2021-03-23: News Headlines

teleSUR (2021-03-23). China and Russia Join Forces Against Western Sanctions. telesurenglish.net Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed Tuesday to join efforts to confront unilateral and "illegitimate" coercive measures imposed by the United States and its European allies. | RELATED: | In this regard, China and Russia call for more countries to join their firm rejection of so-called unilateral sanctions, such as the one imposed by the European Union on Beijing for what…

Stephen Lendman (2021-03-23). Escalated US-Led Sanctions War on China. globalresearch.ca Sanctions are weapons of war by other means. | They're a hammer …

Duncan McFarland (2021-03-23). "Extreme competition but not confrontation": Biden's China policy takes shape. peoplesworld.org At the start of the Biden administration, the U.S. foreign policy of "American exceptionalism" so far appears to remain intact—it is imperialist, hegemonic, and anti-China. However, the new administration also recognizes certain realities that the previous White House occupant might have tried to ignore. Biden wants neither a shooting war with China nor a full …

Duncan McFarland (2021-03-23). 'Extreme competition but not confrontation': Biden's China policy takes shape. peoplesworld.org At the start of the Biden administration, the U.S. foreign policy of "American exceptionalism" so far appears to remain intact—it is imperialist, hegemonic, and anti-China. However, the new administration also recognizes certain realities that the previous White House occupant might have tried to ignore. Biden wants neither a shooting war with China nor a full …

Dan Cohen (2021-03-23). Video: US Escalates New Cold War as Diplomatic Gloves Come Off, with Carl Zha. mintpressnews.com The new Cold War has escalated over the past week as U.S. attempts to dominate both China and Russia backfired in embarrassing fashion for the Biden administration. Behind The Headlines' Dan Cohen is joined by "Silk and Steel" podcast host Carl Zha to discuss the diplomatic fiasco, how U.S. intelligence and media cornered Biden into denouncing Russia, and the Quad Alliance's political contradictions. | Feature photo | Graphic by Antonio Cabrera | Dan Cohen is the Washington DC correspondent for Behind The Headlines. He has produced widely distributed video reports and print dispatches from across Israel-Palest…

WSWS (2021-03-23). Europe sides with the US in imposing punitive sanctions against China. wsws.org The demonisation of China follows the modus operandi of US imperialism over the past three decades as it has prepared for one criminal war after another in the Middle East, the Balkans and Central Asia.

teleSUR (2021-03-23). China Takes Lead in Ratifying Regional Trade Agreement. telesurenglish.net China's Commerce Ministry (MOC) announced that its country has taken the lead in ratifying the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. | RELATED: | All members of the RCEP are planning to ratify the agreement before the end of this year and push for it to become effective on Jan. 1, 2022, MOC official Yu Benlin said during an online training activity. | With the ratification by at least six ASE…

teleSUR (2021-03-23). Mexico Dispatches Its First Batch of CanSino COVID-19 Vaccines. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard Monday informed that 940,022 CanSino vaccines were packaged in his country and began to be distributed. | RELATED: | These doses were packaged at the Drugmex plant in Queretaro where Birmex laboratories are in charge of the distribution. Previously, Mexico purchased 35 million doses from China. | Ebrard noted that this vaccine is highly effective and it avoids hos…

Mae Ngai (2021-03-23). Vilifying China Puts a Bull's-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans. thenation.com Vilifying China Puts a Bull's-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans…