Honduran President was forced into Exile by a group of military soldiers who stormed his house and forced him onto a plane at gun point. The reason? He tried to push for a referendum to extend his terms of office. His replacement was quickly sworn in, but massive protests have broken out. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had this to say: "Our immediate priority is to … [Read more...] about (Letter from raventhorn4000) Honduras, Iran, and China
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Follow-On Article (2) (for the Sichuan Quake article)
*** ( NOTE : This is the 2nd and last "follow-on" article of the parent artcle titled : "Putting the Sichuan Quake into Perspective". This 2nd "follow-on" article, like the 1st one, is NOT meant to be a stand-alone article. I would therefore highly recommend you read that article before starting this one. The parent article is only 1 page long, and should provide the context … [Read more...] about Follow-On Article (2) (for the Sichuan Quake article)
Chinese Rock n' Roll!
We've done some posts on China and Taiwan music in the past, but those were about the general music scene. Today I'd like to feature two videos created by Brendan Madden, who lives in Qingdao, is a teacher and member of the band Dama Llamas, and keeps up with the scene in northern China. I'll also feature a few other bands you might not know, and some comments about where I … [Read more...] about Chinese Rock n' Roll!
(Letter from shane9219)It’s time to define new Chineseness
Many western press and intellectuals appear to suffer a deep perception gap on modern day China. The root cause is their persistent refusal to recognize the political legitimacy of modern-day Chinese philosophy and ideology. To many western liberals and conservative alike, they perceive the current CCP government as helpless and inward looking, trying hard just to stay in … [Read more...] about (Letter from shane9219)It’s time to define new Chineseness
U.S. national debt, China is not the issue
As of today, the U.S. national debt is $11+ trillion. When the U.S. media talk about this debt within the context of U.S.-China relations, they usually talk about trade imbalance, currency manipulation, and anxiety over whether China is going to dump her treasury holdings and trigger a collapse of the USD. I'd like to share with you some graphs (based on numbers I got mostly … [Read more...] about U.S. national debt, China is not the issue