China is home to 700 million workers. Those who hate capitalism must be able to look them in the face and call them—without caveat, hesitation or hypocrisy—our siblings in chains, our comrades in struggle, our world’s grandest hope for a new beginning.
History often happens without warning and, even more often, against all our wishes and best efforts. Sunday, 3 August, was different. Hundreds of thousands woke up ready and determined to make history themselves on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
China’s boom is well and truly over. Through the 2000s, the economy enjoyed double-digit annual growth. Now, few expect it to hit the 5 percent target announced at this year’s National People’s Congress.
