CCTV is usually excellent. They have really good English language programming too. Occasionally I will run across programs or segments that make me want to cringe, like someone had just scratched his nails on a black board. In this segment, they are reporting 45% of software installed in all computers in China are pirated, and the trend over the last few years have been … [Read more...] about Software Piracy down by 13%, but how CCTV News reported it just sucked
Michael Spence on China, U.S., and growth of the developing vs. developed economies in coming decades
the Economist recently interviewed Michael Spence (Professor of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, and Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University), and I thought his comments about China, the U.S., and the growth dynamics between the developing countries and the developed countries were rather interesting. He talks about economics … [Read more...] about Michael Spence on China, U.S., and growth of the developing vs. developed economies in coming decades
COMAC C919 gets 100 orders
Six months ago, I wrote about the "COMAC C919, Challenging the Boeing and Airbus Duopoly." The aircraft was scheduled for production release in 2016. And looks like the plan is proceeding well. The company has reported 100 of the planes having been pre-ordered by various airlines. So, here we are, six years before release, the C919 has already started making dents in this … [Read more...] about COMAC C919 gets 100 orders
Africa, China, and the Western Media’s Smearing Campaign
I came across two writers today - by accident, really. On one hand is Zhang Hongwei, who labels himself an "international issue observer." He writes in China Daily, "China not neocolonialist." Zhang is annoyed at Western propaganda painting China a "neo-colonialist" in Africa. Never-mind slavery. Look at De Beers or BP or any other Western entities still exploiting the … [Read more...] about Africa, China, and the Western Media’s Smearing Campaign
Tianhe-1A ranked world’s fastest super computer
In the current edition of TOP500, Chinese made super computer Tianhe-1A (at 2.57 petaflops/second) has just overtaken the American Department of Energy's Jaguar system (at 1.75 petaflops/second) in performance to top the current super computers world rankings list. (Here is the press release: "China Grabs Supercomputing Leadership Spot in Latest Ranking of World’s Top 500 … [Read more...] about Tianhe-1A ranked world’s fastest super computer