Being a first generation immigrant, I sometimes wonder what right do I have as a Chinese/Taiwanese American to voice my opinion on Chinese/Taiwanese politics. Seems like every forum I join, I always get accused of because I am an "American" I just don't get it. Of course being at a young age of 24, I took it as a personal attack. These last few months I have been part of this … [Read more...] about (Letter) Being a Chinese American….
Archives for October 2008
(Letter from BI Yantao) China: Internet censorship tightened
As Beijing Olympics closed, the Internet censorship in China further tightened. Undeniably, this deterioration has affected and frustrated an increasing number of netizens in China. … [Read more...] about (Letter from BI Yantao) China: Internet censorship tightened
Obamania Seems to be Sweeping through China, too!
As the U.S. Presidential Campaign reaches a climatic end, it is interesting to see that many Chinese, like others throughout the world, seem to have rushed aboard the Obama wagon. While pondering these observations, I ran across an interesting article on Asia Times titled "China falls for Obama's 'US dream'". Here are some excerpts. … [Read more...] about Obamania Seems to be Sweeping through China, too!
(Letter) How many families in China are single-child family?
Here's a statistics that surprised me: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-11/10/content_729312.htm "Currently, Guangzhou has 372,631 one-child families, about 15 per cent of the total." Only 15%? Does this number commensurate with rest of China? US, having no family planning law, has about 18% of families with only child. … [Read more...] about (Letter) How many families in China are single-child family?
(Letter from chinayouren) Crisis and The Great Wall of China
During my travels these last weeks in Europe and Asia, and on my return to China, I have observed some rather striking contrasts. So much that they made me think a lot about the present state of Chinese economy, and here is a word about it. Two different ways of seeing the world I was in Europe for the last time the week of the "Meltdown Monday", the one when the Lehman … [Read more...] about (Letter from chinayouren) Crisis and The Great Wall of China