Oh, yes, we should be really, really worried! ====== WSJ 11/5/2018 By Andy Kessler Hardly a week goes by that I don’t run into people who, when I ask how they are doing, tell me they’re worried about authoritarianism. Living in California, my impulse is to ask if they’re worried about the state’s one-party rule. But before I can get that out, the... Read more
Archive for the ‘China’ Category
Google: No to USA; Yes to China.
August 5 | Posted by mrossol | China, StupidityA wonderful (?) example of politically correct non-think. [And when only the money matters.] WSJ – 8/4/2018 Intent on abiding by its founding motto, “Don’t Be Evil,” Google announced in June that it would not participate in a U.S. military program seeking to apply artificial intelligence to drone technology. This week it has been reported that Google is attempting to reintroduce its... Read more
Cost of Doing Business in China
February 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ChinaWhen will US companies begin standing for something more than their bottom line? ===== WSJ2/21/2018 Mercedes-Benz, the luxury unit of Daimler AG, recently learned the price of crossing Beijing. Earlier this month the German car maker was attacked by state media after posting an anodyne Dalai Lama quote on Instagram. The company quickly and abjectly apologized to the Chinese government. It then went... Read more
Chinese Propaganda Protected?
November 9 | Posted by mrossol | ChinaWe need an administration willing to take a much tougher approach to China. ======= WSJ – 11/9/2015 Some Ameri can radio listeners might have been surp rised last year to hear a news account explaining how pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong “failed without the support of the people of Hong Kong.” In fact, a large percentage of local residents joined the demonstrations... Read more
Madam Xu’s Party Line
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, China, Politically correct, The LeftBeijing confirms that Confucius Institutes subvert Western academic freedom. Chinese Vice Minister Xu Lin. Updated Dec. 25, 2014 5:03 p.m. ET 18 COMMENTS Critics have argued that China’s Confucius Institutes pose a threat to academic freedom in the United States, Canada, Europe and beyond. Now the Beijing official in charge has confirmed it. If you’re new to this issue, the Chinese government has set up... Read more
