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Vincent Kolo

The Collapse of Xi Jinping’s Zero COVID Policy

In response to a wave of anti-government protests in late November, the Chinese dictatorship (CCP) has pivoted abruptly from its deeply unpopular Zero COVID...

China’s Mass Revolt – Where Now?

Originally published November 29 at internationalsocialist.net. At the time of writing police are massing in Chinese cities in an effort to stamp out the...

Xi Purges CCP’s Top Ranks

Originally published at internationalsocialist.net. It was never in doubt that at October’s five-yearly CCP Congress Xi Jinping would be crowned de facto Emperor. He now...

What’s Behind the Taiwan Strait Crisis?

Originally published September 1 at internationalsocialist.net. The chain of events sparked by Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2–3 signals a further escalation of...

Will There Be a Taiwan War?

Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info Taiwan finds itself at the center of escalation in the US-China Cold War. The new Cold War is not a temporary phase...