(2021-10-20). Laos: From Landlocked to High-Speed Rail-Linked. newatlas.report October 19, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — For anyone who travelled through the rugged landlocked Southeast Asian country of Laos years ago, they will remember the twisting mountain roads and the many days by bus it would take to traverse the terrain from China's border with Laos at Boten to the Laotian capital of …
(2021-10-20). Narrative traps in India's decision-making. mronline.org 
Any Indian would know that powerful narratives envelop India's deeply troubled relationships with Pakistan and China. The dominant narratives have become the means through which successive governments strove to assert values and identities.
(2021-10-20). Marked slowdown in China's growth rate. wsws.org The lowered growth rate is attributable to a series of problems including the surge in global inflation, power shortages, clampdowns imposed to eliminate COVID-19 outbreaks and a slowing property market.
(2021-10-19). COP15 pushes biodiversity crisis to top of agenda before U.N. climate meeting. peoplesworld.org 
Humanity must urgently act to halt the escalating biological diversity crisis to prevent ecological collapse and begin nature's recovery. So warned the Global Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), held on Oct. 11-15 in Kunming, China. The Convention, gathering under the theme "Making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century," was attended …
(2021-10-19). Cuba Formally Joins China's Belt and Road Energy Partnership. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). 'Democracy Not Pretext For Imposing Hegemony': China Warns. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that democracy is not a slogan or a dogma, and should not be used as a pretext for imposing hegemony. | RELATED: | Wang made the remarks at a press briefing in response to Russian Foreign Affaris Minister Sergei Lavrov's recent comments on the "Summit for Democracy" proposed by the United States. Lavrov said that Washington will choose the partici…
(2021-10-19). China's road to economic development. indybay.org While we were all enthusiastically looking at Afghanistan and Central Asia, China has built a railway to the border of Myanmar with an access to the Indian Ocean for transiting goods.
(2021-10-19). Super Imperialism: The economic strategy of American empire with economist Michael Hudson. thegrayzone.com Economist Michael Hudson discusses the update of his book "Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire" and the financial motivations behind the US new cold war on China and Russia. Economist Michael Hudson has published a new, third edition of his book Super Imperialism that updates his analysis for the 21st century, discussing the new cold war on China and Russia and the ongoing transition from a US dollar-dominated financialized system to a "multipolar de-dollarized economy." The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal …
(2021-10-19). How opium trade funded the British Empire. peoplesdispatch.org The British empire and the massive strides made by the United Kingdom in the age of colonization was built on the trade of opium that had a lasting effect on India and China. Journalists Nilanjan and Prabir Purkayastha, and author Thomas Manuel talk about the past and present of opium trade…
(2021-10-19). The west can't engage China on the climate while also demonizing them. zcomm.org Despite all the apocalyptic predictions of climate catastrophe, the moment when these countries really believe that they face an existential threat has yet to arrive…
(2021-10-19). ASEAN-Myanmar Relations At Deadlock After The Country's Expulsion From Upcoming Summit. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageChina expresses hope that ASEAN alone can resolve the crisis in Myanmar. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced in a televised speech on October 18 that his country is committed to peace and restoring order, but urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to review the current situation and stressed that the recent violence in Myanmar is due to provocations by rebel groups. This was the first reaction from the head of the junta to ASEAN's October 15 decision to exclude him from the upcoming summit at the end o…
(2021-10-19). The Heat: State of China's Economy. america.cgtn.com 
China's GDP has dipped, but while 4.9 percent growth in the third quarter was below expectations, it was more than double for all of 2020. And China's economy is still expected to finish the year even stronger.
(2021-10-19). The West Wants to Engage Russia and China on the Climate Crisis While Also Demonising Them — It Won't Work. strategic-culture.org By Patrick COCKBURN | As Britain prepares to host the
(2021-10-19). NATO Secretary Stoltenberg calls for stepped-up targeting of China. wsws.org His remarks highlight both the extremely aggressive policy pursued by NATO and the explosive tensions emerging between Washington and EU powers, notably France.
(2021-10-19). Another anti-China provocation: US, Canadian warships transit Taiwan Strait. wsws.org The Biden administration is goading China by continuing Trump's high-level contact with Taiwanese officials, increased arms sales to Taipei and frequent naval transits of the Taiwan Strait.
(2021-10-19). GLOBALink | Greece Hands Over Olympic Flame to Beijing 2022 Organizers. telesurenglish.net The Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games was handed over on Tuesday to the Chinese organizers in a ceremony held at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens.
(2021-10-19). Turkish-Backed Forces Shell SDF With Heavy Artillery In Syria's Hassakah (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Artillery of Turkish-backed forces hit positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the town of Tel-Tamr in Syria's Hassakah governorate. | According to the reports the areas of Dardarah, Tel-Shunan and Tel-Jumm'ah, north of Tel-Tamr were targeted. On October 18, artillery of Turkish-backed factions also targeted SDF positions in the Dirdara village near Tal Tamr. | Reinforcements of pro-Turkish fractions of the Syrian National Army (SNA) are gathering in the combat area. |