The Peking DuckA 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 Last Hero of Tiananmen- July 8, 2008 Philip Pan, for years my favorite correspondent in Beijing (he left a few months ago), has written a devastating article about a letter written by a doctor who saw with his own eyes the victims of the massacre on the streets of Beijing n June 4, 1989 and described in detail the carnage he witnessed ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/the-last-hero-of-tiananmen/ Fox News Public Relations Department- July 8, 2008 Amazing. I mean, totally amazing. I knew they were evil, but I didn&8217;t realize they were Joseph Goebbels evil.http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/fox-news-public-relations-department/ Local CCP Bad, Central CCP Good- July 8, 2008 It&8217;s a familiar argument and one I&8217;ve made myself - not quite calling the CCP &8220;good,&8221; but looking at horror stories around China and concluding that the main fault lies with the local authorities, not with the central party, which is trying as best they can to control their local thugs counterparts. Pomfret takes a ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/local-ccp-bad-central-ccp-good/ NY Times bias against China- July 6, 2008 This is a must-read article that underscores the problem with the whole &8220;AntiCNN&8221; craze. There is bias in all media, and the Western media have a mediocre track record at best when it comes to giving a fair and balanced view of Tibet and some other hot-button China-related issues. However, the rush to judgement and ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/ny-times-bias-against-china/ Google - Just another company- July 5, 2008 Like Obama, Goggle is another entity that has enjoyed quasi-religious coverage in the media, branded with a halo and ingrained in the global psyche as the place to work, hands down, full stop. There is no place left to go after arriving at Google, right Since this is a universally accepted truth, this rather devastating article ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/google-just-another-company/ Time for China to vote for sanctions on Zimbabwe- July 5, 2008 Raj Little needs to be said about the horrible situation in Zimbabwe - the stolen election, the attacks on opposition supporters, holding food back from people unless they voted for the Zanu-PF. The question is, will China continue to protect Mugabe UN Security Council permanent members Russia and China that are friendly to Mugabe are expected to ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/time-for-china-to-vote-for-sanctions-on-zimbabwe/ Positive things about China- July 5, 2008 Note: This is a guest post by readercommenter Ecodelta. It doesn&8217;t necessarily reflect my own viewpoint, and it&8217;s kind of ironic that TPD has come under attack this past year for being too positive about China. What can you do Ecodelta, thanks for the guest post. I hope you&8217;re ready for some spirited comments....http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/positive-things-about-china/ It never rains in Beijing- July 4, 2008 You should have been here tonight. Hell on earth. Torrential thunderstorms, floods, chaos and countless would-be Friday-night partyers frantically waving for available taxis that never came. I stood there for about 45 minutes, then ducked into a restaurant to eat, came back out and finally just gave up and walked home in the downpour. My ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/it-never-rains-in-beijing/ Can we still believe in Obama- July 4, 2008 I&8217;ll vote for him - I&8217;d vote for practically any Democrat over &8220;the Maverick&8221; (who I once kind of respected until he showed sings of being Bush III). But all progressives with even a minimal portion of grey matter have to realize that something is really, really wrong. This is not the Obama who mesmerized ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/can-we-still-believe-in-obama/ Happy Birthday, CCP!- July 1, 2008 July first - the anniversary of the CCP; Canada Day; birthday of Princes Diana, and of me, too. I will celebrate by working all day in a cubicle in Haidian (which I love). Thanks for staying with me during a busy year of erratic blogging.http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/07/happy-birthday-ccp/ |