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China has highest levels of trust in science
A total of 92 percent of respondents in China believe there are negative consequences for society if people do not value science. SOSI Chinese people have the highest level of trust in science, relying on it to solve pandemic and environmental challenges, a recent survey finds. Among 17 countries surveyed, 90 percent of Chinese respondents… Continue reading
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Professor Jeffrey Sachs on COVID-19: I’m pretty convinced it came out of US lab biotechnology
World-renowned economist and author Professor Jeffrey Sachs has said that he was “pretty convinced” Covid-19 did not come from nature but rather was an accidental release “out of US lab biotechnology.” Professor Sach’s view lends further support for the need for an independent international invesigation into US bio labs run by the US military in… Continue reading
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The United States – the Pacific bully
By Brian Toohey, June 24, 2022. Pearls and Irritations: https://johnmenadue.com/the-united-states-the-pacific-bully/ The US conducted 105 nuclear tests in the Pacific, mainly in the Marshall islands, between 1946 and 1962. Image: Wikipedia The US dominates the Pacific Islands to an extent China can never hope to achieve. With Australia’s support, the US is now engaged in an arms… Continue reading
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Cuba and China announce patent for new Pan-Corona vaccine
Cuba and China announce patent for new Pan-Corona vaccine, aiming to protect against future Covid-19 variants several related viruses. The China-Cuba research center in Yongzhou (Hunan province), led by Cuban scientists from the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, developed the vaccine on China’s request; Pan-Corona has the technology of other Cuban Covid-19 vaccines (e.g., Abdala)… Continue reading
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Why China stands firm on dynamic zero-COVID policy
“China is probably the first and the only nation in the world to take the suspicion of ‘must have something sinister’ for being too good at its work in fighting covid. Why? Because China’s dynamic zero policy is running against the world accepted measures like ‘living with the virus’ or simply, do nothing. What is… Continue reading
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US hides covid spread in animals
US Government documents show US CDC delayed disclosing likely COVID-19 animal spillover event Thousands of pages of U.S. government documents showed that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had delayed for months publicly disclosing a suspected COVID-19 animal-to-human spillover event in Michigan in late 2020, according to a detailed report by National… Continue reading
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Russia accuses the US of increasing military biological capacity globally
Shared by CEN Geopolitics – News & media website@cen21.geopolitics on Facebook · Moscow, April 6, 2022 (Xinhua) The United States is consistently building up its military biological potential in various regions of the world, taking advantage of gaps in international law, the Russian military said on April 6, 2022. Washington is creating biological laboratories in different countries… Continue reading
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China wants a greener BRI
An interview with Erik Solheim, president of the BRI Green Development Institute, and former under-secretary-general of the United Nations and executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme The Belt & Road Initiative has been a resounding success in less than a decade, opening maritime and continental trade routes connecting China to the rest of… Continue reading
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Russia’s State Duma establishes parliamentary commission to probe US-controlled biolabs in Ukraine
The Russian State Duma establishes parliamentary commission with four working groups to conduct a detailed analysis of all documents and facts. MOSCOW, March 31 (Xinhua) — A Russian parliamentary commission held its first meeting on Thursday, announcing the establishment of four working groups to investigate U.S.-controlled biological laboratories in Ukraine. The commission heard information from… Continue reading
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China and Vanuatu: A new era of development through the Belt and Road
Introduction China and Vanuatu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in November 2018. Vanuatu is country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of a chain of 13 principal and many smaller islands located about 800 km west of Fiji and 1,770 km east of Australia. The islands extend north-south for some… Continue reading
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Phnom Pen: China funds and builds modern hospital for Cambodia
Cambodia inaugurated a China-aided modern medical building on 21 March 2022 at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital in the capital Phnom Penh. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian presided over the inauguration ceremony, which was attended by approximately 1,000 people. The 11-storey building, which includes a… 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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Chinese scientists explain how bats facilitate virus transmission
KUNMING, March 14 Chinese researchers have found that an immunosuppressive protein concentrated in the bat salivary glands could help the animal facilitate virus transmission. Bats are increasingly considered potential reservoirs of many viruses that cause zoonotic diseases through spillovers to other animals and humans. However, scientists have a limited understanding of the factors contributing to… Continue reading
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China questions purpose of US bio-warfare labs in 30 overseas countries
According to data published by the U.S., America has 26 bio-labs in Ukraine, which are under absolute control of the U.S. Department of Defense. The United States should receive multilateral check for its biological militarization activities and make a relevant clarification, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on 8 February 2022. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao… Continue reading
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Clean organic farming brings green future in SW China
Efforts of growing organic vegetables that brings much less damage to the farmland paid off as Yunnan Province in southwest China has been trying to deliver its promise to better protect its natural recourses. In the trail field under the management of Yunling Organic Agriculture Development Co., Ltd , the organic matter in soil has… Continue reading
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Beijing declares success in clearing the air
“Beijing has demonstrated to the world over the past 20 years that a megacity with a rapidly increasing GDP, vehicle count, population and energy consumption can move forward to cut air pollution effectively. The PM2.5 reduction over the past few years has surpassed that of developed countries during the same period.” Yu Jianhua (Beijing Municipal… 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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Omicron variant: New York City spike also infected wild deer population
China Environment has previously reported that COVID-19 was rife among populations of wild white-tailed deer in the United States and that the virus had established ‘reservoirs’ in the wild deer population. See Corona virus rife in common US deer and Coronavirus infections increase among deer in US, new study shows. Update: Delta variant in imported hampsters… Continue reading
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China is winning the battle against air pollution
National air pollution action plans devised by China have seen significant reductions in pollution levels and associated health risks. Air pollution levels in the main Chinese cities at the beginning of the 1980s were almost exactly at the level of London at the height of the Industrial Revolution in 1890. In response to London’s Great… Continue reading
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Fact-checking Western media reports on Beijing Winter Olympics
With Beijing 2022 approaching, the Western media oligarchies are spreading rumors, speculation and false claims about the green nature of the games, and health and safety. The claims are just more of the politically motivated American racist rubbish typical of the US media oligarchs. Xinhua takes a closer look at the facts reveals that there… Continue reading
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Tonga eruption may damage environment for years – China sends more disaster assistance
Ecological damage The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it was extremely concerned about the potential impact the massive volcanic eruption in Tonga will have on agriculture and fisheries in the area. The FAO noted that around 86 percent of Tonga residents are engaged in some form of agriculture, whether it is through crops,… Continue reading
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China’s average national air pollution levels down 9.1% in 2021
Air pollution in 339 Chinese cities improved in 2021, with average concentrations of small, hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 down 9.1% from a year earlier to 30 micrograms per cubic metre, official data showed on Monday. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said average concentrations of all major pollutants – including ground-level ozone, sulphur… Continue reading
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COVID-19 may have reached Europe as early as 2019: Norwegian study
[See CGTN: http://www.ecns.cn/…/2022…/detail-ihavfwhh0343767.shtml] New findings by Norwegian researchers show that the novel coronavirus could have arrived in Europe a month earlier than previously thought. This adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting the coronavirus was spreading globally before the first cases in a Wuhan market captured global attention in December 2019. An investigation led the… Continue reading
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London ‘systematically and persistently breaching air pollution limits’ since 2010, says European court
In March 2021, the UK Westminster regime was found guilty by the European Court of Justice of “systematically and persistently” breaching air pollution limits. EU Judges also found that the country failed to see through its legal obligation to put in place sufficient plans to tackle the problem of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution. London has reported illegal levels of… Continue reading
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Beijing’s air quality has dramatically improved
The following is an extract from New Statesman: Beijing is now preparing to host the winter games in February 2022. Since 2008 Olympics the Chinese economy has more than tripled in size and annual coal consumption has increased, yet air quality in Beijing continues to improve. Data from the city’s environment bureau shows that between 2013 and 2021 average levels of… Continue reading
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China offers to help rebuild Tonga after volcanic eruption
Introduction Tonga became a member of the Belt and Road initiative in November 2018. Tonga’s relationship with China dates back over a decade to the aftermath of the deadly 2006 riots in the capital of Tonga, Nuku’alofa, which destroyed much of the small Pacific nation’s central business and government districts. The Tonga Government rebuilt the city,… Continue reading
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The pandemic’s true death toll is millions more than official counts: Nature
Countries have reported some five million COVID-19 deaths in two years, but global excess deaths are estimated to be double or even quadruple that figure (i.e. 12 million to 22 million). On 18 January 2022, the journal Nature published a news item examining the likely real death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic. Nature said: “On… Continue reading
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Clean household heating in northern China has environmental benefits: study
Many of China’s households still rely on small coal stoves for heat, which causes air pollution that damages health. To address these problems, the Chinese government launched a five-year “Clean Heating Plan” in 2017 with the goal of transitioning 70% of northern households away from coal and toward cleaner heating options. The plan is now… Continue reading
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Omicron spread shows China got it right on Covid-19 strategy, top disease expert says
Wuhan lockdown was landmark decisive move that drastically contained the spread of the coronavirus in China, Zhong Nanshan says Expert credits rapid testing and universal vaccination coverage, along with stringent controls with country’s success Foreign nations should realise by now that China’s so-called over the top approach in handling the pandemic was the correct one, the… Continue reading
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China’s Shanxi province strengthens grassland protection
Shanxi is a province in North China with a large area of grasslands. According to the census on grassland resources in the 1980s, the province’s natural grassland area is 45,520 square kilometers, accounting for 29 percent of the province’s total area. Grasslands in Shanxi are mainly distributed in the marginal areas of the Taihang and… Continue reading
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Research reveals possible genetic ‘exchange’ between Covid-19 Omicron variant and common-cold virus
The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus – possibly one that causes the common cold – present in the same infected cells, according to researchers. This genetic sequence does not appear in any earlier… Continue reading
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Fukushima radiation to affect entire Pacific Ocean in 10 years
Chinese scientists from Tsinghua University have mapped out the potential global effects of Fukushima radioactive discharge, suggesting that if the contaminated water is discharged to the ocean, it is expected to sprawl across the entire Pacific Ocean within 10 years. The Japanese government announced in April that it would start dumping contaminated water from around the spring… Continue reading
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China to supply Africa with additional 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, pledges to jointly implement nine programs
BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced that China would provide an additional 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and pledged to jointly implement nine programs on China-Africa future cooperation. “I am convinced that the concerted efforts of China and Africa will make this FOCAC Conference a full… Continue reading
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