About 15 years ago, the term "China's Peaceful Rise" was coined and the use of soft power was to be used by China as a way to spread its influence to other countries and eventually overcome the US as the dominant country. Many western skeptics at the time laughed at the notion but China knows better and this won't happen in a few years but rather in a few decades. One of the … [Read more...] about Rise of China and the decline of Baizuo?
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Norwegian media, Hu Jia and Liu Xiaobo
The Norwegian prime minister, Mrs. Erna Solberg, visited China April 7–10 this year. This was the first visit by a Norwegian prime minister in seven years, since diplomatic relations between Norway and China has been frozen – due to the 2010 Nobel peace prize. Personally I am shocked about how Norwegian media covered our prime minister's visit. The Norwegian national … [Read more...] about Norwegian media, Hu Jia and Liu Xiaobo
Short Note on Media Disinformation: No, No, No… CIA is not Impersonating Others in Hacking Others … There is just not Proof!
Recently, with Wikileak's release of so-called "Vault 7" of documents that revealed the vast array of tools the CIA on hacking and spying on American citizens, Western media is on a full-court press of disinformation in pushing back. One particular spin is how Wikileaks does not prove that CIA has framed or impersonated Russia. Even usually politically-neutral sites such as … [Read more...] about Short Note on Media Disinformation: No, No, No… CIA is not Impersonating Others in Hacking Others … There is just not Proof!
Dear President Trump…
I am going to write an article or post on the myth of law... But this 9th circuit decision to not reinstate Trump's order to temporarily stop immigration from 7 countries is really getting to me. Here is a letter I'd write Trump: … [Read more...] about Dear President Trump…
Not All Silk Roads Are Created Equal
I recently published this opinion piece on the Saker website, & it was republished in Russia Insider. I also wanted to share it here as well (with a few minor grammatical corrections). Apologies in advance if the pictures turn out blurry, please refer to one of the links above. Not All Silk Roads Are Created Equal The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route is … [Read more...] about Not All Silk Roads Are Created Equal