Daily Archives: February 10, 2022

2022-02-10: News Headlines

sputniknews (2022-02-10). China Suspends Import of Beef From Lithuania Amid Diplomatic Row. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – China temporarily suspends imports of beef from Lithuania, a document released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs said.

ecns.cn (2022-02-10). Devaluing China's zero-COVID approach disregards facts. ecns.cn As the omicron strain still rages worldwide, lashing China's "dynamic zero-case policy" becomes the groupthink that is often hyped up by some Western media.

ecns.cn (2022-02-10). Commerce Ministry denounces U.S. sanctions. ecns.cn The United States should remove additional tariffs and sanctions on China as soon as possible, Commerce Ministry spokesperson Gao Feng said at a news briefing on Thursday.

sputniknews (2022-02-10). Figure Skater Valieva Continues to Participate in Olympics. sputniknews.com Earlier, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva took part in the team tournament as part of the Russian team, which won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.

_____ (2022-02-09). What are the Real Reasons for Washington's Boycott of the Beijing Olympics? journal-neo.org Despite various blatantly nefarious actions by Washington to disrupt the Beijing Olympics, the event commenced on schedule with impeccable organization by the Chinese authorities. Heads of state, high-ranking officials, representatives of public organizations and corporations arrived in Beijing. The "diplomatic boycott" initiated by the White House and their "hawks" and obedient vassals went awry and …

The Socialist Program (2022-02-09). Human Rights?? U.S. Hypocrisy on Full Display as Beijing Olympics Open. liberationnews.org Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the US corporate media subjected viewers to wall-to-wall war mongering propaganda targeting the government and people of China as the Olympics opened in Beijing…

Ann Brown (2022-02-09). Remembering When China's Chairman Mao Met With WEB Dubois. moguldom.com It may not be well known, but in 1959, civil rights activist, pan-Africanist and Black socialist W. E. B. Du Bois traveled to China to meet with Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung. A communist revolutionary, Chairman Mao was the founding father of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He ruled as the chairman of the Chinese …

Ian Goodrum (2022-02-09). Beijing Olympics: Eileen Gu doesn't care what the U.S. media thinks of her. peoplesworld.org Since she was 15, Eileen Gu (Gu Ailing) has had a target on her back. The U.S.-born freestyle skier of Chinese heritage announced in 2019 she would be competing for the People's Republic at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics rather than the United States, a decision met with enthusiasm in China—for obvious reasons—but intense animosity …

WSWS (2022-02-09). Two right-wing figures to contest South Korean presidential election. wsws.org The candidates from the two main parties are both determined to further open the economy despite the surge of COVID-19 cases and have backed the US war drive against China.

_____ (2022-02-09). On the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement. journal-neo.org Given how the US withdrawal from the Middle East has impacted Washington's ties with the Gulf countries, an opportunity certainly exists for the latter to pursue their ties with Beijing more freely than was the earlier the case. There is, in fact, already signs that China and the Gulf may well be taking concrete steps …

Staff (2022-02-09). Britain is undermining the EU to upset China and please the US. rt.com Yesterday, the United Kingdom China has effectively placed a de-facto trade embargo and secondary sanctions reg…

Andrew Wong (2022-02-09). USA uses Solomon Islands protests against China. indybay.org Recently the US Department of State has issued a condemnation of mass unrest acts in the Solomon Islands.

_____ (2022-02-09). Wanting Peace With Russia To Focus Aggressions On China Is Just Being An Imperialist Warmonger. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz criticized the Biden administration's dangerous escalations against Russia on the House floor on Monday, not because he thinks needlessly ramping up cold war brinkmanship with a nuclear-armed nation is an insane thing to do, nor because he believes the US government should cease trying to dominate the world by constantly working to subvert and undermine any nation who disobeys its commands, but because he wants US aggressions to be focused more on China. | "While the Biden administration, the media, and many in congress beat the drums of war for Ukraine, th…

TASS (2022-02-09). Sale of US weapons to Taiwan threatens China's security interests, Defense Ministry says. tass.com Earlier, the US Department of State had approved a possible sale of equipment and services to Taiwan for "engineering services support, designed to sustain, maintain, and improve the Patriot Air Defense System" with the estimated cost of $100 mln…

John Feffer (2022-02-09). Russia and China's Dirty Partnership. fpif.org The leaders of Russia and China are joining forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Beijing for the Winter Olympics to show solidarity with his largest trade partner at an event that the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia are

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-02-09). Morning Commute: 2-9-2022. anchor.fm Hope everyone is well! Today we're doing a little news coverage based on sources I've been reading like People's Dispatch, Hoodcommunist.org, By Any Means Necessary, Liberation News, Kawasachun News, TeleSur English, Guerrilla History Podcast, etc. We go over Russia/China Relations, the Olympics, the African Union meeting, Oakland and Chicago schools ongoing issues, movements against Police Brutality and the murder by Minneapolis Police Department (yup, that one!) of Amir Locke who was 22 years old! No justice, no peace!! Go organize!

_____ (2022-02-09). Eritrea And The Tripartite Alliance In The Horn Of Africa. popularresistance.org The motives behind US aggression towards Ethiopia have not been altogether clear. Is it simply that they lost their long standing puppet government led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front? Competition with China? Or is it the regional Tripartite Agreement between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia, which poses too much independence from US global hegemony? Ethiopia borders both Eritrea and Somalia, and Eritrea has made its Red Sea ports available to Ethiopia since leaders of the two countries negotiated peace in 2018. Together, Eritrea and Somalia share a combined coastline of 2,672 miles in one of the most strat…

Nathan King (2022-02-09). Record deficit in 2021 as Americans buy more from oversea. america.cgtn.com A new report shows the U.S. "purchased" more goods from foreign countries last year, but sold 'fewer' goods overseas. And while U.S. shipments to China were up, it wasn't enough to counter the amount Americans spent on goods from China.

ecns.cn (2022-02-09). China Red Cross donates flour to hungry Afghanistan. ecns.cn The Red Cross Society of China recently donated 130 metric tons of flour to its Afghan counterpart to help the country through its severe food crisis.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-02-09). China insta a EE.UU. detener sanciones contra Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net El funcionario reclamó a Washington a dar la debida importancia a las medidas de desnuclearización tomadas por Pyongyang.

sputniknews (2022-02-09). China Calls on US to Stop Sanctioning North Korea. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The United States needs to stop imposing endless sanctions and putting pressure on North Korea if they are sincerely concerned about the well-being of the North Korean people, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.

Editor (2022-02-09). USA CIA veteran hosting anti-China 'Uyghur diaspora' podcast funded by U.S. government. mronline.org The "WEghur Stories" podcast claims to speak on behalf of "the Uyghur diaspora," and uses intersectional feminist rhetoric to demonize China. But it's co-created and hosted by an ex CIA agent, with funding from the U.S. embassy in France.

ecns.cn (2022-02-09). Green Games, sustainability embedded in preparations of Beijing 2022: BOCOG official. ecns.cn The concept of a green Games and sustainability have been embedded in the entire process and every aspect of the preparations of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, said Li Sen, the director-general of the general planning department of Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG), on a Beijing 2022 daily briefing held Wednesday.

Staff (2022-02-09). Medal ceremony delayed as Russian 'doping mystery' emerges in Beijing — media. rt.com The medal ceremony for the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics has been delayed over a 'legal issue' | The Russian figure skating team which won gold in Beijing is reportedly at the center of scrutiny after the medal ceremony was delayed due to unspecified legal issues which "arose at short notice." | The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) wrapped up the figure skating team title earlier this week, with the USA claiming silver and Japan earning bronze. | However, the medal ceremony has been delayed indefinitely after originally being scheduled to take place on Tuesday. | The International Olympic Com…

ecns.cn (2022-02-09). Chinese military vows to thwart foreign interference, separatist schemes for 'Taiwan independence'. ecns.cn The Chinese military will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, thwart any form of foreign interference and separatist attempts for "Taiwan independence," and continue to advance national reunification.

Staff (2022-02-09). Headlines for February 9, 2022. democracynow.org Heads of State Hold More Talks as U.S. Threatens Sweeping Sanctions Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions, NY Drops Indoor Mask Mandate; Pfizer Projects Over $50 Billion in Revenue from COVID Treatments, Canadian Truckers Shut Down Bridge Linking to U.S. as "Freedom Convoy" Grows, Israeli Soldiers Shoot Dead 3 Palestinians in West Bank City of Nablus, Millions in Horn of Africa Face Severe Hunger After Years of Drought, U.S. Approves $100 Million Military Sale to Taiwan, Outrage Mounts over School Hijab Ban in Indian State of Karnataka, Ex-Pope Benedict Asks for Forgiveness for Church's Sexual Abuse But…

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