For Americans the American Dream is a house in suburbia with white picket fences and 2 cars garage, which used to be easily reachable for the middle class family in the 50's and 60's. Now it's arguably much more difficult for young people burdened with student loans probably staying with their parents well into their 30s. When Xi Jinping used the phrase "China Dream", the … [Read more...] about China Dream
Archives for August 2014
Democracy Mission – A Conspiracy Theory
This is a reprint from an old post that I think readers of this blog might find interesting. Whatever the merits of democracy, I’m more curious about its evangelical preachers. Democracy is a vague term, like “Christendom”, “Islamic World”, or “the West”. Besides the democratic banner, the political landscapes of the USA, Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan, India. . . don’t share … [Read more...] about Democracy Mission – A Conspiracy Theory
Paul Krugman
Despite my politics is far to the left I have always have a soft spot for Nixon. Maybe it's because of his opening to China, or his hard nosed politics and realism. Someone like Paul Krugman, a liberal democrat, with policies I have more agreements with, yet I dislike those idealistic cold warriors. This morning professor Krugman got me tee off again. I sent the following … [Read more...] about Paul Krugman
Rule of Law
When Chinese dissidents talk about democracy and rule of law, American media immediately start the echo chamber in criticizing China and provide the stage for whomever in the spotlight. It irks me to no end this fetish on rule of law is not based on reality but more on fantasy and rarely examined in depth. Wikipedia defines it as: "The rule of law (also known as nomocracy) … [Read more...] about Rule of Law
China is a Freeloader of World Order…
Check out the following excerpt of an interview conducted by Thomas Friedman on Obama. In this short segment, Obama states that China is a Freeloader and has been for the last 30 years... The rest of the interview can be found here. So is China a Freeloader? Take the poll below. … [Read more...] about China is a Freeloader of World Order…