(2022-07-16). Neo-Cons: Genesis to Ascendency. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Brenner | The latest formulation of a binary world pits the so-called democracies against the so-called autocrats. The United States is the self-designated champion of the former while China and Russia lead the array of autocrats. In effect, it's a reversion to long-running democracy/capitalism vs Communism all-embracing conflict of the Cold War. Today's version has even less authenticity than did its…
(2022-07-16). Xi stresses implementing Party's policies on Xinjiang, highlights stability, security. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to fully and faithfully implement the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the governance of Xinjiang in the new era, highlighting social stability and lasting security as the overarching goal.
(2022-07-16). (W.E. Talk) How did the status quo of multi-ethnic coexistence in Xinjiang come into being. ecns.cn 250 years ago, led by Wubashi Khan, the Torghut Mongols chose to leave the Volga River basin where they had lived for nearly one and a half centuries. After a tough journey, Torghut managed to return to Yili, Xinjiang, where they called "the place where the sun rises".
(2022-07-15). Real Debt Trap: Sri Lanka Owes Vast Majority to West, Not China. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton 2, 2022 | Sri Lanka owes 81% of its external debt to US and European financial institutions and Western allies Japan and India. China owns just 10%. But Washington blames imaginary "Chinese debt traps" for the nation's crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program. | Facing a deep economic crisis and bankruptcy, Sri Lanka was rocked by large protests this July, which led to the resignation of the government. | Numerous Western political leaders and media outlets blamed this uprising on a supposed Chinese "debt trap," echoing a deceptive narrative that has been thor…
(2022-07-14). Xi inspects Urumqi in China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits Xinjiang University in the city of Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 12, 2022.
(2022-07-14). Xi stresses protecting cultural heritage after watching ethnic performance in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, watched a show of the Kirgiz ethnic minority epic Manas at the Museum of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning.
(2022-07-14). Xi inspects Shihezi City of Xinjiang. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited Shihezi City on Wednesday afternoon during an inspection tour in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
(2022-07-14). Xi says Xinjiang is a hub in Belt and Road cooperation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said as the Belt and Road cooperation advances, Xinjiang is no longer a remote corner but a core area and a hub.