Russia, China, Iran criticize Israeli onslaught against Gaza
wsws.org | 2021-05-21
A class gulf separates the outrage felt by millions of workers worldwide at the Israeli slaughter on Gazz from the mealy-mouthed statements of the Eurasian capitalist regimes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/21/chis-m21.html
China successfully lands rover Zhurong on Mars
wsws.org | 2021-05-21
The China National Space Administration achieved a new landmark in planetary exploration–having a successful orbiter, lander and rover as part of the agency's first mission to Mars, an immense scientific and technical achievement.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/21/mars-m21.html
Biden Must End Sanctions Against North Korea — and Finally End the Korean War
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-20
Noam Chomsky recently argued that the Biden administration's foreign policy remains committed to maintaining U.S. global hegemony through sanctions and nuclear weapons. Nowhere else in the world is this more evident than in the Korean Peninsula, where the U.S. is pressuring its "ally" South Korea into the front lines of a long-simmering confrontation with China, and where a…
truthout.org/articles/biden-must-end-sanctions-against-north-korea-and-finally-end-the-korean-war/
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future?
Tom Engelhardt | warisacrime.org | 2021-05-20
This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. These days in Washington, it's competition with and hostility to China all the way to the bank. The political class in Congress and the Biden White House, as well as the punditariat that goes with them, seem increasingly … Continue reading "Tomgram: Michael Klare, Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future?"
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China beats USA by following Western classical economics!
Chris Kanthan | nationofchange.org | 2021-05-20
America must acknowledge its systemic problems and implement structural reforms that curtail financial capitalism and embrace smart industrial policies.
nationofchange.org/2021/05/20/china-beats-usa-by-following-western-classical-economics/
Russia Reacts To US Decision To Lift Sanctions on Gas Pipeline
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-20
Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday called as "a positive sign" the U.S. decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea. | RELATED: | Russia, China, Cuba and Mexico Reject US Human Rights Report | "It is not in Washington's interest to create additional obstacles in our relationship. The project is moving forward despite difficulties," Peskov said one day after the U.S. State Department announced i…
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Economics of the new cold war and U.S. 'super imperialism' with economist Michael Hudson
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2021-05-19
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton interview world-renowned economist Michael Hudson on his concept of American "super imperialism" and the economics of the new cold war on China and Russia. | May 19, 2021…
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Wuhan Labs, Zionism, Rapture And The British Creation Of Synthetic Cults: Why China Is Not Your Enemy!
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-19
Submitted by Matthew Ehret. The belief that China is to blame for the world's ills from Covid-19 to the Great…
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The Pentagon Inflates the Chinese Nuclear Threat in a Push for New Intercontinental Missiles
Michael T. Klare | thenation.com | 2021-05-19
The Pentagon Inflates the Chinese Nuclear Threat in a Push for New Intercontinental Missiles…
thenation.com/article/politics/pentagon-china-nuclear/
Xi, Putin Launch Joint Nuclear Energy Project
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-19
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony of a bilateral nuclear energy cooperation project, Tianwan nuclear power plant and Xudapu nuclear power plant, via video link. | RELATED: | China Blasts US Call to Boycott 2022 Beijing | Xi arrived at the main venue of the Great Hall of the People at around 5: 00 p.m. Beijing time and waved to Putin, who had joined in from the main venue of the Kremlin. | He…
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Hot Tip for the NYT on Vaccines
Dean Baker | zcomm.org | 2021-05-19
There Are These Two Countries Called Russia and China…
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The Heat: China-U.S. relations
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2021-05-19
Tensions between China and the U.S. are still running high, even with a new president in the White House.
america.cgtn.com/2021/05/19/the-heat-china-u-s-relations-2
As China pursues a green future, Bitcoin miners feel the squeeze
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-05-19
Chinese cryptocurrency businesses mine two-thirds of all Bitcoin. But for how long will they remain welcome in the country? | May 19, 2021 | Newswire…
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The Washington Post and the lie of Uyghur genocide
wsws.org | 2021-05-19
The Washington Post editorial seizes on two slanted and tendentious reports purporting to show declining Uyghur birth rates, along with a false reading of the 1948 Convention on Genocide, to support its lie.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/19/uygh-m19.html