Oh God, oh shit, I said I wasn't going to do it. I said I wasn't going to start a China struggle session. Already getting flashbacks to the Discord.

But something just doesn't sit right with me and wanted to get some clarification here...

My question is this: why does China ban labor organizing/unions?

Is this yikes/intentional/actually a good thing?

(Yeah, I do know that labor unions are not always unequivocally good and sometimes they act more like middle management than as representatives of the workers... but democratizing the workplace seems like a no-brainer for any socialist project.)

Thoughts?

  • Pezevenk [he/him]
    5·
    4 years ago

    Also, we’re not having this conversation about Vietnam, which has the same system? Only official US enemies?

    Vietnam, famous historical ally of the US.

      • Pezevenk [he/him]
        2·
        4 years ago

        Yeah but would you rather American leftists endlessly complained about Vietnam?

        Also there is more reason to Vietnam's stance than just the US. Namely China's recent foreign policy against Vietnam.

      • KiaKaha [he/him]
        1·
        4 years ago

        Can we complain about VN a bit though? My understanding is that they’ve privatised way more, and opened up to foreign capital way more than China has.