China and Africa: Mutual cooperation, not neocolonialism − a WW commentary
By Ernie Hamer
Based on a talk given at a Workers World Party meeting in Buffalo, N.Y., Workers World Party on April 27, 2021.
With the People’s Republic of China on the rise, the forces of U.S. imperialism are beginning to panic as the global tides gradually shift against them. The Communist Party of China has reached its hundredth year, celebrating the immense progress made by their socialist system. At the same time, the U.S. media has seen a major uptick in anti-China rhetoric aimed at downplaying the achievements of Peoples’ China and painting a picture of China that simply isn’t congruent with reality. One of the false narratives being spun about China is that it is itself an “imperialist” power, regularly citing the relationships that China has built within Africa.
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China Seeks its Suez Moment to Seize the U.S. s Global Standing | Opinion Todd Stein On 4/26/21 at 6:00 AM EDT
President Joe Biden s defense budget proposal rightly lists deterring the People s Republic of China (PRC) as a top priority. But it will take more than a modest increase in military spending to counter China s aggressive efforts to unseat the U.S. at the head of global power.
The $753 billion Biden has earmarked for total defense spending in fiscal year 2022 reflects an increase of less than 2 percent over this year s allocation, which already is spread too thinly over multiple strategic priorities. By contrast, the PRC s military growth has outpaced that of the U.S. nearly every year for the past decade.