Google has just officially announced discontinuing google.cn and routing web requests to google.com.hk. It has proclaimed serving uncensored results from Hong Kong "entirely legal and will meaningfully increase access to information for people in China." Legally, it is probably true, but the Chinese government might take steps to block google.com.hk for Mainland users, as … [Read more...] about Google shuts down google.cn and routing to google.com.hk
Archives for March 2010
陈海汶 (Chen HaiWen): Pictures of China’s 56 Ethnic Groups
陈海汶 (Chen HaiWen) lead a team of 14 photographers, traveling over 100,000 km from 2008 through 2009, photographing all 56 ethnic groups making up China. They took roughly 570,000 photos during this period. It was a massive undertaking. Over 150 people, including historians and cultural experts worked with Chen to come up with the final compilation, "和谐中华——中国56个民族剪影" … [Read more...] about 陈海汶 (Chen HaiWen): Pictures of China’s 56 Ethnic Groups
Professor Jiang Ruiping:”Revaluation of Japanese Yen, a historical lesson to draw: analysis”
Under U.S. pressure, the Japanese government revalued the Japanese Yen 200% from end of 1985 through early 1988 to address the trade deficit U.S. had with Japan. Did it make any difference for the U.S.? What happened to the Japanese economy as a result of that revaluation? Professor Jiang Ruiping, Chairman of the Department of International Economics, at the Beijing-based … [Read more...] about Professor Jiang Ruiping:”Revaluation of Japanese Yen, a historical lesson to draw: analysis”
What Exactly is the Developing World – a talk by Prof. Hans Rosling from Sweden
Sometimes - it is good for the mind and soul to take some time off, take a step back and just think about the world in broad strokes - without too much political takes or ideological traps. I hope you enjoy this little 20 minute talk from Prof. Hans Rosling as much as I did last year... … [Read more...] about What Exactly is the Developing World – a talk by Prof. Hans Rosling from Sweden
Western human rights activism, where is the real humanity?
Each year, the U.S. Department of State publishes the annual "The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" to U.S. Congress, and Western human rights activists and media use it to condemn governments around the world. In response, China has started in the last few years publishing her own annual reports on the U.S. human rights violations. The most recent was carried on … [Read more...] about Western human rights activism, where is the real humanity?