On my first day returning to New York, NYT started to run articles about China and I have a sense of dissonance after away from U.S. for a month and away from Trump and American politics. After reading some comments I find Americans still do not get China and still live in a dream world. So I'll start right on the question the liberals here will harp on, the question of … [Read more...] about Reflections (2)
Reflections on My Month Long Visit to China (1)
I just returned from a month long visit to China which is both exhilarating and exhausting. I last visited China about 3 years previously, but decided this time to visit areas I long wanted to see and managed to see all except Beijing and Tsinghua University which require applying to the university ahead of schedule. 3 years may not be a long time, yet China is always changing … [Read more...] about Reflections on My Month Long Visit to China (1)
河南汝州年轻父母殴打环卫工 因其劝阻孩子随地大小便
One thing that I worried when Deng started the economic reform and turned away from Mao's attempt to mold human nature was inequality and the corrosive effect of capitalism on Chinese values. The Chinese article from guancha.cn I quoted on the heading above generated a lot of publicity and vehement condemnation from public about the case of a young couple attacking a cleaning … [Read more...] about 河南汝州年轻父母殴打环卫工 因其劝阻孩子随地大小便
National Day
Recent days have been full of news, from the crowd of over 110,000 watching the flag raising ceremony at TAM square, conclusion of tax evasion case of actress Fan Bingbing, and Trump's tariff war against China. I want to touch bases here before my month long visit to China later this month. We'll travel to Shanghai, Changsha to visit Shaoshan, Mao's birth place, Guiyang to … [Read more...] about National Day
How Should China React to Trump’s Tariff War?
The reactions in China toward the tariff war tells a lot about the nature of those groups more than an accurate analysis of U.S.. Some appeasement group mostly from those worshipping West attack Xi for deviating from Deng's policy of hiding one's strength and low profile. As if attracting Trump's ire is the cause of trade war, and be sub-servient will appease him. I have stated … [Read more...] about How Should China React to Trump’s Tariff War?