Sat. April 9: China Energy & Environment Conference
Never before have we confronted the environmental and energy challenges with such urgency, and never before has U.S.-China cooperation on clean energy in both public and private sector been more...
View ArticleI'm Graduating from Harvard in a Week! & The Next Big Thing
Exciting, but uncertain times.Instead of going to career fairs and networking sessions, I'm taking advantage of my soon-to-expire Harvard card as much as I can: checking out a bunch of library books on...
View ArticleChina Built the Fastest Train in the World and Blames its Clash on Lightenings
.I am beyond rage.The video below shows that less than 10 hours after the train clash in China, while the injured are still being taken out of the compartments, half a dozen bulldozers have started...
View ArticleHow Much CO2 Does Each China's Coal Power Plant Emit?
For a more complete methodology/data of my estimation, visit my law school blog.Below is a graph (click for full picture) showing emissions from two dozens of power plants owned by Huaneng, biggest...
View ArticleIs U.S. in Decline?
This article appeared recently in a leading Chinese international relations journal and has got a lot of attention. Below is a précis. Most of the arguments should be familiar to many Americans, in...
View ArticleDebate with a Top 1% / Tax Lawyer
I had a conversation with a good friend yesterday about the tax issue and the row between We are the 99% and 53%. My friend is a tax lawyer at an elite law firm in New York, and definitely belongs to...
View ArticleChina's "New Currency" Speaks Housing Woe: 1 Pan = 1000RMB/sq m
(1 Pan: front)(1 Pan back)Chinese real estate guru Pan Shiyi, Chairman of Soho China, released a new "bank note" (above) yesterday with his own image and a tagline "SOHO China is Awesome" replacing...
View ArticleMy Views on The Atlantic - "5 Most Likely Ways the U.S. and China Could Spark...
This just came out today. It's 1:08 AM, so I don't have the time / faculty for a thought-through response, but here are a few observations.1. There is no such thing as "accidental nuclear war". Case in...
View ArticlePremier Zhu Rongji during U.S.- China WTO Negotiations
The publication of former Premier Zhu Rongji's speeches and conversations is an early Christmas present for all China watchers. Most of the material published in this collection has never before been...
View ArticleChina's Soul -- A Moving Scene at Taiyuan Railway Station
The story of a 2-year-old baby girl run over twice while more than a dozen passerbys ignored her in cold blood caused an uproar in China last month.This morning, these photos caught my eyes.November...
View ArticleThe Biggest Challenge in Handling Post-Kim-Jong-Il North Korea
Forgive me for not being able to rejoice in the death of a dictator. Kim Jong-Il died before he was able to groom his son into a full-fledged credible, powerful successor. No one is able to predict...
View ArticleA Deleted Xinhua Article on Kim Jong-Il's Death
The article was originally published on Xinhua, but deleted within several hours, that is, before it was reposted on one of Caijing's website. The deletion makes the article even more mysterious and...
View ArticlePositive and Negative
I've been sucked in by a tragic novel (and a TV show adapted from it) lately. The story is almost like an illustration of Tsangyang Gyatso, the 6th Dalai Lama's poem: First, it's best not to meet, so...
View ArticleChina National People's Congress: Wen Jiabao & Xi Jinping Remarks
HIGHLIGHTS OF WEN JIABAO's GOVERNMENT WORK REPORTMAJOR TARGETS FOR 2012-- GDP will grow by 7.5 percent.-- Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase will be kept around 4 percent.-- More than 9 million new...
View ArticleLatest from NPC
· Yang Jiechi press conference – “U.S. should cautiously handle issues related to China’s core interests”· Li Zhaoxing press conference – China’s military spending· Chen Deming...
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· Wu Bangguo Delivers NPC Standing Committee Work Report | Highlights | Wu: Progress in Protecting People's Welfare· Hu Jintao Stresses Stability in Tibet· Bo Xilai Vows to...
View ArticleMetropolitan Public Safety -- Crowd Wisdom Needed!
Dear friends,Today I learned with shock that a friend was mugged by a gang at gun point near Dupont Circle. It was 11pm on a Thursday, on 21st between L and M st., which I always considered a safe...
View ArticleLatest from NPC
· Hu Jintao: PLA and the armed police should pay more attention to safeguarding social stability· Zhou Yongkang: the judiciary should promote social harmony and stability· Bo...
View ArticleSantorum on China
Santorum sees China as part of a "gathering storm" of security threats facing the United States, including Iran and Venezuela, he told Secure Freedom Radio in June 2011. He would like to see the United...
View ArticleThe End of "Wood Mustache Meat"?
"Four glad meat balls", "wood mustache meat", and "tofu made by woman with freckles" -- who doesn't know these dishes!Beijing is resolute in eliminating these Chinglish on the menus with a newly...
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