Chinese scientists made breakthrough at the No.404 Factory of China National Nuclear Corp in the Gobi desert in remote Gansu province, enabling the re-use of spent uranium and increasing the efficiency of nuclear fuel by 60 folds. China's existing supply of uranium throughout China was estimated to last for 70 years. With this technology, China now forecasts the supply … [Read more...] about Chinese scientists made breakthrough in nuclear technology increasing uranium efficiency 60 folds
The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
After contemplating a while what to write for Day one of 2011, I thought it worthwhile to simply remind everyone what the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence are. They form the bedrock of Chinese foreign policy. Chinese President Hu Jintao's 2011 New Year's address reaffirmed China's adherence to them: China will develop friendly cooperation with all other countries on … [Read more...] about The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
2010, a recap at Hidden Harmonies
As the year is coming to a close, we want to take this opportunity to recap and to tell you interesting information about our Hidden Harmonies China blog. Allen and I launched this blog on February 14, 2010, coinciding with the lunar new year of the tiger. We felt most of the English language “China” blogs out there offered basically the same narrative as the Western media, … [Read more...] about 2010, a recap at Hidden Harmonies
The Vatican’s Politics against China
A good friend of mine recently told me that "separation of church and state" is a misnomer, especially in a democracy. Why? Pretty simple; he explained that whenever there is a group of people coming together, they will want their interests protected. That desire is politics. Whenever a group of religious people congregate, they will want to impose their views or desires on the … [Read more...] about The Vatican’s Politics against China
My pet-peeve racial slur, and a small every day insult.
I am a social liberal and an educated agnostic, which means, I don't get offended personally by too many things. I will occasionally cry out against unfairness, but I don't make crusades out of them. I rarely participate in any political causes, because I have seen too many causes subverted by the Rich and the Powerful for their own purposes. But there is one small every … [Read more...] about My pet-peeve racial slur, and a small every day insult.