According to the Lunar Calendar, the Year of the Dragon began in Feb. 10, 2024 and will end on Jan. 28, 2025. Throughout Chinese history, the dragon has represented good luck, justice, prosperity and strength. In contrast, the European dragon is a mean, fire-breathing, greedy creature that looks like a… Read More »A Tale of Two Dragons – Chinese and Western Versions
Martin Jacques, a British journalist and academic, has closely observed China’s evolution over the past 30 years. He offers unique insights into Chinese modernization and what sets it apart from Western models. In 2009 Martin Jacques authored a book “When China Rules the World” that predicted that China will become… Read More »Martin Jacques – The next “China” is still China
A narrative is fundamentally a story with characters, plot, setting, and conflict, serving to engage and inform. Mainstream media heavily relies on narratives in news reporting, structuring stories with heroes and villains, evoking emotions, simplifying complex issues, and influencing public opinion. Both the US and China actively promote narratives about… Read More »A Battle of Narratives – US vs China
The theme for this year’s contest is All Of Us Belong Right Here Find out all the information about this contest here: http://aastories.org Please join and ask your friends to join!
In life’s classroom, diverse and wide, Lessons are learned with every stride. From generous givers to ruthless exploiters, Each teaches us a lesson, extracurricular. The good ones teach us to be generous, Helping others, being magnanimous. Lessons of love, compassion, and grace, Guiding us to a loftier space. From shadows… Read More »Life’s lessons on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon – 2024
Fareed Zakaria is a journalist and author who hosts a weekly show on CNN called Fareed Zakaria GPS. He often comments on US foreign policy and global affairs, especially in the Middle East. Here is a brief summary of his take on the current US middle east war, based on… Read More »Fareed Zakaria to the US: Take the Godfather’s Advice.
TikTok’s Singaporean CEO Chew Shou Zi was grilled about his ties with China during a Congress session about the dangers children face on social media platforms on Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024. US senator John Cotton repeatedly asked Mr Chew if he had ever been a member of the Chinese Communist… Read More »Is it fair to compare Senator Cotton to McCarthyism?
In the past few years, there has been a rise in international influencers based in China who use social media platforms to share their experiences and views about the country. These influencers, including bloggers and vloggers, have attracted a large following and have built an online community of like-minded commentators… Read More »Who tells real China stories? The Point and Other Western Vloggers about China.
This Latest article by our friend Professor Zhu Zhiqun describes why the uncertain cross-strait relationship has been prolonged now that the Democratic Progressive Party’s William Lai has been elected as Taiwan’s next president. Beijing is stuck in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation with regard to… Read More »Beijing’s dilemma: What to do with President-elect William Lai, January 22, 2024
Keyu Jin is a Chinese economist and an associate professor of economics at the London School of Economics. She is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a board member of Credit Suisse and Richemont Group. She specializes in international macroeconomics and the Chinese economy. Keyu has written… Read More »Who is Keyu Jin and what is she saying about US-China Relationships?
