(2022-11-29). China Keeps Aggressively Surrounding Itself With US Bases: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | Facts: | There are Chinese people with real grievances against their government. | The US empire's propaganda machine will spin current protests in China to advance imperial agendas. | Western intelligence agencies will become more and more involved in these protests the longer they go on. | ‚ùñ | It still amazes me how many people who fancy themselves anti-establishment critical thinkers will spend all day mindlessly regurgitating mainstream media lines about China. | I cannot emphasize enough how little respect I have for anyone who parrots US empire…
(2022-11-29). Urumqi rolls out policies to help COVID-impacted residents. ecns.cn Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has formulated special policies to help residents in need overcome the impact brought by COVID-19.
(2022-11-29). Reopening businesses eligible for tax refunds. ecns.cn Authorities in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, will help small and medium-sized businesses hit hard by the recent COVID-19 outbreak as the city steps up efforts to restore order in the lives of residents, the city government said.
(2022-11-29). Extreme weather in Xinjiang led to 7 deaths. ecns.cn Seven construction workers were confirmed dead after going missing in extreme weather conditions in Altay city in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to a statement released by local government at late night on Monday.
(2022-11-29). Horses run on snow-covered prairie in Xinjiang. ecns.cn A herd of horses gallop on snow-covered prairie in Zhaosu county, known as "hometown of pegasus", Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 27, 2022.
(2022-11-28). Epidemic control not related to fire deaths in Urumqi: Govt. ecns.cn COVID-19 epidemic control measures did not affect the evacuation of residents in the fire that killed 10 people in a residential building in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Friday.
(2022-11-28). Snow-capped Guozigou Valley in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Guozigou Bridge spans snow-covered mountains, forming an astonishing view in winter in Ili, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 27, 2022.
(2022-11-28). From Xinjiang to Shanghai, Protests Grow in China over COVID Restrictions After Fatal Apartment Fire. democracynow.org 
Unprecedented protests have erupted in multiple Chinese cities over President Xi Jinping's strict zero-COVID policies, which have resulted in extended strict lockdowns across the country. The protests were triggered by a deadly fire Thursday at an apartment building in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, where local COVID restrictions reportedly prevented firefighters from reaching the trapped residents. This comes as hundreds of workers at the world's largest iPhone factory, Foxconn, clashed last week with police over restrictions that have forced many workers to live at the factory. "China now fo…
(2022-11-28). Apartment fire in China exploited to push for ending COVID restrictions. wsws.org The tragic death of ten people in a fire in a high-rise building in Xinjiang was caused not by COVID-19 restrictions, but the lack of adequate fire safety measures in the neighborhood.
(2022-11-28). Turkmenistan: Turkey consolidates control of Caspian Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkmenistan isn't and hasn't ever been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization or the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, though has been a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace military partnership since 1993. It is the only Turkic-speaking former Soviet republic not to have joined the Organization of Turkic States (where the others, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan …