Daily Archives: September 18, 2022

2022-09-18: News Headlines

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-09-18). 7.2-magnitude quake hits SE Taiwan (+VIDEOS). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — A strong earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, bringing at least one building down in a small town and sparking tsunami warnings.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

____ (2022-09-18). (W. E. Talk) Understood or Smeared: China's Bifurcated Image. ecns.cn The research report "Xinjiang: Understanding the Complexity and Constructing Peace," jointly published by several Italian think tanks, recently sparked international attention. This report's significance may lie in that it not only shows the world the real China but also that people are becoming more and more aware of how China has suffered from international public opinion. The understanding of Chinaworldwide is getting more and better.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

____ (2022-09-18). Qin calls for deep China-U.S. ties in agricultural technology. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang conducted another Midwest agriculture trip on Friday. He said China and the U.S., as two major agriculture countries, should build deep cooperation in agricultural technology, climate action and sustainable development.

____ (2022-09-18). (W. E. Talk) Xu Jianying: Fostering a strong sense of community for China, balancing the governance of the country and the frontier. ecns.cn East-West Quest interviewed Xu Jianying, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Chinese Frontier Studies and director of the Xinjiang Research Office, to clarify the significance and implications of strengthening a keen sense of community for the Chinese nation from the perspective of frontier governance.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-18). Mueren 27 personas en accidente de transito en el sur de China. telesurtv.net La policía local indicó que alrededor de 20 personas resultaron heridas en el volcamiento del autobús en la provincia china de Guizhou.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

____ (2022-09-18). Nearly aftershocks jolt Taiwan after 6.5-magnitude earthquake, no casualties reported. ecns.cn As of Sunday morning, 47 tremors have jolted Taiwan subsequent to a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern county of Taitung at 9: 41 p.m. Saturday, including a 5.3-magnitude one at 10: 35 p.m., said the island's meteorological agency.

____ (2022-09-18). 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…

____ (2022-09-18). New relics unearthed at Shang Dynasty archaeological site. ecns.cn More than 200 cultural relics were discovered at the main tomb in Zhengzhou.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

____ (2022-09-18). 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.

Staff (2022-09-18). Nuevo terremoto de 6.8 estremece a Taiwán (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu El terremoto de magnitud 6.8 fue el más grande entre docenas que han sacudido la costa sureste de la isla desde el sábado por la noche, cuando un terremoto de 6.4 sacudió la misma área. No hubo informes inmediatos de lesiones graves.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-17). SCO Grows While Russia, China Boost Ties In Response To US policies in Ukraine, Taiwan. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageBoth 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. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | On Thursday, September 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a much anticipated bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Uzbekistan's Samarkand. Th…

_____ (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…

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). 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). 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, 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.

____ (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.

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.

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…

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