China and the US
Inter-Imperial Rivalry and Solidarity from Below
Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time
April 13, 2019
With Au Loong Yu and Kevin Lin
The intensifying rivalry between the US and China fills the daily news. The US remains the world’s predominant political and economic power, but it now views China’s growing economic influence as a potential geopolitical challenger, leading it adopt Barack Obama’s Pivot to Asia and Donald Trump’s trade war and threats of a new Cold War. This panel will discuss the nature and roots of the rivalry and the importance of building international solidarity between the workers movements of both countries.