As an avid follower and enthusiast of modern trends in Sino-Russian relations (and media coverage thereof), I saw this "jewel" of an op-ed in the New York Times earlier this week, titled "Why China will Reclaim Siberia". This type of Sinophobic fear-mongering is nothing new in the western media. With amusement, I read through it with the slight hope of finding some new, … [Read more...] about The Myth of a Chinese takeover in Siberia – Continued
Why did China ban Google? And why do the West try to shut down the Confucian Institute?
The common western narrative is that China's government is oppressive and fear that its citizens would discover freedom and democracy through those websites. On the social-economic level, they imply that China's leadership lack confidence when dealing with the western world. The underlying message is that that those rich multi-billion corporations are somehow purveyor of … [Read more...] about Why did China ban Google? And why do the West try to shut down the Confucian Institute?
汉武帝还是唐太宗 习近平陷入保守主义？/On History
Upon reading the article at dwnews.com on 12/31/2014, it triggered memory over 2 years ago when I was in Lhasa, after visiting Potala Palace, recovering from altitude sickness, and watching CCTV 10, about Taoism and analysis of history. For those who can't read Chinese, the articles analyze the two dynasties when China was at her zenith, Han and Tang and the two great emperors, … [Read more...] about 汉武帝还是唐太宗 习近平陷入保守主义？/On History
Sony: the great propagandizer in the middle of its hacking scandal
Sony has a tumultuous month with its hacking scandal involving the embarrassing leaked emails, ncluding: Angela Jolie, Barack Obama, and Leaked Salaries. Sony being sued because of the leaked data is not the worst part, but the potential loss of its business because Hollywood can no longer trust Sony is probably even worse. So at Sony's darkest hour, Sony decides to deflect … [Read more...] about Sony: the great propagandizer in the middle of its hacking scandal
Xi Jinping’s fight against Corruption
We in the West generally are cynical about corruption. We think it's a natural product of Capitalism, of profit motive, and part of human nature. Yet the scale revealed of hundreds of millions of dollars involved does shock us. We can't just excuse them as cavalier as Deng's saying somebody has get to rich first. When Xi said that fight against corruption is life and death … [Read more...] about Xi Jinping’s fight against Corruption