Monthly Archives: May 2021

2021-05-31: News Headlines

Jerome Riviere (2021-05-31). Funding of the Wuhan Laboratory by the European Union. globalresearch.ca Question …

Dean Baker (2021-05-31). China's Demographic Crisis. cepr.net Both…

Manlio Dinucci (2021-05-31). ‚Äé øPor qué la Unión Europea se une al llamado a filas ‚Äécontra China?‚Äé. globalizacion.ca Estados Unidos sigue adelante con su proyecto de transformación de la OTAN, que ya ‚Äéno se limita a hacer de ese bloque bélico un súper ejército dirigido contra Rusia. ‚ÄéAhora también se trata de dirigir la alianza atlántica contra China….

Madison Tang (2021-05-31). Why We Must Prevent the U.S. from Launching a Hybrid War Against China. globalresearch.ca U.S. President Joe …

teleSUR (2021-05-31). China To Support Couples Having Third Child. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee announced that this Asian country will support couples who wish to have a third child. | RELATED: | Implementing the policy and its relevant supporting measures will help improve China's population structure, actively respond to the aging population, and preserve the country's human resource advantages. | President Xi Jinping chaired the CPC m…

Editor2 (2021-05-30). The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid. orinocotribune.com By Jinan Bastaki — May 27, 2021 | Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international community to ensure that international law is upheld and apartheid sees its demise, this time in Palestine. | The vast majority of people today look back on the apartheid era in South Africa—1948-1990—with disdain and horror. Condemnation of the injustices under apartheid is, today, unequivocal; however, apartheid practices in Israel today are, despite the work of many human rights organizations and activists, still conside…

2021-06-01 05:21 | 01:21 EST | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0

2021-05-31: Social Media Postees

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Funding of the Wuhan Laboratory by the European Union
Jerome Riviere | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
Question …
globalresearch.ca/funding-wuhan-laboratory-european-union/5746586

China To Support Couples Having Third Child
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
On Monday, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee announced that this Asian country will support couples who wish to have a third child. | RELATED: | China Sends 1.3 Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Venezuela | Implementing the policy and its relevant supporting measures will help improve China's population structure, actively respond to the aging population, and preserve the country's human resource advantages. | President Xi Jinping chaired the CPC m…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-To-Support-Couples-Having-Third-Child-20210531-0012.html

Why We Must Prevent the U.S. from Launching a Hybrid War Against China
Madison Tang | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
U.S. President Joe …
globalresearch.ca/why-we-must-prevent-us-launching-hybrid-war-against-china/5746627

China's Demographic Crisis
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2021-05-31
Both…
cepr.net/chinas-demographic-crisis/

‚Äé øPor qué la Unión Europea se une al llamado a filas ‚Äécontra China?‚Äé
Manlio Dinucci | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-31
Estados Unidos sigue adelante con su proyecto de transformación de la OTAN, que ya ‚Äéno se limita a hacer de ese bloque bélico un súper ejército dirigido contra Rusia. ‚ÄéAhora también se trata de dirigir la alianza atlántica contra China….
globalizacion.ca/%e2%80%8epor-que-la-union-europea-se-une-al-llamado-filas-%e2%80%8econtra-china%e2%80%8e/

‚Äé øPor qué la Unión Europea se une al llamado a filas ‚Äécontra China?‚Äé
Manlio Dinucci | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-31
Estados Unidos sigue adelante con su proyecto de transformación de la OTAN, que ya ‚Äéno se limita a hacer de ese bloque bélico un súper ejército dirigido contra Rusia. ‚ÄéAhora también se trata de dirigir la alianza atlántica contra China….
globalizacion.ca/%e2%80%8epor-que-la-union-europea-se-une-al-llamado-filas-%e2%80%8econtra-china%e2%80%8e/

Selected Articles: South Africa: The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
South Africa: The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid | By Jinan Bastaki, May 30, 2021 | Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-south-africa-fall-rise-fall-apartheid/5746606

The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-30
By Jinan Bastaki — May 27, 2021 | Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international community to ensure that international law is upheld and apartheid sees its demise, this time in Palestine. | The vast majority of people today look back on the apartheid era in South Africa–1948-1990–with disdain and horror. Condemnation of the injustices under apartheid is, today, unequivocal; however, apartheid practices in Israel today are, despite the work of many human rights organizations and activists, still conside…
orinocotribune.com/the-fall-and-rise-and-fall-of-apartheid/

2021-06-01 05:21 | 01:21 EST | 32 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0

2021-05-30: News Headlines

Editor2 (2021-05-30). The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid. orinocotribune.com By Jinan Bastaki — May 27, 2021 | Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international community to ensure that international law is upheld and apartheid sees its demise, this time in Palestine. | The vast majority of people today look back on the apartheid era in South Africa—1948-1990—with disdain and horror. Condemnation of the injustices under apartheid is, today, unequivocal; however, apartheid practices in Israel today are, despite the work of many human rights organizations and activists, still conside…

Eds. (2021-05-29). Chinese paper calls for probe of U.S.' Fort Detrick biolab amid Wuhan Lab COVID-19 origins fracas. mronline.org Chinese scientists sequenced the genome of SARS-CoV-2 in early January 2020 and by March of that year had "irrefutably" concluded the virus was not of human design. Since then, the goalposts have shifted repeatedly in an attempt to keep laboratory escape a viable theory, despite no evidence to support the continued supposition. | May 29, 2021…

WSWS (2021-05-29). The Wuhan lab conspiracy theory: American capitalism's "big lie" wsws.org In defiance of overwhelming scientific evidence, the US media and political establishment are attempting to convince the public that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory.

WSWS (2021-05-29). South Korea records hundreds of new COVID-19 cases a day. wsws.org Seoul and Washington are also exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to deepen their alliance against China.

John V. Walsh (2021-05-29). The Chinese Dreamers vs. the U.S. Hegemon. dissidentvoice.org Do China and the US have fundamental goals that constitute a contradiction, that is, goals so profoundly at odds with one another that the goals cannot coexist? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Such a contradiction means that one side must abandon its aims if a disastrous conflict is not to ensue. Which country should step …

mronline (2021-05-29). After inner Mongolia Bitcoin ban, Sichuan mulls mining shutdown. mronline.org Will the province, rich in hydropower, change its welcoming stance toward cryptocurrencies? | May 29, 2021 | Newswire…

WSWS (2021-05-29). Biden budget plan calls for record military spending directed against China. wsws.org The Pentagon budget is a stark warning to the American and international working class. US imperialism is seeking to extricate itself from its intractable global and domestic contradictions by preparing for military conflict against what it deems to be its most dangerous rival.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-29). US civil society stands up against anti-China bill as Senate moves closer to passing it. peoplesdispatch.org A bipartisan vote closed debate on the omnibus US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which many argue includes provisions that could escalate trade disputes between the US and China and could further rising anti-Asian racism…

2021-05-31 03:48 | 23:48 EST | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0

2021-05-30: Social Media Postees

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The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-30
By Jinan Bastaki — May 27, 2021 | Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international community to ensure that international law is upheld and apartheid sees its demise, this time in Palestine. | The vast majority of people today look back on the apartheid era in South Africa–1948-1990–with disdain and horror. Condemnation of the injustices under apartheid is, today, unequivocal; however, apartheid practices in Israel today are, despite the work of many human rights organizations and activists, still conside…
orinocotribune.com/the-fall-and-rise-and-fall-of-apartheid/

Chinese paper calls for probe of U.S.' Fort Detrick biolab amid Wuhan Lab COVID-19 origins fracas
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-05-29
Chinese scientists sequenced the genome of SARS-CoV-2 in early January 2020 and by March of that year had "irrefutably" concluded the virus was not of human design. Since then, the goalposts have shifted repeatedly in an attempt to keep laboratory escape a viable theory, despite no evidence to support the continued supposition. | May 29, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/29/chinese-paper-calls-for-probe-of-u-s-fort-detrick-biolab-amid-wuhan-lab-covid-19-origins-fracas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-paper-calls-for-probe-of-u-s-fort-detrick-biolab-amid-wuhan-lab-covid-19-origins-fracas

The Wuhan lab conspiracy theory: American capitalism's "big lie"
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
In defiance of overwhelming scientific evidence, the US media and political establishment are attempting to convince the public that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/pers-m29.html

South Korea records hundreds of new COVID-19 cases a day
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
Seoul and Washington are also exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to deepen their alliance against China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/kore-m29.html

The Chinese Dreamers vs. the U.S. Hegemon
John V. Walsh | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-29
Do China and the US have fundamental goals that constitute a contradiction, that is, goals so profoundly at odds with one another that the goals cannot coexist? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Such a contradiction means that one side must abandon its aims if a disastrous conflict is not to ensue. Which country should step …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/the-chinese-dreamers-vs-the-u-s-hegemon/

After inner Mongolia Bitcoin ban, Sichuan mulls mining shutdown
mronline.org | 2021-05-29
Will the province, rich in hydropower, change its welcoming stance toward cryptocurrencies? | May 29, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/05/29/after-inner-mongolia-bitcoin-ban-sichuan-mulls-mining-shutdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-inner-mongolia-bitcoin-ban-sichuan-mulls-mining-shutdown

US civil society stands up against anti-China bill as Senate moves closer to passing it
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-29
A bipartisan vote closed debate on the omnibus US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which many argue includes provisions that could escalate trade disputes between the US and China and could further rising anti-Asian racism…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/29/us-civil-society-stand-up-against-anti-china-bill-as-senate-moves-closer-to-passing-it/

Biden budget plan calls for record military spending directed against China
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
The Pentagon budget is a stark warning to the American and international working class. US imperialism is seeking to extricate itself from its intractable global and domestic contradictions by preparing for military conflict against what it deems to be its most dangerous rival.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/budg-m29.html

2021-05-31 03:47 | 23:47 EST | 32 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0

2021-05-29: News Headlines

Eds. (2021-05-29). Chinese paper calls for probe of U.S.' Fort Detrick biolab amid Wuhan Lab COVID-19 origins fracas. mronline.org Chinese scientists sequenced the genome of SARS-CoV-2 in early January 2020 and by March of that year had "irrefutably" concluded the virus was not of human design. Since then, the goalposts have shifted repeatedly in an attempt to keep laboratory escape a viable theory, despite no evidence to support the continued supposition. | May 29, 2021…

WSWS (2021-05-29). The Wuhan lab conspiracy theory: American capitalism's "big lie" wsws.org In defiance of overwhelming scientific evidence, the US media and political establishment are attempting to convince the public that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory.

WSWS (2021-05-29). South Korea records hundreds of new COVID-19 cases a day. wsws.org Seoul and Washington are also exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to deepen their alliance against China.

mronline (2021-05-29). After inner Mongolia Bitcoin ban, Sichuan mulls mining shutdown. mronline.org Will the province, rich in hydropower, change its welcoming stance toward cryptocurrencies? | May 29, 2021 | Newswire…

WSWS (2021-05-29). Biden budget plan calls for record military spending directed against China. wsws.org The Pentagon budget is a stark warning to the American and international working class. US imperialism is seeking to extricate itself from its intractable global and domestic contradictions by preparing for military conflict against what it deems to be its most dangerous rival.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-29). US civil society stands up against anti-China bill as Senate moves closer to passing it. peoplesdispatch.org A bipartisan vote closed debate on the omnibus US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which many argue includes provisions that could escalate trade disputes between the US and China and could further rising anti-Asian racism…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-28). Protests continue across Colombia amid increasing police brutality and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we take a look at the National Strike in Colombia as it reaches one month and the rising reports of police violence, the establishment of a permanent commission of Inquiry by the UN to investigate human rights violations in Gaza, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, the United States Innovation and Competition Act currently in the US Senate and its targeting of China, and the countrywide day of resistance observed in India to mark 6 months of the ongoing farmers' struggle.

John O'Kane (2021-05-28). Red Capital, Red Baiting, Yellow Peril. counterpunch.org For many Americans China has been such a perpetual threat that when Covid arrived it could easily become the "China Virus" even for those who weren't avid Trumpers. China-the-enemy has been secure in our collective minds ever since the 1949 revolution brought communism to power, piling on a menace that the Soviets had already managed

Peter Koenig (2021-05-28). "Xinjiang in My Eyes": Debunking the Lies and Anti-China Propaganda Focusing on China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. globalresearch.ca This article is …

Editorial Team (2021-05-28). Bizarre propaganda offensive begins against New Zealand. challenge-magazine.org The Five Eyes is an "intelligence alliance" compromising of Canada, the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand that began as a World War 2 tool but for most of its existence been a weapon against socialist states. | Its primary function currently is to compile resources for propaganda attacks on China and supposedly validate a whole range of hyperbolic claims about Beijing. | With the population of New Zealand being only about 2% that of the United States' alone, many would correctly assume that Wellington's contribution to this arrangement isn't substantial. A paper from the small country's government estimated th…

Julio Yao Villalaz (2021-05-28). Estados Unidos y China: Urbanidad e intervencionismo. globalizacion.ca Podemos entender que el presidente Bolsonaro irrespetara y atacara al presidente de la República de Corea, Moon Jae-in, al confundirlo con el presidente de la RPD de Corea, Kim Jong-un, y que se burlara del primero llamándole una y otra…

WSWS (2021-05-28). Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden to meet in mid-June. wsws.org The summit comes amid high bilateral tensions and ongoing discussions in Washington about the orientation of US foreign policy in light of the growing conflict with China.

L. Ali Khan (2021-05-28). The China-Pakistan Love Affair. counterpunch.org May has been the lovefest month for China and Pakistan. Criticizing legalism, moralism, and sentimentalism of American politics, Hans Morgenthau (1904-1980) argued for a policy based on national interests in foreign affairs. In theory, emotionality is rarely part of any bilateral calculus. However, Pakistan and China have forged a geopolitical romance, frequently reaffirmed in magniloquence

WSWS (2021-05-28). Senate clears passage of economic warfare legislation directed at China. wsws.org The bipartisan legislation would spend more than $200 billion to boost US manufacturers of semiconductors and fund research on other strategic goods.

2021-05-30 02:14 | 22:14 EST | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0

2021-05-29: Social Media Postees

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Chinese paper calls for probe of U.S.' Fort Detrick biolab amid Wuhan Lab COVID-19 origins fracas
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-05-29
Chinese scientists sequenced the genome of SARS-CoV-2 in early January 2020 and by March of that year had "irrefutably" concluded the virus was not of human design. Since then, the goalposts have shifted repeatedly in an attempt to keep laboratory escape a viable theory, despite no evidence to support the continued supposition. | May 29, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/29/chinese-paper-calls-for-probe-of-u-s-fort-detrick-biolab-amid-wuhan-lab-covid-19-origins-fracas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-paper-calls-for-probe-of-u-s-fort-detrick-biolab-amid-wuhan-lab-covid-19-origins-fracas

The Wuhan lab conspiracy theory: American capitalism's "big lie"
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
In defiance of overwhelming scientific evidence, the US media and political establishment are attempting to convince the public that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/pers-m29.html

South Korea records hundreds of new COVID-19 cases a day
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
Seoul and Washington are also exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to deepen their alliance against China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/kore-m29.html

After inner Mongolia Bitcoin ban, Sichuan mulls mining shutdown
mronline.org | 2021-05-29
Will the province, rich in hydropower, change its welcoming stance toward cryptocurrencies? | May 29, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/05/29/after-inner-mongolia-bitcoin-ban-sichuan-mulls-mining-shutdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-inner-mongolia-bitcoin-ban-sichuan-mulls-mining-shutdown

US civil society stands up against anti-China bill as Senate moves closer to passing it
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-29
A bipartisan vote closed debate on the omnibus US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which many argue includes provisions that could escalate trade disputes between the US and China and could further rising anti-Asian racism…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/29/us-civil-society-stand-up-against-anti-china-bill-as-senate-moves-closer-to-passing-it/

Biden budget plan calls for record military spending directed against China
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
The Pentagon budget is a stark warning to the American and international working class. US imperialism is seeking to extricate itself from its intractable global and domestic contradictions by preparing for military conflict against what it deems to be its most dangerous rival.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/budg-m29.html

Protests continue across Colombia amid increasing police brutality and other stories
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-28
In today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we take a look at the National Strike in Colombia as it reaches one month and the rising reports of police violence, the establishment of a permanent commission of Inquiry by the UN to investigate human rights violations in Gaza, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, the United States Innovation and Competition Act currently in the US Senate and its targeting of China, and the countrywide day of resistance observed in India to mark 6 months of the ongoing farmers' struggle.
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/28/protests-continue-across-colombia-amid-increasing-police-brutality-and-other-stories/

Bizarre propaganda offensive begins against New Zealand
Editorial Team | challenge-magazine.org | 2021-05-28
The Five Eyes is an "intelligence alliance" compromising of Canada, the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand that began as a World War 2 tool but for most of its existence been a weapon against socialist states. | Its primary function currently is to compile resources for propaganda attacks on China and supposedly validate a whole range of hyperbolic claims about Beijing. | With the population of New Zealand being only about 2% that of the United States' alone, many would correctly assume that Wellington's contribution to this arrangement isn't substantial. A paper from the small country's government estimated th…
challenge-magazine.org/2021/05/28/bizarre-propaganda-offensive-begins-against-new-zealand/

Red Capital, Red Baiting, Yellow Peril
John O'Kane | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-28
For many Americans China has been such a perpetual threat that when Covid arrived it could easily become the "China Virus" even for those who weren't avid Trumpers. China-the-enemy has been secure in our collective minds ever since the 1949 revolution brought communism to power, piling on a menace that the Soviets had already managed…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/28/red-capital-red-baiting-yellow-peril/

"Xinjiang in My Eyes": Debunking the Lies and Anti-China Propaganda Focusing on China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-28
This article is …
globalresearch.ca/xinjiang-eyes-debunking-lies-anti-china-propaganda-focusing-china-xinjiang-uyghur-autonomous-region/5746431

Estados Unidos y China: Urbanidad e intervencionismo
Julio Yao Villalaz | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-28
Podemos entender que el presidente Bolsonaro irrespetara y atacara al presidente de la República de Corea, Moon Jae-in, al confundirlo con el presidente de la RPD de Corea, Kim Jong-un, y que se burlara del primero llamándole una y otra…
globalizacion.ca/estados-unidos-y-china-urbanidad-e-intervencionismo/

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden to meet in mid-June
wsws.org | 2021-05-28
The summit comes amid high bilateral tensions and ongoing discussions in Washington about the orientation of US foreign policy in light of the growing conflict with China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/28/russ-m28.html

Senate clears passage of economic warfare legislation directed at China
wsws.org | 2021-05-28
The bipartisan legislation would spend more than $200 billion to boost US manufacturers of semiconductors and fund research on other strategic goods.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/28/bill-m28.html

The China-Pakistan Love Affair
L. Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-28
May has been the lovefest month for China and Pakistan. Criticizing legalism, moralism, and sentimentalism of American politics, Hans Morgenthau (1904-1980) argued for a policy based on national interests in foreign affairs. In theory, emotionality is rarely part of any bilateral calculus. However, Pakistan and China have forged a geopolitical romance, frequently reaffirmed in magniloquence…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/28/the-china-pakistan-love-affair/

2021-05-30 02:13 | 22:13 EST | 56 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0

2021-05-28: News Headlines

John O'Kane (2021-05-28). Red Capital, Red Baiting, Yellow Peril. counterpunch.org For many Americans China has been such a perpetual threat that when Covid arrived it could easily become the "China Virus" even for those who weren't avid Trumpers. China-the-enemy has been secure in our collective minds ever since the 1949 revolution brought communism to power, piling on a menace that the Soviets had already managed

Peter Koenig (2021-05-28). "Xinjiang in My Eyes": Debunking the Lies and Anti-China Propaganda Focusing on China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. globalresearch.ca This article is …

Editorial Team (2021-05-28). Bizarre propaganda offensive begins against New Zealand. challenge-magazine.org The Five Eyes is an "intelligence alliance" compromising of Canada, the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand that began as a World War 2 tool but for most of its existence been a weapon against socialist states. | Its primary function currently is to compile resources for propaganda attacks on China and supposedly validate a whole range of hyperbolic claims about Beijing. | With the population of New Zealand being only about 2% that of the United States' alone, many would correctly assume that Wellington's contribution to this arrangement isn't substantial. A paper from the small country's government estimated th…

WSWS (2021-05-28). Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden to meet in mid-June. wsws.org The summit comes amid high bilateral tensions and ongoing discussions in Washington about the orientation of US foreign policy in light of the growing conflict with China.

L. Ali Khan (2021-05-28). The China-Pakistan Love Affair. counterpunch.org May has been the lovefest month for China and Pakistan. Criticizing legalism, moralism, and sentimentalism of American politics, Hans Morgenthau (1904-1980) argued for a policy based on national interests in foreign affairs. In theory, emotionality is rarely part of any bilateral calculus. However, Pakistan and China have forged a geopolitical romance, frequently reaffirmed in magniloquence

WSWS (2021-05-28). Senate clears passage of economic warfare legislation directed at China. wsws.org The bipartisan legislation would spend more than $200 billion to boost US manufacturers of semiconductors and fund research on other strategic goods.

Julio Yao Villalaz (2021-05-28). Estados Unidos y China: Urbanidad e intervencionismo. globalizacion.ca Podemos entender que el presidente Bolsonaro irrespetara y atacara al presidente de la República de Corea, Moon Jae-in, al confundirlo con el presidente de la RPD de Corea, Kim Jong-un, y que se burlara del primero llamándole una y otra…

WSWS (2021-05-27). White House embraces "Wuhan Lab" conspiracy theory. wsws.org On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden publicly embraced the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 may have been released from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, ordering the US intelligence agencies to produce a report within 90 days into the potentially man-made origins of the disease.

Staff (2021-05-27). Dr. Monica Gandhi on the Origins of COVID-19, Vaccine Equity, the Debate over Masks & More. democracynow.org President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of COVID-19 as new questions are being raised over whether an accidental leak from a Chinese virology lab is to blame for the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reports three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in the autumn of 2019 and were hospitalized in November of that year, before the first recorded case of COVID-19. China has criticized the Biden administration's call for a new probe, saying the lab leak hypothesis is a "conspiracy created by U.S. intelligence agencies." In March,…

Staff (2021-05-27). Infectious Disease Expert: Only Way to Get to Immunity Is to Vaccinate the World. truthout.org President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of COVID-19 as new questions are being raised over whether an accidental leak from a Chinese virology lab is to blame for the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reports three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in the autumn of 2019 and were hospitalized in November of that year, before the first recorded case of COVID-19. China has criticized the Biden administratio…

Staff (2021-05-27). Headlines for May 27, 2021. democracynow.org Transit Worker Fatally Shoots 9, Then Himself, at San Jose Rail Yard, Senate Republicans Blast Biden's ATF Nominee over His Support for Gun Controls, Texas "Constitutional Carry" Bill to Allow People to Openly Carry Handguns Without Permits, Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil Company to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Australia Orders Coronavirus Lockdown for 7 Million; Taiwan Battles Its Worst COVID Outbreak, Biden Orders Probe into COVID-19 Origins; States Offer Prizes to Vaccinated Residents, Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Offer Hope as IAEA Head Expresses Concern over Uranium Enrichment, Another Political Candidat…

Gareth Porter (2021-05-27). Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of '58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals. thegrayzone.com Fearing a new conflict over Taiwan, Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg has released a shocking account showing how the Joint Chiefs pressed Eisenhower to launch a nuclear war on China. A previously censored account of the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis that was sponsored by the Pentagon has been published in full by the leaker of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg. The report provides a hair-raising portrait of a reckless US military leadership relentlessly pressing President Dwight Eisenhower for the authority to carry …

Eds. (2021-05-27). All the questions socialists have about China but were too afraid to ask. mronline.org 2018, when president Xi Jinping lauded Marx as the greatest thinker of modern times at the closing speech of a 2-week celebration of his 200th anniversary and reaffirmed China's commitment to his vision of communism, many on the left—and the right—were willing to take him seriously. | May 27, 2021…

Editor2 (2021-05-27). Manufacturing Consent for War: 70 Years of CIA Coups, Assassinations, False Flag Operations and Mass Murder. orinocotribune.com By Jeremy Kuzmarov — May 21, 2021 | A Review of Vijay Prashad's book, Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations, with foreword by Evo Morales (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020). | [Source: During his confirmation hearing in February, the CIA's latest director William J. Burns continued a long Agency tradition of playing up the threat from Russia and China along with North Korea, and said that Iran should not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. | Vijay Prashad's new book Washington Bullets: A…

teleSUR (2021-05-27). CPEC Speeds Economic Development for Pakistan and Region: PM. telesurenglish.net Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will bring economic development not only for Pakistan but also for the entire region, according to the Prime Minister Office. | RELATED: | The all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China is unprecedented, the prime minister said while chairing a review meeting here on the progress of the CPEC projects an…

Darren Byler (2021-05-27). From Xinjiang to Mississippi: Terror Capitalism, Labour and Surveillance. zcomm.org In both Xinjiang and elsewhere, the labour of populations controlled by surveillance infrastructure is devalued and becomes a source of heightened exploitation…

WSWS (2021-05-27). South Korean president backs US war plans in summit with Biden. wsws.org Biden used the meeting with President Moon to shore up the US-South Korean alliance as Washington continues to threaten China.

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2021-05-28: Social Media Postees

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"Xinjiang in My Eyes": Debunking the Lies and Anti-China Propaganda Focusing on China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-28
This article is …
globalresearch.ca/xinjiang-eyes-debunking-lies-anti-china-propaganda-focusing-china-xinjiang-uyghur-autonomous-region/5746431

Red Capital, Red Baiting, Yellow Peril
John O'Kane | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-28
For many Americans China has been such a perpetual threat that when Covid arrived it could easily become the "China Virus" even for those who weren't avid Trumpers. China-the-enemy has been secure in our collective minds ever since the 1949 revolution brought communism to power, piling on a menace that the Soviets had already managed…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/28/red-capital-red-baiting-yellow-peril/

Bizarre propaganda offensive begins against New Zealand
Editorial Team | challenge-magazine.org | 2021-05-28
The Five Eyes is an "intelligence alliance" compromising of Canada, the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand that began as a World War 2 tool but for most of its existence been a weapon against socialist states. | Its primary function currently is to compile resources for propaganda attacks on China and supposedly validate a whole range of hyperbolic claims about Beijing. | With the population of New Zealand being only about 2% that of the United States' alone, many would correctly assume that Wellington's contribution to this arrangement isn't substantial. A paper from the small country's government estimated th…
challenge-magazine.org/2021/05/28/bizarre-propaganda-offensive-begins-against-new-zealand/

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden to meet in mid-June
wsws.org | 2021-05-28
The summit comes amid high bilateral tensions and ongoing discussions in Washington about the orientation of US foreign policy in light of the growing conflict with China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/28/russ-m28.html

Senate clears passage of economic warfare legislation directed at China
wsws.org | 2021-05-28
The bipartisan legislation would spend more than $200 billion to boost US manufacturers of semiconductors and fund research on other strategic goods.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/28/bill-m28.html

The China-Pakistan Love Affair
L. Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-28
May has been the lovefest month for China and Pakistan. Criticizing legalism, moralism, and sentimentalism of American politics, Hans Morgenthau (1904-1980) argued for a policy based on national interests in foreign affairs. In theory, emotionality is rarely part of any bilateral calculus. However, Pakistan and China have forged a geopolitical romance, frequently reaffirmed in magniloquence…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/28/the-china-pakistan-love-affair/

Estados Unidos y China: Urbanidad e intervencionismo
Julio Yao Villalaz | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-28
Podemos entender que el presidente Bolsonaro irrespetara y atacara al presidente de la República de Corea, Moon Jae-in, al confundirlo con el presidente de la RPD de Corea, Kim Jong-un, y que se burlara del primero llamándole una y otra…
globalizacion.ca/estados-unidos-y-china-urbanidad-e-intervencionismo/

White House embraces "Wuhan Lab" conspiracy theory
wsws.org | 2021-05-27
On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden publicly embraced the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 may have been released from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, ordering the US intelligence agencies to produce a report within 90 days into the potentially man-made origins of the disease.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/27/pers-m27.html

Dr. Monica Gandhi on the Origins of COVID-19, Vaccine Equity, the Debate over Masks & More
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-05-27
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of COVID-19 as new questions are being raised over whether an accidental leak from a Chinese virology lab is to blame for the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reports three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in the autumn of 2019 and were hospitalized in November of that year, before the first recorded case of COVID-19. China has criticized the Biden administration's call for a new probe, saying the lab leak hypothesis is a "conspiracy created by U.S. intelligence agencies." In March,…
www.democracynow.org/2021/5/27/covid_19_origins_wuhan_lab_leak

The US Appoints Temporary Chargé D'Affaires in El Salvador
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-27
The U.S. State Department (DoS) on Wednesday appointed Jean Manes as Chargé d'Affairs ad Interim to El Salvador, following almost four months without a designated ambassador to this Central American nation. | RELATED: | El Salvador's Parliament Ratifies Cooperation Deal With China | The DoS said Manes' experience would serve to improve negotiations to tackle irregular migration to the U.S., an issue that has become a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's political agenda with cen…
telesurenglish.net/news/The-US-Appoints-Temporary-Charge-DAffaires-in-El-Salvador-20210527-0010.html

Manufacturing Consent for War: 70 Years of CIA Coups, Assassinations, False Flag Operations and Mass Murder
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-27
By Jeremy Kuzmarov — May 21, 2021 | A Review of Vijay Prashad's book, Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations, with foreword by Evo Morales (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020). | [Source: monthlyreview.org] | During his confirmation hearing in February, the CIA's latest director William J. Burns continued a long Agency tradition of playing up the threat from Russia and China along with North Korea, and said that Iran should not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. | Vijay Prashad's new book Washington Bullets: A…
orinocotribune.com/manufacturing-consent-for-war-70-years-of-cia-coups-assassinations-false-flag-operations-and-mass-murder/

Infectious Disease Expert: Only Way to Get to Immunity Is to Vaccinate the World
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-27
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of COVID-19 as new questions are being raised over whether an accidental leak from a Chinese virology lab is to blame for the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reports three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in the autumn of 2019 and were hospitalized in November of that year, before the first recorded case of COVID-19. China has criticized the Biden administratio…
truthout.org/video/infectious-disease-expert-only-way-to-get-to-immunity-is-to-vaccinate-the-world/

Headlines for May 27, 2021
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-05-27
Transit Worker Fatally Shoots 9, Then Himself, at San Jose Rail Yard, Senate Republicans Blast Biden's ATF Nominee over His Support for Gun Controls, Texas "Constitutional Carry" Bill to Allow People to Openly Carry Handguns Without Permits, Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil Company to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Australia Orders Coronavirus Lockdown for 7 Million; Taiwan Battles Its Worst COVID Outbreak, Biden Orders Probe into COVID-19 Origins; States Offer Prizes to Vaccinated Residents, Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Offer Hope as IAEA Head Expresses Concern over Uranium Enrichment, Another Political Candidat…
www.democracynow.org/2021/5/27/headlines

Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of '58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2021-05-27
Fearing a new conflict over Taiwan, Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg has released a shocking account showing how the Joint Chiefs pressed Eisenhower to launch a nuclear war on China. A previously censored account of the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis that was sponsored by the Pentagon has been published in full by the leaker of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg. The report provides a hair-raising portrait of a reckless US military leadership relentlessly pressing President Dwight Eisenhower for the authority to carry …
thegrayzone.com/2021/05/27/eisenhower-military-chiefs-nuclear-war-china-classified-taiwan-strait/

Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of '58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2021-05-27
Fearing a new conflict over Taiwan, Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg has released a shocking account showing how the Joint Chiefs pressed Eisenhower to launch a nuclear war on China A previously censored account of the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis that was sponsored by the Pentagon has been published in full by the leaker of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg. The report provides a hair-raising portrait of a reckless US military leadership relentlessly pressing President Dwight Eisenhower for the authority to carry …
thegrayzone.com/2021/05/27/eisenhower-military-chiefs-nuclear-war-china-classified-taiwan-strait/

All the questions socialists have about China but were too afraid to ask
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-05-27
2018, when president Xi Jinping lauded Marx as the greatest thinker of modern times at the closing speech of a 2-week celebration of his 200th anniversary and reaffirmed China's commitment to his vision of communism, many on the left–and the right–were willing to take him seriously. | May 27, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/27/all-the-questions-socialists-have-about-china-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-the-questions-socialists-have-about-china-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask

CPEC Speeds Economic Development for Pakistan and Region: PM
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-27
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will bring economic development not only for Pakistan but also for the entire region, according to the Prime Minister Office. | RELATED: | Pakistan-China Cordial Relations Growing: Pakistani PM | The all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China is unprecedented, the prime minister said while chairing a review meeting here on the progress of the CPEC projects an…
telesurenglish.net/news/CPEC-Speeds-Economic-Development-for-Pakistan-and-Region-PM-20210527-0023.html

From Xinjiang to Mississippi: Terror Capitalism, Labour and Surveillance
Darren Byler | zcomm.org | 2021-05-27
In both Xinjiang and elsewhere, the labour of populations controlled by surveillance infrastructure is devalued and becomes a source of heightened exploitation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/from-xinjiang-to-mississippi-terror-capitalism-labour-and-surveillance/

South Korean president backs US war plans in summit with Biden
wsws.org | 2021-05-27
Biden used the meeting with President Moon to shore up the US-South Korean alliance as Washington continues to threaten China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/27/uskr-m27.html

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2021-05-27: News Headlines

Staff (2021-05-27). Dr. Monica Gandhi on the Origins of COVID-19, Vaccine Equity, the Debate over Masks & More. democracynow.org President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of COVID-19 as new questions are being raised over whether an accidental leak from a Chinese virology lab is to blame for the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reports three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in the autumn of 2019 and were hospitalized in November of that year, before the first recorded case of COVID-19. China has criticized the Biden administration's call for a new probe, saying the lab leak hypothesis is a "conspiracy created by U.S. intelligence agencies." In March,…

Staff (2021-05-27). Headlines for May 27, 2021. democracynow.org Transit Worker Fatally Shoots 9, Then Himself, at San Jose Rail Yard, Senate Republicans Blast Biden's ATF Nominee over His Support for Gun Controls, Texas "Constitutional Carry" Bill to Allow People to Openly Carry Handguns Without Permits, Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil Company to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Australia Orders Coronavirus Lockdown for 7 Million; Taiwan Battles Its Worst COVID Outbreak, Biden Orders Probe into COVID-19 Origins; States Offer Prizes to Vaccinated Residents, Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Offer Hope as IAEA Head Expresses Concern over Uranium Enrichment, Another Political Candidat…

Editor2 (2021-05-27). Manufacturing Consent for War: 70 Years of CIA Coups, Assassinations, False Flag Operations and Mass Murder. orinocotribune.com By Jeremy Kuzmarov — May 21, 2021 | A Review of Vijay Prashad's book, Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations, with foreword by Evo Morales (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020). | [Source: During his confirmation hearing in February, the CIA's latest director William J. Burns continued a long Agency tradition of playing up the threat from Russia and China along with North Korea, and said that Iran should not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. | Vijay Prashad's new book Washington Bullets: A…

Eds. (2021-05-27). All the questions socialists have about China but were too afraid to ask. mronline.org 2018, when president Xi Jinping lauded Marx as the greatest thinker of modern times at the closing speech of a 2-week celebration of his 200th anniversary and reaffirmed China's commitment to his vision of communism, many on the left—and the right—were willing to take him seriously. | May 27, 2021…

WSWS (2021-05-27). White House embraces "Wuhan Lab" conspiracy theory. wsws.org On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden publicly embraced the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 may have been released from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, ordering the US intelligence agencies to produce a report within 90 days into the potentially man-made origins of the disease.

WSWS (2021-05-27). South Korean president backs US war plans in summit with Biden. wsws.org Biden used the meeting with President Moon to shore up the US-South Korean alliance as Washington continues to threaten China.

Darren Byler (2021-05-27). From Xinjiang to Mississippi: Terror Capitalism, Labour and Surveillance. zcomm.org In both Xinjiang and elsewhere, the labour of populations controlled by surveillance infrastructure is devalued and becomes a source of heightened exploitation…

WSWS (2021-05-26). US planned nuclear attack on Chinese cities in 1958 Taiwan crisis. wsws.org Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon papers in 1971, has published classified documents making clear that the Pentagon was actively preparing a nuclear attack on Chinese cities in 1958.

Markela Panegyres (2021-05-26). South Africa: Dockworkers refuse to offload Israeli ship in solidarity with Palestine. greenleft.org.au South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) members refused to offload an Israeli ship on May 21, in protest against Israel's war on Palestine. | The Zim Shanghai, owned by Israeli state-owned company Zim Lines, docked in Durban port on May 19. | Dockworkers were due to offload the ship and handle the ship's cargo on May 21, but refused. Instead, they were joined by the South African Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Coalition, progressives and other trade unions in a protest action at Durban port. | A number of trade union federations, unions and other organisations supported the actions in Du…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-05-26). Pakistan, China, India and the Afghan Chessboard. globalresearch.ca Apocalyptic scenario is …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-05-26). China: Towards Capitalist Restoration. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in

_____ (2021-05-26). Dockworkers To Boycott Israeli Ships Until Total Liberation Of Palestinians. popularresistance.org The dockworkers continue to boycott work on the Israeli ship Zim Shanghai which arrived at Durban port on May 20. All ships carrying cargo to and from Israel will be boycotted by dockworkers, South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) told Peoples Dispatch…

James O'Neill (2021-05-26). The Russia-China Relationship Points to a Better Future for the World. dissidentvoice.org The United States is openly stating its desire for a better relationship with Russia. At the recent meeting in Reykjavík, Iceland, United States secretary of state Blinken and his Russian counterpart Lavrov held what has been termed as a cordial meeting. It is well known that United States president Biden is anxious for a meeting …

Manlio Dinucci (2021-05-26). Why the EU Sides Against China. globalresearch.ca On May 20 …

WSWS (2021-05-26). Australian Labor Party aligns behind Biden's offensive against China. wsws.org While backing Biden's intensifying confrontation with China, Wong voiced nervousness about members of the Australian government openly "beating the war drums," for fear of triggering public opposition.

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2021-05-27: Social Media Postees

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White House embraces "Wuhan Lab" conspiracy theory
wsws.org | 2021-05-27
On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden publicly embraced the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 may have been released from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, ordering the US intelligence agencies to produce a report within 90 days into the potentially man-made origins of the disease.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/27/pers-m27.html

Dr. Monica Gandhi on the Origins of COVID-19, Vaccine Equity, the Debate over Masks & More
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-05-27
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of COVID-19 as new questions are being raised over whether an accidental leak from a Chinese virology lab is to blame for the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reports three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in the autumn of 2019 and were hospitalized in November of that year, before the first recorded case of COVID-19. China has criticized the Biden administration's call for a new probe, saying the lab leak hypothesis is a "conspiracy created by U.S. intelligence agencies." In March,…
www.democracynow.org/2021/5/27/covid_19_origins_wuhan_lab_leak

Headlines for May 27, 2021
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-05-27
Transit Worker Fatally Shoots 9, Then Himself, at San Jose Rail Yard, Senate Republicans Blast Biden's ATF Nominee over His Support for Gun Controls, Texas "Constitutional Carry" Bill to Allow People to Openly Carry Handguns Without Permits, Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil Company to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Australia Orders Coronavirus Lockdown for 7 Million; Taiwan Battles Its Worst COVID Outbreak, Biden Orders Probe into COVID-19 Origins; States Offer Prizes to Vaccinated Residents, Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Offer Hope as IAEA Head Expresses Concern over Uranium Enrichment, Another Political Candidat…
www.democracynow.org/2021/5/27/headlines

Manufacturing Consent for War: 70 Years of CIA Coups, Assassinations, False Flag Operations and Mass Murder
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-27
By Jeremy Kuzmarov — May 21, 2021 | A Review of Vijay Prashad's book, Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations, with foreword by Evo Morales (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020). | [Source: monthlyreview.org] | During his confirmation hearing in February, the CIA's latest director William J. Burns continued a long Agency tradition of playing up the threat from Russia and China along with North Korea, and said that Iran should not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. | Vijay Prashad's new book Washington Bullets: A…
orinocotribune.com/manufacturing-consent-for-war-70-years-of-cia-coups-assassinations-false-flag-operations-and-mass-murder/

All the questions socialists have about China but were too afraid to ask
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-05-27
2018, when president Xi Jinping lauded Marx as the greatest thinker of modern times at the closing speech of a 2-week celebration of his 200th anniversary and reaffirmed China's commitment to his vision of communism, many on the left–and the right–were willing to take him seriously. | May 27, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/27/all-the-questions-socialists-have-about-china-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-the-questions-socialists-have-about-china-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask

South Korean president backs US war plans in summit with Biden
wsws.org | 2021-05-27
Biden used the meeting with President Moon to shore up the US-South Korean alliance as Washington continues to threaten China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/27/uskr-m27.html

From Xinjiang to Mississippi: Terror Capitalism, Labour and Surveillance
Darren Byler | zcomm.org | 2021-05-27
In both Xinjiang and elsewhere, the labour of populations controlled by surveillance infrastructure is devalued and becomes a source of heightened exploitation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/from-xinjiang-to-mississippi-terror-capitalism-labour-and-surveillance/

Pakistan, China, India and the Afghan Chessboard
M. K. Bhadrakumar | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-26
Apocalyptic scenario is …
globalresearch.ca/pakistan-china-india-and-the-afghan-chessboard/5746254

China: Towards Capitalist Restoration. Michel Chossudovsky
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-26
Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in pdf (free of charge) In 1981-82, based at the University of Hong Kong, Centre for Asian Studies (CAS), I started my research on the process of capitalist restoration in …
globalresearch.ca/china-towards-capitalist-restoration-michel-chossudovsky/5745990

South Africa: Dockworkers refuse to offload Israeli ship in solidarity with Palestine
Markela Panegyres | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-26
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) members refused to offload an Israeli ship on May 21, in protest against Israel's war on Palestine. | The Zim Shanghai, owned by Israeli state-owned company Zim Lines, docked in Durban port on May 19. | Dockworkers were due to offload the ship and handle the ship's cargo on May 21, but refused. Instead, they were joined by the South African Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Coalition, progressives and other trade unions in a protest action at Durban port. | A number of trade union federations, unions and other organisations supported the actions in Du…
greenleft.org.au/content/south-africa-dockworkers-refuse-offload-israeli-ship-solidarity-palestine

The Russia-China Relationship Points to a Better Future for the World
James O'Neill | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-26
The United States is openly stating its desire for a better relationship with Russia. At the recent meeting in Reykjavík, Iceland, United States secretary of state Blinken and his Russian counterpart Lavrov held what has been termed as a cordial meeting. It is well known that United States president Biden is anxious for a meeting …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/the-russia-china-relationship-points-to-a-better-future-for-the-world/

Dockworkers To Boycott Israeli Ships Until Total Liberation Of Palestinians
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-26
The dockworkers continue to boycott work on the Israeli ship Zim Shanghai which arrived at Durban port on May 20. All ships carrying cargo to and from Israel will be boycotted by dockworkers, South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) told Peoples Dispatch…
popularresistance.org/south-african-dockworkers-to-boycott-israeli-ships-until-total-liberation-of-palestinian-people-union/

Why the EU Sides Against China
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-26
On May 20 | …
globalresearch.ca/why-the-eu-sides-against-china/5746294

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