Xi Jinping asks the world to choose ‘war or peace.’ Which direction is China headed?
"For Xi, setting Kim and Putin by his side was a forceful way to underscore his belief that the existing international system led by the US is to blame for current conflict and confrontation, not the men seated around him. “Only when all countries and nations treat each other as equals, coexist in peace and support each other” can they “uphold common security” and “eradicate the root cause of war,” Xi said"
--- Translation: 'Only when every country submits to China & its allies will there be peace.' Pax sinica, that is.
Reuters withdraws Putin-Xi immortality video after Chinese legal objections
"CCTV, which had licensed the video, sent a letter to Reuters claiming the agency exceeded usage terms and criticizing its "editorial treatment" of the material. "The editorial treatment applied to this material has resulted in a clear misrepresentation of the facts and statements contained within the licensed feed," the letter said."
--- Misrepresentation being publishing actual words by emperor Xi which were not propaganda.
Historical Revisions on Parade
"the government-run China Daily pressed the point that the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the quintessential inflection point in American narratives of fascist resistance, had been given too central a role in the broader global story — as had the role of the United States in the Pacific theater. Instead, it was the CCP that had led the decisive grassroots resistance years before the belated American entry. As the descendant of one Soviet pilot was quoted as saying, glossing over the role of Republican forces in China at the time: “China’s resistance war was already underway before the Pearl Harbor incident. Chinese forces long tied down Japanese military strength and manpower, preventing them from extending their influence to the Pacific and the entire Far East region at that time.”"
--- Funny, though, that most of that Japanese expansion happened after the glorious CCP 'tied them down'.
Trump says India and Russia appear 'lost' to 'deepest, darkest China'
""Looks like we've lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China. May they have a long and prosperous future together!" Trump wrote in a social media post accompanying a photo of the three leaders together at Xi's summit in China. Later on Friday, however, he told reporters he didn't think the U.S. had lost India to China."
--- Moron.
Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat
"A draft of the newest National Defense Strategy, which landed on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s desk last week, places domestic and regional missions above countering adversaries such as Beijing and Moscow"
--- If true, truly moronic.
Dissent simmers in China despite Xi flaunting military might
"After China held a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, with troops marching in tight formations and state-of-the-art missiles on display, a single act of defiance around 1,450 kilometers (900 miles) away began to capture global attention."
--- Not that much attention, sadly.
"On August 29, just days before the big parade, a slideshow of giant anti-communist slogans lit up the night, projected on the exterior wall of a high-rise building in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing. "Down with the Red Fascists! Overthrow communist tyranny!" one slogan read, while another declared: "Arise, you who refuse to be slaves!""
--- The guy was lucky & could flee China, else he would be in a tiger chair by now.
"According to Chinese media reports, a man in his 40s was placed in police custody on Thursday after criticizing the live broadcast of China's military parade on WeChat and insulting users expressing patriotic views."
--- Because criticism is highly valued in China.
China battles mosquito-borne virus with Covid-era methods
China slaps initial duties on EU pork imports
--- China Uncensored features the usual weekend news variety:
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