I wanted to share a video that has gone viral on Youku, and has gotten the attention of western outlets such as Time Magazine, which will no doubt attract ample amounts of sneers and visceral comments from the West. I'm posting both the English (Youtube) and Chinese (Youku) versions, for everyone's … [Read more...] about 领导人是怎样炼成的 – How Leaders are Made
Opinion: On Bo Xilai and Rule of Law
This past weekend, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court found Bo Xilai guilty bribetaking, embezzlement and abuse of power. The trial has been widely publicized and discussed in China, with netizens on the blogsphere commenting from almost every angle, some in support of Bo, some in disgust of his alleged actions, and others neutral and looking at the bigger picture (see e.g. … [Read more...] about Opinion: On Bo Xilai and Rule of Law
Explaining the Gini Index Number, To Understand the Real China
Sometimes, numbers lie, because so often, a few numbers are summarized to generalize about a vastly complex landscape. "42"!! That's the answer for every thing. Well, don't complain to me if you don't understand the answer. It's the question you need to really understand, which is, what does that number REALLY supposed to mean. Take for another example, China's Gini … [Read more...] about Explaining the Gini Index Number, To Understand the Real China
Order vs. Uncertainty, Why History Repeats Human Struggles
This morning I heard a commonly repeated slogan among many Western politicians and academics, "Job creators hate uncertainties." It is as generalized as it is misleading and confusing. … [Read more...] about Order vs. Uncertainty, Why History Repeats Human Struggles
The Chinese Order and Putin’s Comment on American Exceptionalism
As part of the interesting discussion between Black Pheonix, ersim, ho hon and others in this recent thread, Black Phoenix made this insightful comment: Sun Tzu definitely wrote not so much about “just war”, as he admonished rulers against War, using costs of war as arguments. Sun Tzu was not concerned with what would justify war. His solution was to end wars as … [Read more...] about The Chinese Order and Putin’s Comment on American Exceptionalism