小农超越全球资本主义——评“粮食主权人民论坛”
“Peasants vs. Global Capitalism: On ‘The People’s Forum for Food Sovereignty’” This is an article by anthropologist Yan Hairong (Assistant Professor of Applied Social Sciences at Hong Kong Polytechnic...
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Response to comments on “A Commune in Sichuan?”
In response to my essay “A Commune in Sichuan? – Reflections on Endicott’s Red Earth” (published in Issue #3 of China Left Review), ((If you haven’t read it yet and want to, I recommend you start with...
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HF Hung on class relations and the democracy movement in HK
Anti-WTO demo in Hong Kong, 2005 The new issue of New Left Review (#66) contains several items of interest, including two pieces on China: Tariq Ali’s review of Rebecca Karl’s new book Mao Zedong and...
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The Alternative Education of a Chinese Punk
Translation of an autobiographical essay by Tang Shui’en, mainland left-libertarian musician and activist, recounting his path from childhood in 1980s rural Hubei to participation in Wuhan’s pioneering...
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Aufheben on the global crisis & China
The 2010 and 2011 issues of the UK-based journal Aufheben contain a two-part article called “Return of the Crisis.” This is the most helpful thing I’ve read about the 2007-8 financial crisis and its...
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JPS on agrarian movements & food sovereignty – free until March 31
Thanks to Mindi for pointing this out. Nothing about China here, but of interest to people concerned with rural issues. The Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS) has published during the past couple of...
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The Achievements of Comrade Liu Xiangbo (1968-2011)
Translation of 刘相波同志事迹简介, originally published on 54青年公社. Also see 沉痛悼念刘老石. Comrade Liu Xiangbo (刘相波), better known as Liu Laoshi (刘老石), was the program coordinator of the Center for Rural...
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Choice of Path in the Reconstruction of Rural Culture
Originally published as 乡村文化重建的路径选择, in 《中国乡村发现》 第7期, 2007, posted online here. Translated in memory of the author, who passed away on March 24, 2011. Read a translation of his obituary here. Cultural...
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Maoism vs. Communism: A Debate
A lively new polemic is unfolding on de interwebz. This debate is a struggle between those who are for and those who are against the real movement that abolishes existing conditions, a struggle between...
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HK Dockworkers’ Strike Enters Third Week, Attracts Widespread Support
Striking Hong Kong dockworkers and supporters march at the world’s third-busiest port. The two-week old strike has bottlenecked cargo and gained enormous public sympathy. Photo: Left 21. Recommending...
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