Second Trump assassination attempt amid presidential election
Let’s continue to explore the under-reported sides of news this week.
What You May Have Missed This Week
1. Suspect in custody following second apparent assassination attempt on Trump
“Former United States President Donald Trump says he is “safe and well” after what authorities said appeared to be a second assassination attempt on the Republican presidential candidate.”
2. Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai
“Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. on Monday, according to the Shanghai meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with the maximum wind force near its center reaching 42 meters per second, churned ashore at the Lingang area of Shanghai's Pudong District.”
3. China urges Philippines to stop hyping up situation after Philippine vessel leaves Xianbin Jiao
“China urges the Philippines to stop hyping up the situation and work with China to uphold the seriousness and effectiveness of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, Liu Dejun, a spokesperson for the China Coast Guard, said in a statement on Sunday.”
4. Politico - Why Biden’s multibillion-dollar plan to build America’s next tech powerhouses is getting starved
“A Biden administration program aimed to pour billions of dollars into technologies of the future in the U.S. heartland. Instead, it’s been starved by Congress and potentially destined to stay that way.”
5. How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing the death penalty
“A military court in Congo, one of Africa’s largest countries, has convicted three Americans and dozens of others of taking part in a coup attempt and imposed “the harshest penalty, that of death. The court convicted the 37 defendants, including the three Americans and imposed the death penalty in a verdict delivered by presiding judge Maj. Freddy Ehuma at an open-air military court proceeding.”
6. Reports on China - US to spend $1.6 billion on anti-China propaganda, PLUS Mehdi Hasan debate and more
“The U.S. government has passed a US$1.6 billion bill that aims to spread anti-China propaganda internationally, earmarking $325 million a year until the year 2027 to quote-unquote “counter the malign influence” of China around the world. That will mean that media outlets across the globe will be further incentivised to create and publish anti-China misinformation and lies aimed at slowing the country’s peaceful development.”
7. BreakThrough News- The Real Chinese ‘Threat’: Lifting 850 Million Out of Poverty
“China dominates the headlines of U.S. newspapers and broadcast networks, yet there’s total silence about the biggest story to have ever come out of China. 850 million people have been lifted out of poverty in the last few decades. China previously had nearly 3/4 of the world’s impoverished people, and now it is virtually zero — an unprecedented feat.”
Jingjing’s Highlights in This Week
1. Why is there a growing global interest in socialism?
At the 14th World Socialism Forum in Beijing from September 9-10, I spoke to socialists from different continents to find out why there's a growing interest in understanding and studying Marxism and socialism.
2. US senator forcing Intel’s chief trade officer to slander China
3. The reason Denmark is crucial to US imperialism
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