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How Chinese and African organisers came together to protest an oil pipeline

Report on Chinese diaspora communities resisting EACOP.

The Neil Davidson Lecture 2023: Uneven and combined development in Neil Davidson’s work

Raquel Valera on Neil Davidson’s contribution to the theory of uneven and combined development and revolution.

Palestine 101: Israel is the watchdog of US imperialism

brian bean analyses US support for Israel and the geopolitical implications of the war on Gaza

China – end of the boom?

rs21 member Charlie Hore explores how a changing demographic, environmental issues and inherent instability pose serious threats to the growth of the Chinese economy.

Is BRICS+ an Anti-Colonial Formation Worth Cheering From the Left? Far From It.

BRICS+ is not a new Non-Aligned Movement seeking to redistribute global wealth but an alliance of aspiring hegemons.

American and Chinese flags and USA dollars

Review | The New Cold War

The new imperialist world order is characterised by increasing military tensions between the world’s major powers, but also by economic competition.

South Korea and inter-imperialist rivalries

Interview with a South Korean revolutionary socialist about the international situation in east Asia and the growing tensions between China and the USA.

Review | The Communist Road to Capitalism and The Left in China

Charlie Hore reviews two important books on struggle from below in China.

Norfolk NEU UCU PCS RMT ASLEF strike protest march in Norwich. Signs call for more funding for teachers, held by women, smiling, at a march.

#IWD2023: women fight across the globe

On International Women’s Day, rs21 members share 13 inspiring examples of women fighting for liberation and against capitalism and state repression.

Image of the book cover, China after Mao, along with a poster featuring Mao's head

Understanding China after Mao

Charlie Hore reviews China after Mao, finding a work with large omissions which fails to explain why China has changed so much since the 1970s.

Back on the streets in China

After a weekend of widespread protests across China, rs21 member Charlie Hore explains the movement’s significance and looks at what might come next.

Protesters with signs reading 'Demilitarise the police' and 'Black Lives Matter'

Interview: the United States in crisis, part 2

Openings exist for the American left, but not with the Democrats

Man spray paints image of Gorachev on a wall

Mikhail Gorbachev: twin portraits of a failed reformer

Gorbachev was neither a liberal man of peace nor an incompetent who trashed Russia

Taipei, capital of Taiwan

Pelosi, Taiwan and China

Pelosi visiting China raised tensions, so what did the US get out of it?

Crowd with placards. One has chess board and 'stop playing with our lives'. Another reads 'Stop the war your imperialist pigs'

Russia’s war and the West

Gareth Dale responds to an article by Tom Bramble exploring the reasons for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Image from Liang Village, a woman pulls a trolley next to brick.

Review | China in One Village

Charlie Hore reviews China in One Village by Liang Hong, finding an informative and personal account of the contradictions of rapid urbanisation and societal change in China. Liang Hong, China in One Village, translated by Emily Goedde, (London: Verso, 2021) 316 pp, £16.99 China’s meteoric rise to becoming the world’s economic powerhouse was powered by […]

Image shows graffiti in Hong Kong reading "We Shall Never Surrender", both in English and simplified Chinese characters.

Hong Kong’s mass arrests are an assault on grassroots advocacy

In Hong Kong, a further crackdown targets labour organisers and migrant rights activists alongside the traditional pro-democracy camp.

Worshipers in Kashgar, Xinjiang. Keywords: Xinjiang China Muslims Uighers Uyghers oppression

Why is the Chinese state repressing the Uyghurs in Xinjiang?

The repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the Chinese state brings together a long history of national oppression, and a new ambition of capitalist expansion.

Protesters under umbrellas during heavy rain in Hong Kong.

Review: Hong Kong in revolt and The Art of Rebellion

Two new books provide valuable insight into the huge and defiant revolt in Hong Kong that erupted in 2019.

Hong Kong: Resistance goes on

As the National Security Law starts to bite, Hong Kongers are still resisting

‘White Terror’ in Hong Kong

The postponement of elections in Hong Kong has more to do with Beijing’s fear of the democracy movement than public health concerns.

China ends Hong Kong autonomy

Beijing hopes that the imposition of the ‘National Security Law’ will mean the end of the democratic movement in Hong Kong. Colin Sparks argues that they are likely to be disappointed.

Beijing tightens the noose

The pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong faces a serious challenge after failing to win a strike ballot against Beijing’s planned national security law.

Hong Kong trade unions call for strike

Can workers turn opposition to Beijing’s ‘National Security Law’ into action in Hong Kong?

Beijing gambles on Hong Kong’s future

Beijing’s attempt to impose the ‘National Security Law’ on Hong Kong is being met with fierce resistance. Unity with workers on the mainland and international solidarity will be key.

Huoshenshan

Covid-19: The ‘China’ narratives and Chinese workers

The workers who built China’s emergency hospitals are missing from the dominant narratives about China and the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Hsiao-Hung Pai.

Report: The China Question conference

David Brophy reports on The China Question conference in Brooklyn.

Hong Kong: opportunities for the movement

A new union organisation drive in Hong Kong might hold the key to breaking the deadlock, argues Colin Sparks.

Election poster Hong Kong

Hong Kong voters back protests

Hong Kong’s ‘silent majority’ has spoken: they support the protestors and their five demands.

Battles rage across Hong Kong

The confrontation in Hong Kong has entered a new phase with pitched battles across the city running through the week.