Left Review Online February 14, 2020
Guatemala. International League of Peasants' Struggle (ILPS) Guatemala demands to stop the imperialist aggression against Iran. Releasing a statement on February 01, IPLS Guatemala condemned the US imperialist aggression in the Middle East and stated that such aggression can only lead to death and poverty. ILPS reports the...More
Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic in China, people have wondered if the US, the world's superpower, has provided substantial assistance to China, and just how much aid it has offered. Although US President Donald Trump on February 2 said the US has offered help to...More
After weeks of attempting to sow chaos and spread fear about the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus in China, some media outlets and individuals have shifted focus to another battlefield - the Chinese economy. The shift comes as Chinese officials have moved swiftly to minimize the potential...More
As a large number of Chinese people return to work, airports and train stations at major Chinese cities have become busy again. The number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection outside of Central China's Hubei Province, the epicenter, are decreasing every day. Will the back flow of...More
The people of Yemen suffer man-made starvation. According to UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, 14 million people are now at risk of famine. Of a population of 29 million, more than 22 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, and nearly half of children under the...More
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday spoke on the phone with US President Donald Trump, sending the world a positive signal about the bilateral ties between China and the US. Trump expressed his confidence in China's economic growth, and said the US fully supports China's efforts to control...More
Since May 2014, when India Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, there have been 10 meetings between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. However, the crucial meetings are the two informal summits between the two leaders that set a new tone to the bilateral relationship. The...More
As more information and data regarding the novel coronavirus is being transparently released and shared with the world, the varied responses of the international community to the epidemic are worthy of attention. While China dedicates mammoth resources to contain the epidemic, several Western countries are exploiting the crisis...More
While China marshals a collective effort to combat the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), some Western countries, led by the US, are seizing the opportunity to stir up trouble and attack China's system. The truth is, US system is not nearly as efficient as the Chinese system. The...More
As China spares no effort to combat the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), some Western media outlets have launched a fresh round of criticism of China's governance model in dealing with the spread of the pneumonia. The New York Times in late January published an article titled "Coronavirus...More
China is in a race against a deadly virus that has already killed more than 420 people and infected over 20,400 more. Amid this struggle, we have seen some vastly different reactions from different parts of the world. We have heard countless stories about foreign nationals voicing their...More
Kathmandu. Over 300 people came out in Montréal on January 25 to join with protesters in 18 different Canadian cities to oppose the war and the sanctions against Iran. The International League of Peoples' Struggle, Canada country chapter (ILPS Canada) organized the event. Women were present in large numbers-...More
Beijing. Greece and Nepal will not restrict Chinese nationals from entering their countries due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Envoys from both countries also told the Global Times on Monday that economic cooperation with China had not been disrupted. "All Chinese nationals wishing to travel to Greece are...More
Kathmandu. Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, sent a message of solidarity to the Chinese President Xi Jinping and expressed his confidence that China will win the fight against the coronavirus. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea...More
In solidarity with the people of Iran and West Asia, 16 organizations from 12 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and West Asia issued a unity statement denouncing the warmongering of the US with Iran and its aggression in the whole of West Asia. Through the statement, the...More