ecns.cn (2024-01-08). Winter scenery Daqinghe River in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Snow-covered mountain range is reflected in Daqinghe River, presenting a tranquil winter scenery in Qinghe County of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Wild ducks dot Aksu River in Xinjiang. ecns.cn A flock of wild ducks swim on the half frozen Aksu River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, adding beauty to the river in winter.

WSWS (2024-01-08). Australian protests against Israeli genocide of Gaza: "The issue is Zionism and imperialism" wsws.org "At a higher level they want to get Russia and China. America's been declining for many, many years and this is their way of weakening those two powers."

_____ (2024-01-08). The US Can't Stop China's Rise, but It Will Cripple the EU while Trying. transcend.org 4 Jan 2024 – Washington's desperate attempts to curb Beijing's high-tech development are hurting U.S. allies more than the Chinese.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-08). China 'Actively Involved' in Iraq's Reconstruction. orinocotribune.com Chinese investment has sparked the rise of many significant infrastructure projects in Iraq | Beijing is fully committed to "friendly" ties with Baghdad and "actively participates" in Iraq's reconstruction, a Chinese official told Kurdish news outlet "China and Iraq share friendly relations; as a sincere friend China actively participates in Iraq and the reconstruction of the country," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told Rudaw at a press briefing in Beijing. | He added that the Chinese…