With Tunisia and Egypt in revolution, the Western media seem to be hypnotized with this notion that the only way Chinese society can improve is the citizens themselves fermenting a 'jasmine revolution' and overthrow the government. Note that they don't actually say it, but their narratives are frequently with this a presumption. (See my prior post.) We retard our views if we … [Read more...] about China’s determined and long march towards rule of law
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Internet ‘freedom’
A lot has already been written in the Western media about the yesterday U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speech on Internet 'freedom.' In her speech, Clinton singled out China for being "repressive" on the Internet, and for that reason, the predictable narrative is out yet again: U.S. vs. 'bad' China, 'bad' China, or U.S. being too harsh to, still, a 'bad' China. This … [Read more...] about U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Internet ‘freedom’
Nicholas Kristof’s “Banned in Beijing!”, an ‘Internet freedom’ voyeur’s dare to China’s censorship
Nicholas Kristof, a Pulitzer Prize winner, made a dare today to China's censorship. In his NYT Op-ed piece, "Banned in Beijing!" he tells his readers him starting a Chinese blog inside China containing "counterrevolutionary praise of dissidents." He expects his blog being shut down and wants his readers to watch as it happens. Certainly, he has come up with a very clever way … [Read more...] about Nicholas Kristof’s “Banned in Beijing!”, an ‘Internet freedom’ voyeur’s dare to China’s censorship
A simple take on the Hu Jintao U.S. visit with respect to Western media
I am sure many of you have been following Chinese President Hu and U.S. President Obama's speeches and Q&A's with the media over the last couple of days. The governments are absolutely trying to be constructive in their relations. For that, it's been refreshing to see. After hearing them speak directly, I must say though, the nuances in the Western media are largely lost. … [Read more...] about A simple take on the Hu Jintao U.S. visit with respect to Western media
Shaun Rein: “How To Fix Western-Chinese Relations; Do it with the Nobel Peace Prize.”
This is a re-post of an article by Shaun Rein, "How To Fix Western-Chinese Relations; Do it with the Nobel Peace Prize," where it first appeared on Forbes - with permission from the author. "How To Fix Western-Chinese Relations" Do it with the Nobel Peace Prize. 12.14.10, 10:50 AM EST Tension between China and the West has been inching up over the past year. There have … [Read more...] about Shaun Rein: “How To Fix Western-Chinese Relations; Do it with the Nobel Peace Prize.”