On this page the following entries were made in the “May, 2008” time-frame.
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China’s Dopey Torch Relay
Let’s put aside for the moment that the international legs of the Olympic Torch Relay have been an utter PR disaster. Just on its merits, this might be the most boring event ever created. Think about it: it lasts more than four months and consists of people running with a flame around the world surrounded [...]
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Hillary Makes Graciousness Hard
Deep down, I know the Senator Clinton believes the Democratic Party and the country need her. And who knows, maybe she’s right. She thinks Senator Obama isn’t up to the task of taking on John McCain. But in this bubble of conviction, she has started to lose touch with reality. Even on the day when [...]
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France as Enemy, so Japan as Friend
Listen up! France is a villain! And this isn’t about freedom fries. They hate people in wheelchairs. Wheelchairs! Oh, you thought Japan was the evil enemy? Well, I guess you haven’t been reading the newspapers or watching the news. Japan is China’s great friend!
The odd storyline that has emerged in recent weeks and months is [...]
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Torch Protest Misunderstanding: Why Chinese and Foreigners Don’t Get Each Other
In an AP article I found via ESPN.com I zeroed in on a quotation from a torch bearer name Fu Shenfeng seems to have unintentionally summed up the disconnect between Western and Chinese views on Olympic torch protests:
“Foreigners don’t understand China,” said torch bearer Fu Shenfeng before the relay started. “They still think we’re stuck [...]
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“Free Tibet” Flags Chinese Made
If I had thought of this first I would have written it as satire. But it occurred in Guangdong first.
You know those flags that have become the ire of most Chinese citizens advocating the breaking off of one of China’s biggest provinces? Many were made in China, unbeknownst to factory owners and workers. If the [...]
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America’s Export to China: Arrogance
It is always amazing to me how much Chinese people admire America in a begrudging way. For all of the talk of American neo-imperialism, interference in other countries’ “internal” affairs and cultural hegemony, many countries still try to emulate the US. And there are few places where that is more apparent than in China.
At a [...]
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Thoughtfulness from an Obama Convert
Joseph Andrew, former National Chairman for the Democratic National Committee under Bill Clinton, and longtime Clinton friend and supporter, has thrown his weight behind Barack Obama and written an extremely thoughtful essay on why he changed. I suggest everyone interested in the race read it. Here is a small piece:
I am changing my support from [...]
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