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COVID death toll vs China’s puts US to shame
Jun 29, 2022 05:07For the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic through 2021, China’s growth was always positive and greater than that of the US. China’s policy not only saved lives but protected the economy. One might say win-win.
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Asian Taekwondo C'ships: Iran women's team win title in S. Korea
Jun 29, 2022 01:06The Iranian Women’s Taekwondo Team have made history by winning the 25th edition of the Asian Championships in South Korea.
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China, Russia welcome Iran’s application to join BRICS
Jun 28, 2022 14:17China and Russia have welcomed future expansion of the powerful group of the world’s emerging economies, known as BRICS, to include Iran, which has formally applied to join the bloc.
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Drop 'Cold War mindset': China warns NATO against destabilizing Asia
Jun 28, 2022 12:22Beijing warns the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against attempts to destabilize Asia and spread false information about China, as the Western alliance is preparing a new strategic concept to designate the Asian country as a challenge to its interests.
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G7 unveils $600bn infrastructure plan to rival China's Belt and Road initiative
Jun 28, 2022 06:33The Group of Seven (G7) countries are set to raise $600 billion in funding for advancement projects in the developing world in a move designed to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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US announces $200 bln infrastructure plan to tackle China
Jun 27, 2022 08:56US President Joe Biden has announced plans for a range of infrastructure projects as part of a huge G7 plan designed to take on China's massive global projects.
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Iran applies for BRICS membership
Jun 27, 2022 07:39Iran has applied for joining the group of five major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, a spokesman said.
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BRICS acknowledges Iran’s role in global economic equations
Jun 26, 2022 04:11It is important for nations constituting BRICS to be cautious of the plots of the US and the former colonial powers, so that the group can play an effective role in advancing goals such as the development of South-South relations, amendments in the international financial system and presenting new ideas and initiatives.
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US, UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand form Pacific group to counter China
Jun 26, 2022 02:00The US, the UK, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have launched an informal group aimed at expanding economic and diplomatic ties with tiny Pacific island nations in a move to challenge China’s regional influence.
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Largest ever US-NATO naval war drills in Pacific a threat to both peace and marine life
Jun 25, 2022 17:32While the world's attention is focused on the crisis in Eastern Europe, half-way around the world, in the Pacific Ocean, competition/confrontation of the U.S. and NATO toward China and North Korea is taking an increasingly military turn. The US military's Indo-Pacific command headquartered in Honolulu, Hawai'i, Rim of the Pacific or RIMPAC 2022, military war games, will have 38 ships from 26 countries, 4 submarines, 170 aircraft and 25,000 military personnel practicing naval war maneuvers.