The recent post by DeWang about the RT short documentary on Chinese Americans going back to China has further reinforced an ugly conception I have been only somewhat familiar with: that many Chinese people in China believe that Chinese people are not as good as their western counterparts. It may not be an explicit belief but something more like a deep-rooted sensibility that … [Read more...] about Anti-sinitic discrimination from other Chinese and collective self-esteem
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The need for clarity
Unlike many of the bloggers here, I'm not a big fan of Eric X. Li's writing and speeches from what I have so far seen and heard. I disagree with what he has said as they are either irrelevant, confused, contradictory or a strawman. I think I have expressed why I felt this way in the comments section of the latest blog on Li but there still seems to be some misunderstanding … [Read more...] about The need for clarity
Neil DeGrasse Tyson on “The Most Astounding Fact”
One thing I love about science is that it helps us connect the dots. The video below is narrated by astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. I was inspired by it. We all can take a pause and relish in the fact that when distilled all the way down, all of us are the same. On the other hand, American society is increasingly trashing science and empirical evidence to serve … [Read more...] about Neil DeGrasse Tyson on “The Most Astounding Fact”
The kind of trash we’re dealing with
Not too long ago, James Fallows, a writer and editor for the Atlantic wrote a piece about Jeremy Lin. In that article he claimed that his fellow Atlantic writer Bob Wright's claim that Lin's success is somehow partly due to him being Asian as "horseshit." I really don't want to harp on either of the articles main points but Fallows seems to have made one glaring error in regard … [Read more...] about The kind of trash we’re dealing with
Time for China to go on the offensive?
I've noticed repeatedly that when western reporters interview Chinese diplomats or politicians they almost always take an apologetic tone and talk about criticisms as if they were outright true and ought not be questioned. Most of us know that many of these criticisms are either not accurate or given not out of a spirit of true dialogue and constructive, friendly criticism but … [Read more...] about Time for China to go on the offensive?