[This is a translation courtesy of Charles Liu of a recent Op-Ed by LI Daguang] 李大光：中国 “不结盟” 并不意味着不结交朋友 LI Daguang: China's "Non-aligned" Policy Does Not Mean She Cannot Make Friends 2012-02-27 08:34 摘要：结交朋友，特别是牢固的国家友好关系，有利于打破某些大国针对中国建立的包围圈。否则就会出现国家越来越强大了，朋友却越来越少了；国家越来越富裕了，但影响力却越来越小了。这是软实力不强的真实反映。 Abstract: Making friends, especially dependable international … [Read more...] about Li Daguang: “Non-aligned” policy does not mean China cannot make friends
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Glaxo CEO Witty on Competiveness and Innovation in China
In this short interview, CEO Witty of Glaxo - British multinational pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company - said that while Chinese government will continue to have a tension between building its domestic industry and fomenting an open competitive market in which foreign companies participates, it does a good job of making its market fair. Most … [Read more...] about Glaxo CEO Witty on Competiveness and Innovation in China
Eric X Li, Chinese pluralism vs. Western universality
As regular readers of this blog may know, we are fans of Eric X. Li. In this video below at the Aspen Institute, Anand Giridharadas (of NYT) interviewed him in front of a live audience. As Giridharadas said at the introduction, Eric indeed shakes the foundation of prevailing Western views present in the room. I especially liked his confident and forthright answers to a … [Read more...] about Eric X Li, Chinese pluralism vs. Western universality
Expanding on Zbigniew Brzezinski’s case for continued American hegemony
Having emerged from the Cold War, the United States is the preeminent superpower. However, with the last decade mired in wars, and especially with the 2008 financial crisis, America is full of doubt. With China registering another 9% GDP growth in 2011, America is fearful of being overtaken. PEW Research conducted two global attitude surveys across 18 countries in 2009 and 2011 … [Read more...] about Expanding on Zbigniew Brzezinski’s case for continued American hegemony
Human Rights in Ancient China
The biggest hindrance of the West and the rest of the world in understanding China is the perceived lack of human rights tradition in China. China is an old civilization and a civilization cannot continue to prosper and grow if this most fundamental issue is never addressed. The Zhou dynasty is probably the most formative in that it is during that period that the modern Chinese … [Read more...] about Human Rights in Ancient China