Biden & Xi, Jinping
This interview of Biden with NYT Thomas Friedman tells us the short term plan for the Biden presidency. It’s a good plan because it shows how determined the President-elect is
Category: China and Chinese culture
Why the US Failed the Pandemic Test?
The pandemic has sped up changes in our lives. I get this feeling from reading this article by Thomas Friedman, in which the famous author stated that “Covid-19 was supposed
It’s Human Nature More Than Anything Else
This report shows that Trump is no better than China’s Xi, Jinping when it comes to telling public the truth. In fact, Trump is worse because after ten months of
Governments: Problems or Solutions?
The point I will make in this blog is that citizens in every country, every polity, every regime type, always get what they want, directly or indirectly, explicitly or implicitly,
TikTok: Guilty by Intent?
I find the Bloomberg opinion piece written by historian Niall Ferguson at Stanford University very interesting [@tiktokban], partly because it talks about one of the steaming hot and still ongoing
From Furbizia in Italy to Guanxi in China
This NY Times piece on how Italians evade inconvenient rules should be familiar to all Chinese, where enforcement of rules and regulations is a big problem. The potential difference (only
Why China Is A Giant One Day and A Heap of Sand the Next
This Q&A published by the NY Times between a WHO (World Health Organization) expert team leader and the journalists about how China handles or prevents the further spread of the
A Perfect Real Life Example of Little Respect of Truth from Dealing with Covid-19
This website is in Chinese but presents a perfect example how in China truth and science has won little respect. There is this guy by the name Li, Yuehua, who
The Examples of Four Rs
Four things fundamentally different between China and US is respect for truth, respect for rules, respect for others and respect for self. China is weaker relative to US in all four aspects. …
Why Having A Single Materialistic Preference Makes Lives Harder
My personal experiences prove that in dealing with people who place materialistic gains on top of everything else, one would have a tough time! …