2023-02-08: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-08). State of the Union: Biden Says Beating China Should 'Unite All of Us'. news.antiwar.com In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Biden took aim at China and said winning the "competition" with Beijing should "unite all of us." "Before I came to office, the story was about how the People's Republic of China was increasing its power and America was falling in the world. Not …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-02-08). Ballooning Paranoia: The China Threat Hits the Skies. globalresearch.ca

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-02-08). US Surrounds China with War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-02-08). Imperialism vs. the brazen balloon. workers.org Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a "brazen incursion." White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre called it "a clear violation of our sovereignty." Not to be outdone, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that "China's brazen disregard for U.S. sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed, and President Biden . . . |

_____ (2023-02-08). Why the US seeks War with China by 2025. journal-neo.org In recent weeks there has been a build-up of talk regarding a US war with China. Not because of any actual provocation from Beijing, but instead because of a collective resignation to its supposed inevitability. This is best illustrated by comments made by US Air Force General Michael Minihan. In TIME Magazine's article, "U.S. General's …




WSWS (2023-02-08). US-backed provincial leader in Solomon Islands removed from office. wsws.org The no-confidence motion against Daniel Suidani is a blow to the US government, which has funnelled so-called aid money into the island of Malaita and extended political support to him to reward his vociferous anti-China stance.

____ (2023-02-08). Forex reserves expected to remain at stable level. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange reserves are expected to remain stable after increasing for the fourth straight month in January as the country's economic recovery gains traction, experts said on Tuesday.

____ (2023-02-08). Overseas investors bullish on yuan assets. ecns.cn Bullish on China's head start in economic recovery in 2023, global investors are lining up for yuan-denominated assets.

____ (2023-02-08). Chinese rescue team arrives in Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport at 4: 30 am local time (0130 GMT) on Wednesday after flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane.

____ (2023-02-08). Version 3.0 China-ASEAN FTA negotiations start first round consultations. ecns.cn The first round consultations of Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) negotiations started on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Commerce.




____ (2023-02-08). Average marriage age delayed to 30 in East China's cities. ecns.cn The data shows that the number of marriage registrations hit a new high in Hangzhou, while the average age of marriage has been pushed back to 30 in many cities.

____ (2023-02-08). China has included all domestically developed, approved COVID-19 drugs into medical insurance scheme. ecns.cn China's medical products watchdog announced the inclusion of two more domestically developed COVID drugs into the country's medical insurance coverage on Wednesday.

____ (2023-02-08). Craftsmen make butter sculptures to welcome Tibetan New Year. ecns.cn Craftsmen make butter sculptures to greet the upcoming Losar, or Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 7, 2023.

____ (2023-02-08). China's 82-member rescue team arrives in Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport to join earthquake relief efforts after flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane, Tàºrkiye, Feb. 8, 2023.

Drago Bosnic (2023-02-08). Another Absurd US Media Statement: China Has More ICBMs Than America. globalresearch.ca




Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-02-08). New Cold War Propaganda: About China's Spy Balloon and the US Spy Planes That Have Violated the Airspace of Sovereign Nations. globalresearch.ca

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-02-08). Vietnam Sees a Shared Future with China. asia-pacificresearch.com

____ (2023-02-08). Chinese rescue team heads for Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Tàºrkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

____ (2023-02-08). Cross-boundary students resume face-to-face classes in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Cross-boundary students were able to return to Hong Kong to resume face-to-face classes in phases starting Wednesday, with secondary school students being the first group to come back.

____ (2023-02-08). Exit and entry permit services optimized to cater to huge travel demand. ecns.cn The Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration Bureau announced on Wednesday that it has optimized online reservations for exit and entry permit services to meet the growing demands for outbound travel.




____ (2023-02-08). Innovation brings wave of opportunity. ecns.cn Fishermen in the coastal city of Yueqing, Zhejiang province, are financially benefiting from ongoing changes to the city's marine equipment production, environmental protection and tourism.

Hedelberto López Blanch (2023-02-08). Cuba y el Grupo 77 + China: por un mundo mejor. globalizacion.ca Resulta sumamente importante que Cuba, la pequeña isla del Caribe que ha sabido defender su independencia y soberanía sin claudicar frente al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero más largo de la historia impuesto por las administraciones estadounidenses, presida a partir…




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