2022-07-14: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-14). US Warship Sails Near Chinese-Controlled Islands in the South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The US sailed a warship The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold

____ (2022-07-14). China to make all-out efforts to ensure autumn harvest: official. ecns.cn China will make all-out efforts to secure a bumper autumn harvest and ensure that the grain output for 2022 stays above 650 billion kg, an agricultural official said Thursday.

____ (2022-07-14). China's digital RMB notches $12.35 billion in transactions in first 5 months. ecns.cn China's digital RMB transactions in 15 provinces reached about 83 billion yuan ($12.35 billion) at the end of May this year, under the joint efforts of the central bank and local governments, said Zou Lan, head of the financial market department of the People's Bank of China, on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-14). China-funded hydropower station in Laos exceeds 10 bln kWh electricity supply. ecns.cn Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Station invested by China in Laos has generated over 10 billion kWh of electricity as of Tuesday, said Power China on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-13). Short space trips for paying passengers on the way. ecns.cn CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket company owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is designing a set of reusable rocket and spacecraft, with the aim of sending paying passengers on short trips into space, said the company's chairman.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-07-14). Uruguay y China se preparan para firmar TLC. telesurtv.net El convenio intenta establecerse desde 2016 pero ha enfrentado diversas oposiciones, que esta vez han sido ignoradas por Lacalle Pou.

____ (2022-07-14). Temperatures in Shanghai hit record high as heat waves sweep across China. ecns.cn The temperatures in Shanghai hit 40.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday afternoon, a record high in the city's highest temperature on record since 1873.

____ (2022-07-13). Washington urged not to stir up trouble on South China Sea issue. ecns.cn China criticized the United States on Wednesday as being "extremely irresponsible" in using the South China Sea issue to stir up trouble and sow discord among countries in the region.

____ (2022-07-13). China's exports expected to keep stable growth. ecns.cn China's exports are expected to maintain stable growth during the second half of the year as trade activity continues to vitalize, providing stronger support to overall economic expansion, according to trade experts and economists on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-13). China, Pakistan maritime drill concludes. ecns.cn Navies of China and Pakistan concluded a four-day joint maritime exercise codenamed Sea Guardians-2 on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-14). High temperatures affect 900 million Chinese people in last 30 days. ecns.cn High-temperature events across China have lasted for 30 days this year, affecting more than 900 million people, the country's National Climate Center said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-14). New satellite series adds capabilities. ecns.cn China launched a Tianlian II series satellite early on Wednesday morning to form a global-covering network of the country's second-generation relay satellites.

____ (2022-07-13). Top political advisor calls on Taiwan compatriots to stand firmly on right side of history. ecns.cn China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Wednesday called on Taiwan compatriots to gain a clear understanding of the overall trend of cross-Strait relations and stand firmly on the right side of history.

____ (2022-07-14). Lotus flower with 1,000 petals in full bloom in Nanjing. ecns.cn A thousand petal lotus flower is in full bloom at Xuanwu Lake park in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 13, 2022.

WSWS (2022-07-14). US vice president intervenes at Pacific Islands Forum against China. wsws.org Vice President Kamala Harris announced hundreds of millions of dollars to strengthen the US military and strategic ties with Pacific island nations, as the region has become a focal point for war preparations against China.

____ (2022-07-13). 1st antechamber exchange session held in HKSAR to enhance executive-legislative collaboration. ecns.cn Led by John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a team of top government officials of the HKSAR attended the first antechamber exchange session held in the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-14). Baked Samsa: local snack in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The Hotan City is located in the southern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert. It is home to abundant agricultural products and various delicacies.

____ (2022-07-14). Sea of cole flowers in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Golden cole flowers bloom in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, July 12, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Zhiqinag)…

____ (2022-07-13). DPP warned not to use mainland patrol vessel for political manipulation. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday warned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority to stop using the mainland's patrol vessel Haixun 06 to bring about political manipulation and confusion.

____ (2022-07-14). 3 dead, 5 missing after floods in Sichuan province. ecns.cn Three people were found dead and five others are missing in the aftermath of rain-induced flooding in Pingwu county, Sichuan province, according to local authorities on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-13). China to take further steps for job growth and employment stability. ecns.cn China will introduce stronger policy steps to keep payrolls stable and boost job creation in an effort to stabilize overall employment, according to the decision made at the State Council's Executive Meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-14). 5th China-Japan-South Korea Business Conference kicks off. ecns.cn The 5th China-Japan-South Korea Business Conference kicked off in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-14). China's foreign trade in H1 2022. ecns.cn

____ (2022-07-13). China, Nicaragua sign FTA early harvest arrangements. ecns.cn China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada, representing their respective countries, signed the early harvest arrangements for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) via video link on Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-14). China becoming important global player in innovation. ecns.cn Changes have taken place in China's position and role in the global innovation landscape, with the country becoming not only an important participant but also a major contributor to international frontier innovation.

____ (2022-07-14). China has made significant progress in meeting SDGs: minister. ecns.cn China has made significant progress in meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in several areas, said Huang Runqiu, the Chinese minister of ecology and environment, on Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-14). Wuhan police help elderly reunite with family after 62-year separation. ecns.cn After 62 years of separation, a 66-year-old man met his family on Wednesday in Wuhan, central China's Hubei, with the help of local police.

____ (2022-07-14). Chinese FM spokesperson refutes 'debt trap' claim. ecns.cn A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday refuted the so-called "Chinese debt trap" claim, saying that it is pure disinformation and a narrative trap created by those who do not hope to see China-Africa cooperation pick up speed.

____ (2022-07-14). 90% of Chinese households can reach nearest medical facility within 15 minutes: official. ecns.cn By the end of 2021, nearly 980,000 primary medical and health institutions of various types had been established across China, with 90 percent of households capable of reaching their nearest medical facility within 15 minutes, said an official of the country's National Health Commission on Thursday.

____ (2022-07-14). The biggest full moon of 2022 seen across China. ecns.cn The super moon is captured in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 13, 2022. The July 13 super moon is the largest and brightest full moon of the year.

____ (2022-07-13). China, Vietnam hold meeting on bilateral cooperation. ecns.cn The 14th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation took place Wednesday in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Both sides agreed to work towards building a community with a shared future with strategic significance.

____ (2022-07-14). China works to advance UN 2030 SDGs. ecns.cn A Chinese official on Wednesday called on all countries to join China's Global Development Initiative (GDI) to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

____ (2022-07-14). Picturesque Kanas attracts 153,000 tourists during Eid al-Adha holiday in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The Kanas Resort received a total of 153,361 domestic and foreign tourists in Atlay region, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, during the Eid al-Adha holiday, which lasted from July 9 to 13, said local authorities Thursday.

Staff (2022-07-14). World will oppose 'US rules' of foreign interference: China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that the "US rules" of interfering in other countries' internal affairs will be opposed by people all over the world.

____ (2022-07-14). Hong Kong sees boom in learning Mandarin. ecns.cn For half a year, 10-year-old Kee Sum-yuet and her 8-year-old twin brothers have been going to a Mandarin tutorial session every Saturday afternoon in the Mongkok area of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-13). Washington's Ukraine Proxy War is about Weakening China, Not "Protecting" Ukrainians. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea U.S. imperialism sees every person on the planet as expendable, including the people within the U.S. itself. It's willing to sacrifice any amount of human life to advance the interests of capital. It's carried out dozens of coups, invasions, and proxy wars since Washington began its global aggressions over a century ago, and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-13). NATO is the Real 'Systemic Challenge' against Global Peace and Stability. libya360.wordpress.com The following article, published recently in People's Daily (one of the most important, longstanding and widely-read newspapers in China), responds to NATO's recently-issued Strategic Concept document, which describes China as a 'systemic challenge' and outlines NATO's role in confronting this purported challenge. The article points out that — unlike the US or NATO — China's record is…

Staff (2022-07-13). China and Russia Dominate Global Nuclear Energy Market. orinocotribune.com China and Russia dominate the market of new nuclear reactors just when rising energy prices present a major new opportunity for the industry, says the International Energy Agency (IEA). | China and Russia have built 87% of the nuclear reactors that have been installed since 2017, while the UK, US, France and Canada together accounted for just 10%, according to a new IEA report. | IEA notes that this represents a loss of leadership for Western powers…

____ (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). RT Produced Yet Another MGIMO Graduate Attempting "Analysis". smoothiex12.blogspot.com Make no mistake, I have a deep respect for people who study foreign counties and have a command of their native language. Especially if such a country is China–a giant of a country with a very complex culture and a gigantic economy. In fact, by sheer size–by far the largest economy in the world. When speaking about China most of the time I defer to Sinologists, except for one field and this one is military. RT, presents us with such a Sinologist like

Editor (2022-07-13). Real debt trap: Sri Lanka owes vast majority to West, not China. mronline.org Sri Lanka owes 81% of its external debt to US and European financial institutions and Western allies Japan and India. China owns just 10%. But Washington blames imaginary "Chinese debt traps" for the nation's crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program.

____ (2022-07-13). Largest maritime patrol ship in Taiwan straits commissioned. ecns.cn The Haixun 06, the largest maritime patrol ship in the Taiwan Straits, was commissioned on Monday in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, according to the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration.

____ (2022-07-13). China to build more low-carbon communities. ecns.cn China will encourage more residential communities to evolve into low-carbon ones as part of the country's efforts to meet its climate goals.

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'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). 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). 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.

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 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.

____ (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.

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