(2021-09-09). China issues human rights action plan for 2021-2025. ecns.cn China on Thursday published the latest human rights action plan, setting the objectives and tasks of respecting, protecting and promoting human rights in the period from 2021 to 2025.
(2021-09-09). China opposes Western politicians' intervention in Hong Kong matters. ecns.cn The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday expressed its strong disapproval and firm opposition to remarks by several Western politicians regarding Hong Kong's affairs, saying they confused black and white and disrupted the HKSAR's rule of law.
(2021-09-09). China to continue protecting rights of particular groups: action plan. ecns.cn China will continue to ensure equal rights for ethnic minority groups, women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and other disadvantaged groups and improve special protection for them, said a human rights action plan.
(2021-09-09). US Supplanted by China as EU's Primary Trading Partner. orinocotribune.com China overtook the United States as the leading trading partner of the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of 2021, according to data published this Wednesday, September 8 by the EU statistical office Eurostat. | Between the first quarter of 2019 and the second of 2021, the percentage of imports from China to the EU increased by four points. | In the case of Switzerland, the share of imports grew in the same period by 0.7 percentage points, while there was a 3.4% fall in imports from the United Kingdom, followed by those from Russia, which suffered a decrease of 1.1%, and those from the United States, with…
(2021-09-09). El viraje a la izquierda de Xi lleva a China hacia un socialismo real. globalizacion.ca Es casi imposible exagerar el impacto que están produciendo las noticias en Hangzhou, así como en toda China. El sábado recién pasado, la agencia anti-sobornos de China dijo que el principal funcionario de esa ciudad y secretario del Partido Comunista,…
(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…
(2021-09-08). Chinese Billionaire Given 18 Years In Prison For 'Provoking Trouble'. moguldom.com A billionaire Chinese pig farmer was sentenced to 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in China, a charge commonly used against activists and protesters. Sun Dawu, chairman of Dawu Agriculture Group, was arrested earlier this year after 300 police officers raided his offices, according to the …
(2021-09-08). Chip War: Can the United States Really Gain From China's Pain? towardfreedom.org The United States currently holds the strong hand in its chip war with China. But experts believe it will lose in the future as China has a bigger market and a larger capacity for creating new knowledge.
(2021-09-08). BRICS' Influence Grows as Three New Members Join the New Development Bank. strategic-culture.org By Paul ANTONOPOULOS | The New Development Bank (NDB) was created by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) in 2015. The BRICS bank, as it is more commonly known, invests mainly in developing economies in areas such as transportation, water and sanitation, clean energy, digital infrastructure, social infrastructure and urban development. On September 2, NDB President Marcos Troyjo announced that the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Bangladesh were the first members of the bank's expansion. | "New members will have in NDB a platform to foster their cooperation in infrastructure and sustainable deve…
(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.
(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…
(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.