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...Taiwan to switch to Hanyu pinyin- September 17, 2008 I&8217;ll believe it when I see it but it is certainly about time. Source article here; the article they got it from, in Chinese, is here. This is one of those super-sensitive topics in Taiwan, and whenever I asked my friends over there if they wanted Taiwan to standardize using dalu pinyin they nearly shouted at ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/taiwan-to-switch-to-hanyu-pinyin/ How to outwit the Fed- September 17, 2008 One of my favorite humor bloggers has the answer. So simple - why didn&8217;t I think of thathttp://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/how-to-outwit-the-fed/ Obama vs. McCain on the economy- September 17, 2008 It&8217;s all right here, and it&8217;s short and strong. The way the two men approach problems is literally day and night. The blogger, remember, is with Pajamas Media and was a strong Bush supporter. While you are there, scroll down and read some of the posts. Professor Cole has a keen eye for political BS.http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/ The gathering storm- September 15, 2008 This is the second or third TPD post with that title - any excuse to use that great picture. This time it is especially apropos. I&8217;m convinced that most Americans simply don&8217;t realize just how severe our financial crisis is. Some, like our own sagely president, won&8217;t even acknowledge we&8217;re in a recession, let alone a ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/the-gathering-storm/ Obamas foreign appeal- September 14, 2008 Please note that Richard has not approved this blog entry. I&8217;ve decided to re-write an earlier post to make my views clearer. Raj It is clear from many reports that Obama has a massive amount of appeal the world over. This is partly because of the annoyance with Bush and therefore Republicans and partly because of how ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/obamas-foreign-appeal/ Kidney Stone Infant Formula- September 14, 2008 Traveling again, but this translation was too precious not to share. This is yet another gross insult against China made by the international anti-China forces. They have health problems with food in other countries as well, so why can&8217;t China also have them Why are they only condemning China Will non-poisoned baby formula solve the ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/kidney-stone-infant-formula/ 911 Anniversary- September 12, 2008 One of my very favorite bloggers (and sorry for repeating that description every time I link to him), living up to his reputation for creative use of visuals, shows us the tragedy of September 11th for its victims outside of America. Good use of words as well: Another 911 anniversary. Three thousand dead. A terrible tragedy. ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/911-anniversary/ FT: Nuclear India must end its China-bashing- September 11, 2008 Raj An interesting article from the Financial Times on the recent agreement by the Nuclear Suppliers Group to approve a waiver for India of a ban on exports of nuclear fuel and technology to India. But the media celebrations had an ugly side China-bashing. Perceptions that Beijing had tried to block the deal from behind the ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/ft-nuclear-india-must-end-its-china-bashing/ Why criticize the CCP- September 10, 2008 Philip Pan, in a discussion of his book, says criticism and the public pressure it generates is the most effective tool we have. In the long-run, I am an optimist. I do believe that individuals can bring about real change in China because they already have. People in the book like Jiang Yanyong, ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/why-criticize-the-ccp/ Election Linklets- September 9, 2008 What real disrespect looks like. A good look at what Palin&8217;s done for Alaska. A marvelous set of questions Palin should be asked. Simple, relevant and fair. Obama disappoints me yet again. The great orator had better learn how to stand up to the well lubricated Republican noise machine, or fail. The radical left mouthpiece The Wall Street ...http://www.pekingduck.org/2008/09/election-linklets/ |