The Western media has been relatively quiet about China except some sabre rattling on South China Sea. There are the usual noises about the collapse of China, hard landing on Chinese economy, and so called human rights violations. Europe has been preoccupied by the Syrian refugees and Greek economic crisis. U.S. has the theater of absurd of quadrennial election and "The Game of … [Read more...] about CR+50
Trump vs Hillary
Now that Indiana has spoken, we'll have 6 months of theater in U.S. until November election. As a Chinese American I do not look at the election on whether it's good for China or not. Some may feel Trump is a blowhard, while Hillary will press China harder on human rights and South China Sea, but I feel Trump will accelerate the decline for U.S. and will be a danger for U.S. … [Read more...] about Trump vs Hillary
My Take on the Arrest of Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin.
Edward Snowden has revealed that U.S. spies on everyone around the world, for Chinese Americans, citizens or just green card holders this comes as doubly given, and especially those in STEM fields or sensitive jobs like military this will be triply true. Expect you would have your phone listen in and any communications with foreigners whether in China or Taiwan … [Read more...] about My Take on the Arrest of Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin.
America at a Crossroad: Rethinking Trade, Geopolitics, and Economic Well-Being
[An edited copy of this article under the title "America should not blame trade – or its trading partners – for its ills " is initially published at the South China Morning Post (pdf archive here)] Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are leading a new American awakening on global trade. According to the new emerging consensus, America has been the victim of bad trade deals - … [Read more...] about America at a Crossroad: Rethinking Trade, Geopolitics, and Economic Well-Being
Western Propaganda on “ISIS Breeding” in Xinjiang and Belgium
I thought that I would like to go to this article by the Atlantic about Belgium before the terrorists attack. http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/11/belgium-radical-islam-jihad-molenbeek-isis/416235/ This is a well known problem with ISIS a "breeding ground" for terrorists because western countries decides to turn their back on western funded terrorists … [Read more...] about Western Propaganda on “ISIS Breeding” in Xinjiang and Belgium