Today in News History
On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 868, Ali al-Hadi, the tenth Imam of Shia Islam (born 829) passed away. In 947, Zhang Li, official of the Liao Dynasty passed away. In 1900, Boxer Rebellion: China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi. In 1916, Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (died 2018) was born. In 1940, World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France. In 1947, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, judge, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1965, Yang Liwei, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut was born. In 1992, Li Xiannian, Chinese captain and politician, 3rd President of the People's Republic of China (born 1909) passed away. In 1992, Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, Bangladeshi poet, author, and playwright (born 1956) passed away. In 1992, Hussein El Shahat, Egyptian professional footballer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
China’s Iran strategy an exercise in power without projection
The spectacle of US President Donald Trump thanking China for staying “neutral” with regard to the US-Israeli war against Iran would have been unthinkable a year ago. Yet at the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, he credited Beijing – alongside Moscow – with preventing a full-blown catastrophe. His observation that China “could have sent in an oil ship with six destroyers alongside of it, on each side” but chose restraint, captured the essence of Beijing’s strategic...
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