#11: China Today & the Politics of China in Canada w/ Ralf Ruckus and Vincent Wong

China Today & the Politics of China in Canada w/ Ralf Ruckus and Vincent Wong China's growing power in the world and the worsening rivalry between "Western" states and China make it ever-more important for leftists to understand China. This episode presents an interview with Ralf Ruckus, author of the new book The Communist Road to Capitalism: How Social Unrest and Containment Have Pushed China's (R)evolution Since 1949, about China today. Ideas about China are becoming more prominent in politics in the Canadian state. Vincent Wong, author of a recent article on China and the left in Canada in Briarpatch, looks at how China is being discussed, anti-Chinese racism, and China and the left. If you want to learn more: Ralf Ruckus, The Communist Road to Capitalism: How Social Unrest and Containment Have Pushed China's (R)evolution since 1949 https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1149 Vincent Wong, China, the Canadian left, and countering state capitalist apologia https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/china-the-canadian-left-and-countering-state-capitalist-apologia Lausan Collective https://lausan.hk/ Ralf Ruckus's site 闹清楚 [nau̯ tɕʰiŋ ʈʂʰu] https://nqch.org 工潮 [gʊŋ'ʧaʊ] | gongchao.org | info + debate on china https://www.gongchao.org Chuangcn.org journal and blog https://chuangcn.org/ China Labour Bulletin https://clb.org.hk/ Wu Yiching, The Cultural Revolution at the Margins https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674728790 Vincent Wong And Kennes Lin on Anti-Asian racism and workers struggles in Canada https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/09/01/the-racist-history-of-chinese-labour-in-canada-shows-not-much-has-changed-deemed-essential-but-still-invisible.html