(2024-02-09). Asian NATO Under A New Guise. popularresistance.org Over the past couple of years there has been a flurry of activity linking NATO, and some of its constituent countries with the states of American East Asia, principally Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been a frequent visitor, and in December 2023, the US embassy in Seoul arranged for senior representatives from eight NATO countries to visit South Korea to "engage in discussions on the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region and other pertinent issues". Meanwhile back in Washington Representative Mike Lawler has introduced a bill in Congress aimed at…
(2024-02-09). EcoWaste Coalition Discovers 5 More Highly Leaded China-Made Paints Sold Online. pressenza.com 8 February 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today announced its discovery of five more imported spray paints containing high concentrations of lead that are illegally sold online. | As part of its continuing advocacy to promote strict adherence to the national lead paint ban to protect human health from the adverse effects of lead exposure, the group recently obtained five variants of Veslee Paint Aerosol from an online seller for P130 per 450 ml can. | "The continued importation, distribution, and sale of lead-containing paint products is an outright infraction of a government-iss…
(2024-02-09). CIA Director Calls China Biggest 'Threat', Says Ukraine War Benefits US. popularresistance.org The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns, published an article in which he referred to "the United States' principal rivals—China and Russia", while emphasizing that "China is the bigger long-term threat". | Strongly implying that we are in the early stages of a new cold war, he wrote that "China and Russia consume much of the CIA's attention". | Burns revealed that "the CIA has been reorganizing itself" in order to counter China. The notorious US spy agency has created a special "mission center" focusing exclusively on Beijing, and has doubled its budget for anti-China operations.
(2024-02-09). Xi says China-Russia relations embrace new development opportunities. ecns.cn China and Russia withstood many tests together in the past, and their relations embrace new development opportunities in the future, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
(2024-02-09). China's ethnic groups make jolly melodies for New Year. ecns.cn "Virtually all of the 56 ethnic groups in China now celebrate Spring Festival, but many have also integrated their own cultural elements, further enriching the cultural connotations of the festival."
(2024-02-09). Spring blooms across globe. ecns.cn Celebrations of the Lunar New Year are in full swing worldwide as China's traditional Spring Festival holiday draws growing, enthusiastic attention across the globe.
(2024-02-09). China-Laos Railway builds on momentum in new year as cargo and passenger numbers grow. ecns.cn China-Laos Railway has facilitated 27.87 million passenger journeys and 32.56 million tons of cargo since it entered operation on December 3, 2021, China Media Group reported on Thursday, reflecting the strong momentum in China-Laos business trade and personnel exchanges.
(2024-02-09). Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging efforts to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024.
(2024-02-09). Northerners head south for warmth. ecns.cn While people from southern provinces are attracted to the snowy winter scenery in North China, people from the north are swarming to southern destinations for the Spring Festival holiday to enjoy the warmth and sunny beaches.
(2024-02-09). Tracking down the dragon throughout history. ecns.cn The Chinese call themselves "the descendants of the dragon" for a reason. Emperor Yandi, a legendary tribal leader in predynastic China, was said to have been born out of his mother's telepathic interaction with a mighty dragon.
(2024-02-09). China to join Cobra Gold 2024 military exercise in Thailand. ecns.cn A contingent selected from the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army will participate the Cobra Gold 2024 multinational exercise from Feb. 10 to March 7 in Thailand.
(2024-02-09). Traditional 'dance to hero's song' in Guangdong staged to celebrate Chinese New Year. ecns.cn Dancers perform the Chaoshan Yingge dance, or "dance to the hero's song", during a Chinese New Year celebration event in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 8, 2024.
(2024-02-09). ABC promotes US military-build up as "cross-cultural exchange" with indigenous Australians. wsws.org The article was transparent war propaganda, deploying identity politics and public relations spin, to promote preparations for a catastrophic war with China.
(2024-02-09). China's forex reserves down in January. ecns.cn China's forex reserves came in at 3.2193 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of January 2024, down 18.7 billion U.S. dollars or 0.59 percent from December 2023, according to the data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Tuesday.
(2024-02-09). China takes steps to enhance telecom service, easing access for foreigners: spokesperson. ecns.cn To help foreigners get a mobile number easier upon their arrival in China, carriers including China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom recently set up nine new shops at airports in such cities as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu and Xiamen, and six new shops in popular destinations for foreign travelers in cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi'an and Qingdao.
(2024-02-09). Xi takes part in Spring Festival gathering with non-CPC members. ecns.cn As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is just around the corner, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, took part in a gathering with leading officials of the non-CPC political parties' central committees and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and representatives of personages without party affiliation at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of Feb. 7 to greet the upcoming festival.
(2024-02-09). Spectacular fire dragon dance celebrates Spring Festival in Sichuan. ecns.cn Villagers perform dragon dance under flying molten iron to celebrate the Spring Festival in Dazhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 7, 2024.
(2024-02-09). 0.015 mm! Ultra-thin stainless steel produced in SW China's Sichuan. ecns.cn The 0.015 mm ultra-thin stainless steel product was successfully produced by Pangang Group Research Institute Co., Ltd. in southwest China's Sichuan Province."ÄÄ…
(2024-02-09). Rare black-necked cranes seen in northwest China's Qinghai. ecns.cn Photographers spotted three black-necked cranes and more than thirty common cranes in Golmud, northwest China's Qinghai Province."ÄÄ…
(2024-02-09). Animals enjoy customized 'Chinese New Year's Eve dinner' at Yunnan zoo. ecns.cn Animals including ring-tailed lemurs, giraffes, parrots and tigers in southwest China's Yunnan Safari Park enjoyed customized "Chinese New Year Eve dinner""ÄÄon Wednesday as the Spring Festival is just around the corner."ÄÄ…
(2024-02-09). Explore the charm of N China's Zhangjiakou through vibrant colors. ecns.cn As one of the host"ÄÄcities"ÄÄof the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province has become a well-known city in north"ÄÄChina that has drawn the world's attention."ÄÄ…
(2024-02-09). Switzerland to facilitate Chinese travel: Foreign Minister. ecns.cn Swiss Federal Councilor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said in Beijing that Switzerland warmly welcomes Chinese tourists and will provide more visa facilitation for Chinese citizens and enterprises investing in the country.
(2024-02-09). DPP manipulates tourism for political purposes, harms cross-Straits exchanges: Taiwan Affairs Office. ecns.cn The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday criticized the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities of Taiwan for using tourism for political manipulation and harming cross-Straits exchanges.
(2024-02-09). Presidentes de China y Rusia realizaron reunión de alto nivel. telesurtv.net El Kremlin a través de su cuenta de Telegram detalló que en el encuentro telefónico, ambos líderes intercambiaron sobre varios temas de la actualidad internacional y sus relaciones mutuas.
(2024-02-09). We need to stop AUKUS and a possible war on China. greenleft.org.au 