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Protests in Taiwan as U.S. escalates tensions with China using Pelosi visit
International News

Editorial: Pelosi Visit to Taiwan – Prelude to Another Proxy War

August 6, 2022 fwstaff 0

By Fighting Words Staff Let’s be perfectly clear! Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip marks a huge step towards the Pentagon reestablishing nuclear armed U.S. military bases in Taiwan, an island just 100 miles […]

Europe has secured a huge deal to build planes for China, beating out U.S.’s Boeing corporation
International News

China: COVID, computer chips, airliners, and U.S. imperialism

July 20, 2022 fwstaff 0

By Chris Fry The leadership of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) likes to describe its social and economic structure as “Socialism with Chinese characteristics.” But we can describe the U.S. system, driven by its […]

1980 - Detroit, June 1 - Peoples Energy Committee pot-luck dinner.
Domestic News

Inflation and recession: Rooted in Imperialism – Part 1

June 20, 2022 fwstaff 0

By Chris Fry On June 15, the Federal Reserve, the central committee of U.S. finance capital, announced an interest increase of .75 percent, the highest single rate increase since 1994. And they announced that they […]

China and Solomon Islands sign security pact.
International News

Solomon Islands – China Deal Infuriates U.S. Imperialists

May 2, 2022 fwstaff 0

By David Sole On April 19 the independent nation of Solomon Islands signed a security agreement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The pact allows China to send police and military personnel to the […]

China President Xi Jinping meets with Fidel Castro
International News

Along the Belt and Road: Breaking the Cycle of Underdevelopment in Latin America

March 12, 2022 fwstaff 0

 By Carlos Martinez The last few months have seen a significant expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although this region of the world is not the most obvious […]

Strong shift to support socialist candidates in recent elections across Latin America, including Venezuela’s United Socialist Party
International News

Latin American Elections Show a Leftward Shift

January 3, 2022 fwstaff 0

By Chris Fry Recent elections in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Honduras, and Chile show a definite shift of popular support for socialist candidates, in open defiance of U.S. imperialism. But since the 2019 Bolivian coup, supported by […]

USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Makin Island meet in the South China Sea
Domestic News

Biden Administration Must Halt War Provocations Against China and Russia

December 29, 2021 fwstaff 0

The following statement was issued by the Moratorium NOW! Coalition and the Michigan Emergency Coalition Against War & Injustice (MECAWI) in response to the belligerent behavior of the United States towards China and Russia. The […]

International News

Africa-China Relations Could Serve as Bulwark Against Imperialist Hegemony

December 16, 2021 fwstaff 0

Note: These remarks were prepared and delivered in part for a webinar held on Sunday December 12 entitled “China/Africa Relations: Challenges of Cooperation and Development.” The event was sponsored by the International Manifesto Group and […]

Once ROC troops arrived in Keelung, they began to immediately slaughter anyone they encountered
Domestic News

Taiwan: Flashpoint for War

December 9, 2021 fwstaff 0

By Chris Fry On November 23, in a decision remarkable for its hypocrisy, President Biden invited Taiwan to a December 13 virtual “Democracy Summit”. The 119 nations invited to this event were all hand-picked by […]

U.S. ships in the South China Sea could lead to war
International News

Taiwan: Flashpoint for War

November 21, 2021 fwstaff 0

By Chris Fry October 25 this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Taiwan’s Republic of China (ROC) being ejected from the United Nations, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) being installed as the true, […]