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China: A significant retreat in Maoming

Mass protests against crematorium force government to back down in fear of a new Hong Kong Dahu, chinaworker.info At the end of November, thousands took to the streets in Wenlou in angry protests against plans to build a crematorium. 1,000 riot pol...

US Congress passes Hong Kong Democracy Act

Apart from enraging Beijing what difference will the new law make? Dahu, chinaworker.info The US Congress has now passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate on 20 November. This reflects the maj...

Hong Kong: Crushing defeat for pro-government camp in district elections

Mass struggle must maximize the effect of these historic election results – make workers’ struggle the core and turn to mainland masses Statement by Socialist Action The District Council elections held on Sunday 24 November were a huge victory fo...

China’s an-Xi-ous ruler

70th anniversary celebrations show Xi Jinping’s regime could be entering panic mode Editorial of Socialist magazine (China edition, issue 54) On China’s national Day, October 1, President Xi Jinping staged one of the largest military parades ever s...

Is the US behind Hong Kong’s protest movement?

Chinese regime’s propaganda is riddled with contradictions Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info Since Hong Kong’s mass revolt erupted in June, the Chinese dictatorship (CCP) has pumped out propaganda about a ‘colour revolution’ fomented by the US and other...

Hong Kong: China’s ultra-repressive agenda is fomenting revolution

Police violence dictated from above fuels unprecedented mass anger Dikang, chinaworker.info This is the first of a two-part feature article The political crisis in Hong Kong has taken a new sharp turn. On September 4, the government made an apparent ...

Hong Kong: Government offers fake concession, prepares to escalate repression

The following is the text of a leaflet issued by Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong) for the coming days of mass protests: Reject fake compromise! Beware of emergency laws! Spreading the revolution to China is essential for success! Hong Kong’s Chi...

CWI International Executive Committee discusses World Perspectives

An historic meeting of the CWI’s International Executive Committee (IEC) took place in Belgium between 12 and 16 August A confident and vibrant meeting, it was tasked with taking stock of the situation following an historic crisis in the CWI,...

Hong Kong: Five years since notorious ‘831’ ruling

Carrie Lam’s brutal “no concessions” line towards today’s mass movement is in keeping with Beijing’s tradition Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong) The fuse for today’s unprecedented protest movement in Hong Kong was lit a long time ago by t...

Wuhan: Police crackdown on anti-pollution protests

Thousands in central China defy state repression in week-long mass protests Luo Ding, chinaworker.info While Hong Kong has been convulsed by the biggest mass protests in its history, large demonstrations against construction of a polluting waste in...

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How Militant Intervened in Britain’s Labour Party

August 31, 2026 Interview with Mike Forster and Cormac Kelly This article was originally published in early June 2026, in issue #3 of International M...

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