Daily Archives: August 31, 2022

2022-08-31: News Headlines

____ (2022-08-31). China urges the U.S. to unfreeze Afghan assets. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged the United States to return Afghan assets frozen in U.S.According to a CGTN poll, nearly four in five people in Afghanistan believe the U.S.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-31). Taiwan Says It Fired at Chinese Drone for First Time. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Taiwanese troops fired warning shots at a Chinese drone that was flying in airspace over Kinmen County, an archipelago of Taiwanese-controlled islands off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The Taiwanese Army's Kinmen Defense Command said that three "civilian" drones flew over the Kinmen islands, also known as Quemoy …

____ (2022-08-31). Xi meets model civil servants. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping met with representatives of model civil servants who are in Beijing to attend a national award ceremony on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-08-31). New Australian Labor government intensifies assault on working class and war preparations against China. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Cheryl Crisp, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Australia, to the Seventh National Congress of the SEP (US), held from July 31 to August 5, 2022.

____ (2022-08-31). Park archway makes way for rail transit project in Shanxi. ecns.cn The archway was moved 24 meters southward for the construction of Rail Transit Line 1 in the city.

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Xi Jinping's Foreign Policy Thinking and Sino-Russian Cooperation in the Changins of the International Order. infobrics.org The close bilateral relationship between China and Russia is one of the most important features of the evolution of international relations in the early 21st century. At the same time, the changing international order has also created new areas for Sino-Russian cooperation…

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Emerging Markets Rush to Join BRICS Alliance as High Energy Prices Persist. infobrics.org As emerging markets recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and face financial headwinds due to interest rate hikes in the US, the BRICS group — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — is looking to expand its membership to tackle shared challenges…

____ (2022-08-31). Symposium in Beijing marks 30th anniversary of 1992 Consensus. ecns.cn A symposium was held Tuesday in Beijing to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Consensus, with more than 60 people attending online and off-line."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…

____ (2022-08-31). Zhejiang marks sound progress in past decade. ecns.cn East China's Zhejiang province has seen rapid advances and significant transformation in several areas over the last 10 years, according to a top provincial official.

____ (2022-08-31). Most European companies in China confident in domestic market prospect: official. ecns.cn Most European multinationals present in China are confident in the prospects of the domestic market, with 84 percent expanding or maintaining operations in the first half this year, a Chinese official said Monday.

____ (2022-08-31). U.S. should stop sending wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' forces: spokesperson. ecns.cn

____ (2022-08-31). China's SMEs show stable development in January-July period. ecns.cn China's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) showed stable development in the first seven months of the year, laying a solid foundation for the steady operation of the country's macroeconomy, official data showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-08-31). Virtual AI singer Luya enrolls in Shanghai Conservatory of Music. ecns.cn Virtual singer Luya enrolled in the Shanghai Conservatory of Music on Monday to participate in music-related research in artificial intelligence (AI).

____ (2022-08-31). China's first exploration satellite makes progress: official. ecns.cn China's first exploration satellite has observed nearly 100 eruptions and completed its in-orbit tests and experiments, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA) at a press conference Tuesday.

____ (2022-08-31). China to ramp up support for elderly care, childcare industries. ecns.cn 30 (Xinhua) — China has rolled out measures to support the elderly care and childcare industries to help them overcome difficulties, according to a circular issued by 13 authorities including the National Development and Reform Commission.

____ (2022-08-31). Zhejiang makes great strides in promoting common prosperity. ecns.cn East China's Zhejiang Province has been striving to pursue common prosperity, with notable progress made in high-quality and green development over the past decade, according to local authorities.

____ (2022-08-31). China to maintain climate change strategy: official. ecns.cn China will maintain its climate change strategy and continue to promote carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals, said an official at a forum held on Saturday in Beijing.

____ (2022-08-31). New expressway in Xinjiang preserves migration routes for wild animals. ecns.cn A new expressway connecting Yitunbulake in Ruoqiang County to the urban area of Ruoqiang in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has set up 176 bridges with a total length of 22.78 kilometers to create passages for migrating wild animals.

____ (2022-08-31). China mulls new law to protect Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. ecns.cn Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday started deliberating a new draft law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.The draft law, with 64 provisions in seven chapters, was submitted to the National People's Congress Standing Committee for the first reading.

____ (2022-08-31). Xinjiang's development in the past decade. ecns.cn

____ (2022-08-31). Meeting of CPC Central Committee Political Bureau proposes convening 20th CPC National Congress on Oct. 16 in Beijing. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Tuesday held a meeting on the preparatory work for the seventh plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, and the 20th CPC National Congress. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

____ (2022-08-31). China calls for concrete actions to U.S. on gun control. ecns.cn

____ (2022-08-31). Fujian highlights key role of private economy. ecns.cn The private economy has become an important growth engine for the economic development of Fujian province over the past decade, a senior official said.

Staff (2022-08-31). Taiwan shoots at Chinese drone for first time. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Taiwan has begun targeting Chinese drones flying over its outlying islands for the first time.

____ (2022-08-31). Tianjin gets boost from coordinated regional growth. ecns.cn North China's Tianjin municipality has been committed to pushing its socioeconomic progress on a high-quality development track in the past decade, Mayor Zhang Gong said on Tuesday.

____ (2022-08-31). Mascot for 2022 CIFTIS unveiled. ecns.cn FuYan, the mascot for the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), was unveiled Tuesday at the National Convention Center in Beijing.

____ (2022-08-31). China sends humanitarian supplies to flood-ravaged Pakistan. ecns.cn The first batch of 3,000 tents transported by two Y-20 aircraft arrived Tuesday at Karachi Airport to aid flood-hit Pakistan.

____ (2022-08-31). Xinjiang sets up courier stations for herders. ecns.cn Three courier stations were established by local border police for herdsmen in Altay City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Herdsmen used to trek hundreds of kilometers with their cattle to find pasture in the p…

Infobrics (2022-08-30). Energy Sanctions on Russia Have Been a Boon for China and India. infobrics.org When the UK and the U.S. banned Russian oil imports, and the European Union approved sanctions that made it a lot harder to trade in Russian oil, media reports highlighted the argument that Russian could not possibly replace Europe with Asia as its biggest oil client…

Diegoramos718 (2022-08-30). Biden To Ask Congress To Approve $1.1 Billion Arms Sale for Taiwan. scheerpost.com Taiwan flag. jitcji, Public domain, via By Dave DeCamp / The Biden administration is planning to ask Congress to approve a $1.1 billion arms sale for Taiwan that includes anti-ship missiles and anti-air missiles,

Infobrics (2022-08-30). BRICS Political and Geopolitical Challenges: A View from the South. infobrics.org The recent XIV virtual summit of the BRICS, hosted and chaired by China, has fostered a revitalisation of the group. It is occurring within the framework of a complex and uncertain transition and reconfiguration of the international system…

_____ (2022-08-30). Biden is Trying to Bring Down Xi Jinping and Organize a "Color Revolution" in China. journal-neo.org This autumn will be a momentous time for China &#1 ; in the XX National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party the delegates will confirm China's strategy and development priorities, and elect the country's leader for the next five years. It is likely that Xi Jinping, the current head of the Party, will be reelected for …

WSWS (2022-08-30). Australia hosts major war games simulating aerial combat. wsws.org The US and its key allies are carrying out exercises preparing for a major air war, as Washington wages a proxy-conflict with Russia in Ukraine and ratchets up its confrontation with China in the Indo-Pacific.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-30). Arizona Governor Latest US Official to Visit Taiwan, Trip to Focus on Semiconductors. news.antiwar.com Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) arrived in Taiwan Tuesday, Ducey's visit will focus on semiconductors as Taiwan's largest chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (TSMC), is building a $12 billion facility in Arizona. | The US is trying to entice Taiwan's chip makers to build more factories inside the US after President Biden signed into law the CHIP…

____ (2022-08-30). China issues over 2.71 mln certificates of origin from January-July. ecns.cn Over 2.71 million certificates of origin were issued by Chinese authorities during the first seven months of the year, involving 233.31 billion U.S. dollars, up 23.7 percent year on year, official data showed on Monday.

_____ (2022-08-30). Malaysia's Ex PM Explains Imperialism's Roots In Capitalism. popularresistance.org Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned that the US is trying to start a war with China over Taiwan. He also explained how imperialism is rooted in capitalism and detailed its economic exploitation of the Global South. | It's quite obvious that when the Eastern bloc was still there, it was a bustle between capitalism and communism. Once communism was defeated, then capitalism could expand and show its true self. It's no longer constrained by the need to be nice, so that people will choose their so-called free-market system as opposed to the centrally planned system. | So because of that,…

____ (2022-08-30). Tragedy in Afghanistan should never be allowed to repeat, says Chinese envoy. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday described the 20-year-war waged by foreign troops in Afghanistan as fiasco, stressing that the tragedy in Afghanistan should never be allowed to repeat.

____ (2022-08-30). China's approach to cyberspace governance. ecns.cn With the digital age having a profound impact on human society, China has put forward "Chinese solutions" for the international cyber governance system, demonstrated by its efforts in maintaining cyber security, developing global internet infrastructure and building an internet governance system, etc.

Infobrics (2022-08-30). China's Chery in Talks to Produce Cars in Russian Plants. infobrics.org Chinese car manufacturer Chery is in talks with Russian manufacturers about producing cars in Russian plants, Russia's state-owned news agency TASS reported, citing Vladimir Shmakov, director of Chery's Russian branch…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-30). The Global Fragility Act: Washington's New Tool for Controlling an Unruly Haiti. orinocotribune.com By Travis Ross &#1 ; Aug 24, 2022 | With Russia and China increasingly assertive and influential worldwide, Washington recently rolled out its gambit to maintain global hegemony and gather former colonies and neo-colonies under its wing: The U.S. government has

____ (2022-08-30). Nation a vital market for Europe's companies. ecns.cn China remains a key market for European companies as its economic resilience and large domestic market are vital for them to stay globally competitive, according to a survey released on Monday by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

____ (2022-08-30). Tibet's Lhasa cuts off community transmission of COVID-19. ecns.cn Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has essentially cut off the community transmission of COVID-19, local authorities said on Monday.

____ (2022-08-30). Task forces to speed up stimulus package. ecns.cn A worker cuts a steel part at the construction site of the T3B terminal project of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Southwest China's Chongqing, July 11, 2022.

____ (2022-08-30). Chinese spirit brand Moutai opens ice cream shop in Beijing. ecns.cn Chinese spirit brand Moutai opened its first ice cream shop in Beijing on Monday.

____ (2022-08-30). China's major services trade fair starts tickets booking. ecns.cn Visitors are able to purchase and reserve e-tickets for the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which is scheduled to open on Wednesday in Beijing, on digital platforms from Aug.27, according to the official WeChat account.

____ (2022-08-30). Key project set to help attain carbon goals. ecns.cn The Qilu-Shengli Oilfield CCUS project, China's first megaton-scale carbon capture, utilization and storage project, became operational on Monday as part of the nation's overall drive to achieve its carbon neutrality goals, said its operator China Petrochemical Corp.

____ (2022-08-30). Over 8,100 officials punished for violating China's frugality rules. ecns.cn A total of 8,185 Chinese officials were punished in July for violating the country's eight-point code on improving Party and government conduct, China's top anti-graft body said in a statement on Sunday.

____ (2022-08-30). China to provide more humanitarian supplies to Pakistan: spokesperson. ecns.cn

____ (2022-08-30). Millions of livestock begin autumn migration in NW China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn Millions of livestock in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region began their seasonal migration from Bayanbulak Grassland to autumn pastures a few days ago.

____ (2022-08-30). Country eager to share its high-speed rail experience. ecns.cn China has accumulated vast experience in developing high-speed railways at home and is willing to share its know-how with the rest of the world, according to experts.

____ (2022-08-30). China makes solid progress in production safety, disaster relief in 10 years. ecns.cn China has greatly reduced workplace accidents and improved the effectiveness of disaster relief in the past decade amid efforts in strengthening comprehensive emergency response, an official said Tuesday.

____ (2022-08-30). Geneva envoys from Asian, African developing countries visit Xinjiang. ecns.cn At the invitation of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, a delegation of diplomatic envoys of developing countries from Asia and Africa to the UN Office in Geneva visited northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from Aug. 24 to 27.

____ (2022-08-30). PLA garrison in Hong Kong completes 25th routine rotation. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on Monday completed the 25th rotation since it began garrisoning Hong Kong in 1997.

____ (2022-08-30). YU-20 aerial tanker debuts at Changchun Airshow. ecns.cn A YU-20 aerial tanker was unveiled at Changchun Airshow in Northeast China's Jilin Province on Friday.

____ (2022-08-30). Senior Chinese official stresses accelerating media integration. ecns.cn Huang Kunming, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official, on Tuesday urged swifter action to deepen media integration and muster great strength to work together and achieve progress.

____ (2022-08-30). China to release pork reserves from September. ecns.cn Chinese authorities will release pork from government reserves in batches from September to ensure pork supplies, the country's top economic planner said Monday.

____ (2022-08-30). China remains ASEAN's largest trading partner. ecns.cn China has remained the largest trading partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 13 consecutive years, a commerce official said Monday.

____ (2022-08-30). Chinese boats debut at the Netherlands' time-honored Festival 'Night of Gondolas'. ecns.cn Two Chinese boats themed on Nanjing City made their debut at the Netherlands' time-honored Festival "Night of Gondolas", showing Nanjing's historical and cultural sites to more than ten thousand European tourists.

____ (2022-08-30). MOFA: Chinese Embassy in Cambodia receives over 20 Taiwan compatriots' requests for help. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday said the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia has received requests for help from more than 20 Taiwan compatriots and has assisted the Cambodian side in successfully rescuing some of them.

____ (2022-08-30). China Space Station: Experimental cabinets work well. ecns.cn The Wentian space application system of China's Space Station has been working well since the lab was launched and started operation on July 24, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said on Monday.

____ (2022-08-30). Construction of South China's Pinglu Canal project kicks off. ecns.cn The construction of the Pinglu Canal project kicked off on Sunday. The canal stretches about 135 kilometers, and is navigable to 5,000-ton ships.

____ (2022-08-30). Rescue volunteers win applause in Chongqing's battle against wildfires. ecns.cn The mountain fires in several regions in Southwest China's Chongqing were put out on Friday morning with people from all walks of life voluntarily pitching in overnight after the fire broke out on Aug. 17 due to the extreme heat wave and drought.

____ (2022-08-30). Chinese Embassy in Cambodia receives over 20 Taiwan compatriots' requests for help. ecns.cn

____ (2022-08-30). China ups global green cooperation. ecns.cn China will build bigger platforms and provide more support to enterprises from all other countries to have exchanges and build cooperation in the green and low-carbon sectors in China, said government officials.

____ (2022-08-30). Track-laying completed on China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway. ecns.cn Track-laying work on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway was completed on Tuesday morning in east China's Fujian Province.

____ (2022-08-30). Chinese government pledges 100 million yuan emergency humanitarian assistance to flood-hit Pakistan. ecns.cn The Chinese government has decided to provide 100 million yuan (around $14.5 million) of emergency humanitarian assistance, including 25,000 tents and other disaster relief materials urgently needed by flood-hit Pakistan, said Zheng Yuandong, an official with the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) on Sunday.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-30). Políticos ignorantes y estúpidos apuestan por la guerra nuclear. Lo impensable: "Dinero y errores" son la fuerza impulsora detrás de la historia mundial. globalizacion.ca Se contempla guerra nuclear contra China y Rusia | "En ningún momento desde que se lanzó la primera bomba atómica sobre Hiroshima el 6 de agosto de 1945 , la humanidad ha estado más cerca de lo impensable. Todas las salvaguardias…

_____ (2022-08-29). US Sends Warships Through The Taiwan Strait For First Time Since Pelosi Visit. popularresistance.org Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday in the first such US operation since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taipei at the beginning of August. | The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville made the passage through the Strait. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) slammed the provocation and said it tracked the US warships as they made the transit. | "The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command warned the US vessels and monitored their entire passage. We are fully aware of their activities. Troops of…

_____ (2022-08-29). West's neoliberal 'age of abundance' is over, as war and sanctions boomerang home. popularresistance.org France's President Emmanuel Macron, a former banker, warned that "we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance," calling it "a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval." | Western wars and sanctions are boomeranging back at home. The neoliberal phase of capitalism is collapsing. | Neoliberalism has lost the key pillars it was built on: cheap energy and raw materials from Russia, cheap labor and consumer goods from China, an unsustainable bubble of household debt, low to zero interest rates, and Washington's ability to organize regime-change operations in any country where a governmen…

_____ (2022-08-29). West's Neoliberal 'Age Of Abundance' Is Over. popularresistance.org France's President Emmanuel Macron, a former banker, warned that "we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance," calling it "a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval." | Western wars and sanctions are boomeranging back at home. The neoliberal phase of capitalism is collapsing. | Neoliberalism has lost the key pillars it was built on: cheap energy and raw materials from Russia, cheap labor and consumer goods from China, an unsustainable bubble of household debt, low to zero interest rates, and Washington's ability to organize regime-change operations in any country where a governmen…

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