Some say China has Quality problems with its manufacturing? How about US? Here are 2 US politicians, NOT merely looking the other way, but actually ACTIVELY pushing known bad products to China. The same politicians who publicly criticized China for the "Made In China" quality … [Read more...] about Toxic Products Double Talk, US Politicians Tried to Sell To China
Necessity, Mother of Invention and Awesome.
I rarely get very excited about new technologies, because most new technologies from large corporations are seemingly a lot of reshuffling and repackaging of old things, and sometimes a bunch of bug fixes long over due. But Baidu's 3D game-like pixelated 3D Map (map.baidu.com) of Chinese Cities has to be one of the coolest things I have seen in years. Much better than the … [Read more...] about Necessity, Mother of Invention and Awesome.
Is It Advocacy, or Is It SPAM?
PCWorld article states that China dropped further down on the list of top SPAM originating countries, down to #20. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/220822/china_cleans_up_spam_problem.html With now 470 million internet users, China is actually cleaning up the cyberspace of SPAM substantially. US, however, remains #1 top SPAMMER in the world, contributing … [Read more...] about Is It Advocacy, or Is It SPAM?
The Danger of the Stubbornly Committed Democracy
There was a time, in every Chinese ex-pat's life, when he/she is drawn to the fascination of the Democratic freedoms. What is not to love about "freedom"? Except, nothing in life is free, there is always a cost, often hidden. Many of us Chinese experience these costs often in life, and it has made us wiser, for we do not easily commit ourselves to fanciful sale pitches. … [Read more...] about The Danger of the Stubbornly Committed Democracy
On Recent Criticisms of Mr. Shaun Rein, An Advice On Moving Forward
There have been more than several near "simul-blog" criticisms of Mr. Shaun Rein's recent articles circulating over China blogs. Critics of Mr. Rein came to applaud, Defenders of Mr. Rein returned some criticisms. I sat on the sideline and read some of the back and forth. My thoughts below concisely as possible. Some of which agreed by others on both side of the … [Read more...] about On Recent Criticisms of Mr. Shaun Rein, An Advice On Moving Forward