US-China tensions
How Australia helps the US destabilize Asia

As the US ramps up its Cold War against China, Australia has been one of its key partners in increasing pressure, despite its strong economic links with China.

Outrage in China over US “double standards” on doping at the Olympics

After months of pressure against China, the US admits and even stands by an illegal scheme involving athletes who violated doping rules.

Estados Unidos reúne a la Escuadra contra China

Estados Unidos ha relanzado su alianza de cooperación militar bajo el nuevo nombre de “el Escuadrón”, pero con el mismo objetivo: contrarrestar y “contener” a China.

The United States assembles the Squad against China

The US has relaunched its military cooperation alliance under a new name “the Squad”, but with the same goal: to counter and “contain” China

Activists detail frontline struggles against US militarism in Northeast Asia

The Asia-Pacific region has once again become a hotspot in Washington’s new Cold War, as Biden’s Indo-Pacific Strategy has been dead set on forging a new anti-China bloc across the region

“War is violence against women” say feminist groups in the Philippines

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, feminist groups in the Philippines rallied against war and US militarism

McCarthyism is leading us to war

As the US is scrambling to maintain its hegemony, anti-war voices critical of US militarization policy in the war in Ukraine or around China are red-baited and silenced

Modi visits US China is the subtext as Modi and Biden discuss mutual strategic interests, trade, and technology

In a massively hyped visit, Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, was received at the White House where he held discussions with US President Joe Biden. The US sought to bring India further into its strategy of encircling China

¿Podrán China y los Estados Unidos establecer el respeto mutuo como base para disminuir las tensiones?

El Ministro de Defensa de China ha dejado claro que su gobierno está abierto al diálogo con Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, ha puesto una condición previa: el respeto mutuo.

Can China and the United States establish mutual respect to lessen tensions?

China’s Defense Minister has made it clear that his government is open to dialogue with the US. However, he has put forward a precondition – mutual respect

US spy plane South China Sea The tale of a US spy plane over the South China Sea

A US spy plane and a Chinese military jet had a close encounter over the South China Sea. While the US claimed the Chinese plane intercepted its reconnaissance aircraft “unprofessionally,” China demanded that the US “restrict its frontal maritime and aerial forces’ actions and strictly abide by related international laws and relevant agreements”

Chinese balloon over US US shoots down high-altitude balloon and whips up anti-China paranoia

The presence of a large balloon over North America caused mass paranoia in the US as both right-wing politicians and Biden administration officials fanned “Chinese spy balloon” claims