U.S. Senate passed the "China currency manipulation bill" around October. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/11/senate-passes-china-currency-manipulation-bill/ You can find the text here. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1619/text The action hints at Racism at its core, buried under layers of political procedural jargons. A few points for thoughts. … [Read more...] about Calling China “Currency Manipulator”. Racism, and/or sore loser mentality?
Archives for December 2011
Some thoughts at Lake Tahoe
Below are couple of shots taken at Lake Tahoe where I vacationed this past week. Generally, I was impressed with how environmentally conscience American society has become, and the pristine waters and clean beaches at the lake reminded me of that. Recycling is in full force. I recall back in the 80's, recycling was still not a daily vocabulary. It is today. … [Read more...] about Some thoughts at Lake Tahoe
Revisiting the Sino-Indian War of 1962
As the new year approaches, we should take some time to reflect that 2012 is the 50th anniversary of the Sino-Indian war of 1962. The war has shaped and will continue to shape the attitudes of people towards each other from two global nuclear (presently or soon to be) superpowers. The war was not only interesting in itself but interesting in how current powers in the west … [Read more...] about Revisiting the Sino-Indian War of 1962
“国家” by 成龙 and 美和
In an earlier comment I talked about the importance of "国家," and having just watched this music video by Jacky Chan (成龙) in duet with MEI He (美和) paying homage to that same idea made my day. Without a strong enough country, there is no freedom. … [Read more...] about “国家” by 成龙 and 美和
Glenn Greenwald labeling U.S. hypocricy on Internet Freedom “egregious and shameless;” really shows how weak U.S. foreign policy is
Earlier this year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton laid out the blueprint for U.S. foreign policy in pursuit of "Internet Freedom" around the world. As I stated in a prior post, I believed this is a way to ensure U.S. government can support political oppositions in countries around the world and to lend them a voice with propaganda on the Internet. Glenn Greenwald recently … [Read more...] about Glenn Greenwald labeling U.S. hypocricy on Internet Freedom “egregious and shameless;” really shows how weak U.S. foreign policy is