Americans, of course! Various entities within the U.S. own $9.8 trillion and the remainder $4.5 trillion are owned by foreigners and foreign governments. My own tally shows China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan combined for about $1.4 trillion, about $500 billion more than Japan. These data come from Business Insider and make for great reference since America is undergoing debates about … [Read more...] about Who owns America’s $14.3 trillion debt?
China Bullet Train Crash, and the organic nature of public relations
PR, as in public relations, is an art. Over the last few days I have been watching Wang Yongping (王勇平) addressing the Chinese press on the bullet train crash. On one hand, I feel bad for him, for he was genuinely trying to relay facts. On the other hand, I thought he really bungled on certain issues which created controversies that shouldn't have been in the first place. For … [Read more...] about China Bullet Train Crash, and the organic nature of public relations
China bullet train fake news and false rumors exposed
Roland Song has done a number of much needed translations of false rumors and fake news surrounding the Wenzhou train crash. It is a must read. I was in particular looking into information related to the two year old girl who was found. A panelist on CCTV criticized the Ministry of Rail for declaring rescue over and the girl being found afterwards. Roland translates the … [Read more...] about China bullet train fake news and false rumors exposed
The Colbert Report, “Norwegian Muslish Guman’s Islam-Esque Atrocity”
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive … [Read more...] about The Colbert Report, “Norwegian Muslish Guman’s Islam-Esque Atrocity”
A mentally retarded journalist, take 2
(Bad journalism on the left. Right column are Allen and my commentary on why. Fortunately, not all Brits are like this.) … [Read more...] about A mentally retarded journalist, take 2