Democracy

What’s behind the newfound indignation of the US and other governments over China’s repression of its Muslim minorities? chinaworker.info reporters After decades of silence governments in Washington, Berlin, London, Ottawa and elsewhere ha...

Hong Kong’s unpopular government signals there’s worse to come Hong Kong society under Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is anything other than ‘stable’. The government’s slump in popular support deepens as corruption scandals, a worsenin...

Stop Repression in Hong Kong is an international campaign initiated by socialists and left organisations to protest the worsening crackdown on democratic rights in Hong Kong and China chinaworker.info reporters The Chinese dictatorship is presi...

“A tool of the government’s political crackdown”  Adam N. Lee, chinaworker.info Hong Kong’s state-owned rail giant MTR has expanded aggressively overseas in the past decade. The company has exploited the worldwide mania for privatisation of f...

“Solidarity with anti-Trump and anti-racist protests in USA!” chinaworker.info reporters Steve Bannon, the former “chief strategist” and far right guru of US president Donald Trump, delivered a speech in Hong Kong on 12 September as the gue...

Pan-democrats sink to new low by supporting “lesser evil” John Tsang Dikang, Socialist Action Hong Kong’s Chief Executive election is a five-yearly political farce. It has been described as the world’s most bizarre election. Just 1,194 electors...

Beijing facing tough decisions over CY Leung’s replacement Adam N. Lee, chinaworker.info Hong Kong’s hardline and deeply unpopular Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced on Friday 9 December that he would not stand for office again, for ‘f...

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...

Criticism of foreign governments’ inactivity and connivance as China’s crackdown ‘goes global’ Adam N. Lee, chinaworker.info A year has passed since Gui Minhai disappeared in Thailand, on 17 October 2015. Gui, a Swedish citizen, is one of five ...

Sino-US tensions increasing as China’s economy stumbles Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info China’s president Xi Jinping began his week-long visit to the United States, touching down in Seattle on Tuesday 22 September, where he met with top CEOs inc...