There is an old saying: If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Corollary: If no one wants to be part of the solution, the problem never goes away, and only gets bigger. Apply to North Korea, it's a 50 year old "problem" for US, and while China might be easily scapegoated for that, the real reason is always about resources and money. … [Read more...] about North Korea, and why no one really want to confront it?
Archives for December 2010
Nobel Peace Prize Award, and reactions from Russia
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize award to Liu Xiaobo yesterday at Oslo made headlines in the West, and as expected, the Western media continued the same narrative. As I was hearing Thorbjorn Jagland over the radio presenting the award and then followed by Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann's reading aloud Liu's statements (written two days prior to his 11-year sentencing), I was … [Read more...] about Nobel Peace Prize Award, and reactions from Russia
PISA 2009 and Education in a competitive world
I remember an interview on Charlie Rose of Bill Gates about globalization few years ago. This was around the time when Thomas Friedman wrote his famous book, "The World is Flat." Gates made the comment that in a flat world, everyone will be competing for the right to work. There are no such jobs reserved for anyone. Certainly there are certain jobs reserved for within each … [Read more...] about PISA 2009 and Education in a competitive world
“家园” (“HOME”) by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
As 2010 is coming to a close, I thought about what some important messages we ought to remind ourselves of. Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" was a great feature film which brought the message of preserving our planet Earth around the world. While we can sense a momentum of need to change, we are indeed still far from taking the drastic measures necessary to slow down the type … [Read more...] about “家园” (“HOME”) by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
The New York Times Propaganda: “Vast Hacking by a China Fearful of the Web”
On December 4, 2010, the New York Times published this article, "Vast Hacking by a China Fearful of the Web." Well, if you actually spend just a little bit of time looking for facts supporting what the headline claims, you will not be surprised this is a tactic often employed by the U.S. media to smear other countries. There is no fact supporting the headline. They are all … [Read more...] about The New York Times Propaganda: “Vast Hacking by a China Fearful of the Web”