Daily Archives: July 21, 2021

2021-07-21: News Headlines

Climate Nexus (2021-07-21). Devastating flooding in China leaves 25 dead as nearly a year of rain falls in 3 days. peoplesworld.org More than two dozen people have been killed by catastrophic flash flooding in central China in recent days. At least a dozen people drowned in the subway in Zhengzhou, Henan province, and about 100,000 people have been evacuated. Social media videos showed extreme flooding that turned cars into bathtub toys — as well as the harrowing rescue of 150 …

Staff (2021-07-21). Beijing renews its call for Fort Detrick biolab probe as 4.7 million Chinese petition WHO to search in US for Covid origins. rt.com The Chinese foreign ministry has backed calls for an investigation into the Fort Detrick biolab as an origin of the Covid-19 pandemic after 4.7 million Chinese petitioned the WHO to send experts to the Maryland facility. | Speaking on Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the Chinese people had delivered a clear message in signing a "In less than fiv…

teleSUR (2021-07-21). China on Second-Highest Emergency Response as Floods Continue. telesurenglish.net China's Emergency Management Ministry on Wednesday raised the emergency response for flood control to Level II, the second-highest level in the response system, as heavy downpours continued to lash the central province of Henan. | RELATED: | Extremely heavy rainfall hit Henan on Tuesday, with precipitation in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, exceeding the highest level on local weather records. The rainstorm has caused the water level in a reserv…

teleSUR (2021-07-21). Globalink | Death Toll Rises to 25 From Heavy Rains in Central China's Henan. telesurenglish.net The death toll from torrential rains in central China's Henan Province has risen to 25, with seven people missing.

Staff (2021-07-21). Biden Promised Diplomacy, But He's Overseeing Military Buildup Against China. truthout.org Shortly after Joe Biden took office, the president delivered a speech at the U.S. Department of State,

sputniknews (2021-07-21). US Attacks Sovereignty from Haiti to Cuba to China. sputniknews.com 'Core Group' just kinda decided who the Haitian government is; Dems push for decriminalizing marijuana; NSO spyware exposed; US attacks on Cuba and China connected…

Catherine Crockett (2021-07-21). Tuesday 7/27: The Assimilation of Jews in China — a Talk by Dr. Kang Liao. indybay.org Free, virtual event on Zoom. Register at www.tinyurl.com/Zoom-Kang-Liao for the join link. | Also live-streamed from Monterey, CA on MPJC's YouTube Channel: www.tinyurl.com/MPJC-YouTube-Channel…

Staff (2021-07-21). China Points to the US as Main Source of Cyberattacks. orinocotribune.com Beijing (Sputnik) — The United States is the main source of cyberattacks that are launched throughout the world, stated Zhao Lijian, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, while commenting on similar accusations that Washington has made against Beijing. | A senior US administration official told reporters on Monday, July 19, that a group of US allies and partners, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and NATO, have all joined the United States "in exposing and criticizing the malicious cyberattacks organized by the Chinese National Security Ministr…

Peter Koenig (2021-07-21). Carbon Neutral Green Finance — China May Take the Lead into a Post-Pandemic World. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-07-21). Headlines for July 21, 2021. democracynow.org "Once in a 1,000 Years" Rains and Flooding Kill at Least 25 People in China, Record-Breaking Wildfires Continue to Rage in Siberia, Western U.S., Releasing Toxic Fumes, Tokyo Olympic Events Start Even as Head of Organizing Committee Puts Games in Doubt, Thailand, Iran Impose COVID Lockdowns as France Launches "Health Pass" Amid Major Spike, Delta Variant Accounts for 83% of New U.S. Cases; Millions of Surplus Vaccines Could Go to Waste, Senators Unveil Legislation to Curb Presidential War Powers, Giving Authority Back to Congress, Immigrant Justice Activists Block New Jersey ICE "Black Site", Judge Blocks Arkansa…

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-07-21). Advierten presión de EE.UU para que países declaren contra Cuba. telesurtv.net Las autoridades cubanas han denunciado que el Gobierno de EE.UU. recurre a maniobras injerencistas para recrudecer el bloqueo impuesto a la isla caribeña.

teleSUR, JL (2021-07-21). Denuncian represión a manifestantes en ciudades de Colombia. telesurtv.net En varias regiones se reportaron hechos represivos, donde el Esmad atacó con gases y bombas aturdidoras a los manifestantes.

teleSUR (2021-07-20). Globalink | 12 Killed in Heavy Rain In China's Zhengzhou. telesurenglish.net A total of 12 people have been killed in the torrential rains in the downtown area of Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of central China's Henan Province, the local government said.

teleSUR (2021-07-20). China: Severe Floods Cause At Least 12 Deaths. telesurenglish.net Severe floods caused at least 12 deaths in the city of Zhengzhou in China, authorities reported on Tuesday, as the majority of the country is under maximum alert amid torrential downpours and the arrival of two typhoons. | RELATED: | The Henan province reported the heaviest rainstorm as the National Meteorological Center warned of rainfall up to 280 millimeters in the following days in the provinces of Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yun…

ecns.cn (2021-07-20). China hopes WHO can maintain scientific, serious nature of COVID-19 origin tracing: FM. ecns.cn China hopes that the World Health Organization (WHO) will adhere to the spirit of science, professionalism and objectivity, and work with the international community to maintain the scientific and serious nature of COVID-19 origin tracing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday.

WSWS (2021-07-20). Biden administration dismisses China's claim to South China Sea. wsws.org The statement by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken demonstrates the fundamental continuity between the Trump and Biden administrations in their war drive against China.

Jim McIlroy (2021-07-20). The new Cold War on China. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reviews Behind the Cold War on China, an important contribution to the current debate about China today.

Madison Tang — Jodie Evans (2021-07-20). How to Prevent a New Cold War with China. counterpunch.org On May 25th 2021, Representative Greogry Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced an expensive anti-China bill into the House. The Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act (H.R. 3524), also known as the EAGLE Act, would commit our tax dollars to dangerous anti-China rhetoric, as well as wasteful and environmentally damaging military

WSWS (2021-07-20). Japanese Defense White Paper stokes tensions with Beijing over Taiwan. wsws.org The White Paper codifies Tokyo's questioning of the "One China" policy, heightening the danger of war with Beijing.

_____ (2021-07-20). The Greatest Threat to Britain Isn't China or Russia, It's Boris Johnson. strategic-culture.org By Patrick COCKBURN | The lifeblood of He spoke of threats from stat…

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