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Trump’s trade war draws closer

Metal tariffs trigger angry reaction from US allies while talks in Beijing stall Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info The world has moved closer to a trade war on multiple fronts as Trump’s administration rolls out its aggressive ‘America First’ ...

Is China winning the “war against pollution”?

2017 saw the weakest full-year improvement in air quality since the start of Beijing’s “war against pollution”  Dikang, chinaworker.info The new Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) was unveiled at the March National People’s Congress (NPC) ...

US and China positions harden in trade standoff

Escalation of tit-for-tat conflict between world’s largest economies By Vincent Kolo The trade conflict between China and the US has escalated in recent weeks. Beijing initially believed it could ‘manage’ relations with the unstable US admini...

International solidarity actions with Hong Kong democracy struggle

Protests in 25 cities around the world on May 4 against attacks on democratic rights By Stop Repression in Hong Kong May 4, 99 years after the historic 1919 movement for democracy and modernisation in China, was the date of international soli...

China: Incredible strike wave by crane drivers

Strikes and protests at construction sites across the country demanding better pay and conditions chinaworker.info reporters Crane drivers in China’s construction industry have taken strike action in dozens of cities across the country. Tha...

China: Zhuhai Flex workers’ strike sabotaged by official trade union

One of China’s largest recent strikes shows the need for independent workers’ unions Li Yiming, chinaworker.info Once again China’s official pseudo trade union, ACFTU (All China Federation of Trade Unions), the only union legally allowed, has b...

Hong Kong: New international protest day for democratic rights

Noam Chomsky among signatories of worldwide petition launched by Stop Repression in Hong Kong campaign Vincent Kolo The Stop Repression in Hong Kong campaign is planning a day of worldwide protests on Friday 4 May. chinaworker.info urges re...

German MPs protest authoritarian policies in Hong Kong

International solidarity with Hong Kong’s democracy struggle is spreading Socialist Action reporters Stop Repression in Hong Kong is a campaign initiated by Socialist Action with the support of international left organisations and individuals. ...

China’s billionaires gather in Beijing for NPC meeting

Xi Jinping’s policies added four new billionaires every week last year • Wealth of billionaire ‘lawmakers’ more than doubled since 2013 Adam N. Lee, chinaworker.info The 13th National People’s Congress (China’s pseudo parliament, the NPC), open...

China: It’s official – Xi Jinping aims to be “Dictator for life”

Lifting of presidential term limits plunges China and its autocratic regime into unchartered territory chinaworker.info reporters The news from Beijing is historic – nothing less than a political earthquake with repercussions around the world. ...

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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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