(2021-08-20). China Urges World to Stop Putting Pressure on Afghanistan, Guide it Through Power Transition. sputniknews.com The Taliban's* successful takeover of the power vacuum left by the fugitive president Ghani on Sunday has sparked a media and political whirlwind in the West, with strong warnings about the ramifications of a resurgent Taliban rule for Afghanistan and other countries.
(2021-08-20). Chinese Astronauts Conduct New Extravehicular Activities. telesurenglish.net The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) informed that astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming had both slipped out of the space station core module Tianhe by 10: 12 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday to conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs) for a second time. | RELATED: | Nie opened the hatch of Tianhe's node cabin at 8: 38 a.m., the CMSA said. Donning Feitian, new-generation home…
(2021-08-20). China adopts law amendment allowing couples to have 3 children. ecns.cn China on Friday passed a law amendment that allows each couple to have three children and stipulates supportive measures for the new policy.
(2021-08-20). Examining health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia: Factors predicting poor recovery in children and their parents. thelancet.com Approximately half the children and parents had chronically low HRQoL scores, which did not improve following resolution of the FN episode. The child's sex, cancer type, and presence of financial and relationship stress were predictive of chronic group membership for both parents and children. These families may benefit from increased financial and psychosocial support during anti-cancer treatment.
(2021-08-20). How China's Gorbachev Was Flushed in 1989. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Matthew Ehret. | 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 all…
(2021-08-19). China Hopes Taliban Will Follow Through Its Positive Statements. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China maintains communication with the Taliban on the basis of full respect for the sovereignty of Afghanistan. | RELATED: | Previously, the Taliban leaders said publicly they would resolve problems the people face, meet people's aspirations, and stay committed to forming an open and inclusive Islamic government. | China encourages and hopes that the Taliban can follow through…
(2021-08-19). Iran, China can coop. jointly in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran and Beijing, under the strategic partnership document, can have joint cooperation at different levels in Afghanistan.
(2021-08-19). Post-US Afghanistan: Can China Navigate a Way Through the Tombstones? counterpunch.org Beijing. Another name has been chiseled on the tombstone in the graveyard of empires. The United States of America. 2001-2021. From the swords of Alexander the Great, the British empire, the Russians before and after Lenin, and the US as the newest members of the Great Game, military powers have seen the Afghan sand swallow
(2021-08-19). US Speeds Up Military Pivot Towards China Following Its Retreat From Afghanistan. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Dr. Leon Tressell | I recently attended my cousins funeral. The vicar gave a well meaning eulogy about coping with the loss of a loved one. He then talked about my cousin John's service in the British army which led to him developing PTSD. What was missing from the eulogy was any mention of how my cousin developed PTSD. His experiences of the horrors of the battlefield in Afghanistan, where he was shot and seriously wounded by a Taliban sniper, led to h…
(2021-08-19). Cuba, China, Latin America and the World. orinocotribune.com 
By John Ross — Aug 12, 2021 | The US in Latin America is at present once again seeing a series of countries attempting to follow independent policies, corresponding to their national interests, and some with a socialist orientation, rather than subordinating themselves to the US. These countries typically reject the current US cold war against China and indeed seek win-win relations with China. The US is responding to this trend by tightening its blockade of Cuba in an attempt to strangle that country in the hope of provoking a "colour counter-revolution." This anti-Cuba US blockade is being carrying out in…
(2021-08-19). Venezuela: Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet, Arreaza Replaced as Foreign Minister. venezuelanalysis.com Former ambassador to China Felix Plasencia will take over the foreign affairs portfolio.
(2021-08-19). Growing bilateral trust reflected by Iran-China Strategic doc. en.mehrnews.com The growing trust between Iran and China was well reflected in the comprehensive strategic partnership document, the Iranian Foreign minister said on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Iran-China diplomatic ties.
(2021-08-19). How Russia-China Are Stage-managing the Taliban. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-19). China's 'collapse' not happening any time soon. asiatimes.com 
Many in the West, the US in particular, have been singing the "China collapse" song since Deng Xiaoping embarked on economic reforms in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Yet the Chinese economy has performed exceptionally well over the last 40 years, with gross domestic product increasing from around US$200 billion in 1980 to more …
(2021-08-19). Wealth gap sparks Xi's call for 'common prosperity'. asiatimes.com 
China could soon reduce the gap between the rich and poor by imposing new taxes on property and inheritance, capping state-owned-enterprise (SOE) executives' salaries, strengthening antitrust enforcement and promoting more charity. All these suggestions were made by economists and commentators soon after President Xi Jinping spoke at a top Communist Party financial and economic affairs committee meeting …
(2021-08-19). A working class perspective on China's tech regulations. mronline.org 
Bourgeois pundits are alarmed by the Chinese government's latest regulatory changes. A Wall Street Journal headline is typical: "China's corporate crackdown is just getting started. Signs point to more tumult ahead."
(2021-08-19). Beijing touts herbal fix for vaccine doubters. asiatimes.com 
China's public health authority is recommending hundreds-year-old traditional prescriptions for people to fortify themselves against Covid mutations as infections among fully vaccinated workers have damaged trust in modern, homegrown shots. The National Health Commission (NHC) and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued a list of historical and modernized herbal and minerals prescriptions from ancient herbology …
(2021-08-19). The Heat: China-U.S. trade relations. america.cgtn.com 
A group of the largest retail associations in the United States is appealing to President Biden to resume trade talks with China and ease the burden on U.S. companies. They say the tariffs on Chinese products are hurting their bottom line. Caroline Malone reports from …
(2021-08-19). Election of Schmidt to High Representative of BiH Violates UN Security Council Protocols. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageBeijing and Moscow react strongly against Schmidt's appointment. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | The Chinese Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) officially confirmed that Beijing does not accept the legitimacy of Christian Schmidt as the new High Representative in BiH. The move by China is not a surprise, especially if we consider that the Russian Ambassador to BiH, Igor Kalbukhov, recently stated that Moscow does not recognize the legality of Schmidt's a…