Bird Talk and Other Stories by Xu Xu: Modern Tales of a Chinese Romantic transed. by Frederik H. Green (review)

Abstract

appealing to the courts, work slowdowns, labor actions, suicide threats, riots, and seeking help from unions, they failed to change or improve their situation. The final chapter and epilogue summarize the causes of the unsuccessful worker protests and provide deep insights on labor issues. Importantly, Chan, Selden, and Pun point out that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, worker’s actions in China have been severely constrained or monitored. As a result, those who aim to engage in strikes and protests can face more challenges. However, even though currently worker activists cannot achieve the goal of strengthening labor rights, the authors believe that labor activism in China still plays a significant role of supporting Foxconn workers as well as inspiring global labor activists.