The Chinese revolution: a critical perspective from the left
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 16th May the Workers’ International Network (WIN) hosted a very successful meeting on The Chinese revolution: a critical perspective from the left, introduced by Gregor Benton, the foremost expert on the history of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Trotskyist opposition[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column … [Read more...]
THE UPRISING IN HONG KONG
Article by Ed Bober When Britain ceded sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997, it was on the agreement that there would be “one country, two systems”. Now it is more a case of “two systems, one problem”. 1.7 million people involved in protests against the Hong Kong government; a general strike; roads blockaded; government buildings occupied; police driven out of certain areas. Hong … [Read more...]
The Current Situation in Iran and the working class movement
In this episode of Socialist Dialogue we are going to hear from Aman Kafa, from the Iran’s Hekmatist Party (official line). Aman talks to us about the current situation in Iran and on the growing working-class movement in that country. … [Read more...]
CHINA: THE DECISIVE ARENA OF GLOBAL REVOLUTION
The pre-eminent position of the USA as unrivalled global super-power is now threatened by the massive economic growth of China. All the strutting and fulminations of Trump have to be understood in this context. The US has gradually been losing its capacity to pressurise and bully smaller nations at the same time as it has been losing its dominant economic position. The conflict between the USA … [Read more...]
Syrian Conflict
As we go to print, a bloodbath is being prepared against the Syrian people in Idlib province. Hundreds of thousands from elsewhere in Syria have been kettled there along with the original Idlib population. The Iranian government, whose troops in Syria have carried out ethnic cleansing, has called for a “purge” in Idlib. Troops of Assad, Putin and Rouhani are massing at the border while Russian … [Read more...]