Historian Alfred McCoy: As Tensions Rise over Taiwan, U.S. & China “Edging Ever Closer” to War

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines is calling China the “most consequential threat” to U.S. national security. Meanwhile, the Chinese parliament has unanimously voted to give Xi Jinping a third five-year term as president. On Monday, Xi directly accused the United States of suppressing China’s development, stating, “Western countries - led by the U.S. - have implemented all-round containment, encirclement and suppression against us.” Both countries are beefing up their military presence along China’s naval borders, and President Biden has made repeated remarks that the U.S. would defend Taiwan militarily if it was attacked by China - statements backed by $619 million in high-tech arms sales to Taiwan. To make sense of fraying U.S.-China relations and rising tensions over Taiwan, we are joined by Alfred McCoy, history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who examines the developments in his latest piece, headlined “At the Brink of War in the Pacific?”
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[@jonhone1]

America is the world’s most powerful country and yet it always crying insecurity. It seems that a peaceful world just doesn’t serve America’s interests. 😮

[@jk21nola91]

😢

[@geoeconomics5629]

Peaceful Eurasia integration does not serve USA interests

[@bryanleong5939]

Why would a peaceful world serve a country with the largest military budget and complex in the world?

[@pibroch]

In all fairness most nations have foreign policies based on patriotism and paranoia. If you are a world hegemon this means controlling as much of the rest of the world as possible, by whatever means you can get away with. Provoking the war with Russia was a monumental mistake though for the US for obvious reasons. I'm surprised Democracy Now! is supporting the Ukraine war.

[@Hoo88846]

Because it’s faking victimhood of “under threat” to make excuses to make more weapons, build more oversea military bases, and patrol around the world. They pretend they are on “self defense” when they are “self defending” half a globe away from USA. It’s all faking victimhood, and faking “righteousness”. USA is a world bandit, world mafia and warmonger always looking for and making up excuse to wage aggressions and wars.

[@dashong8912]

Unspeakable atrocities, mass murders? Isn't that basically the history of the US right up to the present. I recall 500,000 Iraqi babies killed.

[@robertmarley8852]

All on purpose for fake wmds

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: To support,aid an Apartheid State Righteous,Evil?

[@nuera775]

Best observation .

[@superduper5514]

We’ll, how many has China murdered Falun Dafa members & Uyghurs?

[@superduper5514]

500,000 Iraqi babies killed by the U.S.? How were they killed & where did you get that statistics?

[@musajallow5710]

Honestly which country of group of countries has invaded and destroyed many nations in the past two decades??

[@grandwonder5858]

List of some of the countries that the US has attempted to overthrow since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of that government): China 1949 to early 1960s Albania 1949-53 East Germany 1950s Iran 1953 * Guatemala 1954 * Costa Rica mid-1950s Syria 1956-7 Egypt 1957 Indonesia 1957-8 British Guiana 1953-64 * Iraq 1961 * 1963 * North Vietnam 1945-73 Cambodia 1955-70 * Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 * Ecuador 1960-63 * Congo 1960 * France 1965 Brazil 1962-64 * Dominican Republic 1963 * Cuba 1959 to present Bolivia 1964 * Indonesia 1965 * Ghana 1966 * Chile 1964-73 * Greece 1967 * Costa Rica 1970-71 Bolivia 1971 * Australia 1973-75 * Angola 1975, 1980s Zaire 1975 Portugal 1974-76 * Jamaica 1976-80 * Seychelles 1979-81 Chad 1981-82 * Grenada 1983 * South Yemen 1982-84 Suriname 1982-84 Fiji 1987 * Libya 1980s, 2011* Nicaragua 1981-90 * Panama 1989 * Bulgaria 1990 * Albania 1991 * Afghanistan 1980s * Somalia 1993 Yugoslavia 1999-2000 * Serbia 1999 * Ecuador 2000 * Afghanistan 2001 * Venezuela 2002 * Iraq 2003 * Haiti 2004 * Somalia 2007 to present Honduras 2009 * Libya 2011 * Syria 2012 Ukraine 2014 * Solomon Islands 2020 - present The only wars China has been in during that span of time have been the wars in Korea, India, and Vietnam and all three of which were instigated by the USA as well since it was the US that was the driving force behind those wars by prodding those countries to go to war with China or used those countries as battering rams against China. In the eyes of the US, China is a threat because China and Russia are the only two countries in the world that the US can't invade at will and can't destroy and subjugate to the US's domination and control any time the US feels like it. For that reason, the US sees both China and Russia as a threat to its global domination and that's why the US always wants to start a war with both of those countries by using nearby smaller countries located next to those two countries as proxies to fight a war with China and Russia so that the US doesn't have to fight a direct war with them and risk losing the lives of millions of American soldiers and civilians to those two countries that could fight back against the US's aggression. Ukraine is a proxy that the US uses to fight Russia, Taiwan is a proxy that the US uses to fight China. It has nothing to do with "human rights" or "democracy" for the US killed more people than any nation in the world since WW2 and the US violated the democracy and human rights of dozens of countries, way more than any country has ever done in the history of the world! I hope now people understand why the US feels the need to go thousands of miles outside of its own borders to stir up troubles for China and Russia. It was all part of the US's plan implemented a long time ago to "contain" and "control" the growth of any countries that have the capability to reach the status of the US in economic, military, or global status. Any countries that do well enough to have an economy that is within the vicinity of the US is considered as a threat to the US and must be destroyed, they don't have to do anything to the US for them to be considered a threat to the US. As US officials often say, they must be taken out "preemptively" before they might have the chance to post a threat to the US in some way.

[@MrDavidc]

@@grandwonder5858 USA accusing China of being aggessive, when USA have bombed and killed more people than any other country. Could be they are just trying to build up their store of weapons they had to leave behind in Afghanistan. While China comes up with peace plans for Russia/Ukraine and in Middle East, USA are using Taiwan as an excuse to start yet another war, apart from selling $500 million worth of arms to Taiwan. Why don't they spend that money on homeless and unemployed in America?

[@michaelandrews4783]

Taiwan is an independent country how does your list change that?

[@drewbenavente3121]

@@michaelandrews4783 Not according to either China or USA policy. USA is very good at ignoring international law when it doesn't serve their interest.

[@user-ck8pb2np5w]

@@michaelandrews4783 No it is called NOT Taiwan its called the Republic of China and is a part of China, thatis simple education you can look up on wiki in just 5 min. There is NO country called Taiwan, its also not called Thaipeh and that the Republic of China would or was ever an own country is nonsense and a lie.

[@colinlee9678]

The US govt always uses the political rhectorics about maintaining and enforcing the rules of law around the world ! The question is whose rules and whose laws? The US rules and laws don't legally apply outside the borders of the US!

[@dnate697]

China lost almost all of its BS causes and cases the U.N, the World Court, WTO and etc.

[@ritarossi1805]

America Is like a SWORD of Damocle over the entire world.....no MORE american arrogance...

[@manueldumont3709]

There is such a thing, as(UN)-International law . 🙄

[@dnate697]

@@manueldumont3709 Again every International court went against China. Are you a bot? I only ask because you seem to either be lying or you just don't know what you're talking about. It has never been China vs the USA. It China vs Any and Everyone who they don't agree with. The USA + 80% of the world is against Putler and Xi. That includes 18% who abstained to stay Neutral.

[@TheAnswerWillleaveyou]

​@manueldumont3709 In the words of George Bush junior they don't have an army ha ha ha 😆

[@yeuemxuatdoi]

Raise your hand if xi deserves a Nobel prize for lifting his people out of poverty in one generation, and to dominate the world in many aspects...

[@pepb116]

I don't agrree with his communist style rule but he will go down as one of the greatest leaders of the century no doubt. Read up on what happened with Saudi Arabia and Iran. This to me is a greater blow to the US then the Ukraine war. So if you want to know if you are being told the truth or the media deliberately vaulting important info then this is your chance.

[@arnystieber732]

I like Juan’s list of invasions vs China’s list. Leaves no doubt who is the threat and aggressor.

[@akouafray8616]

Surely,the US is a big bully that double deals all the time .

[@Tris-Mimi]

He did point out a fact that is true, but what China is doing around the globe. It’s what you need to pay attention to the government. It’s making longs to African countries who cannot pay back and capture their natural resources. They are purchasing the European seaport to control import export in the goal of taking Taiwan is to capture the Semiconductor industry . The Chinese government has continuing it’s propaganda to Chinese people to hate Americans for the last few years. Please explore more info on your own

[@joshuaboerger7965]

read "the art of war"

[@hujiannong]

The United States government and politicians have never seen a war they didn't like.

[@anthonycarlos4146]

It’s disingenuous. China has been claiming neighbors’ islands as their own. I wrote this in a separate comment but they, like the Russians, don’t see their sovereign neighbors as countries but as expansion opportunities. Which is why they feel emboldened by the invasion into Ukraine and Russias purported plan to take Belarus within the next decade. Get some critical thinking skills and realize this program is no different than Fox News. They spew extremist propaganda where every geopolitical issue is a U.S.-centric one. Notice they don’t report news like “China is planning to invade Taiwan” and instead skew it extremely and dangerously to say “China is planning to invade Taiwan and here’s why the U.S. is bad and therefore we shouldn’t blame China for the invasion.” This world is huge and most of what is going on DOESNT need to center around some US exceptionalist viewpoint.

[@joekerr9036]

"Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f... things up" - Obama

[@JonROlsen]

You see the Ukraine.

[@jk21nola91]

@@JonROlsen Big time!

[@wwbren]

This will the mother of all f..ups.

[@hiddendragon415]

Blah blah blah, same old tired rhetoric from you neocon clowns. Hey a bank just collapsed in America because Trump deregulated the banking industry. The GOP will always make things worse for any American not a Millionaire.

[@coops1992]

Trump fucked it up, he never ended the Donbas conflict when he was president. At least Biden is actually helping Ukraine.

[@user-wt6zf4ek9k]

"Journalists and academics play a crucial role in comprehending the intricacies of the Taiwan-China relationship. Both the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, incorporate the notion that Taiwan is part of China in their respective constitutions. Furthermore, the PRC has consistently emphasized its preference for a peaceful and political resolution to unify Taiwan with China. However, some analysts argue that recent actions by the Biden administration may be perceived by Beijing as a move towards de facto independence for Taiwan, which could potentially lead to escalated tensions and even armed conflict."

[@monicavazquez280]

Indeed, the recent market downturn serves as evidence that a vast majority of individuals lacked a sufficient understanding of the underlying financial dynamics at play. Now all bearish Investment stocks are on heavy decline from my portfolio.

[@JonROlsen]

What would US reaction be to China supplying weapons to Texas and Texas declaring independence from the USA.

[@MFK1967]

95% of the Taiwanese population has zero interest in reunification with China. If you were Taiwan would you want to be part of China? Would you want to be part of a totalitarian regime that in prisons 1 million uigars ? Not sure why so many people hate on America in favor murderous dictators like Putin and Xi.

[@romiverajr]

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[@laszlolee]

As a Taiwanese citizen, there are also individuals who advocate for unification.

[@perisemiotics3204]

I think Hawai'ians and Puerto Ricans alone should decide on their independence. Also, Guam, Virgin Islands, Samoa, etc.

[@hujiannong]

The United States government will not allow people on these island to become independent states, they are too valuable for US worldwide military strategy. Especially those islands in the Pacific in the age of Chinese economic ascension. An island like Guam is currently the host to Andersen Air Force Base, Maria Naval Base, and Apra Naval Base, these bases are highly valuable to US long term policy strategy in the Pacific, it's not gonna give that up by allowing Guam's independence. Same goes for the others. No empire will voluntarily give up territories without any kind of war.

[@mick8888V]

@@hujiannong true but still a pity

[@waltvancourt5052]

Louisiana too

[@clydekimsey7503]

​@@hujiannong but, if Guam became a state, that wouldn't give them the right to kick out federal military bases

[@hujiannong]

@@clydekimsey7503 Guam would never become a state, the American political ruling elite would never consider a territory like Guam as worthy of statehood. Look at Washington DC, no statehood. But i'll give you that, suppose Guam becomes a state, the political establishment in Guam would never kick out those bases, because those bases provide employments to the locals. Kicking out the bases would mean economic drain to the inhabitants, so they would never make that happen. But there is one scenario where the military bases would disappear and that is US government voluntarily remove those bases. It doesn't come down to so much as a "right" to remove those bases Guam being a state or not. Part of these bases were to set up a sort of economic entrapment so the locals would support military presence.

[@jaytso1883]

The threat of war is from the party who is constantly beating on the war drum.

[@sanniepstein4835]

You mean the Democrats?

[@JO-uy6zs]

Correct, the CCP is a bloodthirsty mob of criminals. Leave Taiwan ALONE!

[@jaytso1883]

@@JO-uy6zs 😆😅🤣

[@youtubeviewer4489]

China

[@jakobsmith4046]

Yep the US

[@chuenweihsu9286]

It sounds like China becomes so strong and may thread America’s first line defends thousands of miles from US border, so China should be handled and made weaker. First, have you heard of the movie, Minority Report? Secondly, on what international rule based order US has the right to use Taiwan and Okinawa as its proxy war pawns to fend its world wide border lines? Is this the reason democracy is declining?

[@chuenweihsu9286]

@badofi yes, even with CIA’s operations US set some boundaries, but now what the high officials did contradict what they said that really actually hurt US image. They must think all others are idiots.

[@tylr3669]

There are no international rules. International rules are just there to give excuse to the victor to do what they want. How many times in our lives have we seen government's lie straight to our faces about incidents to try and use the incident as a "international rule" justification to have a proxy war? Ukraine gas pipeline demolition, syrian chemical weapons, wmd's in iraq etc. All the countries do it.

[@golfhk]

Well, as a taiwanese, there are voices for the unify too

[@abitgeekie]

not majority. usually the gullible ones.

[@fatdoi003]

@@abitgeekie people in taiwan are chinese too...... let chinese decide what they want to do

[@tomoh160]

@@abitgeekie 80% is a majority. And the gullible ones are the ones listening to american propaganda and looking for a conflict with China.

[@OscarPapaOfficial]

A vanishingly slim minority, and you know this.

[@pjeng1]

@@OscarPapaOfficial Unfortunately, Taiwan is located right next to a powerful neighbor called China, and Taiwan will not exist for one day without the support of the US. What the people in Taiwan think about reunification of independence is really not relevant anymore, and it is up to China to decide what to do about it. Sorry!

[@nuera775]

For journalists and academics it is essential to understand the fundamental. The phrase or meaning that Taiwan is part of China is not only in PRC's constitution, but in the ROC's (Taiwan) constitution as well. And the PRC has repeatedly emphasized that it prefers towards a political and peaceful solution towards unification. What US does under Biden admin is to push Taiwan towards de facto independence, the most dangerous scenario that a civil war will break out.

[@priscillaferguson267]

The problem with the United States is that it’s President and American politicians can’t seem to wrap their heads around the fact that Taiwan is a part of China and that there in ONLY one China!

[@hujiannong]

the Chinese civil war was never officially over. The CPC and KMT never signed any peace treaty since 1949. But since KMT fled to Taiwan it has lost power to new political parties. During KMT's era in mainland China, the KMT was backed by United States government, therefore the Chinese civil war can be viewed, in a sense, as a US proxy war. The US will always support whoever in opposition to the Communist Party of China, turning Taiwan against China, in another proxy war in the name of "democracy".

[@loliloloso]

Proxiwar? CP were funded and support by Soviet, so what was exactly wrong about that? All empire are bad , but the Soviet and Chines Communist empire are the worst, how do you think so many Chinese want to emigrate to US? Stupid!

[@loliloloso]

China only got a constitution at about 1987, it is not real, the court, the people’s assembly, not thing is real, the party is above the law. Make your country a real democracy, then it will attract Taiwanese naturally, no need for war. 他媽的誰想當共黨奴才？ 蠢透了！

[@rubylaser8601]

Don't try to use the ambiguous term China to hide the details. In the two constitutions, the terms China are different. In Republic of China's constitution, the China means Republic of China (ROC). It'd never meant otherwise.

[@dabay200]

The US & UK are constantly testing Chinese naval capabilities by sailing their warships & submarines through South China sea near Taiwan, so they are always a few steps ahead in their hegemony and constantly signalling they have the upper hand in any war games.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

The Collective West has, for decades, attempted to psychologically gain their perceived right to call those seas international waters.

[@longcimb]

Let the war begin

[@hujiannong]

That's a tactic of "luring somebody into launching the first strike". If the Chinese were lured into striking a US military asset intentionally, or even by some kind of mistake, god forbid, the US will have the justification and legitimacy to launch an attack in response, and will then tell the world that China has had a preemptive strike against US and therefore US striking back would be deemed as "defensive". So far the Chinese have been very careful, diplomatic, disciplined and reserved in any kind of military action if at all. My god, i just hope there would be no military conflict between these two powers, because if it does happen, it will drag many other nations into the conflict, consequently starting a world war

[@speedingAtI94]

@@hujiannong Better build that bomb shelter with 3 feet concrete protection.

[@cmdrf.ravelli1405]

​@@speedingAtI94 I'll rather go up to the roof and watch the missiles obliterating the whole of us sheep

[@bingxia7351]

Haven’t seen such deep, unbiased and logically based voice regarding china for a long time

[@ZhenYae]

What drug will do that.

[@mick8888V]

Yes, sorry to say we've time traveled quite a bit back to the past. Conspiracy guides a good many of us and drags the rest with them.

[@terencelim9889]

​@@ipincsmuhammad9162 white devil's...'Guai Lo'

[@elbarca223]

China is too wise not to jump in quickly and will wait and wait for the opportune moment, not only militarily but also economically and internationally. How many will Americans support US Marines dying for Taiwan? and for how long? During Vietnam, Americans did not support sending any more US soldiers to die in Vietnam. This is China's backyard; they can absorb the first, second, and third blows and can still send more soldiers to fight any US/NATO forces.

[@tonyng8559]

@@ZhenYae should ask your mom or your dad🧟‍♂️

[@ramonng6381]

the Chinese hardly talk about the USA.. The USA can't stop talking about CHINA.... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jk21nola91]

China phobia…

[@conolade3290]

You clearly have never lived in China. It's quite the opposite!

[@lordeagle100]

I only wish we could fix our problems here in America before we try to figure out/help/fix everyone else's... It's a fine line but we are hurting here.....

[@beefsupreme6488]

As long as we have democrats and republicans it'll never happen

[@lordeagle100]

@@beefsupreme6488 unfortunately so....... united seems to only mean, with only people who look and think just like me, have the same religion as me, same color as me, etc etc etc... or i I'll have to think about it......

[@nobodynowhere21]

maybe you're still laboring under the delusion that the government serves the people? the people in DC literally DGAF about you and me, or anyone else but their rich friends. realize that we are f'ed and there is nothing we can do. we are slaves of the rich oligarchy, get comfortable it's going to be a terrible ride and then in the end we die

[@lordeagle100]

@@nobodynowhere21 speak for yourself... I been to war for three deployments.... America is troubled but nothing like that...and I don't need the government to do anything for me. I can do it myself. I'm doing just fine thank you. ✌️

[@veronicaancrum4871]

What is the do United States is not trying to fix a damn thing concerning any other country other than destroying and not respecting their own sovereignty. It should be very clear that United States is only concern is having access to those countries resources. Call dad how could the united states try to fix anything when they’re constantly dropping bombs and attacking countries in overthrowing governments. Wake up!

[@helloworld0609]

US China tension is not just about Taiwan, it is mostly a power struggle.

[@georgefurman4371]

Regardless of the nature of the Chinese bureaucracy leadership of China and the oligarchs of Russia we know China and Russia represent the challenge of the workers to capitalist power. The precise reason to crush both nations as a lesson they want to give to the world's workers. The wealthy class won't stop the fall of capitalism nevertheless. It may destroy the planet but we won't survive capital ism if they succeed. The planet won't.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Of sorts, yes; but in reality China, like Russia, want to exist as Nations.

[@georgefurman4371]

@@bellakrinkle9381 China, the USA or any " nation" are not correct terms to define socioeconomic conflict . The liberal capitalist ideology coined those categories to deflect the responsibility of the social class in power of the world market system we know as capitalism. This is not just a war decided by the people divided by borders. Less in the context of today. This and any war are basically class war. Wars are for profit and the ones deciding those wars are the wealthy class . No one else. So any " geopolitical" considerations are just another way to justify the narrative of ambiguous " China or any other geopolitical term used to divide the world in hunting zones of the corrupt elites.

[@Apelles42069]

@@bellakrinkle9381 And they need to wipe out their indigenous populations in order to do so.

[@Aramsa-Khan]

It is about the FMIC having soiled the palm of the politicians in the US. And since there is no one questioning them, they become emboldened and will continue drawing corrupt funds from the FMIC.

[@michaellee3314]

The late LKY of Singapore said the US will very likely not interfere militarily when a war broke out in the Taiwan Strait. He gave the reason that even if the US are able to thwart the attack, the Chinese will do so again and again. So, he asked, does it make any sense for the US.

[@theolich4384]

What exactly does "interfere militarily" mean is up to interpretation. Certainly the Americans don't want a Korean or Vietnam War 2.0 but what about at least providing air support and missile strikes? BTW they're stockpiling the island up and training the ROC army - which means they're already involved, militarily. What does China make of it? Also even the goal of US meddling with Taiwan itself is up for debate. Like LKY said, as long as Chinese nationalism prevails (which if defeated, will always come back even stronger), the chance of defending the island from PLA invasion is dim. But what if the goal, ever elusive, was never to defend Taiwan in the first place? A war that could slow China down, like how Ukraine is drowning the Russians...

[@michaellee3314]

@@theolich4384 To the Chinese, Taiwan belongs to her or part of her. She will never give up no matter what the US do. In fact, China will wear the US instead of the other way round.

[@DONGDAQIAO]

​@@theolich4384 Very good thinking, very inspired.

[@kevinrich5222]

@@theolich4384 The United States has no capability for air support and missile strikes, and any supported airports and military bases will be destroyed by China. If it is possible to lose Taiwan, China will not care about being destroyed with the United States or even all mankind. It is best for the United States to clearly understand China's strategic intentions.

[@beastmode8203]

Keep telling yourself that.

[@iamhe999]

I have heard both sides clearly. China has the higher moral standing. My vote is in favor of China and Xi Jiping… I am a born and raised American.

[@san209nha9]

Chinese propaganda" "Million American support China, for example iam he"

[@fatdoi003]

you have great common sense.... good on ya

[@leighdoeg4970]

How does China have "the higher moral standing" when the people of Taiwan wish to stay a peaceful independent democratic nation ??

[@fatdoi003]

@@leighdoeg4970 nation?? you joking or what?? nation??

[@coops1992]

@@leighdoeg4970 Taiwan is just a Chinese province, it has never been an independent country unlike Ukraine.

[@mahmudtouray7962]

May Allah prevent us from war and grant us a peaceful resolution. Ameen Ya Rahman Ya Raheem 🙏

[@GenScinmore]

🙏🙏

[@mralchemist3976]

Nope it's already written just wait 3 to years all this gonna be lot worse

[@johnlee-yo8jc]

He is the Real McCoy.

[@vietnguyen4312]

he has no idea, There are no internationally recognised treaties, policies or UN resolutions that state that Taiwan is part of china. Go and read rather than believe what you are told.

[@johnlee-yo8jc]

@@vietnguyen4312 Because there is no place called Taiwan. Go and read the history of Republic of CHINA.

[@vietnguyen4312]

@@johnlee-yo8jc 1: October 1, 1949, at 3:00 pm in Tienanmen Square the formation of the Central People's Government under the leadership of the CPC, the government of the new state, was officially proclaimed. Mao declared victory to the people stating “The poor peasants have conquered the country; the poor peasants should now sit on the country.” The CPC won the civil war and the PRC was formed and the ROC escaped to the still official Japanese island of Formosa in 1949 The war is over. FACT 2: The Cairo Declaration 1943 discussed the possibility of handing the island of Taiwan to the ROC. This discussion required a treaty to become official and was never implemented. FACT 3: The Treaty of San Francisco: When Japan relinquished its sovereignty of Taiwan with The Treaty of San Francisco after the ROC invaded the Japanese island, China was not even invited. The treaty was signed by 49 nations but both the ROC and CCP were NOT present. FACT 4: : The Taipei Peace Treaty: Due to objections by The Soviet Union The Taipei Peace Treaty 1952 was created. FACT Article 10 of the Taipei Peace Treaty stipulates that “nationals of the Republic of China shall be deemed to include all the inhabitants and former inhabitants of Taiwan (Formosa) and Penghu (the Pescadores).” Therefore the Taipei Peace Treaty transferred Japans sovereignty of Taiwan to ALL the inhabitants living of the island NOT to mainland China. FACT The inhabitants in 1952 were the ROC escapees, Taiwanese Aborigines, Japanese descendants, Dutch descendants, Portuguese descendants, previous Chinese descendants. THE ISLAND WAS NOT HANDED TO MAINLAND CHINA. FACT 5: One China Policy 1979: Does not state that Taiwan is part of China. FACT To quote directly from this US/CCP agreement: :"The Government of the United States of America acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China." This does not declare that the US agrees with China's position it simply acknowledges it. E.g I can acknowledge that my friend is a Republican even though my political stance may be Democrat. THIS SENTENCE STATES THERE IS ONE CHINA BUT DOES NOT STATE THAT TAIWAN IS PART OF CHINA. FACT 6: Taiwan Relations Act 1979 (release at the same time as One China Policy): The TWA factually proves that the US is not meddling in Taiwan's affair it is merely fulfilling its obligations as per the agreement. FACT To quote from TWA: "Declares it to be the policy of the United States to preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, ".... "Authorizes the President or any department and agency to conduct and carry out programs, transactions, and other relations with respect to the people on Taiwan." Therefore the Pelosi visit or any official governmental visit is legitimate and of no concern to the CCP. FACT TWA also declares: "that the United States shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan." Therefore again the US is NOT meddling into Taiwan/China affairs it is again fulfilling its obligatory agreement irrespective of the CCP's propagandist responses. FACT 7: “UN Resolution No. 2758 ruled in 1971, that the PRC had obtained the representation rights and all legal rights originally owned by the ROC in the UN”. It is true that UN recognition was handed to the CPC as they were the ruling government of China not the ROC . The officially written UN resolution does not state that Taiwan is part of China. FACT Therefore as clearly demonstrated above, Taiwan is not part of China. The only legal way that the CCP can unify with Taiwan is via an official written treaty. That is the solution to the CCP's ambitions. How the CCP intend to create this treaty and convince the people of taiwan is the issue,

[@davidtaylor9936]

Couldn't agree more with Alfred on how we got here! We did this to ourselves via our politicians by selling our industry and jobs overseas to China in 2001, this was our huge mistake

[@amalh1063]

And also, marginalizing black Americans, your own citizens and giving the opportunity to Chinese citizens in US.

[@irahoppe3632]

Since when has the US obeyed the so called 'rules based order'?

[@thestockfother]

We make the rules.

[@hubderoc1606]

Good question. US seems to have selective amnesia and sometimes forget its own rules. "Rule-based" seems to mean "obeying the unstable mind of the megalomaniac."

[@annatarlordofgifts9986]

The other thing to understand about WW1 in relation to modern times, is that a system of alliances between large powers pulled every one in Europe into a war that other wise would have been a regional conflict between Serbia and Austria.

[@drphosferrous]

I think those alliances were meant to deter such conflicts and failed and we didn't fix the problem.

[@janetprice85]

Exactly

[@jonirischx8925]

@@drphosferrous And didn't learn any lessons either. Most people are sleepwalking towards war with blindfolds on, under exactly the same kind of pretenses as a hundred years ago. "Uhh ackshually NATO is a defensive organisation, so I don't see why it shouldn't be allowed to bully other nuclear powers bc lmao what's the worse that could happen?" Complete chauvinistic nonsense that will end us all, if peace won't prevail. And it won't. Unless the people speak up and act, en masse.

[@jrt4585]

Yes I learnt that in high school history. Alliances cause big wars.

[@jonirischx8925]

@@jrt4585 Dogshit take. That's not what he said, and that's not what anybody's teaching anywhere unless they're braindead. Alliances of competing imperialist blocs cause mass mayhem, or hegemonic blocs that seek to expand their influence cause global conflict: see the US and NATO.

[@orangutan4696]

How many USA warships are now in the South China Sea?

[@edkipp]

Including the nuke sub which hit the underwater big stop sign?😁😁

[@akhunsuryanto]

USA military based had been built surrounding China mainland, in South Korea, Japan, Filipina etc. and more than hundreds more in Asia Pacific region but still accusing China is a security threat to America is really laughable and nonsense.

[@langthamxxx]

it's funny how you laugh at American I would wonder what would happen to China if American didn't help China when the Japan invaded China?

[@akhunsuryanto]

@@langthamxxx American has ever helped China in the past? What a joke!!! When conflict occurred, Japan invaded Korea and part of China's northern territory in the ww2 and had been fought back by China, in the middle of the war, Japan bombed Pearl Harbour then be nuked by American in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Japan surrender and leave the entire Korea, northern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia etc. Do you mean that events was a help? What a joke.

[@akhunsuryanto]

@@langthamxxx American has ever helped China in the past? What a joke!!! When conflict occurred, Japan invaded Korea and part of China's northern territory in the ww2 and had been fought back by China, in the middle of the war, Japan bombed Pearl Harbour then be nuked by American in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Japan surrounded and leave the entire Korea, northern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia etc. Do you mean that events was a help? What a joke.

[@langthamxxx]

@@akhunsuryanto look it up

[@akhunsuryanto]

@@langthamxxx what can I tell you, America is a coward regime, it only dare to fight a small, weak and poor countries and did it as a group it called ally, it never fight alone. Even fighting Taliban it did it in a group and lost, what a shame.

[@theredbar-cross8515]

Why is Juan always the sane one, the only one who respects the indisputable facts?

[@abdullahibnyahya88]

Idk I think amy has a major screw loose lately, she's been drinking the neoliberal Kool aid and is experiencing brain death on air

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

He is a tankie that seems to want China to subjugate Taiwan

[@cottelito92]

​@@JohnFrumFromAmerica Taiwan is china, this a fact and you can throw tankie all you want. A word planted by US state

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

@@cottelito92 it's not China until chinese can actually control it. At the moment there is not a single chinese official that can legally do anything in Taiwan. That doesn't sound like something that China actually controls. So whine all you like until you control it it's just wishful thinking

[@Apelles42069]

@@cottelito92 Actually, tankie is British, tankie.

[@hsiaofonglinkane]

I rather Taiwan and China peace, i born in Taiwan but my acienster and antie lived in China, i like China a lot, and my mother live in Taiwan i rather peace, and mt brother said he will not wont to fight China solders and he tell his son must surronder though.

[@hsiaofonglinkane]

i dont like Taiwans president all she does all political not care health system, not care crime, not care education, my moms medication now has to pay half of price, chang history book and so on i told my mom and my brother and friends un Taiwan do not vote her party again.

[@qingzhou9983]

A very misleading presentation of a key data. China's 7.2% increase of it military budget actually is a sign of Constraint, not aggression like presented here. First of all, China's 7.2% increase is just keeping pace with its inflation + targeted GDP growth, So this will keep the Chinese Military expense at only 1.2% of China's GDP. Secondly, China's 1.2% of GDP military spending is among the lowest in the world and have been that way for decade. Comparing to 3.7% of GDP by US, China is not in the Arm Race mode at all. Even the peaceful Japan and Germany are planning to raise the military budget to 2% of their GDP.

[@iamhe999]

Even Americans do not like what the US is doing.

[@hiddendragon415]

Even Chinese, American, Vietnamese, Philippine, Australians, Koreans, Japanese do not like nhow China is behaving.

[@patrickvernon2749]

What don’t they like?

[@thestockfother]

I like it because my investments go up.

[@coops1992]

What is it doing?

[@iamhe999]

@@coops1992 lieing..spreading anti China propaganda.. like it did to Iraq, Vietnam, trying to "justify" war spending and perpetual wars.. that make the US the largest military force in the world with the latest round of new weapons..

[@PaulHenry137]

We have implemented the Project for a New American Century. Our postage stamps all say USA FOREVER. This is more ambitious than the Thousand Year Reich.

[@robertrichard6107]

Glowball Dominance with anti-union labor, stock market manipulation, and war economy oligarchy.

[@Monkismo]

Thanks for reminding everyone about PNAC and the neo-cons. The social media generation pretends that Iraq and Afghanistan are ancient history instead of precedents for current US policy.

[@Narrow-Pather]

But.... *Babylon is falling...*

[@pikachus5m166]

PNAC is the Neocon bible, advocates an imperialist "Monroe Doctrine" globally, with no peer competitor, and resorting to all means possible, including biowarfare.

[@soryang8523]

McCoy didn't answer Juan's first question.

[@abdullahibnyahya88]

Nope and Amy doesn't give a shit either apparently

[@Shining237]

Alfred McCoy is a warmonger and a an old fossil relic from a forgotten time. What McCoy doesn't understand is that China has changed 180 degrees and want nothing but positive productive relations with The United States 🇺🇲🇨🇳❤️☯️☮️🕊️

[@suckmemore]

he doesn't understand what is "global south"? ha...................3

[@TheOne30264]

If you ever listen to congress or the media. They never answer the question. I am quite surprise they even ask this basic question to start with.

[@kassimsaeed789]

It is clear he Dodged the question. We all understand base of Juans question that, America is the real aggressor. America is very aggressive.

[@Zoco101]

I'm so glad that China presents a challenge. We need a global balance of powers, not US dominance and hegemony.

[@hiddendragon415]

China would be fine as a world power if they respected human rights and international law, they don't.

[@petestanton1945]

the Nathan Rich channel already settled this, it's an island province of China. Next time build your computer chips in Los Angeles if it's such a problem.

[@danleemiller7313]

We would seem to be the aggressor? We would be the aggressor! We are the aggressor.

[@Apelles42069]

Liberal use of 'we'

[@beastmode8203]

Tankie

[@Narrow-Pather]

They keep arming others, best save some for ourselves since minding our business doesn't seem to be an option..💔

[@KingDPenguin]

We don't sell nor show off our best stuff. 😂😂

[@mick8888V]

@@KingDPenguin unless crashing it or leaving it behind in a botched secret mission.

[@MrKurmann]

nothing personal, it’s bzness selling one’produce. in this case weapons, for killing. usa= merchant of death.

[@magnot9884]

No matter which scenario starts the war, the world will blame the US because this war is fought for maintaining US hegemony. China would not start this war unprovoked.

[@beastmode8203]

Fuck China

[@tylr3669]

?What? Is there even a question that the Communist Party wants to finish off the Republic of China? There is no way this wasn't going to happen because the players are too unequal. It would never been a pseudo peaceful standoff like korea.

[@freddysandoval9701]

Three factors that has not been considered. China's demographics, energy production, and food production.

[@tylr3669]

One factor has to be considered. Biden is in office and he doesn't know where he is...

[@cl0udstr1fe]

Juan, thank you for your hard work.

[@peterfranks6446]

What is Juan's last name?

[@kesart8378]

​@@peterfranks6446 Juan's last name is Gonzalez. Juan Gonzalez.

[@reallonghaultrucker9348]

@@peterfranks6446 One last name is two😂🤣😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@titansquirrel4408]

I hate to admit it because the professor here doesn't condemn imperialism the way I wish he would, but as an American it is kind of fun hearing someone say "china's rightful place" lmao you never really get that take from white people. Just the novelty of that idk

[@titansquirrel4408]

@@Madasin_Paine thanks for the tip, I've never heard of this guy before so that's helpful

[@Madasin_Paine]

See his other talks and books about the deep state politics (as opposed to nominal superficial fit for MSM UniParty politics. See also D Valentines talks and books Op P h o e n ix rising again, but within the U$! Chalmers Johnson has done remarkable extensive authorship and speaking on the woes of U$ empire imperialism and its antithetical relationship to actual democracy. The three US authors make a potent duo against the follies of the evermore U$ totalitarian leaning imperialism and failing "democracy promotion", IMHO. More from PDale Scott on deep states adds to the actual power and dark funding of it. Drugs, Guns, Gold, "energy", trackable currency incessant media PR and absolute censorship ability, theft, human trafficking and unlimited hybrid unrestricted warfare local national and international and how the iron triangle of organized crime, the war addicted surveillance state & W∆££ $t ways and means to totally dominate politics commerce and culture is almost consummated after almost 60 years non-stop pay to play and plunder and eco-cultural-genetics global suicide.

[@nicolaupoceiro7570]

Being the world's biggest country in terms of population and the only surviving ancient civilization, yes, China deserves to be number one again. India will follow 10-20 years later, and I bet they will also be targeted by the racist West when that happens.

[@topherkrump9317]

​@@nicolaupoceiro7570 China isn't even close to the only "ancient civilization". Even if they were, why would that make them or their large population deserving of leading the world?

[@pjeng1]

@@topherkrump9317 China is never ever interested in leading the world. This is the misconception of the US. Sorry!

[@michaellincoln3739]

The heat in this Taiwan debate could be reduced by Taiwan entering into an agreement with China to leave the staus quo for the next say 25 years to enable a diplomatic solution to grow over time. The agreement would guarantee China's security with no US military vessels in Taiwan and recognition from China that Taiwan can conduct its affairs independently. A win-win.

[@pjeng1]

Unlikely to happen of what you have said for too many reasons to list here.

[@kevinrich5222]

First of all, Taiwan is not a sovereign and independent country, so there is no such thing as diplomacy. If there is diplomacy between China and Taiwan, it means that Taiwan won the War of Independence. "Taiwan can conduct its affairs independently." Do you mean that China allows Taiwan to be independent? The purpose is only to have no US warships? You are joking? And U.S. warships should fear for their own safety. You say this is a win-win ? It's just that Taiwan won and China lost completely. If there are idiots in the top of China, they may agree with you.

[@tylr3669]

Points at Hong Kong...

[@pjeng1]

@@tylr3669 Hong Kong is no longer relevant here.

[@tylr3669]

@@pjeng1 That's kind of the point I was making...yes...

[@peterp5889]

Alfred made clear what's really going on!

[@fatdoi003]

in essence time is on China's side to reunify peacefully or economically before even blockade and ultimately using force.....

[@jameswong6178]

War monger Alfred

[@jasons9826]

Everyone agreed there is one China, let them figure out themselves. US should not shed blood in their internal affair. Democracy is build on freedoms of speech, which is built on freedom of ideas, which should extend to freedom of ideologies. Can’t capitalism and communism co-exist?

[@vallee7966]

We have to get all our technologies out of Taiwan including the semiconductor manufacture & running elsewhere first.

[@vallee7966]

We have to get all our technologies out of Taiwan including the semiconductor manufacture & running elsewhere first.

[@kx7500]

China isn’t communist. This is a litmus test to know if someone is politically illiterate or not. They’re not socialist either

[@leogeek]

@@kx7500 Would you tell me who or which country is socialist in your standard? Thank U. Seems there are different definition for concept "socialist" for different people. Any western country is socialism?

[@Shadowless_Kick]

Although China is still ruled by communist party, the party has reformed multiple times since Mao died in 1976. today’s China is totally different from 40 years ago. Some people joked that China is more like capitalism than the West, and the West is more like socialism than China😅

[@AaBb-nj1hd]

A rational and briiliant analysis! Thank you!

[@ekayonosuwito3298]

CHINA ISN'T A THREAT TO AMERICA, BUAT A THREAT TO THE HEGEMON/NUMBER ONE POSITION OF AMERICA. 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@nelsongonzalez4533]

To govern the globe with double standards 🇺🇲✡️🛢️⛽🎉🙏💰💦😎🤠🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🙄✝️🙏🤔

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: If deploying Weapons,Mercenaries In USA backyard (Cuba) - Not Allowed In Russia,China backyard (Ukraine,Taiwan) - Allowed Democracy,Imperialism?

[@ClownCarCoup]

The fundamental question: should aspiring superpowers nations be allowed to have a ‘sphere of influence’ and some level of control over smaller neighboring countries?

[@theteamxxx3142]

there are nukes in taiwan ? i don't think so in cuba there were

[@anotherbrickinthewall1169]

@@theteamxxx3142 in response to US nukes in turkey

[@lucypuyogao8426]

I ask this democracy worldwide?but same here in the Philippines the people quite,the use little knowing the people face,thank the news here I in the conversation and I have hope this air voice conversation be personal,I pray people start to discuss about,the people we heard,muhammad alajmi..

[@mns8732]

Thanks for this heads up on what little time we have left to individually save our behinds. I'll be moving to Iceland very very soon. Y'all can visit if you're still alive.

[@xye-NYC]

How long do you think you can survive there during nuclear winter? Didn't the original European settlers there die from starvation? You might also add radiation poisoning, freezing cold, and cancer as possible causes of premature death if you move to Iceland.

[@xye-NYC]

You will have a better chance of survival if you work with people around you to fire the war mongers and hire professional diplomats like Chas Freeman.

[@Hoo88846]

Free Hawaii! Free Texas. Free California. I hope China can sell weapons to Native Americans, and arm Hawaiians, and help them have their land back. Taiwan has been a part of China longer than all 50 states have been a part of USA. So if they want to help separatists in other countries, someone should help break USA apart.

[@zhengpinghu]

Does Ms. Haines know the distance between China and Taiwan, US and Taiwan? Let me tell you: China and Taiwan, 100 miles(160 km); US and Taiwan, 7236.93 miles(11646.7 km). Who is the threat?

[@BslmUSA]

us empire? Come on, we need Medicare

[@octavia7408]

The US has no business in Asia, period! I think people always forget how far the US is geographically from Asia. That in itself should already say who the aggressors are.

[@life3600]

China also should only mind its own business and leave the little island in peace

[@tylr3669]

? like 1/2 of our stuff comes from Asia? what are you talking about?

[@coops1992]

Then maybe get all your Asian immigrants out of North America also LOL

[@davidrichards1741]

Even the constitution of Taiwan states that it's part of China. That cannot be changed without 75% vote. But the party of Taiwan's current president lost the election weeks ago by 78%-22%, calling it a "referendum on independence". She resigned in defeat and there will be a new president in a January presidential election. The party that just won the house election wants closer ties to China and recently met with Chinese leaders.

[@vietnguyen4312]

Constitutions do not determine sovereignty my friend.If they did then Russia's recent constitutional changes would automatically cede half of Ukraine to Russia. Read and seek the truth about Taiwan as most people including this professor have no idea. Taiwan belongs to the people of Taiwan.

[@davidrichards1741]

@@vietnguyen4312 A constitution is the most basic & important law of the land. Without that, a country is lawless and chaotic and its gov't is free to shoot you and steal all you have without recourse. Taiwan's constitution states Taiwan is China. But yes, Taiwan and America should both be restored to their aboriginal people, without the invader who genocided them. All han chinese get out of taiwan, and all yanks get out of america!

[@vietnguyen4312]

@@davidrichards1741 Constitutions do not determine sovereignty .If they did then Russia's recent constitutional changes would automatically cede half of Ukraine to Russia. There are no treaties, policies, agreements or UN resolutions that state Taiwan is part of China. Agree that Taiwan should be returned to the aboriginals that ruled the island for 30000 years. The only issue is that the aboriginals have been mostly bread out. Many of the aboriginal were in fact black. People do not realize that the Portuguese then Dutch followed by the Manchurian only ever controlled part of the island due to the inhospitable aboriginals, it was in fact the Japanese who were truly the first conquerors of Taiwan not anybody else. legally the island of Taiwan now belongs to the inhabitants of the island. have a read and seek the truth. There is no ambiguity. In other words Taiwan belongs to Taiwan.

[@davidrichards1741]

​@@vietnguyen4312 Taiwan has no legal sovereignty, period. Point to any binding LEGAL document that stipulates otherwise - you cannot because none exists. Sovereignty isn't determined by a province, city, municipality, etc. Hawaii, Texas, PR, Guam, etc also aren't sovereign even tho the majority wish to break from the US. And if it did, then should a city therein be able to defy the state and rejoing the union? And them a neighborhood in the city declare separate soverignty from the city? You advocate for the path of chaos, not to mention it's constitutionally unlawful. Just like how Quebec and Alberta couldn't get sovereignty from Canada, even after a majority voted for sovereignty in a referendum. It's not the juridisction of voters. Why? The constitution, to protect the rights of the minority. Taiwan is PROVINCE of china, part of china, and LEGALLY not sovereign. I don't give a whit about Taiwan or the ppl there, except that some mostly-young hotheads brainwashed by US media, have been all whipped up by the US NED into wanting to literally fight for unlawful sovereignty, that it can trigger WW3 just as the evil US warmongering elite want. I already had a lifetime fill of that 55 years ago in that region in Vietnam which was based on lies for the benefit of an elite that profited enormously by it. History repeats when ppl are ignorant of it. But that's what you want? War and death?? The ukraine is a peaceful messiah compared to what taiwan will become - likely nuclear in the end.

[@vietnguyen4312]

@@davidrichards1741 1: October 1, 1949, at 3:00 pm in Tienanmen Square the formation of the Central People's Government under the leadership of the CPC, the government of the new state, was officially proclaimed. Mao declared victory to the people stating “The poor peasants have conquered the country; the poor peasants should now sit on the country.” The CPC won the civil war and the PRC was formed and the ROC escaped to the still official Japanese island of Formosa in 1949 The war is over. FACT 2: The Cairo Declaration 1943 discussed the possibility of handing the island of Taiwan to the ROC. This discussion required a treaty to become official and was never implemented. FACT 3: The Treaty of San Francisco: When Japan relinquished its sovereignty of Taiwan with The Treaty of San Francisco after the ROC invaded the Japanese island, China was not even invited. The treaty was signed by 49 nations but both the ROC and CCP were NOT present. FACT 4: : The Taipei Peace Treaty: Due to objections by The Soviet Union The Taipei Peace Treaty 1952 was created. FACT Article 10 of the Taipei Peace Treaty stipulates that “nationals of the Republic of China shall be deemed to include all the inhabitants and former inhabitants of Taiwan (Formosa) and Penghu (the Pescadores).” Therefore the Taipei Peace Treaty transferred Japans sovereignty of Taiwan to ALL the inhabitants living of the island NOT to mainland China. FACT The inhabitants in 1952 were the ROC escapees, Taiwanese Aborigines, Japanese descendants, Dutch descendants, Portuguese descendants, previous Chinese descendants. THE ISLAND WAS NOT HANDED TO MAINLAND CHINA. FACT 5: One China Policy 1979: Does not state that Taiwan is part of China. FACT To quote directly from this US/CCP agreement: :"The Government of the United States of America acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China." This does not declare that the US agrees with China's position it simply acknowledges it. E.g I can acknowledge that my friend is a Republican even though my political stance may be Democrat. THIS SENTENCE STATES THERE IS ONE CHINA BUT DOES NOT STATE THAT TAIWAN IS PART OF CHINA. FACT 6: Taiwan Relations Act 1979 (release at the same time as One China Policy): The TWA factually proves that the US is not meddling in Taiwan's affair it is merely fulfilling its obligations as per the agreement. FACT To quote from TWA: "Declares it to be the policy of the United States to preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, ".... "Authorizes the President or any department and agency to conduct and carry out programs, transactions, and other relations with respect to the people on Taiwan." Therefore the Pelosi visit or any official governmental visit is legitimate and of no concern to the CCP. FACT TWA also declares: "that the United States shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan." Therefore again the US is NOT meddling into Taiwan/China affairs it is again fulfilling its obligatory agreement irrespective of the CCP's propagandist responses. FACT 7: “UN Resolution No. 2758 ruled in 1971, that the PRC had obtained the representation rights and all legal rights originally owned by the ROC in the UN”. It is true that UN recognition was handed to the CPC as they were the ruling government of China not the ROC . The officially written UN resolution does not state that Taiwan is part of China. FACT Therefore as clearly demonstrated above, Taiwan is not part of China. The only legal way that the CCP can unify with Taiwan is via an official written treaty.

[@Cha-y412]

Still think Joe Biden is a great foreign negotiator?

[@MFK1967]

He’s doing pretty well

[@jk21nola91]

😂😂😂

[@Cha-y412]

@@MFK1967 You would. Howd ya like the Bank failure. Anothing one coming Monday. Fool

[@jagp007]

In none of those countries mentioned was there ever a G-20 meeting talking about resolving the war or charging a leader or leaders with war crimes!

[@ricotheman8139]

You want China be your “big toy, panda bear?” Lmao! Alfred, whatever you had this morning, I want some.😂

[@qingzhou9983]

It is easy to look back and criticize the admission of China to WTO. But India has been part of GATT since 1948 and joined WTO on its first day, 1995. Nothing out of ordinary happened to India. So the idea that a developing country size of China would bring huge effect on WTO is no clear at all at 2001.

[@manuelmanuel9248]

Gringoland does give a shit about global condemnation

[@lindenlee3705]

There are still a few clear minds in US

[@nshea3286]

And Alfred McCoy isn't one of them

[@alemayehusolomon941]

@@nshea3286👍🏿

[@lindenlee3705]

Just wait for 10 years and see …

[@tehray3094]

Who is this guest, severely detached from reality, who doesn't see the authoritarian regim in Beijing as the greatest threat to the democratic countries?

[@jianbaiwang6625]

The lady hostess is heavily misleading. Correction needed: it is the US single-sided raised the tension between China and US in every single front (except begging China for bailing it out again, like in 2008) , as well as, between China Mainland and it's Taiwan province.

[@laoji820zhou6]

Alfred McCoy said Mao asked USSR to launch nucleus attack on US, which I never heard of even from the most anticommunist historians.

[@tylr3669]

yes, that was news to me. I heard they supported the soviets, but just to make trouble for the US (which makes sense geopolitically)...but nukes? I don't think so...seems like a stretch.

[@hermanmckoy5115]

A welcome voice of reasoning.

[@josephshields2922]

In response to a US Ship being boarded by Brits Abraham Lincoln said " One war at a time"

[@geopoliticsjunkie4114]

Let us consider that Elensky and Nuland are ethnically cleansing Ukraine. When they said fight to last Ukrainian they meant it.

[@MFK1967]

So weird that you don’t even mention Russia whatsoever or their culpability

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

These tankies seem to be wishing China luck in their aggression against Taiwan. Shame

[@jk21nola91]

There will be a peaceful reunification. Much to US disappointment 😅

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

@@jk21nola91 I to am looking forward to the mainland learning from Taiwan becoming democratic and respecting human rights.

[@charlesoh14]

Am at a loss, when China stays home and it’s people work super hard, while an aggressor comes by with an unfriendly face and damning talk, who is posing the threat. Amy you have been to Egypt and the surrounding countries and I am sure you enjoyed the experience. Please take a month off and go further East starting from India and I bet you will find a whole new world out there. It will be fun! The lady who accused China of being a threat, don’t think she has a passport to go to Nicaragua

[@davidrichards1741]

Greetings from Singapore in SE Asia, the fastest-growing economy & military in the world (14.5% last year). With 700-million people and economically bigger than western Europe now. This region is majority Chinese descent people, and 90% of its economy is owned/run by local or offshore Chinese. SE Asia is officially neutral but actually leans heavily with China, except now for the rogue phillipines (the poorest and weakest nation in the region). The South China Sea is entirely part of SE Asia and leaders repeatedly say that US warships are unwelcome! The warmongering US empire of lies must get OUT of Asia, now!!

[@wesgander4281]

Brilliant interview

[@bryansmith9231]

McCoy is and always has been a skirter of the truth. Get in a sane person to talk to about serious things.

[@AroPnut]

Like who? He stated facts and gave his opinion on the geo political situation. It's not like he was pro china or pro US. He called China an authoritarian state and recognized the imperialism of the US. I don't really see much issues with his analysis even if I don't agree with all his conclusions.

[@ianmcleod48]

@@AroPnut where McCoy loses the plot is where he claims that if China’s Navy blockaded Taiwan or violently seized Taiwan, that a US reaction would somehow be seen as being the aggressor state, which is absolute nonsense. If China did either of the scenarios McCoy laid out, all of China’s military and logistical assets would be fair game for military engagement by Taiwan and its allies, including the US.

[@johnsullivan8673]

@@ianmcleod48 the only way China goes kinetic first is if taiwan declares independence or acquires nuclear weapons, and these do not happen without US consent (really, direction). And your comment regarding what’s fair game is absolutely asinine. Everyone’s ROE would be extremely restricted for fear of vertical escalation.

[@judahbenisrael313]

US need a beat down full stop

[@sticks_studiosHQ]

Who’s attempting to start a war again? China..and y’all think they don’t need a beat down? 🤦‍♂️

[@sotografik]

China is also bad.

[@ZhenYae]

Someone should whack the Americans at the knee. Americans are such rednecks in this civilized world of ours. 😊😊😊. They are now indulging in self victimization.

[@sticks_studiosHQ]

@@ZhenYae not all Americans are rednecks you racist or something?

[@ZhenYae]

@sticks_studiosHQ when the Whites were rampaging across the world, spreading their values to races different from them. Was that racist? Then accept that there are governments and worldviews different from those of this marauding horde. It is not racism. Just values. It is quite convenient, I must say. Values..values...values.. You reckon you know why there are Neo-Nazis in Ukraine fighting the Russians and the USA and EU are their sympathizers. and that anyone accused of aiding Russia is frowned upon by the USA, Canada, Australia, the UK, New Zealand, and the EU. You do not wonder!!

[@JonROlsen]

Always sorry I come to this channel.

[@weblightstudio8215]

I wish I had been able to get that building next to a pond hidden in the mountains in the Simpson Desert. When America finally annoys the Chin so much they drop the hammer here is no way to escape anywhere from where I am now

[@jmachorrov]

Respeto a todos los países. Que vergüenza de humanidad

[@nadiaosullivan3660]

Excellent interview

[@pjeng1]

The comments of Alfred McCoy about Taiwan and China are fair and realistic.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Give us your take, then; what scenario do you see? I'd love to hear alternative views - seriously.

[@pjeng1]

@@bellakrinkle9381 Just listen to Alfred McCoy' comments again. He pointed out two possible scenarios near the end of his comment.

[@JonROlsen]

@@pjeng1 and they're not the only scenarios.

[@pjeng1]

@@JonROlsen Anything is possible.

[@vietnguyen4312]

They are wrong. 1: October 1, 1949, at 3:00 pm in Tienanmen Square the formation of the Central People's Government under the leadership of the CPC, the government of the new state, was officially proclaimed. Mao declared victory to the people stating “The poor peasants have conquered the country; the poor peasants should now sit on the country.” The CPC won the civil war and the PRC was formed and the ROC escaped to the still official Japanese island of Formosa in 1949 The war is over. FACT 2: The Cairo Declaration 1943 discussed the possibility of handing the island of Taiwan to the ROC. This discussion required a treaty to become official and was never implemented. FACT 3: The Treaty of San Francisco: When Japan relinquished its sovereignty of Taiwan with The Treaty of San Francisco after the ROC invaded the Japanese island, China was not even invited. The treaty was signed by 49 nations but both the ROC and CCP were NOT present. FACT 4: : The Taipei Peace Treaty: Due to objections by The Soviet Union The Taipei Peace Treaty 1952 was created. FACT Article 10 of the Taipei Peace Treaty stipulates that “nationals of the Republic of China shall be deemed to include all the inhabitants and former inhabitants of Taiwan (Formosa) and Penghu (the Pescadores).” Therefore the Taipei Peace Treaty transferred Japans sovereignty of Taiwan to ALL the inhabitants living of the island NOT to mainland China. FACT The inhabitants in 1952 were the ROC escapees, Taiwanese Aborigines, Japanese descendants, Dutch descendants, Portuguese descendants, previous Chinese descendants. THE ISLAND WAS NOT HANDED TO MAINLAND CHINA. FACT 5: One China Policy 1979: Does not state that Taiwan is part of China. FACT To quote directly from this US/CCP agreement: :"The Government of the United States of America acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China." This does not declare that the US agrees with China's position it simply acknowledges it. E.g I can acknowledge that my friend is a Republican even though my political stance may be Democrat. THIS SENTENCE STATES THERE IS ONE CHINA BUT DOES NOT STATE THAT TAIWAN IS PART OF CHINA. FACT 6: Taiwan Relations Act 1979 (release at the same time as One China Policy): The TWA factually proves that the US is not meddling in Taiwan's affair it is merely fulfilling its obligations as per the agreement. FACT To quote from TWA: "Declares it to be the policy of the United States to preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, ".... "Authorizes the President or any department and agency to conduct and carry out programs, transactions, and other relations with respect to the people on Taiwan." Therefore the Pelosi visit or any official governmental visit is legitimate and of no concern to the CCP. FACT TWA also declares: "that the United States shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan." Therefore again the US is NOT meddling into Taiwan/China affairs it is again fulfilling its obligatory agreement irrespective of the CCP's propagandist responses. FACT 7: “UN Resolution No. 2758 ruled in 1971, that the PRC had obtained the representation rights and all legal rights originally owned by the ROC in the UN”. It is true that UN recognition was handed to the CPC as they were the ruling government of China not the ROC . The officially written UN resolution does not state that Taiwan is part of China. FACT Therefore as clearly demonstrated above, Taiwan is not part of China. The only legal way that the CCP can unify with Taiwan is via an official written treaty. That is the solution to the CCP's ambitions. How the CCP intend to create this treaty and convince the people of taiwan is the issue,

[@robertjaw4737]

How do you like China supports Hawaii to be independent? Just because them get richer , it does not mean it is threatening us . How many times China invade others country ? How many times we have war with other countries?

[@keking2178]

😂😂america I run out of words.

[@jullian2598]

those who want their way often shorten history.

[@jvcyt298]

Accurate analysis, the US has a history of being left to clean up messes made decades earlier, in this case risking global war to maintain dominance of a region.

[@jo-annerichardson34]

The U.S created the many messes throughout the world and has never properly cleaned anything up.

[@jvcyt298]

@@jo-annerichardson34 ; Agreed.

[@claudemadrid4950]

Total BS, the USA have a history of creating wars all around the world for their own imperialist interests.😀

[@springnpine84]

The only chance the Americans would leave other countries alone is, there is a big financial crash, government run out of money to pay for the 800 something military base around the world, which lead to withdraw all their military base offshore, when this time happens, the world is a much better place,

[@aab777barry5]

CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER TERM PRESIDENT PING!!! I TRUST WE WILL ALL FINALLY LEARN TO GET ALONG!!! IT IS ABOUT TIME, PLACE & SPACE FOR PEACE, EQUITY & RIGHTEOUSNESS ON ALL FRONTS!!!

[@san209nha9]

Chinese propaganda" "Million American support China, for example AAB 777 Barry"

[@kesart8378]

Let us not forget Reagan's foray into Grenada.

[@iamhe999]

The US GOP is the greatest threat America has ever experienced.

[@blackseed9293]

Trump started no wars and Biden is full scale and expanding wars

[@tylr3669]

lol

[@blackseed9293]

@Tylr You put lol while the usa just had a downed drove and sending a trillion in military equipment to Ukraine. All of that is under so called Democrats.

[@tylr3669]

@@blackseed9293 yes "so called"...really the "uniparty" or the bureaucracy. But the GOP? nah...not even close...

[@iamhe999]

@@tylr3669 GOP Gang Of Pathologicals…

[@manuelmanuel9248]

Gringoland can reign supreme in the western hemisphere but china cannot lord over the south china sea. Double standard?

[@jng4880]

What goes around, comes around. I hope the U.S. understands the Karma.

[@danielramsey197]

It's funny how history has this consistent and nasty habit of repeating itself! What makes anyone truly believe this will be different!?

[@terrylovesenegal]

Thank you Juan for enumerating how many military interventions the US has performed for decades, missing are the missile strikes that took place in many other countries including Yemen!

[@tylr3669]

...and china just been sitting around doing nothing right?

[@zakizhou9984]

If the Americans are willing to fight for the Taiwanese, the Chinese accept the challenge

[@mpalfadel2008]

Americans love fighting for democracy the Chinese military is untested n filled with ideologically appointed officials Y’all don’t stand a chance

[@OldUncleDan]

It will be China's Ukraine

[@paulheydarian1281]

Taiwan needs an election soon, very soon. Hopefully, the SANE political party will come to power in Taipei.

[@WhyTheHorseface]

We can expect China to behave in a new war as Russia behaved in World War 2. That is, send a billion Chinese like rats to attack their opponents until the opponent is overcome and defeated. The only outcome of a war between the United States and China is total nuclear devastation of China and perhaps the world.

[@gallectee6032]

Yes. There's nothing like being cannon fodder for the so called elites.

[@davidseto2199]

The Chinese are kinda right about all our interventions and invasion around the world.

[@jackzh991]

I am just wondering why the Chinese cause a threat to American security! Chines does not any military base around the U.S, and far away from the U.S. While the U.S. has so many military bases around China. Any evidence? Taiwan issue is not America’s issue.

[@Noname-hc5uw]

Unanimous vote for another 5 years!?! To quote LBJ, "when everyone agrees, someone isn't thinking"

[@trex4899]

No American puppets on the panel ?

[@Noname-hc5uw]

@@trex4899 apparently only Chinese puppets. I'm fine with it, but let's not pretend.

[@Noname-hc5uw]

@Daniel Trang to me they are both evil empires, and will destroy the planet with their drive for economic and military supremacy. But you do have a point, the usa history in this regard is abysmal!

[@MichelleHell]

People are only convicted on unanimous votes in American judicial systems.

[@thebranch3874]

They don't think that's why they all agree

[@playerish]

US have gone from democracy to democrazy

[@reggieduquesnoy]

The old Roman empire playbook, and the same end in sight, but instead of a 1000 years dominion, it will do well to do a century. Some like it hot, and fast. Time flies!

[@thisiscarl7622]

thanks for brining such a great interview! wisdom Prof

[@imperija01]

Great analytical approach ! thank you professor !

[@elenag1616]

which countries voted US hegemony? Why is it ok for the US to interfere other countries internal affairs??

[@trooper64428]

I think Alfred McCoy is avoiding questions.

[@bluephoenix8470]

Amy Goodman is on fire! Never seen her hit so hard. 9:45