Articles by Scott D. Seligman

Confucian Confusion

December 18, 2014

Last week, China named Cuban strongman Fidel Castro the latest recipient of the Confucius Peace Prize, but the Peace Prize isn’t China’s only wholesale commandeering of her most famous sage, known for his philosophy of ethics and morals. [Read More...]

And All My Words Come Back to Me…

October 14, 2014

As police move to take control of Queensway and city workers with power tools are dismantling the barricades, it's worth remembering that the PRC government was not always so threatened by unrest in Hong Kong. When it was Britain’s ox that was getting gored, China actually encouraged it. [Read More...]

Kennedy’s Aggression is Meeting with Growing Revulsion: 1962 Poster

August 22, 2014

What can a 1962 Xinhua poster tell us about Sino-US Relations during the Cold War? Guest post by author Scott D. Seligman. [Read More...]