There has been growing speculation in recent years about the possibility of war over Taiwan, pitting China against the United States.
Author: Douglas Lummis
Doug Lummis was born in 1936 in San Francisco. He attended UC Berkeley on a Navy ROTC contract, and later did three years active duty as an officer in the Marines - the last year in Okinawa. Lummis' writings--many of which concern Japan's relationship to the United States--are critical of US foreign policy. His works include the books Radical Democracy, A New Look at The Chrysanthemum and the Sword and Japan's Radical Constitution.. He has also published numerous pieces in journals such as The Nation and Japan Focus. Susan Sontag has called Lummis "one of the most thoughtful, honorable, and relevant intellectuals writing about democratic practice anywhere in the world. He is a member of Veterans For Peace and helped found the Okinawa chapter of VFP, of which he is president.
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