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Arnold August: slanders about Tibet/Xizang are designed to discredit Chinese socialism

The following interview with Montreal-based author, journalist and lecturer Arnold August describes Arnold’s 2023 visit to Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet) and Qinghai. Arnold discusses his visit to a boarding school in the Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai, where he toured the school, met with teachers and pupils, and asked a wide range … Continue reading Arnold August: slanders about Tibet/Xizang are designed to discredit Chinese socialism

Arnold August: China’s rise is the West’s main fear

We are pleased to reproduce extracts of the November 13, 2022, edition of Press TV’s show Spotlight on the current South China Sea tensions, with Canadian author/journalist Arnold August and Teheran-based anchor/producer Kaveh Taghvai. August focused on China, the BRICS alternative non-US dollar currency as a very significant challenge to US hegemony, and the US … Continue reading Arnold August: China’s rise is the West’s main fear

Arnold August: BRICS expansion in the context of rising multipolarity

We are pleased to reproduce extracts from the May 21st edition of the Spotlight programme of Iran’s Press TV, in which Canadian activist and political analyst, focused on Latin America and China, Arnold August assesses the significance of the May 19th virtual meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS powers (Brazil, Russia, India, China … Continue reading Arnold August: BRICS expansion in the context of rising multipolarity

Arnold August: Revolutionary democracy in China and Cuba has resulted in huge advances in human rights

Embedded below is a clip of Canadian author and political scientist Arnold August, speaking at a virtual conference – Human Rights Today: Universal and Global? – organized by Central South University, Changsha, China, on February 27, 2022. Arnold addresses the accusations that China and Cuba are ‘undemocratic’, exposes how this label is weaponized by the … Continue reading Arnold August: Revolutionary democracy in China and Cuba has resulted in huge advances in human rights

Webinar: China’s national unity vs US social hierarchy (30 August)

📆 Sunday 30 August 2026, 4pm Britain, 11am US Eastern, 8am US Pacific, 11pm China Register on Zoom Getting to the truth about China’s new Ethnic Unity Law, and answering the hysterical reactions of Western media and politicians. China’s Ethnic Unity Law has been the occasion for a fresh wave of misrepresentation in the Western … Continue reading Webinar: China’s national unity vs US social hierarchy (30 August)

From coast to coast: China’s national day marked in Canada

In the following article, Arnold August, Canadian author, political activist and an active contributor to the work of Friends of Socialist China, takes the recent celebration of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China as an occasion to assess the prospects for both enhanced bilateral relations and greater people-to-people friendship. … Continue reading From coast to coast: China’s national day marked in Canada

The importance of China’s new ethnic unity law: a webinar

The following report from Workers World covers the webinar “China’s National Unity vs. U.S. Social Hierarchy”, held on August 30 and organised by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), which examined the significance of China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law. Chaired by Sara Flounders of UNAC, the panel brought together Friends of Socialist … Continue reading The importance of China’s new ethnic unity law: a webinar

Chinese Embassy in Canada marks the 105th anniversary of the CPC

On July 3, 2026, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Ottawa, Canada, organised a Roundtable Discussion to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, under the theme, ‘Working Together to Build the China-Canada New Strategic Partnership’. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Wang Di highlighted that throughout … Continue reading Chinese Embassy in Canada marks the 105th anniversary of the CPC

China Changes Everything: A book review

In the following review of the new anthology China Changes Everything, Steve Lalla describes the book as “a must for those who seek facts about the economic, political, and cultural development of China since 1949, particularly in comparison to that of the United States and particularly regarding the most hotly debated issues”. On the issues … Continue reading China Changes Everything: A book review

Xizang’s leap from serfdom to Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

The following article by the Montreal-based political activist and writer Arnold August outlines his observations and conclusions following his seven-day visit to China’s Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region in October 2023 and is reprinted from the recently published book China Changes Everything. Arnold notes that, “the reality before 1951 was stark. Under a feudal theocracy, about … Continue reading Xizang’s leap from serfdom to Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

China Changes Everything: An anthology by social justice activists, journalists and commentators

We’re very pleased to announce the release of a new book, compiled by the Friends of Socialist China US Committee and edited by Kyle Ferrana, exploring China’s remarkable rise and its role in the world. Topics include China’s poverty alleviation program, its progress in developing green energy, the Belt and Road Initiative, the nature of … Continue reading China Changes Everything: An anthology by social justice activists, journalists and commentators

Webinar: Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region at 60 – Eyewitness Reports

📆 Sunday 16 November 2025, 2pm Britain, 9am US Eastern, 10pm China The year 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of Southwest China’s Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region in 1965. It is also the year when a debate on the appointment of the next Dalai Lama is underway. China, the US, and India (where the … Continue reading Webinar: Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region at 60 – Eyewitness Reports

Fact and fiction in Tibet: An eyewitness account

In the following article, which was originally published by Global Times as part of its “Truth Seen in Xizang” series, which draws on the eyewitness accounts by foreigners of their visits to China’s Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region, Arnold August, a Montreal-based writer and activist, and a leading member of the International Manifesto Group (IMG), reflects … Continue reading Fact and fiction in Tibet: An eyewitness account

Canada should focus on its own human rights issues

In the following commentary, which was originally published by Global Times, the Canadian writer and anti-imperialist activist Arnold August addresses the Canadian government’s slanderous attacks on China’s human rights record, especially in Xinjiang and Xizang (Tibet), and contrasts this to Canada’s own lamentable record. Arnold notes that: “As part of this disinformation campaign, Canadian authorities, … Continue reading Canada should focus on its own human rights issues

Historic event in the US celebrates China at 75

Below is a brief report by Betsey Piette, originally published in Workers World, about the conference held in New York City on Sunday 29 September to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. This event, held at the historic Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center … Continue reading Historic event in the US celebrates China at 75

Witnessing Xizang: Serfdom to socialism with Chinese characteristics

The following article by Arnold August, originally published on CGTN, details Arnold’s 2023 tour of Xizang/Tibet, and contrasts the situation today – with extreme poverty having been eliminated and cutting edge infrastructure helping to solve some of the development problems presented by the province’s vast and rugged terrain – with that prevailing under the serf … Continue reading Witnessing Xizang: Serfdom to socialism with Chinese characteristics

Video: China, Brazil move towards de-dollarizing trade

Brazilian President Lula’s widely anticipated visit to China has now been rescheduled for April 11-14, following his recovery from the influenza and pneumonia that forced a postponement. Whilst a number of bilateral agreements are due to be signed during that visit, a scheduled business seminar between the two countries went ahead as planned, already resulting … Continue reading Video: China, Brazil move towards de-dollarizing trade

China and Iran standing together against hegemonism

Ebrahim Raisi becoming the first Iranian head of state to visit China in two decades, at a time of significant regional and global changes, has naturally aroused considerable attention and comment. We reproduce below two discussions in which experts offer their analysis regarding the visit and its likely outcomes. In an episode of CGTN’s World … Continue reading China and Iran standing together against hegemonism

Press TV’s record countering disinformation against China

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Press TV, on July 2, 2022 an extensive interview was carried out by the Tehran-based channel’s anchor and producer Kaveh Taghvai with Arnold August of Montreal, and journalist Elijah Magnier of Marseille, France. We are pleased to reproduce extracts from the special anniversary edition of the Spotlight … Continue reading Press TV’s record countering disinformation against China

Statement opposing the propaganda war on China

At the Friends of Socialist China webinar on the propaganda war against China, held on Saturday 9 October 2021, the following statement was adopted. We, the undersigned, are concerned about the escalating propaganda war being waged by the United States and its allies against the People’s Republic of China. Although China in recent years has … Continue reading Statement opposing the propaganda war on China