Hong Kong

New English edition of Seven Weeks That Shook the World with extra material published by ISA’s China, Hong Kong, Taiwan section The following is the introduction to the new English edition of the book (176 pages, July 2023, €8.50) available from chi...

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...

John Lee “elected” Chief Executive to continue in Carrie Lam’s bloody footsteps The so-called election of Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive ended without any surprises on 8 May. As expected, John Lee Ka-chiu, Beijing’s lone candidate, was elected by t...

Hong Kong continues to be embroiled in political and economic turmoil. In a way, we can say that CCP and its counter-revolution have destroyed Hong Kong.

The turnout on 19 December was an extremely low 30.2 percent This is far below the level that any government could hide or photoshop as a “success”. For Hong Kong’s rulers – the CCP – this is another catastrophic PR fiasco. It called a “patriots only...

“Government credibility is high, but voter turnout will be low” – says Carrie Lam Zuo Ren, Socialist Action The first Legislative Council (Legco) elections since Beijing’s “makeover” will be held on December 19. The Chinese dictatorship (CCP) has i...

Chinese communities overseas face rising political tensions Solidarity Against Repression in China and Hong Kong Two groups of protesters, one involving mainland Chinese organisations, the other young Hong Kong emigres, clashed in London’s Chinatow...

Socialist Action Reporter Foodpanda, a delivery platform in Hong Kong, is expanding under the epidemic, and business is booming, but Foodpanda delivery workers are not getting the fruits of their hard work. Foodpanda has been introducing policies t...

These were the biggest demonstrations in Hong Kong history, with one in four people going onto the street

Only mass organised resistance and solidarity can withstand the Chinese dictatorship’s attacks on trade unions and democratic rights.