Church] would say my soul is troubling me and that I need to be washed in the blood and redeemed by the grace of him who bled for our sins. I'd say that I am troubled by the distinct impression of approaching tri-horned fascism — part Christian, part

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[Editorial] Facing up to long COVID
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-12-12
Multiorgan symptoms after COVID-19 are being reported by increasing numbers of patients. They range from cough and shortness of breath, to fatigue, headache, palpitations, chest pain, joint pain, physical limitations, depression, and insomnia, and affect people of varying ages. At the Lancet–Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences conference on Nov 23, Bin Cao presented data (in press at The Lancet) on the long-term consequences of COVID-19 for patients in Wuhan, and warned that dysfunctions and complications could persist in some discharged patients for at least 6 months.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32662-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Now In Print And Available: 'Capitalism On A Ventilator'
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-12
"Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." is a new anthology contrasting the effective Chinese response to COVID-19 with the disastrous response here in the U.S. It pushes back against the racist anti-China campaign in the media. | Due to the growing hostility of the U.S. establishment toward China, and the accompanying surge in anti-Asian racism, it was an enormous challenge to find printers and distributors for this book. | The chapters include articles by many published authors, including: Ajamu Baraka, Monica Moorehead, Mumia Abu-Jamal…
popularresistance.org/now-in-print-and-available-capitalism-on-a-ventilator/

Qiao Collective on challenging U.S. aggression on China, the role of the Western left
Qiao Collective | mronline.org | 2020-12-12
On the domestic front, the U.S. propaganda machine mostly works instead to position China as this great, menacing oriental Other. We've seen this during the COVID-19 pandemic in Trump's rhetoric about the "China virus" and in Biden's attempts at one-upmanship.
mronline.org/2020/12/12/qiao-collective-on-challenging-u-s-aggression-on-china-the-role-of-the-western-left/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qiao-collective-on-challenging-u-s-aggression-on-china-the-role-of-the-western-left

The Heat: China Economic Strategy
Sean Callebs | america.cgtn.com | 2020-12-12
Policy, pandemic and politics are on the agenda as Chinese leaders get set to meet to chart the way forward.
america.cgtn.com/2020/12/12/the-heat-china-economic-strategy

Hainan Intl Film Fest to host "Bandar Band"
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-12
TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian film "Bandar Band" is scheduled to be screened at the Chinese Hainan International Film Festival in the current month.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167062/Hainan-Intl-Film-Fest-to-host-Bandar-Band

PDF of December 10 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-12-11
Download the 12-page PDF. Capitalist COVID catastrophe FIGHT or DIE! Message from Peltier; Reparations now! Justice for Breonna denied again; Disability rights; Workers demand justice; DEA surveillance; Editorial: New president — same wars; Commentary: Becoming a cadre; GLOBAL: China: global vaccines, science; India: worker & farmer uprising; Cuba; France; Palestine; Venezuela. . . . | Continue reading PDF of December 10 issue at Workers.org
workers.org/2020/12/53165/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pdf-of-december-10-issue

Now in print and available:'Capitalism on a ventilator: The Impact of Covid-19 in China & the U.S.'
| workers.org | 2020-12-11
"Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." is a new anthology contrasting the effective Chinese response to COVID-19 with the disastrous response here in the U.S. It pushes back against the racist anti-China campaign in the media. Due to the growing hostility of the . . . | Continue reading Now in print and available: 'Capitalism on a ventilator: The Impact of Covid-19 in China & the U.S.' at Workers.org
workers.org/2020/12/53207/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=now-in-print-and-availablecapitalism-on-a-ventilator-the-impact-of-covid-19-in-china-the-u-s

The Future of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the "Dual Circulation Era"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
China's new development paradigm of dual circulation is not a repudiation of its prior BRI-driven model of globalization, but is actually complementary to it. Observers shouldn't forget that many of the hundreds of billions of dollars of BRI-related loans are …
globalresearch.ca/future-belt-road-initiative-dual-circulation-era/5731954

Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia — You've Long Earned It
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-11
All political eyes are on Georgia's runoff election on January 5th, 2021. Two Senate seats are up for grabs and will decide whether the evil Trumpster and corporatist Senator Mitch McConnell stays in total control of the U.S. Senate or not. If the Democrats win both seats, the Senate would be split, 50-50. Vice President…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/11/go-vote-yourself-a-raise-georgia-youve-long-earned-it/

Tibetan Delek Children's Foundation: Helping Poor Kids in the Himalayan Mountains
Mike Kinney | indybay.org | 2020-12-11
Delek Children's Foundation helps with healthcare & education to the poor children in the isolated villages of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and Indian in the Himalayan Mountains…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/10/18838875.php

"Five Eyes Spy" Agreement Threatens New Zealand's Independence and Relationship with China?
Sharon Brettkelly | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2020-12-11
asia-pacificresearch.com/five-eyes-spy-agreement-threatens-new-zealand-independence-relationship-china/5629587

The Approaching Crunch in US Policy Towards China
Dennis Argall | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-11
The Republican and Democrat leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have issued a joint statement of intense hostility towards China. This posture is a threat to Australia's national security… and the world. An attempt to tear China down will …
globalresearch.ca/approaching-crunch-us-policy-china/5731921

Is It Really Terry McAuliffe's Turn in Virginia–Again?
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2020-12-11
Is It Really Terry McAuliffe's Turn in Virginia–Again?