Chinese nationalism… The Nanking Massacre Anniversary and the CCP’s Politics of History 13 Dec 201413 Dec 2014 Since 1949, the Chinese government's interpretation of the history of World War II seems to be continuously changing in order to adapt to local circumstances and contemporary political needs. If…
Chinese communist party… Hong Kong, the UK, and Occupy Central 1 Oct 20141 Oct 2014 I spoke this evening to Phil Williams of BBC 5 Live about the protests in Hong Kong. While my brain was more than a bit muddled after a very full…
Borderlands… Tao Zhu and the Guangxi Bandits: Mao Zedong Nianpu Notes, Jan. 1951 (3) 22 Mar 201424 Oct 2018 Whereas January 1950 had found the Chinese leader stuck in Moscow, January 1951 found Mao Zedong at the storm center in Beijing. Mere months after founding the new People's Republic…
American Foreign Policy… Yuanhai Fangwei [远海防卫]: Observing China’s Navy 25 Aug 2011 Back in the American defense belt of Orange County, I'm reading Kissinger and reflecting on the extensive annual report to Congress from the Pentagon regarding Chinese military capabilities. The full…
American Foreign Policy… North Korea: Examination Materials 13 May 201112 Oct 2018 I recently completed a month-long lecture series on North Korean-Chinese relations at Pacific Lutheran University. Because these lectures were occasioned by a course I teach at PLU, I had the…
Chinese communist party… Eyes on Tibet 20 Feb 201121 Feb 2011 Amid all of the recent speculation over the impact of Egypt's democratic movement on the Chinese domestic milieu, you may have missed this set of rather-hard line statements by CCP…
Cello… Curiosities on the Chinese Internet 28 Mar 201028 Mar 2010 Given that censorship is supposed to be heavier than ever these days in China, I found very curious -- and slightly aberrant -- these two stories today on Huanqiu Shibao,…
Sino-Japanese Relations Nanjing Commemoration Controversies 15 Jan 2010 University students in China are buzzing over this simple banner at a university in Wuhan, Hubei province: In analyzing the banner, even People's Daily online is now questioning China's official…
China… Josef Stalin and Bill Gates Celebrate the PRC’s 60th 5 Oct 200930 Oct 2009 There were plenty of incongruities in last week's 60th anniversary bash in Beijing, but the following image really caused me to do a double take: from left to right, John…
China… Anti-Japanese Upswing in North Korean Media 31 Aug 200931 Aug 2009 For their strange yet uniquely logical reasons, the North Korean propagandists are pressing Japan to never forget its colonial past. This is, in my estimation, a way of reminding the…
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