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Tuesday, 25 July
21:43
Blinkens Visit Supporting FIFA Threatens New Zealands Peaceful Reputation "IndyWatch Feed War"
By World BEYOND War Aotearoa, July 25, 2023
A global peace network has called out the U.S. Secretary of States visit to New Zealand as a threat to our peaceful reputation and not good old-fashioned sports diplomacy, as described by our Foreign Minister.
If Secretary Blinken was coming to New Zealand solely to support the peaceful U.S. womens FIFA soccer team, then Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta could justifiably welcome him as a close friend and partner, says World BEYOND War Aotearoa spokesman, Hon. Matt Robson, former Minister of Disarmament.
But he says the actual purpose of Blinkens trip is to drag New Zealand further into aggressive plans for the containment of Americas economic competitor, China.
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, representing New Zealands peace and diplomacy policies, needs to advise Mr Blinken that New Zealand, a signatory to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, does not support NATOs condemnation of that treaty.
Furthermore it does not agree with using the 400-plus US military bases from Japan to Australia, many of which are nuclear-armed, to threaten China, our largest trading partner.
Failure to do this, and agreeing to nuclear armed NATOs provocations against China, undermines the nuclear free status of New Zealand, and the antiwar policies that New Zealanders have developed, for which New Zealand has been praised, says Mr Robson.
The New Zealand public deserves to be made aware, not least by the media, of the implications of Blinkens visit and the costs and dangers of unthinking subordination of New Zealand interests to US strategy against China, says Mr Robson.
The post Blinkens Visit Supporting FIFA Threatens New Zealands Peaceful Reputation appeared first on World BEYOND War.
03:38
Arming Taiwan is an Insane Provocation "IndyWatch Feed World"
The Island of Taiwan has been turned into a powder keg by the infusion of U.S. weaponry, pushing the Taiwanese people into the abyss of disaster. These are the words of the Chinese Defense Ministry in reaction to the recent $440 million sale of U.S. arms to the island. And now the U.S.is also giving, not selling, arms to Taiwan, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer.
The First Island Chain Strategy of the U.S.
Taiwan is but one in a series of islands along the Chinese coast, often called The First Island Chain, which now bristles with advanced U.S. weapons. These are accompanied by tens of thousands of supporting U.S. military personnel and combat troops. The First Island Chain extends from Japan in the north southward through Japans Ryukyu islands which include Okinawa, to Taiwan and on to the northern Philippines. (U.S. ally, South Korea, with a military of 500,000 active duty personnel and 3 million reserves is a powerful adjunct to this chain.) In US military doctrine the First Island Chain is a base to project power and restrict sea access to China.
Taiwan is at the center this string of islands and is considered the focal point of The First Island Chain strategy. When the fiercely hawkish Cold Warrior, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, conceived the strategy in 1951, he dubbed Taiwan Americas unsinkable aircraft carrier.
Taiwan is now one source of contention between the U.S. and China. As is often said but rarely done, the pursuit of peace demands that we understand the point of view of those who are marked as our adversaries. And, in Chinas eyes, Taiwan and the rest of these armed isles look like both chain and noose.
How would the U.S. react in a similar circumstance? Cuba is about the same distance from the U.S. as the width of the Taiwan Strait that separates Taiwan from the Mainland. Consider the recent U.S. reaction to rumors that China was setting up a listening post in Cuba. There was a bipartisan reaction of alarm in Congress and a bipartisan statement that such an installation is unacceptable. What would be the reacti...
Monday, 24 July
23:51
China Strengthens BRI in Africa and BRICS "IndyWatch Feed War"
Carl Zha talks to RT about Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi visiting Kenya and vowing to strengthen trade ties and Belt and Road Initiative partnership. How China investing and infrastructures across Africa is strengthening BRICS and bringing on the multipolar world.
21:01
Japan doesn't want to fight for Taiwan and neither do other US allies "IndyWatch Feed World"
Despite Japan bolstering its military capabilities under the nation's new Defense Buildup Program, it appears to have zero appetite to engage in direct confrontation with China over Taiwan, Western media and think tanks say. US military facilities in Okinawa, Japan, might play a central role in any Taiwan crisis, according to the Western press. Moreover, American military analysts have almost unanimously agreed that Japan is "the most likely US ally to contribute troops" in a potential US conflict with China over the island. Back in October 2021, War on the Rocks, a US online media outlet, quoted a Japanese poll which appeared to indicate that 74% of respondents would support their government's military engagement in the Taiwan Strait against China. The report further speculated about the possibilities of circumventing the country's Constitution, which limits Japan's ability to participate in conflicts.
20:58
We Should Invite Taiwan to Become a U.S. Territory "IndyWatch Feed Nthamerica"
In order to prevent another Ukraine situation, we should invite Taiwan to become a U.S. Territory to protect the democratic island nation.
17:30
The Looming War Against China "IndyWatch Feed War"
Chinese drills near the Taiwan Strait. Click to enlarge
Michael Hudson The Unz Review July 22, 2023
The July NATO summit in Vilnius had the feeling of a funeral, as if they had just lost a family member Ukraine. To clear away NATOs failure to drive Russia out of Ukraine and move NATO right up to the Russian border, its members tried to revive their spirits by mobilizing support for the next great fight against China, which is now designated as their ultimate strategic enemy. To prepare for this showdown, NATO announced a commitment to extend their military presence all the way to the Pacific.
The plan is to carve away Chinas military allies and trading partners, above all Russia, starting with the fight in Ukraine. President Biden has said that this war will be global in scope and will take many decades as it expands to ultimately isolate and break up China.
The U.S.-imposed sanctions against trade with Russia are a dress rehearsal for imposing similar sanctions against China. But only the NATO allies have joined the fight. And instead of wrecking Russias economy and turning the ruble to rubble as President Biden predicted, NATOs sanctions have made it more self-reliant, increasing its balance of payments and international monetary reserves, and hence the rubles exchange rate.
To cap matters, despite the failure of trade and financial sanctions to injure Russia and indeed, despite NATOs failures in Afghanistan and Libya, NATO countries committed themselves to trying the same tactics against China. The world economy is to be split between US/NATO/Five Eyes on the one hand, and the rest of the world the Global Majority on the other. EU Commissioner Joseph Borrell calls this as a split between the US/European Garden (the Golden Billion) and the Jungle threatening to engulf it, like an invasion of its well-manicured lawns by an invasive species.
From an economic vantage point, NATOs behavior since its military buildup to attack Ukraines Russian-speaking eastern states in February 2022 has been a drastic failure. The U.S. plan was to bleed Russia and leave it so economically destitute that its population would revolt, throw Vladimir Putin out of office and restore a pro-Western neoliberal leader who would pry Russia away from its alliance with China and then proceed with Americas grand plan to mobilize Europe to impose sanctions on China.
What makes it so difficult in trying to evaluate where NATO, Europe and the United States are going is that the traditional assumption that nations and classes will act in their economic self-interest is not of help. The traditional logic of geopolitical analysis is to assume that business and financial interests steer almost every nations politics. The ancillary assumption is that governing officials have a fairly realistic understanding of the economic and politica...
17:10
What Must Putin And Xi Think Of U.S. Deep-State Shenanigans? "IndyWatch Feed Nthamerica"
As
the left-wing establishment weaponizes U.S. law enforcement, how
might these actions be viewed in Beijing or Moscow?
17:06
Joe Biden Will Step Down from Office After Sudden Medical Emergency Before Weak and Feckless Republicans Muster Up the Nerve to Impeach Him "IndyWatch Feed War"
President Biden trips on the stairs of Air Force One
Jim Hoft The Gateway Pundit July 23, 2023
On Tuesday the House Oversight Committee released a 14-year timeline of the Biden Crime Familys influence peddling and selling out America to foreign regimes including Communist China.
The Oversight Committee is likely just scratching the surface of the criminal actions by Joe Biden, his son Hunter, and the extended Biden family.
The Biden family was selling out America to Ukraine, Romania, and Communist China.
There is plenty of proof.
On Wednesday IRS Whistleblower Joseph Ziegler confirmed in sworn testimony to Congress that the Biden Family received approximately $17 million in bribes from China, Romania, and other countries in exchange for political favors.
12:34
Neocons Want War with China "IndyWatch Feed War"
It was a photo op for the ages: a visibly well-disposed President Xi Jinping receiving centenarian old friend of China Henry Kissinger in Beijing. Mirroring meticulous Chinese attention to protocol, they met at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse exactly where Kissinger first met in person with Zhou Enlai in 1971, preparing Nixons 1972 Continue reading Neocons Want War with China
05:32
Major fossil fuel producers cause rift among G20 "IndyWatch Feed War"
RT | July 23, 2023
Saudi Arabia and Russia have prevented a consensus from emerging among the Group of 20 major economies on a road map to phase down the share of fossil fuels in the global energy mix, Reuters has reported.
The G20 energy transition ministers held a four-day summit that ended on Saturday in the Indian state of Goa where they discussed ways to achieve global net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
The summit ended without a consensus because major fossil fuel producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, opposed a proposal to triple G20 countries renewable energy capacity by 2030, Reuters reported, citing its sources.
China, the worlds largest consumer of energy, as well as coal exporters South Africa and Indonesia, also opposed the plan, the agency added. India, the worlds most populous country and which currently generates 75% of its total power from coal, reportedly took a neutral stance on the issue.
As a result of the disagreements, the ministers issued an outcome statement and a chair summary instead of a joint communique. A joint communique is issued when complete agreement among members on all issues is achieved.
According to the statement, different national circumstances drove some members to support a phase-down of unabated fossil fuels, while others had different views and suggested that abatement and removal technologies would address environmental concerns associated with the use of fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels currently continue to play a significant role in the global energy mix, eradication of energy poverty, and in meeting the growing energy demand, reads the statement.
The document mentioned a number of technologies for countries to use as per national priorities, such as carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), a technology that can capture and make effective use of the high concentrations of CO emitted by industrial activities.
The G20 comprises 19 nations and the European Union. The groups aim is to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability and climate change. Together, the G20 member countries account for over three-quarters of both gross domestic product and global emissions.
00:47
Neocons Want War with China "IndyWatch Feed War"
It was a photo op for the ages: a visibly well-disposed President
Xi Jinping receiving centenarian old friend of China Henry
Kissinger in Beijing.
Mirroring meticulous Chinese attention to protocol, they met at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse exactly where Kissinger first met in person with Zhou Enlai in 1971, preparing Nixons 1972 visit to China. The Mr. Kissinger Goes to Beijing saga was an unofficial, individual attempt to try to mend increasingly fractious Sino-American relations. He was not representing the current American administration.
Theres the rub. Everyone involved in geopolitics is aware of the legendary Kissinger formulation: To be the USs enemy is dangerous, to be the USs friend is fatal. History abounds in examples, from Japan and South Korea to Germany, France and Ukraine. As quite a few Chinese scholars privately argued, if reason is to be upheld, and respecting the wisdom of this 100-years-old diplomat, Xi and the Politburo should maintain the China-US relation as it is: icy.
After all, they reason, being the USs enemy is dangerous but manageable for a Sovereign Civilizational State like China. So Beijing should keep the honorable and less perilous status of being a US enemy.
The World Through Washingtons Eyes
Whats really going on in the back rooms of the current American administration was not reflected by Kissingers high-profile peace initiative, but by an extremely combative Edward Luttwak. Luttwak, 80, may not be as visibly influential as Kissinger, but as a behind-the-scenes strategist hes been advising the Pentagon across the spectrum for over five decades. His book on Byzantine Empire strategy, for instance, heavily drawing on top Italian and British sources, is a classic.
Luttwak, a master of deception, reveals precious nuggets in terms of context...