Daily Archives: January 4, 2023

2023-01-04: News Headlines

Dieter Funke, Michael Klare (2023-01-04). Utopias and Dystopias as Places of Mental Retreat and Cooperation with China. indybay.org Joe Biden and his foreign policy team are in many ways still entrenched in the Cold War era, and his administration has generally taken a far more antagonistic stance toward China than Obama. It is not surprising, then, that the progress Kerry made with his Chinese interlocutors in Glasgow largely fizzled out as tensions over Taiwan grew more intense.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Outbound tourism gains momentum. ecns.cn China's outbound tourism market is showing good growth momentum and is expected to make a robust recovery amid the nation's optimized COVID-19 response measures and relaxed travel restrictions.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Shenzhen's 1st new int'l route in 3 years jets off. ecns.cn A China Southern Airlines plane took off from Shenzhen International Airport bound for Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Monday as the airline resumed the overseas route after a long hiatus.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Cross-border passenger road services to resume. ecns.cn China will gradually reopen cross-border passenger transport via road starting on Sunday, according to a work plan released by the Ministry of Transport following the nation's adjustment in its COVID-19 policies.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Nation mulling future based on cutting-edge tech. ecns.cn China will step up efforts to map blueprints for future industries such as humanoid robots, the metaverse and quantum technology, as part of its broader push to cultivate emerging industries and build a modern industrial system.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). China's railway cargo delivery up 4.7 pct in 2022. ecns.cn China's railway cargo delivery volume reached 3.9 billion tonnes in 2022, up 4.7 percent year on year, according to the national railway operator.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). China maintaining COVID-19 talks with nations, WHO. ecns.cn China has maintained pragmatic cooperation and open, transparent communication with the World Health Organization and countries and regions worldwide since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic three years ago.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). First five-year plan to modernize logistics revealed. ecns.cn China has unveiled its first five-year plan for the development of a modern logistics sector through 2025, highlighting the need to promote the digital transformation of the sector.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Global COVID-19 cooperation maintained. ecns.cn China has maintained pragmatic cooperation and open, transparent communication with the World Health Organization and countries and regions worldwide since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic three years ago.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Manufacturing confidence bounces back. ecns.cn Business confidence in factory output going forward strengthened in China to a 10-month high upon expectations of waning COVID-19 disruptions even as a rise in infections dented manufacturing activity in December, a private survey said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). New Year crowds seen back on streets. ecns.cn Restaurants, hotels and shopping malls across the country have seen the long-lost hustle and bustle of crowds return during the New Year's holiday following China's optimization of COVID-19 control measures.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Environment, economy advance as one in Yangtze River Basin. ecns.cn China has managed to advance environmental protection and economic development in parallel in the Yangtze River Basin, but more efforts are needed to address some prominent environmental problems.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). China's Chongqing issues free medical packages to battle COVID-19. ecns.cn Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality will issue free packages containing antipyretics to residents above 60 amid the spread of COVID-19.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). International observers: China's economic recovery will lift global growth after COVID response shift. ecns.cn International media and think tanks have kept an eye on China's economy after the country optimized the COVID-19 measures in late 2022. ECNS found many of them remain positive on the country's economic rebound and what it is going to bring to the global economy.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). China mutually implements RCEP agreement with 13 other signatories. ecns.cn RCEP entered into force for Indonesia on Monday. At this point, China has mutually implemented agreements with 13 of the other 14 RCEP members, among which 10 are from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), along with Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Locals flock to hotpot restaurants as life returns to normal. ecns.cn Customers queue to dine in at a hotpot restaurant in Chongqing as life is on track to fully restore to normal, Jan. 3, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). HK to normalize travel with mainland. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is getting ready to resume cross-border travel with the Chinese mainland as early as Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Iconic palaces reopen in Lhasa. ecns.cn The iconic Potala Palace reopened on Tuesday after being closed for more than four months due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The Potala Palace and Norbulingka are free of charge till March 15, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Truth-seeking pioneer dies age 87. ecns.cn Officials, teachers and students from Nanjing University expressed their deep sorrow over the death of alumni Hu Fuming, who died at 87 on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-04). Taiwan fruit farmer flourishing in Hainan. ecns.cn At the largest wax apple plantation in Hainan province, there is a slogan on the wall: "Taiwan's experience, shared and rooted in Hainan".

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Digitalization gaining ground in China on wider application. ecns.cn Chinese enterprises' expenditures on digital businesses will witness speedy growth in 2023, as cutting-edge digital technologies, such as 5G, artificial intelligence and cloud computing, have been increasingly applied into a wide range of fields and integrated with the real economy.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Tourism airship seeks certification. ecns.cn The AS700, an airship model to meet potential tourism demand, has entered its airworthiness certification process, according to the Aviation Industry Corp of China, the nation's leading aircraft maker.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). China's largest oil-and-gas field sets new output record. ecns.cn Changqing oilfield, China's largest oil-and-gas field, produced over 65 million tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE) of crude oil and natural gas in 2022, setting a new record for output in China's domestic oil and gas fields…

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. ecns.cn Main construction of China's first far-reaching floating offshore wind power platform has been completed in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on Monday, CCTV reported.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Ningxia's China-Arab trade grows roots. ecns.cn In recent years, intelligent water-saving irrigation systems and technologies developed by Ningxia University have been used in several Arab countries, including Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to the university.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Cooperation key to better IP protection. ecns.cn China has stepped up efforts in increasing international cooperation on intellectual property protection to improve its competitiveness over the past few years, with rapid growth of patent applications overseas.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). China-Latin America trade reaching new heights. ecns.cn The good news could not have been better. Argentina and Nicaragua joined the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, and figures showed that trade between China and Latin America hit a record high in 2021.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). People always put first, diplomat says. ecns.cn China has always put people and their lives first as it tries to keep COVID-19 under control, and its recent optimization of response measures is based on the scientific assessment of the pandemic situation.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). China's factory activity contracts in Dec. ecns.cn China's manufacturing activity shrank for a fifth straight month in December, as COVID-19 outbreaks continued to weigh on both output and demand, a private sector pool showed on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Things you need to know about Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB. ecns.cn As more new variants of Omicron emerge in some overseas countries, China has also detected BQ.1 and XBB from imported cases. How virulent are these strains? Will they cause new waves of infections?

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. ecns.cn Thirteen pandas were bred at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, Sichuan province, last year.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Consumption surges during New Year holiday. ecns.cn China's consumption market saw a rapid recovery during the New Year holiday, showing consumers have high enthusiasm for consumption, the Securities Daily reported.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). China rail-sea intermodal trains transported more cargo in 2022. ecns.cn The rail-sea intermodal freight trains running along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor transported a total of 756,000 TEUs of containers, up 18.5 percent year on year.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Grassroots doctors crucial in China's anti-COVID fight. ecns.cn Recently, the number of COVID-19 patients has increased visibly in Yanliang Village, and Hou receives about 80 outpatient visits every day.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). New warship to undergo sea trials. ecns.cn The CNS Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, will undergo trials at sea this year, according to Senior Captain Qian Shumin, executive officer of the vessel.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov will pay a state visit to China from Jan. 5 to 6, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced here on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Majority of Chinese travelers choose cross-provincial New Year holiday. ecns.cn As the first holiday after China's 10 new COVID-19 measures was released in November, the three-day New Year holiday sees a recovery in the long-distance tourism market across the country, with over 60 percent of travelers choosing cross-provincial trips compared with 40 percent last year, data from major Chinese travel agency Ctrip shows.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). New foreign minister to continue supporting growth of China-U.S. ties. ecns.cn The envoy made the comments on his Twitter account as he bade farewell to people in various sectors of the United States and embarked on his new position as China's new foreign minister.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Turkmen president to visit China. ecns.cn Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov will visit China from Jan 5-6 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Chinese airline adds frequency of validation flights of C919 jetliner. ecns.cn Entering the new year, China Eastern Airlines has increased the frequency of validation flights for C919 large passenger jetliner, China's first homegrown large jetliner.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). China talks with WHO on COVID-19 control technologies. ecns.cn China talked with the World Health Organization (WHO) about technologies that can help control the COVID-19 pandemic via video link on December 30, 2022.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). China candidly shares COVID-19 control measures: Health Commission. ecns.cn China stresses its open and transparent attitude on sharing COVID-19 related information and vows to keep doing so, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday at a press conference.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Ribbon-like 28-zigzag road cuts through mountain in Sichuan. ecns.cn A 28-zigzag road bends on a mountain, forming a white ribbon around the mountain after snow in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 1, 2023. The road with 28 curves stretches 60 kilometers and crosses a 4,000-meter snow mountain pass from the Jiuzhaigou Valley.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). China's C919 aircraft arrives at Haikou for validation flight. ecns.cn The aircraft, which belongs to China Eastern Airlines, launched a 100-hour verification flight on December 26, 2022, flying across 10 airports in 10 provinces and cities including Beijing, Xi'an and Haikou.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Stunning view of Taiping National Forest Park after heavy snowfall. ecns.cn Taiping National Forest Park turns a white wonderland after a heavy snowfall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 1, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Rime covered Avatar mountains enveloped by sea of clouds. ecns.cn Rime covered Avatar mountain peaks are hidden in a sea of clouds at Tianzishan Scenic Area of Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 1, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Int'l experts upbeat about China 2023 | Former Minister of State of Pakistan: I wish China more prosperity in future. ecns.cn "The leadership of China is looking at more people-centric approach, so we do see some major development in terms of a better quality of life for Chinese people, cleaner air quality and also technological advancement to make life more comfortable for the common people in China," says Haroon Sharif, a senior advisor to the United Nations and former Minister of State of Pakistan.

jamanetwork (2023-01-03). High- vs Low-Dose Tranexamic Acid Infusion and Need for Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Adverse Events in Cardiac Surgery—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to the comments by Dr Koster and colleagues, the OPTIMAL trial enrolled patients aged 18 to 70 years, which is the age range of most patients undergoing adult cardiac bypass surgery in China. We agree that our study results, especially regarding seizures, should be interpreted with caution for patients older than 70 years.

Sean Callebs (2023-01-03). The Heat: President Xi's New Year Address. america.cgtn.com President Xi Jinping's New Year address to China. What was his message? And what's ahead for China in 2023? Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2023 New Year address to China on Saturday. He reflected on what China achieved in 2022 and he also looked …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-03). Nuevo canciller chino conversa con secretario de Estado de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Qin Gang recordó y calificó de francas, profundas y constructivas sus distintas reuniones con Antony Blinken.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). Beijing confirms recovering tourism during New Year holiday. ecns.cn The Chinese capital Beijing saw its tourist and cultural activities bouncing back to pre-COVID-19 levels during the just-concluded three-day New Year holiday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). 40 candidates selected from Hong Kong for fourth batch of astronauts of Tiangong space station. ecns.cn Hong Kong has selected 40 candidates for the fourth batch of Chinese astronauts to the Tiangong space station, said Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-03). No local transmission of BQ.1, XBB detected in Shanghai: official. ecns.cn Omicron new subvariants BQ.1 and XBB, which have been detected in Shanghai in imported cases under closed-loop management, have not caused local transmission yet, said Yuan Zhengan, a member of the city's expert advisory group on COVID-19 prevention.

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-03). Ex-NATO chief in Taiwan promotes Alliance of Democracies. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Focus TaiwanJanuary 3, 2023 Ex-NATO secretary-general arrives in Taiwan Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday morning for a three-day visit, during which he will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Rasmussen, who also served as Denmark's prime minister, was welcomed by MOFA Department …

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