China… Word for the Day, Status for the Century?: Exportweltmeister 27 Jan 2010 And the torch has been passed to a new land: the German newspaper Suddeutscher Zeitung reports on China surpassing the Bundesrepublik as the "world's top exporter," or, literally, "world master…
China… Stehen Sie Auf: The Germans Step Up 26 Dec 200927 Dec 2009 Along with and her cabinet members, German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to be filling a void left by the Obama administration in speaking frankly to China on environmental and human…
French… Bismarckian Musical Nationalism: Modern Fallout 15 Dec 200916 Dec 2009 On a day when the Chinese Vice-Premier is meeting with the Japanese leadership, it seems appropriate to think about reconciling remaining differences from the Second World War. From my perspective…
Chinese nationalism… German Views of the PRC 11 May 200915 May 2009 Somehow Sunday and Monday have fused together as a single Teutonic-Sinological seismic entity. Ascribe it to living downtown, to having tens of thousands of real football fans course by one's…