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Agriculture and environment: China’s food security depends on self-reliance in seed production
The soybean plant is a native to China. Scientists believe that modern cultivated soybean was domesticated from wild soybean 6000–9000 years ago. There is historical evidence that domesticated soybean was introduced from north-eastern China 2500 to 3000 years ago, leading to the agricultural revolution in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. There is an abundance of archeological evidence that… Continue reading
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China’s food security depends on self-reliance in seed production
Published 2022/04/22 The soybean plant is a native to China. Scientists believe that modern cultivated soybean was domesticated from wild soybean 6000–9000 years ago. There is historical evidence that domesticated soybean was introduced from north-eastern China 2500 to 3000 years ago, leading to the agricultural revolution in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. There is an abundance… Continue reading
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Exclusive interview with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the war in Ukraine
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the current situation in Ukraine is a direct result of the US and West’s desire to rule and dominate the world. In the attached exclusive interview with India Today‘s Foreign Affairs Editor Geeta Mohan, Minster Lavrov talks about the reasons for Russia’s military action in Ukraine. This is… Continue reading
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The Russia-China strategic partnership: Interview with Russia’s Sergey Glazyev on the emerging new global financial system
The world’s new monetary system, underpinned by a digital currency, will be backed by a basket of new foreign currencies and natural resources. And it will liberate the Global South from both western debt and IMF-induced austerity. International affairs analyst Pepe Escobar, in The Cradle on 14 April 2022, interviewed Dr Sergey Glazyev, widely regarded as… Continue reading
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Western sanctions – the Blowback
Published: 19 March 2022 –Professor Michael Hudson Download Transcript Whatever the outcome in Ukraine, one thing is for sure the economic reverberations will be felt by everyone for years to come as the world divides between the West and a rapidly reshaping Eurasia.Host, Ross Ashcroft met up with Economist, Michael Hudson to discuss the tectonic… Continue reading
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The US information war on Russia
Political Commentary and Geopolitics Article by Laura Ruggeri, 29 March 2022.https://laura-ruggeri.medium.com/is-russia-losing-the-information-war-79016e0ee32e On March 10, 2022 when CIA director Bill Burns addressed the US Senate and declared “Russia is losing the information war over Ukraine”, he repeated a claim that had already been amplified by Anglo-American media since the start of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.… Continue reading
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Tanzania-China relations ‘at best in history’ as BRI aligns with Tanzania’s Development Vision 2025
On March 20, 2022, Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs Liberata Mulamula paid a visit to China via video link, during which, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held video talks with her. The two sides agreed to deepen the bilateral comprehensive cooperative partnership and to further align the Belt and Road Initiative with Tanzania’s… Continue reading
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US dollar reserve system begins to unravel
“By seizing several hundred billion dollars of Russia’s central bank reserves, Washington has put a question mark over the rationale for the existing financial system, and encouraged the rest of the world to ‘rethink currency reserve holdings’ – in plain English, that means to rethink the trillion dollars a year that the rest of the… Continue reading
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Solomon Islands and China confirm discussions on possible border security deal
The Solomon Islands government has confirmed it was “diversifying the country’s security partnership including with China,” and would sign off a number of agreements with China “to further create a secure and safe environment for local and foreign investments.” The growing relationship between the Pacific Island nations and China is evident from the fact that… Continue reading
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Can ‘brain-dead’ NATO prolong its life by exploiting China? – Global Times editorial
NATO is nothing more than a machine for the implementation of the US’ global hegemonic will, which both disparages Europe as a whole and runs counter to Europe’s pursuit of independence and autonomy. As long as NATO exists, there will be no day of peace in Europe and in the world. Is NATO, the biggest… Continue reading
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Russia requires ‘payment in rubles only’ for energy exports to Europe
Russia plans to abandon all “compromised” currencies in gas payment settlements, it was announced on yesterday (23 March 2022). This followed what Russia said was illegitimate decisions by a number of Western countries to freeze Russia’s assets, which had destroyed all confidence in those “compromised” Western currencies. As a consequence, in future “unfriendly countries” will have to pay… Continue reading
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Ukraine war: Where are the peacemakers?
From the Straits Times, March 19, 2022.By Kishore Mahbubani, Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the author of ‘Has the West Lost It?’ Could we have predicted this war in Ukraine? And could we have prevented it? The simple answer to both these questions is yes. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is illegal… Continue reading
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The global energy landscape behind the Russia-Ukraine war
Context As the recent Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to heat up, the world energy market is experiencing huge tensions. The author points out the stark reality of the global energy landscape behind the war and the urgency for developing countries to build a united community in order to address the issues of global energy equity and… Continue reading
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New independent financial and monetary system to bypass $USD transactions?
The Russia-led Eurasia Economic Union has just agreed with China to design the mechanism for an independent financial and monetary system that will by pass US dollar transactions. Say hello to Russian gold and Chinese petroyuan The following article by Pepe Escobar is reproduced from The Cradle, March 15 2022. _______________________________ It was a long time coming,… Continue reading
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China’s BRI an opportunity the world can’t afford to miss
China will work with the international community to continue advancing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, making the initiative a “belt of development” for the benefit of the world and a “road to happiness” for the people of all countries. This was the key message delivered by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at… Continue reading
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Russia finds more evidence US funded bio-program on germ warfare in Ukraine
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday (March 6) that evidence of a U.S.-financed military biological program developed in Ukraine has been revealed during Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, according to a report by Russian media agency TASS. The spokesperson, Igor Konashenkov, said, “In the course of the special military operation, evidence of the… Continue reading
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Why is the US neglected in the global origins-tracing of COVID-19?
In late December 2019, Wuhan, capital city of the Hubei Province of China, was the first to report a pneumonia never seen before that spread rapidly locally. Before that, an unexplained pneumonia, which is also rare, broke out swiftly in the US. Over the past two years, there have been many different theories and assumptions… Continue reading
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Dual perspectives on interpreting the Ukrainian crisis: geopolitics and a financial game
The crisis in Ukraine objectively promotes the deepening of Sino-Russian cooperation. The cooperation between Russia and China will further orient the center of gravity of the Eurasian continent toward Asia, a trend that is of great significance for curbing global hegemony led by the US and pushing towards a pluralist world order. Professor Wang Xiangsui… Continue reading
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Call for Hong Kong to establish ‘Carbon Trading Center for Asia’
Special: 2022 Two Sessions (ECNS) — A “Carbon Trading Center for Asia” should be established in Hong Kong to help develop green finance, Chen Qingxia member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, suggested in an interview with China News Service on Saturday. By establishing the “Carbon Trading… Continue reading
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Why Europe needs to take a hard look at itself
The following article is reproduced from the Asia Times, March 15, 2022.[https://asiatimes.com/2022/03/why-europe-needs-to-take-a-hard-look-at-itself/] By Professor Boaventura de Sousa Santos is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Coimbra (Portugal), and Distinguished Legal Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Europe’s leaders did not and do not have what it takes to deal with the Ukraine crisis. Because it… Continue reading
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China’s Belt and Road fosters faith in economic cooperation
China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), the world’s largest international cooperation platform with an increasing number of members, is expected to make more contributions to global economic recovery. China’s unwavering efforts to promote joint construction of the BRI will convey more confidence and strength to the international community on global economic cooperation despite rising external… Continue reading
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Oliver Stone’s “Ukaine on Fire” (in English)
Oliver Stone’s “Ukaine on Fire” (in English), the real story of Ukraine and fascism. Watch video – click here https://youtu.be/5-UJ8S63Tsw Watch video – click here https://youtu.be/5-UJ8S63Tsw Continue reading
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United States and European Union are heading for the rehabilitation of fascism
March 4, 2022 Appeal of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation These days, trying to avoid a complete defeat, Bandera fascists are taking hundreds of thousands of residents of Ukrainian cities hostage. Threatening death, the nazi do not let civilians out of the combat zone, condemning… Continue reading
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‘Full-on war mode’ to combat Hong Kong Covid-19 outbreak, with Beijing’s backing
Hong Kong is fighting a war against a wave of surging Covid-19 infections that have swamped hospitals, forced shutdowns across the city, and crippled daily life. Hundreds of medical staff from mainland China sent to treat Hong Kong Covid-19 patients after government invokes emergency law. Officials have put Hong Kong in “full-on war mode”, with help pouring in from… Continue reading
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Enough is enough – is the crisis in Ukraine the beginning of a new world order?
Re-published by China Environment from Friends of Socialist China, February 21, 2022. Introduction by Friends of Socialist China In this important article, originally published in the British left newspaper Morning Star, Belgian political analyst Marc Vandepitte assesses the crucial importance of the recent joint statement of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Marc notes that this… Continue reading
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NATO expansion: truths and lies about US pledges made to Russia in 1991
Understanding the historical conditions and present strategic context that have led to the stand-off between Russia and the US regime (and its NATO proxy) over Ukraine is crucial to the broader picture of the development of the multipolar world. Central to this is to be able to distortions of historical reality peddled by the US… Continue reading
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To eradicate global poverty and cut global carbon emissions, rich nations must change their consumption patterns
Sometimes the aching injustice of human-caused climate change hits you square between the eyes. A new fact rears up that is potent, emotive and incontrovertible. That is how Carbon Brief introduced an article this week on the massive global inequality in Green House Gas emissions between people in rich and poor countries – an issue… Continue reading
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China and Papua New Guinea deepen Belt and Road cooperation
Papua New Guinea formally joined the Belt and Road Initiative in 2018, and was the second Pacific island nation to sign up to the initiative after East Timor. China has expressed its willingness to expand cooperation with Papua New Guinea in such fields as infrastructure, energy resources, agriculture, forestry and fishery, and welcomes more high-quality… Continue reading
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New Zealand defies wrath of Anglosphere to sign major new trade deal with China
New Zealand – China Free Trade Agreement updated and ratified China and New Zealand have ratified an upgrade of their long-standing trade deal. The FTA was first signed with New Zealand in 2008 and it was the first such agreement between China and a Western country. Negotiations to upgrade it started in 2016. On 15 February 2022,… Continue reading
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ASEAN nations using Laos-China Railway for ‘green’, low-carbon freight
Business operators from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar are now using the Laos-China Railway to import and export goods to and from China and beyond. Over 100,000 tonnes of cross-border goods have been shipped via the railway since it became operational in December, 2021. In early December 2021, Laos inaugurated the Boten-Vientiane railway, a 414-kilometer… Continue reading
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$117.5 billion China-Russia energy deal dumps US Dollar for the Euro
On 6 Feb 2022 China Environment reported about China and Russia announcing significant strengthening of cooperation between the two nations in the energy sector, with major long term oil and gas deals between the two nations being signed. The Chinese President said that China and Russia should strengthen joint innovations in major energy technologies, as a way… Continue reading
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Forget ‘BRI debt trap’ – US controlled World Bank / IMF is the REAL debt trap
Forget the fake Western claims about China’s Belt & Road Initiative: the US controlled World Bank and International Monetary Fund have been bankrupting and enslaving developing nations with crippling debt, “austerity” and financial colonialism for 70 years. While supposedly an “international organisation”, all appointments to the Board of the World Bank World must be approved… Continue reading
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The end of US neo-liberalism – the meaning of Biden’s change in US economic policy
In the US President Biden is carrying out a revolution in economic policy which, without openly acknowledging it, in fact admits the failure of US the neo-liberal economic policies pursued during the last 40 years. Entirely abandoning the neo-liberal goal of “small government” Biden has unleashed the greatest increase in peacetime government spending in US… Continue reading
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China’s response to climate change encourages others
Climate change is a real challenge facing all nations alike now. The temperature is rising in cities and various adverse effects including untimely rainfall, heatwaves, droughts, storms, floods, wildfires, and crop failures are being observed across the world. It is really distressing that during the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United… Continue reading
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