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Why progressive forces in Latin America oppose the US cold war against China
Today a major international meeting sees Brazil's left meet with representatives from China to discuss the way out for a continent that has suffered constant, deadly interfrence from US imperialism, reports FIONA EDWARDS
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AS President Biden escalates US aggression against China, opposing this new cold war is becoming an increasingly central discussion among leading progressives across the world, including in Latin America.
This is because relations with China aid Latin American countries to pursue an independent foreign policy instead of being subject to US dictates.
Today a major international meeting, hosted by the No Cold War campaign and the Tricontinental Institute, sees Brazil’s former president and foreign minister, Dilma Rousseff and Celso Amorim, speak alongside Wang Wen, a prominent Chinese intellectual, to discuss the theme “China, the US and Brazil’s quest for an independent foreign policy.”
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