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The War Against ISIS II: A foreign policy coup for Obama?

Why the “delay” in dealing with ISIS is not Obama’s fault, but rather a major foreign policy coup. Continue reading

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Peaceful Evolution in China and the World Wide Web. Part IV: The Internet as the Bulwark of Chinese Democracy?

This is the fourth and concluding piece in a series, “Peaceful Evolution in China and the World Wide Web”. We argue here that important changes are occurring in China, and that due in large part to the Internet as a conduit for Chinese popular voices, democratic interests will be much strengthened in this new era. Continue reading

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Why China Particularly Distrusts the United States: The Late 20th Century

Here I discuss the history of Sino-American relations in the 20th century, stopping short of the very recent past… Continue reading

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Why Many Chinese Distrust the West: The 18th,19th, and early 20th Centuries

I am arguing here that the Chinese as a culture have a very distinctive view of the nature and the purpose of “History” with a capital H, and that there is much in the history of their relations with the West, particularly with the U.S., to cause any reasonable individual or group of individuals to be easily alarmed or suspicious. Continue reading

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Why some Chinese do not like us: The Problem

An introduction to a series of posts on some of the underlying sources of tensions in Sino-American relations which relate to public attitudes in each country… Continue reading

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Has the world order changed???

But I am quite certain that some very important things have changed, if only because the Chinese think that they have; but our American consciousness is very slow to change. I fear a real turmoil is inevitable as the rising nationalism of at least some Chinese collides once again with our complacent American beliefs that, by God—our God—we know what is best for Chinese youth, for Chinese minorities, and for the World Order. Continue reading

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Yea for Confucianism…but what about the Bad Emperor?

Here I discuss Confucianism, Chinese youth and an excellent recent book… Continue reading

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Peanut Butter, the American economy, and Chinese Import Substitutions

Peanut Butter as an explanation of why Chinese consumers are not going to save American exporters… Continue reading

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China and American economic relations

Sino-American economic relations with an emphasis upon fiscal issues; Book Review of Charles Dumas, China and America. A Time of Reckoning. Continue reading

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My recent movements and recent events.

I attend a conference in Beijing and learn a great deal about the Chinese attitude to the “world economic crisis.” Continue reading

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