Tag: China

China is a wonderful place to live and study, and is vastly different from living in New Zealand. Below I recall my day to day experiences while I was living and studying in Xiamen, which is on the southeast coast of Mainland China. In 2017, I moved to Xiamen with my now-wife, who is originally f...

While Tocqueville had begun to worry about the tyranny of the majority in democracy, in China, the tyranny of the minority was still “naturally justified”. The reason is simple: “freedom” has always been an unfamiliar concept in Chinese political thought. It is no exagg...

For people reading this, the Republic of China controlled China loosely from 1911 until it lost control of mainland China due to losing the Chinese Civil War from 1927 to 1949 against Mao Zedong, leader of the Communist Red Army. The Republic of China emerged from the 1911 Chinese revolution...

Until the Chinese communist party came to power in 1949, Chinese law mandated that a man could have only one wife but as many concubines as his wealth allowed. This tradition, which can be traced back to the Han Dynasty of 25 AD to 220 AD, evolved over the years but remained a cornerstone of Chin...

In the wake of the spread of Coronavirus, many folks are concerned about whether or not their prescription medicines are coming from China. The answer is that over half of the active pharmaceutical ingredients used to make “American drugs” are made in China and India, with more coming fr...

Space exploration remains dynamic as developments have been ongoing over the years with several countries actively making their contribution to space exploration; and have continued to show interest in the long-term focus on space colonization. Three prominent countries at the fore of space explorat...

In the ongoing race to conquer the final frontier, two global superpowers, America and China, are at the forefront of pioneering technological advancements for space exploration. With ambitious missions and groundbreaking innovations, both nations are pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and ca...

As I traverse the years, it’s surprising how many memories seem to take up residence in that cabinet. It’s like a Pandora’s box; opening it might unleash all the forgotten family tales and incidents we all subtly choose to ignore. But why? Why does no one touch Mom’s Chi...