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Tag: History of China

An aerial view of the Shanghai Tower and the rest of the Lujiazui CBD. Photo: Xinhua
Posted inOpinion

How US, China use their power to regulate capitalism

by Richard D Wolff April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Russia’s war on Ukraine both reflects and deepens a global split that should remind us of Karl Marx’ famous remark: “No social order ever disappears before all the productive forces, for which there is room in it, have been developed; and new higher relations of production never appear before the material conditions of their existence […]

Posted inOpinion

The prehistory of the 2022 Beijing Games

by Charles Xu February 5, 2022February 5, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Why Xinjiang has been a touchy subject in China for centuries

by John P Ruehl January 14, 2022January 14, 2022
Posted inEssay

A liberal world with liberal China

by Francesco Sisci September 13, 2021September 16, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Democracy is not coming to China

by Brandon J Weichert June 28, 2021June 28, 2021
Posted inChina-Russia Relations

Geopolitical forces pushing Russia, China closer together

by MK Bhadrakumar October 4, 2020October 6, 2020
Chinese Christians attend Christmas Eve mass at a Catholic church in Beijing, on December 24, 2016. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao
Posted inBeijing, China

By persecuting Christians, Xi risking own regime

by Jerry Bowyer February 1, 2019February 6, 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Photo: AFP
Posted inChina, Iran, Middle East

Four cultural similarities between China and Iran

by Behzad Abdollahpour January 31, 2019

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