For those who are not into basketball, Jeremy Lin is a Chinese American who set the basketball world on fire 3 years ago. when on the verge of being cut, he helped to direct New York Knicks, with injuries on stars, and in desperation move by coach, starts a winning streak and coined the word "Linsanity". His history was chronicled in a documentary called "Linsanity". I am sure … [Read more...] about Jeremy Lin
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Obama vs Xi Jinping
With the mid-term election over, Democrats in disarray, Obama attempted to rally with carbon agreement with China and continued veiled attempt at containing China with Japan and Australia abroad, domestically, his pending immigration executive order and signature achievement in Obama-care face total Republican opposition and financial blockade as House controls the budget, the … [Read more...] about Obama vs Xi Jinping
Channeling Arthur Chu
With the ongoing protest movement in Hong Kong, it's inevitable the Western press would anoint some 18 year old student as the future of China just as they did during the 89 TAM event. NYT not only featured him prominently they also have him wrote a column on democracy. Reading his naïve platitudes one can't but be reminded of those old students now working on Wall Street with … [Read more...] about Channeling Arthur Chu
Plutocrats Against Democracy
On today's New York Times, Paul Krugman has a column on democracy in Hong Kong. "It’s always good when leaders tell the truth, especially if that wasn’t their intention. So we should be grateful to Leung Chun-ying, the Beijing-backed leader of Hong Kong, for blurting out the real reason pro-democracy demonstrators can’t get what they want: With open voting, “You would be … [Read more...] about Plutocrats Against Democracy
The Mantra of “One Man, One Vote.”
It seems to be so reactionary to be against democracy, a noble concept. Yet for someone like me who has been living in U.S. for so long, a cynic, maybe jaded, the slogan of Hong Kong students of real democracy, or the Western media's championing of human rights provoke mirth and bitter laugh in me. First let us look at the world at large, U.N. where annually at New York … [Read more...] about The Mantra of “One Man, One Vote.”