China

1989: Tiananmen Square ‘Massacre’ Was a Myth

June 5, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Censorship and Propaganda, China

by Dierdre Griswold, published on International Action Center, June 3, 2023 The article below was first published June 29, 2011, following a release from WikiLeaks confirming that U.S. media claims of a “massacre” in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989 were false. How many times have we been told that the U.S. is an “open” society and the media are[…]

China’s Report on U.S. Cyber Attacks Only Scratches Surface of Washington’s Impunity

May 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, China, Cyber Weapons, Imperialism, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy

by Danny Haiphong, published on Black Agenda Report, May 10, 2023 Originally published inCGTN . China has been the victim of US espionage and cyber attacks, despite claims that it is “stealing” US technology. U.S. political leaders and media analysts often hype “threats” from abroad in order to justify an increasingly aggressive foreign policy. China is now considered a top “threat”[…]

Protests Erupt Against U.S. Military Exercises and Expansion of U.S. Military Footprint in The Philippines

May 7, 2023 UNAC Editor Asia, Asia Pivot, China, Japan, Taiwan, The Philippines, U.S. Aggression

by Jeremy Kuzmarov, published on CovertAction Magazine, May 2, 2023 Filipinos Don’t Want to Be Used as a “Footstool for American Power Projection and Provocation” Says Filipino Peace Activist This past month, more than 3,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers participated in a three-week live-fire military exercise called Balikatan, which included a drill to blow up a mock Chinese warship in[…]

Taiwan—A Pawn for U.S. War on China

April 30, 2023 UNAC Editor Asia Pivot, China, Taiwan

by Sara Flounders, published in CovertAction Magazine, April 27, 2023 While the U.S.-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine continues unabated, the U.S. is preparing at breakneck speed for war with China, using Taiwan as the excuse. Taiwan, like Ukraine, is a pawn. The military and economic threats on both China and Russia are a desperate bid to quash the emergence[…]

Imperialist Relations are Never Based on ‘Trust’

April 19, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Cost of War, Imperial Wars, Imperialism, Interview, US Meddling in Europe, Whistleblowers

Journalist Wang Wenwen Interviews Sara Flounders, published by Global Times, April 13, 2023 Editor’s Note: The recent leak of highly classified Pentagon documents is yet another proof that the US is the world’s No.1 spying empire. Washington spies not only on its perceived adversaries, but also its allies, which puts the US’ foreign relations in jeopardy. How will the leak[…]

Blinken Can’t Reschedule His Trip to China After Canceling

April 13, 2023 UNAC Editor China, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Dave DeCamp, published on Antiwar.com, April 5, 2023 Secretary of State Antony Blinken is looking to reschedule his trip to China that he canceled over the Chinese balloon that wound up floating over the US, but Beijing is rebuffing the effort, POLITICO reported Wednesday. The POLITICO report said China has effectively frozen high-level contacts with US officials. An unnamed[…]

U.S. Uses Taiwan As a Pawn in War For China

April 6, 2023 UNAC Editor Asia Pivot, Censorship and Propaganda, China, Global Economics, Japan, Taiwan, The Philippines

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, April 4, 2023 While the U.S.-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine continues unabated, the U.S. is preparing at breakneck speed for war with China, using Taiwan as the excuse. Taiwan, like Ukraine, is a pawn. The military and economic threats on both China and Russia are a desperate bid to quash the emergence[…]

US War Planners Court China’s Neighbors. What Would Buddha Say?

April 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Asia, Asia Pivot, Belt and Road, China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, US Foreign Bases

by Wei Yu and Marcy Winograd, April 4, 2023 The US continues to seek new asing agreements with small countries in the Far East, to pursue their reckless illegal attempts to “contain” China. [jb] As the Pentagon steps up its war games in the Asia Pacific, Defense News reports the US Army has a logistical problem with waging a future[…]

“Provoked” NATO Expansion, “Unprovoked” Ukraine War, and the Dire “China Threat”

April 3, 2023 Judith Bello China, NATO, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine

by Felix Abt, published on CovertAction Magazine, March 15, 2023 Claims made by transatlantic politicians and their media partners turn reality upside down—and would baffle even George Orwell. U.S. President Joe Biden, Western politicians and their media partners agree that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “unprovoked.” The president of the country notorious for its numerous unprovoked wars of aggression called[…]

The Worst Deal Ever – Australia To Pay U.S. For Nuclear Insecurity

March 27, 2023 UNAC Editor Australia, China, Nuclear Weapons, US Foreign Bases, US Foreign Policy, Weapons Sales

by Bernhard, published on Moon of Alabama, March 15, 2023 Interesting analysis from Bernhard regarding the AUKUS Submarines deal. It would appear that Europe isn’t the only place where the U.S. is actively undermining allies for short term gain. [jb] In the last week’s review I mentioned the AUKUS deal. It was first announced in September 2021. Back then I[…]