Keith Bennett’s comrades and friends gathered to celebrate his 68th birthday on Saturday 18 July 2026, in the presence of diplomatic representatives of socialist and progressive countries, leaders and representatives of communist and socialist parties, peace organisations, anti-racist campaigners, cultural personages, and many others. Follow this link for photos of the event with photos.

‘Dear You’ is China’s surprise film hit of the year. It tells a story of the struggles and sacrifices of overseas Chinese and their families back home. This review by Keith Bennett published by Friends of Socialist China finds the film to be “a vivid depiction of the patriotism, solidarity, loyalty, tenacity and sacrifice of the overseas Chinese”.

“Not only the future and wellbeing of the Chinese people but also the destiny and fate of world socialism and the very future of humanity depend to a huge extent on everything going well with the Communist Party of China and on its leadership,” states Keith Bennett on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of that Party’s foundation.