China

The movements of the indignados and the class struggle - an interview with Charles Reeve

An interview with Charles Reeve, who discusses the workers’ struggles in contemporary China, the continuing relevance of Paul Mattick’s and Pierre Souyri’s analyses of the limits of state intervention with reference to the crises of neoliberalism and Keynesianism, and the significance of the movements of the Indignados and Occupy in relation to the decline of workers struggles in the developed world.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (November 2012)

Submitted by Spartacus on Dec 12 2012 10:30

Chinese bus drivers join the first strike in Singapore in 25 years

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during November 2012 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (October 2012)

Submitted by Spartacus on Nov 8 2012 11:32

Workers join a general strike against outsourcing in Bekasi, Indonesia

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during October 2012 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

Revolt of the iSlaves - More labour unrest at China's Foxconn factories

Submitted by labournet.tv on Oct 17 2012 23:26

Two incidents of mass unrest at Foxconn factories made worldwide headlines in late September and early October 2012. The leading customer Apple had just released a new version of his main product, the iPhone 5, so work pressure in the factories was high – and so was worldwide attention.

Why Mao?

Noel Ignatiev takes a look at the popularity of Mao among revolutionaries in the US.

Notes towards a critique of Maoism

Submitted by Juan Conatz on Oct 16 2012 08:03

Loren Goldner's 'bare-bones history' of Maoism.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (September 2012)

Submitted by Spartacus on Oct 5 2012 11:52

Workers on strike at an electronic factory in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during September 2012 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

Ancient utopia and peasant revolts in China - Ngo Van Xuyet

The last essay completed by the veteran Vietnamese council communist, written in 2004 when he was 91 years old, is a brief introduction to the history of peasant revolts in China, with special emphasis on their Taoist origins and utopian and libertarian inspirations, and features many interesting quotations from historical and religious texts.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (August 2012)

Submitted by Spartacus on Sep 8 2012 02:58

Workers strike at an automotive parts factory in Wuhan, China

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during August 2012 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.