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The Communist Party of China stands ready to work with Marxist political parties throughout the world to jointly promote human progress.

The new cold war resounds with echoes of the old one, including geopolitical maneuvering and proprietary competition over technological innovations.

The U.S. is continuing its attempts to maintain its status as a global power at all costs, rather than accepting the development of other nations as a positive form of progress for the international community.

What are fundamental causes resulting in thousands of documented acts of anti-Asian hatred and violence, in many instances directed at Asian American women and elders? This analysis must include the long history of U.S. global anti-Asian animus.

World military expenditure in 2020 is estimated to have been $1981 billion, the highest level since 1988 — and world military expenditure in 2020 was 2.6 per cent higher in real terms than in 2019 and 9.3 per cent higher than in 2011.

To “know” our enemy, we need to grasp its essential character, its strengths, and its vulnerabilities.That translates today into getting the clearest possible picture of the racist and authoritarian coalition that has “Make America Great Again”.

Workers tell their stories as they gear for national and international action

After convincing itself Vietnam would grant it access for missile bases against China, the Pentagon got a hard dose of reality.

The modernisation of China’s exchange-rate system could deal the currency a painful blow.

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