China

TikTok – Trump’s anti-China tech war is a protection racket for U.S. capital

August 7, 2020 By Ian Goodrum

Microsoft or some other oligarch gets one of the world’s top social media sites for peanuts, and a Chinese competitor gets choked out of the U.S. entirely. It’s a protection racket on an international scale.

Op-Ed: Trump’s closure of China’s Houston consulate a desperate, boneheaded move

July 24, 2020 By Ian Goodrum

With outright blaming China for the pandemic proving to be a dud, the U.S. government is ratcheting up tensions in other ways.

In provocative move, Trump orders shutdown of Chinese consulate in Houston

July 22, 2020 By Alvaro Rodriguez

This shutdown, along with other provocative actions, must be seen in the context of U.S. imperial strategy against China and the November presidential elections.

Hong Kong labor movement a target for U.S. manipulation and division

July 20, 2020 By Kenny Coyle

Formed over 70 years ago out of struggle with British colonialism, Hong Kong's largest trade union federation has been targeted by anti-China rioters, its leader Alice Mak says.

Australian government ramps up anti-China campaign, spends billions on weaponry

July 15, 2020 By Denis Doherty And Hannah Middleton

Australian PM Morrison is using fear as his chief weapon, evoking the rise of Nazism and describing the post-pandemic world as “poorer, more dangerous, and more disorderly.”