Yellow Flower Hill Uprising could be the most significant event in our time. The following is written by Bai Ding, my high school classmate. I have his permission to publish it here. Bai is the descendant of one of the patriots. I bet this history event is written differently in China, Taiwan and even Hong Kong, so feel free to express your point of view. The two poems in … [Read more...] about Letter: A Brief Memoriam for the Yellow Flower Hill Uprising
Archives for March 2009
(Letter from Lime) No Such Thing as China
A week or so ago, in one of the final classes of the fourth year history seminar on Christianity in China that I am currently taking, the professor, in an apparent effort to coax us into some critical thinking, posed these questions; “Did Christianity become a Chinese religion? And if so, when and how did this happen?” The answers that we came up with in class included when … [Read more...] about (Letter from Lime) No Such Thing as China
(Letter from tibetan, Opposing Viewpoint) Smurf Emancipation Day: 50 years of harmonious oppression
In light of the mega attention and millions of yuans that chinese government use to establish a new holiday in Tibet "Serf Emancipation Day", and advertise this around the world, clever Tibetan youth in Tibet created the following cartoon: "Surf Emancipation Day: 50 years of harmonious oppression". http://woeser.middle-way.net/2009/03/blog-post_28.html … [Read more...] about (Letter from tibetan, Opposing Viewpoint) Smurf Emancipation Day: 50 years of harmonious oppression
A Chinese view of governance and the financial crisis: An interview with ICBC's chairman
In response to Steve' question on what is the difference between Chinese version of capitalism and American version of capitalism, I think there are many. The most important, I think, is the respective role of government, market in running / in governing the economy. Another important aspect, I think, is the goal of economic prosperity. China takes a more "holistic," perhaps … [Read more...] about A Chinese view of governance and the financial crisis: An interview with ICBC's chairman
Friday Musings on China's Bad Press in the West
I have been thinking about two questions about China's image in the Western Media (AKA "international public opinion"). Question 1: Why is China portrayed as either collapsing ("this time it's over for China", "chaos") or menacing (the "China threat") so prevalently (despite notable exceptions)? Why these particular traits? Question 2: How should the Chinese (在朝和在野的中国人) react … [Read more...] about Friday Musings on China's Bad Press in the West