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?
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The “follies” of Russia’s pivot to China
Recently, there has been no shortage of highly pessimistic commentaries published & republished, pointing out the supposed "follies" of Russia's eastern pivot, by highlighting this year's decline in Sino-Russian trade, China's stock market volatility, and its supposed economic "weakness". The conclusion implied by these articles is clear: "Russia's economic pivot to China … [Read more...] about The “follies” of Russia’s pivot to China
Where Did Lei Feng Gone?
During the last year I have read quite a few articles on people being indifferent to others in distress. For example a little girl ran over by a car and recording of CCTV showed pedestrians and cars ignored her for a long time until a poor woman searching for recycled bottles stopped to help and asked for help. Another case of an old man fell off a motorbike in flooded city … [Read more...] about Where Did Lei Feng Gone?
Tianjin Disaster
On 9/11, more than 400 first responders were killed. Now we know that more than 100 first responders were killed or missing in the Tianjin explosions. I have been under a miasma of sadness and anger since then. With each new revelation the more I questioned the edifice which China built in the last 35 years. For the question is no longer whether the black or white cat catches … [Read more...] about Tianjin Disaster
Objectivity as Fiction
New York Times pride itself being objective, its motto is "All the News Fit to Print". Despite its history of Jayson Blair, Judith Miller, White Water, and present war against Hillary Clinton. When China started to allow the currency RMB to be more free against Dollar last Tuesday, causing depreciation about 3.5% in 3 days, I was expecting NYT to provide some cogent analysis, … [Read more...] about Objectivity as Fiction