2022-07-06: News Headlines

Editor2 (2022-07-06). NATO Officially Adds China to Its List of Enemies. orinocotribune.com By Sameena Rahman &#1 ; | Leaders of the member countries of the imperialist NATO military alliance concluded their annual summit in Madrid today. This summit was a clear display of NATO's commitment to continuously fuel the fire of international conflict as the major capitalist powers drag the world back into a Cold War-style period of global confrontation. | In preparation for the summit, NATO members prepared a new "Strategic Concept" document that described the alliance's key goals moving forward. The Strategic Concept's principal target is Russia, which it labels "the most significant and direct…

_____ (2022-07-06). Spanish Lawmaker: NATO Subordinates Europe To US. popularresistance.org A Spanish lawmaker has condemned the NATO summit that was held in Madrid this June, denouncing the US-led military alliance for advocating for more war and pushing to enrich the weapons industry while Europeans suffer from inflation and an energy crisis. | On the floor of Spain's parliament, leftist Deputy Gerardo Pisarello argued that "the NATO summit was not organized to strengthen the cause of peace," but rather "was organized basically to reinforce the geostrategic priorities of the United States… above all to weaken China."

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-06). UK foreign minister refuses to admit Saudi Arabia is authoritarian, while condemning China and Russia. multipolarista.com While demonizing China and Russia as "threats" to "democracy," British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss refused to admit that Saudi Arabia is authoritarian, declined to condemn the monarchy's execution of 81 people in one day, and would not acknowledge a single human rights abuse.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Japan stepping up war planning following G7, NATO summits. wsws.org All sections of the Japanese political establishment support the military preparations for war against China.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-06). China Accuses US of 'Technological Terrorism' for Chip Restrictions. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Beijing The US is reportedly pressing the Netherlands-based ASML Holding NV and the Japan-based Nikon Corporation not to sell the technology to China. If successful, the move would significantly widen US sanctions on China that intend to prevent the country from becomi…

Editor (2022-07-06). China Miéville: "If you don't feel despair, you're not opening your eyes" mronline.org The fantasy novelist and left activist on why Marx's 'Communist Manifesto' speaks to the crisis-ridden politics of the present.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-06). Iran, Russia, China to run war drills in Latin America. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) — Iran, Russia, and China are gearing up to run a series of major war drills in Latin America in a show of force meant to signal how these militaries can reach the United States, local media in the United States have said.

____ (2022-07-06). World's only COVID prevention medicine imported to China mainland. ecns.cn Evusheld, a medicine preventing COVID-19 infection, has been imported to the Chinese mainland for the first time, according to local customs authorities Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-06). Over 8,000 evacuated as Typhoon hits South China. ecns.cn Affected by No. 3 Typhoon "Chaba" this year, most areas of Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region suffered from rainstorms, and some areas suffered from mountain torrents, river floods, and other disasters.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-06). China rechaza que sea un desafío sistémico para Occidente. telesurtv.net El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken se reunirá con el canciller chino Wang Yi, en el marco de la reunión del G-20 EN Bali.

____ (2022-07-06). Largest interdisciplinary research platform in the Greater Bay Area established. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Polytechnic University announced on Tuesday that it has established the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), the largest interdisciplinary research platform in Hong Kong Special Administration Region and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-06). China critica a EE.UU. de ejercer terrorismo tecnológico. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Estados Unidos está en conversaciones con Países Bajos para que ASML detenga los envíos de suministros a China.

____ (2022-07-06). China cracks down on ecological damage through environmental inspections. ecns.cn China has implemented two rounds of nationwide inspections on ecological conservation and environmental protection in seven years and tackled problems in multiple fields, an official said Wednesday.

____ (2022-07-06). Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site starts in Hainan. ecns.cn Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site started Wednesday in Wenchang City, south China's island province of Hainan.

____ (2022-07-06). Improved awareness on health grows life expectancy. ecns.cn Life expectancy in China has increased by over 0.6 of a year to 77.93 years as health awareness and access to fitness facilities have been greatly increased in recent years, authorities said on Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-06). Chinese FM calls China-Thailand ties 'as close as one family'. ecns.cn Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday that the relations between China and Thailand are "as close as one family".

____ (2022-07-06). Video captures giant panda hugs a tree in Sichuan. ecns.cn Rare footage of a wild giant panda hugging a tree was captured at a conservation center in Sichuan Province.

____ (2022-07-06). Scenery of Hukou Waterfall on Yellow River. ecns.cn The Hukou Waterfall is the largest waterfall on the Yellow River, the second largest waterfall in China, and the world's largest yellow waterfall.

____ (2022-07-06). China's digital economy reaches $6.7 trillion. ecns.cn China's digital economy has jumped from 11 trillion yuan ($1.64 trillion) to over 45 trillion yuan ($6.7 trillion) from 2012 to 2021, ranking second in the world, and the proportion of its digital economy in GDP has increased from 21.6 percent to 39.8 percent, data from the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows.

____ (2022-07-06). Researchers ascertain forming of world's longest meteorite-strewn field. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have studied the large meteorite irons to ascertain the world's longest meteorite-strewn field in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

____ (2022-07-06). Swap Connect between Chinese mainland, Hong Kong to expand financial market access. ecns.cn Regulators on Monday announced the development of Swap Connect, a new mutual market access program between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the interbank interest rate swap markets.

____ (2022-07-06). Tourism resurgence tells of a flourishing, stable, open Xinjiang. ecns.cn * With China fine-tuning its COVID-19 prevention measures and Xinjiang offering a series of incentives, tourism is regaining vitality across the region.This is just one of the many instances indicating that with China fine-tuning its COVID-19 prevention measures and Xinjiang offering a series of incentives, tourism is regaining vitality across the region.

____ (2022-07-06). China's Hainan sees trade grow with RCEP members. ecns.cn South China's island province of Hainan saw its trade with members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) grow rapidly in the first five months of this year, local authorities said.

____ (2022-07-06). Construction of mega project in China's Greater Bay Area in full swing. ecns.cn Drone photo shows the construction site of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a super sea-crossing project integrating bridges, islands, tunnels, and underwater channels in Zhongshan city, south China's Guangdong Province, July 5, 2022.

____ (2022-07-06). Li: Strengthen protection of intellectual property rights. ecns.cn Staff promote intellectual property rights at a sock market in the city of Zhuji, East China's Zhejiang province, on April 26, 2021.In this way, greater contributions will be made in boosting entrepreneurship and innovation, promoting the sustained healthy development of the economy and improving people's well-being, he said.

____ (2022-07-06). Shanghai conducts mass COVID-19 testing in related areas. ecns.cn Shanghai will conduct mass nucleic acid testing from Tuesday to Thursday in areas related to recent local COVID-19 cases.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-07-06). Canciller de China se reúne con presidente filipino, Marcos Jr. telesurtv.net Wang enfatizó que la relación con Filipinas atraviesa "una nueva etapa dorada" tras la victoria de Marcos Jr.

____ (2022-07-06). First Historical Archives of China opens to public. ecns.cn The First Historical Archives of China opened to the public on Wednesday, offering visitors access to over 4.68 million archival documents, according to the National Archives Administration of China.

____ (2022-07-06). Wheels on China's Zhurong rover keep stable with novel material. ecns.cn New material has been maintaining high stability of the rover Zhurong on China's Tianwen 1 probe, according to the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

____ (2022-07-06). New COVID outbreaks prompt swift response. ecns.cn Anhui province had reported 1,081 cases by the end of Monday, most of them asymptomatic. Infections were also found in Suzhou's Lingbi county and Yongqiao district, and in Mengcheng county in Bozhou.

____ (2022-07-05). It is the U.S. that has been spreading disinformation and telling lies. ecns.cn It is the US, not China, that has been spreading disinformation and telling lies. On Ukraine, China has always made its judgement independently on the basis of the history and the merits of the issue.‚ÄÇ…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-05). Russia-China Ties Defy Western Predictions for an Alternative World. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh For years, the West has made every effort to predict the fall of Russia-China ties. The frenzy reached its climax when Russia began its military operation in Ukraine in late February 2022. Many in the West — both politicians and the media — saw this war as the beginning of the end…

Augusto Zamora R. (2022-07-05). Hablemos de China, ahora que podemos. globalizacion.ca Visto lo que se ha visto —y sigue viendo- con Rusia por 'lo' de Ucrania, puede uno imaginarse qué pasará cuando estalle 'lo' de EEUU con China. Así que toca aprovechar que aún se puede hablar de China y del…

____ (2022-07-05). China sees hottest June in over 60 years. ecns.cn The average monthly temperature across China reached 21.3 degrees Celsius in June, the hottest June since 1961, the country's top meteorological agency said Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-05). China to strengthen cooperation with international community to promote GDI: FM. ecns.cn China will work together with the international community to increase input in global development cooperation and advance practical cooperation on key areas proposed in the Global Development Initiative (GDI), said Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Monday.

____ (2022-07-05). Panda twins celebrate 2nd birthday in Chengdu. ecns.cn Pigeon panda twins Hehua and Heye celebrate their second birthday at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, .

____ (2022-07-05). China-made EMUs conduct test run in Egypt. ecns.cn The electric multiple-units, or EMUs, designed for Egypt's urban rail transit system by China's rolling-stock maker CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co, conducted a test run in Egypt on Sunday local time.

____ (2022-07-05). Xinjiang's Alashankou port handles over 3,000 China-Europe freight trains. ecns.cn The number of China-Europe freight trains leaving and entering China via the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has surpassed 3,000 this year, with the cargo volume exceeding 2.5 million tonnes, according to the railway authorities.

____ (2022-07-05). Self-developed airplane by Hubei company makes maiden flight. ecns.cn The first airplane independently developed by an enterprise in central China's Hubei Province made its maiden flight Monday afternoon.

____ (2022-07-05). Xiaolangdi Reservoir discharges sand in Henan. ecns.cn Tourists watch water gushing out from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River during a sand-discharging operation in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, .

____ (2022-07-05). Chinese astronomers detect 9 super lithium-rich unevolved stars. ecns.cn Using China's largest optical telescope, astronomers have discovered a record number of unevolved stars rich in lithium, a key chemical element linking cosmology to the structure and evolution of stars.

____ (2022-07-05). Chinese, U.S. senior officials hold video talks over economic issues. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive economic dialogue, held a video conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the latter's request on Tuesday morning.

____ (2022-07-05). Golden harvest scenery of wheat field in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Golden harvest scenery of wheat fields under the morning glow in Yanqi county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the early July.

____ (2022-07-05). Lotus flowers bloom at West Lake scenic spot in Hanghzou. ecns.cn The Breeze-Ruffled Lotus at Quyuan Garden is one of the 10 scenes of the West Lake, and an ideal destination to view lotus flowers in China.

____ (2022-07-05). Foreign trade set to post stable growth this year. ecns.cn The surging volume of foreign trade in China is squeezing some companies, which are scrambling to find workers for their factories to fill their export orders.

____ (2022-07-05). Ministry slams attempts to bypass one-China principle. ecns.cn A representative from Palau hit out at the UN on Friday for not allowing the Taiwan authorities to be part of its delegation list at the conference in Lisbon, Reuters reported.

____ (2022-07-05). Regional effort urged on Myanmar reconciliation. ecns.cn China expects joint efforts with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to encourage Myanmar to pursue political reconciliation and restart the democratic transition process, visiting State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

____ (2022-07-05). Population of Chinese white dolphins sees steady growth in south China. ecns.cn The number of Chinese white dolphins in south China's Guangdong Province has reached about 1,100, according to a survey conducted from 2017 to 2021.

____ (2022-07-05). Hami melons sent to overseas markets. ecns.cn Hundreds of metric tons of Hami melons, a specialty of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, were transported to the Southeast Asian market recently from their namesake city Hami, the first time for such a shipment complete with certificates of origin.

____ (2022-07-05). Tomb of Peng State unearthed in Shanxi. ecns.cn Photo shows bronze weapons and tools unearthed from a tomb of Peng State during the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C- 771 B.C.) in Jiangxian county, Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, July 5, 2022.

TeleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-07-05). Funcionarios de China y EE.UU. analizan temas sobre economía. telesurtv.net China manifestó su preocupación sobre las sanciones y aranceles estadounidenses, sus empresas.

____ (2022-07-05). Ballastless tracks constructed for Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge. ecns.cn The construction of ballastless tracks for the cross-sea bridge was completed on Monday. The Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, with a length of 277 kilometers and a designed speed of 3 km per hour, is the first cross-sea railway for bullet trains in China.

WSWS (2022-07-05). Australian foreign minister continues US-instigated anti-China campaign in Southeast Asia. wsws.org During Wong's visit, the Malaysian government restated its fears that the AUKUS military pact will result in a region-wide arms race.

Morning Star (2022-07-05). China tells U.S. that "slogans aren't enough" in the climate change fight. peoplesworld.org China warned the U.S. that "slogans aren't enough," calling on the country to abide by its international commitments on climate change following a Supreme Court ruling. "It is not enough to just shout slogans to tackle climate change," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. "We urge developed countries, including the U.S., to … face up …

____ (2022-07-05). More flooding, droughts expected. ecns.cn Data from the CMA showed that from March 17, 18 regional torrential rain events occurred in China with 17 of them in the south. The national average precipitation was 241.5 millimeters, 11 percent higher than normal.

____ (2022-07-05). China's economy expected to improve amid supportive policies in H2: report. ecns.cn China's economy is expected to gradually overcome the negative impacts of the epidemic in the second half of this year, with economic indicators showing improvement amid a raft of supportive policies.

____ (2022-07-05). Failure of Taiwan authorities to get into UN Ocean Conference was inevitable. ecns.cn Based on the one-China principle, Taiwan has no right to attend as a delegation the activities of the UN and its special agencies and those of intergovernmental international organizations limited to sovereign countries. These principles and consensus will not change just because certain countries have endorsed and emboldened the Taiwan authorities. The failure of the Taiwan authorities to get into the conference was inevitable. Such a disgraceful act only exposes themselves to international ridicule.

____ (2022-07-05). Fairyland Jiuzhai Valley in summer. ecns.cn Magnificent summer scenery of Jiuzhai Valley in Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, .

Morning Star (2022-07-05). China tells U.S. that 'slogans aren't enough' in the climate change fight. peoplesworld.org China warned the U.S. that "slogans aren't enough," calling on the country to abide by its international commitments on climate change following a Supreme Court ruling. "It is not enough to just shout slogans to tackle climate change," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. "We urge developed countries, including the U.S., to … face up …

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-04). Spanish lawmaker: NATO subordinates Europe to US, pushes war on China, enriches weapons companies. multipolarista.com Spain's leftist member of parliament Gerardo Pisarello said the NATO summit was organized to "enrichen the weapons trade" and "reinforce the geostrategic priorities of the United States … above all to weaken China." He condemned US "vassalage," calling for a new "autonomous" European security model based on respect for the Global South.

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-04). Diputado español: La OTAN subordina Europa a EEUU, impulsa la guerra contra China, enriquece a las empresas armamentísticas. multipolarista.com Un parlamentario español de izquierda, Gerardo Pisarello, dijo que la cumbre de la OTAN se organizó para "enriquecer al negocio armamentístico" y "reforzar las prioridades geoestratégicas de Estados Unidos… sobre todo por debilitar a China". Condenó el "vasallaje" de EEUU y pidió un nuevo modelo de seguridad europeo "autónomo" basado en el respeto por el Sur Global.

____ (2022-07-04). Either We Will All Be Saved or We Will All Disappear Equally! That, Is the Dilemma. transcend.org 2 Jul 2022 – Following the recent strategy decided by NATO at its Madrid Summit, which states that China "challenges its interests, security and values", and that Russia is "the most significant and direct threat" to its interests, the world is moving very quickly towards its partition in terms of the structure of the international system.

____ (2022-07-04). Key Takeaways from BRICS Summit. transcend.org 29 Jun 2022 – Last week the 14th BRICS Summit took place virtually, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The BRICS bloc (Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) represents a key political, economic, and scientific force in the international arena. These nations represent half of the world's population and their collective GDP is greater that $20 trillion.

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