Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is currently in the United States reciprocating a visit Vice President Biden took last year in China. Xi is expected to become the new Chinese President for the 2013-2017 term. If the CPC renews, he would also reign from 2018 to 2022. America is interested in getting to know him, because he will help shape the China-U.S. relationship for … [Read more...] about Full text of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s interview with Washington Post
Daffodils
Some daffodils I planted few months ago are in full bloom now. Not really raining today, but spraying water on the flower gives it more interest. I've been struck how beautiful these flowers are. … [Read more...] about Daffodils
Refilling the Liberal vacuum
In a previous post I talked about the Liberal tradition (that is, the explicit and formal human rights framework, not to be confused with how people often use the term to refer to a political or economic “left” or being “progressive”) as being a byproduct of religious, political and other kinds of oppression in the west. I also talked about the importance of instituting rule of … [Read more...] about Refilling the Liberal vacuum
The Economist and the South China Sea: It is “complex” if I can’t understand it
The Economist is often held prisoner by its own prejudice arising from its whatever-China-does-internationally-is-wrong stance, and a recent article on the South China Sea disputes proves it. Behold the latest offering from intellectual dungeons of the The Economist: "The devil in the deep blue detail". Sadly, but not surprisingly, the newspaper warns against the … [Read more...] about The Economist and the South China Sea: It is “complex” if I can’t understand it
Reader westiseast’s claim of “zero balance whatsoever” in Chinese media
In the spirit of bridging understanding, reader westiseast responded to my request to give a quick analysis on why he thought there is "zero balance whatsoever" (refer to his original comment as it was a bit more nuanced) in the Chinese press. After all, we frequently criticize the Western press on this blog, it only seem fair we look at the Chinese press too. To give this … [Read more...] about Reader westiseast’s claim of “zero balance whatsoever” in Chinese media