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闯 Chuang publishes a journal and blog analyzing the ongoing development of capitalism in China and the revolts of those crushed beneath it.
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Apr 25, 2023 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
Since Apr 20, food delivery riders in the Guangdong city of Shanwei have been engaged in a strike against the app platform Meituan, paralyzing delivery in the region. Within a day, Meituan recruited scabs workers from nearby cities to fulfill orders. Scabs and their rides shipped in overnight on trucks, ...
May 3, 2022 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Heart-wrenching video of a worker in Shanghai, who stops a truck to expose his desperation and hunger. Man breaks down crying when given bananas and crackers The man says: “Shanghai people, not one person cares about us. Take care of us! Expose this! Help me expose this! I am a worker. I’m going to starve to death!”
Apr 9, 2022 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
We’ve seen lots of photos & videos of rioting, looting, police violence and general unrest in China over the past couple days, as pandemic restrictions in Shanghai, Jilin & other places become unbearable for countless people. A brief roundup here below: Some of what we’ve seen, like this photo here, is of unclear origin, but it is a pretty clear expression of what is going on the ground. The graffiti here reads something like “zero covid my ass”. Might be from Jilin, or somewhere in the dry northeast, rather than green Shanghai
Jun 22, 2021 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
THREAD: Massive protests last night against covid lockdown in Nanhai district of Guangzhou. Lots of video of angry residents chanting “解封” (”open up”), tired of weeks of covid restrictions following Guangzhou’s latest outbreak. We’re trying to save video and posts in case they’re deleted, but there’s tons of posts on Weibo describing the frustration of residents. Good video here, though Twitter won’t take the video upload for this one:
m.weibo.cn/detail/4650705…
Apr 8, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
THREAD: A Chinese truck driver killed himself on Monday after receiving a 2000 yuan (~US$300) fine, in a tragic story of destitution, high-tech state monitoring, and exploitation by the logistics industry.

sohu.com/a/459515260_26… Trucker Jin Deqiang had his vehicle confiscated for having a disconnected Beidou satellite position device at a truck weigh station in Tangshan, Hebei province, and handed the hefty fine