There’s little sign of significant change under Joe Biden. The White House continues to politicize the virus and place accountability on Beijing, albeit in a more refined manner, and has accepted Trump’s new anti-China consensus.
…
Yet focusing only on the virus limits the scope of what they did. Yes, the virus was part of the problem, but it was a medium to greater, more sinister things. The administration and its lackeys in the media also whipped up extreme paranoia pertaining to all things China in the process. This included relentless accusations of espionage, which targeted Chinese academics and overseas students. Pompeo even stated that Chinese students who studied in the US were sent by the communist party. At every level, the White House promulgated hatred, and despite the focus on racial injustices thanks to the Black Lives Matter protests, received very little scrutiny for it.
…
Last week, in his address to the nation, Biden condemned the “vicious hate crimes against Asian-Americans who have been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated.” But at the same time, members of the administration continue to politicise the virus. They do not use explicitly racist language such as “China virus” or “Kung-Flu”, yet Secretary of State Antony Blinken, for example, continues to follow essentially the same messaging of Pompeo by prolonging the idea that China is responsible for the situation in the US. This becomes a venting point for public anger, and continues to put Asian people in the firing line. The language may be a bit softer, a bit more polite, but they have not changed.
…
The pace of America’s vaccination roll-out may finally help society move on from the flames of hatred that Trump poured petrol over, but we have to be honest in accepting that anti-Asian sentiment has been fuelled by government policy as a whole, rather than just a pandemic.

The US-China Power Struggle, Two Decades of CIA Interference in Tibet

December 22, 2020March 5, 2024 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Pentagon spends millions helping Hollywood movies that portray the US military favorably. But now it’s into Xmas ROM-COMS?

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Pentagon spends millions helping Hollywood movies that portray the US military favorably. But now it’s into Xmas ROM-COMS?

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

We will keep an eye on the progress of this new highly important project on Tinian, but rest assured, the list of alternate operating locations in the Pacific that are capable of accepting U.S. military airpower will grow markedly in the years to come.

Hope it doesn’t tip over (it’s smaller than Guam)! 🤭

China, US tensions: Next 10 months are ‘critical’ to avoid war

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

China, US tensions: Next 10 months are ‘critical’ to avoid war

Discussions underway to potentially amend Guam’s buildup agreement with the military

The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years

The service had indicated earlier this month that it was interested in switching to shorter duration bomber deployments to Guam. At the same time, the U.S. military, as a whole, has also increasingly adopted a concept of operations known as Dynamic Force Employment, which aims to make major deployments less predictable in order to keep potential opponents, such as China and Russia, on edge. It also serves to demonstrate America’s ability to project force around the world on short notice and with little advance warning for adversaries.

H/T Aletho News