Involution originally described a closed-system process where more effort doesn’t lead to real progress. In China, it now broadly refers to: 1) Economic Involution / Market Dynamics Excessive competition within industries (especially EVs, solar panels, e-commerce, and others) leading to cutthroat pricing, falling margins, overcapacity, and price wars. Firms… Read More »What Involution Means in the Chinese Context.
A striking feature of contemporary U.S. opinion is that Americans deeply distrust both China and their own political system. Surveys show that roughly three‑quarters of Americans hold an unfavorable view of China and express little or no confidence in its leadership, while only around one‑fifth say they generally trust the… Read More »Americans deeply distrust both China and their own political system!
The United States is an outlier among wealthy nations, experiencing uniquely high levels of both overseas military intervention and domestic violence.1 While often blamed on policy or leadership, these patterns stem from deep-seated cultural frameworks that legitimize force as a primary solution to social and political problems. The Moral Logic… Read More »Why the U.S. Is Uniquely Violent!
This video analyzes China’s strategic move to ban American AI chips (specifically from Nvidia and AMD) in state-funded data centers, framing it as a major “Declaration of Independence” in the global tech war. The “Key Move”: Banning American Chips China has ordered all state-funded data centers to stop purchasing American… Read More »China Just BROKE America’s AI Leverage — This Was the KEY Move
In this video, economist Keyu Jin discusses how the U.S. tech industry can benefit from China’s rise, drawing parallels to the U.S.-Japan economic competition of the 1970s and 80s. Historical Parallel: Japan in the 1970s * The Threat: In the 1970s, Japan was seen as a major economic threat to… Read More »The U.S. Tech Industry Needs China——By Keyu Jin
The United States has a critical and growing dependence on China for pharmaceuticals, but the true scale of this reliance is often hidden deep in the supply chain. While the U.S. imports a relatively moderate amount of finished pills directly from China, it is heavily dependent on China for the… Read More »The US critical and growing dependence on China for pharmaceuticals
When the U.S. government convinced TSMC to establish high-end fabrication plants in Arizona, the move was hailed as a masterstroke of industrial policy. The logic seemed airtight: provide the subsidies, secure the commitment, and solve the supply chain crisis. However, the ensuing years of delays and labor disputes revealed a… Read More »TSMC and the Limits of American Cultural Power
China’s $1 trillion trade surplus has become a political cudgel in Washington, routinely cited as proof that Beijing is gaming the system and hollowing out American industry. It fits a simple narrative: China cheats, America loses, tariffs follow. The story is comforting—and incomplete. A trade surplus simply means a country… Read More »China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus Isn’t Cheating—It’s a Mirror
Joel’s Christmas Poem – 2025 Candles flickering in the night, Gifts lay softly by the tree, We count our blessings in their light, Praying for peace, let hearts run free. Promoting world orders we could observe, Let fears subside, let borders disappear. Sharing destinies, efforts to amend, Peace… Read More »My Christmas Poem – 2025
🧭 Two Golden Rules, Two Moral Logics Western Golden Rule (WGR): Ethics of Action “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Rooted in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions, the Western ethic is proactive. It treats empathy as a mandate to act—improve others’ conditions as you would… Read More »🧭 Two Golden Rules, Two Moral Logics