(2025-02-03). China to file lawsuit against latest tariffs. ecns.cn China will file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization and take necessary countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday after the United States announced it would impose 10 percent additional tariffs on goods from China.
(2025-02-03). The US' Coercion Of Panama Over The Canal Presages Impending Military Tensions With China. thealtworld.com The US wants to preemptively neutralize as many of the means as possible through which China could asymmetrically respond to this scenario in plausibly deniable ways such as by having its company that controls port facilities on both sides of the canal shut down transit in the event of a crisis. | Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino
(2025-02-03). Headlines for February 3, 2025. democracynow.org Trump Launches Trade War Against Canada, Mexico & China, "Time for It To Die": Musk Pushes for Trump to Shut Down USAID, Musk & Associates Gain Access to Treasury's Federal Payment System, Over 30 Jan. 6 Prosecutors Fired; FBI Agents Questioned over Ties to Insurrection Probes, Trump Doubles Down on Threat to Illegally Seize Panama Canal over China Ties, South African Official Floats Cutting U.S. Off from Minerals After Trump Aid Threat, Trump Hosts Netanyahu in D.C.; Arab Leaders Reject U.S. Call to Force Palestinians into Egypt and Jordan, Israel Escalates Attack on Jenin, Blows Up 23 Homes on…
(2025-02-03). US tech CEOs admit they want AI monopoly & 'unipolar world', blocking China's competition. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing "competition is for losers". Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the US must maintain a "unipolar world".
(2025-02-03). The 'rivalry peril' with China: toxic cold war is where we are headed. responsiblestatecraft.org 
There is a bipartisan hawkish China consensus in Washington that has formed over the last fifteen years. Members of both parties are quick to link their preferred policies to the cause of "competing" with the Chinese government, and there is a tremendous appetite among our political leaders for exaggerating both Chinese ambitions and capabilities. China rivalry has become a new catch-all justification for higher military spending, nuclear modernization, increasing America's military presence in the Pacific, and establishing closer ties with China's neighbors.To promote the rivalry with China, hawkish analysts…
(2025-02-03). As Mexico and Canada hit back, China pulls punches on Trump's tariffs. aljazeera.com Analysts say Beijing hopes to seize moral high ground with referral of tariffs to World Trade Organization.
(2025-02-03). Asian markets dive as Trump kicks off trade war. aljazeera.com Stock markets in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea fell as US prepares tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico.
(2025-02-03). BRICS Bloc, the Dollar Brick Wall. infobrics.org Many countries are not comfortable with the dollar's domineering influence in the global economic scene. Russia and China, two arch-rival of the United States of America and its western allies, are nauseated by the dollar's dominant influence in the global economic scene…
(2025-02-03). "Enormous Disruption": Trump's Tariffs on Mexico & Canada Set to Worsen Inflation. democracynow.org 
We speak with longtime trade policy expert Lori Wallach about President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — the three largest trading partners of the United States. It has sent global stocks tumbling and raised fears of more inflation. Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% on goods from China, set to take effect Tuesday (After our broadcast, Mexico announced Trump had paused the new tariffs on Mexico for a month). Energy resources from Canada will carry a lower 10% tariff. Canada and Mexico have…
(2025-02-03). Rescue workers search for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet. presstv.ir Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet.
(2025-02-03). China's UN envoy: No winner in any trade war, we hope Washington finds beneficial solutions to its own problems. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-02-03). US Capitalism just Got a Black Eye. transcend.org 27 Jan 2025 – The Story behind Today's Stock Market Tank – Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google became too big, fat, and musclebound for innovation. Instead of invention, they specialized in marginal improvements. China's DeepSeek came up with more advanced AI than all US Big Tech companies.
(2025-02-03). Latest U.S. tariffs draw opposition, retaliations. independent.co.ug 
BEIJING | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to impose a 25-percent additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10-percent tariff hike on imports from China. The latest U.S. trade protectionist measure has drawn widespread opposition and immediate retaliations. Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports …
(2025-02-03). US to Impose Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China on Feb. 1 and Tyranny on America. Paul C. Roberts. globalresearch.ca The US will impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and 10 percent on China, the Trump White House said. The purpose of tariffs is to protect domestic manufacturers and their work forces. What American manufacturers and workers are …
(2025-02-03). OpenAI under fire for copying DeepSeek. ecns.cn OpenAI's O3-mini, a model hastily released to compete with China's homegrown AI model DeepSeek, has been accused of blatant plagiarism, triggering what is now being called the "Digital Babel" incident in the AI community.
(2025-02-03). Inheritor of festive lantern making skills. ecns.cn Yixian county, Huangshan city, East China's Anhui province, is noted for its "lantern gala", an important folk event held during traditional festivals.
(2025-02-03). Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Asif Ali Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will pay a state visit to China from February 4 to 8, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
(2025-02-03). Xi lauds China's solid progress despite challenges in Year of Dragon. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council held a Spring Festival reception for the year 2025 at the Great Hall of the People on the morning of Jan. 27.
(2025-02-03). China takes lead in wetland restoration. ecns.cn China has added more than 1 million hectares of wetlands since 2012 — equivalent to restoring an area the size of London every two years — bringing its total wetland area to over 56 million hectares, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced on Sunday, the 29th World Wetlands Day.
(2025-02-03). Health awareness rises in Chinese youth. ecns.cn Medical staff provide free blood sugar testing for residents in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, on Tuesday. SUN ZHONGZHE/FOR CHINA DAILY…
(2025-02-03). Trump Describes Americans Against Tariffs as Being "Controlled by China" truthout.org Shortly after he imposed massive tariffs against the United States's top trading partners, President Donald Trump suggested that American consumers could feel "some pain" as a result of the new tariffs. Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday that will raise tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods by 25 percent. Imports on oil from those countries would be exempted to a 10 percent rate… |
(2025-02-03). El liderazgo del Partido Comunista de Vietnam a 95 años de fundado. cubadebate.cu El 3 de febrero de 1930 se fundó el Partido Comunista de Vietnam (PCV), en aquel entonces Partido Comunista de Indochina, lo que constituyó un viraje histórico no solamente para la lucha de la clase obrera-campesina, sino también en la historia del movimiento nacional vietnamita y en los procesos revolucionarios del Sudeste Asiático.
(2025-02-03). EEUU amenaza con medidas si continúa la influencia china en el Canal de Panamá. cubadebate.cu Marco Rubio, advirtió que su país tomará "medidas" si continúa la "influencia" china en el canal de Panamá, aunque el presidente panameño, José Raúl Mulino, no ve una amenaza "real" de que Donald Trump se apodere de la vía. Al reunirse con Mulino, Rubio "dejó claro que este 'statu quo' es inaceptable.
(2025-02-03). Cuba saluda 95 aniversario del Partido Comunista de Vietnam. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), destacó hoy los fuertes nexos entre las formaciones políticas de su país y de Vietnam, al saludar el aniversario 95 años de la fundación del Partido Comunista de la nación indochina (PCV).
(2025-02-03). DeepSeek: How a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights. independent.co.ug 
The company has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models ANALYSIS | TONGLIANG LIU | Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US companies such as OpenAI and …
(2025-02-03). DeepSeek Is Showing Us that Another Tech World Is Possible. dissidentvoice.org Last week, a Chinese startup, DeepSeek, released R1, a large-language model rivaling ChatGPT, that is already unraveling the U.S. tech world. The open-source model performs just as well, if not better, than its American counterparts. The shock comes mainly from the extremely low cost with which the model was trained. R1 cost just $5.6 million …
(2025-02-03). BRICS+ Media Centre screens animated film to celebrate Chinese New Year. tvbrics.com 
Guests also attended a lecture on Spring Festival traditions…
(2025-02-03). Cloud Capital vs AI: DeepSeek, Technofeudalism, Capitalism, and the New Cold War. transcend.org 28 Jan 2025 | Yanis Varoufakis delves into the seismic developments of January 2025, spotlighting the transformative impact of DeepSeek—a groundbreaking Chinese AI company that has sent shockwaves through the global tech and financial landscapes.
(2025-02-03). Experts: DeepSeek sets benchmark for Chinese firms. ecns.cn An increasing number of Chinese firms are poised to follow DeepSeek in pushing forward innovation and cooperation and making global breakthroughs despite rounds of sanctions from the United States, industry experts said on Sunday.
(2025-02-03). U.S. town celebrates Chinese New Year with cultural festivities, renewed friendshi. ecns.cn The conference hall of The Merrill Hotel in Muscatine, a small city along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Iowa, was decorated with Chinese knots, paper-cuttings and couplets. Each table featured red snake mascots, symbolizing good fortune and festivity.
(2025-02-03). Seasons Through Birds' Eyes | The Beginning of Spring. ecns.cn The Beginning of Spring, or"ÄÄLichun"ÄÄmarks"ÄÄthe first"ÄÄof the"ÄÄ24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, heralding"ÄÄthe"ÄÄarrival of"ÄÄspring. With nature awakening, life brims with"ÄÄimagination"ÄÄfrom this day forward.
(2025-02-03). Celebrating Chinese New Year in Shenzhen: family is what makes Spring Festival special. ecns.cn What's it like to celebrate the New Year in Shenzhen, a "city of immigrants"? This Spring Festival, I was invited by my aunt's family and drove with my parents to Shenzhen for this grand holiday.
(2025-02-03). DeepSeek Crushes ChatGPT and Becomes the Highest-rated Free App in Apple App Store. globalresearch.ca Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot, has crushed its rival ChatGPT by becoming the highest-rated free app in the Apple App Store in the United States after the launch on January 20 of its new R1 …
(2025-02-03). AI Going DeepSeek. transcend.org 28 Jan 2025 – DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, released a model called R1 comparable to OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, but at a radically lower cost. What are the consequences and the possibilities in comparison to the capitalist version of AI?>
(2025-02-03). Inicia este lunes en Venezuela la XII Cumbre Extraordinaria del ALBA-TCP (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP) desarrolla hoy en Caracas, la capital de Venezuela, una reunión de trabajo extraordinaria de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno para analizar temas trascendentes para el desarrollo de los países miembros y la región. El encuentro fue anunciado en un comunicado.
(2025-02-03). ALBA-TCP celebra cumbre extraordinaria en Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 feb (RHC) La Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP) desarrollará hoy en Caracas una reunión de trabajo extraordinaria de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno para analizar temas trascendentes.
(2025-02-03). En Venezuela Consulta Popular Nacional: las comunidades deciden. radiohc.cu En un acto de democracia, las venezolanas y venezolanos acudieron este domingo 2 de febrero a las urnas en la primera Consulta Popular Nacional del año, para elegir los proyectos que desean sean implementados en sus comunidades con los recursos asignados por el gobierno.
(2025-02-03). Search, rescue ops continue in Tibet's Shigatse following deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. presstv.ir Rescue efforts continue in Shigatse region after a devastating earthquake hit Tibet.
(2025-02-03). Migrants stuck in Mexico face uncertain future. america.cgtn.com 
As U.S. President Donald Trump's migrant deportation campaign ramps up, thousands of undocumented migrants who hoped to gain asylum in the United States now find themselves stuck in Mexico. CGTN's Franc Contreras visited one shelter for migrants in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez where migrants are living in limbo and deciding what to do next.
(2025-02-03). Trump making a mark as the Bitcoin president. america.cgtn.com 
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to make America the "crypto capital of the planet." And within days of resuming power, he signed an executive order prompting cryptocurrency advancement. Those in the industry see Trump's pro-crypto policy as a major turning point that could help usher in a new era for alternative currencies. But could Trump stand in the way of his own policies? Toni Waterman has more from Texas.
(2025-02-03). Canadians react to Trump's latest tariffs on goods. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. and Canada are long-term allies with inter-dependent industries, businesses and interests. But a series of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs that were imposed by both sides on Saturday, Feb, 1, is causing concern on both sides of the border. CGTN's Dan Williams has the latest from Canada's capital city, Ottawa.
(2025-02-03). Poetry born of a mother's sacrifice. ecns.cn Huang Xinsheng starts every day early. By the time the sun peaks over the horizon, she is already cleaning a 1-kilometer street in Changsha, Hunan province.
(2025-02-03). Taiwan Executes First Prisoner in Five Years. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Members of the Taiwan Constitutional Court hold a press conference after the ruling on the constitutionality of the death penalty in a case brought by people currently on death row, in Taipei, Taiwan, September 20, 2024. | © 2024 Ann Wang/Reuters…
(2025-02-02). øCuáles son las consecuencias para Estados Unidos de la guerra arancelaria de Trump? cubadebate.cu Sin embargo, un arancel adicional del 10 % sobre China contraería el PIB de la economía estadounidense en 55.000 millones de dólares durante el segundo mandato de la Administración Trump, suponiendo que Pekín tome represalias arancelarias, según un análisis de Warwick McKibbin.
(2025-02-02). Global alarm, condemnation as Trump tariffs hit Mexico, Canada and China. aljazeera.com Mexico and Canada announce retaliatory tariffs while China warns that there is no winner in a trade war.
(2025-02-02). How have Canada, China and Mexico responded to Trump's tariffs? aljazeera.com The US president's new tariffs prompt retaliation and spark concerns over global trade disruptions and inflation.
(2025-02-02). Trump imposes tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. aljazeera.com Republican US president imposes 25 percent on goods from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent on all imports from China.
(2025-02-02). Trump launches trade war against Canada, Mexico and China. defenddemocracy.press 
China Has Edge Over US on Much More Than AI Models Jan 28, 2025 The shock release of a new Chinese AI known as DeepSeek that's cheaper, faster and open source sent shockwaves across Silicon Valley, wiping $1 trln off tech stocks and prompting pundits to dub the development a "Sputnik moment" for the US. …
(2025-02-02). Rescue workers search for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet. presstv.ir Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet.
(2025-02-02). Canada, Mexico impose retaliatory tariffs on US; China vows countermeasures. presstv.ir US President Donald Trump's extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China have sparked retaliatory actions.
(2025-02-02). (VIDEO) What you need to know about HMPV. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says people shouldn't be concerned. "In the late winter, early spring, it can account for 5% to 10% of all the respiratory infections that we diagnose in the United States. So it's definitely out there," says Dr. Binnicker….
(2025-02-02). Trump Orders Imposition of High Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. truthout.org President Donald Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday following through on his promise to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on goods from China, a measure that targets the nation's three largest trading partners. The tariffs are set to go into effect on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. The orders contained no language allowing for… |
(2025-02-02). El último golpe tecnológico de China a EE.UU. se llama Deepseek. strategic-culture.su Impacto en la bolsa y en los planes de Trump | àönete a nosotros en , y . | Escríbenos: | El mercado de valores de Estados Unidos ha experimentado su mayor h…
(2025-02-02). China rechaza aranceles del 10 por ciento anunciados por EEUU. radiohc.cu Beijing, 2 feb (RHC) China expresó este domingo su fuerte descontento y firme oposición ante la decisión de Estados Unidos de imponer un arancel adicional del 10 por ciento a productos chinos importados.
(2025-02-02). Stewed Assorted Delicacies: what do Hubei locals eat for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. ecns.cn Fruits, vegetables, lotus roots, meat and fish… What's on the shopping list of ingredients for a Hubei-style Chinese New Year's Eve dinner? | Check this video and find out how people in Tianmen, Hubei Province, celebrate the Spring Festival.
(2025-02-02). Peruvian town opens Chinese-built mega port. america.cgtn.com 
Chancay is a small Peruvian town that has become the hub for South America's biggest Chinese-built mega port. | The deepwater facility can dock larger cargo ships than other ports in the region. It's strategically located in the center of South America's Pacific coast. | The town's mayor, Juan Alvarez, spoke to CGTN's Dan Collyns, who began by asking him how the town of 65,000 plans to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the mega port.
(2025-02-02). Search, rescue ops continue in Tibet's Shigatse following deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. presstv.ir Rescue efforts continue in Shigatse region after a devastating earthquake hit Tibet.
(2025-02-02). Los Angeles beaches remain closed after devastating wildfires. america.cgtn.com 
As recovery efforts continue in the wake of the fires in Los Angeles, teams are working tirelessly to clear debris and assess structural damage across several communities. | However, an emerging threat has put a halt to some of the recovery progress. In the wake of heavy rain, toxic runoff has flooded beach areas along the coast, causing widespread closures. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports.
(2025-02-02). Peace process stalls in between Colombia, ELN. america.cgtn.com 
Officials in Colombia say fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and FARC dissidents this last week has left more than 52,000 displaced people, 32,000 trapped in their homes and 52 new homicides. | CGTN sat down with government Peace Advisor and Former head of the ELN, Carlos Velandia, to talk about the state of the Peace Process. | CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.
(2025-02-02). U.S. Secretary of State begins Central America visit with Panama. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Panama for talks with President Jose Raul Mulino. | His visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States will "take back" the Panama Canal, one of the world's most important trading routes. | CGTN's Stephen Gibbs reports.