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2022-07-31: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-07-30). US carrier group heads toward Taiwan as Pelosi flies to Asia. wsws.org The carrier group deployment, clearly linked to the threatened visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, greatly heightens the danger of conflict with China.

Tyler Durden (2022-07-30). "Pure Lies": China Contradicts White House On Key Aspect Of Biden-Xi Call. zerohedge.com "Pure Lies": China Contradicts White House On Key Aspect Of Biden-Xi Call | China blasted the White House in a Friday foreign ministry press conference, charging the US administration with lying after a Biden spokesperson said the president raised the issue of Uyghur Muslim genocide and forced labor camps with Xi in their over two-hour Thursday phone call. | The controversy started when White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters soon after the call that Biden "raised genocide and forced labor practices by the [People's Republic of China]," explaining that is something the president "always does…

____ (2022-07-30). Cradle of Civilization: Jiaohe Ruins. ecns.cn Jiaohe Ruins sit in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and cover 37.6 hectares. Dating back to around 2,300 years ago, Jiaohe Ruins is the best-preserved, longest-lasting and largest relics of a clay-built city across the globe. As a fortress atop a steep cliff, the city was built by digging the ground rather than being built up. In 2014, it became part of the Silk Road UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Florence CGTN (2022-07-30). Kuliang families reconnect friendships by exploring history of Guling. america.cgtn.com One of the earliest examples of people-to-people exchanges between China and the U.S. can be found in Guling — a resort area in suburbs of Fuzhou — a city in southeast China's Fujian province. More than a century ago, a community of American expatriates …

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