China’s semi-official Global Times published an extensive interview with U.S. Congressional candidate Jose Vega, along with two of his collaborators, Simon Miller and Robert Castle, on their public intervention against neo-con, “permanent war” proponent Matthew Pottinger. “The three young Americans also represent another perspective on the public attitude of ordinary American people toward China—they want cooperation, not hatred.”
Vega is quoted describing his challenge to Pottinger at a July 1 Asia Society forum in New York: “Pottinger, the neoconservative official, spreads lies and is paid to confuse the American public. He is trying to get us into wars and a nuclear confrontation, not just with China, but with Russia as well. His job is to make sure that the American public have some kind of hatred that’s unfounded and irrational toward China, and I don’t believe that the Chinese are our enemies.”
Simon Miller explained: “What we’re trying to do is to shed a light on the truth so that Americans can see where our policies are heading. If we don’t speak up, we could face dire consequences. It’s up to the American people to stand up to the government and say, ‘This is unacceptable. We can’t be pushed closer to World War III and nuclear war.’”