A casual glance of English news bulletins on the web reveal articles such as the following: China cracks down in Inner Mongolia to thwart protests (LA Times) China Clamps Down in Bid to Halt Mongolian Protests (WSJ) China must avoid force in Mongolia: Amnesty (AFP) I am dismayed at the tone of the coverage from the West. If a potentially socially explosive … [Read more...] about Mongolian Protests
Analysis
2008 “Olympic Debate” over Tibet on American Bar Association China Law Committee
My 2008 public debate with a US trained Tibetan Lawyer (with some other folks interjecting), archived on ABA China Law Committee Listserver: This began over the ABA China Law Committee's email listserver in 2008 around the time of the Tibet riots. Several US attorneys started asking questions about Tibet and the riot. The Tibetan-American lawyer began with his definition … [Read more...] about 2008 “Olympic Debate” over Tibet on American Bar Association China Law Committee
Jim Hoge of Foreign Affairs Magazine on China
Jim Hoge has been the editor of Foreign Affairs magazine since 1992. He holds the Peter G. Peterson Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a director of Human Rights Watch and the Foundation for a Civil Society. He is also the chairman of the International Center for Journalists. He recently had this to say about China. … [Read more...] about Jim Hoge of Foreign Affairs Magazine on China
Kunming-Singapore High Speed Railway construction starts
By 2020, China's FTA with ASEAN nations will get another big boost; a 3,900km high-speed railway system linking China's Kunming through Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia down to Singapore becomes operational and construction has already started. See my hand-drawing in the regional map below to get a sense of scope of this project. China's trade with the ASEAN countries has … [Read more...] about Kunming-Singapore High Speed Railway construction starts
“Catching Scent of Revolution, China Moves to Snip Jasmine” – Retarded Government or Retarded NYT?
Is it conceivable that the Chinese government ban the jasmine flower in China? That is exactly what a group of journalists at the New York Times argue in their recent article, "Catching Scent of Revolution, China Moves to Snip Jasmine." I asked Andrew Jacobs, one of the authors if he believed what he wrote? In response, he said: Yes, I do believe what I wrote because … [Read more...] about “Catching Scent of Revolution, China Moves to Snip Jasmine” – Retarded Government or Retarded NYT?