2023-04-03: News Headlines

infobrics (2023-04-03). France brings de-dollarization to Europe by trading in yuan. infobrics.org Ursula von der Leyen and Macron are sending mixed signals to China.

Staff (2023-04-03). Brazil & China Sign Trade Deals in Local Currency. orinocotribune.com Brazil's state-owned company for the promotion of exports and investments, ApexBrasil, announced on Wednesday the beginning of the establishment of bilateral trade between China and Brazil in local currencies, directly between the Chinese Yuan and the Brazilian Real, excluding the US dollar as a method of payment. | During the Brazil-China Economic Seminar, held in Beijing, two initial agreements were signed to implement the mechanism. The first agreement establishes that the Brazilian bank BBM, based in the city of Salvador and under the control of the Chinese Bank of Communications (Bocom), enters the China Int…

WSWS (2023-04-03). Nine dead, 44 still missing in mine collapse in China. wsws.org The disaster tragically exposes the brutal working conditions faced by miners in China in the reckless drive for profits ahead of lives and safety.

D Goessmann, W Pomrehn & A Bacevich (2023-04-03). Inflation, Ukraine and China. indybay.org What impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…

Staff (2023-04-03). NATO provides F-35s first wartime preview of war with Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsMarch 31, 2023 The US Air Force sent F-35s to defend NATO. Here's what it learned America's most advanced fighter jet is in its element over Eastern Europe. As Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, NATO's eastern flank became an ideal proving ground for the F-35 Lightning II…. Members of the …

____ (2023-04-03). News from the Front of the Economic War. transcend.org 19 Mar 2023 – The US support and escalation of the Ukraine War is central to the politics of the Biden administration and its NEOCON strategists trying to maintain US hegemony. Ukraine is a pawn in the strategy of attacking Russia that is considered the principal enemy of that hegemony along with China.




____ (2023-04-03). The Banality of Biden's 'Exceptional' Elite Advisers. transcend.org 27 Mar 2023 – Sophomores running U.S. foreign policy live in a dream world on the verge of a war with both Russia and China. It is scary that Biden is out of it as his advisers are oblivious to the tectonic-change implications of Russia-China entente. Blinded by US "exceptionalism," they have to learn the hard way.

____ (2023-04-03). UN Security Council Won't Probe Nord Stream Bombing. transcend.org 28 Mar 2023 – The UNSC voted yesterday against a Russian effort to get an independent investigation into the bombings of the Nord Stream pipelines. The only members that voted in favor of the resolution were Russia, China and Brazil. The remaining 12 members abstained from the vote–including the US, the likely culprit of the attacks. Politics as usual.

infobrics (2023-04-03). India, China Plan to Trade in Own Currency, Cut US Dollar Dominance. infobrics.org Asian economic giants China and India have launched separate programmes in an attempt to reduce the dominance of the US dollar in international transactions and allow them settle business in their own currencies…

infobrics (2023-04-03). Simultaneous US aggression in Black Sea and Mediterranean as multipolarity accelerates. infobrics.org In the meantime, the world is working towards creating conditions for peaceful coexistence and cooperation of the globe's numerous civilizations. Organizations such as BRICS and SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) are rapidly expanding by admitting new members.

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar (2023-04-03). Reconciling Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Significance of the China Effort. globalresearch.ca

____ (2023-04-03). China leads in NEV assessment facility, program. ecns.cn China is leading the world in new energy vehicle assessment thanks to the country's market size and leading position in the sector, according to a top expert.




____ (2023-04-03). Automakers drive China's export recovery. ecns.cn Made-in-China vehicles are gaining overseas popularity, which is expected to drive exports that serve as a major pillar of the country's economic growth.

____ (2023-04-03). Haikou prepares for international consumer products expo. ecns.cn The third China International Consumer Products Expo is scheduled to be held from April 11 to 15 in Haikou, the capital city of south China's tropical island province of Hainan.

____ (2023-04-03). More soccer corruption uncovered by authorities. ecns.cn The General Administration of Sport of China vowed to support the fight against corruption in soccer after Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the administration and vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, was placed under investigation by China's top anti-graft bodies over the weekend.

____ (2023-04-03). Experts: China's Q1 GDP to grow at around 4%. ecns.cn China's major economic indicators have continued to improve since the start of the year.

____ (2023-04-03). China's registered organ donors exceed 6 mln. ecns.cn The number of registered organ donors in China reached nearly 6.2 million with the number of annual organ transplants continuing to rank the second-highest in the world, China Daily reported Monday.

____ (2023-04-03). China, Singapore embrace new era of high-quality cooperation. ecns.cn China and Singapore has elevated bilateral ties to an all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership during Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's recent China visit.

____ (2023-04-03). Automakers drive China's export recovery. ecns.cn Made-in-China vehicles are gaining overseas popularity, which is expected to drive exports that serve as a major pillar of the country's economic growth.

____ (2023-04-03). Haikou prepares for international consumer products expo. ecns.cn The third China International Consumer Products Expo is scheduled to be held from April 11 to 15 in Haikou, the capital city of south China's tropical island province of Hainan.

____ (2023-04-03). More soccer corruption uncovered by authorities. ecns.cn The General Administration of Sport of China vowed to support the fight against corruption in soccer after Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the administration and vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, was placed under investigation by China's top anti-graft bodies over the weekend.

____ (2023-04-03). Experts: China's Q1 GDP to grow at around 4%. ecns.cn China's major economic indicators have continued to improve since the start of the year.

____ (2023-04-03). China's registered organ donors exceed 6 mln. ecns.cn The number of registered organ donors in China reached nearly 6.2 million with the number of annual organ transplants continuing to rank the second-highest in the world, China Daily reported Monday.

____ (2023-04-03). China, Singapore embrace new era of high-quality cooperation. ecns.cn China and Singapore has elevated bilateral ties to an all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership during Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's recent China visit.

____ (2023-04-03). French President Emmanuel Macron to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a state visit to China from April 5 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday.

____ (2023-04-03). Tianlong-2 carrier rocket makes maiden flight. ecns.cn A Tianlong-2 Y1 carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 2, 2023.

____ (2023-04-03). Dunhuang comes into apricot blossoms season. ecns.cn Dozens of hectares of apricot blossoms are in full bloom at the foot of Mingsha Mountain, making the city an ideal destination for spring outings in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 1, 2023.

____ (2023-04-03). Aerial view of Changzhou Water Conservancy Project in Guangxi. ecns.cn Aerial view shows cargo vessels passing through ship locks at the Changzhou reservoir, a water conservancy project on the Xijiang River, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2023.

____ (2023-04-03). Magnificent landscape of melting Kenswat Lake in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Transparent ice with sun reflection on the melting Kenswat Lake resembles a dazzling sapphire in Manas County, north China's Uyghur Autonomous Region.

____ (2023-04-03). World's largest DP shuttle tanker built by China delivered. ecns.cn China National Offshore Oil Corporation announced on Friday that the world's largest DP shuttle tanker, NS Pioneer, independently designed and built in China, was officially delivered in Dalian.

____ (2023-04-03). More cargo transported between China, SE Asia. ecns.cn Nearly 200,000 containers were transported on freight trains on a cross-border land-sea route between January and March, a year-on-year increase of 11.7 percent, China Railway Nanning Group said.

____ (2023-04-03). U.S.-based chip firm Micron placed under Chinese cybersecurity review. ecns.cn China's cyberspace authority said on Friday that it is commencing a review of products sold in the Chinese market by U.S.-based memory chip maker Micron to ensure supply chain security for key information infrastructure and to ward off cybersecurity risks.

____ (2023-04-03). China rail-sea intermodal trains ship 191,000 containers in Q1. ecns.cn A total of 191,000 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) containers have been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor from January to March, up 11.7 percent year on year, according to the China Railway Nanning Group.

____ (2023-04-03). China launches big data platform for rice industry development. ecns.cn China has launched a big data platform for the entire rice industry chain, which is expected to promote the digitalization and informationization of the country's rice industry.

____ (2023-04-03). 200-year-old genealogical record discovered in north China. ecns.cn A genealogical record dating back 203 years was discovered in north China's Hebei Province, believed to be significant to the study of local society and family tradition.

____ (2023-04-03). European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to visit China. ecns.cn As agreed between China and the European Union, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will visit China from April 5 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday.

____ (2023-04-03). China's major cotton producer starts spring sowing. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the country's major cotton producer, has entered its cotton sowing period this year, local agricultural authorities said.

____ (2023-04-03). China to hold annual summit to promote digital development. ecns.cn The 6th Digital China Summit will take place in the city of Fuzhou in east China's Fujian Province from April 27 to 28, said the organizers Monday.

____ (2023-04-03). As population grays, average life expectancy rises. ecns.cn The average life expectancy in China is expected to continue rising in coming years to reach 81.3 years in 2035, according to a recent study published by researchers in The Lancet Public Health, an international journal.

____ (2023-04-03). Insights | Malaysia researcher: China's poverty eradication efforts are experiences to be learned. ecns.cn Ei Sun OH, principal advisor of Malaysia's Pacific Research Center, noted that China's poverty eradication efforts over the last few years have become very successful, and are lessons to be learned. In addition, he thinks China is indispensable in regional and global economic revitalization.

Staff (2023-04-03). The High Price of the Guatemala-Taiwan Relationship. orinocotribune.com By Marco Fernandes — Mar 29, 2023 | Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen is struggling to maintain what little diplomatic support she still has in Latin America | The leader of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, traveled on Wednesday, March 29, to visit the United States, with stops in Guatemala and Belize, two of the 13 countries in the world that still maintain diplomatic relations with the Chinese island. On Sunday, March 26, Honduras announced that it would sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and immediately established relations with the People's Republic of China. It was a hard blow for Tsai, days before a trip that may in…

____ (2023-04-03). Container ships in operation at Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai. ecns.cn Large container vessels berth at Yangshan Deep-Water Port, with their containers waiting to be loaded or unloaded in Shanghai, April 1, 2023.

____ (2023-04-03). Ma Ying-jeou visits Hunan University. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou led a group of Taiwan students to Hunan University on Sunday morning.

Staff (2023-04-03). Este lunes en la Mesa Redonda: Comenzando la semana con Trump, la Cumbre sobre inflación y China. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Cumbre sobre inflación en América Latina, convocada por el presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador para el próximo 5 de abril es el primer tema de la Mesa Redonda Comenzando la semana que abordará en La esquina de Taladrid la anunciada comparecencia de Donald Trump ante un tribunal de Nueva York mañana y cerrará la emisión un análisis especializado sobre el liderazgo chino en el mundo.

Hedelberto López Blanch (2023-04-03). Occidente tiembla por alianza Rusia-China. globalizacion.ca Contrario a lo que elucubraron Estados Unidos y Europa Occidental para tratar de aislar a Rusia, las relaciones del gigante euroasiático se han reforzado enormemente con China, así como con naciones de Asia, àÅfrica y América Latina. Pero el fortalecimiento…

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