(2021-09-02). As Afghan war ends, House approves $24bn bump for Pentagon budget. rt.com 
Just after the US military's wasteful Afghanistan mission came to a close, House legislators marked almost $24 billion in extra defense spending supposedly needed to maintain America's competitive edge against Russia and China. | The House Armed Services Committee held a marathon session on Wednesday to markup the spending under the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Lawmakers from both parties joined forces to defy President Joe Biden's intention to keep the Pentagon budget at $715 billion for next year, essentially keeping it at the same level as last year. Instead, an extra $23.9 billion was…
(2021-09-02). Iranian Oil Diplomacy Projects Tehran's Influence On The Levant Amid Fuel War. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageUnder severe US sanctions, Iran will need to cooperate with Beijing and Moscow to promote peace and prosperity in the Levant region. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | In Tehran, Hadi Bayginejad, a member of the Iranian parliament's energy committee, stated on Sunday that Iran must supply fuel to its allies, such as Syria, Lebanon, and Venezuela, which Iranian authorities describe as me…
(2021-09-02). U.S. Marine Corps attaché has Georgian medal conferred on him. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Since the "Rose Revolution" occurred in 2003 the U.S. Marine Corps has trained its Georgian legionaries for war in Iraq, Afghanistan and South Ossetia and with Russia in 2008. Brigadier General Irakli Chichinadze awarded Lt. Col. Carl Witt with the Departmental Medal "General Giorgi Kvinitadze" Deputy Commander of the Defense Forces, Brigadier General Irakli Chichinadze …
(2021-09-02). Beijing invites US to give thought to Putin's words on its mission in Afghanistan. tass.com According to Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin, the United States' attempts to impose American democracy on Afghanistan have only resulted in a mess and chaos…
(2021-09-02). IYSSE (Sri Lanka) to hold online meeting on US debacle in Afghanistan. wsws.org The US invasion of Afghanistan was part of Washington's attempts to strengthen its position against its main rivals—China and Russia—and the European imperialist powers, its supposed allies.
(2021-09-02). China criticizes European Parliament's report on relations with Taiwan for violating one-China principle. ecns.cn The Chinese Mission to the European Union on Wednesday criticized an "EU-Taiwan Political Relations and Cooperation" report for seriously violating the one-China principle.
(2021-09-02). The Balkan Project Washington Wants to Derail. counterpunch.org As work nears completion in the first phase of an ambitious project in Montenegro to develop a highway that will connect the Adriatic port of Bar with Serbia, Western officials and mainstream media are ramping up attacks on the endeavor. Western commentators are united in condemnation, ranging from fear-mongering over China's role to disparaging the plan's viability. Consistently, they dismiss it as "the highway to nowhere," implying foolishness on the part of Montenegro and presenting it as a cautionary tale on the dangers of doing business with China. The theme fits neatly within the framework of Washington's c…
(2021-09-02). Soros' Dream: To Turn China Into a Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity. counterpunch.org In a Financial Times op-ed, "Investors in Xi's China face a rude awakening" (August 30, 2021), George Soros writes that Xi's "crackdown on private enterprise shows he does not understand the market economy. … Xi Jinping, China's leader, has collided with economic reality. His crackdown on private enterprise has been a significant drag on the
(2021-09-02). China Announces Massive Greening Plan to Achieve Carbon Goals. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2021-09-02). China llama a investigar masacres de EE.UU. en Afganistán. telesurtv.net China instó a investigar las masacres cometidas contra civiles durante en 20 años de guerra en el país.
(2021-09-02). Chinese Not Welcome: Canada's Political Elite Rekindles Long History of China-Hating. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Lalla Photo: Fred Dufour/The Canadian Press/AP, Pool Photo In the runup to its federal election on September 20, Canada's leading parties have leaned heavily on anti-China rhetoric, as they have done since the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Sadly, these unscrupulous attempts to appeal to Canadian voters' basest motives may find…
(2021-09-01). Afghanistan: Same, Same; Again, Again. strategic-culture.org The difference between the U.S. performances in Vietnam and Afghanistan is that in the first, the vehicles were painted green and in the second, sand. | The lesson of Afghanistan is not that the US is washed up as a great power. The lesson is that the US is such a great power, militarily and economically, that it is continually tempted to try hopeless things that nobody else on earth — including China — would ever attempt. | Don't believe what you're…
(2021-09-01). Biden Cites 'Serious Competition With China' as a Reason to Leave Afghanistan. news.antiwar.com
(2021-09-01). China says it has built the world's largest housing guarantee system. ecns.cn China has built the world's largest housing guarantee system and will keep cracking down on housing speculation, the country's urban planning authorities said on Tuesday.
(2021-09-01). Chinese ambassador refutes 'three wrong beliefs' on China-U.S. relations. ecns.cn Some people in the United States are trying to deny the achievements of China-U.S. ties in the past 50 years and redefine bilateral relations by strategic competition.
(2021-09-01). Applying 'Cold War playbook' to today's China-U.S. relations absurd, dangerous: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn It would be absurd and dangerous to apply the "Cold War playbook" to today's China-U.S. relations, and to take China as its rival and imaginary enemy, just like when Don Quixote tilted at windmills.
(2021-09-01). Biden calls for focusing on new challenges, including those related to Russia, China. tass.com We have to show America's competitive to meet these new challenges, he pointed out…
(2021-09-01). Mekong-US Partnership: Promoting Poverty, Driving Sinophobic Hostility. newatlas.report 
September 2, 2021 (Joseph Thomas — NEO) — It's no secret that the US is engaged in heated competition with China and openly aspires to "contain" China's rise as a global power and its otherwise inevitable surpassing of US primacy. It should by now also be no secret that in order to do this, Washington …
(2021-09-01). The Wuhan Lab lie: Who is to blame for the COVID-19 pandemic? wsws.org The central aim of Washington's claims that China is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic is to deflect attention from US capitalism's disastrous and criminal response to the pandemic.
(2021-09-01). China calls on WHO to inspect US Army biological facility. wsws.org To answer one conspiracy theory with another only undermines the significance of China's record in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.