The following is an interview given by Deng Xiaoping to the Italian Oriana Fallaci on August 21 and 23, 1980. I have included Deng's original Chinese language version at the bottom. The English translation credit goes to People's Daily of China. It gives very good insight to Deng. Oriana Fallaci: Will Chairman Mao's portrait above Tiananmen Gate be kept there? … [Read more...] about An Interview with Deng Xiaoping
Archives for July 2015
Position Paper of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Matter of Jurisdiction in the South China Sea Arbitration Initiated by the Republic of the Philippines
On December 7, 2014, the Chinese government released a position paper on why the UNCLOS Arbitration initiated by Philippines should be dismissed as groundless. Below is a copy. For me personally, it's interesting reading it after I have conducted my own extensive research in the area in writing my own paper on the topic last June. The Chinese position paper has cited the … [Read more...] about Position Paper of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Matter of Jurisdiction in the South China Sea Arbitration Initiated by the Republic of the Philippines
Political Correctness
In U.S., despite the popularity of Bill Maher, political correctness is a serious business, especially in academia. Any inadvertent comment or joke about race and rape will be attacked as racism or misogyny. Recently Hong Kong media published a conversation of Zhu Wei Qun, he was an official who was involved in negotiation with representatives of Dalai Lama, and Alai, a Tibetan … [Read more...] about Political Correctness
So China is Doomed Because of a 30% market crash … ?
The news is abuzz with China's recent stock market crash. The naysayers are all coming out. Not that they were ever hiding, but now it's a parade - with horns and drums to toot! Some reports are however darn right silly. For example in this CNBS report titled How China might have given itself a black eye, a reporter would first accuse China of committing the sin of … [Read more...] about So China is Doomed Because of a 30% market crash … ?
Okinawa, Taiwan, and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in United States–Japan–China Relations
This is not the first time I have read and linked to articles in The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus that I find sensible, instead of the misinformation and disinformation we see so often preached in Western press and Japanese press. I thought this article by Kimie Hara gives a more balanced Japanese view of the issue of territorial dispute between China and Japan and … [Read more...] about Okinawa, Taiwan, and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in United States–Japan–China Relations