Let’s continue to explore the under-reported sides of news this week.
Jingjing’s Highlights in This Week
1. "All we hear about China from Western media are rumors!"
I visited the Shaanxi Grand Mosque in Yining City with fellow Arab journalists and interacted with the Muslim community there. Here's what they want to say:
2. U.S. delegation praises China-Eurasia Expo: A win-win for the world
The eighth China-Eurasia Expo kicked off on June 26 in Urumqi, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, drawing over 1,900 participants from 50 countries, regions, and international organizations to showcase 6,000 varieties of products.
What You May Have Missed This Week
1. Watch the first 2024 presidential debate in 3 minutes
“Watch highlights from the first 2024 presidential debate, which had President Joe Biden facing off against former President Donald Trump in Atlanta.”
2. Politico - How Trump played a key role in Biden’s debate disaster
“Over the course of the 90-minute debate, the president was repeatedly upstaged by Donald Trump, who took control from the outset by unleashing an onslaught of invectives that Biden could not match.”
3. Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace
“Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on Wednesday evening and a general was arrested after President Luis Arce slammed a "coup" attempt against the government and called for international support.”
4. China Intercepts Submarine Detectors Dropped by US Aircraft in South China Sea
“China intercepted submarine detectors dropped by a U.S. aircraft in waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea, a habitat known for its dolphin population.”
5. SCMP - China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe brought back 1.9kg of rock samples, space agency says
“The lunar rock samples were handed over to the Chinese Academy of Sciences at a ceremony in Beijing on Friday, three days after the Chang’e-6 returned to Earth from its historic mission.”
6. Voting ends in Iran's 14th presidential election
“Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said the spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters, Mohsen Eslami. He made the remarks in a live interview with Iran's state-run IRIB TV, noting that although the polling stations' doors were closed, people who had come before the end of the voting process and were waiting for their turn, could still cast their ballots.”
7. Tricontinental - There Is No Such Thing as a Small Nuclear War
“Today, a nuclear-armed NATO and a nuclear-armed Russia are in direct conflict in Ukraine. Instead of taking steps to bring this war to an end, NATO has made several new announcements in recent months that threaten to escalate the situation into a still more serious conflict with the potential to spill beyond Ukraine’s borders. It is no exaggeration to say that this conflict has created the greatest threat to world peace since the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962).”
8. Belly of The Beast Cuba - What do Cubans Think of Russian Ships in Havana?
“Trump and Biden rejected Obama’s opening in favor of a return to the Cold War policy of economic warfare. Under siege from the U.S, Cuba has sought support from its allies. We ask Cubans what they think about the visit of the Russian and the U.S.’s policies toward Cuba.”
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