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Morning Star readers launch first public No Cold War meeting in Cardiff
Carlos Martinez, author of The East is Still Red at Monday night’s No Cold War Britain meeting in Cardiff

THE first public meeting of No Cold War Britain took place in Cardiff on Monday evening, condemning Britain’s increased military spending and its cold war rhetoric against China.

The meeting was organised by readers and supporters of the Morning Star in Wales.

Author Carlos Martinez told the audience that US general Mike Minihan recently predicted a full-scale war between US and China within the next few years.

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