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Cultural Differences: Can American Workers Compete?

February 10, 2009 by bianxiangbianqiao 74 Comments

With the Big Three US auto makers begging the US government to bail them out of bankruptcy, there have been many images on TV and in newspapers of American auto workers at the production line. I watched closely and unconsciously compared them with images of Chinese and Japanese workers, mostly from the same media outlets. My brain computed a couple of differences between images … [Read more...] about Cultural Differences: Can American Workers Compete?

Dealing with the Activist Scoundrelism of the West

February 9, 2009 by bianxiangbianqiao 169 Comments

Throwing a shoe at Wen Jia Bao created very little arousal among the Chinese. Time has changed since the Olympics. One Chinese commenter on MITBBS was concerned about how the shoe-thrower walked out of the building on his way to jail bare-footed, in the snow falling in London at that time. Did the police lend him a shoe to remedy his uneven legs? … [Read more...] about Dealing with the Activist Scoundrelism of the West

Have you seen these journalist/analyst types?

February 6, 2009 by DJ 44 Comments

Since a recurring theme of discussion here is the truthfulness or truthiness of various reports and claims regarding China, I compiled a list of figures illustrating the very different styles practiced by some journalists and analysts. Can you attach some names to them? … [Read more...] about Have you seen these journalist/analyst types?

Taiwan's Alternative Music Scene

January 14, 2009 by Steve 20 Comments

We covered China’s  underground music scene in a previous thread and with the new year approaching, I wanted to introduce some alternative artists from Taiwan.  I’m sure everyone already knows the most popular Mando-pop stars, so here are a few that are a little less known. Most of these musicians either made their debuts or saw an upsurge in their popularity over the course of … [Read more...] about Taiwan's Alternative Music Scene

China's Charter 08

December 26, 2008 by Steve 396 Comments

Recently, over 2000 Chinese citizens signed the document below, released on December 10th, calling for human rights and democracy with an eventual end to one party rule. I've used the translation from the New York Review of Books with sections of their Postscript included. This document was signed by Chinese citizens living inside China, not expat dissidents living abroad. The … [Read more...] about China's Charter 08

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