a peculiar hybrid of personal journal, dilettantish punditry, pseudo-philosophy and much more, from an accidental expat who has made his way from hong kong to beijing to taipei and finally back to beijing for reasons that are still not entirely clear to him...
The Peking Duck and its threads are closed 19 days ago Read More 
It may be a few weeks, it may be longer. I have goals to meet and decisions to make and I can’t focus on priorities when I have to keep running to the PC to police comments and scour the Web for th...
Happy Birthday, Liu Shaoqi 23 days ago Read More
After realizing I meet China’s official criteria for Internet addiction, I’m trying to resist the urge to stay online and look for things to blog about. This post, however, jumped out at me. It’s s...
The thread. 25 days ago Read More
Please keep it 100-percent LDS-free and FLG-free. Otherwise, discuss what you’d like. Everything related to the financial crisis and China’s stimulus package should go in the thread immediately bel...
Mormons: “Dangerous Cult”? 27 days ago Read More
I’m inclined to think so.
Living in America’s second largest Mormon stronghold for many years, including two years in a predominantly Mormon office, I was treated to a bird’s eye view of the squar...
China: Calamity or Calm? WaPo vs. NYT 29 days ago Read More
For some background perspective, just yesterday “Dr. Doom” Roubini said China is on the verge of “falling apart.” That’s a pay site, but here is a chunk, thanks to another site:
[T]he risk of a har...
Fun in Taiwan 29 days ago Read More
No time to add brilliant commentary. I just want to say this reminds me of the fen qing throwing eggs at Japanese cars and businesses back in 2005. What a great way to further your cause.
Hundreds ...
Why Obama’s Victory Matters 30 days ago Read More
[I just posted this as a comment to the thread below, and then decided it merited a post of its own. Let this be my way of saying goodnight on this great day for America, and the world.]
This is ri...
