Parker and Matthew sit down with sociologist and labor activist Yueran Zhang to discuss workers’ struggles in contemporary China. Topics discussed include public memory of Tiananmen Square, the Chongqing model, trade unionism and labor activism in the Pearl River Delta, the Jasic workers’ struggle, and prospects for the revolutionary left.
Check out Yueran’s articles on The Forgotten Socialists of Tiananmen Square and Leninists in a Chinese Factory: Reflections on the Jasic Labour Organising Strategy.