There is a fundamental divergence between Indian and Chinese readings of the Middle East’s tea leaves.
Continue readingAn SCO Scuffle with U.S. in Central Asia
For long, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been a center of geopolitical intrigue among powers great and small.
Continue readingWhy Imperialism Is Obsolete in Latin America
Venezuela’s Foreign minister Jorge Arreaza talks about the country’s relationship of mutual gain and benefit with China, the US bid to impose Monroe Doctrine 2.0, and a how a new Cold War cannot be allowed in the region
Continue readingThe World’s Biggest Trading Bloc Does Not Include the United States
On November 15, 15 Asian and Pacific countries signed an agreement known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that unites 30 percent of the global population and 30 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP).
Continue readingChina Is Working to Expand Its Ties to Latin America
Vijay Prashad and John Ross discuss the partnership that is being strengthened between countries in Latin America and China at a moment of increased pressure due to the US trade war against China
Continue readingU.S. Is Doing Its Best to Lock Out China From Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional governments from both right and left see the BRI as lucrative and free of political interference
Continue readingWhy America’s Economic War on China Is Failing
In 2018, Trump slapped tariffs on more than $200 billion worth of various Chinese goods.
Continue readingThe Difference Between the U.S. and China’s Response to COVID-19 Is Staggering
Trump lied to his own citizens, while China’s president Xi Jinping said that his government would be “putting people first.”
Continue readingWhy 5G Is the First Stage of a Tech War Between the U.S. and China
It is not game over for Huawei, as many tech analysts are concluding prematurely
Continue readingWho Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize in a Time of Pandemic?
A few weeks ago, I was talking to Noam Chomsky about the state of the world. At one point, Noam smiled and said that he is not aware of any German doctors in Italy, even though both countries are in the European Union; instead, Cuban and Chinese doctors went to Italy to help the Italians fight the global pandemic.
Continue readingU.S. Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons
The U.S. continues to pour its money into military technology and its political energy into defense strategies against what it perceives as threats to its global hegemony from China and Russia—even during a pandemic.
Continue readingThe U.S. Military Is Hell-Bent on Trying to Overpower China
Vijay Prashad writes about how the United States has unilaterally increased its military buildup around China and has ramped up threatening rhetoric
Continue readingWhat’s Driving Trump’s Political Attacks on China
Trump clearly hopes that China-bashing will get him re-elected in November; so does his rival Joe Biden
Continue readingU.S. Trade War Against China Takes a Coronaviral Turn
The anti-China fake news campaign about the COVID-19 pandemic fits into the larger war that the U.S. is waging against China. It taps into the deep reservoir of xenophobia and racism in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Continue readingHow the Chinese Authorities and the World Health Organization Handled the Coronavirus
The attack on the Chinese government and the World Health Organization’s work on the novel coronavirus by the Trump administration is unfounded
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