Monthly Archives: October 2010

Thorbjoern Jagland, a Norwegian politician and who is also  the Chairman of Nobel Peace Prize committee,  is a bigot. He thinks that his value system is supreme and almighty, and that it must transcend worldwide and need to be imposed on those of … Continue reading →

Kchew note: This Liu Xiaobo has become one of those figures who are generally despised in China, but received standing ovations by certain quarters in the West. My feeling is that Liu Xiaobo has nothing to offer to the Chinese … Continue reading →

From Yang Rui (CCTV9’s Dialogue anchor) blog. This is a rather long article: 今天的《环球时报》头版引用了西方媒体的描述 (miao2 shu4 – expression) ，称中国是近代史上最孤独的崛起的大国，也就是说，中国在世界上没有几个真正的朋友，并且称正在河内召开的东盟10+3峰会将宣告中国在东亚的魅力攻势的终结。这话言过其实(overstate the facts)了。 前美国ABC广播公司的资深记者JIM LAURIE发给我一篇英文文章，说面对中国“过度自信”的咄咄逼人 (duo1 duo1 bi1 ren2 – overbearing) ，美国人绝地反击，如猛虎下山，纠集 (jiu ji2- gather together) 了东盟十国和日韩两国的十二国联盟，向中国发出明确信号 (signal) ：华盛顿在亚洲的朋友遍天下。我胡汉三回来了。的确，一年前，奥巴马就称自己是太平洋总统。两天前，希拉里国务卿在美国位于夏威夷的太平洋司令部宣称，美国是亚太地区的领导者。她与此同时会见了对美国奴颜婢膝 (nu2 yan2 bi4 … Continue reading →