Danny Haiphong (2021-06-10). China's High Speed Rail. Profit-Driven New Cold War Against China. globalresearch.ca A new report …

WSWS (2021-06-10). US military declares China "number one" challenge as Biden rallies Europe for "cold war" wsws.org Over the past week, the United States has massively expanded its conflict with China through a series of military, economic, diplomatic and propaganda initiatives aimed at strangling China's economic development, demonizing it in the eyes of the world's population and preparing for military conflict.

WSWS (2021-06-10). UK: Former MI6 chief behind faked "evidence" for Iraq war leading anti-China Wuhan lab conspiracy. wsws.org The haste with which the UK establishment has fallen behind Washington recalls the illegal and criminal 2003 invasion of Iraq, which was similarly prepared by lies.

The Socialist Program (2021-06-10). China's Foreign Policy Part 3, 1965-1975: When Enemies Become "Friends" liberationnews.org We discuss how Chinese foreign policy shifted after the Cultural Revolution. This culminated with China and the U.S. under the Nixon administration forging a new alliance that reshaped global politics.

Staff (2021-06-10). Venezuela Receives New Shipment of Supplies & Medical Equipment from China. orinocotribune.com Twenty nine tons of supplies and medical equipment arrived in Venezuela this Wednesday, June 9, from the People's Republic of China, as part of the air bridge created between the two nations. | The 17th flight completed since the inauguration of the air bridge between China and Venezuela, the shipment was composed of supplies for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 and included diagnostic kits, medication, ventilators, and personal protective equipment, related Venezuela's Minister for Health, Carlos Alvarado | Alvarado said that 61 ventilators for intensive care units will be distributed immediately to healt…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-10). West adds Belarus to new Axis of Evil. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com West adds Belarus to new Axis of EvilRick Rozoff So far this year, and ahead of next week's NATO summit in Belgium, the commanders of the Pentagon's Unified Combatant Commands and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have denounced and thundered against Russia and China as rivals and adversaries in every part of the world, with …

South Front (2021-06-10). China's Space Program. globalresearch.ca The Stakes | While …

Christopher Black (2021-06-10). The Copenhagen Summit for Democracy: the new Nazis. mronline.org In an opening video, still on their website inviting people to attend, Rasmussen claims that the USA is the "defender of democracy" against oppression and then immediately cited Belarus, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Taiwan as places where 'democracy is under threat." | June 10, 2021…

WSWS (2021-06-10). Madrid embraces "Wuhan lab" conspiracy, ends mask mandate. wsws.org Despite the accelerating spread of the virus, Spain's PSOE-Podemos government intends to end the mask mandate in public spaces by the end of June.

WSWS repost (2021-06-10). "Wuhan lab" theory proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. indybay.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.

_____ (2021-06-09). Behind The Virtuous Faàßade. popularresistance.org The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)—the successor to NAFTA—commenced on July 1, 2020. As the first anniversary of the agreement approaches, too little is known, or knowable, as to what has been accomplished in terms of one of the agreement's main objectives—the legitimation of Mexico's labor relations. Over the past decade, Mexico has rapidly ascended the list of U.S. trade partners—achieving top status in 2019, edging out the world's industrial colossus, China. As its export capacity in manufacturing rose—particularly in auto and auto parts production—so did the…

Tom Engelhardt (2021-06-09). A Formula for National (In)Security. counterpunch.org Let me start with my friend and the boat. Admittedly, they might not seem to have anything to do with each other. The boat, a guided-missile destroyer named the USSCurtis Wilbur, reportedly passed through the Straits of Taiwan and into the South China Sea, skirting the Paracel Islands that China has claimed as its own.

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-09). China Says Senate Competition Bill 'Full of Cold War' Thinking. news.antiwar.com Chinese officials

Brian Berletic (2021-06-09). The "Three Seas Initiative": The West's "Answer" to China's Belt and Road? globalresearch.ca To counter not …

Andrew Korybko (2021-06-09). The US Won't Succeed in Provoking Another Color Revolution in China. globalresearch.ca US Secretary of …

teleSUR (2021-06-09). Biden Removes Bans Against Tiktok and WeChat. telesurenglish.net President Joe Biden on Wednesday withdrew Donald Trump's executive orders prohibiting the use of TikTok and WeChat in the United States. | RELATED: | In place of them, Biden ordered the Commerce Department to initiate a rigorous, evidence-based analysis of Chinese apps that collect personal information. | "Certain countries, including China, seek to use digital technologies and Americans' data that pose unacceptable national…

Tom Clifford (2021-06-09). The China Rising to Global Dominance Scenario. China, The "New Bogeyman" globalresearch.ca Sure, China is …

Xiangqing Hou, Huimin Huang, Haisheng Hu, Dandan Wang, Baoqing Sun, Xiaohua Douglas Zhang (2021-06-09). [Research Paper] Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and hospital visits for IgE-mediated allergy: A time-stratified case-crossover study in southern China from 2012 to 2019. thelancet.com The short-term exposure to CO/PM2.5 increases the number of hospital visits for IgE-mediated allergy, especially for the sensitization to specific inhalant allergens. Therefore, to prevent inhaled allergies, the public policy for controlling air pollution needs to be considered seriously.

Umberto Mazzei (2021-06-09). Alianza Ruso-China clave para la paz mundial. globalizacion.ca Los especialistas en Política Internacional saben bien que los Estados Unidos son el mayor peligro para la Paz Mundial. Para ser concreto. La incógnita es saber hasta qué punto de agresividad está dispuesto a llegar el Deep State (mafia financiera/industrial…

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-09). US Senators Fly to Taiwan on Military Plane, Angering China. news.antiwar.com In the latest show of US support for Taiwan, Senators Dan Sullivan (D-AK), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Chris Coons (D-DE) arrived in Taiwan aboard a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane to announce the US was donating 750,000 Covid-19 vaccines to the island. According to Reuters, US officials typically visit Taiwan in unmarked private jets. | On Tuesday, China deno…

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-09). Biden to Set Up 'Strike Force' to Go After China on Trade. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-09). Senate Passes Massive $250 Billion Legislation to Counter China. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Tuesday The effort was led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). "The world is more c…

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-09). SecDef Austin Tells the Pentagon to Start Acting Like China Is Top Priority. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the Pentagon on Wednesday to start acting like China is the top "threat" facing the US military instead of just talking about it. | The order was given after the Pentagon wrapped up a 100-day review of its China policy that was conducted by a task force led by Ely Ratner, a

Staff (2021-06-09). Chinese Parl. slams American bill on 'Tech Threat' from China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — Chinese Parliament expressed opposition against the US' approved bill addressing 'Tech Threat' coming from China.

WSWS (2021-06-09). Australia's Murdoch media and the Wuhan COVID-19 lab conspiracy theory. wsws.org The Murdoch media is working to pave the way for an even greater war crime than the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a US-led assault on China, through the systematic promotion of lies, innuendo and bogus intelligence.

WSWS repost (2021-06-09). "Wuhan lab" theory proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. indybay.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.

Tom Engelhardt (2021-06-09). A Formula for National (In)Security. counterpunch.org Let me start with my friend and the boat. Admittedly, they might not seem to have anything to do with each other. The boat, a guided-missile destroyer named the USSCurtis Wilbur, reportedly passed through the Straits of Taiwan and into the South China Sea, skirting the Paracel Islands that China has claimed as its own.

WSWS (2021-06-09). Australia's Murdoch media and the Wuhan COVID-19 lab conspiracy theory. wsws.org The Murdoch media is working to pave the way for an even greater war crime than the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a US-led assault on China, through the systematic promotion of lies, innuendo and bogus intelligence.

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-09). Biden to Set Up 'Strike Force' to Go After China on Trade. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-09). Senate Passes Massive $250 Billion Legislation to Counter China. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Tuesday The effort was led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). "The world is more c…

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-09). US Senators Fly to Taiwan on Military Plane, Angering China. news.antiwar.com In the latest show of US support for Taiwan, Senators Dan Sullivan (D-AK), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Chris Coons (D-DE) arrived in Taiwan aboard a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane to announce the US was donating 750,000 Covid-19 vaccines to the island. According to Reuters, US officials typically visit Taiwan in unmarked private jets. | On Tuesday, China deno…

Staff (2021-06-09). Chinese Parl. slams American bill on 'Tech Threat' from China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — Chinese Parliament expressed opposition against the US' approved bill addressing 'Tech Threat' coming from China.

WSWS repost (2021-06-09). "Wuhan lab" theory proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. indybay.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-08). US Sides With Malaysia in South China Sea Dispute With Beijing. news.antiwar.com The US military On May 31st, Malaysia said it scrambled jets and saw the Chinese warplanes over the South China Sea, about 60 nautical miles from the Malaysian state of Sarawak, which is located on the island of Borneo. | Whenever there is an incident in the region between China and its neighbors, the US is quick to get invol…

Tom Engelhardt (2021-06-08). We Don't Have Time to Waste on Cold Wars. thenation.com We Don't Have Time to Waste on Cold Wars…

_____ (2021-06-08). Blinken Props Up Biden in European Charade for New Cold War. strategic-culture.org Blinken is staying close to his boss during the whirlwind tour, because Biden is liable to spin out of control and reap an embarrassing collapse. | It's a big ask for a frail 78-year-old U.S. president to rally the world around a series of myths and falsehoods. Biden flies to Europe this week to galvanize allies under strong American leadership of supposed shared "democratic values" in a "historic confrontation" with the "autocracies" of China and Russia. | President Joe Biden's worldview is so disconnected from reality that it is going to prove difficult mentally for him to consistently and coherently make the…

Danny Haiphong (2021-06-08). Off the Rails: New report by Corporate-funded think-tank reveals how profit-driven motives drive New Cold War against China. mronline.org The same report paradoxically acknowledges the failure of the economic model the U.S. has tried to impose on the rest of the world | June 8, 2021 | Newswire…

WSWS (2021-06-08). US further escalates tensions over Taiwan as Biden prosecutes anti-China campaign. wsws.org Washington's donation of vaccines to Taiwan is another provocative step to undermine Beijing and challenge the "One China" policy.

Jorge Elbaum (2021-06-08). Estados Unidos — Fronteras infinitas. globalizacion.ca La ofensiva de Washington para impedir que China se convierta en la primera economía mundial. El último jueves de mayo, el Presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden ordenó a las 16 agencias de inteligencia dependientes de su gobierno la elaboración…

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-08). CENTCOM Chief Warns of Russia and China's Influence in the Middle East. news.antiwar.com As the US military is shifting focus to China and Russia, the top US commander in the Middle East is framing Washington's presence in the region as a bulwark against Russian and Chinese influence. | On Monday,

Editorial Team (2021-06-08). Traces of COVID-19 found in Barcelona in March 2019, according to university report. challenge-magazine.org The new findings from Barcelona revealed by the study have not induced a surge in anti-Spanish or anti-Catalan sentiment in the west, further unveiling the ideological nature behind the sinophobic attacks. The US and UK do not blame COVID-19 on China with a well-meant intention to bring about justice for the pandemic, but rather to further their own geopolitical motives.

Alec Dubro (2021-06-08). China at the Edges. counterpunch.org China is the world's fourth largest country by landmass. It's nearly three times bigger than India, with roughly the same population. It spans roughly four time zones (but uses only one). Its terrain encompasses desert, jungle, plains and river valley—and everything in between. It has 9,000 miles of coastline. In other words, it's big. But

Ron Jacobs (2021-06-08). Bipartisan Fear, Bipartisan Aggression: China and The United States. counterpunch.org This past spring, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a bill to the Senate floor called the Strategic Competition Act of 2021. Sponsored by Democrat Menendez from New Jersey and Republican Senator Misch from Idaho, the bill is perhaps the most important piece of legislation regarding US policy towards China in Congress now. It certainly is one of the most belligerent. In short, the legislation is an attempt at further governmental involvement—from the Pentagon to those agencies dealing with trade and commerce—in the ever-intensifying economic rivalry between the United States and the People…

WSWS (2021-06-08). Australia, New Zealand prime ministers "in lockstep" over China. wsws.org The leaders' communiqué stressed the solidarity of both prime ministers with the Biden administration's aggressive positioning against China and preparations for war.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-08). Free Market Illusions: What is the US' Endgame in China? counterpunch.org Why does the US advocate a free market while doing its utmost to stifle it? The current US-China economic war is a perfect example of this perplexing question. The legacy of Milton Friedman, the founder of America's modern political economy, was a representation of this very dichotomy: the use, misuse and manipulation of the concept

WSWS repost (2021-06-08). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

WSWS repost (2021-06-08). "Wuhan lab" theory proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. indybay.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.

Danny Haiphong (2021-06-08). Off the Rails: New report by Corporate-funded think-tank reveals how profit-driven motives drive New Cold War against China. mronline.org The same report paradoxically acknowledges the failure of the economic model the U.S. has tried to impose on the rest of the world | June 8, 2021 | Newswire…

Tom Engelhardt (2021-06-08). We Don't Have Time to Waste on Cold Wars. thenation.com We Don't Have Time to Waste on Cold Wars…

WSWS (2021-06-08). US further escalates tensions over Taiwan as Biden prosecutes anti-China campaign. wsws.org Washington's donation of vaccines to Taiwan is another provocative step to undermine Beijing and challenge the "One China" policy.

Alec Dubro (2021-06-08). China at the Edges. counterpunch.org China is the world's fourth largest country by landmass. It's nearly three times bigger than India, with roughly the same population. It spans roughly four time zones (but uses only one). Its terrain encompasses desert, jungle, plains and river valley—and everything in between. It has 9,000 miles of coastline. In other words, it's big. But

Editorial Team (2021-06-08). Traces of COVID-19 found in Barcelona in March 2019, according to university report. challenge-magazine.org The new findings from Barcelona revealed by the study have not induced a surge in anti-Spanish or anti-Catalan sentiment in the west, further unveiling the ideological nature behind the sinophobic attacks. The US and UK do not blame COVID-19 on China with a well-meant intention to bring about justice for the pandemic, but rather to further their own geopolitical motives.

Ron Jacobs (2021-06-08). Bipartisan Fear, Bipartisan Aggression: China and The United States. counterpunch.org This past spring, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a bill to the Senate floor called the Strategic Competition Act of 2021. Sponsored by Democrat Menendez from New Jersey and Republican Senator Misch from Idaho, the bill is perhaps the most important piece of legislation regarding US policy towards China in Congress now. It certainly is one of the most belligerent. In short, the legislation is an attempt at further governmental involvement—from the Pentagon to those agencies dealing with trade and commerce—in the ever-intensifying economic rivalry between the United States and the People…

WSWS (2021-06-08). Australia, New Zealand prime ministers "in lockstep" over China. wsws.org The leaders' communiqué stressed the solidarity of both prime ministers with the Biden administration's aggressive positioning against China and preparations for war.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-08). Free Market Illusions: What is the US' Endgame in China? counterpunch.org Why does the US advocate a free market while doing its utmost to stifle it? The current US-China economic war is a perfect example of this perplexing question. The legacy of Milton Friedman, the founder of America's modern political economy, was a representation of this very dichotomy: the use, misuse and manipulation of the concept

Jorge Elbaum (2021-06-08). Estados Unidos — Fronteras infinitas. globalizacion.ca La ofensiva de Washington para impedir que China se convierta en la primera economía mundial. El último jueves de mayo, el Presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden ordenó a las 16 agencias de inteligencia dependientes de su gobierno la elaboración…

WSWS repost (2021-06-08). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

WSWS repost (2021-06-08). "Wuhan lab" theory proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. indybay.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.

Tom Engelhardt (2021-06-07). Our National Security Elite has China on the Brain: Does that really make us Safer? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Let me start with my friend and the boat. Admittedly, they might not seem to have anything to do with each other. The boat, a guided-missile destroyer named the USS Curtis Wilbur, reportedly passed through the Straits of Taiwan and into the South China Sea, skirting the Paracel Islands that China …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2021-06-07). Beijing and Hanoi Boost Military Cooperation in South China Sea. globalresearch.ca Beijing is preparing …

Emanuel Pastreich (2021-06-07). Wuhan Lab Upheld as Source of COVID-19: China as a Target. Corrupt Political Circus on Behalf of Super-Rich. globalresearch.ca The commercial media …

John Wojcik (2021-06-07). Manchin upending entire Democratic agenda. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's announcement that he opposes the For The People Act (S-1 in the Senate) all but guarantees that the sweeping voting rights bill the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress have been backing is all but dead in the water now. The bill was the only chance to undo the …

WSWS (2021-06-07). Australian Labor Party attempts to protect China-based mining profits. wsws.org Albanese's speech reflected the sharpening economic and geostrategic crisis facing the Australian ruling class, as well as Labor's intensified bid for big-business backing.

WSWS (2021-06-07). Trump seizes on "Wuhan lab" lies in North Carolina speech. wsws.org Ex-president Donald Trump appeared as the keynote speaker of the state Republican Party convention in North Carolina Saturday night, embracing the lies against China that have dominated the American corporate media for the past two weeks.

WSWS repost (2021-06-07). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

WSWS repost (2021-06-07). "Wuhan lab" theory proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. indybay.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.

WSWS (2021-06-07). "Wuhan lab" theory proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. wsws.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.

Tom Engelhardt (2021-06-07). Our National Security Elite has China on the Brain: Does that really make us Safer? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Let me start with my friend and the boat. Admittedly, they might not seem to have anything to do with each other. The boat, a guided-missile destroyer named the USS Curtis Wilbur, reportedly passed through the Straits of Taiwan and into the South China Sea, skirting the Paracel Islands that China …

WSWS (2021-06-07). Australian Labor Party attempts to protect China-based mining profits. wsws.org Albanese's speech reflected the sharpening economic and geostrategic crisis facing the Australian ruling class, as well as Labor's intensified bid for big-business backing.

WSWS (2021-06-07). Trump seizes on "Wuhan lab" lies in North Carolina speech. wsws.org Ex-president Donald Trump appeared as the keynote speaker of the state Republican Party convention in North Carolina Saturday night, embracing the lies against China that have dominated the American corporate media for the past two weeks.

John Wojcik (2021-06-07). Manchin upending entire Democratic agenda. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's announcement that he opposes the For The People Act (S-1 in the Senate) all but guarantees that the sweeping voting rights bill the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress have been backing is all but dead in the water now. The bill was the only chance to undo the …

WSWS repost (2021-06-07). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

Andy Kroll (2021-06-06). A World at the Edge. tomdispatch.com Let me start with my friend and the boat. Admittedly, they might not seem to have anything to do with each other. The boat, a guided-missile destroyer named the USS Curtis Wilbur, reportedly passed through the Straits of Taiwan and into the South China Sea, skirting the Paracel Islands that China has claimed as its own. It represented yet another Biden-era challenge to the planet's rising power from its falling one. My friend was thousands of miles away on the West Coast of the United States, well vaccinated and going nowhere in Covid-stricken but improving America. As it happens, she's slightly younger than me,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-06). New Report by Corporate-Funded Think-Tank Reveals How Profit-Driven Motives Drive New Cold War against China. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong High-speed bullet train in China. [Source: railwayage.com] A new report published in Railway Age magazine and written by the Information Technology Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has sounded the alarm about China's growing high-speed rail sector. The report comes amid escalations in the U.S.'s New Cold War against China, of which technology is a key…

ecns.cn (2021-06-06). China condemns U.S. for blacklisting Chinese firms. ecns.cn A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday that China firmly opposes U.S. President Joe Biden's signing of an order to ban investment in dozens of Chinese companies.

_____ (2021-06-06). Ellsberg Blows The Whistle Again. popularresistance.org Unbeknownst to most of us, Dan Ellsberg secretly copied another explosive report when he copied the Pentagon Papers fifty years ago. The second classified study documented how close the U.S. came to starting a nuclear war with China in 1958. The NYTimes reports: "When Communist Chinese forces began shelling islands controlled by Taiwan in 1958, the United States rushed to back up its ally with military force — including drawing up plans to carry out nuclear strikes on mainland China, according to an apparently still-classified document that sheds new light on how dangerous that crisis was." | Ellsberg has p…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-06). Free Market Illusions: What is the US' Endgame in China? zcomm.org Why does the US advocate a free market while doing its utmost to stifle it? The current US-China economic war is a perfect example of this perplexing question…

Dean Baker (2021-06-06). Does the New York Times Prohibit Its Reporters from Mentioning China's Vaccines? cepr.net That seems to be the case. A few weeks ago it ran a major piece on vaccinating the world. The article never once mentioned China's vaccines (or Russia or India's). It had another piece today on the topic, which again did not mention China's vaccines. Ignoring China's vaccines in the context of vaccinating the world …

ecns.cn (2021-06-06). Over 723 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China. ecns.cn Nearly 723.49 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Chris Floyd (2021-06-06). Joe the Revelator. counterpunch.org Image by "China has an overall goal … to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in the world, and the most powerful country in the world. That's not going to happen on my watch." Joe Biden, March 26, 2021 | There it is, plain and raw, the abiding essence of the American elite's foreign policy laid bare: maintaining their dominance over the world, for their own power and profit. (They certainly aren't doing it for the sake of the nation, which they've turned into a rotting husk.) | In their mind, any perceived threat to…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-06). Russia's fun-loving Foreign Ministry spokeswoman laughs off NATO threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO meddles in Russia-Belarus affairs to prevent their integration — diplomatRussian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on a statement of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the front [Which developments over the past thirty years could possibly cause Zakharova to believe that NATO has …

Chris Floyd (2021-06-06). Joe the Revelator. counterpunch.org "China has an overall goal … to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in the world, and the most powerful country in the world. That's not going to happen on my watch." Joe Biden, March 26, 2021 There it is, plain and raw, the abiding essence of the American elite's foreign […] | To read this article,

Yang Liu, Zhonglei Gu, Jiming Liu (2021-06-06). [Research Paper] Uncovering transmission patterns of COVID-19 outbreaks: A region-wide comprehensive retrospective study in Hong Kong. thelancet.com With the discovered cross-district or cross-population transmission patterns, all of the waves of COVID-19 outbreaks in Hong Kong can be systematically scrutinized. Among all districts, quite a few (e.g., the Yau Tsim Mong district) were instrumental in spreading the virus throughout the pandemic. Aside from being exceptionally densely populated, these districts were also social-economic centers. With a variety of situated public venues, such as restaurants and singing/dancing clubs, these districts played host to all kinds of social gathering events, thereby providing opportunities for widespread and rapid trans…

WSWS repost (2021-06-06). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-06). Russia's fun-loving Foreign Ministry spokeswoman laughs off NATO threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO meddles in Russia-Belarus affairs to prevent their integration — diplomatRussian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on a statement of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the front [Which developments over the past thirty years could possibly cause Zakharova to believe that NATO has …

ecns.cn (2021-06-06). China condemns U.S. for blacklisting Chinese firms. ecns.cn A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday that China firmly opposes U.S. President Joe Biden's signing of an order to ban investment in dozens of Chinese companies.

Chris Floyd (2021-06-06). Joe the Revelator. counterpunch.org "China has an overall goal … to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in the world, and the most powerful country in the world. That's not going to happen on my watch." Joe Biden, March 26, 2021 There it is, plain and raw, the abiding essence of the American elite's foreign […] | To read this article,

Dean Baker (2021-06-06). Does the New York Times Prohibit Its Reporters from Mentioning China's Vaccines? cepr.net That seems to be the case. A few weeks ago it ran a major piece on vaccinating the world. The article never once mentioned China's vaccines (or Russia or India's). It had another piece today on the topic, which again did not mention China's vaccines. Ignoring China's vaccines in the context of vaccinating the world …

ecns.cn (2021-06-06). Over 723 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China. ecns.cn Nearly 723.49 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-06). Free Market Illusions: What is the US' Endgame in China? zcomm.org Why does the US advocate a free market while doing its utmost to stifle it? The current US-China economic war is a perfect example of this perplexing question…

Yang Liu, Zhonglei Gu, Jiming Liu (2021-06-06). [Research Paper] Uncovering transmission patterns of COVID-19 outbreaks: A region-wide comprehensive retrospective study in Hong Kong. thelancet.com With the discovered cross-district or cross-population transmission patterns, all of the waves of COVID-19 outbreaks in Hong Kong can be systematically scrutinized. Among all districts, quite a few (e.g., the Yau Tsim Mong district) were instrumental in spreading the virus throughout the pandemic. Aside from being exceptionally densely populated, these districts were also social-economic centers. With a variety of situated public venues, such as restaurants and singing/dancing clubs, these districts played host to all kinds of social gathering events, thereby providing opportunities for widespread and rapid trans…

WSWS repost (2021-06-06). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

Danny Haiphong (2021-06-05). Off the Rails: New Report by Corporate-Funded Think-Tank Reveals How Profit-Driven Motives Drive New Cold War against China. covertactionmagazine.com New report paradoxically acknowledges the failure of the economic model the U.S. has tried to impose on the rest of the world. Published in Railway Age magazine and written by the Information Technology Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the report sounds the alarm about China's growing high-speed rail sector amid escalations in the U.S.'s New Cold War against China, of which technology is a key component.

_____ (2021-06-05). Roman Protasevich, Casualty Of The Ryanair Incident, Is Spilling The Beans. popularresistance.org 'Western' media, as well as other regime change activist claim that Protasevich must have been tortured to say what he says. However, aside from light handcuff marks at his wrists there is no evidence of that. Protasevich had previously been wounded when he fought in the fascist Ukrainian Azov battalion against the Donbas secessionists. He is a tough guy who will not be impressed by handcuffs which, by the way, police everywhere use for good reasons. | During the Korea war U.S. pilots, captured by China, admitted to dropping biological weapons on China. The U.S. long denied the use of biological weapons and claim…

Pedro Jorge Velázquez (2021-06-05). Cuba — Cuando se caiga el Bloqueo. globalizacion.ca Cuando se caiga el Bloqueo se abrirá una puerta vieja, corroída, que rechina cuando le aprietan el cerrojo. Cuando se caiga el Bloqueo un sinsonte se desprenderá de la luz que empapa los portales de las casonas viejas, una mariposa…

Eds. (2021-06-05). India's COVID-19 crisis: A call for people's unity. mronline.org At the height of India's COVID-19 crisis, some Chinese netizens saw retribution for the Modi government's aggressive posture towards China. In this essay, Chinese blogger Á∫¢Ëâ≤Âç´Â£´ (Red Defender) instead insists on internationalist solidarity and a distinction between the right-wing Modi government and the working class and low-caste peoples who suffer the most under his regime. | June 5, 2021…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-05). NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the front. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the frontAnd Turkey is celebrated as key cornerstone of NATORick Rozoff The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, gave an online address entitled "NATO 2030: a transatlantic agenda for the future" at an event co-sponsored by the Brookings …

WSWS (2021-06-05). Two high-rise workers in China killed in strong winds. wsws.org The death of the two workers, which was entirely avoidable, sparked widespread public anger over the exploitative and dangerous conditions in the high-rise construction industry.

Eds. (2021-06-05). The Chinese dreamers vs. the U.S. Hegemon. mronline.org Do China and the U.S. 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. | June 5, 2021…

WSWS repost (2021-06-05). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

WSWS (2021-06-05). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. wsws.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

Danny Haiphong (2021-06-05). Off the Rails: New Report by Corporate-Funded Think-Tank Reveals How Profit-Driven Motives Drive New Cold War against China. covertactionmagazine.com New report paradoxically acknowledges the failure of the economic model the U.S. has tried to impose on the rest of the world. Published in Railway Age magazine and written by the Information Technology Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the report sounds the alarm about China's growing high-speed rail sector amid escalations in the U.S.'s New Cold War against China, of which technology is a key component.

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-05). NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the front. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO summit: West to move China to back burner, Russia and Belarus to the frontAnd Turkey is celebrated as key cornerstone of NATORick Rozoff The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, gave an online address entitled "NATO 2030: a transatlantic agenda for the future" at an event co-sponsored by the Brookings …

WSWS (2021-06-05). Two high-rise workers in China killed in strong winds. wsws.org The death of the two workers, which was entirely avoidable, sparked widespread public anger over the exploitative and dangerous conditions in the high-rise construction industry.

WSWS (2021-06-05). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. wsws.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

WSWS repost (2021-06-05). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.

Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd (2021-06-04). Schumer's Anti-China Bill Sacrifices Climate for Empire. counterpunch.org Despite an existential climate crisis, Senator Chuck Schumer's $250-billion "United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021" takes aim at China as the most pressing national security threat. In a Cold War declaration, the New York Democrat's proposed legislation reads like the last gasp of a dying empire, a plea from a panicked superpower losing

Medea Benjamin (2021-06-04). Schumer's Anti-China Bill Sacrifices Climate for Empire. zcomm.org The bill undermines Kerry's negotiated agreement with China, sabotaging an opportunity for the U.S. and China to partner on curbing emissions and sharing strategies for greening the Earth…

Editor2 (2021-06-04). US Spying all Over World Unacceptable, Intolerable, China Foreign Ministry Says. orinocotribune.com China says it is definitely "unacceptable and intolerable" that the US is spying on the leaders of its European allies and others around the world, stressing that Washington should be brought to justice. | Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Thursday that the US has been a champion of spying on other countries, including its own allies, and that the world deserves a responsible explanation. | "The US spying on its allies is unacceptable, let alone the bold action of tapping the whole world which is utterly intolerable. The United States has always been recognized as the world's number one secret t…

Gareth Porter (2021-06-04). Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China. zcomm.org Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg has released a shocking account showing how the Joint Chiefs pressed Eisenhower to launch a nuclear war on China…

Jonathan Latham — Allison Wilson (2021-06-04). A Chinese PhD Thesis Sheds Important New Light On The Origin of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. counterpunch.org One of the very earliest scientific papers from the COVID-19 pandemic era now has over 11,000 citations. Appearing in the scientific journal Nature on February 3rd 2020, Zhou et al., 2020 reported the genome sequence of a novel coronavirus isolated from patients with atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China. Its senior author was leading coronavirus researcher

Chris Kanthan (2021-06-04). Debunking two myths — "China stole American jobs" and "America built China." nationofchange.org China succeeded by emulating the proven paths of other Asian Tigers, which relied on investment, manufacturing, and exports to build their nations.

Cesar Chelala (2021-06-04). Lessons from the Pandemic. counterpunch.org Since its start in Wuhan, Hubei province, in China, when a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown origin were reported in December of 2019, the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc with the economies and social fabric of most countries in the world. The differences in its evolution throughout the world permits us to draw some

Staff (2021-06-04). Headlines for June 4, 2021. democracynow.org Activists Call U.S. Plan to Ship 25 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Abroad "Deeply Insufficient", WHO Warns of Surging COVID-19 Cases in Africa as Vaccine Shipments Come to "Near Halt", Chinese Authorities Ban Hong Kong Vigil Commemorating Tiananmen Massacre, Arrest Organizer, Peruvian Presidential Runoff Pits Ex-Dictator's Daughter Against Socialist School Teacher, 89 Politicians Killed in Run-up to Mexican Midterm Elections, Lawyers for Guantánamo Prisoner Challenge Judge's Order Permitting Use of Info Obtained by Torture, Watchdog Says Pentagon Grossly Misrepresented Civilian Casualties from U.S. Military, U.N. Sa…

_____ (2021-06-04). A Truly Free Society Would Have No Official Narratives. popularresistance.org Many of Anthony Fauci's emails during the US Covid-19 outbreak last year have been obtained via Freedom of Information Act and published by BuzzFeed News and The Washington Post. Depending on what ideological echo chamber you inhabit you may have heard that they are completely innocuous or historically damning; the ones eliciting the most controversy right now include a scientist telling Fauci that the virus could potentially look engineered, and a zoologist linked to both the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the World Health Organization's Covid investigation thanking Fauci for supporting the natural origin theor…

WSWS repost (2021-06-04). 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.