Chairman Mao says: All our literature and art are for the masses of the people, and in the first place for the workers, peasants and soldiers; they are created for the workers, peasants and soldiers and are for their use. —.Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art, poster for the 25th anniversary of the famed talks, People's Republic of China, 1967 -- Daily LIFT #1977

Flag of the PRC in Potala Palace square in Lhasa, the capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region -- image via news video screenshot By Biljana Vankovska As one becomes more familiar with the complexities and civilizational depth of China, curiosity naturally extends beyond its major cities toward regions often obscured by mythology, ideological distortion, and geopolitical propaganda. This has certainly been my own experience. The more I learn about China, the

Trump and Xi Jinping on May 15 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad The scenes unfolding in Beijing were carefully choreographed, yet politics can never be reduced to mere spectacle. When US President Donald Trump traveled to China for his summit meeting with Xi Jinping, Western media, as it often does, fixated on spectacle: lavish banquets, honor guards, theatrical gestures that were designed to flatter the US president. Yet beneath all this ritual lay another reality, ha

Image via the PCC Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The spokesperson for the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Hu Zhaoming, has demanded the immediate lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba. In a message published on the social network X, Hu said that Washington has maintained a comprehensive blockade and illegal sanctions

Image via the CPC Jin Xin, Vice-minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with a delegation of young cadres from communist parties in Europe and the United States on May 7th in Beijing. The meeting focused on elaborating the scientific foundations and global relevance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Jin highlighted the CPC’s efforts to advance internal party self-buildin

Matchbox labels, People's Republic of China 1972 -- Daily LIFT #1962

The Eleventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China in session, August 1977 -- Daily LIFT #1949

Selling Grain to the Cooperative, woodcut, Wang Chi, People's Republic of China 1954 -- Daily LIFT #1948

Now Who Swept the Snow Off the Path for Me?, Painting in Chinese traditional style, Liu Hsiao-Ii, People's Republic of China 1974 -- Daily LIFT #1945

Part 2 of 2. The two doctors making their rounds. TLC Editor's Note: The barefoot doctor program emerged in response to a severe shortage of doctors in rural China, where most physicians were concentrated in urban areas. Before 1949 and the triumph of the Revolution, there were only about 40,000 doctors for a population of roughly 540 million, leaving rural communities vulnerable to diseases such as schistosomiasis. The program was formalized after Mao Zedong’s 1965 directive

Image via X Various Sources Vietnamese General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm is in the People's Republic of China on an official visit from April 14 to 17, 2026, engaging in state-level meetings and a forum on higher education, science, and innovation at Tsinghua University. During this state visit, Tô Lâm is aiming to strengthen bilateral ties between Vietnam and China, with a strong focus on education, technology, and scientific cooperation. The visit reflects Vietna

Postal worker braves the elements, People's Republic of China, 1974 -- Daily LIFT #1936

Part 1 of 2. Preventive inoculations. TLC Editor's Note: The barefoot doctor program emerged in response to a severe shortage of doctors in rural China, where most physicians were concentrated in urban areas. Before 1949 and the triumph of the Revolution, there were only about 40,000 doctors for a population of roughly 540 million, leaving rural communities vulnerable to diseases such as schistosomiasis. The program was formalized after Mao Zedong’s 1965 directive, which emph

A Tibetan Barefoot Doctor at work in the field, Woodcut, Li Huan-ming, People's Republic of China 1974 -- Daily LIFT #1935 The barefoot doctor program emerged in response to a severe shortage of doctors in rural China, where most physicians were concentrated in urban areas. Before 1949 and the triumph of the Revolution, there were only about 40,000 doctors for a population of roughly 540 million, leaving rural communities vulnerable to diseases such as schistosomiasis. The pr

Street barricades in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Uprising -- public domain image Easter Oration: Workers Party of Ireland, 5 th April 2026 Comrades and friends, The ideals of Easter 1916 Every year our Party, the Workers Party, commemorates the Easter Rising of 1916. This is far more than simply tradition. Today, we gather not only to remember the past. It is also about looking forward. The Easter Rising of 1916 occupies a unique place in our history: a moment whose politi

Crossing the Yangtze River, colour woodcut Ding Yan, People's Republic of China, 1955 -- Daily LIFT #1929 Artistic representation of the Communist soldiers making the critical crossing under intense fire during final months of the revolutionary civil war.

By Biljana Vankovska China’s conduct in the UN Security Council often disappoints those who expect it to openly confront what they see as an unrestrained American imperial machine. This expectation was especially evident in China’s abstentions on two key recent occasions: UNSC Resolution 2803 on Gaza, which effectively enabled Trump’s ‘Peace Board’ experiment and even hints at bypassing the UN, and the latest vote on Iran ( Resolution 2817 ), which produced the distorted im

Image via Vanguardia de Cuba on Facebook Various Sources 15,600 tons of rice from the People’s Republic of China arrived in Cuba on Friday, March 27. The shipment is part of a broader aid package through which China plans to deliver a total of 90,000 tons of rice in two rounds, reflecting both humanitarian intent and deepening ties between Havana and Beijing. The 15,600‑ton batch, transported aboard the vessel Loyalty Hong, fulfills a major portion of China’s pledged assistan

Li Yueh-ying serving customers From China Reconstructs, March 1973. Changes in a Restaurant Old Nanking was a parasitic consumer city. Wine shops, restaurants and the like made up half of its industrial and commercial units. A total of 84 wine houses and restaurants lined the 500-meter length of Kungyuan Street, located near offices of the big Kuomintang government officials. A great many people made their living waiting upon the official elite. In the city as a whole there w

Giant Industrial Frequency Heat-Treatment Equipment, People's Republic of China, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #1919 From the Chinese press, 1968: A hundred-ton rolling-mill roll standing high as a two-storey building and so big that four men can touch outstretched arms around it, moved along swiftly on an overhead travelling crane and dropped easily into the opening of the heat-treatment tower. As red and green lights on the control panel flashed, the giant roll was rapidly turned, to