(2022-01-05). Andrés Arauz on CDBCs and Sovereignty. cepr.net Interview with Andres on Bitcoin, the broader world of crypto & NFTs, how to think about digital and monetary sovereignties together, the geopolitics of the global payment systems, China's efforts to control FinTech, the situation in El Salvador, and the possible ways to democratize central banking.
(2022-01-04). Marxist IQ: Democracy hypocrisy. cpusa.org 
The Biden administration hypocritically portrays the U.S. as the leader of world forces advancing "democracy" against "authoritianism," holding global forums to propagate these ideas, yet targets the People's Republic of China with boycotts of the Olympics, Cuba with the continuation of a 60-year blockade, and other nations with covert and overt support for factions …
(2022-01-04). FBI Is Recklessly Misusing Trump-Era Espionage Policy To Create 'Climate Of Fear' Among Scientists. popularresistance.org On the Tuesday before Christmas, Dr. Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was convicted by a federal jury of lying to the U.S. about his involvement with China's government and failing to disclose income from China on his tax returns. He faces up to five years in federal prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. | Lieber had been prosecuted as part of the Justice Department's China Initiative, which was established in 2018 to crackdown on Chinese economic and scientific espionage. | An investigation by MIT Technology Review found that instead of focu…
(2022-01-04). Defective Human Rights Activists and Basic Morality. dissidentvoice.org In this video I speak about the illogicality of the modern day human rights activist, particularly those funded by the US government. In many of my videos I debunk much of the anti-China narrative being pushed globally, but in this video, I take a step back, use a different approach, and explore the idea of …
(2022-01-04). China Reopens Embassy in Nicaragua, Invites Nicaragua to Belt & Road. orinocotribune.com 
China and Nicaragua kicked off the new year with a reception and a toast to the official reopening of China's embassy in Nicaragua. | What's more, China's Government Representative in attendance extended an invitation to Nicaragua to "take an active part" and join the Belt and Road Initiative "as soon as possible". | Friday's opening follows the December 9th The embassy's flag-raising ceremony was…
(2022-01-04). China's domestic tourism revenue to near 600 bln USD in 2022: expert. ecns.cn China's domestic tourism revenue is expected to reach 3.81 trillion yuan (about 598 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, said on Saturday.
(2022-01-04). Ice-snow sculptures themed on Winter Olympics premier in Harbin. ecns.cn Ice-snow sculptures themed on the 2022 Winter Olympics premier in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
(2022-01-04). Top Pentagon official declares Taiwan critical to "vital US interests" wsws.org Under the pretext of defending "democratic" Taiwan, the Biden administration is actively preparing for war with China to prevent it challenging American global hegemony.
(2022-01-04). China anuncia que seguirá modernizando su arsenal nuclear. telesurtv.net China indicó que mantiene la capacidad nuclear al nivel mínimo requerido para garantizar la seguridad nacional.
(2022-01-04). RCEP certificates issued around China as trade pact is activated. ecns.cn With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in effect, local customs authorities issued RCEP certificates of origin to companies nationwide, bringing tariff reductions to enterprises and eventually making consumers the biggest beneficiary.
(2022-01-04). Tibet's GDP grows about 7 percent in 2021. ecns.cn The gross domestic product (GDP) of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region grew about 7 percent in 2021, said Yan Jinhai, acting chairman of the regional government.
(2022-01-04). Year in review: China's climate goals withstand heat. mronline.org 
Chinese policymakers have been rapidly developing new climate policies even as major events have threatened to derail them.
(2022-01-04). The Declaration of the End of the Korean War in the Current Environment. journal-neo.org 
On December 13, 2021, during a visit to Australia, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that the United States, China, and North Korea agreed in principle to declare a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War. According to Moon, such a statement would help revive the stalled talks between South and North Korea, as well …
(2022-01-04). The Heat: 30 days until the 2022 Beijing Olympics. america.cgtn.com 
It's just a month until the Beijing Winter Olympics. How is China preparing… and what can we expect?
(2022-01-04). Over 7 mln vaccine doses administered in SW China's Tibet. ecns.cn Over 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, said Yan Jinhai, acting chairman of the regional government.
(2022-01-04). 6,660 5G base stations built in Tibet. ecns.cn 4 (Xinhua) — Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region built 3,083 5G base stations in 2021, bringing the number of 5G base stations in the region to 6,660 in total.Tibet will also promote 5G network applications and technologies in education, medical care, transportation, and logistics, Yan said."ÄÄ"ÄÄThe region's digital economy is expected to rise 10 percent this year, said Yan. Enditem…
(2022-01-04). Protests outside Evergrande offices as stock trading resumes. rt.com 
Protesters demand that China's once leading property developer, now plagued by debt, return their money | Shares of China Evergrande jumped as stock trading resumed, but investors who were worried their money would be used to keep the firm afloat staged a protest outside the Guangzhou headquarters. | China Evergrande's shares gained 10% as stock trading resumed on Tuesday after being suspended the day before. Trading was restored after Evergrande announced that a government order to tear down its 39 buildings on Hainan resort island would not affect the rest of its projects there. | The demolition order came o…
(2022-01-04). China Will Overtake the US In the Course of the Next Ten Years: Max Parry. globalresearch.ca The US is faced with a long list of hot-spots and tensions. Beginning with the situation in Iraq, where the Parliament has asked the US troops to leave. However, the …
(2022-01-04). 30 injured after 5.5-magnitude quake jolts China's Yunnan. ecns.cn Thirty people have sustained minor injuries as of Tuesday noon after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Ninglang County in southwest China's Yunnan Province at 3: 02 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said.
(2022-01-04). The Insufferable Hypocrisy of Western Governments Hell-Bent on Destroying Julian Assange (Video). scheerpost.com By Eric Garris / In his New Year's message, South China Morning Post chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo demands Western governments free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before preaching press freedom to everyone else.
(2022-01-04). China to implement new regulation on algorithm recommendation services. ecns.cn A new set of rules on algorithm recommendation services will come into effect on March 1, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced Tuesday.
(2022-01-04). China moves closer to countrywide e-coin rollout. rt.com 
Chinese central bank launches e-CNY apps in push to roll out its own e-currency to curb the popularity of crypto | China has launched pilot versions of its e-CNY digital yuan wallet applications, in a step towards mass rollout of a domestic CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency). | The 'e-CNY (Pilot Version)' app was ready for download on Chinese Android and Apple app stores on Tuesday in Shanghai, Reuters reported. | The apps were developed by the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) digital currency research institute. | According to a notice in the apps, they are still in the development phase, for now only availa…
(2022-01-04). Moscow Views Africa as Arena for Cooperation, Not Confrontation, Russian Foreign Ministry Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia does not view Africa as an arena of confrontation with other countries and is open to cooperation with African countries, China and the European Union, Vsevolod Tkachenko, director of the Africa Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday.
(2022-01-04). China hopes P5 could make commitments of mutual no-first-use of nuclear weapons. ecns.cn China hopes that the five Nuclear-Weapon States, namely China, France, Russia, Britain and the United States, could abandon the policies of nuclear deterrence based on the first-use of nuclear weapons and make commitments of mutual no-first-use of nuclear weapons, a Chinese arms control official said on Tuesday.
(2022-01-04). Missile Silos or Wind Turbines? China Asks US Not to Estimate PRC Nuke Arsenal Using Satellite Snaps. sputniknews.com The Pentagon has accused the People's Republic of making dramatic strides in beefing up its strategic arsenal, including on the basis of satellite images hinting at the construction of new missile silos. Against the backdrop of these claims, US allies have asked Washington not to scrap the contingency of preemptive nuclear strikes against Beijing.
(2022-01-04). China-Laos Railway shows favorable effects after month-long operation. ecns.cn Just after one month's operation, the China-Laos Railway has demonstrated its advantages and favorable effects in passenger and freight transportation.
(2022-01-04). South China's Hainan issues first RCEP Certificate of Origin. ecns.cn On New Year's Day, an enterprise from China's Hainan Free Trade Port started processing goods under the massive free-trade deal — the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
(2022-01-04). China impone confinamiento en la ciudad de Yuzhou por Covid-19. telesurtv.net Las autoridades chinas mantienen una rigurosa política de cero tolerancia a los casos de Covid-19.
(2022-01-04). China's box office during New Year's Day holiday tops 1 bln yuan. ecns.cn China's box office revenue during the New Year's Day holiday reached 1.02 billion yuan (about 160 million U.S. dollars), data from the China Film Administration showed Tuesday.
(2022-01-04). 'Artificial Sun' hits record temperature. rt.com 
China's clean energy experiment reaches temperature five times hotter than the Sun | A clean energy experiment known as the 'Artificial Sun' reached a temperature of 70,000,000C, and held it for more than 17 minutes, during trials in China. The program aims to mimic natural reactions occurring within stars. | On Thursday, Chinese scientists set a new record, as their Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), known as the 'Artificial Sun', reached and sustained a temperature five times hotter than the Sun, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. | The high-temperature plasma operation sustained tempe…
(2022-01-04). US Retains Nuclear Weapons to 'Preserve Peace And Stability', Claims State Dep. Spokesman. sputniknews.com For the first time ever, all five nuclear weapon-wielding states party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty – United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia – affirmed in a joint statement on 3 January that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."
(2022-01-04). FBI is recklessly misusing Trump-era espionage policy to create "Climate of Fear" among scientists—terrorizing families and ruthlessly destroying careers. mronline.org 
On the Tuesday before Christmas, Dr. Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was convicted by a federal jury of lying to the U.S. about his involvement with China's government and failing to disclose income from China on his tax returns.
(2022-01-04). Beijing 2022 starts 30-day countdown. ecns.cn Preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics entered the final stages with the 30-day countdown on Monday.
(2022-01-04). Beijing Says AUKUS Pact Undermines Nuclear Non-Proliferation. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The AUKUS trilateral defence agreement between the United States, the UK and Australia could lead to the collapse of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, Director-General of the Arms Control Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Fu Cong said on Tuesday.
(2022-01-04). Public skiing competition opens in Beijing. ecns.cn A public skiing competition opens in Beijing.
(2022-01-04). Beijing sets air quality record in 2021. ecns.cn Beijing made a breakthrough in its air pollution treatment as the city reached the national air quality standard, local authorities said Tuesday.
(2022-01-04). HK gov't to join hands with new LegCo to create better HK. ecns.cn The Hong Kong government will join hands with the new Legislative Council to solve critical social problems through legislation, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Tuesday, a day after 90 lawmakers of the seventh LegCo were sworn into office, marking the LegCo's new term.
(2022-01-04). In pics: Aerial photos of Mazu Ancestral Temple complex in Fujian. ecns.cn