Smoke and mirrors instead of truth Cyberattack allegations against China are nothing but another example of new cold war hysteria, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
Friday 18th Nov 2022 China is building a truly ecological civilisation While the inertia of the market-led nations gives us terrifying forecasts for the planet, state socialism in the east has delivered on wind and solar energy, green infrastructure, electric vehicles, reforestation and carbon reduction, reports CARLOS MARTINEZ
Monday 24th Jan 2022 Zero Covid: China silences the critics Despite the effectiveness of China’s tactics in fighting Covid-19, Western outlets still find ways to decry it as ‘authoritarian’ and ‘unsustainable’ — instead they should be saluting its remarkable success, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
Saturday 04th Dec 2021 Adelante! China plays a crucial role supporting progress and sovereignty in Latin America by Carlos Martinez
Friday 05th Nov 2021 Blaming China for the climate crisis is shameful nonsense The West has followed a Cold War agenda of demonising the world’s most populous country, when in fact it is China that emits less per-person than the US and many of its other critics, while leading the way in renewable energy, reforestation and electric vehicles, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
Tuesday 19th Oct 2021 Progressives around the world oppose the propaganda war against China CARLOS MARTINEZ reports from a webinar exploring the ‘new cold war’ on China and its basis in racism, emotional narratives and the military-industrial complex
Wednesday 01st Sep 2021 The Chinese Communist Party: Its Mission and Contributions CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at a milestone publication from the Communist Party of China that outlines the continuity of its political system, its approach to democracy and how it intends to develop into a prosperous, advanced socialist society by 2049
Tuesday 24th Aug 2021 The Soviet collapse: entirely unnecessary and utterly disastrous Three decades on from the demise of the USSR, it is clearer than ever that capitalism cannot solve the problems faced by humanity, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
Friday 09th Jul 2021 A century of the Communist Party of China: no Great Wall In the final piece in the series, CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at how market reforms and ‘opening up’ after 1978 built on the first 30 years of the revolution, rather than reversing it
Friday 02nd Jul 2021 A century of the Communist Party of China: Reform and opening up — the great betrayal? Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms of 1978 were a turning point in the history of the country. CARLOS MARTINEZ puts the policies into context
Friday 25th Jun 2021 Human error holds back the revolution The Morning Star marks the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China with a series of articles by CARLOS MARTINEZ. This week he looks at the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76