China

Au Loong-Yu — With Trump in power, many parts of the world are swinging to the far right. But what is the situation of the left in China? And where is the Chinese far right?

Au Loong-Yu compares the 2025 Wang Fu Court fire with London’s 2017 Grenfell fire to highlight the similarities and differences between Western and Chinese capitalism.

Michael Pröbsting — Trump’s new National Security Strategy is not only a crucial document for understanding the current state of US imperialism; it closes a debate that began with the onset of a new historic period in 2008/09.

Workers’ Labor Bulletin members discuss their work and the situation of China’s labour force today.

Worker Democracy argues the case for opposing US-China military competition while continuing to support Taiwan’s right to self-defense.

Farooq Sulehria looks at the crisis along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the misconceptions within Pakistan’s military establishment, and the shifting global and regional power landscape.

William Jefferies — China’s Great Power status is contested by two groups of Marxists: those who view it as socialist and those who deny its challenge to US hegemony. Neither argument stands up to scrutiny.

Blanca Missé looks at inter-imperialist rivalry today, the need to oppose all imperialisms and the case for a class-based internationalism.

Blanca Missé argues for reclaiming Lenin’s method for analysing imperialism and suggests updates, particularly on understanding China and Russia’s global status.

Adam Hanieh — The struggle against fossil capitalism is inseparable from struggles for justice in the Middle East.

Benjamin Selwyn argues that geopolitical rivalries have stimulated the development of advanced technologies which in turn then have helped to shape global supply chains.

Philipp Köncke looks at how the Chinese party-state overtook the West in the renewable energy market.