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

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

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

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

Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Pak Thae Song in Beijing, China, July 10, 2026 -- image via X Various Sources Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak Thae Song in Beijing to commemorate 65 years of the China–DPRK Treaty of Friendship and to discuss strengthening bilateral relations. President Xi Jinping received Premier Pak Thae Song at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of July 10. This meet

Images via the KCNA Various Sources Chinese President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, arrived in Pyongyang on 8 June 2026, where they were greeted by Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol-ju. This marked Xi’s second state visit to the DPRK and his first international trip of 2026, with his previous DPRK visit in 2019. During this visit, Xi and Kim began talks aimed at reinforcing bilateral political trust, economic cooperation,

Xi Jinping & Kim Jong Un during the Chinese president's visit to the DPRK in 2019 Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, is scheduled to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for a two-day state visit from June 8 to 9, 2026. This visit is made at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK. While specific agendas for the vis

Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, and his wife Naly Sisoulith with Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and his wife Peng Liyuan in Beijing, June 5, 2026 -- image via X Various Sources In a significant diplomatic gesture aimed at deepening bilateral relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a formal welcome ceremony on Friday,

Thongloun Sisoulith and Xi Jinping in 2021 -- image via X Various Sources General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith is scheduled to visit the People's Republic of China for a five-day state visit beginning June 2. The visit comes at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping, highlighting the continuing close diplomatic and strategi

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

Trump with Xi Jinping in Beijing, May 13 -- public domain image By Tings Chak Desde Pekín, esta semana se está llevando a cabo ante los ojos del mundo la primera visita de Estado de los EE. UU. a China en nueve años. El Gran Salón del Pueblo está abierto a Donald Trump, quien ha viajado acompañado de dieciocho ejecutivos estadounidenses, entre los que se encuentran Apple, Tesla, BlackRock, Boeing y Nvidia. El jueves se celebra un banquete de Estado, seguido de un té y un almu

Trump arrives in Beijing -- image via the White House on X By Tings Chak From Beijing this week, the first US state visit to China in nine years is being staged for the world to see. The Great Hall of the People is open to Donald Trump, who has traveled with eighteen US executives—Apple, Tesla, BlackRock, Boeing, and Nvidia among them. A state banquet on Thursday, followed by tea and lunch on Friday. On the streets of Beijing, ‘the Beast‘ has been securing the motorcade route

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

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

Xi Jinping at the ceremony for Song Ping -- image via the State Council of the PRC On Tuesday, March 10, Chinese leaders including Xi Jinping and Li Qiang paid their respects to the legendary Communist Party veteran Song Ping at a ceremonial event in Beijing. The ceremony took place at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, where the remains of Song Ping were cremated following his death on March 4 at the age of 109. Current top leaders Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Q

Opening of the session in Beijing -- image via X Various Sources The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, convened its fourth session of the 14th committee in Beijing, marking the start of the country's annual “Two Sessions” alongside the National People's Congress (NPC). It officially opened on March 4, 2026, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese lea

Images via Estudios Revolución Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel spoke to the press on Thursday, February 5, in Havana about the situation facing the island in the wake of the latest criminal measures imposed by Washington and the Trump regime. This very long press conference that involved exchanges with several reporters is of real importance in understanding the situation from a perspective not generally reflected in the western media. We are translating the questions and a

Photos via Estudios Revolución By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish The President of the People's Republic of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping, approved a new round of aid to Cuba that includes emergency financial assistance valued at 80 million dollars for the acquisition of electrical equipment and other urgent needs that the country has, as well as a donation of 60,000 tons of rice. The Chinese ambassador to Cuba, Hu

Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith was re-elected as General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) during its 12th National Congress on Thursday, reflecting strong domestic support and international recognition of his leadership. Thongloun Sisoulith’s re-election came during the 12th National Congress of the LPRP, a three-day event that concluded with the announcement of the new Central Committee and politburo of the party. The 12th Central Committee consists of 7

Delcy Rodriquez sworn in as acting Venezuelan president with Maduro's son as part of the ceremony -- image via video screenshot on X By Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron On the early morning of January 3, the United States government launched a massive attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and three of the country’s states. Roughly 150 aircraft swarmed the skies, bombing with exceptional ferocity. Amongst these aircraft were EA-18 Growlers equipped with the most advanced electronic warfar