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China: Death of Li Keqiang shows deepening anti-Xi mood

Huge crowds in Hefei gather to mourn former premier who was side-lined by Xi Jinping chinaworker.info reporters The death of Li Keqiang from a heart attack at the age of 68 has triggered a renewed struggle between the dictatorship’s vast ...

War in the Middle East

Huge test for CCP regime’s global power and turn to ‘Global South’ Editorial from Socialist magazine (ISA in China) issue 72 The war that erupted in the Middle East on 7 October is convulsing world relations. This adds a new layer of complications ...

The New Cold War heats up

Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States) (This article was first published on 29 August 2023) The last few years have seen a sharp rise in geopolitical tension centered on the US and China. This is being widely described as a New...

China’s economy in the grip of ‘Japanification’

Property collapse deepens while concerns rise over slow and limited government intervention Editorial from issue 71 Socialist《社会主义者》magazine, the magazine of ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan China’s economic crisis entered a new more dangero...

How strong is Xi’s alliance with Russia? 

Short-lived Wagner revolt puts China-Russia partnership under spotlight Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info After the short-lived Wagner revolt in Russia on June 24, Xi Jinping’s regime reaffirmed its support for Putin, describing Russia as Ch...

China’s economy: What happened to the rebound?

Guizhou province’s distress signal opens new front in country’s debt meltdown Editorial, issue 70 of Socialist magazine (ISA's magazine in China) China’s economy suffered a disastrous 2022. Xi Jinping, months into his unprecedented third term as ...

Balloon saga intensifies US-China Cold War

On 4 February the US air force shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon that had passed over its territory and the “balloon crisis” became a fact chinaworker.info reporters This article is translated from the Chinese magazine of ISA The Chinese g...

China: Terrified of more protests, dictatorship targets young women protesters

The CCP is terrified of radicalizing young women Elan Axelbank, Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales and Scotland) (This article was first published on 16 February 2023) The protests triggered by China’s brutal zero-Covid policy late last ...

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...

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How Militant Intervened in Britain’s Labour Party

August 31, 2026 Interview with Mike Forster and Cormac Kelly This article was originally published in early June 2026, in issue #3 of International M...

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