The Conversation (2021-08-11). IPCC Alarm Bell: burning gas, coal is Intensifying Water Cycle: Expect more and worse Storms, Floods such as hit Germany, China this Summer. juancole.com By Mathew Barlow | — ( The Conversation) — The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides in Asia and inundated subways in China. More than 900 people died in the destruction. In North America, the West was battling fires amid an intense …

Sam Pizzigati (2021-08-11). Forget a New Cold War, the US and China Need to Fight Against Inequality. counterpunch.org Has the United States now entered a new Cold War, this time around with China? "Rhetoric coming out of Washington, amplified by hawkish media commentary," Andrew Bacevich of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft observed this past spring, "appears to take a Second Cold War as a given, something perhaps even to be welcomed." The

WSWS (2021-08-11). US admiral warns China "we have the world's greatest military" wsws.org While Washington accuses Beijing of potential aggression toward Taiwan, the US is undermining the status quo that has underpinned relations with China for the past 50 years.

WSWS (2021-08-11). Biden speaks to Pacific Islands Forum to counter China. wsws.org Biden's address to the forum—a first for a sitting US president—featured the declaration that the US was a "proud Pacific power" and signalled Washington's determination to maintain its dominant position in the region.

Anonymous103 (2021-08-11). Navy Voyage To The Pacific Demonstrates Germany's Intent To Be Global Military Power. southfront.org Illustrative ImageGermany may also join Anglo Axis in pressuring China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. | A German battleship, the Bayern (Bavaria) frigate, set off for Asia to make the long journey to the Pacific Ocean. However, why did Berlin want to send a warship to a location more than 5,000 nautical miles away from the German coast? It suggests that Berlin is attempting to not only become a major global military power once again,…

Sara Flounders (2021-08-11). Unlike centi-billionaire Gates, China shares vaccines, technology with world. workers.org In a stunning announcement Aug. 5, China's President Xi Jinping informed the First International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation of the country's donation of 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to developing and poor countries within the next four months. This urgent step builds solidarity and makes vaccines accessible in . . . |

Kim Petersen (2021-08-10). Targeting Cuba and China: Disinformation and the "Fear of Communism" globalresearch.ca

Kim Petersen (2021-08-10). Targeting Cuba and China: Disinformation against Communism. dissidentvoice.org I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. — Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state on how the United States conducts its business One of the filters in the Propaganda Model propounded by professors Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky is stoking a fear of communism.1 The establishment's anti-communism has never abated …

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-10). Secretary of State Blinken blasts Russia, China, Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Maritime Security [China] In the South China Sea, we have seen dangerous encounters between vessels at sea and provocative actions to advance unlawful maritime claims. The United States has made clear its concerns regarding actions that intimidate …

Joseph Gerson (2021-08-10). Toward Preventing a Catastrophic US-China War. counterpunch.org U.S.-Chinese relations are worse than at any time since the renewal or relations began in the early 1970s. As in the late 1940s, we are witnessing, and suffering, the restructuring of the global disorder into a new, extremely dangerous, and totally unnecessary confrontation analogous, but not identical, to the Cold War. As Zhu Zhiqun, my

Pepe Escobar (2021-08-10). How Myanmar Fits into China's New Silk Roads. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-08-10). COVID-19 lab leak theory doesn't hold up to scientific scrutiny, says virologist. ecns.cn The virologist also said it is "far too divergent" for RaTG13, a coronavirus detected in horseshoe bats in southwest China's Yunnan province in 2013, to be the progenitor of SARS-CoV-2 that caused the first human cases, as the two viruses differ in about 1,100 nucleotide positions.

Morning Star (2021-08-10). China joins global fight against 'vaccine apartheid'. peoplesworld.org Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for greater global cooperation in the fight against coronavirus and the equal distribution of vaccines Tuesday. He said that collaboration was crucial to the fight against the pandemic as new strains emerge across the world. Xi recently committed to the donation of two billion vaccines to be made available …

Chris Kanthan (2021-08-10). Why and how China's economy will slow down. nationofchange.org The goal should be to disengage from great power rivalry and peacefully pursue economic and technological progress.

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-10). War against Nagorno-Karabakh opened way for Central Asia-Caspian Sea-Black Sea corridors. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Opening of Zangezur corridor to stimulate development of route between Uzbekistan and countries of Caspian and Black Seas The Zangezur corridor "This project envisages the connection of the railways of China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan with the access to the Caspian Sea — to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey," head of the South Caucasus Political Scientists Club [said]. …

Anonymous007 (2021-08-10). Russia And China Hold Large-Scale Military Exercises In Face Of Mounting Pressure On Beijing. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 9th, Russia and China have begun holding a large-scale joint military exercise in China's north-central Ningxia region. | The Sibu/Cooperation-2021 exercises launched on August 9th and will run through August 13th. They will involve more than 10,000 ground troops and air forces. | The Russian military said that it had sent Su-30SM fighter aircraft, motorized rifle units and air defense systems to China as part of the exercise. | As reported in the Central Military District of…

Editor (2021-08-10). Why time's up for China's 'shadow education' industry. mronline.org Last month, China announced strict new regulations on academic tutoring and training classes for young children. How did the industry get so big, so fast?>

Rodolfo Koé Gutiérrez (2021-08-10). China avanza como potencia económica en América Latina y el Caribe. globalizacion.ca En 2020, si bien las fusiones y adquisiciones chinas disminuyeron en Europa, América del Norte y Asia y el Pacífico, aumentaron en las economías latinoamericanas y caribeñas, al grado de representar una quinta parte de la inversión extranjera directa (IED)…

Joris Leverink (2021-08-10). Economic Update: A US Left Rises to Remake the World. roarmag.org On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the Friends reunion and what it teaches us; how China outmaneuvers US tariffs; and how Yellow Vests plus French unions defeated Macron "reforms." | On the second half of the program, Wolff interviews Astra Taylor, filmmaker and debt rebellion activist. | You can support this show on

Anand Naidoo (2021-08-10). The Heat: Beijing Olympics 2022. america.cgtn.com As the Summer Olympic Games close in Tokyo, Beijing looks ahead to the 2022 Winter Games.

ecns.cn (2021-08-10). U.S. fails miserably in COVID-19 response. ecns.cn A research report jointly released on Monday by three Chinese think tanks in Beijing revealed the truth about the U.S. performance in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

Kim Petersen (2021-08-10). Targeting Cuba and China: Disinformation and the "Fear of Communism" globalresearch.ca

Kim Petersen (2021-08-10). Targeting Cuba and China: Disinformation against Communism. dissidentvoice.org I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. — Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state on how the United States conducts its business One of the filters in the Propaganda Model propounded by professors Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky is stoking a fear of communism.1 The establishment's anti-communism has never abated …

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-10). Secretary of State Blinken blasts Russia, China, Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Maritime Security [China] In the South China Sea, we have seen dangerous encounters between vessels at sea and provocative actions to advance unlawful maritime claims. The United States has made clear its concerns regarding actions that intimidate …

Joseph Gerson (2021-08-10). Toward Preventing a Catastrophic US-China War. counterpunch.org U.S.-Chinese relations are worse than at any time since the renewal or relations began in the early 1970s. As in the late 1940s, we are witnessing, and suffering, the restructuring of the global disorder into a new, extremely dangerous, and totally unnecessary confrontation analogous, but not identical, to the Cold War. As Zhu Zhiqun, my

Pepe Escobar (2021-08-10). How Myanmar Fits into China's New Silk Roads. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2021-08-10). Why time's up for China's 'shadow education' industry. mronline.org Last month, China announced strict new regulations on academic tutoring and training classes for young children. How did the industry get so big, so fast?>

ecns.cn (2021-08-10). COVID-19 lab leak theory doesn't hold up to scientific scrutiny, says virologist. ecns.cn The virologist also said it is "far too divergent" for RaTG13, a coronavirus detected in horseshoe bats in southwest China's Yunnan province in 2013, to be the progenitor of SARS-CoV-2 that caused the first human cases, as the two viruses differ in about 1,100 nucleotide positions.

Joris Leverink (2021-08-10). Economic Update: A US Left Rises to Remake the World. roarmag.org On this week's show, Prof. Wolff presents updates on the Friends reunion and what it teaches us; how China outmaneuvers US tariffs; and how Yellow Vests plus French unions defeated Macron "reforms." | On the second half of the program, Wolff interviews Astra Taylor, filmmaker and debt rebellion activist. | You can support this show on

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-10). War against Nagorno-Karabakh opened way for Central Asia-Caspian Sea-Black Sea corridors. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Opening of Zangezur corridor to stimulate development of route between Uzbekistan and countries of Caspian and Black Seas The Zangezur corridor "This project envisages the connection of the railways of China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan with the access to the Caspian Sea — to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey," head of the South Caucasus Political Scientists Club [said]. …

Rodolfo Koé Gutiérrez (2021-08-10). China avanza como potencia económica en América Latina y el Caribe. globalizacion.ca En 2020, si bien las fusiones y adquisiciones chinas disminuyeron en Europa, América del Norte y Asia y el Pacífico, aumentaron en las economías latinoamericanas y caribeñas, al grado de representar una quinta parte de la inversión extranjera directa (IED)…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-10). Russia And China Hold Large-Scale Military Exercises In Face Of Mounting Pressure On Beijing. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 9th, Russia and China have begun holding a large-scale joint military exercise in China's north-central Ningxia region. | The Sibu/Cooperation-2021 exercises launched on August 9th and will run through August 13th. They will involve more than 10,000 ground troops and air forces. | The Russian military said that it had sent Su-30SM fighter aircraft, motorized rifle units and air defense systems to China as part of the exercise. | As reported in the Central Military District of…

Anand Naidoo (2021-08-10). The Heat: Beijing Olympics 2022. america.cgtn.com As the Summer Olympic Games close in Tokyo, Beijing looks ahead to the 2022 Winter Games.

ecns.cn (2021-08-10). U.S. fails miserably in COVID-19 response. ecns.cn A research report jointly released on Monday by three Chinese think tanks in Beijing revealed the truth about the U.S. performance in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

Staff (2021-08-09). China's Wuhan completes citywide Covid-19 testing in SIX days, finds 37 cases & 41 asymptomatic carriers among 12mn residents. rt.com The city of Wuhan has tested virtually every resident, except for children under six and those on vacation, in a sweeping effort to prevent a new Covid-19 outbreak in the metropolis where the pandemic is believed to have started. | Mass testing in the capital of Hubei province was launched on Tuesday, after authorities discovered a handful of locally transmitted cases, marking the first time that Covid-19 infection has been registered in the city since June 2020. | With an army of 28,000 medical staff mobilized to test 11.28 million residents at over 2,800 sampling sites set up across the city, the sweeping ca…

_____ (2021-08-09). The COVID Challenge ‚àí Cooperation Or Competition. popularresistance.org Once again, in confronting the greatest immediate challenge facing humanity, U.S. imperialism has played only a disruptive role. The drive to maximize profits and assert global dominance has pushed Washington to recklessly exacerbate the deadly COVID-19 health crisis. | What does U.S. imperialism hope to gain by blocking the World Health Organization's inquiry into COVID with the demand that the WHO Inquiry focus on blaming China? This intentionally blocks an international initiative which needs full cooperation. | Regarding the 18 intelligence agencies, nine report directly to the U.S. military. The rest coopera…

Brian Berletic (2021-08-09). US-led Information War Targets Southeast Asia (and China). asia-pacificresearch.com

Dan Cohen (2021-08-09). NY Times, WaPo national security reporters serve at pro-war Pentagon-funded think tank. thegrayzone.com The Center for New American Security provides residencies to top national security correspondents while raking in massive funding from the arms industry, Pentagon and State Department. This was originally published by Behind The Headlines at Mint Press News Imagine a country where there's no separation between the government, the military, and the media. A lot of Americans would think of China, Russia or North Korea, but it's a perfect description of the United States today. Located in Washington, the Center …

Staff (2021-08-09). China's Wuhan completes citywide Covid-19 testing in SIX days, finds 37 cases & 41 asymptomatic carriers among 12mn residents. rt.com The city of Wuhan has tested virtually every resident, except for children under six and those on vacation, in a sweeping effort to prevent a new Covid-19 outbreak in the metropolis where the pandemic is believed to have started. | Mass testing in the capital of Hubei province was launched on Tuesday, after authorities discovered a handful of locally transmitted cases, marking the first time that Covid-19 infection has been registered in the city since June 2020. | With an army of 28,000 medical staff mobilized to test 11.28 million residents at over 2,800 sampling sites set up across the city, the sweeping ca…

Dan Cohen (2021-08-09). NY Times, WaPo national security reporters serve at pro-war Pentagon-funded think tank. thegrayzone.com The Center for New American Security provides residencies to top national security correspondents while raking in massive funding from the arms industry, Pentagon and State Department. This was originally published by Behind The Headlines at Mint Press News Imagine a country where there's no separation between the government, the military, and the media. A lot of Americans would think of China, Russia or North Korea, but it's a perfect description of the United States today. Located in Washington, the Center …

_____ (2021-08-09). The COVID Challenge ‚àí Cooperation Or Competition. popularresistance.org Once again, in confronting the greatest immediate challenge facing humanity, U.S. imperialism has played only a disruptive role. The drive to maximize profits and assert global dominance has pushed Washington to recklessly exacerbate the deadly COVID-19 health crisis. | What does U.S. imperialism hope to gain by blocking the World Health Organization's inquiry into COVID with the demand that the WHO Inquiry focus on blaming China? This intentionally blocks an international initiative which needs full cooperation. | Regarding the 18 intelligence agencies, nine report directly to the U.S. military. The rest coopera…

Brian Berletic (2021-08-09). US-led Information War Targets Southeast Asia (and China). asia-pacificresearch.com

Staff (2021-08-08). USA to Brazil: Join NATO but First Kick Out Huawei from 5G Market (Free Trade Not So Free). orinocotribune.com The US offers Brazil the status of "global partner" in NATO, if Brasilia replaces the Chinese Huawei in its 5G network market with a "similar" US one. | As reported by Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sà£o Paulo on Friday, August 6, US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, during his visit to Brazil, has offered the government of Jair Bolsonaro to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with the status of "global partner," in exchange for Brasilia "reconsidering" its digital communication technology relations with China. | The senior US official undertook his first trip to Brazil with the aim of…

Staff (2021-08-08). USA to Brazil: Join NATO but First Kick Out Huawei from 5G Market (Free Trade Not So Free). orinocotribune.com The US offers Brazil the status of "global partner" in NATO, if Brasilia replaces the Chinese Huawei in its 5G network market with a "similar" US one. | As reported by Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sà£o Paulo on Friday, August 6, US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, during his visit to Brazil, has offered the government of Jair Bolsonaro to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with the status of "global partner," in exchange for Brasilia "reconsidering" its digital communication technology relations with China. | The senior US official undertook his first trip to Brazil with the aim of…

Staff (2021-08-07). WATCH: Taliban fighters joyride in Humvees after capturing Nimroz provincial capital & seizing more US-made weaponry. rt.com Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows — the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. | The militants were seen making victory laps around the city of Zaranj on Friday afternoon in the captured vehicles, having just captured the provincial capital after overrunning Afghan government forces. |

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Watch Taliban Militants Parade in US-Made Humvees After Seizing Afghan Provincial Capital. sputniknews.com On Friday, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai told the UN Security Council that the scale and scope of the ongoing Taliban* offensive in the country "are akin to an invasion unparalleled in the last 30 years of the conflict".

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-07). Hezbollah Fires Rockets in Response to Israeli Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Hezbollah responded Friday to recent Israeli shelling and airstrikes in southern Lebanon by firing rockets into Israel. The incident marks the Israel said 19 rockets were launched from Lebanon and that it fired back with artillery after the barrage. The back and forth is the most significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in years, but no casualties were reported on either side. | Israel's initial shelling of Lebanon took place late We…

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation is 'Exchange of Messages', War is Not on Horizon, Expert Says. sputniknews.com The reason for this is not only the reluctance of Hezbollah to draw Lebanon into another bloody conflict, especially now when the country is mired in deep economic and political crises. It also stems from Israel being preoccupied with other problems and the split within its own coalition.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-08-07). US transfers 40 ISIL forces to its base in Hasaka: report. en.mehrnews.com Syrian sources reported that the US military transferred dozens of ISIL prisoners in Syria to its base.

Martin Powers (2021-08-07). On China, Biden is continuing Trump's Zero-Sum Vision of the World when our Crises demand a Win-Win Approach. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) — Regarding China, Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Team has embraced the zero-sum rhetoric of the Trump administration. That approach could bifurcate the globe politically and technologically along racial lines, but instead of race, the project has been marketed as a contest of values. Zero-sum rhetoric didn't begin with Trump. …

ecns.cn (2021-08-07). 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.

Editor (2021-08-07). Security U.S. fears of China nuclear expansion… déjà vu of Soviet missile gap hype. mronline.org 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.

ecns.cn (2021-08-07). What is the U.S. afraid of? What kind of 'truth' does it try to make up?>. ecns.cn The U.S.' "excessive efforts" on origin tracing has distorted this scientific issue while its failure to curb the surging COVID-19 cases has ruined its international image.

teleSUR, MER (2021-08-07). Defensa de diplomático Alex Saab expone ilegalidades en proceso. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de la Cedeao ha ordenado en dos ocasiones la libertad inmediata de Alex Saab ante las irregularidades en su detención.

teleSUR, SH (2021-08-07). Talibanes capturan una segunda capital provincial en Afganistán. telesurtv.net En la tarde del viernes, los talibanes tomaron el control de la ciudad de Zaranj, capital de la provincia suroccidental de Nimroz.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-08-07). Iran not to hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in PG. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the G7 statement over baseless accusations against Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will not hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in the Persian Gulf.

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-08-07). Biden flubs number of vaccinated Americans. en.mehrnews.com In his speech on Friday, the US president made another blunder, making a mistake over the total number of vaccinated people in the United States.

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'. sputniknews.com The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) if child abuse imagery is discovered.

teleSUR, SH (2021-08-07). Colombia suma una nueva masacre para llegar a 64 en el 2021. telesurtv.net La masacre se registró en el interior de una vivienda en el municipio colombiano de Soacha dejando tres hombre y una mujer muerta.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-08-07). Congresistas de EE.UU. piden a Biden cerrar cárcel en Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de varios comités legislativos se sumaron a la iniciativa para que se ejecute inmediatamente el cierre de la prisión.

Martin Powers (2021-08-07). On China, Biden is continuing Trump's Zero-Sum Vision of the World when our Crises demand a Win-Win Approach. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) — Regarding China, Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Team has embraced the zero-sum rhetoric of the Trump administration. That approach could bifurcate the globe politically and technologically along racial lines, but instead of race, the project has been marketed as a contest of values. Zero-sum rhetoric didn't begin with Trump. …

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-07). Hezbollah Fires Rockets in Response to Israeli Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Hezbollah responded Friday to recent Israeli shelling and airstrikes in southern Lebanon by firing rockets into Israel. The incident marks the Israel said 19 rockets were launched from Lebanon and that it fired back with artillery after the barrage. The back and forth is the most significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in years, but no casualties were reported on either side. | Israel's initial shelling of Lebanon took place late We…

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation is 'Exchange of Messages', War is Not on Horizon, Expert Says. sputniknews.com The reason for this is not only the reluctance of Hezbollah to draw Lebanon into another bloody conflict, especially now when the country is mired in deep economic and political crises. It also stems from Israel being preoccupied with other problems and the split within its own coalition.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-08-07). US transfers 40 ISIL forces to its base in Hasaka: report. en.mehrnews.com Syrian sources reported that the US military transferred dozens of ISIL prisoners in Syria to its base.

Editor (2021-08-07). Security U.S. fears of China nuclear expansion… déjà vu of Soviet missile gap hype. mronline.org 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.

ecns.cn (2021-08-07). 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.

teleSUR, MER (2021-08-07). Defensa de diplomático Alex Saab expone ilegalidades en proceso. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de la Cedeao ha ordenado en dos ocasiones la libertad inmediata de Alex Saab ante las irregularidades en su detención.

ecns.cn (2021-08-07). What is the U.S. afraid of? What kind of 'truth' does it try to make up?>. ecns.cn The U.S.' "excessive efforts" on origin tracing has distorted this scientific issue while its failure to curb the surging COVID-19 cases has ruined its international image.

Staff (2021-08-07). WATCH: Taliban fighters joyride in Humvees after capturing Nimroz provincial capital & seizing more US-made weaponry. rt.com Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows — the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. | The militants were seen making victory laps around the city of Zaranj on Friday afternoon in the captured vehicles, having just captured the provincial capital after overrunning Afghan government forces. |

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Watch Taliban Militants Parade in US-Made Humvees After Seizing Afghan Provincial Capital. sputniknews.com On Friday, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai told the UN Security Council that the scale and scope of the ongoing Taliban* offensive in the country "are akin to an invasion unparalleled in the last 30 years of the conflict".

teleSUR, SH (2021-08-07). Talibanes capturan una segunda capital provincial en Afganistán. telesurtv.net En la tarde del viernes, los talibanes tomaron el control de la ciudad de Zaranj, capital de la provincia suroccidental de Nimroz.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-08-07). Iran not to hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in PG. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the G7 statement over baseless accusations against Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will not hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in the Persian Gulf.

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-08-07). Biden flubs number of vaccinated Americans. en.mehrnews.com In his speech on Friday, the US president made another blunder, making a mistake over the total number of vaccinated people in the United States.

teleSUR, SH (2021-08-07). Colombia suma una nueva masacre para llegar a 64 en el 2021. telesurtv.net La masacre se registró en el interior de una vivienda en el municipio colombiano de Soacha dejando tres hombre y una mujer muerta.

sputniknews (2021-08-07). Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'. sputniknews.com The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) if child abuse imagery is discovered.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-08-07). Congresistas de EE.UU. piden a Biden cerrar cárcel en Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de varios comités legislativos se sumaron a la iniciativa para que se ejecute inmediatamente el cierre de la prisión.

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

_____ (2021-08-06). China Eradicates Absolute Poverty While Billionaires Go For A Joyride To Space. popularresistance.org 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, rising shipping costs, shortages of intermediate goods, rising commodity prices, and inflationary pressures in many economies. Global growth rates are expected to touch 6% in 2021 and 4.9% in 2022, driven by higher global government debt. According to the report, this debt 'reached an unprecedented level of close to 100% of the global GDP in 2020 and is projected to remain around that level in 2…

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.

Staff (2021-08-06). CNN's strange Wuhan lab story suggests US spies HACKED Chinese database, hints that probe into Covid-19 origins may take longer. rt.com A bizarre CNN story about the ongoing US intelligence investigation of Covid-19's origins that relies on anonymous sources, and seems to make excuses for the spies coming up short, also manages to accuse the US of hacking China. | In a progress report of sorts on the 90-day investigation into the coronavirus origins — with which US spies were tasked Scientists are scouring data from…

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.

_____ (2021-08-06). Top New York Times, WaPo Experts Affiliated With Pentagon-Funded CNAS Think Tank. strategic-culture.org Watch Behind The Headlines correspondent Dan Cohen explain how top foreign policy reporters are linked to the U.S. government, weapons industry and oil corporations — the very forces they are supposed to hold accountable. | By Dan COHEN | Imagine a country where there's no separation between the government, the military, and the media. A lot of Americans would think of China, Russia or North Korea, but it's a perfect description of the United States today. And here in Washington, the think tank inside this nondescript building — Center For A New American Security (CNAS) — is the clearest exam…

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.

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?>

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…

_____ (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…

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-06). Israeli Ambassador Says Israel Wants to See 'Regime Change' in Iran. news.antiwar.com Israel's Ambassador to the US and UN Gilad Erdan "In the end, we would ultimately like to see [the government] overthrown and [for there to be] regime change," Erdan told Israel's Army Radio when asked about his government's Iran policy. | It's no secret Israel is hostile to the Iranian government, but Israeli officials have previously avoided such explicit calls for regime change. What Erdan said was interpreted…

Staff (2021-08-06). 'Retaliation vs all who challenge power': Prison's mistreatment of hacktivist Gottesfeld is par for the course, whistleblower says. rt.com The Bureau of Prisons' retaliation against hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld for writing an expose on prison conditions is the rule, not the exception, Barrett Brown — a journalist who did four years in prison — told RT. | "There's not been a single case of someone who's a high-profile activist or even a low-profile activist incarcerated in the Bureau of Prisons who has not faced retaliation to the extent that they have tried to continue their engagement with the civic body from prison," Brown told RT on Friday, explaining that Gottesfeld's punishment — for merely trying to expose the abuses he wit…

Staff (2021-08-06). 'It's an act of retaliation': Jailed hacktivist denied legal calls after publishing article about US prison abuse — wife to RT. rt.com In an act of reprisal, hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld has been prevented from communicating with his attorneys after he penned an article, published by RT, about conditions at his federal penitentiary, his wife has claimed. | Bureau of Prisons Attorney Katherine Siereveld has taken unprecedented measures to block Gottesfeld from conferring with his legal team, the inmate's wife, Dana Gottesfeld, has said in an interview. | "I think it's an act of retaliation because it's only against Marty and not against other people," she told RT. Siereveld has allegedly also been "opening his legal mail o…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-06). U.S. Government Encourages Mass Emigration Of Hong Kong Citizens. southfront.org Illustrative ImageBiden government signs memorandum to provide haven to Hong Kong citizens, provoking Beijing. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to escalate. White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki announced that US President Joe Biden signed a memorandum of understanding that provides temporary haven for Hong Kong citizens interested in entering US territory. Reactions to such a measure can…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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, …

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 …

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

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.

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…

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

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.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Meng extradition case concluding. ecns.cn Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was back in British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday for the final stretch of extradition proceedings that could send her to the U.S.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). U.S. closure of Fort Detrick lab not coincidental: expert. ecns.cn The sudden shutdown of the Fort Detrick lab in the United States and the pneumonia outbreak that followed are far from coincidental and should be studied in the scope of the ongoing investigation into the pandemic's origins, a Russian political observer has said.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Why investigating U.S. EVALI outbreak important in COVID-19 origin-tracing?>. ecns.cn Amid global efforts in tracing the COVID-19 origins, the connection between the coronavirus and an outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI) cases in the U.S. in August, 2019 has raised many concerns.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Comicomment: In origin tracing, U.S. leads a 'blaming chorus'. ecns.cn The COVID-19 origin tracing is a serious scientific issue that must be studied by scientists and medical experts around the world through cooperation. However, some U.S. politicians placed their hope on the intelligence community, trying to answer a science question with political means.

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.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Shifting blame reflects selfishness of U.S. ecns.cn Recently, the U.S. has led several countries and media outlets in hyping up the claim that the novel coronavirus was the result of a "lab leak".

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-08-05). Iran lodges protest to IMO over rising rhetoric. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Ambassador to the UK Mohsen Baharvand has penned a letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to protest the rhetoric recently raised against Tehran after suspicious incidents with tankers in Persian Gulf.

Mohammad Ali Haqshenas (2021-08-05). Embassy urges caution against false flag operations in region. en.mehrnews.com Iran's Embassy in London reviewed the recent days' propaganda against Iran, urging vigilance against false flag operations in the Persian Gulf region.

ecns.cn (2021-08-05). Secret deal between U.S. Fort Detrick, Japanese germ warfare unit revealed. ecns.cn The United States pardoned members of a notorious Japanese germ warfare unit after World War II in exchange for their data on biological weapons, research by a Chinese historian has revealed.

Staff (2021-08-04). Israeli warplanes pound southern Lebanon, as IDF vows to 'continue & intensify' retaliation to rocket fire (VIDEO). rt.com The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of airstrikes on Lebanese territory, calling them retaliation for cross-border rocket attacks after earlier firing scores of artillery rounds in response. | The IDF Video footage has circulated online purporting to show the IDF strikes in progress. | BREAKING…

ecns.cn (2021-08-04). U.S. habitually ignores adverse int'l rulings: media. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden's administration, which has lectured China about respecting a so-called arbitral tribunal ruling on the South China Sea, is in itself a breacher of the international rule of law.

Tony Pecinovsky (2021-08-04). China doesn't want a new Cold War. peoplesworld.org With all of the saber-rattling directed at China these days, it's important to get a clear picture of what the U.S. foreign policy elite and their Chinese counterparts are thinking regarding that nation's unprecedented rise on the global stage. Their perspectives on the Communist Party of China, the country's continued economic expansion and growing military …

Richard D. Wolff (2021-08-04). Global capitalism: The challenge of China. canadiandimension.com According to University of Massachusetts professor Richard Wolff, China's rise is unmistakable and one of the most important developments in recent economic history. Photo from iStock. | In this month's lecture for

Tom Clifford (2021-08-04). Party Over in China as Communist Party Takes Back Control. globalresearch.ca

Joshua Hanks (2021-08-04). China reforms take on Big Tech. workers.org Over the past several months, the Western media have grown increasingly alarmed over reforms in China that significantly rein in private capital and strengthen the public sector. These reforms primarily target the tech industry, which has grown tremendously in size and power over recent decades. Western capitalist countries also grapple . . . |

Peter Koenig (2021-08-04). China's Post-Pandemic Growth: Reaching Out and Developing Internal Markets and Well-being. dissidentvoice.org "Post-Pandemic" for many countries, especially western countries, is a dream. The west will have to wake up fast, if it doesn't want to fall prey to a destructive plan of chaos, unemployment, bankruptcies, and, yes, famine — shifting of capital from the bottom and the middle to the top — and leaving misery at the …

Vijay Prashad (2021-08-04). As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, China forges ties with the Taliban. peoplesdispatch.org With no end in sight to the internal conflict in Afghanistan, China has been meeting with regional players to build a strategy which seeks to guarantee peace and stability for all…

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-04). Kamala Harris to Work Against China in Southeast Asia Tour. news.antiwar.com Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Vietnam and Singapore this month, as the US is increasing focus on boosting partnerships in Southeast Asia as part of its strategy against China. "We do not want to see any country dominate that region or take advantage of the power situation to compromise the sovereignty of others," the White H…

WSWS (2021-08-04). China fights to contain outbreak of COVID-19 delta variant. wsws.org The contrast between the response of Chinese authorities and the "herd immunity" policies of the imperialist governments of North America and Europe is staggering.

ecns.cn (2021-08-04). U.S. habitually ignores adverse int'l rulings: media. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden's administration, which has lectured China about respecting a so-called arbitral tribunal ruling on the South China Sea, is in itself a breacher of the international rule of law.

Richard D. Wolff (2021-08-04). Global capitalism: The challenge of China. canadiandimension.com According to University of Massachusetts professor Richard Wolff, China's rise is unmistakable and one of the most important developments in recent economic history. Photo from iStock. | In this month's lecture for

Joshua Hanks (2021-08-04). China reforms take on Big Tech. workers.org Over the past several months, the Western media have grown increasingly alarmed over reforms in China that significantly rein in private capital and strengthen the public sector. These reforms primarily target the tech industry, which has grown tremendously in size and power over recent decades. Western capitalist countries also grapple . . . |

WSWS (2021-08-04). China fights to contain outbreak of COVID-19 delta variant. wsws.org The contrast between the response of Chinese authorities and the "herd immunity" policies of the imperialist governments of North America and Europe is staggering.

Dave DeCamp (2021-08-04). Kamala Harris to Work Against China in Southeast Asia Tour. news.antiwar.com Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Vietnam and Singapore this month, as the US is increasing focus on boosting partnerships in Southeast Asia as part of its strategy against China. "We do not want to see any country dominate that region or take advantage of the power situation to compromise the sovereignty of others," the White H…

Peter Koenig (2021-08-04). China's Post-Pandemic Growth: Reaching Out and Developing Internal Markets and Well-being. dissidentvoice.org "Post-Pandemic" for many countries, especially western countries, is a dream. The west will have to wake up fast, if it doesn't want to fall prey to a destructive plan of chaos, unemployment, bankruptcies, and, yes, famine — shifting of capital from the bottom and the middle to the top — and leaving misery at the …

Finian Cunningham (2021-08-03). U.S. Politicizing Covid Pandemic to Incriminate China Is Self-Defeating. dissidentvoice.org The United States is losing the ability for rational political debate and respect for science. Politicians, media and public discourse have been infected by lies, conspiracies, racial stereotyping of nations like China, and rampant hostility. The World Health Organization seems to have succumbed to U.S. pressure to falsely incriminate China over the Covid-19 global pandemic. …

Sara Flounders (2021-08-03). The COVID challenge ‚àí cooperation or competition. workers.org President Joe Biden's May 25 announcement, calling on U.S. intelligence agencies to launch an inquiry into the charge of a lab leak in Wuhan, China, is an aggressive act that disrupts cooperative work to contain the virus. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Md is being . . . |

_____ (2021-08-03). The Eradication Of Extreme Poverty In China. popularresistance.org On 25 February 2021, the Chinese government announced that extreme poverty had been abolished in China, a country of 1.4 billion people. This historic victory is a culmination of a seven-decade-long process that began with the Chinese Revolution of 1949. The early decades of socialist construction laid the foundation that was deepened during the reform and opening-up period. During this time, 850 million Chinese people were lifted and lifted themselves out of poverty; that is to say, 70 percent of the world's total poverty reduction took place in China. In the most recent 'targeted' phase that began in 2013, the…

_____ (2021-08-03). Money, Threats, And Military Power. strategic-culture.org Top military brass demand more and more funding without any real improvements in our armed forces' fighting power. | By Douglas MACGREGOR | If Americans pause to listen to the nation's four star generals and admirals testify on the Hill or speak in public, it sounds as though the senior military leaders are asking for a fight with China, Russia, Iran, and any number of countries in Africa, the Near East, or Latin America. But that's not actually the case. | America's senior military leaders are really just asking for more money. They know that big defense budgets channel defense dollars to campaign donors, con…

Emilio Godoy (2021-08-03). China se pelea con los estándares socioambientales en América Latina. globalizacion.ca En el sudeste de México, el Parque Fotovoltaico Yucatán Solar, de la empresa china Jinko Solar, está detenido desde 2020 por falta de una apropiada consulta indígena, después que pobladores afectados interpusieron un amparo contra el proyecto. En febrero de…

Mike Walter (2021-08-03). The Heat: U.S. bars investments in 59 Chinese companies. america.cgtn.com Washington bars U.S. investment in dozens of Chinese companies. Beijing says it opposes the U.S. politicizing economic and trade issues. We'll discuss what this means for China-U.S. relations.

Giuli Alvarenga (2021-08-03). Immigrant Detention in Louisiana Is Just Next Chapter of State's Prison Culture. latinorebels.com Louisiana has a long history of being the world's prison capital. This one U.S. southern state once surpassed entire countries with the number of prisons they host. Yes, Louisiana has more prisons than countries like Iran, China, and Germany, to just name a few. For example, one of Louisiana's notorious prisons —Angola State Prison— was …

_____ (2021-08-03). The U.S. Will Continue to Confront China and the Chances of Explosion Are Rising. strategic-culture.org U.S. provocations in the East are likely to continue and only Beijing knows how much more it will take before there is an explosion. | In July there were senior representatives of the Washington Administration bouncing about the globe like a bunch of ping-pong balls, lecturing in one place, suborning in another and announcing everywhere that the U.S. wants a "Rules-Based International Order", as Secretary of State Blinken Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was one of the bou…

_____ (2021-08-03). VIDEO: The US Will Continue to Confront China and the Chances of Explosion Are Rising. strategic-culture.org Why is there an ever growing tension between Beijing and Washington? As they say, presidents change but U.S. foreign policy remains the same. Watch the video and read more in

Anonymous103 (2021-08-03). US Hopes To Turn Philippines Into Military Outpost Aimed Against China. southfront.org Illustrative ImagePhilippines renews the VFA with the U.S. but wants balanced relations with China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. | On July 29, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel his plans to end the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) — an important defense treaty with the United States. He said that the legal conditions for the temporary U.S. military presence in the Philippines has existed since 1998, on which the two sides conducted joint exercises on l…

Slomski A. (2021-08-03). Simple Intervention Motivates Expectant Fathers to Quit Smoking. jamanetwork.com Fathers-to-be who used cigarettes were nearly twice as likely to quit after receiving brief advice on the dangers of secondhand smoking along with a sample of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and a referral to cessation services, according to trial results in JAMA Internal Medicine. The multisite study took place in Hong Kong, where nearly 30% of men with newborns smoke.

Finian Cunningham (2021-08-03). U.S. Politicizing Covid Pandemic to Incriminate China Is Self-Defeating. dissidentvoice.org The United States is losing the ability for rational political debate and respect for science. Politicians, media and public discourse have been infected by lies, conspiracies, racial stereotyping of nations like China, and rampant hostility. The World Health Organization seems to have succumbed to U.S. pressure to falsely incriminate China over the Covid-19 global pandemic. …

_____ (2021-08-03). The Eradication Of Extreme Poverty In China. popularresistance.org On 25 February 2021, the Chinese government announced that extreme poverty had been abolished in China, a country of 1.4 billion people. This historic victory is a culmination of a seven-decade-long process that began with the Chinese Revolution of 1949. The early decades of socialist construction laid the foundation that was deepened during the reform and opening-up period. During this time, 850 million Chinese people were lifted and lifted themselves out of poverty; that is to say, 70 percent of the world's total poverty reduction took place in China. In the most recent 'targeted' phase that began in 2013, the…

Giuli Alvarenga (2021-08-03). Immigrant Detention in Louisiana Is Just Next Chapter of State's Prison Culture. latinorebels.com Louisiana has a long history of being the world's prison capital. This one U.S. southern state once surpassed entire countries with the number of prisons they host. Yes, Louisiana has more prisons than countries like Iran, China, and Germany, to just name a few. For example, one of Louisiana's notorious prisons —Angola State Prison— was …

Mike Walter (2021-08-03). The Heat: U.S. bars investments in 59 Chinese companies. america.cgtn.com Washington bars U.S. investment in dozens of Chinese companies. Beijing says it opposes the U.S. politicizing economic and trade issues. We'll discuss what this means for China-U.S. relations.

_____ (2021-08-03). The U.S. Will Continue to Confront China and the Chances of Explosion Are Rising. strategic-culture.org U.S. provocations in the East are likely to continue and only Beijing knows how much more it will take before there is an explosion. | In July there were senior representatives of the Washington Administration bouncing about the globe like a bunch of ping-pong balls, lecturing in one place, suborning in another and announcing everywhere that the U.S. wants a "Rules-Based International Order", as Secretary of State Blinken Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was one of the bou…

_____ (2021-08-03). Money, Threats, And Military Power. strategic-culture.org Top military brass demand more and more funding without any real improvements in our armed forces' fighting power. | By Douglas MACGREGOR | If Americans pause to listen to the nation's four star generals and admirals testify on the Hill or speak in public, it sounds as though the senior military leaders are asking for a fight with China, Russia, Iran, and any number of countries in Africa, the Near East, or Latin America. But that's not actually the case. | America's senior military leaders are really just asking for more money. They know that big defense budgets channel defense dollars to campaign donors, con…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-03). US Hopes To Turn Philippines Into Military Outpost Aimed Against China. southfront.org Illustrative ImagePhilippines renews the VFA with the U.S. but wants balanced relations with China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. | On July 29, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel his plans to end the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) — an important defense treaty with the United States. He said that the legal conditions for the temporary U.S. military presence in the Philippines has existed since 1998, on which the two sides conducted joint exercises on l…

Emilio Godoy (2021-08-03). China se pelea con los estándares socioambientales en América Latina. globalizacion.ca En el sudeste de México, el Parque Fotovoltaico Yucatán Solar, de la empresa china Jinko Solar, está detenido desde 2020 por falta de una apropiada consulta indígena, después que pobladores afectados interpusieron un amparo contra el proyecto. En febrero de…

_____ (2021-08-03). VIDEO: The US Will Continue to Confront China and the Chances of Explosion Are Rising. strategic-culture.org Why is there an ever growing tension between Beijing and Washington? As they say, presidents change but U.S. foreign policy remains the same. Watch the video and read more in

Slomski A. (2021-08-03). Simple Intervention Motivates Expectant Fathers to Quit Smoking. jamanetwork.com Fathers-to-be who used cigarettes were nearly twice as likely to quit after receiving brief advice on the dangers of secondhand smoking along with a sample of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and a referral to cessation services, according to trial results in JAMA Internal Medicine. The multisite study took place in Hong Kong, where nearly 30% of men with newborns smoke.

Staff (2021-08-02). Headlines for August 2, 2021. democracynow.org Millions Could Face Eviction as Congress Fails to Extend Moratorium, "Things Are Going to Get Worse": Fauci Warns Nation as COVID Cases Surge, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan Battle Delta Variant, Eight Die in Southwestern Turkey as 100 Wildfires Burn, Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Displaced By Mass Flooding in Bangladesh, U.S.: 91 Large Wildfires Burn in Western States, Trump to DOJ: "Just Say the Election was Corrupt + Leave the Rest to Me", Rep. McCarthy: "It Will Be Hard Not to Hit" Pelosi With Gavel, Taliban Launches Attacks on Three Afghan Provincial Capitals, Iran Denies Responsibility For Attack on Isra…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-02). German warship to join NATO allies in the South China Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The German frigate will arrive in the South China Sea shortly after a visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and its strike group, which includes an American guided-missile destroyer and a Dutch frigate — both recently in the Black Sea for anti-Russian war games there. Let's see if we can connect the dots. German …

Lipton Matthews (2021-08-02). Russia and China: Geopolitical Rivals and Competitors in Africa. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Building a peace-loving world-class military. ecns.cn When extremely heavy rainstorms devastated central China in July, it was hard not to notice the troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on dams, reservoirs and riverbanks — the most dangerous areas in the battle against floods.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Cooperating to trace COVID-19 origins shared responsibilities for countries: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn "Cooperating on tracing the origins of the virus is everyone's responsibility," and such research should be conducted worldwide, China's Ambassador to Italy Li Junhua has written.

WSWS (2021-08-02). Russia conducts military drills in Central Asia and China as US completes troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. wsws.org As talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have stalled and amid preparations for military drills, both Moscow and Beijing welcomed Taliban delegations in July.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). China's domestic vaccines still effective against Delta variant: newspaper. ecns.cn The vaccine doses currently being administered across China continue to demonstrate good preventive and protective effects against the COVID-19 Delta variant, China Daily reported Monday.

Dana Sanchez (2021-08-02). The Most Influential Trader In Crypto, Sam Trabucco, Works With FTX Exchange: Some See Manipulation. moguldom.com Crypto market participants suggest that Hong Kong-based trading brokerage Alameda Research and its trading partner, crypto exchange FTX, are using insider information to trade digital assets — something that is punishable by fines and incarceration in regulated financial markets. Alameda — considered one of the top firms of its kind in the world — and FTX, a …

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Swiss scientist says Chinese lab leak theory political in nature. ecns.cn The accusation that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is "more political in nature," Didier Pittet, a leading infectious diseases expert at Geneva University Hospitals, has said.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-08-02). Imperial, HKU and Peking University announce chemistry research collaboration. imperial.ac.uk Three leading institutions in London, Hong Kong and Beijing will drive research and innovation in synthetic chemistry and chemical biology.

Staff (2021-08-02). Headlines for August 2, 2021. democracynow.org Millions Could Face Eviction as Congress Fails to Extend Moratorium, "Things Are Going to Get Worse": Fauci Warns Nation as COVID Cases Surge, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan Battle Delta Variant, Eight Die in Southwestern Turkey as 100 Wildfires Burn, Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Displaced By Mass Flooding in Bangladesh, U.S.: 91 Large Wildfires Burn in Western States, Trump to DOJ: "Just Say the Election was Corrupt + Leave the Rest to Me", Rep. McCarthy: "It Will Be Hard Not to Hit" Pelosi With Gavel, Taliban Launches Attacks on Three Afghan Provincial Capitals, Iran Denies Responsibility For Attack on Isra…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-02). German warship to join NATO allies in the South China Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The German frigate will arrive in the South China Sea shortly after a visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and its strike group, which includes an American guided-missile destroyer and a Dutch frigate — both recently in the Black Sea for anti-Russian war games there. Let's see if we can connect the dots. German …

WSWS (2021-08-02). Russia conducts military drills in Central Asia and China as US completes troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. wsws.org As talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have stalled and amid preparations for military drills, both Moscow and Beijing welcomed Taliban delegations in July.

Lipton Matthews (2021-08-02). Russia and China: Geopolitical Rivals and Competitors in Africa. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Building a peace-loving world-class military. ecns.cn When extremely heavy rainstorms devastated central China in July, it was hard not to notice the troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on dams, reservoirs and riverbanks — the most dangerous areas in the battle against floods.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Cooperating to trace COVID-19 origins shared responsibilities for countries: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn "Cooperating on tracing the origins of the virus is everyone's responsibility," and such research should be conducted worldwide, China's Ambassador to Italy Li Junhua has written.

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-08-02). US Hopes to Turn Philippines into Military Outpost Aimed Against China. asia-pacificresearch.com

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). China's domestic vaccines still effective against Delta variant: newspaper. ecns.cn The vaccine doses currently being administered across China continue to demonstrate good preventive and protective effects against the COVID-19 Delta variant, China Daily reported Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-08-02). Swiss scientist says Chinese lab leak theory political in nature. ecns.cn The accusation that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is "more political in nature," Didier Pittet, a leading infectious diseases expert at Geneva University Hospitals, has said.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-08-02). Imperial, HKU and Peking University announce chemistry research collaboration. imperial.ac.uk Three leading institutions in London, Hong Kong and Beijing will drive research and innovation in synthetic chemistry and chemical biology.

Editor2 (2021-08-01). Cuba, the Invincible Revolution. orinocotribune.com By Sam Marcy — Jul 28, 2021 | The following article by Sam Marcy, a leading Marxist thinker and fighter of the second half of the 20th century, was originally published on Sept. 30, 1993, during an earlier imperialist offensive against socialist Cuba. | Of the great revolutions of the 20th century, including those of the USSR and China, the Cuban Revolution has been subjected to the most onerous siege of all. | It is true that in the early days after the victory of the October Revolution, the Soviet Union was encircled and invaded in a siege unparalleled in all previous modern history. But soon it did have t…

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). Coca-Cola, Visa Reps refuse to condemn China's so-called 'genocide' of Uyghur people: media. ecns.cn Representatives from several major companies declined to denounce the so-called "genocide" of the Uyghur people in China when directly asked by U.S. Republican senators Tom Cotton, a report by FOX Business Network (FBN) has said.

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). 'Lab-leak' theory used to divert attention, says U.S. scholar. ecns.cn The U.S. lab-leak theory is a distraction from the country's history of far worse leaks, Mario Cavolo, a senior fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, one of China's top independent think tanks, said in his article titled "West still barking up the conspiracy tree."

Peter Koenig (2021-08-01). China's Post-Pandemic Economic Growth: Reaching Out and Developing Internal Markets and Well-being. globalresearch.ca "Post-Pandemic" for …

ecns.cn (2021-08-01). Domestic vaccines can offer Delta protection. ecns.cn Amid rising concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant's spread in China, virus experts and vaccine developers reaffirmed that domestic vaccines can provide protection against the highly transmissible strain.

Moderator (2021-08-01). Is Our Failed Empire Heading for the Exit? scheerpost.com U.S. Army] By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch It was all so long ago, in a world seemingly without challengers. Do you even remember when we Americans lived on a planet with a recumbent Russia, a barely rising China, and no obvious foes except what later came to be known as an " axis of evil," three countries then incapable of endangering this one? Oh, and, as it turned out, a rich young Saudi former… |