Daily Archives: April 19, 2021

2021-04-19: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Beijing's Daxing district to build 40-hectare commercial aerospace industry base. ecns.cn The first Beijing commercial aerospace development conference was held in Daxing district on Sunday. Daxing district signed several commercial aerospace industry projects and an agreement for future cooperation with 16 commercial aerospace companies.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Taiwan people get access to vaccine in Guangdong. ecns.cn Guangdong province, with its many Taiwan compatriots, is offering those from the island the same treatment as their counterparts on the Chinese mainland when it comes to vaccination against COVID-19.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Over 192 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China. ecns.cn Nearly 192.13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 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…

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). China in action to make COVID-19 vaccines global public good. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said Friday that China is fulfilling its solemn commitment to make COVID-19 vaccines a global public good with practical actions.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Wuhan builds pandemic treatment center. ecns.cn A provincial-level pandemic treatment center is being built at a hospital in Wuhan, the Chinese city hardest hit by COVID-19, and is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year, the president of the hospital said.

Andrew Korybko (2021-04-19). Xinjiang Must Unite, Not Divide, China and Turkey. globalresearch.ca A controversy occurred earlier this month after two Turkish opposition politicians …

Vijay Prashad (2021-04-19). Why Xinjiang is emerging as the epicenter of the U.S. Cold War on China. mronline.org The U.S. 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. | April 19, 2021 | Newswire…

Raúl Zibechi (2021-04-19). Amagar en el mar del Sur de China para golpear en Ucrania. globalizacion.ca Desde hace algunos meses el ex secretario de Estado Henry Kissinger viene alertando sobre la posibilidad de un conflicto armado entre EEUU y China, apuntando la necesidad de que su país tome el camino de la cooperación con Pekín, ya…

alexander (2021-04-19). Denouncing Sinophobia, the New Cold War, and Anti-Asian Hate. dsausa.org In March, the DSA International Committee released a statement that "condemns in strongest terms the Sinophobia and the push for a Cold War with the People's Republic of China that have been encouraged by United States political elites." It adds that "Joe Biden accused the Trump administration of being

Anonymous007 (2021-04-19). Boris Johnson To Reveal New Foreign Registration Scheme Targeting Russian And Chinese "Spies" southfront.org Click to see full-size image | UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to use the Queen's Speech on May 11th to reveal a new foreign registration scheme for Great Britain. | Essentially, Britain plans to force those working for foreign governments to sign a central register in a bid to counter hostile spy activity, the UK's Home Office has confirmed."Foreign spies operating in Britain face being prosecuted and deported under new laws to protect the nation from hostile states such as China and Russia. Boris Johnson will us…

Prof. Juan Cole (2021-04-19). New Wind and Solar Up 50% Globally in 2020, as China Beats US by Over 4 to 1. globalresearch.ca The new report on 2020 by the

Dan Cohen (2021-04-19). Xinjiang Native Speaks Out: "Western Media Jeopardizing Uyghurs Interests" mintpressnews.com Dan Cohen speaks with Gordon Gao, an ethnic minority and native of Xinjiang native on the realities of life in Xinjiang, Western media coverage and US-China tensions.

WSWS (2021-04-19). Biden and Suga ramp up confrontation with China over Taiwan. wsws.org The Biden administration is deliberately raising tensions with China over Taiwan—potentially the most dangerous flashpoint for war in Asia.

WSWS (2021-04-19). Australia intensifies military preparations for US-China conflict over Taiwan. wsws.org The plans would place Australia on the front line of a US drive to reassert Washington's global hegemony that is increasingly focused on the key island of Taiwan near the Chinese mainland.

WSWS (2021-04-19). France joins "Asian Quad" Indian Ocean naval drills, threatening China. wsws.org These drills highlight mounting war tensions as the Biden administration takes office and calls on the European Union (EU) to support it against China.

Rick Rozoff (2021-04-19). Pentagon adds Africa to global battleground with China and Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pentagon adds Africa to global battleground with China and RussiaRick Rozoff General Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, are scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 22. The testimony, both open and closed, will address the proposed 2022 National Defense …

Eurasia Review (2021-04-19). Thermoelectric Material Discovery Sets Stage For New Forms Of Electric Power In Future. eurasiareview.com Thermoelectrics directly convert heat into electricity and power a wide array of items — from NASA's Perseverance rover currently exploring Mars to travel coolers that chill beverages. | A Clemson University physicist has joined forces with collaborators from China and Denmark to create a new and potentially paradigm-shifting high-performance thermoelectric compound. | A material's atomic structure, which is how atoms arrange themselves in space and time, determines its properties. Typically, solids are crystalline or amorphous. In crystals, atoms are in an orderly and symmetrical pattern. Amorphous materials…

Rick Rozoff (2021-04-19). Pentagon Adds Africa to Global Battleground With China and Russia. news.antiwar.com General Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, are scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 22. The testimony, both open and closed, will address the proposed 2022 National Defense Authorization Act which is reported to include a total of $753 …

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 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.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 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.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 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.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 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.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 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.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). On top of green buildings world. ecns.cn For the fifth consecutive year, China ranked top on the annual list of Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED, outside the United States, in 2020, marking its progress in meeting its carbon neutrality goal by 2060.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). China to announce name of its first Mars rover. ecns.cn China will announce the name of its first Mars rover on the Space Day of China, which falls on April 24, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). China pledges targeted policies, necessary support for economic recovery. ecns.cn China will maintain necessary support for economic recovery and implement targeted structural tax cuts and other measures to consolidate its growth momentum, the country's top economic planner pledged on Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). China builds world's largest 5G network. ecns.cn China has preliminarily built the world's largest 5G network, with 260 million 5G mobile connections, said Liu Liehong, vice-minister of industry and information technology."ÄÄ"ÄÄMore content to follow. Please refresh the page later.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 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.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Rare ibises spotted in south China. ecns.cn A pair of glossy ibises, rare birds once thought extinct in China, have recently been spotted on the shores of south China's Fujian Province.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). China approves investment projects worth 6.96 bln USD in Q1. ecns.cn China's top economic planner approved 16 fixed-asset investment (FAI) projects in the first quarter, with combined investment totaling 45.4 billion yuan (about 6.96 billion U.S. dollars), official data showed Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Mega hydropower project in SW China will be fully operational in July. ecns.cn The last four electricity-generation units of the Wudongde Hydropower Station have entered the final assembly stage and are scheduled to be fully operational by July 1.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). China expects to deepen int'l cooperation in poverty reduction. ecns.cn China has long maintained close cooperation with the international community in poverty alleviation and rural development, and expects to deepen such cooperation, Wang Zhengpu, head of the national administration for rural vitalization, said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 'Forced labor' label belongs to U.S.: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The United States has repeatedly smeared China by fabricating claims of "forced labor" in Xinjiang, but facts show that the label of "forced labor" belongs to the United States itself, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

John A. Mathews (2021-04-19). The Global Green Shift in Electric Power: China in Comparative Perspective. asia-pacificresearch.com

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). 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.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Young entrepreneur from HK develops environment-friendly packing box. ecns.cn Wang Baidong from Hong Kong, founder of a Huizhou-based startup, has developed an environment-friendly packing box along with his research team.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Auto Shanghai 2021 kicks off. ecns.cn The 19th International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2021) kicked off at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Hainan sells 94.8 billion yuan in duty-free commodities over last 10 years. ecns.cn A total of 94.8 billion yuan ($14.53 billion) worth of duty-free shopping volume was recorded as of the first quarter of 2021 in Hainan since the duty-free policies were put into effect in the southern province in 2011.

ecns.cn (2021-04-19). Yoga performance at Tianchi Scenic Area attracts tourists. ecns.cn About 100 people do yoga at Tianchi Scenic Area in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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