2021-09-08: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-09-08). New Zealand pseudo-left Daily Blog promotes Wuhan lab lie. wsws.org The blog's editor simply ignores the scientific evidence that discredits the Wuhan laboratory lie because it does not suit his pro-imperialist, anti-China agenda.

_____ (2021-09-08). Biden Exits Afghanistan, Heads In The Wrong Direction. popularresistance.org On August 31, Joe Biden accepted the inevitable and announced the final departure of all open military personnel from Afghanistan. | Perhaps, the most important part of the speech had to do with the future, and here Biden was unequivocal: | "And here is the critical thing to understand: The world is changing. We're engaged in a serious competition with China. We're dealing with the challenges on multiple fronts with Russia. ….We have to shore up American competitiveness to meet these new challenges and the competition for the 21st century." | A major motivation for getting out of Afghanistan is to give the US a…

Editor (2021-09-08). Michael Hudson v. George Soros on China's Rejection of "Market" Capitalism. mronline.org This article would have been very useful if it had stuck to its headline warning, which is more or less along the lines that Xi has made very clear that he's not going to allow investors, above all foreign investors, to exercise more influence in Chinese business and society.

sputniknews (2021-09-08). China Vows to Oppose Efforts to Gloss Over Atrocities Committed During World War II. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – China will not tolerate attempts to downplay the guilt of invaders or relieve them of historical responsibility for the atrocities they committed during the Second World War, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Sputnik on 8 September.

Ana Perdigón (2021-09-08). Following Long Delay, First Batch of COVAX Vaccines Arrive in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Early this morning, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the controversial United Nations COVAX initiative arrived in Venezuela, reported the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office for the Americas. | This first shipment of COVID vaccines consists of 693,600 doses of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, which are included on the WHO emergency use list, and represents barely 6% of the total of vaccines paid for by the Venezuelan government. | "The vaccines were purchased through the Revolving Fund of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) with the count…

New Atlas (2021-09-07). BBC Xinjiang/Uyghur Lies Spread to Afghanistan. newatlas.report September 7, 2021 (The New Atlas) — What happens when British state media — the BBC — combines its war propaganda in Afghanistan with its anti-China propaganda in Xinjiang? New Sinophobic narratives depicting Beijing as hunting Uyghurs down far beyond its borders and for apparently no real reason. References: BBC — Afghanistan's Uyghurs fear the …

ecns.cn (2021-09-07). Jinan conference to seek global unity in fight against food waste. ecns.cn China will hold an international conference in Shandong province to bolster global cooperation in curbing food waste.

ecns.cn (2021-09-07). China to roll out pilot scheme for green power trading, build system focused on new energy. ecns.cn China will roll out a scheme of green power trading in an effort to build a new power system with new energy as a mainstay and achieve China's goals of peak emissions and carbon neutrality, the National Development of Reform Commission (NDRC) said on its website on Tuesday.

Tsvetana Paraskova (2021-09-07). Gazprom Neft Switches to Yuan Payments in China. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-09-07). China-Israel Bilateral Relations Harm Washington's Interests In The Middle East. southfront.org Israel's Haifa PortBeijing builds a new port in Haifa and this is likely to hamper US Navy activities. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Chinese investments have been present throughout the world in recent decades. Even in the US and in nations allied to Washington, the high presence of Chinese companies and products cannot be avoided. However, when investments shift from a stric…

Rubén Alexis Hernández (2021-09-07). Los talibanes, la decadencia estadounidense y el poder de China y Rusia. globalizacion.ca En términos generales, la derrota de Estados Unidos en Afganistán significa no sólo su fracaso militar local, sino que ha cedido terreno a sus rivales por el control asiático y mundial, en especial a China y Rusia. | *** | La retirada…

_____ (2021-09-07). As China Cracks Down on the 'Feminization' of Males, Should America Take Note? strategic-culture.org The U.S. elites may either do not sense a problem with the ongoing feminization of American boys, or they have no desire to see the United States succeed as a viable nation for long. | The Chinese Communist Party, sensing an ideological challenger no less daunting than a religious order, has drawn a line in the sand, ordering regulatory bodies to reign in the 'chaos' of celebrity culture, while finding ways to curtail the influence of 'effeminate' celebrities. Can the United States, which lacks such a unified decision-making apparatus, adjust its sails to meet the same challenge? | With the invasion of foreign cu…

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-07). NATO chief denounces China, North Korea over nuclear weapons. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the head of history's only nuclear alliance. Nato chief alarmed by construction of new Chinese nuclear missile silos Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed concern about the construction of new missile silos by China that could significantly step up the country's nuclear capabilities. China was also rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal with more …

New Atlas (2021-09-07). US Targets China with Mekong River Meddling. newatlas.report September 7, 2021 (The New Atlas) — The US is using multiple artificial crises to justify its continued meddling across the Indo-Pacific region. This includes interfering in nations through which the Mekong River flows — under the basis of "protecting" the environment and human rights. In reality, the US seeks simply to block infrastructure projects …

Prof Michael Hudson (2021-09-07). El sueño de Soros: Convertir a China en otro de sus negocios neoliberales. globalizacion.ca En un artículo del Financial Times, "Los inversores en la China de Xi se enfrentan a un rudo despertar" (30 de agosto de 2021), George Soros escribe que "la represión de Xi contra la empresa privada demuestra que no comprende…

Ann Garrison (2021-09-07). U.S. escalates threats to Ethiopian and Eritrean sovereignty. mronline.org The U.S. and its Western European allies have been trying to pass some kind of resolution censuring Ethiopia that will lead towards military intervention, but so far, they have not succeeded. Why? Because China and Russia have been blocking it. They say that this is Ethiopia's internal affair, and we shouldn't engage in any undue interference. Everyone is saying the same thing they have been saying all along.

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-09-07). Chip War: Can the U.S. Really Gain From China's Pain? counterpunch.org With the U.S. imposing technology sanctions on China, the world's electronics industry is facing turbulent times. After the sanctions, Huawei has slipped from its number one slot as a mobile phone supplier—which the company held during the second quarter of 2020—to number seven currently. Commenting on this slide, Huawei's rotating chairman Guo Ping has said that the company's battle is for survival right now. According to Reuters, Guo in a note circulated internally maintained that Huawei "will not give up and plans to eventually return to the industry's 'throne.'" On that count, Huawei is not only s…

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