2023-01-30: News Headlines

_____ (2023-01-30). War With China Could Come As Soon As 2025. popularresistance.org Aim for the head." This is the message blasted out by four star Air Force general and Air Mobility Command head General Michael A. Minihan about the preparation needed for a potential war between the US and China in two years. | Gen. Minihan's rhetoric is reminiscent of his keynote speech at the Air & Space Forces Association's Air Space & Cyber Conference in September. In that address, Minihan expresses his aggressive mentality stating, "Lethality matters most…When you can kill your enemy, every part of your life is better. Your food tastes better. Your marriage is stronger." | A memo obtained by NBC…

Staff (2023-01-30). China could respond militarily to NATO buildup in East Asia: ex-colonel. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com South China Morning PostJanuary 29, 2023 As Nato chief visits South Korea and Japan, China will be high on agenda Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg's trip to South Korea and Japan next week is expected to lay the groundwork for their Indo-Pacific security partnership to guard against a "systemic challenge" from China. Stoltenberg will meet South …




infobrics (2023-01-30). Lula proposes BRICS currency, but makes unfriendly comments towards Russia and China. infobrics.org His government is evidently polarized between pro-Western and pro-BRICS groups.

____ (2023-01-30). Chinese Lunar New Year parade kicks off in Chicago. ecns.cn A parade celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year was held on Sunday in Chinatown on the South Side of Chicago, the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city.

infobrics (2023-01-30). Lula proposes BRICS currency, but makes unfriendly comments towards Russia and China. infobrics.org His government is evidently polarized between pro-Western and pro-BRICS groups.

____ (2023-01-30). Chinese Lunar New Year parade kicks off in Chicago. ecns.cn A parade celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year was held on Sunday in Chinatown on the South Side of Chicago, the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city.

_____ (2023-01-30). China's New Foreign Minister Tours Africa. journal-neo.org On January 9 of this year, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang began an eight-day trip to the African continent, having been appointed to…

____ (2023-01-30). China logs increasing online retail sales of agricultural products in 2022. ecns.cn Online sales of China's farm produce rose 9.2 percent year on year to 531.38 billion yuan (about 78.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Monday.

____ (2023-01-30). 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang: CENC. ecns.cn A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Shaya County of Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 7: 49 a.m. Monday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

____ (2023-01-30). Covid to affect people who haven't been infected most: expert. ecns.cn Currently, the COVID-19 epidemic will mostly affect the group that has not been infected yet, which accounts for about 15 to 20 percent of the total population in China, said Professor Lu Mengji from the Institute for Virology of the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany on Sunday.

____ (2023-01-30). Xinjiang plans to invest over 80 bln yuan in road construction. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plans to invest 83.2 billion yuan (about 12.3 billion U.S. dollars) in road construction in 2023, according to the regional transport department.

____ (2023-01-30). China's cultural, tourist market rebounds during Spring Festival holiday. ecns.cn If there is one phrase to describe the past Spring Festival holiday, it is "Ren Shan Ren Hai," a Chinese idiom meaning there are many people out there.

____ (2023-01-30). China's mobile IoT connections account for 70% of world's total. ecns.cn China's mobile Internet of Things(IoT) users have expanded rapidly. As of the end of 2022, the number of IoT connections has reached 1.845 billion, an increase of 447 million from the end of 2021, accounting for 70 percent of the world's total, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information.

____ (2023-01-30). Mortgage loan rates frequently adjusted for first-home buyers in China. ecns.cn As China established a dynamic mortgage rate adjustment mechanism on mortgage rates for first-time home buyers, more and more cities cuts the interest rates of housing loans after the spring festival.

____ (2023-01-30). COVID-19 virus enters low prevalence state in China: official. ecns.cn At present, the COVID-19 virus has entered a low prevalence state in China, and the epidemic situation is getting steadier across the country, said Mi Feng,spokesperson with the National Health Commission, at a press conference on Monday.

____ (2023-01-30). China resumes issuing port visas for Japanese citizens. ecns.cn China's immigration authorities announced on Sunday the resumption of the issuance of port visas and the 72/144-hour visa-free transit policy for Japanese citizens.

____ (2023-01-30). China's central bank to extend lending tools for carbon reduction. ecns.cn China's central bank said on Sunday it will extend three lending tools for carbon reduction as part of its efforts to support green development.

____ (2023-01-30). They Say: It doesn't make sense to impose travel restrictions targeting China. ecns.cn

____ (2023-01-30). Traditional Shehuo parade held in NW China's Xining. ecns.cn The Shehuo parade, a time-honored performance enjoying widespread popularity in rural areas across China, originated from ancient sacrificial activities to pray for a good harvest about 2,000 years ago.

____ (2023-01-30). China's Spring Festival sets off consumption boom. ecns.cn The film market also witnessed a "good start". As of Jan. 27, China's movie box office revenue reached nearly 6.76 billion yuan (about $998.5 million).

____ (2023-01-30). Hainan reports growing offshore duty-free sales during Spring Festival holiday. ecns.cn During the week-long Spring Festival holiday, which ended on Friday, duty-free shopping boomed in South China's island province of Hainan as its tourism gradually rebounded, unleashing new consumption vitality.

Hans Bohler, Klaus von Dohnanyi (2023-01-30). There is nothing to fear from China. indybay.org Non-interference in the affairs of other states and emphasis on what united them for mutual benefit were thus an important element of Chinese notions of cooperation from very early on, just as in Chinese philosophy existence presupposes coexistence. Individual rationality was supplemented in China early on by relational rationality.

WSWS (2023-01-30). Sweden discovers major rare earth deposits in Arctic region. wsws.org The US and its European allies hope to use the reserve to develop alternative supply chains for the manufacturing of batteries and military equipment that exclude China.

WSWS (2023-01-30). Chinese health authorities declare COVID infection peak has passed. wsws.org Chinese health authorities estimate that over 80 percent of China's population has been infected and COVID is in retreat.

WSWS (2023-01-30). Indian foreign minister visits Sri Lanka to strengthen strategic ties. wsws.org New Delhi, which is a key player in Washington's preparations for war against China, is determined to undermine Beijing's influence in Sri Lanka.

____ (2023-01-30). China surpasses U.S. in key innovation metric, Washington report says. ecns.cn A study finds China has surpassed the US in one key measure of innovation and is making major strides in another, SCMP reported on Jan 24.

____ (2023-01-30). Tensions in the Asian Trinity: China Japan U.S.A. transcend.org 26 Jan 2023 – After five years of growing tensions among China Japan and the U.S.A., U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make an official visit to Beijing on 5-6 February 2023. There is a long list of possible issues to discuss although the list of common actions may be much shorter.

____ (2023-01-30). Rare scene of a golden eagle 'taking a lamb for a ride' in Beijing. ecns.cn A photographer captured rare footage of two golden eagles swooping down on domesticated lambs in a mountainous area of Beijing's Fangshan District, leaving onlookers in awe as one of the giant birds of prey flew away clutching a helpless lamb.

____ (2023-01-30). Zhang Yimou's new film brings 50,000 tourists to Yue Fei Temple in Hangzhou. ecns.cn About 50,000 tourists came to the Yue Fei Temple as Zhang Yimou's new film Man Jiang Hong, or Full River Red, stood out among all leading Chinese New Year movies, reaching the highest number in the past three years.

____ (2023-01-30). Shanghai launches action plan to stabilize growth, boost development. ecns.cn The municipal government of Shanghai on Sunday launched an action plan to expand demand, stabilize growth and promote development.

____ (2023-01-30). Mainland pledges to continue facilitating import of Taiwan food. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland remains committed to the promotion of economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Strait and will continue to facilitate the import of Taiwan food products, a mainland spokesperson said Sunday.

____ (2023-01-30). Popular TV soap sends hordes of tourists Dali's way. ecns.cn The appeal of country life and finding inner peace in a quiet, ancient town close to grasslands and lakes, far from vehicles and laptops, drew large numbers of tourists to Yunnan province's Dali Bai autonomous prefecture during this year's Spring Festival.

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