刀郎和云朵的声音太美了! 下面是他们唱的老歌: "十送红军." 我小的时侯听过这首歌. 不知道是那一年代的. 你认识吗？长征时候的红军真正了不起. … [Read more...] about “十送红军”
The Myth of Chinese Non-Intervention
Unlike most other myths about China that are created and perpetuated by the West, this myth - the notion that China does not ever interfere in the internal affairs of other sovereign nation states - was created by China itself. It is perpetuated primarily by China's historical record of non-intervention. Consequently, over time this principle of non-intervention has … [Read more...] about The Myth of Chinese Non-Intervention
“Journey to the West”
Following is Dao Lang (刀郎), one of my all-time favorite Chinese singers, performing the theme song to the new "Journey to the West" ("新西游记") movie (or is it TV series?). Also in the video are behind-the-scenes of the production. As you all should know, "Journey to the West" is a Chinese classic, about a monk heading to India in search of scriptures. He is accompanied by … [Read more...] about “Journey to the West”
Riots in Assam
There has been terrible violence in India's Assam region recently and the violence has spread to other parts of India. Since this is a blog on China, not India, I am not going to dig too much into the cause or even meaning of the riots. But I do want to point out the relatively "favorable" coverage India is getting. In almost all reports I see, India is cast as the force … [Read more...] about Riots in Assam
The Myth of Chinese Mass Migration into Russia
I stumbled upon a rather entertaining Reuters article a few days ago, reporting Russia's latest move to supposedly defend against a so-called "soft invasion" from China - in which massive yellow hordes from China's over-populated Northeast will systematically migrate into and outnumber the dwindling Russian population in the Russian Far East (RFE), and eventually assume de … [Read more...] about The Myth of Chinese Mass Migration into Russia