by chuang | Jun 22, 2016 | Blog
In China, official politics is a game of arcane signals. Predicting tectonic shifts in policy requires that one read the seismic shudders buried beneath terse statements issued by poker-faced officials. Slight changes in terminology may hint at sliding allegiances or...
by chuang | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog
Part Five in a series of translations from the independent workers’ newsletter Railroad Workers Bulletin (铁路工人通讯). For background see the “Prologue” to issue #1, “Tales of Rights Defense”, “Farewell, Director!” and...
by chuang | Jun 15, 2016 | Blog
Part Four in a series of translations from the independent workers’ newsletter Railroad Workers Bulletin (铁路工人通讯). For background see the “Prologue” to issue #1, “Tales of Rights Defense” and “Farewell, Director!” Below is a...
by chuang | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
Part Three in a series of translations from the independent workers’ newsletter Railroad Workers Bulletin (铁路工人通讯). For background see the “Prologue” to issue #1 and “Tales of Rights Defense.” Below is a translation of “Farewell,...
by chuang | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
Part Two in a series of translations from the independent workers’ newsletter Railroad Workers Bulletin (铁路工人通讯). For background see the “Prologue” to issue #1. Below is a translation of “A Few Tales of Rights Defense” (几个维权故事) by...
by chuang | Jun 8, 2016 | Blog
Railroad Workers Bulletin (铁路工人通讯) is an independent periodical produced by and for Chinese railroaders since last summer (2015), with the aim of promoting communication and “mutual aid” among railroad workers of all categories in the face of the...