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British war-hawks’ new flirtation with Taiwan is bad news
KENNY COYLE explains that the recent British-Taiwanese all-party parliamentary group visit to the contested island is part of a drive to get involved in a conflict Britain had the good sense to abandon in the 1970s
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks by phone with the Czech Republic's President-elect Petr Pavel in Taipei, Taiwan, January 30, 2023
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
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The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
IN British colonial days, there was a derogatory term in banking circles to refer to stock traders and dealers who left the City of London and migrated to Britain’s lucrative imperial possession in China: the acronym used was “Filth” — Failed in London Try Hong Kong.
With their allies in Hong Kong hamstrung by the belated introduction of the National Security Law, which has uprooted US- and British-sponsored political groups, a British-Taiwanese all-party parliamentary group delegation led by Tory MP Bob Stewart, but also including Labour MPs, has recently visited Taiwan.
“Failed in Hong Kong try Taiwan” doesn’t make for an easy acronym but it sums up the strategy of British imperialism about China today.
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