2022-09-24: News Headlines

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

Xin Ni, Zhe Li, Xinping Li, Xiao Zhang, Guoliang Bai, Yingying Liu, Rongshou Zheng, Yawei Zhang, Xin Xu, Yuanhu Liu, Chenguang Jia, Huanmin Wang, Xiaoli Ma, Huyong Zheng, Yan Su, Ming Ge, Qi Zeng, Shengcai Wang, Junyang Zhao, Yueping Zeng, Guoshuang Feng, Yue Xi, Zhuo Deng, Yongli Guo, Zhuoyu Yang, Jinzhe Zhang (2022-09-24). [Articles] Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and access to health services among children and adolescents in China: a cross-sectional study. thelancet.com Our study showed that the burden of cancer in children and adolescents in China is much higher than previously nationally reported from 2000 to 2015. The distribution of the accessibility of health services, as a social determinant of health, might have a notable role in the socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence among Chinese children and adolescents. With regards to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, policy approaches should prioritise increasing the accessibility of health services for early diagnosis to improve outcomes and subsequently reduce disease burdens, as well as narrowing the socioe…

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). U.S. should learn lessons from severely impacted China-U.S. relations: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that China-U.S. relations have been severely impacted currently, and the lessons from which should be learned by the U.S. side.

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

Sumit Gupta (2022-09-24). [Comment] Using data to improve care: childhood cancer in China. thelancet.com The last decades have seen substantial improvements in childhood cancer treatment, with cure rates of more than 80%.1 Although these statistics represent hope for families, they are only relevant to those treated in high-income countries. Cure rates are far lower in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where more than 80% of children with cancer reside.2 This survival gap is one of the starkest inequalities in global child health. In this context, Xin Ni and colleagues3 established childhood cancer incidence rates across China by leveraging new health services databases that approach population-level c…

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). 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…

TeleSUR, ysm, DRL (2022-09-24). Eligen a Cuba para presidir Grupo de los 77 más China en 2023. telesurtv.net Las autoridades cubanas agradecieron la decisión, que implica un reconocimiento a su defensa de los intereses del Sur.

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). 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.

____ (2022-09-24). Iran's non-oil exports to SCO member states up by 29% in Q1. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — The Director-General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance for Financial and Commercial Markets announced the 29 percent growth of non-oil goods with Shanghai Cooperation Organization's member states in 1st quarter.

_____ (2022-09-23). Brainwashed For War With Russia. popularresistance.org Thanks to Establishment media, the sorcerer apprentices advising President Joe Biden — I refer to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser Jacob Sullivan, and China specialist Kurt Campbell — will have no trouble rallying Americans for the widest war in 77 years, starting in Ukraine, and maybe spreading to China. And, shockingly, under false pretenses. | Most Americans are oblivious to the reality that Western media are owned and operated by the same corporations that make massive profits by helping to stoke small wars and then peddling the necessary weapons. Corporate leaders, and…

TeleSUR (2022-09-23). Iran to Join Naval Drills in Indian Ocean With Russia and China. telesurenglish.net The chief of staff in Tehran says naval maneuvers will take place in the Indian Ocean. This would be the fourth joint exercise by the three navies since 2019, and the first since the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine. | Iran to hold joint naval drills with Russia, China in the Indian Ocean.

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…

TeleSUR (2022-09-23). China Urges US To Stop Plundering Syrian Resources. telesurenglish.net The Syrian government questions the illegal US presence in crude-rich areas and considers it an absolute violation of its sovereignty, and vows to use its full right to respond to the U.S. occupation as it sees fit. | War-torn Syria struggles while U.S. continues to plunder resources. U.S. forces have been smuggling an average of 66,000 barrels per day from Syria to military bases in Iraq.

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.

TeleSUR (2022-09-23). Cuba Elected to Chair the Group of 77 Plus China in 2023. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Cuba was elected to chair the Group of 77 plus China (G-77+China) for 2023 by consensus of foreign ministers meeting on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. | RELATED: | "Supporting Cuba's election constitutes, more than a recognition of our country, an enormous responsibility," Bruno Rodriguez said through his official Twitter account. | The Foreign Minister also said that "the…

____ (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.

____ (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.

Staff (2022-09-23). Chinese unveils drones capable of firing laser-guided bombs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) — The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has unveiled one of its armed reconnaissance drone units headquartered in Northwest China. It is crucial for border protection and counterterrorism.

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

____ (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). 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). 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). 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). 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.

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). 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.

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). 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). 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). 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). 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.

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.

Editor (2022-09-23). Por qué 'aprender a vivir' con las muertes por COVID? — Editorial de Workers World/Mundo Obrero. workers.org Si escribes para el New York Times, espera que te asignen artículos condenando a China por causar a su pueblo enormes molestias e incomodidades para evitar las muertes masivas por el coronavirus. El New York Times comparte claramente el punto de vista de la clase capitalista de que la prioridad . . . |

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). 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). 'Doctors' restore ancient books in Gansu. ecns.cn Students use modern techniques to restore ancient books about ancient Chinese civilisation.

____ (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.

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.

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…

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 …

____ (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.

____ (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'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.

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 . . . |

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…

____ (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.

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