Posts Tagged ‘Nanjing’

180th Anniversary: How Hongkongers Should Understand the Treaty of Nanjing

Commentary August 29 marked the 180th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing, which ceded Hong Kong to Britain. Pro-establishment supporters and media took this opportunity to reiterate stereotyped propaganda, such as weak countries have no diplomacy, the British government has been brainwashing Hong Kong people throughout its rule, Hongkongers must get rid […]

Regardless the vote, odds are against Britain leaving EU

     The Brexit vote shows that a majority of the British voters understand that the UK government represents interests other than the interests of the British people. As difficult as the British know it is to hold their own government to account, they understand they have no prospect whatsoever of holding the EU government to […]

Regardless the vote, odds are against Britain leaving EU

     The Brexit vote shows that a majority of the British voters understand that the UK government represents interests other than the interests of the British people. As difficult as the British know it is to hold their own government to account, they understand they have no prospect whatsoever of holding the EU government to […]

Iran insists on keeping Intifada alive

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement Ramadan Abdullah in Tehran on Tuesday stressed the necessity for the Palestinian people to continue Intifada against Israeli occupiers powerfully. “Intifada is an important opportunity for Palestine and you should endeavor to keep this stream alive and God […]

‘It remains our belief’: US insists rebels downed MH17 with BUK missile, ignores Dutch report

Briefing journalists at the State department, spokesman Mark Toner welcomed “the important findings” of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB), which he said, “validated” the US theory that the Malaysia-bound flight carrying nearly 300 passengers was downed “by a BUK surface-to-air missile” from “separatist-controlled territory.” On Tuesday, spokesman Toner confirmed that Washington stood by “our belief”, […]

Pacific quest: Solar pilot prepares for toughest leg

Team members walk next to the aircraft Solar Impulse 2, as Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard taxis the plane after landing at Nanjing’s Lukou International Airport in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province in April 2015 Strapped into a seat in a tiny one-man cabin, Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg will have to endure extraordinary conditions as […]

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