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China: The spectre of revolution

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...

China: Economic crunch adds to regime’s woes

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...

China: The fall of Bo Xilai

For the first time in two decades an open power struggle erupts within China’s one-party state

Ireland / China: Irish Prime Minister challenged over Chinese Vice-President’s visit

Human rights and workers’ rights little concern for Irish government representing profit interests Joe Higgins, TD (member of Irish Parliament), Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)

China’s top politicians more than ten times wealthier than their American counterparts

Beijing’s annual NPC meeting showcases ties between capitalists and authoritarian system (video clip) chinaworker.info reporters The 3,000 delegates to China’s nominally highest ruling organ, the National People’s Congress (NPC), began their ...

China: Socialist Zhang Shujie exposes state repression of left activists

TV news report highlights the case of CWI supporter Zhang Shujie chinaworker.info New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) carried this report on the case of CWI supporter Zhang Shujie, who fled China in October 2011 with the help of CWI comrades an...

China: Guangxi pollution spill may be worst in decades

20 tonnes of poisonous metal dumped into tributary of Pearl River Vincent Kolo and Zhang Shujie, chinaworker.info Disaster has struck again. Water supplies to millions of city residents have been put in jeopardy by yet another pollution scandal...

China: CWI’s Zhang Shujie spoke at hearing in Sweden’s parliament

How the security police operate CWI reporters in Stockholm “I was warned that I could get several years in prison for ‘contact with a banned organization’ and for ‘crimes related to national security.’ Zhang Shujie, a socialist from China, gave w...

‘Long Hair’ to attend Stockholm hearing on state repression in China

LSD legislator from Hong Kong to speak in support of young socialist Zhang Shujie, forced to flee China chinaworker.info Hong Kong legislator ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung is in Sweden to attend a seminar in the Riksdag (parliament) on state repr...

CWI’s Zhang Shujie forced to flee China

Repression against left activists increasing in China By CWI reporters The ongoing and intensifying state crackdown in China, increasingly targeting left activists and critics, is highlighted by the case of 24-year old Zhang Shujie, a supporter...

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Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Spain—Lessons for Fighting the Far Right Today

Marcus Kollbrunner, Liberdade Socialismo e Revolucao (ISA in Brazil) This July we commemorate the 90th anniversary of the revolutionary workers’ u...

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