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

Chairman Mao (second from right) with members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, 1939 -- Daily LIFT #2060

Building a New Country, illustration, Mi KU, People's Republic of China, 1951 -- Daily LIFT #2059

Contribution of the German Communist Party (DKP) to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties, 7-9 August 2026, Havana, Cuba The Cuban people and the Communist Party of Cuba are waging a heroic struggle against imperialism's murderous blockade. They wage it for humanity, for humanity's future, for socialism. To hold our international meeting under these conditions deserves gratitude and places on us the responsibility to do everything for Cuba's victory,

A look at women labour heroes of the early years of the People's Republic of China. From the People's Republic of China Press in 1951. Liang Chun, one-time poor peasant girl, became China's first woman tractor driver after liberation. Since then, she has worked on land reclamation, trained many other women drivers, become a politically advanced worker, and in 1949 was elected as delegate to the Conference of Asian Women held in 1959 in Beijing. She is now studying advanced me

Images from one of the fights via news video screenshot By R. L. Richards, People's World On July 16, China changed the face of combat sports forever with the launch of the Ultimate Robot Knockout Legend, or URKL, the world’s first robot fighting tournament. In Shenzhen, Guangdong province, machines powered by servos, steel armor, and combat algorithms squared off in bouts that quickly went viral. Footage of the robots Matador and White Eagle trading blows spread fast across

Tech companies should be bringing their own renewable energy to power data centers, not burning fossil fuels or driving up costs for consumers. Anti-data-center sentiment in rural Kansas neighborhood, May, 2024 -- Catboy69, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Todd Larsen Data centers are notorious energy hogs. With each hyperscale data center using as much energy as an entire city, they’re polluting surrounding areas, straining grids, and raising electric rates nationwide. Th

The Spinning Instructor, woodcut, Li Chuin, People's Republic of China, 1950 -- Daily LIFT #2054

They (People's Army) are coming!, woodcut, People's Republic of China, 1949 -- Daily LIFT #2053

Images via PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish On Sunday, Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), welcomed comrade Liu Haixing, head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), at the PCC headquarters. Liu leads the Chinese delegation attending the First Fidel International Colloquium: Legacy a

Communist Party of Swaziland’s message to the 24th International Meeting of Communist & Workers Parties, held in Cuba, 7-9 August 2026 Comrades, On behalf of the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) and the working class of our country, I hereby convey revolutionary greetings to the Communist Party of Cuba, the host of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties. We also greet the revolutionary organisations convening on this momentous occasion and support t

From the PRC Press: Chairman Mao, our most respected and beloved great leader, had a good swim in the Yangtse River, braving the wind and waves on July 16 last year (1966). It left on indelible, happy memory in our minds and greatly inspired, the people throughout China and the world to go forward courageously in the storms of class struggle. Translation of the poem first published in English in 1967. Swimming to the melody Shui Tiao Keh Tou (2) I have just drunk the waters o

"The air of the homeland shall not be violated", illustration, People's Republic of China, 1951 -- Daily LIFT #2041