I have just started reading your blog and have found it informative and interesting, especially as to the Olympics. In the interest of international cross-cultural exchange and helpfulness, I venture the following inquiry. … [Read more...] about (Letter from Howard Greenberg) China Observed
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How do Americans really rank countries on their Olympic medals?
The answer is “whichever way that looks good on us”. The Olympics simply won't allow me to go back to work. Came across this cute piece on backchina.com (Chinese source). Here is my rough translation. … [Read more...] about How do Americans really rank countries on their Olympic medals?
The U.S. synchronized swimming team enters with a "thank you China" sign
Falsifying Documentation and Its Impact on International Public Opinion: "Underage Chinese Gymnasts" and "Bogus Americans".
ChinaWatcher's response to my last post has struck me as particularly thoughtful and reasonable. However, I have a different view on the following statement and feel the issue is important enough to write a separate post, to ensure sufficient attention. My writing is 99.9% dead serious and 0.1% over the top satire. The Olympics have been criticized for being uptight and lacking … [Read more...] about Falsifying Documentation and Its Impact on International Public Opinion: "Underage Chinese Gymnasts" and "Bogus Americans".
(Letter) Lots of us want to love and respect China, but right now China isn't helping
This will probably make some people angry, or at least get people's emotions fired up. But that's not what I'm trying to do. This is a totally honest Western perspective from a Westerner who is usually very positive toward China (we are learning Chinese in China and want our kids to grow up here). I'm writing this hoping we can have a real conversation and understand one … [Read more...] about (Letter) Lots of us want to love and respect China, but right now China isn't helping