Video: Reckless U.S. Provocations Over Taiwan Risk War with China

Video: Reckless U.S. Provocations Over Taiwan Risk War with China 美國魯莽挑釁台灣風險與中國開戰

As tensions heat up over Taiwan, everything the U.S. does is depicted as defensive while everything China does is framed as menacing, aggressive and authoritarian. But the island’s history has been totally left out of the coverage. 隨著台灣緊張局勢升溫，美國所做的一切都被描述為防禦性的，而中國所做的一切都被描述為具有威脅性、侵略性和專制性。 但是該島的歷史完全被排除在報導之外。

How did Taiwan come to be? Is it part of China? How has the U.S. used Taiwan as a weapon against China both historically and today? Is there a similar situation with Tibet? With Xinjiang? With Hong Kong? Is this really about supporting self-determination and independence or part of a strategy by the U.S. to break up and weaken its greatest adversary? 台灣是怎麼來的？ 它是中國的一部分嗎？ 美國在歷史和今天如何利用台灣作為對抗中國的武器？ 西藏也有類似的情況嗎？ 新疆呢？ 跟香港？ 這真的是為了支持自決和獨立，還是美國分裂和削弱其最大對手的戰略的一部分？

To discuss this, Rania Khalek was joined by Ken Hammond, Professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University and an activist with the organization Pivot to Peace. 為了討論這個問題，新墨西哥州立大學東亞和全球歷史教授、和平中心組織的活動家肯·哈蒙德加入了拉尼婭·哈勒克的行列