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  • | 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 RussianUkrainian 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 COVID19 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

  • Mapping U.S. Imperialism
    The Mapping Project | US military bases around the world Photo Al Jazeera | MR Online

    This article deals with U.S. imperialism since World War 2. It is critical to acknowledge that U.S. imperialism emanates both ideologically and materially from the crime of colonialism on this continent which has killed over 100 million indigenous people and approximately 150 million African people over the past 500 years.

Lost & Found

  • Russia and the Ukraine crisis: The Eurasian Project in conflict with the triad imperialist policies
    Samir Amin | State flag of Ukraine behind a wall of anonymous protesters in Kyiv Ukraine | MR Online

    We wanted to draw readers attention to this piece by Samir Amin, which was written at the time of the Maidan Coup in 2014. —Eds. 1. The current global stage is dominated by the attempt of historical centers of imperialism (the U.S., Western and Central Europe, Japan—hereafter called “the Triad”) to maintain their exclusive control […]

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