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Ma Ying-jeou, Lost in Tradition
Shortly before the beginning of Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou‘s second term in office, his support and satisfaction rates are at new historical lows, between 15 to 22 per cent. More than 60 per cent...
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The Heritage of Günter Grass – a Vision
Uneducated critics who worship only money (or markets) are making fun of Günter Grass‘ latest poem, the one about the EU and Greece, or Germany and Greece, or Merkel and Greece… That’s how an educated...
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Chinese Press Review: Independent Innovation Capacity, Selfless Help, and New...
- Main Link 1: Enorth, May 29, 2012 (Headline 1) The top headline at Enorth (Tianjin) is a Xinhua report on a politbureau meeting chaired by party and state chairman Hu Jintao on Monday. Independent...
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Blogging Kissinger: no Naked Promises, at Times like These
From the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s website, June 12, 2012: Chief State Councillor Wen Jiabao met with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Zhongnanhai’s Ziguang Pavillon*) on June 12....
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China’s “Soft-Power Own Goals”: Stop Laughing, Start Thinking
Citing a number of issues in the news (see links there), Rectified Name states that China keeps scoring own goals in terms of soft power, when it comes to the question as to how to react to unwelcome...
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The “Great Leap Forward”, Frank Dikötter, and a Blogging Break
It’s time for a few days’ break from blogging, unless Jiang Zemin passes away, Yang Rui gets uncovered as a spy for the CIA, or if similarly sensational news should break. I will be back to blogging by...
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Big Fucking Deal: It’s going to be the Economy
“Lexington” (The Economist) had expected a different ruling, two weeks ago, and in what looked like an effort to keep this year’s presidential race moderately suspenseful even if the Supreme Court...
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Press Review: Raúl Castro’s Visit to China
- Links within blockquotes added during translation – JR Beijing, July 5, (RHC), – China and Cuba on Thursday vowed to further strengthen the existing friendly relations and cooperation. Both partners...
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People’s Daily editorial: Human-Rights Advocacy will Marginalize America
America needed to stop playing the role of a democracy preacher, a People’s Daily (人民日报) editorialist named Zhong Sheng (钟声 – this name or pen name also translates tolling of the bells) wrote on...
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The BoZhu Interviews: So Different, but Sometimes so Alike -
MKL about Taiwanese society, China, domovina, and the European Union - Contrary to many other English-language blogs from Taiwan, MKL‘s isn’t markedly political. Politics does play a role, but usually...
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Ri Yong-ho’s Removal: too Early to Declare Victory
North Korean military chief, Central Military Commission (CMC) vice-chairman and Worker’s Party Politbureau Presidium member Ri Yong-ho has been removed from all official posts “because of illness”,...
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Hu Jintao’s Africa Forum Speech: Talent Exchange, People-to-People Diplomacy,...
Chinese party and state chairman Hu Jintao announced on the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation’s 5th ministerial-level meeting’s opening ceremony in Beijing on Thursday that China would provide 20...
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“Political Confucianism” and the New York Times: Domestic Audience, Foreign...
Remarks made by U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton at Government House in Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia, on July 9, met with no friendly echo from Beijing. Clinton attended an International Women’s...
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Is this (German) Soft Power?
- - Maybe. Sort of. ____________ Related » Not so Spy, March 5, 2011 ____________ Filed under: Britain, France, Germany, international Tagged: Berlin, Britain, business, cars, communication, economy,...
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ROC Flag removed from Regent Street
Originally among the world’s national flags hanging above Regent Street, the Republic of China’s flag (i. e. Taiwan’s flag) has been removed, the BBC’s Mandarin website reports. The BBC’s Chinese...
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Taiwan’s Flag: “This is a Matter for the Regent Street Association”
- Chinese officials are believed to have raised concerns over the use of Taiwan’s flag at the Regent Street Association’s display. A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We contacted the RSA (Regent Street...
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London Olympics: the, umm, correct flag …
If there is something remarkable about the Taiwanese / Republic of China flag in Regent Street, and the way it was removed, it’s that all kinds of stakeholders were discussing it – except those who,...
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Alleged Joint Letter: Wen Jiabao subverts Socialist Market Economy
The BBC‘s Chinese website quotes Japan’s Kyodo News Agency as reporting that “conservatives” had written a joint letter to the central committee in July this year, demanding the dismissal of chief...
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UNCTAD: Taiwan is a “Province of China”
It isn’t just the World Health Organization (WHO) documents that refer to Taiwan as a “province of China” – the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is doing likewise. In...
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Huanqiu Shibao: is South-East Asia replacing “Made in China”?
- The following are loosely translated extracts from an article by Huanqiu Shibao, published on Friday, and authored by several Huanqiu reporters. It refers to an UNCTAD 2012 Investment Report,...
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