albawaba (2024-02-04). Mo Salah asked for 20% of income, government responds. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — The leader of Egyptian opposition and head of Wafd Party, Abdel-Sanad Yamama, has been a subject of public controversy and backlash after he suggested that the Liverpool footballer Mohammad Salah should provide 20 percent of his monthly income to his home country Egypt, to help with the economy situation, saying he plans to provide the House of Representatives with his proposal for a discussion.Mo Salah reportedly earns around $25 million a month, third highest paid player in the English Premiere League, with Yamama explaining that his draft would force Egyptians abroad to transfer 20 percent of…

Angela (2024-02-04). Wednesday 2/14: Virtual Meeting: Local Peace Economy. indybay.org

Anna Lekas Miller, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 120: Gaza's Economy In Shambles. popularresistance.org Top Hamas leaders are still debating a US-backed ceasefire proposal that would facilitate a six-week cessation of hostilities for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and the release of Israeli civilian hostages. While Qatar claims that Hamas has received the proposal "positively," key Hamas officials are asking for more concessions, most importantly including a permanent ceasefire, before signing off on the proposal. | Most people in Gaza do not have time to wait; the Israeli military prepares a military incursion into Rafah, Gaza's southernmost district on the Egyptian border, where 1.9 million Gazans are…

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). No. 1 Central Document details rural vitalization strategy. ecns.cn Central authorities have unveiled a more detailed "road map" for the national rural vitalization strategy in its annual No 1 Central Document, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Revised rules to improve loan climate. ecns.cn They include measures for the administration of fixed-asset loans, working capital loans and personal loans.

Ingo Schmidt (2024-02-04). The Indispensable Opponent. indybay.org The West's hostility towards China has increased since China's engine began to stutter. At the same time, the US government is pumping massive amounts of money into the economy and has thus been able to prevent an impending recession for the time being, but is far from regaining its former role as a global engine of growth.

mforinoco (2024-02-04). Cuban People Will Debate Measures To Boost the Economy. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Jan 30, 2024 | Cuba needs development, even if it seems impossible amid increasingly adverse international conditions. And it needs to develop without trampling on the most vulnerable but also in being consistent with the world around us which is unstable, marked by inflation, and the exponential increase in essential goods. All of this in world of escalating tensions. | To achieve this, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced that the entire Cuban people will discuss and analyze the measures recently announced by the government, which include the increase in the price of gasoli…

Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. (2024-02-04). Why The United States Is Reimposing Sanctions On Venezuela. popularresistance.org Even the US business magazine Forbes expressed surprise at the reimposition of US sanctions on Venezuela's gold sales and its threat to do the same with oil. The oil sanctions especially, if reinstated, would precipitate higher gas prices and further debilitate the Venezuelan economy, forcing more people to leave the country out of economic necessity. | The Venezuelan government, for its part, has not been contrite. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez protested "the wrong step of intensifying economic aggression against Venezuela." She warned that if Washington takes the threatened measures, Venezuela will cancel repa…

Anna Lekas Miller (2024-02-03). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 120: Gaza's economy in shambles amid fears of escalating regional tensions. mondoweiss.net Hamas leaders continue to deliberate a ceasefire agreement as the U.S. intensifies strikes on Iran-affiliated targets in Iraq and Syria.

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-03). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 120: Gaza's economy in shambles amid fears of escalating regional tensions. mondoweiss.net

MEE staff (2024-02-04). US national security adviser refuses to rule out attacks on Iran. middleeasteye.net US national security adviser refuses to rule out attacks on Iran | Jake Sullivan said the US would continue to 'respond forcefully' to attacks on US interests | Sun, 02/04/2024 – 14: 45 | US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan addresses the assembly at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, on 16 January 2024 (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP) | US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has refused…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While all women can develop cervical cancer, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to be diagnosed and die of cervical cancer, compared to white women in the U.S.This disparity is not due to genetic differences among white, Black or Hispanic women, but rather related to systemic racism, access to healthcare and socioeconomic factors, says Dr. Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist. That is why she encourages women to learn more about this often-avoidable cancer and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While all women can develop cervical cancer, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to be diagnosed and die of cervical cancer, compared to white women in the U.S.This disparity is not due to genetic differences among white, Black or Hispanic women, but rather related to systemic racism, access to healthcare and socioeconomic factors, says Dr. Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist. That is why she encourages women to learn more about this often-avoidable cancer and…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-03). SAIDR Sara Minkara visits Cuba. plenglish.com During her visit, SAIDR Minkara urged for greater inclusion of Cubans with disabilities in all aspects of society. She engaged with representatives from the Cuban government, alumni of Embassy-sponsored programs, and students from educational institutions in Havana. | During her visit, SAIDR Minkara underscored that policies promoting inclusion, diversity, and equality in the workplace encourage economic growth and respect for human rights across society. | She also emphasized the importance of dismantling physical and cultural barriers for persons with disabilities in order to build a world where "society demand…

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). 30th Int'l Dinosaur Lantern Show kicks off in Zigong. ecns.cn Lantern shows in Zigong can be traced back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, which have developed into an international cultural activity with performances and night markets since 1987.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-03). Toolkit for reducing cervical cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the U.S., cervical cancer is no longer a common cause of cancer death because of the use of a screening test called a Pap smear, which detects changes in cervical cells. While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is declining, the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer is increasing, and rates among Black women are disproportionately high. Research also indicates…

DikelediM (2024-02-04). National minimum wage increases. sanews.gov.za National minimum wage increases | Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has announced a new National Minimum Wage (NMW) determination which will go up from R25,42 to R27,58 for each ordinary hour worked. | In a statement on Saturday, the Department of Employment and Labour said the new NMW will come into effect from 1 March 2024. | "The National Minimum Wage determination also includes the vulnerable sectors of farm workers and the domestic workers — whom since 2022 were aligned with the NMW rates. | "However, the workers employed on an expanded public works programme are entitled to a minimum wage of…

Labor Video Project (2024-02-04). Reinstate Namibian Hasab Mine Unionist Marcia Kauatjitotje. indybay.org Namibian unionist Marcia Kauatjitotje is a union leader at the second largest uranium mine in the world owned by Chinese state owned China General Nuclear Power Group CGNP. She was fired after exposing the conditions at the mine and participating in the Namibian Labour Tribunal last October in the capital Windhoek. She also went to the media and that was one of the charges against her. The Chinese owners said that she had exposed the work conditions embarrassing the company and it's subcontractor Eagle Night Watch. These workers are forced to do mine work at substandard wages with no healthcare and benefits. Sinc…

Labor Video Project (2024-02-03). Reinstate Namibian Hasab Mine Unionist Marcia Kauatjitotje. indybay.org Namibian unionist Marcia Kauatjitotje is a union leader at the second largest uranium mine in the world owned by Chinese state owned China General Nuclear Power Group CGNP. She was fired after exposing the conditions at the mine and participating in the Namibian Labour Tribunal last October in the capital Windhoek. She also went to the media and that was one of the charges against her. The Chinese owners said that she had exposed the work conditions embarrassing the company and it's subcontractor Eagle Night Watch. These workers are forced to do mine work at substandard wages with no healthcare and benefits. Sinc…

newarab (2024-02-03). UK Muslims should 'punish Labour' over Gaza: Dr. Abu Sitta. newarab.com Renowned British-Palestinian doctor Abu Sitta, who spent over 40 days as a volunteer performing surger…

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Labor's 'Stage 3 Lite' still gives biggest tax cuts to the rich. greenleft.org.au

Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, New York Amsterdam News. (2024-02-04). Prisoners Are A Hidden Workforce Linked To Popular Food Brands. popularresistance.org Angola, LA – A hidden path to America's dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source — a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country's largest maximum-security prison. | Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for pennies an hour or sometimes nothing at all. After rumbling down a country road to an auction house, the cows are bought by a local rancher and then followed by The Associated Press another 600 miles to a Texas slaughterhouse that feeds into the supply chains of giants…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: How precise diagnosis of lymphoma offers patients best treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Lisa Rimsza is a pathologist, director of the Mayo Clinic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and researcher with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research specializes in lymphoma, with a focus on developing tests for accurate patient diagnoses and assessing disease aggressiveness. Dr. Rimsza has made significant advances in this field of research. She says having a precise diagnosis allows physicians to provide patients with the best possible treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M6ARKpwlWYU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-04). Médica Sur marks 10th anniversary as member of Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEXICO CITY and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Ten years ago, Médica Sur became the first international member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a select group of institutions worldwide that have access to Mayo Clinic knowledge, expertise and resources. That relationship became the starting point for a collaboration that has grown over time. After becoming a care network member, Médica Sur began accessing Mayo's expertise so they could provide patients with more of the care they…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-04). Médicos chilenos de la ELAM llegan a zona de desastre en Valparaíso. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 de feb (RHC) Médicos chilenos egresados de la Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM) laboran hoy en zonas de Valparaíso afectadas por los incendios forestales registrados en el centro-sur de Chile, que dejaron 51 fallecidos y miles de viviendas destruidas.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-04). Gran manifestación en Londres exige alto al fuego inmediato. telesurtv.net Entre otros, el antiguo líder laborista, Jeremy Corbyn, estuvo entre quienes se dirigieron a la multitud, así como el secretario general del sindicato del transporte RMT, Mick Lynch.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-04). Biden y AMLO pactaron colaborar en materia de migración. telesurtv.net Los mandatarios acordaron brindarse apoyo mutuo para enfrentar la crisis migratoria que aborda la región.

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-03). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-03). Labor's 'Stage 3 Lite' still gives biggest tax cuts to the rich. greenleft.org.au

Katherine Li (2024-02-03). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: America's Largest Solar Project Comes Online. levernews.com Good things are happening! The largest solar energy project in the country comes online, environmental regulators amp up screening for lead contamination in residential areas, labor laws are catching up to an increasingly hot climate, and Chicago is looking to become the first Midwestern city to phase out gas appliances. I'm

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: How precise diagnosis of lymphoma offers patients best treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Lisa Rimsza is a pathologist, director of the Mayo Clinic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and researcher with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research specializes in lymphoma, with a focus on developing tests for accurate patient diagnoses and assessing disease aggressiveness. Dr. Rimsza has made significant advances in this field of research. She says having a precise diagnosis allows physicians to provide patients with the best possible treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M6ARKpwlWYU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-03). Médica Sur marks 10th anniversary as member of Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEXICO CITY and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Ten years ago, Médica Sur became the first international member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a select group of institutions worldwide that have access to Mayo Clinic knowledge, expertise and resources. That relationship became the starting point for a collaboration that has grown over time. After becoming a care network member, Médica Sur began accessing Mayo's expertise so they could provide patients with more of the care they…

Peter Boyle (2024-02-03). The war on wages. greenleft.org.au As the Reserve Bank of Australia and Labor and the Coalition bipartisan policy continues to supress wages, living costs continue to rise. Peter Boyle reports.

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). Regulation put forward as way to control bride prices. ecns.cn In the ongoing campaign against the escalating bride prices prevailing in rural China, a policy adviser from Jiangxi province has advocated for a solution — introducing a certification system for rural matchmakers.

Eric Toussaint, Maxime Perriot (2024-02-04). Is there a debt crisis in the South and what is recommended by the CADTM? cadtm.org Maxime Perriot: In an article published in December 2023 you claimed in the wake of a World Bank report that "developing countries" were trapped in a new debt crisis, yet the Financial Times and other sources point out that in the first two weeks of 2024 several so-called developing countries managed to easily refinance their debt. What is actually the situation?
| The three developing countries that managed to sell sovereign bonds all produce oil and gas
| Éric Toussaint: The three countries (…) | – |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-04). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-04). SUNFED versus World Bank. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-04). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint, Maxime Perriot (2024-02-03). Is there a debt crisis in the South and what is recommended by the CADTM? cadtm.org Maxime Perriot: In an article published in December 2023 you claimed in the wake of a World Bank report that "developing countries" were trapped in a new debt crisis, yet the Financial Times and other sources point out that in the first two weeks of 2024 several so-called developing countries managed to easily refinance their debt. What is actually the situation?
| The three developing countries that managed to sell sovereign bonds all produce oil and gas
| Éric Toussaint: The three countries (…) | – |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-03). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-03). SUNFED versus World Bank. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-03). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Partido Humanista de Chile (2024-02-03). Empty shell after 17 years of pension discussion. pressenza.com The system installed under the dictatorship: | For those who want to observe the characteristics and main direction of the current pension system, it is a model that obliges workers to save, gathering with this money a fund that goes to a private administration system (AFPs) who have assured, in all events, their operating charges, independently of the results of their financial administration, in the speculative financial system. | These funds, month after month, place substantial flows of fresh, real money in the hands of the corporate and banking elite. In other words, workers finance the operations of…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-04). Bodypower: The Secret of Self-Healing. expose-news.com Over forty years ago, Dr Coleman wrote the global bestselling book called 'Bodypower' which shows how you can easily conquer 9 out of 10 illnesses without seeing a doctor or spending any …

albawaba (2024-02-04). How much will Lewis Hamilton earn at Ferrari?>. albawaba.com Formula 1 icon Lewis Hamilton is set to begin his stint at Ferrari at the end of the 2024 season after an eleven-year spell at Mercedes.The 39-year-old received ‚Ǩ35 million from Mercedes last term and it is now known how much he will earn with his new team.Reports claim Hamilton will earn a whopping ‚Ǩ100 million per year, which is almost three times more than he currently earns at Mercedes.The amount is almost twice as much as Red Bull's Max Verstappen earns.Another part of the deal is a proposed joint investment fund with around ‚Ǩ250m via the Exor family b…

Compañeros del Barrio TNDC Workers For Justic (2024-02-04). Monday 2/5: Stop The Corruption At Non-Profits, Union Busting & Privatization-Outsourcing. indybay.org San Francisco City Hall Polk St. Entrance…

tvbrics (2024-02-04). Cultural sector enterprises record remarkable expansion in China. tvbrics.com China has recorded significant growth in revenue and profits for major companies in the cultural sector in 2023…

Editor (2024-02-03). Climate activists party around burning 'your future' sign as Shell announces 28 billion in profits. mronline.org Greenpeace campaigners said that the oil group should pay some of its profits into a fund agreed upon at Cop28 climate talks last month to help pay for loss and damage caused by climate change.

Kit Klarenberg (2024-02-03). Enslaved by nonprofits: How NGO's colonize developing countries. mronline.org November 21 marked the 28th anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-brokered Dayton Agreement, which brought an end to the proxy war in Bosnia after three years and eight months.

Olivia Rosane (2024-02-03). Exxon and Chevron Announce Record Shareholder Returns in Hottest Year on Record. truthout.org oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron announced their second-highest profits in a decade on Friday, with both companies paying out a record amount to shareholders in 2023, which was the hottest year on record due largely to the burning of fossil fuels. "In 2023, we returned more cash to shareholders and produced more oil and natural gas than any year in the company's history… |

DikelediM (2024-02-04). Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended. sanews.gov.za Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended | The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has extended the appointment of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) as the single registration authority for the regulation of environmental assessment practitioners for a period of 24 months. | In a statement the department said the extension permits EAPASA to continue being the single registration authority for the regulation of environmental assessment practitioners until 07 February 2026. | "The Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of…

Speak Out Now (2024-02-04). Saturday 2/24: Exposing the Lies of Israel's War Machine. indybay.org Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 | Also online, see website for zoom details…

Editor (2024-02-03). After Historic Strike, UAW Bureaucrats Sit By As Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers. scheerpost.com Only a few months after a historic contract struggle and strike, Stellantis announced job cuts in early December that have begun and will continue to take effect this month. A reminder that under capitalism the only way for workers to get what they need is self-organization, independent of the union bureaucracy, Democrats and Republicans.

Angela (2024-02-04). Monday 2/19: Webinar: Dissenters: Students Say No to the Military-Industrial Complex. indybay.org

Kit Klarenberg (2024-02-03). Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat Paved the Way for Israel's Slaughter in Gaza. orinocotribune.com By Kit Klarenberg — Jan 30, 2024 | In the wake of the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) landmark ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, which found the Jewish state could be committing genocide in Gaza and must immediately cease its indiscriminate, industrial-scale slaughter of unarmed, innocent Palestinians of all ages, many Western journalists, politicians, pundits and influencers have changed their tune on the savagery. Or at least gone eerily silent, having previously whitewashed, legitimized, or even outright endorsed a twenty-first-century Holocaust. | This abrupt volte-face cann…

Lora Lumpe (2024-02-03). Congress Is Poised to Cede Even More of Its Oversight of Foreign Weapons Sales. truthout.org At a time of record U.S. weapons sales and many wars, the House Foreign Affairs Committee has decided that Congress should provide less, rather than more oversight of the booming business. Next week, the committee is marking up the Foreign Military Sales Technical, Industrial and Governmental Engagement for Readiness Act. But don't be fooled by the mundane title — this bill would mark a major… |

WSWS (2024-02-03). Australian maritime union pushes sellout deal with DP World. wsws.org Although workers have not even seen the full proposed agreement, let alone voted on it, the union has called off all industrial action against the stevedoring company.

Angela (2024-02-04). Saturday 2/10: Virtual Meet-Up: Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-03). Saturday 2/10: Virtual Meet-Up: Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. indybay.org

Daniel Bernal-Serrano, Paola Abril Campos, Rafael Velasco-Vazquez (2024-02-03). Correspondence] Missing voices from Latin America in the O'Neill—Lancet Commission. thelancet.com We commend the O'Neill—Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health for advancing health equity for all.1 However, there is a concern regarding the insufficient representation from Latin America, a highly unequal region with a complex colonial history. This omission could perpetuate power imbalances in global health.

guest author (2024-02-03). Venezuelan analyst: Lenin on 'Socialism and War'. workers.org A message from Rodríguez Gelfenstein, a political analyst and former Venezuelan diplomat and official, to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine on Jan. 21 in New York City. Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, the author. Amid the horror exposed by Israel's colonial-imperialist aggression against the Palestinian people, we commemorate . . . |

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Xi pays visit to grassroots officials and residents in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping visited primary-level officials and residents in Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended Chinese New Year greetings to the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese. Xi wished the Chinese people both at home and abroad good health, a happy family and good luck in the Year of the Dragon, and wished the motherland peace and prosperity.

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). Xi stresses development of new productive forces, high-quality development. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held its 11th group study session on making solid progress in promoting high-quality development on the afternoon of Jan. 31.

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). Xi visits people in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival.