Back a few weeks ago, I wrote a comment "recommending Cultural Revolution" every 50 years or so, provided the excessive abuses can be avoided. FOARP (and other resident/expat Western mouth pieces) had a cow. http://foarp.blogspot.com/2011/11/hidden-harmonies-raventhorn-lets-have.html. So, since an indirect challenge to me was issued, I confront it here, since HH is where … [Read more...] about Is China heading for another Cultural Revolution?
Archives for December 2011
“Jasmine Flower” (茉莉花)
Yu Hongmei 于红梅 Erhu 二胡 Zhao Cong 赵聪 Pipa 琵琶 Chen Yue 陈悦 Dizi 笛子 Ji Wei 吉炜 Guzheng 古筝 … [Read more...] about “Jasmine Flower” (茉莉花)
Finally, a somewhat balanced editorial in the NYT
On China by a law professor teaching in Shanghai. The article is about the legal systems in the US compared with China's and how people's views on law and social justice are both similar and different. Reasoned criticisms of each other's legal systems can be beneficial for both societies but they would need to get off on a ground of mutual respect and understanding. It's too … [Read more...] about Finally, a somewhat balanced editorial in the NYT
India v/s China: We’ve got Facebook! What’ve you got?
An interesting analysis in TIME magazine, to the extent that it tries to be an analysis: The ChIndian Century And don't forget to check out these two accompanying arguments, one for India and one for China: The Case for India: Free to Succeed The Case for China: The Power of Planning I plan to blog about this general issue sometime soon. Right now however, I just … [Read more...] about India v/s China: We’ve got Facebook! What’ve you got?