Building International Solidarity Against Imperial Rivalry
An interview with Ashley Smith about the rise of capitalist China
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel interviews Ashley Smith about a new book on China in global capitalism.
A review of China in Global Capitalism: Building International Solidarity against Imperial Rivalry
by Ben Rosenfield
Ben Rosenfield reviews Eli Friedman, Kevin Lin, Rosa Liu, and Ashley Smith’s China in Global Capitalism.
How Chinese and African organizers came together to protest an oil pipeline
by Zhang Mazi
Zhang Mazi explains how Chinese and African activists against an oil pipeline build transnational solidarity against international capitalist exploitation.
Imperialism and anti-imperialism today
by Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith explores the asymmetric multipolar world order and the challenges it poses for the Left.
Taiwan’s 2024 presidential elections
A vote for stability amidst rising populism
by Brian Hioe and Wen LiuBrian Hioe and Wen Liu analyze the recent national elections in Taiwan and their significance for domestic politics and the country’s relationship with China.
Priming the Philippines for a “globalized NATO”
by Rasti Delizo
Rasti Delizo critically examines the foreign policy of the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and its role in a globalized NATO.
Solidarity statement with protests in China
by Tempest
A joint solidarity statement on the protests in China by New Politics, Spectre, and Tempest.
The Foxconn uprising in Zhengzhou
The explosive nexus of labor and social reproduction in China
by Promise LiChinese feminist researcher Yige Dong provides context to the labor uprising at the Apple iPhone Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou and its relationship to the broader uprising in China.
Courage at Sitong Bridge
The call for mass action in China
by Ruo YanPeng Lifa disappeared into the clutches of Chinese security forces in Beijing after he unfurled banners off a bridge with slogans attacking the autocracy of President Xi Jinping. But his daring act—and his manifesto calling for mass action to achieve democracy—have stirred hope for change and a discussion of strategy among Chinese on the mainland and around the world. Ruo Yan joins the discussion.
Taiwan and the logic(s) of imperialism
On the visits of Nancy Pelosi et al.
by Charlie HoreCharlie Hore looks at the background to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan—which has further raised tensions between the United States and China—and asks what the U.S. expected to get out of it.