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Labour should not be parroting Trump’s anti-China cold war rhetoric
In the interests of peace and progress, we need to push for respectful, friendly and mutually beneficial relations with China, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

THERE’S been a worrying upsurge in anti-China propaganda on both sides of the Atlantic. 

While imperialist hostility towards China’s rise has become an intrinsic characteristic of the current era, particularly since the launch of the “pivot to Asia” by the Obama administration in 2011, the rhetoric has become increasingly hysterical and absurd over the last few months.

There are currently four main lines of attack being pushed on a daily basis by the US and British ruling classes.

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