The news is still enfolding on the destruction Typhoon Haiyan - now barreling its towards Vietnam and on into southern China - left in the Philippines. For those with the means, it appears the best way to help for the public now is to donate money. Two organizations with the capacity to help on the ground are: Doctors without Borders, and International Red Cross. … [Read more...] about Typhoon Haiyan’s Destructive Path
The Justification of Violence and Terrorism?
Today, I came across an article in Asia Times titled "Tiananmen Crash Linked to Xinjiang Mosque Raid" by Shohret Hoshur, originally published via Radio Free Asia's Uyghur Service. In the article Hoshur appears to justify violence and terrorism committed last week by presenting what must appear to him to be legitimate motivations for plowing a car into the guardrails in … [Read more...] about The Justification of Violence and Terrorism?
Opinion: Is It Time Magazine that doesn’t understand Capitalism or China?
Time recently published an article titled "How a Starbucks Latte Shows China Doesn’t Understand Capitalism" on the attention the Chinese government appears to be bringing to the practice of foreign companies overcharging Chinese consumers. According to Time, the government in doing this shows it doesn't understand capitalism, ought to back off, and let the market reach a proper … [Read more...] about Opinion: Is It Time Magazine that doesn’t understand Capitalism or China?
Shadows of Censorship? Really???
Two weeks back, Russia Today broke a story with the title "China employs 2 million analysts to monitor web activity." From that, we get a plethora of dark articles about how bad the Chinese government is. For example, from the BBC, we get an article titled "China employs two million microblog monitors state media say": More than two million people in China are employed by … [Read more...] about Shadows of Censorship? Really???
Opinion: On Bo Xilai and Rule of Law
This past weekend, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court found Bo Xilai guilty bribetaking, embezzlement and abuse of power. The trial has been widely publicized and discussed in China, with netizens on the blogsphere commenting from almost every angle, some in support of Bo, some in disgust of his alleged actions, and others neutral and looking at the bigger picture (see e.g. … [Read more...] about Opinion: On Bo Xilai and Rule of Law