On 13th Aug, 2013 I clicked on articles with China as a tag, http://www.businessinsider.com/category/china This is what appeared as it was (no selection was done by me): Rare Video Appears To Show A Public Execution In China How The Emerging Markets Will Unravel As China Unwinds Its Debt The Sex Lives Of Top Chinese Officials How China's Tax Structure Crushes The … [Read more...] about Business Insider’s Reporting on China
On Yemen drone strikes and U.S. mainstream and social media
For those of you who pay attention to the news, the United States have stepped up drone strikes recently, including many in Yemen. It is interesting to observe how the U.S. and British media report on such strikes and their damages. CNN headlined those killed as, "militants." Reuters, "suspected militants." Bloomberg, "Al-Qaeda Suspects." U.K's BBC, "militants." Except, … [Read more...] about On Yemen drone strikes and U.S. mainstream and social media
Sun Yang ‘freestyle king’
For China Daily's take on his three medals at the World Swimming Championships, click here. Below is the 1500m freestyle where he smashes the world record. … [Read more...] about Sun Yang ‘freestyle king’
Chinese Advocate Post #1: Some General Law advice for Fellow Chinese
Unlike some blogs that pretend to talk about "China Law", when they are really talking about how to get around Chinese laws, I decided to talk about how Chinese people need to protect themselves in international businesses. This is Post #1. First, I'm an ethnic Chinese (7/8 Han, 1/8 unknown). I'm trained and qualified as a US attorney, but I'm not qualified in Chinese law. … [Read more...] about Chinese Advocate Post #1: Some General Law advice for Fellow Chinese
“first island chain”
During the Cold War, the United States sought to contain China by forming a "first island chain" from Japan reaching all the way down to the Philippines. (Refer to the map on the left.) Circled are various straits China has successfully navigated through to date. After reading this China Daily report, I was curious where those mentioned straits are located. With Russia, … [Read more...] about “first island chain”