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Nationalism and Militarism Make Waves in the South China Sea

January 14, 2024 Hong Liuxing, Adam N. Lee

Hong Liuxing and Adam N. Lee are contributors to chinaworker.info. Recent months have seen a sharp escalation of the dispute between the Philippines and China for sovereignty over islands and ‘features’ — often no more than rocks — in the South China Sea, which is called the West Philippines Sea by the Manila government. Coast […]

Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan destruction aggravated by capitalism

November 15, 2013 Dikang

Dikang is a member of Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong). Thousands killed and 11 million affected by strongest storm ever Typhoon Haiyan (‘Yolanda’ in the Philippines) has caused destruction on a massive scale. This storm was three times more powerful than Hurricane Katrina, which killed 1,400 people in the United States in 2005. Winds […]