There have been more than several near "simul-blog" criticisms of Mr. Shaun Rein's recent articles circulating over China blogs. Critics of Mr. Rein came to applaud, Defenders of Mr. Rein returned some criticisms. I sat on the sideline and read some of the back and forth. My thoughts below concisely as possible. Some of which agreed by others on both side of the … [Read more...] about On Recent Criticisms of Mr. Shaun Rein, An Advice On Moving Forward
A PR Gimmick that Fizzles, a Cheese Revolution in 7th Day
A few hundred people gathered in specific spots in large Chinese cities, mostly journalists and passer by, waiting for the promised "revolution". … [Read more...] about A PR Gimmick that Fizzles, a Cheese Revolution in 7th Day
Big eyes versus slanty eyes
The New York Times has an interesting article out which caught my eyes: "Ethnic Differences Emerge in Plastic Surgery." It is a pretty good read, actually, in describing how minorities in America in the past and present conform themselves to look more "American." Where it left off, I'd like to share a few more observations. During the Tang Dynasty, slightly obese women … [Read more...] about Big eyes versus slanty eyes
Soft Power, How the West has Misunderstood it, And
How China might have gotten it right. by RV. The other day, talking to my "young American friend" over lunch, on the topic of overuse of US "hard powers" in the world. He agreed that US "overused" its hard powers. With his emphasis on the word "overused", he implied that US could scale back its hard powers international and yet achieve the same objectives, such as … [Read more...] about Soft Power, How the West has Misunderstood it, And
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Internet ‘freedom’
A lot has already been written in the Western media about the yesterday U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speech on Internet 'freedom.' In her speech, Clinton singled out China for being "repressive" on the Internet, and for that reason, the predictable narrative is out yet again: U.S. vs. 'bad' China, 'bad' China, or U.S. being too harsh to, still, a 'bad' China. This … [Read more...] about U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Internet ‘freedom’