Monthly Archives: October 2023

2023-10-10: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-10-10). Ebinur Lake in Xinjiang hosts flock of migratory birds. ecns.cn Ebinur Lake is in the largest salt lake in Xinjiang and home to a variety of endangered species. It was listed as a national nature reserve in 2007.

ecns.cn (2023-10-09). Over 66,700 hectares of cotton harvested mechanically in Xinjiang. ecns.cn More than one million mu ( about 66.7 thousand hectares) of cotton has been harvested fully mechanically in the city of Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. "ÄÄ…


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2023-10-09: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-10-09). Over 66,700 hectares of cotton harvested mechanically in Xinjiang. ecns.cn More than one million mu ( about 66.7 thousand hectares) of cotton has been harvested fully mechanically in the city of Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. "ÄÄ…

mforinoco (2023-10-08). A Decade of BRI Development Transforms China's Xinjiang Region Into a Core Area of the Silk Road Economic Belt. orinocotribune.com By Li Xuanmin — Oct 1, 2023 | A decade of BRI development transforms the region into a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt. | On Sunday morning, workers were harvesting grapes on farmland in Yining county in Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The freshly-picked fruit was then uploaded onto a truck, headed to Kazakhstan via highway, and within six hours, it would be delivered to the Kazakhstani market and sold to the local consumers. | "It used to take two to three days to ship goods from Xinjiang to Kazakhstan, but the time has been reduced to only…

Mick Hall, Consortium News. (2023-10-08). New Zealand's 'Russian Edits Scandal'. popularresistance.org In this tumultuous time of war and global conflict, where pervasive propaganda campaigns mask geopolitical machinations of the powerful and serve their interests, mainstream journalists' ability to counter these campaigns have never been more limited. | Gone are the days when John Pilger was able to have a story attacking George W. Bush and Tony Blair's invasion of Iraq on the front page of the British tabloid, the Daily Mirror. | We live in a time of state surveillance and creeping restrictions on freedom of speech, where whistleblowers are criminalised and publishers like Julian Assange face persecution and lif…


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2023-10-08: News Headlines

mforinoco (2023-10-08). A Decade of BRI Development Transforms China's Xinjiang Region Into a Core Area of the Silk Road Economic Belt. orinocotribune.com By Li Xuanmin — Oct 1, 2023 | A decade of BRI development transforms the region into a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt. | On Sunday morning, workers were harvesting grapes on farmland in Yining county in Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The freshly-picked fruit was then uploaded onto a truck, headed to Kazakhstan via highway, and within six hours, it would be delivered to the Kazakhstani market and sold to the local consumers. | "It used to take two to three days to ship goods from Xinjiang to Kazakhstan, but the time has been reduced to only…

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Autumn harvest in full swing in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Xinjiang welcomes a bumper harvest season in October. White cotton, red chili peppers and green pears offer stunning colors in Xinjiang.

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Snowy peaks of Tianshan Mountains in clouds. ecns.cn Magnificent view of snowy peaks of Tianshan Mountain in a sea of clouds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Autumn scenery of desert poplar forest along Tarim River in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The populus euphratica forest along the Tarim River, China's longest inland river, is the largest natural forest containing this plant species.

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). Snowy peaks of Tianshan Mountains in clouds. ecns.cn Magnificent view of snowy peaks of Tianshan Mountain in a sea of clouds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). Autumn scenery of desert poplar forest along Tarim River in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The populus euphratica forest along the Tarim River, China's longest inland river, is the largest natural forest containing this plant species.


Carlos L. Garrido (2023-10-07). China and the Purity Fetish of Western Marxism. orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido — Oct 4, 2023 | The stakes of the imperialist West's New Cold War against China are as great as they can get. This means that the Western left's role as controlled counter-hegemony and left-wing delegitimizers of socialist states — a role ideologically grounded in their purity fetish outlook — is as dangerous as it can get. In our current geopolitical climate, all progressive forces in the West should unite against the US and NATO's anti-China rhetoric and actions. Unfortunately, what we find from large portions of this Western left is parroting of state-department narratives…

Mick Hall, Consortium News. (2023-10-08). New Zealand's 'Russian Edits Scandal'. popularresistance.org In this tumultuous time of war and global conflict, where pervasive propaganda campaigns mask geopolitical machinations of the powerful and serve their interests, mainstream journalists' ability to counter these campaigns have never been more limited. | Gone are the days when John Pilger was able to have a story attacking George W. Bush and Tony Blair's invasion of Iraq on the front page of the British tabloid, the Daily Mirror. | We live in a time of state surveillance and creeping restrictions on freedom of speech, where whistleblowers are criminalised and publishers like Julian Assange face persecution and lif…


2023-10-09 01:28:57 | 01:28 EST | rz | 12 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 

2023-10-06: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-10-06). BRI proves beneficial for Xinjiang. ecns.cn The Belt and Road Initiative has provided the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with unprecedented opportunities for development and has helped improve the livelihoods of the residents, a senior official of the region said.

ecns.cn (2023-10-06). Picturesque autumn scenery along Duku Highway in China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn The Duku Highway, deemed one of China's most beautiful roads, snaked through picturesque autumn scenery and snow-covered mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in recent days, attracting flocks of tourists.

ecns.cn (2023-10-05). BRI proves beneficial for Xinjiang. ecns.cn The Belt and Road Initiative has provided the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with unprecedented opportunities for development and has helped improve the livelihoods of the residents, a senior official of the region said.

ecns.cn (2023-10-05). Journalists hail Xinjiang's development and culture during 9-day visit. ecns.cn A group of 22 journalists from 17 countries spoke highly of the development of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region during a nine-day visit recently.

ecns.cn (2023-10-05). Picturesque autumn scenery along Duku Highway in China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn The Duku Highway, deemed one of China's most beautiful roads, snaked through picturesque autumn scenery and snow-covered mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in recent days, attracting flocks of tourists.

Daniel Warner (2023-10-06). Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: a Cold War Debate Re-ignites in Geneva. counterpunch.org If you think China is competing with the West only geopolitically in the South China Sea and materially in advanced technology, you are partially mistaken. As the Geneva Observer revealed, at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Chinese are proposing a resolution to prioritize economic, social, and cultural (ESC) rights ahead of the traditional

midwesternmarx (2023-10-05). China and the Purity Fetish of Western Marxism. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com In honor of the anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China Earlier this week, we are republishing the third chapter from Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may find HERE. The stakes of the imperialist West's New Cold War against China are as great as they can get. This means that the Western left's role as controlled counter-hegemony and left-wing delegitimizers of socialist states — a role ideo …

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-10-06). If You Buy Into The Anti-China Propaganda You're Just A Stupid Asshole. caitlinjohnstone.com.au We've seen them do this so many times to so many countries by now, if you still fall for it at this point you're just a stupid asshole who deserves to have their feelings hurt. All out of patience for this bullshit.

Dae-Han Song, Popular Resistance. (2023-10-05). Okinawa: A Bastion For Peace? popularresistance.org Recently, in Taiwan, the government unveiled its first home-built submarine. In Japan, the government will upgrade civilian airports and seaports to dual military use in preparation for conflict in Taiwan. The U.S. and allies maneuver to contain China, Russia, and North Korea, while the latter band together against the former's economic sanctions and military threats. Both blocs test the strength and resilience of the region's stability. And while North Korea has been the regional bogeyman for decades, if war breaks out, it will likely be in Taiwan. | While China has called for an "indivisible security" where sec…

2023-10-06 23:03:55 | 23:03 EST | rz | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 

2023-10-03: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-10-03). Journalists hail Xinjiang's development and culture during 9-day visit. ecns.cn A group of 22 journalists from 17 countries spoke highly of the development of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region during a nine-day visit recently.

Federico Fuentes, Ammar Ali Jan (2023-10-03). Pakistani socialist: 'The danger is the Global South will get caught up in this New Cold War'. greenleft.org.au Ammar Ali Jan is general secretary of the anti-capitalist Haqooq-e-Khalq Party in Pakistan. He spoke with Green Left's Federico Fuentes about growing US-China tensions, its impacts on Pakistan and implications for anti-imperialism in the Global South.

Editor (2023-10-02). Oct 2, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Jean Sibelius, Valse Triste (Herbert von Karajan) Pepe Escobar: Russia-China Partnership Defangs US Empire The Mad Propaganda Push To Normalize War Profiteering In Ukraine, by Caitlin Johnstone This Trump Thing: Aspects of a Wrecking Ball, by Fred Reed Impeachment: 'Cognitive Warfare' on Capitol Hill, by Patrick Lawrence The Western World Is Now a Tyranny, by Paul Craig Roberts The 21st century Opium War, by Alex Krainer Why Our Popular Mass Movements Fail, by Chris Hedges Gang/Counter-gang Operations: Dearlove's Sleight of Hand and the Wuhan Lab Psyop, by Matthew Ehret The Cluster B Society…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-02). China rechaza que haya gastado miles de millones en propaganda. telesurtv.net Algunos políticos estadounidenses reconocen que su Gobierno "es el mayor propagador de desinformación en la historia del mundo", señalaron desde el Ministerio de Exteriores chino.

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