Those who read my writings would probably get the impression that I'm very strictly non-interventionist and somewhat cold-hearted. But those who know me in person would see a more complex side of me. I actually do help people a lot, beyond my work. I tutor students of poor background. I donate blood. I even volunteer at a local food bank to prepare meals for the … [Read more...] about My Humanitarian Intervention, A Morality Tale in US
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A History of US Strategies in South China Sea
We often hear of the accusations of China's ambitions and designs in the South China Sea. Some of it is undoubtedly true and expected, China has claims in the area for a long time now. It's not new claims. So, certainly China would have ambitions to meet its claims. However, rarely discussed is the US ambitions in the SCS. When it has no claims in the area, it trumps … [Read more...] about A History of US Strategies in South China Sea
Another Suspicious Chinese Espionage Case
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/china-military/#article/part3 http://m.ice.gov/news/releases/1309/130906denver.htm?f=m A Chinese national, who was residing in Oakland, Calif., pleaded guilty Sept. 3 to conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act and to Smuggle Goods from the United States. This guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney John Walsh, District of … [Read more...] about Another Suspicious Chinese Espionage Case
A Sobering View of Asia, Why Pivot Will Fail
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/john-glaser-intelligence-foreign-policy-world/2013/dec/13/americans-can-do-without-bogus-narratives-china-po/ This is a rare big picture sobering look of Asia, boiling down the Asian Pivot as nothing more than "bogus" and "propaganda". But more practically, unstatedly, the facts are ripe for the reasons why the Pivot … [Read more...] about A Sobering View of Asia, Why Pivot Will Fail
Full Time Nationalistic Journalism In Review
There comes to a level of nationalism in journalism that trends a full time full-tilt kind of bias, to the point that "bias" seems almost inadequate. This is now in the Western media. Take couple of stories, (really non-stories made into stories). (1) "USS Cowpens: Why China forced a confrontation at sea with US Navy". (2) "China Rejects More US Corn Amid Trade … [Read more...] about Full Time Nationalistic Journalism In Review