Daily Archives: September 23, 2022

2022-09-23: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-09-23). NATO condemns China for 'its role' in Ukraine and ties with Russia. infobrics.org As the US-led political West has been antagonizing both Russia and China for decades, Moscow and Beijing have been strengthening their ties in virtually all spheres.

Infobrics (2022-09-23). China Wants to Work with Russia to Promote Shared Interests. infobrics.org China's top foreign policy official states that his country is ready to work with Russia to fill high-level strategic cooperation, protect shared interests, and promote a fairer and more reasonable world order…

Infobrics (2022-09-23). Philippines moving slowly away from China and towards US. infobrics.org Beijing and Manila still cannot agree on the division of South China Sea resources.

____ (2022-09-23). China celebrates farmers' harvest festival. ecns.cn Hundreds of millions of Chinese farmers celebrated the fifth harvest festival on Friday, as the country expects a bumper harvest despite COVID-19 and extreme weather.

WSWS (2022-09-23). China experiences surge in COVID-19 cases after relaxing travel and quarantine policies. wsws.org In recent weeks, China has experienced significant outbreaks of COVID-19 in several cities throughout the country after the National Health Commission announced in mid-July that the Zero-COVID strategy would become somewhat less stringent.

____ (2022-09-23). Land corridor via rail connects Afghanistan to China as 1st freight arrives. ecns.cn The land corridor through railroad has linked landlocked Afghanistan to China as the first freight train arrived in the border town of Hairatan in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday.

____ (2022-09-23). HK deepens marine knowledge with nation's support. ecns.cn The 5,000-metric-ton scientific research vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 leaves Dongguan, Guangdong province, for a voyage to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.Cheng, a research assistant professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, or HKUST, was one of four Hong Kong scientists on the expedition, which was led by colleagues from the Chinese mainland.

____ (2022-09-23). Extensive afforestation enhances precipitation on China's Loess Plateau: study. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have recently revealed that large-scale afforestation has helped enhance precipitation on China's Loess Plateau by intensifying the atmospheric water cycle.

____ (2022-09-23). Harvest festival celebrated across China. ecns.cn China marked the fifth Chinese farmers' harvest festival on Friday.

____ (2022-09-23). Xi congratulates China News Service on 70th anniversary. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the China News Service (CNS) on its 70th founding anniversary, stressing the importance of innovating the discourse system and improving the capacity for international communication.

____ (2022-09-23). Group sets eyes on nation's rare earth industry. ecns.cn The unveiling of China Rare Earth Group Resources Technology Co Ltd will effectively bolster the growth of China's rare earth metal industry, generating momentum for businesses from smelt processing to technology research in the years ahead.

____ (2022-09-23). Steady China-Japan ties beneficial to both, Li says. ecns.cn Premier Li Keqiang emphasized on Thursday Beijing's readiness to work with Tokyo to enable the upgrading of bilateral cooperation in all dimensions, wide-ranging areas and multiple levels, calling on the two sides to better tap into the potential for regional economic growth.

____ (2022-09-23). China launches special TCM initiative for betterment of public health. ecns.cn China has launched a special three-year program to promote the role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in enhancing public health.

____ (2022-09-23). China's largest freshwater lake records lowest water level. ecns.cn The water level at Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake in the eastern province of Jiangxi, dropped to its lowest on Friday morning since record-keeping began in 1951, said local authorities."ÄÄ…

Doug Rooney (2022-09-23). Britain takes aggressive anti-China line with hawkish PM Liz Truss. multipolarista.com Liz Truss, the UK's new prime minister, is the most anti-China British leader in decades. In the Conservative leadership contest that brought her to power, candidates competed to show who could be more belligerent against Beijing.

____ (2022-09-23). China announces winners of top journalism awards. ecns.cn The All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) on Friday announced the winners of the 32nd China Journalism Award and the 17th Changjiang Taofen Award, the two most prestigious journalism prizes in the country.

____ (2022-09-23). Chinese premier calls on China, Japan to enhance economic cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday said China is ready to work with Japan to upgrade the all-round, wide-ranging and multi-level cooperation.

Urs P Gasche (2022-09-23). Nobody knew China landed on the moon and Bill Gates. indybay.org The four organizations have spent nearly $10 billion on covid since 2020 – as much as the lead U.S. agency tasked with fighting it. The organizations collectively gave $1.4 billion to the World Health Organization (WHO)*, where they helped shape a major initiative to distribute Covid 19 vaccines and test kits. This program failed to achieve its original goals.

____ (2022-09-23). Nation to advance FTA strategy. ecns.cn China will advance its free trade agreement strategy to effectively connect domestic and foreign markets and relevant resources, in terms of "expanding scope, improving quality and raising efficiency".

____ (2022-09-23). China launches smart EMU technology platform in Germany. ecns.cn CRRC Corporation launched a smart electric multiple unit (EMU) technology platform at the InnoTrans Berlin 2022, an international leading trade fair for transport technology in Germany, on Thursday.

____ (2022-09-23). Decade-long efforts to safeguard cross-Strait peace and stability, promote China's reunification. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has effectively safeguarded peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and advanced the process toward the reunification of the motherland over the past decade.

____ (2022-09-23). China's consumption market expands with strong impetus over decade: report. ecns.cn China's consumer market has logged rapid development in the last decade, with its structure becoming more balanced and new business forms gaining steam, an official report showed on Thursday.

____ (2022-09-23). Audit deal builds confidence on Chinese firms in U.S. ecns.cn Experts have expressed their optimism for a corporate auditing agreement reached by China and the United States, saying the deal is likely to help Chinese companies retain their listings on U.S. stock exchanges.

____ (2022-09-23). Xinjiang introduces human rights achievement at event of UN human rights council. ecns.cn An online meeting to introduce the human rights situation in Northwest China's Xinjiang region was held on the sidelines of the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday.

____ (2022-09-23). Colin Chinnery: the journey to record Chinese sounds. ecns.cn Sound artist Colin Chinnery has been collecting sounds from across China for the past 10 years. Speaking with a Beijing dialect, he has moved his sound museum to a new location of 6,000 square meters in Songzhuang Town, east of the capital.

____ (2022-09-23). Xi extends greetings ahead of farmers' harvest festival. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has extended festive greetings and sincere regards on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to farmers and people working on agricultural and rural fronts ahead of the fifth Chinese farmers' harvest festival.

____ (2022-09-23). Reception held in Japan to mark 50th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties. ecns.cn The Chinese embassy in Japan has held a reception here to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan.

____ (2022-09-23). Man missing for 17 days after Sichuan earthquake sent to hospital. ecns.cn Hydropower station employee Gan Yu was found alive after being missing for 17 days following a 6.8M earthquake in Sichuan Province. He was sent to West China Hospital at Sichuan University on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-23). China ready to promote sound, steady relationship with NATO: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-09-23). China insta a EE.UU. a probar con hechos que no hay Guerra Fría. telesurtv.net Es la respuesta de Beijing a las declaraciones del presidente de Estados Unidos sobre que no ve a China como un enemigo.

____ (2022-09-23). Renowned Chinese writer and translator Ren Rongrong dies aged 100. ecns.cn Ren Rongrong, a celebrated publisher, writer and award-winning translator, died in Shanghai aged 100 on September 22.

____ (2022-09-23). Hangzhou West Railway Station puts into operation. ecns.cn The Hangzhou West Railway Station was officially put into operation on Thursday. The station is a key support project for the 2022 Asian Games, and also a part of Hangzhou's grand plans to step up the infrastructure of the city.

____ (2022-09-23). 'Doctors' restore ancient books in Gansu. ecns.cn Students use modern techniques to restore ancient books about ancient Chinese civilisation.

____ (2022-09-23). Harvest festival promotes new seeds, agricultural technologies. ecns.cn The fifth Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival, designated on the day of the Autumnal Equinox, falls on Friday this year, with a major event to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

____ (2022-09-23). Chinese herb proved effective toinhibitCOVID-19 virus: HKUMed. ecns.cn The LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) announced on Thursday that a natural product derived from a Chinese herb Spatholobus Suberectus Dunn, or Suberet Spatholobus, has been discovered to effectively inhibit several viruses including SARS-Cov-2, which has caused the global COVID-19 pandemic.

____ (2022-09-23). Shanghai lifts restrictions on roadside stalls. ecns.cn Nearly 20 years after Shanghai banned roadside stalls for the sake of maintaining the city's appearance, the city finally lifted the ban, a move widely applauded by netizens and experts for not only having economic benefits, but bringing convenience to people's lives.

Infobrics (2022-09-22). West might try to damage Russian-Chinese relations using Aigun Treaty issue. infobrics.org Although Tokyo changed its stance on Russia partly over the Kuril islands dispute, this does not mean China would behave similarly.

_____ (2022-09-22). Will The Samarkand Spirit Revive The Word 'Mutual' In World Affairs? popularresistance.org In mid-September 2022, the nine-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for its 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State. Because China, India, and Pakistan are members of the SCO, the organization represents about 40% of the world's population; with the addition of Russia, the SCO countries make up 60% of the Eurasian territory (the other member states of the organization are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and now Iran). In its Samarkand Declaration, the final declaration of this meeting, the SCO represented itself as a "regional" organization, although…

Infobrics (2022-09-22). China Agrees to Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles. infobrics.org China has agreed to switch away from using US dollars to pay for Russian gas delivered via the Sila Sibiri trunkline as the Kremlin continues to build closer commercial relations with Asian customers to help cope with the impact of Western sanctions…

WSWS (2022-09-22). America's "New World Order"— The historical and social roots of US plans for war with Russia and China. wsws.org The following is a report given by Andre Damon to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled "Mobilize the working class against imperialist war!"

Fvorinoco (2022-09-22). Venezuela and China's Foreign Ministers Meet in NYC (United Nations). orinocotribune.com Foreign Minister Faría met with his Chinese counterpart and greeted the presidents of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina at the UN General Assembly | Continuing with the agenda of Bolivarian peaceful diplomacy at the UN, Carlos Faría, the minister of foreign affairs of Venezuela, held a working meeting with the state councilor and foreign minister of China, Wang Yi, in which they reviewed the agenda of cooperation between both nations. | During the meeting, held this Tuesday at the 77th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization, Faría thanked the representative of China for the support provided…

TeleSUR (2022-09-22). Global Renewable Energy Jobs Hit 12.7 Million. telesurenglish.net Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in one year, with China alone accounting for 42 percent of the global total. | RELATED: | The report titled "Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2022", published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), shows that almost two-thirds of all these jobs are in…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-22). China Hawks in Congress Happy Over Biden's Taiwan Comments. news.antiwar.com China hawks in Congress see President Biden's recent comments on defending Taiwan as encouragement to push forward a major piece of legislation that would overhaul US policy toward the island, Politico reported on Wednesday. Biden said Sunday that the US would send troops to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack, marking the …

Answer Coalition (2022-09-22). Statement condemning the OHCHR's 'Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China'. answercoalition.org

____ (2022-09-22). China sends new naval fleet on Gulf of Aden escort mission. ecns.cn The 42nd fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy set out from a military port in East China's Shandong province on Wednesday to take over an escort mission from the 41st naval fleet in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.

____ (2022-09-22). China's mobile IoT connections comes to 1.7 billion: official data. ecns.cn By the end of August, the number of mobile Internet of Things (IoT) connections in China had reached 1.698 billion, surpassing the number of mobile phone users for the first time, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-22). Tidal flats create unique landscape due to drop of water level in Hubei. ecns.cn Tidal flats are exposed as a result of falling water levels at Tianxingzhou Island, creating a unique scenery in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 21, 2022.

____ (2022-09-22). Giant panda research base in Chengdu reopens. ecns.cn Giant pandas play at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. The research base reopened to the public after a half-month closure and completion of deep cleaning and disinfection.

____ (2022-09-22). China committed to carbon goals despite global volatility. ecns.cn China will stay committed to achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality amid recent setbacks in global carbon reduction efforts as some countries fell back on coal plants to tide over an energy crunch, an official said Thursday.

____ (2022-09-22). Chinese VP attends commemorative event for Int'l Day of Peace 2022. ecns.cn China is ready to work with the international community to jointly implement the Global Security Initiative, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan said on Wednesday while attending the commemorative event for the International Day of Peace 2022 via video link.

____ (2022-09-22). Pass-through game 'Sheep A Sheep' becomes overnight sensation in China, while questions remain over durability. ecns.cn A new pass-through mini game named "Yang Le Ge Yang," translated as "Sheep A Sheep," has become a national online sensation in China over recent days but also aroused controversy over its likely profitability and game rules.

____ (2022-09-22). China's UN envoy rejects accusations over abuse of ethnic minorities. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Wednesday rejected accusations by the United States, Britain and the European Union that China commits human rights abuses against its ethnic minorities.

____ (2022-09-22). China's BeiDou-compatible smartphone shipments exceed 130 mln in H1. ecns.cn The applications of satellite navigation and positioning services in China have seen steady growth in the first half of 2022, with shipments of smartphones supporting the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) exceeding 130 million.

____ (2022-09-22). China offers 6 sets of global sustainable development data to the UN. ecns.cn China offered six sets of data products for global sustainable development to the United States at the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-22). Xi calls on countries to uphold peace. ecns.cn They hailed the China-proposed Global Security Initiative, and said that it meets the common aspirations of people from around the world for peace and helps build a world of peace, security and prosperity.

____ (2022-09-22). China's FAST telescope films magnetic fields nearby fast radio burst. ecns.cn Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), or the "China Sky Eye," an international group filmed, for the first time, the magnetic ebb and flow nearby of a fast radio burst from out of the Milky Way.

____ (2022-09-22). Rainbow arches over Hukou Waterfall in Shanxi. ecns.cn Scenery of a rainbow arching over Hukou waterfall of the Yellow River in Ji county of Linfen city, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 21, 2022.

____ (2022-09-22). FM: China seeks common growth with other nations. ecns.cn Wang Yi reiterated on Tuesday China's willingness to firmly stand with developing countries to implement the Global Development Initiative with all-out efforts, saying that no country can be left behind on the path toward development.

A guest author (2022-09-22). Statement condemns OHCHR's 'Assessment of human rights concerns' in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region. workers.org As this map illustrates, U.S. imperialism menaces China with over 400 military bases. The following statement has been initiated by Friends of Socialist China. You can add your name as an individual signatory using the form at socialistchina.org. Once you do so, your name will appear on this page within . . . |

____ (2022-09-22). China urges U.S. to follow up Biden's no Cold War remarks with action. ecns.cn China on Thursday urged the United States to implement President Joe Biden's remarks about seeking no new Cold War and properly handle the Taiwan question."ÄÄ"ÄÄAddressing the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Biden reiterated that the U.S.

____ (2022-09-22). Taikonauts in orbit salute China's manned space program on 30th anniversary. ecns.cn The Shenzhou-14 taikonauts, who are aboard the Tiangong space station, gave an off-Earth salute to all participants in China's 30-year manned space program on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-22). China expresses concern over US' discriminatory EV subsidy provisions. ecns.cn China is concerned about the discriminatory electric vehicle subsidy provisions in the US Inflation Reduction Act, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.

____ (2022-09-22). Biden at UN: 'One-China' still U.S. policy. ecns.cn Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday reiterated that the U.S. wants to avoid confrontation with China.

Rodolfo Bueno (2022-09-22). La Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái y el nuevo orden mundial. globalizacion.ca El 3 de noviembre de 2021, el General Mark Milley, jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto estadounidense, declaró: "Estamos entrando en un mundo con tres centros de poder que son Estados Unidos, Rusia y China". | También subrayó que deben ser cuidadosos…

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-09-22). EE.UU. reitera acusaciones contra Rusia por conflicto con Ucrania. telesurtv.net Joe Biden dice que no busca una nueva Guerra Fría con China y reafirma su apoyo a Ucrania.

_____ (2022-09-22). Statement Condemns 'Assessment Of Human Rights Concerns' In China. popularresistance.org We strongly condemn the publication by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 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 Assessment is completely lacking in credibility. It treats arms of the military-industrial complex, such as the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), along with professional a…

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-09-22). China advierte sobre barcos de guerra extranjeros en Taiwán. telesurtv.net Los navíos estadounidense y canadiense atravesaron la región días después de que Joe Biden prometió "defender a Taiwán".

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-09-22). China exhorta a EE.UU. a cesar el saqueo de los recursos sirios. telesurtv.net El vocero chino afirmó que el gobierno de EE.UU. tiene el deber de investigar los robos que ejecutan sus efectivos.

Larry Johnson (2022-09-22). Will the United States and NATO Wake Up to What Happened at the Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization? globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-09-22). U.S. display of force undermines regional peace and stability, Foreign Ministry says. ecns.cn The United States is increasing tension by sending warships to frequently display its force in the Taiwan Straits under the pretext of "freedom of navigation".

____ (2022-09-22). Beijing distributes emotion-sensing equipment to highway and across-province bus drivers. ecns.cn A transportation company in Beijing has distributed 1,800 sets of emotion-sensing equipment to drivers to monitor their life signs and mental stress in real time in an effort to ensure driving safety.

____ (2022-09-22). Deep sea fish farming platform casts off from Fujian. ecns.cn With a total length of 92 meters and a width of 36 meters, the platform will be used as a movable fish farm on the sea and a tourism platform.

____ (2022-09-22). Flower decorations adorn Beijing to celebrate National Day. ecns.cn

____ (2022-09-22). Giant rice yield high in Guizhou. ecns.cn Giant rice plants 1.9 meters tall have entered the harvest season in Sanzhou village of Rongjiang county in Guizhou Province.

____ (2022-09-22). Precious clay-type lithium deposits discovered in Qaidam Basin. ecns.cn Clay-type lithium deposits have been discovered in the Qaidam Basin of Qinghai Province, according to the Fourth Geological Exploration Institute of Qinghai.

____ (2022-09-22). Prada perfume and beauty store debuts in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai welcomed its first Prada perfume and beauty store in Réel Mall on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-22). Beijing Stock Exchange is making a mark on the market. ecns.cn As of Sept 20, a total of 110 companies have been listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange, with more than 80 percent from strategic emerging industries and advanced manufacturing, Beijing Youth Daily reported.

____ (2022-09-22). Steps vowed to curb separatism. ecns.cn The current situation across the Taiwan Straits remains severe and complex due to the island's ruling Democratic Progressive Party colluding with some forces in the United States to seek the "independence "of the island.

____ (2022-09-22). Man missing for 17 days after magnitude-6.8 earthquake found alive. ecns.cn A hydropower station employee who had been missing after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake, on Sept 5 in Sichuan province, had been found alive on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-22). Cultural relics from Yuan Dynasty shipwreck on display in Fujian. ecns.cn A great loss was suffered some 700 years ago when a ship full of porcelain sank in the sea near Shengbeiyu Island in Fujian.

Infobrics (2022-09-21). Russia in Favor of Algeria's Accession to BRICS. infobrics.org Russia does not have any objections to Algeria's accession to the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, Russian Ambassador to Algeria Valeryan Shuvaev said…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-21). US Navy Commander Says China Is Capable of Blockading Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The head of the US Navy's Japan-based Seventh Fleet said that he believes China is capable of blockading the island of Taiwan. | "They have a very large navy, and if they want to bully and put ships around Taiwan, they very much can do that," Vice Adm. Karl Thomas Thomas' comments come after China launched its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting the island in early August. As part of the drills, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) simulate…

JANET (2022-09-21). Webinar: China encirclement and the imperialist build-up in the Pacific Sat. Sept. 24. iacenter.org

____ (2022-09-21). Region's diplomats praise ties with key trade partner. ecns.cn Regional ambassadors to China have spoken highly of China-ASEAN cooperation at a recent expo amid hopes the two sides can further explore economic and trade opportunities under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

____ (2022-09-21). Boundary line of China's Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park exceeds 4,000 km. ecns.cn The total boundary line of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park in China was determined at 4,156.70 kilometers after demarcation, said the administration of the park.

Dana Alhasan, Alex Trejo (2022-09-21). Planet Fitness workers strike: "Stand up, speak out, fight back" liberationnews.org After the workers walked out, Planet Fitness was forced to recognize the workers' value and began to meet their demands.

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