Obviously most will associate this question with Hillary Clinton's book of the election of 2016 in U.S., but it can also applied to what Ken Burns and Lynn Novick asked about Vietnam War in their mesmerizing documentary, and hopefully we will not be asking the question in the future upon a devastated Korea peninsula with irradiated North. Hillary Clinton pleaded mia culpa and … [Read more...] about What happened?
《辉煌中国》–Amazing China
The 6 episodes of "Amazing China" are now available on YouTube. I haven't visited China for 2 years now, yet the speed of transition described in this video series caught me by total surprise. I do hope CGTN will translated it to different languages and broadcast them. It probably will cost a lot less than those short video montages shown in Times Square and much more … [Read more...] about 《辉煌中国》–Amazing China
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
Pete Seeger wrote that song in 1963 about a training accident during WW 2, and obviously referring to the then developing Vietnam War. Incidentally I think he should have received the Nobel Prize for Literature that went to Bob Dylan 1 year later instead after he died. The reason this song triggered in my memory is the recent policy shift/continuation of Trump administration on … [Read more...] about Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
China vs India
China has been giving warnings right and left on the oncoming border war with India, while India has been downplaying it and very much ignored by the West fixated on North Korea ICBM testing. The facts are obvious to those interested in them. The Tibet border with Sikkim was set in 19th century and undisputed. India annexed Sikkim and very much like to annex Bhutan next. The … [Read more...] about China vs India
Snowden vs Human Rights Lawyer
Recently I saw Oliver Stone's film on Snowden from Showtime and read NYT magazine article on Chinese human rights lawyers and feel the need to discuss both here. Mr. Snowden and the lawyer Liang Xiaojun and his client Xie Yanyi are in both cases dissidents. Yet their stories are so different and revealing. I suspect Chinese propaganda department could learn something from both … [Read more...] about Snowden vs Human Rights Lawyer