Fareed Zakaria of CNN's GPS recently interviewed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. It's a great interview, and I am glad to learn that CNN agreed to not make commentary on what Premier Wen said. In exchange, CNN was given permission to ask whatever they wanted. Zakaria acknowledged "it was one of the most open and frank discussion he has ever seen with a Chinese leader." Here … [Read more...] about Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao interview by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria ignored by English ‘China’ blogs
the Economist, a case of Western media censorship
I recall during the dot com explosion in early 2000, the typical Western media narrative was that a rising Internet population in China would somehow bring down the Chinese government. Of course, that didn't materialize. At that time, I predicted, instead, a bigger audience would challenge the Western media narrative on everything related to China. As of 2010, the Chinese … [Read more...] about the Economist, a case of Western media censorship
Eric Schmidt of Google discussing China with Charlie Rose
Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, was recently on Charlie Rose talking about the China censorship issue. As you recall, Google threatened to pull out of the Mainland China market insinuating Chinese government backed hacking (no evidence to date) and threatening non-compliance with Chinese censorship laws. When China didn't budge, Google shut down the search service on google.cn. … [Read more...] about Eric Schmidt of Google discussing China with Charlie Rose
William Hooper: “The Scientific Development Concept”
According to William Hooper, Western lead Democracy has peaked. He believes the baton will be passed unto China, and a new Age of Enlightenment, one that is going to be improved upon with China's concept of Scientific Development, will start. Those of you who observe China may know that this political philosophy was advanced and officially adopted into the CPC (Communist … [Read more...] about William Hooper: “The Scientific Development Concept”
China, Japan, and U.S., a case of “paper, rock, and scissors”
Many Americans think the politics of East Asia is dominated by China on one side and U.S.-Japan on the other. While that may be true on the surface, the dynamics are actually very complicated, and in fact makes that dichotomy false. The pillar of the Japan-U.S. alliance was born out of the Cold War in fear of the former Soviet Union, which no longer exists today in case you … [Read more...] about China, Japan, and U.S., a case of “paper, rock, and scissors”