Daily Archives: August 6, 2021

2021-08-06: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-06). "China's Successful Battle against Poverty is a Part of its Process of Socialist Construction" libya360.wordpress.com Abdul Rahman Women who migrated to the Wangjia community participate in local activities at the community centre in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, April 2021. Photo : Tricontinental: Institute of Social Research A recent study published by the Tricontinental: Institute of Social Research provides a detailed understanding of methods and motivations behind the Chinese initiative, which…

SAM (2021-08-06). A China-U.S. Face-Off Worth Cheering, Not Fearing. inequality.org

ecns.cn (2021-08-06). WHO should conduct origin tracing in the US: China Daily editorial. ecns.cn A survey conducted around the world by China Global Television Network in the six official languages of the United Nations over the past few weeks found that 83.1 percent of the respondents support the World Health Organization carrying out a novel coronavirus origin tracing investigation in the United States.

Paul Atwood (2021-08-06). Finis to the Grand Fool's Errand…or to All Of Us? counterpunch.org Our long-term objective is to include China in the international framework of cooperation which we are attempting to build among the key nations of the world. The global dispersal of power precludes the possibility of either a Pax Americana or a world ordered through a Soviet-American condominium. But we believe we can attain national security in a world of diversity in part by cultivating good relations with the newly emerging countries, none of which is more important than China.

Vijay Prashad (2021-08-06). China eradicates absolute poverty while billionaires go for a joyride to space: The Thirty-First Newsletter (2021). mronline.org During this bleak period, in late February 2021, China's president Xi Jinping announced that—counter to this general global downturn—China had eradicated extreme poverty. What does this announcement mean?>

ecns.cn (2021-08-06). China's defense ministry voices strong opposition against U.S. arms sale to Taiwan. ecns.cn China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday expressed strong opposition against the U.S.side interfered in China's domestic affairs and undermined China's sovereignty and security interests, sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" forces, he said."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2021-08-06). U.S. provocations pernicious troublemaking: China Daily editorial. ecns.cn By persistently provoking China on sensitive issues, the U.S. administration under Joe Biden risks pushing bilateral ties into free fall.

_____ (2021-08-06). U.S. and Allies Ramp Up Reckless Provocations Towards China. strategic-culture.org Washington's global ambitions are predicated totally on an adversarial agenda. | The United States and its allies are on an ever-quickening collision course with China that runs the risk of inciting an all-out war. These reckless, unrelenting provocations are arguably bordering on criminal aggression. | This week saw Washington announcing a $750 million weapons sale to Taiwan, the island territory which is recognized internationally as an integral part of the People's Republic of China since the victory of the 1949 civil war. As Beijing angrily remarked in reaction, the proposed arms deal blatantly undermines Chi…

sputniknews (2021-08-06). COVID Origins: China Reportedly Urges WHO to Probe US Lab-Leak Theory. sputniknews.com Beijing has repeatedly warned against politicising the issue of the origins of COVID-19, rejecting Washington's allegations that the virus emanated from a Chinese bio lab as unfounded.

sputniknews (2021-08-06). Hong Kong Rebuffs White House's Memorandum as 'Smearing' Out of Political Motivation. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Hong Kong government has decried the White House's decision to delay the forced deportation of Hong Kong residents from the United States for 18 months, saying on Friday that the move "smears" the city's National Security Law for political reasons.

Staff (2021-08-05). Headlines for August 5, 2021. democracynow.org WHO Calls for Moratorium on Third Doses Amid Stark Global Vaccine Inequity, Amid Soaring Profits, Moderna and Pfizer to Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Prices , Over Half of China's Provinces Log New COVID Cases; Tokyo Olympics Registers Worst Daily Toll, Illinois Issues Mask Mandate for Schools; Arkansas Governor Regrets Signing Anti-Mask Bill, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Bans Mask Mandates, Blames Immigrants & Biden for Record COVID Surge, Landlords Ask Federal Judge to Block Biden CDC's New Eviction Moratorium, Protesters in Lebanon Demand Justice on First Anniversary of Beirut Port Explosion, Unfolding Climate Crisis Fu…

Staff (2021-08-05). China Calls US Sanctions Against Cuba 'Harassment'. orinocotribune.com China labeled the US sanctions on the Cuban police and its officials a demonstration of harassment and double standards on the part of the United States government. China also urged countries around the world to help Cuba in the same way as many countries, including China, have done in recent days, with donations of food, medicines, medical equipment, and fuel. | Through a statement released on Wednesday, August 4, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its firm condemnation of the imposition of arbitrary and unilateral measures by the US administration and the interference in the internal affairs of a…

Finian Cunningham (2021-08-05). Security U.S. Fears of China Nuclear Expansion… Déjà Vu of Soviet Missile Gap Hype. dissidentvoice.org China is providing the equivalent scaremongering of the Soviet "missile gap" in order to sustain America's militarist-dependent capitalist economy. Media reports from the U.S. this week — regurgitated by the European press — highlighted concerns that China is embarking on a massive scale-up of underground silos for launching nuclear weapons. Hundreds of silos are alleged …

Vijay Prashad (2021-08-05). China Eradicates Absolute Poverty While Billionaires Go for a Joyride to Space. dissidentvoice.org Women who migrated to the Wangjia community participate in local activities at the community centre in Tongren City, Guizhou Province, April 2021. Confounding news comes from the flagship World Economic Outlook report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The report highlights many of the pressing issues facing our planet: disruptions in the global supply chain, …

Vijay Prashad (2021-08-05). As the U.S. Withdraws From Afghanistan, China Forges Ties With the Taliban. towardfreedom.org Peace is not on the horizon for Afghanistan. The country remains caught in the ambitions of regional and global powers, wedged in the new "great game" that involves a contest between India and Pakistan, as well as the United States versus China, Russia, and Iran.

The Conversation (2021-08-05). What electric vehicle manufacturers can learn from China — their biggest market. juancole.com By Youlin Huang, David Tyfield, Didier Soopramanien, and Lixian Qian | — Despite the pandemic, global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) increased by 43% in 2020. Total EV sales in China were 1.3 million, an increase of 8% compared to 2019, and 41% of all EVs sold worldwide. Though Europe sold more than China for …

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Xinjiang residents refute accusations of human rights violations. ecns.cn Residents of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have hit back at accusations of human rights violations, saying some Western countries' claims of "genocide" or "forced labor" are fabricated.

Marc Vandepitte (2021-08-05). History of the Communist Party of China (CCP). globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2021-08-05). The Extended Afghanistan Peace Troika: US, Russia, China, Pakistan. globalresearch.ca

Jonathan Latham — Allison Wilson (2021-08-05). Phylogeographic Mapping of Newly Discovered Coronaviruses Pinpoints the Direct Progenitor of SARS-CoV-2 as Originating from Mojiang, China. counterpunch.org Back in March, the World Health Organisation's report on the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic coronavirus confirmed something that had long been widely presumed. Since the pandemic began, there has been an enormous virus hunt in China. The purpose of this hunt has been to find the viruses intermediate between SARS-CoV-2 and its coronavirus relatives

Mike Walter (2021-08-05). The Heat: Coronavirus Pandemic and Politics. america.cgtn.com From the origins of the virus, and allegations over a "lab leak" in Wuhan, the United States continues to question China's role and Beijing has pushed back hard on that. China says the novel coronavirus origin-tracking work should be treated as a scientific issue, not a political one.

Christopher Black (2021-08-05). The US-Japanese Alliance Against China Risks World War. asia-pacificresearch.com

Anonymous103 (2021-08-05). India And China Making Significant Progress In Easing Tensions On The Border. southfront.org Illustrative ImageAn Indian-Chinese rapprochement will weaken U.S. ambitions to contain China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | India and China are close to reaching an agreement on the disarmament of troops in the Ladakh region. Following the 12th round of China-India border talks, it was agreed that dialogue on de-escalating the de facto Line of Control will continue. Discussions took place on July 30, lasting nine hours, but the final statement from the two sides was published days…

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). French biosecurity expert dismisses Wuhan "lab leak" theory. ecns.cn "The theory that the virus escaped from the Wuhan lab is not credible," a French biosecurity expert who had monitored the construction of the Biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory of the Wuhan Institute of Virology has said recently in reference to COVID-19.

2021-08-06 21:07 | 17:07 EST | 24 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0