Tag Archives: Communist Party of China

Thoughts on the South China Seas – we should be more worried about fishermen than politicians

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

For over two years ocean rocks have dominated China’s foreign policy issues. So far the Party has managed to anger virtually all their neighbors and has left an opening for America’s pivot to Asia. In my opinion, regardless of whether … Continue reading →

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Chen Wei’s (陈卫) wife waits for him to return

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Last December as soon as I started tweeting and getting to know Twitter’s Chinese community, I was shaken by the news of two men—Chen Wei (陈卫) and Chen Xi (陈西) –being sentenced for nine and ten years in prison, respectively, … Continue reading →

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What I learned slogging through China’s official version of history

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Over the past three days we’ve had a chance to look at the full version of the story the Party tells about China’s past 170 years. I divided it into three sections that weren’t broken up in the National Museum, … Continue reading →

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