Delivery worker in China waiting for the light to turn green -- TurnOnTheNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Tings Chak At the entrance to Xingfuli, a residential compound in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, a bulletin board displays the names, photographs, and phone numbers of the people responsible for managing the neighbourhood. Though an ordinary bulletin board at first appearance, among the building representatives and Communist Party members is an unexpected name: K

Lula and Xi in May, 2025 -- Lula Oficial, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Tings Chak On 25 October, Brazilians will return to the polls to choose between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup. The first round gave Flávio 47.03 per cent of valid votes against Lula’s 45.16 per cent, revealing the enduring strength of the far right four yea

From the People's Republic of China Press, 1975 A SOLE WOMAN stood out among the contenders on the shooting range at the Aryamehr Sports Center in Teheran last September 5 — a young woman with her hair in two braids and wearing a bright red jersey with the golden national Tien An Men emblem pinned on it. She was 20-year-old Li Ya-min. When her turn came, eyes alert, she aimed her pistol at the target, and with calm determination fired 60 shots one after another into the bull'

Distributing the Landlord's Grain, woodcut, Yen Han, People's Republic of China, 1950 -- Daily LIFT #2099

Let Our Patriotic Slogan Be: Bigger Output and Better Quality!, Poster, Yu Yun-chieh, People's Republic of China, 1953 -- Daily LIFT #2098

Mao proclaims the People's Republic of China, October 1, 1949 From the magazine People's China in January, 1950 a chronology of the great revolutionary year of 1949 that saw the final defeat of the imperialist backed, reactionary Kuomintang under Chiang Kai-shek and the proclamation of the People's Republic of China by Mao in Beijing on October 1. Please note that many of the translations of names and places are now considered outdated. JANUARY 10th. The Hsuehow-Pengpu Area

The School Comes on Horseback, gouache, Chen Yen, People's Republic of China c. 1975

"The Azalea Blossoms in the Chingkang Mountains Are Red Every Year", woodcut, Tsou Ta-ching, People's Republic of China c. 1975 -- Daily LIFT #2092 From the PRC Press: "The Azalea Blossoms in the Chingkang Mountains Are Red Every Year" features a school graduate making her home in the countryside. To emphasize the vigor of youth, it uses rugged, blunt strokes against a symbolic background.

Presents from Peking, traditional-style painting. Wu Chi-chung, Chou Po and Lin Yung, People's Republic of China, c. 1975 -- Daily LIFT #2091 From the PRC press: Three young artists from Kwangtung province, Wu Chi-chung, Chou Po and Lin Yung, produced the traditional-style painting "Presents from Peking". It depicts the people of the Hsisha Islands and armymen stationed there, fresh from their victory in a self-defense counterattack battle. They are opening gifts — Chairman M

"Building an Aqueduct", oil painting, Sun Kuo-chi and Chang Hung-tsan, People's Republic of China, c. 1975 -- Daily LIFT #2090 From the PRC Press: Another oil, "Building an Aqueduct" by Sun Kuo-chi and Chang Hung-tsan, portrays young commune members battling the elements with revolutionary optimism and overcoming the lack of machinery by using home-devised methods. The snowbound worksite in the background heightens the impression the picture gives of the commune members' figh

Communist Party of Swaziland CPS condemns Mswati’s reckless alignment with Taiwan — a betrayal of national interests 24 September 2026 The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) condemns Mswati’s continued diplomatic recognition and alignment with Taiwan, as observed in his address at the United Nations General Assembly 81st session, an act that constitutes flagrant interference in China's internal affairs and a grave disservice to the Swazi people. This alignment represents not

"Drilling Begins", oil painting, Li Shu-chi, People's Republic of China, c. 1975 -- Daily LIFT #2089 From the PRC Press: "Drilling Begins", an oil by Li Shu-chi, shows a typical scene of oil workers emulating the spirit of the famous model worker, the late Iron Man Wang, to produce more oil for the country. In it husky men are braving a downpour to get drilling started.

Thulisile Dladla with Lai Ching-te on September 22 -- image via X CPS condemns the puppet deputy prime minister’s Taiwan visit as a grave disregard of the one-China principle and international obligations 24 September 2026 The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) strongly and unequivocally condemns the decision of the tinkhundla regime to send the puppet Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla to Taiwan, where she met Taiwan’s so-called President of the separatists Lai Ching-te

"When We March Together We Will Win", oil painting, Kao Hung, Peng Pin and Ho Kung-teh, People's Republic of China, 1975 -- Daily LIFT #2088 From the PRC press: Chairman Mao's revolutionary activities, the present-day class struggle and the struggle between the two lines are the themes of many works. "When We March Together we Will Win" is an oil painting done jointly by three army artists, Kao Hung, Peng Pin and Ho Kung-teh. With compact composition and clear colors, through

Group photo of BRICS Member/Partner Countries Outreach Invitees and Heads of International Organisations at the 18th BRICS Summit -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad The 18thBRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, occurred amid an exceptional intensification of international contradictions. Wars in West Asia, unilateral sanctions, tariff barriers, and the weaponisation of finance and technology have exposed t

Che arrives in Beijing, November, 1960 as leader of a Cuban Economic Delegation -- Daily LIFT #2081 For more pictures of Che in China see: Che in the People's Republic of China, 1960

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in China, May 2026 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming visit to the United States must be understood as more than an encounter between two heads of state, but it must be seen as an encounter between two possible futures. In one future, the United States imposes a spiral of confrontation against China. Trade disputes harden into economic warfare, then economic warfare intensifies into technological blockades, t

From 1976 the full, original statement from the Communist Party, state and military of the People's Republic of China announcing the death of Chairman Mao on September 9, 1976. Message to the Whole Party, the Whole Army and the People of All Nationalities Throughout the Country from: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, The State Council of the People's Republic of Ch

Michael Day, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Tings Chak The television series Asking the Vast Earth (问苍茫, 2023) opens with a scene of a young Mao Zedong swimming in the Xiang River, swollen from the heavy rains. A fisherman calls from the bank to the lone swimmer: ‘You fool, you’re asking to die! The river is raging after the storm—there are boats, why are you swimming?’ Mao laughs and calls back: ‘Never mind how fierce the water is. Once you understand its temper, you ca

Chintien Uprising, painting, Li Tsun—tsin From China Pictorial Magazine in 1951, a brief look at the Taiping Revolutionary Movement of 1850/51-1864: The Taiping Revolutionary Movement led by Hong Xiuquan broke out in Chintien village of Tzu-ching Mountain in Kwangsi Province. During a period of 14 years, the revolutionary forces extended their influence over 17 provinces, established their own government and carried out various revolutionary policies. Faced by the combined fo