(2022-01-08). From Summits to Boycotts — America's Waning Influence. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic In recent months the US has attempted to flex its geopolitical might on the global stage in regards to China. First, the US attempted to trigger a widespread diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic games. After announcing no US diplomats would attend the games in Beijing, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada…
(2022-01-08). Mystery on Moon's dark side solved. rt.com 
Chinese rover got close-up shot of 'mysterious' lunar object | A Chinese rover has finally made it close enough to explore an oddly-shaped object spotted on the far side of the Moon last year. The discovery was dubbed 'mystery hut' online. | The image of a gray cube-shaped object on the Moon's horizon was published by Our Space, a channel affiliated with the China National Space Administration (CNSA), early last month. | The photo was taken by Chinese rover Yutu-2 when it was traversing the large Von Karman crater. It was reported at the time that it would take two to three months for the rover to reach the ob…
(2022-01-08). Explosion in China's Chongqing kills at least 16. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — A building housing a canteen in Chongqing in China's southwest collapsed on Friday after an explosion suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, killing at least 16.
(2022-01-08). Make Xinjiang Indispensable in International Supply Chain. orinocotribune.com By Global Times — Jan 4, 2022 | As a new American legislation puts multinational companies in a dilemma when it comes to their Xinjiang-related businesses, one of the countermeasures China could take is to increase the region's economic attractiveness to foreign companies to gradually put this debate to rest. | Ever since the Biden administration heaped more pressure on Xinjiang-related trade issues, some American companies have complied with various bans to rid their supply chains of any hint of Xinjiang, which eventually result in Chinese people's boycott of their products. | Even though it is crystal clea…
(2022-01-08). US pressure mounts over Solomon Islands' relations with China. wsws.org A Wall Street Journal editorial reminded its readers of the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal, which, it stated, "proved the critical importance of the Solomon Islands for Pacific security."
(2022-01-08). Moscow, Beijing, Washington frame opponents as 'foreign agents'. themilitant.com As they deepen their assaults on working people and political rights, the regimes in Moscow and Beijing are trying to silence political opponents by smearing them as "foreign agents." Washington condemns these two rivals for repression, but has used the very same smears to target and frame up working-class organizations at home. | On Dec. 28, Russia's Supreme Court ordered the closing of Memorial International, a long-standing rights organization that has chronicled decades of Stalinist political repression in the Soviet Union. Its archives hold tens of thousands of documents, books and artwork by prisoners spann…