Nicolás Centurión (2021-11-12). Uruguay: Lacalle Pou y el péndulo entre China y Estados Unidos. globalizacion.ca América Latina es otro de los escenarios de la disputa entre las dos potencias más poderosas del momento: Estados Unidos y China. La disputa que vienen desarrollando estos dos gigantes, con múltiples facetas y aristas, emerge en esta región de…

WSWS (2021-11-12). SEP electoral members denounce Australian government's "woeful" response to the pandemic. wsws.org "China built new hospitals in response to the pandemic. We have tacked on party hire tents to existing hospitals."

sputniknews (2021-11-12). Chinese Communist Party Brands Upcoming US Democracy Summit as 'Ironic'. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The idea of the United States holding a democracy summit at the time when a whole range of democratic issues is mounting in Western nations is very ironic, Jiang Jinquan, head of the Chinese Communist Party's (CPC) Central Committee's policy research office, said on Friday.

Staff (2021-11-11). Headlines for November 11, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. and China Pledge to Reduce Emissions as COP26 Climate Summit Hits Homestretch, Kyle Rittenhouse Breaks Down in Tears on Witness Stand, Claims Self-Defense , U.S. Coronavirus Cases Rise Again; Texas Judge Halts Ban on School Mask Mandates, Ethiopia Detains World Food Programme Drivers in War-Torn Northern Region, Sudan Restores Internet Service for First Time Since Coup; Civilian Leaders Reject Talks with Junta, Poland Increases Troops at Border Amid Reports of Migrant Deaths, Brutality by Belarusian Soldiers, Chilean Lawmakers Advance Impeachment Effort Against President Piñera, F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's…

Chris Slee (2021-11-11). Wealth, power and corruption in China. greenleft.org.au Desmond Shum was a businessman in China during the period of market reform. Chris Slee reviews his book, which gives an insight into the corruption that accompanied the process of capitalist restoration.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-11). Ning-Nong Diplomacy, China and Paul Keating. dissidentvoice.org Former Australian prime ministers tend to be less conspicuous in public life than their counterparts in other countries. Occasionally, they make an appearance at political functions and events to remind us that they are still alive, their estate still breathing, their lawyers still working. For the most part, the pronouncements are less than profound, let …

teleSUR (2021-11-11). United Nations Backs China-US Climate Agreement. telesurenglish.net The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, praised Wednesday the joint statement to work to contain climate change signed by China and the United States in the framework of the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP26). | RELATED: | Guterres said, "I applaud today's agreement between China and the United States to work together to take more ambitious climate action this decade. It is a…

_____ (2021-11-11). AUKUS and Myanmar Undermine ASEAN Unity. journal-neo.org In fact, and as has been repeatedly noted in the NEO, the situation is worsening in South-East Asia, a key region for the global political process today, all ten countries of which form ASEAN. This deterioration comes from the degrading relations between the two global powers, the USA and China. The field of tensions created by …

Anonymous007 (2021-11-11). U.S. And Allies Would Take Unspecified "Action" If China Uses Force Against Taiwan. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The United States and its allies would take unspecified "action" if China were to use force to alter the status quo over Taiwan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. | Blinken was asked whether the United States would step in to defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China. | He repeated regular U.S. statements that Washington's role is to make sure the island has the means to defend itself, as is required under U.S. law. | "At the same time, I think it's fair t…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-11). China And Russia Firmly Back Iran Nuclear Deal On Eve Of Renegotiations. southfront.org Illustrative ImageRemoving sanctions against Iran will reinvigorate global trade. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Iran has received confirmation of Russia's and China's support for negotiations on the nuclear deal that will restart later this month. The resumption of talks can spur Russia and China to seek areas of common interest with the US to create a rare atmosphere of cooperation. Russia and China welcomed Iran's decision to return to the nuclear agreement after the US unilatera…

_____ (2021-11-11). Bloomberg CIA Apologia Accidentally Vindicates China's Strict Domestic Policies. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | In a new article promoting the CIA's new mission center focused on China and the need to pour more resources into countering Beijing, Bloomberg also accidentally makes the case that many of the Chinese government's controversial domestic policies are entirely justified and completely necessary. | Citing anonymous government officials alongside bloodthirsty psychopath John Bolton, the article "

Anand Naidoo (2021-11-11). The Heat: China-Cuba relations. america.cgtn.com The China and Cuba relationship is about to get much closer with both countries working together as Belt and Road Initiative partners.

Staff (2021-11-11). How Wealth Inequality Fuels the Climate Emergency: George Monbiot & Scientist Kevin Anderson on COP26. democracynow.org The United States and China made a surprise announcement on Wednesday at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow on a joint pledge to reduce methane emissions and slow deforestation. The United States is the largest historical emitter of carbon emissions, while China has been the largest emitter in recent years. As negotiations continue, we speak with British journalist George Monbiot and British climate scientist Kevin Anderson about how world leaders and even some climate scientists are downplaying the climate emergency. "Everything we've been hearing here and at the previous 25 summits is basically distraction," sa…

Peter Koenig (2021-11-11). China's Vision on Common Prosperity. dissidentvoice.org Author's Note: This is my presentation at a webinar by the Chonyang Institute of the Renmin University of Beijing. ***** What always impresses me about the Chinese concept of development is the vision for sharing — the intent of sharing wealth and prosperity. It fits typically the concept of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. This Chinese …

WSWS (2021-11-11). Pandemic outbreaks grow in China but Beijing maintains zero-COVID policy. wsws.org An important reason for Beijing's adherence to a zero-COVID policy is the general support of scientists and the public.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-11). The Geopolitics of China-Russia Relations, The Dragon and the Bear. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Nicholas Meyers; originally published on Most serious students of Sino-Russian relations are well aware that the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, a twenty-year strategic…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-11). Huawei Excluded From Brazilian 5G Auction. southfront.org Illustrative ImageWithout Chinese participation in Brazilian technological market, the path is open for Brasilia to enter NATO as a global partner. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | The Brazilian 5G auction finally took place — and the Chinese tech giant Huawei did not participate. Having no possibility of action for the Chinese company, Beijing has been excluded from the Brazilian 5G market, which led to a series of diplomatic tensions. The ev…

Chris Slee (2021-11-11). Wealth, power and corruption in China. greenleft.org.au Desmond Shum was a businessman in China during the period of market reform. Chris Slee reviews his book, which gives an insight into the corruption that accompanied the process of capitalist restoration.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-11). Ning-Nong Diplomacy, China and Paul Keating. dissidentvoice.org Former Australian prime ministers tend to be less conspicuous in public life than their counterparts in other countries. Occasionally, they make an appearance at political functions and events to remind us that they are still alive, their estate still breathing, their lawyers still working. For the most part, the pronouncements are less than profound, let …

WSWS (2021-11-11). Pandemic outbreaks grow in China but Beijing maintains zero-COVID policy. wsws.org An important reason for Beijing's adherence to a zero-COVID policy is the general support of scientists and the public.

Vijay Prashad (2021-11-10). Poverty and possibility: Terror could sabotage Taliban economic relations with China. peoplesworld.org The future of Afghanistan will be determined not only in Kabul, where the Taliban is now firmly in power but also in places such as the Wakhan Corridor. A narrow strip of land that runs along the northern fringe of Afghanistan, the Corridor was formed in 1893 as a buffer between the Tsarist empire of …

Staff (2021-11-10). US accuses engineer of espionage for Chinese company. rt.com A former Broadcom engineer has been charged with industrial espionage, accused by the US Department of Justice of stealing trade secrets involving computer chips to benefit his new China-based employer. | Following a federal grand jury indictment, Peter Kisang Kim pleaded not guilty on 18 counts of trade-secret theft during his arraignment at a San Jose federal court on Tuesday. If convicted, the 50-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count. | Kim — a 20-year veteran of semiconductor giant Broadcom — allegedly took secrets from a highly restricted employee-only "docum…

WSWS (2021-11-10). US Federal Reserve report points to financial risks. wsws.org One of the risk factors is the financial turmoil in China that has cast doubt over the future of the real estate giant Evergrande and other property developers, which have either defaulted on their debts or struggled to make payments.

WSWS (2021-11-10). Australian government funds Pacific telco purchase to head off Chinese influence. wsws.org The central objective of the deal is to stem the growth of China as a rival to the US and its allies in the Asia-Pacific.

_____ (2021-11-10). How the RCEP Could Derail the US Plans in the Indo-Pacific. journal-neo.org The recent ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) by Australia and New Zealand have opened up the possibility of meaningfully, if not fundamentally, altering the geo-political scenario in the Indo-Pacific in favour of China. The fact that this ratification has come within months of the AUKUS and the Biden administration's persistent attempts …

teleSUR (2021-11-10). XI Urges Asia-pacific To Stride Toward Shared Future. telesurenglish.net Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the Asia-Pacific region to face up to the responsibility of the times, be in the driver's seat, and strive hard to meet the goal of building an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future. | Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via video, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 11, 2021.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-10). US Continues To Challenge Russia's Sovereignty In The Black Sea. southfront.org One of Australia's two Canberra Class LHDs conducting exercises with a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke Class DDG and Nimitz Class CVN. Although possible, it is hard to image Australia committing significant naval assets to a U.S. strike against China. Australia has far too much to lose and little to gain from such a scenario.Tensions escalate as US sends two warships to the region. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Last Thursday, the flagship of the US 6th Fleet, USS Mount Whitney, ente…

WSWS (2021-11-10). New Zealand recalibrates Pacific strategy countering China. wsws.org Labour's policy shift, set against the US-drive to war, aims to push back against China's influence as the economic crisis in the Pacific intensifies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Research News (2021-11-10). Selected Articles: Myocarditis and Pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. CDC Report. globalresearch.ca By Although Moscow and Beijing potentially stand to gain from the humiliating U.S. retreat by pushing for an inclusive government in …

WSWS (2021-11-10). Australian government funds Pacific telco purchase to head off Chinese influence. wsws.org The central objective of the deal is to stem the growth of China as a rival to the US and its allies in the Asia-Pacific.

WSWS (2021-11-10). US Federal Reserve report points to financial risks. wsws.org One of the risk factors is the financial turmoil in China that has cast doubt over the future of the real estate giant Evergrande and other property developers, which have either defaulted on their debts or struggled to make payments.

WSWS (2021-11-10). New Zealand recalibrates Pacific strategy countering China. wsws.org Labour's policy shift, set against the US-drive to war, aims to push back against China's influence as the economic crisis in the Pacific intensifies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Research News (2021-11-10). Selected Articles: Myocarditis and Pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. CDC Report. globalresearch.ca By Although Moscow and Beijing potentially stand to gain from the humiliating U.S. retreat by pushing for an inclusive government in …

ecns.cn (2021-11-09). China to strengthen scientific cooperation. ecns.cn The Chinese scientific community will collaborate with international peers to deepen research cooperation in frontier sciences, promote openness and inclusivity for scientific undertakings, and jointly tackle major global challenges.

ecns.cn (2021-11-09). Chilly winter due to global warming: Expert. ecns.cn Massive snowstorms and a blast of chilly air swept across northern China over the weekend, leaving many people shivering in the freezing cold.

ecns.cn (2021-11-09). High-speed rail cuts greenhouse gas emissions. ecns.cn China's high-speed railway network has led to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions…

Max Parry (2021-11-09). A New Memoir Reveals How Brzezinski's Chessboard Led to US Being Checkmated in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org Nearly as suspenseful as the Taliban's meteoric return to power after the final withdrawal of American armed forces from Afghanistan is the uncertainty over what will come next amid the fallout. Many have predicted that Russia and China will step in to fill the power vacuum and convince the facelift Taliban to negotiate a power-sharing …

Syria Solidarity Movement (2021-11-09). President al-Assad: Syria is keen on developing relations with China. dissidentvoice.org President Bashar al-Assad made a telephone call on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the two sides discussed the close bilateral relations and means of expanding mutual cooperation. During the phone call, the two sides affirmed the great importance given to develop bilateral relations as President al-Assad considered the relationship with China as …

MEE staff (2021-11-09). US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs. middleeasteye.net US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs | Report says Beijing could be moving beyond forced assimilation of the Muslim minority as it tries to 'biologically destroy the group' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 20: 14 | Protesters with the Stanton Public Policy Center's Purple Sash Revolution hold a rally outside the White House on 27 May, 2021 in support of Uighur women and call for a bo…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). COP26: Saudi Arabia and China resist climate deal over emissions data. middleeasteye.net COP26: Saudi Arabia and China resist climate deal over emissions data | Both countries stall efforts at climate conference over concerns about sharing economic growth data | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 11: 20 | Employees of Aramco oil company work in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant on 20 September 2019 (AFP) | Saudi Arabia and China have been accused of blocking progress at COP26 in Glasgow after refusing to…

Joris Leverink (2021-11-09). Economic Update: A Story of War. roarmag.org On this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses how Amazon rips off small business and squeezes workers; US and China's military tactics; top mainstream economists grasp the deepening critique of capitalism; and how strikes at Nabisco and Kellogg expose capitalism's classic contours of class struggle. | The second half of the show features an interview with Prof Talia Lugacy on her new independent film This is Not a War Story released by Warner Media HBO Max. | You can support this show on

Mark Valencia (2021-11-09). US nuclear sub accident warns of potential for catastrophe. asiatimes.com The US nuclear-sub accident last month demonstrated operator incompetence, government hypocrisy and the environmental threat posed by such operations in the South China Sea. On October 7, the US Navy announced that five days earlier, on October 2, its Seawolf-class nuclear-powered and nuclear-weapons-capable submarine USS Connecticut had hit an unidentified object in the South China Sea. According …

_____ (2021-11-09). America's Eager European Provocateurs Visit Taiwan. journal-neo.org In what at first glance looked like the European Union getting onboard with the US-led confrontation with China, a recent delegation led by Raphael Glucksmann sent to Taiwan supposedly representing the EU tells a story less of supposed mainland "interference" within the island territory, and instead, a story about US interference within the EU. Glucksmann …

ecns.cn (2021-11-09). China to strengthen scientific cooperation. ecns.cn The Chinese scientific community will collaborate with international peers to deepen research cooperation in frontier sciences, promote openness and inclusivity for scientific undertakings, and jointly tackle major global challenges.

Joris Leverink (2021-11-09). Economic Update: A Story of War. roarmag.org On this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses how Amazon rips off small business and squeezes workers; US and China's military tactics; top mainstream economists grasp the deepening critique of capitalism; and how strikes at Nabisco and Kellogg expose capitalism's classic contours of class struggle. | The second half of the show features an interview with Prof Talia Lugacy on her new independent film This is Not a War Story released by Warner Media HBO Max. | You can support this show on

_____ (2021-11-09). America's Eager European Provocateurs Visit Taiwan. journal-neo.org In what at first glance looked like the European Union getting onboard with the US-led confrontation with China, a recent delegation led by Raphael Glucksmann sent to Taiwan supposedly representing the EU tells a story less of supposed mainland "interference" within the island territory, and instead, a story about US interference within the EU. Glucksmann …

ecns.cn (2021-11-09). Chilly winter due to global warming: Expert. ecns.cn Massive snowstorms and a blast of chilly air swept across northern China over the weekend, leaving many people shivering in the freezing cold.

ecns.cn (2021-11-09). High-speed rail cuts greenhouse gas emissions. ecns.cn China's high-speed railway network has led to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions…

Max Parry (2021-11-09). A New Memoir Reveals How Brzezinski's Chessboard Led to US Being Checkmated in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org Nearly as suspenseful as the Taliban's meteoric return to power after the final withdrawal of American armed forces from Afghanistan is the uncertainty over what will come next amid the fallout. Many have predicted that Russia and China will step in to fill the power vacuum and convince the facelift Taliban to negotiate a power-sharing …

Syria Solidarity Movement (2021-11-09). President al-Assad: Syria is keen on developing relations with China. dissidentvoice.org President Bashar al-Assad made a telephone call on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the two sides discussed the close bilateral relations and means of expanding mutual cooperation. During the phone call, the two sides affirmed the great importance given to develop bilateral relations as President al-Assad considered the relationship with China as …

Mark Valencia (2021-11-09). US nuclear sub accident warns of potential for catastrophe. asiatimes.com The US nuclear-sub accident last month demonstrated operator incompetence, government hypocrisy and the environmental threat posed by such operations in the South China Sea. On October 7, the US Navy announced that five days earlier, on October 2, its Seawolf-class nuclear-powered and nuclear-weapons-capable submarine USS Connecticut had hit an unidentified object in the South China Sea. According …

MEE staff (2021-11-09). US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs. middleeasteye.net US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs | Report says Beijing could be moving beyond forced assimilation of the Muslim minority as it tries to 'biologically destroy the group' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 20: 14 | Protesters with the Stanton Public Policy Center's Purple Sash Revolution hold a rally outside the White House on 27 May, 2021 in support of Uighur women and call for a bo…

MEE staff (2021-11-09). COP26: Saudi Arabia and China resist climate deal over emissions data. middleeasteye.net COP26: Saudi Arabia and China resist climate deal over emissions data | Both countries stall efforts at climate conference over concerns about sharing economic growth data | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 11: 20 | Employees of Aramco oil company work in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant on 20 September 2019 (AFP) | Saudi Arabia and China have been accused of blocking progress at COP26 in Glasgow after refusing to…

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Online platforms change how universities work. ecns.cn Challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic are shaping the contours of a new internationalization of higher education and encouraging universities to look for ways to deepen collaboration, such as by working digitally, presidents of universities said at a recent forum held in Jinan in Shandong province.

Jeff Pao (2021-11-08). EU poised to pull China's GSP trade privileges. asiatimes.com Chinese exporters will no longer enjoy preferential tariff treatment in most European countries when they remove its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) privileges on December 1. The removal is expected to accelerate the trend of labor-intensive manufacturers including apparel makers moving out of China and to cheaper destination countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh, economists and …

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Xinjiang experts, scholars reject "forced labor" lies. ecns.cn Twelve experts and scholars from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region debunked fallacies about "forced labor" in Xinjiang at a symposium held in Urumqi, the region's capital, on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). 29 ancient tombs unearthed in China's Shandong. ecns.cn Archaeologists in east China's Shandong Province have excavated 29 ancient tombs, including 11 which date back some 1,800 years to the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD).

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Italian old lady to travel to China on foot as Marco Polo did. ecns.cn Vienna Cammarota, a 72-year-old Italian, announces her plan on social media that she will follow Marco Polo's traces by walking from Italy to Beijing from late April of 2022. She will arrive in Beijing in December of 2023, and if she makes it, she will be the first female ever to walk from Italy to Beijing.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Whooper swans thrive in North China wetland park. ecns.cn Whooper swans forage and play in Jingwei Lake National Wetland Park in Shanxi Province in late autumn.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Not looking to change China, U.S. official says. ecns.cn The Biden administration is not seeking to change or contain China, but rather its policy is for the two major powers to coexist in the international system, the White House's top security adviser said, as leaders of the two countries plan to meet virtually this month or next.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Why is 'Snow Ruyi' built in a valley? ecns.cn As China's first international-standard ski jumping center, the National Ski Jumping Center, known as "Snow Ruyi", is special in its location and material transportation methods during the construction.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Heavy snow hits northern China, disrupts transport. ecns.cn This winter's first massive snowstorms began hitting North and Northeast China since Saturday, leading to the suspension of trains and other forms of public transportation, and large temperature drops between 8 C and 17 C nationwide.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Visitors enjoy sleep machine at 4th CIIE. ecns.cn A slow wave sleep machine from Canada designed for better sleep attracted many visitors at the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE) held in Shanghai.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). China issues plan for cultural relic protection, technological innovation. ecns.cn The General Office of the State Council has released a plan for the preservation of cultural relics and related technological innovation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). 19th CPC Central Committee holds sixth plenary session. ecns.cn The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its sixth plenary session in Beijing on Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Chinese astronauts' EVAs to help extend mechanical arm. ecns.cn The extravehicular activities (EVAs) carried out by two Chinese astronauts from Sunday evening till early Monday morning will help expand the capabilities of the mechanical arm on the country's space station, said the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). China to step up COVID-19 control in nurseries for children under 3. ecns.cn China's National Health Commission on Monday called on nurseries that care for children below the age of three to step up their COVID-19 response measures over the winter.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). China's central bank rolls out new lending tool for carbon reduction. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the nation's central bank, said on Monday that it has rolled out a supporting tool for carbon reduction as part of efforts to facilitate the country's goal of carbon neutrality.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). To realize data value, progress in legislation can help. ecns.cn China has made strides in data legislation efforts, but more progress is needed to realize the value of data.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). China's passenger car sales down, but new-energy sector thrives. ecns.cn China's passenger car production declined 4.1 percent year on year in October while sales fell 13.9 percent from a year earlier, data from an industry association showed Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). China's Shenzhou-13 taikonauts complete first extravehicular mission. ecns.cn Screen image taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 7, 2021 shows Chinese taikonaut Wang Yaping conducting extravehicular activities (EVAs) out of the space station core module Tianhe.

Staff (2021-11-08). China's going to take over Bagram — Trump. rt.com Former US President Donald Trump has warned that China will start using the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. American troops left the base this year as part of their complete withdrawal from the country. | "We would have kept Bagram because it is next to China," Trump told Fox News. "And it is one hour away from their nuclear facility, and we gave that up too." | And now China's going to take over Bagram, in my opinion. | The former president once again criticized the "embarrassing" withdrawal of US forces, which he said was "really a surrender." | Trump has argued in the past that it was a mistake to remove US…

Kim Petersen (2021-11-08). Does Repeatedly Calling China a Threat Reify It? dissidentvoice.org Hegemony requires a coordinated mechanism to be in place for a belligerent entity to designate enemies, attack the leader(s) of the designated enemy, control the narrative (i.e., lie), launch unprovoked attacks that murder a citizenry, destroy the economic basis of the named enemy, loot its resources, topple the enemy's leadership, and replace the leadership with …

Salman Rafi Sheikh (2021-11-08). China looks to Tajiks to spy Afghan terror risks. asiatimes.com When Tajikistan's parliament said on October 28 that China will finance the construction of a "security outpost" near its border with Afghanistan, the announcement lifted the lid on a security relationship that has quietly evolved in recent years with an eye on checking Islamic terror and militant groups.

_____ (2021-11-08). China Opens First Clinic To Support Transgender Youth In Shanghai. popularresistance.org The Children's Hospital of Fudan University in the eastern city of Shanghai recently inaugurated a new multidisciplinary clinic to provide support for transgender children, including safely managing their transition needs, the Global Times, a newspaper operated by the Communist Party of China-owned People's Daily, reported on Friday. According to the paper, the clinic was formed in reaction to the hospital's encounter with trans children, whose needs they had inadequate means to support.

WSWS (2021-11-08). Diplomatic clash between Australia and France highlights implications of militarist AUKUS pact. wsws.org Canberra's cancellation of a French submarine contract is only the sharpest aspect of the tensions ignited by the announcement in September of a new US-British-Australian alliance aimed at preparing for war against China.

David P. Goldman (2021-11-08). US and EU economies hang on Chinese imports. asiatimes.com China's exports to the United States and the European Union now amount to nearly 30% of manufacturing GDP, after an unprecedented surge in shipments this year. US imports from China are 30% higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic, and Europe's imports are 50% higher. These margins of increase have an important macroeconomic impact. The chart …

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Splendid venues of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. ecns.cn Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will take place from February 4 to 20, 2022. Competitions are due to be staged in three main clusters — downtown Beijing, the capital's Yanqing District, and Zhangjiakou in neighboring Hebei Province. See the splendid venues in downtown Beijing!

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). People visit Intelligent Industry and Information Technology Exhibition Area of 4th CIIE. ecns.cn People visit the Intelligent Industry and Information Technology Exhibition Area of the 4th CIIE, National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), Shanghai Municipality, Nov. 5, 2021.

Staff (2021-11-08). China's going to take over Bagram — Trump. rt.com Former US President Donald Trump has warned that China will start using the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. American troops left the base this year as part of their complete withdrawal from the country. | "We would have kept Bagram because it is next to China," Trump told Fox News. "And it is one hour away from their nuclear facility, and we gave that up too." | And now China's going to take over Bagram, in my opinion. | The former president once again criticized the "embarrassing" withdrawal of US forces, which he said was "really a surrender." | Trump has argued in the past that it was a mistake to remove US…

WSWS (2021-11-08). Diplomatic clash between Australia and France highlights implications of militarist AUKUS pact. wsws.org Canberra's cancellation of a French submarine contract is only the sharpest aspect of the tensions ignited by the announcement in September of a new US-British-Australian alliance aimed at preparing for war against China.

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Rick Rozoff (2021-11-07). Old friends reunited: Germany, Japan expand military ties, NATO Quad off China's shore. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Japan, Germany expand military ties as German warship sails through region ==== Axis redux: Italy to train Japanese and German fighter pilots at NATO base ==== Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Friday the country will step up military cooperation with Germany in the Indo-Pacific region as he welcomed a port call by the first …

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Graphics: A glance at the 4th CIIE. ecns.cn The fourth edition of one of China's major annual expos, the China International Import Expo (CIIE), opened in the country's financial center Shanghai on Friday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China is smarter than U.S. at handling economic booms: billionaire. ecns.cn China is smarter than the United States as China began to cope with its economic booms earlier than the latter did in the same situation, billionaire Charlie Munger, the vice chairman of the U.S. multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, has said.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Amazon exec: CIIE key for creating world-class business climate. ecns.cn The China International Import Expo is not only an exhibition for imported products and innovative technology, but also an important platform for creating a world-class business environment, stimulating market development potential and enhancing international exchanges, said Li Yanchuan, head of the China Global Store and Prime, Amazon.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China-Japan industrial cooperation still has big room to grow. ecns.cn China and Japan have large room for cooperation in emerging industries and the two sides should seek complementary development, scholars said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China's procuratorate orders arrest of ex-vice public security minister. ecns.cn China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has ordered the arrest of Sun Lijun, former vice minister of public security, for suspected bribe-taking, an official statement said Friday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China's foreign trade up 22.2 pct in first 10 months. ecns.cn China's total imports and exports expanded 22.2 percent year on year to 31.67 trillion yuan (4.89 trillion U.S.The figure marked an increase of 23.4 percent from the pre-epidemic level in 2019, according to the General Administration of Customs.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Airbus to produce A321 aircraft in Tianjin. ecns.cn Airbus will produce and deliver the A321 single-aisle aircraft in China by expanding its Final Assembly Line Asia in Tianjin (FAL Tianjin), Airbus China said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Blacklist 'stubborn' Taiwan secessionists, China warns. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland will punish the stubborn secessionists who engage in seeking "Taiwan independence" in a blacklist in accordance with the law, Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said in a statement.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). U.S. officials slammed for supporting Taiwan's participation in UN system. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday reiterated that Taiwan, as a part of China rather than a sovereign state, can be neither a member of the United Nations nor of any specialized agency under the UN, including the World Health Organization.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Xi suggests China, New Zealand promote true multilateralism, regional integration. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China and New Zealand should safeguard and practice true multilateralism, and join hands to promote regional economic integration.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China firmly opposes U.S. report on its military development: defense spokesman. ecns.cn A Chinese defense spokesman on Friday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to a recent report on China's military development released by the U.S. Department of Defense.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China's central bank urges proper data usage, stronger personal data protection. ecns.cn China's central bank governor Yi Gang on Wednesday called for fairer data use for the protection of personal information.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China's 38th Antarctic expedition starts with Xuelong from Shanghai. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). China's Sui/Han claim back-to-back Grand Prix victory in Turin. ecns.cn Chinese figure skaters Su Wenjing and Han Cong continued their momentum in the pairs free at the Gran Premio d'Italia on Saturday, hitting 144.48 points to wrap up the title with 224.55 overall.

sputniknews (2021-11-07). Chinese Astronauts Start 6-Hour Space Walk Outside Tiangong Station – State Agency. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – Two astronauts of China's Shenzhou 13 spacecraft went to open space on Sunday to spend six hours outside the national space station, the China Manned Space Program said.

Richard Javad Heydarian (2021-11-07). US, China race walking towards a Taiwan war. asiatimes.com The historian Barbara Tuchman described Europe, in the run-up to World War I, as "a heap of swords piled as delicately as jackstraws; one could not be pulled out without moving the others." Nowadays, Taiwan finds itself at the center of a similarly delicate dynamic, as China and the United States tussle over the fate of the …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-11-07). China to play prominent role in upcoming Vienna talks: Envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to China said that role of China in upcoming Vienna talks on reviving JCPOA will be 'prominent'.

Revolution Books (2021-11-07). Friday 11/12: Is China Socialist or Capitalist? What is Real Socialism? indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Tomasz Konicz, Robert Kurz (2021-11-07). Is China in danger of collapse? and Anti-economics and anti-politics. indybay.org In the process of modernization, the relationship between market and state can be boiled down to the formula of a general law: the more market, the more state… The bloated market and the bloated state can only live or die together.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Maldives inaugurates Chinese-built apron at Velena Int'l Airport. ecns.cn A new expanded west apron at the Velena International Airport (VIA) in Maldives has been officially inaugurated, general contractor Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) said. The expanded apron covers an area of 35,000 square meters and is part of the VIA development project.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Xi meets with national ethical role models. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with national ethical role models and nomination awards winners in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Hong Kong records first COVID-19 case with Delta strain sub-lineage AY.4.2. ecns.cn Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) confirmed on Friday that the virus strain of a recent imported COVID-19 case matched the Delta strain sub-lineage AY.4.2, a newly designated sub-lineage of the Delta strain.

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). COP15 enthusiasm not fading in Kunming. ecns.cn COP 15 venues have been open to the public since Oct. 18, attracting many enthusiastic visitors.

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ecns.cn (2021-11-06). China promises to play positive role in facilitating Sudan's political transition. ecns.cn China on Thursday expressed willingness to maintain communication and coordination with Sudan and play a positive role in promoting the country's political transition process.
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Luvis Hochimín Pareja (2021-11-06). Uruguay: Tratado de libre comercio con China beneficiaría sólo al agronegocio y caerían miles de empleos. globalizacion.ca Académicos y referentes de organizaciones sociales uruguayas coincidieron en que un eventual tratado de libre comercio (TLC) con China beneficiaría casi exclusivamente al sector agroexportador, a la vez que pondría en riesgo entre 25.000 y 35.000 puestos laborales de sectores…
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Dongsheng News (2021-11-06). News on China | No. 74. dissidentvoice.org At the G20 leaders' summits, President Xi calls on developed countries to lead on emissions reductions and support developing nations. China's per capita emissions are only 40% of the US's (2019). Chinese scientists develop technology to produce animal feed from industrial gas by-products, which could reduce soy imports and carbon emissions. China implements Personal Information …
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ecns.cn (2021-11-06). China's holiday vegetable supply sufficient: official. ecns.cn China is expected to have ample vegetable supply to meet the demand for the upcoming holidays, the country's agricultural ministry said Thursday.
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ecns.cn (2021-11-06). China launches Earth science satellite. ecns.cn China on Friday sent an Earth science satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi Province.
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ecns.cn (2021-11-06). Record number of U.S. companies attend China's import expo. ecns.cn About 200 U.S. companies are attending the fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE) that kicked off Thursday night in Shanghai, hitting a new high, the CIIE Bureau told Xinhua.
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ecns.cn (2021-11-06). Chinese embassy in Denmark hits back at NATO chief's 'China threat'. ecns.cn The Chinese embassy in Denmark on Friday slammed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for playing up the so-called "China threat" during his visit to Denmark.
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ecns.cn (2021-11-06). 4th China International Import Expo opens in Shanghai. ecns.cn The CIIE is an annual national-level import-themed expo held in China's financial and economic hub Shanghai.
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Staff (2021-11-06). Maxi-mum drama: Wanda Nara deals Lo blow to ex Mauro Icardi by posting family photo with former teammate she left for PSG star. rt.com Instagram influencer Wanda Nara has dealt a low blow to her allegedly cheating ex-partner Mauro Icardi, after posting an old family photo of herself with former husband Maxi Lopez and their three sons. | Wanda's separation saga began in October after PSG star Icardi was accused of betraying her with Argentinean actress La China Suarez. | Initially posting a cryptic message that said someone had "ruined another family for a sl*t", she also deleted all their photos together on social media. | After Icardi unfollowed everyone on Instagram and made a series of groveling posts, she took him back only for them to sp…
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TASS (2021-11-06). Russia looks forward to continuing cybersecurity cooperation with US, diplomat says. tass.com Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva Andrei Belousov welcomed the resumption of joint work by Russia, China and the US to draft resolutions on space…
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David P. Goldman (2021-11-06). China to grow faster than expected in 2022. asiatimes.com China's lower-than-forecast 4.9% gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in the third quarter of 2021 was mainly an artifact of state management, and to a smaller extent the result of state blunders. Regulators threw the country's most levered property developers under the bus, and engineered a recession in the real estate sector, which accounts for …
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Francesco Sisci (2021-11-06). History dreams for Xi Jinping. asiatimes.com The forthcoming Chinese Communist Party of China (CCP) plenum, set to focus on China's history and revise it, is no small or weird matter. Within the party's and China's own logic, it is an important stepping stone for President Xi Jinping on his path to seal his third term and go beyond it. Europe has …
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_____ (2021-11-06). Alternatives to the Pentagon's China Nightmares. commondreams.org Just in time for the UN's policy push for "30 x 30″—30% of the earth to be "conserved" by 2030—a new Wall Street asset class puts up for sale the processes underpinning all life.
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Kamal Iranidoost (2021-11-06). China lodges protest with US over exaggerating atomic threat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) — Beijing has lodged a protest to Washington over exaggerating "Chinese threat" and unfounded criticism of boosting nuclear power.
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WSWS (2021-11-06). Top US general reduces time frame for war with China to two years. wsws.org Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Milley focused his remarks on US tensions with China over Taiwan, which have rapidly come to the fore under Biden.
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teleSUR (2021-11-06). Profile: XI Jinping, the Man Who Leads the CPC on a New Journey. telesurenglish.net Few political parties worldwide could boast such a long history and uninterrupted period of state governance as the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has been China's ruling party for 72 years. Presently, Xi Jinping is the core of the CPC leadership. | Xi Jinping delivers an important speech at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2021.
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Kamal Iranidoost (2021-11-06). Iran, China FMs discuss nuclear talks on phone. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) — Foreign ministers of Iran and China discussed issues of mutual interest and the resumption of "Vienna" talks on the revival of the JCPOA in a telephone conversation on Saturday.
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sputniknews (2021-11-06). US Media Reveals Russian Military's Secret Weapon. sputniknews.com The Pentagon categorises countries such as Russia and China as "near-peer" adversaries or threats. However, in some emergent technologies, Moscow and Beijing have taken the lead, introducing arms into active duty service which are yet to be adopted by the US military-industrial complex.
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New Atlas (2021-11-06). EU Delegation to Taiwan Does Washington's Anti-China Dirty Work. newatlas.report November 6, 2021 (The New Atlas) — An EU "delegation" led by Raphael Glucksmann has gone to Taiwan in a provocative move meant to slight Beijing. Glucksmann's history of advancing US foreign policy objectives under the cover of representing Europe helps clarify what the true goal of this "delegation" was and the way it was …
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Rick Rozoff (2021-11-06). China reacts to NATO chief's comments to Nordic Council. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nato chief's criticism of China showed ideological prejudice, Beijing says Beijing has accused Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of smearing and attacking China after the transatlantic alliance chief warned of challenges posed by China to security and democracy. In a statement published on its website on Friday, the Chinese embassy in Denmark said remarks by …

WSWS (2021-11-06). Top US general reduces time frame for war with China to two years. wsws.org Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Milley focused his remarks on US tensions with China over Taiwan, which have rapidly come to the fore under Biden.

Peter Dolack (2021-11-05). China's winding road towards capitalism. canadiandimension.com There is perhaps no bigger controversy among partisans of the left than the nature of China and its economy. Is it socialist? Capitalist? State capitalist? A hybrid? That so much debate swirls around this issue is its own proof that the question doesn't have a definitive answer, at least not yet. | What can be agreed upon is that China has experienced decades of extraordinary economic growth. But the nature of that growth, and the base upon which it has been created, are also subject to intense debate, arguments that necessarily rest on how a debater classifies the Chinese economy. An additional debate is whet…

Dean Baker (2021-11-05). Combatting Global Warming: The Solution to China's Demographic "Crisis" zcomm.org If China wants a path through its "demographic crisis," or, in other words, coping with secular stagnation, devoting substantial resources towards greening its economy would be a great path forward…

Joris Leverink (2021-11-05). TNI Webinar series: China and the World. roarmag.org We are excited to announce a new China's economic rise in the last three decades is unprecedented and is shaping our world like never before. Global capitalism today would not survive in its current fo…

Joris Leverink (2021-11-05). TNI Webinar series: China and the World. roarmag.org We are excited to announce a new China's economic rise in the last three decades is unprecedented and is shaping our world like never before. Global capitalism today would not survive in its current fo…

Peter Dolack (2021-11-05). China's winding road towards capitalism. canadiandimension.com There is perhaps no bigger controversy among partisans of the left than the nature of China and its economy. Is it socialist? Capitalist? State capitalist? A hybrid? That so much debate swirls around this issue is its own proof that the question doesn't have a definitive answer, at least not yet. | What can be agreed upon is that China has experienced decades of extraordinary economic growth. But the nature of that growth, and the base upon which it has been created, are also subject to intense debate, arguments that necessarily rest on how a debater classifies the Chinese economy. An additional debate is whet…

Global Research News (2021-11-04). Selected Articles: "New Normal" Winter Is Coming: Social Purge on "The Unvaccinated" globalresearch.ca By An economic downturn during the first quarter of 2020 resulted in the loss of millions of jobs and hundreds of thousands of businesses. Governments …

_____ (2021-11-04). Cover-up of U.S. Nuclear Sub Collision in South China Sea: a Wake-up Call for East Asia — and the World. strategic-culture.org By John V. WALSH | "When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled." | So warned Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in his Fast forward to October 2, 2021, about one year later, and the first patch of grass has been stomped on by the…

_____ (2021-11-04). China is Building a Military Base in Tajikistan. journal-neo.org After the failed US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the coming to power in Kabul of the Taliban (a terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation), the regional security system in Central Asia began to undergo rapid reformatting. New players, the USA, Turkey, and China are trying to enter the traditional zone of influence and responsibility …

_____ (2021-11-04). China is Building a Military Base in Tajikistan. journal-neo.org After the failed US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the coming to power in Kabul of the Taliban (a terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation), the regional security system in Central Asia began to undergo rapid reformatting. New players, the USA, Turkey, and China are trying to enter the traditional zone of influence and responsibility …

Anthony Cartalucci (2021-11-04). US Bullying ASEAN to Turn on Myanmar, Create the Next "Libya" thealtworld.com The US continues pressuring ASEAN to turn on one of their member nations — Myanmar — to reverse the ousting of the US-backed client regime of Aung San Suu Kyi. | The coercion the US uses in reality against ASEAN stands in stark contrast to the coercion and "bullying" the US accuses China of in relation to its neighbors. ASEAN must stand together because if the US succeeds in overturning Myanmar's sovereignty, ASEAN will be weaker as a whole, and each nation faces being picked off one by one in a similar manner. | References: | US State Department — US Relations with Taiwan (re: the One China Pol…

ecns.cn (2021-11-04). Xi: China will steadfastly advance opening-up. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the fourth China International Import Expo and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum on Thursday. Here are some highlights:…

ecns.cn (2021-11-04). China has sufficient rice, wheat to feed its people. ecns.cn The grain stocks in China are sufficient, and the staple food are "absolutely safe", an official with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-04). Economic, social interdependence between U.S., China makes decoupling impossible: Joseph S. Nye. ecns.cn Given the economic and social interdependence between the United States and China, it is impossible for the two countries to decouple, an American political scientist has noted.

ecns.cn (2021-11-04). 2,000-year-old tombs discovered in China's Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn Archaeologists have recently excavated 31 tombs dating back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to the local cultural relics and archaeology institute.

ecns.cn (2021-11-04). UNESCO officials laud China's role in UN over past 50 years. ecns.cn Officials and ambassadors of member states to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday commended China's role since the restoration of its lawful seat 50 years ago in the United Nations.

oneworld.press (2021-11-04). China's Counterintelligence People's War Is Patriotic & Pragmatic. oneworld.press The Chinese people are rallying in support of their country after the CIA announced earlier in October that it created a China Mission Center exclusively dedicated to spying on the People's Republic.

Staff (2021-11-04). US Navy punishes sub that hit mountain in South China Sea. rt.com The US Navy has relieved the captain, executive officer and chief sonar technician of USS Connecticut, the nuclear-powered attack submarine that struck an undersea mountain in the South China Sea last month. | Commander Cameron Aljilani, Lieutenant Commander Patrick Cashin and Master Chief Sonar Technician Cory Rodgers were relieved of command "due to loss of confidence," the Navy Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, commander of the 7th Fleet, has dete…

Yun Sun (2021-11-04). Fold, call or raise? China's potential AUKUS reactions. asiatimes.com Over a month has passed since the announcement of the defense cooperation agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS). While the deal includes cooperation in a variety of areas, the most eye-catching aspect of the cooperation is the sale of nuclear-powered submarines, a crown jewel of US military technology, to Australia. …

Dave Makichuk (2021-11-04). Can US carriers survive an all-out attack from China? asiatimes.com It's the $64 question military analysts are pondering. Can high-tech lasers, improved missiles, better radar and improved networking better protect US carrier battle groups against advanced Chinese weapons? We know that carriers will need to operate effectively in extremely high-risk combat environments. So what are they up against? China is forever touting the array of guided missiles …

William Pesek (2021-11-04). China stocks bounce after regulatory shock and awe. asiatimes.com One year ago this week, President Xi Jinping set in motion what's come to be known as China's great "common prosperity" rebalancing. In a move that startled the world, the push started with the November 2020 shelving of an initial public offering by Jack Ma's Ant Group. It then spread from tech to education to real estate, …

Global Research News (2021-11-04). Selected Articles: "New Normal" Winter Is Coming: Social Purge on "The Unvaccinated" globalresearch.ca By An economic downturn during the first quarter of 2020 resulted in the loss of millions of jobs and hundreds of thousands of businesses. Governments …

Johannes Petry (2021-11-04). China's tech crackdown challenges Western notions. asiatimes.com China introduced new rules on November 1 that restrict the extent to which internet companies can collect and store user data. Known as the personal information protection law, it is said to be among the toughest data-protection regimes in the world. As part of the rules, tech giants are having to set up external bodies …

_____ (2021-11-04). Cover-up of U.S. Nuclear Sub Collision in South China Sea: a Wake-up Call for East Asia — and the World. strategic-culture.org By John V. WALSH | "When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled." | So warned Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in his Fast forward to October 2, 2021, about one year later, and the first patch of grass has been stomped on by the…

ecns.cn (2021-11-04). Beijing in best Autumn view. ecns.cn Tourists and citizens wander and enjoy the Autumn days in Beijing.

WSWS (2021-11-03). US-led media campaign to "open up" China—an echo of the Opium Wars. wsws.org While the US is not at this point resorting to military force, the media campaign to demand an end to China's COVID-19 public health restrictions does recall the barbaric methods employed by imperialism in the 19th Century.

Anthony Cartalucci (2021-11-03). US Economic Warfare vs China: Adrian Zenz & Xinjiang Cotton Lies. thealtworld.com Adrian Zenz is regularly cited as the source regarding alleged abuses in Xinjiang, China. More recently, his reports have become the cornerstone of not only accusations against China regarding supposed "forced labor," but also the justification for sanctions imposed by the US. | He is regularly involved in campaigns aimed at placing pressure on companies to divest from raw materials and processed goods emanating from X…

Anthony Cartalucci (2021-11-03). Deep Dive: Adrian Zenz & Claims of "Coerced Labor" in Xinjiang China. thealtworld.com Adrian Zenz is repeatedly cited as an expert on alleged abuses taking place in China's western region of Xinjiang. | More recently, he — along with ASPI — have been used as sources to help justify economic sanctions against companies operating in Xinjiang or employing people from Xinjiang. | The Western media has repeated what are otherwise baseless claims to pressure companies to stop doing business with companies in China either operating in Xinjiang or employing workers from the region. | These baseless claims are having a real world impact. To expose these lies, I dissect one of Adrian Zenz' reports…

Dean Baker (2021-11-03). Combatting Global Warming: The Solution to China's Demographic "Crisis" cepr.net There have been numerous news articles in recent years telling us that China faces a demographic crisis. The basic story is that the market reforms put in place in the late 1970s, together with country's one-child policy, led to many fewer children being born in the last four decades. As a result, the number of current workers entering retirement, exceeds the size of the cohorts entering the workforce, leading to a stagnant or declining workforce. This is supposed to be a crisis. | I used the word "supposed" because it is not in any way obvious that a declining workforce is any sort of crisis. We see shifts of po…

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). Disposable income rises in China's Tibet. ecns.cn Rural and urban residents of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region witnessed rapid growth in disposable income in the first nine months of the year, according to local authorities.

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). No empty slogans needed in addressing climate change: China's UN envoy. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said on Tuesday that tackling climate change needs firm commitment and continued actions, not empty slogans.

Editor2 (2021-11-03). The "Free Market" Will Not Save us rom Climate Crisis: 5 Lessons from the Pandemic. orinocotribune.com By Sarah Lazare — Nov 1, 2021 | If there's one thing the past 18 months have taught us, it's that a capitalist deus ex machina will not reveal itself anytime soon. | When attempting to convey the stakes of curbing climate change, it is tempting to reach for metaphors. What if an asteroid with the power to destroy our entire planet were headed for Earth, and we had the power to change its course, but only through international cooperation? Or what if we had advance knowledge of a massive nuclear explosion that will wipe out human civilization unless we stop it? Would we be giving so much air time to the "let…

Michael Klare (2021-11-03). How to save the world (from a climate armageddon). canadiandimension.com Smoke billows from chimneys at a coal-fired power plant in eastern China's Jiangsu province on December 12, 2018. Photo by Xu Congjun/Imaginechina. | This summer we witnessed, with brutal clarity, the Beginning of the End: the end of Earth as we know it—a world of lush forests, bountiful croplands, livable cities, and survivable coastlines. In its place, we saw the early manifestations of a climate-damaged planet, with scorched forests, parched fields, scalding cities, and storm-wracked coastlines. In a desperate bid to prevent far worse, leaders from around the world will soon gather in Glasgow, Sco…

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). Scapegoating China over climate change 'craven and inaccurate': British newspaper. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). Wider vaccination helps China build immune barrier against coronavirus. ecns.cn China has been expanding vaccine inoculation, booster shots in particular, to combat COVID-19 and build an immune barrier as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide.

_____ (2021-11-03). On the 50th Anniversary of PRC's Membership in the UN; the Taiwan Factor. journal-neo.org The eve of the 50th anniversary of PRC's membership in the UN served as a pretext for another propaganda attack by Washington against its primary geopolitical opponent. Recall Resolution No. 2578, "Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations," adopted by the General Assembly on October 25, 1971, …

David P. Goldman (2021-11-03). Sleepwalkers in the South China Sea. asiatimes.com Whether the United States should prepare for war with China — and thereby make war almost inevitable — was the matter of a verbal brawl at one of the largest gatherings of American conservatives, the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, Florida, from October 31 to November 2. The same debate is ongoing in American opinion …

Jeff Pao (2021-11-03). Xi given more power to wage war on Taiwan. asiatimes.com China's legislature has paved the way to mobilize civilian assets for war, with the Communist Party of China (CPC) — and by association its General Secretary Xi Jinping — given greater control than previously over military planning and mobilization. The affected laws include the National Defense Mobilization Law, the Civil Air Defense Law, the National …

Anonymous103 (2021-11-03). Shanghai Bloc Expected To Fight Terrorism In Central Asia. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Shanghai Bloc takes first steps towards the creation of a joint strategy to combat terrorism in Asia. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | International security and the fight against terrorism are undoubtedly the most discussed topics currently in the Asian political scenario, especially in the Central Asian region. With the increasing presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, there is a fear amon…

teleSUR (2021-11-03). An Asian-American Woman Is Elected As Boston Mayor. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Michelle Wu, a Taiwanese American progressive politician, was elected Mayor of Boston, a city whose top authorities have been Irish American or Italian American men since the 1930s. | RELATED: | Supported by Left-leaning young voters, Wu soundly defeated City Councilor Annissa Essaibi, who ran as a pragmatic centrist and had the backing of the city's traditional power centers: the Police, trade unions,…

New Atlas (2021-11-03). US Economic Warfare vs China: Adrian Zenz & Xinjiang Cotton Lies. newatlas.report November 3, 2021 (The New Atlas — Brian Berletic) — Adrian Zenz is regularly cited as the source regarding alleged abuses in Xinjiang, China. More recently, his reports have become the cornerstone of not only accusations against China regarding supposed "forced labor," but also the justification for sanctions imposed by the US. He is regularly …

WSWS (2021-11-03). US-led media campaign to "open up" China—an echo of the Opium Wars. wsws.org While the US is not at this point resorting to military force, the media campaign to demand an end to China's COVID-19 public health restrictions does recall the barbaric methods employed by imperialism in the 19th Century.

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). Disposable income rises in China's Tibet. ecns.cn Rural and urban residents of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region witnessed rapid growth in disposable income in the first nine months of the year, according to local authorities.

Dean Baker (2021-11-03). Combatting Global Warming: The Solution to China's Demographic "Crisis" cepr.net There have been numerous news articles in recent years telling us that China faces a demographic crisis. The basic story is that the market reforms put in place in the late 1970s, together with country's one-child policy, led to many fewer children being born in the last four decades. As a result, the number of current workers entering retirement, exceeds the size of the cohorts entering the workforce, leading to a stagnant or declining workforce. This is supposed to be a crisis. | I used the word "supposed" because it is not in any way obvious that a declining workforce is any sort of crisis. We see shifts of po…

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). No empty slogans needed in addressing climate change: China's UN envoy. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said on Tuesday that tackling climate change needs firm commitment and continued actions, not empty slogans.

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). Scapegoating China over climate change 'craven and inaccurate': British newspaper. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). Wider vaccination helps China build immune barrier against coronavirus. ecns.cn China has been expanding vaccine inoculation, booster shots in particular, to combat COVID-19 and build an immune barrier as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide.

Ramzy Baroud (2021-11-02). The West's China Complex: Beijing as the Enemy and the Savior. dissidentvoice.org "Could China's economy collapse?" was the title of an October 15 article published by QUARTZ magazine. The article makes an ominous case of a Chinese economic crash and its impact on China's and global economies. This is one of numerous reports appearing in recent weeks in Western mainstream media, all motivated by recently published economic indicators pointing …

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). TCM helps with China's Gansu COVID-19 treatment. ecns.cn Benefitting from the combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine, nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 have turned to moderate from severe as of Sunday in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said Monday.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). Expert says tough anti-virus policy not too expensive. ecns.cn China will continue to pursue a zero-transmission policy against the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, as the global fatality rate of 2 percent is still too high, a leading Chinese respiratory disease expert said.

New Atlas (2021-11-02). US Nuclear-Powered Sub Collision & the Real Threat to the South China Sea. newatlas.report November 2, 2021 (The New Atlas) — The USS Connecticut — a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine — was involved in a collision in the South China Sea. While the US claims it was merely an accident amid its ongoing efforts to underwrite peace and stability in the region, it is just another example of …

WSWS (2021-11-02). Worsening economic data coming out of China. wsws.org Figures on factory production fall for second month in a row after something of a pandemic recovery boom.

New Atlas (2021-11-02). US Nuclear Sub Collision Demonstrates South China Sea's True Menace. newatlas.report November 3, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea between the United States and China, and especially because Wasington accuses Beijing of acting irresponsibly in these waters thousands of miles from America's own shores, an incident involving a US nuclear-powered submarine there could pose as a potential turning …

_____ (2021-11-02). Biden's QUAD Strategy Reaches the Middle East. journal-neo.org The so-called 'QUAD 2′, or the West Asian QUAD, comes at a time when, on the one hand, the US is facing an unprecedented global challenge from China, and on the other, when the US' European allies continue to refuse to support the US in its tussle with China. While European powers do consider China …

Anonymous007 (2021-11-02). China And India To Likely Become Russia's First S-500 Missile Defense System Buyers. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | India and China may become the first buyers of the latest Russian S-500 Prometheus missile defense system, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation."When this system is delivered to the Armed Forces in the required volume, it will also be possible to supply it for export. We consider India, as well as China, and all those states with whom we have long-standing, partner and predictable relationships, as future owners of this newest system," he said.

ecns.cn (2021-11-02). Tanzania receives 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China. ecns.cn Tanzania on Monday received the second batch of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China, boosting the east African nation's drive to vaccinate its people against the COVID-19 pandemic.