IMT statement regarding US embassy and the workers’ struggle in China On 11 December 2018, the official Weibo account of the US Embassy in China published a blog post entitled “American University Marxist Students Show Solidarity for Unionization and Strikes” (美国大学生马克思主义社团声援工人组织工会和罢工). In it, the embassy referred to the activities of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT) comrades in the Marxist Student Association (MSA) and their political work in Madison, Wisconsin.
Does Mao's ‘Combat Liberalism’ actually combat liberalism? Marxists recognise the enormous achievements of the 1949 Chinese Revolution. Unsurprisingly, many slogans by Mao Zedong found an echo across the world as an alternative to the bureaucratised USSR after the Sino-Soviet split. However, there are significant political differences between the ideas of genuine Marxism and those of Maoism, which should be clarified.
中國向何處去：回到計劃經濟，還是鞏固資本主義？ （譯者按：本文是國際馬克思主義趨勢（IMT）在中國共產黨召開第十九次全國代表大會後，於2017年11月30日發表的評論。文中討論了關於中國經濟性質從斯大林主義計劃經濟轉變為朝向帝國主義發展的資本主義系統，並在這個基礎上解釋了習近平的強權。編譯團隊決定不更動發表時的原文，以便讀者們比較我們當時的預測和後來的發展。）
中国向何处去：回到计划经济，还是巩固资本主义？ （译者按：本文是国际马克思主义趋势（IMT）在中国共产党召开第十九次全国代表大会后，于2017年11月30日发表的评论。文中讨论了关于中国经济性质从斯大林主义计划经济转变为朝向帝国主义发展的资本主义系统，并在这个基础上解释了习近平的强权。编译团队决定不更动发表时的原文，以便读者们比较我们当时的预测和后来的发展。）
Chinese authorities increase crackdown on workers and students In recent months, a protracted struggle has been underway in China, with workers and students standing in solidarity against the pro-capitalist regime. This is highlighted by the recent, brutal clampdown on student activists involved in worker solidarity.
The real stakes in the Trump-China trade war Two weeks ago, Trump announced tariffs on another $200bn worth of imports from China. The announcement was met with protests from the Chinese, as well as big business in the US. China responded with tariffs on another $60bn of imports from the US. This trade war reveals the frictions that have been developing for some time between the imperialist powers, and threatens to plunge the world into a new recession.
Update on Peking University Marxist Society Zhan Dou Zhe, the author of our previous article, "China: Marxist Society faces closure for supporting striking workers," has obtained news that as of 25 September, the Peking University Marxist Society finally found a faculty advisor and were able to complete their registration.
China: Marxist Society faces closure for supporting striking workers On 20 September, an open letter from a representative of the Peking University (PKU) Marxist Society (MS) in Beijing, China began circulating on Chinese social media. The letter detailed the significant difficulty that the society faced this month in finding a faculty advisor required to re-register as a recognised student club on the campus.
China: JASIC workers’ struggle reveals rising class tensions In early June of this year, the workers of the Chinese welding equipment manufacturer Jasic Technologies in Shenzhen attempted to legally unionise to protect themselves from chronically poor working conditions and brutal treatment by the management.
中国全国罢工趋势凸显基层压力 随着中国共产党在国际舞台上表现越发得自信，中国的工人阶级也开始对资本主义残酷的现实表现不满。从五月开始，卡车司机、送餐工人和吊车司机举行了三起高曝光率的全国范围的罢工行动。这些罢工的规模，虽然跟整个工人阶级相比较还算是小的，但是工人在多个重点城市联合组织的能力展示了阶级的一层正被推向更深的抗争。
China: a trade war the bourgeois can get behind World politics is a never-ending drama with Trump as President of the United States. From the G7 bust-upto the North Korea negotiations, he never fails to create waves. Now Trump is preparing a full-scale trade war with China, with potentially devastating consequences for the world economy.
Cross-country strikes in China reveal pressure from below As the Chinese Communist Party acts more confidently on the international stage than ever before, the Chinese working class is starting to chafe against the harsh realities of capitalism. Since May, there have been three high-profile, cross-country strikes started by crane operators, fast food delivery workers, and most recently truckers. Although the strikes were small in relation to the general working class, the workers’ ability to organize across several major cities indicates that a layer of the Chinese working class is being pushed into struggle.
US-China trade dispute: Trump's recklessness deepens instability The serious representatives of capitalism are petrified that the ongoing trade dispute between China and America could erupt into a full-blown economic war. In a recent editorial for the Financial Times, associate editor Martin Wolf described US President Donald Trump’s latest plan to reduce the $337bn US-China trade imbalance by imposing $200bn worth of tariffs on Chinese goods (over two years) as a “crazy” act of “fiscal irresponsibility”. But there is method in Trump’s madness. He is predictably applying his particular art of negotiation: threaten, bully and bluster – then strike a deal. However,...
