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The United States – the Pacific bully

June 24, 2022 CEN_com 0

By Brian Toohey, June 24, 2022. Pearls and Irritations: https://johnmenadue.com/the-united-states-the-pacific-bully/ The US conducted 105 nuclear tests in the Pacific, mainly in the Marshall islands, between 1946 and 1962. Image: Wikipedia The US dominates the Pacific Islands to an extent China can never hope to achieve. With Australia’s support, the US is now engaged in an arms build-up in its Pacific territories and de-facto colonies in a little known boost to its […]

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EU states returning to coal, using West’s own sanctions on Russia as excuse 

June 21, 2022 CEN_com 0

European Union countries were this time last year among those who were attacking China for using coal for energy despite the fact that China leads the world in the use of renewable energy. Now these same critics are backsliding on their much vaunted shift from coal. The Netherlands has joined Germany and Austria in reverting to coal power amid the energy crisis – a “crisis” created by the US and […]

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Indonesia and China have a rapidly growing ties

June 21, 2022 CEN_com 0

China’s growing role in Indonesia’s economy is now becoming a crucial source of growth for the two nations. China has emerged as the third largest source of investment in Indonsesia, just behind Singapore and Hong Kong SAR. The combined Hong Kong and Chinese mainland investments accounted for 25 % of the total overesas invbestment in Indonesia in 2021. This only behind Singapore which accounts for 30.2 % of overesas investment, […]

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World facing climate catastrophes – China hit by floods

June 18, 2022 CEN_com 0

Levels of rainfall not seen since the early 1960s. Authorities across much of southern China have issued weather advisories for heavy rain and severe flooding. Over 80 rivers have already seen waters exceed warning levels after days of heavy rains.  Over 1.79 million people in central China’s Hunan Province have been affected by heavy rain and more than 2,700 houses have collapsed or been seriously damaged. Around 286,000 people have been evacuated in the […]

Ancient Forest Discovered in Remote China Sinkhole

June 18, 2022 CEN_com 0

Chinese scientists from the Institute of Karst Geology of the China Geological Survey have uncovered a “lost world” at the bottom of a massive sinkhole in China. The cave exploration team discovered a giant karst sinkhole in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, bringing the number of such sinkholes in the county to 30. The sinkhole measures 306 meters in length, 150 meters in width and 192 meters in depth, […]

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China breezes to the lead of offshore wind power race

June 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

China accounted for 80% of all new global offshore wind capacity in 2021. New offshore wind power capacity tripled worldwide in 2021, according to industry data, driven by China in a buildup that is transforming the industry. Last year, 21.1 gigawatts of offshore wind generation was commissioned last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, roughly equivalent to 21 nuclear reactors. The size of the expansion in 2021 alone […]

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US anxiety to push decoupling with China in mineral supply chains ‘a dangerous signal’

June 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

Source: Global Times, Jun 16, 2022. Washington is using NATO to prepare for an all-out conflict with its strategic competitors, which could spark World War III, said analysts, as the US is pushing decoupling or reducing reliance on China in fields like critical mineral rseources. Since NATO will adopt a new Strategic Concept for the coming decade at its summit in Madrid later this month, the US is getting increasingly […]

China leads in offshore wind power

June 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

Published 2022/06/16 China accounted for 80% of all new global offshore wind capacity in 2021. New offshore wind power capacity tripled worldwide in 2021, according to industry data, driven by China in a buildup that is transforming the industry. Last year, 21.1 gigawatts of offshore wind generation was commissioned last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, roughly equivalent to 21 nuclear reactors. The size of the expansion in […]