Karl Eikenberry and the lessons of Vinegar Joe
President Obama is flying to Asia this week with [Read More...]
Chinese History
It’s not “Who do you love?” that matters, but “What do you fear the most?”
In class two weeks ago we were watching the [Read More...]
60th Anniversary Hangover
So it’s October 2nd and Beijing is waking [Read More...]
Ethnic Tensions, Mad Libs, and other dysfunctional relationships
I’m back from Hunan and I’ve got some [Read More...]
Notes from a non-anniversary: The scene from the Square on Thursday morning
Half the town on any given day is wearing white. While Wang Dan may have been going for a 'subtle gesture of protest,' it's possible the 'wear white day' idea was a little too subtle. Kind of like: "If you wish to honor the memory of the Tiananmen dead, don't shave your left eyebrow completely off on Thursday morning." [Read More...]
List of possible embarrassing revelations in Ζhao Ζiyang Memoirs due out this summer
First Elizabeth Edwards, now Ζhao [Read More...]
The Historical Record for April 15, 2009: The Death of Hu Yaobang
Today marks 20 years since the death of Hu [Read More...]
Bad History: Qianlong, Xinjiang, and Western Aesthetics
I’m used to having history get mangled in [Read More...]
Lonely Boys and Losers: Are we overstating the fenqing phenomenon?
This post is a response to two essays written [Read More...]
Pulp Fiction and Apartment Hunting in Beijing
Ed note: I’ve posted this a couple of times [Read More...]
Moderate Voices on the Sino-US Relationship
It’s probably fair to say that the [Read More...]
Cai Yuanpei and Charter 08
Today is the birthday of Cai Yuanpei [Read More...]
G. William Skinner: A Personal Remembrance
I’ve been waiting to write this post as I [Read More...]
The Historical Record for November 14, 2008: Arsenic and the Old Buddha
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the death of [Read More...]
Liu Shaoqi, Birthdays, and Cruel Irony
It’s one of those wacky days in Chinese [Read More...]