What's in the News

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2835 on: July 07, 2021, 07:13:58 PM »
Chinese official declares Beijing has targeted Australian goods as economic punishment

A Chinese official has openly declared that Beijing has singled out Australia for economic punishment, saying the federal government cannot profit from China while "smearing" it.

China's government has hit several Australian industries with economic sanctions, imposing hefty tariffs on Australian barley and wine exports while throwing up barriers to several other products including timber, lobster and coal.

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When he was asked about a drop in Australian agricultural exports to China, Mr Zhao made it clear Beijing had deliberately targeted Australian goods.

"Mutual respect is the foundation and safeguard of practical cooperation between countries," he said.

"We will not allow any country to reap benefits from doing business with China while groundlessly accusing and smearing China and undermining China's core interests based on ideology."...



See now this is respectable.

It's not true, of course. It's far less about Australia than it is about splitting power blocs.

But coming out and announcing a firm moral position? Good for them.
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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2836 on: July 20, 2021, 04:58:22 PM »
The existing high speed trains are great, but they could be even better - like this:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1228998.shtml

The world's first high-speed maglev transportation system running at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour will make its public debut in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, on Tuesday.

Now we just have to see where the new maglev lines get installed.

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2837 on: July 21, 2021, 06:00:36 AM »
The existing high speed trains are great, but they could be even better - like this:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1228998.shtml

The world's first high-speed maglev transportation system running at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour will make its public debut in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, on Tuesday.

Now we just have to see where the new maglev lines get installed.

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That would be much better than the plane as well because you don't have to land and takeoff.

Maglev from Shanghai to London please

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2838 on: July 21, 2021, 04:36:11 PM »
I saw an article about a proposed high speed train tunnel under the Bering Straight.  Might be fun to take a train from China all the way into the US.  Economy class high speed rail seats are much more generous than economy class airline seats.
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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2839 on: August 11, 2021, 01:18:18 PM »
China passes US to top output of influential science papers

Academic strength could help further increase nation's industrial dominance

TOKYO -- China has become No. 1 in the output of highly cited natural science papers, a development that could make the country even stronger in terms of industrial competitiveness.

Japan's National Institute of Science and Technology Policy counted the number of academic papers that are ranked among the top 10% in terms of citations and found that China has overtaken the U.S. and become No. 1.

The number of highly cited papers is an important indicator of a country's research strength. The Japanese government affiliate, using data from the British research company Clarivate, counted the number of research publications among major economies and calculated a three-year average for each country.

Within the top 10% of papers cited in natural science fields, China averaged 40,219 between 2017 and 2019, up 5.1 times from 10 years earlier, while the U.S. had 37,124, up 3%.

China accounted for 24.8% of the total, compared with 22.9% for the U.S. and 5.4% for third-placed U.K.

Among papers in the top 10% of citations, China had the largest share in five fields, including 48.4% in materials science, 39.1% in chemistry and 37.3% in engineering. Generally, China has shown strength in academic fields that are close to business and industry. The U.S. excelled in biological fields, with a share of 34.5% in clinical medicine and 26.9% in life sciences.

In terms of the overall number of research papers, China led the U.S. for two straight years.

The U.S. still leads China in the number of "top papers," or those in the top 1% of citations, with a share of 27.2%, versus China's 25%. But China is catching up in this category as well.



And with only 4 times the population too!
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« Reply #2840 on: August 23, 2021, 02:27:31 PM »
Why a US military base became a centre for Chinese Covid conspiracies

A disinformation campaign claiming that the Covid-19 virus originated from an American military base in Maryland has gained popularity in China ahead of the release of a US intelligence report on the virus origins....


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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2841 on: August 23, 2021, 08:06:12 PM »
From 30 million cases per year in the 1940's to none.  Eradicating malaria is a long, hard process, but after a number of years of Zero cases, China has officially been recognized as being free of endemic malaria.

https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2021-from-30-million-cases-to-zero-china-is-certified-malaria-free-by-who

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« Reply #2842 on: September 02, 2021, 02:35:15 PM »
Morgan Stanley thinks Chinese education companies have a way forward despite the crackdown

Beaten-down Chinese education stocks can recover by double-digits as the industry shifts to businesses like vocational training following this summer's regulatory crackdown, Morgan Stanley analysts said.

They upgraded U.S.-listed New Oriental Education & Technology to "overweight" with expectations of 55% gains in the share price, according to an Aug. 29 report.

The analysts expect further government support for vocational training, where they like Hong Kong-listed China East Education and predict gains of nearly 70% ahead....



"Vocational", you say? Hmmm...
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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2843 on: September 17, 2021, 06:19:33 PM »
Australia's decades-long balancing act between the US and China is over. It chose Washington

For more than 20 years, Australia tried to maintain good relations with both the United States and China.

It was good for trade and peaceful regional relations. But on Thursday, with the announcement of a new security deal with the United States and the United Kingdom, which will see Australia eventually field nuclear-powered submarines, Canberra made its position clear -- it has chosen Washington over Beijing.

By choosing sides, some experts say Australia has unnecessarily antagonized China, the country's largest trading partner, while at the same time making itself overly reliant on the US for protection should tensions escalate in the Indo-Pacific.

In recent years, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has moved to embrace the US more closely as a security partner, building a personal relationship with former President Donald Trump and attempting to do with same with his successor.

At the same time, relations between Canberra and Beijing have been slowly unraveling, a spiral which only worsened after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic amid questions over the virus's origins.

On Thursday, China reacted angrily to the new security deal with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijan saying the blame for deteriorating relations "rests entirely with the Australian side."

Yun Jiang, editor of the China Neican newsletter and researcher at the Australian National University, said the deal was the "final nail in the coffin" of Australia's relationship with China, effectively eliminating any chance for rapprochement, at least in the short term.

"Until there is a new equilibrium in the international balance of power, I think the relationship is going to be tense," she said...
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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2844 on: September 17, 2021, 06:32:47 PM »
Beijing rhetoric be like, stop hitting yourselves with our fists of fury that will surely fall in a blinding light of justice and rightitude..


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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2845 on: September 17, 2021, 11:52:02 PM »
The thing about AU turning toward US, that's a bit embarrassing, right? Because like, US exiting Iraq and Afghanistan, that's a sign of US weakness, right? US is failing, right?

Resources freed up, attention less divided, Asia coming into focus....


What I thought, way back in 2001, one Tuesday night in September, sitting in a poky Chinese apartment watching CNN, was we were all fucked. Because the Americans were going to come out into the world and everything was going to get messy.



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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2846 on: September 28, 2021, 08:28:06 PM »
China contributes to world peace, development by achieving moderate prosperity: white paper

As the world's most populous and largest developing country, China has contributed to global peace and development by achieving moderate prosperity in all respects, said a white paper released Tuesday by China's State Council Information Office.

Achieving moderate prosperity in all respects has made China more prosperous, the people happier, and society more stable, said the white paper titled "China's Epic Journey from Poverty to Prosperity."

The country has been the largest contributor to world economy since 2006, making an average annual contribution of more than 30 percent, and become a major stabilizer and driver of the global economy, it said.

After the outbreak of COVID-19, China became the first country to contain the virus, reopen its economy, and achieve economic expansion, leading global recovery and injecting impetus into the global economy.

China succeeds in feeding almost 20 percent of world population and satisfying their diverse demands for high-quality agricultural products with only 9 percent of the planet's arable land, according to the white paper.

The country is also making great efforts to strengthen eco-environmental governance and has become a major force in global eco-environmental progress. For instance, one fourth of the world's new vegetation areas over the past two decades have been added by China, said the white paper.



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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2847 on: September 29, 2021, 01:17:36 PM »
Traditional Chinese medicine plays important role in COVID-19 treatment: senior expert

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played an important role in the COVID-19 therapeutics developed by China, based on both domestic and overseas clinical results, said senior TCM expert Zhang Boli at a press conference Monday.

The synergy of TCM and Western medicine is a highlight of China's experience in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and it serves as a vivid example of continuing innovation while carrying forward the best practices of TCM, said Zhang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and recipient of the national honorary title "the People's Hero" for his outstanding anti-epidemic efforts.

Citing his firsthand experience in the city of Wuhan, Zhang noted the early intervention of TCM in patients, combined with stringent quarantine, played a crucial role in keeping the epidemic at bay in the earlier days.

Thanks to the eclectic treatment, none of the 564 patients with mild symptoms at the makeshift hospital in Wuhan's Jiangxia district where Zhang was stationed deteriorated into severe symptoms or relapsed after recovery, Zhang said.

Interpreting TCM and its underlying logic with modern science is a goal to strive for, said Zhang. Now it has been illustrated that the reason why TCM is effective in COVID-19 treatment is it helps adjust the immune system, protect impaired organs and rein in the virus' reproduction to a certain extent.

Further efforts should be made to combine TCM with modern technology, and better leverage its strength to benefit the Chinese people as well as the world, Zhang added.



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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2848 on: September 29, 2021, 01:21:13 PM »
Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 using Traditional Chinese Medicine: A review

Background
A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) outbreak in more than 200 countries recently caused viral pneumonia that was extremely infectious and pathogenic. The Chinese government proposes that both Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine can be used in combination to treat pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV2, and TCM effectively provides continuous prevention and treatment.

Methods
The present review analyzes and summarizes the prevention and treatment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with TCM. A classified analysis of the efficacy and advantages of TCM for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 was performed, and the mechanisms of TCM in treating COVID-19 are summarized.

Results
TCM is effective in preventing COVID-19, and medical staff can prevent an iatrogenic infection by taking a decoction made based on the principles of TCM. As of March 13, 2020, new cases of COVID-19 in China have decreased in number to single digits. TCM's curative effect was outstanding, with a national participation rate of over 90%. More than 70,000 people were cured of COVID-19 and discharged from the hospital. Only approximately 10,000 patients are currently being treated, and the total treatment time is approximately 2 months.

Conclusions
TCM is currently the best choice for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, and it is expected that it will be promoted by countries around the world.



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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #2849 on: September 29, 2021, 11:54:49 PM »
https://news.yahoo.com/healthy-people-eat-exercise-skip-115622762.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb&tsrc=fb

Having a healthy life style is an excellent tool, but does not negate getting vaccinated.
Moderation....in most things...