2022-03-20: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Washington plays with fire by selling arms to Taiwan. ecns.cn Washington played with fire again recently by signing another arms deal worth 245 million U.S. dollars with Taiwan, a follow-up to its arms sale plan to the inalienable part of China's territory in December 2020.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Chinese, Zambian FMs hold talks in Anhui. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold talks with Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kasongo Kakubo in Tunxi, east China's Anhui province on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China makes progress in developing vaccines against Omicron variant. ecns.cn Positive progress has been made in the development of monovalent and multivalent vaccines against the Omicron variants, a senior Chinese health official told a press conference on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Artist records decades of change in east China's Anhui. ecns.cn Over the past four decades, 68-year-old Xia Xiaoming from Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, has drawn more than a thousand sketches depicting changes across the urban sphere.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China to further improve REIT mechanism: regulator. ecns.cn China's securities regulator said it will work with other government departments to further improve the mechanism on infrastructure real-estate investment trusts (REITs), as part of efforts to better support the real economy.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China greenlights three sci-tech innovation IPOs. ecns.cn China's securities regulator has approved the initial public offerings (IPOs) of three companies on the science and technology innovation board."ÄÄ"ÄÄFortior Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou Delphi Laser Co., Ltd. and CellWise Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Xi has candid, in-depth exchange of views with Biden. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping had a video call with U.S. President Joe Biden at the request of the latter on Friday. The two Presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations, the situation in Ukraine, and other issues of mutual interest.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China vows adherence to dynamic zero-COVID approach. ecns.cn China will stick to the dynamic zero-COVID approach as the line of defense against the epidemic at the moment, a Chinese health official said Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China, Cambodia agree to advance Belt and Road cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday, with both sides agreeing to promote Belt and Road cooperation.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Wang Yi: China's stance on Ukraine is on the right side of history. ecns.cn China's stance on the Ukraine issue is on the right side of history, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China rolls out new tax cuts for small businesses. ecns.cn China will carry out tax cuts for low-profit small businesses for three years to support their growth, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China says U.S. warship's transit through Taiwan Straits 'dangerous'. ecns.cn The U.S. destroyer USS Ralph Johnson's sailing through the Taiwan Straits was "dangerous" and sent a wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatists, said the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China ready to move ties with South Africa to deeper level: Xi. ecns.cn China stands ready to work with South Africa to move their ties forward toward a deeper level with higher quality and broader scope, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday afternoon.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Xi stresses joint China-U.S. efforts for world peace, tranquility. ecns.cn China and the U.S. must not only guide their relations forward along the right track, but also shoulder their share of international responsibilities and work for world peace and tranquility, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a video call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday at the latter's request.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China to continue regular trade, economic cooperation with Russia, Ukraine. ecns.cn China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that China would continue trade and economic cooperation with both Russia and Ukraine based on equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Two more manufacturers for COVID-19 antigen detection reagent apply for registration. ecns.cn Two manufacturers for COVID-19 antigen detection reagent from Hefei applied for registration qualification to enter the market on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). HKSAR gov't to distribute anti-epidemic supply kits to all Hong Kong residents. ecns.cn Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Saturday that anti-epidemic supply kits will be distributed to all Hong Kong residents by the end of March.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Spring tea plantation enters harvest in Jiangxi. ecns.cn Over 66 hectares of spring tea begin harvest in Jiangxi.

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Sculpture restorer devoted to traditional technique for over 20 years. ecns.cn Shi Yanchun is an inheritor of the traditional technique of Shanxi Painted Sculpture.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-19). Four pieces: China responds firmly to U.S. pressure over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 18, 2022 China-Russia relations the most important strategic asset that cannot be damaged by US provocation The close relationship between China and Russia has been a thorn in the US' side, especially against the backdrop of the ongoing Ukraine crisis. With the simmering of the situation, it couldn't be any clearer that Washington …

ecns.cn (2022-03-19). Chinese official accuses U.S. of fabricating lies about life in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Yusupjan Memet on Thursday accused anti-China forces in the United States and some other Western countries of fabricating lies and fallacies about the so-called "forced labor".

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-19). China reports first COVID deaths since January 2021. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — China has announced its first confirmed COVID-19 deaths in more than a year, amid an Omicron-fulled surge of cases in the country's northeast.

ecns.cn (2022-03-19). Work and production resume in South China. ecns.cn Shenzhen, Guangdong province has restored its normal working order and production starting Friday after the city achieved a zero-infection rate, authorities said in a statement on Thursday night.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-19). China continues to push back against U.S. "warnings" over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 19, 2022 US continues to push harsh narrative to pressure China over Ukraine crisis; a self-deceiving move of no helpBy Xu Hailin and Liu Xin After the widely observed virtual summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on March 18, some US officials and mainstream US media outlets still …

WSWS (2022-03-19). In talks with Chinese president, Biden bullies China over Ukraine. wsws.org The lack of any agreement from the Biden-Xi call underscores the recklessness of US actions in Ukraine and the danger that the war could rapidly escalate into a far broader conflict by drawing in other powers, including China.

ecns.cn (2022-03-19). China's position on peace talks is consistent: FM. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2022-03-19). COVID-19 antigen self-testing kits appear at pharmacies, online platforms. ecns.cn COVID-19 antigen home-testing kits have started to mushroom at drug stores and e-commerce platforms in China, as the country is resolute in taking stricter and swifter measures to stem new infections.

Editor (2022-03-19). Contexto Chino: What do Chinese citizens say about Ukraine? mronline.org Chinese people and the Chinese government are two different things on this issue. Among Chinese people there's been huge energetic support for Russia, there was even a movement among people to buy all the Russian products from online shops in China and everything sold out very quickly.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-19). Pdte. chino insta a EE.UU. y la OTAN a dialogar con Rusia de Ucrania. telesurtv.net China soslayó que el conflicto y la confrontación armada no benefician a aninguna de las partes involucradas.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-19). Opinion: India will not join any move by NATO against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com China DailyMarch 17, 2022 India's stance independent on NATO-Russia rowBy M.D. NalapatProfessor of international studies at Manipal University, India Since September 2021, some leaders of NATO member states had been repeating the error they made in 2014Ôºçof saying "post-Maidan revolution" Ukraine could soon join the European Union and NATO. In doing so, they ignored the …

ecns.cn (2022-03-19). Shanghai commences mass testing of residents for COVID-19. ecns.cn Shanghai on Friday began mass testing in areas deemed to have low risk of COVID-19 exposure so as to identify potential infections, according the municipal health authorities. The mass testing will last till Sunday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-19). Shanghai authorities move to prevent large gatherings for Qingming Festival. ecns.cn The Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau on Friday advised residents to stagger their visits to cemeteries and funeral homes during the Qingming Holiday from April 3 to 5 to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19.

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