2021-06-02: News Headlines

Gareth Porter (2021-06-02). Eisenhower Rejected Military Chiefs' Demand for Nuclear War on China, Classified Account of '58 Taiwan Strait Crisis Reveals. globalresearch.ca Fearing a new …

Jonathan Cook (2021-06-02). Was There a Wuhan Lab Leak? An Inquiry Won't Dig Out the Truth. It Will Deepen the Deception. commondreams.org "Our understanding of the origins of Covid has been narratively managed over the past 15 months and is still being narratively managed. We are being told only what suits powerful political, scientific and commercial interests." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/covid_china-1.jpg

WSWS (2021-06-02). US continues diplomatic provocations towards Beijing over Taiwan. wsws.org Washington's latest manoeuvres again call into question the "One China" policy and are designed to place addition pressure on Beijing.

John V. Walsh (2021-06-02). A Deadly Contradiction: the Chinese Dreamers vs. the U.S. Hegemon. counterpunch.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

WSWS repost (2021-06-02). Author of WSJ "Wuhan lab" story wrote lies about Iraqi "Weapons of Mass Destruction" indybay.org The lead writer of the Wall Street Journal piece that led to the embrace by the entire US media of the "Wuhan lab" theory was the co-author with Judith Miller of the discredited "aluminum tubes" story that helped launch the US invasion of Iraq.

WSWS (2021-06-02). Author of Wall Street Journal "Wuhan lab" story wrote lies about Iraqi "Weapons of Mass Destruction" wsws.org The lead writer of the Wall Street Journal piece that led to the embrace by the entire US media of the "Wuhan lab" theory was the co-author with Judith Miller of the discredited "aluminum tubes" story that helped launch the US invasion of Iraq.

Jonathan Cook (2021-06-02). Was there a Wuhan lab leak? zcomm.org An inquiry won't dig out the truth. It will deepen the deception…

Jon Schwarz (2021-06-02). Why Now Was the Right Time to Release Top-Secret File on Nuclear Weapons. zcomm.org The document about a 1958 crisis shows officials eagerly making the case for atomic warfare against China…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-01). US Civil Society Stands Up Against Anti-China Bill as Senate Moves Closer to Passing It. globalresearch.ca A bipartisan vote …

Editorial Team (2021-06-01). China introduces 'three-child-policy' to stave off demographic cliff-edge. challenge-magazine.org China's attempt to divert a demographic disaster took another important step yesterday with a host of new announcements regarding family planning. The introduction of a "three-child policy" has been the most eye-catching introduction but other measures are likely to have a bigger impact. | China's one-child policy was introduced in 1979 in response to a rapidly growing population and increased life expectancy against the backdrop of millennia of famine. Government estimates say that the policy has prevented 400 million extra births in China, which had 300 million more inhabitants than the world's second most p…

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