April 18, 2026 - Asia Commune

The crisis is worsening and the class struggle is intensifying in capitalist China

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 Samantha

You can read the original article on The Marx China’s website by clicking here. By The Marx China In this report, we Marxists attempt to explain how China’s economic crisis developed under the impact of the global capitalist crisis and how it has been exacerbated by the recent surge in global energy prices, triggered by the 2026 war with Iran. The economic catastrophe under Xi Jinping’s government and the Chinese Communist Party is generating waves of protests, attributed to the continued devaluation of the yuan (CNY) and a wave of layoffs.…

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