Daily Archives: January 8, 2024

2024-01-08: News Headlines

WSWS (2024-01-08). Australian protests against Israeli genocide of Gaza: "The issue is Zionism and imperialism" wsws.org "At a higher level they want to get Russia and China. America's been declining for many, many years and this is their way of weakening those two powers."

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Ministry criticizes U.S. for deporting Chinese students with valid visas. ecns.cn China's foreign ministry has criticized what it says is the discriminatory treatment of Chinese students trying to enter the United States after reports of prolonged interrogations and coercion, with some seeing their visas revoked upon arrival in the U.S.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China's foreign exchange reserves reach two-year high. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange reserves reached a two-year high of $3.238 trillion as of the end of last year while gold reserves increased for the 14th consecutive month, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said.

_____ (2024-01-08). The US Can't Stop China's Rise, but It Will Cripple the EU while Trying. transcend.org 4 Jan 2024 – Washington's desperate attempts to curb Beijing's high-tech development are hurting U.S. allies more than the Chinese.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). First-ever pineapple shipment from Xuwen county reaches DPRK. ecns.cn Xuwen is the southernmost county of the mainland and is located on the Leizhou Peninsula. It is the largest pineapple production base in the country, earning it the nickname "hometown of pineapples in China".

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China's 3rd-generation superconductor quantum computer comes online. ecns.cn China's quantum computing has made new progress, with its third-generation superconducting quantum computer "Origin Wukong" coming online at 9 am on Saturday at Origin Quantum Computing Technology (Hefei) Co.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China's self-developed super conducting quantum chip officially launched. ecns.cn China's self-developed third generation quantum chip, "Wukong" (Kuafu C72-300), was officially launched at the Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center in east China's Hefei Province on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Devices used for illegal flight data collection seized. ecns.cn Chinese security agencies have cracked down on foreign organizations that have been recruiting aviation enthusiasts in China as "volunteers" to illegally collect and transmit flight data, the Ministry of State Security said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China promotes homegrown large aircraft abroad. ecns.cn The Civil Aviation Administration of China said it will promote its domestic narrow-body passenger jets to be certified in Europe this year.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Fuxing Intelligent Electric Multiple Unit CR400BF-Z launched in NW China for first time. ecns.cn The Fuxing Intelligent Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) CR400BF-Z was under maintenance at a maintenance station of Xi 'an bullet train section. This is the first time that this type of EMU has been introduced to northwest China.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China's shipbuilding companies win increasing global orders. ecns.cn China's shipbuilding companies win increasing global orders with delivery time being extended to 2028 thanks to green development advantage, CCTV reported on Friday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Ministry says British intelligence used foreign national to spy on China. ecns.cn China's national security authority recently uncovered a case involving the United Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, using foreign nationals to engage in espionage activities against China.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China places first ecological subsurface mooring buoy in polar region. ecns.cn China's 40th Antarctic expedition team placed its first ecological subsurface mooring buoy in the Amundsen Sea on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Winter scenery Daqinghe River in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Snow-covered mountain range is reflected in Daqinghe River, presenting a tranquil winter scenery in Qinghe County of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China remains crucial link in supply chain. ecns.cn China will retain its position as a key global manufacturing hub, as the supply chain diversification moves by certain multinational companies are gradual and limited only to low-end sectors, according to senior analysts and business leaders.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Vision gaining ground among China's partners. ecns.cn The vision of "building a community with a shared future for mankind", first put forward by President Xi Jinping in 2013, has gained increasing popularity among China's partners at its doorstep and beyond.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). World's longest super sea-crossing bridge marks phased progress. ecns.cn The Xihoumen Highway and Railway Bridge in East China's Zhejiang Province marked phased progress when 18 drill piles belonging to pier No 5 of the bridge, each with a diameter of 6.3 meters – the world's largest – were injected with cement on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Crystal ice cubes lure visitors to Harbin. ecns.cn People play on the frozen Songhuajiang River in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 6, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Ministry of State Security reveals MI6's use of foreign national for espionage operations targeting China. ecns.cn China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Monday disclosed a case in which the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) used foreign personnel from a third country to engage in espionage activities against China.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China's manufacturing sector unleashes full potential. ecns.cn China's manufacturing sector continues to unleash its growth potential, as many manufacturers rush to fulfill orders and drive innovation as the year kicks off, CCTV News reported on Monday.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-08). China 'Actively Involved' in Iraq's Reconstruction. orinocotribune.com Chinese investment has sparked the rise of many significant infrastructure projects in Iraq | Beijing is fully committed to "friendly" ties with Baghdad and "actively participates" in Iraq's reconstruction, a Chinese official told Kurdish news outlet "China and Iraq share friendly relations; as a sincere friend China actively participates in Iraq and the reconstruction of the country," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told Rudaw at a press briefing in Beijing. | He added that the Chinese…

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Annual anti-graft blockbuster premieres. ecns.cn In the first weekend of 2024, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) started to air an annual anti-corruption documentary revealing shocking details which go beyond financial corruption.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). China's self-developed super conducting quantum chip launched. ecns.cn China's self-developed third generation quantum chip, "Wukong" (Kuafu C72-300), was officially launched at the Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center in east China's Hefei Province on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Guinness recognizes Harbin Ice and Snow World. ecns.cn At the 2024 China Ice and Snow Tourism Development Forum held on Friday in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, Harbin Ice and Snow World was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest ice and snow park, with an area of 816,682.5 square meters.

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-07). China, Iran and And North Korea Have Warned The US On Their Red Lines. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, January 3, 204, a small group waved signs on Honolulu's busy Beretania Street in front of the Hawaii State Capitol to commemorate the sixth year since the citizens of Hawaii were informed by text messages that there was an incoming nuclear missile. The phone alert said, "This is not a practice." People in Hawaii dived into man-holes on the street, headed into their homes or into other places like caves. 20 minutes later, the State of Hawaii Emergency Management System issued an apology for a systems operator pushing the wrong button. | But the drill made real to the people of Hawaii how close our worl…

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). China remains an important engine driving world economic growth: spokesperson. ecns.cn China will remain an important engine driving world economic growth in 2024. In a world battling economic uncertainties, China is a source of certainty and positive energy…

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Wild ducks dot Aksu River in Xinjiang. ecns.cn A flock of wild ducks swim on the half frozen Aksu River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, adding beauty to the river in winter.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Snow sculpture of frozen pear appears on Songhuajiang River. ecns.cn A snow sculpture of a frozen pear appears on Songhuajiang River, attracting many visitors in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Asia's largest natural science museum opens in N China's Hebei. ecns.cn The Paleozoological Museum of China, the largest natural science museum in Asia, opened to the public in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, on Wednesday."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Changsha residents line up to purchase stamps marking the Year of the Dragon. ecns.cn During an interview with China News Network, Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, expressed his hope of 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Insights丨Rana Mitter: China's engagement to make 2024 a peaceful, prosperous and cooperative year. ecns.cn During an interview with China News Network, Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, expressed his hope of 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). China calls for stabilizing ties with U.S. ecns.cn Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing.Meanwhile, China has already started to implement the pledge by Xi in San Francisco to invite 50,000 young US citizens to China on exchange and study programs in the next five years.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). PBOC sets goals to support economic growth, development. ecns.cn China's central bank will work to sustain buoyant financing activity while expanding financial opening-up this year as part of its efforts to effectively support economic growth and high-quality development.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). New guidelines aim to boost affordable rental housing. ecns.cn China unveiled a guideline on Friday to strengthen financial support for the rental housing market in a bid to effectively boost the supply of affordable and commercial rental housing.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Data guideline set to boost high-quality development. ecns.cn China's latest push to expand the application scenarios of data elements and give full play to the multiplier effect of data is expected to foster new growth drivers as well as bolster its high-quality economic development, experts said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). China and Myanmar pledge peace, stability. ecns.cn Vice foreign ministers from China and Myanmar have pledged to jointly maintain peace and stability along the border between the two countries, while cracking down on cross-border crimes such as telecom fraud.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Two senior officials expelled from CPC. ecns.cn Two former senior officials from China's State-owned enterprises have been expelled from the Communist Party of China for serious violations of discipline and the law, according to China's anti-graft watchdog.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Satellite launch marks beginning of China's space plans for 2024. ecns.cn China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Friday evening from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert, marking the beginning of its space plans for 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Nation to tackle population aging. ecns.cn The State Council, China's cabinet, is currently engaged in extensive research and development of policies aimed at nurturing the silver economy and improving the well-being of its senior citizens.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Beijing steps up pursuit of fugitives abroad. ecns.cn China has maintained momentum in pursuing fugitives who are wanted in the country on corruption charges and will continue to enhance international cooperation and coordination to hunt down such individuals who are hiding abroad, experts said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Kids' tour to Harbin becomes online hit. ecns.cn With its enchanting allure and captivating attractions, Harbin, the picturesque ice city of Heilongjiang province in Northeast China, has become a social media sensation, leaving netizens mesmerized by its myriad splendors.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Air route aims to boost Hainan free port status. ecns.cn With the take-off of flight MU551 from South China's Sanya Phoenix International Airport to London Heathrow at 08: 39 am on Friday, China Eastern Airlines became the first Chinese airliner to launch a regular passenger flight from Sanya in Hainan province to Europe since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Shanghai-based carrier.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). China launches four meteorological satellites. ecns.cn China successfully sent four meteorological satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday."ÄÄ…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-01-07). China: First large cruise ship completes maiden voyage. plenglish.com Beijing, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The Adora Magic City, the first large cruise ship of Chinese manufacture, completed its maiden voyage with more than three thousand passengers on board who traveled 1,119 nautical miles during seven days.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Half-year-old giant panda in SW China's Chongqing named Mang Can Can. ecns.cn The fifth cub of the giant panda Mang Zai was named Mang Can Can, announced Chongqing Zoo on Saturday."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Molly Show: 'Ice City' Harbin offers cozy getaway. ecns.cn To let visitors experience the generosity of Northeast China, locals slice the frozen pears and plate them beautifully, and add sugar to bean curd jelly to cater to their taste. They have placed carpets along the Central Avenue, and built warm rest spots on the square.

The Independent (2024-01-07). China's NEV industry ends 2023 on upbeat note, eyeing stronger growth in 2024. independent.co.ug BEIJING | Xinhua | China's new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturers closed 2023 with better-than-expected performances and optimism for the year ahead, industry insiders have said. A report from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) published on Wednesday has estimated that the country's wholesale NEV sales totaled 8.88 million units in 2023, which would mark a …

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). (W.E. Talk) The Path for Proximity Between the East and the West. ecns.cn Today, however, some people think that the Chinese civilization and Western civilization are incompatible, and the rise of China is a signal of hegemony. Zhang Guogang weighs in on the validity of the "clash of civilizations" theory and the way for Eastern and Western civilizations to get closer.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Molly Show: 'Ice City' Harbin offers cozy getaway for tourists. ecns.cn To let visitors experience the generosity of Northeast China, locals slice the frozen pears and plate them beautifully, and add sugar to bean curd jelly to cater to their taste.

Paulo Cabral (2024-01-07). One year after Jan 8 riots in Brazil. america.cgtn.com In Brazil, Jan 8 marks the one-year anniversary of the day when thousands of Jair Bolsonaro supporters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court after Bolsonaro's rival and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the 2023 presidential election.

Dan Williams (2024-01-07). Can the 2024 presidential race fix America's divisions? america.cgtn.com Later this month, the first votes will be cast in the 2024 presidential election in the Iowa caucuses. The race for the White House promises to be hotly contested, but possibly more divided than ever.

Florence CGTN (2024-01-07). Boeing under renewed scrutiny. america.cgtn.com The fallout for Boeing tied to its 737 Max-9 jetliners continues after a mid-flight blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight last week. Luckily no one was injured in the mid-air fiasco, but the U.S. airline manufacturer is coming under renewed scrutiny as the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation.

Florence CGTN (2024-01-07). Dengue cases surge in Caribbean nations. america.cgtn.com Caribbean nations are being hit hard by an upsurge in cases of dengue. Environmental experts and health professionals point to climate change as being in large part to blame.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). U.S. students experience charm of local culture in Chengdu. ecns.cn A total of 29 students from Columbia University together with student representatives from universities in Chengdu attended the program. They watched folk performance, intangible cultural heritage display and try local food.

ecns.cn (2024-01-08). 'Gatangpa' festival celebrated in Yunnan. ecns.cn "Gatangpa" festival is the new year celebration of the Hani ethnic people in Yunnan.

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