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🇨🇳 The Trump-Xi Summit has kicked off in Beijing’s Great Hall. The leaders are expected to discuss a variety issues and major agreements on trade and tariffs are expected, as the US delegation has the participation of over a dozen CEOs from the country’s largest firms.
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“China’s position on the issue of Cuba is consistent, clear, and unchanged. On the issue of Venezuela, China’s position is equally consistent,” Guo stated during the ministry’s press conference.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun reaffirmed on Wednesday, May 13, that Beijing’s position on Cuba and Venezuela remains unchanged, when asked whether the issues would be discussed at the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, who arrived in Beijing this afternoon for a two-day summit.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/china-reaffirms-support-for-cuba-and-venezuela-on-the-eve-of-the-xi-trump-summit-in-beijing/
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun reaffirmed on Wednesday, May 13, that Beijing’s position on Cuba and Venezuela remains unchanged, when asked whether the issues would be discussed at the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, who arrived in Beijing this afternoon for a two-day summit.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/china-reaffirms-support-for-cuba-and-venezuela-on-the-eve-of-the-xi-trump-summit-in-beijing/
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China reaffirms support for Cuba and Venezuela on the eve of the Xi-Trump summit in Beijing
A spokesperson for the foreign ministry said that China's position on the two countries is "consistent" and will not change.
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#PeoplesHistory | On his birthday, we remember Salvadoran revolutionary poet Roque Dalton.
“Poetry, like bread, is for everyone.”
Dalton was not only one of Latin America’s most important poets, but also a committed revolutionary who dedicated his life to the struggles of workers, peasants, students, and oppressed people across Central America.
Half a century later, Roque Dalton’s words continue to accompany popular struggles across Latin America.
“Poetry, like bread, is for everyone.”
Dalton was not only one of Latin America’s most important poets, but also a committed revolutionary who dedicated his life to the struggles of workers, peasants, students, and oppressed people across Central America.
Half a century later, Roque Dalton’s words continue to accompany popular struggles across Latin America.
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“The apparent widespread popularity of Nayib Bukele’s government (regime) acts as a sophisticated media smokescreen. Under the guise of effectiveness lies the deliberate dismantling of the rule of law and the deepening of social precariousness that the regime attempts to render invisible. Physical security, achieved through the permanent suspension of civil liberties, is a mirage that sacrifices social justice and due process in favor of a one-man hegemony and becomes a kind of war on the poor, paradoxically endorsed by them.”
📲 Read the full article by Carmen Navas Reyes on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/the-mirage-of-security-the-dangerous-bukele-model/
📲 Read the full article by Carmen Navas Reyes on our website.⬇
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/the-mirage-of-security-the-dangerous-bukele-model/
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The mirage of security: the dangerous Bukele model
The “Bukele model” has managed to politically seduce large majorities in Latin America to the point of making them prefer extreme authoritarianism in exchange for supposed public safety.
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For the 15th time in 18 months, tens of thousands of people demonstrated against reforms proposed by Belgium’s Arizona government seeking to reduce pension rights, introduce harsher working conditions, and cut social budgets to finance war and armament. On May 12, “75,000 people filled the streets of Brussels: workers from the public and private sector, metalworkers, caregivers, teachers, public service employees, NGOs, cultural workers, youth, feminist, democratic and peace movements,” stated the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA).
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/brussels-protest-marks-15th-demonstration-against-austerity-in-18-months/
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/brussels-protest-marks-15th-demonstration-against-austerity-in-18-months/
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Brussels protest marks 15th demonstration against austerity in 18 months
For the 15th time in 18 months, tens of thousands demonstrated against reforms proposed by Belgium's Arizona government.
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For several weeks now, anti-immigrant protests have taken place across different cities in South Africa, a country grappling with deep economic and historical contradictions rooted in its apartheid past and uneven post-liberation transformation.
Anti-immigrant demonstrations and violence have taken place in cities such as Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, and the Eastern Cape. Several videos have circulated online showing incidents of assault and violence on men accused of being undocumented immigrants. At least seven people have reportedly been killed as a result of these attacks since March 2026.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/14/anti-immigrant-protests-and-violence-escalate-in-south-africa/
Anti-immigrant demonstrations and violence have taken place in cities such as Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, and the Eastern Cape. Several videos have circulated online showing incidents of assault and violence on men accused of being undocumented immigrants. At least seven people have reportedly been killed as a result of these attacks since March 2026.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/14/anti-immigrant-protests-and-violence-escalate-in-south-africa/
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Anti-immigrant protests and violence escalate in South Africa
Anti-migrant marches have spread across several cities in South Africa in recent weeks, with some turning violent against African migrants amid rising economic tensions.
Following a controversial legal process, the Bolivian justice system has issued an arrest warrant against former leftist President Evo Morales, who governed Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. The Prosecutor’s Office is seeking a 20-year sentence against one of the Andean country’s most prominent opposition leaders.
The prosecution accuses Morales of having had a romantic relationship with a minor who allegedly had a daughter with Morales while he was president of Bolivia. However, the news outlet Telesur reported that the alleged victim, named Cindy Vargas, appeared before the Court Against Violence Against Women and requested that the case be dismissed: “I am not a victim; the incident did not occur, nor was there any exploitation.” In light of this, Vargas objected to public institutions pursuing legal action on her behalf and requested that the case be dismissed.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/bolivian-prosecutors-demand-the-arrest-of-former-president-evo-morales/
The prosecution accuses Morales of having had a romantic relationship with a minor who allegedly had a daughter with Morales while he was president of Bolivia. However, the news outlet Telesur reported that the alleged victim, named Cindy Vargas, appeared before the Court Against Violence Against Women and requested that the case be dismissed: “I am not a victim; the incident did not occur, nor was there any exploitation.” In light of this, Vargas objected to public institutions pursuing legal action on her behalf and requested that the case be dismissed.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/bolivian-prosecutors-demand-the-arrest-of-former-president-evo-morales/
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Nepal’s Supreme Court issued an interim stay on the move by the newly-elected government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, to ban and dissolve party-affiliated trade unions for government employees.
The court also stayed a similar ban on student unions, issued on the very first day of the Shah government’s formation.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/14/nepals-top-court-halts-governments-attempts-to-ban-trade-union-for-civil-servants/
The court also stayed a similar ban on student unions, issued on the very first day of the Shah government’s formation.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/14/nepals-top-court-halts-governments-attempts-to-ban-trade-union-for-civil-servants/
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Nepal’s top court halts government’s attempts to ban trade unions for civil servants
The move has attracted protests from thousands of government employees, political parties, and international organizations, calling it a violation of basic rights and the country's international obligations.