A recent article in WSJ by Orville Schell, "A Rising China Needs a New National Story," suggests to China to "move on" from a traditional national narrative of "Century of Humiliation" to some thing more positive, like July 4th fireworks. The article surprised me a bit, because I would have thought a student of Chinese culture like Orville Schell would have understood the … [Read more...] about Orville Schell Does Not Understand “Negative Feedback” Or Tiger Mom’s Lessons.
Abe Wins Huge in Japan… and some thoughts on the coverage…
On Sunday, Abe and his party secured a victory to win landslide victories. According to Foreign Policy, Riding a wave of stimulus money to the voting urns, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party secured a majority in both of the country's legislative houses, delivering a stamp of approval for his economic policies and possibly setting up Japan … [Read more...] about Abe Wins Huge in Japan… and some thoughts on the coverage…
Opinion: Last Word by Melektaus on the Rule of Law
I'm getting sick of this "debate" on the rule of law (or laws in general). It's a recurring theme marred in confusion. So I will try to make this as simple as possible. Just let this "debate" die in this thread because it is distracting, boring and I'm just goddamn sick of it. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Last Word by Melektaus on the Rule of Law
“Cross-straits” team wins Winbledon doubles title
It has been two weeks since "cross-straits" team Peng Shuai (彭帥) (mainland) and Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) (Taipei) won the women's title at Winbledon. Moments after their win, a Japanese reporter has already created a lasting stir within China. The controversy went as follows, according to Phoenix News Media Ltd (in … [Read more...] about “Cross-straits” team wins Winbledon doubles title
“human rights,” “democracy,” “freedom,” and now, “rule of law”
When Western countries invade Iraq out of "human rights," "democracy," and "freedom," those become ideologies used as propaganda to dupe their public into supporting unjust wars. Obviously, there are merits in the ideas carried behind those words. But the essence of the propaganda, the power behind the propaganda, is the religious believe in the absolute and universality of … [Read more...] about “human rights,” “democracy,” “freedom,” and now, “rule of law”