Daily Archives: September 30, 2022

2022-09-30: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-09-30). China's Imports of Russian Coal Hit 5-Year High as Ties Deepen. infobrics.org Russian coal imports reach 8.54 million tonnes in August amid soaring energy demand in the world's second-largest economy…

Infobrics (2022-09-30). BRICS Nations Call for More Cooperation on Disaster Management. infobrics.org The BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — have pledged to boost cooperation on disaster management against the backdrop of exacerbating climate change, increasingly frequent natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic…

Editor (2022-09-30). Zachary Karabell: China Is Not the Enemy—It Is America's Indispensable Economic Partner. scheerpost.com Zachary Karabell. Photo credit: The New America Foundation | : China—along with Russia—shares the attention of an increasingly provocative United State…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-09-30). Opportunistic Interests: The US-Pacific Island Declaration. dissidentvoice.org If ever there was a blatant statement of realpolitik masquerading as friendliness, the latest US-Pacific Island declaration must count as one of them. The Biden administration has been busy of late, wooing Pacific Island states in an effort to discourage increasingly sharp tilt towards China. It has been spurred on, in no small way, by …

____ (2022-09-30). Ancient ruin site confirms Western Han Dynasty rule in China's Yunnan. ecns.cn Archaeologists have discovered a ruin site of the ancient Dian Kingdom in southwest China's Yunnan Province, and unearthed building ruins and items proving the practical administration of the region by the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-25 A.D.).

____ (2022-09-30). Livelihoods of ethnic groups improved. ecns.cn China has attached great importance to improving the livelihoods of people from different ethnic groups and their human rights since 2012.

____ (2022-09-30). Advanced technology preserves black soil. ecns.cn The Chinese Academy of Sciences will continue to use advanced technologies, from remote-sensing to big data, to effectively use and protect black soil resources — highly fertile soil located in northeastern China that serves as the bedrock of national food security.

____ (2022-09-30). China has 5,772 museums by the end of 2021: official. ecns.cn By the end of 2021, China owned 5,772 museums nationwide, an increase of 88 percent from 3,069 in 2012, while pieces of collections rose to 46.65 million from 23.18 million in 2012, said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

____ (2022-09-30). Pakistani PM hails China for timely flood relief aid. ecns.cn Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has appreciated China and its leadership for providing timely aid and relief goods for the flood-affected people of the country.

____ (2022-09-29). China has been strong buttress to UN, says UNGA president. ecns.cn China has been a strong buttress to the UN, Csaba Korosi, president of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-30). High-speed railway construction in full swing in NE China permafrost zone. ecns.cn Construction of a high-speed railway through a permafrost zone in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province linking the provincial capital of Harbin and Yichun City, which is also in the province, gained new impetus on Thursday.

____ (2022-09-30). People pay tribute to national heroes in Hubei. ecns.cn People attend a commemorative event held on China's Martyrs' Day in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 30, 2022.

Staff (2022-09-30). Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film Opens in NY After Years of Media Activism & Training. democracynow.org The New York City firehouse studio that housed Democracy Now! from 2001 to 2009 has reopened as a movie theater devoted to documentary films. The opening of Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film comes as Downtown Community Television celebrates years of media activism and training. "We wanted to build something that really respected and paid tribute to documentaries," says DCTV's co-founder Jon Alpert, who says the theater is "completely interactive" and will "serve the community." DCTV is also part of a broad alliance in the Chinatown neighborhood to stop…

____ (2022-09-30). China discovers 1.6 bln metric tons of fossil oil in 2021. ecns.cn China discovered over 1.6 billion metric tons of fossil oil, and 1.6 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, shale gas, and coalbed methane in 2021, the latest data released by the Ministry of Natural Resources showed.

____ (2022-09-30). China's SOEs post steady revenue growth in first eight months. ecns.cn China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw increased revenue and smaller profit drop in the first eight months of this year, official data showed.

____ (2022-09-30). Policy steps to stabilize fund inflows. ecns.cn China will resolutely implement policy measures to stabilize foreign investment, as part of the expansion of the high-level opening-up policy, officials and experts said on Thursday.

____ (2022-09-30). China-Europe freight train route launched between China's SCODA, Samarkand. ecns.cn A freight train route between the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area (SCODA) in east China's Shandong Province and Samarkand in Uzbekistan was officially launched on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-30). China's manufacturing PMI up in September. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at .1 in September, up from 49.4 in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-30). China launches crested ibis population rebuild project. ecns.cn A crested ibis population rebuild project in southern China was launched on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-30). Tiangong space station marks key step in assembly. ecns.cn The Wentian lab module of China's Tiangong space station has been repositioned to dock with a radial port on the station's Tianhe core module on Friday afternoon, which marked a key step in Tiangong's in-orbit assembly.

____ (2022-09-30). China tightens e-cigarette regulations, requires firms to obtain licenses. ecns.cn China Tobacco issued a document on its official website on Thursday requiring domestic e-cigarette manufacturers and traders to obtain a license before operating their business, further tightening the regulations for e-cigarettes.

____ (2022-09-30). China cruises past Czech Republic to keep unbeaten run at FIVB worlds. ecns.cn The Chinese women's volleyball team claimed their fourth victory in as many games at the FIVB World Championship, defeating the Czech Republic 25-19, 25-22, 27-25 to stay on top of the pool.

____ (2022-09-30). Transposition of China's space station lab module completed. ecns.cn China's space station lab module Wentian successfully completed in-orbit transposition at 12: 44 p.m. Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

____ (2022-09-30). Joint exhibition wows visitors in Beijing. ecns.cn Visitors take photos of an exhibit at the Harmonious Co-existence, an joint exhibition of collections from the Palace Museum and the National Museum of China at the National Museum in Beijing, Sept. 29, 2022. The joint exhibition will run from September 28, 2022 through January 3, 2023.

____ (2022-09-29). China on threshold of top 10 most innovative economies: WIPO. ecns.cn China has moved up to 11th place in the 2022 Global Innovation Index (GII) and firmly remains the only middle-income economy in the top 30, according to the latest ranking published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Thursday.

____ (2022-09-30). Xi pays tribute to national heroes in Beijing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the State attended a ceremony to present flower baskets to deceased national heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Friday morning.

____ (2022-09-30). BRICS cardiovascular health center inaugurated in China's Xiamen. ecns.cn The BRICS Cardiovascular Health Innovation Center was inaugurated in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, on Thursday, which marks the World Heart Day.

____ (2022-09-30). China's non-manufacturing PMI down in September. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at .6 in September, down from 52.6 in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

____ (2022-09-30). Platform installs wind power offshore. ecns.cn China's first 2,000-metric-ton offshore wind-power installation platform was delivered for use in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Wednesday, deepening the potential of offshore wind power in the country.

____ (2022-09-30). Ensuring food supply has always been the top governing priority in China. ecns.cn

____ (2022-09-30). China's Wentian lab module completes rotation. ecns.cn The Wentian lab module completed its rotation at 12: 44 p.m. (BJT) on Friday after about an hour of coordination between staff in the space station and on the ground, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

____ (2022-09-30). Xi pays tribute to national heroes on Martyrs' Day. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state attended a ceremony on Friday morning in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes.

____ (2022-09-30). Mainland spokesperson urges U.S. to stop using Taiwan to contain China. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday urged the United States to handle affairs related to Taiwan cautiously and stop supporting Taiwan in a bid to contain China.

____ (2022-09-30). Landmark buildings lighted up to celebrate National Day in Shanxi. ecns.cn Landmark buildings are lighted up to celebrate the forthcoming 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022.

____ (2022-09-30). China has vigorously promoted the development of BRICS partnership. ecns.cn In the rest of the year, China will host more than 30 BRICS meetings and events.

____ (2022-09-30). China edges Australia to reach Women's Basketball World Cup final. ecns.cn China entered the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup final after edging hosts Australia 61-59 in the semifinals in Sydney on Friday.

____ (2022-09-30). U.S.-Taiwan collusion infringes sovereignty. ecns.cn China is concerned about and firmly opposed to recent U.S.-Taiwan military collusion, and has lodged serious representations with the United States, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday, warning of "severe consequences".

____ (2022-09-30). Xi meets C919 project team, urging more breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Friday commended the achievements made in the development of the C919 large passenger aircraft and called for more major breakthroughs in China's high-end equipment manufacturing.

____ (2022-09-30). Ministry updates official dictionary of careers. ecns.cn China launched an updated State-level professions dictionary on Wednesday that includes 158 new professions such as cryptography engineer and financial technician.

____ (2022-09-30). China-Europe freight train leaves Hebei port. ecns.cn A China-Europe freight train left Shijiazhuang, Hebei province on Tuesday and will arrive in Moscow in around 12 days, with a variety of commodities for customers.

____ (2022-09-30). (W.E. Talk) China mirrors America's decline. ecns.cn Is globalization, which improved the lives of billions worldwide, really coming to an end? What is the prospect of Sino-US relations which is key to the world situation? In the latest W.E. Talk, we discussed these topics.

____ (2022-09-30). Reception held in Tokyo to mark th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties. ecns.cn A commemorative event marking the th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations has been held in Tokyo.

____ (2022-09-30). China's services trade deficit narrows in August. ecns.cn China saw a narrowing deficit in its services trade in August, official data showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-30). Winners of 2022 Inaugural WLA Prize announced. ecns.cn Winners of the Inaugural World Laureates Association (WLA) Prize were announced on Thursday in Shanghai, with 10 million yuan ($1.41 million) awarded for each prize.

____ (2022-09-30). Taiwan to cancel home quarantine requirement for arriving travelers. ecns.cn Starting on Oct. 13, travelers arriving in Taiwan will no longer be required to submit themselves to home quarantine and will instead undergo seven days of self-initiated prevention after arrival, the island's disease monitoring agency has announced.

____ (2022-09-30). Beijing 2022 mascot to start new chapter of legacy. ecns.cn "It's really hard, but maybe it's time to say goodbye," said a shop assistant at an official Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games store, located in downtown Beijing's Wangfujing Street, on Friday.

____ (2022-09-30). Iran's SCO membership can solve banking problems: Lawmaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — Sanctions have brought about problems in the financial and baking transactions of the country, so that Iran's membership at Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will solve this problem significantly.

____ (2022-09-29). Work on west-east gas pipeline underway. ecns.cn China Oil &Gas Pipeline Network Corp, China's largest energy infrastructure owner also known as PipeChina, announced on Wednesday the official launch of construction on West-East Gas Pipeline 4.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). US Targets Iran's Oil Exports With New Sanctions as Nuclear Deal Talks Stall. news.antiwar.com The US on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports in the latest sign that a revival of the Iran nuclear deal is unlikely. The State Department announced sanctions on two Chinese-based firms accused of trading Iranian oil, while the Treasury Department designated several entities based in Hong Kong, Iran, India, and the UAE. …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-29). Conditioned for War With Russia. orinocotribune.com By Ray McGovern Sep 22, 2022 | Ray McGovern reviews key pieces of background that — thanks to the media — few Americans know about the widest war in 77 years that is now on our doorstep. | Thanks to Establishment media, the sorcerer apprentices advising President Joe Biden — I refer to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor 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 oblivi…

Infobrics (2022-09-29). Are Russia and China Destined for Competition as Moscow Pivots East. infobrics.org With trade balance between Moscow and Beijing approaching $200 billion, this deepening dependence – and, especially if Russia became a beneficiary of Chinese technology – could be hyped up as Russia becoming a side-car to Chinese geopolitical ambitions by many Western observers…

A Guest Author (2022-09-29). Say NO to U.S. wars! Oct. 15-22 actions. workers.org The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is organizing for protests the week of Oct. 15-22 in this call posted at unac.peace.org. Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China. Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere. Join us in protest . . . |

Doug Rooney (2022-09-29). Britain Takes Aggressive Anti-China Line with Hawkish PM Liz Truss. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-29). PRC-ROK Relations: Cultural Exchanges. journal-neo.org After THAAD was deployed in the Republic of Korea in 2016, China restricted access to its market for South Korean (pop) culture content, including games, movies, TV series and popular music. Korean artists were banned from touring in China. However, the Chinese government did not issue any official decrees on this matter: restrictions were imposed …

____ (2022-09-29). China unveils measures to secure fiscal support for construction of national parks. ecns.cn China has introduced a raft of measures to guarantee fiscal support for building a nature reserve system with national parks at its heart.

____ (2022-09-29). Undersea expressway tunnel in north China built. ecns.cn Construction of an undersea tunnel was completed on Thursday in Dalian Bay, which accommodates a two-way six-lane urban expressway through the sea area in the city of Dalian, Liaoning Province.

____ (2022-09-29). Steady growth for transport infrastructure. ecns.cn China has promoted infrastructure construction to boost economic development during the headwinds caused by COVID-19, officials from the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-29). China blasts U.S. for cyber attacks on Chinese university. ecns.cn

____ (2022-09-29). World's first cloned arctic wolf meets public in Harbin. ecns.cn Maya, the world first cloned arctic wolf, meets the public in Harbin Polarland, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 28, 2022, along with two other Arctic wolves.

____ (2022-09-29). World's first 2000-ton-class offshore wind farm installation vessel put into operation in S.China's Guangzhou. ecns.cn The world's first 2,000-ton-class offshore wind power installation platform named Baihetan was formally delivered and put into operation in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.

____ (2022-09-29). Zambia, China hold forum to deepen trade, investment ties. ecns.cn The first China-Zambia investment forum opened Wednesday in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, with the two countries pledging to deepen trade and investment relations.

____ (2022-09-29). 13 panda cubs make debut in Sichuan. ecns.cn Thirteen panda cubs, all born at the Giant Panda Protection and Research Center this year, make debut at the breeding base in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 28, 2022.

____ (2022-09-29). Reset in bilateral ties seen benefiting all. ecns.cn Putting China-U.S. relations back on the track of healthy and stable development at an early date serves the fundamental interests of the two peoples and meets the expectations of the international community.

____ (2022-09-29). Japan issues commemorative stamps marking th anniversary of normalization of Japan-China ties. ecns.cn Japan released a set of commemorative stamps on Thursday to mark the th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, with pictures of giant pandas eating bamboo surrounded by crimson peonies and pale pink cherry blossoms.

____ (2022-09-29). New growth drivers gain steam amid China's innovation push. ecns.cn After constant efforts to push forward innovation-driven development, China has made visible progress in industrial upgrading, with new growth drivers emerging and new business forms flourishing, a recent report showed.

____ (2022-09-29). Earliest gibbon fossils found in southwest China. ecns.cn Paleontologists have discovered fossils of a small catarrhine dating back 7 million to 8 million years in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

____ (2022-09-29). Xi to attend Martyrs' Day event, present flowers to fallen national heroes. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state will join representatives from all walks of life in presenting flowers to fallen national heroes on Friday morning in Tian'anmen Square.

____ (2022-09-29). From fish to human: ancient fossil unearthed in China sheds light on evolution. ecns.cn A collection of well-preserved fish fossils were unearthed in two newly discovered fossil beds from the early Silurian Period – around 439 to 436 million years ago – in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Guizhou Province.

____ (2022-09-29). BRI praised for connecting nations. ecns.cn Infrastructure is regarded as a pillar industry for all countries, and sustainable and green projects built with China's Belt and Road Initiative have greatly enhanced connectivity and contributed to better growth of the developing world, experts say.

____ (2022-09-29). Chinese ambassador puts forward 4 proposals on China-India relations. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong put forward four proposals on the development of China-India relations at a virtual event celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

____ (2022-09-29). Xi, Japanese PM exchange congratulations on th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday exchanged congratulatory messages over the th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations.

____ (2022-09-29). Preserved 1,000-year-old cake found in Xinjiang shows China's 'unity in diversity. ecns.cn Amongst the many historical treasures on display at the Xinjiang Museum in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a one-of-a-kind 1,000-year-old cake is small yet riveting.

____ (2022-09-29). Million-year-old skull found in China provides insight in human evolutionary. ecns.cn Archaeologists and paleontologists recently discovered a roughly 1-million-year-old human skull fossil in Central China's Hubei Province, possibly offering a monumental clue in the study of the evolution of Homo erectus in East Asia.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-29). Beijing exige a EE.UU. respetar el principio de una sola China. telesurtv.net El vocero de la cancillería Wang Wenbin criticó las recientes declaraciones de la vicepresidenta estadounidense Kamala Harris sobre Taiwán.

Staff (2022-09-29). Científicos chinos presentan a Maya, primer ejemplar de lobo ártico clonado del mundo. cubadebate.cu Ella es Maya y es el primer ejemplar de lobo ártico clonado del mundo. La empresa biotecnológica china Sinogene fue la encargada de la clonación de un animal catalogado por la Unión Internacional de Conservación de la Naturaleza como especie amenazada, informaron medios estatales chinos.

Infobrics (2022-09-29). Kamala Harris' visit to Tokyo aims to destroy Sino-Japanese relations. infobrics.org th anniversary of Sino-Japanese relations darkened over Taiwan.

____ (2022-09-29). Winding roads benefit locals in Guizhou. ecns.cn A web of roads connecting settlements scattered in Guizhou's mountain area has been built and played an indispensable role in poverty eradication.

____ (2022-09-29). 22 policies in Shanghai to help boost market mood, keep recovery pace. ecns.cn The Shanghai municipal government has given a solid boost to market confidence by announcing 22 favorable policies on Wednesday, which will help maintain the strong momentum in economic recovery, local officials said.

____ (2022-09-29). Night cruise tour showcases culture of Chengdu. ecns.cn 13 themed cruise boats were launched to present lines of Chinese famous poet Du Fu along the Jinjiang River ahead of the National Day holiday in Chengdu.

____ (2022-09-28). Huge ancient stone murals discovered in central China. ecns.cn Two stone murals from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) have been unearthed in central China's Henan Province, which are the largest of their kind ever found in the country, archaeologists said Wednesday.

Kenny Coyle (2022-09-28). The U.S. gets ready for war in Taiwan. struggle-la-lucha.org

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