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Sam McNeil/AP Chinese President Xi Jinping’s muscular speech to the Boao Forum Asia annual conference was clearly designed to send a signal to the United States. (File photo) ANALYSIS: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s muscular speech to the Boao Forum Asia annual conference was clearly designed to send a signal to the United States that China regarded the change of administration as an opportunity for a renewed dialogue on contentious issues. Xi did not take a backward step in his remarks, w...

However, building international displeasure on all these issues formed a backdrop for a speech that warned against countries “bossing others around”. This was a clear reference to the US at the head of a global coalition increasingly exercised about China’s provocative behaviour. Xi also spoke of the dangers of “decoupling” global economies. He called for greater global integration. His speech to the Boao forum is more than usually significant this year. It marks an important statemen...

I Am 99: A Southern Resident Orca Story (Stillwater Press) by marine naturalist Keri Newman chronicles a young girl’s visit to Friday Harbour, Washington and her discovery of the orcas and their life on the brink of extinction. Marine naturalist Keri Newman, who lives in Rhode Island says her parents, gave her a book on the southern resident orcas when she was 14, inspiring her to enroll in marine biology after high school. I Am 99: A Southern Resident Orca Story (Stillwater Press) by marine...

Note: I take notes of books that I read slowly and comment on events and edit sentences that fit my style. I pa attention to researched documentaries and serious links I receive. The page is long and growing like crazy, and the sections I post contains a month-old events that are worth refreshing your memory. I heard a couple days ago that Israel relented from constructing another wall of shame on Lebanon’s borders: The announcement referred to Lebanon President steadfast complaint that ther...

BEIJING, Apr. 10 (Gwadar pro)-A report was published on April 8th by the Center for Global & Strategic Studies in review of a group discussion themed “Dialogue of Civilisations” jointly organised by a research center and the Communication University China (CUC). The necessity and route of civilisation dialogue, especially that between Pakistan and China, are highlighted.   The significance of dialogue holds far beyond a facilitator of daily conversation pursuant to the report. In today’s...

Much-anticipated orca exhibit opening at Royal B.C. Museum Opening April 16, Orcas: Our Shared Future, will take you into the lives of the orca populations of British Columbia, with a specific focus on the southern residents. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 10, 2021 10:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 10 Orcas: Our Shared Future is scheduled to run at the Royal B.C. Museum from April 16 to Jan. 9, 2022. (Royal BC Museum)

Efforts to advance biodiversity conservation in China is generally not well understood in the West. But with China set to host the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) this October, China’s conservation initiatives are likely to receive more attention. One of the most established NGOs in China’s conservation sector is the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), which was founded in 1985...

ONLINE: Why You Cant Teach United States History without American Indians Apr 21, 2021 3:00 PM April 7, 2021 media release: For too many students, teachers, and scholars of U.S. history, Native American history has been at best an add-on - a subject dealt with at the margins of other topics. This webinar brings together four dynamic scholars to talk together about the methods and questions that are challenging this marginalization and to show why you cant teach U.S. history without American Ind...

Share This The financial -- Bank of America announced that it has increased its $1 billion, four-year commitment to advance racial equality and economic opportunity to $1.25 billion over five years. This effort further accelerates work already underway to address racial equality and opportunity through direct actions, investments and work to catalyze similar efforts across the private sector. To date, the company has made more than $350 million in various investments from its initial $1 billi...

T he News on Sunday (TNS): 2021 marks 70 years of Pakistan-China relations. How do you describe this journey? What has made this relationship work? Ambassador Nong Rong (ANR): China and Pakistan, connected by mountains and rivers, share the same aspiration for peace and development. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan in 1951, the two countries have gone through 70 years of thick and thin hand in hand. China-Pakistan communications have gone beyond the cha...