Daily Archives: August 18, 2021

2021-08-18: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-08-18). US Senator's tweet over Taiwan provokes Chinese threats of war. wsws.org The US debacle in Afghanistan has brought forth panicked calls in Washington for the US to shore up its prestige internationally by aggressively backing its allies and confronting its rivals—chiefly China.

teleSUR (2021-08-18). China's Mars Rover Accomplishes Planned Exploration Tasks. telesurenglish.net China's Mars rover Zhurong has accomplished its exploration and detection tasks as planned, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday. | RELATED: | As of Aug. 15, 2021, Zhurong had worked on the surface of Mars for 90 Martian days, or about 92 days on Earth, with all scientific payloads having started to work on detection tasks, said the administration. | The rover has traveled 889 meters as of Aug. 15, and its scientific payloads have collect…

ecns.cn (2021-08-18). U.S. accusations against China on COVID-19 origins tracing totally groundless: Chinese consul general. ecns.cn The so-called "lab leak" conspiracy theory being hyped up by the United States against China is "totally groundless" and merely an attempt to cover up their incompetence in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

ecns.cn (2021-08-18). Comicomment: If a Covid-19 virus takes adventures in China and the U.S. ecns.cn Covid-19 virus is the common enemy of the whole mankind. It is the common goal of the world to remove the virus as early as possible. However, China and the U.S. have taken different measures in fighting the pandemic caused by the virus.

ecns.cn (2021-08-18). U.S. should play constructive role in response to pandemic. ecns.cn Kenya recently joined 23 other countries, including China, Morocco, Thailand and South Africa, in launching the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation, which aims to galvanize international synergy to provide vaccines to countries that have fewer resources.

_____ (2021-08-18). How China's Gorbachev Was Flushed in 1989. strategic-culture.org Next time you hear that China is the cause of your problems, take a step back and ask yourself why Soros isn't allowed into their country, even though he is running yours. | To this day, many people are still unclear as to the nefarious role that Hungarian mega speculator-turned philanthropist-turned color revolutionary George Soros has played in international affairs over the past 40 years. Sadly, many of those who have woken to the systematic carnage created by the elderly sociopath tend to make the mistake of either 1) assuming that the man has run an international conspiracy to rid the world of nation states…

Staff (2021-08-17). 'Hurried' withdrawal of US forces created more problems in Afghanistan, China says, calling Washington 'irresponsible'. rt.com Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that the hastened pullout of US forces exacerbated the situation in Afghanistan and should serve as a lesson that attempts to impose "foreign models" on other countries end badly. | The dramatic developments in Afghanistan have "once again proven that it's difficult to gain a foothold by mechanically applying foreign models to countries with completely different history, culture, and national traditions," Wang was quoted by the Chinese media as saying. | "Using force and military means to resolve problems will just increase them. The lessons learned from this deserve s…

TASS (2021-08-17). Russia, China can moderate crash landing of 'puppet Afghan government,' expert says. tass.com According to the professor of international law at the University of Illinois, "Russia and China are doing their best to moderate the situation"

ecns.cn (2021-08-17). COVID-19 origin-tracing controversies aim to "divert attention" from China's success, expert says. ecns.cn Controversy around tracing the origins of COVID-19 "seems like a concerted effort by American political and media elites to divert attention from the amazing job China did in managing the initial outbreak," according to one professor.

Zero Hedge (2021-08-17). China Dumped US Treasuries for 4th Straight Month, Most Since 2016. globalresearch.ca

Sara Flounders (2021-08-17). A diferencia de Gates, China comparte vacunas y tecnología con el mundo. workers.org En un sorprendente anuncio realizado el 5 de agosto, el Presidente de China, Xi Jinping, informó al Primer Foro Internacional de Cooperación en Materia de Vacunas COVID-19 de la donación por parte del país de 2.000 millones de dosis de vacunas COVID-19 a países en desarrollo y pobres en los . . . |

teleSUR (2021-08-17). Globalink | Another Arms Sale to Taiwan? Salami-Slicing Trick of U.S. To Face Backlash. telesurenglish.net The U.S. State Department has approved an arms sale to Taiwan. It is believed to be another dangerous provocation against China. Find out what ordinary Chinese people have to say about the salami-slicing trick of the U.S.

Fight Back (2021-08-17). Amazon-banned U.S. book "Capitalism on a Ventilator" to be published in China. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – As the Delta variant rages through the U.S., a major Chinese publisher has signed a contract to distribute a timely book comparing COVID-19 responses in the countries' two systems: capitalism and socialism. | Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S. – originally published last year and penned by dozens of writers from the U.S. and around the world – will now be translated and distributed in China. It will be available for sale by late September. | The book's secondary title – An anthology of social justice activists discussing a global choice: cooperation vs. comp…

teleSUR (2021-08-17). China Urges US To Honor Agreements on Taiwan, Stop Arms Sales. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying urged the United States to abide by the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiques, sever military links with Taiwan, and stop arms sales to the island. | RELATED: | "There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory," said Hua on Tuesday, which marks the 39th anniversary of the issuance of the August 17 Comm…

Tony Murphy (2021-08-17). Buffet's Business Wire censors China book. workers.org Billionaire Warren Buffet's public relations company, Business Wire, has refused to distribute a press release announcing the publication in China of a U.S. book that compares the responses to COVID by capitalist and socialist governments. The headline of the press release referred to the fact that the book, "Capitalism on . . . |

AT Contributor (2021-08-17). Google, Facebook bypass China with undersea cable. asiatimes.com Google and Facebook on Monday unveiled plans for a new undersea internet cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia. Google and Facebook earlier this year had halted efforts on a planned undersea cable that would have connected California and Hong Kong, due to tensions between the United States and China. The newly …

Labor Video Project (2021-08-17). Rehire Namibian Mine Union Leaders & Hands Off Lawyer Beukes! Rally At SF China Consulate. indybay.org A rally was held on 8/13/21 at the San Francisco Chinese consulate to demand the rehiring of the 9 dismissed leaders of the Miners Union of Namibia Rossing Branch. Their employers is the state owned Chinese National Nuclear Corporation.

Sandipan Talukdar (2021-08-17). The first coins were minted in China, suggests new research. peoplesdispatch.org It has long been thought that coin minting — the process of coin manufacturing which includes the stampings on them — first began in Turkey or Greece. However, this has been challenged by recent findings, which suggest that coin minting may have begun in China. The findings have been published in the journal

Anonymous007 (2021-08-17). China Warns Taiwan Not To Rely On U.S., Holds Live Fire Maritime Drills. southfront.org On August 17th, China held live fire maritime drills near Taiwan in response to "provocations". | The reason for the "assault drills", according to Beijin was an "external interference and provocations by Taiwan independence forces". | According to a statement from Col Shi Yi, the spokesperson of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command, warships, anti-submarine aircraft and fighter planes were dispatched to the south-west and south-east of Taiwan on August 17th. | In response, Taiwan's defense ministry said: "The nation's military has a full grasp and has made a full assessment of the situa…

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