One thing that I worried when Deng started the economic reform and turned away from Mao's attempt to mold human nature was inequality and the corrosive effect of capitalism on Chinese values. The Chinese article from guancha.cn I quoted on the heading above generated a lot of publicity and vehement condemnation from public about the case of a young couple attacking a cleaning … [Read more...] about 河南汝州年轻父母殴打环卫工 因其劝阻孩子随地大小便
Bloomberg Passing Off Friday Funny As News
As usual, sensational claims, unattributed allegations like "Chinese military putting God-chip in electronics thru Chinese foundries", invariably surface late Friday afternoons, so no one can question their veracity. And after swirling around unchallenged over the weekend, it's The Truth come Monday. Here's the report from Bloomberg: Chinese government and major electronics … [Read more...] about Bloomberg Passing Off Friday Funny As News
National Day
Recent days have been full of news, from the crowd of over 110,000 watching the flag raising ceremony at TAM square, conclusion of tax evasion case of actress Fan Bingbing, and Trump's tariff war against China. I want to touch bases here before my month long visit to China later this month. We'll travel to Shanghai, Changsha to visit Shaoshan, Mao's birth place, Guiyang to … [Read more...] about National Day
«The National Endowment for Democracy» and China
In 2017 the American government funded 48 anti-China groups and organizations through its «National Endowment for Democracy» (NED), – in order oppose and harm China and to create social and ethnic tensions and conflicts inside China. Recently NED has been focusing on Xinjiang, and as a consequence there has been negative reports about the situation there in many Western … [Read more...] about «The National Endowment for Democracy» and China
McCain a U.S. National Hero?
Everywhere on the news, we hear about how the late Senator John McCain is a hero and a patriot, someone who rises above partisan bickering, an independent thinker, a maverick - someone who put country above politics. The embodiment of "decency" from a "bygone" era... It is truly amazing how I hear this from across the political spectrum, Republics, Democrats ... and from … [Read more...] about McCain a U.S. National Hero?