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NATO a ‘walking war machine’ – China

NATO a ‘walking war machine’ – China

The US-led military bloc is sowing chaos everywhere, Beijing’s Defense Ministry has warned Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian ©  Getty Images / Simon Song NATO is a “walking war machine” that has been…

China hints at its asymmetric warfare system aimed at dethroning US dollar

China hints at its asymmetric warfare system aimed at dethroning US dollar

For Beijing, it’s not so much about replacing the greenback within the current system but creating an entirely separate alternative By Henry Johnston, an RT editor. He worked for over a…

US wants Vietnam to be a proxy against China. Vietnam refuses to do so.

US wants Vietnam to be a proxy against China. Vietnam refuses to do so.

Russia and Vietnam ditching dollar in trade – banking major

Russia and Vietnam ditching dollar in trade – banking major

Mutual transactions in national currencies have quadrupled in 2023, VTB bank executive says © Getty Images / Pavel Lvov Trade settlements in national currencies between Russia and Vietnam have skyrocketed this year,…

Yuan benefiting from sanctions on Russia – tycoon

Yuan benefiting from sanctions on Russia – tycoon

Western restrictions imposed on Moscow have boosted the Chinese currency, Oleg Deripaska claims © Getty Images / Bloomberg Creative The share of Chinese yuan in global payments has nearly doubled because of…

Indonesia could join BRICS – presidential candidate

Indonesia could join BRICS – presidential candidate

Being part of the group may be beneficial for the country’s economy, Prabowo Subianto says © Getty Images / tawatchaiprakobkit Indonesia could join the BRICS economic group, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto told…

Asia moves towards unity as China set to boost security intelligence cooperation with Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand

Asia moves towards unity as China set to boost security intelligence cooperation with Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand

By Zhang Changyue A cold-chain express train loaded with 875 tons of agricultural products leaves from Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan Province to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on June…

China’s central bank reports progress in yuan internationalization, pledges support for growth of offshore yuan market

China’s central bank reports progress in yuan internationalization, pledges support for growth of offshore yuan market

By Song Lin     Chinese yuan Photo:VCGThe People’s Bank of China (PBC), the country’s central bank, released its 2023 Yuan Internationalization Report on Friday. Among a series of forthcoming measures, the…

North Korea: US, Japan, South Korea Military Alliance Could Trigger World War III

North Korea: US, Japan, South Korea Military Alliance Could Trigger World War III

© AFP 2023 / JIM WATSON Svetlana Ekimenko All materialsWrite to the author The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) previously denounced an alliance between the US, Japan, and South Korea as…

Yuan-clearing bank launched in Pakistan as Chinese currency gains momentum in internationalization push

Yuan-clearing bank launched in Pakistan as Chinese currency gains momentum in internationalization push

Internationalization of Chinese currency gains momentum amid de-dollarization By Zhang Hongpei     RMB Photo:VCGState-run Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has opened a yuan-clearing bank in Pakistan, the latest example of…

Russia: West pushing West Asia to brink of ‘big war’

Russia: West pushing West Asia to brink of ‘big war’

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Russia’s foreign minister says the West is pushing West Asia to the brink of a “big war” as Washington keeps its unconditional support for Israel’s…

As UNSC rotating president, China says will work to restore peace in Gaza

As UNSC rotating president, China says will work to restore peace in Gaza

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin China’s Foreign Ministry says the country will work hard to restore peace in Gaza now that it has assumed the rotating presidency of the United…

Digital Yuan: Chinese Currency’s Internationalization Goes Full Throttle

Digital Yuan: Chinese Currency’s Internationalization Goes Full Throttle

© AP Photo / Ng Han Guan Subscribe Ekaterina Blinova All materialsWrite to the author China has begun to conduct cross-border crude oil settlements in digital yuan. The China National…

BRICS: China Dumps Another $22 Billion in US Treasuries & Stocks

BRICS: China Dumps Another $22 Billion in US Treasuries & Stocks

Vinod Dsouza Source: Fortune.com The BRICS alliance is indulging in massive sell-off by offloading billions worth of US treasuries and stocks. China is on a US Treasury dumping spree as…

US, China clash in a war of words

US, China clash in a war of words

ASEAN Rejects US After Biden Disrupted Summit With Silly Requests!

ASEAN Rejects US After Biden Disrupted Summit With Silly Requests!

US elites stuck in Cold War – North Korea

US elites stuck in Cold War – North Korea

The North Korean deputy foreign minister has rebuffed Washington’s criticism of Moscow-Pyongyang relations Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during a meeting at…

Beijing brands US ‘true empire of lies’

Beijing brands US ‘true empire of lies’

China has slammed a State Department report that claims the country has been spending billions to manipulate information worldwide FILE PHOTO. ©  AFP / Mark Schiefelbein Beijing has labeled Washington the “true empire…

Why the US ‘chip war’ on China is doomed to fail

Why the US ‘chip war’ on China is doomed to fail

Washington is stuck in the unipolar mindset of preserving technological monopoly through sanctions rather than fair competition By Timur Fomenko, political analyst ©  STR / AFP Washington has apparently been under the…

Chinese top diplomat to start strategic security talks in Russia; channel vital to smooth high-level exchanges, ensuring mutual support

Chinese top diplomat to start strategic security talks in Russia; channel vital to smooth high-level exchanges, ensuring mutual support

By Wang QiPublished: Sep 18, 2023 09:56 PM     China Russia Photo: VCG Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday began his four-day trip to Russia to attend the 18th round of…

Over 100 PLA warplanes set new record in drill around Taiwan island

Over 100 PLA warplanes set new record in drill around Taiwan island

By Liu Xuanzun     A fighter jet attached to the PLA Air Force Xi’an Flying College takes off at sunset during an around-the-clock training mission on August 19, 2023. Photo:China Military A…

Blinken sounds a rallying cry for a ‘new cold war’ that US cannot win

Blinken sounds a rallying cry for a ‘new cold war’ that US cannot win

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Photo: AFPThe growing US’ geopolitical competition with Russia and China marks the end of the post-Cold War world order, US Secretary of State Antony…

While Maui reels, Americans struggle, & anger builds…US to redirect millions of dollars in military aid to Taiwan

While Maui reels, Americans struggle, & anger builds…US to redirect millions of dollars in military aid to Taiwan

The Biden administration has told Congress it will withhold $85 million in aid to Egypt over alleged human-rights abuses FILE PHOTO. Taiwan Military Live-fire Training © Getty Images / Ceng Shou Yi;  NurPhoto…

Huawei’s sneak attack tears a hole in US sanctions on China

Huawei’s sneak attack tears a hole in US sanctions on China

Huawei’s sneak attack tears a hole in US sanctions on China The telecom giant’s new Mate 60 phone is a sign Washington’s chip tech restrictions are not working   By Bradley…

US Deployments in Japan Could ‘Chain-Gang’ Tokyo Into Conflict With China

US Deployments in Japan Could ‘Chain-Gang’ Tokyo Into Conflict With China

© Sonata Subscribe International India Africa Fantine Gardinier All materials While Seoul and Tokyo have been willing to host US forces for decades because they have been seen as a stabilizing…

US Seeks to Divide Indo-Pacific, Use New Alliances as ‘Proxies Against China’

US Seeks to Divide Indo-Pacific, Use New Alliances as ‘Proxies Against China’

© AFP 2023 / MINH HOANG Subscribe International India Africa Svetlana Ekimenko All materialsWrite to the author US President Joe Biden visited Hanoi on the weekend, meeting with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen…

China Reportedly Creates $40 Bn Semiconductor Fund to Blow Off Western Restrictions

China Reportedly Creates $40 Bn Semiconductor Fund to Blow Off Western Restrictions

© Sputnik / Alexei Kudenko / Go to the mediabank Subscribe International India Africa Fantine Gardinier All materials As Beijing moves to provide its semiconductor chip manufacturing industry with financial…

Cancer Risk Surges From Even Tiny Trace of Tritium, Expert Warns Amid Fukushima Water Dump

Cancer Risk Surges From Even Tiny Trace of Tritium, Expert Warns Amid Fukushima Water Dump

CC BY-SA 4.0 / Destroyer of furries / Cancer cell Subscribe International India Africa Svetlana Ekimenko All materialsWrite to the author Japan started discharging radioactive, tritium-laced wastewater from the earthquake and tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi…

China warns neighbors against repeat of ‘Ukraine tragedy’

China warns neighbors against repeat of ‘Ukraine tragedy’

Southeast Asian countries must not allow themselves to be used by “external forces,” the Chinese foreign minister has said FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi ©  Johannes Simon / Getty…

Why the West allowed Japan to get away with the Fukushima water dump

Why the West allowed Japan to get away with the Fukushima water dump

As Tokyo’s neighbors cry foul over the potential environmental disaster, its friends across the ocean maintain it’s not a threat By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst An official demonstrates equipment for…

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