Daily Archives: February 5, 2022

2022-02-05: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2022-02-05). China, Russia reaffirm support on core interest, oppose interference in internal affairs: joint statement. ecns.cn China and Russia reaffirmed strong support for each other's core interest, state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and voiced opposition to external interference in their domestic affairs, according to a joint statement issued Friday after a meeting between the two countries' presidents.

Moderator (2022-02-05). Joint Russia-China Statement Articulates United Opposition to Western Alliance. scheerpost.com Editors note:

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-05). Russian-Chinese statement on NATO: what it says and what it doesn't. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Much has already been and even more will be said about the joint statement issued on February 4 by the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, entitled Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable …

WSWS (2022-02-05). COVID outbreak in Tonga after volcanic eruption and tsunami. wsws.org The deadly virus has almost certainly entered Tonga via infected personnel delivering aid from countries that include Australia, New Zealand, the US, China, France, Fiji and Britain.

WSWS (2022-02-05). Olympics open under clouds of war. wsws.org The 2022 Winter Olympics in China are being staged in a world wracked by disease and poised on the edge of global conflict.

TASS (2022-02-05). Solidarity between Russia, China begins new era in international relations – Global Times. tass.com In the face of US hegemony, China and Russia remain the only countries that have the capability to safeguard their core interests and sovereignty, Global Times said…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-05). Russia-China Joint Statement on NATO: What it Says and What it Doesn't. globalresearch.ca Much has already been and even more will be said about the joint statement issued on February 4 by the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, entitled Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and …

Megan Tatum (2022-02-05). [World Report] China's population peak. thelancet.com Demographic changes in the world's most populous country is posing challenges for health and the health system. Megan Tatum reports.

ecns.cn (2022-02-05). Full Text: Toast by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the welcoming banquet of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet at the Great Hall of the People Saturday noon to welcome distinguished guests from around the world who attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

ecns.cn (2022-02-05). Xi and his wife host banquet for guests attending Winter Olympics opening ceremony. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet at the Great Hall of the People Saturday noon to welcome distinguished guests from around the world who attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

scorinoco (2022-02-05). The Beijing Winter Olympics are a Symbol of Multipolarity and International Friendship. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Feb 2, 2022 | With over 30 heads of state and government gathered in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in spite of the pandemic which is still raging in most parts of the world, the Games will prove to be a symbol of a deepening multipolarity and global solidarity. | A tiny handful of imperialist countries, led by the United States, tried and failed to coordinate a so-called "diplomatic boycott," based on absurd and debunked fabrications about the treatment of Xinjiang's Uygur population. | When Joe Biden announced a year ago that "diplomacy is back," mo…

ecns.cn (2022-02-05). Xi, Putin agree on closer strategic coordination. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on Friday with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony. The two leaders agreed to deepen strategic coordination in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

ecns.cn (2022-02-05). International participants extol opening ceremony of Beijing 2022. ecns.cn The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games officially commenced on Friday, and the opening ceremony, as the curtain raiser to the Games, won much praise from overseas participants.

teleSUR (2022-02-04). China and Russia to Face Regional Threats Jointly. telesurenglish.net On Friday, President Xi Jinping confirmed that China stands ready to work with Russia and President Vladimir Putin to chart the future and provide guidance for bilateral relations under new historical circumstances. | RELATED: | Xi is willing to promote the continuous transformation of high-level mutual trust between China and Russia into results of cooperation in all fields and bring real benefits to the people of the two countries. | "Despite the…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-04). China's Olympic Battle for Legitimacy: The Prehistory of the 2022 Beijing Games. independentmediainstitute.org Much has been made of the "diplomatic boycott" by the United States and its allies of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. But what much of the major Western media coverage misses is the historical and geopolitical significance of these games to China—as one of only three Asian host nations for the Olympics (along with Japan and …

_____ (2022-02-04). US vs. China in Laos: Two Nations, Two Approaches, One Obvious Difference. journal-neo.org The United States has elected to lock itself in a zero-sum conflict with China, attempting to stop China's inevitable rise as the world's largest, most powerful economy and thus nation. The narrative the US employs to justify political, economic, and even military measures it is targeting China with, revolves around US claims that China's rise …

ecns.cn (2022-02-04). Xi: China is ready to deliver a streamlined, safe and splendid Games. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a video address at the opening ceremony of the 139th IOC Session on Thursday.

John Wojcik (2022-02-04). Russia and China issue joint call for an end to NATO expansion. peoplesworld.org Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, issued a joint demand Thursday that NATO halt its plans for further expansion and end their continued push to whip up a "Cold War mentality." Putin met with Xi in China, only a day before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. As the …

_____ (2022-02-04). The Hypocrisy Of The 'Diplomatic Boycott' Of The 2022 Beijing Olympics. popularresistance.org On February 4, the 2022 Winter Olympics are set to open in Beijing. With this, the Chinese capital will become the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Games. It will also make the People's Republic of China the first country in the Global South ever to host the Winter Olympics, which have historically been dominated by Europe and North America (home to the top 14 countries in the all-time medal table). China remains the only Asian host nation in history besides Japan and South Korea. | These milestones have gone almost entirely unremarked-upon in Western media coverage leading up to the Games, wh…

_____ (2022-02-04). US Olympic Boycott Not About Uyghurs. popularresistance.org The diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games may go down in history as the official start of the cold war between the U.S., a handful of its allies and China. The American strategy, however, of using boycotts to pressure Beijing in the name of 'human rights', may prove costly in the future. | On Dec. 6, Washington declared that it would not send any diplomatic representation to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. In subsequent days, the U.K., Canada and Australia followed suit. | The official American line claims that U.S. diplomats will not participate in the event in protest o…

teleSUR (2022-02-04). China, Russia Issue Joint Statement on NATO European Expansion. telesurenglish.net The two countries emphasize the need for cooperation between governments across the world, given the challenges of fast-moving economic globalization, political upheavals, and a pandemic that continues to threaten millions and weigh on international security. | Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting & the recent anti-NATO joint statement in Beijing, on February 4, 2022…

_____ (2022-02-04). How U.S. Meddling Split Sudan, Creating an Oil Republic Drowning in Poverty and Conflict. strategic-culture.org Following decades of US soft power aid interventions to exploit South Sudan's energy reserves and counter China's influence, the republic is trapped in humanitarian crisis.: | TJ COLES | Like most countries, the Republic of South Sudan is a complex nation of shifting alliances and external influences. | Recently, President Salva Kiir, who sports a Stetson hat

Anonymous765 (2022-02-04). China: Proficiency Test Of A SWAT Soldier (VIDEO). southfront.org

teleSUR (2022-02-04). Argentine President Fernandez Starts Official Visit to China. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez arrived in Beijing to fulfill a busy agenda before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. | RELATED: | After being welcomed by Ambassador Wu Jie, Fernandez was virtually awarded an Honoris Causa at Tsinghua University. He visited then the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party, where he signed the visitors' honorary book. Later, he attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic…

teleSUR, yart, JDO (2022-02-04). Pdte. Alberto Fernández realiza visita oficial a China. telesurtv.net China es el segundo destino de las exportaciones argentinas y el principal origen de las importaciones del país.

_____ (2022-02-04). Western States, Media are Sore Losers, Taking Gold Medal for Cynical Olympic Gaming. strategic-culture.org Congratulations to China for hosting the XXIV Winter Olympics whose motto aptly is "Together for a Shared Future". Congratulations, too, to the many nations that can celebrate common humanity and rise above the duplicity and hostility of geopolitical gaming. | After weeks of alarmist claims that Russia is going to invade Ukraine, now the U.S. and Western media are speculating that Russian President Vladimir Putin will "hold off on a military invasion" in order to not spoil the Winter Olympic Games underway in China. | One could hardly make up such a farce, yet the U.S. and Western news media are peddling it with…

Staff (2022-02-04). Russia and China sign major energy deal. rt.com The 30-year agreement will boost gas supplies by 10 billion cubic meters and will be settled in euros | Russia's Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed a second long-term contract on Friday for the supply of 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas from the Russian Far East. The agreement comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China on an official visit. | According to Gazprom, the agreement is "an important step in further strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and China in the gas sector." After the project reaches its full capacity, the volume o…

teleSUR (2022-02-04). Greece Begins Parade of Athletes at the Olympic Winter Games. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the 2022 Winter Games opening ceremony started. As an Olympic tradition, Greece, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, is the first team to start the parade of athletes into the Bird's Nest Stadium. | RELATED: | China, as hosts, will march in last; future Olympic Winter Games hosts Italy (Milano-Cortina 2026) will enter the second-from-last under a change approved by the IOC Executive Board…

ecns.cn (2022-02-04). Xi says meeting with Putin will inject more vitality into China-Russia relations. ecns.cn

Andrew Wong (2022-02-04). Chinese Telecom Equipment Is Banned in the USA. indybay.org Recently the US Senate has approved the next bipartisan initiative against China. This is not a new objective, which is to push Chinese business rivals out of the US telecom market.

teleSUR (2022-02-04). Beijing Kicks off Winter Games. telesurenglish.net The Beijing Olympic Winter Games were inaugurated on Friday night, with the city hosting the Olympic flame for the second time in the Bird's Nest Stadium. | RELATED: | The Chinese President Xi Jinping decreed the opening of the Beijing Winter 2022 at 21: 51 local time, in the presence of 40 000 home audience and the state leaders and international diplomatics, such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and United Natio…

Staff (2022-02-04). Headlines for February 4, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Claims ISIS Leader Detonated Bomb That Killed 13 at Site of U.S. Raid, Vladimir Putin Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as Winter Olympics Open, State Dept. Questioned over Claims Russia Is Plotting "False Flag" Operation in Ukraine, South African Plant Produces mRNA COVID Vaccine Based on Moderna Data, Chicago Ex-Cop Who Murdered Laquan McDonald Released After Just Three Years in Prison, Biden on Crime in New York City: "The Answer Is Not to Defund the Police", Turkey Blames Greek Border Guards After 12 Asylum Seekers Freeze to Death, Texas Butterfly Conservation Center Shuts Doors Following Right-Wing Harassmen…

ecns.cn (2022-02-04). Journalists celebrate Chinese New Year in main media center of Beijing 2022. ecns.cn On the Chinese New Year's Eve, journalists attending the 2022 Winter Olympics gathered at the Main Media Center experienced the traditional customs of the festival by writing Spring Festival couplets, folding paper, and cutting paper to make decorative patterns.

Staff (2022-02-04). Webinar Saturday February 12: Iran & Cuba Promoting Multipolarity. orinocotribune.com This webinar takes place on the 43rd Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, and celebrates the release of the Farsi Translation of Arnold August's Cuba-US Relations: Obama and Beyond. | The webinar will take place 12 February 2022 at 9: 00AM EST New York & Toronto time, 5: 30PM Tehran time, 10: 00PM Beijing time and 2: 00PM London time over Zoom and YouTube Live. | About this event | Every February 11-12 since the 1979 Islamic Revolution is a cause to celeb…

Staff (2022-02-04). Covid-hit Russian women's team earn first Beijing win. rt.com The ROC women's hockey team beat Switzerland in their opening game at the Beijing Winter Games | The Russian women's ice hockey team put some major disruptions behind them to pick up an opening win against Switzerland at the Beijing Olympics. | The Russian team — competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) — was hit by a spate of positive Covid tests in the buildup to their opening encounter in the Chinese capital which severely disrupted their opportunities to train. | But still despite missing six players due to Covid protocols, the ROC team eventually eased past their Swiss r…

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