[English] – This interview was conducted by Ralf Ruckus and appeared in Spectre Journal on November 18, 2025. Dong Yige witnessed the movement of young feminist activists in the 2010s in China and has researched the history of proletarian women there. In the interview, she focuses on the current crisis of social reproduction, women's agency, and feminism in China. A shorter version of the interview in German appeared in the Swiss weekly WOZ.
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[Deutsch] – Im Kapitalismus sinken tendenziell die Geburtenzahlen, und Arbeitskräfte werden knapp – auch in China: Die Regierung will, dass Frauen mehr Kinder bekommen. Doch die wehren sich. Artikel von Ralf Ruckus in der WOZ vom 25. September 2025. Zur erweiterten, englischsprachigen Version dieses Artikels geht es hier.
[English] – Ralf Ruckus wrote an article on how declining fertility, disrupted social reproduction, and women’s resistance undermine China's capitalism under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party. The article was published by Spectre Journal on November 12, 2025: China's Other Crisis. A shorter German version is available here.
[English] – Gongchao just published the book China from Below. Critical Analysis & Grassroots Activism edited by Ralf Ruckus, Daniel Reineke, Jule Pfeffer, and Kevin Lin. The book contributions cover key issues necessary for “rethinking” China in the 21st century, including China’s feminist movement, tech worker organizing, environmental politics, state repression in Xinjiang, the Left in Taiwan, right-wing factions in Hong Kong, Chinese investments and labor struggles in Indonesia, and reevaluations of China’s history since 1949 and the contested reform process. The book-PDF can be downloaded at https://www.gongchao.org/en/china-from-below.
[Deutsch] – Gongchao hat gerade das Buch China von unten. Kritische Analyse & Soziale Kämpfe veröffentlicht. Das Buch wurde von Ralf Ruckus, Daniel Reineke, Jule Pfeffer und Kevin Lin herausgegeben. Die Beiträge in diesem Sammelband erörtern Themen, die für ein „Neudenken“ Chinas im 21. Jahrhundert entscheidend sind, darunter Chinas feministische Bewegung, die staatliche Repression in Xinjiang, die Linke in Taiwan, rechte Gruppierungen in Hongkong, chinesische Investitionen und Arbeitskämpfe in Indonesien sowie eine Neubewertung der Geschichte Chinas seit 1949 und des umstrittenen Reformprozesses. Das Buch kann als PDF heruntergeladen werden unter https://www.gongchao.org/de/china-von-unten.
[中文] – 工潮集体刚刚出版了《底观中国， 批判分析与草根运动》。本书收录的文章涵盖的关键议题包括，女权运动、科技业员工的组织行动、对新疆的打压、台湾的左翼、香港的右翼势力、中国在印尼的投资和劳工抗争、以及对1949年后中国历史和有争议的改革过程的重新审视，对“重新思考”中国在二十一世纪的角色很有必要。这本书可以在网站上下载：https://www.gongchao.org/cn/diguan-zhongguo。
[english] – The recording of a panel discussion hosted by the DSA SF Education Committee that took place on September 18, 2021, can be watched online. The panel explores the social and political conflicts that have driven China's history since the 1949 Revolution and the current situation in the PRC today. Speakers include Yige Dong, Yueran Zhang, Ralf Ruckus, and Christopher Connery. Please, watch the video: here.
[english] – This podcast is part of the online discussion series China and the Left. To listen to the podcast, click here.
[english] – gongchao.org and others have organized more online discussion events as part of the series "China and the Left": on Saturday, January 9, on the situation in Northwest China (Xinjiang); on Saturday, January 23, on the left in Taiwan; and on Saturday, February 6, on "Made-in-China"-feminism. Other events will follow. For information and registration, see https://www.gongchao.org/en/online-discussions.
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