China

Nio assembly line
China

China’s unfair ‘overcapacity’

April 11, 2024 Michael Roberts
The recent nonsense issued by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on China’s ‘overcapacity’ and ‘unfair subsidies’ to its industries is particularly pathetic.  As Renaud Bertrand put it: “The so-called threat of China’s ‘industrial overcapacity’ is […]
Ussoldier
China

Washington’s New Cold War: U.S. Special Forces train Taiwan troops in drone warfare

March 19, 2024 Gary Wilson
On March 14, Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed that U.S. Army Special Forces, specifically the “Green Berets,” are permanently stationed in amphibious command centers in the Kinmen and Penghu islands.  The Green Berets are […]
U.S. warships a provocation to China as they patrol the Taiwan straits
China

Taiwan elections: U.S. beats the war drums despite the vote

February 12, 2024 Chris Fry
When the election results for Taiwan’s president and legislature were announced on January 13, the U.S. corporate media seemed jubilant. Three parties competed for president: The ruling pro-Taiwan-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the nationalist opponent […]
Asiannato
China

Trilateral missile defense system a step toward Asian NATO

November 30, 2023 Jeffrey Wagner and Dae-Han Song
The United States, Japan, and South Korea will fully operationalize a missile warning system “by the end of December.” While justified as a means to counter North Korea’s missile launches, more worrisome, it escalates tensions […]
Missilelauncher
China

China in crosshairs as U.S. deploys land-based medium-range missiles in Asia-Pacific

November 23, 2023 Drago Bosnic
As the mainstream propaganda machine was trying to present the supposed “new era of detente” between the United States and China (at least until President Joe Biden shot down their efforts with a single remark), […]
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China

Xi meets Biden

November 16, 2023 Michael Roberts
This was the only second face-to-face meeting during the Biden presidency. It seems the aim was to clarify just how close the U.S. and China are to conflict over Taiwan and other security issues, as […]
Xi Jinping, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
China

Chinese military bases in the Middle East – threat to whom?

November 10, 2023 Drago Bosnic
United States President Joe Biden recently stated that his country is not only “the most powerful in the world” but also supposedly “in the history of mankind.” And while that assertion is highly debatable to […]
Chinas new 7 nm chip challenges U.S. sanctions aimed at strangling Chinas development
China

The U.S. steps up its ‘chip war’ against socialist China

November 6, 2023 Chris Fry
On October 17, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced new bans on the giant tech company Nvidia from sales of its advanced computer chips, particularly its advanced H800 and A800 products. Raimondo claimed that this move […]
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China

Washington’s expanding military footprint on China’s doorsteps

September 9, 2023 Brian Berletic
  A series of announcements by the U.S. reflects its large and still growing military presence across Asia-Pacific, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. Together, they reflect a continued and increasingly desperate desire by Washington […]
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China

China issues report on U.S. violation of WTO rules

August 17, 2023 Liu Zhihua
China issued, for the first time, a report comprehensively revealing the United States’ excessive violation of World Trade Organization rules on August 11, urging the world’s largest economy to shoulder responsibilities and safeguard the multilateral […]