In my prior post, "The 2010 USCC Annual Report is ‘truthless, prejudicial’," I ranted about the 2010 USCC Annual Report and reiterated Chinese Foreign Ministry call that the report was "truthless" and "prejudicial." Some of you expressed privately that I should address the report seriously, especially, as this is an "official" position taken by a branch of the U.S. … [Read more...] about A point by point rebuttal to the 2010 USCC Annual Report
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The 2010 USCC Annual Report is ‘truthless, prejudicial’
Recently, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released their "2010 Annual Report" (complete in PDF) to the U.S. Congress, criticizing China over many issues. The USCC's purpose is as follows: To monitor, investigate, and submit to congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between … [Read more...] about The 2010 USCC Annual Report is ‘truthless, prejudicial’
Top 5 things I thank, wish for in the U.S. of A.
America being the victor of the Cold War means she is the undisputed super power right now. The last two decades could have gone worse, but if we look back, there are a lot of positives. In the context of China, America finally accepted her into the WTO and abolished the discriminatory MFN exclusion. We saw inflow of capital into China which helped China's continued growth … [Read more...] about Top 5 things I thank, wish for in the U.S. of A.
Translation: What Travesty does the Award of the Nobel to Liu Xiao Bo Reveal?
Here is a translation of an op-ed from a Chinese blog about Liu’s Nobel that we at FM found interesting. So here goes the news again: Public Enemy Number One in China, Liu Xiao Bo, has been awarded the Nobel Prize! Not sure where that infamous title of Liu came from. But this latest Nobel prize must be giving people in the U.S. quite a laugh. The award of a Nobel to Liu … [Read more...] about Translation: What Travesty does the Award of the Nobel to Liu Xiao Bo Reveal?
“Liu Xiaobo Deserves an Ig Nobel Peace Prize” – the latest reaction to buzz the West
"Liu Xiaobo Deserves an Ig Nobel Peace Prize" is a recent reaction from Barry Sautman (a political scientist and lawyer at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology) and Yan Hairong (an anthropologist at Hong Kong Polytechnic University) on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo. Roland Song's ESWN (東南西北) has also brought this to his readers attention. No … [Read more...] about “Liu Xiaobo Deserves an Ig Nobel Peace Prize” – the latest reaction to buzz the West