2022-07-13: News Headlines

____ (2022-07-13). PLA warns off U.S. warship near Xisha Islands. ecns.cn Chinese military forces tracked and dispelled guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold after it illegally trespassed into Chinese territorial waters off Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-13). Chongqing launches cross-border highway freight line to Nepal. ecns.cn Southwest China's Chongqing launched a cross-border highway freight route to Nepal on Tuesday.

TeleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-07-13). China denuncia intentos de manipulación por Taiwán. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de China, Wang Wenbin, precisó que Taiwán forma parte del país asiático y no tiene un supuesto vicepresidente.

____ (2022-07-13). China's new round of bulk procurement sees drug prices drop 48 pct. ecns.cn Medicines selected in the seventh round of the Chinese government's centralized drug-procurement program will be 48 percent cheaper than usual, on average, for public health facilities that purchase them.

____ (2022-07-13). Central SOEs to step up effective integration. ecns.cn China will solve the issues of homogeneous competition and redundant construction among centrally administered State-owned enterprises through professional integration as part of efforts to expedite the cultivation of world-class enterprises with efficient resource allocation.

____ (2022-07-13). Zhejiang to host agricultural systems conference. ecns.cn The 2022 International Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems will be held in Qingtian county in East China's Zhejiang province from July 17 to 19, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-13). National roadways to hit nearly half-million km. ecns.cn China unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to expand its national road network to around 461,000 kilometers by 2035, as part of its larger move to build a modern, high-quality and comprehensive national transportation network, said officials and experts.

____ (2022-07-13). Aircraft carrier-themed cruise ship attracts visitors. ecns.cn The aircraft carrier themed cruise ship, Blue Dolphin 16, sails on the Pearl River in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, July 12, 2022.

____ (2022-07-13). China slams U.S. consular official's remarks on Hong Kong policy. ecns.cn Any actions and activities aimed at meddling in China's internal affairs, including Hong Kong affairs, undermining China's national security and the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong are not allowed and are doomed to fail, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-13). China grants nearly 1 mln valid invention patents to digital economy. ecns.cn By the end of 2021, the number of effective invention patents in the core sectors of China's digital economy reached 977,000, accounting for 35.2 percent of the country's total effective patents, said the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-13). China's postal industry posts stable growth in H1. ecns.cn China's postal industry reported stable growth in business revenue in the first half (H1) of this year, data from the State Post Bureau showed on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-13). China's civil aviation sector in orderly resumption. ecns.cn China's civil aviation sector is implementing the steady and orderly resumption of scheduled international passenger flights to speed up the recovery of the global aviation market.

WSWS (2022-07-13). During US visit, Australian defence minister outlines massive military build-up. wsws.org Marles pledged that the Australian Labor government would do everything it could to "strengthen the US alliance," as the Biden administration wages its proxy war against Russia and prepares conflict with China.

____ (2022-07-13). China's Wentian lab module to be launched this month. ecns.cn The Wentian lab module, the first lab component of China's Tiangong space station, will be launched at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan this month, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-13). China leads growth of patent filing in Europe. ecns.cn The readiness of Chinese companies to invest heavily in research and development, and focus on innovation over the past decade has allowed China to dominate patent filing in Europe, industry experts said.

____ (2022-07-13). China's foreign trade of goods up 9.4 pct in H1. ecns.cn China's foreign trade of goods jumped 9.4 percent year on year to 19.8 trillion yuan (about 2.94 trillion U.S. dollars) during the first half of the year, official data showed Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-13). Rare big lily found in China's Qinling Mountains. ecns.cn A wild population of big lilies including about 50 to 60 individuals was found in Taiping National Forest Park of Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi Province for the first time.

____ (2022-07-13). Xiamen festival presents traditional Chinese costumes. ecns.cn Models show off traditional Chinese attires at the 2022 Cross-Straits Traditional Chinese Clothing Cultural Festival in Xiamen, Fujian Province, July 12, 2022.

____ (2022-07-13). Land-sea transport service boosts China-ASEAN trade under RCEP. ecns.cn Launched in 2019, the corridor to date connects 14 provincial-level regions in China with over 310 ports in 107 countries and regions around the world.

____ (2022-07-13). Xinjiang official slams U.S. suppression. ecns.cn The United States' malicious attempts to suppress China have caused a huge blow to the global photovoltaic industry and there is no so-called forced labor in any enterprise in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a spokesman for the regional government said.

____ (2022-07-13). Growth remains resilient despite COVID-19, geopolitical issues. ecns.cn Despite challenges and pressure from the COVID-19 epidemic and geopolitical tensions, China's economy remains resilient, and the country has plenty of policy tools to maintain sustained and healthy economic development, experts said.

____ (2022-07-13). Hong Kong to utilize mainland connections. ecns.cn The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is committed to developing the innovation and technology industry by leveraging mainland connectivity that can propel economic transformation and diversification in the city.

____ (2022-07-13). Xinjiang's progress in international exchange, cooperation. ecns.cn Hosted by the government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a press conference on the region's exchanges and cooperation with other countries and regions was held in Beijing Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-13). Charming mirror scene of Palace Museum after rain. ecns.cn A mirror image of the Palace Museum is reflected in the water after rainfall in Beijing, July 13, 2022.

____ (2022-07-13). Xi encourages young people across the Taiwan Strait to strive for national rejuvenation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday encouraged young people across the Taiwan Strait to jointly strive for the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. He made the remarks in a letter replying to young people from China's Taiwan who were attending the Straits Youth Forum.

Betsey Piette (2022-07-13). Who really profits from 'forced labor'? workers.org W. F. Ramsey prison farm in Brazoria County, Texas, 1965 First signed by President Joe Biden in December, the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" took effect June 23. Under this latest anti-China measure, all goods made in Xinjiang province are banned, unless the importer can demonstrate the imports were produced . . . |

____ (2022-07-13). China launches Tianlian II-03 satellite. ecns.cn A Long March-3B rocket carrying the Tianlian II-03 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 13, 2022.

_____ (2022-07-12). How Shinzo Abe Whitewashed Genocidal Imperial Crimes. popularresistance.org Japan's longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe tried to rewrite the history of the fascist Japanese empire and its genocidal crimes. And he and his Nazi-collaborating grandfather enjoyed staunch Western support. | After World War II, the US government pardoned and recruited many of the fascists who had led imperial Japan, putting in power war criminals who had committed genocide in China, Korea, and Southeast Asia, carrying out biological warfare, human experimentation, and mass sexual slavery. | Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton discusses how Japan's political system still today is a one-party right-wing…

Jonathan Cook (2022-07-12). NATO: By Making China the Enemy, the Alliance Is Threatening World Peace. globalresearch.ca

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2022-07-12). India's takeaways from the G20 Ministerial. peoplesdispatch.org The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Bali, Indonesia, last week was threatened by the hot lava flowing from Eurasia. Western diplomats tried hard to "isolate" Russia but the indefatigable Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov refused to oblige. As the dust settles down, China emerges out of the Bali summitry as the adult in the room. | Foreign Minister Wang Yi took an astounding number of "bilaterals" in less than 48 hours — with G20 counterparts from Indonesia, India, Russia, Argentina, European Union, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, Singapore, United States, Germany and…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-12). US to Open New Embassies, Increase Aid in Pacific Region to Counter China. news.antiwar.com The US announced Tuesday that it will be expanding its diplomatic presence in the Pacific and increasing aid to the region as part of its strategy to counter Chinese influence. Vice President Kamala Harris detailed the plan in a virtual address to the Pacific Island Forum (PIF), which is being held in Fiji. Harris said …

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-12). US Warns China It Will Defend Philippines in the South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration | Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the warning

Editor2 (2022-07-12). China Opens the Caribbean Development Center. orinocotribune.com Beijing, (Prensa Latina) Officials from China and Caribbean countries opened today a joint development center in the city of Jinan (east) with the aim of consolidating and expanding cooperation on fields of mutual interest. | The ceremony brought together officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government of Shandong province along with the ambassadors of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados, plus the chargé d'affaires of Suriname. Following the opening of the center, the parties reported on a Chinese donation of sanitary products to Caribbean countries, a cooperative project wit…

____ (2022-07-12). China's second national botanical garden unveiled in Guangdong. ecns.cn The South China National Botanical Garden, the world's largest subtropical botanical garden and China's second national botanical garden, with a total planned area of 319 hectares, was officially unveiled on Monday in Guangzhou.

____ (2022-07-12). Scenery of Donggi Cona Lake in northwest China's Qinghai. ecns.cn Located in Madoi County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, Donggi Cona Lake is a freshwater lake at an altitude of more than 4,100 meters.

____ (2022-07-12). China's first homemade subsea tree for oil drilling put into use in S.China Sea. ecns.cn China's first domestically developed subsea Christmas tree for oil drilling was recently installed and officially put into operation in the South China Sea, breaking the long-term monopoly of foreign products in this field.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-07-12). The Shanghai "Covid Zero Tolerance Mandate". Engineered Depression of China's Economy? globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-07-12). Cicada sloughing recorded by photographer. ecns.cn Precious moments of cicada sloughing were filmed by a photographer in Nanchong, Sichuan Province on Sunday.

____ (2022-07-12). Exhibition on the history of Italy opens in Beijing. ecns.cn Titled "Tota Italia — Origins of a Nation," it features 503 pieces of precious antiques from 26 museums across Italy. The exhibition will last until Oct. 9.

____ (2022-07-12). China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing) launches 10,000th trip. ecns.cn A freight train departed from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on June 23, arriving in Duisburg, Germany on Monday, marking the 10,000th trip by the China-Europe freight trains operated by the China-Europe Railway Express (Chongqing).

____ (2022-07-12). 4,300 dinosaur footprints found in north China. ecns.cn More than 4,300 dinosaur footprints have been found in north China's Hebei Province, according to local authorities.

WSWS (2022-07-12). Pacific Islands Forum meets as region becomes a focal point of US confrontation with China. wsws.org The Pacific Island Forum meeting this week takes place with the imperialist powers seeking to drag the island countries into their confrontation with China, as war rages in Europe.

____ (2022-07-12). China, Malaysia agree to expand, strengthen key BRI projects. ecns.cn Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Tuesday, with both sides agreeing to expedite practical cooperation and advance the key Belt and Road projects.

____ (2022-07-12). China leads in renewable energy growth. ecns.cn China's total installed capacity of renewable energy generation has increased by around 90 times over the past 10 years, cementing its role as a global leader in renewable energy capacity growth.

____ (2022-07-12). China's Wang Yi meets ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi vowing to strengthen ties. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Monday with ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi, with both sides promising to strengthen ties.

____ (2022-07-12). Xi urges young people across Taiwan Strait to strive for national rejuvenation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has urged young people across the Taiwan Strait to jointly strive for the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.

____ (2022-07-11). China, U.S. should engage in healthy interactions in Asia-Pacific: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that China and the United States should engage in healthy interactions in Asia-Pacific.

____ (2022-07-12). China's first large-scale patrol vessel in Taiwan Straits commissioned. ecns.cn The Haixun 06 patrol vessel was officially commissioned in Fujian, Fuzhou Province, July 11, 2022, China's 18th National Maritime Day.

____ (2022-07-12). Usage of PLA name banned for promoting products. ecns.cn China has banned advertising and other commercial activities using the name or image of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force, according to an official notice.

____ (2022-07-12). China's air trips, cargo transport report solid recovery in H1. ecns.cn China reported significant recovery momentum in the number of air trips and volume of mail and cargo in the first half of 2022, the country's civil aviation authority said Tuesday.

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