On Lamas in the White House…
Obama meets with the Dalai Lama tomorrow. Is China missing an opportunity? [Read More...]
Chinese politics
Is Xi a Reformer? It’s still too early to tell
Is Xi a reformer? As Zhou Enlai once said: "It's too soon to tell." [Read More...]
On Sun Yatsen, 1912, and Han Han
Trusting Yuan Shikai to nourish a fragile young republican government was basically akin to dousing a three-year old in A1 Sauce and putting him in the care of a rabid honey badger, but the demise of the first republican experiment might not have been as inevitable as some believe. [Read More...]
Turning rumors into news: The non-death of Jiang Zemin
In today’s China, it is government censorship which gives credibility to unsubstantiated rumors, and that turns rumors into news. [Read More...]
The significance of singing ‘Red Songs’
Does singing “Red Songs” really mean a new revival of the old Party spirit? Or is it something that has been happening all along but makes for easy headlines with Bo Xilai’s recent Chongqing campaign and the CPC anniversary just around the corner? A Guest Post by Zhang Yajun. [Read More...]
The Cuckolded Communist Party
Would Hu Jintao ever consider allowing his daughter and/or wife to film an Internet group sex video with Charlie Sheen, “Snooki” from Jersey Shore, and half a dozen or so rabid chimps if it meant a guaranteed six months of ‘harmony and stability’?
Maybe, maybe not. [Read More...]
Mao more than ever: On the legacy of Mao and the moonbat denunciations of Mao Yushi (no relation)
When lunatic Mao worshipers collide with history, wacky hilarity ensues. [Read More...]
Dylan in Beijing: final thoughts and a bit of a rant
Those who thought that Dylan was going to get up on stage in Beijing to harangue the CCP and then lead the crowd in a singalong of "Ai Shall be Released" were seriously kidding themselves. [Read More...]
Political trust, not something to be taken with a grain of salt…
In a crisis, many Chinese people simply don’t have faith in the government, so they listen to rumors and take actions they believe will protect them and their family. [Read More...]
Google is the new opium
There are days when the state media in China just [Read More...]
A Chinese Perspective on the “Jasmine Revolution” (Another guest post by Yajun)
On Saturday, an anonymous letter circulated [Read More...]
Charlie Sheen, the Lady of Loulan, and Alternative Pasts in the PRC today
When faced with an artifact which contradicts accepted narratives, China reacts one of two ways, both of which are similar to how CBS is handling Charlie Sheen. [Read More...]
The Confucius Prize, Chinese blunders, and why you should be wary of sex-crazed wolverines
I got a fuller report of the Confucius Prize [Read More...]
The Korean War and Xi Jinping
A few months ago I wrote a post about the Korean [Read More...]
The Mao Row: Zhang Tielin, Citizenship, and Patriotic Movie Making
It’s amazing what people will choose to [Read More...]