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CARLOS MARTINEZ reports from a webinar exploring the ‘new cold war’ on China and its basis in racism, emotional narratives and the military-industrial complex

ON SATURDAY October 9, the Friends of Socialist China platform held an international webinar focused on opposing the propaganda warfare being waged by the US and its allies against the People’s Republic of China.
The event was co-sponsored by the Morning Star, the Grayzone, Pivot to Peace, the International Manifesto Group, and Qiao Collective.
Introducing the event, Radhika Desai, professor of political studies, University of Manitoba, pointed out that, for decades, the West constructively engaged with China at an economic and diplomatic level.
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