Philippines

Philippine Ambassador Raises Spectre of Nuclear War with China

July 30, 2024 UNAC Editor China, Cold War, Nuclear War, The Philippines, US Foreign Policy

by Peter Symonds, published on the World Socialist Web Site, Jun 27, 2024 The Philippine ambassador to Washington has warned of the danger of a US-led nuclear war against China as tensions intensify over the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels seeking to take supplies and materials to[…]

Reuters Exposes Washington’s Global Disinformation Campaign: The Rest of the Story

June 30, 2024 UNAC Editor Press Freedom, Propaganda, Soft Power Imperialism, Thailand, The Philippines

by Brian Berletic, published on The Struggle/La Lucha, June 18, 2024 In a recent article, Reuters confirms what many knew for years, that the United States government and its various departments and agencies have been conducting global disinformation campaigns targeting nations it seeks to undermine, and whose governments it seeks to overthrow. Washington was Deliberately Harming American “Allies” The article titled, “Pentagon[…]

‘The Rule of Law Says That the Islands are Chinese’

April 25, 2024 Judith Bello China, International Law, The Philippines

Global Times interviews Anthony Carty, published April 6, 2024 GT Editor’s Note: The recent tensions between China and the Philippines have been flared up by the Philippines to make illegal claims over South China Sea islands and maritime rights. Nonetheless, a book written by Anthony Carty (Carty), an Irish professor of international law and now a visiting professor at the[…]

U.S. Attacks China for Opposing Japan’s Radioactive Water Release

September 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Japan, Nuclear Power

by Barry Shephard, published on Socialist Action, September 11, 2023 China isn’t the only country worried about the release of radioactive water from Fukushima’s cooling pools into the Pacific. [jb] Reflecting Washington’s charges, a lurid article in the September 1 New York Times is headlined “Bending Truth, China Stokes Ire Against Japan.” The gist of the article is that the[…]

‘The Leading Class in the Philippine Revolution is the Proletariat’

August 13, 2023 UNAC Editor Labor Struggles, Philippines

By Phoebe De Padua, published on Workers World, August 9, 2023 This slightly edited talk was presented July 31 on the Workers World Party webinar titled “Lenin and the working class.” Go to youtube.com/watch?v=bNLB1b3tFKY to view the entire webinar. Warm and militant greetings, comrades! I am very glad to be part of this important and relevant webinar presented by Workers[…]

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[…]

“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[…]

Supporting New U.S. bases in the Philippines Isn’t an Option

March 22, 2023 UNAC Editor Asia, Asia Pivot, The Philippines, US Foreign Bases, US Military

by Bernadette Ellorin and Azadeh Shahshahani, published in The Progressive, March 20, 2023 The Philippines remains the largest recipient of U.S. military aid in the Indo-Pacific region, having received more than $1.14 billion in funding from 2015 to 2022. These bases were used in every major U.S. war in the twentieth century, as well as serving as “rest and recreation” sites[…]

How The United States Is Preparing For Imminent War With China

March 21, 2023 UNAC Editor Audio Podcast, China

By Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, March 13, 2023 US aggression toward China is escalating and China is shedding its usual restraint to more clearly call out this aggression and warn the US not to overstep its red lines. Clearing the FOG speaks with K. J. Noh, an activist, journalist and scholar on the geopolitics of the Asian continent.[…]

U.S. Military Out of the Philippines

March 11, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Imperialism, Militarism, Philippines, Soft Power Imperialism, US Foreign Bases, US Foreign Policy

by by Seiji Yamada, Arcelita Imasa, and Richard Rothschiller, Published on Counterpunch, March 7, 2023 In January, the Philippine and US governments announced plans to allow U.S. military access to four additional bases in the Philippines. This agreement to base more U.S. military assets in the Philippines poses a threat to peace. Signaled by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton writing[…]