Talking about Sensitive Issues
...with these two students was strong enough that I could be honest. I told them the average US American saw very little worth praising in Mao for a number of reasons,...
...with these two students was strong enough that I could be honest. I told them the average US American saw very little worth praising in Mao for a number of reasons,...
...My goal here isn’t to provide a defense for an American observance simply because I happen to be an American. I can think of a number of reasons why someone...
...this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the...
...the Everyday in the People’s Republic.” That’s also the title of what sounds like a delightful new book by Paul Pickowicz, Perry Link, and Jeremy Murray. It’s a collection of...
...demonstrated an ability to change course when policies fail. Sponsored Link E-Book: View from the Wall: Essays on a Changing China The essays in this E-Book, written by a Chinese scholar,...
...to afford financially it is because they are seeking fulfillment of the most primitive “complete narcissism.” Wu Zhi-hong explains “complete narcissism” in his book Nation of Giant Infants: Complete narcissism...
...emotions on both sides of the ocean have nonetheless been impacted by a number of “myths” that continue to be repeated day-in and day-out. Kenya opens $1.5 billion Chinese-built railway...
...other mobile devices in traffic. Why Informal Workers Are Opting Out of China’s Welfare System (October 8, 2019, Sixth Tone) As China’s population continues to age, the country must increase the number...
...of Autumn.” In the “Months” from the Book of Rites in Rites of Zhou, it says, “Take care of the elderly in the second month of Autumn, and distribute rice...
...Chinese churches. First, low salaries are wreaking havoc on pastors’ marriages and families. Reliable numbers are very difficult to come by, but anecdotally there is a significant number of Chinese...
...in size since the protests began. They estimated the number of military personnel is now between 10,000 and 12,000, up from 3,000 to 5,000 in the months before the reinforcement....
...number excludes those who meet in unregistered or house churches outside of the TSPM system. Other researchers outside China have given higher numbers for the total number of Christians in...