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- “Jasic Movement” Debate – Chris Chan: Student activists who intervene in factories should adjust their steps once more
- “Jasic Movement” Debate – Pun Ngai’s response to criticism: “Don’t let them sacrifice in vain”
- Fuori controllo – il movimento ribelle di Hong Kong e la sinistra
- Out of Control – Hong Kong’s Rebellious Movement and the Left
- Außer Kontrolle – Hongkongs aufständische Bewegung und die Linke
- Repression in China: Verhaftet, verhört, verschwunden
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Interview on the Protest Movement in Hong Kong
This is an interview on the latest developments in Hong Kong, the protest movement, ‘Hong Kong identity,’ and more. The Italian version was published here. The interview was done by email with an activist who has been involved in social movements in Hong Kong for several years and has been part of the current movement from the start, with a left-wing standpoint and a critical view on some of the forms and aims of the movement. Continue reading
The Communist Road to Capitalism
The book The Communist Road to Capitalism. How Social Unrest and Containment Have Pushed China’s (R)evolution since 1949 has just been announced and will be published by PM Press in October 2020. Continue reading
Critical Perspectives on the “Jasic Movement” – Suitable tactics of intervention?
The blog nqch.org published a short summary of the “Jasic Movement,” the wave of repression that followed, and the debate among left-wing groups in China on the current state of class struggles and forms of labor support in China – as well as a list of selected articles on the “Jasic Movement” in English and Chinese: Critical Perspectives on the “Jasic Movement”. Continue reading
“Jasic Movement” Debate – Chris Chan: Student activists who intervene in factories should adjust their steps once more
This interview with Chris Chan on the “Jasic Movement” was conducted on May 22, 2019, at the Chinese University Hong Kong and published in Chinese by reignitepress.com. Continue reading
“Jasic Movement” Debate – Pun Ngai’s response to criticism: “Don’t let them sacrifice in vain”
The “Jasic Movement” describes the organizing attempts of labor activists at the company Jasic in Shenzhen. The labor dispute between Jasic workers and management led to dismissals and arrests of workers and activists in mid-2018. After Maoist student groups organized support locally, many of them were arrested, too. What followed was a wave of repression by China’s security forces against various groups of labor activists in the second half of 2018 and throughout 2019. This interview with Pun Ngai on her role in the “Jasic Movement” was conducted on May 16, 2019, at Hong Kong University and published in Chinese by reignitepress.com. Continue reading
Out of Control – Hong Kong’s Rebellious Movement and the Left
Ralf Ruckus wrote an article for the blog naoqingchu.org about the current movement in Hong Kong. It gives an overview of the escalated confrontation and argues that the broad ignorance of the global left is a mistake. Continue reading
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Tagged Hong Kong, leftist politics, Ralf Ruckus
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The Forgotten Socialists of Tian’anmen Square
Zhang Yueran wrote an article for Jacobin on the 1989 Tian’anmen Movement. Continue reading
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Tagged 1989, Tian'anmen, Zhang Yueran
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Chinese books on Italian operaismo and feminism out
The translation of texts on Italian operaismo and feminism from the 1960s and 1970s is finished, and three book volumes were just published. Continue reading
Repeated division
Since November 2016, FAW-VW, Volkswagen’s joint venture in Changchun, China, has never been clear of labor disputes around the issues of temporary labor. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry, auto worker, FAW, outsourcing, temporary agency, VW, Xia Nü
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Chronology: Operaismo in Italy
During the 1950s and the 1960s, Italy’s big manufacturing industry went through a cycle of modernization. Its products became highly competitive on the international market, exports doubled, and domestic demand increased considerably. Continue reading
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Tagged Guido Borio, operaismo
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