Daily Archives: September 17, 2022

2022-09-17: News Headlines

Peter Boyle (2022-09-17). Video: Peace group protest demands 'Scrap AUKUS, no war on China!'. greenleft.org.au The Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition held a protest and candlelight vigil calling for the nuclear-powered submarine deal to be scrapped, reports Peter Boyle.

_____ (2022-09-17). US Leaders Moralize About Alleged Human Rights Abuses In Russia And China To Justify Proxy Wars. popularresistance.org Jonny, a pseudonym for a 45-year-old man currently being held in pretrial detention in Miami's Federal Detention Center (FDC Miami), believes that prison authorities are trying to kill him. Maria, Jonny's partner of three years, tells me in a series of interviews translated by her teenage daughter that she is also concerned for his life, given FDC Miami's cruel mismanagement of his grave medical condition. | As a pretrial detainee, Jonny's innocent until proven guilty and protected by the Fifth and Sixth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, but you wouldn't know this from the inhumane treatment he receives at the…

____ (2022-09-17). Shipping route launched between Quanzhou, Russian Far East. ecns.cn A Panamanian container shipcarrying 12 TEUs of cargo departed from Quanzhou City in southeast China's Fujian Province on Thursday, heading for Russian port city Vladivostok.

Scorinoco (2022-09-17). Bachelet's 'Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in Xinjiang' Risks Discrediting the OHCHR and Politicizing the Human Rights Regime. orinocotribune.com By Casey Ho-yuk Wan — Sep 14, 2022 | Introduction | On 31 August 2022, shortly before the tenure of Michelle Bachelet as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ended, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released its "Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the People's Republic of China."[1] | This write-up is a response to the "Assessment," which raises serious doubts as to the impartiality, objectivity, and non-selectivity of the OHCHR's work with implications for the credibility not merely of the Assessment, but of the OHCHR as a responsible inter…

____ (2022-09-17). Tianjin donates $1.43 bln in aid to Pakistani sister cities. ecns.cn Disaster relief materials worth of 100 million yuan ($1.43 billion) donated by north China's Tianjin was announced to leave for its sister cities in Pakistan on Thursday to help the latter tackle devastating floods.

____ (2022-09-17). 19th China-ASEAN Expo kicks off with exhibition area for RCEP members. ecns.cn The 19th China-ASEAN Expo, scheduled to be held from Sept. 16 to 19 in Nanning, established an exhibition area for participants of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for the first time.

____ (2022-09-17). Sichuan launches first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan intermodal transport freight train. ecns.cn Sichuan launched its first freight train under the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan road-rail intermodal transport system Thursday.

____ (2022-09-17). China, Tàºrkiye need to advocate true multilateralism: Xi. ecns.cn China and Tàºrkiye need to advocate true multilateralism, uphold international fairness and justice, and strengthen cooperation within such multilateral organizations as the United Nations, the Group of 20 and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

____ (2022-09-17). China's trade with SCO members up 26 pct in Jan-Aug. ecns.cn China's trade with other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) witnessed rapid growth in the first eight months of the year, official data showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-17). S Korea returns remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War. ecns.cn South Korea on Friday returned to China the remains and belongings of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 19 -53 Korean War.

____ (2022-09-17). China to identify 88 Korean War martyrs through DNA testing. ecns.cn China is to identify 88 unknown Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs killed in the 19 -53 Korean War using DNA technology, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs said Friday.

____ (2022-09-17). China to impose sanctions on CEOs of Raytheon Technologies, Boeing Defense. ecns.cn China has decided to impose sanctions on two senior executives of American firms involved in the latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, to defend China's national sovereignty and security interests, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.

____ (2022-09-17). China's carbon neutrality can mitigate global warming: study. ecns.cn Chinese researchers recently published an assessment of the mitigation of China's carbon neutrality to global warming, noting that the country's efforts can mitigate global warming by 0.48 and 0.40 degrees Celsius under intermediate and very high greenhouse gas emission scenarios.

____ (2022-09-17). China, Pakistan need to keep up with mutual support, deepen strategies' synergy: Xi. ecns.cn China and Pakistan need to continue to firmly support each other, and build stronger synergy between their development strategies, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.

____ (2022-09-17). China calls for comprehensive measures to ensure food security. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for comprehensive measures to ensure food security in a meeting of the United Nations.

TeleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-09-17). Reportan que tifón Muifa toca tierra por cuarta vez en China. telesurtv.net Las autoridades locales se prepararon para lidiar con posibles contingencias al estimar que el tifón se desplace por el territorio durante varias horas.

____ (2022-09-17). Xi calls on SCO to deepen cooperation, carry forward Shanghai Spirit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to keep the SCO on the right course, deepen cooperation in various fields, and continue to foster a favorable environment for the development and rejuvenation of member states.

____ (2022-09-17). Leaders of SCO member states sign Samarkand declaration. ecns.cn Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on Friday signed and released here the Samarkand declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO."ÄÄ…

____ (2022-09-17). Cradle of Civilization: Shangshan site(1/14). ecns.cn Shangshan site is located in Pujiang County, Jinhua City of Zhejiang Province. The site, discovered in 2000, dates back between 11,400 years and 8,600 years.

____ (2022-09-17). Full text: Xi Jinping's speech at SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday delivered a speech at the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, calling for riding on the trend of the times and enhance solidarity and cooperation to embrace a better future.

____ (2022-09-17). New relics unearthed at Shang Dynasty archaeological site. ecns.cn More than 200 cultural relics were discovered at the main tomb in Zhengzhou.

____ (2022-09-17). Xi's visit to Central Asia guides course for SCO cooperation, says Chinese FM. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing Friday midnight after wrapping up attendance to the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Staff (2022-09-16). SCO Summit 2022 kicks off in Samarkand. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — The second day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit kicked off Friday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Staff (2022-09-16). Fire engulfs office tower in China's Changsha city (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China's southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon.

Staff (2022-09-16). Raeisi attends ceremony of planting saplings of SCO Summit. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — Iranian President, who is in Uzbekistan, participated in the ceremony of planting a memorial sapling of 22nd summit of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Staff (2022-09-16). Russia supports Iran joining SCO: Putin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — The second day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit kicked off Friday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Infobrics (2022-09-16). SCO grows while Russia, China boost ties in response to US policies in Ukraine, Taiwan. infobrics.org Both Russia and China see the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit as a major indicator of unity and defiance in the face of threats coming from the US-led political West.

WSWS (2022-09-16). Putin, Xi meet as Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit opens in Uzbekistan. wsws.org The meeting came amid the US-NATO war with Russia in Ukraine and mounting US threats of military conflict with China over Taiwan.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-16). Iran's Raisi Tells Putin Cooperation Makes US-Sanctioned Countries Stronger. news.antiwar.com Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday called for more cooperation between countries that are targeted by US sanctions in a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. "The relationship between countries that are sanctioned by the US, such as Iran, Russia or other countries, can overcome …

Editor (2022-09-16). Why 'learn to live' with COVID deaths? workers.org If you write for the New York Times, expect to be assigned articles condemning China for causing its people enormous inconvenience and discomfort to avoid massive deaths from the coronavirus. The Times clearly shares the capitalist-class viewpoint that the world's priority should be to get back to business as usual, . . . |

____ (2022-09-16). Xinjiang local rebuffs claims of 'forced labor' during UN session. ecns.cn The allegation of "forced labor" in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is an absolute lie, a representative from Xinjiang stood out at the 51st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.

____ (2022-09-16). China congratulates Iran on upcoming SCO full membership: Xi. ecns.cn China congratulates Iran on its upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization full membership, and is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation within the SCO framework, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Friday morning.

Infobrics (2022-09-16). Russian, Chinese Energy Companies to Build Hydrogen Plant on Sakhalin. infobrics.org The export branch of Russian nuclear power company Rosatom, Rusatom Overseas, and China's Energy Engineering Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding, which paves the way for cooperation on a pilot project of building a hydrogen plant on Sakhalin Island…

Lauren Smith (2022-09-16). Massive Human Rights Abuses in America's Prison System. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-09-16). Xi, Putin vow support for nations' core interests. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Thursday that China and Russia will work together to bolster bilateral cooperation, support each other on issues related to their own core interests and jointly uphold regional and global stability.

____ (2022-09-16). Xi attends meeting of heads of state of China, Russia, Mongolia. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping holds the sixth meeting of heads of state of China, Russia and Mongolia with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and Mongolian counterpart, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, at the Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 15, 2022.

____ (2022-09-16). Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand Thursday afternoon,to exchange views on China-Russia relations and international and regional issues of shared interest.

____ (2022-09-16). Xi attends sixth meeting of heads of state of China, Russia, Mongolia. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held the sixth meeting of heads of state of China, Russia and Mongolia with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and Mongolian counterpart, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, on Thursday afternoon at the Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). TPA and It's Consequences. libya360.wordpress.com Victor Zhikai Gao While the Taiwan Policy Act is making its way through the labyrinth in the congressional process in Washington, D.C., it is high time to ponder the consequences of this Act, if adopted and enacted, for China and the United States. The TPA, in essence, will treat China's Taiwan Province as a sovereign,…

____ (2022-09-16). China's home prices ease in August. ecns.cn China's home prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities eased in August, with more cities seeing a decline in home prices, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's retail sales grow 5.4% year-on-year in August. ecns.cn China's retail sales increased 5.4 percent year-on-year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). U.S.-proposed Taiwan bill strongly protested. ecns.cn China on Thursday made a strong protest to the United States after the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, saying the bill violated the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques.

____ (2022-09-16). China's fixed-asset investment up 5.8 pct in first 8 months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.8 percent year on year in the first eight months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's property investment down in January-August period. ecns.cn China's investment in property development went down 7.4 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's retail sales up 5.4 pct in August. ecns.cn China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 5.4 percent year on year in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate down to 5.3 pct in August. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in August, down from 5.4 percent in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). WIPO index confirms nation's edge in science and technology clusters. ecns.cn For the first time, China owns 21 world-leading science and technology clusters, on a par with the United States, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization.

____ (2022-09-16). Daredevils challenge rope swing in Hunan. ecns.cn A participant jumps during the first rope swing challenge carnival held at Wulingyuan scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 15, 20.

____ (2022-09-16). Handover ceremony for remains of Chinese soldiers held in S Korea. ecns.cn The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War will be returned to China from South Korea. It is the 9th repatriation following a handover agreement signed by the two countries.

____ (2022-09-16). China, Belarus issue joint statement on establishing all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership. ecns.cn China and Belarus on Thursday issued a joint statement on establishing an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership.

____ (2022-09-16). China's industrial output up 3.6 pct in first eight months. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 3.6 percent year on year in the first eight months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). Enterprises flock to Nanning for China-ASEAN Expo. ecns.cn The 19th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), scheduled for Sept. 16 to 19 in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has attracted a total of 1,653 enterprises to its offline event.

TeleSUR- hvh, DRL (2022-09-16). Presidente de Rusia llega a Uzbekistán para cumbre regional. telesurtv.net El mandatario se reunió esta jornada con varios homólogos previo a su intervención que realizará el viernes.

Staff (2022-09-16). Comité de Exteriores del Senado de EEUU aprobó un proyecto de ley que ampliaría la ayuda militar a Taiwán. cubadebate.cu El Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado de Estados Unidos aprobó un proyecto de ley que ampliaría la ayuda militar a Taiwán y con ello reaviva hoy las tensiones con China. Con esta norma Taipéi recibiría en un plazo de cuatro años 4 500 millones de dólares en armas y equipamiento.

Fight Back (2022-09-16). Statement condemning the OHCHR's 'Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China'. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement initiated by Friends of Socialist China. Freedom Road Socialist Organization is among the signers. | We strongly condemn the publication by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of its Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. In the words of former OHCHR lawyer and human rights expert Alfred de Zayas, this document "should be discarded as propagandistic, biased, and methodologically flawed." | Based on substandard research methods and biased sources, the Assessmen…

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-09-16). Rusia y China profundizan relaciones de cooperación. telesurtv.net "La interacción interestatal ruso-china puede considerarse un modelo. El tándem de política exterior bilateral juega un papel clave para garantizar la estabilidad global", aseguró Putin.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). 'Samarkand Spirit' to Be Driven by 'Responsible Powers'. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The SCO summit of Asian power players delineated a road map for strengthening the multipolar world Amidst serious tremors in the world of geopolitics, it is so fitting that this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) heads of state summit should have taken place in Samarkand — the ultimate Silk Road crossroads for 2, 0…

____ (2022-09-16). Nanao Island in Guangdong pilots drone food delivery. ecns.cn A drone delivery route for food was put into trial operation on Thursday between downtown Shantou City in Guangdong Province and Nanao County, the province's only island county.

____ (2022-09-16). More nations welcome to join SCO, official says. ecns.cn The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's expansion testifies to the popularity of its principles and concepts, and it will continue to welcome more countries' participation, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming said recently.

____ (2022-09-16). Hengqin launches self-driving pilot scheme. ecns.cn Guangdong-Macao in-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin held an opening ceremony to pilot intelligent networked autonomous driving vehicles on Thursday, with 10 self-driving vehicles openly tested on an 11-kilometer road for the first time.

____ (2022-09-16). Life returning to normal in Chengdu. ecns.cn Starting on Sept 8, households under lockdown were permitted to send one member out for two hours every two days to buy daily supplies after providing a negative nucleic acid result from within 24 hours.

Dean Baker (2022-09-15). China is the World's Largest Economy: Get Over It. cepr.net Some folks seem to find it hard to accept that the US does not have the world's largest economy, but such is life. Donald Trump lost the election and the US is number 2.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-15). Biden Signs Executive Order to Limit Foreign Investments in US Technology in Move Aimed at China. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at limiting foreign investment in US technology in a move that clearly targets China. The executive order directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to increase scrutiny on certain foreign investments in the US in several areas. CFIUS was formed in 1975 …

____ (2022-09-15). More cities brace for typhoon as Muifa makes landfall. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Wednesday upgraded its typhoon alert to red, the highest level, as Muifa, made landfall in Zhejiang province on Wednesday night and is expected to bring more winds and heavy rainfall to the Yangtze River Delta region.

____ (2022-09-15). Winners of Xplorer Prize for young Chinese scientists announced. ecns.cn A cohort of 50 winners of the 2022 Xplorer Prize, which honors young scientists working full-time in China, was unveiled Thursday, with the youngest awardee born in the 1990s.

Anand Naidoo (2022-09-15). The Heat: President Xi visits Central Asia. america.cgtn.com Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Central Asia. He's visiting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. We'll discuss China's ties with these two countries.

____ (2022-09-15). East China demonstration area handles more China-Europe freight trains. ecns.cn A demonstration area in east China for local economic and trade cooperation between China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) handled more China-Europe freight trains in the first eight months of 2022, local customs said.

Laith Fadel (2022-09-15). Joe Biden visits Detroit's famous Auto Show. america.cgtn.com Car enthusiasts are gathering in Detroit this week as the North American International Auto Show gets underway. U.S. President Joe Biden as well as China's Ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, were both in attendance on the opening media day. A key focus is …

Michael T. Klare (2022-09-15). Washington y Beijing juegan con fuego en Taiwán. globalizacion.ca El progresivo alejamiento, por parte de sectores cada vez más influyentes del gobierno de Estados Unidos, de la doctrina de "Una sola China", ocurre en momentos en que Xi Jinping busca un tercer mandato. | Mientras Washington y Beijing tensan fuerzas,…

Staff (2022-09-15). Putin y Xi Jinping se reúnen en cumbre de la Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái. cubadebate.cu El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, y su homólogo chino, Xi Jinping, se reunieron este jueves en la cumbre de la Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái (OCS), que inició en Samarcanda, Uzbekistán. Putin afirmó que los intentos de Occidente de crear un mundo unipolar han adoptado "una forma horrible".

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