Louise Nousratpour in Croydon
Tuesday May 27, 2008
The Morning Star
CPB congress: COMMUNIST Party delegates vowed on Monday to build broad and non-sectarian resistance against imperialism in the face of a new wave of anti-communism brought on by the latest capitalist crisis.
Congress warned that the economic crisis gripping the world, far from spelling the end of capitalist rule, would lead to more imperialist wars and proxy wars around the world in search of maximising profits through opening up new markets and control over world resources.
In a comprehensive debate on international issues, delegates at the 50th CPB congress pointed to sweeping radical changes in Latin America led by Cuba and Venezuela to free the region from the clutches of the imperialist power "in the north."
CPB international secretary John Foster argued that the protracted capitalist crisis had led to the "emergence of new areas of resistance to capital domination."
But he warned against complacency, noting that, while the dominant US imperialism was facing long-term economic and political challenges, its military power exceeded that of the rest of the world combined.
As well as attempting to destabilise the Middle East, the US is now engaged in proxy wars in Africa in search of new markets and resources, he said.
"The EU is also playing a key role as an imperialist military interventionist," Mr Foster said, rejecting claims by some in the labour movement that the EU could counterbalance US hegemony.
Executive committee member Gawain Little highlighted proposals in the EU treaty which would lead to further militarisation of the member states as well as the whole-scale privatisation of all remaining public assets.
Mr Foster argued that China, not the EU, could effectively challenge the US.
He cited the recent escalation in anti-China propaganda through the so-called Free Tibet campaign as proof that the imperialist powers were becoming increasingly weary of the socialist country's rapid economic development.
North London delegate Andrew Murray made the case for continued efforts to maintain and build a powerful anti-war movement that cuts across the sectarian divide.
And Scottish CND delegate Alan McKinnon urged communists to renew support for the campaign against Trident replacement.
"Winning this battle would help break the link that ties Britain to US foreign policy," Mr McKinnon added.
Mr Foster concluded: "Socialism is not just possible but it is the only system that can meet the challenges of sustainable development and bring peace and social justice to the world."
Czech and Cuban delegates set out global challenges
Louise Nousratpour in Croydon
Tuesday May 27, 2008
The Morning Star
CPB congress: CUBAN and Czech communists told congress on Monday that communists around the world faced many global and local challenges which need a "constructive and united" front.
Addressing the last day of congress, Communist Party of Cuba representative Teresita Trujillo thanked the CPB for its continued support for her country's struggle against US imperialism.
"The enduring US blockade is the longest in human history," Ms Trujillo noted.
"But Cuba also faces co-ordinated hostile policies forged between the EU Parliament and the US.
"They call it the transition of Cuba towards 'democracy.' What they mean is a transition from socialism to capitalism."
Ms Trujillo said that, while some European countries were pushing for a progressive change in EU policies toward Cuba, powerful nations such as Britain were actively pushing for a US-style approach.
"This is why we need your support in pressuring your government to back off," she stressed.
"We face anti-communist campaigns in many ways, in particular in the European countries, and we have to face it together as an international united family," she said to a standing ovation.
Czech Communist Youth Union (KSM) chairman Milan Krajca warned of the increasing anti-communist campaign in the Czech Republic, which has led to a ban on his party.
Mr Krajca believes that the ban was a response to the communists' leading role in the popular campaign against US plans to install military bases in his country.
"Opinion polls show that 70 per cent of the population are against US bases," he said, "yet the government continues to finalise its agreement with the US."
Mr Krajca said that KSM members "remain defiant in the face of the ban and government persecutions. Thousands have signed the KSM petition against the ban."
Tuesday May 27, 2008
The Morning Star
CPB congress: CUBAN and Czech communists told congress on Monday that communists around the world faced many global and local challenges which need a "constructive and united" front.
Addressing the last day of congress, Communist Party of Cuba representative Teresita Trujillo thanked the CPB for its continued support for her country's struggle against US imperialism.
"The enduring US blockade is the longest in human history," Ms Trujillo noted.
"But Cuba also faces co-ordinated hostile policies forged between the EU Parliament and the US.
"They call it the transition of Cuba towards 'democracy.' What they mean is a transition from socialism to capitalism."
Ms Trujillo said that, while some European countries were pushing for a progressive change in EU policies toward Cuba, powerful nations such as Britain were actively pushing for a US-style approach.
"This is why we need your support in pressuring your government to back off," she stressed.
"We face anti-communist campaigns in many ways, in particular in the European countries, and we have to face it together as an international united family," she said to a standing ovation.
Czech Communist Youth Union (KSM) chairman Milan Krajca warned of the increasing anti-communist campaign in the Czech Republic, which has led to a ban on his party.
Mr Krajca believes that the ban was a response to the communists' leading role in the popular campaign against US plans to install military bases in his country.
"Opinion polls show that 70 per cent of the population are against US bases," he said, "yet the government continues to finalise its agreement with the US."
Mr Krajca said that KSM members "remain defiant in the face of the ban and government persecutions. Thousands have signed the KSM petition against the ban."
Anti-China propaganda 'based on ignorance'
Louise Nousratpour in Croydon
Tuesday May 27, 2008
The Morning Star
CPB congress: COMMUNIST Party delegates vowed on Monday to mobilise against the recent US-led anti-China propaganda in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
They said that the so-called Free Tibet campaign was dependent on "massive ignorance" about Tibetan and Chinese history and regretted that it had gained support from "misguided" sections in the left movement.
Executive committee member Gawain Little said that the recent economic crisis had turned imperialism's focus back on south-east Asia and China in particular.
"China's growing economic strength clearly poses a long-term threat to US dominance of a unipolar world," he stressed.
South London delegate Nigel Green said that, in light of next year's 50th anniversary of the overthrow of "autocratic" rule in Tibet by the Chinese communists, the CPB should organise a Hands Off Tibet campaign in the labour movement.
Tuesday May 27, 2008
The Morning Star
CPB congress: COMMUNIST Party delegates vowed on Monday to mobilise against the recent US-led anti-China propaganda in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
They said that the so-called Free Tibet campaign was dependent on "massive ignorance" about Tibetan and Chinese history and regretted that it had gained support from "misguided" sections in the left movement.
Executive committee member Gawain Little said that the recent economic crisis had turned imperialism's focus back on south-east Asia and China in particular.
"China's growing economic strength clearly poses a long-term threat to US dominance of a unipolar world," he stressed.
South London delegate Nigel Green said that, in light of next year's 50th anniversary of the overthrow of "autocratic" rule in Tibet by the Chinese communists, the CPB should organise a Hands Off Tibet campaign in the labour movement.
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