Chinese Economics

## **Chinese Economy**

* “Leninists In a Chinese Factory” by Zhang Yueran https://madeinchinajournal.com/2020/06/25/leninists-in-a-chinese-factory/ [EN]
* “Red Dust: the Transition to Capitalism in China” by Chuang http://chuangcn.org/journal/two/red-dust/ [EN]
* “Measuring the Profitability of Chinese Industry: Data Brief” by Chuang http://chuangcn.org/2020/06/measuring-profitability/ [EN]
* “Sorghum and Steel: The Socialist Developmental Regime and the Forging of China” by Chaung http://chuangcn.org/journal/one/sorghum-and-steel/ [EN]
* “A Divided God” by Chaung http://chuangcn.org/2020/01/the-divided-god/ [EN], “身体分裂的神灵” 文 闖 http://chuangcn.org/2020/06/divided-zh/ [ZH], “分裂的天神/神仙打架” 文 闖 https://www.reignitepress.com/post/divided-god [ZH]
* “2019年，进步青年向何处去？ —— 红色中国网工作组致青年马列毛左派积极分子的建议书” http://redchinacn.net/portal.php?mod=view&aid=38010 [ZH]
* “严元章同志与“八青年关注团”的斗争经验" http://redchinacn.net/portal.php?mod=view&aid=38063 [ZH]
* “Why China Is Capitalist: Toward An Anti-Nationalist Anti-Imperialism” by Eli Friedman https://spectrejournal.com/why-china-is-capitalist/ [EN]
* “Hong Kong: ‘When We Burn, You Will Burn With Us’” by J. Daniel Elam https://www.publicbooks.org/hong-kong-when-we-burn-you-will-burn-with-us/ [EN]
* Chinese officials being exposed in the Panama papers https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/search?c=CHN [EN]
* “「非新聞」創辦人出獄：記錄中國底層抗爭，抵抗強迫遺忘” 文 北涵 https://matters.news/@squatting2020/%E9%9D%9E%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E-%E5%89%B5%E8%BE%A6%E4%BA%BA%E5%87%BA%E7%8D%84-%E8%A8%98%E9%8C%84%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%BA%95%E5%B1%A4%E6%8A%97%E7%88%AD-%E6%8A%B5%E6%8A%97%E5%BC%B7%E8%BF%AB%E9%81%BA%E5%BF%98-bafyreiboz247fjmnz4yxwykny36vxkvzvbc6rofn3mv65hwk3wwtftjxpu [ZH]
* “How Pinochet turned Chile into a globally admired model of authoritarian capitalism” by Tobias Rupprecht https://imperialglobalexeter.com/2019/05/09/how-pinochet-turned-chile-into-a-globally-admired-model-of-authoritarian-capitalism/amp/ [EN]
* “PIcking Quarrels: Lu Yuyu, Li Tingyu and the Changing Cancadence of Class Struggle in China” http://chuangcn.org/journal/two/picking-quarrels/ [EN]
* “China: bureaucratic capitalist?” by Terry Conway and Au Loong Yu https://socialistresistance.org/china-bureaucratic-capitalist/4188 (Trotskyist) [EN]
* “On the Nature of the Chinese Economic System” Zhiming Long, Rémy Herrera and Tony Andréani https://monthlyreview.org/2018/10/01/on-the-nature-of-the-chinese-economic-system/ (sympathetic to Marixst-Leninism) [EN]
* “Income inequality is growing fast in China and making it look more like the US” by Thomas Piketty, Li Yang and Gabriel Zucman https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2019/04/01/income-inequality-is-growing-fast-in-china-and-making-it-look-more-like-the-us/ [EN]
* "China's income inequality in the global context" by Jin Han, Qingxia Zhao, and Mengnan Zhang https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213020915000518 [EN]
* "Revisiting the Wukan Uprising of 2011" http://chuangcn.org/journal/one/revisiting-the-wukan-uprising-of-2011/ [EN]
* "Gleaning the Welfare Fields: Rural Struggles in China" http://chuangcn.org/journal/one/gleaning-the-welfare-fields/ [EN]
* "No Way Forward, No Way Back: China in the Era of Riots" http://chuangcn.org/journal/one/no-way-forward-no-way-back/ [EN]
* "Picking Quarrels: Lu Yuyu, Li Tingyu and the Changing Cadence of Class Struggle in China" http://chuangcn.org/journal/two/picking-quarrels/ [EN]
* “The Awakening of Lin Xiaocao: A Personal Account of the 2010 Strike at Nanhan Honda” http://chuangcn.org/journal/two/the-awakening-of-lin-xiaocao/ [EN]
* “Worker organising under the pandemic: reflections from China” http://chuangcn.org/2020/07/pandemic-workers/ [EN]
* “Free to move, forced to move: The present state of the hukou system” http://chuangcn.org/2020/05/free-to-move/ [EN]
* “Left to Rot: The Crisis in China’s Pension System” http://chuangcn.org/2020/03/left-to-rot/ [EN]
* Rising inequalities in income and health in China: Who is left behind? Steef Baeten, Tom Van Ourti, and Eddy van Doorslaera https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880577/ [EN]
* "The 996.ICU Movement in China: Changing Employment Relations and Labour Agency in the Tech Industry" by Li Xiaotian https://madeinchinajournal.com/2019/06/18/the-996-icu-movement-in-china-changing-employment-relations-and-labour-agency-in-the-tech-industry/ [EN]
* "Rethinking ‘Capitalist Restoration’ in China" by Yiching Wu https://monthlyreview.org/2005/11/01/rethinking-capitalist-restoration-in-china/ [EN] (Marixst-Leninist sympathies)
* "A Guide to Minimum Wages in China in 2020" by Alexander Chipman Koty and Qian Zhou https://www.china-briefing.com/news/minimum-wages-china-2020/ [EN]
* "China Rich List" https://www.forbes.com/china-billionaires/list/#tab:overall [EN]
* "The Case of Dengism on the American Left" https://spectralred.home.blog/2019/12/03/the-case-of-dengism-on-the-american-left/ [EN]
* "Boss-napped: What We Can Learn From China’s Labor Banditry" by Michelle Chen https://inthesetimes.com/article/boss-napped-what-we-can-learn-from-chinas-labor-banditry [EN]
* “BRICS leaders are reinforcing not replacing the global system of power” https://m.thewire.in/article/diplomacy/brics-leaders-are-reinforcing-not-replacing-the-global-system-of-power/ [EN]
* "對話大陸工人鬥爭參與者：佳士學生進廠的工作思路批評" https://www.reignitepress.com/post/佳士左翼毛派學生運動工運組織者工學聯盟 [ZH]
* "Crowdfunding Can’t Cure China’s Health Care" by Rui Zhong https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/07/30/crowdfunding-cant-cure-chinas-health-care/ [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/zkOB0, owned by Graham Holdings Company)
* "Are China’s Shelves Running Empty?" by James Palmer https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/07/china-shelves-running-empty-food-security-no-waste-campaign/ [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/gTPCz, owned by Graham Holdings Company)
* “【富士康連環跳十週年專題】學生－女工－母親：一個富士康女工的十五年” 文 馬曙 https://squatting2047.com/【富士康連環跳十週年專題】學生－女工－母親：/ [ZH]; “15 years as a student, mother, and Foxconn worker” https://lausan.hk/2020/15-years-student-mother-foxconn-worker/ [EN]
* "Riding the storm: Market turbulence accelerates diverging fortunes" https://www.pwc.ch/en/publications/2020/UBS-PwC-Billionaires-Report-2020.pdf [PDF, 7.7. MB, EN] (Talks about how China’s billionaires have had their wealth grown rapidly)
* "Chuang (闯): On Covid, Capitalism & China (Part 1)" by Matt Dagher-Margosian https://asiaarttours.com/chuang-闯-interview-on-covid-capitalism-and-china-part-1/ [EN]
* "Chuang (闯): On Strikes, Riots & Solidarity with China (Part 2)" by Matt Dagher-Margosian https://asiaarttours.com/chuang-闯-on-covid-capitalism-china-part-2/ [EN]
* “Delivery Workers, Trapped in the System” http://chuangcn.org/2020/11/delivery-renwu-translation/ [EN]
* "外卖骑手，困在系统里" https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Mes1RqIOdp48CMw4pXTwXw (archived: https://archive.vn/8UxZQ) [ZH]
* “Scaling the Firewall, 1: #LiftTheBucket” http://chuangcn.org/2020/09/liftthebucket/ [EN]
* "China fulfills a dream to end poverty. Not all poor people are feeling better off" by Alice Su https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-11-27/china-2020-poverty-eradication-dream (archived: https://archive.vn/TAA34) [EN]
* "Membership in the Communist Party of China: Who is Being Admitted and How?" by R.W. McMorrow https://daily.jstor.org/communist-party-of-china/ [EN]
* "Fed Up With Capitalism, Young Chinese Brush Up on ‘Das Kapital’" by Wang Rui https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006523/fed-up-with-capitalism%2C-young-chinese-brush-up-on-das-kapital [EN]
* "Why Chinese youngsters are embracing a philosophy of “slacking-off”" by Jane Li https://qz.com/1938809/why-chinese-youngsters-are-embracing-a-culture-of-slacking-off [EN]
* "The Beijing Migrants Crackdown" https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/beijing-migrants-crackdown [EN]
* "Beijing Evictions, a Winter’s Tale" by Jiani Song, Zhang Shuchi, and Li Qiaochu https://madeinchinajournal.com/2018/05/17/beijing-evictions-a-winters-tale/ [EN]
* "996.ICU" https://996.icu/#/zh\_CN [EN]
* "Factory diaries: My life as an undercover student worker" by Ma Yan https://lausan.hk/2021/factory-diaries-undercover-student-worker/ [EN]
* "「回歸」左翼：工學聯盟中的階級政治與共產主義想象" https://www.reignitepress.com/amp/jasic\_2\_years [ZH] (Maoist)
* “Namibian Mine Workers Union Rossing Solidarity At SF Chinese Consulate" https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/09/18839930.php [EN]
* “罢工权” http://news.qq.com/zt2011/ghgcd39/index.htm (archived: https://archive.vn/2PB0) [ZH]
* "‘We Were Smart’: China’s controversial subculture tells its story" by Tristan Shaw https://supchina.com/2021/02/05/we-were-smart-chinas-controversial-subculture-tells-its-story/ (archived: https://archive.vn/YD91Z) [EN]
* "Feeding the Chinese City" by Tangzhe Li https://progressive.international/wire/2020-10-12-feeding-the-chinese-city/en [EN]
* "Hurun China Rich List" https://hurun.net/en-US/Rank/HsRankDetails?num=QWDD234E [EN]
* "Trail of Murdered Journalist’s Reporting Leads from Malta to China" by Martin Young https://www.occrp.org/en/thedaphneproject/trail-of-murdered-journalists-reporting-leads-from-malta-to-china [EN]
* "Why are China’s billionaires suddenly feeling so generous?" by Michael Standaert https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/7/16/why-are-chinas-billionaires-suddenly-feeling-so-generous [EN] (Qatari owned media with anti-Saudi geopolitics)
* "（受权发布）习近平：在企业家座谈会上的讲话" http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2020-07/21/c\_1126267575.htm (Archive: https://archive.vn/AScjd) [ZH] (Chinese state media)

### **Research Papers**

* “Income inequality in today’s China” by Yu Xiea and Xiang Zhou https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024912/ [HTML, EN], https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024912/pdf/pnas.201403158.pdf [PDF, 779kb, EN]
* "Remaking the World of Chinese Labour: A 30-Year Retrospective" by Eli Friedman and Ching Kwan Lee https://sci-hub.st/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00814.x [PDF, 199 KB, EN]
* “Precarization or Empowerment? Reflections on Recent Labor Unrest in China" by Ching Kwan Lee https://sci-hub.st/10.1017/S0021911815002132 [PDF, 379 KB, EN]
* “The Ethnic Minority‐Majority Income Gap in Rural China during Transition" by Björn Gustafsson and Li Shi https://sci-hub.st/10.1086/377191 [PDF, 126 KB, EN]
* “The Role of the All China Federation of Trade Unions- Implications for Chinese Workers Today" by Ruixue Bai https://sci-hub.st/10.1111/j.1743-4580.2010.00318.x [PDF, 121 KB, EN]
* "The less healthy urban population: income-related health inequality in China" by Wei Yang and Panos Kanavos https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1471-2458-12-804 [PDF, 458 KB, EN]
* "Income, Income Inequality, and Health: Evidence from China" by Hongbin Li and Yi Zhu https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/6271009.pdf [PDF, 285 KB, EN]
* “Income Inequality in China: Causes and Policy Responses” by Yixiao Zhou and Ligang Song https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/107259/2/01\_Zhou\_Income\_Inequaity\_2016.pdf [PDF, 489 KB, EN]
* “Capital Accumulation, Private Property and Rising Inequality in China, 1978-2015” by Thomas Piketty, Li Yang, Gabriel Zucman https://www.nber.org/papers/w23368.pdf [PDF, 741 KB, EN]
* “The Privatisation of Water Supply in China” by Au Loong Yu and Liu Danqing https://www.tni.org/files/waterchina.pdf [PDF, 241 KB, EN]
* “The Influence of Overseas Business Associations on Law-making in China: A Case Study” by Elaine Sio-ieng Hui and Chris King-chi Chan https://economics.harvard.edu/files/economics/files/chan-kc\_3\_10-12-16\_hui\_and\_chan\_cq2016.pdf [PDF, 467 KB, EN]
* “Reassessing Trust in the Central Government: Evidence from Five National Surveys” by Lianjiang Li https://sci-hub.st/10.1017/S0305741015001629 [PDF, 306 KB, EN]
* “Constructed Hierarchical Government Trust in China: Formation Mechanism and Political Effects” by Zhenhua Su, Yanyu Ye, Jingkai He and Waibin Huang https://sci-hub.st/10.5509/2016894771 [PDF, 152 KB, EN]
* “Evaluating the effectiveness of the Rural Minimum Living Standard Guarantee (Dibao) program in China” by Nanak Kakwani, Shi Li, Xiaobing Wang, and Mengbing Zhu http://www.ecineq.org/milano/WP/ECINEQ2017-440.pdf [PDF, 462 KB, EN]

### **News Articles**

* “Guangdong, Fujian and Tianjin FTZs celebrate 5th anniversary” https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-28/Guangdong-Fujian-and-Tianjin-FTZs-celebrate-5th-anniversary-Q3XJfrYzjG/index.html [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "China’s migrant workers facing end of an era as the world’s factory winds down amid coronavirus, US-China trade war" by He Huifeng https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3096248/chinas-migrant-workers-facing-end-era-worlds-factories-winds [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "Panama Papers reveal offshore secrets of China’s red nobility" by Juliette Garside and David Pegg https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/06/panama-papers-reveal-offshore-secrets-china-red-nobility-big-business [EN] (owned by Scott Trust Limited)
* “Think 'sanctions' will trouble China? Then you're stuck in the politics of the past” by Ai Weiwei https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/06/sanctions-china-politics-us-showdown [EN] (owned by Scott Trust Limited)
* “Beijing to evict 1.5 million for Olympics: group” by Lindsay Beck https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSPEK12263220070605 [EN]
* “Luxury Homes Tie Chinese Communist Elite to Hong Kong’s Fate” by Alexandra Stevenson and Michael Forsythe https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/business/china-hong-kong-elite.html [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/uWC4v, owned by the New York Times Company)
* “China’s Hidden Crisis: A Growing Elder Care Gap” Ni Dandan https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006061/chinas-hidden-crisis-a-growing-elder-care-gap [EN]
* "The criminalization of strikes since 2012" http://chuangcn.org/2015/10/the-criminalization-of-strikes/ [EN]
* “Video Platform Kuaishou Gets Its Own Communist Party Branch” by Wang Yiwei https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001136/video-platform-kuaishou-gets-its-own-communist-party-branch [EN]
* "Party People: What Kind of Students Join the CCP?" by Zhang Yangyang https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002438/party-people-what-kind-of-students-join-the-ccp%3F [EN]
* "Auto industry strikes in China" by Lance Carter https://libcom.org/library/auto-industry-strikes-china-lance-carter [EN]
* “Trade Unions and Worker Struggles in Guangdong” by Chen Weiguang and Boy Lüthje http://column.global-labour-university.org/2011/01/trade-unions-and-worker-struggles-in.html [EN]
* China’s work ethic stretches beyond ‘996’ as tech companies feel the impact of slowdown" by Sarah Dai and Li Tao https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/2183950/chinas-work-ethic-stretches-beyond-996-tech-companies-feel-impact [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* “China’s “996” working hours are becoming the norm for many” by Nathan King https://america.cgtn.com/2017/01/05/chinas-996-working-hours-are-becoming-the-norm-for-many [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "Young Chinese are sick of working long hours" by Denise Hruby https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180508-young-chinese-are-sick-of-working-overtime (British state media) [EN]
* "Microsoft workers pressure company to stand by embattled Chinese GitHub repo" by Shannon Liao https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/22/18511088/microsoft-github-tech-censorship-996-repository-china [EN]
* "‘Developers’ lives matter’ – Chinese software engineers use Github to protest against the country’s 996 work schedule" by Yingzhi Yang https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3003691/developers-lives-matter-chinese-software-engineers-use-github [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "Is 996 Truly a Blessing? Let’s Hear What Richard Liu and Jack Ma Have to Say" by Chauncey Jung https://pandaily.com/is-996-truly-a-blessing-lets-hear-what-richard-liu-and-jack-ma-has-to-say/ [EN]
* "Chinese developers use GitHub to protest long work hours" by Shannon Liao https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/2/18291035/chinese-developers-github-protest-long-work-hours [EN]
* "China’s tech workers protest brutal work culture with communist jingles" by Viola Zhou https://www.inkstonenews.com/tech/china-tech-workers-protest-996-working-schedule-github/article/3003800 [EN]
* "China’s startup ecosystem is hitting back at demanding working hours" by Rita Liao https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/12/china-996/ [EN]
* "How the eviction of Beijing’s migrant workers is tearing at the fabric of the city’s economy" by Agence France-Presse https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2126836/how-eviction-beijings-migrant-workers-tearing-fabric [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "A year after deadly Daxing fire, no let-up in campaign to marginalise migrant workers" by Keegan Elmer https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2173745/year-after-deadly-daxing-fire-no-let-campaign-marginalise-migrant [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "China: 'ruthless' campaign to evict Beijing's migrant workers condemned" by Benjamin Haas https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/27/china-ruthless-campaign-evict-beijings-migrant-workers-condemned [EN] (owned by Scott Trust Limited)
* "The workers bearing the human cost of China’s economic miracle" by Miimi Lau https://www.inkstonenews.com/health/construction-workers-bear-costs-chinas-economic-miracle/article/2168065 [EN]
* "How does healthcare in the U.S. compare with China’s?" by Jia Guo https://supchina.com/2017/03/28/healthcare-us-compare-china/ [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/Jiwjb)
* "Chinese Health Care Needs More Communism" by Andreea Brinza https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/28/wuhan-virus-epidemic-china-chinese-health-care-needs-more-communism/ [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/F1Zx9, owned by Graham Holdings Company)
* "Shanghai home to over 1,160 regional HQ of multinational corporations, R&D centers" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/21/c\_138571786.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "China to further transform government functions, invigorate market vitality" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-08/27/c\_139320268.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "China's private companies, self-employed households flourish in past 40 years" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/09/c\_137661617.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "China further alleviates burdens on private companies: official" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/17/c\_138638602.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "China's Zhejiang passes law to protect private companies" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/16/c\_138710729.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "Chinese private companies should be pioneers in economic development: business leader" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/09/c\_138045271.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "China's Communist Party Wants To Rebuild Countryside But First Must Demolish Homes" by Emily Feng https://www.npr.org/2020/08/01/898099580/chinas-communist-party-wants-to-demolish-homes-rebuild-rural-countryside [EN]
	+ More explained: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1290079953019494401.html [EN]
	+ One of the farmers commited suicide: https://archive.vn/GksTk [EN]
* "China faces college admissions scandal after identity theft cases reported in Shandong" by Jiayun Feng https://supchina.com/2020/06/25/china-faces-college-admissions-scandal-after-identity-theft-cases-reported-in-shandong/ [EN]
* "China’s migrant workers facing end of an era as the world’s factory winds down amid coronavirus, US-China trade war" by He Huifeng https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3096248/chinas-migrant-workers-facing-end-era-worlds-factories-winds [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "The Good Life on Display at China's 'Millionaires' Fair'" by Louisa Lim https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5389289 [EN]
* "WeChat user jumps to death after protesting Tencent’s ‘arbitrary’ suspension" by Jiayun Feng https://supchina.com/2020/08/27/wechat-user-jumps-to-death-after-protesting-tencents-arbitrary-suspension/ [EN]
	+ Twitter Thread that gives more context https://twitter.com/yiqinfu/status/1299024297608896512 (https://archive.vn/kMsnD) [EN]
		- Social media links from it [ZH]
			* https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail\_forward\_8900976 (archived: https://archive.vn/2rK28)
			* https://m.weibo.cn/status/4542579900685543? (archived: https://archive.vn/7LMq8) (Photo from link: https://wx3.sinaimg.cn/large/005tGLFMly1gi5gvekz7uj30v94z3e81.jpg)
			* http://weibointl.api.weibo.com/share/168796067.html (archived: https://archive.vn/17gvG)
* "China produces 182 new billionaires, triple the new faces in the US, while Shanghai overtakes Hong Kong for the first time: Hurun Report" by Daniel Ren https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3052462/china-produces-182-new-billionaires-triple-new-faces-us-while (owned by Alibaba) [EN]
* "China produces largest number of new billionaires last year: report" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/27/c\_137562774.htm (PRC state-owned media) [EN]
* "起底青海“隐形首富”马少伟：持双重身份 靠无效文件获千亿矿权" by 王飞翔 https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20200915A08DKQ00?uid=&shareto=&devid=42D66C1A-9DB5-4EFE-8B93-88BEA296CA91&qimei=42d66c1a-9db5-4efe-8b93-88bea296ca91&openid=o04IBACWFC4hLV3k70V8S6GVP-ys&key=&version=17000f2d&devicetype=iOS13.7&wuid=oDdoCt\_-2jNNnTs8SgEk0sOfslY4&sharer=o04IBACWFC4hLV3k70V8S6GVP-ys [ZH]
* “On December 24, 2004, Maoists in China Get Three Year Prison Sentences for Leafleting” by MR Review https://monthlyreview.org/commentary/on-december-24-2004-maoists-in-china-get-three-year-prison-sentences-for-leafleting/ [EN] (Marxist-Leninist sympathies)
* "工人维权的可能结局：被维稳、被反恐、被审判、被名录" https://gonghao51.github.io/2020/05/21/weiquanjieju/ [ZH]
* “郑风田：农民工屡被欠薪的四大原因” http://finance.jrj.com.cn/opinion/2010/02/0906366950575.shtml [ZH]
* “河北民工被迫接受年薪制” http://www.china.com.cn/zhuanti2005/txt/2005-08/04/content\_5932617.htm [ZH]
* “农民工讨薪，辛酸话题何时了” http://www.yueyang.gov.cn/nyj/7869/20397/20400/content\_480283.html [ZH]
* “企业违法成本过低的社会欠薪讨薪必将难休” http://opinion.cntv.cn/2013/01/20/ARTI1358653150771913.shtml [ZH]
* "16 dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in Chinese coal mine" https://hongkongfp.com/2020/09/27/16-dead-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-chinese-coal-mine/ [EN]
* "Another famine coming? China struggles to meet basic food demands" by Jianli Yang https://thehill.com/opinion/international/516607-another-famine-coming-china-struggles-to-meet-basic-food-demands [EN]
* “Xi hails Henry Kissinger's contribution to bilateral ties with U.S.” https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-11-22/Xi-hails-Kissinger-s-contribution-to-bilateral-ties-with-U-S--LPJ2MslOBG/ [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "China's Xi backs stronger property rights, protections for entrepreneurs in Shenzhen" by David Kirton https://www.reuters.com/article/china-shenzhen-idUSKBN26Z0I4 [EN]
* "China to build Shenzhen into socialist demonstration area" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/18/c\_138318854.htm [EN] (PRC government)
* "Premier stresses entrepreneurship, innovation" http://english.www.gov.cn/premier/news/202010/15/content\_WS5f88518bc6d0f7257693daf1.html [EN] (PRC government)
* "The Lonely Lives of China’s ‘Elderly Drifters’" by Ai Meng https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006341/the-lonely-lives-of-chinas-elderly-drifters [EN]
* "Wuhan Market’s Ageism Against Vendors Sparks Backlash" by Qin Siqi https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006350/wuhan-markets-ageism-against-vendors-sparks-backlash [EN]
* "China becomes Thailand’s top source of foreign investment for first time" by Jitsiree Thongnoi https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3047489/china-becomes-thailands-top-source-foreign-investment-first [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "What economic recovery? China’s delivery drivers just along for the ride as other opportunities remain elusive" Orange Wang, Mandy Zuo, and Minghe Hu https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3107350/what-economic-recovery-chinas-delivery-drivers-just-along [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "China's nail houses: the homeowners who refuse to make way – in pictures" by Jo Blason https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/apr/15/china-nail-houses-in-pictures-property-development [EN] (owned by Scott Trust Limited)
* "2nd largest billionaire group worldwide is based in China" by He Wei www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202010/12/WS5f8423c8a31024ad0ba7e2ce.html [EN] (PRC state media)
* "China has second-most billionaires in the world" by Zhang Jie www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201905/10/WS5cd513b3a3104842260bafd4.html [EN] (PRC state media)
* "“Toilets Are Not the Enemies of Efficiency” — China’s Tech Industry Has a Toilet Problem" by Chloe Yorke https://radiichina.com/kuaishou-toilet/ [EN]
* "“A Painful Read”: New Report on the Dangers Facing China’s Delivery Drivers Goes Viral" by Siyuan Meng https://radiichina.com/delivery-china-driver-safety/ [EN]
* "China scores victory as 15 Asian nations sign world’s biggest free-trade deal" by Catherine Wong https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3109939/china-declares-victory-15-asian-nations-sign-worlds-biggest [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
	+ "Groups fear erosion of workers' rights in ASEAN's Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership pact" https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/groups-fear-erosion-of-workers-rights-in-aseans-regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-pact/ [EN]
* "China’s mealtime appeal amid food supply worries: Don’t take more than you can eat" by Eva Dou https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia\_pacific/china-food-shortage-clean-plate/2020/10/02/578daa0e-0223-11eb-b92e-029676f9ebec\_story.html (archived: https://archive.vn/edVhf#selection-379.0-379.82) [EN]
* "In Tech-Savvy China, Cash-Carrying Elderly Are Being Left Behind" by Wang Lianzhang https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006499/in-tech-savvy-china%2C-cash-carrying-elderly-are-being-left-behind [EN]
* "Old and young, Chinese vent anger at move to raise retirement age" by Tom Hancock https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/11/30/china-stirs-trouble-with-plan-to-hike-retirement-age-from-60 [EN] (Qatari state-owned media with anti-Saudi geopolitics)
* "For China's Overburdened Delivery Workers, The Customer — And App — Is Always Right" by Emily Feng https://www.npr.org/2020/12/01/938876826/for-chinas-overburdened-delivery-workers-the-customer-and-app-is-always-right [EN]
* “2019年全国快递从业人员职业调查报告：75.07%的快递从业人员月收入在5000元以下” http://m.cnr.cn/news/20200102/t20200102\_524923032.html [ZH] (PRC state-owned media)
* "魔幻蛋壳公寓72小时：从“被破产”到股票暴涨230%" http://www.stcn.com/sy/ct/202011/t20201120\_2550957.html [ZH]
* "Report on dangers faced by delivery drivers in China goes viral" https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-09-10/Report-on-dangers-faced-by-delivery-drivers-in-China-goes-viral-TFsRniVsZi/index.html [EN] (PRC state media)
* "Speculators zoom in on Shenzhen to flip new homes for quick profit, raising warning of ‘grey rhino’ risks and regulators’ ire" by Pearl Liu https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3112046/speculators-zoom-shenzhen-flip-new-homes-quick-profit [EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* “US has fewer listed public companies than China”  by Robin Wigglesworth https://www.ft.com/content/73aa5bce-e433-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc {EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/ivZ77, owned by Nikkei, Inc.)
* “China and EU 'on verge' of major investment deal” https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55464564 [EN] (British state-owned media)
* "Trending in China: All Work and No Pay - Sanitation Workers Face a Harsh Winter" by Han Xu https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-01-04/trending-in-china-all-work-and-no-pay-sanitation-workers-face-a-harsh-winter-101646312.html [EN]
* "China is rapidly producing new billionaires despite Covid-19" by Jane Li https://qz.com/1919974/china-created-a-record-number-of-billionaires-despite-covid-19/ [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/ax5DX)
* "Anti-eviction protest breaks out in Beijing’s Feijia Village on Human Rights Day" by Anthony Tao https://supchina.com/2017/12/10/anti-eviction-protest-feijia-village-beijing/ (archived: https://archive.vn/l28eG) [EN]
* “China is rapidly producing new billionaires despite Covid-19” by Jane Li https://qz.com/1919974/china-created-a-record-number-of-billionaires-despite-covid-19/ [EN] (owned by Uzabase, Inc.)
* "Overworking and Humiliation Are Rampant in China’s Toxic Workplaces" by Koh Ewe https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wzy3/overwork-humiliation-china-toxic-workplace-tech-996-labor-involution [EN]
* "In China’s New Age Communes, Burned-Out Millennials Go Back to Nature" by Wang Xuandi https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006694/in-chinas-new-age-communes%2C-burned-out-millennials-go-back-to-nature [EN]
* "China’s Ele.me stirs outcry after initial low compensation for delivery worker’s death" by Che Pan and Minghe Hu https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3117000/chinas-eleme-stirs-outcry-after-initial-low-compensation-delivery [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/UECTg, owned by Alibaba)
* "投入过亿建8万厕所弃用超5万个，厕改不能变为政绩秀" https://news.sina.cn/sh/2021-01-28/detail-ikftpnny2516638.d.html?from=wap [ZH] (archived: https://archive.vn/GfQKe)
* “Loan sharks demand nude photos from students: report” https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-06/14/content\_25709125.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "Chinese mum pays over US$150,000 to have ‘perfect’ seven kids, bucking country’s declining childbirth trend" by Mandy Zuo https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3122890/chinese-mum-pays-over-us150000-have-perfect [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/1PdSY, owned by Alibaba)
* "China has 1,058 billionaires, outpacing the US: Hurun report" https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202103/1217047.shtml [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/299QJ, PRC state-owned media)
* "9 in Hurun top 100 seeing wealth rise in 2mths from China" by Li Qiaoyi https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202004/1184842.shtml [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/YmFtP, PRC state-owned media)
* "China’s super wealthy set to grow by 46% in the next five years, report claims" by Cheryl Arcibal https://www.inkstonenews.com/business/chinas-super-wealthy-set-grow-46-next-five-years-report-claims/article/3123586 [EN]
* "饿了么相关人士：骑手盟主被抓，自2019年已不是平台骑手" https://lanjinger.com/d/153764v (Archive: https://archive.vn/rB2jI) [ZH]
* "Jack Ma Resurfaces, And Gets $2 Billion Richer in the Process" by Viola Zhou https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adbwj/jack-ma-resurfaces-after-monthslong-silence [EN] (prone to gonzo journalism)
* "Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devices" by Gethin Chamberlain https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/08/schoolchildren-in-china-work-overnight-to-produce-amazon-alexa-devices [EN] (archived: https://archive.vn/ZHiBD, owned by Scott Trust Limited)
* "广州天桥底筑水泥锥驱赶流浪汉" http://news.cntv.cn/photo/20120703/104410.shtml (archived,: https://archive.vn/vIPTr) [ZH] (PRC state-owned media)
* "Books recommended by President Xi inspire netizens" https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1186551.shtml [EN] (PRC state-owned media, mentions Milton Friedman's "Capitalism and Freedom" as one of Xi's favorite books)
* "Xi stresses decisive role of market in resource allocation" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/23/c\_139082022.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned)
* "China's private sector contributes greatly to economic growth: federation leader" http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/06/c\_137020127.htm [EN] (PRC state-owned media)
* "富士康再陷“加班门” 员工:人就像机器是行尸走肉" http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2015/02-05/7039812.shtml (https://archive.vn/I6yoW) [ZH] (Chinese state media)
* "He Tried To Organize Workers In China's Gig Economy. Now He Faces 5 Years In Jail" by Emily Feng https://www.npr.org/2021/04/13/984994360/he-tried-to-organize-workers-in-chinas-gig-economy-now-he-faces-5-years-in-jail [EN]

### **Magazine Articles**

* “Evicting the Underclass” by Eli Friedman https://jacobinmag.com/2017/12/beijing-fire-migrant-labor-urbanization [EN]
* "The Urbanization of the Chinese Working Class" by Eli Friedman https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/10/the-urbanization-of-the-chinese-working-class [EN]
* "China Fantasies" by Ho-Fung Hung https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/12/china-new-global-order-imperialism-communist-party-globalization [EN]
* "China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm" by Nick Aspinwall https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/china-delivery-meituan-uber/ [EN]
* "China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War" by Michelle Chen https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/chinas-workers-arent-fighting-a-trade-war-theyre-fighting-a-labor-war/ [EN]
* "Chinese workers beat capitalist to death" https://libcom.org/news/workers-beat-capitalist-death-26072009 [EN]
* "China in Revolt" by Eli Friedman https://www.jacobinmag.com/2012/08/china-in-revolt/ [EN]
* "Do Spreading Auto Strikes Mean Hope for a Workers’ Movement in China?" by Lu Zhang https://www.labornotes.org/2010/07/do-spreading-auto-strikes-mean-hope-workers%E2%80%99-movement-china [EN]

### **Blog Articles**

* "任正非、王健林、许家印领衔：富豪榜上的党员们" https://m.sohu.com/a/100621703\_338483/?pvid=000115\_3w\_a (Archive: https://archive.vn/fCBRt) [ZH]
* "墨茶生平（整理第二版）" https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv9396207 (Archive: https://archive.vn/F7IMA) [ZH]
* "“骑士联盟”会成为骑手互助的新希望吗——五月魔都骑手采访实录" by 法厄同 https://www.douban.com/note/777339013/ (Archive: https://archive.vn/3t4VK) [ZH]
* "“17岁中专生实习坠亡”，背后的压榨乱象被忽视太久" https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Xv-RnFOSbY1t2V6\_42GsaA (Archive: https://archive.vn/3ByaD) [ZH]
* "一个农民工父亲的求助信，他写得如同诗歌，为他刚跳楼的17岁儿子" https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7zdmAoOuvVhrV2OIL\_NdWw (Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20210628162651/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7zdmAoOuvVhrV2OIL\_NdWw) [ZH]
* "Late Capitalism- Not “child fueled medal factories” — drives Chinese Olympic Dreams" by Rui Zhong https://medium.com/@ruizhong67/late-capitalism-not-child-fueled-medal-factories-drives-chinese-olympic-dreams-228e5c0073f2 [EN]

### **Documents**

* d“Constitution of the People’s Republic of China” http://en.people.cn/constitution/constitution.html [EN] (mentions that private property and a private economic sector are allowed)
* “Regulations on Protection of Wage Payment to Migrant Workers” https://web.archive.org/web/20200804191932/http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2020-01/07/content\_5467278.htm [ZH] (Government website)
* “中办、国办：允许深圳探索适应新产业发展需要的特殊工时管理制度”(Allowing Shenzhen to explore special working hour management systems adapted to the development needs of new industries) https://finance.sina.com.cn/china/gncj/2020-10-12/doc-iivhvpwz1492981.shtml [ZH] (People’s daily)
* “广东省司法厅关于省政协十二届三次会议第20200848号提案答复的函” http://sft.gd.gov.cn/sfw/gov\_gk/zwwgk/content/mpost\_3047190.html [ZH] (PRC government)

### **Encyclopedia**

* "墨茶Official" https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A2%A8%E8%8C%B6Official [ZH]
* "三和大神" https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/三和大神 [ZH]

### **Books**

* “China: The Revolution is Dead - Long Live the Revolution“ by the Ken Collective http://blackrosebooks.net/products/view/China%3A+The+Revolution+is+Dead+-+Long+Live+the+Revolution/27980 [EN]
* “Chinese Workers: A New History“ by Jackie Sheehan https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=AA915D82D6A8EB50A880A4DA45EB557F [PDF, 1MB, EN]
* “One China, Many Paths” by Chaohua Wang https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=92D093FB6FFE7B4E98C1A245C29F147A [PDF, 72MB, EN]
* “The Tragedy of the Chinese Revolution” by Harold Isaacs https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=551C7433F1537BD5B137F2461DB54827 [PDF, 2MB, EN], https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=5E390A88307DDF2A19205D09321DFF3B [DJVU, 6MB, EN] https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/isaacs/1938/tcr/index.htm [HTML, EN] (Trotskyist historian)
* “Chuang Issue 1” http://chuangcn.org/journal/one/ [HTML, EN]
* “Chuang Issue 2” http://chuangcn.org/journal/two/ [HTML, EN]
* “Class conflicts in the transformation of China” by Aufheben https://libcom.org/files/china\_0.pdf [PDF, 560kb, EN]
* “Nao's recommended sources on China” https://libcom.org/blog/nao-bibliography [EN]
* “Workers' autonomy strikes in China” by Mouvement Communiste and Kolektivně proti kapitálu https://libcom.org/files/MC\_ChinaPamphletEN.pdf [PDF, 1.6 MB, EN]
* “The State of China’s State Capitalism: Evidence of Its Successes and Pitfalls” by Juann H. Hung and Yang Chen http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=B0F000DA6C7A2FF583BF2BEF0959F80C [PDF, 9MB, EN]
* “The Cultural Revolution at the Margins: Chinese Socialism in Crisis“ by Yiching Wu http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=D72E680905B92649D3B9BB3728006512 [PDF, 1MB, EN]; http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=B52DDC72E740A7CF5D043C5584364055 [EPUB, 1MB, EN]
* “Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Entrepreneurship and the State” by Yasheng Huang https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=D982677ED8E91F81AEEF299A50740AB1 [PDF, 2MB, EN]

### **Podcast Episodes**

* “Dr. Eli Friedman: The story of China Labor Activist Xiangzi & Building International Solidarity with China and Hong Kong Activists” uploaded by The Arts of Travel https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-arts-of-travel/id1406775458?i=1000461115882 [01:02:02, EN]
* "Poverty eradication by 2020: A reality check" uploaded by Sinica https://supchina.com/podcast/poverty-eradication-by-2020-a-reality-check/ [1:04:20, EN]

### **Videos**

* “Is China Socialist? No, No, A Thousand Times, No!” uploaded by Black Red Guard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nTnL3JUl1E [15:49, EN] (Maoist critique)
* “The Activist Organising China's Biggest Labour Strikes” uploaded by Journeyman Pictures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOIUMP\_VoSg [25:07, EN]
* 纪录片：人在三和 Documentary about working-class people in Shenzhen https://youtu.be/u7XhF34Lwbs [52:39, ZH]
* NHK纪录片三和青春残酷物语 深圳零工族实录 中文字幕 Documentary about working-class people in Shenzhen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGvbLpBVgbU [1:38:59, JP,Chinese Subtitle]
* “A Way Out”, directed by Qiong Zheng https://vimeo.com/ondemand/awayout2 (Documentary about the Chinese education system) [1 hour 34 minutes, ZH, English subtitles]
* "Please Vote For Me", directed by Weijun Chen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD1QSX2hOnk (Documentary about the Chinese education system) [44 minutes 58 seconds, ZH, English subtitles]
* "Education Education", directed by Weijun Chen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP61LwODTnY (Documentary about the Chinese education system) [59 minutes, ZH, English subtitles]
* "Beijing's Brutal Evictions | 101 East" uploaded by Al Jazeera English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kGy8FD0oQg [25:00, EN] (Qatari state-owned media with anti-Saudi geopolitics)
* “China land dispute protests continue after man dies - video” https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2011/dec/16/china-land-dispute-protests-video [1:48, EN] (owned by Scott Trust Limited)
* "This Chinese company has a humiliating punishment for employees who fail to meet their targets." uploaded by SCMP News https://twitter.com/SCMPNews/status/1085440264934776832 [01:11, EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "中国的资本力量(b站弹幕附)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KuLc5zQSXo [ZH, English subtitles, 00:10:45] (capitalist apologia propaganda)
* "Cheap housing but few economic opportunities for young Chinese in city along Russian border" uploaded by South China Morning Post https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ641Lw1fyE [ZH, EN, 00:08:06] (owned by Alibaba)
* "China’s last cave people" uploaded by South China Morning Post https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RusJkGQLJq0 [00:05:47, ZH, EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "Where Beijing's 'bottom of society' live" uploaded by South China Morning Post https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1QBjpUuflY [00:06:03, ZH, EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "The life of a woman priced out of Beijing, China" uploaded by South China Morning Post https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZQB7r-a3uY [00:04:27, ZH, EN] (owned by Alibaba)
* "Let's Read Michael Parenti on Dengist China" uploaded by BadEmpanada 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpTL\_nz0qsw [8:43, EN]

### **Websites**

* “Chuang” http://chuangcn.org/ [EN, ZH]
* “Worker Democracy” https://workerdemo-hk.com/ [EN, ZH]
* “红色中国网” http://redchinacn.net/ [ZH]
* “青年先锋” http://youthxianfeng.tk/ [ZH]
* “乌有之乡 - 有好书 有朋友 有思想 有责任” http://www.wyzxwk.com/ [ZH]
* “佳士工人声援团官网 – 同战斗，共进退” http://archive.is/aoRiP [ZH]
* “Landsea Survey on Land Rights in China” https://www.landesa.org/chinasurvey/ [EN]
* “左翼21” https://web.archive.org/web/20160927133613/http://left21.hk/wp/ [EN, ZH]
* “China Labour Bulletin” https://clb.org.hk/ [EN, ZH]
* “Visualizing China’s Trading Partners” https://howmuch.net/articles/chinas-exports-imports-trade-balance [EN]
* “ChinaWorker.Info” https://chinaworker.info/en/ (Trotskyist) [EN]
* “三和大神2019” Website about working class life in Shenzhen around 2019 http://2019.3hedashen.me/ [ZH]
* “三和大神2018” Website about working class life in Shenzhen around 2018 http://2018.3hedashen.me/ [ZH]
* “Squatting” https://matters.news/@squatting2020 [EN]
* “RedChinaCn.Net” http://redchinacn.net/portal.php [ZH] (Maoist)
* "工号51" https://gonghao51.github.io [ZH]
* “央视农民工讨薪专题” http://news.cntv.cn/special/opinion/laborsalary/index.shtml [ZH]
* "Reignite Press" https://www.reignitepress.com [ZH]
* "Squatting" https://squatting2047.com [ZH]

### **Archived**

* https://archive.vn/fdM4C [ZH] - Police trains to crack down on labour activists
* https://archive.vn/TEKoW [EN] - explaining Xi has nothing in common with Mao
* https://archive.vn/cgThx [EN] - James Lin talks about the problems of capitalism & authoritarianism in China & Hong Kong
* https://archive.vn/HVRxo [ZH] - Social media post about someone dealing with the fact that they haven’t been paid, lack basic insurance; issues as part of the hukou system
* https://archive.vn/xvZpy [EN] - A Twitter thread about xiaokang by Chenchen Zhang
* https://archive.vn/ygHE4 [EN] - A Twitter thread about the inconsistencies of the CCP’s economic goals by Chenchen Zhang
* https://archive.vn/kFXVM [EN] - A Twitter thread about how conservative the CCP really is
* https://archive.vn/oIkrp [EN] - A translation of two capitalist advertisements in China
	+ https://archive.is/rxAo8 - Photo 1 [ZH]
	+ https://archive.vn/FoUCv - Photo 2 [ZH]
* https://archive.vn/UydjS [ZH] - A factory leader in Guangxi who was voted in by the workers was forcibly removed from his position by the government
	+ https://archive.is/YIRmE [ZH] - Notice from tweet
* https://archive.vn/7mSwy [ZH] - A worker committed suicide due to overwork
	+ https://archive.vn/M5kYi [ZH] - Photo 1
	+ https://archive.vn/N7ZYZ [ZH] - Photo 2
	+ https://archive.vn/PaEZG [ZH] - Photo 3
	+ https://archive.vn/RfY04 [ZH] - Photo 4
* https://archive.is/MQ6C8 [EN/ZH] - A Chinese deliver worker set himself on fire to protest unpaid wages
	+ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ert1UFcW4AMX3Uo?format=jpg&name=large [ZH]- post on Chinese social media
* https://archive.vn/O5twJ [ZH] - Workers being cheated out in a company
	+ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eq4kg4DW8AA-Blw?format=jpg&name=900x900 [ZH]- Photo 1
	+ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eq4kg4FXcAMRZ\_v?format=jpg&name=large [ZH]- Photo 2
* https://archive.vn/xwb6L [ZH] - PRC state-owned media churning capitalist apologia propaganda
* https://archive.vn/2SpaA [EN] - Chen Weihua showing his disdain for Indian farmers protesting against laws that would empower corporate influence in agriculture (See this for more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021\_Indian\_farmers%27\_protest)
* https://archive.vn/gXLk0 [EN] - Labor organizer arrested by police, which has been documented by WeChat
	+ https://archive.ph/cgyVa [ZH] - Photo 1
	+ https://archive.ph/o5d7Q [ZH] - Photo 2
	+ https://archive.ph/BTTkw [ZH] - Photo 3
* https://archive.vn/yrJOi [EN] - CCP made a poem praising capitalism
	+ https://archive.vn/Lgo0Y [ZH] - Poem
* https://archive.vn/8JSOi [ZH] - Complaints about overwork in a factory
* https://archive.vn/mfzmW [EN] - Quan Hongchan, a Chinese Olympic athlete, talks about how their mom is struggling to pay medical costs for her illness
* https://archive.vn/kEIPl [EN] - "We are having trouble defining what our system is. We are trying out a number of experiments, and those that work we will call socialism. Those that don't, we will call capitalism." - A quote from a Chinese official in 1980

### **Notes**

* PRC is gradually rolling out Free Trade Zones (FTZ) across China
* Michael Parenti does not consider PRC a socialist country, and insists they are capitalist / neoliberal
* Keywords to search: "996 work culture", "Foxconn Suicides", "農民工", "低端人口", "三和大神"
* “This person does not grasp class struggle; he has never referred to this key link. Still his theme of ‘white cat, black cat,’ making no distinction between imperialism and Marxism.”- Mao Zedong on Deng Xiaoping