CARLOS MARTINEZ condemns Europe’s failure to develop genuine autonomy from US hegemony, as leaders like Starmer and Macron cling to a declining imperial order rather than building good relations with the emerging powers

Chinese socialist planning and action over decades have created the world’s greatest reforestation programme, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ, and now its lessons in fighting desertification and climate change are taking root worldwide

Despite relentless hostility, the People’s Republic of China has lifted millions out of poverty, and become a global leader in innovation and climate action, while pursuing peaceful development in a multipolar world, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Brussels is following the US’s lead in slapping punitive duties on China’s electric vehicles, sabotaging Europe’s climate goals and economic interests to appease Biden’s anti-Beijing crusade, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Brussels is following the US’s lead in slapping punitive duties on China’s electric vehicles, sabotaging Europe’s climate goals and economic interests to appease Biden’s anti-Beijing crusade, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Cyberattack allegations against China are nothing but another example of new cold war hysteria, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

CARLOS MARTINEZ examines the thought of the great revolutionary leader and the globalisation of Marxism

In a painful display of sycophancy, the PM committed Britain to the US’s twisted worldview, sacrificing our economy, diplomatic autonomy, and potentially our lives in a war against the East, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

The rich nations of the group of seven are intent on maintaining their collective interest as world powers at the expense of the global South. Pretending otherwise doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

While the inertia of the market-led nations gives us terrifying forecasts for the planet, state socialism in the east has delivered on wind and solar energy, green infrastructure, electric vehicles, reforestation and carbon reduction, reports CARLOS MARTINEZ

Despite the effectiveness of China’s tactics in fighting Covid-19, Western outlets still find ways to decry it as ‘authoritarian’ and ‘unsustainable’ — instead they should be saluting its remarkable success, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

by Carlos Martinez

The West has followed a Cold War agenda of demonising the world’s most populous country, when in fact it is China that emits less per-person than the US and many of its other critics, while leading the way in renewable energy, reforestation and electric vehicles, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

CARLOS MARTINEZ reports from a webinar exploring the ‘new cold war’ on China and its basis in racism, emotional narratives and the military-industrial complex

CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at a milestone publication from the Communist Party of China that outlines the continuity of its political system, its approach to democracy and how it intends to develop into a prosperous, advanced socialist society by 2049

Three decades on from the demise of the USSR, it is clearer than ever that capitalism cannot solve the problems faced by humanity, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

In the final piece in the series, CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at how market reforms and ‘opening up’ after 1978 built on the first 30 years of the revolution, rather than reversing it

Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms of 1978 were a turning point in the history of the country. CARLOS MARTINEZ puts the policies into context

The Morning Star marks the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China with a series of articles by CARLOS MARTINEZ. This week he looks at the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76

In his ongoing series, CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at how a failed set of policies aimed at modernising China’s economy and agriculture became so notorious — and misunderstood

The CPC initially imposed a reforming, interim stage before socialism, where private business would provide the engine to break imperial domination and industrialise — but soon Cold War realities forced them push ahead, explain CARLOS MARTINEZ

On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China the Morning Star starts a series of articles by CARLOS MARTINEZ

John Ross's book provides an in-depth description of China’s rise, the political strategy that has made that possible and what can be learned from it, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

China is not simply looking for world order that gives it more influence but one where every nation's sovereignty will be increased. This is a vision that the left must support in word and deed, seizing every opportunity that it will bring, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Far from being ‘debt traps,’ BRI projects are establishing an essential framework for economic development and creating the conditions for formerly colonised countries to break out of dependency, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

Chinese investors treat borrower countries as equals and work to design mutually beneficial deals, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Establishment politicians have a vested interest in portraying China as neocolonialist – to divert attention from their own imperialism and promote disunity and mistrust within the global South, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

Foreign domination does not have the same gravitational pull on the Chinese economy as on the economies of Britain, the US, Japan and others. CARLOS MARTINEZ examines why

In the first of a new series, CARLOS MARTINEZ explores the weaknesses of latter-day ‘third campism’ in relation to the emerging new cold war on China

As a socialist country with an essentially planned economy, China's success is dismantling free-market dogma and residual white supremacy — we must be ready to derail any attempts at division and war sown by a declining capitalist West, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Might the US ruling class be willing to step back from a potentially calamitous new cold war, asks CARLOS MARTINEZ

In an increasingly connected world, our problems can’t be solved with escalating tensions, relentless propaganda and the threat of military conflict, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

In the interests of peace and progress, we need to push for respectful, friendly and mutually beneficial relations with China, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

To oppose racism means also opposing imperialist wars and imperialist destabilisation and coercion, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Accessible introduction to international law is a powerful plea for global peace

CARLOS MARTINEZ recommends a book which ruthlessly exposes the concept of US exceptionalism

From leading production in solar panels and wind farms, converting an entire city to only electric buses and taxis to planting forests 'the size of Ireland', the People's Republic is setting an example to the world, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

CARLOS MARTINEZ recommends a book on the ruthless exploitation of Deliveroo food couriers

Ann Pettifor’s book succinctly explains how a green new deal can become reality, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

CARLOS MARTINEZ puts under the microscope some of the misinterpretations that have bedevilled the analysis of the Spanish Civil War

Crippled is a harrowing account of how austerity has impacted on millions of disabled people, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

CARLOS MARTINEZ recommends Samir Amin's invigorating reflections on how revolutionary change can be realised in the Global South

Informed by lived experience, an insider's view challenges stereotyped cold-war perceptions of the GDR

A timely exposé of the profit-driven insanity of the private finance initiative which is devastating the NHS

Glyn Ford's book is a timely antidote to dangerous Western misconceptions about the country, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

CARLOS MARTINEZ recommends a revealing new book on the recent history of the south-east Asian country

Natives is an engaging and nuanced exploration of the complex interplay between race and class, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

A new book on Marx draws some tendentious conclusions, but it's an invaluable addition to the literature on the great man, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

Simon Hannah’s concise and very readable account of the ongoing struggle between left and right within Labour couldn't be more timely, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

CARLOS MARTINEZ recommends TJ Coles's book on the global dangers posed by US sabre-rattling in the region

CARLOS MARTINEZ recommends an expert analysis of US attempts to thwart China's rise as a global power