I rarely get very excited about new technologies, because most new technologies from large corporations are seemingly a lot of reshuffling and repackaging of old things, and sometimes a bunch of bug fixes long over due. But Baidu's 3D game-like pixelated 3D Map (map.baidu.com) of Chinese Cities has to be one of the coolest things I have seen in years. Much better than the … [Read more...] about Necessity, Mother of Invention and Awesome.
Pattern of Western Media Disinformation
Thanks to Web technologies (web archive, images search engine), the Chinese bloggers have once again called the Western media's bluff on exaggerated reporting of China's "Jasmine Revolution" non-event. Our prior post has highlighted Roland Soong's recent article, "Fake Western Media Coverage Of Jasmine Revolution In China." This has been a pattern. … [Read more...] about Pattern of Western Media Disinformation
Chinese Citizens React to Fake Western Media Coverage Of Jasmine Revolution In China
ESWN recently translated a Chinese post from Anti CNN documenting fake photos used by Western media in fomenting a "Jasmine Revolution" story and he titled it, "Fake Western Media Coverage Of Jasmine Revolution In China." Here is an example, an article written by Reuters and sold to Irish Independent for distribution; never-mind the article itself having little fact, the … [Read more...] about Chinese Citizens React to Fake Western Media Coverage Of Jasmine Revolution In China
Huawei Asks to be Investigated
Recently I wrote about the unfair suspicion and distrust and bad mouthing systemically heaped upon China and Chinese companies by many in the U.S. Well, finally, one company - Huawei - has decided to fight back. … [Read more...] about Huawei Asks to be Investigated
“In 2020 the U.S. empire will come crumbling down”
Since the Western media have caught a "revolution" fever, it is interesting to see Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung countering on Russia Today with the imminent collapse of the "U.S. empire" by 2020 (he previously estimated 2025, but shaved the date off by 5 years after George Bush took office). Democracy Now dubs him the "founder of peace studies" and had this interview … [Read more...] about “In 2020 the U.S. empire will come crumbling down”