In the field of media criticism, it pays to be picky about language. Around touchy issues of sovereignty and legitimacy, journalists frequently navigate intractable disputes where no term is truly "objective". A wise man once said, if you want to create social change, then it is of paramount importance to identify "who are [your] enemies [and] who are [your] friends?" But … [Read more...] about “China’s Tibet”: A Perfectly Normal Turn of Phrase
Rampant “Legalized” Corruptions Unmentioned
While the recent sensationalized story in the media painted a bleak picture of state of corruption, there is a much undiscussed topic of "legalized" corruptions in many forms. Undoubtedly, because such corruptions have somehow become "legalized" in some nations, the amount of them are rampant and costly. I like to start a discussion of them here. I will take a stab at … [Read more...] about Rampant “Legalized” Corruptions Unmentioned
Thriving on Bad News of Others, Or Just Plain Reality Check.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, http://www.humanities.uci.edu/history/faculty_profile_wasserstrom.php, co-founder of the now inactive China Beat blog, wrote a piece recently: http://world.time.com/2013/07/11/why-bad-news-elsewhere-is-good-news-for-china/ Needless to say, the premise of his piece is the usual kinds of China-bashing. … [Read more...] about Thriving on Bad News of Others, Or Just Plain Reality Check.
Corruptions of Different Kinds, and the Effects
A recent poll conducted by Global Transparency found that Corruption is on the rise globally, particularly among many of the "Democracies". China was not in this survey, but China was in a previous survey where outsiders were asked to rate China's corruption by outside perception. 1 interesting point about the recent poll is that almost 1/2 of 107 nations surveyed perceived … [Read more...] about Corruptions of Different Kinds, and the Effects
“English-language Chinese Blogs” are dead? Who’s Not Paying Attention.
Recently, in a period of comparing coverages of the Snowden saga in various blogs, I came across this frustrated admission from 1 of HH's previous comment participants: http://justrecently.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/the-china-related-blogosphere-a-deserted-playground/ "I’d happily participate in bridging the gap if this was still a sphere of blogs in the first place. But … [Read more...] about “English-language Chinese Blogs” are dead? Who’s Not Paying Attention.