Above Photo: Narratives are Amplified with Badly Photoshopped Falsehoods International media cannot be trusted to give accurate information. Skepticism is especially warranted when China is the topic and allegations of colonizing Africa make headlines. International media are reporting that the Ugandan government has turned over Entebbe airport to a Chinese bank in order to make payment on a loan. “Museveni to surrender Uganda’s only international airport over Chinese loan,” claimed The Guardian . Similar headlines have appeared widely and all repeat as fact an allegation that Uganda will lose its airport to Exim bank. Uganda has not defaulted on the $200 million loan yet the […]
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Above Photo: @MikeMareen. The $250 billion “Innovation and Competition Act” leverages industrial policy to ratchet up militarization and potentially instigate global conflict with China. Congress is itching to pass a sweeping bipartisan package that threatens to enshrine a new Cold War, this time against China, and they’re counting on the American public’s inattention to get it through by the end of the year. After months of stalling in the House, and a failed attempt to attach the legislation to the annual defense bill, majority leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck a deal this week for a bicameral conference on […]
Above photo: Wikimedia. The Earth’s greenhouse gas concentrations are at their highest levels in two million years, driving catastrophic climate change, and creating an existential threat to the planet. But there is a way out. Last year, President Xi Jinping, pledged that China’s CO2 emissions would peak before 2030, and China would become carbon neutral before 2060. China has a track history of setting ambitious, nearly impossible goals and then achieving them–often before deadline–so this pledge is significant. Under the CPC, China has already created “an economic miracle” in transforming China into the largest economy in the world. It ended extreme […]
Above Photo: Brendan McDermid / Reuters A new clinic has opened its doors in Shanghai, hoping to provide affirmative care for transgender children and adolescents. While several court cases have been ruled in favor of trans plaintiffs in recent years, trans visibility in Chinese society remains small. 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 […]
Above Photo: EU High Representative Josep Borrell and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The US attempts to broaden its international front to participate in a cold war with China. The dispute for Europe and the military offensive. The US administration is attempting to draw Europe into its cold war policy against China, which so far the European Union, in particular, has refused to participate in. This makes the region a key focal point in world politics today. This threatening U.S agenda, which is completely against the interests of the people of Europe, China and the US, is unfortunately and persistently […]
Above Photo: Anti-China propaganda is intended to indoctrinate Americans with fear and hatred and gain support for war against that country and against socialism itself. Friends of Socialist China formed out of what we saw as a dire need to gather all information, original and otherwise, to counter the misinformation being spread about China. We didn’t include the word “socialist” in our title for gimmick or display but rather to send a firm message of respect and admiration to the Chinese people’s socialist path. In many ways, the propaganda war against China possesses a dual mission: the ramping up of a […]
Above Photo: Multiple aircraft fly in formation over the USS Ronald Reagan, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Kaila V. Peters/U.S. Navy. The United States is systematically working to provoke an escalation of tensions with China over Taiwan. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that US troops have been stationed in Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory, for over one year. The Journal’s revelations, which Chinese officials saw as a semi-official announcement by the US government, came amid the most dangerous standoff between the US and China since the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis. The US Navy has been carrying out major war […]
Above Photo: Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters. US President Joe Biden left reporters puzzled on Tuesday after mentioning a supposed “Taiwan Agreement” with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), since no such agreement by that name exists. “China has…I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree, we will abide by the Taiwan agreement,” Biden said outside the White House on Tuesday evening, when asked about the recent flight of several dozen Chinese aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. “That’s where we are and I made it clear that I don’t think he should be doing anything other than abiding by the agreement,” he […]
Above Photo: China has become a leader in commercial and military space technology. (AFP) The United States has been urged to join China and Russia for talks on banning weapons in outer space. In a speech to a United Nations conference in Geneva on Tuesday, Li Song, China’s ambassador for disarmament affairs, urged the US to stop being a “stumbling block”. “After the end of the Cold War, and especially in the past two decades, the US has tried its best to get rid of its international obligations, refused to be bound by new treaties and long resisted multilateral negotiations on […]
The newly created AUKUS alliance is the latest futile effort to end China’s rise as an economic super power and competitor for global influence. The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have formed an alliance called “AUKUS” to create, in the words of Australia PM Scott Morrison, “a partnership where our technology, our scientists, our industry, our defense forces are all working together to deliver a safer and more secure region that ultimately benefits all.” AUKUS is primarily a military relationship but is said to include broad economic measures that undoubtedly seek to counter China’s rise in all spheres of development. […]
Western governments along with their loyal media and think tanks warn that China is colonizing, exploiting, and forcing Africa into a debt trap. Is this true? Or is it Cold War propaganda? What is China’s actual role in Africa and how does it compare with the West’s? To help us understand what’s really happening, Rania Khalek was joined by two leading African leftists: Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, an educator and researcher with Pan Africanism Today, a researcher at the Tricontinental Institute, and a member of the organizing committee of No Cold War. And Kambale Musavuli, an activist, writer, and analyst with the […]
Above photo: This photo taken on August 3, 2021, shows residents receiving nucleic acid tests for the coronavirus in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. AFP. Shielding the Western elite from justified rage. The recent outbreak of the Delta variant in China “shows that its strategy no longer fits. It is time for China to change tack.” So declared a lead essay atop the New York Times Opinion/Editorial section on Sept. 7 by Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. The Delta outbreak that “changed the game” in Huang’s words emerged after an outbreak at Nanjing international […]
Above photo: A US Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, which the Australian government has recently invested in. Stop the War says the leaders of Britain, Australia and US ‘seem to have learnt nothing about the disasters that are generated by foreign military intervention.’ Britain’s peace movement condemned the government today over the “serious escalation” of the new cold war against China marked by the new “Aukus” pact. Under the agreement, Britain, Australia and the United States will co-operate on the development of a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines for the Australian navy and on a range of other military projects in the Far East. […]
A Debacle Marks The Decline Of Washington’s World Leadership. 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 […]
On Monday, the Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China officially reported that the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation conducted the training exercise in waters around Taiwan. In a statement presented by the Ministry, the Chinese PLA Navy Spokesperson Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng said it was a routine training exercise organized according to the annual work plan to test the troops’ training effectiveness and beef up their capability to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. “In the future, the PLA Navy will continue to carry out such exercise and training activities on a regular basis as planned,” said […]
The U.S. Navy is steaming a massive Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group into strategically vital areas off the South China Sea. According to a recent service news release, the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered the South China Sea April 4 to conduct routine operations. This is the second time TRCSG has entered the South China Sea during its 2021 deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “It is great to be back in the South China Sea to reassure our allies and partners that we remain committed to freedom of the […]
A Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter has crashed in an area of Changsha in Hunan province just last week. After images in social media of the damaged aircraft began to circulate on the internet, the Chinese Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Z-10K attack helicopter crashed during a “routine training mission” on March 19. According to military sources, the Z-10 attack helicopter assigned to the army aviation brigade under the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force was on a routine training mission when it crashed on Friday. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Two pilots of the helicopter were pronounced dead. The Z-10 […]
On Friday, the Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China has confirmed that the Chinese government plans a 6.8 percent increase (the largest gain since 2019) in the defense budget in the coming year. According to a press release issued on 5 March, China’s annual defense budget will maintain single-digit growth for a sixth consecutive year by increasing 6.8 percent in 2021. The details were given in a Friday media release also said that this year’s planned defense spending will be about 1.35 trillion yuan (about $209 billion). – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – China’s defense budget […]
Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests In China Relations By Tony Kevin, Consortium News. December 9, 2020 Australia Sabotaged Its Own Interests In China Relations2020-12-092020-12-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/hongkong.jpg200px200px Above photo: Hong Kong protester throws egg at President Xi Jinping’s portrait on China’s National Day, Oct. 1, 2019. Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The destruction over the past five years of Australia’s mutually beneficial diplomatic and trade relationship with China was probably a successful “Five Eyes” information warfare operation, writes Tony Kevin. The address to Federal Parliament by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 17, 2014, marked a highwater mark in bilateral relations. Xi […]
The U.S. Navy sent the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) to South China Sea to conduct maritime security operations and promote peace and stability in the region. “A continued presence in the South China Sea is vital in maintaining a free and open indo-pacific,” said Cmdr. Chris Gahl, Barry’s commanding officer. “The freedom of all nations to navigate in international waters is critically important. Barry’s transit of the Taiwan Strait yesterday ensured the right and instills the confidence of all nations to trade and communicate in the South China Sea.” “It is incredible the number of fishing boats […]
Trump Plans Series Of Actions Against China Before Biden Inauguration By Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com. November 20, 2020 Trump Plans Series Of Actions Against China Before Biden Inauguration2020-11-202020-11-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/china.jpg200px200px Above photo: President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at the G-20 summit in Japan in 2019. Associated Press. NOTE: As we wrote earlier this year, the United States is on a dangerous path with China. China is a powerful player in the multipolar world that is developing. The United States needs to change course and become a cooperative member of this new reality or risk isolating itself further and starting a hot […]
China And 14 Nations Ready To Sign World’s Largest Trade Deal By Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post. November 12, 2020 China And 14 Nations Ready To Sign World’s Largest Trade Deal2020-11-122020-11-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/rcep.png200px200px Above photo: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (second right) locks hands with other leaders at the RCEP summit in Bangkok in November last year. Reuters. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is expected to be signed this weekend. In the absence of the US from trading blocs, China seeks opportunities to write regional trade rules before there is a change in US leadership. NOTE: The Obama Biden administration tried to push […]
Hybrid War On China Crafted By Marquee Brands Like Frontline By Patrice Greanville, Greanville Post. November 11, 2020 Hybrid War On China Crafted By Marquee Brands Like Frontline2020-11-112020-11-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-11-10-at-6.08.54-pm-e1605117271425.jpg200px200px Above photo: Profusely distributed photos proclaiming “Chinese atrocities”, but absent the proper contextual investigation to understand the issues. A classical case of Western propaganda. NOTE: To learn more about the World Uyghur Congress, a far right US-funded network, read this excellent article from Ajit Singh of The Grayzone. – MF From Hong Kong to Xinjiang and Tibet, the US disinformation machine patrols the globe to offer pretexts to demonize China. Since the the […]
How A Key Pentagon Official Turned China Policy Over To Arms Industry And Taiwan Supporters By Gareth Porter, Global Research. October 31, 2020 How A Key Pentagon Official Turned China Policy Over To Arms Industry And Taiwan Supporters2020-10-312020-10-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/randall-schriver-e1604178649566.jpg200px200px Above photo: From The Grayzone. The “Fortress Taiwan” arms deal overseen by ex-Assistant Secretary of Defense Randall Schriver is one of the most provocative U.S. moves against China in years. And a big win for his think tank’s arms industry and Taiwanese patrons. When the United States finalized a set of seven arms sales packages to Taiwan in August, including 66 upgraded F-16 fighter planes […]
China laced a new order with JSC Russian Helicopters for additional rotorcraft, the aerospace group Rostec said in its newly released annual report. According to the company’s annual report, earlier in 2019, JSC Russian Helicopters, a Rostec subsidiary, signed a record contract for the supply of new helicopters to China. The contract covers 121 new aircraft. Within the contract, awarded from the Chinese government and private structures, the company will supply 68 Mi-171 helicopters (including upgraded Mi-171E), 18 Mi-171Sh helicopters (military transport), 14 Mi-171 helicopters with a VK-2500 engine, 21 Ansat helicopters. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – A large […]
Defense representatives from NATO’s 30 member states are slated to review a proposal that seeks to construct a centralized coordination point for an allied space surveillance center prior to a virtual meeting on Thursday. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg revealed early this week that Ramstein Air Base in Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate will likely be the location of the intergovernmental military alliance’s space center, according to the German Press Agency (DPA) and Süddeutsche Zeitung. Toulouse, France, and Kalkar, in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia – the municipality which is home to the Joint Air Power Competence Center – were reportedly discussed as potential locations. Stoltenberg believes […]
China’s industry ministry said on Monday that US companies are welcome to actively participate in its market despite trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. It has promised a fair and just environment. The announcement by Xiao Yaqing, head of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, was made during a video meeting of the US-China Business Council. Executives from companies including General Motors and Qualcomm took part in the meeting, alongside the heads of the council. The participants discussed the market prospects in areas like 5G technology and new energy vehicles, among other issues. Also on rt.com US companies plan to […]
Twitter India found itself in a massive controversy after a location tag in a live broadcast on a micro-blogging site showed Leh, the joint-capital of Ladakh, as part of the People’s Republic of China. The lapse by Twitter added fuel to the fire to anti-China sentiments in India due to ongoing border tensions. Twitter India had to issue a clarification on Monday after the micro-blogging site showed one of the two capital cities of the Indian territory of Ladakh as part of China. The company said it was a technical issue and they were working to resolve it. “We became aware […]
China’s tightening of its national security laws come as Beijing is also currently trialing an experimental Covid-19 drug in the city of Yiwu in the Zhejiang province. The Chinese government has changed a law to make it a criminal offence to deface or intentionally insult its national flag, according to AP News. The changes reportedly made to the National Flag and National Emblem law, which were reportedly passed on Saturday, October 17, by The Standing Committee of China’s congress, will make liable for criminal responsibility and investigation anyone who burns, tramples upon, or defaces its flag in public. In 2017, The […]
Bitcoin (BTC) fell 2% Friday, the most in three weeks, after the market was spooked by the announcement that the cryptocurrency exchange OKEx had suspended withdrawals because founder Mingxing “Star” Xu was reportedly taken into police custody. The executive is the holder of a private key needed to authorize withdrawals, and that became impossible since he was out of touch, the exchange wrote in a notice published early Friday morning. Officials with OKEx, which is based in Malta but led by Chinese executives, said the issue involved a personal matter, not the exchange, and shouldn’t affect ongoing business. Traders said the price impact might be short-lived. “I don’t think this […]
The U.S. State Department reportedly has informed Congress it plans to sell modern artillery systems to Taiwan. The story was first reported by Reuters, which cited its sources in the Trump administration, said that the State Department recently approved the potential sale of a truck-based rocket launcher made called a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to Taiwan. The advanced artillery system, commonly known as HIMARS, is a lightweight mobile launcher, transportable via C-130 and larger aircraft for rapid deployment. HIMARS consists of a launcher loader module and fire control system mounted on a five-ton truck chassis. A specialized armored cab provides additional […]
The Republic of China Air Force air force fighter jets intercepted Chinese maritime patrol aircraft intruded into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. The ROCAF, Taiwan’s air force, scrambled fighter jets on the night of Oct. 15. to intercept Chinese Y-8Q maritime patrol aircraft, known popularly as “submarine hunter”. According to the procedure, it also readied its anti-aircraft missile and artillery batteries to shoot down the Chinese planes, in case they were missed by the scrambled fighter jets. “ROCAF deployed patrolling aircraft and air defense missile systems to monitor the activity. We keep […]
The US Is On A Path To War With China By K. J. Noh, Popular Resistance. October 15, 2020 The US Is On A Path To War With China2020-10-152020-10-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/china1-e1602794463550.jpg200px200px Above photo: US media create fear campaign to antagonize China. Kyle Lam/Bloomberg. What Is To Be Done? It was gripping , stunning testimony. Before congress, a 15 year old volunteer nurse, Nayirah, struggled to compose her trembling voice, barely holding back tears, as she testified that marauding soldiers had thrown babies out of incubators in a hospital, leaving them to die on the floor. Later, Amnesty International confirmed authoritatively that 312 babies […]
Beijing has slammed the United States for seriously undermining stability in the Taiwan Strait after a US Navy destroyer sailed through the waters. Washington claims the USS Barry had been conducting a “routine transit.” The Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said China’s military had followed and monitored the USS Barry on Wednesday. “We sternly urge the US to stop making trouble-stirring statements and moves,” said a spokesperson, Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui. “The command forces are always on high alert in resolutely safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.” […]
Dangers Of Military Confrontation Around Taiwan And South China Sea By Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. October 14, 2020 Dangers Of Military Confrontation Around Taiwan And South China Sea2020-10-142020-10-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/rimpac-e1602701091778.jpg200px200px Above photo: US Navy Photo. Over the past two years, the United States has dramatically increased the number of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and destroyers sent into the South China Sea as a freedom of navigation show of force missions to remind the Chinese government that the U.S. considers the Western Pacific and the South China Sea as a part of the oceans of America and its allies. Additionally, in 2020, the Trump […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0f/1080774333_0:323:2868:1935_1200x675_80_0_0_8683a0223c59b2de012df07f3794388a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010151080774204-us-seriously-undermining-peace-and-stability-in-the-taiwan-strait-china-says/ The statement follows a recent escalation in the Taiwan Strait after the American guided-missile destroyer USS Barry conducted what it called a “routine Taiwan Strait transit”, but was monitored with suspicion by the Chinese military. The United States is seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, the spokesman for the Eastern Theater Command of China’s army, Zhang Chunhui, said on Thursday. He called on Washington to stop provocations in the region, warning that if they continue, Beijing will be determined to defend the country’s territorial integrity and maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010141080766135-chocolate-soldiers-indian-netizens-suggest-chinese-troops-should-join-circus/ Border tensions between India and China erupted in April this year after the two sides accused each other of crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While troops from both nations are on guard along the LAC in Ladakh, ordinary Indians and Chinese have continuously engaged in a war of words on Twitter. In recent months, China’s state-run publication the Global Times has posted several videos of troops of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) practicing warfare in rough mountainous terrain in a supposed attempt to show off the might of the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107919/17/1079191708_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6d60462159b904abeda55a74fde54046.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010141080763098-us-deeply-disappointed-after-russia-china-elected-to-un-human-rights-council-state-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US government has expressed deep disappointment over the election of Russia, China and Cuba to the governing board of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the body, Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a statement. Russia, China, Cuba, and 12 other states, were elected to serve as members of the UNHRC after obtaining the required majority of 97 votes. “The United States is deeply disappointed by the election of China, Russia and Cuba to seats on the UN Human Rights Council”, Ortagus […]
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun met India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on the opening day of his two-day visit to New Delhi on Monday. New Delhi and Washington have been “too cautious” in developing strategic linkages among themselves and with other Quad countries because of China, US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun stated on Monday. “We have been too cautious,” Beigun said while delivering a keynote address at the India-US Forum in New Delhi on Monday evening. The US Deputy Secretary is on a two-day visit to India, which will be followed […]
Chen Yulu, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said at the weekend that the digital yuan project should be accelerated as an important part of the nation’s financial infrastructure. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080670902_0:42:3072:1770_1200x675_80_0_0_573cc9d8ad4af552e0d8b365e5c519bb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010121080744465-india-china-set-for-7th-round-of-military-talks-over-ladakh-border-dispute/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India and China will hold on Monday the seventh round of negotiations between their military commanders for the disengagement of troops along the so-called Line of Actual Control (LAC) that demarcates their territories across the Himalayas in the Ladakh region. The talks are scheduled to begin at noon local time (06:30 GMT) in the Chushul village on the Chinese side of the LAC. As reported by Indian media, New Delhi during the talks will seek complete demilitarisation of East Ladakh, proposing that Beijing be the first to reduce the number […]
Chris Larsen, Ripple co-founder and chairman of the payments technology company’s board of directors, said China’s “itching” to be the one that designs the next financial system and that the U.S. is “woefully behind.” See also: SEC Will Be Forced to Give Crypto Guidance Despite Bureaucracy, Risk-Avoidance: Peirce Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010111080736401-two-chinese-vessels-enter-japans-waters-near-disputed-east-china-sea-islands-reports-say/ China and Japan have been engaged in a long-standing dispute in the East China Sea over the status of a group of uninhabited islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and the Senkaku Islands in Japan. Japan’s Coast Guard has detected two Chinese vessels entering Japanese territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, Kyodo News reported Sunday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
After facing down an epidemic, people in China are once again ready to party, even if it means taking some safety precautions. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The electronic dance music scene is back in China with a vengeance after months of COVID-related cancellations. NPR’s Emily Feng takes us to a rave attended by thousands of people. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: Wu Shuang Dong, or DJ ATTACK as he’s known in the electronic dance music scene, is raring to get back on stage. WU SHUANG DONG: (Through interpreter) I had no work at all during the epidemic. All I could do was make new […]
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said that 3.13 million transactions have been processed using the nation’s sovereign digital currency as part of a series of ongoing pilot programs in major cities such as Shenzhen and Xiongan. According to the bank’s deputy governor, Fan Yifei, the currency has been used for more than 1.1 billion yuan ($162 million) worth of transactions. Pilots will also be conducted at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, he said. The pilot programs have made “positive progress,” with more than 6,700 use cases implemented as of late August for transactions ranging from bill payments and transport to government services. “PBOC regards […]
Why America’s Economic War On China Is Failing By Vijay Prashad and John Ross, Globetrotter. October 9, 2020 Why America’s Economic War On China Is Failing2020-10-092020-10-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chinaus.png200px200px Above photo: From Industry Week. U.S. President Donald Trump—supported by most of the U.S. establishment—deepened the U.S. government’s assault on the Chinese economy. The “trade war” seemed to play well with Trump’s political base, who somehow hoped that an economic attack on China would miraculously create economic prosperity for them. In 2018, Trump slapped tariffs on more than $200 billion worth of various Chinese goods. Then, Trump’s administration went after Chinese high-tech firms such as […]
ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese-based parent company of the popular social media app, TikTok, is facing allegations, mainly from the administration of US President Donald Trump who attempted to ban the app in the United States, of harvesting data for the Chinese government. Both ByteDance and Beijing have denied the claims. Soldiers of the British Special Air Service (SAS) have been instructed against using Chinese social-media app TikTok over fears of being tracked by Chinese intelligence services, The Sun reported on Thursday. Soldiers were reportedly told that Chinese intelligence could collect data from clips posted on the video-sharing app, including facial recognition, […]
A stolen, 9-foot Chinese calligraphy scroll believed to have been written by former Chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong has been found sliced in half by an unsuspecting, second-hand buyer. Hong Kong authorities announced Thursday that they had located the whereabouts of a Mao calligraphy scroll valued at around $645 million. “Someone thought the calligraphy was too long – 2.8 meters in length – and it was difficult to show and display it. That’s why it was cut in half,” said Tony Ho Chun Tung, senior superintendent of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, as reported by the […]
Both India and Bangladesh have expressed concerns about possible links between Pakistan-located terror outfits and the Rohingya insurgent outfit Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described the Rohingya refugees living in her country as a national security “threat”. China and India must exercise their economic and military clout over Myanmar to convince the Aung San Suu Kyi administration to expedite the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in the camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner to India Toufique Hasan has told Sputnik. Stating that India is helping Myanmar with an array of […]
HONG KONG—In a rare act of bipartisanship, Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to reestablish formal diplomatic relations with the United States, two and a half weeks after Chinese state media issued a threat against the personal safety of Taiwan’s president. Multiple factors explain the two parties’ convergence for the bill, and they all point to the Chinese Communist Party’s aggression toward Taiwan. On every day for more than two weeks, warplanes dispatched by China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force breached Taiwan’s air defense […]
China Leads Call In UN For US To End ‘Coercive’ Sanctions By David DeCamp, Antiwar.com. October 7, 2020 China Leads Call In UN For US To End ‘Coercive’ Sanctions2020-10-072020-10-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chinaforeignmin-e1602076350344.jpg200px200px Above photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian. US sanctions devastate the civilian population of target countries. New York – China, Russia, and 24 other countries called for an end to unilateral sanctions by the US and other Western countries on Monday. Chinese envoy Zhang Jun read a statement at the UN that said the sanctions have made it harder for governments to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. “The response to and recovery […]
Beijing hopes countries will do more to build understanding and trust in the region and “promote regional peace, stability and development, and not the opposite”, a spokesperson from the Chinese embassy in Japan said in a statement. United States secretary of state Mike Pompeo has been spreading lies about China and “maliciously” creating confrontation, a spokesperson from the Chinese Embassy in Japan said on Wednesday. China had always maintained that “multilateral cooperation should uphold the spirit of openness, tolerance and transparency” instead of “engaging in closed and exclusive ‘small circles’,” the spokesperson said regarding Pompeo’s comments at the Indo-Pacific meeting in […]
An official for China’s central bank has unveiled usage statistics of state-backed digital currency trials that were conducted in three Chinese cities. Speaking virtually at the Sibos 2020 conference on Monday, Fan Yifei, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said the bank opened 113,300 consumer digital wallets and 8,859 corporate digital wallets for residents of Shenzhen, Suzhou and Xiong’an to pilot a digital yuan. The digital wallets processed RMB 1.1 billion ($162 million) across 3.1 million digital yuan transactions between April and August when the pilots launched and ended, Fan said, making it the most widely used central bank […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/06/1080683499_0:43:1280:763_1200x675_80_0_0_078939988551ab5b3a7fcf9cba2e987c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Rishikesh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/military/202010061080681404-japan-holds-naval-exercise-with-chinas-iron-brother-pakistan-amid-high-decibel-quad-meet—video/ The foreign ministers of the Quad – India, the US, Japan, and Australia – met in Tokyo on Tuesday in an attempt to lead a regional initiative called “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” aimed at countering China’s growing assertiveness in the region. On the day of the Quad members meeting in Tokyo, Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Zulfiquar participated in the Passage Exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force Ship Onami in the Gulf of Aden. A Pakistan Navy spokesperson informed on Tuesday that both the ships are currently operating in the Gulf of […]
Conservative critics of South Korea’s government persist in pressing claims of widespread fraud in the country’s April elections, pointing to what they say is new evidence—in the form of alleged electronic distortions and mail-in balloting irregularities—to suggest the country’s ruling party won its majority in the National Assembly with expertise and advice from China. The ongoing controversy comes as U.S. President Donald Trump and his Justice Department claim interference from China, not Russia, is the biggest threat to voting in the U.S. Facebook has already taken down a slew of China-linked pages targeting both Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. (Meanwhile […]
Japan is currently holding a QUAD foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo, which focuses on discussing alleged threats posed by China and its growing presence in the Indo-Pacific region. The four countries involved in QUAD are the US, Japan, India, and Australia. India and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring stability in the Indo-Pacific region, which they claim has been disrupted due to China’s “assertive” behaviour in the region. Taking to Twitter following his meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before the QUAD meeting, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said, “Began my Tokyo visit with a bilateral […]
The Chinese digital currency is undergoing internal tests, according to the deputy head of the Chinese Central Bank, Fan Yifei. However, a crypto yuan’s exact release date remains unknown. According to Fan, thorough testing in limited scenarios are needed to ensure the new product’s stability. Cryptocurrencies have become one of the fastest growing assets this year. According to the Xinhua News Agency, the Bloomberg Galaxy cryptocurrency index has risen by 65%. For comparison, gold, the second-most profitable asset, has risen by a quarter. At the same time, Beijing has not yet legalised traditional decentralised cryptocurrencies; developing the digital yuan instead. Tests […]
“Dingxi is the bitterest place under heaven,” goes an old saying. However, perhaps only the people of Dingxi themselves know of another old saying: “Yuangudui is the bitterest place in Dingxi.” A village mired in poverty, a people living hard and laborious lives: these are the two bitter fruits of the root of poverty. “Another year passes, but an unprecedented change begins.” Yuangudui’s stunning metamorphosis began on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month in 2013, the traditional Chinese holiday of New Year’s eve. On that day, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, arrived at Yuangudui. There, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080675351_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e3fbb76548e7d7b75c2dc9d4c24f49a6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202010051080675387-growing-us-oil-sales-to-china-make-mideast-suppliers-find-new-markets-reports-suggest/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The increasing US oil exports to China have forced Middle Eastern suppliers to search for other markets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The US crude sales to China have grown from 0.4% in January to 7% through mid-September, the report said citing London-based market intelligence firm Vortexa Ltd. The newspaper also said market share for China’s biggest traditional supplier – Saudi Arabia – dropped from 19 percent to 15 percent over the same period of time. Saudi Arabia recently reduced prices for its crude oil for Asian buyers while […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed confidence after meeting Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic that Croatia and other European countries will act to prevent China from accessing their citizens’ private data via 5G networks. Pompeo was speaking to reporters en route to Shannon, Ireland, after visiting to Dubrovnik, Croatia, where he also met with Foreign Minister Grlic Radman, and Defence Minister Banozic. “I’m confident that many more European countries now, frankly because of just sharing information with them, they’re going to make their own sovereign decision that says no”, Pompeo said on Friday. “We don’t want our […]
Taiwan’s military scrambled fighter aircraft to intercept a Chinese spy aircraft, it said on Tuesday at the official Ministry of National Defense Republic of China Twitter account. One People’s Liberation Army Y-8 Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Oct. 1, it says on its Twitter. “Republic of China Air Force fighters scrambled and deployed air defense missile system to monitor the activity. No matter what happened, we will Keep protect our country firmly,” the news release says. “Taiwan’s military scrambled fighter aircraft to intercept a Chinese spy aircraft, it said on Tuesday at the official […]
Prominent allies of President Donald Trump blamed his positive COVID-19 diagnosis on Thursday on the Chinese government, accusing Beijing of literally infecting the president with the virus in what was effectively an attack on the U.S. commander-in-chief. “The Chinese Communist Party has biologically attacked our President,” declared Blair Brandt, a top Trump campaign fundraiser and an adviser to Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law. “China must be held accountable,” he added. “From Wuhan to the White House, China must pay for what it’s done.” While she stopped short of accusing China of biological warfare, Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) also pinned blame for […]
California-based software company Oracle earlier outpaced several other candidates to acquire the Chinese app TikTok’s US operations from ByteDance, with President Donald Trump “giving his blessing” to the deal, which would see the creation of a new company, TikTok Global. As China’s ByteDance Ltd. has been working with US regulators to lay to rest outstanding security concerns over its impending sale of a stake in music-video app TikTok, companies involved acknowledge that the final approval process might be delayed until after the November presidential election, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. Oracle Corp., the US multinational computer technology corporation that is […]
A Russian physicist is being accused of divulging state secrets, after conducting research at a physics lab in China. He couldn’t return to his work there due to Covid rules and had recently been working at Tomsk State University. The Urals-based news site Znak identified the suspect as 64-year-old nuclear physicist Alexander Lukanin. Znak reported that Lukanin was arrested for disclosing classified information belonging to the Russian government, but there has been no official confirmation of this. The outlet also reported that the scientist is currently in a pre-trial detention centre, and that the FSB has conducted a search of his […]
UK security officials were not convinced by China’s Huawei Technologies that the security risks of using its products in Britain can be adequately managed in the long term, a government report said. The Chinese company could only give “limited assurance” that risks to UK networks could be sufficiently mitigated from a long-term perspective, the report released on Thursday said. It cited “continued problems” with engineering and security practices at Huawei. A government-led board, which includes officials from Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), signaled that the intelligence agency stressed that it had no confidence in the company’s ability to complete a cybersecurity […]
ROME—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not having a very good Roman holiday. His 30-plus car motorcade glided over the cobblestone streets of the uncharacteristically dreary, overcast Italian capital Wednesday morning for his second visit in a year. But rather than receiving a hero’s welcome, as he did last time—complete with a private audience with Pope Francis and a visit to his ancestral home outside of Rome, he was accused of trying to exploit the pope on President Trump’s behalf. The trilateral between the U.S., Italy and the Holy See should have been a pre-election opportunity to show that U.S. […]
Beijing is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Alphabet’s Google, looking into allegations it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, Reuters reported, citing sources. Two people familiar with the matter said that the case was proposed by tech giant Huawei last year and has been submitted by the country’s top market regulator to the State Council’s antitrust committee for review. They added that the decision on whether to proceed with a formal investigation may come as soon as October and could be affected by the state of China’s relationship with the US. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Rishikesh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009301080617678-india-test-fires-extended-range-brahmos-cruise-missile-amid-deployment-near-china-border/ The Indian military has deployed 450 km-range BrahMos cruise missiles and 800 km-range Nirbhay cruise missiles in the Ladakh region, as tensions with China continue simmering despite several rounds of talks. India successfully test-fired an extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a domestically-manufactured booster from a test facility off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday morning. Defence officials said that the test of the missile, which can hit a target at a distance up to 450 kilometres, was carried out within the PJ-10 project of the Defence Research and Development Organisation […]
The requirement for a Dornier Maritime Surveillance aircraft was raised during the visit of former President Abdulla Yameen to India in 2016. While it could not get implemented earlier, the present Ibrahim Solih government has been able to see it through. Accelerating the already improved bilateral ties under the Solih government, India has handed over Dornier aircraft to the Maldivian National Defence Force (MNDF) on Tuesday, which will play a crucial role in search and rescue, maritime/EEZ surveillance for the Maldivians in the northern atolls. Maldivian pilots, observers and technical personnel have been undergoing training to operate the aircraft since June […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105578/91/1055789100_0:48:4193:2406_1200x675_80_0_0_158a8c26a532b92fc36fb4c826ac441a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Morgan Artyukhina . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009281080603023-china-begins-massive-new-military-drills-in-four-neighboring-seas—report/ For the second time in two months, China is holding massive military drills in all four seas on its eastern border. This week, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is hosting five military drills at sea: two in the South China Sea, one in the East China Sea and two in the Yellow Sea, one of which is in the Bohai Sea, the waterway’s innermost gulf, Reuters reported. According to the report, many of the drills will feature live-fire exercises. Just last month, the PLA held similarly large drills, which the Chinese […]
The news comes as the Trump administration continues to pressure Germany to block Huawei from the nation’s 5G networks, despite failing to receive guarantees Berlin would cancel its business with the Chinese telecoms giant, German and US media reported on Monday. Berlin has allegedly launched plans to help Deutsche Telekom enter the Chinese telecom market as part of a deal on the nation’s 5G strategy, it was reported. The WirtschaftsWoche report did not state provide further details on the plans, despite the German telecom previously offering enterprise-level provisions of data centre and cloud services in China via T-Systems PR China. But […]
United Nations: Trump Attacks China By Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. September 27, 2020 United Nations: Trump Attacks China2020-09-272020-09-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/trumpxi-e1601218308346.jpg200px200px Above photo: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping address the United Nations General Assembly. Sinophobia, lies and hybrid war. Contrary to US rhetoric and disinformation China is not an existential threat to the ‘free world’. It took one minute for President Trump to introduce a virus at the virtual 75th UN General Assembly, blasting “the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world.” And then it all went downhill. Even as Trump was essentially delivering a campaign speech and could not care less about the multilateral […]
In the wake of last Monday’s arrest of a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer charged with spying for Beijing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a New York Post interview on Wednesday accused the Chinese consulate in NYC of “crossing the line from normal diplomacy”, describing the embassy as an espionage hot spot on US soil. James M. Olson, former chief of counterintelligence with the CIA, and a professor at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, told The New York Post on Saturday that New York City is “under assault like never before” as […]
HONG KONG—As Trump and China hawks lock horns with Beijing on TikTok, trade, and Huawei, the Chinese Communist Party and its leader Xi Jinping are threatening to target U.S. companies with similar nationalistic bans—and signalling to Chinese firms at home that they expect total loyalty. Private Chinese companies that have managed to establish a foothold on U.S. shores increasingly rely on the CCP’s backing, particularly when the Oval Office decides to place them within its crosshairs. Some do this by choice, others because they have no other option when they head overseas. In any case, in Xi’s view, they are one […]
Several Chinese state-owned media have made unusual coordinated reports describing cryptocurrencies as the year’s top performing investment. Source link
One of two perfectly preserved fossil skeletons of the newly discovered burrowing dinosaur Changmiania liaoningensis and an artist’s rendering of the species. (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences / Carine Ciselet) A Possible Victim of a Volcanic Eruption, Proficient Digging Dinosaur Found in China A new paper describing the species, published this month in the journal PeerJ, argues it is the most primitive ornithopod ever found. https://t.co/ofnX5KR5YS — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) September 24, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: This newly found dinosaur was named for its sleeping posture when it was trapped in an underground chamber where it either suffocated or starved […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105602/74/1056027400_0:183:3500:2151_1200x675_80_0_0_c5cce4fee49aabf150c01cf6a493aaf5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202009241080556935-border-chumps-indian-users-mock-video-of-chinese-troops-facing-stern-challenges-in-himalayas/ Five months into the tensions, representatives from Asia’s most populous nations, India and China, have been engaging in talks to resolve border conflicts. Against the backdrop of the continued border tensions, netizens from both the countries have been indulging in a war of words, defending their respective countries on social media. The Global Times, China’s state-run news agency, has been regularly posting videos of Chinese troops training in the rough border terrains, flaunting the country’s might. Once again, the outlet has tweeted a snippet showing soldiers “facing stern challenges like landslides, wolf […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080553773_0:0:1423:800_1200x675_80_0_0_0e883722abeffd3efec5284049e93de4.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Morgan Artyukhina . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009231080553813-photo-taiwan-has-cruise-missiles-capable-of-reaching-china-stationed-at-base-in-straits/ A recent news report from Taiwan’s Makung Air Force Base in the Taiwan Strait revealed Taiwan’s air force has stationed air-to-ground cruise missiles within striking distance of the Chinese mainland. On September 22, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing Wen paid a visit to Makung Air Force Base, a Republic of China Air Force installation on the Penghu archipelago, which sits in the Taiwan Strait. At the highly publicized meeting, she greeted several F-CK-1C/D Indigenous Defense Fighter pilots and thanked them for their “heroic performance” in deterring dozens of Chinese aircraft that crossed […]
By Michael Dargaville for VT It was Andre Vltchek (legendary Russian-American war correspondent/journalist found dead in Turkey today) leading the CHARGE in New Eastern Outlook Magazine which became easily the best world/global journal/magazine on the planet. Andre and Gordon Duff were easily the stars and getting good support from a host of other journalists…..ANDRE was that sacred bridge between the USA and CHINA that will be extremely difficult to replicate.Because of his love of the down and out and dispossessed in America, he had a totally unique understanding of that relationship between the USA and China (because he was loved […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107955/50/1079555073_0:-1:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_dc79236e3cd376f5af3d46ae8264fc85.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202009231080546188-india-plans-3bln-drone-deal-with-us-to-keep-eye-on-border-with-china-reports-say/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India is planning to purchase 30 General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper drones from the United States for approximately $3 billion and use them in the border region with China as well as strategic waterways, India Today reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The deal is expected to get an “acceptance of necessity” at an upcoming meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Minister Rajnath Singh. Though the procedure is only the first step in weapons procurement, the deal, which has been in the pipeline over the past three years, will be […]
Pakistan’s acquisition of the Chinese new VT4 main battle tank was confirmed when the Pakistani Press Agency released a photograph showing new tanks during exercises. On September 22, 2020, VT4 tanks of the Pakistani Army were displayed for Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa during exercises. In a statement said that the COAS visited Field Firing Ranges near Jhelum today to witness demonstration of state of the art, Chinese origin third-generation Main Battle Tank VT-4. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “This potent war fighting machine will be employed in an offensive role by strike formations […]
In his recorded speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, which is held on-line this year, US President Donald Trump will call on the UN to “hold China accountable for their actions” vis-a-vis the still raging coronavirus pandemic. “The Chinese government, and the World Health Organization – which is virtually controlled by China – falsely declared that there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission,” Trump will say, with an excerpt from his would-be speech cited by Reuters. “Later, they falsely said people without symptoms would not spread the disease…” he is expected to continue. Trump toyed with the idea of […]
The 75th Group Army of the People’s Liberation Army has recently taken delivery a battalion set of light-weight Type 15 tanks. Last week, the spokesman of the Chinese Defense Ministry confirmed the inducted into 75th Group Army service of a new Type 15 light tank. The 75th is one of China’s ‘Southern Guardians’ with responsibility for protecting the southern coast, defense journalist Sam Cranny-Evans said on Twitter. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Type 15 light tank is a Chinese third-generation light tank operated by the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force, as a replacement for the antiquated Type 62 […]
The United States has announced a plan to contain China’s growing naval strength in the Asia-Pacific region. According to experts, this is as an attempt to pressure Beijing and to limit propaganda rhetoric targeting American voters and US allies in the region. The United States will increase its Navy by using unmanned and autonomous surface ships, submarines, seaborne aircraft and other modern equipment. According to US Defence Secretary Mark Esper, the country’s future fleet “will be more balanced in its ability to deliver lethal effects from the air, from the sea, and from under the sea”. Speaking at the Rand Corporation […]
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The nation would wield stronger influence in the world as a result of the digital yuan issuance, according to a magazine from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107791/12/1077911253_0:71:1280:791_1200x675_80_0_0_d1dcbca4417a790194a4b2f7973a457b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009201080516800-ex-uk-diplomat-under-probe-over-allegations-of-spying-for-china—report/ The investigation was launched by the Belgian security services, focusing on the former diplomat’s alleged ties to Chinese reporters who are claimed by security sources to be working for the Chinese Ministry of State Security and the Chinese military. Former diplomat and now the director of the Brussels EU-Asia Centre, Fraser Cameron, is reportedly under investigation over allegedly spying for China. According to The Sun newspaper, Cameron is suspected by MI5 and the Belgian forces of being paid “thousands of euros” for passing secret political and economic data about European institutions to China. One European Commission official […]
The double-humped camel was found to be best-suited for deployment in the high-altitude areas at the India-China border, as they can carry a load of upto 170 kg and go without water for 72 hours. The Indian Army will deploy doubled-humped camels for patrolling and transportation purposes in eastern Ladakh amid the standoff with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the region, said a report in the Indian media. While the plan to deploy camels has been in the pipeline for three years, the first batch of 50-60 camels will finally be handed to the Indian Army in the next five-six months, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0e/1080455272_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_4d6e69f4fa60f99de422d5e38f135093.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009191080509983-china-firmly-opposes-us-decision-to-ban-downloads-of-tiktok-wechat/ On Friday, the US Department of Commerce published new rules banning its citizens from downloading the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat from 20 September. On Saturday, China’s Commerce Ministry said it is “firmly opposed” to the Trump administration’s move to ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok. “China urges the US to abandon bullying, immediately stop wrongdoing, and earnestly maintain fair and transparent international rules and order. If the US insists on going its own way, China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies”, the statement reads. The ministry […]
BEIJING (Sputnik) – China is conducting clinical trials of 11 vaccines against the coronavirus disease, four of which are in phase 3, the country’s Science and Technology Minister Wang Zhigang said on Friday. “At the moment, 11 vaccines have entered the phase of clinical trials, four of them are already in phase 3,” Wang said while speaking at the Zhongguancun forum in Beijing. According to the minister, Chinese researchers focused on the development of five types of COVID-19 vaccine at once — a recombinant protein subunit vaccine, an inactivated vaccine, an adenoviral vector-based vaccine, a nucleic acid-based vaccine, and a live […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/12/1080496866_0:249:2730:1785_1200x675_80_0_0_8291e828b8d127f319892d8bacb45883.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009181080496821-china-reportedly-carrying-out-military-exercises-near-the-taiwan-strait-/ The report came amid the planned visit of US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment Keith Krach to Taiwan, despite Beijing’s objections. Beijing says it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, citing the need to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Earlier this week, the US Department of State announced that it would be sending a senior diplomat, Keith Krach, to attend the memorial service for former Taiwanese political leader Lee Teng-hui. Washington and Taiwan have reportedly been in negotiations to initiate an economic dialogue. According to China’s Ministry of […]
[ Editor’s Note: Mr. Terehov takes on quite a challenge in giving an overview of the complex negotiations between China and Iran for a long term bilateral agreement, whose major anchor would be China’s commitment for $400 billion on infrastructure investments inside of Iran. What does Iran have to give in return? On the surface this would appear to be a simple process of being part of the New Silk road and China’s obvious interest to have it anchored in the sweet spot of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. Pay close attention to Vladimir’s mentioning of the ‘dual use’ […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/87/1078608724_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e8174d04c6b78214d16c2824faa5cc98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009171080491791-us-top-diplomat-for-east-asia-calls-china-lawless-bully/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – China’s recent aggressive behaviour illustrates why it poses a threat to the rules-based international order, US Assistant Secretary for East Asia David Stilwell said in congressional testimony on Thursday. “The past several months alone have seen particularly egregious examples of Beijing’s conduct,” Stillwell said in prepared remarks to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “These are not the actions of a responsible global actor but a lawless bully.” Stilwell referred to China’s recent confrontation with India, Hong Kong’s national security law and alleged human rights abuses as examples of such behaviour. The […]
US Tariffs On China Ruled To Be Illegal By Jamey Keaten, Detroit News. September 16, 2020 US Tariffs On China Ruled To Be Illegal2020-09-162020-09-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/trade-e1600261802470.jpg200px200px Above photo: Yahoo news. Geneva — The World Trade Organization said Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on Chinese goods totaling more than $200 billion are illegal under the rules of the global trade body. The decision marks the first time the Geneva-based trade body has ruled against a series of tariffs that President Donald Trump’s government has imposed on a number of countries, allies and rivals alike. Trump has repeatedly criticized the WTO, which oversees international disputes on […]
A sign (left) outside a Mongolian-language school in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, reads: “When the people have conviction, the state has strength and the ethnic minorities have hope.” The sign at right says: “Rule of law.” Emily Feng/NPR hide caption toggle caption Emily Feng/NPR A sign (left) outside a Mongolian-language school in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, reads: “When the people have conviction, the state has strength and the ethnic minorities have hope.” The sign at right says: “Rule of law.” Emily Feng/NPR Early this month, parents and students across the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia streamed back to school campuses, not to attend […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080372785_0:0:3097:1742_1200x675_80_0_0_356b4de3e0cfc95bf9231e3196cb142b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Shweta Sharma. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202009161080470554-china-deploys-10000-additional-troops-along-ladakh-border-indian-govt-sources-claim—video/ Both India and China have been amassing troops in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh, where the two rivals have been engaged in a stand-off for five months. The heavy deployment of artillery and military logistics continues while diplomatic talks are underway to diffuse tensions. As tensions continue to soar between the two nuclear-powered rivals, China has moved an additional 10,000 troops forward since the past week along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, government sources in New Delhi revealed. The additional hauling of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to the border […]
A new study purporting to show that the novel coronavirus was manufactured in a Chinese lab was published by a pair of nonprofit groups linked to Steve Bannon, the former top Trump strategist now facing felony fraud charges. The study, co-authored by a Chinese virologist who fled Hong Kong this year, claims that “laboratory manipulation is part of the history of SARS-CoV-2.” Its findings were quickly picked up by a handful of prominent news organizations such as the New York Post, which hyped the “explosive” allegations that run counter to virtually all existing scientific literature on the source of the virus. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202009151080465355-wto-sides-with-china-in-tariff-row-with-us-findings-say/ Washington initiated a trade war with China back in 2018 by introducing hefty tariffs on several groups of Chinese goods over Beijing’s alleged abuse of the existing trade agreements between the two countries at the expense of the United States. The World Trade Organisation has ruled that the US violated the trade rules of the organisation by introducing high tariffs against Chinese goods as a part of its trade war against the Asian country. The organisation demanded that the US bring its tariffs into conformity with the country’s obligations as a member of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0f/1080461492_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_940955eec8bedf2bb0245101b51fe377.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/photo/202009151080462187-to-the-ends-of-the-earth-cooperation-between-russia-and-china-in-the-arctic/ The northernmost region of the Earth consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Several countries are seriously committed to projecting military power and their interests in the Arctic Ocean. Russia and China have scheduled their joint Arctic expedition, which was programmed for the summer, by one year, to 2021. Scientists are planning to study the life of marine animals, look into a link between the Arctic’s transformation and global climate change, and offer recommendations to optimise traffic along the Northern Sea Route. […]