The Rise and Fall of Participatory Management in the People's Republic of China Part 2: Mass Movements, Workers, and the Party-State
Mark Reid, June 29, 2026
In part two of a three-part serialized series examining the systemic limitations and historical potentials of democratic workplace management in the People's Republic of China, Mark Reid examines the rise of mass worker movements during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, such as the Shanghai People's Commune and Shengwulian, and the divergent responses to these movements from the party-state. Read Part 1. Read Article.
The Rise and Fall of Participatory Management in the People's Republic of China, Part 1: The Consolidation of the Party-State
Mark Reid, June 12, 2026
In part one of a three-part serialized series examining the systemic limitations and historic potentials of democratic workplace management in the People's Republic of China, Mark Reid details the rise of Staff-and-Workers’ Congresses, the transition from a mixed to planned economy, and the experimentation of the Great Leap Forward era. Read Article.
Sino-Palestinian Relations: From Anti-Imperialist Solidarity to Pragmatism
Mark Reid, February 23, 2024
Mark Reid traces the history of diplomacy between post-Revolutionary China, the Palestinian liberation movement, and Israel, arguing that the PRC’s current status-quo position on the region is the result of its deepening economic ties with Israel and its oil-dependency on the Gulf states. Read Article.