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Anti-War Voices Warn US Bill on Taiwan ‘Will Make War Much More Likely’
A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill to dramatically boost American military support for Taiwan, a move that prompted warnings from both China and anti-war voices in the United States...
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Indigenous people in Taiwan have long been unable to define themselves. Qing Dynasty officials called them fan, barbarians outside of their civilization. When the Republic of China government decamped...
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The World’s Other Nuclear Flashpoint
Thanks to Vladimir Putin’s recent implicit threat to employ nuclear weapons if the U.S. and its NATO allies continue to arm Ukraine — “This is not a bluff,” he insisted on September 21st — the perils...
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Taiwanese Workers Have Shown Us How to Gain Ground in the Neoliberal Era
The global labor movement is facing headwinds on many fronts, and Taiwan is no exception to this rule. Yet the island nation’s labor movement has been able to make steady progress in terms of legal...
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“Chinese Aggression” Sure Looks An Awful Lot Like US Aggression
Punchbowl News reports that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is planning a trip to Taiwan, which will be yet another incendiary provocation against Beijing if it occurs. The previous House speaker, Nancy...
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As Tensions Rise over Taiwan, U.S. & China “Edging Ever Closer” to War
Transcript This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: The Chinese parliament has unanimously voted to give Xi Jinping a third five-year term as president. Today’s vote...
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The Trouble with Taiwan
Taiwan is a country, but not many other states recognize it as such. Only 13 countries maintain diplomatic relations with the island nation. These are small or poor or both, like Haiti, Paraguay and...
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The Taiwan Imbroglio
What’s Going On? I’ve reported on the worrying signs of a large gap in communications between the US and China. But I’ve also noted the apparent turnaround in May, signaled by President Biden’s comment...
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U.S. China Policy and the Widening Sino-American Rift
Cornerstone of American Foreign Policy The basis of American foreign policy had been well established long ago, more than a century prior. In April, 1917 in advance of America’s participation in the...
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The South China Sea’s Resource Wars
It’s an ocean of conflict and ecological decline. Despite its vast size — 1.3 million square miles — the South China Sea has become a microcosm of the geopolitical tensions between East and West, where...
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Okinawa: A Bastion for Peace?
Recently, in Taiwan, the government unveiled its first home-built submarine. In Japan, the government will upgrade civilian airports and seaports to dual military use in preparation for conflict in...
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‘Opposing US Militarisation in The Asia-Pacific Should Not Mean Remaining...
Au Loong-Yu is a long-time Hong Kong labour rights and political activist. Author of China’s Rise: Strength and Fragility and Hong Kong in Revolt: The Protest Movement and the Future of China, Au now...
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Elections in Taiwan: Does the Island Choose Further Confrontation With China?
On January 13, the residents of Taiwan, an island off the coast of China, will go to the polls to elect a new president and parliament. These elections attract more international attention than one...
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