I am now anxious to watch the debate between Eric X Li and Minxin Pei at the recent Aspen Ideas Festival, where the topic was "China and Democracy." Once the video is available, I'll post. The debate was moderated by The Atlantics' James Fallows, who actually admits himself here biased. So, perhaps the debate was 1 vs 1 where Pei having gotten a partial referee on his side. … [Read more...] about China modernizes, “Democracy” faith wavers
Analysis
An irony for Asia Society
An Asia Society piece here with three experts weighing in on the 15th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong. Winston Lord, Orville Schell, and Jeffrey Wasserstrom are all individuals we can respect. What struck me really, really hard was that they were talking about press freedom. Wait a minute! How about adding a Chinese perspective there, say, from Eric X Li? Then, … [Read more...] about An irony for Asia Society
且谈1989年的天安门事件
(这篇文章是龙信明博客写的. 西方媒体总是会通过扭曲的镜头来看中国、 或中国人。关于六四, 西方媒体还在撒谎. 他们的目标是中国境内挑拨.) 且谈1989年的天安门事件我的小道消息比你的准 序对一般西方人而言，在中国，没有哪个地方比天安门更深刻地印在他们的意识中，也没有哪个历史事件比1989年的学生示威更经常地成为谈资。 最近有个博客提到：“又到六月了。又是重访天安门的时候了。”看起来的确如此。大部分西方媒体都在筹备这一事件的“周年报道”，或者是通过再现戏剧性事件的形式来炮制新闻，或者是出于某种不见得那么高尚的目的。 … [Read more...] about 且谈1989年的天安门事件
James Fallows’ “China Airborn” completely misses the point on “China intranet”
Apparently, James Fallows' latest book, "China Airborn" has argued the reason the Internet in China is 'slow' is due to censorship. Due to censorship, Fallows argued, China would never be innovative enough and hence won't be able to produce her own companies like Apple. In this article, he capitulates to his readers who contend that the Internet within China is actually fast. … [Read more...] about James Fallows’ “China Airborn” completely misses the point on “China intranet”
Let’s Talk About Tiananmen Square, 1989
(Propaganda in the Western press had a lasting impact on China. For the Tiananmen Protest of 1989, the "reform and opening up" policies under Deng back-stepped when Western governments decided to scale back loans and FDI into China on the grounds the Chinese government were 'butchers.' The 'butcher' and 'massacre' narratives were concocted by the Western press to demonize the … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About Tiananmen Square, 1989