2024-06-03: News Headlines

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-06-03). Russia and China will reach agreements on energy supply. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Russia has no doubt that all necessary agreements will be reached with China on energy supplies, and trade negotiations are underway, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-06-03). China calls for concrete actions on Ukraine conflict. plenglish.com Beijing, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the key to the resolution of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine lies in the international community taking real actions.

ecns.cn (2024-06-03). Kashgar in Xinjiang starts import of Pakistani fresh aquatic products. ecns.cn A batch of fresh aquatic products from Pakistan entered China through the Kashgar airport in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Sunday. This marks the first time the region has imported such items from its neighbor.

ecns.cn (2024-06-03). Scenic Duku Highway in Xinjiang reopens. ecns.cn Widely viewed as the most beautiful highway in China allowing tourists to experience various landscape features along one single road, the scenic Duku Highway in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reopened on Saturday.

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2024-05-23: News Headlines

Yves Engler (2024-05-23). Yes, Foreign Agents Try to Shape Your Opinion about Israel. dissidentvoice.org The merging of Zionist propaganda and anti-China hysteria should embarrass its proponents, but apparently there's a market for this conspiratorial drivel in the "post-truth" era promoted by the far right. They want us to believe the paid foreign agents we should be concerned about are students in $40 tents calling for university divestment, not those …

WSWS (2024-05-23). Failed pro-imperialist coup targets Democratic Republic of Congo. wsws.org The coup took place as Washington and its NATO allies wage a bitter struggle for influence in Africa with China and Russia, amid the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine.

C. Uday Bhaskar (2024-05-23). Putin's visit to China brings new cold war — and nuclear threat — ever closer. scmp.com This month's high-level diplomatic visits offer a glimpse into how world powers are repositioning themselves for the sake of national interests. No matter how intense geopolitical competition might get, great powers must not cross red lines into nuclear confrontation — tactical or otherwise.

ecns.cn (2024-05-23). Firefighter, police save panicked ostriches from flooding in Xinjiang. ecns.cn In a heartwarming display of teamwork and bravery, firefighters and police officers in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region rushed to the aid of an ostrich farm that was being battered by a flash flooding on May 13.

ecns.cn (2024-05-23). The Philippines' persistent breach of commitment shows their guilty conscience: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Whether it's the "gentlemen's agreement", or the internal understandings, or the "new model" reached between China and the Philippines on properly managing the situation in the South China Sea, they all have clear timelines and are supported by solid evidence, and no one can deny their existence, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-05-23). Thailand: Death in detention of pro-democracy activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom. fidh.org On May 14, 2024, Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, a member of the pro-democracy group Thalu Wang, died while in pre-trial detention on charges of violating Article 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code (lèse-majesté). The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) are deeply saddened by her senseless death, which underscores the deep flaws in Thailand's judicial and penitentiary systems. (…) | – |

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2024-05-22: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2024-05-22). Assange case shows world what U.S.-style 'press freedom' means: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange shows the world what U.S.-style "freedom of the press" really is, said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a press briefing on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-05-22). Former U.S. Congress member's assets frozen in China. ecns.cn Mike Gallagher has seriously undermined China's interests and disrupted China's ties with the United States, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, commenting on China's sanctions against the former member of the U.S. Congress.

Finbarr Bermingham (2024-05-22). As trade war brews, EU scrambles to gauge what Chinese retaliation lies ahead. scmp.com Officials ponder what countermeasures await European resistance against 'market-distorting' Chinese subsidies on electric vehicles.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-05-22). Thailand: Death in detention of pro-democracy activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom. fidh.org On May 14, 2024, Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, a member of the pro-democracy group Thalu Wang, died while in pre-trial detention on charges of violating Article 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code (lèse-majesté). The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) are deeply saddened by her senseless death, which underscores the deep flaws in Thailand's judicial and penitentiary systems. (…) | – |

ecns.cn (2024-05-22). Xinjiang makes strides in high-quality development. ecns.cn Despite the sanctions imposed by some Western countries on photovoltaic and cotton products produced in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over allegations of "forced labor", the development of these industries remained strong last year…

ecns.cn (2024-05-22). Xinjiang team wins the country's highest labor award. ecns.cn Thanks to their spirit and pursuit of excellence in their work, a team of young people dedicated to the construction and operation of the power grid in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has been awarded the nation's highest labor honor.

Holly Chik,Robert Delaney (2024-05-22). US working with EU to counter China on its Russia support, overcapacity, say Antony Blinken and Janet Yellen. scmp.com America's top diplomat describes Beijing as seeking 'better relations with Europe' while fuelling its 'greatest security threat' since the Cold War.

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2024-05-21: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2024-05-21). Xinjiang to speed up manufacturing sector transformation and upgrading: regional government. ecns.cn Xinjiang in Northwest China will promote technological innovations and manufacturing sector upgrade, amid the country's efforts to optimize and adjust industrial structure by replacing low-end production.

ecns.cn (2024-05-21). Xinjiang gas pipeline hits transportation milestone. ecns.cn The Horgos Compressor Station — a flagship station on China's West-East Gas Pipeline project in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region — recently surpassed a milestone by transporting over 500 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

ecns.cn (2024-05-21). The pursuit of 'Taiwan independence' is a dead end: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The one-China principle is a prevailing consensus in the international community, a basic norm governing international relations and also the political foundation and premise for China to develop relations with countries in the world, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on Monday.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-05-21). Thailand: Death in detention of pro-democracy activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom. fidh.org On May 14, 2024, Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, a member of the pro-democracy group Thalu Wang, died while in pre-trial detention on charges of violating Article 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code (lèse-majesté). The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) are deeply saddened by her senseless death, which underscores the deep flaws in Thailand's judicial and penitentiary systems. (…) | – |

ecns.cn (2024-05-20). The pursuit of 'Taiwan independence' is a dead end: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The one-China principle is a prevailing consensus in the international community, a basic norm governing international relations and also the political foundation and premise for China to develop relations with countries in the world, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on Monday.

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2024-05-17: News Headlines

Finian Cunningham (2024-05-17). Is the U.S. blackmailing India over assassination allegations to be more hostile toward China and Russia? dissidentvoice.org The United States and its Western allies have stepped up a media campaign to accuse India of running an assassination policy targeting expatriate dissidents. The government of Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, has furiously denied the allegations, saying there is no such policy. Nevertheless, the American Biden administration as well as Canada, Britain and Australia …

ecns.cn (2024-05-17). China rebuffs U.S. accusations on supplying Russia with weapon components: Chinese FM. ecns.cn China has rebuffed U.S. claims accusing the Chinese side of supplying Russia with materials for weapons manufacturing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.

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2024-05-15: News Headlines

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Hunger striking royal reform activist dies in custody in Thailand. aljazeera.com Netiporn Sanesangkhom had been in jail since her arrest in January under Thailand's strict royal defamation laws.

ecns.cn (2024-05-15). U.S. increased tariffs on China's electric vehicles a large mistake. ecns.cn Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that the U.S. tariff increases on electric vehicles and semiconductors from China is another mistake Washington has made after it continuously politicizes economic and trade issues.

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