In the US, China is often viewed at best as a nefarious and enigmatic rival
and at worst as a civilizational enemy. But these stories of national rivalry
that permeate both major parties and the mainstream media function as a
mystification, shrouding the global supply chain that connects capitalist
exploitation from East to West. When we cut through the noise, a rather
different picture emerges: China is home to a massive portion of the world's
working-class, a class that is struggling against the combined forces of state
and global capital for dignified lives. And these struggles, contrary to
conventional wisdom, are deeply connected, rather than opposed to, worker
struggles in the West. Dan interviews sociologist Jenny Chan on China's class
conflict and labor movement.
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