Daily Archives: January 13, 2022

2022-01-13: News Headlines

_____ (2022-01-13). #Ethiopia #TigrayGenocide #ExcuseForRegimeChangeWar. popularresistance.org While France steps up neocolonial aggression in its former North and West African colonies, the U.S. has set its sights on the elected government of Ethiopia in the geostrategic Horn of Africa. Ethiopia's growing ties with China and Russia and the Joint Declaration on Comprehensive Cooperation Between Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea so threaten U.S. global hegemony that a U.S. "regime change" campaign is well underway. | One of the first stages of any such campaign is, of course, massive disinformation. Mass media, human rights organizations, aid organizations, and, more recently, social media armies—especial…

_____ (2022-01-13). China and Latin America: Washington is Losing Ground. journal-neo.org The global Sino-American confrontation that has unfolded in recent years affects all spheres of the world economy and all regions. China stubbornly squeezes the United States in every area, including its traditional sphere of influence in Latin America. At the moment, the United States is the leading trading partner of Latin American countries as a …

_____ (2022-01-13). MTC between India and Russia: A Stable Development Against the Backdrop of New Threats. journal-neo.org There has been global confrontation between the US and China for many years. Against this background, the regional confrontation between China and India continues. The two mighty neighboring Asian powers have long been competitors, having territorial issues and vying for influence in neighboring states. Fortunately, the struggle is mainly in the economic sphere, but to …

_____ (2022-01-13). China Tests 12.5 Million In Zhengzhou For Covid In Six Hours. popularresistance.org On Friday, Chinese health authorities began testing every single resident of Zhengzhou, the capital of China's central Henan Province, after a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in the massive city of 12.5 million. Just six hours later, they were finished, achieving a rate of 2.1 million people tested per hour, or 583 residents per second, according to the Global Times. For comparison, that is equal to New York City and Chicago combined. On Sunday, health officials set about trying to do it again with the even larger city of Tianjin, home to 14 million people.

Andy Kroll (2022-01-13). None Dare Call It "Encirclement" tomdispatch.com The word "encirclement" does not appear in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 27th, or in other recent administration statements about its foreign and military policies. Nor does that classic Cold War era term "containment" ever come up. Still, America's top leaders have reached a consensus on a strategy to encircle and contain the latest great power, China, with hostile military alliances, thereby thwarting its rise to full superpower status. The gigantic 2022 defense bill — passed with overwhelming support from both parties — provid…

Editor (2022-01-13). Why the Anglosphere is united in an anti-China front. mronline.org Part five in an eight part series investigating the crisis in Canada-China relations…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-13). The Covid-19 Pandemic Does Not Exist. globalresearch.ca At the outset of the corona crisis, the number of confirmed cases was abysmally low. 83 positive cases outside China (6.4 billion people), were used to justify a Worldwide Public Health Emergency, leading up to the official announcement of a pandemic in March 2020…

Tom Engelhardt (2022-01-13). Tomgram: Michael Klare, Welcome to the New Cold War in Asia. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. For a moment, imagine an upside-down military world. Instead of U.S. guided-missile destroyers and other ships regularly carrying out "freedom of navigation operations" near Chinese-claimed islands in the South China Sea and such destroyers no less regularly passing …

Walden Bello (2022-01-12). Bin Laden and Trump: Two Bookends to America's Imperial Decline. fpif.org The end of 2021 and the beginning of a new year is a convenient time to take stock of the causes of America's decline. | This past year saw both Washington's inglorious exit from Afghanistan after 20 years in the country that had served as the launching pad for its direct military intervention in the Middle East and an historic insurrection at the very heart of the empire. Add to this the absolute lack of traction for President Biden's recent "Democracy Summit" in contrast to Beijing's surefooted diplomacy, the erosion of an already weak U.S. economy by COVID-19 followed by uncontrolled inflation, and the deepeni…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-01-12). National Endowment for Democracy Provided $1.2 Million to Kazakhstan to Help Spark Color Revolution Against Pro-Russian and Pro-China Regime. covertactionmagazine.com Media Has Covered Crisis in Kazakhstan in Biased Way On January 2nd, protests erupted in the city of Zhanaozen in …

_____ (2022-01-12). Kazakhstan… Putting the Xinjiang in Context. strategic-culture.org As America continues to bleat on about human rights in China, it supports and promotes the head-choppers to whom it has granted a franchise, Eamon McKinney writes. | The short-lived attempt at a colour revolution in Kazakhstan has brought into focus the geo-political game being waged by the West in Central Asia. This clumsy attempt to once again destablise the region was quickly squashed thanks to the response of Kazakhstan's fellow members of the CTSO, led by Russia. As all colour revolutions do, it tapped into genuine anger among the populace about rising fuel costs and other legitimate grievances. However any…

Godfree Roberts (2022-01-12). China's Excellent, Very Good Year. dissidentvoice.org 2021 was the best year. Ever. The robust growth of the domestic market also further stabilises the economy. Amidst global gloom, 2021 was the best year in modern Chinese history. Here's what they accomplished: Eliminated extreme poverty. Reached 98% home ownership. Kept Covid death rate at 0.6% of America's. Grew the economy $2 trillion PPP, …

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). 'Shangxiahang' block in China's Fuzhou selected as national tourist resort. ecns.cn The Shangxiahang traditional block was selected one of the 55 blocks on the list of the first batch of China National Tourist Resorts released on Monday. Located on the central axis of Fuzhou, the Shangxiahang traditional block is the cradle of Fujian merchants.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). China's auto sales up 3.8 pct in 2021. ecns.cn China's auto sales in 2021 rose 3.8 percent year on year to 26.28 million units, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed Wednesday.

sputniknews (2022-01-12). India, China Start New Round of Negotiations Over Ladakh Border Dispute. sputniknews.com NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – China and India have started the 14th round of corps commander-level negotiations to resolve the 20-month border conflict in the Ladakh region, regional media reported on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Foreigners have more patents granted in China. ecns.cn China saw rapid growth of patents and trademarks granted to foreigners in 2021, an official from the country's top intellectual property (IP) regulator said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Boao Forum for Asia to hold annual conference in Spring. ecns.cn The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will hold its annual conference this Spring in Boao, a coastal town in China's southernmost province of Hainan, the secretariat of the forum said Wednesday.

sputniknews (2022-01-12). Swedish Security Police Warn of Space Wars With China, Russia. sputniknews.com Previously, the fictitious "Russian threat" mentioned by numerous agencies and security services, coupled with a media narrative of an "assertive" and "aggressive" Moscow has been cited as the reason for a plethora of military measures, including a historic hike of the military budget unseen since the Cold War-era and a re-establishment of units.

Editor (2022-01-12). Yes, there really were only two COVID deaths in mainland China in 2021. Here's how they did it. mronline.org As the Omicron variant causes record levels of infection in the United States, the end of the pandemic seems as far away as ever. But far from preparing a robust response to defeat the virus, the Biden administration is preparing to surrender and encourage the public to "learn to live with" COVID indefinitely.

_____ (2022-01-12). Why Do NATO States Commit Energy Hara Kiri ? journal-neo.org There is a great paradox in the increasingly aggressive US and NATO military stance towards Russia, and China, when measured against the clearly suicidal national Green Agenda economic policies of the USA as well as the EU NATO states. An astonishing transformation of the economies of the world's most advanced industrial economies is underway and …

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). China takes more measures to improve patent quality. ecns.cn China has taken more measures to boost the country's innovation drive and is shifting from focusing on the intellectual property (IP) quantity to quality, the country's top IP regulator said Wednesday at a press conference.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). China urges U.S. to reduce emissions: spokesperson. ecns.cn A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday that the United States should reduce greenhouse gas emissions when asked to comment on a reportedly 6.2 percent year-on-year increase of emissions in the United States in 2021.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). National Day of China Pavilion celebrated in Expo 2020 Dubai. ecns.cn The national flag of China was raised on Jan. 10 morning under the iconic dome of the Al Wasl Plaza, the central stage of the Expo 2020 Dubai site, marking the start of the National Day of China Pavilion.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). HKSAR's 7th-term LegCo holds first meeting, Carrie Lam vows to work fully with LegCo. ecns.cn The seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held its first meeting on Wednesday morning.

_____ (2022-01-12). China and Russia Lead the Way in a New World Order. journal-neo.org These days Russia sits down with the United States, and NATO, to discuss Moscow's demands (they go beyond proposals) for in effect a new world order in Eastern Europe. The Russian plan envisages a greatly reduced role for NATO on and around its borders. The United States has not yet made any specific proposals in advance …

Staff (2022-01-12). China builds artificial moon. rt.com The national research facility simulates the low-gravity environment on the Moon | China has built an artificial moon on Earth that simulates low-gravity conditions — the first of its kind. The facility is expected to play a key role in China's future lunar missions. | Speaking on Tuesday, scientist Li Ruilin, from the China University of Mining and Technology, said that the artificial moon project in eastern city of Xuzhou is expected to be officially launched in the coming months. | Li described the program as "first of its kind in the world" and said it takes lunar simulation to a completely new level…

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). New cargo train links China's Inner Mongolia, Moscow. ecns.cn A new cargo train carrying 50 goods containers departed Wednesday from Urad Back Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and is expected to arrive in Moscow in about 10 days.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). China's Paralympians gearing up for Beijing 2022 in NW China. ecns.cn With less than two months to go before the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games opens, 20 Paralympians and coaches from China's cross-country skiing and biathlon teams are gearing up for the event at the Baiyin national training base in the northwest Gansu Province.

teleSUR (2022-01-12). US Coast Guard Looks To Expand Role in Pacific. telesurenglish.net According to Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz, the U.S. Coast Guard is taking on more assertive actions against China in the Pacific theater and is involved in missions that the Navy is unable to do or not geared towards. | U.S. Coast Guard taking more decisive role against China in the Pacific theater. Jan. 12, 2022.

sputniknews (2022-01-12). Nicaragua Rides Wave of China, Reaffirming BRI. sputniknews.com Political leftward turn pushes regional leaders to make suitable choices.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Visitors delight in hot pot at 'Pole of Cold'. ecns.cn The 8th "Pole of Cold" Ice and Snow Season kicked off on Monday in China's coldest city Genhe, known as the country's "Pole of Cold" in the northernmost tip of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). China's agriculture and related industries take up 16.47 pct of economy in 2020. ecns.cn The added value of China's agriculture and related industries accounted for 16.47 percent of the gross domestic product in 2020, official data showed Wednesday.

_____ (2022-01-12). What Point has the Development of the Sino-Indian Relations Reached by the End of 2021? journal-neo.org The state of affairs in the direction of China-India of the "Greater Asian Triangle" (China-India-Japan) has no less influence on the development of the situation in the Indo-Pacific region than everything that happens in the China-Japan duo. Moreover, there has been hardly less negativity in the political component of the Sino-Indian relations of the last …

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). China's goal of engaging 300 million people in winter sports achieved: survey. ecns.cn Over 346 million Chinese people have participated in winter sports activities since Beijing's successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics in 2015, according to statistics released on Wednesday by China's National Bureau of Statistics.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Mainland welcomes Taiwan compatriots in Beijing Winter Olympics: spokesperson. ecns.cn Taiwan compatriots are welcome to be part of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.Taiwan athletes are expected to compete in sports including speed skating, luge and alpine skiing during the Games, according to Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Chinese embassy in India holds video exchange event to support Beijing 2022. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in India held a video exchange activity for Indian youths named "Together for a Shared Future" to support the Beijing Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Three major themes to be highlighted at opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Olympics. ecns.cn The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will last no longer than 100 minutes and focus on three major themes.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Chinese Embassy in Britain condemns threats against personal safety by "Hong Kong independence" elements. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in Britain on Wednesday expressed strong indignation and condemnation of the "despicable action" of a handful of "Hong Kong independence" rioters in Manchester."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Superboard automobile chassis unveiled in Shanghai. ecns.cn A superboard automobile chassis was unveiled on Tuesday by a Chinese Smart EV technology startup in Shanghai.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). Snow and rime put colors on mountain in N Guangxi. ecns.cn Photo taken on January 11, 2022 shows that rime appears on the upper part of a mountain in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, while the lower part remains emerald.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). People on both sides of Taiwan Strait should work together for national reunification: spokesperson. ecns.cn People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should work together toward the realization of national reunification, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). 'Taiwan independence' irreversibly doomed: mainland spokesperson. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday the doom of "Taiwan independence" is an irreversible historical trend.

ecns.cn (2022-01-12). RCEP to benefit Taiwan compatriots, businesses on mainland: spokesperson. ecns.cn Taiwan-funded enterprises on the mainland will enjoy better opportunities for development after the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

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