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A Linguistic Analysis of the “Go China” Recital

justrecently — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:39:00 -0600

The Tuluotuo Blog published a linguistic analysis of the “Go China 2009″ (or zhongguo jia you, “2009, 中国加油!”) recital on December 30. While an encounter with the video can be scary, it is also a good piece of work in terms of rhythms and probably better than many so-called “new poems”, says the blogger - and while [...]

German Nationalism 1914 - a Snapshot

justrecently — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:34:00 -0600

“This is how we come across abroad: as brutal, aggressive, sabre-rattling lansquenets - who are all this simply because we are fearful, chicken-hearted, peaceloving, helpless slaves.”
Original: “So erscheinen wir dem Ausland: als brutale, Händel suchende, mit dem Säbel rasselnde Kriegesknechte - die aber all das nur sind, weil wir ängstliche, feige, friedliebende, hilflose Herrenknechte sind.”
Gustav [...]

PRI’s Geo Answer: Zheng He

theforeignexpert — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:20:00 -0600

The answer to PRI's Geo Quiz for the 26th is China, and the famous Zheng He is part of the explanation.
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Hermit: How China lends a Helping Hand

justrecently — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:35:00 -0600

Hello Children,
here is another patriotic piece which warms my heart.
“We Chinese are just too good and honest, too honest to other people. China was bulied by other countries all the time, but we never bully other people for our own dignity but are still criticized by the values of others. *Sigh* We are just too [...]

The Good Ganbu: How to make a Good Plan

justrecently — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:25:00 -0600

No great leaders without beautiful characters

Comrades:
Today I’m going to show you my favorite Revolutionary Opera. It shows how to make a perfect plan. You must gather information about your enemies and make a perfect analysis. Then you make a strategy.
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Of course, the task may be daunting. Therefore, you have to choose the right person to [...]

Who’s afraid of the New World Order forecasted by the NIC?

justrecently — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:38:00 -0600

NIC stands for National Intelligence Council, a center for mid-term and long-term strategic thinking and advising the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). It published a document that caught a lot of global attention - sfgate carries a review of press reactions to it on November 20.
Global Trends 2025 - A Transformed World - comes in [...]

BOOM! India enters the Global Stage

justrecently — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:07:00 -0600

An Indian navy ship has destroyed a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden, according to BBC News. The BBC website also carries a report describing how piracy is hurting India.
And the Somali pirates’ side of the story is here: “We don’t consider ourselves sea bandits. (…) We [...]

China says no to troops in Afghanistan

theforeignexpert — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:53:00 -0600

...But analysts say China's political ideology, pragmatism and cautious approach to international intervention all continue to limit its willingness to venture abroad on anything other than peacekeeping missions.

"We do not join in every legitimate action abroad, so if legitimacy is itself in question we are even more reluctant," said Shen Dingli, a professor of international relations at Shanghai's Fudan University.
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Physicist pleads guilty to selling technology to China

theforeignexpert — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:28:00 -0600

NORFOLK -- Two years ago, federal agents walked into the Newport News office of physicist Quan-Sheng Shu and issued a warning: Selling space technology to China is a violation of federal arms control laws.

On Monday, Shu admitted he did it anyway.

The 68-year-old scientist pleaded guilty to exporting a defense service without a license, exporting a defense article without a license, and bribery of a foreign official. He faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced in April.
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Quotes: America and its Allies

justrecently — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:03:00 -0600

“I’ve looked recently at some of the research findings about attitudes to international affairs in America and Europe, and the thing which is most encouraging is the finding that the majority of Americans, even after the Iraq war, want Europe to play a larger part in sharing in world leadership. They even want that when [...]