Short post. With the recent events with Donald Trump, Kim Jung Un Summit Meeting, even the western media are questioning the effectiveness of Donald Trump. Now even the Media refers to following of Trump to some kind of Cult. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCtMsuDycm8 China has gone that path before with the Cultural revolution but is Trump's America is going down the … [Read more...] about American Version of the Cultural Revolution Starring Donald Trump
Stuyvesant HS
NYT last weekend has 2 opinions, pro and con on mayor DiBlasi's attempt to change the admission standards for elite high schools in NYC. It's standard arguments by liberal intelligentsia on both sides trying to be reasonable, yet totally missing the point. The fact is student population at Stuyvesant is less than 5% African American, and more than 60 % Asian, or more precisely, … [Read more...] about Stuyvesant HS
Soft Power
China has started the ambitious "China 2025" to challenge U.S. dominance in technology. The U.S. has responded by throttling ZTE and showing the bottle neck in semiconductors. This action only reinforce the need for independence and accelerates the drive. The fact that West is always cognizant of Chinese threat and various events has delayed that response. Certainly 9/11 and … [Read more...] about Soft Power
Karl Marx
Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. China celebrated it by a 2 parts TV documentary ( Marx Forever) of his life and a speech by President Xi Jinping attended by all politburo members. I am of course familiar with Marx and Marxism as I attended schools in the 50s in China, yet I was not that knowledgeable about his life until I saw the documentaries, and I … [Read more...] about Karl Marx
China and US Trade Wars Part II, The 5g Wars.
In my last post, I have posted about a potential trade war between US and China. The recent ban resulting ZTE may longer purchase American hardware and software for the next 7 years. This ban will definitely mean that even if ZTE manages to source parts of the phone from non-us manufacturers, they may no longer sell Android phones in the west because google has the monopoly … [Read more...] about China and US Trade Wars Part II, The 5g Wars.