China

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...

Territorial disputes resemble pieces on a ‘geopolitical chessboard’ as the US and China struggle for hegemony in Asia Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info Tensions between the US and China over the South China Sea, which have been rising over the pas...

What are the lessons from the police crackdown in Guangdong’s ‘democracy village’? chinaworker.info reporters Wukan has again become world news. It is almost five years since this village waged an epic struggle against corrupt land deals and de...

Explosive first hand account of abduction ordeal exposes the gangster methods of China’s regime Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong) Appearing at a Hong Kong press conference more than eight months after his abduction and disappearance a...

The only way to defeat dictatorship is revolution Dikang, chinaworker.info This year on June 4 it will be 27 years since the horrific massacre of workers and youth in Beijing. The 1989 events, when China was on the brink of revolution, hold a c...