Daily Archives: July 3, 2022

2022-07-03: News Headlines

Anand Naidoo (2022-07-03). The Heat: Hong Kong celebrates 25 years since its return to China. america.cgtn.com Chinese President Xi Jinping lauds Hong Kong's rise as he celebrates 25 years since the regions return to the motherland.

____ (2022-07-03). Chinese spokesperson voices firm opposition to NATO chief's false remarks on Taiwan. ecns.cn A Chinese spokesperson on Friday voiced firm opposition to false remarks on Taiwan made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Amarynth (2022-07-03). Things Are Not Looking Good For Japan's Sovereignty. thesaker.is By Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog China, India, Russia and other free nations face difficulties of mutual respect and trust when engaging with the rulers of Japan, because…

____ (2022-07-03). Xinjiang's expressway length exceeds 10,000 km. ecns.cn Thursday marked the opening of four new highways in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bringing the total length of expressways in the region to over 10,000 km, according to the regional transport department.

____ (2022-07-03). President Xi meets HKSAR chief executive John Lee. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping met with newly inaugurated Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee on Friday morning, expressing full support for the chief executive and confidence in Hong Kong's future.

____ (2022-07-03). John Lee sworn in as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive. ecns.cn John Lee was sworn in here on Friday as the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

____ (2022-07-03). Sujiaba trail observation deck opens to visitors. ecns.cn The deck opened to the public on Thursday, offering a unique perspective of the booming megacity in southwestern China. It started from the Tongyuanju Station of Chongqing Rail Transit and ended at Shuangfengshan Road, reducing travel time in the city built on mountains.

____ (2022-07-03). Hong Kong Palace Museum open to public. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM), located in the West Kowloon Cultural District of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was open to the public on Sunday.

____ (2022-07-03). China ratchets up efforts to ease burdens on enterprises. ecns.cn The combination of tax and fee cuts is estimated to relieve enterprises of 2.86 trillion yuan in expenses in the first half of this year.Meanwhile, priorities have been given to small businesses as about 70 percent of the tax and fee support went to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

____ (2022-07-03). Hong Kong to distribute 290,000 RAT kits following sewage COVID-19 detection. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Sunday that it will distribute around 290,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples…

____ (2022-07-03). Summer scenery of Pu'er tea plantation in Yunnan. ecns.cn Aerial view shows green scenery of Pu'er tea plantation in Pu'er city, Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022.

____ (2022-07-03). Full text of Xi Jinping's address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the HKSAR. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Friday made an address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

____ (2022-07-03). Fossil reveals pandas ate bamboo with 'false thumb' 6-million-year ago. ecns.cn Fossil of the false thumb dating back to 6-million-year from the late Miocene site of Shuitangba in Yunnan Province reveals the earliest giant panda can manipulate bamboo.

____ (2022-07-03). Xi confident in Hong Kong's future of feats and glory. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping on Friday expressed confidence in Hong Kong's take-off toward "a splendid feat" with the solid implementation of "one country, two systems."

____ (2022-07-03). More than 50 percent of 134 Class A tourist attractions in Shanghai reopen. ecns.cn More than 50 percent of 134 Class A tourist attractions in Shanghai reopened with controlled capacity on Friday amid the city's return to normalcy.

____ (2022-07-03). China's Anhui logs 43 local confirmed COVID-19 cases in latest resurgence. ecns.cn Sixian County in Suzhou City, east China's Anhui Province, has reported 43 locally-transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 since June 26, the local government said.

____ (2022-07-03). China's transport investment swings back to growth in May. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment in the transport sector swung back to growth in May after posting a contraction in April, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.

____ (2022-07-03). China-Laos Railway transit yard put into operation for transporting goods to Thailand. ecns.cn A freight transit yard of China-Laos Railway was officially put into operation on Friday with the first railway containers heading to Thailand's Laem Chabang port.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-03). Canciller chino inicia gira por el sudeste asiático. telesurtv.net El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de China, Wang Yi, llegó a Myanmar para una reunión sobre la cooperación regional Lancang-Mekong.

____ (2022-07-03). China's electronic information manufacturing sector posts steady growth. ecns.cn China's electronic information manufacturing sector maintained steady growth in the first five months of 2022, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed.

____ (2022-07-03). (W.E. Talk)Why do we say the population demographics of Xinjiang is a reflection of the development and progress of Xinjiang. ecns.cn Liang Yuchun, Principal of the Higher Institute of Nationality and Society, Xinjiang Normal University, stated in a feature interview with "W.E. Talk" from the China News Service "The development of the population of Xinjiang since the founding of the PRC is world-shaking, historic and continuing." Through analyzing the development of people native to Xinjiang, Yuchun explains his opinion that the improving quality of life in Xinjiang is an obvious result and clear example of social progress.

WSWS (2022-07-02). US-led initiative to strengthen imperialist grip on the Pacific. wsws.org The US-led "Partners in the Blue Pacific" is part of the escalating diplomatic and military offensive by local and major powers, including NATO, to confront China in the Pacific.

Staff (2022-07-02). NATO claims on its defensive nature "Joke of the century" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, called the claim of NATO officials about the defensive nature of this military organization the 'Joke of the century'.

WSWS (2022-07-02). Biden, Democrats seek to channel outrage over abortion bans into midterm election campaigns. wsws.org President Biden indicated that his primary concern following the Dobbs decision is its impact on the ability of Washington to maintain NATO unity in conducting the widening war against Russia and confrontation with China.

WSWS (2022-07-02). At NATO summit, New Zealand PM backs war with Russia, military build-up against China. wsws.org With staggering hypocrisy, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern presented NATO as a bastion of peace and democracy, even as the military alliance openly prepares for nuclear war against Russia and China.

Editor (2022-07-02). Ralph Nader: How Can Dictators Control So Many Millions of People? scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader How do dictators manage for decades to control 1.4 billion (China) or 146 million (Russia) people and on down to other smaller totalitarian regimes? Answer: one power hungry man at the top. Political scientists have written about the various "pillars" sustaining autocratic regimes. Professor Christoph H. Stefes (University of Colorado Denver) focuses …

Editor (2022-07-02). Economist Michael Hudson on inflation and Fed plan to cut wages: A depression is coming. mronline.org Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and U.S. Federal Reserve's "austerity program to reduce wages" and boost unemployment. He warns a "long depression" is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.

____ (2022-07-02). Major project of China's west-to-east power transmission program starts operation. ecns.cn A major part of China's west-to-east power transmission program kicked off operation Friday, a further boost to the coordinated development among different regions.

____ (2022-07-02). 25th anniversary of HK's return to motherland: Flags fly high over HK. ecns.cn A meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was held on Friday.

____ (2022-07-02). Party growing in appeal with nation's youth. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China is demonstrating strong vitality and vigor, with a large number of outstanding young people joining its organizations each year to carry forward its cause, a senior Party official said on Thursday, one day ahead of the 101st anniversary of the Party's founding.

____ (2022-07-02). Xi leaves Hong Kong after attending HKSAR anniversary celebrations. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping left by train Friday after attending a meeting marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

____ (2022-07-02). Chinese vice president puts forward 4-point proposal on developing China-Philippines ties. ecns.cn

____ (2022-07-02). Expansion in air as June PMI back to black. ecns.cn China's factory activity expanded in June for the first time in four months as new orders and production improved, suggesting the country's economic recovery is gathering pace amid better containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and more substantial policy support, officials and experts said on Thursday.

____ (2022-07-02). Xi stresses creating more opportunities for Hong Kong young people to grow and shine. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed more efforts in helping young people in Hong Kong overcome difficulties and creating more opportunities for them to grow and shine.

____ (2022-07-02). Hong Kong will achieve even greater accomplishments: Xi. ecns.cn HONG KONG, July 1 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping on Friday expressed the belief that with the strong support of the motherland and the solid implementation of "one country, two systems," Hong Kong will achieve even greater accomplishments."ÄÄ"ÄÄAt the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Xi said ensuring the continued success of the practice of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong is an integral part of the historical process of th…

____ (2022-07-02). China to inspect enforcement of Foreign Investment Law. ecns.cn The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee announced Thursday that it will launch an inspection of the enforcement of the Foreign Investment Law.

_____ (2022-07-01). Washington's Partnership (for Primacy) in Blue Pacific. journal-neo.org In Washington's ongoing efforts to confront and contain China's rise on the global stage, it has announced yet another bloc, the "Partnership in Blue Pacific." The Financial Times in a recent article titled, "US and allies launch initiative to help Pacific Island nations," would claim, regarding the stated objective of the new bloc, that: The …

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