Monthly Archives: February 2024

2024-02-11: News Headlines

WSWS (2024-02-10). Rank-and-file committees must be built at Australian universities against genocide, war, cuts and corporate control. wsws.org In 2024, tertiary education staff and students face huge political issues, above all, the escalating Israeli genocide in Gaza and the rising danger of wider disastrous US-instigated wars against Iran, Russia and China.

Ben Norton (2024-02-10). Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties. geopoliticaleconomy.com Russia's President Vladimir Putin condemned the "boogeyman" anti-China propaganda that Trump ally Tucker Carlson spewed in his interview in Moscow, while mocking the ex Fox News host for applying to join the CIA.

Staff (2024-02-10). Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties. geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com Subscribe now The US TV host Tucker Carlson set off a political scandal by traveling to Moscow this February to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. This provoked a debate in the media, which — as is so often the case in partisan US politics — completely missed the forest for the trees. Liberal war hawks …

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2024-02-10: News Headlines

UN Development Programme (2024-02-09). Cà¥te d'Ivoire: Abordar las divisiones, prevenir la violencia. reliefweb.int Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cà¥te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | Source: UN Development Programme | Trabajar con las comunidades para anticipar e impedir la propagación del extremismo violento | "Ya no podemos trabajar en el campo", se queja Maminata Dagnogo, líder de la asociación de mujeres de la aldea de Kafolo, en el norte de Cà¥te d'Ivoire. | Tras una serie de ataques violentos en la zona en 2020 y 2021, la Sra. Dagnogo y las demás mujeres de su aldea dejaron de cultiva…

UN Development Programme (2024-02-09). Cà¥te d'Ivoire: Affronter les divisions, prévenir la violence. reliefweb.int Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cà¥te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | Source: UN Development Programme | Travailler avec les communautés pour anticiper et prévenir la propagation de l'extrémisme violent | ´ Nous ne pouvons plus aller travailler aux champs ª, explique Maminata Dagnogo, la responsable l'association des femmes du village de Kafolo, dans le nord de la Cà¥te d'Ivoire. | À la suite d'une série d'attaques violentes dans la région en 2020 et 2021, Mme Dagnogo…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-02-09). CIA Director Calls China Biggest 'Threat', Says Ukraine War Benefits US. popularresistance.org The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns, published an article in which he referred to "the United States' principal rivals—China and Russia", while emphasizing that "China is the bigger long-term threat". | Strongly implying that we are in the early stages of a new cold war, he wrote that "China and Russia consume much of the CIA's attention". | Burns revealed that "the CIA has been reorganizing itself" in order to counter China. The notorious US spy agency has created a special "mission center" focusing exclusively on Beijing, and has doubled its budget for anti-China operations.

Ben Norton (2024-02-10). Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties. geopoliticaleconomy.com Russia's President Vladimir Putin condemned the "boogeyman" anti-China propaganda that Trump ally Tucker Carlson spewed in his interview in Moscow, while mocking the ex Fox News host for applying to join the CIA.

Staff (2024-02-10). Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties. geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com Subscribe now The US TV host Tucker Carlson set off a political scandal by traveling to Moscow this February to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. This provoked a debate in the media, which — as is so often the case in partisan US politics — completely missed the forest for the trees. Liberal war hawks …

WSWS (2024-02-09). ABC promotes US military-build up as "cross-cultural exchange" with indigenous Australians. wsws.org The article was transparent war propaganda, deploying identity politics and public relations spin, to promote preparations for a catastrophic war with China.

2024-02-10 17:37:49 | 17:37 EST | by | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 

2024-02-09: News Headlines

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-02-09). CIA Director Calls China Biggest 'Threat', Says Ukraine War Benefits US. popularresistance.org The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns, published an article in which he referred to "the United States' principal rivals—China and Russia", while emphasizing that "China is the bigger long-term threat". | Strongly implying that we are in the early stages of a new cold war, he wrote that "China and Russia consume much of the CIA's attention". | Burns revealed that "the CIA has been reorganizing itself" in order to counter China. The notorious US spy agency has created a special "mission center" focusing exclusively on Beijing, and has doubled its budget for anti-China operations.

WSWS (2024-02-09). ABC promotes US military-build up as "cross-cultural exchange" with indigenous Australians. wsws.org The article was transparent war propaganda, deploying identity politics and public relations spin, to promote preparations for a catastrophic war with China.

2024-02-09 19:52:47 | 19:52 EST | by | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 

2024-02-07: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2024-02-07). Xinjiang lab to boost aircraft checks. ecns.cn A new aircraft metal testing laboratory in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in Northwest China, has become the country's first such facility to use independently developed Chinese equipment.

ecns.cn (2024-02-06). Xinjiang's RMB cross-border settlement soars 13.3% in 2023. ecns.cn The cross-border settlement of Chinese yuan, or RMB, of enterprises in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region registered a new high to 52.8 billion yuan (about $7.23 billion) in 2023, a year-on-year growth of 13.3 percent, said Xu Ke, vice governor at Xinjiang branch of People's Bank of China during a press conference on Monday.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2024-02-06). China condena ataque de EE.UU. contra Siria e Irak. telesurtv.net "Siria e Irak son países soberanos", declaró el portavoz del Ministerio chino de Relaciones Exteriores, Wang Wenbin.

2024-02-07 15:45:05 | 15:45 EST | by | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 

2024-02-06: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2024-02-06). Xinjiang's RMB cross-border settlement soars 13.3% in 2023. ecns.cn The cross-border settlement of Chinese yuan, or RMB, of enterprises in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region registered a new high to 52.8 billion yuan (about $7.23 billion) in 2023, a year-on-year growth of 13.3 percent, said Xu Ke, vice governor at Xinjiang branch of People's Bank of China during a press conference on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-02-05). Northwest China's Xinjiang realizes $34.3 billion exports to five Central Asian countries in 2023. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region secured top spot in exports to the five Central Asian countries in 2023, reaching a record-breaking 246.57 billion yuan ($34.3 billion). The result marked substantial year-on-year growth of 23.2 percent.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2024-02-06). China condena ataque de EE.UU. contra Siria e Irak. telesurtv.net "Siria e Irak son países soberanos", declaró el portavoz del Ministerio chino de Relaciones Exteriores, Wang Wenbin.

2024-02-06 17:00:20 | 17:00 EST | by | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 

2024-02-05: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2024-02-05). Northwest China's Xinjiang realizes $34.3 billion exports to five Central Asian countries in 2023. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region secured top spot in exports to the five Central Asian countries in 2023, reaching a record-breaking 246.57 billion yuan ($34.3 billion). The result marked substantial year-on-year growth of 23.2 percent.

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). China set to launch two experimental satellites. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will inspect and reconstruct hazardous "winter nests" amid ongoing efforts to protect local herdsmen from natural disasters.

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Xinjiang 'winter nests' becoming quake-proof. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will inspect and reconstruct hazardous "winter nests" amid ongoing efforts to protect local herdsmen from natural disasters.

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Magnitud 4.6 earthquake hits northwest China's Xinjiang: CENC. ecns.cn A magnitude-4.6 earthquake hit Akqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Taklimakan Desert braces for first snow of 2024. ecns.cn Sand dunes are covered by snow in Qiemo County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). China's coast guard monitors illegal activity of Philippine civilian vessel. ecns.cn A Chinese coast guard vessel closely monitored and supervised the entire process of a small Philippine civilian vessel which illegally ran aground on China's Ren'ai Reef in South China Sea and delivered supplies to a stranded military ship on Friday, China Coast Guard said in a statement on Saturday.

2024-02-05 20:37:28 | 20:37 EST | by | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 

2024-02-04: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). China set to launch two experimental satellites. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will inspect and reconstruct hazardous "winter nests" amid ongoing efforts to protect local herdsmen from natural disasters.

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Xinjiang 'winter nests' becoming quake-proof. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will inspect and reconstruct hazardous "winter nests" amid ongoing efforts to protect local herdsmen from natural disasters.

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Magnitud 4.6 earthquake hits northwest China's Xinjiang: CENC. ecns.cn A magnitude-4.6 earthquake hit Akqi County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Taklimakan Desert braces for first snow of 2024. ecns.cn Sand dunes are covered by snow in Qiemo County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). In Numbers: Xinjiang sees robust tourism growth in 2023. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). China's coast guard monitors illegal activity of Philippine civilian vessel. ecns.cn A Chinese coast guard vessel closely monitored and supervised the entire process of a small Philippine civilian vessel which illegally ran aground on China's Ren'ai Reef in South China Sea and delivered supplies to a stranded military ship on Friday, China Coast Guard said in a statement on Saturday.

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2024-02-02: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2024-02-02). In Numbers: Xinjiang sees robust tourism growth in 2023. ecns.cn

a guest author (2024-02-01). Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza. workers.org Estatua del Presidente Mao Zedong en Kashgar, Región Autónoma Uigur de Xinjiang. Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Por Arjae Red Arjae Red, activista sindical y dirigente del Partido Mundo Obrero, junto con Sara Flounders, redactora colaboradora de Mundo Obrero, viajó en mayo de 2023 a la Región . . . |

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Rime scenery appears in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Rime scenery appears in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo/VCG)…

Workers World Party (2024-02-01). PDF of February 1 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Int'l Court puts Israel on notice for war crimes Hamas, PFLP hold joint meeting PFLP condemns U.S./Britain sanctions on Yemen Mundo Obrero: Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Editorial: CCR lawsuit: A blow to the war criminals Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

yenisafak (2024-02-01). Bakan Fidan ƒ∞sveàßli ve Tàºrkmenistanlƒ± mevkida≈ülarƒ±yla gà∂ràº≈ütàº: Masada hangi konular var? yenisafak.com Diplomatik kaynaklardan edinilen bilgiye gà∂re, Fidan, ƒ∞sveàß Dƒ±≈üi≈üleri Bakanƒ± Billstrà∂m ve Tàºrkmenistan Dƒ±≈üi≈üleri Bakanƒ± Meredov'la ayrƒ± ayrƒ± telefon gà∂ràº≈ümesi geràßekle≈ütirdi. | Fidan ve ƒ∞sveàßli mevkida≈üƒ± gà∂ràº≈ümede, ƒ∞sveàß'in NATO'ya àºyelik sàºreci, Türkiye-ƒ∞sveàß-Finlandiya arasƒ±n…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-02-01). China Is 'World's Sole Manufacturing Superpower', 35% Of Global Output. popularresistance.org China has overseen world-historic economic growth through a government-led development model, in which state-owned enterprises control the natural monopolies and "commanding heights" of the economy, state-owned banks give favorable loans to strategic industries, and the state's robust industrial policy helps the country move up the value chain toward higher value-added forms of production. | This model, which Beijing officially refers to as a socialist market economy, has been so successful that a prominent European think tank has acknowledged that "China is now the world's sole manufacturing superpower". | In 20…

tvbrics (2024-02-01). China to allocate 30 million yuan to rebuild landslide-hit areas. tvbrics.com Currently, 918 people from 223 families have been evacuated…

2024-02-02 13:49:24 | 13:49 EST | by | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 

2024-02-01: News Headlines

a guest author (2024-02-01). Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza. workers.org Estatua del Presidente Mao Zedong en Kashgar, Región Autónoma Uigur de Xinjiang. Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Por Arjae Red Arjae Red, activista sindical y dirigente del Partido Mundo Obrero, junto con Sara Flounders, redactora colaboradora de Mundo Obrero, viajó en mayo de 2023 a la Región . . . |

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Rime scenery appears in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Rime scenery appears in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo/VCG)…

Workers World Party (2024-02-01). PDF of February 1 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Int'l Court puts Israel on notice for war crimes Hamas, PFLP hold joint meeting PFLP condemns U.S./Britain sanctions on Yemen Mundo Obrero: Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Editorial: CCR lawsuit: A blow to the war criminals Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Top six major archaeological findings in China for 2023 revealed. ecns.cn Excavation sites reflecting ancient political power and a rare offshoot Christian sect in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are among the top six new archaeological discoveries in China in 2023.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-02-01). China Is 'World's Sole Manufacturing Superpower', 35% Of Global Output. popularresistance.org China has overseen world-historic economic growth through a government-led development model, in which state-owned enterprises control the natural monopolies and "commanding heights" of the economy, state-owned banks give favorable loans to strategic industries, and the state's robust industrial policy helps the country move up the value chain toward higher value-added forms of production. | This model, which Beijing officially refers to as a socialist market economy, has been so successful that a prominent European think tank has acknowledged that "China is now the world's sole manufacturing superpower". | In 20…

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