____ (2022-06-12). China rebuts U.S. defense secretary's remarks on South China Sea, Taiwan. ecns.cn China strongly objected to remarks made by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday at the ongoing 19th Shangri-La Dialogue regarding the South China Sea and Taiwan, calling them unfounded declarations and false accusations against China.

Editor2 (2022-06-12). Solomon Islands: Build Up to the US War against China. orinocotribune.com We are pleased to republish this insightful article from

Scott Ritter (2022-06-12). US, China on Collision Course over Taiwan. orinocotribune.com By Scott Ritter &#1 ; Jun 6, 2022 | Chinese officials have made it clear that their "One China" policy regarding Taiwan is founded on a constitutionally mandated principle of so-called "peaceful reunification." War, Chinese officials say, is a measure of last resort, only to be employed to prevent the fact of Taiwan's secession from China, or when possibilities for peaceful reunification have been completely exhausted. But current US policies on Taiwan appear designed to push China to the brink, raising the prospect of armed conflict. | In 2005, China adopted legislation known as the "Anti-Secession Law," which…

Scorinoco (2022-06-11). China, Ukraine, and the Belt and Road Initiative. orinocotribune.com On May 21, Friends of Socialist China joined the Belt and Road Initiative Quarterly (BRIQ) journal, the Russian Cultural House in Ankara, the Turkish Students Union in China, and the Istanbul Kent University as a co-organizer of a conference themed on "The Challenges and Opportunities for BRI Under the Background of the Ukraine Crisis." It was a hybrid event, held both online and physically at Kent University. | Friends of Socialist China co-editors Danny Haiphong and Keith Bennett both presented papers, and those are reproduced here, slightly edited for publication, below. The other speakers were Adnan Akfirat,…

Staff (2022-06-11). China reacts to U.S. trying to link Ukraine, Taiwan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostJune 11, 2022 Chinese defence officials take aim at US' 'aggressive' Taiwan-Ukraine comparison Chinese military officials hit back at US attempts to draw parallels between cross-strait tensions and the war in Ukraine, describing the comparison as very aggressive. At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, Chinese Senior Colonel Zhao Xiaozhuo said …

____ (2022-06-12). China's Jilin Province to rev up ginseng industry. ecns.cn Northeast China's Jilin Province has released a guideline to bolster the ginseng industry, aiming to increase its total output value to 80 billion yuan (about 11.9 billion U.S.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-11). Austin, Chinese Defense Chief Trade Warnings on Taiwan. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held their first in-person meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday and traded warnings over Taiwan. According to the Pentagon, Austin told Beijing to "refrain from further destabilizing actions toward Taiwan" and warned against any changes to the "status quo" across the …

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Ministros de Defensa de China y Australia se reúnen en Singapur. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre los ministros de defensa supone el primer acercamiento de alto nivel entre ambos países tras más de dos años de tensiones.

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese ambassador: healthy, stable development of China-Australia ties beneficial to two peoples. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said here on Saturday that a healthy and stable development of the bilateral relations is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

____ (2022-06-12). China to build "gene bank" of ancient ceramics. ecns.cn China will establish a "gene bank" of ancient ceramics in east China's Jiangxi Province, based on data from nearly 20 million pieces of ceramics specimens accumulated in some 40 years, authorities announced Saturday.

____ (2022-06-12). Highlights of China's transportation development in past decade. ecns.cn During the past decade, China has made historic progress in transportation development, with an improved transport network, strengthened transport service capacity and deepened international cooperation.

Staff (2022-06-12). Saudi, China defense officials hold military talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Defense officials of Saudi Arabia defense officials on Sunday discussed the military relations between the two countries on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

____ (2022-06-12). China tops world in number of world natural heritage sites. ecns.cn China has the world's largest number of world natural heritage sites, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

____ (2022-06-12). China prepares 360 mln yuan, expert teams to guide flood control work. ecns.cn The Chinese National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has dispatched four expert teams to the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and other places hit hard by continuous heavy rain to guide the flood prevention work and minimize possible losses.

____ (2022-06-12). BRI offers massive opportunities for China-Britain cooperation, says experts. ecns.cn China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) offers massive opportunities for China-Britain cooperation in areas like business, climate change, personnel exchanges, education and tourism, experts said here during a three-day conference concluded on Friday.

____ (2022-06-12). (W.E.Talk) Exclusive interview with the UAE ambassador to China. ecns.cn China and the UAE share similar development paths, concepts, and goals, which together provide some reference for developing countries to explore modernization independently.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). China afirma que defenderá a toda costa su soberanía sobre Taiwán. telesurtv.net El ministro de Defensa chino se reunió con su colega estadounidense, Lloyd Austin, en el marco del XIX Diálogo Shangri-La, en Singapur.

____ (2022-06-12). Ancient water conservancy facilities discovered in central China. ecns.cn Archaeologists have found three large watercourses dating back to the Wei and Jin dynasties (220-420) in central China's Henan Province.

____ (2022-06-12). 20 Chinese cultural sites you cannot miss. ecns.cn China's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day falls on June 11 this year.

____ (2022-06-12). One year on, Hainan FTP law secures wider opening-up. ecns.cn Since the implementation of the Hainan free trade port (FTP) law on June 10, 2021, Hainan has issued 17 related regulations, with the new law speeding up local legislation to guarantee better development and wider opening-up of the Hainan FTP.

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese defense minister reiterates China's resolute position on Taiwan question. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has reiterated China's resolute position on the Taiwan question.

____ (2022-06-12). China sees growth in cloud infrastructure services expenditure. ecns.cn China continued to be the leading growth market for cloud infrastructure services expenditure in the first quarter of 2022, according to a report by the technology market research firm.

____ (2022-06-12). Cradle of Civilization: Shuanghuaishu Site. ecns.cn With an area of 1.17 million square meters, the Shuanghuaishu site is located on the south bank of the Yellow River in the township of Heluo, Gongyi city, Henan Province.

Anonymous811 (2022-06-11). The First Highway Bridge Between Russia and China. southfront.org The first bridge connecting Russia and China was opened in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk and Chinese city of Heihe. The opening ceremony was held on June 10, 2022. The bridge was planned to open back in 2016, but the coronavirus pandemic was to blame. | The ceremony was remotely attended by Yuri Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Russian Far East; Hu Chunhua, Deputy Premier of the State Council of China; Vitaly Saveliev, Minister of Transportati…

WSWS (2022-06-11). Washington Post promotes Trump's other "big lie": The Wuhan Lab theory. wsws.org The same day that the House Select January 6 Committee documented how Trump used his "big lie" about the 2020 election to justify an attempted fascist coup, the Washington Post published an editorial promoting Trump's other big lie: The claim that COVID-19 is a man-made virus created by China.

____ (2022-06-11). 29 painting reproductions of Prado Museum on display in Chengdu. ecns.cn An exhibition of 29 painting reproductions of Spain's Prado Museum, officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, opened to the public on Thursday afternoon at a subway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

____ (2022-06-11). 'Slashie' helps farmers with tractors, drones. ecns.cn Zou Xinv, head of Chunfeng Planting Cooperative in Binjiang Town, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province goes to fertilize the field with a sprayer on June 9.

____ (2022-06-11). Six pandas in Chongqing celebrate birthday together. ecns.cn Chongqing Zoo holds a collective birthday party for six giant pandas on June 10. They are three-year-old "Shuangshuang", "Chongchong", "Xixi" and "Qingqing" and one-year-old "Xingxing" and "Chenchen".

____ (2022-06-11). Hubei local opera performed to welcome Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. ecns.cn Actors welcome China's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day which falls on June 11 this year by performing Yuediao Zhezi Opera, a kind of Chinese opera native to Hubei Province, at the Xiangyang Theater, Hubei Province, June 9, 2022.

____ (2022-06-11). 'Palm baby' discharged from hospital in Guangzhou. ecns.cn

____ (2022-06-11). Wheat harvester leaves 'tree circles' on terraces. ecns.cn As locals finish wheat harvest, traces are left on the terraces in Ruicheng County, north China's Shanxi Province, creating "circles of tree rings".

____ (2022-06-11). China's FM says U.S.' disrespectful cooperation' with Latin America doomed to fail. ecns.cn The US places more importance on its selfish interests. Its so-called cooperation with other countries is aimed at excluding and containing certain countries. This is deeply disrespectful for Latin American and Caribbean countries. It would not be recognized by regional countries, still less deliver real benefits to the people in the region. It would only end in failure.

____ (2022-06-11). China's push for education equality. ecns.cn However, this burden reduction should not come at the expense of succumbing to banal market pleasures."ÄÄ"ÄÄA reading room at a Beijing primary school in Beijing, China, July 19, 2021.

____ (2022-06-11). First large-scale metaverse-themed fashion show put on stage in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Juxtaposed 2022 FASHION META, an event that combines creative technology with traditional craftsmanship is put on stage in Central, Hong Kong on the evening of June 9, 2022.

The Lancet (2022-06-11). [Editorial] Mental health after China's prolonged lockdowns. thelancet.com On June 1, Shanghai reopened after a 2-month lockdown to curb COVID-19. On June 6, Beijing also eased COVID-19 restrictions by allowing restaurant dining and the gradual reopening of schools from June 13 in most districts. Although many countries instituted various forms of lockdown over the past 2 years, China's have often been the most stringent and frequent. Control policies, including school closures and stay-at-home orders, combined with the stress of the pandemic itself, will have exacerbated the already fragile mental health of many Chinese people.

____ (2022-06-11). Sales of Chinese auto brands continue steady growth in May. ecns.cn A total of 620,000 Chinese-brand passenger cars were sold last month, up 5 percent year on year and surging 29 percent from April, according to the China Passenger Car Association.

____ (2022-06-11). Nearly 200 cultural relics unearthed in Tianjin. ecns.cn Photo shows the evacuation site of an ancient tomb found in the north of the Baimaquan village, Jizhou District, Tianjin.

Juan J. Paz y Miño Cepeda (2022-06-11). China y Rusia ø'Amenazas' para América Latina? globalizacion.ca En contrapartida a la visión estadounidense, en América Latina cada vez se vuelve más difícil considerar que Rusia y China sean "amenazas". La Universidad George Washington, fundada en 1821, es una de las más prestigiosas del mundo y reconocida por…

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-06-11). Inauguran primer puente de carretera entre Rusia y China. telesurtv.net La estructura mide 1.080 metros de longitud, y enlaza a la ciudad rusa de Blagovéschensk con la china de Heihe.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-11). She's EXPOSING the truth in China, and they're furious/ Redacted Conversation with Vanessa Beeley. marktaliano.net READ MORE: "Admission Against Interest": The West Supports Uighurs To Destabilize/Destroy China. Is China a Communist or a Capitalist Country? &#1 ; Global ResearchGlobal Research &#1 ; Centre for Research on Globalization…

____ (2022-06-11). Xinjiang aims to attract 250 million tourist visits this year. ecns.cn Tourists enjoy themselves along Duku Highway in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, June 20, 2021.It's also nothing like what's portrayed by Western anti-China forces, Xu Guixiang, a spokesman of the regional government, said at an online news conference on Thursday."ÄÄ…

____ (2022-06-11). China now one of world's busiest countries in transportation. ecns.cn China has become one of the busiest countries in the world in transportation, a transport official said Friday.Over the last decade, the country has seen its key transport indicators including passenger and freight volume of railway, road, waterway and civil aviation, cargo throughput of ports and business volume of postal and express services rank top in the world, Vice Minister of Transport Xu Chengguang said.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-11). China air force fighter jet crashes during training. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — A Chinese air force fighter jet crashed in central China during a training exercise on Thursday, killing one person and injuring two while the pilot successfully ejected.

WSWS (2022-06-11). Japanese cabinet approves policy to double military spending. wsws.org The drastic increase in funding is part of Tokyo's preparations for war with China alongside the United States.

Editor (2022-06-10). Joe Biden's saber-rattling threatens World War III—with China and Russia. mronline.org Fits long pattern of war-mongering and provocations that are a feature of the American Century.