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Political motives suspected Socialist Action reporters Socialist Action, and the CWI’s organisation in China, chinaworker.info, suffered a break-in at their office in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, on Tuesday 6 December. Computers and money were stole...

Government purge widens to throw out four more lawmakers Dikang, chinaworker.info The purge of lawmakers in Hong Kong has widened as chinaworker.info and many others warned could be the case. Four elected legislators including veteran left-wing...

A new stage in the CCP’s internal power struggle unfolds chinaworker.info reporters Xi Jinping has been proclaimed the “core” of China’s ruling dictatorship. The decision, taken at the sixth plenum of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Central C...

More turmoil ahead for the US, Asia and the world Editorial from Socialist magazine (published by CWI in China) issue 40, Winter 2016 The world is in a state of shock after America’s election. Asian government’s are watching with baited breath ...

Philippines leader seeks to play off superpowers to win economic concessions Vincent Kolo, chinaworker. info The Obama administration’s ‘Asian pivot’, unveiled in 2011 to sustain US power in the East, has suffered a potentially serious setback ...

The undemocratic nature of Hong Kong’s political and judicial system is revealed Adam N. Lee, chinaworker.info The Youngspiration duo Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung Chung-hang have been kicked out of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) by t...

“Nothing short of a coup” says Labour Party lawmaker Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong) The ‘legal’ ruling on 7 November by the Standing Committee of Beijing’s fake parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), over the oath-taking...

Localist politicians blindly drag Hong Kong into Beijing’s political trap Socialist action reporters The decision by the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing – China’s unelected ‘legislature’ – to pass judgement on the oaths dispute in t...

Women want a real choice Paul Newberry, Alternatywa Socjalistyczna (CWI in Poland) Plans to impose a total ban on abortion have sparked a massive uncontrolled explosion of anger in Poland. On Monday 3 October a strike of Polish women was called...

Protesters assaulted by Consulate official at support action for Wednesday’s national school strike in Spain Socialist Action reporters Socialist Action (CWI) members were attacked at the Spanish consulate in Hong Kong on Monday 24 October whil...