Recently there has been much discussion in both China and the US about the advantages or disadvantages of education in both countries. For instance, Mr. Robert Compton made a movie called 2 Million Minutes, which advocates learning from China and India in its K12 education. Views by Mr. Compton was largely rejected by scholars such as Dr. Zhao from Michigan State University … [Read more...] about Interview with Dr. Edwina Pendarvis (I): Anti-Intellectualism in US Schools
Xinhua: "China, Japan, ROK pledge to advance all-round partnership"
In my prior post about Japan's new Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama's opinion piece on the NYT, I was encouraged by Hatoyama's view of an Asian Union. This is an interesting trend I encourage our readers to follow. Xinhua reported Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and ROK Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan has met in … [Read more...] about Xinhua: "China, Japan, ROK pledge to advance all-round partnership"
(Letter from TonyP4) Buffett praise for Chinese suits
Here is one of the many links on this story http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8262477.stm This is free advertising for Made-in-China corp. - different from another bad story on bad quality on Chinese products. The story has a kind, warm human touch too. Thanks Buffett! … [Read more...] about (Letter from TonyP4) Buffett praise for Chinese suits
Mmm, mmm, mm … Barack Hussein Obama!
Here is something interesting I found on Youtube. For all the talk about China spreading propaganda and indoctrinating their children - you know teaching children about the greatness of their nation, their leader, their history ... about the importance of social harmony ... instilling hope for a better future - does the U.S. really look that different? … [Read more...] about Mmm, mmm, mm … Barack Hussein Obama!
(Letter from btbr403) Translation:Can you provide an example to refute this senior fellow?
admin's note. The following is a blog post from 多维博客(h/t to Snow). Besides re-posting an article originally published on the Study Times (a weekly publication of the CCP's Central Party School) in 2008, it drew a vigorous debate among Chinese with nearly 300 comments (I hope that someone could translate them too), many of them are interesting. Although we posted the Chinese … [Read more...] about (Letter from btbr403) Translation:Can you provide an example to refute this senior fellow?