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  • Monthly Review Essays
  •  | Demonstrators from the Chagos Islands protest and demand the UK to end its illegal occupation of the Indian Ocean archipelago in Port Louis capital of Mauritius on November 22 2019 Photo AFP | MR Online

    Moves of UK and U.S. over Chagos expose true nature of ‘values-based alliance’

    Originally published: Global Times on December 9, 2023 by Global Times Editors (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Dec 20, 2023)

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the “vital” U.S.-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia.

  •  | Photo released on June 11 2021 by the China National Space Administration CNSA shows a selfie of Chinas first Mars rover Zhurong with the landing platform CNSAHandout via Xinhua | MR Online

    Chinese researchers discover evidence of ancient ocean on Mars

    Originally published: Global Times on May 19, 2023 by Global Times (more by Global Times)  | (Posted May 22, 2023)

    An international team of researchers led by Chinese scholars has made another groundbreaking discovery on the surface of Mars.

  •  | Cyber Attack Photo VCG | MR Online

    New report unveils how CIA schemes color revolutions around the world

    Originally published: Global Times on May 4, 2023 by Yuan Hong (more by Global Times)  | (Posted May 10, 2023)

    For a long time, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plotted “peaceful evolution” and “color revolutions” as well as spying activities around the world.

  •  | Passengers walk out of Haikou Meilan International Airport on December 9 2022 Photo VCG | MR Online

    Stepping out of the pandemic, Chinese style

    Originally published: Global Times on January 13, 2023 by Roland Boer (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Jan 24, 2023)

    On January 6, 2023, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued China’s 10th edition of its diagnosis and treatment protocol for novel coronavirus infection.

  •  | Nancy Pelosi Photo AFP | MR Online

    Pelosi could spark ‘more serious’ Taiwan Straits crisis; China-U.S. ties would fall off cliff if Washington intended to crash ‘guardrails’

    Editor

    China-U.S. ties would fall off cliff if Washington intended to crash ‘guardrails’.

  •  | US Europe Illustration Liu RuiGT | MR Online

    NATO’s northward expansion risks turning Europe into a new powder keg

    Originally published: Global Times on May 13, 2022 by Global Times (more by Global Times)  | (Posted May 14, 2022)

    “Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,” Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin jointly announced on Thursday. A similar announcement will come from Sweden on Sunday.

  •  | Milking the crisis Illustration Liu RuiGT | MR Online

    U.S. biggest spoiler of Ukraine situation, European security

    Originally published: Global Times on March 31, 2022 by Global Times (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Apr 06, 2022)

    After the latest round of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey on Tuesday, both sides said the negotiations released positive signals. Ukraine proposed adopting neutral status in exchange for security guarantees from the international community. Russia said the country would sharply cut military activity around Kiev and Chernihiv.

  •  | Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan center speaks during a round of Russian Ukrainian talks at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul Turkey Photo VCG | MR Online

    Russia promises reduced military activity, as Ukraine proposes ‘neutral’ status at talks

    Originally published: Global Times on March 29, 2022 by Zhang Han (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Mar 31, 2022)

    After the three-hour meeting in Turkey, Russia said it has decided to drastically cut back its military activity near Kiev in order for peace talks to progress. According to TASS, top Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said the talks were “constructive.” 

  •  | Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv on February 24 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine Photo VCG | MR Online

    Russia ‘ready to talk’ after militarily paralyzing Ukraine in hours

    Originally published: Global Times on February 25, 2022 by Chen Qingqing , Wang Wenwen and Cui Fandi (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Feb 26, 2022)

    As world leaders reacted to the quickly escalating Ukraine-Russia crisis, China once again called on the relevant parties to remain restrained and prevent the situation from sliding out of control.

  •  | A Ukrainian serviceman patrols along a position at the front line with the eastern rebels not far from Avdiivka Donetsk region Ukraine Fears have mounted of an escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine where government forces have battled the rebels since 2014 Photo AFP | MR Online

    U.S. needs Ukraine crisis to harm European economy, and legitimize its military presence

    Originally published: Global Times on February 13, 2022 by Yang Sheng and Xu Keyue (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Feb 15, 2022)

    The Chinese embassy in Ukraine released a notice on its WeChat public account Friday to urge Chinese nationals in Ukraine to “pay close attention to” changes in the local situation, as the U.S. and several other Western countries asked their nationals “to evacuate immediately” amid so-called warnings of an imminent invasion by Russia.

  •  | CPC centenary exhibition attracted youths to its birth place | MR Online

    Marxism resurges among young Chinese after CPC’s centenary proves a success

    Originally published: Global Times on August 8, 2021 by Hu Yuwei and Huang Lanlan (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Aug 11, 2021)

    Marxist-inspired youths.

  •  | Illustration Bantonglaoatang | MR Online

    ‘The Last G7’: Satirical cartoon mocking bloc’s attempt to suppress China goes viral

    Originally published: Global Times on June 13, 2021 (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Jun 21, 2021)

    A Chinese cartoonist’s political satire, which mocked the Group of Seven (G7) members that attempt to suppress China, went viral on Chinese social media on Sunday, when the G7 summit was underway in Cornwall, the UK.

  •  | China US Photo GT | MR Online

    Fear, lack of confidence push U.S. to restrict Chinese media

    Originally published: Global Times on June 23, 2020 by Liu Xin, Liu Caiyu and Fan Lingzhi (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Jun 29, 2020)

    More concerns raised over bleak outlook for China-U.S. ties: observer

  •  | A view of a press briefing of the State Council to release the white paper titled Fighting COVID 19 China in Action on Sunday Photo Li XuanminGT | MR Online

    China suspends debt repayment for 77 developing nations, regions

    Originally published: Global Times on June 7, 2020 (more by Global Times)  | (Posted Jun 09, 2020)

    China has announced the suspension of debt repayment for 77 developing countries and regions as the nation is working with other G20 members to carry out the G20 debt relief initiative for low-income countries, Chinese officials said at a press briefing at the State Council Information Office on Sunday.

  •  | A pedestrian walks past a Huawei store in Sydney Australia May 23 2019 Photo Xinhua | MR Online

    Huawei ban drags China, U.S. into tech cold war

    Originally published: Global Times on May 17, 2020 by Chen Qingqing and Li Qiaoyi (more by Global Times)  | (Posted May 28, 2020)

    Industries prepare for decoupling as worst scenario, accelerating homegrown technologies as Washington hawks destroy global supply chain.

Monthly Review Essays

  • US Imperialism in Crisis: Opportunities and Challenges to a Global Community with a Shared Future
    Sam-Kee Cheng  | A late 1940s Soviet poster showing a US military service member lounging on top of a German factory smoking a cigar The text beneath reads DER DOLLARIMPERIALISMUS dollar imperialism | MR Online

    1. Introduction The predominance of US economic, political and military power in the world was established at the end of the Second World War.1 With just 6.3 percent of global population, the United States held about 50 percent of the world wealth in 1948. As the only power which had used nuclear weapons on civilian […]

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  • Strike at the Helm: The First Ministerial Meeting of the New Cycle of the Bolivarian Revolution
    Hugo Chávez  | Mural of Chávez in Caracas Univision | MR Online

    On October 7th, 2012, after hearing of his victory as the nation‘s candidate with 56 percent of the vote, President Hugo Chávez Frias announced from a balcony in his hometown that a new cycle was beginning the very next day, October 8th.

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