[This piece was originally published in the Asia Times] The media are once again ablaze with misinformation against China, this time on its supposed attempts to eradicate the Mongolian language from Inner Mongolia. A recent piece by Antonio Graceffo, an American economist and author based in Ulaanbaatar, in the Diplomat is an excellent introduction: In August, the … [Read more...] about More Misinformation and Disinformation over China – this Time Over Education Policy in Inner Mongolia
Collective Defamation
America Needs to Wake Up About the True Nature of Trump’s Coronavirus Response
[This article was first published on Asia Times] Despite his Administration’s many failures in responding to the Covid-19 crisis, Trump is rebranding himself as the tough, indispensable leader America needs. At the center of Trump’s new pitch: his “travel ban” against China back in February. According to Trump, but for his “early” and “decisive” actions, … [Read more...] about America Needs to Wake Up About the True Nature of Trump’s Coronavirus Response
Did China Intentionally Infect the World with the Coronavirus by Allowing Flights from Wuhan to Rest of the World While Barring Them to Rest of China?
Recently I have been reading so much junk and misinformation about China that's it's unbeleivable. Of course, there will always be bottom feeders such as this from a David Cole on TakiMag. But there are some more reputable ones too, such as those from Niall Ferguson about China deliberately spreading the virus to the world... Anyways, recent allegations from Ferguson were … [Read more...] about Did China Intentionally Infect the World with the Coronavirus by Allowing Flights from Wuhan to Rest of the World While Barring Them to Rest of China?
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t
We have talked about media bias against China, Chinese culture, and Chinese people a lot here. Almost every day, you hear stories about how China is doing illicit things ... or creating demands for illicit products. We hear about China polluting the world, "flooding" the world with steel or solar panels or electronics or toys, etc. Of course, we rarely hear about the social … [Read more...] about Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t
National Geographic gets in on anti-China defamation
Criticism of China's high-speed rail development is rampant, but I must take exception to Ian Johnson's recent piece in the National Geographic. Before his article even begins, the defamatory lede reads: "Engineering blitzkrieg continues despite financial and human toll." For Westerners, 'blitzkrieg' conjures Nazi aggression during WW2 as they trampled their way around Europe … [Read more...] about National Geographic gets in on anti-China defamation