In his recent journalism book, "Out of Mao's Shadow," Philip Pan touched upon many problems in China, one of which is the heavy human cost resulting from cruel local implementations of the one-child policy. The author commented in the final chapter: … [Read more...] about (Letter) A question for readers of Fool's Mountain blog
Archives for October 2008
(Letter from ecodelta) Chinese Air Force Airline
I think most of you have the experience with flight. Do you know the Air Force service is available in China? Part of the post is translated follow: … [Read more...] about (Letter from ecodelta) Chinese Air Force Airline
Lessons for China from the world financial crisis
With Iceland close to bankruptcy and the world's financial system going to hell, China stands somewhat apart in its relative isolation. Asia Times has an intriguing article on this: "In the past, China has been blamed for the low-degree of internationalization of its financial industries. Now it seems we are profiting from this 'fault'," the commentary said. Many Chinese … [Read more...] about Lessons for China from the world financial crisis
Update: McCain injects Presidential Politics into U.S. – China row over Taiwan Weapons Sale
McCain seems to be getting a little desperate. He seems to be pulling all stops (including going negative and aggressive against Obama) and most recently also trying to inject some foreign politiking into his campaign. … [Read more...] about Update: McCain injects Presidential Politics into U.S. – China row over Taiwan Weapons Sale
Tina Fey for Vice President
I had glanced over some news article titles/briefings over the last couple of days regarding Saturday Night Live's parody of Sarah Palin, but didn't check it out until reading about it in the Inside-Out China blog. I must say I agree with Xujun that Tina Fey is superb. Hey, Senator McCain, are you sure you picked the right running mate? … [Read more...] about Tina Fey for Vice President