Wang Gungwu
If you don't have a sense of the past, your future will be diminished. Knowing where you come from, where your roots are, and all those great - and terrible - things that happened in the past, strengthens your identityCategories
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Recent Posts
- Ideological emancipation
- The new Cold War?
- The development strategy for ‘Western’ China
- China’s economy has long been dominated by internal circulation
- How did the Western manipulation of public opinion hurt itself?
- A Brief Analysis of India’s Domestic Political Trends Behind the Sino-Indian Garewan River Conflict
- Why is there another political change in Kyrgzstan again?
- HK, tomorrow will be better
- What is wrong with US Political Science Scholars
- Why China can win
- What’s behind America’s failure to contain COVID-19?
- China’s involvement in Sudan from Chinese’s perspective
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Democracy in practice: Phillipines elections
According to the prevailing ideology in the West, democracy is the best form of government. Countries that do not practice it are bound to fail and fall apart. But countries that practice vibrant democracy like the Philippines seems to be … Continue reading
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Difficulties in practicing universal values
Even though China is governed by the ruling Communist Party of China, the debate about freedom and democracy or “universal values” (another term often used in Chinese discourse) has gone unabated. Many of the so-called public intellectuals in China are advocate of the “universal values”. Following … Continue reading
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Hypocrisy exposed
Over the past few years, the US politicians and media have often accused China of carrying cyber attacks and espionage, while there was hardly a shred of solid evidence. I have reckoned all along these were just baseless allegations, perhaps to distract the world … Continue reading
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Taiwan travel – Part 5 (Around Hualien)
Hualien main shopping strip is mainly along the Zhonghua Road and Minyi Street. Visitors can buy their favourite Taiwan snacks like mochi, pineapple cake and peanut biscuits from a number of stores. I have tried their famous wan ton dumpling. … Continue reading
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Taiwan travel – Part 4 (Tarako Gorge)
One of our reasons for visiting Hualien is the Taroko Gorge National Park. This is breathtaking natural wonder of rugged limestone cliffs and mountain streams that is about an hour drive from Hualien. The park consists of the main visitors centre and numerous scenic … Continue reading
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