2023
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Venezuela seeks to join BRICS+
Moves to become a member of BRICS Bank. “The Belt and Road Initiative is laying the foundations for us to break free from the old world of colonialism and imperialism. The enlarged BRICS group is the great engine for the acceleration of the process of the birth of a new world, a world based on… Continue reading
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Coconut blankets restore grassland
Blankets made from coconut shells are being used for grassland restoration in South West China’s Sichuan. Grass is successfully sprouting from the ground surface covered by blankets made from coconut shells at the area of the abandoned mines in Ruoergai County of Aba Prefecture, where bedrocks were exposed before. These blankets made from coconut shells… Continue reading
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China’s energy storage
China’s energy storage sector is experiencing rapid growth due to an accelerated uptake of renewables in the country’s energy mix. But the energy industry also faces some significant challenges. The following article from Caixin Global looks at five issues for China’s energy storage industry. China’s energy storage sector is growing rapidly, with planned capacity based… Continue reading
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Abundant harvest of giant rice
The abundant harvest of giant rice in Guanxi region could play a key role in ensuring China’s food security. Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the genetics of rice breeding that could lead to a healthier, higher-yield hybrid variety of the grain. Japonica and Indica rice are two widely grown varieties in China, each… Continue reading
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Forgive developing countries debt
The Global South continues to be subject to neocolonial mechanisms that exacerbate the debt and climate crises. Achieving climate and economic justice requires structural reparations, countering Western debt generation traps and coordinated action to cancel debt to the rich capitalist “G7” countries, particularly the USA. Figures for the first two quarters of 2023 show that… Continue reading
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China small nuclear reactor
China builds first such commercial small modular reactor in the world – international nuclear experts visit. Over 200 nuclear experts from more than 50 countries and regions visited China’s Linglong-1 (ACP-100) reactor on September 5, 2023, the world’s first onshore commercial small modular reactor (SMR) in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, south China’s Hainan Province. China… Continue reading
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China building Rwanda hydro plant
A Chinese state-owned engineering and construction company successfully completed river closure last week marking the start of the main building phase of the $214 million Nyabarongo II Multipurpose Project in Rwanda. The construction of the 43 MW Nyabarongo II Hydropower Plant in Rwanda began in mid-2022 following a groundbreaking ceremony announced by the Minister of Infrastructure. Upon… Continue reading
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China protects the environment
Looking for news and analysis on China and the Environment, China’s Ecological Civilization, the Belt & Road Initiative, and BRICS geopolitics? Visit China Environment Net on the web https://china-environment-net.com/wp Continue reading
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ASEAN dream of Trans-Asian Railway
A decade of BRI development sees the ASEAN dream of Trans-Asian Railway network taking shape, and demonstrates China’s global vision on promoting win-win cooperation, common development Introduction – The Silk Road spirit Over 2,000 years ago, when the world was separated by high mountains and vast oceans, Chinese ancestors opened a transcontinental passage connecting Asia,… Continue reading
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China backs African modernization
China will allocate more resources for Africa’s industrialisation and agricultural modernization – as well as train thousands of African students in vocational skills, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised African leaders during his visit to South Africa for the BRICS Summit. Meeting African leaders for the China-Africa Leaders’ Roundtable Dialogue at the end of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, Xi… Continue reading
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Climate change & China’s croplands
China experienced both extreme heat and “devastating” floods this summer, which had an impact” on food supplies and rice crops. This Carbon Brief article on how climate change is affecting China’s cropland, looks at arable land policies and potential impacts of climate on food security. Official Chinese data shows that at least 1.9m hectares (19,000km2) or 8% of… Continue reading
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New BRICS members selected
BRICS+ expansion draws together major energy and natural resources players. The BRICS block will now be home to nearly half – 46 percent to be exact – of the world’s population. Its share of global oil production will be more than doubled at 43 per cent. When you look at the top ten oil producers,… Continue reading
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‘China’s economic collapse’ fantasy
Ignore Western headlines about ‘China’s economic collapse’ Once again, the Western media Establishment, and sadly some on “the left”, are talking up an impending economic disaster in China, when the truth is quite the opposite, as China-based economist John Ross shows. In the last four years, covering the period of the Covid pandemic, China’s economy… Continue reading
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Fiji says no to Fukushima waste
Fijians say no to dumping Japan’s nuclear wastewater in Pacific. “Keep our Pacific nuclear-free!” Hundreds of Fijian people marched on the streets of Suva, raising their voices strongly against Japan’s dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean Continue reading
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Beijing region air quality improves
Beijing Daily reports: According to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, the average number of days with good air quality in the #Beijing–#Tianjin–#Hebei region and its surrounding areas in July this year exceeded 50%. Continue reading
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Endangered fish released to Yangtze
100,000 endangered Chinese sturgeons released into the Yangtze River Continue reading
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New BRICS members ‘strategic move’
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China light-rail starts in Israel
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), another Chinese construction giant, built the line’s east segment and several underground stations, and will also take charge of the 14-year operation and maintenance together with China’s Shenzhen Metro and the Israeli partner Tevel Metro. “It is the first time that a Chinese company has won an urban rail… Continue reading
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BRI cooperation: China & Sth Africa
China and South Africa share a deep-rooted friendship. Since diplomatic relations were established 25 years ago, cooperation between the two countries has continued to expand across various fields. That expansion has been accelerated under China’s Belt and Road Initiative CGTN Global Watch, Aug 22, 2023 Watch VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bEOR6yZTy80 Continue reading
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Mitigation derails climate talks
‘Unavoidable’ change Mitigation Climate finance Global stocktake (GST) Loss and damage Adaptation Road to COP28 Source: Carbon Brief, 16 June 2023. ‘Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2023 UN climate conference’. https://www.carbonbrief.org/bonn-climate-talks-key… https://www.facebook.com/groups/china.environment.net/posts/6554623941258577/ Continue reading
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Rare photo of white giant panda
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Ageing population & farming in China
Beijing to strengthen food security to satisfy domestic demand and withstand potential US maritime blockade. RIA Novosti news agency (RT ) reports that in a bid to secure a domestic food supply and cut down reliance on foreign imports, China is expanding its farmlands. As explained by the newspaper the China Daily, “the rapidly ageing rural population… Continue reading
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Rapid growth in offshore windpower
In the sea area of northern Fujian province of China, rows of hundred-meter-high white wind turbines spin steadily, delivering green energy to thousands upon thousands of households. Recently, the world’s first 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine was successfully connected to the grid here, taking China’s offshore wind power development, manufacturing and operating capabilities to new heights.… Continue reading
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West faces long overdue reckoning
Five major trends illustrate how the world is changing, and that the West must grapple with the reality that it can no longer impose its “leadership” on the world as it once did. The post-Western, multipolar international order is coming to pass. As the world grapples with the implications of this shift in power, the… Continue reading
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China hydrogen industry standards
A growing number of countries are releasing national strategies to support the hydrogen energy industry, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). But the IEA also noted that the lack of clarity about certification and regulation is one of the barriers to making firm investment decisions. However, the agency listed China as a highlight that has… Continue reading
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The origin of the BRICS
A BRICS Chart. BRICS is an acronym for the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The term was coined in 2001 by economist Jim O’Neill in his report, Building Better Global Economic BRICs. O’Neill predicted that the fast-growing BRICs countries would collectively dominate the global economy by 2050. Russia, India and China… Continue reading
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Nuclear cuts China carbon emissions
China overtakes France to become world’s second-largest nuclear energy producer. China recently approved the construction of six more nuclear reactors, cementing its status as the world’s fastest-growing nuclear power producer. Despite only starting to develop the technology in the mid-1980s, decades later than some other major economies, China is expected to have the world’s largest nuclear fleet… Continue reading
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Acknowledge China’s economic power
Time to acknowledge China’s economic power. The statistical evidence clearly shows that China is the world’s number one economy. Unfortunately, the US and many commentators are unwilling to acknowledge that reality, but future stability depends on acceptance that we are living in a multipolar world. How big is China’s economy today compared to America’s? Despite… Continue reading
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China’s energy & Malacca Dilemma
The Malacca Dilemma and China’s energy security. In November 2003, then Chinese President Hu Jintao described China’s energy situation as subject to the “Malacca Dilemma”. Hu was referring to the lack of supply line alternatives and their vulnerability to a naval blockade. Hu Jintao said that “certain powers have all along encroached on and tried… Continue reading
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What BRICS+ entails
If more countries join BRICS at its next summit in Johannesburg it could set the stage for a more equitable and democratic world order. The next BRICS Summit, to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Aug 22 to 24, is expected to mark a major step forward in its development and global impact. The… Continue reading
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New cold war at planet’s expense
Introduction by Friends of Socialist China Following is the editorial from the daily UK socialist newspaper, The Morning Star, published on 7 August 2023. Although the editorial deals with the current hysteria in the UK political establishment over “spying” by Chinese made electric vehicles, most of the commentary is equally applicable to most other Anglo-American… Continue reading
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China’s ancient rice technology
Modern agricultural equipment is helping the ancient farming method of rice ratooning make a comeback in east China. New China TV Ratoon rice technology: A green and resource-efficient way for rice production Ratoon rice refers to the production of a second rice crop from the stubble after the harvest of the main crop, is considered… Continue reading
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China advances wave energy tech
The development of the China’s offshore renewable energy made a leap forward in mid-June 2023 as the country’s first independently developed megawatt-scale floating wave energy generation device “Nankun” began trial operations in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The event signals the application of China’s cutting-edge megawatt-scale wave energy generation technology in practical engineering, injecting fresh impetus into the… Continue reading
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Largest green hydrogen project
The world’s largest green hydrogen project, which generates hydrogen from solar and wind renewables without emitting carbon dioxide, produced its first batch of “green hydrogen” in June 2023 at Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. The green hydrogen process employs electrolysis from electricity generated from solar and wind energy to decompose water into… Continue reading
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