The Next U.S. Administration and the Future of US-China Relationship
Several bloggers here have asked that we start a discussion regarding which of the U.S. presidential candidates might be better for China – or at least, better for a solid U.S.-China relationship....
View ArticleLet’s Talk some Cross-Strait Politics
It’s been almost four months since Ma Ying-jeou has been sworn into office in Taiwan. After the first few weeks of euphoria, there hasn’t been that much published about Taiwan in English sources –...
View Article(Guest Post) Can China Save American Automakers?
No, China will not buy GM, Ford or Chrysler. But there is another way – a scheme of division of labor in which the U.S. will focus on design and innovation while China on manufacturing efficiency. The...
View ArticleMembers of Chen’s Immediate Family Plead Guilty To Money Laundering Charges
The money laundering saga of self-proclaimed son-of-Taiwan Chen Shuibian continues. On Wednesday, Chen Shuibian’s son Chen Chih-chung and daughter-in-law Huang Jui-ching both pleaded guilty to money...
View ArticleChina in the Year 2020: Three Political Scenarios
In our Dalai Lama Warns of Looming Violence thread, Wukailong linked to this essay covering three political scenarios that China might face in the year 2020. The author, Cheng Li is Senior Fellow at...
View ArticleLetter:No Such Thing as China
A week or so ago, in one of the final classes of the fourth year history seminar on Christianity in China that I am currently taking, the professor, in an apparent effort to coax us into some critical...
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Green Dam-Youth Escort
It seems the western media and Chinese blogosphere agree on one thing; Green Dam is not winning any popularity contests. Today, the Chinese government backed down on the mandatory usage of the...
View ArticleFatherly advice: Eight success principles for being an official
It is often said that to be successful in the Chinese officialdom, you have to acquire a thick face, and a black heart (厚黑, there is an English book if you want to learn more about 厚黑学) . Nine years...
View ArticleAddition To My “Follow-On Article (2)”
*** ( NOTE : This is an addition to the 2nd “follow-on” article I wrote recently. I would highly recommend you read that article first before starting this one if you haven’t already. The purpose of...
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Letter: A Tiny Memorial For A Tiny Life
“This maybe the world’s tiniest memorial hall. Not quite 5 meter by 5 meter, it’s intent is not to mark an important historical event, or eulogize a famous person, only to remember an ordinary life.”...
View ArticleTranslation: Letter from Xinjiang – Reflections on the Xinjiang Problem
The letter was written to Mr. Ruan Yunfei 冉云飞, a well-known Chinese writer and blogger, by someone from a very small minority group in Xinjiang after the Urumqi Incident. It provides a unique...
View ArticleLetter: China?
Hello to Fool’s Mountain:Blogging for China. I have been watching the furor over the global economy for the past 8 months as a past time, being unemployed union carpenter since thanksgiving of ’08....
View ArticleLetter from a Chinese netizen to US President Barack Obama
(Bi Yantao’s Note: Massive thanks to Dr. Sheng-Wei Wang, President of China-U.S. Friendship Exchange, Inc., for guiding me to this letter. In fact, this is the second letter I have came across from...
View ArticleGreat wall vital for people’s rights
(Bi Yantao’s Note: Mr. Yu Jianrong is an outspoken Chinese scholar, whom I highly appreciate. Last December I published a commentary to pay support for him when he received criticism from certain...
View ArticleTranslation: What Travesty does the Award of the Nobel to Liu Xiao Bo Reveal?
Here is a translation of an op-ed from a Chinese blog about Liu’s Nobel that we at FM found interesting. So here goes the news again: Public Enemy Number One in China, Liu Xiao Bo, has been awarded the...
View ArticlePocketbook References for Tibet
Two of the most commented threads over the last week relate to Tibet. Even a neutral posting on the administration of the website has also somehow “devolved” into a debate over Tibet. I don’t mean to...
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