(2021-04-18). Over 189 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China. ecns.cn Nearly 189.81 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday. Enditem…
(2021-04-18). . ecns.cn American comedian Lee Camp made a rather ironic scene in his program "Redacted Tonight" recently. He came on strong with "critics" of China's COVID-19 control measures, race and human rights issues, then found himself "misreading the script". What he said about China is instead what's happened in America. It turns out Americans cannot stand the farces in America anymore.
(2021-04-18). Michael Hudson: America's neoliberal financialization policy vs. China's industrial socialism. mronline.org 
Nearly half a millennium ago Niccolo Machiavelli's The Princedescribed three options for how a conquering power might treat states that it defeated in war but that "have been accustomed to live under their own laws and in freedom. | April 18, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-18). New Wind and Solar Up 50% Globally in 2020, as China Beats US by Over 4 to 1. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/9205031702_f33d248002_o1.jpg …
(2021-04-18). Powerful Buddhist Monk Throws Weight Behind Legal Challenge To China-Funded Colombo Port City Project. eurasiareview.com Government says Sri Lanka needs the project and assures that the envisaged legal structure will be under Lankan control.: | The politically influential head of the Abayarama temple in Colombo, Ven. Muruththetuwe Ananda Thero, has thrown his weight behind petitions in the Sri Lankan Supreme Court against the China-funded US$ 1.4 billion Colombo Port City (CPC) project. | The CPC is now at the crucial stage of getting a separate legal structure meant to get foreign investors. | Ven. Ananda Thero told a press conference on April 15 that his organization "Rata Rakina Jana Handa" had supported President Got…
(2021-04-18). US President Joe Biden's Shameful Push for War with China and Russia. dissidentvoice.org One of the most delightful things about Americans is that they have absolutely no historical memory. — Zhou Enlai In the autumn of 1862, the governments of France and Great Britain proposed to Russia, in a formal but not in an official way, the joint recognition by European powers of the independence of the Confederate …
(2021-04-18). Why Xinjiang Is Emerging As The Epicenter Of The US Cold War On China. popularresistance.org On March 22, 2021, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken authorized sanctions against Wang Junzheng, the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Committee of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), and Chen Mingguo, director of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau (XPSB). These sanctions, Blinken said, have been put in place against Wang Junzheng and Chen Mingguo because they are accused of being party to "genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang." The US Treasury Department followed suit with its own sanctions. | Both Wang Junzheng and Chen Mingguo responded by condemning these sanctions th…
(2021-04-18). China's civil aviation sector fully recovers to pre-epidemic level: report. ecns.cn China's civil aviation sector has recovered to the pre-epidemic level in March, said an industry report.
(2021-04-18). China's economic growth off to encouraging start. ecns.cn China's economic growth has embraced an encouraging start in the first quarter of the year (Q1) and has a bright outlook, said an industry leader in an interview with Xinhua.
(2021-04-18). China to raise basic pension payments by 4.5 pct. ecns.cn China will raise the basic pension payments for retirees in 2021, the 17th consecutive year of increase, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Friday.
(2021-04-18). US Treasury says no major trading partner manipulates currency. ecns.cn The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said that no major trading partner of the United States meets the criteria as a currency manipulator, but Vietnam, Switzerland and China's Taiwan will be under enhanced monitoring for their currency practices.
(2021-04-18). China sanctions Icelandic individual over Xinjiang. ecns.cn The Chinese embassy in Iceland on Friday announced sanctions against an Icelandic individual for spreading lies and disinformation on so-called human rights issues in China's Xinjiang without naming the person.
(2021-04-18). China, U.S. issue joint statement on climate change. ecns.cn China and the United States have issued a joint statement on coping with climate change after talks in Shanghai.
(2021-04-18). China urges US, Japan to stop meddling in China's domestic affairs. ecns.cn China on Saturday urged the United States and Japan to immediately stop meddling in China's domestic affairs and harming Chinese interests.
(2021-04-18). Chinese college graduates' job seeking choices more diversified: survey. ecns.cn China's fresh college graduates have shown interest in a wider range of occupations during the ongoing spring recruitment season, according to a survey recently conducted by China Youth Daily.
(2021-04-18). China's 2021 box office exceeds 3 bln USD. ecns.cn China's 2021 box office revenue exceeded 20 billion yuan (3 billion U.S. dollars) as of Sunday, almost equal to the total ticket sales for the whole of 2020.
(2021-04-18). 50th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy marked in Japan. ecns.cn An international symposium has been held in the Japanese city of Nagoya to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy, with participants looking forward to promoting the sound development of China-U.S. and China-Japan relations through sports exchanges.
(2021-04-18). Bangladesh: Police Shoot Dead Five Protesters At China-Financed Power Plant. eurasiareview.com By Sharif Khiam | At least five people were killed and dozens injured Saturday in southeastern Bangladesh as protests over pay and working conditions at a coal-fired power plant turned violent and police fired on angry workers to protect Chinese nationals on the premises, officials and witnesses said. | The incident took place at a sprawling, still-under-construction facility in Banshkhali sub-district of Chittagong, some 292 kilometers (181 miles) southeast of Dhaka, co-owned by a Bangladeshi conglomerate and two Chinese companies. | "Five power plant workers died at the Banshkhali Power Plant incident. They…
(2021-04-18). The End Of Made In China? — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Mangesh Sawant | Democracies believed that China's political moderation would follow its economic liberalization. But contrary to political leaders and CEO expectations, China joined the liberal order for its own gains, seeking to displace the business advantages of democratic nations. The Made in China 2025 plan is being implemented through transfer of technology, IPR theft, and buying up strategic assets and hi-tech companies in Europe and beyond. | Since 1979, foreign companies have opened production lines on China's coastline. This led to unprecedented Chinese economic growth, but the growth seems to be…
(2021-04-18). Escalate to Deescalate… Then Biden Takes Escalator Sideways. strategic-culture.org Washington must surely know that its escalations will be met with equal force from Russia and China, Finian Cunningham writes. | President Joe Biden wasn't expecting Russia's rapid slap back. He assumed, wrongly, that he could hit Moscow with a new round of sanctions (based on slanderous claims) and look as if he were chewing gum and acting the hard man. | Then slap. Russian responded immediately and firmly. Ten U.S. diplomats are to be expelled in a reciprocal response to Biden's executive order last week to expel Russian diplomats. | Laughably, the Biden administration was aghast at the Russian sanctions. A Sta…
(2021-04-18). Eradicating national security threats allows Hong Kong to enter new era of good governance: HKSAR gov't official. ecns.cn Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday that by eradicating threats to national security and improving the electoral system, Hong Kong is entering a new era of good governance.
(2021-04-17). China upgrades ground system for first-generation relay satellites. ecns.cn China has completed an upgrade of the ground system for its first-generation relay satellite, Tianlian I, according to the Beijing Space Information Transmission Center on Friday.
(2021-04-17). Xi attends China-France-Germany climate summit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Video Summit on Climate between China, France and Germany in Beijing on Friday.
(2021-04-17). China's first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to start Phase III trial in May: media. ecns.cn China's first messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine will start its Phase III clinical trial in May, China National Radio (CNR) has reported.
(2021-04-17). China bio firm dispels fears of serious blood clots from its COVID-19 vaccine. ecns.cn China's CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) has said that no serious blood clot cases were reported in the recipients of its COVID-19 vaccine Ad5-nCoV.
(2021-04-17). Over 183 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China. ecns.cn More than 183.53 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday.
(2021-04-17). China's first autonomous bus line debuts. ecns.cn China's first autonomous bus line started commercial operations in Yongchuan district of Chongqing on Monday with passengers boarding a red Baidu Robobus bus for city trips.
(2021-04-17). China's first buoy tender with ice-breaking function tests water. ecns.cn A seagoing buoy tender with an ice-breaking function, the first of its kind in China, on Thursday tested water in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province.
(2021-04-17). China's consumption regains strength in Q1. ecns.cn China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of a country's consumption strength, picked up further in the first quarter of this year as the economy recovered from the impact of COVID-19.
(2021-04-17). New Wind and Solar up 50% globally in 2020, as China beats US by over 4 to 1. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The new report on 2020 by the International Renewable Energy Agency reveals that the world's renewable energy generation capacity increased by an astonishing 10.3% in 2020 despite the global economic slowdown during the coronavirus pandemic. It beats the previous record for an annual increase in this sector by a healthy …
(2021-04-17). The Heat: U.S.-Asia issues. america.cgtn.com 
Talks on climate change take center stage, as China's President Xi Jinping pledges greater cooperation with France and Germany to tackle the effects of global warming. The leaders of China, Germany and France held a virtual meeting Friday with a commitment to work together on …
(2021-04-17). Pseudonymity and Genocide. dissidentvoice.org 
Nearly 10,000 residents dance in local Dolan Maxrap folk style in Awat county in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on 9 October 2018. Photo: China News Service In February, I asked, "Does the West Repeating Claims of China Committing Genocide in Xinjiang Reify It?" China is continually being raked over the coals by western governments …
(2021-04-17). Why Xinjiang is emerging as the epicenter of the US Cold War on China. peoplesdispatch.org The US government's information warfare against China has produced the "fact" that there is genocide in Xinjiang. Once this has been established, it helps develop diplomatic and economic warfare…
(2021-04-17). China records 18 percent quarterly economic growth. wsws.org The growth figure was a record since quarterly data were first collected in the early 1990s but there are indications the Chinese economic recovery may be slowing.
(2021-04-17). US navy in Lakshadweep: Gunboat diplomacy masquerading as freedom of navigation. peoplesdispatch.org The Narendra Modi government mistakenly believed a FONOP in the South China Sea has no implications for India. As the US operation in India's EEZ makes clear, it owns the seas and will brook no competition from any country…
(2021-04-17). Australian universities further integrated into war drive. wsws.org South Australia is fast becoming a centre for the militarisation of universities as defence contractors develop R&D partnerships as part of US-led war preparations against China.
(2021-04-17). Beyond the Mountains: Life in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Tianshan Mountains, stretching for thousands of miles across China's northwestern frontier, divides the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in half — the relatively affluent north and the less developed south.After decades of development and interaction, people from both sides of the mountains became acquainted with each other. Mountains are physical boundaries that can be crossed, but "a dose of prejudice comes from the mountains in our mind that prevent us from seeing the truth," according to Han Bin, director of the documentary "Beyond the Mountains: Life in Xinjiang."
(2021-04-17). China's domestic air passenger trips exceed pre-epidemic level in March. ecns.cn The number of domestic air passenger trips reached 47.68 million in March, exceeding the level seen during the same period in 2019, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Friday.
(2021-04-17). CIIE Bureau promotes rehab and elderly care zone. ecns.cn A promotional conference for rehabilitation and elderly care zone at the fourth edition of the China International Import Expo was held on Wednesday.
(2021-04-17). STAR Market revision aims to boost quality of listed firms. ecns.cn China Securities Regulatory Commission announced on Friday the revision of the evaluation measures for public technology and innovation companies, aiming to increase the quality of the companies listed on the STAR Market at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
(2021-04-17). Jimmy Lai sentenced to 1 year in jail for illegal assembly in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Anti-China disruptor Jimmy Lai was sentenced by a Hong Kong court to one year in prison on Friday over illegal assembly in August 2019.
(2021-04-17). Jimmy Lai sentenced to 12 months in jail for unlawful assembly. ecns.cn A court in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Friday sentenced Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily and media group Next Digital, to 12 months in jail for unlawful assembly.
(2021-04-17). Three Gorges reservoir diverts 10 bln cubic meters of water in dry season. ecns.cn China's Three Gorges reservoir has replenished 10 billion cubic meters of water to meet the demand for water use at the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
(2021-04-17). University of Science and Technology of China develops soft-bodied robots. ecns.cn Soft-bodied robots have been developed by a research team of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).
(2021-04-17). Sea of grasses attracts tourists in Nanjing. ecns.cn A vast expanse of grass seen in Shijiu Lake, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, attracts many tourists, April 15, 2021.
(2021-04-17). Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months in jail for illegal assembly. ecns.cn Anti-China disruptor Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Friday over two cases of illegal assembly.
(2021-04-17). Aviation sector predicts strong demand after rebound in domestic market. ecns.cn China's civil aviation sector saw a rebound in domestic market in March, and expects another boom in the upcoming Labor Day holiday in May.
(2021-04-17). Leading with action: China in the fight for carbon-neutral future. ecns.cn Climate change is not taking a break from wreaking havoc in 2020, with the joint highest global temperatures on record, rampant bushfires, the faster rates of sea level rise and the extinction of some species.
(2021-04-17). Chinese passport holders may travel to more destinations: survey. ecns.cn As vaccination program rollout gained momentum in China, Chinese passport holders are able to travel to more destinations, according to a recent survey by international advisory firm Henley & Partners.
(2021-04-17). China reacts after U.S. and Japan challenge it in five regions and Washington pledges to defend Japan with nuclear weapons. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com China reacts after U.S. and Japan challenge it in five regions and Washington pledges to defend Japan with nuclear weaponsRick Rozoff Yesterday U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met at the White House to hold a joint press conference reaffirming and expanding bilateral relations between the two nations. A statement was …