Shanghai on strike: the politics of Chinese labor Classic book by Elizabeth Perry on working-class formation during the industrialization of Shanghai from 1839 to 1949, including insight into the…
The poetry and brief life of a Foxconn worker: Xu Lizhi (1990-2014) Translations of poems by Xu Lizhi (许立志), the Foxconn worker who took his own life on 30 September…
Between the competition and the capitalists: Guangzhou’s taxi driver strike Many of Guangzhou's 40,000 taxi drivers have been on strike over squeezed pay and excessive…
No buses are due on Nathan road - Mong Kok occupation 2.0 weekend sum-up A few observations on the current development of the Mong Kok occupation in Hong Kong.
Crackdown in Guizhou leaves two dead, hundreds injured: Boxun One of the witnesses said the overwhelming number of police, water cannon and police dogs made the square look like a war zone. The number of injured strained the capacity of local hospitals and some patients had to be transferred to other hospitals nearby.
Hotpot, Gods, and "Leftist Pricks": Political Tensions in the Mong Kok Occupation Analysis of events in the Mong Kok occupation (part of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Movement") from October…
Never retreat, a Mong Kok state of mind "Gritty district has its own breed of protester. Tough, streetwise, and kowtowing to no-one." Introduction to some differences between Mong Kok's…
New foundations for struggle and solidarity: The culmination of development and privatization on a Guangzhou Island An in-depth look at a strike by sanitation workers in Guangzhou and the new terrain…
A letter from Seattle to Hong Kong Protestors/ 从西雅图给香港战友写信 A letter to Hong Kong protestors from friends and ardent supporters across the Pacific. Add oil! …
Black vs yellow: class antagonism and Hong Kong’s umbrella movement Best English article so far on Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution" and its background, limitations,…
Police attack protests in Hong Kong A short introduction to the ongoing protests and police attacks in Hong Kong.
Port trucker strike Ningbo, China On 18 August 2014 over 10,000 port truckers in Ningbo, China, went on strike, not having had a raise in over 8 years. The strike lasted almost a…