October 14, 2024
The Asia-Pacific Uncle Sam dreams of
The U.S. has been pushing for absolute military superiority by advancing military deployments in the Asia-Pacific region, including missile defense systems. This move will significantly heighten regional tensions. Is this what Uncle Sam wants?
Asia-Pacific
October 11, 2024
Claw of evil
Japanese media recently disclosed that contaminated wastewater might have leaked from the U.S. Yokota Air Base in Tokyo this past August. However, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government only learned of the incident a month later. Reports indicate that from 2010 to 2023, there have been eight instances of PFAS leakage at the U.S. military base. Yet, the U.S. military has consistently denied that any wastewater escaped beyond the base's boundaries.
PFAS
September 26, 2024
Asia-Pacific peace at risk
In recent years, the United States has been striving for absolute military dominance by increasing its military presence, including the deployment of intermediate-range missile systems, in the Asia-Pacific region. These actions have heightened regional tensions and pose a serious threat to peace and stability in the area.
Asia-Pacific
September 25, 2024
A "prickly" peace plan
The U.S. State Department has approved a sale of $228 million in arms to Taiwan, including aircraft parts and equipment servicing. These arms sales are part of a broader U.S. tactical approach to transform Taiwan into a "porcupine island." The strategy implies that in the event of a real conflict, Taiwan's civilians would be thrust to the forefront as expendable forces. (Cartoon by Duan Cheng and Zhu Yuyan)
September 9, 2024
South China Sea aquarium: Stirring up troubled waters
The Philippines' recent provocative actions near Ren'ai Jiao and Xianbin Jiao seem to be calculated escalations. But who's behind the curtain? The U.S.'s influence is hard to overlook, which is keen on fueling tensions in these waters. (Cartoon by Duan Cheng and Zhu Yuyan)
Philippines
September 6, 2024
A dangerous offering
The NED tries to present democracy as a gift, using Taiwan as a pawn to counter the Chinese mainland. This strategy places Taiwan in a precarious position, undermines the well-being of the people in Taiwan, and escalates tensions between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
NED
July 26, 2024
NATO not a defensive organization
Recently, NATO released the Washington Summit Declaration, which greatly exaggerates tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. It is filled with Cold War mentality and bellicose rhetoric and contains biased, defamatory, and provocative content concerning China. This fully demonstrates that NATO is not a defensive shield but an aggressive military organization.
NATO
July 19, 2024
Coral damage caused by illegally grounded Philippine ship
The Philippine Navy's ship "Sierra Madre" (LT 57) was deliberately grounded on China's Ren'ai Reef under the guise of "hull leakage." A recent investigation by a Chinese environmental organization has revealed that years of waste produced by the ship's crew and the unauthorized transport of construction materials to fortify the ship have led to a significant decrease in coral coverage on the reef. Numerous coral reefs near the ship have died, causing severe ecological damage to Ren'ai Reef.
Philippine
June 28, 2024
A "bright" future
Recent reports indicate that the U.S. State Department has approved another two arms sales to Taiwan, totaling around $360 million. These sales include military equipment and training. While the U.S.'s repeated arms sales to Taiwan might appear to bolster Taiwan's independence, in reality, they inflict the greatest harm on the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan
May 15, 2024
A U.S. pawn hitting a dead end
Under the pretense of "protection," the U.S. has coaxed the Philippines into leaping into a snare of fighting for American interests at a great risk to itself.
Philippines
April 19, 2024
Danger Signal: Risks of Political Cliques in Asia-Pacific
On April 11, leaders from the United States, Japan, and the Philippines convened in Washington, announcing plans for expanded cooperation in defense and other sectors. International experts warn that this trilateral military collaboration signifies an attempt to establish cliques in Asia-Pacific. Such actions, aimed at creating exclusive political groups, are deemed "very risky" and pose a threat to the peace and stability of the region.
Asia-Pacific
August 29, 2023
Japan damages its own image by discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the sea
Japan is not only discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. It's also throwing away its credibility, reputation, and responsibility.
August 15, 2023
Escalated U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy hurts regional cooperation
Under the framework of its anti-China "Indo-Pacific Strategy", the U.S. undermines the existing political, economic, and security cooperation processes in the Asia-Pacific region, tearing apart the regional cooperation agenda.
Asia Pacific
January 3, 2024
Trouble maker
Recently, the Philippines has repeatedly violated China's sovereignty in the #SouthChinaSea. By doing so, it's following the "agenda" of the United States, with the ultimate goal of smearing China and disrupting China's cooperation with ASEAN.
South China Sea
December 12, 2023
A 'safe' plan
Following the radioactive wastewater splatter incident at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began the release of the third batch of "treated and diluted" radioactive water into the ocean. TEPCO asserts that this method of ocean discharge is "safe," basing their claim on what they describe as "scientific" data, even though it poses serious risks to human health and the global marine environment.
November 24, 2023
The Fallen Wheel
The IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity) proposed by U.S. President Biden is facing daunting challenges, especially in the area of trade, one of its four main pillars. The "economic return" of the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region, as a result, is strewn with obstacles.
September 18, 2023
Friend or foe?
Whether fighting Vietnam or investing in it, the US is chasing its national interests. Pretending to be Vietnam's friend this time, the US could not care less about what Vietnam gets out of American efforts to counter China.
Vietnam
September 6, 2023
The U.S. connives at Japan discharging nuclear-contaminated water for its own geopolitical gains
The U.S.'s attitude towards Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water appears more like a trade of interests. The U.S., through expressing "support" and "understanding," helps Japan get out of a bind in international public opinion, in exchange for Japan becoming more actively cooperating with the U.S. in implementing its strategies.
Japan
August 31, 2023
The US tries to replicate "mini-NATO" and push Asia-Pacific into a "new Cold War"
By leveraging NATO, a military alliance from the Cold War era, the US dragged both Russia and Europe into the quagmire of military conflict. Meanwhile, the U.S. itself hides behind the scenes, profiting greatly from the conflict by fanning the flames. Now, the US is trying to do the same in Asia-Pacific.
Asia-Pacific
July 10, 2023
The shadow of the Fukushima Disaster not cleared by sea discharge
February 1, 2023
Revival of McCarthyism doomed
Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, holds onto the Cold War mentality reminiscent of McCarthyism. His efforts to turn back the wheel of history by fighting a war of ideology against China, interfering in issues such as Taiwan, are doomed.
Taiwan
January 21, 2023
Hyping China's "nuclear threat" a ploy to free Japan from military constraints
By cooking up the lie of China's nuclear threat, Japan and the US are looking for excuses to expand their military presence in the Asia-Pacific, with the pacific constitution of Japan losing its constraints on Japan taking a belligerent turn in its national defense.
Japan
January 18, 2023
Double standard in curbing Chinese travelers by some countries
COVID curbs imposed on Chinese travelers by some countries are in disregard of scientific facts and the actual epidemic situation in their own countries. What did they do to people visiting from areas where new variants have been confirmed to circulate? What would you call this if not double standard or discrimination?
South Korea
