Typhoon & Floods in China
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Before the typhoon hit, 台湾表妹 and other “patriots” like her prayed that typhoon Doksuri, one of the most devastating typhoons in recent history, would avoid China and hit Japan. Their…
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Black Tofu & Chinese Chemistry
Do you like black tofu made with black sesame seeds? It’s quite popular as a healthier (lower carb) form of tofu in recent years. Black sesame tofu is made from…
Copying Your Way To Success
It’s quite common to have students plagiarizing academic papers to pass off as their own. But what about teachers plagiarizing a student’s work? A professor from NTU National Technological University…
Politics of Family
Portraying yourselves as the model couple is a powerful political message that will earn you many admirers. Across the straits, Chen Shui Bian once pushed his wheelchair bound wife around.…
Trishaws And Life At The Bottom Of The Food Chain
2 days ago, I saw a book review on YouTube by Taiwan 陆配，上官乱。She was talking about a book by her 四川同乡，exiled activist 廖亦武。A story in the book reminded me of…
A Tale of Two Xis
Xi Zhong Xun was a reformer. He suffered under Mao’s dictatorship. Everyone thought that his son would do the same. He turned out to be a back paddler.
Qin Gang & Fu Xiaotian?
The mystery is partially solved. After China’s then foreign minister Qin Gang disappeared for a month, it was finally announced that he had been removed from his post. On 25…
In Search of the Panchen Lama
There is clearly evidence of fraud in the procedure used by the Chinese government in picking the Panchen Lama. Yet, the Chinese government insisted that it’s following history. The ignorant…
Sloppy Enforcement
Two young men suspect a fruit seller of tampering with his scale to cheat customers. They proved it on video and reported them to the authorities only to be greeted…
Tailor Made Humans – Evolution at Warp Speed
Evolution used to be only concerned with the study of natural history. It is now concerned with a technology that will determine the future of all species – at warp…