Geography Archives: China

The world needs an alternative structure of accumulation, beyond neoliberalism, if U.S. hegemony is to be decisively challenged.

No equivalent legal protection exists in the United States.

Washington is using sanctions and naval power to decide which oil can move and which refineries can buy.

The proposed amendments included softening language criticising Israel for its bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon, and dropping a reference to “East Jerusalem” to be established as the capital of the Palestinian state as a part of the two-state solution.

On Friday night, CODEPINK and the local University of Michigan community gathered to hold a vigil in honor of UM researcher Dr. Danhao Wan on the one-month anniversary of his death. According to reports, Dr. Wang died after jumping from an upper floor of the G.G. Brown Building on North Campus, shortly after being targeted and questioned by federal authorities.

CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade.

China’s high level of investment is simply the latest stage of an international process of economic development that has been underway for over two centuries.

A Russian oil tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas this week, delivering the largest fuel shipment to reach the island in months.

The era of growth at any cost has officially yielded to a model defined by three pillars: domestic demand, technological self-reliance, and a radical green transition.

The Cuban Government, with China’s support, is rapidly deploying 5,000 solar systems, focused on hospitals, polyclinics and maternal homes, as well as water pumping stations and telecommunications nodes, to combat a severe energy crisis exacerbated by U.S. sanctions.

The U.S. war on Iran is not a miscalculation.

The Electric Union of Cuba (UNE, in Spanish) is executing a program to install 5,000 photovoltaic systems of 2 kilowatts (kW), donated by the People’s Republic of China, as part of a strategy to mitigate the impact of the energy crisis caused by the U.S. blockade and diversify the generation matrix on the island.

To make sense of present developments it is essential to understand the dialectic of continuity and change in U.S. imperial grand strategy.

Cold War II is transforming the global system, with two competing visions: The U.S. seeks to revive colonialism and imperialist spheres of influence. China wants a multipolar order based on peace, sovereign equality, and win-win cooperation. Compare speeches by their top officials.

Building solidarity with Chinese academics against great power conflict.

Chinese regulators have advised major banks to reduce their exposure to U.S. Treasuries, citing market volatility and risk concentration.

The news emerged in Israeli media outlets amid a lawsuit filed by members of Kibbutz Hanita against Ballet Vision, a Chinese-controlled fund that holds an 80% stake in Hanita Lenses, an intraocular lens manufacturing plant located in the northern part of the occupied lands near the Lebanese border.

In a recent editorial, the Washington Post characterized Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s diplomatic mission to Beijing as a “shortsighted” attempt to “troll” President Donald Trump. The critique suggests that Canada is blurring the line between pragmatism and naiveté, trading long-term security for a “show” of strategic partnership with a “dictator.” According to this view, […]

This breakthrough provides a model for greener, smarter, and larger-scale operations.

China announced an $80 million emergency aid package and 60,000 tons of rice for Cuba, addressing the island’s economic and energy crisis exacerbated by the U.S. blockade.