Monthly Archives: February 2019

Dodgy Australian journalist and media lost a defamation suit

Posted on February 23, 2019 by kchew

I have mentioned a number of years ago, this Garnaut character is a dodgy anti-China journalist. In fact, he was in the vanguard of the anti-China crusade in recent years and became advisers to the then Australian prime minister Malcolm … Continue reading →

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Why the West cannot read China

Posted on February 22, 2019 by kchew

This article is from the lecture by Zhang Weiwei in recent TV shows “This is China” (这就是中国) Episode 6. I have been wondering why the West always can’t read China. I think an important reason is their ideological bias, and another … Continue reading →

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大海啊故乡 (Ocean hometown)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by kchew

谭晶 sang this moving song. This song became etched in my memory after watching a North Korean guide Yang Yi Xin sang it in Inspector Lei travel series. 大海 啊大海 小时候妈妈对我讲 大海就是我故乡 海边出生 海里成长 大海 啊大海 是我生长的地方 海风吹 海浪涌 随我飘流四方 … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year flash mob : My homeland & I

Posted on February 11, 2019 by kchew

Chengdu   Wuhan   Xiamen   Changsha   Ruyuan, Guangdong

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It’s time to break away from the ‘democracy and freedom’ spell

Posted on February 9, 2019 by kchew

王正绪：是时候打破“自由民主话语霸权”了 我先从“话语”的定义开始。什么是话语？我觉得，话语首先是指一些概念和符号。符号本身也是概念，是更抽象的概念。这些概念和符号，以及它们的含义，就是话语的一部分、第一个层次。 I start with the definition of “discourse”. What is the discourse?  It first refers to concepts and symbols. The symbol itself is also a concept, but a  more abstract concept. These concepts and symbols, and their meanings are part … Continue reading →

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