The Chinese State Council recently released a white paper alleging that "Chinese citizens fully enjoy freedom of speech on the Internet." Oh really, is that so?
Is Radio Free Asia aiming to East Asian media's openly biased news outlet? If they could start covering dissent with integrity, it would do us all a service.
A tired argument: China's growing military capabilities inevitably means a military confrontation with the US. And yet the argument is still heard time & again.
Overanalytical and obsessive -- but never quiet -- Kevin opines on things. Often, the target of opinionation is related to China. When he's not opining, in his spare time, he is teaching in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on a Fulbright Grant and researching Chinese politics in collaboration with an American and Taiwanese professor. Last year, he was a junior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. More of his opining can be located at his personal website.
"the majority of his well written piece is nonsense".
What an extraordinary ability to make me all fuzzy inside and make me cry in the same short sentence!
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I can appreciate Stan's view, but another factor occurred to me that wasn't mentioned: the role of romance. More specifically, if you're a foreigner with a seri...more »
There are two potential answers as to "why this argument now?"
1. Despite the precident, I was trying to make the point -- see the final sentence -- that thi...more »
I don't know about your commenting ordeal, but the restrictions of comments on the Global Times article is definitely worthy of out-loud laughing; the sad irony...more »
Hey Stan,
I appreciate the honesty, but I have to take issue with two particular aspects of your contention. The apathy is here nor there; perhaps you're pre...more »
A really interesting graphic would be to take that same "population bubble" and overlay it with "wealth ratio" bubbles. That is, a population bubble representin...more »
Haha. A couple years ago, my grandpa berated me on this usage, too. It's a colloquialism I picked up as a kid -- don't remember from whom -- and ever since, I'v...more »