The story of Fiat apologizing to China for its Richard Gere and Tibet themed ad for a new car was first reported on June 20. At that time, I quickly dismissed it as nothing but another blunder by the marketing department of a global company that should have known better. The ad itself wasn't problematic per se. But it was clearly created with Richard Gere's Tibet oriented … [Read more...] about Is Fiat too clever?
Archives for June 2008
The misnamed Dalai Lama
What should we call the Dalai Lama? It might seem like a silly enough question... but if you look deeper, there lies a more substantial issue of basic respect and mutual understanding. On Davidpeng's blog (in an article linking to one of our entries)... an interesting discussion has developed (原贴) on that exact topic. One commenter (Flatfish, a frequent Tibetan visitor) … [Read more...] about The misnamed Dalai Lama
"True Pride" – Time magazine
Ah, wonderful article published in Time. Of course, I'm biased as her perspectives very much mirror mine. If only we could convince Ms. Liu to submit an article for us once in a while... I'm tempted to paste the entire article here, I find it that compelling. Instead, you can read it here: Time - True Pride. Money quotes: Just a few weeks ago, the west's view of china was … [Read more...] about "True Pride" – Time magazine
On China and Religion
For different cultural, political and historical reasons, the Chinese government officially recognises Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Protestantism as religions. As in the realm of commerce, medicine, the legal profession or any other human endeavours, China, like many nations and for her own reasons have chosen, as it is her right, to lay down a legal and regulatory … [Read more...] about On China and Religion
A Discussion On Religion in China
This is a continuation of the discussion from the June 14th 2008 blog entry "Chocolate City" - Africans seek their dreams in China", an article originally published in The Southern Metropolis Daily Jan 2008. Because of axes and grinding the discussion morphed from a debate about race relations in China to one about religions in China. As I have been invited to turn it into a … [Read more...] about A Discussion On Religion in China