2022-06-03: News Headlines

Editor2 (2022-06-03). Biden in Asia: Further Steps Toward War with China. orinocotribune.com By Brian Victoria &#1 ; May 27, 2022 | For observers of President Biden's recent visit to Asia it will come as no surprise that, as in the past, the US sought to encourage Asian allies to join in further strengthening its political, economic and especially military containment of China. Like the US role in prolonging the war in Ukraine in order to weaken Russia, the US hopes to weaken China so that it will be unable to challenge American hegemony. | On Monday, May 23rd, when Biden was asked by a reporter if the United States would respond militarily if China attempted to invade Taiwan, the president responded, "Y…

____ (2022-06-03). Diejiao dragon boat drifting practiced in Guangdong. ecns.cn People take part in night training of Diejiao dragon boat drifting to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu Festival in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 1, 2022.

____ (2022-06-03). FM pledges more coordination with island countries. ecns.cn China will enhance coordination with island countries and help them accelerate independent and sustainable development, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.

____ (2022-06-03). China to safeguard Chinese firms' rights: Ministry. ecns.cn China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, Commerce Ministry spokesperson Gao Feng said at a news briefing on Thursday.

____ (2022-06-03). China calls on U.S. to prudently handle trade relations with Taiwan region. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday protested the so-called "U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade" and expressed strong objections.

____ (2022-06-03). E-commerce development on fast track in Tibet. ecns.cn On the vast plateau, one express delivery truck after another traveled through the Kunlun Mountains Pass at an altitude of more than 4,700 meters, heading to Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

____ (2022-06-03). China leverages financial toolbox to spur domestic demand. ecns.cn Faced with resurgences of COVID-19 and external uncertainties, China is maneuvering monetary and fiscal policies to spur domestic demand.

____ (2022-06-03). China sends 9 satellites for autonomous cars into orbit. ecns.cn China sent nine satellites into orbit aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 12: 00 p.m. on Thursday (BJT) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Site in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

____ (2022-06-03). Culture Fact: Dragon Boat Festival. ecns.cn China's Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. The holiday falls on June 3 this year.

____ (2022-06-03). UN corporate sustainability initiative launches new strategy to increase engagement in China. ecns.cn UN Global Compact, a corporate sustainability initiative, launched a new strategy to scale the impact of businesses in China to drive progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

____ (2022-06-03). 2022 China Cross-Border E-commerce Trade Fair attracts 2,000 foreign suppliers. ecns.cn 2022 China Cross-Border E-commerce Trade Fair opened Wednesday in Fuzhou, Southeast China's Fujian Province.

____ (2022-06-03). Tibet still among world's best regions in environment: report. ecns.cn Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region remains one of the best environmental areas in the world, with local biodiversity and ecosystems remaining stable in 2021, according to a report issued Thursday.

____ (2022-06-03). Some 14,400 people affected after earthquake hits China's Sichuan. ecns.cn Preliminary statistics show that 14,427 people have been affected after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday, according to the city's earthquake relief headquarters on Friday.

____ (2022-06-03). China's Long March-2C sends 9 satellites for autonomous cars into orbit. ecns.cn A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying nine GeeSAT-1 satellites blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in SiChuan Province at 12: 00 p.m. (BJT) on Thursday.

____ (2022-06-03). Power supply mostly restored after earthquake in China's Sichuan. ecns.cn The power supply had been restored for more than 48,000 households by Thursday afternoon, after an earthquake jolted the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday.

____ (2022-06-03). China launches nine low-orbit satellites. ecns.cn A Long March-2C rocket, carrying nine GeeSAT-1 satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 1, 2022.

____ (2022-06-03). Endangered Chinese white dolphins spotted in Guangxi. ecns.cn Chinese white dolphins frolic in waters off Sanniang bay, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in late May, 2022. The number of white dolphins has surged to about 300 from 96 in the Beibu Gulf, south of the Sanniang bay, in 2004.

____ (2022-06-03). Dragon Boat Race builds bridge across Straits. ecns.cn The 2022 Cross-Straits Dragon Boat Race started on Thursday in Xiamen, Fujian province, with the two-day event attracting people from different age groups, including those from Taiwan who are studying or working in Fujian.

____ (2022-06-03). Xinjiang boosts farmers' incomes with intelligent greenhouse system. ecns.cn The agricultural industrial park in Shache County of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has built 3000 intelligent greenhouses in the Gobi Desert, greatly boosting farming efficiency.

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