New study puts China’s Gini coefficient at 0.61, almost level with South Africa • Real unemployment level double the official figure
Chinaworker.info
China’s sharply widening wealth gap places it among the most unequal nations, a new survey by ...
Rising national tensions point to new turbulent era in East Asia
Vincent Kolo presents a view of the Diaoyu Island conflict as a contribution to discussion within the Chinese section of the CWI
The conflict over disputed islands in the East Chi...
Impending criminal trial and delay of party congress highlight deep splits in Chinese regime
Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info
The expulsion of fallen ‘princeling’ Bo Xilai from the ruling ‘communist’ party (CCP), decided at the Politburo’s September 28...
“It’s a big relief,” says Chinese CWI activist
Interview with Anna Löfgren of Swedish newspaper Offensiv
You have just been granted asylum in Sweden – how does it feel?
It feels very good! I have waited a long time for this, and it was a lon...
Forced to flee China due to state persecution of socialists and left activists
chinaworker.info
We just learned the great news: Zhang Shujie, 24-years old, who was persecuted by the Chinese dictatorship for his socialist ideas, has been granted...
Brutal conditions behind latest flare-up at iPhone manufacturer
chinaworker.info reporters
Wages make up just 2-5 percent of the iPhone’s sale price, while Apple’s profit is 57 percent of every iPhone sold. Keep these figures in mind when readi...
Sensational murder trial of princeling wife hides more than it reveals
Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info
At her one-day trial on 8 August, Gu Kailai, the wife of former CCP (Chinese Communist Party) high-flyer Bo Xilai, confessed to poisoning Brit...
The “spectre of revolution” hangs over the upcoming 18th congress of China’s ruling Communist party (CCP). So warned US-based commentator Yun Tang in the South China Morning Post (20 June 2012)
chinaworker.info
The power struggle in the top lev...
Overcapacity and rising debt burden limits government’s policy options
Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info
The scandalous fall of Chongqing CCP (Communist Party) kingpin Bo Xilai earlier this year marked a turning point in China’s recent history. Th...
Is this newfound hope in the Democratic Party justified? Not by a long shot
Teddy Shibabaw, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States)
(This art...
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