Posts by John Ross
Why Common Prosperity is Good for Socialism and for China’s Economy
President Xi Jinping’s introduction of the term “Common Prosperity” has led to an important discussion both inside and outside China. The aim of Common Prosperity is, of course, not at all limited to purely economic objectives. Its goals are far wider, including to ensure the rise in the living standards of the Chinese people, to…
Read MoreWorld mobilises against the US on Cuba – including China
The US has just suffered a significant defeat in A…
Read MoreLa Gran Ruta de China
My book La Gran Ruta de China (in Spanish) has been published as an ebook. This ebook is free and may be freely distributed. To download a copy please click on the link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JNr2bZGkb3HKC-2x1AYPNGEGqp6hqn0Y/view?usp=sharing
Read MoreCuba, China, Latin America and the World
This analysis of the the central necessity to defeat the US attack on Cuba for every progressive cause in the world, starting with Latin America, was originally published in Chinese at Guancha.cn. The US in Latin America is at present once again seeing a series of countries attempting to follow independent policies, corresponding to their…
Read MoreLaunch of the book “China’s Great Road”
On Saturday 10 July there will be the launch of the book China’s Great Road by John Ross. Speakers will include Vijay Prashad, Radhika Desai, Tings Chak, Dai Suyue, Joshua Jackson, Kenny Coyle, Carlos Martinez and John Ross. China’s Great Road expands and deepens many of the analyses published on the Learning from China website.…
Read MoreWhat the 100th anniversary of the CPC means for humanity
The 100th anniversary of the founding of the Commu…
Read MoreThe CPC has led the greatest improvement in the conditions of the greatest proportion of humanity in human history
Any examination of the facts arrives at a clear conclusion which may be simply stated. The CPC has been responsible for leading by far the greatest improvement in the conditions of the greatest proportion of humanity in the whole of human history. This is not boasting, a rhetorical statement,. It is simply a statement of…
Read MoreWe have entered the “China period of the development of socialism” – Preface to the European edition of “China’s Great Road”
The following is the Preface to the European edition of my book “China’s Great Road”. The book is available at an introductory price of £16 or €17.95 from https://redletterspp.com/collections/summer-special/products/chinas-great-road The accumulated achievements of China since its revolution of 1949 are so great that they have now not only changed the world but must lead every…
Read MoreThe end of US neo-liberalism – the meaning of Biden’s change in US economic policy
In the US President Biden is carrying out a revolution in economic policy which, without openly acknowledging it, in fact admits the failure of US the neo-liberal economic policies pursued during the last 40 years. Entirely abandoning the neo-liberal goal of “small government” Biden has unleashed the greatest increase in peacetime government spending in US…
Read MoreThe “New Atlantic Charter” is against the interests of the Chinese and British people
The G7 summit held in Cornwall, the first visit abroad as President by Biden, was surrounded by a number of grand declarations. These included the signing of a new “Atlantic Charter” between the US and Britain – named after the agreement between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill in August 1941. The original Atlantic Charter…
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