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China: From Zero to Max COVID

Over 1 million could die in coming waves • Unplanned exit from Zero COVID policy reveals a system in deep crisis Editorial from《社会主义者》(Socialist) magazine of ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan As the Chinese New Year approaches, China is again ...

China: The collapse of Xi Jinping’s Zero COVID policy

Sudden chaotic exit from hardline pandemic controls leaves cities grappling with explosive COVID surge Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info In response to a wave of anti-government protests in late November the Chinese dictatorship (CCP) has pivoted abru...

Protests [Mostly] Suppressed In China But Crucially, Continue Outside

Read below for an update on where the movement stands in China, followed by a selection of reports from solidarity demonstrations across the world and ISA’s involvement. Elan Axelbank, Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales & Scotland) In...

Solidarity with mass protests in China

Free the arrested • End Zero Covid • End dictatorship! Leaflet from chinaworker.info for global solidarity demos with China's mass protests The mass protests of November 2022 have changed China. Whatever happens in coming weeks, everybody now knows...

China’s mass revolt – where now?

Most significant protests since the 1989 Democracy Movement Li Yong and Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info At the time of writing police are massing in Chinese cities in an effort to stamp out the recent protest wave. Protests continue at universities....

London protest for imprisoned Chinese socialist

On 25 November protesters gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in London in solidarity with the imprisoned socialist labour activist Chai Xiaoming. Around 30 protesters chanted, “Free Chai Xiaoming!” and “Solidarity with Chinese socialists and Ja...

China: Repression against China’s left intensifies

Socialist Chai Xiaoming has spent almost four years in prison awaiting sentence chinaworker.info reporters Socialist labour activist Chai Xiaoming stands accused of “inciting subversion of state power”. The verdict against the 46-year-old will be h...

Return to Dust Banned

Li Ruijun’s arthouse film became a surprise hit with Chinese audiences until banned by censors on the eve of the CCP’s 20th Congress Adam N Lee, chinaworker.info Since its release in July, the low-budget arthouse film ‘Return to Dust’ (Yin Ru Chen ...

China: Xi purges CCP’s top ranks

At the Communist Party’s 20th Congress dictator Xi Jinping made a clean sweep of the party-state’s top organs including the once powerful Standing Committee, but does the purge translate into greater strength or stability? Vincent Kolo, chinaworker....

Britain: Chinese Consulate staff attack protestor

Paul Gerrard, Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales and Scotland) On Sunday 16 October a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester was attacked by consulate staff, some wearing motorcycle helmets and body armour. One of the...

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World Perspectives: Trump 2.0 Plunged Into Irreversible Crisis—Step Up the Global Fightback

ISA International Political Committee This is the fourth World Perspectives statement produced by ISA since the inauguration of Donald Trump’s second ...

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