Gender, temporality, and the reproduction of labour power. Women migrant workers in South China This excellent article by Hannah Schling on migration and gender in China was just…
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.
