Criticism of China's high-speed rail development is rampant, but I must take exception to Ian Johnson's recent piece in the National Geographic. Before his article even begins, the defamatory lede reads: "Engineering blitzkrieg continues despite financial and human toll." For Westerners, 'blitzkrieg' conjures Nazi aggression during WW2 as they trampled their way around Europe … [Read more...] about National Geographic gets in on anti-China defamation
“Blame-game players should apologize” by China Daily USA’s Chen Weihua
Henry Kissinger recently told his audience at a Wilson Institute forum that Romney's and Obama's campaign rhetoric against China were 'deplorable.' Some expat bloggers suggest that China should accept that this is a election phenomenon as if this sort of behavior is 'normal' and 'proper.' That's wrong and Americans should take the China-U.S. relationship more seriously - … [Read more...] about “Blame-game players should apologize” by China Daily USA’s Chen Weihua
How the Euro crisis can end
Recent protests in China over Japan's "nationalization" of the disputed Diaoyu Islands (in Japanese, Senkaku), especially with calls for boycotting of Japanese products, has made Obama's "Asia pivot" a resounding success. Remember, the goal of the 'pivot' is to dominate the Asia Pacific both economically and militarily. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is designed to ensure a … [Read more...] about How the Euro crisis can end
Congressional report on Huawei lacks evidence
Now that the U.S. House of Representative investigative report by Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding Huawei and ZTE is out, there is a lot of chatter in the U.S. media. I thought Paula Dwyer of Bloomberg summarized this whole affair the best: What the report lacks is evidence. It also … [Read more...] about Congressional report on Huawei lacks evidence
A Response to a Japan Scholar’s Response: War Loot is Ours to Keep
In a recent comment, one of our readers pointed out: http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/the-diaoyusenkaku-islands-a-japanese-scholar-responds/ I thought this is a funny read of a Japanese ‘scholar’ thinks that why ‘Senkaku’ islands belongs to Japan. I don't think the conclusion is "funny" at all. I think it's "serious." Below is a very quick response (sorry, … [Read more...] about A Response to a Japan Scholar’s Response: War Loot is Ours to Keep