CGTN correspondent, Robert Lawrence Kuhn asks: What is the ‘deep message’ of the Chinese President’s extensive inspection tour of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region? Why now, his first trip to Xinjiang in eight years? It is not a coincidence that President Xi’s two most-recent trips, Hong Kong and Xinjiang, within two weeks, were both aimed at signifying national unity in that both areas have witnessed social disruptions and both areas have been targets of severe foreign censure. Xi was in Xinjiang for four intense days of substance and symbolism. His overarching vision was for Xinjiang to be united, harmonious, … Continue reading The ‘deep message’ of the Chinese President’s extensive inspection tour of Xinjiang

China Environment Net from time to time republishes important articles on Marxism and eco-socialism. We are pleased to share the following detailed and insightful article by Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernández, Cuba’s ambassador to China. Pereira delves into the meaning of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, carefully noting that it should be understood on its own terms, rather than being compared against a one-size-fits-all model: “There is no unique definition of socialism, and any analysis on the issue must start by accepting that visions of it are diverse.” Pereira analyses the trajectory of sinicized Marxism-Leninism, noting that this begins not with the … Continue reading On the sinicization of Marxism – a Cuban perspective

The Robbery of Nature:Capitalism and the Ecological Riftby John Bellamy Foster and Brett ClarkReviewed by An Li for Science & Society, Volume 86, No 1, January 2022. Foster and Clark substantially extend Marx’s metabolic rift paradigm, insisting that the rift should not be considered narrowly as … Continue reading “The Robbery of Nature” reviewed in Science & Society