2022-02-27: News Headlines

sputniknews (2022-02-27). Analyst: Russia Seeks to Neutralise Ukraine's Geopolitical Status to Solve Dangerous Security Crisis. sputniknews.com As Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine in order to protect the Donbass republics and demilitarise the country, which seeks to join NATO, two major Asian powers, China and India, have remained cautious in taking sides. An expert reckons the crisis will send a ripple effect in Europe and shape a new order in the Asia Pacific.

_____ (2022-02-27). US Tries to Fragment and Destroy China. journal-neo.org China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a phone conversation that took place on February 22 about China's concerns over the worsening of China-US relations that in his opinion was a direct result of Washington's actions. According to the Chinese foreign minister, Beijing is ready to build relations with the …

Editor2 (2022-02-27). Barack Obama's Father Identified as CIA Asset in US Drive to 'Recolonize' Africa During Early Days of the Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Gerald Horne — Feb 10, 2022 | Over the last decade, the U.S. has been quietly expanding its covert intelligence empire in Africa as part of a growing geopolitical rivalry with China. | A new book published by Susan Williams, entitled

ecns.cn (2022-02-27). China's textile sector sees strong growth in 2021. ecns.cn China's textile industry posted robust expansion last year, with both revenue and profits logging double-digit growth, official data showed.

ecns.cn (2022-02-27). Keynote Speech by Ambassador Qin Gang at the Commemoration for the 50th Anniversary of President Richard Nixon's Visit to China. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2022-02-27). China's forex market transacts $3.08 trillion in January. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange (forex) market recorded transactions of 19.45 trillion yuan ($3.08 trillion) in January, official data showed on Friday.

Staff (2022-02-27). China speaks out against sanctions over Ukraine. rt.com Beijing believes the West should address Moscow's "legitimate security demands" | China said on Saturday that Western sanctions slapped on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine will not solve the crisis. Many countries have imposed sweeping restrictions on Moscow, hitting its banks, trade, and largest airline, among other things. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his comments during a phone call with his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock. | According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Wang said "China doesn't support the use of sanctions to solve problems, and even more so opposes unilateral sanctions th…

ecns.cn (2022-02-27). China to seek political settlement of Ukraine issue: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China has always stood on the side of peace and justice and will continue to promote a political settlement of the Ukraine issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-02-27). China's listed companies see strong growth in 2021. ecns.cn Listed enterprises in China registered robust growth in market value and profits last year, the latest data showed.

ecns.cn (2022-02-27). Chinese FM elaborates China's basic position on Ukrainian issue. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday elaborated China's basic position on the Ukrainian issue.

ecns.cn (2022-02-27). China says EU should urge Lithuania to return to one-China principle. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said the European Union (EU) should urge Lithuania to return to the right track of the one-China principle as soon as possible.

Staff (2022-02-27). China lifts all restrictions on wheat imports from Russia. rt.com The move could ease the impact of western sanctions against Moscow | China is now fully open to Russian wheat deliveries, as all import restrictions have been lifted, the South China Morning Post has reported, citing the country's General Administration of Customs. | The announcement was made public on Thursday, hours after Russia began its military operation in Ukraine, the paper says, adding that the deal could provide a lifeline to the Russian economy as it faces tough economic sanctions from the EU and the US, and at the same time addresses China's need to enhance food security. | China previously restrict…

sputniknews (2022-02-27). Beijing Blasts US Over Ukraine Crisis, Tells Washington to 'Ask Itself' Who's to Blame for Disaster. sputniknews.com US President Joe Biden warned Thursday that any nation that doesn't condemn Moscow's military operation in Ukraine would be "stained by association." On Friday, US media reported that US officials had held six urgent meetings with senior Chinese officials to try to force Beijing to pressure Russia into changing course.

ecns.cn (2022-02-27). Cities of Culture: Hangzhou. ecns.cn

Staff (2022-02-26). US warship sails through Taiwan Strait. rt.com Chinese state media accused the US of stirring up "trouble on two sides of the world" | The USS Ralph Johnson, a guided-missile destroyer of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, sailed through the Strait of Taiwan on Saturday. The Pentagon said the exercise was a "routine" one, but amid heightened tension in Europe over Ukraine, China's state media accused the US of fomenting conflict "on two sides of the world." | The USS Ralph Johnson transited the strait through waters controlled by neither mainland China or Taiwan, a statement from the Seventh Fleet read. "The United States military flies, sails, and operates anyw…

New Atlas (2022-02-26). US Plans to Destroy Taiwan to "Save" It. newatlas.report February 26, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — Tensions between the United States and China exist across a wide spectrum of areas, from economics to geopolitics. Among the many flashpoint issues defining this growing confrontation is the "Taiwan question." Officially, the United States recognizes what is known as the "One China Policy." The US State …

WSWS (2022-02-26). US-NATO war threats against Russia heighten geopolitical crisis in South Asia. wsws.org The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on India—which Washington has successfully harnessed to its campaign targeting China—to line up full-square behind the war drive against Moscow.

Pivot to Peace (2022-02-26). The Shanghai Communiqué: Key to Peace — Pivot to Peace/CODEPINK Webinar. peacepivot.org Join Pivot to Peace and CODEPINK's China Is Not Our Enemy campaign this Sunday for a conversation with Xiangyu, Col. Ann Wright, Lauren Gonitzke and Pivot to Peace's K.J. Noh to better understand the Taiwan issue and how the U.S. can avoid war with China over Taiwan. When: February 27, 2022 at 6: 00pm — 7: 30pm …

WSWS (2022-02-26). Australia announces Ukraine military aid and condemns China. wsws.org The political establishment is doing everything it can to assist the Biden administration in exploiting Moscow's reactionary military operation to escalate the underlying US-led offensive against Russia and China.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-02-26). China insta al diálogo en el marco del conflicto ucraniano. telesurtv.net El gigante asiático considera cardinal asumir un concepto de seguridad común, integral, cooperativa y sostenible.

sputniknews (2022-02-26). Russophobia in US Nears Cold War Levels, With 80% Seeing Moscow as Enemy – Poll. sputniknews.com In 2017, the White House and Pentagon outlined a new US global strategy, shifting away from the War on Terror and toward what they called "great power competition" with Russia and China. The documents accused Moscow and Beijing of trying to rewrite the US-centered post-Cold War international order.

Staff (2022-02-26). How Nixon and Mao tried to bury the hatchet in 1972 and what happened to all that good will. rt.com Fifty years on from the nations ending their diplomatic standoff, what can we learn from the past to prevent them collapsing again? | Richard Nixon's visit to China in February 1972 changed the histories of America, China, and the world. But a single incident illustrates just how much pressure surrounded the mission, as the world's most powerful man ended up tearfully apologizing to a younger member of his staff. | That was

Staff (2022-02-26). Russia's space agency responds to Western sanctions. rt.com The Russian space agency has turned to China with a collaboration proposal | Roscosmos will cease work on joint space projects with Europe and the United States and instead seek cooperation with China, the head of the Russian space agency Dmitry Rogozin announced on Saturday. | Rogozin told Tass news agency on Saturday that he had given his team an order to start negotiations with Beijing on coordination and mutual technical support of all deep space missions, including the 'Venera-D' project, the first Russian mission to Venus since Soviet times. | "Under the conditions of sanctions, US participation in the p…

TASS (2022-02-26). Russia vetoes UN Security Council resolution that condemns its operation in Ukraine. tass.com The draft resolution was supported by 11 countries while China, India and the UAE abstained…

Staff (2022-02-26). Chinese banks limit financing for Russian purchases — media. rt.com The two largest lenders reportedly restricted funding for the purchase of Russian commodities | China's largest public financial institutions are reportedly limiting financing to purchase raw materials from Russia under the threat of sanctions from the US and allies over the military operation in Ukraine. | The step, which might only be temporary, was taken by at least two of China's largest state-controlled banks, ICBC and Bank of China, which are at major risk of secondary sanctions from Washington, Bloomberg news agency reported on Saturday, citing unidentified sources. | ICBC, the world's biggest bank by a…

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Beijing Calls Russia's Security Concerns Legitimate. telesurenglish.net China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, who abstained during the vote on the draft resolution condemning Russia's military operation in Ukraine, called Russia's security concerns legitimate. | The United Nations Security Council votes on a draft resolution on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 25, 2022.

WSWS (2022-02-26). Chinese translation of "2022: Year Three of the pandemic and the emerging global class struggle" wsws.org The perspective outlines a socialist and internationalist perspective for the global working class and is of immense relevance to workers and young people in China, as well as the millions around the world who also read Mandarin.

Editor (2022-02-26). Russia 'ready to talk' after militarily paralyzing Ukraine in hours. mronline.org As world leaders reacted to the quickly escalating Ukraine-Russia crisis, China once again called on the relevant parties to remain restrained and prevent the situation from sliding out of control.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-02-26). Túnez recibe donación de vacunas anticovid enviadas por China. telesurtv.net El 25 de marzo de 2021 llegó a Túnez el primer lote de vacunas enviadas por el país asiático.

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