Tom Fowdy – THE OVAL CIRCLE

China is making moves to isolate Australia in its own backyard

Posted on October 23, 2021October 23, 2021By Editor

In the wake of the AUKUS deal, Beijing’s hosting of a summit involving many tiny Pacific countries is significant. It illustrates how China is ready to challenge the traditional supremacy of Australia and the US in the region. … Read More >China is making moves to isolate Australia in its own backyard

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The US aim with Afghanistan was to cut its losses to focus on China, but the repercussions from its exit will make that impossible

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021By Editor

The return of the Taliban will fuel Islamic militancy across the world, radicalise some Muslims in the West, and provoke a new refugee crisis. If America and its allies think they won’t suffer strife from all this, they’re wrong. … Read More >The US aim with Afghanistan was to cut its losses to focus on China, but the repercussions from its exit will make that impossible

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It’s time for the world to dump the US’ failed Afghan experiment in the trash can of history and learn to live with the Taliban

Posted on June 30, 2021June 30, 2021By Editor

The past 20 years of conflict have achieved nothing apart from bloodshed and pain, and now the foes the West invaded to depose are about to get back into power. Afghanistan needs an economic solution, not a military one. … Read More >It’s time for the world to dump the US’ failed Afghan experiment in the trash can of history and learn to live with the Taliban

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The West pushes the Xinjiang issue hard and selectively, while ignoring the sustained slaughter of Palestinians

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021By Editor

Muslims allegedly being treated badly in China? Terrible human rights atrocities that need to be stopped. Muslims being bombed, murdered and driven from their homes in Gaza? Meh, they’re anti-Israel terrorists. … Read More >The West pushes the Xinjiang issue hard and selectively, while ignoring the sustained slaughter of Palestinians

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The US’ fury over the China-Europe investment deal shows how rattled & isolated they are. It’s clear who’s been 2020’s big winner

Posted on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021By Editor

It’s no coincidence that Washington slapped new tariffs on European goods just hours after the agreement was signed. A year of repeatedly seeking the international vilification and isolation of Beijing has ended in abject failure. … Read More >The US’ fury over the China-Europe investment deal shows how rattled & isolated they are. It’s clear who’s been 2020’s big winner

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China-Australia relations are deteriorating fast, and it’s Canberra’s loyalty to US and hostility to Beijing that’s to blame

Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020By Editor

As China considers a ban on coal from Australia, the government in Canberra faces a difficult dilemma. How does it keep Beijing – its biggest trading partner – happy, without upsetting its key security partner, the US? … Read More >China-Australia relations are deteriorating fast, and it’s Canberra’s loyalty to US and hostility to Beijing that’s to blame

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UK’s report on Huawei 5G ‘threat’ offers no evidence and proves US is pulling strings in Downing Street

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020By Editor

A new report seeking to justify the UK’s U-turn on Huawei’s involvement in its 5G network has proved what many doubters thought all along – the decision had little justification and was driven by America’s anti-China crusade. … Read More >UK’s report on Huawei 5G ‘threat’ offers no evidence and proves US is pulling strings in Downing Street

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