Understanding China [Pt. 1]
In 1949, the Communist Party of China (CPC) came to power through a successful people’s revolution. Since then, China has gone from a poor country subject to imperialist humiliation to an industrial powerhouse with the second largest economy in the world. Now, for the first time in 500 years, a country from the Global South is challenging Western hegemony. Confronted with this existential threat, the US-led Global North is mounting a dangerous new Cold War on China. As eco-socialists in the Global North, we must actively resist our ruling classes’ attempts to manufacture consent for imperialist war. Instead, we must develop our own political conclusions on China and its role in an emergent multipolar world. Without proper investigation, we have no ability to advance our struggle.
In 1949, the Communist Party of China (CPC) came to power through a successful people’s revolution. Since then, China has gone from a poor country subject to imperialist humiliation to an industrial powerhouse with the second largest economy in the world. Now, for the first time in 500 years, a country from the Global South is challenging Western hegemony. Confronted with this existential threat, the US-led Global North is mounting a dangerous new Cold War on China. As eco-socialists in the Global North, we must actively resist our ruling classes’ attempts to manufacture consent for imperialist war. Instead, we must develop our own political conclusions on China and its role in an emergent multipolar world. Without proper investigation, we have no ability to advance our struggle.