During the late May of 2010, a strike broke out in the Guangdong factory of Honda Auto Parts Manufacturing (CHAM Guangdong). To understand what impacts it will bring to the trade union and the industrial relations in China, the author visited CHAM Guangdong and other related enterprises in Guangdong province in early August. The research showed that some distinct features can be found in the strike in May, and even active and positive responses from local government and trade union. Currently, the trade unions in China have been undergoing some inconspicuous, and somewhat compelling reforms which focus on the responses to worker’s collective actions. At the same time, worker’s collective actions also triggered great debates on the problems faced by the trade unions in China. However, it is necessary to point out that the reform of the trade union is closely linked with the reform of the whole political framework in China. 
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