Philippines leader seeks to play off superpowers to win economic concessions
Vincent Kolo, chinaworker. info
The Obama administration’s ‘Asian pivot’, unveiled in 2011 to sustain US power in the East, has suffered a potentially serious setback ...
“Nothing short of a coup” says Labour Party lawmaker
Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong)
The ‘legal’ ruling on 7 November by the Standing Committee of Beijing’s fake parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), over the oath-taking...
Criticism of foreign governments’ inactivity and connivance as China’s crackdown ‘goes global’
Adam N. Lee, chinaworker.info
A year has passed since Gui Minhai disappeared in Thailand, on 17 October 2015. Gui, a Swedish citizen, is one of five ...
Fierce clashes as protesters defy crackdown on China’s “democracy village”
chinaworker.info reporters
Wukan in southern China is described as a “war zone” after up to 1,000 heavily armed police descended on the village this week, raiding houses...
Legco elections see record turnout and big swing towards ‘radical’ newcomers
Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI) in Hong Kong
Voters in the Legco (Legislative Council) elections held on 4 September – widely seen as the most important since the 1997 ...
Can government statistics be trusted?
Pete Dickinson, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)
Earlier this year the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics announced that coal consumption in the country fell for the second year running.This ...
A short history of the Olympics: Rather than the Olympic movement’s self-professed ideals of ‘internationalism’ and ‘fair play’, the Games are about two at first sight contradictory forces: nationalistic flag-waving and capitalist globalisation
Vi...
The only winner from tribunal’s ruling is the arms industry
On 12 July the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)* tribunal in The Hague delivered its verdict on the South China Sea, heavily favouring the Philippines which initiated the case. The ve...
Coordinated strikes break new ground for China’ s fledgling workers’ movement
Wu Yandong (吴岩冬) and chinaworker.info reporters
China has been hit by wildcat strikes at Walmart stores in at least four cities. The strikes are unprecedented and his...
Has China’s economy turned a corner?
Analysis by chinaworker.info
Has China’s economy turned a corner? Premier Li Keqiang and the Chinese government certainly want us to believe that. The reality however is continuing weak growth despite a ser...
This new bubble underscores the extremely parasitic nature of capitalism and the need for a socialist alternative.
Marcus Kollbrunner, Liberdade, Soc...
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