October 18, 2024
The two-step diplomacy
The U.S. announced last Sunday that it will deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to Israel, aiming to strengthen the nation's air defense in response to missile threats from Iran.
In the Middle East, the U.S. appears to be playing a dual role. On one hand, it offers substantial military aid to Israel and uses force to deter anti-Israeli forces. On the other, it maintains the façade of diplomacy, regularly sending top officials to the region to promote ceasefire discussions.
For example, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken has visited the region ten times, yet these diplomatic efforts have seen little to no meaningful progress. (Cartoon by Duan Cheng and Wang Yu)
Gaza
October 18, 2024
Selective scrutiny: America's human rights lens exposed
As a self-proclaimed champion of human rights, the U.S. frequently criticizes other nations while overlooking its own significant shortcomings. This selective approach not only reveals clear double standards but also weakens international efforts toward true human rights advancement. (Cartoon by Duan Cheng and Wang Yu)
human rights
October 18, 2024
The Lighthouse that can't shine
The United States has long touted itself as the "lighthouse of democracy," eager to sell its brand of democracy as a universal value to the world. However, American democracy has recently fallen out of favor, with an increasing number of countries and regions seeing through the lie.
democracy
October 18, 2024
Aggressively playing the "human rights card" symbolizes the decline of hegemony
The U.S. intensifying its use of the "human rights card" signals its hegemony's decline. As the world moves towards multipolarity, the U.S. increasingly lacks the capability to maintain global leadership. The current U.S. administration vigorously promotes "values diplomacy" to stoke a new ideological Cold War and provoke divisions and confrontations.
human rights
October 17, 2024
Defending atrocities
The United States said on Oct. 13 it would deploy U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced THAAD anti-missile system.
On the same day, two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Merkava tanks destroyed the main entrance to a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) post in Ramyah and forcibly entered the area. A few hours later, the IDF fired rounds nearby, causing injuries to 15 UNIFIL peacekeepers.
Gaza
October 16, 2024
Digging one's own grave
One year into the Israel-Palestine conflict, U.S. involvement is only heightening the danger. By supporting Israel's escalating military actions in Gaza and its confrontations with Hezbollah, the U.S. is further inflaming tensions in an already volatile region. While the U.S. claims to try to manage the situation, its actions could spark a much broader conflict. (Cartoon by Duan Cheng and Wang Yu)
Gaza
October 15, 2024
Real friends?
While looking like close allies, the U.S. and Israel are facing mounting tensions as Israel keeps the U.S. out of the loop on how it plans to retaliate against Iran, a move with crucial implications for regional stability.
Gaza
October 12, 2024
Violence is not the solution
The Israel-Palestine conflict over the past year has repeatedly shown that violence fails to deliver safety, much less peace. Lasting peace can only be achieved by moving beyond the reliance on force to settle disputes.
Gaza
September 25, 2024
The weight of justice
Recent data from the 'Police Violence Map' website, as reported by The Guardian, reveals that U.S. police use force against over 300,000 individuals annually, resulting in injuries to approximately 100,000 people each year.
Despite the United States' frequent claims of championing human rights, the very police forces tasked with safeguarding these rights often engage in violent enforcement practices. This highlights the hypocrisy of a society that overlooks human rights abuses and perpetuates racial discrimination. (Cartoon by Duan Cheng and Zhu Yuyan)
violence
September 6, 2024
Pax Americana
In recent times, conflicts in global hotspots have intensified, with the United States playing a key role. By supplying weapons to Ukraine and deploying aircraft carrier strike groups in the Middle East, the U.S. has sown the seeds of conflict across various regions. These actions stand in stark contrast to the pursuit of global peace.
Gaza
September 3, 2024
Assassinations keep peace away
The recent series of assassination operations carried out by Israel against Hamas has further intensified the regional tensions, making peace even more elusive.
September 2, 2024
A gift that uproots the tree of peace
While preaching peace, the U.S. continues to send weapons to Israel. Since October 7, 2023, over 50,000 tons of arms and military equipment have been shipped to Israel via 500 planes and 107 ships. This so-called "gift" isn't fostering peace; it's destroying it. The U.S. double standard is starkly apparent: championing "human rights" in some areas while stoking violence in others.
Gaza
September 2, 2024
Best friends?
Lately, a growing number of "allies" have shown reluctance to blindly follow the U.S., as more countries are increasingly aware of America's use of alliances to perpetuate its global dominance.
allies
August 20, 2024
Uncle Sam's “two-state solution”
The United States has always claimed that the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue lies in the "two-state solution," yet at the same time, it refuses to recognize Palestine as a state, fomenting conflict in the region and explicitly supporting Israel in oppressing Palestinians.
Gaza
August 16, 2024
White glove
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently published a report stating that, despite the NED (National Endowment for Democracy) presenting itself as a non-governmental organization, it is actually a "white glove" crafted, funded, and directed by the U.S. government to advance its own agendas. According to the report, the NED serves as a tool for the U.S. to conduct various infiltration, subversion, and destabilization activities worldwide.
NED
July 8, 2024
The grounded dove of peace
The current turmoil in the Middle East is causing severe damage to U.S. foreign policy and international image. As a result, the U.S. has been trying to warn Israel against excessive use of force. However, the United States seems to have little influence in reality. Or perhaps it is just unwilling to exert influence on Israel.
Israel
June 7, 2024
The Hacker Empire's various transgressions
cyber
April 19, 2024
The Different Roles of Uncle Sam in the Gaza Crisis
Gaza
April 12, 2024
The tip of the iceberg
According to calculations by researchers from Australia and Canada, up to 11 million tons of plastic waste may have accumulated on the ocean floor. The study suggests that the plastic pollution accumulated on the seafloor could be 100 times greater than the plastic pollution floating on the ocean surface.
Ocean
April 12, 2024
The real trash
Our planet is being inundated by trash. Recently, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to take action and jointly address the waste crisis. What do you think needs to be done to protect the Earth from garbage pollution?
Planet
April 7, 2024
So "concerned"
The U.S. has expressed its concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on several occasions, but it keeps providing military support to #Israel, which will not be used to feed or clothe the innocent people caught in the Israeli invasion.
Gaza
April 2, 2024
Justice cannot be stopped
On March 25th, UN Resolution 2728, put forward by Algeria and others, was passed by the Security Council, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Since the Israeli-Palestinian conflict began, the United Nations Security Council has consistently proposed resolutions for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Nonetheless, prior drafts have not been adopted due to persistent hindrances by the United States, whose actions have faced global criticism.
Gaza
March 26, 2024
The truth about the Summit for Democracy
The U.S. uses the so-called "Summit for Democracy" to form a group of countries that advance their own interests and cause turmoil in the world under the disguise of democracy.
Democracy
March 22, 2024
Monologue
Since November 2021, three iterations of the so-called "Democracy Summit," which was first launched by U.S. President Biden, have taken place. The meeting is nothing but a show with democracy in the U.S. in tatters, beset by a host of social ills.
Democracy
March 22, 2024
Democracy as a Profiting Tool for US
The latest so-called "Democracy Summit," first launched by the United States, took place in South Korea from March 18th to 20th. Ostensibly aimed at bolstering global democratic standards, the summit serves as a mechanism for the U.S. to broaden its influence, garner support from allies, and target those it deems oppositional.
Democracy
March 18, 2024
The Fake Dove
Despite its professed concern over the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Gaza, the U.S. keeps supporting Israel's devastating military operations there.
Gaza
March 4, 2024
Let the bullets fly
Recently, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled "How War in Europe Boosts the U.S. Economy," highlighting how the U.S. economy has significantly benefited from the Russia-Ukraine conflict that started two years ago. Since the Ukrainian crisis began, Europe has emerged as a "major customer" for the U.S. defense industry and natural gas companies.
Gaza
March 4, 2024
A high striker against peace
The U.S. repeatedly vetoed Gaza peace drafts at the UN Security Council, helping Israel to win more time for its military operations there.
Gaza
January 25, 2024
The U.S. economy rides the inflation roller coaster
American top economist and former chief adviser to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mohamed El-Erian, stated that the struggle of the Federal Reserve against inflation has "hit a wall," making it difficult to further lower prices without causing harm. If the Federal Reserve quickly reduces the inflation rate to 2%, there is a risk of an economic "collapse."
economy
January 18, 2024
US dollars reaping worldwide profits
The U.S. dollar has long served as a global reserve, payment, and pricing tool. The U.S. dollar is so deeply integrated into the international trading system that the US has long been "harvesting the world," such as by freezing assets and through long-arm jurisdiction against other countries to maintain the hegemony of the US dollar and export risks while reaping profits.
U.S. dollar
January 12, 2024
Into Whose Energy Trap Has the European Economy Fallen?
Since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis, Europe, following the U.S.' lead in imposing sanctions on Russia, faces a significant energy supply gap. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to boost its exports of liquefied natural gas and other energy sources to Europe.
Ukrainian crisis
May 23, 2023
G7 must stop splitting the world into two markets
If the G7 countries really care about economic security, they need to stop suppressing and containing other countries in the name of national security and splitting the world into two major markets and two systems.
October 17, 2023
Military might can't decide the world's futur
Military power is not the decider of the world’s fate. Only the road to peace and prosperity can lead to a bright future.
gaza
November 30, 2023
Drive in Reverse
The research report titled "Climate Crossfire: How NATO's 2% of Military Spending Targets Contribute to Climate Breakdown," jointly released by the Netherlands-based Transnational Institute and other European think tanks, highlights that NATO's average yearly military carbon footprint, amounting to 205 million tCO₂e, surpasses the total annual GHG emissions of many individual countries. If the militaries of NATO were considered as a single country, they would rank as the world's 40th largest carbon polluter. Observing NATO's "carbon footprint" reveals the extent of the West's superficial commitment to climate issues.
Climate
December 19, 2023
Unfulfilled promises
Jean Su, the acting Co-Executive Director of the Center for Biological Diversity in the United States, told Xinhua News Agency that the United States has invested hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars in warfare, but has only committed $17.5 million to the Loss and Damage Fund. Furthermore, she mentioned that previous commitments in this regard have not been fulfilled, stating that it is "truly embarrassing."
climate change
November 16, 2023
The illusion of peace
Violence does not bring true security. The use of force will not create lasting peace.
Gaza
November 15, 2023
Needle that can't be threaded through
The G7 risks losing its relevance in tackling major geopolitical crises with the apparent fissure among its member nations over a united approach to Israel's war in Gaza.
G7
November 2, 2023
US hawks blind to global issues
Hawkish US politicians are caught up in their delusion of the "China threat" and even put it over real pressing global issues such as climate change.
climate
November 1, 2023
Threat or Treat
According to economist Fernandez from the University of Havana, the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes have caused massive capital inflow into the US, disrupting the stock markets, foreign exchange markets, and bond markets of many countries.
global economy
October 24, 2023
The American option
On Oct. 18, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for humanitarian pauses in Gaza. In response, Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the UN, suggested that certain countries do not genuinely want to resolve the issue.
Gaza
May 12, 2023
The US abuses technological advantages to abet "color revolutions"
The Internet-based means used by the US to stir and abet "color revolutions" continue to advance and be harder to detect. The US abuses such technologies to hurt the image of other countries, public confidence, and social stability.
color revolutions
May 12, 2023
US snoops on global Internet
The CIA consistently engages in indiscriminate cyber-attacks, stealing state secrets from various countries.
cyber-attacks
April 27, 2023
The US the biggest nuclear threat to the world
The US is the most powerful nuclear country in the world and wants no countries to come close. With its Cold War mentality, the US is posing a great threat to the world.
nuclear
April 21, 2023
The sole opposer to BWC verification
The US is the only country to oppose the establishment of a multilateral verification mechanism for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). That raises the question: What is the US trying to hide?
biological weapons
April 14, 2023
US uses alliances to undermine peace
January 13, 2023
US gun violence turns kids deadly
A six-year-old boy brought a gun from his home to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, and shot at his teacher in the middle of a lesson. Gun violence got out of hand in the US a long time ago, and more and more kids think nothing of the consequences of shooting somebody with a gun.
gun violence
