(2022-04-29). Zero-COVID strategy drives Omicron cases down across China. wsws.org Cases across China continue to decline in response to massive efforts employed by the Chinese authorities and population. However, Beijing is implementing citywide mass testing to identify the extent of community spread, and financial interests are concerned health authorities will implement a complete lockdown.
(2022-04-29). La ONU condena ataque terrorista en Pakistán. telesurtv.net China, cuyo Instituto Confuncio fue objeto del ataque, llamó a hacer esfuerzos conjuntos para combatir el terrorismo.
(2022-04-29). China launches two Siwei satellites. ecns.cn The satellites will provide commercial remote sensing data services for industries including surveying and mapping, environmental protection, as well as urban security and digital rural development.
(2022-04-29). 'Generation Z' lends dramatic drive to Chinese fad economy: report. ecns.cn China's "Generation Z" has strong cultural confidence, and the Chinese culture is popular among them, which drives the Chinese fad economy, according to a report released by JD Research Institute for Consumption and Industrial Development on Thursday.
(2022-04-29). Omicron variant leaves no room for relaxation in epidemic control: expert. ecns.cn In the face of outbreaks caused by the more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19, a relaxation of epidemic control and prevention is not an option for China, said top Chinese epidemiologist Liang Wannian on Friday.
(2022-04-29). Building collapses in central China, casualties unknown. ecns.cn A self-constructed residential building in central China's Hunan Province collapsed on Friday, local authorities said, adding that casualties remain unclear as of now.
(2022-04-29). Beijing to ban non-degradable plastic packaging from delivery outlets. ecns.cn Beijing will ban the use of non-degradable plastic packaging by express delivery outlets by year-end, amid China's efforts to control plastic pollution, local authorities said Thursday.
(2022-04-29). Sayram Lake becomes crystal blue as ice melts in NW China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn Sayram Lake gradually melted away in April, revealing a pool of blue water in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 28, 2022.
(2022-04-29). Chinese leadership analyzes economic situation, reviews plan on talent development. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to analyze current economic situation and economic work.
(2022-04-29). Prompt, effective steps needed to fight Omicron, health official says. ecns.cn China must respond promptly to the sporadic outbreaks of Omicron and must "run faster" than its spread, said a leading health expert.
(2022-04-29). Dynamic 'zero-COVID' approach effective in China's anti-epidemic work. ecns.cn China's dynamic "zero-COVID" approach has proved effective in the country's counter-epidemic work over the past two years, a Chinese health official said Friday.
(2022-04-29). Daily Blog urges "treason" investigation into New Zealand Trotskyists. wsws.org The Daily Blog, which supports the Labour Party-led government, demands state repression against the Socialist Equality Group, because of the SEG's opposition to anti-China war propaganda.
(2022-04-29). Top epidemiologist rebuts claim dynamic 'zero-COVID' approach harms economic growth. ecns.cn A leading Chinese epidemiologist on Friday rebutted the claim that China's dynamic "zero-COVID" policy has impeded the country's economic growth, saying the approach does not run counter to economic development and normal production and life.
(2022-04-29). Beijing releases self-driving robotaxi permits. ecns.cn Beijing on Thursday released the first batch of permits to deploy robotaxis without humans in the driving seat on public roads in the capital.
(2022-04-29). Pregnant woman in Beijing COVID-19 control zone sent to hospital within 10 minutes. ecns.cn A pregnant woman in Beijing's Chaoyang District, a temporary control zone designed to contain the spread of COVID-19, was sent to hospital within 10 minutes on Wednesday.
(2022-04-29). (W.E. Talk) Buried in the Western Regions with a Long History, Where Is Jingjue City?>. ecns.cn Since ancient times, Xinjiang has been a multi-ethnic region with many religions living side by side. Throughout Xinjiang's long history, the various ethnic groups living in the region have mingled and learned from one another, creating a pluralistic pattern.
(2022-04-29). More people now in lower-risk areas for COVID-19 in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai has readjusted its three-tiered classification of COVID-19 risk areas according to recent nucleic acid screening results, and more people are now in areas with lower risk, local authorities said Friday.Meanwhile, the number of people in "prevention areas," neighborhoods without reported infections over the past 14 days, is 12.38 million, up by over 4.53 million.
(2022-04-29). Over 12 mln in precautionary zones in Shanghai. ecns.cn According to the latest test results, Shanghai currently has 44,173 communities housing 12.38 million people that have been categorized as precautionary zones. This population is 4.53 million more than the figure released in April 20.
(2022-04-29). Foreign students learn Qinqiang Opera in Xi'an. ecns.cn A total of 15 foreign students came to Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, to learn traditional Qinqiang Opera on Thursday.
(2022-04-29). Automatic disinfection system put into use at toll station in Jiangxi. ecns.cn An automatic disinfection system was put into operation at Wuyuan toll station, Jiangxi Province.
(2022-04-29). Buffalo herd swims across Jialing River to forage in Sichuan. ecns.cn Hundreds of buffaloes swam across the river at sunrise each day to two small islands located in the center of the river to reach pasture and return at sunset.
(2022-04-28). Britain's foreign secretary calls on global NATO to defend Taiwan, Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PoliticoApril 27, 2022 UK's Liz Truss: NATO should protect Taiwan tooBritish foreign secretary also urges Western allies to supply Ukraine with warplanes NATO should seek to boost security in the Indo-Pacific region, Britain's foreign secretary said, as she singled out Taiwan's need for protection against China. In a speech on the U.K.'s foreign policy Wednesday …
(2022-04-28). Ukraine And The Strength Of Nonalignment. popularresistance.org China and Russia appear to have understood from the first that the Ukraine crisis would affect the geopolitical maps in these two ways. Their joint statement on Feb. 4, the eve of the Beijing Olympics and slightly more than two weeks before Russia began its intervention, was a not-very-veiled rejection of the West's claim to global hegemony and an invitation to begin constructing a new world order based on principles Western nations profess but pay no mind to. | If nonalignment is the emergent drift in global politics and policy, India is logically prominent among the battlegrounds where the fight is engaged. Ind…
(2022-04-28). 'Only Complete Military Defeat of Ukraine Is Resolution': Q&A with Russian Communist Leader on Ukraine, Russia, China & More. orinocotribune.com 
TF contributor Fergie Chambers got the opportunity on April 15 to conduct an in-person interview in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with Roman Kononenko, a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) and First Secretary of the Saint Petersburg City Committee of the KPRF. The interview ranged on topics including, the Russian "special military operation," the nature of the Ukrainian state, the KPRF's standing within Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin's popularity and China. This interview was conducted mainly in English and a little in Russian. | Fergie Chamb…
(2022-04-28). Qualitatively new level: Germany, Japan establish new security mechanism against Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 28, 2022 Japan, Germany leaders to launch panel to reinforce security ties Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to set up an intergovernmental panel involving the two leaders to further beef up their security ties, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine poses new security challenges to the West. …
(2022-04-28). Genetic Research and U.S. Bio-Agents: Harvard Team Collected and Transferred China Blood and DNA Samples Back to the U.S. globalresearch.ca Introduction: | In the light of recent revelations pertaining to the U.S bio-labs situated in Ukraine focussing on the possible use of biological weapons against Russia and China, we bring to the attention of Global Research readers, excerpts from an important …
(2022-04-28). Over 81 pct of senior citizens fully vaccinated in China. ecns.cn About 215 million people aged 60 and above, or 81.44 percent of the age group, have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the Chinese mainland, a health official said Thursday.
(2022-04-28). Regulation on protecting major lake in east China to go into effect. ecns.cn A local legislation on the protection of Hongze Lake, the fourth-largest freshwater lake of China, will go into effect on May 1.
(2022-04-28). 81-year-old Chinese zookeeper: All I want is to put animals first. ecns.cn Luo Yingjiu, 81, is the only employee of Fenghuangshan Forest Park Zoo in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Central China's Hubei Province.
(2022-04-28). Spring scenery of Bortala river valley in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Photo shows the beauty of Bortala river valley in spring, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 27, 2022. Bortala River is 252 kilometers long and flows from west to east into Aibi Lake in Xinjiang.
(2022-04-28). The Socialist Equality Party launches Australian election campaign. wsws.org The SEP is the only party in the federal elections opposing the explosion of militarism and Australia's front-line participation in the US-led war drive against Russia and the escalating provocations against China.
(2022-04-28). One-China principle an anchor for peace, stability across Taiwan Strait: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-04-28). China launches learning app for middle, primary school students. ecns.cn China has launched a mobile app to provide middle and primary school students with more convenient ways to study online amid COVID-19 resurgence, according to the Ministry of Education.
(2022-04-28). China condemns U.S. transit via Straits. ecns.cn Both the military and the Taiwan affairs authorities on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday voiced their resolute opposition to the United States sending another of its warships through the Taiwan Straits on Tuesday.
(2022-04-28). Washington Keeps "Courting" New Delhi. journal-neo.org 
India's membership in a limited pool of the "Big World Game" major players is one the country's major distinctive features today. At the same time, New Delhi's positioning at the global "gaming table" is of critical importance for both of the two leading players, the US and China. It appears quite obvious that it is …
(2022-04-28). China reporta 47 fallecidos en Shanghái por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Asimismo, la ciudad de Shanghái confirmó 1.292 nuevos pacientes positivos al coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, causante de la Covid-19.
(2022-04-28). Underground neutrino experiment facilities under construction in Guangdong. ecns.cn China's second large-scale neutrino experiment project, Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), is under construction at 700 meters underground in Jiangmen, Guangdong, said the Institute of High Energy Physics, China Academy of Sciences, on Tuesday.
(2022-04-28). China strengthens military ties with Central Asian/Caspian nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kazakh president, Chinese defense minister agree to strengthen military cooperation Turkmen president, Chinese defense minister agree to deepen military cooperation…
(2022-04-28). China to reinforce its employment-first approach. ecns.cn
(2022-04-28). China to temporarily adjust coal tariffs to zero. ecns.cn China will impose provisional zero tariffs on coal imports from May to secure energy supply, an official statement said Thursday.
(2022-04-28). Aerial view of Zhangjiang National Wetland Park in Jiangxi. ecns.cn People exercise on the newly-built trail at Zhangjiang National Wetland Park, Ganzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province. Colored trail winding along the lakeshore looks like a red ribbon at the park.
(2022-04-28). Development should continue to be priority on UN peacebuilding agenda: Chinese envoy. ecns.cn Development should continue to be a priority on the peacebuilding agenda of the United Nations, China's deputy permanent representative to the world body said Wednesday.
(2022-04-28). How Selling the 'Russia-China' Threat Serves the US. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh Today, if there is one issue in the United States that draws equal support from both the Republicans and the Democrats, it is the fact that China presents the most serious threat to the US global supremacy. Related to this is the other point of agreement i.e., developing a global coalition against…
(2022-04-28). Scenery of Shandan horse ranch after snow. ecns.cn A herd of horses are seen at the snow-covered Shandan ranch with the Qilian Mountains in the background in Shandan County of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province.
(2022-04-28). China, Pakistan to cooperate on hunting down terrorists: spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-04-28). Cultural relics exhibited through digital art in Changsha. ecns.cn A dynamic art exhibition of cultural relics unearthed from the Mawangdui Archaeological Site in Changsha is being held at Rongwan Town metro station in Changsha, Hunan Province.
(2022-04-28). Tiger quadruplets in Yunnan get ready to charm public. ecns.cn Tiger cub quadruplets from the Yunnan Wildlife Park in Kunming arrived at a special "kindergarten" for baby tigers on Wednesday accompanied by their breeders.
(2022-04-28). 24-hour 'smart pharmacy' opens in Nanning. ecns.cn An unmanned pharmacy running 24/7 is now open to the public in Nanning. The store provides more than 1,000 kinds of non-prescription drugs and 200 kinds of medical instruments, including thermometers. Citizens can settle the payment through scanning code.
(2022-04-28). Shanghai reports 1,292 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn
(2022-04-28). Shanghai enhances capacity to handle epidemic-related waste. ecns.cn Shanghai has expanded its capacity to dispose of epidemic-related waste to over 1,400 tonnes daily at present, from 300 tonnes per day before the latest round of COVID-19 resurgence started in March, according to the municipal bureau of ecology and environment.