Tag Archives: China

Phony Populist-In-Chief

Posted on October 28, 2012 by nathanalbright

The appeal of populism [1] is that it speaks on behalf of common people in societies dominated by wealthy and exploitative elites. In a world that feels (and is) exploited by elites, this is a powerful motivation for people that … Continue reading →

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Killing The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg

Posted on July 2, 2012 by nathanalbright

China has a problem. Okay, China has many problems, but China has a fundamental tension between its desire for wealth and its desire for stability. Nowhere is this fundamental tension, contradiction even, more evident than in the rising dissatisfaction people … Continue reading →

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War Is Not A Game

Posted on June 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

It is at least moderately significant that war games are going on right now in Syria, a nation whose regime is unstable (and that is putting it rather charitably) between Syria and three other nations: Russia, China, and Iran. This … Continue reading →

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Let Slip The Dogs Of War: Crisis In The Spratly Islands

Posted on May 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

Right now China and the Philippines are engaging in a diplomacy of brinksmanship that is threatening open warfare in the South China Sea over an uninhabited group of islands that are claimed by half a dozen nations. The islands would … Continue reading →

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Let The Bodies Hit The Floor

Posted on May 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

It is clear that the Chinese political and economic elites have a very different view of the sanctity of the human body than I do. I am of the belief that one shows honor to dead bodies by giving them … Continue reading →

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Blind Man’s Bluff

Posted on May 3, 2012 by nathanalbright

Sometimes the diplomatic decisions of the United States make no sense on any level. This week the world (outside of China, which has censored the news, like it blocks this blog) has been thrilled to the cat-and-mouse case of a … Continue reading →

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Countries That Need To Get On The Bandwagon

Posted on April 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

Update: New views from Sudan and Cyprus, Sudan taken off the list. Guatemala taken off from the list also. Greenland has been taken off the list as well. Both Libya and Burma (Myanmar) have been taken off the list as … Continue reading →

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A Delicate Balance

Posted on February 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

One of the blogs I follow is a China Youth blog, which is an English-language blog that generally prints the official government view of foreign policy. I don’t read the blog closely, because I’m not really interested in hearing or … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On January 31, 1949, the Karen National Union Began The World’s Longest Current Rebellion

Posted on January 30, 2012 by nathanalbright

Rebellion is a subject that I have written about a lot, as the legitimacy of rulership has always been questionable to me. Having written quite often about the problems of Burma [1] including the refugee crisis in Thailand [2] and … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: State Visit To China Pays Immediate Dividends To Somaliland Infrastructure

Posted on August 20, 2011 by nathanalbright

Two weeks ago, Somaliland247 announced that Somaliland President Ahmed Silanyo was leading a high-level ministerial delegation on a trip to China [1]. Normally, a trip like this, which was promised to help Somaliland’s economic ties with China, is going to … Continue reading →

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