...or perhaps it does, and feels threatened by it. It should. But not for the reasons to which the West most commonly gives voice. China, the world's greatest democracy (I defy anyone to challenge that statement - but please don't as I cannot spare the time to educate you, although I might suggest some reading... Continue Reading →
Of Celebrations, Dates, and Cycles
Chinese people in the city of Wuhan openly and joyfully celebrated the new year of the western calendar in a huge public gathering which has, not surprisingly, drawn jealous criticism from western media sources. "How dare they celebrate, when we are all locked up, sorry, locked down, and dying by the thousands," is the plaintiff... Continue Reading →
New Year, New Decade, New Rules
I have already made the observation that this year is greatly different to the last and will be much more exciting - in the nail-biting, white-knuckle, and moments (perhaps prolonged moments) of sheer terror sense. And so it seems to be going. Dmitry Orlov has also observed a change in feeling to our days that... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 