WSWS (2023-06-21). Journalist who lied about Iraqi WMDs claims Chinese researchers were first COVID-19 patients. wsws.org On Tuesday, the notorious war propagandist Michael R. Gordon, who helped launch the Iraq war by claiming Saddam Hussein was using aluminum tubes to build nuclear weapons, claimed, citing anonymous government sources, that world-renowned researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were among the first people to be infected with COVID-19.

ecns.cn (2023-06-21). China stands ready to bring more like-minded partners into BRICS family: spokesperson. ecns.cn The expansion of BRICS is a political consensus reached by all five BRICS members. China is committed to advancing the BRICS expansion and stands ready to bring more like-minded partners into the big family of BRICS, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Beijing, Berlin sign action plan on development. ecns.cn China and Germany have secured a three-year joint action plan aimed at strengthening international development cooperation to effectively implement the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

ecns.cn (2023-06-21). China and Pakistan ink $4.8 billion deal to build 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant: report. ecns.cn China and Pakistan inked a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to construct a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, according to media reports.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-21). Biden Says Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nukes Is 'Real'. news.antiwar.com President Biden warned Monday that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real." The president made the comments to donors during a trip to California. "When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying up, everybody looked at me like I was …

Anonymous669 (2023-06-21). Russian Airstrikes Hit HTS HQ, Ammunition Depot & Supply Base In Syria's Greater Idlib (Video). southfront.org A Russian Su-34 fighter bomber as seen over Greater Idlib on June 20. Via Twitter. | On June 20, a series of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | Several airstrikes hit the northern outskirts of Idlib city and the vicinity of the town of al-Sheikh Bahr in the northern countryside of Idlib. The targets of the airstrikes were reportedly a hea…

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Air Force unit honored with high-level title. ecns.cn A bomber unit of the People's Liberation Army Air Force has been given the honorary title of "Role Model of the Time" by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Anonymous834 (2023-06-21). "Ukrainian Leaders Gloss Over Ukrainian Antisemitism" — Times Of Israel. southfront.org Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher. | The chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "I don't know what else is needed" for Israel to realise that it needs to send arms to Ukraine as it is supposedly clear they "have the same enemy" — Russia and Iran. This rhetoric from Andriy Yermak demonstrates Kiev's desperate attempt to coerce Israel into providing military aid to Ukraine. | Yermak, on June 20…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-21). Bogged Down On The Front, Ukraine Launches Drone Attack On Moscow (Videos). southfront.org File image. | With its forces failing to advance on the front, Ukraine launched a new attack with drones on the Russian capital, Moscow, on June 21. | In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that three Ukrainian drones were suppressed by electronic warfare while approaching facilities in the Moscow region."Today we have foiled an attempt of the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on facilities in the Moscow Region with three aircraft-type drones. All drones were deflected by electronic warfar…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-21). Russian MoD Says More Ukrainian Attacks Were Repelled In Zaporozhye, Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On June 21, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that more attacks by Kiev forces were repelled in the Zaporozhye, Donetsk and south Donetsk sectors. | According to the ministry, the air force and army aviation launched an attack against Ukrainian units in the Vremenka salient, near Novodonetskoye, Storozhevoye in the Donetsk region and Levadnoye in the Zaporozhye region. | As a result of the airstrikes, a Ukrainian tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, and three armored fighting…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-21). Kazakhstan Announces Surprise End To Astana Talks On Syria. southfront.org File image. | Kazakhstan has reportedly made a surprise decision to no longer hold talks on the Syrian peace process in its capital, Astana, | The decision became public after the 20th meeting of the Astana format, which included Russia, Turkey and Iran, on June 21. The meeting discussed the situation on the ground, a roadmap to rebuild Turkey-Syria ties, Israeli attacks and a host of other issues. | Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Kanat Tumysh unexpectedly called for the conclusion of trilateral…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-21). Russia's FSB Chief Warns Of Terrorism Threat In Northern, Northeastern Syria. southfront.org File image. | The threat of terrorism remains high in Syria's northern and northeastern regions, Igor Sirotkin, the deputy director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and chief of staff of Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee, warned on June 20. | Speaking during a high-level conference of heads of anti-terrorist organizations at the United Nations, Sirotkin warned that terrorists can still move across the Syrian-Iraqi border with much freedom."Despite the military defeat suffered by international…

WSWS (2023-06-21). Biden kicks off reelection bid with "America First" speech to trade union bureaucrats. wsws.org The principles of "Bidenomics" are virtually identical to Trump's pledge to "Make America Great Again," with two exceptions: Biden ties his program to support for war against Russia as well as China and enlists the support of the trade union bureaucracy to carry it out.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-21). Historic relations between Nicaragua and Russia highlighted. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Presidential advisor Laureano Ortega said that the historical relations between Nicaragua and Russia are reaffirmed and today are focused on mutual development and the establishment of a new world order.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-21). Minsk to host Eurasian security conference next October. plenglish.com Minsk, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) The Belarussian capital will host on October 26-27 an international conference on ways to deal with the Eurasian security crisis, said Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik.

Anonymous834 (2023-06-21). Eric Zuesse: Reshaping American Racism, Or REPLACING American Racism? southfront.org Written by America's racism is reducing its focus against Africans in order to increase its focus against Asians. | On June 20th, an editorial in China's Global Times newspaper headlined

Larry Johnson (2023-06-21). Biden and America Have a Major China Problem. sonar21.com I hear that the Chinese are going to add the image of Antony Blinken to the dictionary definition of "Kow Tow." He went to Beijing, hat in hand, and received…

Yves Engler (2023-06-21). Promoting Israeli Apartheid in Canadian Schools Not Okay. dissidentvoice.org The Palestinian solidarity movement must seek to disrupt the 'school to apartheid promotion pipeline'. It's past time to challenge private schools indoctrinating young minds into worshiping a violent faraway state that oppresses millions. A recent visit to Canada by Israel's minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, highlights a subject that requires far …

Motasem A. Dalloul (2023-06-21). Will Israel's Offensive Against Jenin End Palestinian Resistance? socialistproject.ca Israeli occupation forces and border police carried out a broad offensive on Monday morning against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp. The Israeli troops killed at least five Palestinians and wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 91 others, 23 of whom are in a critical condition. | According to the Israeli military, the occupation forces detained two wanted Palestinians, but they were caught in an ambush on their way out of the refugee camp. Apparently eight soldiers and border police were wounded in roadside blasts and gunfire. | The evacuation of the wounded Israel…

Peter Novak (2023-06-21). Who determines the rules of the "rules-based world order"? indybay.org Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States – as well as the European Union with G7 observer status – that is the global West, for too long imagined that it was the world. In fact, colonialist exploitation and forced labor – in the case of Germany, also the Nazi policy of robbery – were the foundation of its power. But the world has changed.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-06-21). Friday 6/23: Bridge Bannering for Peace and Justice. indybay.org We'll be on the pedestrian bridge over Geary at Webster near Japantown in San Francisco.

Editor (2023-06-21). Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This is Why Israel Wants to Reactivate E1 Plan. scheerpost.com The price of Israel's major plans in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank is not just humanitarian. It is essentially political, aimed at cutting off Palestinian communities from one another, isolating Jerusalem completely, and ensuring a Jewish demographic majority for generations to come.

Staff (2023-06-21). Protest Song Of The Week: 'John Wayne Was a Nazi' By Fucked Up & The Halluci Nation. shadowproof.com Originally published at Ongoing History of Protest Music John Wayne slaughtered our Indian brothersBurned their villages and raped their mothersNow he has given them a white man's lord'Live by this, or die by my sword!' These are lyrics from "John Wayne Was A Nazi" a scathing tune by hardcore pioneers MDC. The single was originally …

WSWS (2023-06-21). Fire in Chinatown electric-bike shop leaves 4 dead, highlighting the immense social crisis in New York City. wsws.org So far this year, there have been over 100 fires caused by e-bike batteries and 13 deaths in New York City.

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2023-06-21). FBI Make-Work Entrapment Schemes: Creating Criminals in Order to Arrest Them. dissidentvoice.org Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. — Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146 We're not dealing with a government that exists to serve its people, protect their liberties and ensure their happiness. Rather, we are the unfortunate victims of the diabolical machinations …

ecns.cn (2023-06-21). Machinery SOEs boost business riding on BRI, global infra uptrend. ecns.cn China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corp Ltd, or CRCC Heavy Industry, is among such SOEs. The company is preparing a trip in July to deliver its latest micro tunnel boring machine, which was rolled out in May, to Thailand.

ecns.cn (2023-06-21). Prime ministers of four countries to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene of Mongolia, Prime Minister Hipkins of New Zealand and Prime Minister Pham of Viet Nam will attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin and pay an official visit to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-21). China, Qatar sign 27-year natural gas contract. ecns.cn China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and QatarEnergy signed 27-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported.

ecns.cn (2023-06-21). Nepal expects more bilateral cooperation with China. ecns.cn The Nepalese government expects to strengthen cooperation with the Tibet autonomous region in the areas of trade, tourism, culture and infrastructure development, said a top Nepalese official in Lhasa on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-21). 2,000-year-old bronze drum discovered in South China's Guangxi. ecns.cn An ancient tomb that belongs to the Warring States Period (475BC-221BC) has recently been discovered in Pingguo, a city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2023-06-21). Chinese envoy firmly opposes double standards on human rights. ecns.cn China attaches great importance to the promotion and protection of human rights, and firmly opposes double standards on human rights.

WSWS (2023-06-21). India-China border conflict enters fourth year as Modi visits Washington. wsws.org Increased military-strategic cooperation will be at the centre of Modi's talks with Biden, as will be removing what Washington and Wall Street perceive to be barriers to developing India as a rival global production-chain hub to China.

Staff (2023-06-21). Debunking media lies: US & Blinken don't want peace with China. covertactionbulletin.podbean.com We begin today's show with a remembrance of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who passed on June 16 at the age of 92. Then, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his recent trip to China with a 35-minute meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 19th. Blinken had also met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin …

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-21). Jonno Sriranganathan: 'Aim for reforms that open up space for deeper radical change'. greenleft.org.au

Anonymous669 (2023-06-21). Syria's Elite Republican Guard Heads North As Tensions Rise Between Turkish And Kurdish Forces. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Facebook. | Syria has deployed one of its elite military formations in the northern region amid mounting tensions between the Turkish military and Kurdish forces. | Videos from June 19 showed several convoys of the 105th Mechanized Brigade of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Republican Guard heading towards the northern Aleppo countryside. The convoys were carrying main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled howitzers and hundreds of tr…

WSWS (2023-06-21). Media outlets claim Iran-US close to a temporary "understanding" wsws.org That the agreement would be unwritten indicates its very limited and fragile nature in a region destabilized by decades of imperialist-stoked conflicts.

scorinoco (2023-06-21). The Waiting Game: How the US Sabotages Lebanon's Energy Security (Interview). orinocotribune.com In an exclusive interview with The Cradle's Hasan Illaik, Lebanon's Energy Minister Walid Fayyad addresses the country's energy shortage dilemma: receive Iranian oil and risk US sanctions, or wait indefinitely for a purposely delayed US-backed initiative. | For almost 30 years, Lebanese authorities have failed to properly manage the state-run electricity company, Électricité du Liban (EDL), resulting in widespread blackouts. The decades of unsustainable policies and fundamental neglect, the result of elite capture of state resources, alleged corruption, and vested interests caused the sector to completely collaps…

teleSUR (2023-06-21). Norway Criticizes Israeli Settlement Construction in West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Norwegian government condemned the decision by the Israeli government to simplify the process of approving construction of new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | "The international community stands united in its condemnation of the Israeli settlements. I strongly urge the Israeli authorities to halt and reverse settlement activity on occupied Palestinian land," Foreign Affairs Min…

Bharat Dogra (2023-06-21). India's Over 130 Civil Society Organizations and Activists Express Deep Concern at Lack of Transparency in Trade Agreement with EU and Others. globalresearch.ca

via Common Dreams (2023-06-21). Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg Dead at 92. indybay.org Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst-turned-peace activist who revealed that the U.S. government had been lying about its devastating war on Vietnam, died Friday (June 16), four months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 92.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-06-21). China ratifica apoyo a proceso de expansión de los Brics. telesurtv.net La vocera de la Cancillería señaló que el gigante asiático "está comprometido con el avance de la expansión Brics".

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-06-21). ONU insta a Israel a frenar decisiones sobre asentamientos judíos. telesurtv.net Los asentamientos israelíes son 'una violación flagrante del derecho internacional', dice el titular de la ONU, António Guterres.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Filipinos speak out against Japan's move. ecns.cn Filipino fishermen, and consumer rights and environmentalist groups have opposed Japan's plan to dump 1.25 million tons of nuclear-contaminated water from a crippled nuclear power plant, warning that this move threatens food security, human health and the livelihood of millions of Filipinos.

WSWS (2023-06-20). Blinken in Beijing: Washington tries to ease tensions with China to escalate war against Russia. wsws.org Blinken's trip was a cynical attempt to put the US confrontation with China on hold as a drastic US-NATO military escalation is being prepared in the war against Russia in Ukraine.

noreply (2023-06-20). If You See Remotely Controlled Russian T-55… smoothiex12.blogspot.com run and don't try to blow it up)) Now you know why Russians were getting those old Soviet tanks to the front lines. Good ol' naval tradition of using

Map Liberation. (2023-06-20). Colonial Universities Grab Land For Profit, War, And Medical Apartheid. popularresistance.org Universities on Turtle Island, as la paperson writes, "are land-grabbing, land-transmogrifying, land-capitalizing machines." Indigenous land theft, and profits from slavery, enabled these universities to be built in the first place — and they still collect profits from stolen lands.[1] | With this accumulated capital, major US universities have become colonial real estate agents. Harvard University, notably, owns land all over the world — from vineyards in Washington state to farmlands in Brazil, South Africa, New Zealand, and Romania.[2] Harvard's land-grabbing machine has harmed Indigenous communiti…

Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. (2023-06-20). New Research Examines Restrictions On Incarcerated Journalists. popularresistance.org A briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative documents many of the restrictions that prisons in the United States impose to prevent journalism from incarcerated individuals. | Fourteen states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Virginia—have a "total ban on business and compensation." That means they do not allow incarcerated journalists or writers to receive payment for their work. | The United States government's Federal Bureau of Prisons has what is described as an "explicit ban on journal…

People's Dispatch. (2023-06-20). Voices From Across The Globe Unite Against The New Cold War. popularresistance.org Social movements and research institutions came together on Saturday, June 17, to flag the emerging Cold War narratives pushed by western imperialism and to call for a new movement for "non-alignment" in the Global South. | The call was made over a webinar titled 'The New Non-Alignment and the New Cold War', organized by the No Cold War campaign and the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, along with ALBA Movimientos, Pan-Africanism Today, the South Korea-based International Strategy Center and the International Peoples' Assembly. | The call for a new "non-alignment" is significant considering the histo…

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Shenzhen, Shanghai top new energy cities in China. ecns.cn Shenzhen and Shanghai remain China's top cities in terms of new energy industry concentration level, according to the list of Hurun China New Energy Cities 2023 that was released on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). $4 million: China's first uninhabited island finds new owner. ecns.cn The Danmenshan Island, China's first uninhabited island in Xiangshan County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, was sold at auction for 28.68 million yuan (about 4 million U.S. dollars) on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Relics of early Chinese civilization put on display in Shanghai. ecns.cn Proof of Early China: The Civilization of Songze and Liangzhu opened on Tuesday in Shanghai, the second show of The Essence of China exhibition series presented by Shanghai Museum.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). E-tail biz welcomed across borders. ecns.cn China's cross-border e-commerce trade has developed rapidly to maintain its growth momentum since the beginning of the year, an official at the country's Customs authority said.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Japan's chip restrictions will only hurt itself. ecns.cn Japan will impede the development of its own chip industry by aligning trade rules with the United States' strategy of curbing China's ability to make advanced semiconductors, experts said.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Adviser calls for stronger policy shifts amid recovery risks. ecns.cn As China's economic recovery is facing downward pressure, stronger and clearer policy shifts are needed to restore business confidence and realize sound growth, a political adviser said.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Allies balk at U.S. efforts to elbow China out in hi-tech field. ecns.cn Whenever the United States is looking to restrict China's technology, it usually pushes allies and other countries to go along with it. But some of those countries are resisting.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). China sees loan prime rates fall for first time in 10 months. ecns.cn China's loan prime rates, the market-based lending benchmarks, fell for the first time since August 2022 on Tuesday as policy efforts strengthened to bolster economic recovery.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). 2023 could be hottest year on record, experts say. ecns.cn The National Meteorological Center (NMC) said that this heat wave so far has the widest range and strongest intensity this year, covering North China and regions along the Yellow River and Huaihe River.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Fossilized teeth from Early Triassic found in Hubei Province. ecns.cn A Chinese archaeological team has uncovered the fossilized teeth of an animal that lived during the Early Triassic era in what is today Hubei Province. The discovery is the first of its kind in China.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Exhibition in Shanghai highlights civilizations of Songze and Liangzhu. ecns.cn A total of 358 pieces of cultural relics from 19 museums and archaeological institutions across China were showcased in the exhibition. One third of the relics have never been put on public display before.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Ambassador of Cyprus talks about her understanding of Chinese Dream while visiting Jingdezhen. ecns.cn Attracted by a ceramic cup that could reveal the words "Chinese Dream" under light，Martha Mavrommati, the ambassador of Cyprus to China, talked about her understanding of Chinese Dream.

WSWS (2023-06-20). China's second wave of COVID infections, deaths, Long COVID, and government lies: Conclusion. wsws.org The mass suffering and deaths from China's second COVID-19 wave has been met with virtually complete silence in the corporate media and pseudo-left outlets internationally.

WSWS (2023-06-20). US-EU move forward in anti-Chinese critical mineral supply chain agreement. wsws.org The initial stages of an agreement come as European car makers worry about the consequences of the US's drive to war against China…

Pivot to Peace (2023-06-20). The U.S. is blaming China for its own drug crisis. What's really going on? peacepivot.org The U.S. is blaming China for its own drug crisis. Last week, the U.S. government sanctioned 17 companies and individuals in China and Mexico for fentanyl-related production, in an attempt to deflect blame for the opioid crisis. This issue clearly requires international cooperation, not one-sided accusations. But the same politicians slinging dirt at China have …

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). China's home-grown durian crop ready to enter market. ecns.cn The home-grown durian crop is about to hit the market this month, according to China Central Television, the state broadcaster.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). China vows to build charging infrastructure system by 2030 to support NEV development. ecns.cn China has vowed to build a high-quality charging infrastructure system by 2030, in order to support the development of the new-energy vehicle (NEV) industry and achieve the goal of reaching carbon neutrality.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). China ready to advance ties with Germany. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang underlined the importance of China's relations with Germany, saying Beijing stands ready to work with Berlin to uphold peace, development and cooperation in order to promote global stability, prosperity and growth.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). China exports electricity amid Vietnam's power crunch. ecns.cn China has resumed cross-border electricity exports to neighboring Vietnam, for the first time after a seven-year hiatus since 2016.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). First Japanese tour group visit Xinjiang region after COVID-19 relaxation. ecns.cn The first group of tourists from Osaka, Japan, since China relaxed travel restrictions earlier this year, arrived in Urumqi of Northwest China's Xinjiang region on Monday night.

Anand Naidoo (2023-06-20). The Heat: China-U.S. Ties. america.cgtn.com U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken travels to Beijing in an effort to stabilize relations with China. What can the world expect? The world has been watching closely as U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken embarked on a trip to Beijing. As Chinese President Xi …

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). China jolts EV market with affordable vehicles. ecns.cn One of the keys to success in the electric vehicle industry is making an affordable car for the mass market.

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). Youths urged to contribute to national rejuvenation. ecns.cn The nation's young people were called on to shoulder their responsibilities to build China into a strong socialist country and advance national rejuvenation at the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Youth League of China on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). World needs stable Sino-U.S. ties, Xi says. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has urged the United States to respect China, reject major-country competition and honor the positive statements and consensus made at his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden last year.

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-20). Jonno Sriranganathan: 'Aim for reforms that open up space for deeper radical change'. greenleft.org.au

_____ (2023-06-20). Iraq: internal problems and ways to solve them. journal-neo.org

Janaka Biyanwila (2023-06-20). Ruling elite regroups while Sri Lankans drown in debt and austerity. greenleft.org.au As Sri Lanka approaches the anniversary of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in July last year, following a popular uprising, the social struggle continues, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Chinese paraglider sets Asian altitude record. ecns.cn Li Shengtao's successful conclusion of a paragliding flight on Mount Qomolangma, which is also known as Mount Everest, set an Asian record on May 18 for the highest such flight and left him vowing to take on more challenges in the future.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Wang urges constructive interactions with U.S. in Asia-Pacific. ecns.cn Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has said Beijing is ready to work with Washington to "explore constructive interaction in the Asia-Pacific" as the US prepares to host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this year.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Cathay cabin crew to add mainland employees. ecns.cn Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways on Monday announced a raft of measures to improve its service after a discrimination scandal, including recruiting staff from the Chinese mainland and increasing the number of Mandarin-speaking flight attendants.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Premier to attend 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang will attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin on June 27, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). UAE, Qatar reopen embassies. ecns.cn Qatar and the United Arab Emirates' reopened embassies to each other on Monday after the two countries agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Agence France-Presse quoted Qatar's foreign ministry as saying.

WSWS (2023-06-20). Sri Lankan SEP demonstrates in Colombo against privatisation and government repression. wsws.org The protest was part of the SEP's campaign to mobilise the working class against the government's austerity measures on the basis of a socialist program.

ecns.cn (2023-06-20). Chinese mainland resumes imports of sugar apples from Taiwan island as of Tuesday. ecns.cn Chinese mainland resumed the import of sugar apples from Taiwan island as of Tuesday after suspending the trade due to the detection of plant pests on the tropical fruit.

via Common Dreams (2023-06-20). Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg Dead at 92. indybay.org Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst-turned-peace activist who revealed that the U.S. government had been lying about its devastating war on Vietnam, died Friday (June 16), four months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 92.

ecns.cn (2023-06-19). Move to boost yuan globalization. ecns.cn The Hong Kong dollar-renminbi Dual Counter Model was launched at a time when the strategic importance of Chinese yuan currency in terms of fund flow, liquidity and popularity is on the ascent.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-06-20). Lluvias en Nepal dejan cinco muertos y varios desaparecidos. telesurtv.net El desastre natural también ha causado estragos en la infraestructura de la región como las carreteras y los puentes.

_____ (2023-06-19). Why Is U.S. Media Blind to Washington's War Atrocities? transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Nationalism masquerading as journalism covers war in darkness telling us for whom the bell tolls. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. media were all-hands-on-deck with empathetic, poignant reporting via TV, radio, print, and online outlets. But when U.S. missiles and bombs hit population centers over the previous two decades, the human tragedies rarely got anything more than short shrift in the U.S. media.

_____ (2023-06-19). Another Act of Terror—How the Media Do PR for Biden and Zelensky. transcend.org 14 Jun 2023 – Coverage of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam and Nord Stream Pipelines shows a western media willing to prioritise anti-Russian propaganda over facts.

_____ (2023-06-19). Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Dies at 92. transcend.org 16 Jun 2023 – Leaker of the top-secret history of the Vietnam War that enraged the Nixon administration–serving as the catalyst for White House-directed burglaries and "dirty tricks" that snowballed into the Watergate scandal–died today in California. He was 92. Rest in Peace Daniel Ellsberg.

_____ (2023-06-19). A History of Ceasefires & Peace in Ukraine. transcend.org 14 Jun 2023 – Negotiations, ceasefires, armistices and peace agreements are as old as wars themselves. Every war ends with some version of one of them. To stop the killing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, people of conscience must do everything they can to make negotiations for a ceasefire become a reality.

unitedEditor (2023-06-19). De-dollarization means disarmament of the PKK. uwidata.com The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum commenced on June 16th. The forum saw the participation of numerous leaders and ministers from Asia to Africa, including Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin who delivered a speech. The forum addressed the issues of multipolarity and alternative currencies to dollar. Dr. Mehmet Perinàßek, United World International author and the …

_____ (2023-06-19). US Tells Another Bedtime Story to Scare Away Normal Relations with China and Cuba. transcend.org 9 Jun 2023 – Yesterday the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that China has plans to set up a "spy base" in Cuba to "eavesdrop" on the United States and "identify potential strike targets."

_____ (2023-06-19). Pseudo-Nationalism Is About Political Desperation and Sure Sign of Economic Collapse. transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Perception matters. Nepal's perception in business world is perhaps zero, to say the least. Economic scenarios have completely changed from the time of "baby boomer" generation days of the 50s.