(2021-05-10). US drive against China sharpens political tensions in the Philippines. wsws.org The bourgeois opposition to President Duterte have formed a coalition party, 1Sambayan, whose fundamental concern is to reorient Philippine foreign relations away from Beijing and back towards Washington.
(2021-05-10). Selected Articles: US Encirclement of China. globalresearch.ca 
By Tensions between Washington and Beijing are not merely the recent results of former US President Donald Trump's time in office — but rather just the latest …
(2021-05-10). What are the real reasons behind the New Cold War? mronline.org 
The U.S. is launching a New Cold War against Russia and China in an attempt to deflect our attention from the escalating crisis of global capitalism. | May 10, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-10). G7 and the US bid to reassert hegemony. peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the latest G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting, the relevance and implications of the statements of the group and their approach to China and Russia…
(2021-05-10). Talking Up War Over Taiwan Flouts Reason, Fact, Judgment And Australia's National Interest — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Gareth Evans* | It is never wise, in foreign affairs and defence policymaking, for emotion to trump reason, for politics to trump objectivity, or for sensitive judgment calls on major national interest issues to be made before they have to be. Talking up, as so many now are, the prospect of war with China — with Taiwan as the likely trigger point — runs the risk of offending all three prescriptions. | Before pounding more rhetorical drums, and producing ever more strident legislative, executive, diplomatic and military responses, Australia's Morrison government, and those in the commentariat who…
(2021-05-10). Biden's South China Sea Policy So Far: A Mix Of Hopes, Hype And Disharmony — Analysis. eurasiareview.com President Joseph Biden's State Department strategic policy guidelines for U.S. foreign policy going forward declare that "the Indo-Pacific region is becoming the key to shaping the international order in the 21st century." The U.S. approach to issues in the South China Sea is only a subset of overall U.S. policy toward China and the region. But it is a bell-wether because these issues are at the forefront of Sino-American tactical and strategic confrontation and a nexus of their fundamental differences regarding the "international order." | Moreover, U.S. policy toward China and the South China Sea drives U.S.
(2021-05-10). G7 Or Failed Colonial Powers Telling The World What To Do. popularresistance.org The Foreign Ministers of G7 countries met in London this week and issued a communique painting Russia as a "malicious actor" and China as a "bully". It had little substance apart from ticking all the "right" boxes in its anti-China and anti-Russia campaign: Uyghurs, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Crimea, Ukraine, etc. It ended with arrogating to itself the mantle of being the "rules-based international order", distinct from what the real, lawful international order is, the United Nations and its Security Council. | This is why India's willingness to be a part of "invitees", to wait in the antechamber with Australia, South Ko…
(2021-05-10). China In Sri Lanka: The Colombo Port Conundrum — Analysis. eurasiareview.com Sri Lanka's Parliament postponed discussion of a bill regarding Colombo Port City, but it is expected to pass.: | By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan | Since the return of the Rajapaksa brothers to office as president and prime minister in Sri Lanka, Colombo's relations with China have improved dramatically. Earlier in the week, the Sri Lankan Parliament decided to postpone a debate on the controversial Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill that was scheduled for the middle of the week. The bill was seen as supporting China's interests, and tantamount to ceding control over Colombo Port City. It trigg…
(2021-05-09). China's Red Cross Society to Send $1 Million to India Amid COVID-19 Surge. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) will transfer $1 million to its Indian counterpart to support the organization's efforts in fighting the raging COVID-19 pandemic in the country, China's ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, said on Sunday.
(2021-05-09). Chinese Media Warns US Would Face 'Absolute Nightmare' in Conflict With China, Russia. sputniknews.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently characterized Moscow's relations with Beijing as "the best in their entire history," with the Chinese Foreign Ministry announcing last month that the two countries enjoy a "comprehensive partnership" and would "support each other in matters of protecting state sovereignty."
(2021-05-09). Cuba Ready to Join WHO-Led COVAX Facility, Ambassador to China Says. sputniknews.com NINGDE, China (Sputnik) – Cuba is ready to join the COVAX vaccine-sharing mechanism led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Latin American country's ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernandez, told Sputnik.
(2021-05-09). VIDEO: Chinese rocket debris crashes back to Earth. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — The remnants of China's largest rocket have plummeted back to Earth, plunging into the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, according to Chinese state media, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit.
(2021-05-09). Washington Is Playing A Losing Game With China — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Chas W Freeman Jr* | America's latest policies toward China will prove self-defeating. US—China relations now exemplify Freeman's third law of strategic dynamics: for every hostile act there is a more hostile reaction. | Washington would be easy to spot in a game of chess. It's the player with no plan beyond an aggressive opening. That is no strategy at all. The failure to think several moves ahead matters. | Washington developed some well-founded complaints about Chinese economic behaviour — and launched a trade war. Washington was alarmed about China's potential to outcompete America — a…
(2021-05-09). US Reportedly Wants to Redeploy Forces From Afghanistan Closer to Russia's Borders. sputniknews.com The US and NATO began their withdrawal from Afghanistan on 1 May, with the security situation in the country little better now than it was after the 2001 invasion. US President Joe Biden, in his announcement of the withdrawal in April, called on Russia, China and India to step up and "support Afghanistan" after the US leaves.
(2021-05-09). China's CZ-5B Heavy-Lift Vehicle Re-entry Expected Over Mediterranean on Sunday. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The spent stage of China's Long March 5B (Chang Zheng 5B, or CZ-5B) rocket that launched the first module for the country's orbital station last month is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere over the Mediterranean on Sunday, according to the latest estimates from the US Air Force.
(2021-05-09). 'Failing to Meet Responsible Standards': NASA Slams China Over Rocket Debris. sputniknews.com The main module carried by the rocket is poised to be the control hub for the Tiangong (or "Heavenly Palace") orbital station that China wants to finish assembling by 2022.
(2021-05-09). US Encirclement of China: A Progress Report. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Tensions between Washington …
(2021-05-09). Dear China Rocket. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/further/rocket_best_tease_new_big_ball_tease_e03k8fyxsaiblfk.jpg …
