​U.S. TAIWAN CHINA COLD WAR 
CONNECTING THE DOTS

READING RECOMMENDATION: The Porcelain Moon: A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love (2024)
https://www.amazon.com/Porcelain-Moon-Novel-France-Forbidden/dp/0063290960/ref=asc_df_0063290960/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693651851495&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17859426618872123962&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1027744&hvtargid=pla-2188377127899&psc=1&mcid=23a126c2e2a530a181b294905848d01c&gad_source=1
​READING RECOMMENDATION: China's World View: Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict (2024)
https://www.amazon.com/Chinas-World-View-Demystifying-Conflict/dp/0393292398/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XWB9KR8F4F1J&keywords=china's+world+view+demystifying+china+to+prevent+global+conflict&qid=1706123186&s=books&sprefix=china's+world,stripbooks,186&sr=1-1
​​​READING RECOMMENDATION: Atrocity Fabrication and Its Consequences: How Fake News Shapes World Order (2023)
https://www.amazon.com/Atrocity-Fabrication-Its-Consequences-Shapes/dp/194976270X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2U19ATZP7AZDZ&keywords=atrocity+fabrication+and+its+consequences&qid=1695317501&s=books&sprefix=atrocity+fab,stripbooks,495&sr=1-1
VIEWING RECOMMENDATION: The Coming War on China (2023)
https://www.amazon.com/Coming-War-China-John-Pilger/dp/B07FD2FZBZ/ref=sr_1_1crid=GGHYUDR4WSD7&keywords=the+coming+war+with+china&qid=1694009446&s=instant-video&sprefix=the+coming+war+with+china,instant-video,186&sr=1-1
READING RECOMMENDATION: Washington's New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective (2022)
https://www.amazon.com/Washingtons-New-Cold-War-Perspective/dp/1685900003/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IHJSV0VTZCUU&keywords=washington's+new+cold+war&qid=1682714383&s=books&sprefix=washington's+new+cold+war,stripbooks,188&sr=1-1
READING RECOMMENDATION: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology (2022)
https://www.amazon.com/Chip-War-Worlds-Critical-Technology/dp/1982172002/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1676572674&sr=1-1
READING RECOMMENDATION: The Belt and Road: What Will China Offer the World in Its Rise (2016)
https://www.amazon.com/Belt-Road-China-Offer-World/dp/7510455537/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1654352636&sr=1-2
READING RECOMMENDATION: Destined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? (2018)
https://www.amazon.com/Destined-War-America-Escape-Thucydidess/dp/1328915387/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IBWBOJ7V6RHY&keywords=destined+for+war+by+graham+allison&qid=1655500106&s=books&sprefix=destined+for+war,stripbooks,573&sr=1-1
READING RECOMMENDATION: China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power (2008) 
https://www.amazon.com/China-Road-Journey-Future-Rising/dp/0812975243/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SUKWYEGTGWZ5&keywords=china+road+gifford&qid=1556906193&s=books&sprefix=china+road,stripbooks,254&sr=1-1-catcorr
READING RECOMMENDATION: Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World (2013) 
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Kuan-Yew-Insights-international-ebook/dp/B00BFDLH3K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Lee+Kuan+Yew:+The+Grand+Master's+Insights+on+China,+the+United+States,+and+the+World&qid=1556825216&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr
READING RECOMMENDATION: The End of the Asian Century: War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World’s Most Dynamic Region (2017) 
https://www.amazon.com/End-Asian-Century-Stagnation-Dynamic/dp/0300212224/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2DH9LWUVZW8MF&keywords=the+end+of+the+asian+century&qid=1556906580&s=books&sprefix=the+end+of+the+asian,stripbooks,248&sr=1-1
READING RECOMMENDATION: The End of Cheap China, Revised and Updated: Economic and Cultural Trends That Will Disrupt the World (2014) 
https://www.amazon.com/End-Cheap-China-Revised-Updated/dp/1118926803/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UN0HEID1V3SC&keywords=the+end+of+cheap+china&qid=1556906470&s=books&sprefix=the+end+of+cheap,stripbooks,252&sr=1-1
READING RECOMMENDATION: The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds (2008) 
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Faces-Chinese-Power-Might/dp/0520254422/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+three+faces+of+chinese+power&qid=1556906349&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr
READING RECOMMENDATION: From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia (2013) 
https://www.amazon.com/Ruins-Empire-Intellectuals-Remade-Mishra/dp/B00BXUATQ6/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1613081396&sr=1-1
READING RECOMMENDATION: The Long March, 1935: The Epic of Chinese Communism's Survival (1972) 
https://www.amazon.com/Long-March-1935-Communisms-Survival/dp/0670438456/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=The+Long+March,+1935:+The+Epic+of+Chinese+Communism's+Survival&qid=1556905483&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull
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What’s Really Going On In the South China Sea Between the Philippines and China
https://original.antiwar.com/T.M.-Antonis/2024/11/11/whats-really-going-on-in-the-south-china-sea-between-the-philippines-and-china/
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Putin Says China Is Russia's Ally, Backs Its Stance on Taiwan
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-11-07/putin-says-china-is-russias-ally-backs-its-stance-on-taiwan
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​​The Diminishing Prospects for U.S.-China Détente
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/diminishing-prospects-us-china-détente-213361
US Approves $2 Billion in New Arms Deals for Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/10/27/us-approves-2-billion-in-new-arms-deals-for-taiwan/#gsc.tab=0
The tightening Pacific web: A move toward Asian NATO?
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/united-states-asian-nato/
The Economic War Against China Has Backfired
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2024/10/29/the-economic-war-against-china-has-backfired/
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Building Out the US Hub-and-Spoke Empire in the Indo-Pacific
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/24/building-out-the-us-hub-and-spoke-empire-in-the-indo-pacific/
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US, Canadian Warships Sail Through the Taiwan Strait
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/10/21/us-canadian-warships-sail-through-the-taiwan-strait/#gsc.tab=0
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China Conducts Blockade Drills Around Taiwan in Warning Against ‘Taiwan Independence’
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/10/14/china-conducts-blockade-drills-around-taiwan-in-warning-against-taiwan-independence/#gsc.tab=0
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China Says US Missile Deployment in Philippines Undermines Peace
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-29/china-says-us-missile-deployment-in-philippines-undermines-peace
Biden Approves $567 Million in Military Aid for Taiwan, Angering China
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/30/biden-approves-567-million-in-military-aid-for-taiwan-angering-china/#gsc.tab=0
PLA stages National Day drill in South China Sea in wake of 5-nation exercise
https://archive.vn/2024.10.01-161112/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3280715/pla-stages-national-day-drill-south-china-sea-wake-5-nation-exercise#selection-1147.0-1147.77
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China Champions Multipolar World Order at UN Summit
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/China-Champions-Multipolar-World-Order-at-UN-Summit.html
China’s Rail Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
https://www.asia-pacificresearch.com/china-rail-diplomacy-southeast-asia/5632330
64% of Chinese Americans think tense U.S.-China relations affects how others treat them
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/chinese-americans-us-china-relations-election-rcna172668
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US Navy Chief Unveils Plan To Be Ready for War With China By 2027
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/18/us-navy-chief-unveils-plan-to-be-ready-for-war-with-china-by-2027/
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Chinese ambassador Xie Feng lays down ‘red lines’ in US-China relationship
https://archive.vn/2024.09.13-003457/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3278321/chinese-ambassador-xie-feng-lays-down-red-lines-us-china-relationship#selection-1159.0-1159.74
House passes $1.6 billion to deliver anti-China propaganda overseas
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-cold-war-2669160202/
The United States and its allies need to avoid caricaturing China in their foreign policies
https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/02/09/2024/united-states-and-its-allies-need-avoid-caricaturing-china-their-foreign-policies
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US and China hold high-level military talks in effort to stabilise ties
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/10/us-and-china-hold-high-level-military-talks-in-effort-to-stabilise-ties
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What Price Are Americans Prepared to Pay for Defending Taiwan?
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-price-are-americans-prepared-to-pay-for-defending-taiwan/
Chinese, Philippine Vessels Collide Near Sabina Shoal for Third Time
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/01/chinese-philippine-vessels-collide-near-sabina-shoal-for-third-time/
China Reacts After Russia Says It Intends To Change Nuclear War Policy
https://www.newsweek.com/china-news-reacts-after-russia-changes-nuclear-war-policy-ukraine-1947545
US To Set Up Military Repair Hubs in 5 Asia Pacific Nations
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/04/us-to-set-up-military-repair-hubs-in-5-asia-pacific-nations/
US Wants To Deploy Controversial Missile System to Japan
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/05/us-wants-to-deploy-controversial-missile-system-to-japan/
US and China commanders to discuss conflict prevention 'in next few weeks’
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-china-commanders-discuss-conflict-prevention-in-next-few-weeks-2024-09-05/
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Chinese, Philippine Vessels Collide Again in South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/25/chinese-philippine-vessels-collide-again-in-south-china-sea/
US Slams China on South China Sea as Sullivan Visits Beijing
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/27/us-slams-china-on-south-china-sea-as-sullivan-visits-beijing/
Taiwan Building Five Bases for US-Made Anti-Ship Harpoon Missiles
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/27/taiwan-building-five-bases-for-us-made-anti-ship-harpoon-missiles/
US Military Open To Escorting Philippine Ships in South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/28/us-military-open-to-escorting-philippine-ships-in-south-china-sea/
Xi Jinping tells Jake Sullivan that China is committed to stable ties with US
https://archive.vn/2024.08.29-150813/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3276326/chinas-xi-jinping-meet-jake-sullivan-amid-talk-another-summit-biden#selection-1213.0-1213.77
Taiwan Reports Low Accuracy of US-Supplied Anti-Tank Weapons
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/08/29/taiwan-accuracy-anti-tank/
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US Vows To Defend the Philippines in the South China Sea After Latest Collision
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/21/us-vows-to-defend-the-philippines-in-the-south-china-sea-after-latest-collision/
US Navy Destroyer Transits Through Taiwan Strait
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/22/us-navy-destroyer-transits-through-taiwan-strait/
Economic War with China is a Losing Proposition
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/08/23/economic-war-with-china-is-a-losing-proposition/
China ‘Gravely Concerned’ Over Report on New US Nuclear Strategy
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/22/china-gravely-concerned-over-report-on-new-us-nuclear-strategy/
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China and the US battle it out over Africa
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-unitedstates-africa/
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China Supports Iran in Defending Security, Says Foreign Minister
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-11/china-supports-iran-in-defending-security-says-foreign-minister
LOOKING BACK:  The elusive Chinese boogeyman in Latin America
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-latin-america/
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The US People Must Stand up Against an Unwinnable War With China
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-and-china-war
The Start of De-Dollarization: China’s Move Away From the USD
https://oilprice.com/Finance/the-Markets/The-Start-Of-De-Dollarization-Chinas-Move-Away-From-The-USD.html
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China's foreign minister warns Philippines over US missile deployment
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-foreign-minister-warns-philippines-over-us-missile-deployment-2024-07-27/
Deadly Typhoon Gaemi Hits Taiwan and Philippines With Flooding, Landslides
https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2024-07-24-typhoon-gaemi-deadly-flooding-philippines-taiwan
US, Japan Announce Steps To Strengthen Alliance in Buildup Aimed at China
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/07/29/us-japan-announce-steps-to-strengthen-alliance-in-buildup-aimed-at-china/
US Announces $500 Million in New Military Aid for Philippines Amid China Tensions
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/07/30/us-announces-500-million-in-new-military-aid-for-philippines-amid-china-tensions/
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Taiwan ‘Must Rely’ on Itself for Defense Against China: FM
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/07/19/taiwan-rely-itself-defense/
Philippines Says It Reached Deal With China To Avoid Clashes at Disputed Shoal
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/07/21/philippines-says-it-reached-deal-with-china-to-avoid-clashes-at-disputed-shoal/
NATO Accelerates Its Conflict With China
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/22/nato-accelerates-its-conflict-with-china/
Vietnam Is Precedent as US Prepares for War with China
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/25/vietnam-is-precedent-as-us-prepares-for-war-with-china/
US Says It’s Looking To Bolster Philippines Ability To Operate in South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/07/24/us-says-its-looking-to-bolster-philippines-ability-to-operate-in-south-china-sea/
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US-Led Military Exercises in Pacific Wreak Havoc
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/07/16/us-led-military-exercises-in-pacific-wreak-havoc/
Would the President Be in Charge During a War in Taiwan?
https://original.antiwar.com/Andy_Corbley/2024/07/17/would-the-president-be-in-charge-during-a-war-in-taiwan/
China Stops Arms Control Talks With the US Over Arms Sales To Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/07/17/china-stops-arms-control-talks-with-the-us-over-arms-sales-to-taiwan/
China Ignorance on the Hill
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/07/17/china-ignorance-on-the-hill/
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New Top US Envoy in Taiwan Vows Strong Military Support
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/07/11/new-top-us-envoy-in-taiwan-vows-strong-military-support/
Japan-Philippines deal could spell trouble in South China Sea, maritime expert warns
https://archive.vn/2024.07.11-130851/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3270121/japan-philippines-deal-could-spell-trouble-south-china-sea-maritime-expert-warns#selection-1223.0-1223.84
Panic, Paranoia, and Hypocrisy During China-Focused Congressional Hearings
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-china-relations
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China and Russia highlight ‘tectonic shifts in global politics’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/4/china-and-russia-highlight-tectonic-shifts-in-global-politics
Michael Klare, Early Signs of the Failure of American Global Power?
https://tomdispatch.com/trusting-the-five-eyes-only/
Exclusive: Philippines turned down US help amid South China Sea tensions - military chief
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-turned-down-us-help-amid-south-china-sea-tensions-military-chief-2024-07-05/#:~
The perils of a US arms stockpile in Taiwan
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/taiwan-weapons-us/
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Our China policy is a disaster for US security & prosperity
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/biden-china-policy/
US reiterates 'ironclad' commitment to Philippines amid China actions in South China Sea
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-reiterates-ironclad-commitment-philippines-amid-china-actions-south-china-sea-2024-06-27/#:~:t
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Washington Approves $360 Million Arms Sale to Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/06/19/washington-approves-360-million-arms-sale-to-taiwan/
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China and Philippines face off over South China Sea collision
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/17/china-and-philippines-face-off-over-south-china-sea-collision
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US, S.Korea and Japan Agree to Hold Joint Military Exercises
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-06-02/us-s-korea-and-japan-agree-to-hold-joint-military-exercises
Mapping the Parallels of US Conflict: From Vietnam to the War on China
https://original.antiwar.com/Megan_Russell/2024/06/02/mapping-the-parallels-of-us-conflict-from-vietnam-to-the-war-on-china/
US contractors and ex-marine commander arrive in Taiwan to meet leaders and attend defence forum amid rising tension
https://archive.is/2024.06.04-101728/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3265349/us-contractors-and-ex-marine-commander-arrive-taiwan-meet-leaders-and-attend-defence-forum-amid#selection-841.0-841.116
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China’s Xi calls for peace conference to end ‘tremendous suffering’ in Gaza
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/30/chinas-xi-calls-for-peace-conference-to-end-tremendous-suffering-in-gaza
America’s New Island Fighters Are Preparing for Conflict—a Stone’s Throw From Taiwan
https://archive.is/2024.05.26-231748/https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/americas-new-island-fighters-are-preparing-for-conflicta-stones-throw-from-taiwan-dd5d0fd3#selection-2232.0-2237.84
South China Sea: Beijing urges Washington to refrain from interfering in disputes
https://archive.vn/2024.05.28-090121/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3264382/south-china-sea-beijing-urges-washington-refrain-interfering-disputes#selection-815.0-815.81
Taiwan Continues Toward US-Engineered “Ukraine-ization”
https://www.asia-pacificresearch.com/taiwan-continues-us-engineered-ukraine-ization/5632069
US accuses China's leadership over Ukraine, delivers new sanctions warning
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-accuses-chinas-leadership-over-ukraine-delivers-new-sanctions-warning-2024-05-29/
China's defence ministry condemns US missile deployment in Philippines
https://www.reuters.com/world/chinas-defence-ministry-condemns-us-missile-deployment-philippines-2024-05-30/#:~:text=
The Price of Biden’s New China Tariffs
https://www.unz.com/article/the-price-of-bidens-new-china-tariffs/
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Russia and China Have Had Enough
https://www.unz.com/pescobar/russia-and-china-have-had-enough/
Raisi led the charge for Russia–Iran–China’s ‘new world order’
https://thecradle.co/articles/raisi-led-the-charge-for-russia-iran-chinas-new-world-order
Mainland China to be tested by Taiwan under William Lai, with global view of cross-strait policies on the line: analysts
https://archive.fo/2024.05.23-142923/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3263840/mainland-china-be-tested-taiwan-under-william-lai-global-view-cross-strait-policies-line-analysts#selection-825.0-825.120
Tens of thousands protest against contentious Taiwan parliament reforms
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tens-thousands-protest-against-contentious-taiwan-parliament-reforms-2024-05-24/#:~:
US 'deeply concerned' over China military drills in Taiwan Strait, State Dept says
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-deeply-concerned-over-china-military-drills-taiwan-strait-state-dept-says-2024-05-25/#:~:t
US lawmakers visiting Taiwan this week
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-visiting-taiwan-this-week-2024-05-26/
U.S. Remains Painfully Dependent on China for Silicon and Solar Panels
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/US-Remains-Painfully-Dependent-on-China-for-Silicon-and-Solar-Panels.html
Patrick Lawrence: The Price of Biden’s New China Tariffs
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/05/27/patrick-lawrence-the-price-of-bidens-new-china-tariffs/
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The elusive Chinese boogeyman in Latin America
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-latin-america/
RAY McGOVERN: Russia & China — Two Against One
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/05/17/ray-mcgovern-russia-china-two-against-one/
Putin and Xi in Beijing: Steps Into the 21st Century
https://www.unz.com/article/putin-and-xi-in-beijing-steps-into-the-21st-century/
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Russia, China Reveal Their Global Agenda
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/05/russia-china-reveal-their-global-agenda.html#more
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War games risk stirring up troubled waters as Philippines − emboldened by US − squares up to Beijing at sea
https://theconversation.com/war-games-risk-stirring-up-troubled-waters-as-philippines-emboldened-by-us-squares-up-to-beijing-at-sea-229455
Chinese Military Monitors US Warship’s Transit Through Taiwan Strait
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/05/09/chinese-military-monitors-us-warships-transit-through-taiwan-strait/
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Smearing The 'Enemy' - A Typical U.S. Info-Ops
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/05/smearing-the-enemy-a-typical-us-info-ops-.html
A Climate Cold War Between the US and China Would Lead to Nuclear Summer
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-cold-war-us-china
US Forming Anti-China ‘Squad’ With Japan, Philippines, and Australia
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/05/05/us-forming-anti-china-squad-with-japan-philippines-and-australia/
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China, US to hold climate meetings in Washington in May
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/china-us-hold-climate-meetings-washington-may-2024-04-30/#:~:text=WASHINGTON
NATO Says China Must Cut Trade With Russia To Have Good Relations With West
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/04/25/nato-says-china-must-cut-trade-with-russia-to-have-good-relations-with-west/
Blinken tells Beijing: Stop boosting Russia or face punishments
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/blinken-beijing-russia-sanctions-00154556l
Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/26/politics/blinken-china-interview-intl-hnk/index.html
LOOKING BACK:  PATRICK LAWRENCE: Could the Russians Seize Congress?
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/04/16/patrick-lawrence-could-the-russians-seize-congress/
The shortsighted US-Japan-South Korea military pact
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-japan-south-korea-military-drills/
Patrick Lawrence: The Impotence of Antony Blinken
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/04/29/patrick-lawrence-the-impotence-of-antony-blinken/
Blinken Concludes China Visit by Threatening Economic War
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/04/26/blinken-concludes-china-visit-treatening-economic-war/
Delusions of strong-arming China into compliance are dangerous
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4632623-delusions-of-strong-arming-china-into-compliance-are-dangerous/
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China's US envoy urges cooperation, cites 'severe' challenges
https://www.reuters.com/world/chinas-us-envoy-urges-cooperation-cites-severe-challenges-2024-04-21/#:~:text=BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters),on a range of issues.
US To Convert Pacific Oil Rigs Into Military Bases as Part of Anti-China Buildup
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/04/23/us-to-convert-pacific-oil-rigs-into-military-bases-as-part-of-anti-china-buildup/
Blinken goes to China to maintain the illusion of stability
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/antony-blinken-china-visit/
China Says US Military Aid for Taiwan Increases Risk of Conflict
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/04/24/china-says-us-military-aid-for-taiwan-increases-risk-of-conflict/
Russia, China dump the dollar as Moscow announces new trade corridors
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-russia-trade/
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Blinken to raise China's support for Russia's defense industrial base during visit
https://apple.news/ArZ3SisKUSvGTivcJdUTt-A
Speaker Johnson Unveils $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bills
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/04/17/speaker-johnson-unveils-95-billion-foreign-military-aid-bills/
Risks are higher than ever for US- China cyber war
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-china-cyberwar/
Opening the Devil’s Door in Asia-Pacific
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/04/17/opening-the-devils-door-in-asia-pacific/
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No problem that can’t be talked through, President Xi Jinping tells Taiwan’s Ma Ying-jeou in historic Beijing talks
https://archive.fo/2024.04.10-161658/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3258424/president-xi-jinping-meets-taiwans-ma-ying-jeou-historic-first-9-years-after-landmark-singapore#selection-823.0-823.115
Russia and China Sketch the Future as the World Awaits Iran’s Next Move
https://www.unz.com/pescobar/russia-and-china-sketch-the-future-as-the-world-awaits-irans-next-move/
US, Philippines, Japan, and Australia Conduct First Joint Military Exercise in South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/04/07/us-philippines-japan-and-australia-conduct-first-joint-military-exercise-in-south-china-sea/
Bipartisan Bill Would Give the Philippines $2.5 Billion in Military Aid
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/04/11/bipartisan-bill-would-give-the-philippines-2-5-billion-in-military-aid/
Containing China’s Development: “U.S. Funds Wars, China Funds Development”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/yellen-dispatched-beg-china-face-saving-slowdown/5854359
US Economic Decline and Rise of Greater Eurasia
https://www.unz.com/mhudson/us-economic-decline-and-rise-of-greater-eurasia/
The trilateral summit is all about China
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-china-tensions/
Russia and China to deepen security cooperation in Asia, Europe
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/9/russia-and-china-to-deepen-security-cooperation-in-asia-europe
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Majority in Southeast Asia would choose China over US, survey suggests
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/4/4/majority-in-southeast-asia-would-choose-china-over-us-survey-suggests
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Philippine President Vows ‘Response’ to China’s Actions in South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/03/28/philippine-president-vows-response-to-chinas-actions-in-south-china-sea/
US, Japan, Philippines plan joint South China Sea naval patrols
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/29/us-japan-philippines-plan-joint-south-china-sea-naval-patrols-00149797
Imagine If Russia Or China Did The Things Israel Is Doing In Gaza
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/03/28/imagine-if-russia-or-china-did-the-things-israel-is-doing-in-gaza/
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Beijing Slams US for Getting Involved in China-India Territorial Dispute
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/03/24/beijing-slams-us-for-getting-involved-in-china-india-territorial-dispute/
NATO & New Zealand: European War Machine Comes to the Pacific
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2024/03/22/nato-new-zealand-european-war-machine-comes-to-the-pacific/
China vows to safeguard its territorial integrity after South China Sea incident
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-vows-safeguard-its-territorial-integrity-after-south-china-sea-incident-2024-03-24/#:
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US-China advance work on curbing methane emissions, US deputy climate envoy says
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-china-advance-work-curbing-methane-emissions-us-deputy-climate-envoy-says-2024-03-19/
US says Arunachal Pradesh is part of India, amid Indo-China tensions
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-says-arunachal-pradesh-is-part-india-amid-indo-china-tensions-2024-03-20/#:~:text=WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters),State Department said on Wednesday.
What Are US Green Berets Doing Less Than 10 km Away From Mainland China’s Coast?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/what-us-green-berets-doing-less-than-10-km-away-from-mainland-china-coast/5852602
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Confident Dragon Lays Out Modernization Roadmap
https://www.unz.com/pescobar/confident-dragon-lays-out-modernization-roadmap/
China’s Two Sessions Plenary: Outstanding Socioeconomic and GDP Performance in 2023. Slump in EU, US
https://www.globalresearch.ca/china-two-sessions-beginning-year-dragon/5852253
Taiwan Confirms Presence of US Special Forces on Islands Near China’s Coast
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/03/14/taiwan-confirms-presence-of-us-special-forces-on-islands-near-chinas-coast/
Will BRICS launch a new world in 2024?
https://thecradle.co/articles/will-brics-launch-a-new-world-in-2024
LOOKING BACK - GOLD AND OIL: PETRODOLLARS AND THE UNITED STATES ATTACKS IN LIBYA, SOMALIA, SUDAN, MALI, IRAQ, SYRIA, LEBANON AND IRAN; UNDERSTANDING OBAMA’S AFRICOM BETRAYAL OF AFRICAN PEOPLE
https://www.balanta.org/news/imwa4buor0g0y5xu4nabs2cdqll8z6
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South China Sea: energy exploration should not involve countries outside the region, Beijing says
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3254989/south-china-sea-energy-exploration-should-not-involve-countries-outside-region-beijing-says#
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Fewer Americans list China economic power as critical threat: Gallup
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4515877-fewer-americans-list-china-economic-power-as-critical-threat-gallup/
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​​China demands Israel halt military operations in Rafah
https://thecradle.co/articles-id/23013
We didn't forget you: US to send 5 aircraft carriers to the Pacific
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-aircraft-carrier-pacific/
Air Force, Space Force Announce Major Overhaul to Prepare for War With China
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/02/14/air-force-space-force-announce-major-overhaul-to-prepare-for-war-with-china/
House’s Top China Hawk to Lead Congressional Delegation to Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/02/14/houses-top-china-hawk-to-lead-congressional-delegation-to-taiwan/
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​LOOKING BACK - Biden again calls Xi a ‘dictator’ after critical summit
https://thehill.com/homenews/4312210-biden-again-calls-xi-a-dictator-after-critical-summit/
LOOKING BACK - Antony Blinken Winces After Joe Biden Calls Xi Jinping A “Dictator” - VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbY3z_l9Dzw
LOOKING BACK - China ‘strongly opposes’ Biden’s dictator remark
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/16/biden-xi-dictator-00127548
LOOKING BACK - Biden defends calling Chinese leader Xi a ‘dictator’ and says he still expects to meet with him
https://apnews.com/article/yellen-biden-china-xi-jinping-dictator-8e3cda8258cac3e9a2ec197a06cffa67
LOOKING BACK - China responds to Biden calling Xi Jinping a 'dictator' – video
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2023/nov/16/china-responds-to-biden-calling-xi-jinping-a-dictator-video
LOOKING BACK - ‘If it’s a genocide, declare it a genocide’: Inside the Biden administration’s vexing Myanmar debate
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/09/genocide-biden-myanmar-uyghurs-rohingya-502783
LOOKING BACK - ‘The US ‘Genocide’ Accusation Against China
https://consortiumnews.com/2021/02/22/the-us-genocide-accusation-against-china/
LOOKING BACK - North Korea calls Biden ‘fool of low IQ’ over Kim criticism
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/22/joe-biden-north-korea-fool-1340544
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​​​​Senate Confirms China Hawk Kurt Campbell as Deputy Secretary of State
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/02/06/senate-confirms-china-hawk-kurt-campbell-as-deputy-secretary-of-state/
Report: US Military Advisors Deployed to Taiwan-Controlled Islands on China’s Coast
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/02/07/report-us-military-advisors-deployed-to-taiwan-controlled-islands-on-chinas-coast/
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US Establishes New Stockpile in Australia to Prepare for War Over Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/02/01/us-establishes-new-stockpile-in-australia-to-prepare-for-war-over-taiwan/
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The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/american-old-money-opium-trade-fortunes/
How Gaza is impacting the Great Power standoff
https://new.thecradle.co/articles-id/20286
Biden Admin Perpetrates Small Act Of Diplomacy
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/01/biden-admin-perpetrades-small-act-of-diplomacy.html
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​​The Taiwan Elections
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/17/the-taiwan-elections/
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​An American Appeals to Taiwan: Don’t Vote To Be Ukraine 2.0
https://original.antiwar.com/john-v-walsh/2024/01/08/an-american-appeals-to-taiwan-dont-vote-to-be-ukraine-2-0/
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​​After Years of Joe Biden Threatening War, Media Frames Xi’s Statements on Taiwan as Aggressive
https://www.unz.com/aanglin/after-years-of-joe-biden-threatening-war-media-frames-xis-statements-on-taiwan-as-aggressive/
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2023: The Year the Bubble of US Leadership Burst
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/2023-us-leadership-bubble-burst
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US policies pushing China, Philippines to brink of conflict
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-and-philippines-dispute-south-china-sea/

UPDATED:  10/13/23
U.S. Taxpayers Are Funding Their Own Conditioning for a War that Would Entail National Suicide
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/10/09/u-s-taxpayers-are-funding-their-own-conditioning-for-a-war-that-would-entail-national-suicide/
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UPDATED:  10/7/23
No Time for a New Cold War on a Deadly Hot Planet
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/cold-war-china-us-global-warming
We’re all losers in Congress’s war games with China
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4239888-were-all-losers-in-congresss-war-games-with-china/
Taiwan Tells US to Speed Up Weapons Deliveries
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/10/03/taiwan-tells-us-to-speed-up-weapons-deliveries/
WAR FEVER: Why China Should Prepare for the Worst
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/war-fever-why-china-should-prepare-for-the-worst/
AI Goes to War: Will the Pentagon’s Techno-Fantasies Pave the Way for War with China?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/04/ai-goes-to-war-will-the-pentagons-techno-fantasies-pave-the-way-for-war-with-china/

​UPDATED:  10/2/23
China's 'Shared Future’
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/09/chinas-shared-future.html
Can the US compete with China's Belt & Road Initiative?
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-china-india-middle-east/
Blinken Says China Threatens US-Led ‘Liberal World Order’
https://news.
antiwar.com/2023/09/28/blinken-says-china-threatens-us-led-liberal-world-order/
Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China
https://dnyuz.com/2023/09/30/ukraines-war-of-drones-runs-into-an-obstacle-china/

UPDATED:  9/26/23
Okinawa Disproves The US Narrative About Overseas Bases
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/09/22/okinawa-disproves-the-us-narrative-about-overseas-bases/
LOOKING BACk: The US ‘Genocide’ Accusation Against China - The claim relies on data abuse and baseless claims by a far-right ideologue, Gareth Porter and Max Blumenthal report. 
https://consortiumnews.com/2021/02/22/the-us-genocide-accusation-against-china/
LOOKING BACk:  ‘Independent’ report claiming Uyghur genocide brought to you by sham university, neocon ideologues lobbying to ‘punish’ China
https://thegrayzone.com/2021/03/17/report-uyghur-genocide-sham-university-neocon-punish-china/
LOOKING BACk:  Behind the ‘Uyghur Tribunal’, US govt-backed separatist theater to escalate conflict with China
https://thegrayzone.com/2021/10/17/uyghur-tribunal-us-government-china/
US flouts international law with Pacific military claims - Officials argue that Washington has the authority to block enemy navies from an area 'nearly as large as the continental United States.’
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-military-pacific/
Under the Guise of Peace Claims, the US Government Is Contributing to the Growing Threat of Another War
https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2023/09/22/under-the-guise-of-peace-claims-the-us-government-is-contributing-to-the-growing-threat-of-another-war/
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UPDATED:  9/20/23
Beware the Anti-China Sentiment Pushing Us Towards Another Cold War - If the United States can’t learn to cooperate with China, our future will be one of constant escalation of wars and threats of wars and all that comes with them—including massive refugee flows, environmental destruction, and rising poverty.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/beware-anti-china-new-cold-war
Chinese Military Holds Major Drills in Western Pacific - The drills came after a series of US exercises in the region
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/09/14/chinese-military-holds-major-drills-in-western-pacific/
Challenges loom for US, China with new Taiwan leader - The candidate now leading in the polls is President Tsai's VP, but is even more vocally pro-independence.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/taiwan-presidential-election-2024/
The Side of Huawei We Don’t Know - Though often condemned and suspected by Western policymakers and experts, the company’s origins and unique governance system are poorly understood.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/side-huawei-we-don’t-know-206789
China August industrial output, retail sales growth beat expectations
https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/china-august-industrial-output-retail-sales-growth-beat-expectations-2023-09-15/
Is War with China Inevitable?
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/is-war-with-china-inevitable/
What's the US Empire Doing Way Out in the Pacific Ocean Anyway? - There is no legal basis for the United States to control the large oceanic area that includes the compact states.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-empire-pacific-ocean

​UPDATED:  9/14/23
Actually, China's military isn't going global - The New York Times fear-mongers about purported worldwide base expansion, but the reality is more complicated, and less scary.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/china-military/
China, Philippine Vessels in Stand-Off in South China Sea - The US recently carried out a joint naval patrol in the South China Sea with Manilla
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/09/10/china-philippine-vessels-in-stand-off-in-south-china-sea/
The West’s Blueprint for Goading China Was Laid Out in Ukraine - Europe fears losing access to Chinese markets, plunging it deeper into a cost-of-living crisis. But it fears Washington’s wrath more
https://www.globalresearch.ca/west-blueprint-goading-china-laid-out-ukraine/5832019
Air Force Secretary Says US Military Needs to Change to Win Future War With China - Frank Kendall says the US has been too focused on counterterrorism
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/09/12/air-force-secretary-says-us-military-needs-to-change-to-win-future-war-with-china/
The South China Sea’s Resource Wars - It’s Not Only About Fossil Fuels
https://www.globalresearch.ca/south-china-sea-resource-wars/5832469
Blinken Calls for New World Order to Counter Russia And China
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/blinken-calls-for-new-world-order-to-counter-russia-and-china/

UPDATED:  9/8/23
Revisiting John Pilger’s 2016 Warnings About US Warmongering Against Russia And China - “It’s like listening to a time traveler warning people from the past about a grave mistake they were about to make.”
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/09/06/revisiting-john-pilgers-2016-warnings-about-us-warmongering-against-russia-and-china/
Revisiting John Pilger’s 2016 Warnings About US Warmongering Against Russia And China - VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiWsXsFjPI0
Thanks to Biden, the War Party is back - The president's policies reflect his appointments: ideologues who should have retired after previous foreign policy debacles.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/neoconservative-ukraine/
Ukraine Crisis Sounds Alarm For Mankind, Do Not Repeat Ukraine Tragedy, China Warns Neighbors
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/ukraine-crisis-sounds-alarm-for-mankind-do-not-repeat-ukraine-tragedy-china-warns-neighbors/
Diplomacy at the Floor
https://stephenroachauthor.com/us-china-watch/
New phone sparks worry China has found a way around U.S. tech limits - Huawei, which has been under U.S. sanctions for years, released the phone pointedly during Gina Raimondo’s visit to Beijing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/02/huawei-raimondo-phone-chip-sanctions/
China to Its People: Spies Are Everywhere, Help Us Catch Them 
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/world/asia/china-spies-campaign.html
The U.S. Is Not “Overtaking China”: “Industrialization isn’t coming back big-time for the USA”.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-not-overtaking-china/5831194
Report: Taiwanese Troops Join US Military Drills in Michigan - The drills were led by the National Guard and included troops from several different countries
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/09/03/report-taiwanese-troops-join-us-military-drills-in-michigan/
How Sanctions Failed To Hinder China's Development
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/09/how-sanctioning-chinas-development-has-failed.html#more
Media Say ... Gloom And Doom In China
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/09/media-say-gloom-and-doom-in-china.html#more

​UPDATED:  9/2/23
China ready to improve relations with US, top official says
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4176411-china-ready-to-improve-relations-with-us-top-official-says/
US military promises ‘hellscape’ of drone swarming in future China war - The new project, as announced to a confab of defense industry executives yesterday, was no doubt music to their ears.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/29/us-military-promises-hellscape-of-drone-swarming-in-future-china-war/
Huawei Chips Demonstrate The Perils Of Technology Protectionism
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/08/huawei-chips-demonstrate-the-perils-of-technology-protectionism-.html#more
China Outlines ‘Obstacles’ to Resuming High-Level Military Talks With US - A Chinese official mentioned US sanctions on China's defense minister, US military support for Taiwan, and US patrols in the South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/08/31/china-outlines-obstacles-to-resuming-high-level-military-talks-with-us/
The US Problem With China: Beijing Is Better at Capitalism - As it provokes a new Cold War, the U.S. is warning that its corporate and financial interests, which came first after the 1980s Dengist reforms, no longer take precedence, writes Patrick Lawrence.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/08/31/the-us-problem-with-china-beijing-is-better-at-capitalism/
The US Is Fanning the Flames of War With China - U.S. actions intensify the danger of nuclear war in the Asia-Pacific.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-is-fanning-the-flames-of-war-with-china/
As The U.S. Wages War On It China Reacts With Defiance
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/09/as-the-us-wages-war-on-it-china-reacts.html#more
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​​UPDATED:  8/28/23
Almost Nothing Is Worth a War Between the U.S. and China - Americans and Chinese have to rehumanize each other in terms of the way we conceive of our problems and engage.
https://archive.is/8L5rA#selection-1151.0-1157.111
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Biden’s Pointless Asian Summit
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/08/21/patrick-lawrence-bidens-pointless-asian-summit/
GOP debate bloodbath over Ukraine leaves room for agreement — on China
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/24/gop-debate-bloodbath-over-ukraine-leaves-room-for-agreement-on-china/
China’s Xi Vows To Support Cuba In Defending Cuba’s Sovereignty
https://countercurrents.org/2023/08/chinas-xi-vows-to-support-cuba-in-defending-cubas-sovereignty/
US Navy Commander Says China Must Be ‘Challenged’ in the South China Sea - The commander of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet says the US must respond to China's 'aggressive' behavior
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/08/27/us-navy-says-china-must-be-challenged-in-the-south-china-sea/
Fighting China Over Taiwan Could Cripple U.S. Military
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/07/fighting-china-over-taiwan-could-cripple-u-s-military/
Philippines, Australia Practice Retaking Island in South China Sea - About 120 US Marines also participated in the drill
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/08/27/philippines-australia-practice-retaking-island-in-south-china-sea/

UPDATED:  8/22/23
The US and China must unite to fight the climate crisis, not each other - Cooperation is not only in the best interests of all countries, but is absolutely necessary for the survival of the planet
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/21/us-bernie-sanders-china-climate-change-
Washington can’t get a climate pact. Gavin Newsom just cut another one. - California’s role as a shadow climate negotiator is only becoming more important as geopolitical tensions rise.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/14/newsom-climate-diplomacy-00110622
Biden goes west for his second vacation of the month - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Nevada late Friday for more rest and relaxation
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/biden-west-vacation-month-102380044
US Air Force Holds China War Drill Rehearsing Casualty Evacuations in the Pacific - The drills were conducted last month by Air Mobility Command and six US allies, including Japan and Australia
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/08/16/us-air-force-holds-china-war-drill-rehearsing-casualty-evacuations-in-the-pacific/
Anti-China Brainwashing Is the Fast-Track to War
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/anti-china-brainwashing-is-the-fast-track-to-war/
Evil, Scary China Refuses To Passively Let Us Encircle It: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix - Most mainstream western reporting on Chinese military activity essentially amounts to “OMG you guys China isn’t just passively sitting there while we militarily encircle it and prepare to attack it!”
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/20/evil-scary-china-refuses-to-passively-let-us-encircle-it-notes-from-the-edge-of-the-narrative-matrix/
China Launches War Games Around Taiwan After Taiwanese VP Visits US - The Chinese military says the drills were warning against 'collusion' between Taiwan 'independence forces' and 'external forces’
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/08/20/china-launches-war-games-around-taiwan-after-taiwanese-vp-visited-us/
Poll: Two in five Americans believe direct conflict with China likely  - kSurvey from Ipsos/Reuters shows respondents split on questions surrounding Taiwan.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/18/poll-two-in-five-americans-believe-direct-conflict-with-china-likely/
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UPDATED:  8/16/23
How US media builds public support for confrontation with China - A recent NBC Nightly News threat hyping segment exemplifies the fourth estate’s complicity in a march to a new cold war with Beijing.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/11/how-us-media-builds-public-support-for-confrontation-with-china/
New York Times Helps Marco Rubio Push Persecution Of Antiwar Leftists
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/13/new-york-times-helps-marco-rubio-push-persecution-of-antiwar-leftists/
The “Surprise” of Authoritarian Resilience in China
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/02/surprise-authoritarian-resilience-china/
US Urged Ouster of Khan, Cable Shows - The Intercept has published a document from a source in the Pakistani military that shows a U.S. diplomat targeting Pakistan’s ousted prime minister for “taking such an aggressively neutral position” on the Ukraine war. 
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/08/10/us-urged-ouster-of-khan-cable-shows/
LOOKING BACK - The West's Dangerously Simple-Minded Narrative About Russia and China - The overwrought fear of China and Russia is sold to a Western public through manipulation of the facts.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/08/23/wests-dangerously-simple-minded-narrative-about-russia-and-china
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UPDATED:  8/10/23
NATO Failed in Ukraine Against Russia. Now It’s Targeting China
https://www.unz.com/mhudson/nato-failed-in-ukraine-against-russia-now-its-targeting-china/
Quod Licet Iovi …
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/08/quod-licet-iovi-.html
US to establish military command centre in northern Australia
https://countercurrents.org/2023/08/us-to-establish-military-command-centre-in-northern-australia/
Does the US have a favorite in next Taiwan election? - Major candidate visits to the United States could offer clues but Washington should lie low to avoid increasing regional tensions.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/08/does-the-us-have-a-favorite-in-next-taiwan-election/
Was There Really a Massacre in Tiananmen Square–or Was It an Illusion Fabricated by U.S. Politicians and Corporate Media to Make Americans Hate China?
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/08/07/was-there-really-a-massacre-in-tiananmen-square-or-was-it-an-illusion-fabricated-by-u-s-politicians-and-corporate-media-to-make-americans-hate-china/
For Biden, Thwarting China's Development Is Job One
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/for-biden-thwarting-chinas-development-is-job-one/

UPDATED:  8/4/23
China says U.S. military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island - China’s Taiwan Affairs Office issued a statement late Saturday opposing the military aid to Taiwan.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/30/china-says-u-s-military-aid-to-taiwan-will-not-deter-its-will-to-unify-the-island-00108889
Could the US Realistically Use Taiwan to Fight a Proxy War with China?
https://countercurrents.org/2023/07/could-the-us-realistically-use-taiwan-to-fight-a-proxy-war-with-china/
As EV Sales Soar, China to Reach Peak Gasoline Demand Next Year, Experts Say
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-peak-gasoline
Biden to Ask Congress to Include Military Aid for Taiwan in Next Ukraine War Spending Bill - The White House is expected to submit the request this month
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/08/02/biden-to-ask-congress-to-include-military-aid-for-taiwan-in-next-ukraine-war-spending-bill/
Target China
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/target-china/
US Leaders Split on China Policy
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/04/us-leaders-split-on-china-policy/
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​UPDATED:  7/29/23
"Decoupling": Washington's Plan to Kneecap China's Economy
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/decoupling-washingtons-plan-to-kneecap-chinas-economy/
U.S. set to announce more than $300M weapons package for Taiwan - The package will include MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to one person familiar with discussions.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/u-s-300million-weapons-taiwan-00108811

UPDATED:  7/24/23
US envoy Kerry says climate cooperation could redefine US-China ties
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-climate-envoy-kerry-meets-chinas-top-diplomat-wang-yi-2023-07-18/
The US’s Reckless Arming of Taiwan - Washington follows the neocon Wolfowitz Doctrine in East Asia, John V. Walsh says U.S. provocation must stop. Biden should instead take up China’s offer of peaceful coexistence. 
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/07/19/the-uss-reckless-arming-of-taiwan/
Neocons Want War with China
https://www.unz.com/pescobar/neocons-want-war-with-china/
GOP to Biden officials: Diplomacy and trade with China a ‘sign of weakness’ - Members of select committee on CCP hammer admin on policy toward Beijing
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/07/20/gop-to-biden-officials-diplomacy-and-trade-with-china-a-sign-of-weakness/

​​UPDATED:  7/18/23
Multipolar Maneuvering in Indo-Pacific - Amid growing trade and economic cooperation in the region, M.K. Bhadrakumar looks at how smaller countries there are trying to steer clear of Washington’s attempts to cause friction between them and China.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/07/20/multipolar-maneuvering-in-indo-pacific/
Did Xi Just Save the World? - In a little-noticed speech this week, China permanently changed the global fight against climate change.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/25/xi-china-climate-change-saved-the-world%e2%80%a8/
Looking to Sell Weapons, Military Contractors Push Arms Race With China - The intensified cold war with China and Russia is perhaps among the gravest of threats to humanity.
https://truthout.org/articles/looking-to-sell-weapons-military-contractors-push-arms-race-with-china/
The One Chart That Explains Everything
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/the-one-chart-that-explains-everything-2/
US should stop playing tricks with China; otherwise, it will capsize: Global Times editorial
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294363.shtml
War with China over Taiwan? Don’t expect US allies to join
A new report indicates that at least one major partner in the region would be hesitant to enter the fray. And it isn’t the only one.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/07/17/war-with-china-over-taiwan-dont-expect-us-allies-to-join/
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UPDATED:  7/12/23
Bashing China Has Replaced The Diplomatic Dialogue
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/bashing-china-has-replaced-the-diplomatic-dialogue.html#more
Janet Yellen in China: One Reason the U.S. Can’t Quit China? Chips. - Chipmakers are finding it increasingly hard to operate in China but say doing business in the country is still key to their survival
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/08/business/economy/us-china-chips-janet-yellen.html
Yellen's Visit To China Has Failed
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/yellens-visit-to-china-has-failed.html
‘Mr. X’ would not approve of China containment - George Kennan would find the current trajectory toward confrontation with Beijing dangerous and unnecessary.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/27/mr-x-would-not-approve-of-china-containment/
The biggest thing China has done right in achieving development is to keep its sovereignty: French entrepreneur
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293254.shtml
It’s Hard for Americans to Engage in China-Bashing Without Tripping on Contradictions
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/10/its-hard-for-americans-to-engage-in-china-bashing-without-tripping-on-contradictions/

UPDATED:  7/6/23
State Department Approves $440 Million Arms Sales for Taiwan - The potential deals are for 30mm ammunition and spare parts for vehicles, weapons, and other equipment
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/07/02/state-department-approves-440-million-arms-sales-for-taiwan/
Punishing Sanctions
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/punishing-sanctions.html
Chinese Military Says US Turning Taiwan Into a ‘Powder Keg’ With Arms Sales - The State Department $440 million in arms deals for Taiwan last week
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/07/05/chinese-military-says-us-turning-taiwan-into-a-powder-keg-with-arms-sales/

UPDATED:  6/30/23
What the West Gets Wrong About China
https://hbr.org/2021/05/what-the-west-gets-wrong-about-china
Blinken offers lessons on how not to handle China - The US secretary of state just wants to move on (somewhere)
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/blinken-offers-lessons-on-how-not-to-handle-china/
US ‘not keen on’ better China ties, as New York think tank makes clear call to arm Taiwan
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3225222/us-not-keen-better-china-ties-new-york-think-tank-makes-clear-call-arm-taiwan
The Over-Hyped 'Spy' Balloon That Didn't
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/the-over-hyped-spy-balloon-that-didnt-.html#more

UPDATED:  6/24/23
U.S. Admits Defeat In War On Russia And China
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/us-admits-defeat-in-war-on-russia-and-china.html#more
Blinken finds a groove with China: but will positive vibes endure? - For once, Washington and Beijing managed to have rational, forward-looking conversations about their relationship.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/20/blinken-finds-a-groove-with-china-but-will-positive-vibes-endure/
And Then Biden Blew It …
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/and-then-biden-blew-it-.html#more
Yellen says it’s ‘critical’ to work with China after Biden calls Xi a dictator
https://thehill.com/homenews/4062254-yellen-says-its-critical-to-work-with-china-after-biden-calls-xi-a-dictator/
Biden bumbles Xi opening with offhand ‘dictator’ jab - US leader speaks fast, loose and critical about his Chinese counterpart just as his top diplomat made a case for better ties in Beijing
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/biden-bumbles-xi-opening-with-offhand-dictator-jab/
US reliance on China’s capital goods rules out decoupling - Drive to revive American industry won’t get far without even greater imports of Chinese-made manufacturing equipment
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/us-reliance-on-chinas-capital-goods-rules-out-decoupling/
Blinken’s trip hasn’t interrupted slide toward war - His cabinet heavy on Middle Eastern and European expertise, Biden abandoned US-China institutionalized dialogue
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/blinkens-trip-hasnt-interrupted-slide-toward-war/
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​UPDATED:  6/19/23
China Says Washington and Beijing Must Reverse 'Downward Spiral' as Blinken Visits - Chinese officials blamed the U.S. for pushing the relationship between the two countries to the "lowest point since its establishment."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/china-blinken-downward-spiral
Countries push back against US’s anti-China tech policy - Officials at Global Tech Day summit say their countries will continue to build tech and trade ties with Beijing.
https://www.politico.eu/article/countries-push-back-against-uss-anti-china-tech-policy/
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UPDATED:  6/13/23
Can China and the United States Establish Mutual Respect to Lessen Tensions?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/09/can-china-and-the-united-states-establish-mutual-respect-to-lessen-tensions/
Poll: Most Europeans support neutrality in US-China conflict - A plurality of respondents also say 
that Beijing is a ‘necessary partner;’ not a ‘rival’ or an ‘adversary.’
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/08/poll-majority-of-europeans-support-neutrality-in-us-china-conflict-over-taiwan/
The Pentagon Is Freaking Out About a Potential War With China - (Because America might lose.)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/09/america-weapons-china-00100373

UPDATED:  6/7/23
US defense secretary says Washington won’t stand for ‘coercion and bullying’ from China
https://apnews.com/article/us-china-lloyd-austin-defense-asia-de10a9233bf226288faf86676486eef3
China blasts US after Washington says talks key to avoid ‘crisis’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/3/us-says-talks-with-china-key-to-a-prevent-crisis-or-conflict
What “Security Threat” Does China Pose?
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/06/04/what-security-threat-does-china-pose/

​UPDATED:  6/1/23
House China Committee Proposes 10 Ways to Prepare for War With China Over Taiwan - The panel wants the US to produce more long-range missiles and get more arms to Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/25/house-china-committee-proposes-10-ways-to-prepare-for-war-with-china-over-taiwan/

​UPDATED:  5/20/23
China and the Axis of the Sanctioned - Beijing’s recent diplomatic successes reflect not just its initiative, but Washington’s incompetence, arrogance, and double-dealing in the subsequent three decades in the Middle East.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/china-and-axis-of-sanctioned
‘Absolutely Intolerable’: China’s Military Responds to US Military Aid for Taiwan, Troop Deployments - The PLA says it will 'firmly crush Taiwan independence attempts and external interference’
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/16/absolutely-intolerable-chinas-military-responds-to-us-military-aid-for-taiwan-troop-deployments/

​UPDATED:  5/15/23
US Remains Largest Military Spender by Far - The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s data shows that Washington spends three times as much on its military than China, the second-largest spender, Ashik Siddique reports. 
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/05/10/us-remains-largest-military-spender-by-far/
Taiwan Says Its Military Won’t Let the US Blow Up Semiconductor Factories - Bombing the TSMC factories to prevent them from being controlled by China is becoming an increasingly popular idea in Washington
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/10/taiwan-says-its-military-wont-let-the-us-blow-up-semiconductor-factories/
Reported Joint Chiefs pick a boon for China hawks - Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown has fully embraced the concept of Beijing as the ‘pacing threat’ and of boosting budgets to meet it.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/05/11/biden-expected-to-nominate-cq-brown-as-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs/
Jake Sullivan Meets With China’s Top Diplomat in Vienna - The meeting marks the highest-level in-person engagement between the two sides since Biden met Xi in Bali last November
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/11/jake-sullivan-meets-with-chinas-top-diplomat-in-vienna/
Surprise high level talks could calm US-China tensions over Taiwan - But experts say Washington and Beijing still need to make concrete steps to improve bilateral ties.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/05/12/surprise-high-level-talks-could-calm-us-china-tensions-over-taiwan/

UPDATED:  5/9/23
The intoxication of war - The public, bombarded with war propaganda, cheers on their self-immolation
https://www.salon.com/2023/05/07/the-intoxication-of/
NATO foray into Asia risks driving China and Russia closer together - A new Tokyo bureau will be the first of its kind, further cementing the alliance’s shift toward the region.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/05/03/nato-foray-into-asia-risks-driving-china-and-russia-closer-together/
US Arms Makers Vow Closer Cooperation With Taiwan - About 30 US arms contractors attended the Taiwan-US Defense Industry Forum in Taipei
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/03/us-arms-makers-vow-closer-cooperation-with-taiwan/
NATO to Open Office in Japan, the Alliance’s First in Asia - China warned against NATO's 'eastward foray into the Asia Pacific’
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/04/nato-to-open-office-in-japan-the-alliances-first-in-asia/
US, Philippines Make Defense Commitment in South China Sea Official - The two countries issued new guidelines for the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/04/us-philippines-makes-defense-commitment-in-south-china-sea-official/
You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors - Digital technology can be used to solve so many human dilemmas, writes Vijay Prashad. And yet, here we are, at the precipice of a conflict to benefit the few over the needs of the many.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/05/05/you-are-reading-this-thanks-to-semiconductors/
US, Taiwan in Talks on US Providing $500 Million in ‘Free’ Weapons - The arms would be provided directly from US military stockpiles using an authority that the US has primarily used to arm Ukraine
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/08/us-taiwan-in-talks-on-us-providing-500-million-in-free-weapons/
House Republicans Demand Europe Falls in Line on Taiwan - A resolution was introduced in response to Macron saying Europe shouldn't follow the US into a conflict with China
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/05/08/house-republicans-demand-europe-falls-in-line-on-taiwan/

​UPDATED:  5/3/23
Taiwan—A Pawn for U.S. War on China
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/04/27/taiwan-a-pawn-for-u-s-war-on-china/
Does the Rise of China Mean the Fall of the United States? - A decade on, Beijing's relentless economic expansion across Eurasia has begun to manifest itself in a series of diplomatic eruptions, each erasing another aspect of U.S. influence.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/does-rise-of-china-mean-fall-of-us
What Exact “Security Threat” Does China Pose? - Any danger from China's rise is to the U.S.'s business and political elites, not its people.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/what-security-threat-does-china-pose-to-us
In Washington, China is a four-letter word and the excuse for everything - Lawmakers have introduced nearly 275 measures this session, while bureaucrats are busy using the CCP to justify ballooning budgets.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/05/02/in-washington-china-is-a-four-letter-word-and-the-excuse-for-everything/
Protests Erupt Against U.S. Military Exercises and Expansion of U.S. Military Footprint in The Philippines
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/05/02/protests-erupt-against-u-s-military-exercises-and-expansion-of-u-s-military-footprint-in-the-philippines/


​UPDATED:4/27/23
Dislodging the Neocons, Difficult But Necessary
https://www.unz.com/runz/dislodging-the-neocons-difficult-but-necessary/
The Most Important Line in the China-France Joint Statement - Europe’s prime players are embracing the multipolar paradigm; are they leaving the U.S. behind?
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-most-important-line-in-the-china-france-joint-statement/
U.S. Cuts Itself Off From Future Chinese Profits
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/04/us-cuts-itself-off-from-future-chinese-profits.html#more
China’s 4th Industrial Revolution rattles US tech stocks - BYD’s $11,400 electrical vehicle, Huawei’s progress in enterprise resource planning software hurt Tesla & Cisco
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/chinas-4th-industrial-revolution-rattles-us-tech-stocks/
Biden to Send Nukes to South Korea - Nuclear-armed American submarines will dock in South Korea for the first time in 40 years
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/26/biden-to-send-nukes-to-south-korea/

​​UPDATED:4/21/23
Are economic and political tides turning away from America and toward China?
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3953391-are-economic-and-political-tides-turning-away-from-america-and-toward-china/
Girding for Wars of The With an Endless Arms Race - Many of the billions of dollars being tacked onto it are intended to procure exactly the items you would expect to use in a war with those powers in the late 2020s or 2030s.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/pentagon-spending-arms-race
How Brazil’s Lula added a spring to Xi Jinping’s step  - Reducing the dollar’s dominance in global commerce has been a top goal for China
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/how-brazils-lula-added-a-spring-to-xi-jinpings-step/
East Asia resisting US decoupling from China
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/east-asia-resisting-us-decoupling-from-china/
The day supply chains stood still: What war with China could bring
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/3952239-the-day-supply-chains-stood-still-what-war-with-china-could-bring/
Yellen warns decoupling from China would be ‘disastrous’
https://www.afr.com/world/asia/yellen-says-china-security-worries-eclipse-economy-interests-20230421-p5d25p
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UPDATED:4/15/23
If the U.S. Can’t Boss the World, It Will Spitefully Destroy It
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/04/13/if-the-u-s-cant-boss-the-world-it-will-spitefully-destroy-it/
Rep. McCaul: Sending Troops to Fight China Over Taiwan ‘On the Table’
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/09/rep-mccaul-sending-troops-to-fight-china-over-taiwan-on-the-table/
Taiwan: Washington’s Quest to Provoke A Chinese War
https://www.unz.com/estriker/taiwan-washingtons-quest-to-provoke-a-chinese-war/
US Arms Industry Planning First Taiwan Trip in Four Years - US arms makers want to pursue joint production with Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/13/us-arms-industry-planning-first-taiwan-trip-in-four-years/
Macron has no interest in ‘decoupling’ from China
https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/macron-has-no-interest-in-decoupling-from-china/
US, Philippines Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Drills - The drills will include a live-fire exercise aimed at a sunken ship in the South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/11/us-philippines-launch-largest-ever-joint-military-drills/
Lula Goes to China - The Brazilian president is joined by a major delegation this week as more than 20 agreements are expected to be signed with the Amazon country’s largest trading partner.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/04/13/lula-goes-to-china/
China Brokered Peace Agreement Between Saudi Arabia and Iran Marks End of Era of American Unipolar Power
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/04/14/china-brokered-peace-agreement-between-saudi-arabia-and-iran-marks-end-of-era-of-american-unipolar-power/

​​​​​UPDATED:4/10/23
McCaul says China could influence, take over Taiwan in next election ‘without a shot fired’
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3941129-mccaul-says-china-could-influence-take-over-taiwan-in-next-election-without-a-shot-fired/
Preparing for War in the South China Sea - Ahead of massive war games involving US and Filipino troops, the Defense Department announced that it will gain access to four new military sites in the Philippines.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/philippines-balikatan-war-games-us-military/
China Launches Major Drills Around Taiwan After Tsai-McCarthy Meeting - McCarthy was the highest-level US official to meet with a Taiwanese president since the 1979 diplomatic shift
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/09/china-launches-major-drills-around-taiwan-after-tsai-mccarthy-meeting/
GT Voice：DPP’s collusion with US puts Taiwan’s chip sector in life-or-death situation
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1288784.shtml
Blinken Can’t Reschedule His Trip to China After Canceling - POLITICO reports China has effectively frozen high-level contact with the US
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/05/blinken-cant-reschedule-his-trip-to-china-after-canceling/
Macron Says Europe Shouldn’t Follow the US Into a Confrontation With China
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/09/macron-says-europe-shouldnt-follow-the-us-into-a-confrontation-with-china/

UPDATED:4/4/23
Targeting China, US Navy to purchase 100 new ships
https://countercurrents.org/2023/03/targeting-china-us-navy-to-purchase-100-new-ships/
The US War Drum Against China Sounds Like: Tik.Tok. - The ongoing effort to investigate and ban TikTok is not about our privacy, but about fueling more aggression against China.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-us-war-drum-against-china-sounds-like-tik-tok
Racing to Multipolarity - The myopic focus on weakening Russia has had the unintended consequence of strengthening China.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/racing-to-multipolarity/

UPDATED: 3/29/23
Is war with China inevitable? The answer to that question will determine our future - There’s no clear evidence that China is likely to invade Taiwan anytime soon. Why is Washington fixated on war?
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/26/is-with-china-inevitable-the-answer-to-that-question-will-determine-our-future_partner/
US, EU Conduct First-Ever Joint Naval Drills Aimed at China
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/03/26/us-eu-conduct-first-ever-joint-naval-drills-aimed-at-china/
Here We Go Again! Publicity for Ukraine War vs Campaign to Justify 2003 US War on Iraq
https://www.globalresearch.ca/here-we-go-again-publicity-ukraine-war-vs-campaign-justify-2003-us-war-iraq/5813172
LOOKING BACK: As Russia tensions simmer, NATO conducts massive war games
https://apnews.com/article/russia-europe-8447702a78ee532b710d68f419cc565b
LOOKING BACK:  US Doubles Downs on Russian ‘Invasion’ Rhetoric at UN Amid Signs of Donbass Offensive
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/02/17/us-doubles-downs-on-russian-invasion-rhetoric-at-un-amid-signs-of-donbass-offensive/
LOOKING BACK:  US, NATO double down on war threats against Russia over Ukraine
https://countercurrents.org/2022/02/us-nato-double-down-on-war-threats-against-russia-over-ukraine/
LOOKING BACK: Despite US Warnings, Ukraine Says Diplomatic Solution More Likely Than Russian Invasion
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/02/07/despite-us-warnings-ukraine-says-diplomatic-solution-more-likely-than-russian-invasion/
LOOKING BACK: Russia, Ukraine Fail to Make Progress on Donbas Conflict in Latest Talks
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/02/11/russia-ukraine-fail-to-make-progress-on-donbas-conflict-in-latest-talks/
LOOKING BACK: Memo to Congress: Diplomacy for Ukraine Is Spelled M-i-n-s-k
https://countercurrents.org/2022/02/memo-to-congress-diplomacy-for-ukraine-is-spelled-m-i-n-s-k/
LOOKING BACK:  Ukraine, Eastern Separatists Trade Blame for Ceasefire Violations - There are frequent ceasefire violations in the Donbas war recorded by the OSCE, but more media attention is on the conflict amid heightened tensions
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/02/17/ukraine-eastern-separatists-trade-blame-for-ceasefire-violations/
LOOKING BACK:  In Face of US Claims, Moscow Says "There Is No 'Russian Invasion' of Ukraine” - As the Biden administration continues to warn of a "looming" attack, anti-war advocates urge diplomacy and dedication to playing "a cooperative and constructive role in this new multipolar world.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/17/face-us-claims-moscow-says-there-no-russian-invasion-ukraine
LOOKING BACK: Russia Will Be ‘Forced to Respond’ if U.S. Does Not Engage on Security Demands
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/17/russia-will-be-forced-to-respond-if-us-does-not-engage-on-security-demands-a76439
LOOKING BACK:  Biden’s Russia speech: Hypocrisy, lies and warmongering
https://countercurrents.org/2022/02/bidens-russia-speech-hypocrisy-lies-and-warmongering/
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Craig Murray: Why Would China Be An Enemy? - To react to Beijing’s growing economic power by increasing Western military power is hopeless. It is harder to think of a more stupid example of lashing out in blind anger.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/03/24/craig-murray-why-would-china-be-an-enemy/
AUKUS Nuclear Submarines: Accelerating the Sleepwalking to War With China - Nuclear-powered submarines are designed for one purpose: attack. We must recognize the perils of continuing down this dangerous path.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/aukus-nuclear-deal-china
Pentagon Leaders Say New Budget Will Help Prepare for War With China - Gen. Milley says the budget is meant to prevent war but 'prepares us to fight it if necessary’
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/03/23/pentagon-leaders-say-new-budget-will-help-prepare-for-war-with-china/
GOP rep says Biden’s defense budget ‘falls short,’ citing China threat
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3915125-gop-rep-says-bidens-defense-budget-falls-short-citing-china-threat/
Brazil’s Lula goes to China this weekend for more than trade interests - The newly minted leader has praised Beijing’s Ukraine peace plan and criticized US reluctance to push for a negotiated settlement.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/24/brazils-lula-goes-to-china-this-weekend-for-more-than-trade-interests/
Kamala's mission to make Africa REJECT China: VP is greeted by dancers as she lands in Ghana armed with $55BN to persuade leaders to rebuff Beijing's growing influence
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11905769/Kamala-Harris-lands-Ghana-mission-Africa-expand-options-China.html
Report: Saudi Arabia Agrees to Establish Ties With Syria - The US is opposed to regional countries normalizing with Syria
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/03/23/report-saudi-arabia-agrees-to-establish-ties-with-syria/
“Global Hegemony”: America’s Grand Strategy in the Asia-Pacific
https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-grand-strategy-in-the-asia-pacific/5813354
Why pushing for the break up of Russia is absolute folly - Even the most vociferous opposition leaders say creating new states out of the federation would be fraught with disaster. Here’s why.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/24/why-pushing-for-the-break-up-of-russia-is-absolute-folly/
France Says Willing to Work With China to Find a ‘Peaceful Solution’ in Ukraine - China wants a 'strategic consensus' with the EU on the issue
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/03/26/france-says-willing-to-work-with-china-to-look-for-a-peaceful-solution-in-ukraine/

​​UPDATED: 3/23/23
China-proposed initiative on global civilization hailed
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202303/16/WS64132d59a31057c47ebb4ea7.html
How much did Trump-era tariffs on China cost Americans? New US findings confirm ‘self-inflicted harm’
https://archive.is/qwDpR#selection-891.13-891.114
60 Minutes hypes China threat, asks if the US Navy ‘is ready’ - CBS correspondent Norah O’Donnell’s piece smacks of a scare tactic to convince us we need more ships.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/21/60-minutes-hypes-china-threat-in-us-navy-defense-industry-pr-segment/
On Xi-Putin visit, the US sees only threats - This risks pushing Russia and China into a destructive alliance and missing out on opportunities for peace in Ukraine.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/21/on-xi-putin-visit-the-us-sees-only-threats/
China Hits Back at US Criticism of Ukraine Peace Efforts - The White House said China's position is not impartial, drawing a rebuke from the Chinese Foreign Ministry
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/03/22/china-hits-back-at-us-criticism-of-ukraine-peace-efforts/
In Moscow, Xi and Putin Bury Pax Americana - PEPE ESCOBAR
https://www.unz.com/pescobar/in-moscow-xi-and-putin-bury-pax-americana/

UPDATED: 3/17/23
China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI): Beijing has Mediated the Resumption of Iran-Saudi Arabia Ties
https://www.globalresearch.ca/chinas-global-security-initiative-gsi-beijing-has-mediated-the-resumption-of-iran-saudi-arabia-ties/5811672
Seismic Iran-Saudi Rapprochement Isolates US - The Chinese-brokered diplomatic deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran not only opens the way for resolution of region-wide conflicts, but foils U.S. Mideast designs based on Saudi-Iranian enmity, writes Joe Lauria.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/03/11/seismic-iran-saudi-rapprochement-isolates-us/
Iran-Saudi Arabia reconciliation: US on the sidelines dismisses China's role - Far from ushering in peace, the agreement sets the stage for a multipolar Middle East where Gulf states trade with the highest bidder
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-saudi-arabia-us-dismiss-china-role
The Drums Of War With China Are Beating Much Louder Now
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2023/03/13/the-drums-of-war-with-china-are-beating-much-louder-now/
In great power diplomacy, is China beating US at its own game? - Washington can learn something about not letting ideology get in the way of conflict resolution and economic development.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/13/in-great-power-diplomacy-is-china-beating-us-at-its-own-game/
China’s Initiative: Iran and Saudi Arabia Are Back on the Diplomatic Track. Ending the Atrocious War in Yemen? - What does it mean for Yemen?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/china-initiative-iran-saudi-arabia-back-diplomatic-track/5811806
China Urges Washington to End ‘Occupation and Marauding’ of Syria - Beijing has repeatedly called on the White House to end its illegal practices inside Syria; the nation was also among the first to send aid to Syria following last month's earthquake
https://www.globalresearch.ca/china-urges-washington-end-occupation-marauding-syria/5811848
CovertAction Bulletin – Great Power Conflict: U.S. Puts China in Crosshairs
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/03/15/covertaction-bulletin-great-power-conflict-u-s-puts-china-in-crosshairs/
China’s Xi to Speak With Zelensky, Meet With Putin - China recently released a 12-point peace plan for the Ukraine war
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/03/13/chinas-xi-to-speak-with-zelensky-meet-with-putin/
Political Insanity: The Real Face of the GOP’s “Non-interventionism”: Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Syria Should be Redeployed to “Fight China”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/political-insanity-the-real-face-of-the-gops-non-interventionism-withdrawal-of-u-s-troops-from-syria-should-be-redeployed-to-fight-china/5811900
War in Ukraine ‘distracts from our country’s most pressing challenges,’ DeSantis says - “We cannot prioritize intervention in an escalating foreign war over the defense of our own homeland,” he said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/13/war-ukraine-ron-desantis-00086917
Caitlin Johnstone: Australia’s Real Fear Isn’t China - Australia is not arming itself against China to protect itself from China. Australia is arming itself against China to protect itself from the United States.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/03/15/caitlin-johnstone-australias-real-fear-isnt-china/
“Provoked” NATO expansion, “unprovoked” Ukraine war, and the Dire “China threat”
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/03/15/provoked-nato-expansion-unprovoked-ukraine-war-and-the-dire-china-threat/
Is a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Imminent?
https://original.antiwar.com/Michael_Klare/2023/03/14/is-a-chinese-invasion-of-taiwan-imminent/

UPDATED: 3/11/23
China blames Ukraine crisis on ‘invisible hand’ - At wide-ranging press conference, Foreign Minister Qin Gang also describes Taiwan as a ‘red line’ in relations with US.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/7/china-blames-ukraine-crisis-on-invisible-hand
Kerry: China tensions hurting climate talks
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/07/john-kerry-us-china-stalled-talks-climate-change
Why Is the US So Unhappy That China Offered a Peace Proposal?
https://original.antiwar.com/Ted_Snider/2023/03/08/why-is-the-us-so-unhappy-that-china-offered-a-peace-proposal/
Why the Iran-Saudi agreement to restore ties is so big - The fact China helped to broker the deal is significant too. The question is, how will the US react?
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/10/how-the-us-can-build-on-more-normal-iran-saudi-ties/

UPDATED: 3/6/23
US Ambassador To China: “We’re The Leader” Of The Indo-Pacific
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2023/03/02/us-ambassador-to-china-were-the-leader-of-the-indo-pacific/
Powerless and ridiculous for US to cry for its recognition as regional leader
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202303/1286529.shtml
The Hawks Have Had China In Their Crosshairs For Years
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2023/03/04/the-hawks-have-had-china-in-their-crosshairs-for-years-notes-from-the-edge-of-the-narrative-matrix/
China's Turn - Americas Hyper-Financialized Economic System Is No Match for China's Government-Directed Investment Model. Regrettably, China's Explosive Growth Is Pushing a Desperate Washington Closer to War.
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/chinas-turn/
China says $619 million US arms sale to Taiwan ‘raises tensions’ in the region
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3880786-china-says-619-million-us-arms-sale-to-taiwan-raises-tensions-in-the-region/
US Army Secretary Says US Preparing to Win a War With China Over Taiwan - Christine Wormuth says if the US enters a war with China, the US homeland could come under attack
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/03/02/us-army-secretary-says-us-preparing-to-win-a-war-with-china-over-taiwan/
US Is Maintaining Tensions With North Korea to Draw in Allies Against China - The greatest threat to peace and stability in northeast Asia is the U.S. Indo-Pacific military encirclement of China.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-is-maintaining-tensions-with-north-korea-to-draw-in-allies-against-china/
Are we at the brink of war in the Pacific? - With both Beijing and Washington contemplating a future conflict over Taiwan, it’s important to consider the likely costs of such a fight.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/04/are-we-at-the-brink-of-war-in-the-pacific/
The Horror of All-Out War in the Pacific - Let us only hope that today’s leaders in both Washington and Beijing prove more restrained than did their counterparts in Berlin and Paris in August 1914 when plans for victory unleashed a war that would leave 20 million dead
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/all-out-war-in-the-pacific-taiwan
On Biden Turning Down China's Push for Peace Deal in Ukraine - Why won't the U.S. provide a serious response to the Chinese peace plan, let alone engage with Beijing at a negotiating table?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/china-peace-deal-for-ukraine
China’s Peace Plan for Ukraine - It will be attractive to the Global South, writes Tony Kevin. It will cause consternation in the Western war party camp.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/03/03/chinas-peace-plan-for-ukraine/
Pentagon Prepares for Island Combat in the Pacific as US-China Tensions Rise - The U.S. has been securing new basing facilities and conducting large-scale combat exercises in the Western Pacific.
https://truthout.org/articles/pentagon-prepares-for-island-combat-in-the-pacific-as-us-china-tensions-rise/
In Tuesday hearings, witnesses proclaim China an existential threat - Said H.R. McMaster: ‘it’s not a choice between Washington and Beijing. It’s a choice between sovereignty and servitude.’
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/28/in-tuesday-hearings-witnesses-proclaim-china-an-existential-threat/
A more hawkish China policy? 5 takeaways from House committee’s inaugural hearing on confronting Beijing
https://theconversation.com/a-more-hawkish-china-policy-5-takeaways-from-house-committees-inaugural-hearing-on-confronting-beijing-200953
China Blasts US ‘Hegemony’
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/03/03/china-blasts-us-hegemony/
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UPDATED: 2/28/23
China Releases 12-Point Peace for Ukraine - US officials are still claiming Beijing is considering arming Russia
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/26/china-releases-12-point-peace-for-ukraine/
Ukraine and The Tunnel at the End of the Light - China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a dizzyingly ambitious plan to connect Asia and more than 100 nations with 21st Century economic infrastructure, everything from highways and high-speed rail lines to power generation, energy pipelines, communication systems, cities, ports, and more.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/ukraine-and-the-tunnel-at-the-end-of-the-light
US Plans to Expand Military Presence in Taiwan, a Move That Risks Provoking China
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/23/us-plans-to-expand-military-presence-in-taiwan-a-move-that-risks-provoking-china/
Why sending more US military troops to Taiwan is so risky - Biden officials insist there have been no changes to its policy with respect to Beijing and Taiwan, but its words and actions say otherwise.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/28/more-overt-us-support-for-taiwan-is-fraught-with-risk/
One year later, are US-German relations headed toward rough seas? - As this war escalates with more potential Chinese involvement, forcing Berlin to pick a side will be a true test to the relationship.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/24/one-year-later-are-us-german-relations-headed-toward-rough-seas/
Iraq To Drop Dollar In Trade With China
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Iraq-To-Drop-Dollar-In-Trade-With-China.html
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UPDATED: 2/22/23
Imagine If China Did To The US What The US Is Doing To China
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2023/02/19/imagine-if-china-did-to-the-us-what-the-us-is-doing-to-china/
While we’re laughing about a balloon; Biden paves a path to war
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/while-were-laughing-about-a-balloon-biden-paves-a-path-to-war/
Blinken Warns Chinese FM Against Providing Military Support to Russia - Instead of attempting to de-escalate tensions, Blinken confronted his Chinese counterpart, accusing Beijing of "violating" US sovereignty with its balloon. Blinken said he received "no apology.”
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/19/blinken-warns-chinese-fm-against-providing-military-support-to-russia/
Blinken-Wang Yi meeting marked by sharp words and confrontation - Both sides took the opportunity to talk after the balloon shoot down to express anger and indignation and it was not helpful.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/20/blinken-wang-yi-meeting-marked-by-sharp-words-and-confrontation/
Top Republicans Press Biden To Increase Military Aid to Taiwan - The lawmakers want the White House to include a $2 billion grants to Taipei in its upcoming speaking proposal to Congress.
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/19/top-republicans-press-biden-to-increase-military-aid-to-taiwan/
Raisi in Beijing: Iran-China Strategic Plans Go Full Throttle
https://www.unz.com/pescobar/raisi-in-beijing-iran-china-strategic-plans-go-full-throttle/
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​UPDATED: 2/16/23
U.S. Owes The World An Explanation, China Says on Hersh’s Nord Stream Explosion Report
https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/u-s-owes-the-world-an-explanation-china-says-on-hershs-nord-stream-explosion-report/
Militarism and Diplomacy in the South China Sea: The Propaganda Machine is Mobilized
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/02/11/militarism-and-diplomacy-in-the-south-china-sea-the-propaganda-machine-is-mobilized/
Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3853482-chinese-spy-balloon-has-gop-saying-no-cuts-to-defense/
US Media 'Spy Balloon' Obsession a Gift to China Hawks - Despite uncertainty about the purpose of the high-altitude balloon shot down by the U.S. military last week, American corporate media "overwhelmingly interpreted the Pentagon's conjecture as fact.”
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/chinese-balloon-media-hysteria
WaPo: Chinese Balloon Wound Up in the US Due to Unexpected Weather
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/14/wapo-the-chinese-balloon-wound-up-in-the-us-due-to-unexpected-weather/
China Says US Balloon Response Hurt Recent Diplomatic Progress - Blinken canceled a plan tripped to China over the balloon, which drifted into the US due to unexpected weather
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/15/china-says-us-balloon-response-hurt-recent-diplomatic-progress/
US Conducts Aircraft Carrier Drills in the South China Sea Amid Balloon Tensions - The US has increased military activity in the disputed waters in recent years
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/12/us-conducts-aircraft-carrier-drills-in-the-south-china-sea-amid-balloon-tensions/
US Officials Now Say Chinese “Spy Balloon” Flew Over The US Accidentally
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2023/02/15/us-officials-now-say-chinese-spy-balloon-flew-over-the-us-accidentally/
US, Philippines to Hold Largest Military Exercises in Years Amid China Tensions - The announcement comes after the US reminded China it's willing to go to war if Philippine vessels are attacked in the South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/15/us-philippines-to-hold-largest-military-exercises-in-years-amid-china-tensions/
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UPDATED: 2/10/23
Is the Trip of the Secretary General of NATO Aimed to Instigate the Creation of the Asian Version of NATO?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/trip-secretary-general-nato-aimed-instigate-creation-asian-version-nato/5807464Making Taiwan the Ukraine of the East - To understand the contemporary geopolitical significance of the Republic of China, Vijay Prashad says it is necessary to examine Cold War history.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/02/09/making-taiwan-the-ukraine-of-the-east/
State of the Union: Biden Says Beating China Should ‘Unite All of Us’ - The speech focused very little on foreign policy and barely mentioned the war in Ukraine
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/07/state-of-the-union-biden-says-beating-china-should-unite-all-of-us/
Biden Steers Clear of Foreign Policy - The public deserves a more thorough accounting of what their government is doing in their name.
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/biden-steers-clear-of-foreign-policy
China Slams Pentagon's Downing of Balloon as an 'Excessive Reaction’ - China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the U.S. military's move, ordered by President Joe Biden, "seriously violates international convention.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/china-slams-pentagon-balloon
New Cold War Propaganda: About China’s Spy Balloon and the US Spy Planes That Have Violated the Airspace of Sovereign Nations
https://www.globalresearch.ca/new-cold-war-propaganda-about-china-spy-balloon-us-spy-planes-that-have-violated-airspace-sovereign-nations/5807749
America’s Balloon Obsession Is an Attempt to Prevent Detente with China
https://www.globalresearch.ca/america-balloon-obsession-attempt-prevent-detente-china/5807504
Paranoid Politics and Weather Balloons
https://www.globalresearch.ca/paranoid-politics-weather-balloons/5807441?utm_campaign=magnet&utm_source=article_page&utm_medium=related_articles
A Memo and Balloon Help Media Inflate China War Hype
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/a-memo-and-balloon-help-media-inflate-china-war-hype/
China’s Response to the Balloon Incident. Derailing the Sino-American New Detente
https://www.globalresearch.ca/interpreting-china-response-balloon-incident/5807516
LOOKING BACK - China’s Stated Desire for Military Talks with the US Signals Its Interest in a “New Détente”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/china-stated-desire-military-talks-us-signals-interest-new-detente/5799752?utm_campaign=magnet&utm_source=article_page&utm_medium=related_articles
Balloon ‘panic’ intensifies push against China in Washington - The Biden administration faces growing calls from US Congress for tough policies against China after ‘spy’ balloon incident.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/9/balloon-panic-intensifies-push-against-china-in-washington
Spy Balloon Cold Open - SNL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG3kUa8uM4c
The Case of the Chinese Balloon
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/06/the-case-of-the-chinese-balloon/
Americans far less hawkish on North Korea and China than policy elites: poll - The new survey also showed increased support for an official end to the Korean war.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/06/americans-far-less-hawkish-on-north-korea-and-china-than-policy-elites-poll/
Report: US Considers Deploying Long-Range Missiles to Japan - The plan could include deploying hypersonic and tomahawk missiles as part of the buildup against China
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/02/06/report-us-considers-deploying-long-range-missiles-to-japan/
Another Absurd US Media Statement: China Has More ICBMs Than America
https://www.globalresearch.ca/absurd-us-propaganda-claims-china-has-more-icbms-than-america/5807756
War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable - What is needed is a policy of constructive coexistence.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/war-china-military-biden/
China Appears Poised to Achieve through Cooperation in the 21st Century what Japan Sought to Achieve through Coercion in the 20th
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/01/31/china-appears-poised-to-achieve-through-cooperation-in-the-21st-century-what-japan-sought-to-achieve-through-coercion-in-the-20th/
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Filipinos Protest US Military Deal Eying China - The decision to grant the U.S. access to more bases — announced during the U.S. defense secretary’s visit — was decried by peace advocates as part of the Pentagon’s push into the Indo-Pacific, with an intent to encircle China.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/02/04/filipinos-protest-us-military-deal-eying-china/
US Surrounds China With War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2023/02/04/us-surrounds-china-with-war-machinery-while-freaking-out-about-balloons/
Washington inflates the China balloon threat - The meltdown in DC risks turning into a self full-filling prophecy: Routine inter-state relations becoming a full blown crisis.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/03/washington-inflates-the-china-balloon-threat/
War Fever: after Ukraine, Taiwan?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/war-fever-after-ukraine-taiwan/5807159
Exaggerating China’s military spending, St. Louis Fed breaks all statistical rules with misleading graph - The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a jaw-droppingly misleading graph that portrays China as spending more on its military than the US. In reality, the Pentagon’s budget is roughly three times larger.
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/23/china-military-spending-st-louis-fed-graph/
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Japan Reenlists as Washington’s Spear-Carrier
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/26/japan-reenlists-as-washingtons-spear-carrier/
Caitlin Johnstone: US Constantly Provoking China - The way the U.S. has been positioning its war machinery around China would have sparked a third world war had the roles been reversed. Nonetheless,   talk inside the U.S. empire is all about Chinese “aggression.”
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/25/caitlin-johnstone-us-constantly-provoking-china/
US Expands Training of Taiwanese Military With National Guard - The US launched a similar program in Ukraine in 2014
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/01/19/us-expands-training-of-taiwanese-military-with-national-guard/
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Biden Administration Tramples on Japan’s Post-World War II Pacifist Constitution By Pushing Country’s Rearmament
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/01/09/biden-administration-tramples-on-japans-post-world-war-ii-pacifist-constitution-by-pushing-countrys-rearmament/
War with China over Taiwan won’t end well for anyone - As talk of defending Taipei militarily against invasion heats up in Washington, a new wargame offers a dose of reality.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/01/10/war-with-china-over-taiwan-wont-end-well-for-anyone/
US Wants to Deploy Missile-Armed Marines Along Japan’s Okinawa Islands - The deployment is part of the US military buildup in the region aimed at China
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/01/10/us-wants-to-deploy-missile-armed-marines-along-japans-okinawa-islands/
Geopolitical Games in the Asia-Pacific Will Not be Allowed, Warns China
https://www.asia-pacificresearch.com/geopolitical-games-asia-pacific-will-not-allowed-warns-china/5631468
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Senate Looks to Give Taiwan $10 Billion in Military Aid
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/10/17/senate-looks-to-give-taiwan-10-billion-in-military-aid/
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As Ukraine Burns, the US and China Play With Nuclear Fire Over Taiwan - Mounting tensions over Taiwan expose the world's other extremely dangerous flashpoint.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/10/11/ukraine-burns-us-and-china-play-nuclear-fire-over-taiwan
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US Stepping Up Effort to Turn Taiwan Into an Arms Depot
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/10/05/us-stepping-up-effort-to-turn-taiwan-into-an-arms-depot/
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The US Empire Is Accelerating Toward Global Conflict On Two Fronts
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/09/22/the-us-empire-is-accelerating-toward-global-conflict-on-two-fronts/
Biden trashes what remained of US One China policy, strategic ambiguity - In pledging to defend Taiwan from any Chinese attack, the president has made war with China much more likely.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/09/23/biden-trashes-what-remained-of-us-one-china-policy-strategic-ambiguity/
China’s FM Tells Blinken the US Is Sending ‘Dangerous Signals’ Over Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/09/25/chinas-fm-tells-blinken-the-us-is-sending-dangerous-signals-over-taiwan/
China Hawks in Congress Happy Over Biden’s Taiwan Comments
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/09/21/china-hawks-in-congress-happy-over-bidens-taiwan-comments/
China Ready to Make Efforts for ‘Peaceful Reunification’ with Taiwan
https://www.asia-pacificresearch.com/china-ready-make-efforts-peaceful-reunification-taiwan/5631361
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Biden Keeps Pledging Direct US War With China Over Taiwan
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/09/19/biden-keeps-pledging-direct-us-war-with-china-over-taiwan/
There’s Little More Washington Can Do To Convince China To Invade Taiwan
https://original.antiwar.com/Andrew_Corbley/2022/09/19/theres-little-more-washington-can-do-to-convince-china-to-invade-taiwan/
US-China at a weaponized breaking point over Taiwan
https://asiatimes.com/2022/09/us-china-at-a-weaponized-breaking-point-over-taiwan/
Anti-War Voices Warn US Bill on Taiwan ‘Will Make War Much More Likely’
https://original.antiwar.com/Brett_Wilkins/2022/09/16/anti-war-voices-warn-us-bill-on-taiwan-will-make-war-much-more-likely/
US Troops More Concerned About Inflation Than Russia and China
https://libertarianinstitute.org/news/us-troops-more-concerned-about-bills-than-russia-and-china/
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Biden to Ask Congress to Approve $1.1 Billion Arms Sale for Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/08/29/biden-to-ask-congress-to-approve-1-1-billion-arms-sale-for-taiwan/
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A Rational Conversation about China
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/08/12/a-rational-conversation-about-china/
US-China Climate Talks in Tatters
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/08/12/us-china-climate-talks-in-tatters/
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US to Participate in Military Drills Near India’s Disputed Border With China
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/08/07/us-to-participate-in-military-drills-near-indias-disputed-border-with-china/
How the Taiwan lobby helped pave the way for Pelosi’s trip
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/08/04/how-the-taiwan-lobby-helped-pave-the-way-for-pelosis-trip/
What has ‘champion of democracy’ wrought? - Nancy Pelosi’s welcome to Taiwan was far from unanimous, and her ‘support for human rights’ is in question in her home city
https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/what-has-champion-of-democracy-wrought/
‘Ugly,’ ‘Shameless,’ ‘Evil’: China Blasts G-7, EU Attempts to Deescalate Taiwan Crisis
https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2022-08-04/ugly-shameless-evil-china-blasts-g-7-eu-attempts-to-deescalate-taiwan-crisis
China Cuts Off Military, Climate Ties With US Over 'Egregious Provocation' by Pelosi
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/05/china-cuts-military-climate-ties-us-over-egregious-provocation-pelosi
Pelosi says Taiwan trip 'worth it,' calls Xi 'a scared bully’
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/pelosi-calls-taiwan-trip-pushes-back-china-rcna42174
The US and China should prioritize peace over Taiwan
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/3584722-the-us-and-china-should-prioritize-peace-over-taiwan/
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Critics Call Pelosi's Confirmed Trip to Taiwan a 'Dangerous War Provocation’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/01/critics-call-pelosis-confirmed-trip-taiwan-dangerous-war-provocation
Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit Could Get Us All Killed
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/08/01/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-could-get-us-all-killed
The US Military Was Just Used To Help A Dementia Patient Try To Start WW3 (VIDEO)
https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/the-us-military-was-just-used-to
WATCH: Pelosi and Taiwanese president hold joint news conference (her words about Ben Franklin begin at about 15:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh894GPbTQI
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U.S. China Policy: A Perilous Arms Race Instead of Waging Critical Cooperation
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/07/12/u-s-china-policy-a-perilous-arms-race-instead-of-waging-critical-cooperation/
US Warns China It Will Defend Philippines in the South China Sea
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/07/12/us-warns-china-it-will-defend-philippines-in-the-south-china-sea/
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The US & China’s Belt & Road Initiative
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/07/06/the-us-chinas-belt-road-initiative/
US and NATO escalate tensions with Asia-Pacific war games
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/07/09/us-and-nato-escalate-tensions-with-asia-pacific-war-games/
Biden’s Reckless New Provocation Ratchets Up Risk of Nuclear War with China
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/07/bidens-reckless-new-provocation-ratchets-up-risk-of-nuclear-war-with-china/
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Nato leaders say China is a ‘systemic challenge to Euro-Atlantic security’
https://archive.ph/lkcAU#selection-815.13-815.87
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A Cold War with China, Global Warming, and Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/06/28/247488/
US Resuscitates Bid at G-7 to Counter China's Belt and Road
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/us-resuscitates-bid-at-g-7-to-counter-chinas-belt-and-road
G7 aims to raise $600 billion to counter China's Belt and Road
https://www.reuters.com/world/refile-us-aims-raise-200-bln-part-g7-rival-chinas-belt-road-2022-06-26/
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The US Could Lose the New Cold War With China and Russia
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/06/19/us-could-lose-new-cold-war-china-and-russia
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Destined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? (2018)
https://www.amazon.com/Destined-War-America-Escape-Thucydidess/dp/1328915387/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IBWBOJ7V6RHY&keywords=destined+for+war+by+graham+allison&qid=1655500106&s=books&sprefix=destined+for+war,stripbooks,573&sr=1-1
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New bill in US Senate proposes expansion of military aide for Taiwan
https://archive.ph/2I9rF#selection-771.13-771.81
Largest US & NATO Naval Drills in Pacific
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/06/21/largest-us-naval-drills-in-pacific/
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Pentagon Official Says Chinese Attack on Taiwan Would See Response Similar to Ukraine Invasion
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/06/15/pentagon-official-says-chinese-attack-on-taiwan-would-see-response-similar-to-ukraine-invasion/
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World’s largest joint naval exercise a message to China
https://asiatimes.com/2022/06/worlds-largest-joint-naval-exercise-a-message-to-china/
US Navy aircraft carriers may be useless in a war with China
https://taskandpurpose.com/analysis/navy-aircraft-carriers-useless-war-china-taiwan/
US wants to surround China with missiles – but can’t find Asian country to host them
https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/03/us-china-missiles-country-host/
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U.S. Approves $120 Million Sale to Maintain Taiwanese Warships
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-06-09/u-s-approves-120-million-sale-to-maintain-taiwanese-warships
Washington’s Shifting Taiwan Policy Aims for an Asian “Ukraine”
https://www.asia-pacificresearch.com/washington-shifting-taiwan-policy-aims-asian-ukraine/5631171
A ‘NATO for the Pacific’ Is Madness
https://original.antiwar.com/Daniel_Larison/2022/06/07/a-nato-for-the-pacific-is-madness/
US Recklessly Eyes China as Target in Economic War
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/19/us-recklessly-eyes-china-as-target-in-economic-war/
US re-entry into Somalia aims at Russia, China
https://asiatimes.com/2022/06/us-re-entry-into-somalia-aims-at-russia-china/
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In Alarmist Turn, NATO Is Increasingly Positioning Itself in Opposition to China
https://truthout.org/articles/in-alarmist-turn-nato-is-increasingly-positioning-itself-in-opposition-to-china/
NATO’s Next Strategic Concept Document to Add China as Threat
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/06/01/natos-next-strategic-concept-document-to-add-china-as-threat/
Bad Branding: Another blobby bite at the anti-restraint apple
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/06/03/bad-branding-another-blobby-bite-at-the-anti-restraint-apple/
New world order to come amid China’s growth
https://asiatimes.com/2022/06/new-world-order-to-come-amid-chinas-growth/
Schumer's Anti-China Bill Sacrifices Climate for Empire
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/06/02/schumers-anti-china-bill-sacrifices-climate-empire
The ‘Strategic Competition Act’ is a dangerous declaration of cold war on China
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/05/05/the-strategic-competition-act-is-a-dangerous-declaration-of-cold-war-on-china/
What Congress gets wrong about China’s Belt and Road Initiative
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/05/13/what-congress-gets-wrong-about-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative/
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The Belt and Road: What Will China Offer the World in Its Rise (2016)
https://www.amazon.com/Belt-Road-China-Offer-World/dp/7510455537/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1654352636&sr=1-2
From Wikipedia:  Belt and Road Initiative
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative
'It's a Mistake to Underestimate China’ - The country’s massive infrastructure project is a blueprint for growth in the developing world.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/china-belt-road/545675/
Belt & Road encircles Latin America and the Caribbean
https://asiatimes.com/2022/01/belt-road-encircles-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
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China & Russia Throw Down Gauntlet
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/02/09/china-russia-declare-new-era-of-multipolarity/
PEPE ESCOBAR: The Unipolar Moment is Over
https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/10/pepe-escobar-the-unipolar-moment-is-over/
Globalization Without an Epicenter
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/04/20/globalization-without-an-epicenter/
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Biden’s Dangerous Words on Taiwan
https://original.antiwar.com/Daniel_Larison/2022/05/24/bidens-dangerous-words-on-taiwan/
Biden’s Hare-Brained Diplomacy
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/bidens-hare-brained-diplomacy/
China experts blast Biden’s Taiwan slip
https://asiatimes.com/2022/05/china-experts-blast-bidens-taiwan-slip/
Blinken Says China Poses Greater Long-Term Threat Than Russia
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/26/blinken-says-china-poses-greater-long-term-threat-than-russia/
Russia, China Hold Joint Air Patrol in East Asia as Biden Wraps Up Visit to Region
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/24/russia-china-hold-joint-air-patrol-in-east-asia-as-biden-wraps-up-visit-to-region/
United States–China Relations Act of 2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–China_Relations_Act_of_2000
American & International Corporations In China
http://www.jiesworld.com/international_corporations_in_china.htm
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'Truly Dangerous': Biden Vows US Military Response If China Invades Taiwan
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/23/truly-dangerous-biden-vows-us-military-response-if-china-invades-taiwan
Caitlin Johnstone: TV War Games Over Taiwan
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/05/18/caitlin-johnstone-tv-war-games-over-taiwan/
MSNBC’s China war game ends with calls for more weapons
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/05/23/msnbcs-china-war-game-ends-with-calls-for-more-weapons/
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Rise in China’s nuclear capability may not be what you think it is
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/04/14/rise-in-chinas-nuclear-capability-may-not-be-what-you-think-it-is/
China Says US Going Down ‘Dangerous Path’ as US Lawmakers Visit Taiwan
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/04/14/china-says-us-going-down-dangerous-path-as-us-lawmakers-visit-taiwan/
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Caitlin Johnstone: The Target is China
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/04/01/caitlin-johnstone-the-target-is-china/
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China Warns US Against Creating a Pacific Version of NATO
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/03/07/china-warns-us-against-creating-a-pacific-version-of-nato/
Pompeo tweets, risks war with China over Taiwan
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/03/04/pompeo-tweets-risks-war-with-china-over-taiwan/
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US, Chinese Militaries Resume Maritime Safety Talks After Skipping Them in 2020
https://news.antiwar.com/2021/12/30/us-chinese-militaries-resume-maritime-safety-talks-after-skipping-them-in-2020/
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U.S.A. vs. China vs. Climate Change
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/world/usa-china-climate/
LOOKING BACK: From Wikipedia:  Century of humiliation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_humiliation
LOOKING BACK: From Wikipedia:  Battle of Peking (1900)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Peking_(1900)
LOOKING BACK: America’s First Multimillionaire Got Rich Smuggling Opium
https://www.history.com/news/john-jacob-astor-opium-fortune-millionaire
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