China

China Pt. 1: A Socialist Introduction w/ Jason Hickel by Upstream (2025)

Start here for an equally accessible and principled overview of China’s development.

Seventy-Five Years of the Chinese Revolution by Tings Chak and Vijay Prashad (2024)

A short historical account of the two main phases of China’s socialist construction.

China as a Challenge to Capitalism by Zhun Xu (2021)

A succinct explanation of the threat China poses to global capitalism as we know it.

Rethinking Socialism: What is Socialist Transition? by Deng-yuan Hsu and Pao-yu Ching (2017)

A critical appraisal of Reform & Opening Up from a Maoist perspective.

The Chinese Revolution & Civil War w/ Ken Hammond by Guerilla History (2024)

Chronicles the revolutionary build-up to the liberation of China in 1949.

Serve the People: The Eradication of Extreme Poverty in China by Tricontinential: Institute for Social Research (2021)

A comprehensive overview of China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation (TPA) programme.

The Battle Against Poverty: An Alternative Revolutionary Practice in China’s Post-Revolutionary Era by Li Xiaoyun and Yang Chengxue (2023)

A look at the different phases of Chinese development and the context that gave rise to TPA.

How Targeted Poverty Alleviation Has Changed the Structure of Rural Governance in China by Wang Xiaoyi (2023)

An in-depth review of how the Communist Party of China orchestrated the TPA.

Why China is Not Imperialist by International Manifesto Group (2023)

Carlos Martinez succinctly argues against the narrative that China is an imperialist power.

China: Imperialism or Semi-Periphery? by Minqi Li (2021)

An extensive analysis of China’s role in the capitalist world system today.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative and African Industrialisation by Tang Xiaoyang (2022)

An exploration of the role of the Belt and Road Initiative in African industrialisation.

'China is building an ecological civilisation’ in The East Is Still Red by Carlos Martinez (2023)

A sweeping review of China’s ecological transformation ranging from energy to transport and reforestation.

Reviving Erhai Lake: A Socialist Approach to Balancing Human and Ecological Development by Xiong Jie and Tings Chak (2024)

A case-study looking into the popular mobilisation for ecological restoration.

The New Cold War on China by John Bellamy Foster (2021)

Introduces the US’ strategy and rationale for a New Cold War on China.

Imperialism in the Indo-Pacific by John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark (2024)

Unpacks the US’ “anaconda” military strategy in the Indo-Pacific.

The New Cold War is Sending Tremors Through Northeast Asia by Tricontinential: Institute for Social Research (2024)

Analyses the role of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in the US’ imperialist designs for the region.