It is with sadness that we learned that Run Run Shaw - entrepreneur, investor, filmmaker, philanthropist - died Tuesday in his home in Hong Kong at the age of 107. There are few men in modern China - anywhere actually - with the stature, reach, and heart of Run Run Shaw. People who don't pay attention sometimes may associate Shaw with just low-budget Chinese action and horror … [Read more...] about A Tribute to Run Run Shaw
Happy New Year
I want to wish everyone Great Health, and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! :/-.` :. ./-` :hNNmy` yNh- .mNh -omMo … [Read more...] about Happy New Year
Errors of Soft Power, a Year-end Review
As 2013 comes to an end, we draw upon some lessons of this past year, particularly in regards to the concept of "soft power", which is discussed often on this forum and in the Western media. … [Read more...] about Errors of Soft Power, a Year-end Review
Another Suspicious Chinese Espionage Case
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/china-military/#article/part3 http://m.ice.gov/news/releases/1309/130906denver.htm?f=m A Chinese national, who was residing in Oakland, Calif., pleaded guilty Sept. 3 to conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act and to Smuggle Goods from the United States. This guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney John Walsh, District of … [Read more...] about Another Suspicious Chinese Espionage Case
A Sobering View of Asia, Why Pivot Will Fail
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/john-glaser-intelligence-foreign-policy-world/2013/dec/13/americans-can-do-without-bogus-narratives-china-po/ This is a rare big picture sobering look of Asia, boiling down the Asian Pivot as nothing more than "bogus" and "propaganda". But more practically, unstatedly, the facts are ripe for the reasons why the Pivot … [Read more...] about A Sobering View of Asia, Why Pivot Will Fail