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Curriculum protest in Hong Kong a sign some still prefer wearing dirty British laundary
At a personal level, I can easily imagine Joyce Lau being a friend, and perhaps that may end up being one day. As some of you know, she reads this blog. Her latest article in the New York Times about the recent curriculum protest in Hong Kong over "patriotic" education is tantamount to pushing a British propaganda line. It's misguided. Her article said nothing about the … [Read more...] about Curriculum protest in Hong Kong a sign some still prefer wearing dirty British laundary
Spectacular Shanghai
I took the following photos of Shanghai's Lujiazui and Bund areas on July 30th. (h/t to Shaun Rein for recommending the Hyatt where I took the night shots and 龙信明 for taking me up to the 91st floor of the World Financial Center.) It was a beautiful day in Shanghai with fog completely gone, showing a pristine blue sky with white clouds lazily meandering about. Emperor … [Read more...] about Spectacular Shanghai
With conviction
On my way to Shanghai from Guiyang few days ago, sat next to me was a business executive, not much of a conversational type. Past initial greetings, the conversation went like this, with me asking, "你觉得中国这几年发长有什么看法?" In response, he exclaims, "很正常!" I pried, "上海的空气不是污染吗? 中国如何解决这个问题?" With not even a pause, he declared, "这是过程!" I looked straight into his eyes, expecting … [Read more...] about With conviction
Why U.S. “Soft Power” Is Fake and Losing
A little while ago, U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton wrote a book about her understanding of "Smart Power", which in a nutshell is the new way of U.S. foreign policy of "balancing" Hard powers with "Soft powers". Much of the US switch toward "soft powers" is being discussed in recent Obama years. But as more of it is exposed to actual PRACTICE, US (and Western) "soft powers" … [Read more...] about Why U.S. “Soft Power” Is Fake and Losing