China Daily recently carried an opinion piece by professor and director, Qiao Xinsheng, of the Social Development Research Center at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, titled, "How to improve China's image" [on the world stage.] He was reacting to a an article on the Singapore based Lianhe ZaoBao calling on Chinese leaders to more aggressively defend China's image … [Read more...] about Qiao Xinsheng: “How to improve China’s image”
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What Should Be Done with Google’s IP in China?
Google search may have left China, but does Google owe responsibilities to the people of a place it has recently left? This is not an academic question, especially since many believe that Google's exit will hurt average people in China. According to this CNN article, Businesses and universities could be substantially affected by the departure of Google from … [Read more...] about What Should Be Done with Google’s IP in China?
Google shuts down google.cn and routing to google.com.hk
Google has just officially announced discontinuing google.cn and routing web requests to google.com.hk. It has proclaimed serving uncensored results from Hong Kong "entirely legal and will meaningfully increase access to information for people in China." Legally, it is probably true, but the Chinese government might take steps to block google.com.hk for Mainland users, as … [Read more...] about Google shuts down google.cn and routing to google.com.hk
Translation: Living in an Era of Change – Era of Acceptance
Last month, Xinhua News had an interesting piece of “被时代” - which translates roughly to “era of being forced” or “era of acceptance.” 被 (bei) in Chinese indicates a passive clause. Thus when you get hit (撞), you say 你被撞了. According to an Internet poll, the most popular Chinese character of 2009 was “被.” Why? Part of the reason is that living in a society charging full … [Read more...] about Translation: Living in an Era of Change – Era of Acceptance
You Scratch My Back, but I Won’t Scratch Yours
The two Asian Giants are still not able to figure out the line which divides them – in the longest running border dispute in modern history. This dispute offers interesting lessons on how to, and how not to, handle boundary issues. The analysis of Chinese behavior in the negotiations is doubly important given China’s perception in the west of it ‘flexing its muscles’, and … [Read more...] about You Scratch My Back, but I Won’t Scratch Yours