I was going to write another case study on the intrinsic hypocrisy in the rhetoric of freedom - how "freedom" is uttered when useful, and completely ignored when not - using Google's recent "firing" of an employee who had written a memo that some deemed not politically correct as a basis of discussion. But then I found that Paul Craig Roberts already wrote a good post on it … [Read more...] about Case Study on Freedom of Speech: Google Walking the Talk?
politics
Fair Trade Links
When Trump was voted president last year, I was hopeful that the door for next level of U.S. China cooperation will be opened. I am still hopeful, but when things like this happen, it makes me realize just how hard change can be. The U.S. and China share many differences that should be smoothed out. Here, I am not talking about garbage talks about "human rights" or … [Read more...] about Fair Trade Links
Liu Xiaobo: RIP. But we should never forget the 14 million yuan from the National Endowment for Democracy!
1. Grants in US$ from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a US government entity, to «Minzhu Zhongguo» or «Democratic China, Inc.», where Liu Xiaobo was the founder: 2005: $136,000; http://www.ned.org/region/asia/china-2005/ 2006: $136,000; http://www.ned.org/region/asia/china-2006/ 2007: $145,000; http://www.ned.org/region/asia/china-2007/ 2008: $150,000; … [Read more...] about Liu Xiaobo: RIP. But we should never forget the 14 million yuan from the National Endowment for Democracy!
Trump regime proposes zero aid to Tibetans in 2018
According to this Hindu article, "United States President Donald Trump has proposed zero aid in 2018 to the Tibetans, reversing the decades-old American policy of providing financial assistance to the community for safeguarding their distinct identity." If true, this is good news. America should get off a lot of expenses, especially expenses used to destabilize and promote … [Read more...] about Trump regime proposes zero aid to Tibetans in 2018
Fakes News Alert: U.S. Challenges Chinese “Excessive” Maritime Claims by Exercising ‘Freedom of navigation’ near Meiji Jiao (Mischief Reef)
This site was created to counter Western media bias - propaganda - or "Fake News" using today's vernacular - about China. Here is another one. Wall Street Journal recently reports that the U.S. Navy has just Conducted its First South China Sea Navigation Operation Under President Trump, and that such ‘Freedom of navigation’ patrols represent a direct challenge by the U.S. … [Read more...] about Fakes News Alert: U.S. Challenges Chinese “Excessive” Maritime Claims by Exercising ‘Freedom of navigation’ near Meiji Jiao (Mischief Reef)