Time recently published an article titled "How a Starbucks Latte Shows China Doesn’t Understand Capitalism" on the attention the Chinese government appears to be bringing to the practice of foreign companies overcharging Chinese consumers. According to Time, the government in doing this shows it doesn't understand capitalism, ought to back off, and let the market reach a proper … [Read more...] about Opinion: Is It Time Magazine that doesn’t understand Capitalism or China?
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Opinion: On Bo Xilai and Rule of Law
This past weekend, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court found Bo Xilai guilty bribetaking, embezzlement and abuse of power. The trial has been widely publicized and discussed in China, with netizens on the blogsphere commenting from almost every angle, some in support of Bo, some in disgust of his alleged actions, and others neutral and looking at the bigger picture (see e.g. … [Read more...] about Opinion: On Bo Xilai and Rule of Law
The Chinese Order and Putin’s Comment on American Exceptionalism
As part of the interesting discussion between Black Pheonix, ersim, ho hon and others in this recent thread, Black Phoenix made this insightful comment: Sun Tzu definitely wrote not so much about “just war”, as he admonished rulers against War, using costs of war as arguments. Sun Tzu was not concerned with what would justify war. His solution was to end wars as … [Read more...] about The Chinese Order and Putin’s Comment on American Exceptionalism
Case Study on Democratic Self-Governance: NSA Oversight, a Straight Game of Poker?
If there is a religion in the modern world, it is the fanatic belief in democratic self-governance. From a philosophical perspective, the legitimacy of democratic self-government requires the notion of a public forum - a democratic corpus, a public sphere formed by citizens, if you will - to frame, debate and discuss political issues and events, free from "government … [Read more...] about Case Study on Democratic Self-Governance: NSA Oversight, a Straight Game of Poker?
Putting BBC’s propaganda against Vietnam to the test
Is it possible to stop people from discussing news or current affairs on the Internet? The answer is easy: obviously not. I can't see how that is possible without shutting the Internet down completely. And, what does it mean to be an "enemy of the internet" anyway? To qualify for that, wouldn't a nation state be engaging in destroying Internet infrastructure globally or … [Read more...] about Putting BBC’s propaganda against Vietnam to the test