Tag: China

The cryptocurrency market has been experiencing significant volatility, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other top cryptocurrencies swinging wildly in recent times. Speculations about a secret U.S. “alliance to destroy crypto” have added fuel to the fire. Now, as the U.S. Federal Reserve hint...

Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore, had a saying: “when elephants fight, the grass suffers; when elephants make love, the grass also suffers.” The metaphor referred large countries as elephants and small countries as grass. Another well-known saying goes like: “whe...

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...

China is a massive powerhouse and has a grand economy. Why would China want to invade the very small island of Taiwan? It turns out that China has a very long history with Taiwan. China first officially owned the island in the 17th century under the Qing dynasty. But China had relations with Taiwan ...

At the G20 summit It’s all about shaping the new world order and distributing power. In the showdown between Washington and Beijing, 80-year-old U.S. President Joe Biden used the G20 summit as a stage to forge an alliance against China. He was joined by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (65,...

Whenever an organization releases statistics, especially organizations that are openly pushing a certain narrative, it’s always interesting to me to figure out what they were thinking when they released it, what they intended it to mean, and what it actually means. China released economic data...

I booked a flight to Australia and wondered if it was a mistake. My father laughed when I mentioned I was flying with China Airlines. “You must be joking,” he said. “Why would you fly with China Airlines when you can go with Emirates or Singapore instead?” I replied tha...

China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country’s high-altitude spy balloons transited the United States, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence assessments told CNN. US offic...

Finally, after procrastinating and putting it off for multiple months while I’ve been back in Canada, I dug out my old hard drive that I had stored at my parents. The tote that it was in was buried at the back of their storage unit in their condo parking garage. It seemed a daunting task to...

When hunting Gold Coast street art, it may seem intuitive to go for central areas like surfers paradise. However, it is, in fact, the Southport area — specifically around China Town — that houses the densest collection of street art, with upward of 25 pieces to be found all within a shor...

Hong Kong, a bustling metropolis known for its dynamic blend of Eastern and Western cultures, has been home to a remarkable community of women who have played pivotal roles in shaping the region’s social, economic, and political landscape. These women have exhibited resilience, determination, ...

Tsui Hark is the John Ford of Chinese cinema, and Once Upon a Time in China is his Stagecoach. Not only does it redefine a genre on the cusp of its rebirth (in this case the period martial arts film, which had lain dormant through the late 80s much as the Western had been relegated to...

“That has put me in the privileged and awkward position of being deeply attached to the two greatest powers in the world, which are on the brink of going to war with each other,” Dalio warned. “I am in the middle trying to help both while trying not to hurt either side in the proce...

Are they a good green player or not? Why the new coal plants as well as solar? China is IMO likely a good green player and ChatGPT-4’s web research largely agrees. Besides, solar-wind-battery is now cheaper than coal plants and operations. They’d be nuts not to. The ke...

Despite owning several conventional power generators over many years I didn’t know that Stirling engine electricity generators were built, almost commercially, by Philips. They could not be manufactured cheaply enough to compete with internal combustion models as they face manufacturing challe...

When we think of Christian History what easily comes to mind is Israel, Rome and Europe in general… Unless we are talking about modern evangelism, China seems completely removed from the picture. But this is not necessarily the case. It is hard to look at all the striking parallels between...

Nostradamus, a 16th-century French astrologer known as “the prophet of doom”, had made some ominous predictions for 2024. According to his 1555 text “Les Propheties” (“The Prophecies”), this year will bring continued global conflict, including war on the seas, roy...

China and Europe have a long history of trade and cultural exchange that dates back to ancient times. One of the most famous routes that connected these two regions was the Silk Road, a network of land and sea routes that spanned Asia, Africa, and Europe. The Silk Road facilitated the flow of goods,...

There are currently around 290,000 Chinese students studying in the U.S., making up approximately one-third of all foreign students in the country. China has the highest number of students studying abroad with over 1.3 million. The Chinese Embassy has made formal representations to the U.S. governme...

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...

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 in any cultural tradition, China’s legendary monsters will make you cringe, some chronicled in classic horror movies and others captured in vintage manga and comics. But perhaps the most curious is the Jiang Shi, creepy beings that once again make us rethink whether vampires exist&hell...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Travelling in China for the first time, I spoke to everyone in Hindi. After a stressful first day of speaking broken English and masking my accent to try to make myself understood, I realized that speaking calmly in Hindi led to better communication and kept me humane. In the shops, hotels and st...

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...