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A China Reader Socialist Education Project Socialist Education Project i A China Reader Socialist Education Project Published by the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism Changemaker Publications ii A China Reader A China Reader is published by the CCDS Socialist Educa- tion Project and the Online University of the Left Email: [email protected] Web: www.cc-ds.org Editor: Duncan McFarland Layout and design: Carl Davidson Editorial committee members: Gary Hicks, Harry Targ Copyright: CCDS, January 2021, unless otherwise reserved by the authors. Opinions expressed are those of the authors ISBN# 978-1-6780-6605-5 Order online direct at: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/changemaker Socialist Education Project iii Table of Contents Introduction: The Importance of China; 2020 an Extraordinary Year; Understanding China in a Good Way -- Editor. page vi. Section I. Foreign Policy of the People’s Republic of China and US-China Relations (opposing hegemony and a new cold war, and supporting a democratic and multi-polar global system) Introduction, Editor, page 1. Book Review: “The US vs. China: Asia’s New Cold War?” by Jude Woodward, page 4. “The Centrality of US-China Relations in Building a US Global Em- pire and Playing the China Card Differently Today” by Harry Targ, page 10. ”The New Cold War against China” by Fred Goldstein, page 20. “Roots of Chinese Foreign Policy and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence” by Carl Davidson. page 31. “Communist Party of China Political Themes and People’s Libera- tion Army Policy, 1976-2020” by Al Sargis, page 44. Some Basic Points of Chinese History to Help Understand Current Events, Editor, page 53. Documents: “The Shanghai Communique” (1972), page 66. Section II. China’s Economy and Society Introduction, page 71. “China: Socialist or Capitalist?” by David Schweickart, page 74. iv A China Reader “Socialism in Four Countries” by David Ewing, page 88. “China 2013” (excerpts) by Samir Amin, page 100. “Seven Currents of Social Thought & Their Development in Contemporary China, with a focus on Innovative Marxism” by Cheng Enfu, page 122. “Uphold and Develop Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” – speech by Xi Jinping, Jan. 5, 2013, page 136. Review of Xi Jinping’s “The Governance of China,” Volumes 1-3 by Duncan McFarland, page 146. “State Capitalism? Or Socialist Market Economy? Which Shoe Fits Whom?” opinion from Qiu Shi, page 159. Qiao Collective Interviews VJ Prashad on China and the Coronavi- rus, Socialism, and the Global South, page 166. Section III. Women Founders of US-China Peoples Friendship, Cooperation and Peace Introduction: the Friendship Movement, page 185. Biographical sketch, and quotes from “For Deeper and Wider Peo- ples Friendship” by Soong Qingling, page 188. Biographical sketch of Agnes Smedley, Pioneer of US-China friend- ship and understanding and recorder of “Portraits of Chinese Women in Revolution,” page 193. Chinese Women’s Voices: From the Old Society and the Revolu- tion. page 197. “Unita Blackwell, 1933-2019…The noted civil rights activist was president of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association for six years,” tribute by Paul Morris, page 201. Section IV. Towards a democratic and socialist way of life “Roar China” poem by Langston Hughes, page 205. Socialist Education Project v Pu Dong skyline, Shanghai “Wounds” by Norman Bethune (1937), page 208. Book Review/Essay “Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad” by Gordon H. Chang, page 213. “Wuhan Conference on Marxism and Socialism in the 21st Cen- tury” by Norman Markowitz, page 219. Labor Expert Liu Cheng’s US Tour: Bringing Chinese and US Work- ers Together By Donald Donato. Page 224. “Chinese, US Health Care Reformers Explore Solutions to Prob- lems in For-profit Health System” by Paul Krehbiel, page 229. “China’s Loose Canon” by Shaun Tan, page 232. “In this country where there are no death squads,” and “Quest,” poetry by Gary Hicks, page 238. Sources, page 243. vi A China Reader Introduction to the China Reader I. THE IMPORTANCE OF CHINA AND THE PURPOSE OF THE CHINA READER Welcome to the first edition of A China Reader, published by the CCDS Socialist Education Project. China’s rise in the 21st century is of great significance for the world, socialism and communism and the US Left, as well as the Chinese people. Because of its huge size and ancient culture, China has great potential impact on the world. Yet understanding of China, even basic facts of Chinese history, is not good in the US including the Left. Knowing some history is necessary for understanding current China-related political and economic issues. Our purpose is to provide historical background and political edu- cation by reprinting valuable articles on important themes pub- lished through the years, and as well as publishing new material. We base ourselves in the struggle and oppose imperialism, hege- monism and a new cold war on China. Our contributors include activists, organic intellectuals and academics. We regard it neces- sary to consider both Chinese perspectives and US and Western views for balanced understanding. The Chinese Revolution The Chinese Revolution and its victory in 1949 is one of the great steps forward in humanity’s transition from capitalism to social- ism. We want to preserve the precious revolutionary history which the ruling class is eager to suppress. We want to pass on the story to young people and remind the older comrades. We want to track China’s great contribution to human progress and appreci- ate its connection to the international working-class struggle and the implications today. Socialist Education Project vii In the history of so- cialism, Marxism and communism, under- standing the origins and course of the Chinese revolution is of great strategic significance. The Chi- nese revolution is so vast it exerts major influence, both di- rect and indirect on the situation of the US Left and people. ‘China has stood up! Mao in 1949 It creates an interna- tional context and balance of forces which impact our own strug- gle for liberation from the bonds and oppression of a dying capi- talist order. In 2017 US imperialism identified China and Russia as the greatest obstacles to advancing its program of global hege- mony. The US wants to block China’s rise and has aggressive strategies to do so. We should unite to oppose US imperialist pressure on China’s independent path, oppose US dominance and hegemonism and support the trend towards a multi-polar world. There needs to be more democratic international re- lations and governance, more mutual support and solidarity among the countries and peoples, and a greater role for the Global South. US Media Bias and our method US mainstream media has an important role in the anti-China cam- paign of the ruling class. One-sided and biased anti-China news stories are constant in both the liberal and conservative press. This permeates the culture, changes public opinion to prepare for conflict and has influence on the Left including Marxists. As stated by the Qiao Collective: “Misinformation, chauvinism, and false equivalence have weakened the US left’s ability to under- stand aggression on China in the larger context of Western po- litical, military and economic imperialism in the Global South.” (qiaocollective.com) viii A China Reader Our method of understanding is to apply historical and dialectical materialism: first seeking truth from facts, holistic and looking from all sides, starting from the beginning and tracing develop- ment, focusing on the dynamics and contradictions. We draw from Western, Chinese and independent sources. The topic of China is vast and changing. We do this work for peace and jus- tice, global health and well-being and harmonizing with nature. We publicize our findings when we can. II. 2020: AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR IN HISTORY US-China relations in 2020 began with rising tensions due to the intensifying trade war launched by the Trump administra- tion against China. Anti-China hawks such as Peter Navarro had gained ascendancy in White House policy making. China-bashing was seen as a good issue for the re-election campaign. Tariffs were raised on Chinese imports again and again. Advances by Chinese high-tech companies were seen by US imperialism as an alarming challenge to US technological preeminence. The US government had singled out China’s Huawei, one of the world’s leading technology companies and a large manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics. US actions tried to cripple Huawei’s growth and, if possible, destroy the company. Because of US pressure, Huawei’s chief financial officer was arrested in Canada on spurious charges. The US pres- sured allies to not install Huawei’s new 5G networks and blocked sales of critical computer chips. However, trade negotiations also continued, off and on through 2019, in an effort to reach a deal. Tensions increased with greater US pres- sure but agreement was reached for the first stage of resolving the dispute, which was announced on Jan. 15, 2020. China would buy large amounts of US agricultural products which could narrow the trade deficit. The US would eliminate or reduce some tariffs. The Pandemic The trade problems became entangled with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, which emerged in Wuhan in December 2019. Despite some early problems, the Chinese local public Socialist Education Project ix health system soon reported the outbreak to authorities in Bei- jing, the WHO and the US. Chinese scientists in Shanghai pub- lished online the coronavirus genome on Jan. 11, 2020 sharing the crucial information with scientists worldwide. The Chinese government declared an emergency and strict lockdown in Wuhan city and Hubei province by the end of the month. US mainstream media became filled with stories of the stringent quarantine, of- ten painting it with police state images.
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