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We in the West generally are cynical about corruption. We think it's a natural product of Capitalism, of profit motive, and part of human nature. Yet the scale revealed of hundreds of millions of dollars involved does shock us. We can't just excuse them as cavalier as Deng's saying somebody has get to rich first. When Xi said that fight against corruption is life and death … [Read more...] about Xi Jinping’s fight against Corruption

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

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

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

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