by chuang | Mar 2, 2022 | Blog
As noted in our previous post, the Chinese state and social media platforms have been censoring some of the content critical of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (although this has been inconsistent, as the state itself has yet to take a clear stance on the matter)....
by chuang | Mar 2, 2022 | Blog
This post is the third in a series of monthly summaries of highlights from Chinese-language news and social media, offering some analysis of economic trends and the changing character of class struggle in China. Through these posts, we hope to give English readers a...
by chuang | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog
This post is the second in a series of monthly summaries of highlights from Chinese-language news and social media, offering some analysis of economic trends and the changing character of class struggle in China. Through these posts, we hope to give English readers a...
by chuang | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
Just as 2022 began, the world received news that delivery worker and organizer Chen Guojiang, known as Mengzhu (盟主), had been freed after nearly a year in detention. But Mengzhu’s release by no means signified the loosening of control over labor activists, leftists or...
by chuang | Dec 31, 2021 | Blog
This post is the first in a series of monthly summaries of highlights from Chinese-language news and social media, offering some analysis of economic trends and the changing character of class struggle in China. Through these posts, we hope to give English readers a...
by chuang | Sep 22, 2021 | Blog
Below is our translation of an interview with Li Yifan about his documentary film We Were Smart (杀马特我爱你), along with a new preface by our friend BG about the film’s significance for China’s emerging movement of “autonomous spaces.” The Chinese interview, conducted by...