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Chinese officials slam negligence in deadly poultry plant fire
June 7, 2013China's top work safety official issued a stinging criticism of company management and government regulatory efforts following Monday's deadly poultry plant fire that killed 120 and injured 77.
Read moreSouth India voters reject BJP
May 21, 2013Indian voters rejected the reactionary Hindu-nationalist party, known as the BJP, in a recent state election. The huge loss spells trouble for the ultra-right party in the 2014 national elections.
Read moreTaking China’s bullet train with slow clock
February 26, 2013Last year, after participating in a Beijing conference on the crisis of capitalism and the future of world socialism, I took the bullet train to Nanjing, 620 miles away.
Read moreChina’s Communist Party elects new leaders
November 16, 2012On Thursday November 16, the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) ended in Beijing with the election of a new team of party leaders.
Read moreChina: The Frog & The Scorpion?
April 6, 2012Can China swim capitalism's scorpion across the river and avoid the sting?
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