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US-China tensions add to Australian instability
Tensions between the United States and China, already high, are growing as the brash and unpredictable Trump moves into the White House. Australia’s ruling …
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Taiwan: Fighting for marriage equality
More than 100,000 people marched in Taiwan to demand marriage equality in December last year. The massive protest, and solidarity rallies around the world, …
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Anti-China rhetoric rising
Chinese students studying in Australia were labelled pests by Fairfax Media international editor Peter Hartcher last month, for allegedly acting as sinister agents for …
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Chinese regime turns Wukan into “war zone”
Wukan in southern China was described as a “war zone” last month as hundreds of heavily armed police descended on the village raiding houses, …
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Green China to save the world?
Earlier this year the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics announced that coal consumption in the country fell for the second year running. This was …
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Protests in Kazakhstan
A rising mood of discontent has erupted in Kazakhstan against the dictatorial Nazarbayev government. Thousands participated in countrywide protests on Saturday May 21, only …
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Conflict in the South China Sea – a socialist analysis
Tensions between the US and China over the South China Sea, which have been rising over the past year, could spike dramatically in coming …
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China’s ‘Cultural Revolution’ 1966-67
50 years ago the ‘Cultural Revolution’ began in China. Here we carry an edited version of article written by Peter Taaffe for the British …
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The truth about Australia’s refugee camps
Last week a number of media outlets in Hong Kong made sexist and racist attacks against our sister group (Socialist Action) who have been …
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Chinese coal miners strike
By Amy Neve Thousands of coal miners have been on strike in China over unpaid back pay and concerns about potential lay-offs. Crowds of …
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Chinese nurses strike for more pay
By Jeremy Trott In January dozens of nurses in Chongqing went on strike over low pay and poor working conditions. Strikes have been ongoing …
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China fears spread across global markets
Could the financial turmoil of the opening week set the tone for 2016? Per-Åke Westerlund, with additional reporting by Vincent Kolo Global financial markets …
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China crisis triggers panic on global markets
“Black Monday” exclaimed China’s official news agency Xinhua as China’s stock market slumped 8.5 percent on 24 August. This triggered the sharpest falls on …
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China’s stock market dive: How could it affect Australia?
In the past year China’s stock markets rose by an incredible 150%. They then shed about a third of their value in a matter …
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Chinese investors not main cause of housing stress
Last month, a racist campaign targeting Chinese nationals angered many Sydney residents. Leaflets were distributed in some suburbs describing the buying of properties by …
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Behind the South China Sea tensions
Last month the US and China signed a pact in Washington aimed at trying to avert conflict when their aircrafts operate in close proximity …
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Is China heading for a new Tiananmen?
The anniversary of June 4, the culmination of the ‘Beijing Spring’ and a day that will always be remembered for one of the most …
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China: The great slowdown
On July 16 the Chinese government released its GDP figures for the second quarter, causing global financial markets to heave a collective sigh of …
