National Hero: Wu Jing 树上开花
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In a country ruled by party dictatorship, the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party is dependent on faith in the party’s leadership. To achieve that, the party does something that…
The Budapest Memorandum and Russia’s Betrayal of Ukraine
In 1994, leaders from Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom met in Hungary to sign the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances. This historic treaty promised to protect…
Indecent Exposure?
The US House of Representatives passed a bill on 21 July calling on the government to disclose the US-held assets belonging to top Chinese Communist Party officials if China invades…
China, the WTO, and the Myth of Automatic Democratization
When China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, many Western analysts believed that rapid economic growth and the rise of a well-educated middle class would inevitably lead to…
The Fall Of Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan’s recent movie A Legend 传说 was released in July 2024. Launched with great fanfare, it had all the elements that would attract a younger audience. It had action,…
How Does Dictatorship Work?
Why is it that a country with no lack of intellectuals can submit to a dictatorship? Of course there are conditions. So how do dictators satisfy those conditions? The fall…
Remembering Tiananmen 4 June 1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-6g5RWJPJ8
Russian Planes Destroyed
This is an interesting book. The author thinks that Western strategists are clueless, sanctions have no effect on the Russian economy, Putin is a genius and Russia is winning the…
Chinese Culture and Values
I couldn’t find the original video on douyin. This version is shared by Xiamen’s Li Lan Si.
Huang Chao 黄巢
I once saw a video made a Malaysian woman who said that we should not place too much hope on the next generation. Nobody knows us after the third generation.…