ecns.cn (2023-05-01). Drilling on Asia's deepest oil and gas well starts in Xinjiang's Tarim Basin. ecns.cn China Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec, the world's largest refiner by volume, has started drilling the 3-3XC well of the Shendi-1 project in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to the company.

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-01). US Spy Plane Flies Over Taiwan Strait. news.antiwar.com A US Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane flew over the Taiwan Strait on Friday, drawing a rebuke from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). "In the recent period, US warships and planes have frequently carried out provocative actions, fully proving that the US is a disruptor of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and a …

ecns.cn (2023-05-01). Drilling on Asia's deepest oil and gas well starts in Xinjiang's Tarim Basin. ecns.cn China Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec, the world's largest refiner by volume, has started drilling the 3-3XC well of the Shendi-1 project in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to the company.

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-01). US Spy Plane Flies Over Taiwan Strait. news.antiwar.com A US Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane flew over the Taiwan Strait on Friday, drawing a rebuke from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). "In the recent period, US warships and planes have frequently carried out provocative actions, fully proving that the US is a disruptor of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and a …

_____ (2023-04-28). The U.S. Proxy War Against Russia & China Is Increasingly Seen Globally As A Disaster Made By American And NATO Lies. strategic-culture.org The proxy war in Ukraine is an imperialist adventure that has been financially ruinous, has destroyed Ukraine, and is driving a dangerous all-out war with Russia and China that could turn into a nuclear armageddon. | It has become patently obvious to the world that the conflict in Ukraine is a dirty and desperate geopolitical confrontation, despite massive Western media efforts to portray it as something else more noble — the usual charade of chivalry and virtue to disguise naked Western imperialism. | The death and destruction in Ukraine is nothing but a proxy war by the United States and its NATO partner…

Joe Piette (2023-04-27). March to save Philadelphia's Chinatown. workers.org PhiladelphiaA show of force and unity will take place in Philadelphia April 29 with the message, "No Arena in the Heart of Our City." Marching from Chinatown to the much-criticized proposed site of a new basketball arena and then on to City Hall, Chinatown residents and allies will be telling . . . |

_____ (2023-04-28). The U.S. Proxy War Against Russia & China Is Increasingly Seen Globally As A Disaster Made By American And NATO Lies. strategic-culture.org The proxy war in Ukraine is an imperialist adventure that has been financially ruinous, has destroyed Ukraine, and is driving a dangerous all-out war with Russia and China that could turn into a nuclear armageddon. | It has become patently obvious to the world that the conflict in Ukraine is a dirty and desperate geopolitical confrontation, despite massive Western media efforts to portray it as something else more noble — the usual charade of chivalry and virtue to disguise naked Western imperialism. | The death and destruction in Ukraine is nothing but a proxy war by the United States and its NATO partner…

Joe Piette (2023-04-27). March to save Philadelphia's Chinatown. workers.org PhiladelphiaA show of force and unity will take place in Philadelphia April 29 with the message, "No Arena in the Heart of Our City." Marching from Chinatown to the much-criticized proposed site of a new basketball arena and then on to City Hall, Chinatown residents and allies will be telling . . . |

infobrics (2023-04-27). Could post-Erdogan Turkey become NATO's Trojan horse in Greater Eurasia?>. infobrics.org If Erdogan leaves office (one way or the other), the US will be more than happy to expand its support for "freedom and democracy" efforts in not only the Southern Caucasus, but (even more disturbingly) in Central Asia as well. This would not only (re)ignite additional hotspots in the region, but could very likely spill over to China's Xinjiang province.

ecns.cn (2023-04-27). China and Central Asian countries strengthen cooperation. ecns.cn The consensus was reached on Wednesday as State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met respectively with his counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-04-27). Chinese "police stations" and war propaganda. mronline.org The U.S. can shoot down balloons, call names, and claim that China has "police stations" in New York City. It cannot stop the decline of its own making as it engages in war propaganda theater.

_____ (2023-04-26). New Defence Review Further Enslaves Australia to U.S. War Agendas. strategic-culture.org Sydney Morning Herald's Matthew Knott, most well-known for being told by former prime minister Paul Keating to "do the right thing and drum yourself out of Australian journalism" over his role in Nine Entertainment's despicable Red Alert war-with-China propaganda series, has a new propaganda piece out titled "Defence review pulls no punches: China the biggest threat we face".

Joe Piette (2023-04-27). March to save Philadelphia's Chinatown. workers.org PhiladelphiaA show of force and unity will take place in Philadelphia April 29 with the message, "No Arena in the Heart of Our City." Marching from Chinatown to the much-criticized proposed site of a new basketball arena and then on to City Hall, Chinatown residents and allies will be telling . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). China and five Central Asian countries fully resume international flight operation. ecns.cn The flight between Urumqi in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat resumed operation on Tuesday night after a three-year suspension, marking the full recovery of flight services between China and five Central Asian countries.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Kazakh citizen saved thanks to emergency response at port in Xinjiang. ecns.cn A cross-border life relay was completed at Khorgos highway port in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Police officers guard livestock migration in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Local herdsmen began their annual migration journey to transfer thousands of livestock to spring pasture in Xinjiang. Three border policemen were dispatched to assist local herdsmen on the more than 20-kilometer passage to make the travel safe.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Water level of Kaidu River starts to rise as snow melts in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Covering around 22,000 square kilometers with an average annual runoff of 868 billion cubic meters, the 610-kilometer Kaidu River finally flows into Bosten Lake, the country's largest inland freshwater lake.

ecns.cn (2023-04-26). Air travel between China, Central Asian countries fully resumes. ecns.cn China Southern Airlines flight CZ6015 departed from Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and headed to Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan, on Tuesday evening, marking the full resumption of air travel between China and the five Central Asian countries.

_____ (2023-04-26). New Defence Review Further Enslaves Australia to U.S. War Agendas. strategic-culture.org Sydney Morning Herald's Matthew Knott, most well-known for being told by former prime minister Paul Keating to "do the right thing and drum yourself out of Australian journalism" over his role in Nine Entertainment's despicable Red Alert war-with-China propaganda series, has a new propaganda piece out titled "Defence review pulls no punches: China the biggest threat we face".

Caitlin Johnstone. (2023-04-26). New Defence Review Further Enslaves Australia To US War Agendas. popularresistance.org The Australian government has released the declassified version of its highly anticipated 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR), and the war propagandists are delighted. | Sydney Morning Herald's Matthew Knott, most well-known for being told by former prime minister Paul Keating to "do the right thing and drum yourself out of Australian journalism" over his role in Nine Entertainment's despicable Red Alert war-with-China propaganda series, has a new propaganda piece out titled "Defence review pulls no punches: China the biggest threat we face".

Margaret Kimberley (2023-04-25). Chinese 'Police Stations' and War Propaganda. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Apr 19, 2023 | The U.S. can shoot down balloons, call names, and claim that China has "police stations" in New York City. It cannot stop the decline of its own making as it engages in war propaganda theater. | "Right now there are changes — the likes of which we haven't seen for 100 years — and we are the ones driving these changes together." President Lula da Silva of Brazil recently visited China's President Xi Jinping. French President Emmanuel Macron, Bela…

infobrics (2023-04-25). China Endorses Brics Coalition's 'Spirit of Openness' Amid Tunisia's Reported Bid to Join. infobrics.org Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has said the economic co-operative bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, known as Brics, is open to new members…

Jasper Saah (2023-04-24). New Cold War site: The 'space domain'. liberationnews.org While the U.S. seeks profits from the Low Earth Orbit space, China, Russia, Brazil and others seek cooperation and mutual development.

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-24). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-24). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Jasper Saah (2023-04-24). New Cold War site: The 'space domain'. liberationnews.org While the U.S. seeks profits from the Low Earth Orbit space, China, Russia, Brazil and others seek cooperation and mutual development.

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-24). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-24). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Fiona Edwards (2023-04-21). Obsolete Cold War attitudes are holding Europe back. canadiandimension.com In 2022, NATO powers allocated huge sums to Ukraine—about $50 billion from the US, ‚Ǩ52 billion from the EU and its member states, and £2.3 billion from Britain. Photo courtesy NATO. | Recently, the United States has been followed by a number of European countries in supporting a cold war policy toward Russia and China. This has created increasing problems in Europe—bringing a major war to the continent, creating serious economic difficulties, and intensifying a decline in living standards. | In this context, the case for Europe establishing an independent foreign policy…

Gregory Shupak, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-04-21). Chinese Diplomacy Seen As Threat To US 'Peace,' 'Stability'. popularresistance.org China has undertaken a diplomatic blitz that has seen it broker a rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, warm relations with France, and put forth a proposal to end the war in Ukraine. US media coverage of these developments has involved illusion-peddling about America's potentially waning empire, and calls for the US to escalate what amounts to a new cold war with China. | In Foreign Policy (3/14/23), Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani say that China "now shares the burden of keeping the peace in the Middle East. This is not an easy assignment, as the United States has learned bitterly over the decades."

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-22). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Media Lens (2023-04-22). Cancelling Facts That Challenge Establishment Power. dissidentvoice.org As we have noted before, a systemic feature of state-corporate media is propaganda by omission. Missing out salient facts, informed commentary and context about the machinations of government and big business means that the public is less able to: Understand the world around us; Challenge state-corporate power; and Bring about the fundamental changes in society …

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2023-04-22). Chinese 'Police Stations' And War Propaganda. popularresistance.org "Right now there are changes — the likes of which we haven't seen for 100 years — and we are the ones driving these changes together." Xi Jinping to Vladimir Putin , March 22, 2023 | President Lula da Silva of Brazil recently visited China's President Xi Jinping. French President Emmanuel Macron, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez have all made the journey in recent months. Even Germany's amateurish Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock went, but her goal was to make sure that double talking Macron didn't stray far from the EU's…

WSWS (2023-04-22). Australian PM confirms attendance at NATO summit. wsws.org Albanese will participate as one of the US allies designated last year as NATO's "Asia-Pacific Four," expanding the military alliance's operations from the war against Russia in Ukraine to preparations for war against China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). Certain countries are creating narrative trap over status quo across Taiwan Strait: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The notion of "opposing the use of force to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait", uttered by certain individual countries, does not reflect the facts and reality on the Taiwan question. It is a narrative trap designed with a malign purpose, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-22). Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to visit the Philippines. ecns.cn At the invitation of Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit the Philippines from April 21 to 23, Chinese Foreign‚ÄÇMinistry‚ÄÇSpokesperson‚ÄÇWang‚ÄÇWenbin‚ÄÇannounced Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Impressed by its cotton industry, foreign experts eager to visit Xinjiang. ecns.cn With machines rumbling, the vast field of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the country's major cotton-producing area, has just entered its cotton-sowing season this year.

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-21). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Certain countries are creating narrative trap over status quo across Taiwan Strait: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The notion of "opposing the use of force to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait", uttered by certain individual countries, does not reflect the facts and reality on the Taiwan question. It is a narrative trap designed with a malign purpose, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to visit the Philippines. ecns.cn At the invitation of Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit the Philippines from April 21 to 23, Chinese Foreign‚ÄÇMinistry‚ÄÇSpokesperson‚ÄÇWang‚ÄÇWenbin‚ÄÇannounced Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). China welcomes more people from around the world to learn Chinese language: FM spokesperon. ecns.cn China welcomes more people from around the world to learn the Chinese language and look forward to more foreign journalists raising questions in the Chinese language at our daily press conferences, foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday at a news briefing while addressing a question about the UN Chinese Language Day.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). U.S. economic and financial policies pose the biggest challenge to global financial stability. ecns.cn Many in the international community shared the view that the economic and financial policies of the U.S. pose the biggest challenge to global financial stability, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing in Beijing on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Impressed by its cotton industry, foreign experts eager to visit Xinjiang. ecns.cn With machines rumbling, the vast field of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the country's major cotton-producing area, has just entered its cotton-sowing season this year.

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-21). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Certain countries are creating narrative trap over status quo across Taiwan Strait: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The notion of "opposing the use of force to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait", uttered by certain individual countries, does not reflect the facts and reality on the Taiwan question. It is a narrative trap designed with a malign purpose, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to visit the Philippines. ecns.cn At the invitation of Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit the Philippines from April 21 to 23, Chinese Foreign‚ÄÇMinistry‚ÄÇSpokesperson‚ÄÇWang‚ÄÇWenbin‚ÄÇannounced Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). China welcomes more people from around the world to learn Chinese language: FM spokesperon. ecns.cn China welcomes more people from around the world to learn the Chinese language and look forward to more foreign journalists raising questions in the Chinese language at our daily press conferences, foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday at a news briefing while addressing a question about the UN Chinese Language Day.

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). U.S. economic and financial policies pose the biggest challenge to global financial stability. ecns.cn Many in the international community shared the view that the economic and financial policies of the U.S. pose the biggest challenge to global financial stability, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing in Beijing on Thursday.