(2022-07-09). More firms to attend second China International Consumer Products Expo. ecns.cn More companies will attend the second China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, the capital city of the southernmost Hainan Province, from July 26 to 30, Shu Jueting, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, said Thursday.
(2022-07-09). Xinjiang farmers live better life thanks to local industries. ecns.cn Abdul Saimat Maxirap is the first farmer growing cherry at his village in Shache County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This year, with a good harvest of his cherry orchard, he has earned 160,000 yuan ($23,866.7)…
(2022-07-09). Cradle of Civilization: Jinsha Site. ecns.cn Located in Chengdu city, SW China's Sichuan province, the Jinsha site is one of the ruins of the capital city of the ancient Shu Kingdom and features the distinct Shu culture that emerged during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
(2022-07-09). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org Thousands of ready-mix concrete truckers walkout in South Korea while Taiwanese postal delivery workers take action over pay and Australian nurses and midwives protest unsafe staffing and low pay.
(2022-07-09). Geologists find rare 'cave cloud' in south China's Guangxi. ecns.cn A joint Sino-French cave exploration team has discovered a rare "cave cloud" — a special kind of natural mineral deposit within a cave — in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the Institute of Karst Geology of China Geological Survey.
(2022-07-09). 'Guardrails' for China-U.S. relations are three joint communiques: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-07-09). Shenzhen rolls out regulations for autonomous driving. ecns.cn South China's Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, is blazing a trail for emerging technology trends to allow fully autonomous vehicles to run on certain roads designated by the city's traffic management department.
(2022-07-09). China offers condolences to family of former Japanese PM Abe. ecns.cn A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday that China extends its condolences and sympathies to the family of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
(2022-07-09). HKSAR gov't appeals to all sectors to continue to fight COVID-19 together. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday strongly appealed to all sectors of the community including domestic helpers to continue to fight the COVID-19 virus together.
(2022-07-09). Upper section of steel containment installed at Linglong One reactor. ecns.cn The upper cylinder of the steel containment in the "Linglong One" reactor was put in place at Changjiang Nuclear Power Base in South China's Hainan Province on Wednesday morning, 70 days ahead of the schedule.
(2022-07-09). Thousand-year-old lotus in Zhejiang about to bloom. ecns.cn A thousand-year-old lotus germinated from the seeds that have been excavated from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) strata of Qinhuai River in Nanjing and treasured by the Lishui Museum of Zhejiang is going to bloom for the first time.
(2022-07-09). China is always committed to the peaceful use of space: FM. ecns.cn
(2022-07-09). Beijing allows unvaccinated to access public spaces. ecns.cn Beijing residents can enter the public spaces as long as they provide negative nucleic acid test results taken within 72 hours, have their temperature checked and scan their health codes for COVID-19 prevention and control.
(2022-07-09). Cattle in Qinghai move to summer pastures. ecns.cn The transfer of cattle and sheep is underway in the Qilian Mountain Grassland, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province.
(2022-07-08). G20 Diplomats Fail to Reach Consensus on Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com The G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday Many G20 members have not followed the US-led sanctions campaign against Russia, including Indonesia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa. The meeting opened with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi calling for the G20 nations to work together to end the war. | Marsud…
(2022-07-08). The Heat: G20 foreign ministers meeting. america.cgtn.com 
Amid the Ukraine conflict, Russia and China's foreign ministers hold talks as G20 ministers gather in Bali, Indonesia.
(2022-07-08). G7, NATO and BRICS summits confirm a global divide. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders July 8, 2022 Three very different international meetings were held during the week of June 23-30. The three "summits" confirm a growing global divide. It is worth examining these meetings; who attended, and especially what they projected. Two focused on confrontation and military escalation — in sharp contrast to the first — BRICS — which focused on cooperation, sustainable development and trade. BRICS Summit — June 23-24 The 14th BRICS Summit was the first gathering. It was held virtually June 23-24 and was chaired this year by China. BRICS stands for the countries of Br…
(2022-07-08). China, EU urged to uphold their comprehensive strategic partnership. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday that China and the European Union (EU) are two major forces in the multi-polar world, and they should uphold the basic orientation of their comprehensive strategic partnership.
(2022-07-08). Tibet's fixed-asset investment in transport reaches $ .71 billion. ecns.cn
(2022-07-08). Chinese Official Puts Taiwan 'Reunification' at Center of National Rejuvenation Plans. news.antiwar.com China's top official for cross-strait affairs laid out a framework for dealing with Taiwan for the first time on Thursday with a focus on "reunification," Liu Jieyi, the head of the Taiwan Affairs Office, wrote in China's People's Daily that reunification with Taiwan should be promoted as part of China's rejuvenation. He said that tensions and dangers across the Taiwan Strait should gradually be resolved as China grows. | Liu said tha…
(2022-07-08). Sen. Rick Scott Visits Taiwan as China Warns Against 'Collusion' With the Island. news.antiwar.com Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) Tsai thanked Scott for twice introducing The Taiwan Invasion P…
(2022-07-08). Biden's Reckless New Provocation Ratchets Up Risk Of Nuclear War. popularresistance.org On June 25, the U.S. Navy sent a warship, the USS Benfold, to the South China Sea, only one day after a U.S. spy plane provocatively flew over the Taiwan Strait under the close monitoring of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). | According to CNN, the U.S. flyover came after China sent 29 planes into Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ). | From China's point of view, the U.S. spy plane mission on June 24 was especially provocative because it was the first U.S. military activity in the region after China made it clear that there are no "international waters" in the Taiwan Strait.
(2022-07-08). Fresh US Sanctions On Iran Despite Wanting To Revive Nuclear Deal. popularresistance.org The current round of sanctions add to the numerous rounds of similar coercive measures imposed by the US on Iran after the Donald Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the multi-party JCPOA in May 2018. | On Wednesday, July 7, the US Treasury and State Departments announced fresh sanctions on various entities involved in Iranian oil trade with China and other East Asian countries. The fresh sanctions come despite the ongoing efforts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the Iran nuclear deal, in Qatar.
(2022-07-08). China's first Flying Disc League to be launched in August. ecns.cn China will establish a Flying Disc League and hold its first competition in August, the country's General Administration of Sports announced Thursday.
(2022-07-08). New Report Details Ways to Counter Anti-China Scapegoating in US. commondreams.org "While it's easy for people ripped off by bad worker policies at home to map their economic anxieties onto those they deem foreign, racist scapegoating will only divide us further."
(2022-07-08). China, Argentina agree to strengthen coordination, Belt and Road cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero have pledged to strengthen coordination and increase cooperation on building the Belt and Road between their countries.
(2022-07-08). The Death Of A Capable Revisionist. popularresistance.org Last night some man with a self build gun killed the former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. | Adhering to family tradition Shinzo Abe has been an Japanese imperialist. As Peter Lee wrote about him back in 2013: | Myth: Shinzo Abe is a leading member of the team of world and Asian democracies standing up to China in the name of universal values like "freedom of navigation" and to help ensure the shared peace and prosperity of Asia. | Reality: Shinzo Abe is a revisionist nationalist using friction with China to pursue Japanese national interests, put Japan on the right side of a zero-sum economic equation oppos…
(2022-07-08). World's largest hydro-PV complementary power station under construction in Sichuan. ecns.cn Construction began Friday on the world's largest hydro-photovoltaic complementary power plant project, the Kela photovoltaic power station, located on the Yalong River in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
(2022-07-08). Africa, China, and U.S. imperialism. cpusa.org 
The U.S. government has become obsessed with Africa. Not with fostering its strength, independence, health, or economic development, mind you. Instead, it is worried about why Africans don't like us much. Recent polling in 29 African countries shows that African youth hold more favorable opinions of China than of the U.S. More than eight …
(2022-07-08). China rejects new US sanctions on Iranian oil sector. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) — The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman rejected the new sanctions announced by the US Treasury Department against Iran and urged Washington to abandon the wrong practice of resorting to sanctions.
(2022-07-08). China, S.Korea vow to expand cooperation, strengthen exchanges. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin agreed here on Thursday to expand bilateral cooperation and strengthen exchanges between their two countries.
(2022-07-08). First domestic cases of BA.5 registered. ecns.cn China has reported its first domestic cases of the Omicron subvariant known as BA.5－a highly-transmissible strain feared for its immunity-evading ability－renewing calls for accelerating COVID-19 vaccine booster campaigns.
(2022-07-08). First Historical Archives of China opens to public. ecns.cn Visitors view the exhibits at the First Historical Archives of China in Dongcheng district, Beijing, July 7, 2022. The First Historical Archives of China officially opened to the public on Thursday.
(2022-07-08). China eases Covid travel-tracking requirements. ecns.cn As required by the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Scheme (9th Edition), China has shortened the time-range inquiry of travel code from 14 days to seven days, says the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
(2022-07-08). Reindeer race held in north China's Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn A unique "Reindeer King" race was held in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China on Tuesday.
(2022-07-08). Cinemas in Shanghai suspend operations due to COVID-19 resurgence. ecns.cn Shanghai cinemas were originally scheduled to reopen from Friday, however, those in Xuhui district postponed the resumption due to the COVID-19 resurgence.
(2022-07-08). Scenery of karst cave in Chongqing. ecns.cn Scenery of Taigu kast cave illuminated by color lights in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, July 6, 2022.
(2022-07-08). Johnson remains UK prime minister as Tories lurch to right and Labour offers a "stable" alternative. wsws.org The entire gamut of potential candidates is in favour of cutting taxes and government spending, combined with support for greater military spending to take on both Russia and China.
(2022-07-08). China's spectacular achievements in space a benefit for entire humankind. ecns.cn China's spectacular achievements in space are actually a benefit for the entire humankind, Dumitru Prunariu, the first and only Romanian astronaut, told an international conference on Thursday.
(2022-07-08). The United States Wants To Prevent A Historical Fact. popularresistance.org Over the course of the past fifteen years, European countries have found themselves with both great opportunities to seize and complex choices to make. Unsustainable reliance on the United States for trade and investment, as well as the curious distraction of Brexit, led to the steady integration of European countries with Russian energy markets and more uptake of Chinese investment opportunities and its manufacturing prowess. | Closer linkages between Europe and these two large Asian countries (China and Russia) provoked the US agenda to prevent that integration or delay it.
(2022-07-07). Taiwan And The Making Of An 'Asian' NATO. popularresistance.org This year's NATO Summit took place amid a geopolitical seismic wave crashing upon Eurasia: Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. Contrary to the musings of the U.S. foreign policy establishment and its loyal servants in the West, NATO is not a defensive institution but rather the root cause of the dangerous confrontation developing between the U.S. and Russia. NATO provoked Russia to intervene in Ukraine by sponsoring a right-wing coup in 2014 and facilitating a regime of ethnic cleansing in the Donbas region for the next eight years.
(2022-07-07). North Africa Becomes an Arena for NATO's Confrontation with Russia and China. libya360.wordpress.com Abdelhamid Jmahri North Africa is now part of the area of strategic interests of NATO, as it is an arena of confrontation with Russia, writes the pan-Arab media Al Araby Al Jadeed. And Spain will play a significant role in this confrontation. NATO's new strategic concept has placed North Africa in the area of strategic…