China

Making Taiwan the Ukraine of the East

February 19, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Taiwan

by Vijay Prashad, published on Consortium News, February 9, 2023 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines met with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Malacañang Palace in Manila on Feb. 2, where they agreed to expand the U.S. military presence in the country. In a joint statement, the two governments agreed to “announce their plans to accelerate the full implementation of[…]

China Balloon is Pretext for U.S. Provocation

February 10, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Propaganda, US Hypocrisy

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, February 8, 2023 An errant balloon from China sent the U.S. into a frenzy of fear and hatred. The president, congress, and corporate media all made sure that a harmless incident was viewed in the worst light possible. The People’s Republic of China has a space program. They have a space station where[…]

Imperialism vs. the Brazen Balloon

February 9, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Propaganda, US Hypocrisy, Weaponized Information

by Editor at Workers World, February 7, 2023 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “brazen incursion.” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre called it “a clear violation of our sovereignty.” Not to be outdone, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that “China’s brazen disregard for U.S. sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed, and President Biden cannot be[…]

Winds of New Cold War Howling in the Arctic Circle

January 31, 2023 UNAC Editor Capitalism, China, Europe, Global Economics, Imperial greed, Indigenous peoples, NATO, Resource Wars

by Vijay Prashad, produced by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and published on Consortium News, January 17, 2023 In 1996, the eight countries on the Arctic rim — Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States — formed the Arctic Council, a journey that began in 1989 when Finland approached the other countries to hold a discussion about[…]

Top Marine General In Japan Bluntly Describes US Is “Setting The Theatre” For Future War With China

January 31, 2023 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, China, Global Alliances, Imperialism, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, War and Weapons

by Tyler Durden, published on Zero Hedge, January 10, 2023 U.S. facilitating militarization of Japan. Reckless talk by high level U.S. General. What choice do they leave the Chinese? [jb] The top Marine Corps General for Japan this week issued some very revealing statements in an interview focused on countering China in the Financial Times. Despite Chinese leadership insisting that[…]

Mass Slaughter, Britain’s Invasion of Tibet

January 19, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, China, Imperialism, Indigenous peoples, Tibet

by Emily Zhou and Nury Vittachi, published on New Cold War, December 12, 2022 This topic may touch a nerve with some, and I don’t usually publish pieces about wars that happened 100+ years ago. But, this is so interesting because I have never heard it before, and it places the story we normally hear about the Chinese incorporation of[…]

Japan Rearms Under Washington’s Pressure − a Wake-up Call to the Antiwar Movement

December 29, 2022 UNAC Editor Asia, China, Japan, U.S. Aggression

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, December 28, 2022 The Dec. 16 announcement by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of a new defense strategy, while doubling military spending by 2027 to implement it, is the largest defense shake-up in decades and a wake-up call to the antiwar movement. The decision includes openly acquiring offensive weapons and reshaping its military[…]

US Chip War Hurts Taiwan

December 5, 2022 UNAC Editor China, Economic Blockade, Global Trade, New Cold War, Taiwan, Trade Wars, TradeWars

by Uriel Araujo, published on InfoBRICS, December 5, 2022 Once settled in the US, TSMC will have to pay higher wages and deal with U.S. constraints. It will once and for all lose it’s previous main buyer, Huawei. So yes, Taiwan will lose, but the US may not win. This imperial initiative to control critical resources may well result in[…]

U.S. Twin Billionaire Parties win 2022 Elections: How the System Really Works

November 17, 2022 UNAC Editor Capitalism, China, Political Analysis, Political Corruption, US Military, US Politics

by Jeff Mackler, November 16, 2022 The 2022 U.S. midterm elections witnessed the twin parties of the ruling rich spending an unprecedented but nevertheless relatively paltry sum of $18 billion to determine which wing of capital will steal the lion’s share of the nation’s wealth created by working people. I say paltry because the stakes to the super rich in[…]

Scholz’s China Trip Raises Hackles

November 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, China, Economic Collapse, Germany

by M. K. Bhadrakumar, published on Indian Punchline, November 5, 2022 German diplomacy presented a riveting sight of “counterpoint” with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hosting her G7 partners in Münster on November 3-4 even as Chancellor Olaf Sholz was emplaning from Berlin on a one-day visit to Beijing. The photo-op showed the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken flanking Baerbock[…]