(2023-07-07). Digital economy becomes major GDP driver. ecns.cn China's digital economy reached 50.2 trillion yuan ($6.9 trillion) in 2022, accounting for 41.5 percent of the country's GDP, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday in Dalian, Liaoning province.
(2023-07-07). China urges concrete actions by U.S. on economic, trade ties. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Finance said on Friday that China urges the United States to take concrete actions for healthy development and mutually beneficial cooperation of the economic and trade ties between the two countries.
(2023-07-06). Premier urges raising growth confidence. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang called for boosting confidence in China's growth as the country's economy showed signs of recovery and improvement despite complex global political and economic situations.
(2023-07-07). Plans detail Beijing's bid to be model city for data industry. ecns.cn A three-year work plan on promoting Beijing's digital economy using the rule of law was unveiled on Thursday, as a new step to help the capital become a global model city in the data industry.
(2023-07-07). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.
(2023-07-07). Mayo Clinic names leaders for Discovery Oasis biotech innovation hub in Phoenix. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2021, Mayo Clinic announced plans to develop a biotechnology innovation hub called Discovery Oasis adjacent to Mayo Clinic Hospital in North Phoenix. Two leaders have now been named to champion this organizational priority. Steven Lester, M.D., Mayo Clinic cardiologist and health care futurist, will serve as the medical director for Discovery Oasis. Aric Bopp, an experienced economic development leader, will serve as its executive director. "I am inspired by this opportunity because I believe Discovery…
(2023-07-07). Multipolar system opens a "chance for self-determination" uwidata.com Starting in the 20th century, the African continent has largely concluded the process of de-colonization. Almost all countries achieved independence and national sovereignty, and have today advanced to deepening economic sovereignty also by increasingly making use of the emerging multipolar world order. An exception of this trend is the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. In 1975, …
(2023-07-07). Vietnam shouldn't overlook opportunities to strengthen economic relations in the Asia-Pacific region. journal-neo.org 
(2023-07-07). Economist Who Predicted 2008 Crash Says Another Will Soon Happen. southfront.org 
(2023-07-07). Come to Seattle July 29: Protest APEC ‚àí carriers of debt and war. workers.org 
Seattle For the first time in over a decade, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has been holding its meetings in the U.S., first in Palm Springs, California, in February and then in Detroit in May. It is now gearing up to meet in Seattle. Capitalist trade ministers will attend . . . |
(2023-07-06). Ministry: U.S. abuse of export controls will backfire. ecns.cn The United States' continuous abuse of export control measures and its intensified suppression and containment of China's semiconductor industry will hinder global economic and trade cooperation and eventually backfire.
(2023-07-07). Watchdog pledges to help boost private firms. ecns.cn China's top economic regulator has pledged efforts to tackle issues faced by private Chinese enterprises and create a better development environment for the private sector.
(2023-07-07). Nation ready to work with developing countries. ecns.cn China is ready to work with other developing countries to build consensus on development, promote global economic recovery and sustainable development, and enhance exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.
(2023-07-07). 'The BRICS Path': Key Aspects and Tasks of Expanding. infobrics.org In order to achieve maximum benefits in economic cooperation within the framework of BRICS, it is necessary to involve the private sector as actively as possible; particularly through business associations of both BRICS and partner institutions such as the SCO and the EAEU, writes Valdai Club expert Sergey Mikhnevich…
(2023-07-07). China stresses U.S. the need to enhance economic-trade ties. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) China on Friday insisted and told the United States in backing economic-trade ties in win-win cooperation, considering the official visit paid by Secretary of Treasury (SOT) Janet Yellen to China as a great chance for that purpose.
(2023-07-07). 8th OPEC Seminar Concludes in Vienna. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the 8th International Seminar of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) concluded in Vienna, Austria, with proposals for a sustainable energy transition. | Related: | Haitham al-Ghais, OPEC's Secretary General, summarized how to achieve a sustainable and inclusive energy transition, putting forward three fundamental pillars: economic viability, environmental protection and social equity. | Al-Ghais, who was…
(2023-07-08). Rice Bowl Of The Chinese People Is Held Firmly In Their Hands. popularresistance.org At the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), member states decided to replace the Millennium Development Goals (established in 2000) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first SDG was to 'end poverty in all its forms everywhere'. Despite the enthusiastic verbiage, it was clear that poverty was simply not going to be ended across the world. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the data showed that poverty had become intractable. | In October 2022, the UN Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative released its 2022 Globa…
(2023-07-07). Police Brutality, Racism And Poverty Underlie Youth Rebellion In France. popularresistance.org A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on June 27 sparking a nationwide series of mass demonstrations and rebellions throughout the country. | Several videos released on the shooting show clearly that Nahel, who was driving a vehicle, was posing no threat to the police. | There were two other people in the vehicle with Nahel, one of whom has given evidence to the authorities while the third person is being sought by prosecutors. The policeman has been indicted for voluntary homicide. In addition, reports suggest he has apologized for the fatal shoot…
(2023-07-07). Big companies earned over USD 1 trillion of profit in 2022, says joint Oxfam and Action Aid study. peoplesdispatch.org The study recommends that governments impose a windfall tax on these excessive profits and use the money raised to carry out social security programs to tackle a range of issues including the cost of living crisis, poverty, hunger, and climate change…
(2023-07-07). World Bank Will Continue to Betray Its Mission of Fighting Poverty Under New Director. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-07). The rice bowl of the Chinese people is held firmly in their hands: The Twenty-Seventh Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
In 2017, the World Bank determined that the income threshold for poverty, which had been set at $1.90 per day, was far too low. They set the new poverty line at $2.15 per day, which accounted for over 700 million people.
(2023-07-07). Expiration of Pandemic Aid Threatens to Deepen Child Care Crisis. truthout.org It's no wonder that families across the U.S. are struggling to pay for child care at the same time as other basic needs. Child care costs rose an incredible 220 percent between 1990 and 2021, leaving many caregivers struggling to pay fees that average $10,600 per child per year. This sum, of course, is far beyond the reach of low-income people, including most single parents, people of color… |
(2023-07-07). The persecution of Jeremy Corbyn. therealnews.com 
Jeremy Corbyn's ascendance to the leadership of the UK Labour Party in 2015 offered hope for a revival of the British left. With decades of experience and principled opposition to war and privatization under his belt, Corbyn was uniquely positioned to bring the Labour Party back from its neoliberal turn. But this was not to be—just five years later, Corbyn was ousted from the Labour Party and his supporters were purged. The political opposition to Corbyn was accompanied by a media villification campaign that conflated support for Palestinian rights with anti-Semitism. Ultimately, the question of Labou…
(2023-07-07). On Julian Assange's Birthday: SF Rally To Free Him & Mumia Abu-jamal. indybay.org On Julian Assange's birthday on July 2, 2023 a solidarity rally was held at the Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco to demand his freedom.
(2023-07-07). Saturday 7/15: Panel: 50th Anniversary of US Supported Coup In Chile & The Struggles & Lessons Today. indybay.org Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics | 518 Valencia St | San Francisco…
(2023-07-07). West Nile virus: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Female Culex mosquito, courtesy: CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed reports of West Nile virus in 10 states. The bite of an infected mosquito most commonly spreads the virus. "West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the U.S.," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. It's a flavivirus —a specific type of RNA virus that can infect humans, birds and horses. "West Nile virus is…
(2023-07-07). Labor must act on council demerger promises. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-07). Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to foster agriculture. plenglish.com Kingstown, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance technical collaboration in agriculture and livestock, according to media reports.
(2023-07-07). Saturday 7/15: LaborFest Panel – Palestine: Journalists, Educators & The US Labor Movement. indybay.org Please register for an event in advance. | Find the details in your confirmation email. (e.g. zoom link) | laborfest.net/event/50th-anniversary-of-chile-coup-labor-solidarity-afl-cio/…
(2023-07-07). Machinists Ratify Contract At Airplane Parts Supplier. popularresistance.org Six thousand Machinists working for Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, ratified a new four-year contract last week, returning to work today. The company had locked workers out on June 22, two days before their strike. | Machinists (IAM) Local Lodge 839 accepted the latest offer on June 28 by 63 percent, compared to 79 percent who rejected the first tentative agreement and 85 percent who voted to strike. | "The company basically took away some things, gave it back, and added some small wage increases," said Nathan Jewett, a production worker who has been at the company for 15 years.
(2023-07-07). Mayo Clinic researchers pioneer AI method to predict how cells are organized in disease microenvironments. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cells in the human body, the building blocks of life, are arranged in a precise way. That's necessary because pathways and spaces provide a means for cells to communicate, collaborate and function within the specific tissue or organ. Changes in cell arrangement can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, cell death and diseases, including cancer. Scientists at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence method, called Spatially Informed Artificial…
(2023-07-07). Labor denounces Florida's new anti-immigrant law for 'instilling fear and hate'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—A new and wide-ranging Florida anti-immigrant law, which not only criminalizes migrants but makes those who help them into state-level racketeers, "instills fear and hate," AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler says. And workers and their allies will do all they can to oppose it, she adds. The measure, heavily pushed by right-wing Gov. Ron DeSantis, …
(2023-07-07). We Can End Corporate Control Over Seeds and Farmers. progressive.org Just four companies control two-thirds of seed and pesticide sales worldwide, but a new bill moving through Congress could help lower prices and increase competition.
(2023-07-07). The Conspiracy Against Normality. thealtworld.com Do your country a favor and ask yourself why the US corporate and financial world have organized to force straight Americans to celebrate sexual perversity for ONE MONTH? Why do corporate executives and boards think we should be proud of sexual perversity? Who organized this campaign against normality? Why did corporate executives and boards put the self-serving interest of sexual perverts ahead of the interests of their stockholders and their own performance bonuses? Why aren't we instead celebrating normality? | Here is a report on the enormous harm the executives and board of Anheuser-Busch did to its sharehol…
(2023-07-07). The Not-So-Discreet US Campaign To Pressure Brazil's Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org The London newspaper Financial Times ran with the following headline last week: "The discreet U.S. campaign to defend Brazil's election." The report, written by Michael Stott, Michael Pooler and Bryan Harris, deals with a "pressure campaign" carried out by US officials throughout 2022, in order to prevent the thesis of fraud in the 2022 Brazilian elections from unfolding into a coup d'état. | Translated and published in Brazil by the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper under the title "U.S. campaigned to defend Brazil from a possible coup by Bolsonaro," the article in the Financial Times quotes a series of sources in the…
(2023-07-07). UN Chief: "Haitian People Are Trapped in a Living Nightmare" telesurenglish.net On Thursday, António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, urged the international community to take action to ease the suffering of the Haitian people. | Related: | "The people of Haiti need action to address urgent humanitarian needs," Guterres told reporters at the UN headquarters. | "I appeal to the world to extend a lifeline of support and fill that financial gap without delay," he said. | "The Haitian people are trapped in a living nightma…
(2023-07-07). Teachers in England Stage Second Strike This Week. telesurenglish.net On Friday, several schools across England were closed or reduced the number of classes as teachers held their second strike this week over pay. | RELATED: | Members of the National Education Union (NEU) returned to the picket lines and staged local demonstrations following a previous walkout on Wednesday. | "We must continue the fight to win a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise for all educators," the NEU said, adding th…
(2023-07-08). Perspectives] Hani Kim: The RIGHT way to fund global public health research. thelancet.com South Korea is the first member of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee to have moved from aid recipient to aid donor. The RIGHT Foundation (RIGHT is an acronym of research investment for global health technology) based in Seoul is contributing to South Korea's involvement in global health. Hani Kim, Executive Director of the RIGHT Foundation since 2018, is committed to raising its profile globally and shaping its future development, especially its goal of greater health equity. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, USA, and a member of…
(2023-07-07). Insights | Scholar: U.S., China should work together for a better future under the new normal. ecns.cn In an exclusive interview with China News Network, Sourabh Gupta, a senior research fellow at ICAS, pointed out that the U.S.-China relationship needs a "new normal" that features a stable, constructive and clear-eyed relationship, in which bilateral trade and investment ties can act as an important stabilizer.
(2023-07-07). Egypt's foreign direct investment increased in 2022. plenglish.com Cairo, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Egypt received a total of 11.4 billion dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2022, the highest amount since 2017, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reported on Friday.
(2023-07-08). ICE Detainees' Hunger Strike Is Part Of A Long Fight For Freedom. popularresistance.org At two Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in California's Central Valley, a cycle of resistance and retaliation has been intensifying over the past three years. Detainees at the facilities, which are operated by for-profit prison company GEO Group, have organized against abysmal conditions, prompting detention center authorities to respond with increasing levels of punitive action. | A motion was filed with the Eastern District Court of California on May 18 as part of an ongoing class-action lawsuit against GEO pertaining to the facilities. The filing marked a major escalation in a multipronged…
(2023-07-07). Analysis: Nearly 200 Trump Loyalists Believed He Told Them to Attack Capitol. truthout.org An analysis from a nonprofit government watchdog finds that dozens of individuals charged for their role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, believed that then-President Donald Trump had commanded them to engage in the violence. According to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), at least 174 defendants charged with crimes relating to the breach of… |
(2023-07-07). Gang uses artificial intelligence to profit off fake videos. ecns.cn Police in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, have cracked down on a gang that was profiting by releasing fake videos on the internet assisted by ChatGPT, an AI chatbot developed by United States company OpenAI.
(2023-07-07). The capitalists are circling over Ukraine. unherd.com The war is creating massive profit opportunities.
(2023-07-07). China mulls new rules to address cyber violence, bullying. ecns.cn China is mulling a new regulation to address cyber violence and bullying content, which requires online service providers to monitor relevant content and take timely steps to deal with it.
(2023-07-07). Internet regulator seeks public opinion on fighting cyberbullying. ecns.cn A draft regulation on combating cyberbullying began soliciting public opinion from Friday, as part of China's new plan to purify online environment and protect people's legitimate rights.
(2023-07-07). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…
(2023-07-07). Between Crosshairs, a Man, and His Revolution By: Stephen Joseph Scott. midwesternmarx.com 
Imperial proprietorship over the small Caribbean Island of Cuba, from the United States' perspective, has been from its earliest founding understood as a foredrawn conclusion, a predetermined inexorable; a geographical inevitable. Heads of State, from Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe to John Quincy Adams et al. shared a similar conviction, "[that Cuba's] proximity did indeed seem to suggest destiny, a destiny unanimously assumed to be manifest." Through the mid 19t …
(2023-07-07). The Marxist theory of the state: An introduction. mronline.org 
Our understanding of the state lies at the heart of our struggle to create a new society and fundamentally eliminate the oppression, exploitation, war, and environmental destruction characteristic of capitalism.
(2023-07-07). Georgia Teamsters to hold practice pickets in leadup to potential UPS strike. fightbacknews.org at UPS facilities this week as negotiations between the Teamsters and UPS have begun to break down. The practice picketing is part of a national mobilization of rank-and-file Teamsters to prepare for a strike at UPS and to let the company know that the Teamsters are serious about striking for a good contract. | The practice pickets come just after UPS walked away from the bargaining table July 5 when the union refused to agree to an offer they found unacceptable, saying it did not improve wages for part-time workers. | There are currently no further scheduled negotiations between the company and union. Internat…
(2023-07-07). Ecosocialism 2023 strengthens the fight for a world beyond capitalism. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-07). Former ADF major says military industrial complex 'keeps us chained to the past'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-07). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.
(2023-07-07). We Need To Talk About Nahel. popularresistance.org What is it about France these days? La republique seems to be ever on the brink of exploding over one or another social question. Twice in the past four months the French have erupted in protests and all too often rioting. In March they took to the streets, burned buildings, burned tires, built barricades, lit bonfires, and made impassioned references to the guillotine in reaction to the Macron government's plans to neoliberalize the pension system. For a week beginning last Tuesday, cities from Lille to Marseille were set ablaze after the police shot and killed a 17—year-old citizen named Nahel, who was of…
(2023-07-07). Socialist Sarah Hathway elected to the City of Greater Geelong Council. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-07). Spain: July 23 General Elections Campaigning Kicks Off. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the campaign season for Spain's general election scheduled on July 23 kicked off. The incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, candidate of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, and Alberto Nunez Feijoo from the People's Party, among others, are the major contestants for…
(2023-07-07). African organizations work for peaceful solutions. workers.org 
By Carlos Lopes Pereira The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), writes of African events for Avante!, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. Translation: John Catalinotto. A meeting of the leaders of four African organizations . . . |
(2023-07-06). Xi inspects Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the city of Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning.
(2023-07-07). Communist Activists Aleksander and Mikhail Kononovich Are Facing Death Threats in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail, who are under house arrest in Ukraine, have said they are facing death threats. Left and progressive organizations across the world have condemned the persecution of the activists | Various communist and progressive youth groups have denounced the death threats and other forms of intimidation against communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich. The duo is currently under house arrest in Ukraine. Earlier this week, the Kononovich brothers, in an appeal,
(2023-07-07). Ukrainian communists threatened with death by Zelensky regime. thecommunists.org The Kononovich brothers of Ukraine have sent us this urgent appeal. They fear for their lives and ask for our urgent solidarity action. ***** We, the Kononovich brothers, Ukrainian communists and antifascists, call on the World Federation of Democratic Youth, communists, all left-wing militants and antifacists in Europe and throughout the world. We officially declare …