Where is China going? – Part One Nearly thirty years have passed since Deng first introduced his “market reforms”. What started as an attempt to stimulate growth within a planned economy has ended up by establishing capitalist relations in the Chinese economy. How did all this happen and where is China going today?
Nepal: Is the game up? Faced with a mass revolutionary movement the king of Nepal has been forced to reinstate parliament. Now the movement is being channelled towards some form of bourgeois parliamentary rule. But much more could have been achieved had there been a genuine Marxist leadership.
Increasing domestic criticism of Beijing's pro-capitalist course The dominant wing of the Chinese Communist Party has pushed through capitalist counter-reforms in the Chinese economy over the past couple of decades, achieving immense economic growth but also devastating effects on the conditions of the workers. Here we publish an interesting letter by an anonymous group of “veteran CCP members, veteran cadres, veteran military personnel and intellectuals” who are opposed to this course.
Troops Out of Afghanistan! - Canadian Imperialism comes of age With Iraq as the focus of world opinion, Canada, Germany, France and Italy are quietly conducting an imperialist war in Afghanistan. The recent deaths of four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan highlight the need to oppose the intervention.
General Strike and roadblocks in Kashmir Last Saturday the biggest general strike ever was held in the Pakistani held Kashmir. What used to be the main base towns of the Islamic Fundamentalists are now being taken over by the Marxists. The most significant aspect of this strike was that it was without violence or destruction. Above all, this general strike shows the rising force and strength of revolutionary Marxism in Kashmir.
Onslaught against privatisation of Pakistan Steel in the National Assembly The struggle against privatisation is heating up in Pakistan. Today, all the major papers contained articles and reports on Comrade Manzoor’s magnificent intervention in the National Assembly against the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills.
Nepal: The end of the line for the King Nepal has entered its third week of a revolutionary crisis. The people of Nepal have once again taken the road of revolution, including two weeks of demonstrations and an indefinite general strike, taking their destiny into their own hands in an attempt to bring down the King and transform society.
Insurrection in Kashmir A wave of protests and strikes has swept the capital of Pakistan-held Kashmir, Muzafferabad. As we reported yesterday, several comrades were arrested yesterday at a demonstration. The response of the people of Kashmir was immediate and decisive - demonstrations were held and roadblocks were erected. In the end our comrades were released.
Urgent! - Appeal for the release of youth activists in Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir) Police in Muzaffarabad baton charged a rally organised by the Jammu Kashmir Revolutionary Alliance and the United People’s Front against the Earthquake Rehabilitation Agency. Eleven leading young activists and comrades have been arrested.
Class struggle in China: "A rise like a violent wind" - Part Two China’s headlong drive towards capitalism is beginning to meet resistance. Workers’ protests are growing. Opposition is even being voiced within the ranks of the Chinese Communist Party itself. It is merely a matter of time before the class struggle erupts on a grand scale.
Class struggle in China: "A rise like a violent wind" - Part One The widening income gap in China and the resulting social explosions, threatening the interests of the ruling bureaucracy and capitalists, is a top item on the agenda of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. In a bid to ease the revolt, the 11th five-year economic plan is nominally focusing on more equal distribution, but this cannot solve the contradictions created by the move towards capitalism.
MNA Manzoor Ahmed intervenes in parliament against privatisation Comrade Manzoor Ahmed, Member of the Pakistan National Assembly, along with several other MNAs has submitted two motions against the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL). We publish the following report from DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English daily newspaper.
War against the privatisation of WAPDA (Water And Power Development Authority) Pakistan After the PTCL workforce, now it is the workers of WAPDA who are faced with the prospect of privatisation. Such a measure would be detrimental to the interests not only of the WAPDA workers but of all the workers and poor of Pakistan. The PTCL workers put up a brave fight but were let down by the union leaders. Let this not happen again!
The voice of 10 million yuan and the fate of the Worker's Website Here we publish a statement of one of the administrators of the China Workers' Website on the recent closing of their site.
An Interview with Yan Yuanzhang On February 22, the Chinese government shut down the China Workers' Website and Discussion Lists, a website that allowed Chinese workers and farmers to discuss their struggles and the problems they face. The developments and changes in China are of extreme significance for workers and youth of the whole world and in this regard, this interview, conducted by Stephen Philion for the Monthly Review Magazine, is extremely interesting and important, and provides an insight into the conditions of the Chinese workers, youth and peasants.