I know the blog admin doesn't want too much content on any single day, but today is special, today marks a new beginning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1TBbLrfs_A&feature=g-all-u By the way, to find out more, go to CDF (free registration required): http://www.china-defense.com/smf/index.php#1 … [Read more...] about The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step…
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Defaming Confucius
Zigong inquired, “What if everyone in a village despises a person?” The Master said, “It's not enough. It would be better if the best villagers love and the worst despise, this person.” -Analects 13:24 There's no one more emblematic of Chinese wisdom than the ancient Chinese sage, Confucius (Kong Zi). His legacy as a philosopher in Chinese history is … [Read more...] about Defaming Confucius
Rethinking the Freedom-Innovation Nexus
A lot has been discussed on this blog recently with regards to censorship, most of the discourse so far have revolved around the justice and standards of censorship. I want to take a different but related direction, and discuss yet another myth propagated by the democracy/freedom advocates - the notion that "free" societies are always more innovative than their "non-free" … [Read more...] about Rethinking the Freedom-Innovation Nexus
The universality of human rights: a Chinese perspective
One of the most influential people of the twentieth century, but who is almost unknown by name, is a man named P.C. Chang (1892-1957). He (along with Charles Malik) were the two principle drafters of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the most influential documents of the twentieth century. … [Read more...] about The universality of human rights: a Chinese perspective
Does China need a new religion for the 21st century?
(This will be a controversial post so let me explain in detail before throwing any cyber tomatoes) Hu Jintao and many other top ranking Chinese officials have spoken about the need for cultural influence and development of Chinese culture. But Chinese culture does not have as much influence in the rest of the world today and now even among Chinese, much of their traditional … [Read more...] about Does China need a new religion for the 21st century?