China
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.
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South 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.
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Taking 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.
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China’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.
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China: The Frog & The Scorpion?
April 6, 2012Can China swim capitalism's scorpion across the river and avoid the sting?
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