Daily Archives: December 6, 2022

2022-12-06: News Headlines

_____ (2022-12-06). How China-Germany Ties Hurt US Strategic Plans. journal-neo.org When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited China in early November, it sent shock waves in the Transatlantic Alliance. The visit came only months after NATO declared China as its enemy. The visit's significance also lies in the fact that Olaf is the only leader from G7 to visit China since the COVID-19 pandemic began three …

Infobrics (2022-12-06). Russian and Chinese Governments Discuss Intergovernmental Development of Russian Far East. infobrics.org Plans To Coordinate Trade & Development Between Far East Russia And North-East China, Regional Bilateral Trade Up 45.5%…

Infobrics (2022-12-06). Russian Railways: Cargo Volumes Through Kamyshovaya — Hunchun Border Crossing Increased by 43%. infobrics.org Russian Railways says 244,000 tons of various cargoes were transported in both directions through the Kamyshovaya (Russia) — Hunchun (China) border crossing at Far Eastern Railways in October 2022, 43.2% more than in the same month last year…

____ (2022-12-06). Cloud computing base in NW China speeds up expansion. ecns.cn China has allowed 14 more regions, including Liaoning, Fujian, and Sichuan, to conduct exports of second-hand cars, said a notice from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-06). Papua New Guinea Says It Can't Get Caught In US and Australia's Standoff With China. news.antiwar.com Papua New Guinea cannot afford to be caught in a standoff between the US, Australia, and China, the country's prime minister told The Guardian. Prime Minister James Marape was invited to Washington in September for a summit with other Pacific nations as the US is looking to gain influence in the region to counter China. …

____ (2022-12-06). Beijing no longer requires COVID test for entering public places. ecns.cn Beijing no longer requires COVID test for entering public places such as markets and office buildings starting Tuesday.

____ (2022-12-06). China-Laos Railway opens up business opportunities. ecns.cn Laotian businessman Phetsamone worked as a driver for three years serving the electricity team of the China-Laos Railway before the line opened to traffic.

____ (2022-12-06). Embassy Spokesperson on the Relevant British Politician's Remarks Related to Taiwan. ecns.cn Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and Taiwan affairs are purely China's internal affairs.

____ (2022-12-06). Open market appeals to foreign investors. ecns.cn Stepped-up efforts to open up China's capital market at the institutional level will help create a regulatory framework more accommodating to overseas investors and thus strengthen the market's global competitiveness.

____ (2022-12-06). CDB Securities supports bond segment's further opening-up. ecns.cn China Development Bank Securities, a subsidiary of China Development Bank, is seeking to play a positive role in the country's high-standard opening-up agenda on the back of its bond market expertise, a top executive said.

____ (2022-12-06). Top court takes aim at monopolies and unfair competition. ecns.cn Chinese courts have pledged to put greater effort into solving cases concerning monopolies and unfair competition to maintain the healthy development of capital, according to China's top court.

____ (2022-12-06). Opportunities within private pension space. ecns.cn China's emerging private pension industry and high-standard opening-up agenda have brought strategic growth opportunities for Bank of Communications Schroder Fund Management Co Ltd, a top executive said.

____ (2022-12-06). China releases plan to promote online TCM services. ecns.cn China has detailed measures to promote the role of information and technology in the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).

____ (2022-12-06). China-Laos-Thailand tripartite cooperation to give substantive boost to sub-regional development: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The China-Laos-Thailand tripartite cooperation that focuses on the railway sector will give a substantive boost to sub-regional development in the future, and the railway network will increasingly function as a golden route for international logistics, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

____ (2022-12-06). China's gasoline, diesel prices see second largest drop this year. ecns.cn China's gasoline and diesel retail prices were reduced by 440 yuan ($62.51) per ton and 425 yuan per ton on Tuesday, respectively, said the country's top economy planner.

____ (2022-12-06). China rebuts U.S., EU allegations of 'Chinese economic coercion'. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-06). China-Laos-Thailand tripartite co-op on railway sector to boost sub-regional development. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-06). Energy is an important area for cooperation between China and Arab states. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-06). (100 great changes) China builds world's largest container ship. ecns.cn China has entered the race of the world's top shipbuilders, securing a position in the international LNG shipbuilding market.

Submedia.tv (2022-12-06). System Fail #19: The Woke Mind Virus. itsgoingdown.org Sub.Media returns with a new episode of System Fail, which looks at international news from an anarchist perspective. As the news cycle focuses on an epic battle between those infected with the Woke Mind Virus and so-called defenders of free speech, another virus, virtually forgotten by western governments, has sparked tensions in China. Mired by…

WSWS (2022-12-06). Chinese Communist Party moves towards "herd immunity" policy. wsws.org Confronting economic crisis at home and under the conjoined pressures of international finance capital and the military provocations of US imperialism, the Xi government is scrapping China's Zero-COVID policy that has saved millions of lives.

____ (2022-12-06). China expands second-hand car exports. ecns.cn China has allowed 14 more regions, including Liaoning, Fujian, and Sichuan, to conduct exports of second-hand cars, said a notice from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

____ (2022-12-06). Airline works to help students get home. ecns.cn China Southern Airlines, one of the three major airlines in China, is operating 16 customized flights as of Tuesday, to help ensure that university and college students to be able to return home for winter holiday.

____ (2022-12-06). Chinese company's steel cables touch World Cup. ecns.cn China is making contributions to the FIFA World Cup finals that are underway in Qatar.

____ (2022-12-06). Forum in Hong Kong on 1992 Consensus stresses one-China principle. ecns.cn A forum held in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Consensus stressed the one-China principle and opposed "Taiwan independence."

____ (2022-12-06). China phases out 4,000 tons of ODS over past 30 years. ecns.cn After 30 years of unremitting efforts, China has phased out a total of 4,000 tons of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) since its accession to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, contributing significantly to climate change mitigation and ozone layer protection, the country's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Monday.

____ (2022-12-06). Asia's manufacturing PMI slumps to below again since August 2020. ecns.cn The Asian Manufacturing Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) dropped to 49.4 in November, a decrease of 0.9 percent from the previous month, data released by China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing showed Tuesday.

____ (2022-12-06). Memorial meeting held to mourn Jiang Zemin. ecns.cn A memorial meeting for Jiang Zemin, who passed away on Nov. 30 at the age of 96, was held Tuesday morning in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

____ (2022-12-06). Travel to Hainan eased, COVID measures adjusted. ecns.cn Eleven cities and counties in Hainan, including Haikou, Sanya, Danzhou and Wenchang, have adjusted their epidemic prevention and control management measures to allow easier access to the island province.

____ (2022-12-06). Cross-Straits exchanges promoted among youth. ecns.cn Young people from Taiwan participating in an annual event to boost exchanges across the Taiwan Straits are ready to seize opportunities as the mainland advances Chinese-style modernization.

____ (2022-12-06). Water projects in Tibet proceed. ecns.cn Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been affecting the Tibet autonomous region since early August, the region has been making efforts to resume its water conservation projects.

TeleSUR, mcs, JCM (2022-12-06). Gobierno de China rinde homenaje a expresidente Jiang Zemin. telesurtv.net Tras conocerse la noticia del fallecimiento, Gobiernos, personalidades e instituciones de todo el mundo expresaron condolencias y resaltaron su legado.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-12-06). China relaja restricciones en varias ciudades por el Covid-19. telesurtv.net La viceprimera ministra china, Sun Chunlan, abogó la semana pasada por pasar a una nueva fase en la lucha contra la pandemia.

John V. Walsh (2022-12-05). If Zelensky Called Taiwan's Prez Tsai after Her Electoral Rout … dissidentvoice.org In recent local elections in Taiwan, the Party of President Tsai Ing-wen, the US-allied, pro-secessionist candidate lost badly. We have obtained a recording of a phone conversation that she received from Ukraine's Volodymor Zelensky in the wake of that defeat. Volodymor Zelensky: Tsai, how are you doing? We have not spoken in months. Sorry for …

_____ (2022-12-05). Necessary Illusions Even the narrative of the EU as a geo-strategic player has now burst. strategic-culture.org Europe is destined to become an economic backwater. It has 'lost' Russia — and soon China. And is finding it has lost its standing in the world, too, Alastair Crooke writes. | Something odd is afoot in Europe. Britain recently has been '

____ (2022-12-05). Jan Oberg in China Daily: Abolish NATO and Build Peace Instead. transcend.org While most organisations are evaluated and reformed as time goes by, NATO isn't. It has become sacrosanct and criticism of its operations silenced. In Western media, it is always called the "defensive" alliance. It does not see itself as party to the conflict with Russia…

____ (2022-12-05). Key project of China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline is completed. ecns.cn A key construction project of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline was completed on Saturday. It will allow Russian gas to cross the Yangtze River to reach Shanghai.

Al Mayadeen (2022-12-05). The Pentagon Reveals New Stealth Bomber in War Prep Against China. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-05). Lloyd Austin Says the Pentagon Is 'Aligning' Its Budget Like Never Before to Face China. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday delivered a speech where he reaffirmed that the Pentagon's top priority is countering China, which he accused of seeking to reshape the so-called "international order." "Now, the National Defense Strategy is clear-eyed about our main competitors. And that starts with the People's Republic of China (PRC)," Austin said …

____ (2022-12-05). China's first hydrogen industrial vehicle production line put into operation in the Greater Bay Area. ecns.cn China's first hydrogen powered industrial vehicle production line is now fully operational in South China's Guangdong Province, which will support the green development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

____ (2022-12-05). Nation's auto manufacturers focus on wider Asian market. ecns.cn Asia is emerging after Europe as a new market for China-made new energy vehicles, attracting Chinese carmakers to introduce their cutting-edge products and scale up investment in the region.

____ (2022-12-05). China-Laos Railway sees first direct train for imported fruits to Chinese markets. ecns.cn 4 (Xinhua) — A train loaded with 25 containers of fruits from Thailand and Laos on Saturday arrived at Mohan railway station of the China-Laos Railway, southwest China's Yunnan Province.

____ (2022-12-05). Chinese companies busy with overseas orders. ecns.cn Workers of Chinese companies are busy with overseas orders in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province.

____ (2022-12-05). China-made products record huge jump overseas. ecns.cn Household energy equipment, electric blankets, laser cutting machines and the products related to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar have gained popularity among overseas consumers.

____ (2022-12-05). Species that now enjoy improved protection in China's tropical island paradise. ecns.cn As the most important flagship species in the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, the Hainan gibbon is the world's rarest primate and the most endangered among all gibbon species in the world.

____ (2022-12-05). Think tanks release report on China's outlook on human rights. ecns.cn A report examining contemporary Chinese outlook on human rights was released on Monday.

____ (2022-12-05). Nurturing tech SMEs with timely funding. ecns.cn As of Dec 1, the number of listed companies on the Beijing Stock Exchange, China's newest bourse, reached 131, up 62 percent from 81 when trading began on Nov 15 last year.

____ (2022-12-05). Central delegation visits HK, Macao to deepen understanding of Party congress. ecns.cn Representatives from Hong Kong and Macao gathered to discuss the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as a central government delegation arrived in the two special administrative regions.

____ (2022-12-05). China inspires world in human rights protection. ecns.cn China's novel ideas, measures and practices in terms of how to respect and protect human rights can offer inspiration for the rest of the world, especially for developing countries, said a new think tank report on Monday.

____ (2022-12-05). CPC is active promoter, staunch defender of human rights cause: report. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) is an active promoter and staunch defender of the human rights cause, and has always included respecting and protecting human rights as a key part of national governance, says a report on China's human rights development.

____ (2022-12-05). PBOC and Macao monetary authority renew currency swap. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China and the Monetary Authority of Macao have renewed their bilateral currency swap agreement for another three years.

____ (2022-12-05). Full text: For a Life of Contentment — The Rationale for China's Human Rights Development. ecns.cn The China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the New China Research on Monday released a report on contemporary Chinese outlook on human rights, which is titled "For a Life of Contentment — The Rationale for China's Human Rights Development.""ÄÄ…

____ (2022-12-05). Over 700-year-old stone tablet found in north China's Hebei. ecns.cn A stone tablet dating back to the year 1286, which falls within the Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368), has been discovered in Longyao County of north China's Hebei Province, according to local authorities.

____ (2022-12-05). Plant on China's Shenzhou-15 spaceship begins growing. ecns.cn The Arabidopsis thaliana plant boarding on China's Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship has begun growing, the China Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday.

____ (2022-12-05). Chinese mainland, Macao renew currency swap deal. ecns.cn China's central bank said Monday that it had renewed a currency swap deal with the monetary authority of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

____ (2022-12-05). China changes global economic landscape amid COVID-19. ecns.cn Cloud River Urban Research Institute answers these questions as it looks into the figures of major countries as well as Chinese cities.

____ (2022-12-05). Wild panda mother, cub captured on camera in southwest China. ecns.cn Infrared cameras in a nature reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province have captured footage of a wild giant panda mother and her cub, a rare scene for the normally solitary species.

____ (2022-12-05). Chinese outlook on human rights enriches global cause. ecns.cn China has formed a contemporary Chinese outlook on human rights with "people" as the center, "development" as the driving force and "a life of contentment" as the goal, and has enriched the global human rights cause.

____ (2022-12-05). (W.E. Talk) How can Sino-German relation make steady progress after Scholz's visit. ecns.cn What does Chancellor Scholz's recent visit to China mean for both countries? How has the bilateral cooperation over the past 50 years benefited both sides? How can the two countries keep the stability and long-term continuation of their relationship?

____ (2022-12-05). More Chinese cities remove COVID testing for public transportation, outdoor venues. ecns.cn Negative nucleic acid testing results are not required for taking public transportation and entering public venues such as parks and scenic spots in more cities around China, according to health authorities.

____ (2022-12-05). China achieves world's first seed-to-seed rice breeding in space. ecns.cn A Chinese research team has yielded rice seeds from 'parent' rice seeds that had germinated, grown and matured after 120 days on a full life cycle in China's Space Station. This is the first time that seed-to-seed rice breeding was achieved in space, China News Network learned from the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Monday.

____ (2022-12-05). China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts return safely. ecns.cn The three astronauts on the Shenzhou -14 returned to Earth on Sunday evening after a six-month mission that completed the in-orbit assembly of the Tiangong space station.

____ (2022-12-05). Whooper swans have fun in morning glow. ecns.cn Whooper swans dance with a flutter in the morning glow at Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve in Weihai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 5, 2022.

____ (2022-12-05). (100 great changes) Grand Canal witnesses 2,500 years of Chinese history. ecns.cn Grand Canal has witnessed Chinese history spanning over 2,500 years. The Grand Canal of China, consisting of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Sui-Tang Grand Canal and Eastern Zhejiang Canal, was a great project completed in ancient China. On June 22, 2014, the Grand Canal was included on the World Cultural Heritage List.

Gavin OReilly (2022-12-05). The China Protests — Legitimate Grievances Hijacked by Outside Elements. globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-12-05). China's Xiamen Sees Trade with BRICS Up 26.3 Pct. infobrics.org East China's coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian Province, saw its trade with BRICS countries increase 26.3 percent year on year to hit 76.46 billion yuan (about 10.67 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 10 months of this year…

Roger D. Harris (2022-12-05). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and China (Part 2). orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris Dec 1, 2022 | The US has long considered Latin America and the Caribbean to be its "backyard" under the anachronist 1823 Monroe Doctrine. And even though current US President Biden mistakenly thinks that upgrading the region to the "

TeleSUR (2022-12-05). Report Examines Contemporary Chinese Outlook on Human Rights. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a joint report examining contemporary Chinese outlook on human rights was published by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the New China Research under Xinhua News Agency. | RELATED: | According to Xinhua News Agency, the joint report, titled "For a Life of Contentment: The Rationale for China's Human Rights Development", describes China's outlook on human rights as being continuously enr…

WSWS (2022-12-05). Health experts warn of impending public health crisis as China quickly adapts itself to herd immunity policy. wsws.org Published estimates suggest that the ending of Zero-COVID in China, now being demanded by the corporate media, could cost 1 to 2 million lives immediately.

WSWS (2022-12-05). Health experts warn of impending public health crisis as China quickly adapts itself to the herd immunity policy. wsws.org Published estimates suggest that the ending of Zero-COVID in China, now being demanded by the corporate media, could cost 1 to 2 million lives immediately.

WSWS (2022-12-05). India joins US-led military exercises as Modi government doubles down on its support for Washington's preparations for war with China. wsws.org The Malabar naval and Himalayan "high-altitude" exercise took place as India's ongoing border dispute with China enters its third winter, with Delhi and Beijing arraying vast military forces in "forward deployment" against each other.

WSWS (2022-12-05). Indian government doubles down on support for US war drive against China. wsws.org The Malabar naval and Himalayan "high-altitude" exercise took place as India's ongoing border dispute with China enters its third winter, with Delhi and Beijing arraying vast military forces in "forward deployment" against each other.

____ (2022-12-05). Beijing hotel provides discounted rooms to stranded couriers. ecns.cn After noticing that couriers were being forced to sleep in their vehicles during Beijing's cold winter nights, Liu Yiying, who owns a small hotel decided immediately to do something, offering them beds at an extremely low rate.

____ (2022-12-05). Jiang Zemin's remains cremated in Beijing. ecns.cn The remains of Jiang Zemin, who passed away last Wednesday, were cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in western Beijing on Monday.

____ (2022-12-05). Cities optimize COVID-19 measures to restore normal life. ecns.cn People shop at a mall in Beijing, Dec. 4, 2022. Shopping malls gradually restored business as Beijing optimized COVID-19 control measures.

____ (2022-12-05). Livestock in Xinjiang's Altay successfully migrates to winter pastures. ecns.cn More than 750,000 livestock in Altay prefecture, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, have successfully migrated from spring and autumn pastures to winter pastures this year…

____ (2022-12-05). Rime brightens Fairy Mountain in Chongqing. ecns.cn Trees are decorated with rime on Fairy Mountain in Chongqing, turning the mountain range a winter wonderland.

____ (2022-12-05). Guangzhou confident of meeting inhaled vaccine demand. ecns.cn Guangzhou has the ability to meet the mass vaccination need as far as inhaled COVID-19 vaccine is concerned, said an official with the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday.

____ (2022-12-05). COVID controls eased in Hangzhou. ecns.cn Starting on Monday, passengers traveling to and from Hangzhou East Railway Station in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, will no longer be required to provide negative nucleic acid test results or have a venue code scanned.

____ (2022-12-05). November deliveries of Tesla's Shanghai factory hit new monthly high. ecns.cn Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory delivered 100,291 vehicles in November, hitting a fresh monthly high, the U.S. carmaker has said.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-05). An Image of Hope: Abahlali baseMjondolo's Fight for Dignity and Land, 17 Years On. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh (EKhenana was founded as a land occupation in 2018 and has faced numerous violent and illegal evictions over the years. On December 27, 2019, the shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo won an interdict in the high court in Durban, preventing the municipality from continuing with illegal evictions. It was reaffirmed on April 20,…

Staff (2022-12-05). Caricom participará en conferencia COP15 a efectuarse en Canadá. cubadebate.cu Delegados de la Comunidad del Caribe viajaron a Montreal, Canadá, para participar en la XV Conferencia de las Partes del Convenio de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Diversidad Biológica (COP15). El evento, del 7 al 19 de diciembre, se celebrará bajo la presidencia de China y persigue acordar un nuevo marco mundial para la diversidad biológica posterior a 2020.

Dean Baker (2022-12-04). The November Jobs Report Was Not as Strong as Advertised. cepr.net I confess, I am a card-carrying member of Team Transitory, and I have been wrong about the extent to which inflation would be persistent. This was largely due to subsequent rounds of Covid, China's zero Covid policy, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all factors which the inflation hawks did not anticipate either. But regardless …

_____ (2022-12-04). US, China Defense Ministers meet on the sidelines of the 9th ADMM-Plus Forum. journal-neo.org The results of the meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, which took place on November 14 on the sidelines of the G20 summit, have been given different evaluations. By official representatives of both countries and independent commentators alike. Which is natural, since, despite the highest level of representation of the …

_____ (2022-12-04). The Volatility Of US Hegemony In Latin America, Part II. popularresistance.org The US has long considered Latin America and the Caribbean to be its "backyard" under the anachronist 1823 Monroe Doctrine. And even though current US President Biden mistakenly thinks that upgrading the region to the "front yard" makes any difference, Yankee hemispheric hegemony is becoming increasingly volatile. A "Pink Tide" of left electoral victories since 2018 have swept Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Honduras, Chile, Columbia, and Brazil. At the same time, China has emerged as an economic presence while tumultuously inflationary winds blow in the world economy. | In this larger context, the socialist tr…

____ (2022-12-04). China's two meteorological satellites put into operation. ecns.cn Two meteorological satellites, along with their ground application systems, have officially started operation, said the China Meteorological Administration on Thursday.

____ (2022-12-04). Profile: Jiang Zemin's great, glorious life. ecns.cn Jiang Zemin was an outstanding leader enjoying high prestige acknowledged by the whole Communist Party of China (CPC), the entire military and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups.

____ (2022-12-04). Chinese people mourn Jiang Zemin. ecns.cn Chinese people were saddened to hear the news of the passing of their former leader Jiang Zemin, who died Wednesday in Shanghai at the age of 96.In the city of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, flower bouquets lined the entrance to the former residence of Jiang.

____ (2022-12-04). Asian, African diplomats in China mourn former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. ecns.cn Diplomatic envoys from Asian and African countries visited China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday and Friday and offered their condolences over the passing of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin.

____ (2022-12-04). China-Laos Railway marks first anniversary. ecns.cn The China-Laos Railway has transported a total of 8.5 million passengers and 11.2 million tons of goods as of Saturday, since its launch on Dec. 3 a year ago, according to China State Railway Group.

____ (2022-12-04). (W. E. Talk) Yin Kaipu: Why dida Plant Hunter Call China 'the Mother of World Gardens'. ecns.cn Lilies are popular in European and American courtyards, but almost all the mother plants of European and American lilies originated from Lilium regale in China. The rose, which in the West symbolizes love, is actually a hybrid of the European rose and the Chinese rose. Kiwifruit, a New Zealand calling card , was born in China and is also known as the Chinese gooseberry.

____ (2022-12-04). John Lee says next five years critical for Hong Kong's new leap forward. ecns.cn John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Saturday that the next five years are a critical period for Hong Kong to break new ground and make a new leap forward.

____ (2022-12-04). In numbers: China's tea industry at a glance. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-04). Timeline of the building of China's Space Station. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-04). (100 great changes) Mobile Payments Inject New Momentum into China's Economy. ecns.cn China has also moved quickly in Digital Currency Electronic Payment, piloting the new money in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai. Transactions using the digital money has surpassed 100 billion yuan (13.9 billion dollars).China will move forward building infrastructure of the digital money and its ecosystem and improving the system's security and reliability.

____ (2022-12-04). China-Laos Railway transports 8.5 million passengers. ecns.cn As of Friday, the China-Laos Railway has handled over 8.5 million passenger trips and transported 11.2 million tonnes of cargo since its launch a year ago, the Chinese railway operator said.

____ (2022-12-04). Ancient tomb unearthed in N China's Shanxi. ecns.cn Ancient tombs dating back to about eight hundred years ago were unearthed in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, according to Taiyuan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.

____ (2022-12-04). Made-in-China products shine at Qatar World Cup. ecns.cn Various World Cup-related products were dazzling in souvenir shops in Doha, capital of Qatar, most of which are made in China, including the Qatar World Cup Mascot La'eeb, souvenirs, sports gear, T-shirts, badges and phone cases.

____ (2022-12-04). (100 great changes) The Yellow River: A 'mother river' benefiting its people. ecns.cn On October 30, 2022, the Yellow River Protection Law of China was approved at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which means the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin has become a law to abide by.

____ (2022-12-04). World's first high-speed railway in extremely low temperatures transports 670 mln passengers in 10 years. ecns.cn The world's first high-speed railway operating at high latitudes and extremely low temperatures in winter, Harbin-Dalian high-speed railway, has transported 670 million passengers since it began service ten years ago.

____ (2022-12-04). Shanghai's largest heritage complex reopens after renovation. ecns.cn Built in 1882, Zhang Yuan or Zhang's Garden, a community filled with hundreds of shikumen houses in downtown Shanghai's Jing'an district is widely known as Shanghai's largest, best-preserved and most diverse shikumen compound.

____ (2022-12-04). Cradle of Civilization: Ancient Luoyang City of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. ecns.cn The ancient Luoyang City of the Sui and Tang dynasties is now part of Luoyang City and its outskirts in Henan Province. Built in 605, the ancient city was the eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties.

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