2022-03-04: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Syngenta to facilitate sustainable growth of cotton and textile industries in China. ecns.cn Syngenta Group China, one of the four major business units of Syngenta Group – the global seeds, crop protection and nutrition product manufacturer, pledged to work with more global and domestic partners to facilitate the sustainable growth of China's cotton and textile industries in the coming years, said its executives.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China's anti-foreign sanctions law 'defensive measure' to counter containment, oppression: spokesperson. ecns.cn China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law is a defensive measure to counter containment and oppression, and is essentially different from the unilateral sanctions pursued by some countries.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China set to become a high-income economy by 2025: economist. ecns.cn China will become a high-income economy with a GNI per capita of $12,695 no later than 2025, said Justin Yifu Lin, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China's top political advisory body starts annual session. ecns.cn China's top political advisory body started its annual session Friday afternoon in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China provides majority global COVID-19 vaccines: NPC spokesperson. ecns.cn China has provided the most COVID-19 vaccines to the world so far, said the spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, on Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). (Two Sessions Voice) Justin Yifu Lin: China's GDP is bound to grow by 6% in 2022. ecns.cn Justin Yifu Lin, member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC and dean of Institute of New Structural Economics of Peking University, expressed his optimistic views about China's economic growth while receiving an interview of China News Service.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Over 400-mln-yr-old fossil of fish found in China. ecns.cn A fossil of an ancient fish species living about 436 million years ago has been uncovered in Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China pledges more vaccines for developing nations. ecns.cn China is the world's largest provider of COVID-19 vaccines, Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, told a news briefing on Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). (Two Sessions Voice) China has offered 2.1 bln doses of vaccines to over 120 countries: spokesperson. ecns.cn China has provided 150 countries and 13 international organizations with many masks, protective clothing, ventilators, testing equipment and other anti-pandemic materials, said Guo Weimin, spokesperson for the 5th session of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at a press conference on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). New species of stegosaur identified in China. ecns.cn Chinese and British paleontologists have identified a new species of stegosaur from China, the oldest stegosaur ever found in Asia and one of the earliest unearthed anywhere in the world.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Hypocritical, despicable for U.S. to discredit China through Ukraine issue: spokesperson. ecns.cn The U.S. side has repeatedly spread false information related to the Ukraine issue to smear and discredit China in order to shirk their own responsibility, which is hypocritical and despicable, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). (Two Sessions Voice) Justin Yifu Lin: China one step shy of high-income country status. ecns.cn In an interview with China News Service, Justin Yifu Lin, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and dean of Institute of New Structural Economics of Peking University, said China is just one step shy of high-income country status.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). (Two Sessions Voice) Justin Lin calls for favorable policies for enterprises. ecns.cn In an interview with China News Service, Justin Yifu Lin, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and dean of Institute of New Structural Economics of Peking University, has called for making bigger cakes.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Paralympics begins in Beijing. ecns.cn The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games got underway at the National Stadium here on Friday night.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Xi attending opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping is attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, held at the National Stadium in Beijing on Friday night.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Paralympic cauldron lit at opening ceremony. ecns.cn The Paralympic cauldron for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games has been lit at the National Stadium.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). HKMAO chief reiterates central govt's support for HK's efforts against pandemic. ecns.cn Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, on Thursday expressed the central government's full support of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government's efforts to effectively coordinate all forces and take resolute actions to control the pandemic.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). NPC deputies, CPPCC members from HK express confidence in pandemic combat. ecns.cn NPC deputies and members of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region expressed their confidence in battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

_____ (2022-03-03). Russia Prevents Washington from Unleashing Biological Warfare. journal-neo.org In view of the unrest that US intelligence services have been actively initiating lately, whether in Central Asia, Transcaucasia or other areas bordering Russia and China, the risk of a biological disaster from multiple secret military biological laboratories deployed by the US in potentially politically and socially unstable regions is objectively increasing. In this regard, …

_____ (2022-03-03). Western Media Accuse China Of Wanting To Do What US Does To Other Countries. popularresistance.org Last month, the Washington Post (2/15/22) ran an opinion piece by David Von Drehle claiming that, "in a sense, the alliance of democracies" (by which he means the US and its partners) fell "into a fitful sleep" at the end of the Cold War. "What began as a happy dream of perpetual peace," he contended, "changed in recent years to a nightmare," featuring "Communist empire-building in China." | The notion that there was a "happy dream of perpetual peace at the end of the Cold War" that only recently became a nightmare because of international bad guys like China suggests that Von Drehle himself has been not merely s…

Gerald Tan (2022-03-03). China prepares agenda, issues for Two Sessions meetings. america.cgtn.com China is holding its annual Two Sessions when the central government passes legislation that sets the nation's agenda for the coming year. CGTN's Gerald Tan has the Gist on what these meetings entail.

Michele de Mello (2022-03-03). Conflict between Russia and Ukraine may lead to global wheat shortage. peoplesdispatch.org The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has also shaken up the global commodities market. Russia is the world's largest exporter of wheat, with Ukraine in fourth place. Together, they account for 30 percent of global wheat exports, 19 percent of corn exports, and 80 percent of sunflower oil exports. | According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2021 alone the Russians produced 88.9 million tons of wheat, behind only the European Union, China, and India. Ukraine was the fifth largest producer of wheat in 2021, at 29 million tons. | Last Tuesday the price of wheat reached a 14…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-03). Global Times: Biden fails to use Ukraine crisis to cover partisan struggles in U.S. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Full article at URL below. Global TimesMarch 3, 2022 Biden fails to use Ukraine crisis to cover partisan struggles in USState of the Union shuns provoking China, showing US limited ability: expertsBy Yang Sheng and Zhang Han US President Joe Biden finally made his delayed State of the Union address local time Tuesday night, devoting …

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