____ (2022-05-11). Japan allies with West in expanding global conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 9, 2022 EU and Japan to forge united front against China and Russia at summit The European Union and Japan are working together to cut their dependence on China and check Beijing's influence in the Indo-Pacific, amid anger over China's "no limits" partnership with Russia. At a summit in Tokyo on …

Pepe Escobar (2022-05-11). Terror from Balochistan: A Menacing Tool to Disrupt Sino-Pakistani Economics. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — May 5, 2022 | A Baloch suicide bombing targeting Chinese workers in Karachi comes a mere month after the US-backed ousting of PM Imran Khan. Pakistan is a critical BRI hub in Beijing's vast Eurasian connectivity project, and it looks like CPEC is the ultimate target of this disruption. | This is the concise story of how a suicide bombing may carry the potential to subvert the whole, ongoing, complex process of Eurasia integration. | Recently, the Balochistan Liberation Movement (BLA) had released an ISIS-influenced video threatening "Chinese officials and installations" in Pakistan's vast p…

____ (2022-05-10). China, UNHCR distribute humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan. ecns.cn A batch of humanitarian supplies, provided by China's South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund in cooperation with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), have been distributed in Afghanistan on Monday.

____ (2022-05-10). Hope of Party, country rests on youth: Xi. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said the hope of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the country rests on the youth.

____ (2022-05-10). Xi urges firm beliefs, fighting spirit in youth league members. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on members of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) in the new era to build up firm beliefs, and boost their courage and skills to carry out struggles, among others.

____ (2022-05-10). 5 killed in southwest China rockslide. ecns.cn Five people were killed in a rockslide in Rongxian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-10). China, Germany set to prosper from collaboration, mutual trust. ecns.cn Officials and business leaders in Germany pin great hopes on the collaboration and mutual trust between China and Germany, which they believe are key to the growth and prosperity of the two countries.

____ (2022-05-10). China's five-year bioeconomy plan to focus on low-carbon growth, epidemic prevention. ecns.cn China will promote low-carbon growth and enhance its biosafety capacity against epidemics as it develops the bioeconomy, according to a plan spanning from 2021 to 2025 unveiled Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-10). China's prestigious universities exit international university rankings. ecns.cn Renmin University of China, one of the top universities in the country, has stopped participating in all international university rankings, China National Radio (CNR) cited insiders as saying Monday.

____ (2022-05-10). China's first water emergency response and rescue vessel undergoes maiden test. ecns.cn China's first large-scale water emergency response and rescue vessel, China Emergency Jiujiang, officially embarked on its test voyage Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-10). China unveils five-year plan for bioeconomy. ecns.cn China's top economic regulator on Tuesday unveiled a new plan to spur the bioeconomy during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), in a bid to promote high-quality development of the sector.

____ (2022-05-10). China's VAT credit refunds exceed 800 bln yuan in April. ecns.cn China's value-added tax (VAT) credit refunds reached 801.5 billion yuan (about 119 billion U.S. dollars) in April, official data showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-10). Ambassador Liu Xiaoming gives an interview to the China-Britain Business Council. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-10). Water lilies bloom in Nanjing. ecns.cn Ducks swim among blooming water lilies at Yanque Lake, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 9, 2022. Water lilies surrounded with lush green leaves create an ecological painting.

____ (2022-05-10). White flowers of wild princess trees blossom on mountains in Jiangxi. ecns.cn White flowers of wild princess trees are in full blossom on mountains in Xinyu, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 9, 2022, forming a unique scenery in Summer.

____ (2022-05-10). Rooftop gardens teach students art of vegetable growing. ecns.cn Photo taken on May 9, 2022 shows rooftop gardens at a middle school in Ganzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province. Students here have been taught by their teachers the art of vegetable cultivation.

____ (2022-05-10). Tianzhou-4 cargo ship docks with China's space station. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-10). King of trees in Chinese mainland found in Tibet. ecns.cn A 76.8-meter Bhutan pine was discovered in Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, setting a new record for the highest tree in the Chinese mainland.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-05-10). China again calls on US to lift futile sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized the US sanctions against other countries, saying that US sanctions have hurt the innocent and solved no problems.

____ (2022-05-10). China, Serbia mark anniversary of NATO's deadly bombing of Chinese embassy. mronline.org Diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Serbia and Serbian government officials held a commemorative event in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, on Saturday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the former Yugoslavia in 1999.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-05-10). China rechaza política de EE.UU. sobre Cumbre de las Américas. telesurtv.net El vocero de la cancillería china instó al Gobierno estadounidense a abandonar políticas propias de la Doctrina Monroe.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-10). China llama a estar alerta ante confrontación de bloques por Ucrania. telesurtv.net El presidente chino Xi Jinping hizo las declaraciones en una conversación telefónica con su colega francés, Emmanuel Macron.

____ (2022-05-10). New system ensures HK prosperity. ecns.cn The reformed electoral system in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can effectively guarantee "one country, two systems", that patriots govern Hong Kong, as well as the region's future prosperity and stability, experts said.

____ (2022-05-10). Delivery services resume gradually in Shanghai. ecns.cn Express delivery services in Shanghai gradually resumed as the city is seeing significant drops in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, with 20 logistics companies starting operations, news portal The Paper repor…

____ (2022-05-10). More clinics reopening in Shanghai. ecns.cn In light of the improving epidemic situation in Shanghai, more health clinics and delivery services in the city have resumed operation, the city government said on Monday.

____ (2022-05-10). Shanghai health authorities define close, secondary contacts. ecns.cn Shanghai reported 234 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2,780 asymptomatic cases and 6 deaths on Monday, health authorities announced on Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-10). Sinopharm launches Omicron vaccine trial in Hunan. ecns.cn Chinese company Sinopharm began delivering its Omicron-specific vaccine candidate to fully vaccinated people in a major clinical trial which launched in Hunan province on Monday.

____ (2022-05-10). Automatic throat swab sampling robot debuts in Jiangsu. ecns.cn An automatic throat swab sampling robot debuted in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province.

_____ (2022-05-10). The Speech Delivered by Truss and the Taiwan Issue. journal-neo.org It makes sense to start telling another chronicle of the Taiwan issue with the sensational speech of the UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss at the residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London on April 27. The topic of Taiwan in this speech (undoubtedly a keynote statement with a rather obvious personal and …

_____ (2022-05-10). The Speech Delivered by Truss and the Taiwan Issue. journal-neo.org It makes sense to start telling another chronicle of the Taiwan issue with the sensational speech of the UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss at the residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London on April 27. The topic of Taiwan in this speech (undoubtedly a keynote statement with a rather obvious personal and …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-05-09). China holds air, naval drills around Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — China on Monday revealed its military forces held military drills across the Taiwan Strait between Friday and Sunday, media have reported.

____ (2022-05-09). May Day 2022: Australian ruling class promotes anti-China campaign. wsws.org This is the report delivered by Cheryl Crisp to the 2022 International May Day Online Rally held on May 1. Crisp is the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in Australia.

____ (2022-05-09). China renews blue alert for rainstorms. ecns.cn China's National Meteorological Center on Monday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in various parts of the country.

____ (2022-05-09). 5th cross-Strait youth development forum slated for May 11. ecns.cn The fifth cross-Strait youth development forum is scheduled to be held on May 11 in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, said a Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday.

____ (2022-05-09). Chinese mainland registers tallest tree in Tibet. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have found a 76.8-meter tree in Medog County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the tallest ever registered in the Chinese mainland, local authorities said Monday.

____ (2022-05-09). Highest tree in Chinese mainland found in Tibet. ecns.cn A 76.8-meter Bhutan pine was discovered in Medog County, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, setting a new record for the highest tree in the country, local Forestry and Grassland Bureau told China News Service on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-09). China's foreign trade increases 7.9% in first four months. ecns.cn China's total imports and exports value amounted to 12.58 trillion yuan ($1.87 trillion) in the first four months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7.9 percent, official data showed Monday.

____ (2022-05-09). First TCM herb train from Vietnam arrives in China. ecns.cn A train loaded with herbs from Dong Dang in northern Vietnam arrived in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Sunday, marking further cooperation in the Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

____ (2022-05-09). China to make better use of structural monetary policy tools. ecns.cn China's central bank on Monday said full play should be given to the guiding roles of structural monetary policy tools.

____ (2022-05-09). Quake jolts waters off Taiwan: CENC. ecns.cn A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off eastern Taiwan's Hualien county at a depth of 16 kilometers at 14: 23 Beijing Time on Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

____ (2022-05-09). China to have 5.5 million nurses by 2025. ecns.cn China will have 5.5 million nurses by 2025, according to a new plan released by the National Health Commission.

____ (2022-05-09). Giant panda mom spotted playing with baby in snow. ecns.cn Image captured on Jan. 25, 2022 by a real-time infrared camera shows a giant panda mom teaching her baby living skills in the forest of at the Wanglang area of the Giant Panda National Park, Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

____ (2022-05-09). 244-million-year-old marine reptile with the world's longest tail discovered in Yunnan. ecns.cn Honghesaurus, a new species of Pachypleurosauroidae, has the longest tail known in the world and the earliest in China.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-09). Registran temblor magnitud 6.1 al este de Taiwán. telesurtv.net Taiwán, por su ubicación geográfica, es una isla china que recibe continuamente el impacto de los sismos.

____ (2022-05-09). Strict pandemic control in Shanghai buys time for full vaccination coverage: study. ecns.cn Chinese epidemiologists said in a peer-reviewed medical journal that the strict, comprehensive pandemic control strategies in Shanghai will buy time for full vaccination coverage.

____ (2022-05-09). Park Youngjin: The most heartwarming thank you notes. ecns.cn Colorful handwritten thank you notes folded in heart shapes with beautiful drawings of a dabai: medics wearing the white hazmat suit are the most heartwarming gifts Dr. Park Youngjin, a Korean national living in Shanghai, has received in recent times. These beautiful notes are residents' way of saying thank you to medical workers and are accompanied by beautiful smiles and words of gratitude.

____ (2022-05-09). Equipment for vaccine production plant heads for Morocco. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pileck, departed Shanghai on Sunday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment to Morocco to enable the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

____ (2022-05-09). Giant sinkhole discovered in Guangxi. ecns.cn A giant sinkhole has been discovered by a Chinese cave exploration team in Leye County, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, bringing the number of known sinkholes in the area to 30…

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-05-09). Another leader of South Africa's shack dwellers movement murdered in Durban. peoplesdispatch.org Nokuthula Mabaso — a 40 year old mother of four leading AbM's eKhenana commune — was gunned down the evening before she was supposed to appear in court to oppose the bail of the local ANC chief's son, who is accused of murdering another eKhenana leader in March…

____ (2022-05-09). Second PLA exercises near Taiwan in month. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army organized interservice combat exercises near Taiwan between Friday and Sunday, according to the PLA Eastern Theater Command.

____ (2022-05-09). Tallest tree on Chinese mainland found in Tibet. ecns.cn A tree measuring 76.8 meters has been discovered in Metog county of the Tibet autonomous region, becoming the tallest tree found on the Chinese mainland, according to the county's forestry and grassland bureau.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-09). Registran temblor magnitud 6.1 al este de Taiwán. telesurtv.net Taiwán, por su ubicación geográfica, es una isla china que recibe continuamente el impacto de los sismos.

____ (2022-05-09). China to make better use of structural monetary policy tools. ecns.cn China's central bank on Monday said full play should be given to the guiding roles of structural monetary policy tools.

____ (2022-05-09). First TCM herb train from Vietnam arrives in China. ecns.cn A train loaded with herbs from Dong Dang in northern Vietnam arrived in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Sunday, marking further cooperation in the Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

____ (2022-05-09). China to have 5.5 million nurses by 2025. ecns.cn China will have 5.5 million nurses by 2025, according to a new plan released by the National Health Commission.

____ (2022-05-09). Chinese mainland registers tallest tree in Tibet. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have found a 76.8-meter tree in Medog County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the tallest ever registered in the Chinese mainland, local authorities said Monday.

____ (2022-05-09). Quake jolts waters off Taiwan: CENC. ecns.cn A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off eastern Taiwan's Hualien county at a depth of 16 kilometers at 14: 23 Beijing Time on Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

____ (2022-05-09). China's foreign trade increases 7.9% in first four months. ecns.cn China's total imports and exports value amounted to 12.58 trillion yuan ($1.87 trillion) in the first four months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7.9 percent, official data showed Monday.

____ (2022-05-09). 244-million-year-old marine reptile with the world's longest tail discovered in Yunnan. ecns.cn Honghesaurus, a new species of Pachypleurosauroidae, has the longest tail known in the world and the earliest in China.

____ (2022-05-09). 5th cross-Strait youth development forum slated for May 11. ecns.cn The fifth cross-Strait youth development forum is scheduled to be held on May 11 in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, said a Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday.

____ (2022-05-09). Giant panda mom spotted playing with baby in snow. ecns.cn Image captured on Jan. 25, 2022 by a real-time infrared camera shows a giant panda mom teaching her baby living skills in the forest of at the Wanglang area of the Giant Panda National Park, Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

____ (2022-05-09). Highest tree in Chinese mainland found in Tibet. ecns.cn A 76.8-meter Bhutan pine was discovered in Medog County, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, setting a new record for the highest tree in the country, local Forestry and Grassland Bureau told China News Service on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-09). China renews blue alert for rainstorms. ecns.cn China's National Meteorological Center on Monday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in various parts of the country.

____ (2022-05-09). Equipment for vaccine production plant heads for Morocco. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pileck, departed Shanghai on Sunday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment to Morocco to enable the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

____ (2022-05-09). Strict pandemic control in Shanghai buys time for full vaccination coverage: study. ecns.cn Chinese epidemiologists said in a peer-reviewed medical journal that the strict, comprehensive pandemic control strategies in Shanghai will buy time for full vaccination coverage.

____ (2022-05-09). Park Youngjin: The most heartwarming thank you notes. ecns.cn Colorful handwritten thank you notes folded in heart shapes with beautiful drawings of a dabai: medics wearing the white hazmat suit are the most heartwarming gifts Dr. Park Youngjin, a Korean national living in Shanghai, has received in recent times. These beautiful notes are residents' way of saying thank you to medical workers and are accompanied by beautiful smiles and words of gratitude.

____ (2022-05-09). Giant sinkhole discovered in Guangxi. ecns.cn A giant sinkhole has been discovered by a Chinese cave exploration team in Leye County, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, bringing the number of known sinkholes in the area to 30…

____ (2022-05-09). Second PLA exercises near Taiwan in month. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army organized interservice combat exercises near Taiwan between Friday and Sunday, according to the PLA Eastern Theater Command.

____ (2022-05-09). Tallest tree on Chinese mainland found in Tibet. ecns.cn A tree measuring 76.8 meters has been discovered in Metog county of the Tibet autonomous region, becoming the tallest tree found on the Chinese mainland, according to the county's forestry and grassland bureau.

_____ (2022-05-08). No To A New Monroe Doctrine In The Pacific. popularresistance.org The Anglo ruling classes have gone into a state of frenzy over a recently-signed security agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Solomon Islands. Various people who had barely heard of the Solomon Islands just a few weeks ago are now expressing grave concern that this small sovereign nation could be used as a pawn by an aggressive and expansionist China in its bid for world domination. | The deal itself appears to be entirely ordinary, allowing for China to "make ship visits to, carry out logistical replenishment in, and have stopover and transition in the Solomon Islands," in addition to provid…

Benjamin Norton (2022-05-08). Argentina will attend BRICS summits, at China's invitation, in step toward 'formal entry'. multipolarista.com China invited Argentina to attend the 2022 summits of the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Argentina's ambassador says it's a step toward "formal entry" to the grouping, an alternative to the US-dominated financial system.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-05-08). Is China a Communist or a Capitalist Country? globalresearch.ca Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-08). John Lee se convierte en nuevo jefe del Ejecutivo en Hong Kong. telesurtv.net El exje de seguridad remplazará en su cargo a Carrie Lam, quien descartó presentarse a la reelección.

____ (2022-05-08). China's dynamic zero-COVID policy essential to safeguard people's lives, says Cambodian scholar. ecns.cn China's dynamic zero-COVID approach is crucial to protect people's lives and to minimize the pandemic's impact on socioeconomic development, a Cambodian scholar has said.

____ (2022-05-08). China central gov't office says Hong Kong takes fresh look with new electoral system. ecns.cn The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council on Sunday said Hong Kong has taken a fresh look with a new electoral system and is poised for a brighter future at a new starting point.

____ (2022-05-08). China sets world record in long-distance quantum states transmission. ecns.cn Chinese scientists made record-breaking progress in realizing quantum states transmission between two ground stations over 1,200 kilometers apart via a quantum scientific experiment satellite, signalling a giant step towards constructing a global quantum information processing and communication network.

____ (2022-05-08). Solar halo appears in North China. ecns.cn A solar halo shines over the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Luanping County, Chengde City, north China's Hebei Province, May 7, 2022.

____ (2022-05-08). Over 90 pct of China's SOE reform three-year action plan completed. ecns.cn China has completed over 90 percent of the major tasks of a three-year action plan to reform local state-owned enterprises (SOEs), according to a meeting Saturday.

____ (2022-05-08). China's Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft ready to lift off. ecns.cn The combination of Long March-7 Y-5 rocket and the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft was transferred to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office.

____ (2022-05-08). Beijing to further improve nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn Beijing will improve the layout of nucleic acid testing (NAT) points to meet citizens' demands and promote the normalization of COVID-19 screening, said a local official on Friday.

____ (2022-05-08). Central gov't liaison office lauds HKSAR chief executive election. ecns.cn The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday issued a statement on the successful election of the sixth-term chief executive of the HKSAR, congratulating John Lee on his election as the chief executive designate by an overwhelming vote.

____ (2022-05-08). Profile: John Lee, HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate. ecns.cn John Lee was elected as the sixth-term chief executive designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). HKSAR chief executive congratulates John Lee on winning election. ecns.cn Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Sunday extended congratulations to John Lee on his election as the HKSAR's six-term chief executive designate.

____ (2022-05-08). John Lee elected as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate: returning officer. ecns.cn The returning officer for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced at noon local time on Sunday that John Lee has been elected as the chief executive designate.

____ (2022-05-08). Polling begins for HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election. ecns.cn Polling for the sixth-term chief executive election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began at 9 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). Armed police special combat team conducts high intensity training in Guangxi. ecns.cn Armed police undergoes intensive training courses, including rappelling down, rope climbing and extreme physical training to enhance combat readiness in Nanjing.

____ (2022-05-08). No new COVID-19 strain found in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai refuted rumors that a new mutated COVID-19 strain had emerged in the municipality on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). World's largest heavy lift vessel debuts, carries Chinese vaccines to Africa. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pilecki, debuted on Thursday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment from Shanghai to Morocco to assist Africa in battling COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-08). Shanghai postpones entrance examinations for college, senior high. ecns.cn The Shanghai Municipal government Saturday said the city's entrance examinations for colleges and senior high schools will be postponed for a month due to the latest resurgence of COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-08). Chinese train maker to produce new-energy light rail trains for Argentina's Jujuy. ecns.cn SHIJIAZHUANG, May 7 (Xinhua) — CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd., a major Chinese high-speed train manufacturer, announced the signing of a new-energy light rail train project with authorities of Jujuy Province of Argentina on Friday.

____ (2022-05-08). Hydroponic vegetables provide plateau people with healthy food all year round. ecns.cn Hydroponic vegetables are growing well in a greenhouse in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province.

____ (2022-05-08). (W.E. Talk) The real Tibet or the imaginary Shangri-La?>. ecns.cn Since the 1970s, the Western world has treated Tibet as an earthly Shangri-La, synonymous with utopia.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-08). John Lee se convierte en nuevo jefe del Ejecutivo en Hong Kong. telesurtv.net El exje de seguridad remplazará en su cargo a Carrie Lam, quien descartó presentarse a la reelección.

____ (2022-05-08). China's dynamic zero-COVID policy essential to safeguard people's lives, says Cambodian scholar. ecns.cn China's dynamic zero-COVID approach is crucial to protect people's lives and to minimize the pandemic's impact on socioeconomic development, a Cambodian scholar has said.

____ (2022-05-08). China central gov't office says Hong Kong takes fresh look with new electoral system. ecns.cn The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council on Sunday said Hong Kong has taken a fresh look with a new electoral system and is poised for a brighter future at a new starting point.

____ (2022-05-08). China sets world record in long-distance quantum states transmission. ecns.cn Chinese scientists made record-breaking progress in realizing quantum states transmission between two ground stations over 1,200 kilometers apart via a quantum scientific experiment satellite, signalling a giant step towards constructing a global quantum information processing and communication network.

____ (2022-05-08). Solar halo appears in North China. ecns.cn A solar halo shines over the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Luanping County, Chengde City, north China's Hebei Province, May 7, 2022.

____ (2022-05-08). Over 90 pct of China's SOE reform three-year action plan completed. ecns.cn China has completed over 90 percent of the major tasks of a three-year action plan to reform local state-owned enterprises (SOEs), according to a meeting Saturday.

____ (2022-05-08). China's Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft ready to lift off. ecns.cn The combination of Long March-7 Y-5 rocket and the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft was transferred to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office.

____ (2022-05-08). Beijing to further improve nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn Beijing will improve the layout of nucleic acid testing (NAT) points to meet citizens' demands and promote the normalization of COVID-19 screening, said a local official on Friday.

____ (2022-05-08). Central gov't liaison office lauds HKSAR chief executive election. ecns.cn The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday issued a statement on the successful election of the sixth-term chief executive of the HKSAR, congratulating John Lee on his election as the chief executive designate by an overwhelming vote.

____ (2022-05-08). Profile: John Lee, HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate. ecns.cn John Lee was elected as the sixth-term chief executive designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). HKSAR chief executive congratulates John Lee on winning election. ecns.cn Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Sunday extended congratulations to John Lee on his election as the HKSAR's six-term chief executive designate.

____ (2022-05-08). John Lee elected as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate: returning officer. ecns.cn The returning officer for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced at noon local time on Sunday that John Lee has been elected as the chief executive designate.

____ (2022-05-08). Polling begins for HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election. ecns.cn Polling for the sixth-term chief executive election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began at 9 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). Armed police special combat team conducts high intensity training in Guangxi. ecns.cn Armed police undergoes intensive training courses, including rappelling down, rope climbing and extreme physical training to enhance combat readiness in Nanjing.

____ (2022-05-08). No new COVID-19 strain found in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai refuted rumors that a new mutated COVID-19 strain had emerged in the municipality on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). World's largest heavy lift vessel debuts, carries Chinese vaccines to Africa. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pilecki, debuted on Thursday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment from Shanghai to Morocco to assist Africa in battling COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-08). Shanghai postpones entrance examinations for college, senior high. ecns.cn The Shanghai Municipal government Saturday said the city's entrance examinations for colleges and senior high schools will be postponed for a month due to the latest resurgence of COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-08). Chinese train maker to produce new-energy light rail trains for Argentina's Jujuy. ecns.cn SHIJIAZHUANG, May 7 (Xinhua) — CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd., a major Chinese high-speed train manufacturer, announced the signing of a new-energy light rail train project with authorities of Jujuy Province of Argentina on Friday.

____ (2022-05-08). Hydroponic vegetables provide plateau people with healthy food all year round. ecns.cn Hydroponic vegetables are growing well in a greenhouse in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province.

____ (2022-05-08). (W.E. Talk) The real Tibet or the imaginary Shangri-La?>. ecns.cn Since the 1970s, the Western world has treated Tibet as an earthly Shangri-La, synonymous with utopia.

_____ (2022-05-07). China Says NATO Expansion Has 'Sowed The Seeds Of Conflict'. popularresistance.org China's ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, told a UN Security Council meeting on the war in Ukraine Thursday that NATO's eastward expansion since the end of the Cold War has "sowed the seeds of conflict." | Zhang's comments came as Beijing commemorates the anniversary of the US bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade on May 7, 1999, during the NATO air campaign in Yugoslavia. | "NATO's repeated eastward expansion after the Cold War has not only failed to make Europe any safer, but also sowed the seeds of conflict," Zhang said. "Contrary to its claim to be an organization defensive in nature, NATO has wantonly la…

____ (2022-05-07). China warns Asia against NATO repeating "barbaric atrocity" of 1999. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 6, 2022 Ukraine war: China invokes 1999 Belgrade embassy bombing in attack on Nato expansion "The Chinese people will never forget this barbaric atrocity, and will never allow such history to repeat itself," Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations said of the 1999 Nato bombing of the Chinese embassy …

Editor (2022-05-07). Carrot and stick: U.S. pressure and extortion to break Latin America's ties with Russia and China. mronline.org In the last two weeks, the State Department has deployed an ambitious blackmailing persuasion program on countries located in the so-called "Western Hemisphere", with the aim of limiting their trade and cooperation ties with Moscow and Beijing.

____ (2022-05-07). ASEAN: eastern battleground in emerging global conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 7, 2022 China urges Asean to take regional lead as US 'tries to provoke arms race' China has urged Asean to take the lead in regional development and accused the US of trying to provoke an arms race in the Asia-Pacific. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the assessment in a …

____ (2022-05-07). China, Serbia mark anniversary of NATO's deadly bombing of Chinese embassy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 7, 2022 China, Serbia mark anniversary of NATO bombing of Chinese Embassy in 1999 Diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Serbia and Serbian government officials held a commemorative event in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, on Saturday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the former …

____ (2022-05-07). Japan's PM to employ Asia-Pacific military/defense forum to challenge Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 7, 2022 Japan PM Kishida eyes attending int'l security forum in June Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to attend a major international security forum next month in Singapore, Japanese government sources said Saturday. If realized, the attendance of a Japanese prime minister at the annual meeting from June 10 to 12 …

____ (2022-05-07). China slams Japanese PM's five-nation ASEAN/NATO trip as provoking confrontation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 6, 2022 China hits out at Japanese PM's five-nation tour of 'confrontation' Beijing has accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of "provoking confrontation" between China and major powers after Tokyo and London signed a landmark pact to "rapidly accelerate" defence and security ties. On the final leg of his five-nation Asian …

____ (2022-05-07). Official urges China's fund industry to seize opportunities. ecns.cn The deputy chief of China's securities watchdog said the country's capital market and fund industry are still in an important period of strategic opportunity despite challenges faced by the broader economy.

____ (2022-05-07). China releases Chang'e-5 payloads' scientific datasets. ecns.cn China has released a batch of datasets from the payloads installed on Chang'e-5 probe, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). China prepares to launch Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft. ecns.cn The combination of the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). Purple beauty along Panlong River dazzles visitors in Kunming. ecns.cn People take a boat to enjoy the blooming blue jacaranda along Panlong River in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 6, 2022. The blossoms create a romantic landscape along the river bank.

____ (2022-05-07). China will never forget NATO's bombing of Chinese embassy: spokesperson. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-07). China's Red Cross contributes about $39 mln to Covid fight. ecns.cn As of Friday, the Red Cross Society of China has donated money and materials worth 260 million yuan (about $39 mln) to COVID-19 prevention and control across China, said the organization Friday.

____ (2022-05-07). Shanghai delays national college entrance exam. ecns.cn Shanghai has postponed the 2022 college entrance examination one month from June 7-9 to July 7-9 due to the COVID-19 epidemic, said Chen Qun, vice mayor of the city, at a press conference held on Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). Chinese dove trees in full bloom in Sichuan. ecns.cn Davidia involucrata, called the Chinese dove tree or handkerchief tree, is an ancient deciduous species of the Tertiary period. It is regarded as "the living plant fossil" and "the green panda" of the plant kingdom.

Editor2 (2022-05-07). Sycophants and Slaves: US Empire is Impervious to any Advice That Might Save it. orinocotribune.com The US Empire pulls out all the stops to forestall its own demise: neo-Nazis, proxy wars, its fearsome agitprop — still, it can't escape the writing on the wall, according to an American political analyst and writer. | Daniel Patrick Welch made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Thursday while commenting on a report which said two months after the warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine. | The Reuters report quoted US officials saying they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support, a welcome development in the tense US-China relations…

____ (2022-05-07). China warns Asia against NATO repeating "barbaric atrocity" of 1999. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 6, 2022 Ukraine war: China invokes 1999 Belgrade embassy bombing in attack on Nato expansion "The Chinese people will never forget this barbaric atrocity, and will never allow such history to repeat itself," Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations said of the 1999 Nato bombing of the Chinese embassy …

____ (2022-05-07). China sets world record in long-distance quantum states transmission. ecns.cn Chinese scientists made record-breaking progress in realizing quantum states transmission between two ground stations over 1,200 kilometers apart via a quantum scientific experiment satellite, signalling a giant step towards constructing a global quantum information processing and communication network.

____ (2022-05-07). Solar halo appears in North China. ecns.cn A solar halo shines over the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall in Luanping County, Chengde City, north China's Hebei Province, May 7, 2022.

____ (2022-05-07). Over 90 pct of China's SOE reform three-year action plan completed. ecns.cn China has completed over 90 percent of the major tasks of a three-year action plan to reform local state-owned enterprises (SOEs), according to a meeting Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). China's Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft ready to lift off. ecns.cn The combination of Long March-7 Y-5 rocket and the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft was transferred to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Engineering Office.

____ (2022-05-07). Official urges China's fund industry to seize opportunities. ecns.cn The deputy chief of China's securities watchdog said the country's capital market and fund industry are still in an important period of strategic opportunity despite challenges faced by the broader economy.

____ (2022-05-07). China releases Chang'e-5 payloads' scientific datasets. ecns.cn China has released a batch of datasets from the payloads installed on Chang'e-5 probe, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). China prepares to launch Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft. ecns.cn The combination of the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). Purple beauty along Panlong River dazzles visitors in Kunming. ecns.cn People take a boat to enjoy the blooming blue jacaranda along Panlong River in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 6, 2022. The blossoms create a romantic landscape along the river bank.

____ (2022-05-07). China will never forget NATO's bombing of Chinese embassy: spokesperson. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-07). China's Red Cross contributes about $39 mln to Covid fight. ecns.cn As of Friday, the Red Cross Society of China has donated money and materials worth 260 million yuan (about $39 mln) to COVID-19 prevention and control across China, said the organization Friday.

____ (2022-05-07). China slams Japanese PM's five-nation ASEAN/NATO trip as provoking confrontation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostMay 6, 2022 China hits out at Japanese PM's five-nation tour of 'confrontation' Beijing has accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of "provoking confrontation" between China and major powers after Tokyo and London signed a landmark pact to "rapidly accelerate" defence and security ties. On the final leg of his five-nation Asian …

____ (2022-05-07). Beijing to further improve nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn Beijing will improve the layout of nucleic acid testing (NAT) points to meet citizens' demands and promote the normalization of COVID-19 screening, said a local official on Friday.

____ (2022-05-07). Armed police special combat team conducts high intensity training in Guangxi. ecns.cn Armed police undergoes intensive training courses, including rappelling down, rope climbing and extreme physical training to enhance combat readiness in Nanjing.

____ (2022-05-07). World's largest heavy lift vessel debuts, carries Chinese vaccines to Africa. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pilecki, debuted on Thursday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment from Shanghai to Morocco to assist Africa in battling COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-07). Shanghai postpones entrance examinations for college, senior high. ecns.cn The Shanghai Municipal government Saturday said the city's entrance examinations for colleges and senior high schools will be postponed for a month due to the latest resurgence of COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-07). Shanghai delays national college entrance exam. ecns.cn Shanghai has postponed the 2022 college entrance examination one month from June 7-9 to July 7-9 due to the COVID-19 epidemic, said Chen Qun, vice mayor of the city, at a press conference held on Saturday.

____ (2022-05-07). Chinese train maker to produce new-energy light rail trains for Argentina's Jujuy. ecns.cn SHIJIAZHUANG, May 7 (Xinhua) — CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd., a major Chinese high-speed train manufacturer, announced the signing of a new-energy light rail train project with authorities of Jujuy Province of Argentina on Friday.

____ (2022-05-07). Hydroponic vegetables provide plateau people with healthy food all year round. ecns.cn Hydroponic vegetables are growing well in a greenhouse in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province.

____ (2022-05-07). Chinese dove trees in full bloom in Sichuan. ecns.cn Davidia involucrata, called the Chinese dove tree or handkerchief tree, is an ancient deciduous species of the Tertiary period. It is regarded as "the living plant fossil" and "the green panda" of the plant kingdom.

____ (2022-05-06). Tokyo: EU, Japan forge common front against Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 6, 2022 Japan PM Kishida to welcome EU chiefs for summit amid Ukraine war Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet in Tokyo with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel next Thursday, with Russia's war against Ukraine and China's assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region expected to …

____ (2022-05-06). Ukraine invites seven major NATO nations to be "security guarantors" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMay 6, 2022 Seven countries ready to become Ukraine's security guarantors — Yermak Seven countries have already agreed to become Ukraine's security guarantors. Meanwhile, Ukraine would also like to see the People's Republic of China among them. The relevant statement was made by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak…. "…Today …

____ (2022-05-06). Zhao Lijian: China is a victim of U.S. disinformation campaign when asked about Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn

_____ (2022-05-06). Washington's Indo-Pacific "Allies" Refuse to Host US Missiles. journal-neo.org As part of Washington's long-standing strategy of encircling and containing China, it seeks to add to its already immense military footprint along China's periphery, missile installations and specifically, ground-based intermediate-range missiles (GBIRMs) across the Indo-Pacific Region. A research paper funded by the US government and published by the RAND Corporation titled, "Ground-Based Intermediate-Range Missiles in …

____ (2022-05-06). NATO pulls South Korea into bloc to confront Russia, China in Northeast Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 5, 2022 NATO pulling Seoul closer shadows stability in NE Asia, even Indo-Pacific South Korea's state intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, said on Thursday that it has joined the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence as the first Asian member…. Cyber defense has been part of the military alliance's core task …

Frances Kuo (2022-05-06). Yunnan by Potomac brings Yunnan cuisine to Virginia. america.cgtn.com CGTN's Frances Kuo visited with Shao Bruce at his family's restaurant, Yunnan by Potomac, in Alexandria, Virginia to find out about the comfort foods his mother brought with her from China to share with America.

teleSUR, SH (2022-05-06). Suben a 53 los muertos por derrumbe de un edificio en China. telesurtv.net Los cuerpos de rescate chinos lograron rescatar un total de diez sobrevivientes de los escombros del edificio.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-05-06). China señala fracaso de expansión de la OTAN en este de Europa. telesurtv.net El alto funcionario de Beijing aseveró que la OTAN, a pesar de haberse declarado con naturaleza defensiva, realizó acciones bélicas contra países soberanos.

____ (2022-05-06). Lantern museum a tourist hot spot in Fuzhou. ecns.cn A lantern museum has attracted many visitors in Fuzhou Minyue Rivertown in Southeast China's Fujian Province.

____ (2022-05-06). Nests of baya weaver spotted in S China's Yunnan Province. ecns.cn Some intricately woven nests created by baya weavers were spotted in Menglian Daizu Lahuzu Wazu Autonomous County, South China's Yunnan Province.

____ (2022-05-06). Xinjiang sees more short-distance tours during long holiday. ecns.cn More residents turned to short-distance and urban tours in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region during the six-day Labor Day and Eid al-Fitr holiday.

____ (2022-05-06). U.S. should stop cybertheft targeting China and other nations: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-06). Chinese primary, secondary schools to pay more attention to labor education. ecns.cn The new curriculum standards for compulsory labor education (2022 edition) issued by the Ministry of Education of China will be officially implemented in primary and secondary schools from the fall semester of 2022.

____ (2022-05-06). OCA announces decision to postpone 19th Asian Games. ecns.cn The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Executive Board Friday decided to postpone the 19th Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, from 10 to 25 September 2022.

____ (2022-05-06). Wind turbines in a sea of clouds. ecns.cn Aerial photo shows wind turbines whirling to generate electricity in Ji'an, east China's Jiangxi Province. The turbines were surrounded by a sea of clouds.

____ (2022-05-06). Mysterious pattern spotted in Qaidam Basin. ecns.cn A mysterious pattern is spotted near the "Devil's Eye", Aiken Spring, in Qaidam Basin, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 5, 2022…

____ (2022-05-06). 19th Asian Games postponed. ecns.cn The 19th Asian Games, originally scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 This year in Hangzhou,east China's Zhejiang Province, will be postponed, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) director general announced on Friday.

____ (2022-05-06). China releases list of most-wanted fugitives for women, child trafficking. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has released a list of the six most-wanted fugitives for their involvement in major crimes of abduction and trafficking of women and children.

____ (2022-05-06). 10 rescued, 53 confirmed dead in central China's building collapse. ecns.cn Ten people have been rescued and 53 confirmed dead in a self-built residential structure collapse in central China's Hunan Province as of Friday, according to local authorities at the press conference.

____ (2022-05-06). China's box office gets holiday boost, amassing 297 mln yuan. ecns.cn China's movie box office enjoyed a bounce over the May Day holiday, amassing 297 million yuan (44.77 million U.S. dollars) over the five-day period ending Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-06). 5 dead, 3 injured in pileup in east China. ecns.cn Five people were killed and three others injured in a pileup involving a car and three trucks on a highway in Jieshou County of east China's Anhui Province, according to the provincial emergency management department on Friday.

____ (2022-05-06). Ambassador: Sound trade ties benefit China, U.S. ecns.cn Sound and healthy trade and economic relations between the United States and China are in the fundamental interests of both nations, said Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang, who also urged the U.S. government to cancel tariffs and stop politicizing trade and business.

____ (2022-05-06). China moves forward in balanced education efforts. ecns.cn All 2,895 counties across China have passed the national assessment of balanced development in compulsory education by the end of last year, thanks to unrelenting efforts from central and local authorities, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-06). China sets up investigation team for building collapse. ecns.cn The State Council, China's cabinet, has decided to set up an investigation team for a recent building collapse in central China's Hunan Province.

____ (2022-05-06). Chinese ambassador urges U.S. to stop politicizing business, trade ties with China. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang has urged the United States to stop politicizing China-U.S. business and trade ties and cancel the additional tariffs on Chinese goods that Washington still hasn't let go.

____ (2022-05-06). Chengdu World University Games rescheduled for 2023. ecns.cn The Chengdu 2021 World University Games has been postponed until 2023, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) announced on Friday.

New Frame (2022-05-06). Another assassination in Durban. peoplesdispatch.org Last night, just before 8pm, Nokuthula Mabaso was assassinated at the eKhenana Commune in Cato Manor, Durban. She was shot six times, four times in the back, and died in the arms of her comrades. She is the second leader in the commune to be assassinated. Ayanda Ngila's life was taken on 8 March. | The attack on the commune has been extraordinarily brazen and vicious, but it is not entirely anomalous. There is a wider context of political violence in Durban. A police officer shot and killed Siyabonga Manqele, an Abahlali baseMjondolo member, in the nearby eNkanini occupation on 11 March. Witnesses say he was unar…

____ (2022-05-06). Zhao Lijian: China is a victim of U.S. disinformation campaign when asked about Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-06). Lantern museum a tourist hot spot in Fuzhou. ecns.cn A lantern museum has attracted many visitors in Fuzhou Minyue Rivertown in Southeast China's Fujian Province.

____ (2022-05-06). Nests of baya weaver spotted in S China's Yunnan Province. ecns.cn Some intricately woven nests created by baya weavers were spotted in Menglian Daizu Lahuzu Wazu Autonomous County, South China's Yunnan Province.

____ (2022-05-06). Xinjiang sees more short-distance tours during long holiday. ecns.cn More residents turned to short-distance and urban tours in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region during the six-day Labor Day and Eid al-Fitr holiday.

____ (2022-05-06). U.S. should stop cybertheft targeting China and other nations: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-06). Chinese primary, secondary schools to pay more attention to labor education. ecns.cn The new curriculum standards for compulsory labor education (2022 edition) issued by the Ministry of Education of China will be officially implemented in primary and secondary schools from the fall semester of 2022.

____ (2022-05-06). OCA announces decision to postpone 19th Asian Games. ecns.cn The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Executive Board Friday decided to postpone the 19th Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, from 10 to 25 September 2022.

____ (2022-05-06). Wind turbines in a sea of clouds. ecns.cn Aerial photo shows wind turbines whirling to generate electricity in Ji'an, east China's Jiangxi Province. The turbines were surrounded by a sea of clouds.

____ (2022-05-06). Mysterious pattern spotted in Qaidam Basin. ecns.cn A mysterious pattern is spotted near the "Devil's Eye", Aiken Spring, in Qaidam Basin, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 5, 2022…

____ (2022-05-06). 19th Asian Games postponed. ecns.cn The 19th Asian Games, originally scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 This year in Hangzhou,east China's Zhejiang Province, will be postponed, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) director general announced on Friday.

____ (2022-05-06). China releases list of most-wanted fugitives for women, child trafficking. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has released a list of the six most-wanted fugitives for their involvement in major crimes of abduction and trafficking of women and children.

____ (2022-05-06). 10 rescued, 53 confirmed dead in central China's building collapse. ecns.cn Ten people have been rescued and 53 confirmed dead in a self-built residential structure collapse in central China's Hunan Province as of Friday, according to local authorities at the press conference.

____ (2022-05-06). China's box office gets holiday boost, amassing 297 mln yuan. ecns.cn China's movie box office enjoyed a bounce over the May Day holiday, amassing 297 million yuan (44.77 million U.S. dollars) over the five-day period ending Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-06). 5 dead, 3 injured in pileup in east China. ecns.cn Five people were killed and three others injured in a pileup involving a car and three trucks on a highway in Jieshou County of east China's Anhui Province, according to the provincial emergency management department on Friday.

____ (2022-05-06). Ambassador: Sound trade ties benefit China, U.S. ecns.cn Sound and healthy trade and economic relations between the United States and China are in the fundamental interests of both nations, said Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang, who also urged the U.S. government to cancel tariffs and stop politicizing trade and business.

____ (2022-05-06). China moves forward in balanced education efforts. ecns.cn All 2,895 counties across China have passed the national assessment of balanced development in compulsory education by the end of last year, thanks to unrelenting efforts from central and local authorities, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-06). China sets up investigation team for building collapse. ecns.cn The State Council, China's cabinet, has decided to set up an investigation team for a recent building collapse in central China's Hunan Province.

____ (2022-05-06). Chinese ambassador urges U.S. to stop politicizing business, trade ties with China. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang has urged the United States to stop politicizing China-U.S. business and trade ties and cancel the additional tariffs on Chinese goods that Washington still hasn't let go.

____ (2022-05-06). NATO pulls South Korea into bloc to confront Russia, China in Northeast Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 5, 2022 NATO pulling Seoul closer shadows stability in NE Asia, even Indo-Pacific South Korea's state intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, said on Thursday that it has joined the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence as the first Asian member…. Cyber defense has been part of the military alliance's core task …

____ (2022-05-06). Chengdu World University Games rescheduled for 2023. ecns.cn The Chengdu 2021 World University Games has been postponed until 2023, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) announced on Friday.

____ (2022-05-05). Ukraine parallel: China concerned over U.S., Britain internationalizing Taiwan issue. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CGTNMay 5, 2022 China slams U.S.-UK axis jeopardizing peace over Taiwan Straits U.S. and UK cooperation on the Taiwan Straits is an attempt to "internationalize" the Taiwan question, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian during Thursday's regular press conference. He was reacting to a report about the U.S. and the UK exploring conflict contingency …

____ (2022-05-05). "Ukraine may be tomorrow's East Asia": island bookends Britain, Japan to forge defense pact. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 5, 2022 Japan, U.K. agree on defense pact amid China's rise in Indo-Pacific Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed in principle Thursday on a defense cooperation pac…in a veiled counter to an increasingly assertive China. A reciprocal access agreement, when signed, would enable faster deployment of their …

____ (2022-05-05). China, U.S. should work together for early settlement of Ukraine crisis: Chinese Embassy. ecns.cn China and the U.S., two permanent members of the UN Security Council, should work together with the international community for an early political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, said a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the U.S.

____ (2022-05-04). U.S. criticized over blaming, smears on China's position. ecns.cn The Chinese embassy in the United States has rebuked and debunked a recent statement issued by U.S. State Department attacking Beijing's position on the Ukraine situation, saying that "blaming and smearing just won't solve the problem".

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…

Staff (2022-05-05). Para China, la OTAN "sembró las semillas" del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania. cubadebate.cu El representante permanente de China ante el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, Zhang Jun, declaró este jueves que "la reiterada expansión de la OTAN hacia el este después de la Guerra Fría no solo ha fracasado en hacer a Europa más segura, sino que también sembró las semillas del conflicto". Además, dijo que la entrega de armas no proporcionará la paz.

____ (2022-05-05). Marrakesh Treaty for people with print disabilities debuts in China. ecns.cn The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (Marrakesh Treaty) entered into force in China on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-05). China sees new consumption trend in May Day holiday. ecns.cn Camping at neighboring areas became a top choice for many residents in China during the past Labor Day holiday from April 30 to May 4 as some parts of the country have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

____ (2022-05-05). Assembly line expanding, no second plant: Tesla insider. ecns.cn Tesla China is not setting up a second factory in Shanghai, an insider said on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-05). China launches 8 satellites in one rocket. ecns.cn A Long March-2D rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, north China Shanxi Province, May 5, 2022.

____ (2022-05-05). China launches Jilin-1 commercial satellites. ecns.cn China on Thursday launched a Long March-2D rocket to place a group of eight satellites in space.

____ (2022-05-05). Hope stirs for lifting of U.S. tariffs on China. ecns.cn With inflation at four-decade highs in the United States, the prospects of a lifting of tariffs on Chinese goods have brightened.

____ (2022-05-05). China's postal sector maintains stable operation during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China's postal and courier industry maintained stable operation during the May Day holiday, the State Post Bureau said Thursday.

____ (2022-05-05). Putuo district in Shanghai achieves COVID-19 clearance in communities. ecns.cn Residents shop at a supermarket in Putuo district, east China's Shanghai on May 4, 2022. The risk of COVID-19 transmission has lowered in communities in the district.

____ (2022-05-05). 10 rescued, 5 dead in central China building collapse. ecns.cn Rescuers work at the collapse site of a self-constructed residential building in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 5, 2022. The 10th survivor was rescued about 131 hours after the collapse occurred on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-05). China sets up world's highest weather station on Qomolangma. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have installed the world's highest automatic weather station on Qomolangma at an altitude of 8,830 meters above sea level after a 13-member team reached the summit of the mountain on Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-05). Lakes in desert shine like gems in N China. ecns.cn Aerial photo shows a lake in Badain Jaran Desert, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 5, 2022. Known as "the desert of mysterious lakes", Badain Jaran Desert is one of the most fascinating in the world.

____ (2022-05-05). 10th person rescued 131 hours after building collapse in Changsha. ecns.cn A 10th person was rescued from a collapsed self-built residential structure in central China's Hunan Province on Thursday morning, 131 hours after the accident happened on April 29.

____ (2022-05-04). Tax, fee cuts put enterprises in stronger position. ecns.cn China's continued tax and fee cuts and the recent move of refunding value-added tax credits to businesses are helping market players withstand economic headwinds and are critical in supporting growth this year, an official said.

____ (2022-05-04). China sees 160 mln domestic tourist trips during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China saw a total of 160 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday, down 30.2 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-04). China-Laos Railway sees brisk passenger, cargo transport over inaugural 5 months. ecns.cn As of Tuesday, the China-Laos Railway had handled over 2.7 million passenger trips and transported 2.9 million tonnes of cargo since its launch in December 2021, official data showed.

____ (2022-05-04). China sets up world's highest automatic weather station. ecns.cn Chinese scientific researchers on Wednesday established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma on the China-Nepal border.

____ (2022-05-04). China ensures smooth road traffic during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China saw smooth and safe road traffic during the five-day May Day holiday, with road trips mainly made for short and medium distances due to the COVID-19 resurgence, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-05). Beijing sees over 3 mln trips during May Day holiday. ecns.cn Beijing saw a total of 3.061 million tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday, with a tourism income of 1.58 billion yuan (about $239 million), according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism on Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-05). Countryside road trips hot amid Beijing's epidemic control during May Day holiday. ecns.cn Countryside road trips have become a favored choice during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended Wednesday, as the Chinese capital city intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 to curb cross-infection.

____ (2022-05-05). Youth League marks centenary year. ecns.cn Ahead of National Youth Day, which fell on Wednesday, groups of students visited a key site in downtown Beijing to commemorate a patriotic mass student movement formed a century ago.

____ (2022-05-04). Beijing set to strengthen battle against COVID. ecns.cn The number of infections in Beijing's latest COVID-19 outbreak since April 22 has surpassed the total tally in the city's Xinfadi outbreak in 2020, and interventions will be further strengthened to cut potential transmissions.

____ (2022-05-04). New vaccine renews date with hope. ecns.cn Health volunteers in Hangzhou city received the first shot of a Sinopharm vaccine developed specifically to take on the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, on May 1.This marks the start of clinical trials for the first Omicron inactivated vaccine in the world.

____ (2022-05-05). Over 70 percent of Shanghai's major enterprises resume production. ecns.cn Over 70 percent of Shanghai's 1,800-plus major enterprises have resumed work and production amid the city's COVID-19 resurgence, according to a press conference on epidemic prevention and control held on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-04). U.S. criticized over blaming, smears on China's position. ecns.cn The Chinese embassy in the United States has rebuked and debunked a recent statement issued by U.S. State Department attacking Beijing's position on the Ukraine situation, saying that "blaming and smearing just won't solve the problem".

____ (2022-05-04). Tax, fee cuts put enterprises in stronger position. ecns.cn China's continued tax and fee cuts and the recent move of refunding value-added tax credits to businesses are helping market players withstand economic headwinds and are critical in supporting growth this year, an official said.

____ (2022-05-04). China sees 160 mln domestic tourist trips during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China saw a total of 160 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday, down 30.2 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-04). China-Laos Railway sees brisk passenger, cargo transport over inaugural 5 months. ecns.cn As of Tuesday, the China-Laos Railway had handled over 2.7 million passenger trips and transported 2.9 million tonnes of cargo since its launch in December 2021, official data showed.

____ (2022-05-04). China sets up world's highest automatic weather station. ecns.cn Chinese scientific researchers on Wednesday established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma on the China-Nepal border.

____ (2022-05-04). 10 rescued, 5 dead in central China building collapse. ecns.cn Ten people have been rescued and five others died after a self-built residential structure collapsed in central China's Hunan Province on April 29, rescuers said early Thursday.

____ (2022-05-04). China ensures smooth road traffic during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China saw smooth and safe road traffic during the five-day May Day holiday, with road trips mainly made for short and medium distances due to the COVID-19 resurgence, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-04). Beijing set to strengthen battle against COVID. ecns.cn The number of infections in Beijing's latest COVID-19 outbreak since April 22 has surpassed the total tally in the city's Xinfadi outbreak in 2020, and interventions will be further strengthened to cut potential transmissions.

____ (2022-05-04). New vaccine renews date with hope. ecns.cn Health volunteers in Hangzhou city received the first shot of a Sinopharm vaccine developed specifically to take on the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, on May 1.This marks the start of clinical trials for the first Omicron inactivated vaccine in the world.

____ (2022-05-04). Ukraine crisis: Japan-Russia tensions at post-Cold War high. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 4, 2022 Russia bans entry of Japan PM, 62 others indefinitely Tatsuo has decided that with a war on in Europe and no one able to say how long Japan could stay out, and with the China Incident, now in its third year, showing signs of becoming a world war….Jun'ichir≈ç Tanizaki, The Makioka …

Carlos Martinez (2022-05-04). No to a new Monroe Doctrine in the Pacific. mronline.org The Anglo ruling classes have gone into a state of frenzy over a recently-signed security agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Solomon Islands.

_____ (2022-05-04). Solomon Islands: a New Focus for US-China Confrontation. journal-neo.org The Solomon Islands have been added to Taiwan and Ukraine, two of the most "heated" zones of the current phase of the "Great Game," since late March this year. Regarding this state, most readers are unlikely to be able to say anything more or less definitive (if they even know of its existence). This is …

_____ (2022-05-04). Australia and the United States Seek to Create a Crisis in the Pacific. journal-neo.org The recent pact between China and the Solomon Islands has exposed the manifest hypocrisy with which the United States and Australia view their relationship with smaller members of the Pacific community. The Solomon Islands have recently signed a security deal with China. The details of the arrangement have not been publicly disclosed, but it is …

____ (2022-05-04). Mongolia: Japan takes NATO Russia/China containment crusade to borders of both nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Japan and Mongolia are founding members of NATO's Partners Across the Globe. Mongolia, Kazakhstan and North Korea are the three nations bordering both Russia and China. ==== AKI PressMay 3, 2022 President of Mongolia receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi, …

____ (2022-05-04). Freight transport booms on China-Laos Railway. ecns.cn The China-Laos railway has carried more than 440,000 tons of freight as of April 25 following the opening of seven freight stations between Lao capital Vientiane and Luang Namtha province.

____ (2022-05-04). Xi addresses nation's youth. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called upon the young people working in China's aerospace sector to courageously pursue innovation and breakthroughs and to contribute more strength to the nation's self-reliance in aerospace science and technology.

____ (2022-05-04). Hidden infection risks still in Beijing. ecns.cn Beijing still has hidden infection risks at the community level, with the total number of COVID-19 cases hitting 453 as of Tuesday, according to a senior city official.

____ (2022-05-04). Murals inspire hope in time of hardship. ecns.cn The artistic murals and paintings in the makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment at Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) have become popular among the medical workers and patients alike for inspiring a sense of hope during what has been a difficult time.

____ (2022-05-04). Satellite launches add appeal to tropical Hainan. ecns.cn The record-setting launch of 22 commercial satellites using a single Chinese rocket at Wenchang Space Launch Center in late February has ignited passion among space fans and added new appeal to Hainan, an island province popular for its tropical features－year-round sunshine, sprawling beaches, rainforests and enthralling boat tours.

Carlos Martinez (2022-05-04). No to a new Monroe Doctrine in the Pacific. mronline.org The Anglo ruling classes have gone into a state of frenzy over a recently-signed security agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Solomon Islands.

_____ (2022-05-04). Solomon Islands: a New Focus for US-China Confrontation. journal-neo.org The Solomon Islands have been added to Taiwan and Ukraine, two of the most "heated" zones of the current phase of the "Great Game," since late March this year. Regarding this state, most readers are unlikely to be able to say anything more or less definitive (if they even know of its existence). This is …

Rick Rozoff (2022-05-04). Ukraine crisis: Japan-Russia tensions at post-Cold War high. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 4, 2022 Russia bans entry of Japan PM, 62 others indefinitely Tatsuo has decided that with a war on in Europe and no one able to say how long Japan could stay out, and with the China Incident, now in its third year, showing signs of becoming a world war….Jun'ichir≈ç Tanizaki, The Makioka …

Rick Rozoff (2022-05-04). Mongolia: Japan takes NATO Russia/China containment crusade to borders of both nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Japan and Mongolia are founding members of NATO's Partners Across the Globe. Mongolia, Kazakhstan and North Korea are the three nations bordering both Russia and China. ==== AKI PressMay 3, 2022 President of Mongolia receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi, …

Rick Rozoff (2022-05-03). Battle for ASEAN: Japan, Thailand sign military pact contra Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaMay 2, 2022 Japan PM touts unity on Ukraine in Southeast Asia tour Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday held the last in a string of Southeast Asian summits aimed at helping to shape the international narrative on the conflict in Ukraine. Tokyo hopes that the top-level diplomatic drive will move the needle …

Editor2 (2022-05-03). Solomon Islands lashes out at Australia over China Security Pact Criticism. orinocotribune.com ‚Ä¢ Addressing parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare pointed out that his country had never been consulted about the Aukus alliance | ‚Ä¢ 'We did not become theatrical or hysterical about the implications this would have for us,' he said in pointed remarks. 'We respected Australia's decision.' | Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has lashed out at Australia, as the fallout from a newly-signed security agreement between his country and China continues. | Addressing parliament on Friday, Sogavare said the Pacific island nation was not given prior warnin…

WSWS (2022-05-03). China holds "emergency" conference over sanctions threat. wsws.org Government and financial officials in Beijing are on alert, fearing that the unprecedented financial sanctions imposed on Russia could be used against China.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Chinese firm puts 1st phase of Mero oilfield into production in Brazil. ecns.cn Mero oilfield Phase-I joint development project has been put into production in Brazil by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited, the listed unit of China's largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas.

Editor (2022-05-03). Why China stands firm on dynamic zero-COVID policy. mronline.org In a country of some 1.4 billion people, any public health issue is of significant concern, and the coronavirus outbreak is no exception.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Newly developed COVID vaccine approved for clinical trials in China. ecns.cn Shanghai-based high-tech biotechnology company, Stemirna Terapeutics, has domestically developed a COVID-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology and has been recently approved for clinical trials.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Decoding China's Generation Z. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Shanghai reports 274 confirmed, 5,395 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn China's Shanghai reported 274 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 5,395 local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-05-03). China reporta los dos primeros fallecidos por derrumbe en Hunan. telesurtv.net Nueve sobrevivientes han sido trasladados al centro de salud más cercano por las fuerzas rescatistas.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). China's Liaoning sees growth in int'l freight train services. ecns.cn Northeast China's Liaoning Province launched its 100th China-Europe freight train, which departed from its capital of Shenyang on Sunday, according to local transport authorities.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Xi stresses healthy development of capital in China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday called for efforts to regulate and guide the healthy development of capital in China in accordance with the law and give play to the positive role of capital as an important factor of production.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). China launches new satellites. ecns.cn China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11: 30 a.m.The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket and have successfully entered their planned orbit.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Beijing reports 41 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Beijing reported 41 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine asymptomatic cases between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, local authorities have said.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Beijing's makeshift hospital put into use. ecns.cn Beijing has officially started to use the Xiaotangshan Hospital, which was used solely for SARS patients in 2003 and COVID-19 cases in 2020, on Sunday, in a bid to contain the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the city, said a senior official of the municipal government.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Beijing ups restrictions to contain latest COVID-19 flare-ups. ecns.cn The Chinese capital city of Beijing intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 on Saturday to best reduce cross-infection as high mobility is expected during the five-day Labor Day holiday starting from Saturday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-03). From Douma to Xinjiang to Bucha, the U.S. Empire's Atrocity Propaganda is the Same. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea "Humanitarianism" is the weapon that modern U.S. imperialism uses as the cornerstone in its campaigns to destabilize countries and regions. By presenting its violence as a selfless effort to save the people it targets, the empire can not just claim its hands are clean, but pose as heroic. It's a natural evolution from…

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Hong Kong's secondary schools, kindergartens to resume face-to-face classes in phases. ecns.cn Secondary schools and kindergartens in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will start resuming face-to-face classes in phases on Tuesday, increasing the number of face-to-face teaching schools to over 2,100.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Hong Kong Customs detects suspected smuggling case. ecns.cn Hong Kong Customs said Monday it had detected a suspected smuggling case in Hong Kong last month, seizing a large batch of suspected smuggled goods with an estimated market value of about 160 million Hong Kong dollars (about 20.38 million U.S. dollars).

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). HKSAR gov't continues to provide free COVID-19 testing service for elderly, targeted groups. ecns.cn The Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Saturday that it continues to provide free COVID-19 nucleic acid testing service for eligible persons of high-risk or high-exposure targeted groups and all elderly people aged 60 or above.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Shanghai enterprises on track to resume operations. ecns.cn Enterprises in Shanghai are on a steady track to resume operations and the city's smaller businesses stand to receive more government support to withstand this round of COVID-induced lockdown.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Shanghai has steady decline in cases. ecns.cn Shanghai announced on Sunday that it achieved phased results of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control thanks to the joint efforts from all over the country and the city's residents in the past month.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Shanghai sees continuous drop in COVID numbers. ecns.cn Shanghai has seen continued drops in the number of both confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 as it is making all efforts to transfer and quarantine as many patients as possible.

____ (2022-05-03). Battle for ASEAN: Japan, Thailand sign military pact contra Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaMay 2, 2022 Japan PM touts unity on Ukraine in Southeast Asia tour Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday held the last in a string of Southeast Asian summits aimed at helping to shape the international narrative on the conflict in Ukraine. Tokyo hopes that the top-level diplomatic drive will move the needle …

____ (2022-05-02). NATO prepares to repress mass protests at June 2022 war summit in Madrid. wsws.org Besides plotting NATO wars against nuclear-armed Russia and China, the NATO summit in Madrid will be a show of force targeting domestic opposition to war in the working class.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-02). No to a New Monroe Doctrine in the Pacific. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Martinez The Anglo ruling classes have gone into a state of frenzy over a recently-signed security agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Solomon Islands. Various people who had barely heard of the Solomon Islands just a few weeks ago are now expressing grave concern that this small sovereign nation could be…

____ (2022-05-02). China reiterates call for peace between Russia, Ukraine through talks. ecns.cn China has always supported Russia and Ukraine to overcome difficulties and continue negotiations, and welcomes all efforts by the international community conducive to promoting peace talks," Zhao said.

Nontobeko Hlela (2022-05-02). Why nonalignment is an urgent imperative for the Global South. peoplesdispatch.org As the US escalates its new cold war against Russia and China, there is now an urgent imperative to reject this cold war mentality of wanting to divide the world along old acrimonious lines…

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-05-02). Reflections on the Sri Lankan economic crisis. mronline.org The American establishment and the new cold-warriors of that country put the blame on the Sri Lankan government's developing close economic relations with China (and we shall no doubt hear much more of it in the coming days); others blame the sheer "irresponsibility" of the government which is accused of "sleeping" when Sri Lanka's external debt was building up.

____ (2022-05-02). NATO trains Georgian armed forces for new war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseMay 2, 2022 Lithuanian advisor was awarded the medal "General Kvinitadze" Deputy Commander of the Georgian Defense Forces, Brigadier General Irakli Chichinadze presented the medal "General Kvinitadze" to the Lithuanian Advisor of the NATO Advisory Team at the Joint Training and Assessment Center (JTEC) . Lt. Col. Gidruna Valusaitis received the Departmental …

Staff (2022-05-02). China concerned with rising tensions on Korean peninsula. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) — The Chinese envoy to the Korean Peninsula called on all parties to stay cool-headed and exercise restraint, expressing concern over North Korea's recent escalation of tensions with various missile tests.

____ (2022-05-02). Australian Labor Party's election launch pitches for corporate backing on restructuring and war. wsws.org Labor leader Albanese declared that Labor governments were the only ones that "reshape the economy," while accusing the Coalition government of committing a "foreign policy failure" by allowing Solomon Islands to sign a security treaty with China.

____ (2022-05-02). East Timor's presidential election won by Jose Ramos-Horta. wsws.org Ramos-Horta becomes head of state amid an escalating economic crisis wracking the impoverished country, and sharpening geo-strategic tensions in the region fuelled by US imperialism's preparations for war against China.

____ (2022-05-02). Decoding China's Generation Z. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-02). Newly developed COVID vaccine approved for clinical trials in China. ecns.cn Shanghai-based high-tech biotechnology company, Stemirna Terapeutics, has domestically developed a COVID-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology and has been recently approved for clinical trials.

____ (2022-05-02). Xi stresses healthy development of capital in China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday called for efforts to regulate and guide the healthy development of capital in China in accordance with the law and give play to the positive role of capital as an important factor of production.

____ (2022-05-02). China launches new satellites. ecns.cn China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11: 30 a.m.The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket and have successfully entered their planned orbit.

____ (2022-05-02). China's manufacturing PMI down in April. ecns.cn BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) — The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 47.4 in April, down from 49.5 in March, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Saturday.

____ (2022-05-02). China's non-manufacturing PMI down in April. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 41.9 in April, down from 48.4 in March, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Saturday.

____ (2022-05-02). Beijing's makeshift hospital put into use. ecns.cn Beijing has officially started to use the Xiaotangshan Hospital, which was used solely for SARS patients in 2003 and COVID-19 cases in 2020, on Sunday, in a bid to contain the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the city, said a senior official of the municipal government.

____ (2022-05-02). Beijing ups restrictions to contain latest COVID-19 flare-ups. ecns.cn The Chinese capital city of Beijing intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 on Saturday to best reduce cross-infection as high mobility is expected during the five-day Labor Day holiday starting from Saturday.

____ (2022-05-02). Stricter measures in Beijing over holiday. ecns.cn Medics take swab samples from residents for nucleic acid testing at Balizhuang subdistrict in Chaoyang district, Beijing, April 29, 2022."The city has completed two rounds of nucleic acid testing for everyone living or working in 11 districts this week, in addition to Chaoyang district, which began testing earlier."

____ (2022-05-02). UNDP and UNEP co-host policy dialogue on environmental protection. ecns.cn Jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme, a high-level policy dialogue on environmental protection was held in Beijing on April 28, 2022.

____ (2022-05-02). HKSAR gov't continues to provide free COVID-19 testing service for elderly, targeted groups. ecns.cn The Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Saturday that it continues to provide free COVID-19 nucleic acid testing service for eligible persons of high-risk or high-exposure targeted groups and all elderly people aged 60 or above.

____ (2022-05-02). Mainland medical supplies against COVID-19 arrive in Hong Kong orderly. ecns.cn Anti-pandemic medical supplies from the Chinese mainland have arrived in Hong Kong in good order and have been distributed to people in need through various channels.

____ (2022-05-02). Shanghai has steady decline in cases. ecns.cn Shanghai announced on Sunday that it achieved phased results of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control thanks to the joint efforts from all over the country and the city's residents in the past month.

____ (2022-05-02). Shanghai enterprises on track to resume operations. ecns.cn Enterprises in Shanghai are on a steady track to resume operations and the city's smaller businesses stand to receive more government support to withstand this round of COVID-induced lockdown.

____ (2022-05-02). Shanghai sees continuous drop in COVID numbers. ecns.cn Shanghai has seen continued drops in the number of both confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 as it is making all efforts to transfer and quarantine as many patients as possible.

____ (2022-05-02). Market gets confidence boost from combined policies. ecns.cn The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went up 2.4 percent to more than 3,040 points and the Shenzhen Component Index closed about 3.7 percent higher at more than 11,020 points.

_____ (2022-05-01). The Little-Known International Charter At The Center of Ukraine War. popularresistance.org In 1999, the United States and the 56 other participating states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) signed a charter in Istanbul that is another intentionally ignored key to understanding the war in Ukraine. | The OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization . It claims to engage in political dialogue – that is, a forum for political dialogue on a wide range of security issues. There are 57 OSCE member states that cover three continents – North America, Europe and Asia. The policies the OSCE deliberates over include security issues such as arms control, terrorism, good…

____ (2022-05-01). China reiterates call for peace between Russia, Ukraine through talks. ecns.cn China has always supported Russia and Ukraine to overcome difficulties and continue negotiations, and welcomes all efforts by the international community conducive to promoting peace talks," Zhao said.

teleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-05-01). Detienen a responsables del derrumbe de un edificio en China. telesurtv.net Aunque se mantienen las labores de rescate, las autoridades chinas no conservan muchas esperanzas de encontrar sobrevivientes.

____ (2022-05-01). Newly developed COVID vaccine approved for clinical trials in China. ecns.cn Shanghai-based high-tech biotechnology company, Stemirna Terapeutics, has domestically developed a COVID-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology and has been recently approved for clinical trials.

____ (2022-05-01). Xi stresses healthy development of capital in China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday called for efforts to regulate and guide the healthy development of capital in China in accordance with the law and give play to the positive role of capital as an important factor of production.

____ (2022-05-01). China launches new satellites. ecns.cn China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11: 30 a.m.The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites were launched by a Long March-11 carrier rocket and have successfully entered their planned orbit.

____ (2022-05-01). China's manufacturing PMI down in April. ecns.cn BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) — The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 47.4 in April, down from 49.5 in March, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Saturday.

____ (2022-05-01). China's non-manufacturing PMI down in April. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 41.9 in April, down from 48.4 in March, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Saturday.

____ (2022-05-01). Beijing's makeshift hospital put into use. ecns.cn Beijing has officially started to use the Xiaotangshan Hospital, which was used solely for SARS patients in 2003 and COVID-19 cases in 2020, on Sunday, in a bid to contain the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the city, said a senior official of the municipal government.

____ (2022-05-01). Beijing ups restrictions to contain latest COVID-19 flare-ups. ecns.cn The Chinese capital city of Beijing intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 on Saturday to best reduce cross-infection as high mobility is expected during the five-day Labor Day holiday starting from Saturday.

____ (2022-05-01). Stricter measures in Beijing over holiday. ecns.cn Medics take swab samples from residents for nucleic acid testing at Balizhuang subdistrict in Chaoyang district, Beijing, April 29, 2022."The city has completed two rounds of nucleic acid testing for everyone living or working in 11 districts this week, in addition to Chaoyang district, which began testing earlier."

____ (2022-05-01). UNDP and UNEP co-host policy dialogue on environmental protection. ecns.cn Jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme, a high-level policy dialogue on environmental protection was held in Beijing on April 28, 2022.

____ (2022-05-01). HKSAR gov't continues to provide free COVID-19 testing service for elderly, targeted groups. ecns.cn The Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Saturday that it continues to provide free COVID-19 nucleic acid testing service for eligible persons of high-risk or high-exposure targeted groups and all elderly people aged 60 or above.

____ (2022-05-01). Mainland medical supplies against COVID-19 arrive in Hong Kong orderly. ecns.cn Anti-pandemic medical supplies from the Chinese mainland have arrived in Hong Kong in good order and have been distributed to people in need through various channels.

____ (2022-05-01). Shanghai has steady decline in cases. ecns.cn Shanghai announced on Sunday that it achieved phased results of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control thanks to the joint efforts from all over the country and the city's residents in the past month.

____ (2022-05-01). Shanghai enterprises on track to resume operations. ecns.cn Enterprises in Shanghai are on a steady track to resume operations and the city's smaller businesses stand to receive more government support to withstand this round of COVID-induced lockdown.

____ (2022-05-01). Shanghai sees continuous drop in COVID numbers. ecns.cn Shanghai has seen continued drops in the number of both confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 as it is making all efforts to transfer and quarantine as many patients as possible.

____ (2022-05-01). Market gets confidence boost from combined policies. ecns.cn The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went up 2.4 percent to more than 3,040 points and the Shenzhen Component Index closed about 3.7 percent higher at more than 11,020 points.