Andrew Korybko (2022-01-21). Lessons to be Learned from Nicaragua's Recognition of Beijing. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Jan 17, 2022 | Recognizing Taipei isn't an insurance policy against US meddling; it's a guarantee that US meddling will become institutionalized to the detriment of that country's people. Those governments who begin practicing comparatively more independent policies risk being punished despite still recognizing Taipei exactly as Nicaragua's recently was. | China reopened its embassy in Nicaragua on New Year's Day after it was closed for over thirty years since 1990 following that country's mistaken recognition at the time of the Taiwan Province's rogue authorities. This move follows Manag…

teleSUR (2022-01-21). China Fires Up Growth Engines Under Economic 'Triple Pressure'. telesurenglish.net China's year-on-year economic growth in 2021 was the best in around a decade, although a complicated external environment and the evolving COVID-19 epidemic continued to weigh on the world's second-largest economy. | RELATED: | Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.1 percent year on year last year, outstripping the government's target. However, there are still challenges on the horizon, with sporadic COVID-19 cases c…

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Iran, China 'facing a new horizon of cooperation,' says Iran's FM spokesman. ecns.cn As their foreign ministers exchanged visits to deepen their partnership in the past year, Iran and China are now "facing a new horizon of cooperation," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). China's second largest semi-submersible heavy lift vessel delivered in Guangzhou. ecns.cn China's second largest semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, called Xin Yao Hua, was delivered in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-01-20). The global media's latest anti-China salvo: "Won't somebody please think of the hamsters?" wsws.org The world is in the grip of preventable mass death, and the mainstream media find cause of outrage in the culling of infected hamsters, which it has called the "latest sacrifice in China's attempt to hold fortress COVID-zero."

_____ (2022-01-20). The Biden Administration Heats Up the South China Sea. journal-neo.org As part of its strategy to develop a global coalition against China in and around the Indo-Pacific, the US has been, for past many years, paying very close attention to what can be called 'territorial flashpoints' surrounding China — Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang — to demonise and delegitimise China as a global power. …

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). China's high-resolution multi-mode imaging satellite put into use. ecns.cn China's high-resolution multi-mode imaging satellite has been officially put into use, according to the China National Space Administration Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). China repels U.S. maritime intrusion in South China Sea. ecns.cn China repelled a U.S. destroyer on Thursday after it trespassed in territorial waters surrounding the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea without Chinese government approval.

Sean Callebs (2022-01-20). Questions of COVID, diplomacy at Beijing 2022 press briefing. america.cgtn.com Putting on a Winter Olympics spectacle is already a monumental task. COVID-19 and souring U.S.-China relations make it that much more difficult. Diplomats and Olympic organizers briefed the press on how the games are shaping up. CGTN's Sean Callebs reports.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Anti-drug work makes steady, solid progress. ecns.cn Anti-drug work in China has made steady progress and the overall positive situation has been consolidated and expanded, with the number of drug-related crimes and amount of drugs seized continuing to decline.

_____ (2022-01-20). China-Iran Strategic Cooperation Changes the Balance of Power. journal-neo.org There has been a marked shift in the balance of power in the world as the US has recently intensified its attempts to regain world domination, including through sanctions against countries trying to demonstrate their independence from Washington. And in this respect, Beijing's attempt to create a multipolar world based on an alliance with countries …

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Guangdong ranks first in China in number of 5G facilities. ecns.cn South China's Guangdong Province has built a total of 170,000 5G base stations, ranking first in China, according to the numbers disclosed at the ongoing fifth session of the 13th Guangdong Provincial People's Congress on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). U.S. destroyer entering Chinese waters warned off. ecns.cn The Chinese military sent air and naval forces to monitor and warn off a United States Navy warship that entered Chinese territorial waters in the South China Sea on Thursday, according to a Peoples Liberation Army spokesman.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Public more aware of wetlands protection. ecns.cn China has 64 wetlands of international importance that cover 7.32 million hectares, harbor 2,258 plant species and 260 bird species, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said in a white paper released on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). China's grain and agricultural production hits record high in 2021. ecns.cn China's grain and agricultural production had a bumper harvest in 2021, with grain output hitting a record high 1,365.7 billion jin (682.85 billion kilograms): Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Chinese, Belarusian presidents exchange congratulations on 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, on Thursday exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-Belarus diplomatic relations.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Beijing 2022 mascots made by porcelain factory in Fujian. ecns.cn Two kids show their newly-bought porcelain figures of Beijing 2022 mascots at a porcelain factory in Dehua County of Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 19, 2022.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). China's economic powerhouse Guangdong reports robust GDP growth in 2021. ecns.cn South China's Guangdong Province recorded 8-percent GDP growth in 2021 to 12.4 trillion yuan (about 1.95 trillion U.S. dollars), its acting governor Wang Weizhong said Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). China will continue relief efforts to tsunami-hit Tonga. ecns.cn China will continue to provide Tonga with cash and other disaster-relief materials to the affected areas, Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Gerald Tan (2022-01-20). The Gist: COVID-19 safety at the Beijing Winter Olympics. america.cgtn.com With the Beijing Winter Olympics fast approaching, there's understandably concern about the potential impact of the coronavirus Omicron variant. CGTN's Gerald Tan has the Gist on what's in place to mitigate the risks.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Shanghai surpasses 4 trln yuan GDP mark in 2021. ecns.cn Shanghai's gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded the four-trillion-yuan (about 630.4 billion U.S. dollars) threshold in 2021, local authorities said Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-20). Guangxi at forefront of rising commerce with ASEAN nations. ecns.cn Chinese exporters in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region said they look forward to business opportunities emerging from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership pact, an agreement expected to help companies lower tariffs and raise their competitiveness.