Daily Archives: March 18, 2022

2022-03-18: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-03-18). Under a strict Zero-COVID strategy, new infections in China turn sharply lower. wsws.org Since implementing a strict lockdown across several cities and provinces with the mobilization of all efforts to stem the tide of infections, China has reversed the rise in cases in only a few weeks.

Ann Brown (2022-03-17). Expert Warns China's New Covid Outbreak Could Spread Around World. moguldom.com Once again, China is fighting a major covid-19 outbreak. On March 14, Chinese authorities reported 1,337 locally transmitted virus cases across dozens of mainland cities. What's fueling China's biggest outbreak in two years is BA2, a subvariant of the virus also known as "stealth omicron." Stealth omicron is a new form of the omicron variant, …

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Jilin illustrator inspired by medical workers' pandemic fight. ecns.cn Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, she has created multiple popular flip illustrations to encourage medical workers.

Dean Baker (2022-03-17). Biden's Recovery Plan Did Not Cause the Ukraine War or COVID-19 in China. cepr.net Throwing millions out of work, to drive down the wages of tens of millions, is not a clever way to deal with these problems.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-17). Resolution of Ukraine crisis lies with U.S., NATO: Chinese Foreign Ministry. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 17, 2022 U.S., NATO hold key to solving Ukraine crisis: FM spokesperson The key to solving the Ukraine crisis is in the hands of the United States and NATO, and China hopes that the United States can truly stand on the side of peace and justice with most developing countries in the …

Anonymous103 (2022-03-17). Beijing-Riyadh Cooperation Advances De-Dollarization Process. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageDe-dollarization of world economy is reaching unprecedent levels. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | Amidst the unstable relations between Saudi Arabia and the US, which since last year have oscillated between a total boycott and a moderate cooperation, Riyadh now shows interest in contributing to advance the process of de-dollarization of the world economy. According to recent reports,…

Ann Brown (2022-03-17). Remembering 'Tommy' From 'Martin,' Who Passed Away At Only 52: 13 Things To Know. moguldom.com Actor Thomas Mikal Ford endeared himself to millions of fans as the character Thomas "Tommy" Strawn in the hit 1990s TV show "Martin." "Martin" also starred Martin Lawrence (Martin), Tisha Campbell-Martin (Gina), Tichina Arnold (Pam), and Carl Anthony Payne II (Cole). The show ran from 1992 to 1997, and Ford continued his career in Hollywood …

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Government pledges measures to boost growth. ecns.cn China pledged a host of measures to boost the economy and stabilize the capital market on Wednesday, restoring market confidence as the economy faces fresh headwinds.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Aerial Chongqing: Poetic Baidicheng. ecns.cn Baidicheng, an ancient fortress and temple complex on a hill in Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing, is a tourist destination.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). China National Petroleum to step up development of carbon reduction technology. ecns.cn Oil giant China National Petroleum Corp said the company would step up the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the energy sector as China goes through its low-carbon transition.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Netizens give thumbs up to anti-epidemic measures in rural China. ecns.cn A series of photos showing a medical worker collecting nucleic acid samples in a village have recently gone viral on Chinese social platforms, winning praise from netizens.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Spokesperson for Chinese Mission to the EU: NATO needs to reflect. ecns.cn China needs no lectures on justice from an abuser of international law and NATO needs to take a good look at itself, a spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the EU said on Thursday in response to a question concerning a NATO leader's remarks on China.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). China successfully launches Yaogan-34 02 remote sensing satellite. ecns.cn China successfully sends a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 3: 09 pm on March 17, 2022.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Track-laying begins on China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway. ecns.cn A pair of 500-meter steel rails was successfully laid on a concrete bed at Putian railway station Thursday in east China's Fujian Province, marking the beginning of track-laying work on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). China's longest-spanning dual-purpose suspension bridge completed in Chongqing. ecns.cn Construction wrapped up on Tuesday at the Guojiatuo Yangtze River Bridge in southwest China's Chongqing city.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). China urges U.S. to provide clarification on biolabs in Ukraine. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Asia's earliest known armored dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic found in SW China. ecns.cn A new taxon of armored dinosaur has been found by a vertebrate research team in southwestern China, according to an article released on eLife on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Don't wield baton of sanctions while seeking China's support and cooperation: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Practitioner shows expertise in wood carving. ecns.cn A young woman making wood carvings in Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province, has attracted many tourists with her lifelike works.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). China urges U.S. to roll back sanctions on Chinese enterprises. ecns.cn China urges the US to roll back sanctions on Chinese enterprises and stop politicizing economic and trade issues, a spokesperson of the Chinese ministry of commerce said Thursday in response to the Federal Communications Commission's move of revoking the authorization of Pacific Networks and ComNet.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Camera-empowered robot to serve utility tunnel inspection in Tianjin. ecns.cn Scenes of robots running urban management have turned into reality, with an inspection-utilized, camera-empowered robot going through the final required test in north China's Tianjin City.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Hong Kong's financial systems remain stable amid Fed rate hike, external uncertainties: HKMA. ecns.cn Hong Kong's financial systems and money markets have continued to operate in an orderly and smooth manner, said Eddie Yue, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Cross-Strait youth bond via sports. ecns.cn This women's basketball team comprises youth from Taiwan and the Chinese Mainland.

ecns.cn (2022-03-17). Speech recognition software helps Tibetans better communicate. ecns.cn When away from home, Gerong, who speaks only Kamba Tibetan, a Tibetan dialect, often found himself in awkward situations where few people could understand him.

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