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US’ last attempt before losing hegemony

GT Staff Reporters June 30, 2020

US’ last attempt before losing hegemony

Bills to confront China have been piling up in the US Congress in the past months amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which analysts said is reflective of unrealistic yet radical appeals to contain China. Such attempts are made regardless of the sacrifices to the China-US relationships and people-to-people exchanges....more

Can India’s fragile economy survive its own ‘boycott China’ campaign?

Left Review Online June 30, 2020

Can India’s fragile economy survive its own ‘boycott China’ campaign?

(Editor's Note: Since the deadly clash between Chinese and Indian troops in the Galwan Valley on June 15, hyper-nationalism appear to have taken over India, where calls for boycotting Chinese products and footage of Indian citizens destroying TV set have been dominating social media. In China, very few take...more

Indispensable Prerequisite for Peace and Stability on Korean Peninsula

Left Review Online June 29, 2020

Indispensable Prerequisite for Peace and Stability on Korean Peninsula

Seventy years have passed since the war broke out on this land. The Korean war forced by the United States left painful scars and inflicted tremendous human and material losses upon the Korean people. The suffering of national division whereby kinsfolk of the same blood are compelled to...more

Re-Embracing Internationalism and Class Solidarity in the Time of ‘#BlackLivesMatter’

Berna Ellorin & Adrian Bonifacio June 28, 2020

Re-Embracing Internationalism and Class Solidarity in the Time of ‘#BlackLivesMatter’

The struggle against systemic racism and the police state in the US is integral and linked to the struggle against US wars of aggression overseas. “The time has come for forging a clearer path to liberation analysis that centers on working-class solidarity across race and borders.” 'We don’t...more

Uphold human rights in the Philippines: PCFS

Left Review Online June 28, 2020

Uphold human rights in the Philippines: PCFS

Kathmandu. The People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) expressed its solidarity with the Filipino people – the LGBTQ+ community, jeepney drivers, Indigenous Peoples, farmers, and all the other marginalized sectors – for their rights and welfare, especially amid the country’s unabated COVID-19 pandemic. In a media statement released on...more

India knows US won’t help it achieve its goals

Ai Jun June 28, 2020

India knows US won’t help it achieve its goals

When military commanders from China and India sat at the negotiating table on Monday night in an attempt to de-escalate border tensions, Gideon Rachman, a columnist for the Financial Times, published an article entitled "India picks a side in the new cold war," arguing "it is folly for...more

Fear, lack of confidence push US to restrict Chinese media

Liu Xin, Liu Caiyu and Fan Lingzhi June 28, 2020

Fear, lack of confidence push US to restrict Chinese media

The latest US restrictions on Chinese media that saw the listing of four more Chinese media outlets as foreign missions exposed its declining confidence and increasing fear of China, after the media's objective reports on China's effective fight against COVID-19 showed a stark contrast to US failures. Chinese...more

‘Boycott China’ T-shirts and caps in India were not made in China: Insiders.

Huang Lanlan June 24, 2020

‘Boycott China’ T-shirts and caps in India were not made in China: Insiders.

Beijing. Online gossip has been spreading that some Chinese manufacturers have been caught selling hats, tees, and banners with anti-China slogans such as "Boycott China" to India; however, this is very likely faked, the Global Times found. In fact, Chinese laws and regulations prohibit the export of products...more

The Spirit of Mt Paektu

Left Review Online June 23, 2020

The Spirit of Mt Paektu

There are many nations in the world, and each nation has its own spiritual support. The spiritual support of the Korean people is the spirit of Mt Paektu. The spirit of Mt Paektu is an unyielding offensive spirit of braving obstacles and difficulties and a staunch fighting spirit...more

US actor Danny Glover highlights the solidarity forged by Cuban internationalism

ABEL GONZALEZ ALAYÓN June 23, 2020

US actor Danny Glover highlights the solidarity forged by Cuban internationalism

Havana (June 17). Solidarity built by Cuban internationalism is the kind of expression needed in societies everywhere, U.S. actor, producer, director and political activist Danny Glover said on Tuesday as he addressed Cuba's medical collaboration in other nations. In an online conference organized by the Cuban solidarity networks...more

Will China ‘suffer’ following recent Vietnam-EU FTA?

Xu Liping June 22, 2020

Will China ‘suffer’ following recent Vietnam-EU FTA?

Vietnam's National Assembly recently ratified the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), aiming to eliminate almost 99 percent of customs duties between Vietnam and the EU over the next 10 years. Media has reported that the spread of COVID-19 is...more

Shameful for Canada, UK to follow US on Huawei

Left Review Online June 22, 2020

Shameful for Canada, UK to follow US on Huawei

A secret report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), released recently among other court documents, indicated that there was advanced communication between the CSIS and the US FBI ahead of the December 2018 arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver International Airport. In response, Chinese Foreign...more

WFTU extends solidarity to the US Workers’ Movement

Left Review Online June 22, 2020

WFTU extends solidarity to the US Workers’ Movement

Kathmandu. World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) expressed its solidarity with the US working-class movement. WFTU Coordinating Committee organized a press meet at Kathmandu on June 19, 2020 followed by a solidarity programme. The leaders of the WFTU Affiliate Unions CONEP, NEFON, NTUF, ANTUC, REFONT, DEFONT, DECONT, ANTRUF...more

Voices against US blockade on Cuba from Belarus

ABEL GONZALEZ ALAYÓN June 21, 2020

Voices against US blockade on Cuba from Belarus

Havana. Serguey Klishevich, head of the Working Group for cooperation with Cuba in the Belarusian National Assembly, condemned the coercive measures of the US government against Cuba, intensified in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The sanctions against Cuba are a direct violation of the principles of international law....more

US firms to cooperate with Huawei on 5G standards

Ma Jingjing June 21, 2020

US firms to cooperate with Huawei on 5G standards

The US Department of Commerce announced a new rule on Monday allowing US companies to cooperate with Chinese technology company Huawei on 5G telecom standards. Analysts said the move shows that the US has realized the cost of refusing to cooperate with the world's largest patent contributor to...more