(2021-05-02). Beijing sends aircraft carrier group to disputed South China Sea, vows to 'uphold national sovereignty & security'. rt.com 
China has dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group into the disputed South China Sea for "routine" drills. The deployment comes shortly after another Chinese carrier group left the troubled region. | The group, led by the country's second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, is to take part in "routine" training scheduled in its annual work plan, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy said in a statement on Sunday. | "It is completely legitimate and beneficial in improving the country's ability to uphold national sovereignty and security," a spokesman for the navy, Gao Xiucheng, has said. | The Shandong is the…
(2021-05-02). China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Myanmar. ecns.cn A batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government arrived at the Yangon International Airport on Sunday, according to a release from the Chinese embassy on Sunday.
(2021-05-02). What Does China's Changing Belt And Road Initiative Mean For Central Asian Economies? — Analysis. eurasiareview.com With leaders planning their routes to post-Covid-19 recovery, all countries are weighing up the measures needed to return to stability and growth. | In the US, Biden's $1.9 trillion relief plan has placed stimulus front and centre. | When it comes to China, many eyes have been on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the country's vast global infrastructure strategy launched in 2013. | For those in the West who view BRI as hostile and expansionist, designed to entrap neighbouring countries in debt, any slowdown of the initiative is a welcome development. | Countries which looked set to benefit from investment wi…
(2021-05-02). Growing Cooperation Between Indonesian Political Parties And Chinese Communist Party — OpEd. eurasiareview.com In April, the bilateral relations between China and Indonesia have entered a long period, exactly 71 years since the two countries synergized. However, in recent years in the Moreover, when the world was disturbed by the Covid-19 pandemic which had lasted for approximately 1 year, the relationship between Indonesia and China continued and had even…
(2021-05-02). Global Recovery 2021 And Dark Legacies Of Smoot-Hawley — Analysis. eurasiareview.com In 2021, China's economic momentum will drive global economic prospects. But new trade wars could derail global recovery, again. | In the 1st quarter of the ongoing year, China's GDP rose to a record 18.3% year-on-year. Despite the base effect, due to the pandemic plunge a year ago, the performance reflects strong momentum. In April, China's economy continued to boom, with strong exports and rising business confidence supporting the recovery. | U.S. economic growth accelerated in the 1st quarter, thanks to a rush of consumer spending. The GDP expanded at a 6.4% annualized rate; the second-largest since 2003. B…
(2021-05-02). The US is Trying to Light the Match of Islamic Extremism in China's Xinjiang. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad, Jie Xiong — Apr 29, 2021 | The information war now conducted by the US against China centers on Xinjiang. Once again, the US uses longstanding problems—such as the rise of extremism in Central Asia (fueled to some extent by the US since the 1980s)—to create problems for its adversaries | "Kashgar is a key location for the land and sea interface of the Belt and Road, connecting not only westward to West Asia, Europe, the Red Sea, and Africa, but also southward to the Indian Ocean through the port of Gwadar," said Professor Li Bo of the China Research Institute, Fudan University.
(2021-05-02). Policía mundial: Washington busca encarcelar a empresarios extranjeros por incumplir sus sanciones ilegales. thegrayzone.com Violando la legislación internacional, Estados Unidos busca extraditar y encarcelar a empresarios extranjeros por sortear sus sanciones unilaterales. Los objetivos de Washington incluyen al ciudadano venezolano Alex Saab, el norcoreano Mun Chol Myong, y la ejecutiva china de Huawei Meng Wanzhou. Por Stansfield Smith Traducido por Diego Sequera (You can read this article in English here.) Estados Unidos emplea sanciones económicas como arma contra los estados que eligieron un camino hacia el desarrollo, independiente de la dominación global norteamericana. Las …
(2021-05-02). Policía mundial: Washington busca encarcelar a empresarios extranjeros por incumplir sanciones ilegales. thegrayzone.com Violando la legislación internacional, Estados Unidos busca extraditar y encarcelar a empresarios extranjeros por sortear sus sanciones unilaterales. Los objetivos de Washington incluyen al ciudadano venezolano Alex Saab, el norcoreano Mun Chol Myong, y la ejecutiva china de Huawei Meng Wanzhou. Por Stansfield Smith Traducido por Diego Sequera (You can read this article in English here.) Estados Unidos emplea sanciones económicas como arma contra los estados que eligieron un camino hacia el desarrollo, independiente de la dominación global norteamericana. Las …
(2021-05-02). America, China, and the Climate Dinosaur. counterpunch.org 
Climate warnings With the exception of fossil fuel beneficiaries, most of the leaders of the world are taking climate change, if not seriously, at least under advisement. They observe the effects of higher temperatures, increasing destructive forest fires, rising sea water levels, thunderstorms, and more difficulties in raising food and catching fish. The UN Panel on
(2021-05-02). America, China, and the Climate Dinosaur. counterpunch.org Climate warnings With the exception of fossil fuel beneficiaries, most of the leaders of the world are taking climate change, if not seriously, at least under advisement. They observe the effects of higher temperatures, increasing destructive forest fires, rising sea water levels, thunderstorms, and more difficulties in raising food and catching fish. The UN Panel on
(2021-05-02). In 2018, The US Was At War With Uyghur Terrorists. popularresistance.org Washington, DC – In the dying months of his administration, President Donald Trump removed from the United States terrorist list a little-known paramilitary organization called ETIM, an acronym that stands for either the East Turkestan Independence Movement or the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, depending on whom one asks. The group is also sometimes known as the [East] Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP or ETIP). | Explaining the decision, the State Department said that "ETIM was removed from the list because, for more than a decade, there has been no credible evidence that ETIM continues to exist." The move was hail…
(2021-05-01). In 2018 the US Was at War With Uyghur Terrorists. Now It Claims They Don't Even Exist. mintpressnews.com 
With China now in the U.S. crosshairs, the ETIM has moved from being an adversary to being a potential asset.
(2021-05-01). Slanderer Adrian Zenz's Xinjiang-Related Fallacies Versus the Truth. orinocotribune.com 
The Xinjiang Development Research Center on Friday released a report refuting so-called Xinjiang-related "research reports" concocted by Adrian Zenz, a so-called German scholar. | The report is titled "Slanderer Adrian Zenz's Xinjiang-related Fallacies Versus the Truth." | From "forced labor" to "ethnocide," anti-China "scholar" Adrian Zenz made up so many lies about Xinjiang. They are debunked by a think-tank report released on Friday. Check out the infographic to learn more. Graphic: Chen Xia/GT | Slanderer Adrian Zenz's Xinjiang-related Fallacies Versus the Truth | Xinjiang Development Research Center | Recentl…
(2021-05-01). 21st Century Anti-Communism is a Desperate Cry from a Decaying Capitalist-Imperialist Order. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Our era's anti-communist propaganda campaign is the ideological facet of the great reactionary drive that's taking place amid the growing crises of capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism. Animated by a frenzy of hatred and lies that's being directed against socialist countries like China and the DPRK, it's designed to permeate all parts of our…
(2021-05-01). US Risks Reigniting Islamic Extremism In Xinjiang. popularresistance.org "Kashgar is a key location for the land and sea interface of the Belt and Road, connecting not only westward to West Asia, Europe, the Red Sea and Africa, but also southward to the Indian Ocean through the port of Gwadar," said Professor Li Bo of the China Research Institute, Fudan University. It is, he told us, "a core area of the Belt and Road strategy." | Kashgar, one of the westernmost cities in China, is the main urban area of southern Xinjiang. Traders from across Asia have assembled at its Sunday bazaar for 2,000 years. | More than 1,000 kilometers north of Kashgar is the town of Nur-Sultan, previously kno…
(2021-05-01). Advanced Weapons Able to 'Destroy US Satellites' Developed by Adversaries, Warns Space Chief. sputniknews.com Previously, the annual threat assessment report of the US Intelligence community released on 13 April cited a diverse array of threats, magnified by rapidly evolving technology, and warned of the broad national security challenges posed by China and Russia.