____ (2022-08-19). China strongly opposes U.S. chips bill: commerce ministry. ecns.cn The Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress contains provisions that restrict relevant companies' normal economic, trade and investment activities in China, which is discriminatory and will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade.

____ (2022-08-19). Shanghai to release consumption coupons on Sat. ecns.cn Shanghai authorities are planning to release 1 billion yuan worth of coupons in the coming months, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce announced on Wednesday.

____ (2022-08-19). Xinjiang's foreign trade up 38.1 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded nearly 115.5 billion yuan (about 17 billion U.S. dollars) in foreign trade in the first seven months of this year, up 38.1 percent year on year.

____ (2022-08-19). FDI rise confirms nation's economic pull. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment in China has grown 17 percent year-on-year to 798.33 billion yuan ($117.56 billion) in the first seven months of this year, indicating that the country's ability to attract capital is intact despite challenges threatening the recovery of the global economy.

____ (2022-08-19). Number of Chinese netizens exceeds 1 billion. ecns.cn China has seen a rapid growth of netizens over the past decade, along with a higher internet popularity rate, Niu Yibing, spokesman of the country's top cyberspace regulator, told a news conference on Fr…

Margaret Kimberley (2022-08-19). Nancy Pelosi, White Supremacy, and China. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley &#1 ; Aug 10, 2022 | White supremacist arrogance was the order of the day when Nancy Pelosi ignored a red line set by the Chinese government and visited Taiwan. The Speaker of the House showed stereotypical and racist attitudes towards that country and began a chain of events that won't go well for the U.S. | "When I was a little girl, I was told at the beach if I dug a hole deep enough, we would reach China, so we've always felt a connection there." | Nancy Pelosi, August 5, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan | Nancy Pelosi is a member of the United States Congress. She isn't just any member either, she…

____ (2022-08-19). Guideline gives fillip to cruise tourism. ecns.cn China will vigorously grow its cruise tourism market, push forward the building of Sanya in Hainan province as a home port of international cruises, and create a number of world-class cruise tourism destinations with distinguished features.

____ (2022-08-19). International anti-doping symposium to be held in Beijing. ecns.cn The second edition of the International Anti-Doping Symposium hosted by China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) will be held next week in Beijing.

____ (2022-08-19). China-Europe freight trains eye infrastructure. ecns.cn China is willing to cooperate with countries along China-Europe Railway Express lines to jointly promote the construction of major infrastructure projects to better enhance the capability to ensure smooth operations of freight train services.

____ (2022-08-19). China sets up working group to promote talks on joining DEPA. ecns.cn China on Thursday set up a working group to advance talks on joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) after approval from the DEPA Joint Committee, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday.

____ (2022-08-19). Comicomment: U.S. attempt to challenge one-China principle doomed to fail. ecns.cn The China-U.S. relationship is now at a critical juncture. Undermining the one-China principle is risky and irresponsible. The U.S. must not act recklessly or create bigger crises. Those who play with fire will not come to a good end.

____ (2022-08-19). China issues sci-tech action plan to support carbon reduction. ecns.cn China has published an action plan from 2022 to 2030 on supporting the country's carbon reduction goal by science and technology measures.

____ (2022-08-19). 17 dead, 17 missing in NW China flash flood. ecns.cn Seventeen people were found dead and 17 others remained missing after sudden mud-rock flows triggered by torrential rain hit villages in northwest China's Qinghai Province early Thursday.

____ (2022-08-19). Police dogs wear cooling vests to beat summer heat in Chongqing. ecns.cn Police dogs wearing cooling vests patrol at Chongqing North Station in Chongqing, Aug. 18, 2022.

____ (2022-08-19). Nearly 30 train passengers test positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn At least 27 passengers aboard a train that started from Lhasa in Tibet autonomous region on Monday and arrived in Beijing on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 after they disembarked at different stations.

____ (2022-08-19). Diverted power to ease shortage brought by heat. ecns.cn The power shortage in Chongqing and neighboring Sichuan province is easing as electricity is being sent from other parts of the country to help meet extra demand caused by the continuing heat wave.

____ (2022-08-19). 29 anti-China disruptors in Hong Kong plead guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power. ecns.cn Twenty-nine defendants, including anti-China disruptors Benny Tai, Joshua Wong, and Alvin Yeung, on Thursday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power in a national security law case heard at a Hong Kong court.

____ (2022-08-19). Taiwan question seen as key to China-Japan ties. ecns.cn Beijing has underscored that the Taiwan question is the key to relations between China and Japan at the latest high-level dialogue of their policymakers, because it is the basis of fundamental trust and credibility in the bilateral relationship.

____ (2022-08-19). Helicopters dispatched to extinguish forest fire in Chongqing. ecns.cn A massive fire burns on a mountain in Fuling district of Chongqing, Aug. 19, 2022. Firefighters battle to contain the blaze.

____ (2022-08-19). Xinjiang overcomes terrorism, prospers. ecns.cn After successfully curbing terrorist and extremist activities that once posed serious threats to society over the past decade, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is now in better shape than it has ever been to boost its development.

____ (2022-08-19). China offers NE province financial support to restore flood-hit infrastructure. ecns.cn China's top economic planner has allocated a budgetary investment fund to help the flood-stricken northeastern Liaoning Province.

Staff (2022-08-19). El principio de una sola China no puede ser distorsionado ni vaciado. cubadebate.cu En los últimos 40 años, EE.UU. no ha aplicado estrictamente el principio de una sola China ni las disposiciones de los tres comunicados conjuntos chino-estadounidenses, sino lo contrario, ha intensificado sus esfuerzos para confundir a la opinión pública e intentar oscurecer y vaciar el principio de una sola China.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-08-19). Aumenta a 16 cifra de muertos por inundaciones en China. telesurtv.net Las autoridades locales movilizaron más de 2.000 funcionarios y especialistas para atender la situación.

____ (2022-08-19). Foreign ambassadors express firm support for one-China principle. ecns.cn In response to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region, ambassadors to China from multiple countries have expressed their firm support for the one-China principle and urged the United States to cease interfering in China's internal affairs.

____ (2022-08-19). World's highest cafe at Dagu Glacier. ecns.cn Tourists enjoy spectacular view of the Dagu Glacier at the Dagu Glacier National Park, Heishui County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 16, 2022.

____ (2022-08-19). Prosperity, stability of China's Xinjiang clear to all: Pakistani analysts. ecns.cn The prosperity and stability of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is clear to all, which is a proof of the wisdom in and foresightedness of China's Xinjiang policy, Pakistani analysts said here Wednesday.

____ (2022-08-19). U.S. told to stop sending wrong signals. ecns.cn China voiced its opposition to the launch of negotiations over a trade agreement between the Taiwan region and the United States, urging the U.S. to avoid negotiating or concluding any official agreement with the region.

____ (2022-08-19). Chinese researchers build new weather station in Kunlun Mountains. ecns.cn Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and China's meteorological authorities have built a new meteorological station at an altitude of 5,200 meters in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

____ (2022-08-19). 2nd China Arts and Crafts Expo held in Nanjing. ecns.cn More than 100,000 pieces of fine arts and crafts will be exhibited during the expo from Aug. 18 to 21.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-18). US To Curb China's Semiconductor Technology Development. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageStopping China's chip autonomy ambitions already seems impossible. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The US has imposed new export restrictions affecting China's semiconductor industry. The new ban includes export restrictions of Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA) and diamond &#1 ; used for semiconductor substrates instead of silicon and is the latest generation chip. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the US Department of Commerce has an…

____ (2022-08-17). China urges U.S. to strictly observe one-China principle. ecns.cn China on Wednesday urged the United States to draw lessons from history, honor the three China-U.S. joint communiques and strictly observe the one-China principle.

Danny Haiphong (2022-08-18). For the American Empire, Hypocrisy and War Go Hand in Hand. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong &#1 ; Aug 14, 2022 | American Exceptionalist Hypocrisy Was On Full Display During Nancy Pelosi's Provocative Trip To Taiwan. | Much of the world held its breath as Nancy Pelosi circled around the Philippines to sneak into Taiwan late in the evening on August 2nd, 2022. The fear was that Pelosi's trip would initiate a broader war between China and the United States. Taiwan is China's "red line." This was no secret to Pelosi or the Biden administration. China had sent numerous warnings from a variety of channels in the days leading up the trip. | While Pelosi entered and left Taiwan unscathed, her…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-18). US Commander Says China's Missile Launches Over Taiwan Must Be 'Contested'. news.antiwar.com A top US military commander "It's very important that we contest this type of thing. I know that the gorilla in the room is launching missiles over Taiwan," Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, the commander of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, told reporters in Singapore. | China's recent exercises marked the first time they fired missiles over the island of Taiwan. China's Peo…

____ (2022-08-18). 29 defendants in Hong Kong plead guilty to subversion: HK court. ecns.cn A total of 29 defendants, including Joshua Wong Chi-fung, an instigator of the Hong Kong riots, on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge of "conspiracy to subvert the state power" in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, according to a Hong Kong court.

Sara Flounders (2022-08-18). Amidst Uproar Over Nancy Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan, Media Ignores Aggressive U.S. Maritime Action in South China Seas. covertactionmagazine.com In order to force high-tech companies to decouple from the People's Republic of China and reverse U.S. decline, U.S. imperialism needs a political/military crisis with China Why has there been almost no coverage of U.S.-led naval maritime exercises in the South China Sea at the same time multi-millionaire Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was …

Vijay Prashad (2022-08-18). øPodemos tener una conversación adulta sobre China, por favor? globalizacion.ca El viaje de Pelosi a Taipéi forma parte de la continua provocación de Estados Unidos a China. Cuando la líder legislativa estadounidense Nancy Pelosi llegó a Taipei, gente en todo el mundo contuvo la respiración. Su visita fue un acto…

April Lanuza (2022-08-18). NYC Chinatown makes pedestrian plaza permanent. america.cgtn.com One of the oldest roads in New York's Chinatown is to become permanently pedestrianized.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). China calls US 'a bully' after WH official's comments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry hit back at comments from the US National Security Council Indo-Pacific coordinator, that the country "overreacted" to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) Taiwan trip earlier…

____ (2022-08-18). China's non-financial ODI up 4.4 pct in Jan.-July. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 424.28 billion yuan in the first seven months of the year, up 4.4 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.

_____ (2022-08-18). Port Workers' Strike Threatens To Bring UK Economy To A Standstill. popularresistance.org Nearly 2,000 Unite union members voted to strike at the end of July by a 92 percent majority on an 81 percent turnout, rejecting a below-inflation pay offer of just 5 percent. At the time of the ballot result the RPI measure of inflation was at 11.8 percent. It is now 12.1 percent and predicted to rise to over 17 percent this year. Pay has been held down for years with dockers receiving another below-inflation deal, 1.4 percent, in 2021. | Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company is owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holding Ltd, one of the largest foreign investors in Britain. It is one of the world's foremost con…

____ (2022-08-18). U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first, and China has been compelled to act in defense of its own rights.

____ (2022-08-18). Commerce Ministry speaks out against U.S. export controls. ecns.cn The United States' new export controls on advanced chip design software deviates from the principle of fair competition and violates international economic and trade rules, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). Canada To Send Diplomats to Taiwan in Provocation to China. telesurenglish.net Following the recent visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and, subsequently, another delegation of U.S. congressmen, now members of the Canada-Taiwan Friendship Group and members of Parliament's standing committee on international trade, intend to follow in the footsteps of their U.S. congressional colleagues and are preparing a trip to the island in October this year. | RELATED: | While acknowledging…

Liberation Staff (2022-08-18). PSL editorial — Taiwan trade talks the latest front in Washington's anti-China offensive. liberationnews.org The Biden administration's latest reckless anti-China escalation is playing out on the economic front with newly-unveiled negotiations for a trade deal with Taiwan…

____ (2022-08-18). Salt lake turns bright pink in Shanxi. ecns.cn Pink lake is a natural phenomenon due to the presence of alga that produces carotenoids, a type of halophile green micro-alga especially found in sea salt fields.

____ (2022-08-18). China's FDI inflow up 17.3 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 17.3 percent year on year in the first seven months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.

Staff (2022-08-18). China vive la ola de calor más larga e intensa desde 1961 (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El Centro Meteorológico Nacional de China ha prorrogado este miércoles la alerta roja para el sur del país, emitida el pasado viernes ante una ola de calor extremo, informa Xinhua. Se trata del nivel de alerta más alto, que advierte que las temperaturas podrían alcanzar los 40 ∫C o más durante 48 horas en al menos cuatro provincias.

____ (2022-08-18). 4 dead, 27 missing in northwest China flood. ecns.cn Four people were confirmed dead and 27 others missing after a mountain flood hit Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, said the provincial emergency management department on Thursday.

____ (2022-08-18). Record-breaking high temperature hits Chongqing. ecns.cn A woman walks in the street with a fan to beat the heat in Chongqing, Aug. 17, 2022. The highest temperature recorded was 44.6 ‚ÑÉ in Chongqing on Wednesday.

____ (2022-08-18). 'Meet Ancient Egypt: the Golden Mummies' exhibition opens in Chengdu. ecns.cn The exhibit displays114 pieces (groups) rare Egyptian relics from Spain's Barcelona Museum, including one golden mummy and other cultural relics of Egypt.

____ (2022-08-18). Chinese businesses prefer Southeast Asia among BRI counties: white paper. ecns.cn Southeast Asia is the first choice for Chinese listed companies to operate overseas businesses among the Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI) countries, a white paper published by the China Association for Public Companies (CAPCO) said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-08-18). 'Nadam in Air' staged at Aviation Carnival in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn An aerobatic performance is staged at the 2022 Wuhai Aviation Carnival in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2022.

____ (2022-08-18). China develops bio-based degradable footwear. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed and produced bio-based degradable shoes under composting conditions, according to China Chemical Industry News.

____ (2022-08-18). Spokesperson denounces proposed U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday voiced resolute opposition to the negotiation of any agreement of official nature or with implications of sovereignty between the United States and China's Taiwan region.

____ (2022-08-18). Drought shrinks China's largest freshwater lake by 75 pct. ecns.cn Drought conditions triggered by sustained hot weather and low precipitation in east China's Jiangxi Province have reduced the country's largest freshwater lake, Poyang, by 75 percent, according to local authorities on Thursday.

____ (2022-08-18). Tax breaks for workers from SARs in Nansha. ecns.cn Hong Kong and Macao residents working in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, are eligible for partial exemption from personal income tax which exceeds that in the two special administrative regions.

____ (2022-08-18). Xi stresses revitalization of northeast China. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed greater sense of responsibility and endeavors in the revitalization of China's northeast region in the new e…

____ (2022-08-18). China ramps up efforts to secure autumn grain harvest against heatwaves. ecns.cn China has experienced an unusually hot July and the hot weather continued into August, with the national observatory issuing the national red alert for high temperatures.

Ernesto López (2022-08-18). China y EE.UU.: Peligrosos juegos de poder. globalizacion.ca Arrebatos de Nancy Pelosi en Taiwán: una gruesa provocación de Estados Unidos a China. El miércoles 3 de agosto Nancy Pelosi, la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, llegó a Taiwán. Partió de regreso al día siguiente….

____ (2022-08-18). China's air travel continues recovery trend in July. ecns.cn China's air travel continued to recover in July, rising for three months in a row, the country's civil aviation authority said Thursday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). US says will take steps to counter China's activity in Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The United States says it plans to adopt measures to counter China's military and economic activity around Chinese Taipei, amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

____ (2022-08-18). Chinese ambassador calls on U.S., UK to handle ties with China by showing respect. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang called on the United States and Britain to handle their ties with China by showing respect and avoiding confrontation, in an opinion article published Tuesday in The Guardian.

____ (2022-08-18). China, ASEAN to hold forum on health cooperation. ecns.cn The 4th China-ASEAN Forum on Health Cooperation will be held from Sept. 14 to 16 in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

____ (2022-08-18). Death toll rises to 16 in northwest China flood. ecns.cn The death toll from a mountain torrent disaster triggered by heavy rain in northwest China's Qinghai Province has risen to 16 as of Thursday noon, with another 36 still missing.

____ (2022-08-18). Water level of China's largest freshwater lake plummets as heatwave hits southern China. ecns.cn The water level of China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, continues to fall as heatwaves hit southern China.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Biden administration agrees arms sales to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to counter China's growing influence. wsws.org The sales were announced as China's President Xi Jinping prepares to visit Saudi Arabia as early as this week—his first overseas visit since the COVID pandemic—where he is expected to be given an extravagant welcome, in contrast to its low-key reception of Biden in July.

____ (2022-08-18). Chinese researchers develop bio-based degradable footwear. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have recently developed and produced bio-based degradable shoes which are stable for everyday use and can degrade quickly under composting conditions, according to China Science Daily.

____ (2022-08-18). China's northernmost high-speed railway transports over 80 mln passengers. ecns.cn China's northernmost high-speed railway in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has safely transported approximately 81 million passengers during the past seven years, marking the sound development of the country's high-speed rail built for the alpine-cold regions.

____ (2022-08-18). Sea Cup contest of International Army Games 2022 opens in Qingdao. ecns.cn CNS Linyi, a Type 054A-class guided-missile frigate from the North Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy participates in the Sea Cup contest, a competition among surface ships and part of the International Army Games 2022 in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 17, 2022.

____ (2022-08-18). Xi: CPC is always with the people. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said more efforts should be made so that the people feel the CPC serves the people wholeheartedly and is always with the people.

Ignacio J. Domingo (2022-08-18). China exprime su política monetaria y su diplomacia económica para acabar con la supremacía del dólar. globalizacion.ca El gigante asiático sigue estrategias que buscan acabar con el liderazgo del dólar y prepararse para un "desacople" de los mercados occidentales. Algo se mueve en el corazón financiero y político de Pekín. | Los jerarcas del Partido Comunista de China…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). Flooding caused by heavy rain kills 16 in western China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the western Chinese province of Qinghai has killed 16 people, with an additional 36 missing local media have reported.

____ (2022-08-18). At least 16 dead in mountain flood in Qinghai. ecns.cn Photo shows damaged roads and houses after a mountain torrent disaster triggered by heavy rain in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 18, 2022. At least 16 people were dead, with another 36 still missing on Thursday.

_____ (2022-08-17). What the US-Instigated Crisis in Taiwan Means for Europe. journal-neo.org In response to Nancy Pelosi's stubborn — and provocative — visit to Taiwan, China has initiated military drills in the Taiwan Strait. This military drill amounts to a naval blockade of not only Taiwan but prolonged drills, with live shooting in the sea, could ultimately create a crisis that will, very much like the Ukraine …

_____ (2022-08-17). Nancy Pelosi and Wendy Sherman's Tour of the Indo-Pacific Region. journal-neo.org The latest trip abroad by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the lower house of the US Parliament, was commented on by the world media mainly for its most scandalous part which (expectedly) was a visit to Taiwan by a third person in the US government hierarchy. The author's view regarding the significance of this part is …