6-20-20, At the highest altitude, the Lalin Railway Tibetan Yarlung Tsangpo River double-line bridge cast-in-place main girder was successfully completed. The Tibet-Mu-Yarlung Tsangpo River Double-Lane Special Bridge is located in Garcha County, Tibet Autonomous Region, spanning the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Totalling 525.1m, the main arch span of 430m, is the longest span of any concrete-filled steel pipe arch bridges in the world today. At present, the 47 tunnels of Lalin Railway are all connected, and the main structure of 120 bridges have been completed and are expected to be opened to traffic next year.
UK tells telcos to stockpile Huawei gear
UK tells telcos to stockpile Huawei gear in face of U.S. sanctions – letter 6-19-20 Just hang on for 5 more months and things will be OK. https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/uk-tells-telcos-to-stockpile-huawei-gear-in-face-of-u-s-sanctions-letter Huawei is expected to receive planning permission this week to build a $494.24 million R&D centre in Sawston village for researching and developing chips for use in broadband in UK. https://skugal.org/huawei-to-receive-planning-permission-to-build-us494m-facility-in-uk-report/ https://skugal.org/huawei-to-receive-planning-permission-to-build-us494m-facility-in-uk-report/
China charges two Canadians with spying
The Dandong procuratorate in East China’s Liaoning Province on Friday initiated a public prosecution of Canadian national Michael Spavor for stealing sensitive intelligence from China.
A branch court of People’s Procuratorate of Beijing Municipality has initiated a public prosecution of Michael John Kovrig, former Canadian diplomat, for stealing sensitive information from China.
Trudeau says he’s ‘disappointed’ after China charges two Canadians with spying https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-disappointed-spavor-kovrig-1.5619084 More disappointments coming.
The heads of four organizations overseen by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) fired
The heads of four organizations overseen by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were all dismissed Wednesday night — a move likely to heighten concerns that new Trump-appointed CEO Michael Pack intends to turn the agency into a political arm of the administration. The heads of Middle East Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and the Open Technology Fund were all ousted, Four of the most Anti-China machines.6-18-20 Watch Trump does a Nixon. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/17/media/us-agency-for-global-media-michael-pack/index.html
China Eastern Airlines announced its “fly free weekend”
China Eastern Airlines announced its “fly free weekend” on Thurs, encouraging travel amid the COVID19 pandemic. Passengers can fly China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines for an “unlimited” amount of times to major Chinese cities on any weekend in 2020 with the ticket.The tickets are available on the China Eastern Airlines APP at a special price of 3,322 yuan ($469.61). Each passenger can only purchase a maximum of 10 tickets.
China’s e-commerce giant JD reported sales up 20% y-o-y,
China’s e-commerce giant reported sales of 239.2 billion yuan ($33.8 billion) since its “618” sales kicked off on Jun 1, up 20% y-o-y, despite the impact of COVID19.
JD.com (9618), China’s second-largest e-commerce company, was trading a premium of 6 percent in gray markets last night ahead of its Hong Kong market debut, meaning investors could make a paper gain of around HK$678 per lot.
The Nasdaq-listed company has raised HK$29.77 billion after pricing its secondary listing at HK$226 apiece. The retail portion of the deal was oversubscribed by 178 times, with more than 396,000 investors placing orders. That means retail investors who subscribed 40 board lots of new shares could allot one board lot at average.
India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway elected non-permanent members of Security Council
India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway elected non-permanent members of Security Council 6-18-20 Canada out in first round, don’t need another mouthpiece for US. http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1191995.shtml
All import trades from China to Turkey on Thursday were settled in renminbi
All import trades from China to Turkey on Thursday were settled in renminbi for the first time under a previous agreement with PBoC, according to the Turkish central bank on Friday.
African group of 54 nations to investigate US
The U.N. Human Rights Council resumed this week with what it billed as an “urgent debate on racism, alleged police brutality and violence against protesters.” The African Group, a U.N. regional body composed of 54 African member states, requested the meeting, saying it would be “inconceivable” for the council not to address what it described as a worldwide problem.
African countries are reportedly also circulating a draft resolution that demands an investigation into U.S. police violence and racism. 6-17-20 https://thehill.com/policy/international/503202-george-floyds-brother-calls-on-united-nations-to-study-police-brutality
Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke on the phone with his Indian counterpart, Foreign Minister Jaishankar
6-17-20, Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke on the phone with his Indian counterpart, Foreign Minister Jaishankar.
Wang Yi said that on the evening of June 15, the Indian frontline border guard forces brazenly broke the consensus reached at the two sides’ military chiefs’ meeting in the Galwan Valley. When the situation on the ground had already eased, they once again deliberately provoked and even violently attacked officers and soldiers of the Chinese side who were on their way to negotiate across the Line of Actual Control. This led to violent physical confrontations, resulting in injuries and deaths. This adventurous act by the Indian army is a serious violation of the agreements reached between the two countries on the border issue and a grave breach of the basic norms of international relations. Again, a strong protest to the Indian side. We demand that the Indian side conduct a thorough investigation into the matter, punish those responsible, strictly control the frontline troops and immediately cease all provocative actions. to ensure that such incidents do not recur. The Indian side must not misjudge the current situation and must not underestimate China’s firm will to safeguard its territorial sovereignty.
Loss of soldiers in Galwan deeply disturbing and painful https://zeenews.india.com/india/loss-of-soldiers-in-galwan-deeply-disturbing-and-painful-rajnath-singh-after-20-army-personnel-martyred-in-india-china-clash-2290419.html
‘China did not enter our territory, no posts taken’: Modi at all-party meet on Ladakh clash
6-19-20 Exactly as the Chinese claim. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chinese-troops-did-not-enter-our-territory-says-pm-modi-at-all-party-meeting-on-ladakh-standoff/story-QGgGUyL3sVRYB7mp3Y8bBI.html
Soldiers’ deaths ‘won’t be in vain,’ Modi says 6-17-20 But they were. https://hk.appledaily.com/us/20200617/KIZXFL5SSQFNWNWFMOIJCBZKYI/
Ladakh Cong councillor booked over ‘seditious phone conversation’6-20-20 This guy is so eager to get a war started. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ladakh-po
‘No restrictions on using firearms’: India gives soldiers freedom 6-21-20 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-restrictions-on-firearms-india-gives-soldiers-freedom-along-lac-in-extraordinary-times/story-pCcFAcSAkMRschq50Tom1L.html
Oh you look so tough.