John V. Walsh (2021-09-13). Biden Exits Afghanistan, Heads in the Wrong Direction. counterpunch.org A major motivation for getting out of Afghanistan is to give the US a freer hand to bring down China and Russia. And this is not to be a peaceful "Pivot." The US has surrounded both countries with military bases, and the Pivot to Asia pioneered by Obama/Hillary/Biden sees 60% of America's naval forces ending up in China's neighborhood.

Nayvin Gordon (2021-09-12). The New York Times Tells China to Stop Protecting Their People, & Let Covid-19 Sicken and. indybay.org Eradicating Covid-19 is possible with ZeroCovid strategy that puts people before profits…

ecns.cn (2021-09-12). China expects Afghan Taliban to make clean break with ETIM terrorist group. ecns.cn China hopes the Afghan Taliban will make a clean break with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and other terrorist groups, and take effective measures to resolutely crack down on them, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.

Andy Kroll (2021-09-12). The Winner in Afghanistan: China. tomdispatch.com The collapse of the American project in Afghanistan may fade fast from the news here, but don't be fooled. It couldn't be more significant in ways few in this country can even begin to grasp. "Remember, this is not Saigon," Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a television audience on August 15th, the day the Taliban swept into the Afghan capital, pausing to pose for photos in the grandly gilded presidential palace. He was dutifully echoing his boss, President Joe Biden, who had earlier rejected any comparison with the fall of the South Vietnamese capital, Saigon, in 1975, insisting that "there's going to be no…

ecns.cn (2021-09-12). China expects Afghan Taliban to make clean break with ETIM terrorist group. ecns.cn China hopes the Afghan Taliban will make a clean break with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and other terrorist groups, and take effective measures to resolutely crack down on them, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.

Nayvin Gordon (2021-09-12). The New York Times Tells China to Stop Protecting Their People, & Let Covid-19 Sicken and. indybay.org Eradicating Covid-19 is possible with ZeroCovid strategy that puts people before profits…

Xiaoxiao Kwete, Felicia Marie Knaul, Beverley M Essue, Ana Langer (2021-09-11). [Correspondence] Gender equity, caregiving, and the 1-2-3-child policy in China. thelancet.com The Lancet Commission on 70 years of women's reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health in China by Jie Qiao and colleagues1 clearly describes a roadmap for universal coverage by 2030. However, the gendered role of caregiving2 is overlooked in the narrow definition of maternal health.3…

Charles Xu (2021-09-11). The United States' recent failures in war and fighting racism should serve as a warning to its allies. peoplesdispatch.org As the US messily closes its 20-year war in Afghanistan, it has quickly pivoted and attempted to rally international support around its anti-China campaign. Its allies should be wary.

Rainer Shea (2021-09-11). The Uyghur Narrative's Goal: Proxy Destabilization of Afghanistan. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Sep 4, 2021 | The events following the Afghanistan pullout are revealing the long-term goal of Washington's rhetorical focus on the Uyghurs during recent years: to manufacture consent for a new U.S.-backed jihadist movement within Afghanistan, one that can be used to strike against China like how the Mujahideen struck against the Soviet Union. | The conditions surrounding this new anti-communist Afghanistan proxy war differ from those of the previous one. China isn't stretched unsustainably thin, like the USSR was during the final decade of its existence. And China has no reason to get milit…

_____ (2021-09-11). America Is Europe's Enemy. strategic-culture.org If Europe wants stability, then why is it allied with the chief cause of its own refugee-influx, Eric Zuesse asks. | Why is there a refugee-influx into Europe from nations to the south and east that have been invaded by the U.S. and its allies? Is that question stupid? Is the correct answer to it, actually, obvious? | The nations that the U.S. Government targets for "regime-change" have governments that are friendly toward one or more of the three governments that the U.S. Government especially wants to be regime-changed (overthrown and replaced — conquered): Russia, China, and Iran. So, America sanctions,…

Yuanyuan Wang, Fei Kong, Jie Qiao (2021-09-11). [Correspondence] Gender equity, caregiving, and the 1-2-3-child policy in China — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Xiaoxiao Kwete and colleagues note the challenge of population ageing and low fertility that is happening not only in China but also in many other countries. With increasing longevity and a relaxing population policy, young couples are shouldering a growing burden of caregiving for their older family members and children. This burden is the main reason for the decreased fertility desire among young Chinese couples. Additionally, increased independence and more opportunities have empowered women to pursue their personal development, which inevitably results in a low fertility rate and…

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-11). NATO chieftain denounces Russia, China, Iran and North Korea in one short paragraph. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Secretary General sets out arms control priorities In speech at NATO's annual arms control conference, the Secretary General warned that "Russia continues to ignore and bend" international arms control rules while China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, including by "building a large number of missile silos." This is happening without "any limitation or …

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). China Reveals Flight Control System To Land Hypersonic Drone. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published on Hong Kong's

Anand Naidoo (2021-09-11). The Heat: Xi-Biden talks and 9/11: 20 years on. america.cgtn.com Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden have a lengthy phone conversation. And, 9/11 twenty years on — how the terror attacks forever changed the United States and the world.

Xiaoxiao Kwete, Felicia Marie Knaul, Beverley M Essue, Ana Langer (2021-09-11). [Correspondence] Gender equity, caregiving, and the 1-2-3-child policy in China. thelancet.com The Lancet Commission on 70 years of women's reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health in China by Jie Qiao and colleagues1 clearly describes a roadmap for universal coverage by 2030. However, the gendered role of caregiving2 is overlooked in the narrow definition of maternal health.3…

ecns.cn (2021-09-11). China expects Afghan Taliban to make clean break with ETIM terrorist group. ecns.cn China hopes the Afghan Taliban will make a clean break with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and other terrorist groups, and take effective measures to resolutely crack down on them, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.

Rainer Shea (2021-09-11). The Uyghur Narrative's Goal: Proxy Destabilization of Afghanistan. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Sep 4, 2021 | The events following the Afghanistan pullout are revealing the long-term goal of Washington's rhetorical focus on the Uyghurs during recent years: to manufacture consent for a new U.S.-backed jihadist movement within Afghanistan, one that can be used to strike against China like how the Mujahideen struck against the Soviet Union. | The conditions surrounding this new anti-communist Afghanistan proxy war differ from those of the previous one. China isn't stretched unsustainably thin, like the USSR was during the final decade of its existence. And China has no reason to get milit…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). China Reveals Flight Control System To Land Hypersonic Drone. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published on Hong Kong's

Anand Naidoo (2021-09-11). The Heat: Xi-Biden talks and 9/11: 20 years on. america.cgtn.com Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden have a lengthy phone conversation. And, 9/11 twenty years on — how the terror attacks forever changed the United States and the world.

Yuanyuan Wang, Fei Kong, Jie Qiao (2021-09-11). [Correspondence] Gender equity, caregiving, and the 1-2-3-child policy in China — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Xiaoxiao Kwete and colleagues note the challenge of population ageing and low fertility that is happening not only in China but also in many other countries. With increasing longevity and a relaxing population policy, young couples are shouldering a growing burden of caregiving for their older family members and children. This burden is the main reason for the decreased fertility desire among young Chinese couples. Additionally, increased independence and more opportunities have empowered women to pursue their personal development, which inevitably results in a low fertility rate and…

ecns.cn (2021-09-10). Xi calls for adding more positive factors to China-U.S. relations. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that relevant government agencies of China and the United States could advance collaboration and tap more cooperation potential, so as to add more positive factors to the bilateral relationship.

The Conversation (2021-09-10). Minerals, drugs and China: How the Taliban might finance their new Afghan government. juancole.com By Hanif Sufizada | — Now that the Taliban have reportedly taken full control of Afghanistan and begun forming a government, a looming challenge awaits: How will they keep their country and economy afloat financially? For the past 20 years, the U.S. government and other countries have financed the vast majority of the Afghan government's …

_____ (2021-09-10). U.S. Plan B for Afghanistan? Screw Up China. strategic-culture.org For U.S. imperial strategists, the notorious Afghan graveyard of empires is not an entirely deadbeat loss. As President Biden noted gleefully and cryptically this week, "China has real problems… it will be interesting to see what happens." | The United States may have suffered a shameful, historic defeat in Afghanistan, but there is still a silver lining in this cloud for the imperial planners in Washington. | The destruction, anarchy and trillions of dollars wasted in prosecuting a 20-year war can deliver a consolation prize for the United States. Namely, by making Afghanistan a cauldron of destabilization for…

Dongsheng News (2021-09-10). News on China | No. 67. dissidentvoice.org Among the topics in this episode of News on China: how China plans to control housing prices, mushroom cultivation and poverty alleviation, and China seeking the integration of Guangdong and Macao.

ecns.cn (2021-09-10). Xi says China-U.S. relations vital to world's future. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that whether China and the United States can properly manage their relations concerns the future of the world, and is a question of the century both countries must answer well.

_____ (2021-09-10). 'Uygur Tribunal' Is A Lie-Maker. popularresistance.org The so-called Uygur Tribunal is a lie-maker that has nothing to do with the law or the truth, it's another farce aimed at discrediting Xinjiang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Thursday. His comments come as the organization plans yet another round of smearing campaigns against China's Xinjiang policy in what it terms as a second hearing. | Chaired by Geoffrey Nice, an infamous anti-China figure, the tribunal is largely funded by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC). On September 3, 2020, Geoffrey established a so-called independent people's tribunal to investigate "ongoing atrocities and pos…

ecns.cn (2021-09-10). Xi urges early return of China-U.S. relations back to right track. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said Friday that China and the United States should show a broad perspective, shoulder big responsibilities, and bring bilateral relations back to the right track of steady development as soon as possible.

Editor2 (2021-09-10). Vietnam Resists Washington's Anti-China Campaign. orinocotribune.com By Gregory E. Williams — Sep 6, 2021 | Vietnam and China fought an unfortunate border war in February and March of 1979, egged on by U.S. imperialist interference in the region. Nevertheless, relations between the two countries have steadily improved, based on a shared interest in peaceful socialist construction, resulting in deepening political and economic cooperation. | Currently, maritime disputes are the biggest threat to this long-lasting peace. Controversies have arisen around commercial fishing, oil exploration and other activities in the waters that China calls the South Sea, and Vietnam calls the E…

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-10). Identifying China, Russia as threats, Finland reserves NATO option. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Government proposes 500 new jobs for Finnish Defence Forces The report describes Finland's defence environment as being "tense and difficult to predict." It emphasises the growing strategic importance of Finland's neighbouring Arctic areas and the perception of Northern European defence as a whole. The report furthermore points to intensified competition between the great powers affecting …

Editor (2021-09-10). China's shifting overseas energy footprint. mronline.org New data sheds light on how much overseas coal power capacity China is involved in, and to what extent it is changing.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-10). China: Towards Common Prosperity. libya360.wordpress.com Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Part I On Tuesday, August 24, a meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs was held in Beijing to discuss "common prosperity", namely how to produce growth with equity. The focus of the discussion was on the need to generate welfare for all citizens on the road…

ecns.cn (2021-09-10). Xi calls for adding more positive factors to China-U.S. relations. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that relevant government agencies of China and the United States could advance collaboration and tap more cooperation potential, so as to add more positive factors to the bilateral relationship.

The Conversation (2021-09-10). Minerals, drugs and China: How the Taliban might finance their new Afghan government. juancole.com By Hanif Sufizada | — Now that the Taliban have reportedly taken full control of Afghanistan and begun forming a government, a looming challenge awaits: How will they keep their country and economy afloat financially? For the past 20 years, the U.S. government and other countries have financed the vast majority of the Afghan government's …

Dongsheng News (2021-09-10). News on China | No. 67. dissidentvoice.org Among the topics in this episode of News on China: how China plans to control housing prices, mushroom cultivation and poverty alleviation, and China seeking the integration of Guangdong and Macao.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-10). Identifying China, Russia as threats, Finland reserves NATO option. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Government proposes 500 new jobs for Finnish Defence Forces The report describes Finland's defence environment as being "tense and difficult to predict." It emphasises the growing strategic importance of Finland's neighbouring Arctic areas and the perception of Northern European defence as a whole. The report furthermore points to intensified competition between the great powers affecting …

ecns.cn (2021-09-10). Xi says China-U.S. relations vital to world's future. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that whether China and the United States can properly manage their relations concerns the future of the world, and is a question of the century both countries must answer well.

Editor (2021-09-10). China's shifting overseas energy footprint. mronline.org New data sheds light on how much overseas coal power capacity China is involved in, and to what extent it is changing.

ecns.cn (2021-09-10). Xi urges early return of China-U.S. relations back to right track. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said Friday that China and the United States should show a broad perspective, shoulder big responsibilities, and bring bilateral relations back to the right track of steady development as soon as possible.

ecns.cn (2021-09-09). China issues human rights action plan for 2021-2025. ecns.cn China on Thursday published the latest human rights action plan, setting the objectives and tasks of respecting, protecting and promoting human rights in the period from 2021 to 2025.

ecns.cn (2021-09-09). China opposes Western politicians' intervention in Hong Kong matters. ecns.cn The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday expressed its strong disapproval and firm opposition to remarks by several Western politicians regarding Hong Kong's affairs, saying they confused black and white and disrupted the HKSAR's rule of law.

ecns.cn (2021-09-09). China to continue protecting rights of particular groups: action plan. ecns.cn China will continue to ensure equal rights for ethnic minority groups, women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and other disadvantaged groups and improve special protection for them, said a human rights action plan.

Kevin Mwanza (2021-09-09). China Bans Men Considered 'Girly' From Appearing On TV. moguldom.com TV regulators in China have called on broadcasters to stop showing "sissy men and other abnormal esthetics" on TV as part of its effort to clean up airwaves and enforce official morality, using an offensive slang term for effeminate men — "niang pao" meaning "girlie guns." The onslaught reflects official concern in the communist government …

Staff (2021-09-09). US Supplanted by China as EU's Primary Trading Partner. orinocotribune.com China overtook the United States as the leading trading partner of the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of 2021, according to data published this Wednesday, September 8 by the EU statistical office Eurostat. | Between the first quarter of 2019 and the second of 2021, the percentage of imports from China to the EU increased by four points. | In the case of Switzerland, the share of imports grew in the same period by 0.7 percentage points, while there was a 3.4% fall in imports from the United Kingdom, followed by those from Russia, which suffered a decrease of 1.1%, and those from the United States, with…

Katsuji Nakazawa (2021-09-09). El viraje a la izquierda de Xi lleva a China hacia un socialismo real. globalizacion.ca Es casi imposible exagerar el impacto que están produciendo las noticias en Hangzhou, así como en toda China. El sábado recién pasado, la agencia anti-sobornos de China dijo que el principal funcionario de esa ciudad y secretario del Partido Comunista,…

ecns.cn (2021-09-09). China issues human rights action plan for 2021-2025. ecns.cn China on Thursday published the latest human rights action plan, setting the objectives and tasks of respecting, protecting and promoting human rights in the period from 2021 to 2025.

ecns.cn (2021-09-09). China opposes Western politicians' intervention in Hong Kong matters. ecns.cn The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday expressed its strong disapproval and firm opposition to remarks by several Western politicians regarding Hong Kong's affairs, saying they confused black and white and disrupted the HKSAR's rule of law.

ecns.cn (2021-09-09). China to continue protecting rights of particular groups: action plan. ecns.cn China will continue to ensure equal rights for ethnic minority groups, women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and other disadvantaged groups and improve special protection for them, said a human rights action plan.

Staff (2021-09-09). US Supplanted by China as EU's Primary Trading Partner. orinocotribune.com China overtook the United States as the leading trading partner of the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of 2021, according to data published this Wednesday, September 8 by the EU statistical office Eurostat. | Between the first quarter of 2019 and the second of 2021, the percentage of imports from China to the EU increased by four points. | In the case of Switzerland, the share of imports grew in the same period by 0.7 percentage points, while there was a 3.4% fall in imports from the United Kingdom, followed by those from Russia, which suffered a decrease of 1.1%, and those from the United States, with…

Katsuji Nakazawa (2021-09-09). El viraje a la izquierda de Xi lleva a China hacia un socialismo real. globalizacion.ca Es casi imposible exagerar el impacto que están produciendo las noticias en Hangzhou, así como en toda China. El sábado recién pasado, la agencia anti-sobornos de China dijo que el principal funcionario de esa ciudad y secretario del Partido Comunista,…

WSWS (2021-09-08). New Zealand pseudo-left Daily Blog promotes Wuhan lab lie. wsws.org The blog's editor simply ignores the scientific evidence that discredits the Wuhan laboratory lie because it does not suit his pro-imperialist, anti-China agenda.

_____ (2021-09-08). Biden Exits Afghanistan, Heads In The Wrong Direction. popularresistance.org On August 31, Joe Biden accepted the inevitable and announced the final departure of all open military personnel from Afghanistan. | Perhaps, the most important part of the speech had to do with the future, and here Biden was unequivocal: | "And here is the critical thing to understand: The world is changing. We're engaged in a serious competition with China. We're dealing with the challenges on multiple fronts with Russia. ….We have to shore up American competitiveness to meet these new challenges and the competition for the 21st century." | A major motivation for getting out of Afghanistan is to give the US a…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-09-08). Chinese Billionaire Given 18 Years In Prison For 'Provoking Trouble'. moguldom.com A billionaire Chinese pig farmer was sentenced to 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in China, a charge commonly used against activists and protesters. Sun Dawu, chairman of Dawu Agriculture Group, was arrested earlier this year after 300 police officers raided his offices, according to the …

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-09-08). Chip War: Can the United States Really Gain From China's Pain? towardfreedom.org The United States currently holds the strong hand in its chip war with China. But experts believe it will lose in the future as China has a bigger market and a larger capacity for creating new knowledge.

_____ (2021-09-08). BRICS' Influence Grows as Three New Members Join the New Development Bank. strategic-culture.org By Paul ANTONOPOULOS | The New Development Bank (NDB) was created by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) in 2015. The BRICS bank, as it is more commonly known, invests mainly in developing economies in areas such as transportation, water and sanitation, clean energy, digital infrastructure, social infrastructure and urban development. On September 2, NDB President Marcos Troyjo announced that the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Bangladesh were the first members of the bank's expansion. | "New members will have in NDB a platform to foster their cooperation in infrastructure and sustainable deve…

Editor (2021-09-08). Michael Hudson v. George Soros on China's Rejection of "Market" Capitalism. mronline.org This article would have been very useful if it had stuck to its headline warning, which is more or less along the lines that Xi has made very clear that he's not going to allow investors, above all foreign investors, to exercise more influence in Chinese business and society.

Ana Perdigón (2021-09-08). Following Long Delay, First Batch of COVAX Vaccines Arrive in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Early this morning, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the controversial United Nations COVAX initiative arrived in Venezuela, reported the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office for the Americas. | This first shipment of COVID vaccines consists of 693,600 doses of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, which are included on the WHO emergency use list, and represents barely 6% of the total of vaccines paid for by the Venezuelan government. | "The vaccines were purchased through the Revolving Fund of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) with the count…

sputniknews (2021-09-08). China Vows to Oppose Efforts to Gloss Over Atrocities Committed During World War II. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – China will not tolerate attempts to downplay the guilt of invaders or relieve them of historical responsibility for the atrocities they committed during the Second World War, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Sputnik on 8 September.

WSWS (2021-09-08). New Zealand pseudo-left Daily Blog promotes Wuhan lab lie. wsws.org The blog's editor simply ignores the scientific evidence that discredits the Wuhan laboratory lie because it does not suit his pro-imperialist, anti-China agenda.

_____ (2021-09-08). Biden Exits Afghanistan, Heads In The Wrong Direction. popularresistance.org On August 31, Joe Biden accepted the inevitable and announced the final departure of all open military personnel from Afghanistan. | Perhaps, the most important part of the speech had to do with the future, and here Biden was unequivocal: | "And here is the critical thing to understand: The world is changing. We're engaged in a serious competition with China. We're dealing with the challenges on multiple fronts with Russia. ….We have to shore up American competitiveness to meet these new challenges and the competition for the 21st century." | A major motivation for getting out of Afghanistan is to give the US a…

Editor (2021-09-08). Michael Hudson v. George Soros on China's Rejection of "Market" Capitalism. mronline.org This article would have been very useful if it had stuck to its headline warning, which is more or less along the lines that Xi has made very clear that he's not going to allow investors, above all foreign investors, to exercise more influence in Chinese business and society.

sputniknews (2021-09-08). China Vows to Oppose Efforts to Gloss Over Atrocities Committed During World War II. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – China will not tolerate attempts to downplay the guilt of invaders or relieve them of historical responsibility for the atrocities they committed during the Second World War, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Sputnik on 8 September.

Ana Perdigón (2021-09-08). Following Long Delay, First Batch of COVAX Vaccines Arrive in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Early this morning, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the controversial United Nations COVAX initiative arrived in Venezuela, reported the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office for the Americas. | This first shipment of COVID vaccines consists of 693,600 doses of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, which are included on the WHO emergency use list, and represents barely 6% of the total of vaccines paid for by the Venezuelan government. | "The vaccines were purchased through the Revolving Fund of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) with the count…

New Atlas (2021-09-07). BBC Xinjiang/Uyghur Lies Spread to Afghanistan. newatlas.report September 7, 2021 (The New Atlas) — What happens when British state media — the BBC — combines its war propaganda in Afghanistan with its anti-China propaganda in Xinjiang? New Sinophobic narratives depicting Beijing as hunting Uyghurs down far beyond its borders and for apparently no real reason. References: BBC — Afghanistan's Uyghurs fear the …

ecns.cn (2021-09-07). Jinan conference to seek global unity in fight against food waste. ecns.cn China will hold an international conference in Shandong province to bolster global cooperation in curbing food waste.

ecns.cn (2021-09-07). China to roll out pilot scheme for green power trading, build system focused on new energy. ecns.cn China will roll out a scheme of green power trading in an effort to build a new power system with new energy as a mainstay and achieve China's goals of peak emissions and carbon neutrality, the National Development of Reform Commission (NDRC) said on its website on Tuesday.

Tsvetana Paraskova (2021-09-07). Gazprom Neft Switches to Yuan Payments in China. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-09-07). China-Israel Bilateral Relations Harm Washington's Interests In The Middle East. southfront.org Israel's Haifa PortBeijing builds a new port in Haifa and this is likely to hamper US Navy activities. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Chinese investments have been present throughout the world in recent decades. Even in the US and in nations allied to Washington, the high presence of Chinese companies and products cannot be avoided. However, when investments shift from a stric…

Rubén Alexis Hernández (2021-09-07). Los talibanes, la decadencia estadounidense y el poder de China y Rusia. globalizacion.ca En términos generales, la derrota de Estados Unidos en Afganistán significa no sólo su fracaso militar local, sino que ha cedido terreno a sus rivales por el control asiático y mundial, en especial a China y Rusia. | *** | La retirada…

_____ (2021-09-07). As China Cracks Down on the 'Feminization' of Males, Should America Take Note? strategic-culture.org The U.S. elites may either do not sense a problem with the ongoing feminization of American boys, or they have no desire to see the United States succeed as a viable nation for long. | The Chinese Communist Party, sensing an ideological challenger no less daunting than a religious order, has drawn a line in the sand, ordering regulatory bodies to reign in the 'chaos' of celebrity culture, while finding ways to curtail the influence of 'effeminate' celebrities. Can the United States, which lacks such a unified decision-making apparatus, adjust its sails to meet the same challenge? | With the invasion of foreign cu…

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-07). NATO chief denounces China, North Korea over nuclear weapons. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the head of history's only nuclear alliance. Nato chief alarmed by construction of new Chinese nuclear missile silos Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed concern about the construction of new missile silos by China that could significantly step up the country's nuclear capabilities. China was also rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal with more …

New Atlas (2021-09-07). US Targets China with Mekong River Meddling. newatlas.report September 7, 2021 (The New Atlas) — The US is using multiple artificial crises to justify its continued meddling across the Indo-Pacific region. This includes interfering in nations through which the Mekong River flows — under the basis of "protecting" the environment and human rights. In reality, the US seeks simply to block infrastructure projects …

Prof Michael Hudson (2021-09-07). El sueño de Soros: Convertir a China en otro de sus negocios neoliberales. globalizacion.ca En un artículo del Financial Times, "Los inversores en la China de Xi se enfrentan a un rudo despertar" (30 de agosto de 2021), George Soros escribe que "la represión de Xi contra la empresa privada demuestra que no comprende…

Ann Garrison (2021-09-07). U.S. escalates threats to Ethiopian and Eritrean sovereignty. mronline.org The U.S. and its Western European allies have been trying to pass some kind of resolution censuring Ethiopia that will lead towards military intervention, but so far, they have not succeeded. Why? Because China and Russia have been blocking it. They say that this is Ethiopia's internal affair, and we shouldn't engage in any undue interference. Everyone is saying the same thing they have been saying all along.

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-09-07). Chip War: Can the U.S. Really Gain From China's Pain? counterpunch.org With the U.S. imposing technology sanctions on China, the world's electronics industry is facing turbulent times. After the sanctions, Huawei has slipped from its number one slot as a mobile phone supplier—which the company held during the second quarter of 2020—to number seven currently. Commenting on this slide, Huawei's rotating chairman Guo Ping has said that the company's battle is for survival right now. According to Reuters, Guo in a note circulated internally maintained that Huawei "will not give up and plans to eventually return to the industry's 'throne.'" On that count, Huawei is not only s…

New Atlas (2021-09-07). BBC Xinjiang/Uyghur Lies Spread to Afghanistan. newatlas.report September 7, 2021 (The New Atlas) — What happens when British state media — the BBC — combines its war propaganda in Afghanistan with its anti-China propaganda in Xinjiang? New Sinophobic narratives depicting Beijing as hunting Uyghurs down far beyond its borders and for apparently no real reason. References: BBC — Afghanistan's Uyghurs fear the …

New Atlas (2021-09-07). US Targets China with Mekong River Meddling. newatlas.report September 7, 2021 (The New Atlas) — The US is using multiple artificial crises to justify its continued meddling across the Indo-Pacific region. This includes interfering in nations through which the Mekong River flows — under the basis of "protecting" the environment and human rights. In reality, the US seeks simply to block infrastructure projects …

ecns.cn (2021-09-07). Jinan conference to seek global unity in fight against food waste. ecns.cn China will hold an international conference in Shandong province to bolster global cooperation in curbing food waste.

ecns.cn (2021-09-07). China to roll out pilot scheme for green power trading, build system focused on new energy. ecns.cn China will roll out a scheme of green power trading in an effort to build a new power system with new energy as a mainstay and achieve China's goals of peak emissions and carbon neutrality, the National Development of Reform Commission (NDRC) said on its website on Tuesday.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-07). NATO chief denounces China, North Korea over nuclear weapons. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the head of history's only nuclear alliance. Nato chief alarmed by construction of new Chinese nuclear missile silos Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed concern about the construction of new missile silos by China that could significantly step up the country's nuclear capabilities. China was also rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal with more …

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-09-07). Chip War: Can the U.S. Really Gain From China's Pain? counterpunch.org With the U.S. imposing technology sanctions on China, the world's electronics industry is facing turbulent times. After the sanctions, Huawei has slipped from its number one slot as a mobile phone supplier—which the company held during the second quarter of 2020—to number seven currently. Commenting on this slide, Huawei's rotating chairman Guo Ping has said that the company's battle is for survival right now. According to Reuters, Guo in a note circulated internally maintained that Huawei "will not give up and plans to eventually return to the industry's 'throne.'" On that count, Huawei is not only s…

Tsvetana Paraskova (2021-09-07). Gazprom Neft Switches to Yuan Payments in China. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michael Hudson (2021-09-07). El sueño de Soros: Convertir a China en otro de sus negocios neoliberales. globalizacion.ca En un artículo del Financial Times, "Los inversores en la China de Xi se enfrentan a un rudo despertar" (30 de agosto de 2021), George Soros escribe que "la represión de Xi contra la empresa privada demuestra que no comprende…

Ann Garrison (2021-09-07). U.S. escalates threats to Ethiopian and Eritrean sovereignty. mronline.org The U.S. and its Western European allies have been trying to pass some kind of resolution censuring Ethiopia that will lead towards military intervention, but so far, they have not succeeded. Why? Because China and Russia have been blocking it. They say that this is Ethiopia's internal affair, and we shouldn't engage in any undue interference. Everyone is saying the same thing they have been saying all along.

Rubén Alexis Hernández (2021-09-07). Los talibanes, la decadencia estadounidense y el poder de China y Rusia. globalizacion.ca En términos generales, la derrota de Estados Unidos en Afganistán significa no sólo su fracaso militar local, sino que ha cedido terreno a sus rivales por el control asiático y mundial, en especial a China y Rusia. | *** | La retirada…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-09-06). Who Controls Afghanistan? The Panjshir Revolt "Becomes Footnote". The US, China, Russia, Iran, Turkey Powerplay. globalresearch.ca

Brian Berletic (2021-09-06). US vs. China: Where Does Vietnam Stand? asia-pacificresearch.com

ecns.cn (2021-09-06). China organizes international peacekeeping drill. ecns.cn "Shared Destiny-2021," an international peacekeeping drill, kicked off Monday in central China's Henan Province.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-06). New Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research at Chinese Lab. libya360.wordpress.com Sharon Lerner and Mara Hvistendahl Newly released documents provide details of U.S.-funded research on several types of coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The Intercept has obtained more than 900 pages of documents detailing the work of EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S.-based health organization that used federal money to fund bat coronavirus research at the…

thelancet (2021-09-06). [Commentary] Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. thelancet.com The UN General Assembly in September 2021, will bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, and the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we—the editors of health journals worldwide—call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5‚ÄØ ∞C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health.

Michael Hudson (2021-09-06). George Soros dreams of turning China into a neoliberal grabitization opportunity. zcomm.org George Soros is obviously upset that President Xi is not Boris Yeltsin, and that China is not following the kleptocracy dependency that warped Russia's economy…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-09-06). Who Controls Afghanistan? The Panjshir Revolt "Becomes Footnote". The US, China, Russia, Iran, Turkey Powerplay. globalresearch.ca

Brian Berletic (2021-09-06). US vs. China: Where Does Vietnam Stand? asia-pacificresearch.com

ecns.cn (2021-09-06). China organizes international peacekeeping drill. ecns.cn "Shared Destiny-2021," an international peacekeeping drill, kicked off Monday in central China's Henan Province.

Michael Hudson (2021-09-06). George Soros dreams of turning China into a neoliberal grabitization opportunity. zcomm.org George Soros is obviously upset that President Xi is not Boris Yeltsin, and that China is not following the kleptocracy dependency that warped Russia's economy…

thelancet (2021-09-06). [Commentary] Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. thelancet.com The UN General Assembly in September 2021, will bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, and the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we—the editors of health journals worldwide—call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5‚ÄØ ∞C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health.

ecns.cn (2021-09-05). Xinjiang housing renovations further debunk genocide claims. ecns.cn Residents of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday used their personal experiences to debunk the lies of politicians from certain Western countries concerning human rights violations in the region.

_____ (2021-09-05). To Counter U.S. Hostility China Moves Towards People Centered Policies. popularresistance.org This development allowed China to make enormous investments in infrastructure. It also generated the resources necessary to eliminate poverty. It is no coincidence that this development happened while the U.S. was wasting money on wars in the Middle East. As the U.S. is now step by step retreating from those wars to confront China the country needs to prepare itself for the new environment.

ecns.cn (2021-09-05). Trade between China, Africa rises 40.5 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Trade between China and Africa rose 40.5 percent year on year to 139.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of the year, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Qian Keming said Friday.

_____ (2021-09-05). To Counter US Hostility China Moves Towards People-Centered Policies. popularresistance.org This development allowed China to make enormous investments in infrastructure. It also generated the resources necessary to eliminate poverty. It is no coincidence that this development happened while the U.S. was wasting money on wars in the Middle East. As the U.S. is now step by step retreating from those wars to confront China the country needs to prepare itself for the new environment.

ecns.cn (2021-09-05). Thousands in Australia sign petition asking government to give light to Chinese COVID-19 vaccines. ecns.cn Thousands of individuals have signed a petition asking the Australian government to introduce or import COVID-19 vaccines made by China.

ecns.cn (2021-09-05). China, Russia vow to uphold correct view on WWII. ecns.cn Chinese and Russian foreign ministers sent messages respectively to an event on Friday to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

ecns.cn (2021-09-05). China, Russia vow to uphold correct view on WWII. ecns.cn Chinese and Russian foreign ministers sent messages respectively to an event on Friday to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

ecns.cn (2021-09-05). Xinjiang housing renovations further debunk genocide claims. ecns.cn Residents of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday used their personal experiences to debunk the lies of politicians from certain Western countries concerning human rights violations in the region.

_____ (2021-09-05). To Counter U.S. Hostility China Moves Towards People Centered Policies. popularresistance.org This development allowed China to make enormous investments in infrastructure. It also generated the resources necessary to eliminate poverty. It is no coincidence that this development happened while the U.S. was wasting money on wars in the Middle East. As the U.S. is now step by step retreating from those wars to confront China the country needs to prepare itself for the new environment.

ecns.cn (2021-09-05). Trade between China, Africa rises 40.5 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Trade between China and Africa rose 40.5 percent year on year to 139.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of the year, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Qian Keming said Friday.

ecns.cn (2021-09-05). Thousands in Australia sign petition asking government to give light to Chinese COVID-19 vaccines. ecns.cn Thousands of individuals have signed a petition asking the Australian government to introduce or import COVID-19 vaccines made by China.

Chinatown Merchant Association (2021-09-05). Saturday 9/11: 31st Annual Autumn Moon Festival. indybay.org Chinatown – 667 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108…

Editor (2021-09-04). China calls for investigation into U.S. massacres of civilians in Afghanistan. mronline.org On Wednesday, September 1, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that the massacres of civilians committed by the US military in Afghanistan during 20 years of occupation and war should be fully investigated.

Steve Lalla (2021-09-04). Chinese Not Welcome: Canada's Political Elite Rekindles Long History of China-Hating. orinocotribune.com By Steve Lalla — Aug 2, 2021 | In the runup to its federal election on September 20, Canada's leading parties have leaned heavily on anti-China rhetoric, as they have done since the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Sadly, these unscrupulous attempts to appeal to Canadian voters' basest motives may find fertile ground in a political landscape dominated by spineless parties jostling for support from one of the world's most Sinophobic electorates. | The political economy of genocide | Earlier this year, Canada followed disgraced US President Trump and spuriously declared the Chinese Communist Party'

Andreína Chávez Alava, Ricardo Vaz (2021-09-04). China's CNPC Set to Jumpstart Joint Oil Ventures in Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com China's top oil producer had wound down its Venezuela operations as a consequence of US sanctions.

Dongsheng News (2021-09-04). News on China | No. 66. dissidentvoice.org The need to protect workers from overwork in China, and the need to protect youth from an overly competive system.

Anonymous103 (2021-09-04). Washington Shocked As China Says Climate Change Cooperation Only Possible When Hostilities End. southfront.org FM: China 'cannot accept' allegations on islands militarization Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with visiting United States Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing Jan 27, 2016.[Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]John Kerry did not expect bluntness during his latest trip to China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | U.S. Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry held a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss Sino-American cooperat…

Editor (2021-09-04). What I learned from 10 years teaching Chinese students about gender. mronline.org The author, a teacher at a college in East China, reflects on the successes and challenges of her "Gender and Media" class.

Staff (2021-09-04). Nothing can disrupt Tehran-Beijing 'stable relations'. en.mehrnews.com Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Beijing seeks expansion of bilateral ties with Iran, adding that nothing can disrupt the two sides' "stable relations".

International Action Center (2021-09-03). Sordid source of 'lab-leak' accusation — against China. workers.org The following lightly edited statement was released Aug. 24 by the International Action Center (iacenter.org). The U.S.-China Solidarity Project has just released an up-to-date, in-depth look at the network of anti-China think tanks responsible for promoting the bogus lab-leak theory that COVID-19 originated in Chinese labs. "Capitalism on a Ventilator" . . . |

New Atlas (2021-09-03). US vs. China: Where does Vietnam Stand? newatlas.report September 4, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — As tensions continue to mount between Washington and Beijing, examples continue to abound comparing and contrasting the approaches used by both global powers regarding foreign policy. Another recent example on stark display is the US and China's respective approaches to Vietnam — a nation both countries have …

Chinatown Merchant Association (2021-09-03). Saturday 9/11: 31st Annual Autumn Moon Festival. indybay.org Chinatown – 667 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108…

ecns.cn (2021-09-03). Over 2.08 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China. ecns.cn More than 2.08 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Thursday, data from the National Health Commission showed Friday.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-03). Georgia, Ukraine coordinate military measures against Russia over "occupied territories" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Commander of the Georgian Defense Forces met with the Commander of the National Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine The Commander of the Georgian Defense Forces, Major General Giorgi Matiashvili and his Deputy, Brigadier General Irakli Chichinadze met with the Commander of the National Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs …