There has been terrible violence in India's Assam region recently and the violence has spread to other parts of India. Since this is a blog on China, not India, I am not going to dig too much into the cause or even meaning of the riots. But I do want to point out the relatively "favorable" coverage India is getting. In almost all reports I see, India is cast as the force … [Read more...] about Riots in Assam
Archives for August 2012
The Myth of Chinese Mass Migration into Russia
I stumbled upon a rather entertaining Reuters article a few days ago, reporting Russia's latest move to supposedly defend against a so-called "soft invasion" from China - in which massive yellow hordes from China's over-populated Northeast will systematically migrate into and outnumber the dwindling Russian population in the Russian Far East (RFE), and eventually assume de … [Read more...] about The Myth of Chinese Mass Migration into Russia
Stephen Prothero tells CNN viewers “Dalai Lama should condemn immolations”
The world seems to be on pause while everyone's attention have been put on the Olympics. Shortly before the Olympics, Stephen Prothero, a religion scholar from Boston University wrote in CNN's blog that the Dalai Lama should condemn the immolations: If the Dalai Lama were to speak out unequivocally against these deaths, they would surely stop. So in a very real sense, their … [Read more...] about Stephen Prothero tells CNN viewers “Dalai Lama should condemn immolations”
Xinhua: Details of intentional homicide trial of Bogu Kailai, Zhang Xiaojun
Following are trial details of the Bogu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun murder of British citizen Neil Heywood just released by Xinhua on Twitter. Given the great interest for this case within the Western press, I've decided to quote the report below. HEFEI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) - The attention-grabbing intentional homicide trial of Bogu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun opened Thursday in … [Read more...] about Xinhua: Details of intentional homicide trial of Bogu Kailai, Zhang Xiaojun
The Political Olympics
As the Olympics wind down in London, there can be little doubt in anyone's mind that this Olympics is about politics. How else can one explain the string of smears against Chinese athletes and their performances - coming from unexpected sources such as the prestigious journal of Nature - all in the name of "science and objectivity" - as well as expected sources such as the NY … [Read more...] about The Political Olympics