Recently, catastrophic climate-fueled floods tore through Nepal and the Tibetan Plateau, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing.
Instead of focusing on the devastating human costs of climate change, the BBC published a story claiming China was “censoring” footage of the floods, turning a horrific tragedy into another opportunity to push an anti-China narrative.
The claim simply does not hold up. The disaster has been widely covered in Chinese media, while Chinese social media platforms like RedNote contain extensive footage and countless expressions of grief from people across the country.
Instead of exploiting climate disasters to create enemies and push for war, the media should examine what is actually driving the climate crisis.
War and militarism are major contributors to climate destruction. The U.S. military consumes enormous amounts of fossil fuels, while its wars devastate ecosystems and poison land and water. By portraying China as a threat, the BBC is actively helping to create support for more weapons, military spending, bases, and preparations for war, further fueling environmental destruction while diverting resources away from addressing climate change.
In short, this article is further hurting vulnerable communities rather than helping them.
Rather than using tragedy to advance an anti-China agenda, the BBC should focus on the real crisis: climate change and the urgent need for global cooperation rather than conflict.
News & Analysis
👉 China Mobilizes Major Rescue and Relief Effort After Himalayan Flood Disaster. Following devastating floods and landslides near the China-Nepal border, Chinese authorities mobilized thousands of emergency responders to search for survivors, assist affected communities, reopen damaged roads, and deliver essential supplies. China has also provided Nepal with humanitarian aid, including relief materials, technical experts, water treatment equipment, drones, and assistance with identifying victims. Chinese authorities have additionally shared weather and hydrological information to support ongoing rescue and recovery efforts.
👉 China and Global South Leaders Gather for Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. Leaders from China, India, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and countries across Central Asia came together for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit to discuss deeper cooperation across the region. The agenda included trade, energy, technology, environmental issues, investment, and regional security. As the SCO continues to grow in influence, it has become an increasingly significant forum for countries seeking greater multilateral cooperation and alternatives to international institutions traditionally dominated by Western powers.
👉 China’s Solar Power Capacity Surpasses Coal for the First Time. China has reached a major landmark in its massive renewable energy expansion, with installed solar capacity now exceeding the country's coal power capacity. The achievement reflects the enormous scale of China’s renewable energy expansion and comes as the country continues to build solar and wind infrastructure at a pace unmatched anywhere else in the world.
A Note from Megan...
I recently returned from South Korea, where I had the opportunity to join the first international solidarity brigade leading up to the 8/15 National Day of Liberation, which simultaneously celebrates liberation from Japanese occupation while calling for the removal of U.S. forces. Our brigade traveled across multiple provinces, met with local organizers in the movement, and saw firsthand the effects of U.S. imperialism in many communities.
What I saw horrified me. We visited a memorial for middle school girls run over by a U.S. tank, a burial ground for over 3,000 unnamed women who were trafficked into prostitution for the U.S. military, villages that have been repeatedly displaced by expanding bases, communities with contaminated soil and water, including cancer-causing chemicals, and so much more… The crimes of the U.S. military in South Korea is a never-ending list.
After witnessing this firsthand, I have never been so sure that imperialism is the true rot of our human civilization. It is inherently violent and destructive to what should be protected as sacred: women, children, and the earth.
The local organizers I met on the ground have been fighting, bravely and creatively, for so many years. It was impressed upon me repeatedly that the U.S. is using their country as a “dagger pointed at China.” China is the purpose and the justification, and the Korean people on the frontlines continue to face the worst of the consequences.
We must stand in solidarity with the Korean people against U.S. occupation, and also against the U.S. war on China, which is currently justifying increased military expansion across the Pacific and a burgeoning war budget of $1.5 trillion dollars. This is the only way we can truly take a stand against all the ugly faces of U.S. imperialism.
Toward liberation,
U.S. Violence on Women in Korea
