(On January 5, 2012, I sat down with Shaun Rein, founder and Managing Director of the China Market Research Group, to talk about China. He gave us his insights into major events of 2011. In this hour-long interview, we touched on many topics: pollution, CNN and Christian Bale's recent run-in with Chinese police, food safety, Weibo, and so on.) YinYang:2011 was another … [Read more...] about A conversation with Shaun Rein on China
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100,000 Strong Initiative taking baby steps
In the current Strategic and Economic Dialog between U.S. and China, Secretary Clinton reiterated the importance of the 100,000 Strong Initiative. According to the Institute of International Education, there are ten times more Chinese students studying in the U.S. than the other way around. The initiative is to raise the number of Americans studying in China to 100,000 in … [Read more...] about 100,000 Strong Initiative taking baby steps
Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education
This 20 minute video is worth watching if you have thought about how technology impacts education. A friend of mine who used to develop games at Electronic Arts is now writing software for Khan Academy. Their collection of ideas could have a significant impact in education. The organization has gotten Bill Gates very much excited too. Pay attention to the teachers … [Read more...] about Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education
Amy Chua would be proud of China’s “奶茶MM” (“Milk Tea Sister”)
Now that parenting and education is the talk of the nation across America, I thought I relay a wildly popular story from 2010 in China, another view into Amy Chua's "Chinese mom." Enter "奶茶妹妹" or "奶茶mm" on Baidu.com if you wish to research this story yourself. Back in 2009, a student posted this image of her friend in a forum on 猫扑 (mop.com), admiring her good looks. … [Read more...] about Amy Chua would be proud of China’s “奶茶MM” (“Milk Tea Sister”)
The truth is out; Amy Chua’s “Chinese moms” attack on “American moms” is actually a Wall Street Journal creation
If you are visiting America, you might get a feeling America's moms have just been slapped in the face by their Chinese counter-parts. All this started with a recent article by Amy Chua (see my prior post A bombshell at the WSJ by Amy Chua: "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior") at the Wall Street Journal. Thanks to our reader Chops for alerting us to an article out today in … [Read more...] about The truth is out; Amy Chua’s “Chinese moms” attack on “American moms” is actually a Wall Street Journal creation