Why is there a growing global interest in socialism? | Talk w/ socialists from UK, Ghana & Lebanon

At the 14th World Socialism Forum in Beijing from September 9-10, I spoke to socialists from different continents to find out why there’s a growing interest in understanding and studying Marxism and socialism. Joining me in this talk is: Carlos Martinez from the UK, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, Adham Sayed from Lebanon, research fellow at the Institute of East Asian Studies, Zhejiang Gongshang University, and Blaise Tulo, Convener of Accra Collective of the Socialist Movement of Ghana. Timestamp: 00:00 - 01:38 Intro 01:39 - 09:16 Why believe in socialism? 09:17 - 22:17 What inspirations does China’s peaceful rise give to socialists in the world? 22:18 - 29:05 How to solve fragmentations among leftists?