The ethnic Chinese in Indonesia has faced many decades of racism and sometimes pogroms from Indonesians envious and suspicious of the Chinese. What is lesser known is that the US and especially the CIA played a cunning, covert role in spreading the defamatory lies and colluded with the racist Islamic government of Indonesia inciting the racial violence and ethnic cleansing … [Read more...] about CIA’s role in anti-Chinese genocide
Analysis
Another Look at the Great Leap Forward
The Founding of the New Republic Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, two events are so controversial that they almost cannot be discussed rationally or void of politics. One of them is the Great Leap Forward of 1958, and the other being the Cultural Revolution of 1966. A reference to history cannot be avoided for any event, more so an event as significant as … [Read more...] about Another Look at the Great Leap Forward
中共的生命力——后民主时代在中国开启 – “The Post-Democratic Future Begins in China” by Eric Li
In his latest essay (in both Chinese and English), Eric X. Li wrote, "Many developing countries have already come to learn that democracy doesn't solve all their problems. For them, China's example is important. Its recent success and the failures of the West offer a stark contrast." Of course, Li is not arguing that democratic systems are invalid. He merely argues that the … [Read more...] about 中共的生命力——后民主时代在中国开启 – “The Post-Democratic Future Begins in China” by Eric Li
The Irrational, Racist Fear of China
(This article is published here with permission from the author. His bio and links are at the bottom of the article. In sharing this article, he writes, "I am particularly happy that the piece will address Chinese readers. It had already been translated to Italian and Spanish; plenty of support for China coming from Latin America. All the best, Andre") [Update 20130109: In … [Read more...] about The Irrational, Racist Fear of China
China Railways Safety Record: A Comparative Study
Summary Railways are the safest means of transportation among all methods in this study. Railway safety-wise, China and France are about twice as safe as Japan and Germany. You are about 2.2 times as likely to die in an American airplane as in a Chinese rail car, traveling the same distance. You are about 200 times as likely to die in a vehicle on an American highway … [Read more...] about China Railways Safety Record: A Comparative Study