Russia's State Duma approves bill revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty in first reading

STORY: Russia's State Duma approves bill revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty in first reading DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of State Duma sessions (source: Duma telegram) STORYLINE: Russia's lower house of parliament, or State Duma, approved a bill revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in the first reading, it said in a statement Tuesday. Russian lawmakers unanimously approved the bill on the de-ratification of the treaty, and Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin earlier noted that the bill could be considered in the final reading on Oct. 19. "For 23 years we have been waiting for the United States of America to ratify the treaty. But Washington used its double standards and irresponsible approach towards global security issues and still has not done that," Volodin said in a Telegram post. He said that Washington must finally understand that its hegemony will not lea

U.S. unabated cyberespionage activities highlight unbridled hegemony

STORY: U.S. unabated cyberespionage activities highlight unbridled hegemony DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S.-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Head of Harici Media, Türkiye 3. various of U.S.-related footage 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China 6. various of U.S.-related footage 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TUGHRAL YAMIN, Senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad STORYLINE: The latest investigation into the 2022 cyberattack on China's Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) has unequivocally pinpointed personnel from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) as the hand behind it. In 2022, the NPU fell victim to a cyberattack involving the utilization of 41 specialized cyber weapons to launch cyber theft operations over 1,000 time

Russia's foreign ministry calls U.S. military hegemony "evil of modern world"

STORY: Russia's foreign ministry calls U.S. military hegemony "evil of modern world" DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:19 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): CHEN TING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): MARIA ZAKHAROVA, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): CHEN TING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): MARIA ZAKHAROVA, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): CHEN TING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow "Recently, a report by the Xinhua Analytical Center 'US Military Hegemony: Origins, Facts and Dangers' was published in Beijing. What is the relevance of this Xinhua Think Tank publication today?" SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): MARIA ZAKHAROVA, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The indicator in the form of American terrible, colossal public debt, in my opinion, is one of the manifestations of the fact that, in pursuit for some kind of the world domination, they missed the

U.S. hegemony in Africa a tool for exploitation: Zimbabwean politician

STORY: U.S. hegemony in Africa a tool for exploitation: Zimbabwean politician DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the interview 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LINDA MASARIRA, President of Labor, Economists and African Democrats 3. various of Zimbabweans protesting against U.S. sanctions 4.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LINDA MASARIRA, President of Labor, Economists and African Democrats STORYLINE: A Zimbabwean party leader says the U.S. hegemony in Africa has been a catalyst for instability in the region. The remarks are made by Linda Masarira, president of Labor, Economists and African Democrats (LEAD), who also says that the U.S. hegemony becomes a tool for exploiting the resources of African countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LINDA MASARIRA, President of Labor, Economists and African Democrats "They try to pretend as if they are on 'peacemaking missions' but we all know that during those 'peacemaking missions' that they are talking about, they are busy

Emerging economies concerned about U.S. dollar hegemony, says analyst

STORY: Emerging economies concerned about U.S. dollar hegemony, says analyst DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: ISTANBUL CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. street views in Johannesburg 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SANT MANUKYAN, Analyst with Is Yatirim 3. street views related to BRICS in Johannesburg 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SANT MANUKYAN, Analyst with Is Yatirim 5. street views related to BRICS in Johannesburg 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): SANT MANUKYAN, Analyst with Is Yatirim STORYLINE: Developing nations are becoming more worried about the dominance of the U.S. dollar in the global financial system and are taking measures to tackle the issue. This is according to Sant Manukyan, an analyst with Is Yatirim, the investment banking arm of Isbank Group in Istanbul. He said the problem is not the dollar itself but the United States wielding the dollar as a tool of influence. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SANT MANUKYAN, Analyst with Is Yatirim "In fact, the issue that disturbs the countries here is

BRICS plays increasingly important role in int'l arena, says Turkish scholar

STORY: BRICS plays increasingly important role in int'l arena, says Turkish scholar DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BRICS countires 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Scholar with the Istanbul-based Marmara University 3. various of BRICS countries 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Scholar with the Istanbul-based Marmara University 5. various of BRICS countries 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Scholar with the Istanbul-based Marmara University 7. various of Johannesburg STORYLINE: BRICS countries are playing an increasingly important role in the international arena, with many countries intending to join the bloc, Baris Doster, a scholar with the Istanbul-based Marmara University, told Xinhua in a recent interview. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Scholar with the Istanbul-based Marmara University "We see the world's emerging economies, countries that are opposed to U.S. hegemony, coalescing around

Western countries manipulate concept of democracy through propaganda: Syrian official

STORY: Western countries manipulate concept of democracy through propaganda: Syrian official DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): BUTHAINA SHABAAN, Syria's Presidential Political Advisor STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): BUTHAINA SHABAAN, Syria's Presidential Political Advisor "While Western countries presented themselves as the only countries who present freedom, democracy, and human rights, it was certainly easy for them to try and insert these concepts in the minds of million of people all over the world by repeating billions of times through their propaganda. And here lied the danger. Global democracy became in their dictionary or liberal democracy became in their dictionary as the only acceptable 'democracy' and the only one that may be acknowledged by the West. Democracy became a cover page for their wars, hegemony, and color revolution." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

"Leadership" does not imply hegemony, Chinese delegation says at Shangri-La Dialogue

STORY: "Leadership" does not imply hegemony, Chinese delegation says at Shangri-La Dialogue DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:16 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Singapore 2. various of the press conference by Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIEUTENANT GENERAL JING JIANFENG, Deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIEUTENANT GENERAL JING JIANFENG, Deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIEUTENANT GENERAL JING JIANFENG, Deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIEUTENANT GENERAL JING JIANFENG, Deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LIEUTENANT GENERAL JING JIANFENG, Deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission STORYLINE: The Chinese de

African scholar warns of risks of zero-sum thinking

STORY: African scholar warns of risks of zero-sum thinking DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi 3. various of the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi STORYLINE: While talking about the act of power hegemony to push for decoupling from or breaking economic links with China, a Kenyan economist said it's a zero-sum game caused by old thinking of the Cold War era. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi "That takes me back to the old economics theories of a zero-sum game, that if you lose, I must gain, there's no way the both of us can gain. But I think the economic reality is nowadays that such competition does not need to be a zero-sum game. All of us can gain. If you look at the gains in productivity, the gains in trade, the gains in economic

U.S. dollar loses credibility as its hegemony backfires: Chilean expert

STORY: U.S. dollar loses credibility as its hegemony backfires: Chilean expert DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fed 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): CRISTIAN CANDIA, Chilean professor and researcher 3. various of the United States 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): CRISTIAN CANDIA, Chilean professor and researcher 5. various of the United States STORYLINE: A Chilean researcher said that as monetary abnormality in the U.S. increases, the world is losing confidence in the country's fiscal policies, though the U.S. dollar still remains an important currency for the time being. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): CRISTIAN CANDIA, Chilean professor and researcher "We are living in a moment of sharp monetary abnormality. Worldwide inflation is hitting the U.S. hard, because this has led the country to lose credibility in terms of the U.S. dollar being the currency of refuge. There is a high fiscal deficit in the United States, which makes its anti-inflation po

China's policies consolidate world stability: Syrian official

STORY: China's policies consolidate world stability: Syrian official DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the interview with Xinhua 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister 3. various of Iran and Saudi Arabia related footage 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister STORYLINE: A senior Syrian official said in a recent interview with Xinhua that China's policies, which respect international law and the sovereignty of states, consolidate world stability. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SOUSAN, Syrian assistant foreign minister "China's policy has always been distinguished by the fact that it respects international law, respects the sovereignty of states, and moves away from the logic of hegemony and arrogance. China is a country that does not have a colonial history. From this standpoint, we can deal with friends in China, and we are reassured that when China does something or takes a

Chinese envoy to UN calls for true multilateralism

STORY: Chinese envoy to UN calls for true multilateralism DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:26 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese/English): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations 5. various of delegates 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese/English): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations 7. various of delegates 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese/English): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations 9. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: China's permanent representative to the United Nations on Monday called on all countries to practice true multilateralism. The world is standing at a historic crossroads. Humanity is facing unprecedented global challenges. Acts of hegemony and bullying are causing colossal harm to the world. Bloc poli

U.S. by no means democratic given its hegemonic foreign policy: Egyptian expert

STORY: U.S. by no means democratic given its hegemonic foreign policy: Egyptian expert DATELINE: April 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOKHTAR GHOBASHY, Deputy chairman of Cairo-based Arab Center for Political and Strategic Studies STORYLINE: An Egyptian expert has said that, despite its attempt to masquerade as a "beacon of democracy" by convening the second so-called "Summit for Democracy," the United States is by no means democratic given its hegemony-based foreign policy. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOKHTAR GHOBASHY, Deputy chairman of Cairo-based Arab Center for Political and Strategic Studies "The U.S. policy is based on domination and hegemony. And it is a key part of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. When the United States deals with the world, it doesn't adopt democracy, nor does it observe the rules of international legitimacy or international law. The United States boasts of democracy as a way of ruling internally,

Xinhua Headlines: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

Xinhua Headlines: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

(230404) -- BEIJING, April 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People queue up outside the headquarters of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in Santa Clara, California, the United States, March 13, 2023. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

Xinhua Headlines: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

(230404) -- BEIJING, April 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

Xinhua Headlines: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

Xinhua Headlines: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

(230404) -- BEIJING, April 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows the exterior view of a First Republic Bank branch in Millbrae, California, the United States. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

Xinhua Headlines: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

(230404) -- BEIJING, April 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows a signage of Credit Suisse in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos

STORY: How U.S. dollar's hegemony creates global chaos DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICK MINFORD, Professor of Applied Economics at Cardiff University 3. various of the U.S. dollar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KARIM AL-OMDA, Professor with Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport 5. people waiting in front of a bank 6. people walking on the street 7. an exchange office 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID SUMUAL, Chief economist with PT Bank Central Asia Tbk. Indonesia 9. various of global economic trade related footage STORYLINE: Since the establishment of the Bretton Woods system in 1944, the U.S. dollar has been the global reserve currency. Since then, Washington has launched wars and leveled sanctions against any challenger to enforce the dollar's dominance. Experts have raised concerns that the hegemony of the U.S. dollar is the main source of instability and uncertaint

U.S. commits countless war crimes globally: Belgian scholar

STORY: U.S. commits countless war crimes globally: Belgian scholar DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ROLAND DELCOURT, Belgian writer and journalist STORYLINE: A Belgian scholar has said that so-called U.S. democracy only satisfies its own hegemonic interests, and the U.S. has committed countless war crimes around the world. SOUNDBITE (French): ROLAND DELCOURT, Belgian writer and journalist "For Americans, democracy is restricted to those countries that accept American hegemony. The problem is that countries that still accept American hegemony are shrinking like a trickle. Such democracy is only underpinned by their Five Eyes Alliance: Australia, Great Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, and European countries. Americans are like wolves in a sheepfold, slaughtering every sheep before taking one away. Just like what happened in Vietnam in the past, they have massacred a large number of civilians

Supply of western weapons prolongs Ukraine crisis, harms Europe: former Serbian diplomat

STORY: Supply of western weapons prolongs Ukraine crisis, harms Europe: former Serbian diplomat DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Europe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia 3. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia 5. various of the peace campaign 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia STORYLINE: Zivadin Jovanovic, former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia, has said the West isn't looking to stop the Ukraine crisis but to protract it to the benefit of its own interest and hegemony. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia "New deliveries of heavy weapons, tanks, artillery tools, and rockets were announced. A kind of 'coalition for the delivery of fighter planes' is being formed. Kie

U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain unipolar hegemony: Turkish analyst

STORY: U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain unipolar hegemony: Turkish analyst DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral STORYLINE: A Turkish analyst says the U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain its unipolar hegemony, noting that its operations undermine world peace and stability. Turker Erturk, who served as commander of the Turkish Naval Academy between 2008 and 2010, blamed Washington for willfully prolonging the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral "At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. emerged as the largest and only global power. And now, it makes various plans and conducts operations to maintain this unipolar world order. Our experiences are manifestations of this. The U.S. had invested much in this (crisis) to get Ukraine away from Russia and the crisis that started on Feb. 24 last year is escalating very seriously with

U.S. does not care about Ukraine but world hegemony: U.S. anti-war activist

STORY: U.S. does not care about Ukraine but world hegemony: U.S. anti-war activist DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERIC GARRIS, Director of Antiwar.com 3. various of Ukraine 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ERIC GARRIS, Director of Antiwar.com STORYLINE: A renowned U.S. anti-war activist says the U.S. administration's only solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict "is not to promote diplomacy," but rather to stoke them. Director of Antiwar.com Eric Garris says what the United States only cares about is world hegemony and defeating Russia. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERIC GARRIS, Director of Antiwar.com "The United States's involvement in the war in Ukraine is really an awful thing, not just because it's hurting Americans by taking so much money away from them to support arming another war, but the other problem is that the United States has succeeded in killing peace talks on multiple occasion

U.S. intervenes in other countries only for its own interest: expert

STORY: U.S. intervenes in other countries only for its own interest: expert DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 SHOTLIST: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS STORYLINE: A pakistani expert said the United States always tends to intervene in other countries on the pretext of promoting democracy and human rights, while cherishing ulterior motives like its own economic gains and military interest. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development "I think they've devised the tools to maintain that hegemony, if you look on ideological side. Number one, democracy, Western style of democracy. Number two, Western style of the human rights. Number three, Western style of the freedom of speech. But the real question is how they implement it. If some countries are following the narrative of U.S., if somebody's narrative is helping U.S. to achieve their interest, then everything is okay. But if other country is not following the instructions or di

Report released on U.S. hegemony and its perils

STORY: Report released on U.S. hegemony and its perils DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in the U.S. 2. various of U.S. military (file) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor, BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JAIME TAMAYO, Expert on international relations, University of Guadalajara in Mexico 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former investment banker at Wall Street STORYLINE: A report recently released seeks to expose the U.S. abuse of hegemony in the political, military, economic, financial, technological and cultural fields, by presenting the relevant facts. It also aims to draw greater international attention to the perils of the U.S. practices to world peace and stability and the well-being of all peoples. According to the report, since becoming the world's most powerful country, the United States has acted more boldly to interfere in the internal affai

Russian diplomacy to focus on ending Western hegemony: FM

STORY: Russian diplomacy to focus on ending Western hegemony: FM DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia's State Duma 2. various of Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking STORYLINE: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the country's upcoming new foreign policy concept will focus on terminating the West's monopoly in international affairs. International affairs should be determined not by the West's "selfish interests," but on "a fair, universal basis of a balance of interests as required by the UN Charter," Lavrov said at Russia's State Duma. "The United States and its allies are obsessed with a maniacal desire to revive the neo-colonial, unipolar world order to interfere with the objective process of the formation and rise of new world centers," he said. Washington and its allies are waging "an all-out hybrid war against Russia that has been prepared for many years" in order to defeat Russia on the b

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

(230212) -- CAIRO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2022 shows a shelf with a label of purchase restriction on milk at a supermarket in Tunis, Tunisia. (Xinhua/Xu Supei)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

(230212) -- CAIRO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man shops at a second-hand goods market in Ankara, Türkiye, Dec. 6, 2022. Buying and selling second-hand goods has become popular in Türkiye as consumers are looking for affordable used products amid the country's economic woes and soaring inflation. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

(230212) -- CAIRO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man passes a foreign exchange office in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

(230212) -- CAIRO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past a store in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. unilateral sanctions, dollar hegemony compound woes of Mideast countries

(230212) -- CAIRO, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at an earthquake-hit site in Latakia, Syria, Feb. 10, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

Environment group sets up 6,000 dolls in Earth Summit protest

Environment group sets up 6,000 dolls in Earth Summit protest

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The international environmental organization Friends of The Earth (FOE) sets up 6,000 paper dolls near the venue of the Earth Summit in Johannesburg on Sept. 1 to protest the ''hegemony'' of big enterprises. FOE said the 1-meter-high paper dolls represent ordinary citizens and paid poor South Africans to make them.

Takaaki Kato

Takaaki Kato

Born Jan. 3, 1860 and died Jan. 28, 1926. Kato served as Japan's 24th prime minister, from June 11, 1924 to Jan. 28, 1926. When serving as foreign minister in the cabinet of Shigenobu Okuma in January 1915, Kato sent the so-called ''21 demands'' to China, arousing fierce opposition both at home and abroad over Japan's attempt to secure hegemony over China. Kato's cabinet achieved the passage of the Universal Manhood Suffrage Law in April 1925, which granted the vote to all male citizens over the age of 25.

Russian parliament leader rebukes U.S. for containing others

STORY: Russian parliament leader rebukes U.S. for containing others DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 15th plenary session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's Parliamentary Assembly (CSTO PA) held in Moscow (Source: State Duma) STORYLINE: Noting that the world should be multi-polar, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has said the United States, instead, attempts to restrain the development of other countries to maintain its hegemony. Volodin made the remarks Monday at the 15th plenary session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's Parliamentary Assembly (CSTO PA) held in Moscow. He said Washington and its Western allies use various methods, including illegal sanctions, blackmailing, intimidating, inflating conflicts, in a bid to destroy other countries' traditional values, history, culture and religion. Volodin stressed that in the face of the challenges and threats, the CSTO member states

Period of West-dominated world is ending: Putin

STORY: Period of West-dominated world is ending: Putin DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Putin at the plenary session of the 19th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club STORYLINE: The historical period of boundless Western domination in world affairs is coming to an end and the unipolar world is becoming the past, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The West aims to maintain hegemony on global economy and politics with so-called "rules" they created, Putin said at the plenary session of the 19th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in the Moscow region on Thursday. However, as soon as non-Western states, including Asian countries, began to benefit from globalization, the West immediately changed or fully abolished many of those rules, he stressed. The West is unable to rule humanity single-handedly despite their attempts to do so and "the majority of nations no longer want to put up with this,"

Pakistani expert says U.S. backstage manipulator of global food crisis

STORY: Pakistani expert says U.S. backstage manipulator of global food crisis DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the interview STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert has said that the United States is the backstage manipulator of the global food crisis. Mir Mohammad Ali Khan, a former Wall Street investment banker, points out that the global food security issue has been manipulated by the U.S. for pursuing its hegemony and making profits. SOUNDBITE (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former Wall Street investment banker "Food, it's a very debatable question if the food prices are controlled. Food prices could be controlled region-wide, in my view. Food prices cannot be controlled worldwide by one entity or one country. Problem comes in when you start to import from another country, then your choice of setting prices is abolished. You have surrendered to the exporter to create a food imbalance through wars, through Machiavellian tactics. America c

U.S. is saboteur of world peace: former Brazilian President

STORY: U.S. is saboteur of world peace: former Brazilian President DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. Capitolvarious of UN HeadquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian Presidentvarious of U.S. armySOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian Presidentvarious of EU STORYLINE: Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that the U.S. undermines world peace as it seeks to maintain hegemony by waging wars. She made the remarks in a video speech as activities were held worldwide on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, which falls on Sept. 21. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian President "In fact, what emerged was a unipolar world, commanded by hegemonism, which rapidly increased the number of conflicts across all continents, staging wars and coups. Indeed the world has never been so dangerous. From 1945 to 1991, the U.S. was involved in 17 military operations

U.S. takes advantage of global food, energy crisis: scholar

STORY: U.S. takes advantage of global food, energy crisis: scholar DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobivarious of a petrol stationvarious of grains STORYLINE: A Nairobi-based scholar has said the global food and energy crisis benefits the U.S., which seeks to maintain hegemony. SOUNDBITE (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi "I think to a large extent, I would say that the U.S. is certainly benefiting from the oil crisis that we have today. There's shortage. There are just people who are manipulating, taking advantage of the situation, when the price is high. If the world is trading in the dollar, then it means that any sanction on Russia benefits the U.S. and benefits the agricultural production. The balance of trade, you know, essentially is skewed to

Fighting terrorism a tool for U.S. to implement hegemony: Afghan expert

STORY: Fighting terrorism a tool for U.S. to implement hegemony: Afghan expert DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kabul 2. various of the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): NAJIBULLAH JAMI, Professor, Kabul University 4. various of Kabul 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): NAJIBULLAH JAMI, Professor, Kabul University STORYLINE: In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Najibullah Jami, an Afghan political expert and Kabul University professor, said that fighting terrorism has been a tool used by the United States to strengthen its hegemony. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): NAJIBULLAH JAMI, Professor, Kabul University "Terrorism in general is a phenomenon that U.S. has different definitions due to their political interests and goals. U.S. has been using terrorism as a tool to invade and defeat free nations to ensure its interests." Following the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington D.C., the United States accused Afghanistan of harboring Osama Bin Laden, the leader o

GLOBALink | U.S. manipulations behind so-called global food crisis: Turkish expert

STORY: U.S. manipulations behind so-called global food crisis: Turkish expert DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of global food crisis in various countries 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): CIHAT YAYCI, Retired Turkish admiral 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): CIHAT YAYCI, Retired Turkish admiral 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): CIHAT YAYCI, Retired Turkish admiral STORYLINE: A Turkish expert said that the global food security issue has been consciously manipulated by the United States for pursuing its hegemony and making profits. Cihat Yayci, a retired Turkish admiral spoke to Xinhua about the global food security issue, which was aggravated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): CIHAT YAYCI, Retired Turkish admiral "It seems like there are some manipulations to strengthen and mobilize the economies of big powers that have fallen for some reasons, including the pandemic, by taking some actions to restrict the food supply and the supply of agricultu

GLOBALink | U.S. hegemony is root cause of immigration problems: Pakistani expert

A Pakistani expert has said the American hegemony is the root cause of immigration problems, which has led to many human rights crises. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

U.S. hegemony is root cause of immigration problems: Pakistani expert

STORY: U.S. hegemony is root cause of immigration problems: Pakistani expert DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former investment banker at Wall Street 2. various of White House 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former investment banker at Wall Street STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert has said the American hegemony is the root cause of immigration problems, which has led to many human rights crises. Mir Mohammad Ali Khan, a former investment banker at Wall Street said the immigration problems are related to long-term hegemony of the United States in Latin America and other regions of the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former investment banker at Wall Street "America causes wars, creates displacement, creates immigration crisis. That has directly led to human rights crisis. And then they (the U.S.) tell us that 'we are not treating these refugees,' right? This hypocrisy

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

(220823) -- CAIRO, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cars wait to be refueled at a gas station at night before the price of petrol rises again in Ankara, Türkiye, June 7, 2022. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

(220823) -- CAIRO, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man sells sweets for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr at a market in Damascus, Syria, on April 26, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

(220823) -- CAIRO, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man is seen outside a foreign exchange office in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Aug. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

(220823) -- CAIRO, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 6, 2022. (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

(220823) -- CAIRO, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in central Israeli city of Ramla, Aug. 17, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

(220823) -- CAIRO, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a foreign exchange office in Cairo, Egypt, on March 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes to Mideast countries amid serious inflation

(220823) -- CAIRO, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 9, 2022 shows pickles at a market in Tunis, Tunisia. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes for Mideast countries amid serious inflation

STORY: U.S. financial hegemony adds economic woes for Mideast countries amid serious inflation DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): LI RUI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA GHABOURA, Beirut resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): KAYA ARDIC, Scholar in international trade at Piri Reis University in Istanbul 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic) Karim Al-Omda, Cairo-based economic expert and professor with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LI RUI, Xinhua correspondent "The United States has abused the hegemony of the U.S. dollar to play monetary easing and tightening for its own sake, which leads to turmoil in the world economy. Countries in the Middle East are facing severe inflation, soaring commodity prices, largely depreciating local currencies, and capital outflow." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA GHABOURA, Beirut resident "The situation is very bad this year. Prices are

U.S. violates human rights willfully, acting with arrogance and hegemony: Iraqi politician

STORY: U.S. violates human rights willfully, acting with arrogance and hegemony: Iraqi politician DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Dr. KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party 2. various of Iraq and Afghanistan STORYLINE: An Iraqi politician has said that the U.S. uses economic sanctions on other countries to achieve its political goals, and exercises arrogance and hegemony and violates human rights by any standard. Kawa Mahmoud, secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party, said that no one should be exempted from the consequences of human rights violations. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Dr. KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party "It (The U.S.) carried out a lot of military interventions away from the resolutions of the United Nations, and this is what happened in Afghanistan and in Iraq. It appeared that weapons of mass destruction did not exist in Iraq,