Dec 28, 2024 · In the first half of last year, China Labour Bulletin reported a rebound in strikes and protests in China. As of 2024, the number of workers’ protests remains high, exceeding the same period last year. The Strike Map recorded 719 collective actions in the first half of 2024, up from 696 incidents during the same period the previous year.

Jun 25, 2024 · LONDON — Labour’s would-be Foreign Secretary David Lammy has vowed to overhaul the U.K.’s relationship with its fiercest strategic rival, China, after 14 years of alleged Conservative misdirection. Now he just needs to work out how to do it.

The People's Republic of China is a one-party state ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Despite this, eight minor political parties subservient to the CCP exist.

Women have been a major labor presence in China since the People's Republic was established. Some 40–45 percent of all women over age 15 are employed. China's estimated employed labor force in 2005 totaled 791.4 million persons, about 60% of the total population.

Jul 2, 2024 · High on the new government's agenda will be navigating sensitive ties between global superpowers and geopolitical rivals, the U.S. and China. Labour leader Keir Starmer has pledged to improve...

Apr 8, 2023 · The new working class created by China’s transformation has been learning how to organize and demand a better deal with help from labor NGOs and left-wing activists. But a crackdown on oppositional activity under Xi Jinping has made their job a lot harder.

Oct 18, 2024 · There is a strong cross-party caucus in Westminster that is China-sceptic; seven MPs and peers remain officially sanctioned by Beijing as a result. They are already accusing …

Jan 13, 2022 · A senior Labour MP received more than £500,000 from a Chinese agent engaged in “political interference activities” in the UK on behalf of the communist regime, it has emerged.

The last four Conservative leaders fronted a mutinous party that would not allow too close a relationship with China. If Boris Johnson hadn’t U-turned on Huawei, his MPs may well have made the...

Sam Hogg co-authored a piece in Politico called “ Starmer Will Have to Walk a US-China Tightrope ”. The article lays out paths the Labour government could follow if faced with a second, more protectionist Trump administration.