Taiwan

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[…]

Why Biden is Unleashing a Full-Scale Chip War Against China

November 4, 2022 UNAC Editor Global Trade, Trade Wars

by Marc Vandepitte and Jan Jonckheere, published on Workers World, November 2, 2022 Technology is the key to the future. It is the basis for military might, on the one hand, and economic productivity and a competitive position in the world market, on the other. Until recently, the U.S. had an unassailable, dominant position on both fronts. The White House[…]

Anti-War Voices Warn US Bill on Taiwan ‘Will Make War Much More Likely’

September 25, 2022 UNAC Editor China, Diplomacy, Taiwan, Trade Wars, U.S. Aggression, US Politics

by Brett Wilkins, published on Common Dreams, September 15, 2022 Sen. Ed Markey, who voted against the measure, said lawmakers must “do everything we can to avoid a situation that could draw two nuclear-armed countries into a conflict.” A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill to dramatically boost American military support for Taiwan, a move that prompted warnings[…]

US Provocations Over Taiwan and Beijing’s Steady Remedy

September 4, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Asia Pivot, China, Hybrid Warfare, Taiwan, U.S. Aggression

by Brian Berletic, published on New Eastern Outlook, September 2, 2022 The early August visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took place amid heavy protests from Beijing. The visit was a blatant violation of Washington’s bilateral agreement with Beijing regarding the “One China” policy as well as a violation of international law regarding political independence and territorial integrity. As[…]

Where it Does Not Dominate, U.S. Imperialism Sows Chaos

August 25, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Imperialism, Taiwan

by Manuel Raposo, published on Workers World, August 17, 2022 While declaring itself ready to prolong the war in Ukraine, “for as long as necessary,” U.S. imperialism is dedicating itself to creating new hotbeds of tension in various parts of the world, in a bid to threaten and show strength. Three events reveal this: the visit to Taiwan of House[…]

What the Media Gets Wrong About Taiwan’s Place in China

August 20, 2022 UNAC Editor China, Imperial Lies and Liars, Taiwan

by Brendan Devlin, published in Friends of Socialist China, August 15, 2022 Reprinted from Passage. Brendan sets out some vital contemporary and historical facts with regard to the Taiwan situation as a necessary corrective at a time when the corporate media essentially serve to uncritically amplify the US-led narrative. He shows how China’s 1842 defeat in the first Opium[…]

For the American Empire, Hypocrisy and War go Hand in Hand

August 17, 2022 UNAC Editor China, Taiwan

by Danny Haiphong, published on Black Agenda Report, August 10, 2022 Much of the world held its breath as Nancy Pelosi circled around the Philippines to sneak into Taiwan late in the evening on August 2nd, 2022. The fear was that Pelosi’s trip would initiate a broader war between China and the United States. Taiwan is China’s “red line.” This[…]

U.S. Media Hide Military Threats vs. China

August 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, China, Taiwan, TradeWars, U.S. Aggression

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, August 9, 2022 Why has there been almost no coverage of what was taking place at the same time multi-millionaire Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was visiting Taiwan? Consider what is being said, as well as what is totally omitted, in the U.S. coverage of China’s naval action around Taiwan. The U.S.[…]

US will send warships through Taiwan Strait “in the coming days,”

August 10, 2022 UNAC Editor China, Taiwan, U.S. Aggression

by Andre Damon, published on World Socialist Website (WSWS), August 10, 2022 Amid the military standoff in the Taiwan Strait triggered by the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last week, the US is planning to send warships through the Taiwan Strait “in the coming days,” the publication of the United States Naval Institute reported Tuesday. On[…]

Stop All Provocations Against China!

August 8, 2022 UNAC Editor Asia Pivot, China, Statement, U.S. Aggression

Statement from the U.S. Peace Council, August 4, 2022 The U.S. Peace Council condemns in strongest terms the latest U.S. government provocation against the People’s Republic of China and against peace in the world. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi imposed herself into the Taiwan Province of China without an invitation from the Chinese government. We have to[…]