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China at Crossroad, a Critique from Left.
With China's stupendous achievements from the last 35 years it would seem petty to complain about problems accompanies the growth. Yet Xi and his leadership group face some structural problems in reforms necessarily to transform Capitalism to her eventual goal of Socialism. Last month Beijing University named a new building after Karl Marx, and hosted first of hopefully … [Read more...] about China at Crossroad, a Critique from Left.
Prime Directive
As a science fiction fan Star Trek was one of my favorite, especially the "Prime Directive" which prohibit interference of other cultures and their developments. Of course it was a doctrine more in violation than its strict adherence since this was entertainment. Recently there was an outcry in Weibo when China joined a few others in voting against an U.N. Assembly motion on … [Read more...] about Prime Directive
China’s New 2 Childs Policy
When China recently announced change in 1 child policy, it was a total surprise to western observers and China experts. Some interpreted it as due to slow down in economy, labor shortages, or aging of the population. Others crowed triumphantly as failure of the population planning program, and human rights triumph over the authoritarian government. It would be pointless to … [Read more...] about China’s New 2 Childs Policy
A Land China Loves and Hates?
On the Opinion Pages of New York Times of October 13, 2015, there was a piece by Murong Xuecun, pen name for Hao Qun, who used to be a big V on Weibo, and whose account was closed by the Chinese government, titled "A Land China Loves and Hates", which I used as a title here, but with a question mark. I did so to show my disagreement with his premise, and since my response to … [Read more...] about A Land China Loves and Hates?