At this point, the dominant narrative in the American media on Edward Snowden is undoubtedly him being a traitor. The reason for a turn for the 'worse' is Snowden revealing to the world, especially to China and Hong Kong, how the United States hack their universities, public officials, and tapping into Pacnet, the major backbone of the Internet for the whole Asia region and … [Read more...] about Finally, a “cogent” argument why Edward Snowden is a traitor to America
Putin talks to Russia Today about NSA, Iran, and American mindset
Have you thought to yourself, "man, this talk about freedom, God, human rights, and we are for good while people we don't like are evil has become so trite and boring?!" I actually thought the following round-table of Vladimir Putin dishing out his views on America refreshingly interesting. I have my opinions, but I often wished American politicians would be equally willing … [Read more...] about Putin talks to Russia Today about NSA, Iran, and American mindset
Prism and U.S. Internet Giant’s Denial
Now that the U.S. President Obama has publicly acknowledged the existence of PRISM, it is interesting to see executives from America's Internet giants such as Google's Larry Page saying he has no knowledge of it. It is mind-boggling that he could say that while in 2012 alone, 1856 electronic surveillance and physical searches were approved with NONE denied by the Foreign … [Read more...] about Prism and U.S. Internet Giant’s Denial
Remembering June 4th
A friend of mine who lives in Shanghai wrote a quick WeChat update today: "今天64，缅怀一下当年为自由民主牺牲的青年" which roughly translates to: "Today is June 4th. Let's pay homage to those young Chinese who perished in the cause of freedom and democracy." (For an in-depth article on June 4th, read "Let’s Talk About Tiananmen Square, 1989" and in Chinese, "且谈1989年的天安门事件.") Many of our … [Read more...] about Remembering June 4th