The Burner: The Burner Episode #230: Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
How will the lockdown end? James Butler asks: why is the US so intent on blaming China? Do states need ‘official enemies’?
Tag: china
Opinion: Filth: Racist Scaremongering Around Covid-19 Is Nothing New. We Have Always Blamed Racial Others for Disease
Eleanor Penny
Western governments have every reason to opportunistically stoke sinophobia, it helps them to distract us and to dodge blame. But what they are doing is nothing new. A glance over the history of colonialism and race-making reveals a longstanding tradition of scaremongering about racial others as founts and bearers of disease, writes Eleanor Penny, in part two of a series on 'filth'.
Novara Live: It Wasn’t Me
The UK is blaming poor COVID-19 preparation on secrecy by China. The problem: the dates don’t add up! Plus, the Tories rediscover “society”; high-street collapse continues; and Orban suspends democracy.
Report: Over 50 Offensive Coronavirus-Themed Products Pulled From Amazon
Joe Goodman
Over 50 offensive Coronavirus-themed products were listed on the company’s site before they were removed this week. Joe Goodman reports.
Don’t EU Want Me Huawei? What Plans for Our 5G Network Signal About Post-Brexit Britain
James Meadway
Boris Johnson’s approval of Huawei for use in (parts of) the UK’s developing 5G network is a more decisive moment in our post-Brexit future than is perhaps realised, says James Meadway. Not least because it points towards an increasingly large role for the state in the digital economy.
International: The UN’s Top Court Has Offered Myanmar’s Rohingya a Glimmer of Hope, but Justice Is Still a Distant Prospect
Yali Banton-Heath
The International Court of Justice has issued an emergency injunction against Myanmar in a grossly delayed move to protect the country's Muslim minority. But the verdict may not have the impact that some hope it will, writes Yali Banton-Heath.
Political Strikes in Hong Kong: Not the First, and Probably Not the Last
Fuk Ying Tse
For almost three months, Hong Kong has seen mass protests against the extradition law amendment bill - a bill that would allow the Hong Kong government to extradite fugitives to China, threatening to undermine the autonomy of the region. Fuk Ying Tse explains the context and significance of the protests.
Definitely Maybe: What People Are Missing About China’s ‘Imminent’ Financial Crisis
James Meadway
Talk of an incoming Chinese financial crisis has rumbled on for the best part of a decade. In his latest column, James Meadway weighs up the factors affecting China's economic stability.
Are You Gonna Go Huawei? 5G and the Rise of AI Nationalism
James Meadway
The recent row over the future of 5G in Britain has shone a spotlight on Huawei, and it's no coincidence questions concerning technology are underpinning the US-China trade dispute. James Meadway explains what debates over 5G and artificial intelligence ought to tell us about the state of global capitalism.
In Search of the Chinese Dream
Kate Martyr
Xi Jinping’s evocation of Mao might seem curiously out of place in 21st century China. But within the context of Xi’s zhongguo meng (Chinese dream) Mao features as a central figure of a Chinese national rejuvenation plan which merges familiar socialist political style with a potent nationalism.
Tata Steel: Why Did the UK Government Block EU Attempts to Save the Steel Industry?
Leighton Evans
Despite the reported '£1m loss a day' being generated by the Port Talbot steelworks, there's a lot more to this nail in the coffin of the UK steel industry than is being let on by both the government and media.
Novara FM: Worker Struggle in Asia and the Future of Capitalism
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ashok Kumar as they discuss worker struggle in the Global South, the "organisational fix" and no next China for investment.
5 Reasons the Strike in China is Terrifying! (to Transnational Capitalism)
Ashok Kumar
As the unprecedented strikes at footwear factories in China near the two week mark, the 48,000 workers involved seem only to be escalating the activity. The demands for significant wage increases and structural change have resonated with local organizations which have called for global solidarity actions. As it all kicks off at this 'backbone shop', Ashok Kumar considers why it's not just Nike and Adidas who should be afraid.
Novara FM: Post-China and the Spatial Fix
On this week's show Aaron Bastani is joined by Ashok Kumar as they discuss increasing costs of labour in China and the 'Japanification' of the 'BRIC' economies.
On the Path to a Service Economy: Made In Post-China™
Ashok Kumar & Alex Gawenda
Ashok Kumar and Alex Gawenda discuss the end of the Chinese boom and what it means not only for China but the global economy.