Monica Moorehead (2021-12-08). The case of Peng Shuai and U.S. hypocrisy — a WW commentary. workers.org 
U.S. and Western imperialism are super-obsessed with finding any angle to demonize and smear the People's Republic of China, politically, economically and culturally. A main strategy for these anti-communist attacks on China has been accusations of so-called human rights abuses. Peng Shuai For example, President Joe Biden has gone on . . . |
scorinoco (2021-12-08). Conservative Elites Join up for Campaign to Force Canada to Violate the One-China Principle. orinocotribune.com By William Ging Wee Dere — Dec 5, 2021 | One of the pressure points now being used against China is Taiwan. | Short history of Taiwan and Canada engagement | Taiwan is a breakaway part of China.
Editor2 (2021-12-08). China-Laos Railway Roars in Full Swing, Brings Laos Into Modern Transport era amid BRI Endeavor. orinocotribune.com 
The 1,035-kilometer-long China-Laos Railway, a signature project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, officially went into full operation on Friday, catapulting the landlocked Southeast Asian nation into a Chinese standard-powered modern railway era that honors China's promise of enabling inclusive growth along the BRI routes. | Chinese President Xi Jinping and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith witnessed the opening of the railway via video link. | The opening of the China-Laos Railway will make Laos' dream of becoming a land-linked hub come true. China will ensure the maintenance and security of th…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-12-08). Uganda: A Nonsensical Campaign to Tarnish China's Image. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad The Entebbe International Airport in 2009. Photo: By PetterLundkvist — Own work, CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7028754 Despite strident denials by both Ugandan and Chinese officials, an misinformation campaign is being carried out which alleges that Chinese authorities are going to take control of the Entebbe International Airport due to a loan default On…
Vijay Prashad (2021-12-08). There's a nonsensical propaganda campaign to make China look bad in Uganda. peoplesdispatch.org Despite strident denials by both Ugandan and Chinese officials, an misinformation campaign is being carried out which alleges that Chinese authorities are going to take control of the Entebbe International Airport due to a loan default…
WSWS (2021-12-08). The US boycott of the Beijing Olympics: A murderous state speaks of "human rights" wsws.org In boycotting the Winter Olympics in Beijing, US President Joe Biden is pointing his finger at China from atop a mountain of corpses.
WSWS (2021-12-08). Texas mask mandate ban reinstated by federal appeals court. wsws.org The Texas government's machinations to hinder public safety in the face of a deadly pandemic are not popular, with a majority of voters in the state supporting mask requirements in public places as well as schools.
WSWS (2021-12-08). Germany's New Green Foreign Minister Baerbock threatens Russia and China with nuclear weapons. wsws.org With an aggressiveness that is otherwise seen only from extreme right-wing and militarist circles, Annalena Baerbock linked Germany's ability to pursue an aggressive foreign and great power policy with nuclear rearmament.
WSWS (2021-12-08). A new turn in China's Evergrande crisis. wsws.org A restructuring process has begun after the debt-ridden property developer announced it feared it could not meet a $260 million financial obligation.
WSWS (2021-12-08). Promoters of "Wuhan lab" conspiracy theory fume as their claims fall apart. wsws.org As scientific studies continue to undermine the conspiracy theory that SARS-CoV-2 is a genetically engineered virus, journalist Glenn Greenwald has accused the New York Times and Washington Post of being insufficiently faithful to the lab leak "theory."
_____ (2021-12-08). How not to win an Olympic gold medal. strategic-culture.org In the annals of diplomacy, the White House official confirmation of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing might qualify at best as a disc thrower being hit by a boomerang. | Realpolitik minds struggle to find a point in this gratuitous provocation, intervening less than two months before the start of the show, on February 4, 2022 at the Bird's Nest in Beijing. | According to White House reasoning, "the Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against huma…
Editor (2021-12-07). The Ukraine: The USA is responsible of the escalation, and must stop it before provoking a world war. mronline.org 
Today, the Ukraine is not only the epicenter of a new cold war, but also one of the three most dangerous points on Earth, along with Iran and Taiwan, where a nuclear conflict could be ignited, leading to the end of mankind.
New Atlas (2021-12-07). The real reason for US aggression against China (opinion). newatlas.report 
December 7, 2021 (Angelo Giuliano — DotDotNews) — In 1945, the world woke up to a new reality, a new world order. The US had escaped World War II unscathed while Europe and Asia were completely destroyed. Throughout the war the US developed a massive industrial base to supply the war effort and its share of …
WSWS (2021-12-07). Honduran "leftist" president-elect bows to Washington over Taiwan. wsws.org Xiomara Castro's ditching of her campaign pledge to establish diplomatic ties to Beijing is a signal of the incoming government's subordination to US imperialism.
_____ (2021-12-07). Biden-Putin Talk Tuesday With Xi In The Wings. popularresistance.org On May 25, 2021, when the date of June 16 was announced for the summit between Presidents Biden and Putin, it seemed a good idea to waste no time in warning Biden and his neophyte advisers that a major shift in the "world correlation of forces" (to borrow an old Soviet term) was bound to heavily influence the June talks. China, of course, would not be taking part in the bilateral talks, but it would be very much present. | In other words, a half-year ago, we worried: | "Whether or not Official Washington fully appreciates the gradual — but profound — change in America's triangular relationship with Ru…
Eben Dombay Williams (2021-12-07). Tennis star Peng Shuai used as pawn for U.S.' anti-China Olympic boycott. peoplesworld.org 
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has been everywhere in the news over the last month following a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo describing an emotionally abusive relationship with retired former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, which was promptly removed. Cruelly, many Western media outlets have chosen to use this post to exploit Peng at …
Staff (2021-12-07). Maria Sharapova delivers emphatic opinion on Peng Shuai scandal (VIDEO). rt.com 
Tennis legend Maria Sharapova has become the latest high-profile name to voice her opinion after the WTA withdrew events from China over fears for Peng Shuai, the player who many believe is being coerced by authorities. | The eyes of the world have been on the escalating saga around Peng, whose only public appearances since she made swiftly-removed accusations against a former government official have been supplied by state-affiliated media. | Superstars of the women's game have called for a full investigation into Peng's welfare and the sexual abuse claims that were briefly visible on her social media, includ…
teleSUR (2021-12-07). 'Keep Politics Out Of Olympics' International Community Demands. telesurenglish.net As China is to welcome with open arms athletes from all over the world to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the White House announced a so-called "diplomatic boycott" of the Games on Monday under the pretext of human rights. | RELATED: | The move is a pure political provocation. Underneath Washington's groundless accusation against China is its intention to serve its self-interests at the expense of the athletes. Such a plot g…
_____ (2021-12-07). US Build Up in Asia Drives China and Russia Closer Together. journal-neo.org 
While the US-Russia relations have, for historical reasons, always remained uneasy, the US' recent 'war on China' and Washington's subsequent efforts to bolster its military build up in Asia are directly driving its two strategic competitors into a strategic partnership. In this regard, ways have been suggested — and attempts have been made — to drive a …
WSWS (2021-12-07). Solomon Islands' government defeats parliamentary no confidence motion. wsws.org Earlier violent rioting was the culmination of a US-supported campaign against the country's diplomatic recognition of China.
WSWS (2021-12-07). US announces boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics. wsws.org The boycott is one element of the aggressive US strategy of confronting China on all fronts over the past decade, including a military build-up throughout the Indo-Pacific in preparation for war.
Kevin Mwanza (2021-12-07). Hong Kong Hedge Fund Manager: Based on Previous Bubbles, Stocks Could Fall 50-70%, Have A Ways To Go. moguldom.com Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager, Puru Saxena, believes U.S. stocks could fall as much as 70 percent based on analysis of previous bubbles. Saxena, an investment portfolio manager and popular investment commentator, that stock prices are about to "unwind", which could result in a 50-70 percent decline. "If prior bubbles are any guide, we are …
Staff (2021-12-07). Sudden toad invasion threatens humans and pets. rt.com 
Dozens of volunteers have been collecting highly toxic cane toads in the town of Chaotun in Taiwan in an attempt to contain their spread, while scientists remain puzzled by how these large amphibians found their way into the area. | "We hope to minimize the impact brought by the invasive species by collecting them to protect our own local species," a volunteer from the Taiwan Amphibian Conservation Society, Guava Tsai, told NBC News. | Originating from South and Central America, cane toads, whose poison can kill a human if it gets into the eyes or mouth, have long been an issue for Australia and the Philippine…
20 years of China's presence at the World Trade Organization. We examine its legacy and impact. And later, an important economic meeting in China that sets benchmarks for 2022.
The continuing U.S. COVID crisis was predicted in a book published a year ago. "Capitalism on a Ventilator," a unique anthology by 50 progressive commentators — written even before the vaccines were rolled out — explained why the much anticipated vaccines alone could not solve the soaring COVID death rate . . . | 
Just days before the United States hosted a virtual "Summit for Democracy" China released a comprehensive document outlining its approach to democracy.
By Matthew Ehret — Dec, 07 2021 | Count on Syria becoming an important West Asian hub in China's Belt and Road Initiative | Ever since Russia and China began challenging the Anglo-American scorched Earth doctrine in 2011 with their first vetoes against US intervention into Syria, the Gordian knots that have tied up the Arab world in chaos, division and ignorance for decades have finally begun to unravel. | Where just one decade ago the unipolar vision of the 'new American century' reigned unchallenged, by 2013 the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) had sprung into life, and the largest purges of China's deep sta…
The first official European assessment of the recent round of talks in Vienna between the representatives of Iran and those of the E3 (Great Britain, France, and Germany), Russia, China, and the US came, oddly enough, from Dubai, where the quick-witted French president Emmanuel Macron announced what he called the failure of the foregoing phase …
When China joined The World Trade Organization 20 years ago, it was renowned for mostly low tech products. Today, it's turning out high-tech trains, planes and automobiles – and more.
