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Chinese diplomat warns ‘shadow’ looming over ties with Australia & rejects its ‘whining about constitutional fragility’

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020By Editor

A top Chinese diplomat has delivered an unvarnished critique of Canberra, accusing the Australian government of damaging bilateral relations with Beijing amid escalating political and economic tensions between the two nations. … Read More >Chinese diplomat warns ‘shadow’ looming over ties with Australia & rejects its ‘whining about constitutional fragility’

Dollar will crash because US ability to export its overvalued currency is coming to an end – Peter Schiff

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020By Editor

Veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff has warned once again that the US currency is doomed and the world will eventually lose confidence in it, which he says should have happened a long time ago. … Read More >Dollar will crash because US ability to export its overvalued currency is coming to an end – Peter Schiff

US-China trade deal is still alive & making progress despite escalating tensions, officials say

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020By Editor

Global markets remained steady on Tuesday after Washington and Beijing reaffirmed their commitment to their historic trade agreement even as the two economic giants have disagreements on multiple fronts. … Read More >US-China trade deal is still alive & making progress despite escalating tensions, officials say

‘Game over’: India may quietly phase out Huawei & other Chinese vendors from its telecoms network

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020By Editor

Huawei and ZTE may lose the lucrative Indian market as New Delhi moves to informally boycott Chinese suppliers after deadly border clashes strained relations between the two countries, the Financial Times reports. … Read More >‘Game over’: India may quietly phase out Huawei & other Chinese vendors from its telecoms network

Journalism & Mass media

US ‘left’ aligns with State Department on China Cold War

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020By Editor

Red Lines host Anya Parampil talks to Danny Haiphong, a contributor at the Black Agenda Report, about why some US leftwing media outlets repeat State Department talking points on China. … Read More >US ‘left’ aligns with State Department on China Cold War

China’s steel output jumps to new record high in July as demand recovers

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020By Editor

As the world’s second largest economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, its steel sector reached record high output last month, according to fresh industry data. … Read More >China’s steel output jumps to new record high in July as demand recovers

Big Pharma Sees Brazil as Battleground Against Russia & China’s Anti-COVID Vaccines, Academic Says

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020By Editor

The country’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been repeatedly subjected to criticism for his handling of the pandemic by international and domestic observers. Speaking to The Guardian last Saturday, ex-Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta … Read More >Big Pharma Sees Brazil as Battleground Against Russia & China’s Anti-COVID Vaccines, Academic Says

Chinese electric car maker Nio ready to challenge Tesla in major global markets

Posted on August 22, 2020August 22, 2020By Editor

One of China’s largest electric car marques, Nio, is pressing ahead with plans to expand to Europe and beyond. Shares of Nio, which is considered by many as the ‘Tesla of China’, are up by almost 250 percent so far this year. … Read More >Chinese electric car maker Nio ready to challenge Tesla in major global markets

Journalism & Mass media

US govt-funded Coda Story smears American journalists who undermine new Cold War propaganda

Posted on August 22, 2020August 22, 2020By Editor

With backing from the US government’s regime-change arm, an Operation Mockingbird-style website called Coda Story is attacking American journalists who have punctured Washington’s sensationalist narratives against China. … Read More >US govt-funded Coda Story smears American journalists who undermine new Cold War propaganda

‘Cold War mentality’: China will respond with ‘necessary countermeasures’ to deployment of US missiles in Asia Pacific

Posted on August 22, 2020August 22, 2020By Editor

Beijing has warned the US against deploying its ground-based missiles in the Asia Pacific region, promising to take “countermeasures” and threatening any states that host such weaponry with consequences. … Read More >‘Cold War mentality’: China will respond with ‘necessary countermeasures’ to deployment of US missiles in Asia Pacific