WSWS repost (2021-10-20). Another anti-China provocation: US, Canadian warships transit Taiwan Strait. indybay.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.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-20). What Azerbaijan's "war to liberate occupied territory" was really about. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zangazur corridor to raise Belt and Road project's strategic value Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov has said that the new Zangazur corridor, initiated by Azerbaijan, will further enhance the strategic importance of the China-initiated Belt and Road project in the future. He made the remarks while delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the …

Song Yang (2021-10-20). 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.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (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.

WSWS (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.

New Atlas (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 …

Anonymous103 (2021-10-20). US Wants To Cooperate With Russia On Cybersecurity Issues But Building Trust Takes Time. southfront.org Illustrative ImageWashington is seemingly fixated on China as opportunities for cooperation with Russia emerge. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Interaction between Washington and Moscow on information security issues has been frozen since 2014 due to the US' frustration that Ukraine failed in its aggression against the Russian-speakers of Donbass. In response, Washington suspended existing bilateral mechanisms, including in the cyber sphere. However, it has been learned that Moscow and Washington are now discussing the resumption of such cooperation. | The breakdown of relations…

_____ (2021-10-20). Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire With Economist Michael Hudson. strategic-culture.org 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. | By Ben NORTON, Max BLUMENTHAL | Economist Michael Hudson has published a new,

New Atlas (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 …

John Feffer (2021-10-20). Can We Avoid a War with China? fpif.org When he was running for office in 2008, Barack Obama wanted to put an end to the war in Iraq in order to focus U.S. troops and resources on the conflict in Afghanistan. This August, the Biden administration finally withdrew the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan. It's hard not to get the sense that it has done so in order to perform a similar military pivot—this time toward China. | After all, U.S. policy toward China remains as provocative today as it was under Trump. Tariffs and economic sanctions against Beijing remain largely intact. Little has been done to resolve disputes on trade, security, and h…

sputniknews (2021-10-20). Biden Admin. Not Seeking to Make States Choose Between Working With US or China, Blinken Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Biden administration is not seeking to pressure countries to decide whether to do business with the United States or China and it is not looking to contain the latter, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Medical Trend (2021-10-20). Taiwan Deaths from COVID-19 Vaccination Exceed Deaths from COVID-19. globalresearch.ca

New Atlas (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 …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (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.

WSWS (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.

John Bachtell (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 …

Staff (2021-10-19). Cuba Formally Joins China's Belt and Road Energy Partnership. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (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…

Song Yang (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.

Ben Norton (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 …

Newsclick (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…

Patrick Cockburn (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…

Anonymous103 (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…

Anand Naidoo (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

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

teleSUR (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.

Anonymous103 (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. |

Ben Norton (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 …

Staff (2021-10-19). Cuba Formally Joins China's Belt and Road Energy Partnership. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

Patrick Cockburn (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…

Anand Naidoo (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.

Newsclick (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…

Song Yang (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.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-19). War Talk from the Mad Monk: Tony Abbott goes to Taiwan. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | No one can stop him. He can barely stop himself. The former Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, seems to be everywhere, fighting the poor cause. At the very least, he is everywhere with the press cameras, the niggling concerns, the irritations that make it into the twenty-four-hour news cycle before sinking with toxic charm. He is the perfect ingredient in a stew of conflict, the agitator, the irritant. | The range of issues that have seen his intervention have taken him to conservative, often reactionary fora, the world over. He has given a glos…

Brian Berletic (2021-10-18). Behind the 'Uyghur Tribunal', US govt-backed separatist theater to escalate conflict with China. thegrayzone.com US-backed activists and regime-change operatives convened the Uyghur Tribunal to ramp up conflict with China, but wound up exposing major inconsistencies in their narrative. As the US government's propaganda campaign against China drags on, a mock tribunal has become a central node for the dissemination of allegations of Uyghur genocide to Western media. But behind the carefully scripted horror stories conveyed to the public by an uncritical media are massive discrepancies, overt separatist sentiments, and huge sums of US government …

Staff (2021-10-18). 'Blow to US strategic superiority'? Chinese media fuels suspense over 'hypersonic missile that circled globe to hit target'. rt.com Beijing has delivered a "blow to the US' mentality of strategic superiority," according to a Global Times editorial, which neither confirmed nor denied claims that China tested a hypersonic missile, catching US spies by surprise. | The news of a hypersonic missile test was unveiled by the Financial Times in a bombshell

Staff (2021-10-18). As CIA Ramps Up Anti-China Actions, Why Doesn't Congress Oppose Biden's "New Cold War"? democracynow.org We speak with Ethan Paul, a former reporter with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong who is now with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. China's military revealed last week that it had conducted beach landing and assault drills in the province across from Taiwan. This comes as the CIA has set up a new mission center focused solely on China. CIA Director William Burns has described China as "the most important geopolitical threat facing the United States." Paul says there has been almost no "meaningful dissent among Democrats" in Congress about "the need to make sure that we don't let this beast…

_____ (2021-10-18). Biden's China Policy Is Dangerous. strategic-culture.org Peter Van BUREN | Joe Biden's China policy is unnecessarily adversarial. It is impractical and dangerous. It plays out as if U.S. foreign policy is run by WWII reenactors. | China was artificially reimagined as an enemy-in-a-box as the wars of terror sputtered out and America needed a new Bond villian. Biden envisions China as an autocratic foe for democracy to wage a global

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). Stoltenberg in the Financial Times: NATO to confront rising China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nato to counter rising China Countering the security threat from the rise of China will be an important part of Nato's future rationale, the alliance's chief has said, marking a significant rethink of the western alliance's objectives that reflects the US's geostrategic pivot to Asia. In an interview with the Financial Times, Nato secretary-general Jens …

Brian Berletic (2021-10-18). Behind the 'Uyghur Tribunal', US govt-backed separatist theater to escalate conflict with China. thegrayzone.com US-backed activists and regime-change operatives convened the Uyghur Tribunal to ramp up conflict with China, but wound up exposing major inconsistencies in their narrative. As the US government's propaganda campaign against China drags on, a mock tribunal has become a central node for the dissemination of allegations of Uyghur genocide to Western media. But behind the carefully scripted horror stories conveyed to the public by an uncritical media are massive discrepancies, overt separatist sentiments, and huge sums of US government …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). Stoltenberg in the Financial Times: NATO to confront rising China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nato to counter rising China Countering the security threat from the rise of China will be an important part of Nato's future rationale, the alliance's chief has said, marking a significant rethink of the western alliance's objectives that reflects the US's geostrategic pivot to Asia. In an interview with the Financial Times, Nato secretary-general Jens …

Staff (2021-10-18). 'Blow to US strategic superiority'? Chinese media fuels suspense over 'hypersonic missile that circled globe to hit target'. rt.com Beijing has delivered a "blow to the US' mentality of strategic superiority," according to a Global Times editorial, which neither confirmed nor denied claims that China tested a hypersonic missile, catching US spies by surprise. | The news of a hypersonic missile test was unveiled by the Financial Times in a bombshell

Staff (2021-10-18). As CIA Ramps Up Anti-China Actions, Why Doesn't Congress Oppose Biden's "New Cold War"? democracynow.org We speak with Ethan Paul, a former reporter with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong who is now with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. China's military revealed last week that it had conducted beach landing and assault drills in the province across from Taiwan. This comes as the CIA has set up a new mission center focused solely on China. CIA Director William Burns has described China as "the most important geopolitical threat facing the United States." Paul says there has been almost no "meaningful dissent among Democrats" in Congress about "the need to make sure that we don't let this beast…

James O'Neill (2021-10-17). China and Japan Show Signs of a Closer Relationship. dissidentvoice.org When Japan selected its new prime minister Fumio Kishida on 4 October 2021, there were concerns that his known conservative views did not augur well for Japan's relationship with China. Thus far, however, those fears appear to have been overly pessimistic. Four days ago on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Japan formal diplomatic ties, the …

Anonymous103 (2021-10-17). Shaping US Middle East Policy Amidst Failing States, Failed Democratization And Increased Activism. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by The future of US engagement in the Middle East hangs in the balance. | Two decades of forever war in Afghanistan and continued military engagement in Iraq and elsewhere in the region have prompted debate about what constitutes a US interest in the Middle East. China, and to a lesser degree Russia, loom large in the debate as America's foremost strategic and geopolitical challenges. | Questions about US interests have also sparked discussion about whether the United States can best achiev…

James O'Neill (2021-10-17). China and Japan Show Signs of a Closer Relationship. dissidentvoice.org When Japan selected its new prime minister Fumio Kishida on 4 October 2021, there were concerns that his known conservative views did not augur well for Japan's relationship with China. Thus far, however, those fears appear to have been overly pessimistic. Four days ago on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Japan formal diplomatic ties, the …

Anonymous103 (2021-10-17). Shaping US Middle East Policy Amidst Failing States, Failed Democratization And Increased Activism. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by The future of US engagement in the Middle East hangs in the balance. | Two decades of forever war in Afghanistan and continued military engagement in Iraq and elsewhere in the region have prompted debate about what constitutes a US interest in the Middle East. China, and to a lesser degree Russia, loom large in the debate as America's foremost strategic and geopolitical challenges. | Questions about US interests have also sparked discussion about whether the United States can best achiev…

_____ (2021-10-16). Debunking Anti-Chinese Psy Ops: Opium, Synthetic Cults and the Haunting of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. strategic-culture.org Whether we are looking at religious sects masquerading as Christian or Muslim fronts, or Asian scientology-esque Falun Gong cults Xi Jinping has some messy problems to deal with both within China and abroad. | In If the west were truly a beacon of liberty and if nation states were the o…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-16). The U.S. Might Finally Be Ready to Back Down, to Avoid WW III. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Eric Zuesse | Recently, tensions have been rising between, on the one hand, America, and on the other, both Russia and China. A nuclear war that includes the United States would destroy the entire world, because it would be not only nuclear, but major-power nuclear, which would entail so many nuclear explosions (perhaps all within less than an hour), so that nuclear winter would extend over not only all of the northern hemisphere, but probably also over all of the southern hemisphere (though more slowly there). Unfortunately, no scientific study has been published analyzing what th…

WSWS (2021-10-16). Why Taiwan is an explosive flashpoint for a US-China war. wsws.org To understand the great dangers posed by the Biden administration's deliberately inflammatory actions it is necessary to examine the historical background.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-10-16). Pdte. peruano espera fortalecer relación comercial con China. telesurtv.net El mandatario comentó que el comercio con China posibilita generar mayores oportunidades de crecimiento económico.

Brian Shilhavy (2021-10-16). 27,247 Deaths and 2,563,768 Injuries Following COVID Shots in European Database — Taiwan Records More Deaths from Vaccine than Virus. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-10-16). Deadly fire in Taiwan leaves nearly 50 people dead. wsws.org The blaze in the run-down apartment building highlights the dangerous and precarious conditions in which many working class people are forced to live.

WSWS (2021-10-16). Why Taiwan is an explosive flashpoint for a US-China war. wsws.org To understand the great dangers posed by the Biden administration's deliberately inflammatory actions it is necessary to examine the historical background.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-10-16). Pdte. peruano espera fortalecer relación comercial con China. telesurtv.net El mandatario comentó que el comercio con China posibilita generar mayores oportunidades de crecimiento económico.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-16). The U.S. Might Finally Be Ready to Back Down, to Avoid WW III. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Eric Zuesse | Recently, tensions have been rising between, on the one hand, America, and on the other, both Russia and China. A nuclear war that includes the United States would destroy the entire world, because it would be not only nuclear, but major-power nuclear, which would entail so many nuclear explosions (perhaps all within less than an hour), so that nuclear winter would extend over not only all of the northern hemisphere, but probably also over all of the southern hemisphere (though more slowly there). Unfortunately, no scientific study has been published analyzing what th…

WSWS (2021-10-16). Deadly fire in Taiwan leaves nearly 50 people dead. wsws.org The blaze in the run-down apartment building highlights the dangerous and precarious conditions in which many working class people are forced to live.

Brian Shilhavy (2021-10-16). 27,247 Deaths and 2,563,768 Injuries Following COVID Shots in European Database — Taiwan Records More Deaths from Vaccine than Virus. globalresearch.ca

New Atlas (2021-10-15). US Marines on Taiwan: Major Provocation, But Not News. newatlas.report October 15, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — When the Wall Street Journal reported recently that US special forces and Marines have been secretly based in Taiwan to train their Taiwanese counterparts for over a year, it was considered breaking news. It was followed by headlines like the Guardian's, "Secret group of US military trainers has been in …

Lawrence Wittner (2021-10-15). Imagine a World with U.S.-China Cooperation. counterpunch.org On September 10, 2021, during an important diplomatic meeting that occurred by telephone, U.S. President Joseph Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed the necessity of a better relationship between their two nations. According to the official Chinese summary, Xi said that "when China and the United States cooperate, the two countries and the world

Jeffrey St. Clair (2021-10-15). Roaming Charges: Supply Chain of Fools. counterpunch.org As Biden vows to keep the ports of LA and Long Beach running 24/7, likely gutting labor rules to in the process in effort to speed the import of cheap goods from China and South Korea, it's hard not to reach the conclusion that the most pressing supply chain issue is housing, where there's not a single state in the US where an employee who works a 40-hour can afford a 2-bedroom rental at the current minimum wage of $7.25 hour.

Editor2 (2021-10-15). Xi Jinping: China's Way of Fighting Coronavirus for Stability, Growth. orinocotribune.com For over a year, the ravaging pandemic has put policymakers worldwide under the same unprecedented test: how to manage the intricate balance between safeguarding public health and mitigating the economic impacts. | Once the worst hit by the coronavirus, but now one of the very first to have contained the epidemic and restarted its economy, China has provided a clear and proven solution to the dilemma. | Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, with Xi Jinping at its core, the country has walked a fine line between virus control and economic reopening, saved lives at all cos…

John Bachtell (2021-10-15). Cooperation with China on climate but conflict elsewhere won't work. peoplesworld.org

Dongsheng News (2021-10-15). News on China | No. 71. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes.

Anand Naidoo (2021-10-15). The Heat: UN Biodiversity Conference. america.cgtn.com It's described as a defining challenge of our time — protecting plants and animals in their fragile habitats. Now, China and more than 100 countries are promising to take action.

Anonymous007 (2021-10-15). Combined China-Russia Military Might Is Not Enough To Match U.S.: RAND Corp. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 14th, China and Russia kicked off joint naval drills off the Russian Far East, showing that cooperation between the two neighbors is constantly improving. | The exercises Joint Sea 2021 kicked off with a ceremony in Russia's Peter the Great Gulf and will run through October 17th. | Chinese state media said the drills would encompass communications, anti-mine, anti-air and anti-submarine operations, joint maneuvering and firing on seaborn targets. | Whi…

Staff (2021-10-15). Ascendant Democratic Warhawk Wants to Pre-Authorize War With China. truthout.org This article was produced by Virginia Democrat Rep. Elaine Luria, who early this year was elevated within the House Armed Services Committee, wants Congress to pre-authorize President Biden to take military action to defend Taiwan against China. | "

Anonymous007 (2021-10-15). Residential Building Fire In Southern Taiwan Leaves At Least 46 Dead. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | At least 46 people died and another 41 were injured in southern Taiwan after a 40-year-old building caught fire, early on October 14th. | The fire broke out in the 40-year-old building in Kaohsiung's Yancheng district in the early hours of October 15th and was extinguished around dawn. | The Kaohsiung fire department said in a statement that after completing a search of the building they were able to confirm 46 deaths. | Mayor Chen Chi-mai said the building was partly…

New Atlas (2021-10-15). US Marines on Taiwan: Major Provocation, But Not News. newatlas.report October 15, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — When the Wall Street Journal reported recently that US special forces and Marines have been secretly based in Taiwan to train their Taiwanese counterparts for over a year, it was considered breaking news. It was followed by headlines like the Guardian's, "Secret group of US military trainers has been in …

Lawrence Wittner (2021-10-15). Imagine a World with U.S.-China Cooperation. counterpunch.org On September 10, 2021, during an important diplomatic meeting that occurred by telephone, U.S. President Joseph Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed the necessity of a better relationship between their two nations. According to the official Chinese summary, Xi said that "when China and the United States cooperate, the two countries and the world

Jeffrey St. Clair (2021-10-15). Roaming Charges: Supply Chain of Fools. counterpunch.org As Biden vows to keep the ports of LA and Long Beach running 24/7, likely gutting labor rules to in the process in effort to speed the import of cheap goods from China and South Korea, it's hard not to reach the conclusion that the most pressing supply chain issue is housing, where there's not a single state in the US where an employee who works a 40-hour can afford a 2-bedroom rental at the current minimum wage of $7.25 hour.

Dongsheng News (2021-10-15). News on China | No. 71. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes.

Anonymous007 (2021-10-15). Combined China-Russia Military Might Is Not Enough To Match U.S.: RAND Corp. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 14th, China and Russia kicked off joint naval drills off the Russian Far East, showing that cooperation between the two neighbors is constantly improving. | The exercises Joint Sea 2021 kicked off with a ceremony in Russia's Peter the Great Gulf and will run through October 17th. | Chinese state media said the drills would encompass communications, anti-mine, anti-air and anti-submarine operations, joint maneuvering and firing on seaborn targets. | Whi…

Anand Naidoo (2021-10-15). The Heat: UN Biodiversity Conference. america.cgtn.com It's described as a defining challenge of our time — protecting plants and animals in their fragile habitats. Now, China and more than 100 countries are promising to take action.

Anonymous007 (2021-10-15). Residential Building Fire In Southern Taiwan Leaves At Least 46 Dead. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | At least 46 people died and another 41 were injured in southern Taiwan after a 40-year-old building caught fire, early on October 14th. | The fire broke out in the 40-year-old building in Kaohsiung's Yancheng district in the early hours of October 15th and was extinguished around dawn. | The Kaohsiung fire department said in a statement that after completing a search of the building they were able to confirm 46 deaths. | Mayor Chen Chi-mai said the building was partly…

Nicholas Stender (2021-10-14). U.S. pushes China tensions to the brink with new moves on Taiwan secession. liberationnews.org Growing U.S. support for secessionism in Taiwan has brought relations with China to the precipice of a new crisis. The U.S. moves in the island, which is rightfully claimed by the government in Beijing as part of China's national territory, raises the risk of a catastrophic conflict breaking out. Major military exercises have taken place …

The Socialist Program (2021-10-14). Why Taiwan could Trigger A War with China. liberationnews.org As the U.S. government makes a series of aggressive moves, could moves by the Taiwanese government towards a declaration of independence spark a war with China?

Dana Sanchez (2021-10-14). Report: After China Bitcoin Mining Crackdown, The United States Becomes No. 1 Mining Center. moguldom.com Less than four months after China banned cryptocurrency mining and gave up its world dominance in the space, the U.S. is now the top Bitcoin mining market with 35 percent of the global hash rate, followed by Kazakhstan with 18.1 percent and Russia with 11.2 percent. China in 2019 accounted for 75 percent of the …

_____ (2021-10-14). Propaganda War Against China To Eradicate Socialism. popularresistance.org Friends of Socialist China formed out of what we saw as a dire need to gather all information, original and otherwise, to counter the misinformation being spread about China. We didn't include the word "socialist" in our title for gimmick or display but rather to send a firm message of respect and admiration to the Chinese people's socialist path. In many ways, the propaganda war against China possesses a dual mission: the ramping up of a dangerous U.S.-led New Cold War against China and the demonization of the socialist mode of development. | We at Friends of Socialist China have identified an immense gap in the…

_____ (2021-10-14). French Finance Minister Issues Declaration Of Independence. popularresistance.org "Clear Differences Remain Between France and the U.S, French Minister Says," is the headline to a remarkable piece appearing in the New York Times. The Minister, Bruno Le Maire, is brutally frank on the nature of the differences as the quotations below Illustrate. (Emphases in the quotations are jvw's.) In fact, they amount to a Declaration of Independence of France and EU from the U.S. | It is not surprising that the differences relate to China after the brouhaha over the sale of U.S. nuclear submarines to Australia and the surprising (to the French) cancellation of contracts with France for submarines. Mr. LeMa…

Editor (2021-10-14). Cryptocurrency: a new and dangerous climate disruptor. mronline.org The get-rich-quick scheme, banned in China and elsewhere, is invading U.S. communities unchecked, posing as an "equalizing, democratizing" currency. It's not.

Tom Engelhardt (2021-10-14). Tomgram: Michael Klare, The Burning Future of U.S.-China Relations. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Hey, these days the world really is a barrel of cheery news, isn't it? Take the U.S. and China. How much more swimmingly could relations between them go on this planet of sickness and heat? Just in case …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-14). Washington Escalates: Secret Special Forces Operating for Past Year in Taiwan. libya360.wordpress.com Gary Wilson A Taiwan National Police Agency Special Operations force training in Taipei. Unless the U.S. government promptly removes its military forces from China's Taiwan province, China may send in its own military force to defend its territory, declared an Oct. 8 editorial in Global Times, the Communist Party of China's daily newspaper. Global Times…

_____ (2021-10-14). Debunking Anti-Chinese Psy Ops: Social Credit as Distasteful Necessity in an Age of Asymmetric Warfare. strategic-culture.org It is frightening how oligarchically-minded figures of a Great Resetting nature wish to use the structures of social credit to modify group behaviour under a post-Truth, depopulated/de-carbonized world order. | Ever since COVID-19 made a crazy world even crazier, many good people have become absorbed into anti-Chinese hysterics all across the Five Eyes-managed parts of the rules-based liberal west. | Every day, new accusations that China is running spy rings, honey pots, Trump's overthrow, and even the Great Reset itself as part of a larger plot to undermine western democracy are repeated across the conservative…

Paul Haeder (2021-10-14). Back at Ground-Truthing Again and Again and Again. dissidentvoice.org Time and time again, the left sites just keep pushing all those international stories, all those stories tied to this or that political party head, and while China is important, and while we know the dirty deeds of Blinken to Pompeo, all the way back, we still miss out on the common people, us, the …

WSWS (2021-10-14). US-EU rift over relations with China widens after AUKUS pact. wsws.org Historically rooted conflicts between the world's wealthiest and most powerful countries, that twice in the 20th century led to world war, again threaten to erupt.

ecns.cn (2021-10-14). New batch of 2 mln doses of China-donated vaccine arrives in Cambodia. ecns.cn A new batch of 2 million doses of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Thursday, a senior health official said.

Nicholas Stender (2021-10-14). U.S. pushes China tensions to the brink with new moves on Taiwan secession. liberationnews.org Growing U.S. support for secessionism in Taiwan has brought relations with China to the precipice of a new crisis. The U.S. moves in the island, which is rightfully claimed by the government in Beijing as part of China's national territory, raises the risk of a catastrophic conflict breaking out. Major military exercises have taken place …

WSWS (2021-10-14). US-EU rift over relations with China widens after AUKUS pact. wsws.org Historically rooted conflicts between the world's wealthiest and most powerful countries, that twice in the 20th century led to world war, again threaten to erupt.

Paul Haeder (2021-10-14). Back at Ground-Truthing Again and Again and Again. dissidentvoice.org Time and time again, the left sites just keep pushing all those international stories, all those stories tied to this or that political party head, and while China is important, and while we know the dirty deeds of Blinken to Pompeo, all the way back, we still miss out on the common people, us, the …

ecns.cn (2021-10-14). New batch of 2 mln doses of China-donated vaccine arrives in Cambodia. ecns.cn A new batch of 2 million doses of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Thursday, a senior health official said.

Tom Engelhardt (2021-10-14). Tomgram: Michael Klare, The Burning Future of U.S.-China Relations. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Hey, these days the world really is a barrel of cheery news, isn't it? Take the U.S. and China. How much more swimmingly could relations between them go on this planet of sickness and heat? Just in case …

scorinoco (2021-10-13). Iran Announces Strategic Alliance with Russia. orinocotribune.com The announcement came shortly after last week's meeting in Moscow between the foreign affairs ministers of the two countries. | On Monday, October 11, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Said Khatibzadeh stated that the Eastern axis has been defined among Iran, China, and Russia, and announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Russia. | This legal understanding comes more than half a year after Iran having concluded a similar agreement with China and in a context of rearrangements of regional alliances and announcements of new partnerships in different regions. | According to the Iranian official, in…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). GLOBALink | Putin Calls for Closer Global Cooperation on Conserving Biodiversity. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via video at the leaders' summit of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 12, 2021.

Prof. Mel Gurtov (2021-10-13). The Biden China Initiative, a Flawed and Dysfunctional Policy. asia-pacificresearch.com

sputniknews (2021-10-13). China Says Its Military Drills Near Taiwan Aimed at Preventing Outside Interference. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – China conducts military exercises near the border with Taiwan to guard its national sovereignty and prevent foreign interference in the relations between mainland and the island, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday.

Editor2 (2021-10-13). 1st Counter-Terrorism Exhibit Held Outside Xinjiang. orinocotribune.com By Liu Xin and Fan Lingzhi — Oct 11, 2021 | Exhibit shows to the outside world Xinjiang's confidence | An exhibition on the counter-terrorism situation in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was displayed in Beijing on Monday — the first time such an exhibit was held outside the region with a large number of pictures and videos on more than 50 terror attacks. | Senior officials and experts said the display proves that the Xinjiang region is more open to show the international community what it has suffered, and showcases its confidence in current policies, which have brought hard-won stab…

WSWS (2021-10-13). The Wuhan lab libel: The Washington Post teaches America to hate. wsws.org The renewed promotion of the Wuhan lab libel by the US media is part of a systematic effort to demonize China and the Chinese people and lay the grounds for military conflict.

Vijay Prashad (2021-10-13). Afghanistan tackles the Islamic State. peoplesdispatch.org All signs point to the fact that unlike the 90s, the Taliban is not inclined to officially permit extremist groups to operate in Afghanistan. The possibility of close economic ties with Iran and China is one reason for this development…

_____ (2021-10-13). China Says U.S.-China War Is Imminent. strategic-culture.org By Eric ZUESSE | China has now publicly announced that, unless the United States Government will promptly remove from China's Taiwan province the military forces that it recently sent there, China will soon send military forces into that province, because, not only did the U.S.

Editor (2021-10-13). Behind NATO's 'cognitive warfare': 'Battle for your brain' waged by Western militaries. mronline.org Western governments in the NATO military alliance are developing tactics of "cognitive warfare," using the supposed threats of China and Russia to justify waging a "battle for your brain" in the "human domain," to "make everyone a weapon."

_____ (2021-10-13). Veering to the Abyss… U.S. and Allies Are Intellectually Comatose. strategic-culture.org We'll need something like the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 when the U.S. and Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war in order to get peoples' heads screwed on straight, says Michael Brenner in an interview with SCF's Finian Cunningham. | In a stark assessment of U.S. international policy and that of its allies, Professor Michael Brenner says there is an abject failure of political leadership and strategic thinking. This is clearly seen with regard to Washington's persistent antagonism of China and its inability to conduct meaningful dialogue and diplomacy with Beijing for resolving major issues. That is als…

Rainer Shea (2021-10-13). US Socialists Must Back Existing Socialism and Support Land Back. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Oct 11, 2021 | In 1981, the Sixth Plenum of the 11th Communist Party of China's Central Committee The Party, the country and the people suffered from the most serious setbacks and the biggest loss during the "cultural revolution," which lasted from May 1966 to October 1976, since the founding of the PRC… The history of the "cultural revolution" proved that the…

WSWS (2021-10-13). Ascension: Social division and social ambition in China. wsws.org The movie, according to its director, is "observational and essayistic," examining, among other things, the "juxtaposition of wealth and poverty" and the "often coercive relationships between the various levels of capitalist enterprise."

ecns.cn (2021-10-13). Taiwan's UN claims 'unjustifiable'. ecns.cn Beijing reiterated on Tuesday that Taiwan is not eligible to become a member of the United Nations.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-13). Solidarity with the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation in South Africa. peoplesdispatch.org The following is the text of the statement by prominent activists and intellectuals in solidarity with the South African shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo. | In the midst of a serious economic and social crisis in South Africa, including youth unemployment at just under 75% and endemic hunger, the State authorities have targeted the 109 families of the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation and settlement. In 2018 two hectares of land were occupied and held in the face of regular armed attacks from the state. The occupation was developed into a working commune and a road, homes, water and electricity syst…

Abahlali baseMjondolo (2021-10-13). The repression of Abahlali in eKhenana continues but the Commune remains. zcomm.org The criminal justice system — including the police and the prosecuting authority – continues to be misused by the ANC to repress our movement…

WSWS (2021-10-13). The Wuhan lab libel: The Washington Post teaches America to hate. wsws.org The renewed promotion of the Wuhan lab libel by the US media is part of a systematic effort to demonize China and the Chinese people and lay the grounds for military conflict.

WSWS (2021-10-13). Ascension: Social division and social ambition in China. wsws.org The movie, according to its director, is "observational and essayistic," examining, among other things, the "juxtaposition of wealth and poverty" and the "often coercive relationships between the various levels of capitalist enterprise."

Editor2 (2021-10-13). 1st Counter-Terrorism Exhibit Held Outside Xinjiang. orinocotribune.com By Liu Xin and Fan Lingzhi — Oct 11, 2021 | Exhibit shows to the outside world Xinjiang's confidence | An exhibition on the counter-terrorism situation in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was displayed in Beijing on Monday — the first time such an exhibit was held outside the region with a large number of pictures and videos on more than 50 terror attacks. | Senior officials and experts said the display proves that the Xinjiang region is more open to show the international community what it has suffered, and showcases its confidence in current policies, which have brought hard-won stab…

Abahlali baseMjondolo (2021-10-13). The repression of Abahlali in eKhenana continues but the Commune remains. zcomm.org The criminal justice system — including the police and the prosecuting authority – continues to be misused by the ANC to repress our movement…

Ben Norton (2021-10-12). Behind NATO's 'Cognitive Warfare': 'Battle for Your Brain' Waged by Western Militaries. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Oct 8, 2021 | Western governments in the NATO military alliance are developing tactics of "cognitive warfare," using the supposed threats of China and Russia to justify waging a "battle for your brain" in the "human domain," to "make everyone a weapon." | NATO is developing new forms of warfare to wage a "battle for the brain," as the military alliance put it. | The US-led NATO military cartel has tested novel modes of hybrid warfare against its self-declared adversaries, including economic warfare, cyber warfare, information warfare, and psychological warfare. | Now, NATO is spinning out an…

ecns.cn (2021-10-12). China to commit 1.5 bln yuan to initiate Kunming Biodiversity Fund: Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China will take the lead by investing 1.5 billion yuan (about 233 million U.S. dollars) to establish the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.

Kevin Mwanza (2021-10-12). Ex-Pentagon Software Chief Says China Already Won Artificial Intelligence Battle, Quits In Protest. moguldom.com Ex-pentagon software chief Nicolas Chaillan told the Financial Times that China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the U.S. and is headed for global dominance because of its technological advances. A tech entrepreneur, software developer and cybersecurity expert, Chaillan, 37, was born in France and became a U.S. citizen in 2016. He went to …

Staff (2021-10-12). As CIA Warns China "Most Important" Threat to U.S., Is Biden Pursuing a "New Cold War"? democracynow.org We look at growing tensions between China and Taiwan as China's military said Monday it had conducted beach landing and assault drills in the province across from Taiwan. Taiwan's president responded on Sunday saying Taiwan would not bow to pressure from China. This comes as The Wall Street Journal has revealed a small team of U.S. special operations forces and marines have been secretly operating in Taiwan for at least a year to help train Taiwanese military forces for a possible conflict with China. We speak with Ethan Paul of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, who warns U.S. interference could ca…

WSWS (2021-10-12). Indian foreign secretary visits Sri Lanka amid rising tensions with China. wsws.org New Delhi, which is uneasy about growing Chinese influence in Sri Lanka, used the visit to remind Colombo about US and Indian geostrategic plans and expectations.

Staff (2021-10-12). Headlines for October 12, 2021. democracynow.org WHO: Climate Change Is "The Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity", Heavy Flooding in China Kills 15, Destroys 20,000 Homes, 135 Arrested in Indigenous Peoples' Day Climate Action Outside White House, Greenpeace Installs Statue of Boris Johnson Splattered in Oil Outside 10 Downing St., Wealthy Nations Denounced for Hoarding COVID-19 Vaccines, Parliamentary Report: COVID-19 Response Was One of Biggest Public Health Failures in U.K. History, Gov. Greg Abbott Bans All Entities in Texas from Enforcing Vaccine Mandates, Iraqi Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Sees Biggest Gains in Parliamentary Election, U.N. Urges World…

MK Bhadrakumar (2021-10-12). The Taliban has many suitors lining up to help. asiatimes.com The Taliban have been getting many suitors lately. They are far from the "pariah" that the Biden administration thought they were destined to be. During the past month alone, the Taliban received six suitors from the region and beyond offering courtship — the foreign minister of Qatar; the special envoys of Russia, China and Pakistan; …

Anand Naidoo (2021-10-12). The Heat: China-U.S. technology competition. america.cgtn.com China-U.S. technology competition. What are the stakes? And, what does the future look like?

Staff (2021-10-12). Headlines for October 12, 2021. democracynow.org WHO: Climate Change Is "The Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity", Heavy Flooding in China Kills 15, Destroys 20,000 Homes, 135 Arrested in Indigenous Peoples' Day Climate Action Outside White House, Greenpeace Installs Statue of Boris Johnson Splattered in Oil Outside 10 Downing St., Wealthy Nations Denounced for Hoarding COVID-19 Vaccines, Parliamentary Report: COVID-19 Response Was One of Biggest Public Health Failures in U.K. History, Gov. Greg Abbott Bans All Entities in Texas from Enforcing Vaccine Mandates, Iraqi Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Sees Biggest Gains in Parliamentary Election, U.N. Urges World…

ecns.cn (2021-10-12). China to commit 1.5 bln yuan to initiate Kunming Biodiversity Fund: Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China will take the lead by investing 1.5 billion yuan (about 233 million U.S. dollars) to establish the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.

WSWS (2021-10-12). Indian foreign secretary visits Sri Lanka amid rising tensions with China. wsws.org New Delhi, which is uneasy about growing Chinese influence in Sri Lanka, used the visit to remind Colombo about US and Indian geostrategic plans and expectations.

MK Bhadrakumar (2021-10-12). The Taliban has many suitors lining up to help. asiatimes.com The Taliban have been getting many suitors lately. They are far from the "pariah" that the Biden administration thought they were destined to be. During the past month alone, the Taliban received six suitors from the region and beyond offering courtship — the foreign minister of Qatar; the special envoys of Russia, China and Pakistan; …

Staff (2021-10-12). As CIA Warns China "Most Important" Threat to U.S., Is Biden Pursuing a "New Cold War"? democracynow.org We look at growing tensions between China and Taiwan as China's military said Monday it had conducted beach landing and assault drills in the province across from Taiwan. Taiwan's president responded on Sunday saying Taiwan would not bow to pressure from China. This comes as The Wall Street Journal has revealed a small team of U.S. special operations forces and marines have been secretly operating in Taiwan for at least a year to help train Taiwanese military forces for a possible conflict with China. We speak with Ethan Paul of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, who warns U.S. interference could ca…

_____ (2021-10-11). 'Battle For Your Brain' Waged By Western Militaries. popularresistance.org Western Governments In The NATO Military Alliance Are Developing Tactics Of "Cognitive Warfare," Using The Supposed Threats Of China And Russia To Justify Waging A "Battle For Your Brain" In The "Human Domain," To "Make Everyone A Weapon."

teleSUR (2021-10-11). XI: The Chinese Way of Fighting Coronavirus for Safety, Growth. telesurenglish.net Once the worst hit by the coronavirus but now one of the very first to have contained the epidemic and restarted the economy, China has had a clear and proven solution for the dilemma. | Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core, the country has walked a fine line between virus control and economic reopening, saved lives at all costs, fostered opportunities from the crisis, opened its door wider despite strict COVID-19 containment, and coordinated near-term tasks and long-term goals. | EFFICIENT CONTROL | It took China only six weeks this summer to…

Scott Ritter (2021-10-11). The US Cannot Defend Taiwan, and China Knows It. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2021-10-11). China issues outline to promote standardized national development. ecns.cn China has issued an outline to promote standardized development at the national level in its pursuit of high-quality development and modernization.

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-10-11). What Does India Get Out of Being Part of 'The Quad'? towardfreedom.org Australia has joined the U.S. and U.K. games to contain China, leaving India unclear in the Quad and isolated in Asia. Tied to the waning imperial power of the United States, India is gradually losing strategic autonomy.

Juan Cole (2021-10-11). No, Renewables didn't cause the Global Energy Crisis; Strangling Iranian Gas and failing to put in Enough Wind and Solar Did. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — As the world starts back up after the pandemic, the price of energy is spiking, as Pippa Stevens at CNBC explains. The flacks for dirty energy are trying to blame renewables for the jump in energy costs this fall in Europe and China, but frankly that is ridiculous. Demand for …

Homar Garcés (2021-10-11). El declive estadounidense, China y el auge decolonial. globalizacion.ca Sea como se quiera observar, la retirada de las tropas estadounidenses del territorio afgano ha hecho que muchas personas vaticinen un acelerado declive de su hegemonía a nivel mundial, especialmente cuando en el horizonte se yergue China como potencia económica…

Andrew Salmon (2021-10-11). China's winter warriors rout US Marines, UK's MI6. asiatimes.com Chinese President Xi Jinping, besieged by crises from China Evergrande to power outages, may take some comfort in recent news: A human wave of enthusiastic citizens is storming his nation's cinemas. The historical blockbuster Chinese are watching in record numbers is state-funded Korean War epic Battle at Lake Changjin. Its popularity suggests that Beijing's drive …

Editor (2021-10-11). China's accession to the WTO and the collapse that never was. mronline.org President Joe Biden is worried about China. In April he explained "we are in competition with China… to win the 21st century… we are at a great inflection point in history. We have to do more than just build back better… we have to compete more strenuously."

WSWS (2021-10-11). New Zealand's Daily Blog attacks WSWS as "sectarian" wsws.org The pseudo-left Daily Blog contributor Chris Trotter objected to the WSWS's exposure of the blog's support for the Labour Party-led government's alignment with US imperialism, and its war propaganda against China.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-11). Women Hold Up Half the Sky: How China Eradicated Extreme Poverty. libya360.wordpress.com Tings Chak Tongren, Guizhou, China, 2021. Photo: Tricontinental. Artist and researcher Tings Chak writes for Capire on grassroots organizing and policies to fight poverty in China. Grandmother He was born three years after the Chinese Revolution, into a poor village in the southwestern province of Guizhou. At the time, China was the world's 11th poorest…

Staff (2021-10-11). Headlines for October 11, 2021. democracynow.org Merck Seeks FDA Approval for Antiviral COVID-19 Pill, COVID-19 Death Toll in Brazil Tops 600,000, "Shameful and Dangerous": Oxfam Slams New Deal on Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Up to 72 Die in Suicide Blast at Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan, Record Low Turnout Reported for Iraq's Parliamentary Elections, Lights Go Out in Lebanon After Electrical Grid Collapses, Taiwan Vows Not to Bow to Pressure from China as Tension Escalates, Libya: Six Refugees Shot Dead at Overcrowded Prison Camp, 70,000 March in Brussels Demanding Action on Climate Emergency, Report: Sen. Sinema Wants to Cut $100B in Climate Funds, Abortion B…

Luvis Hochimín Pareja (2021-10-11). Uruguay, el TLC con China, el presente y futuro del Mercosur. globalizacion.ca El anuncio hecho por el presidente uruguayo Luis Lacalle Pou de que recibió el aval de China para iniciar negociaciones para acordar un Tratado de Libre Comercio entre ambos países, hizo temer el fin del Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur)….

WSWS (2021-10-11). Taiwanese president rejects China's calls for reunification. wsws.org Washington's backing for Taiwan has only encouraged Tsai and the DPP to make its opposition to any reunification with China more overt and has heightened tensions.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-11). South Africa: The Repression of Abahlali in eKhenana Continues but the Commune Remains. libya360.wordpress.com Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement: The criminal justice system — including the police and the prosecuting authority — continues to be misused by the ANC to repress our movement. Just under two weeks ago three of our comrades from the eKhenana Commune — Lindokuhle Mnguni, Landu Tshazi and Ayanda Ngila — were released from prison after…

Daniel Larison (2021-10-11). Let's Talk About Those Chinese Incursions into Taiwan's Air Defense Zone. globalresearch.ca