Published 2021/10/13 Joint statement by the Peoples Republic of China and the Russian Federation The Russian Federation and China reaffirm their conviction that the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BWC) is essential as a pillar…
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Joint statement of China and Russia on strengthening the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Weapons
CHINA Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC | Global Times, October 08, 2021 The Russian Federation and China reaffirm their conviction that the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BWC) is essential as a pillar…
The so-called left’s collaboration with the Western imperialism
Republished from the Hood Communist (https://hoodcommunist.org/principles-of-unity/) “As the Western left has become more aligned with their imperialist bourgeoisie in the destabilization of the Global South, the radical Black tradition provides a clear approach to “turn imperialist wars into wars against imperialism.” Changes in historical conditions can elevate a secondary contradiction…
Why humanity must save nature to save itself
Our planet – the only home we have – is at breaking point. Two-thirds of our Earth’s oceans and three-quarters of its land have been damaged by humans. One million species could vanish by 2050 – accelerating the global extinction rate potentially hundreds of times faster than over the last…
Yellow River Delta now world’s largest breeding ground for oriental storks
The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Dongying City, east China’s Shandong Province, has become the largest breeding ground for oriental storks around the world, authorities in the province announced at a press conference on Saturday. In 2005, there were only seven oriental storks living in two nests at…
Biodiversity Conservation in China: Full Document
Xi Jinping to deliver COP 15 keynote speech The United Nations (UN) meeting on biodiversity takes place this week in the southwestern Chinese city Kunming. It will be the largest global gathering on the topic in a decade and is expected to provide a global roadmap for conserving and restoring…
Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth: China in Action- Position Paper of the People’s Republic of China for the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity
China supports the United Nations in holding the Biodiversity Summit and lauds the UN efforts and contributions in advancing global environmental governance. Against the backdrop of accelerated global biodiversity loss and the impact of COVID-19 on various aspects of the economy and society, it is imperative that all parties work…
China issues first white paper on biodiversity – focus on global cooperation
China on Friday issued the country’s first white paper on biodiversity, detailing how the world’s most biodiverse country has endeavored to protect its ecosystems in pursuit of harmony between humans and nature. The white paper, titled “Biodiversity Conservation in China,” came days ahead of a key United Nations (UN) biodiversity…
China’s Tibet spends more on ecological protection
LHASA — Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region spent 20.23 billion yuan (about 3.1 billion U.S. dollars) on ecological protection from 2016 to 2020, according to the local environmental authority. The amount more than doubled the spending for the previous five-year period, the region’s ecology and environment department said Wednesday in…
China the new world biodiversity chair
China will on Monday launch a crucial biodiversity summit to build political momentum to halt and even reverse the destruction of nature by man. The virtual opening of the COP15 summit will transfer leadership from Egypt, which presided over the last gathering in 2018, to China. As the human population…