Quantcast
Channel: aside – Hidden Harmonies China Blog
Browsing all 32 articles
Browse latest View live

Salman Khan: Let’s use video to reinvent education

This 20 minute video is worth watching if you have thought about how technology impacts education. A friend of mine who used to develop games at Electronic Arts is now writing software for Khan...

View Article



Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2010, by Richard...

Larry from Bear Canada just passed along a copy of this report detailing instances of use of U.S. armed forces abroad from 1798-2010.  Thought it would be interesting to share this with everyone.  I’ve...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Interesting encounters in Japan

breakfast in JapanMy strategy for fighting jet lag returning from Asia is to have a large breakfast followed by a large lunch on the departure date. Minimal fluid around lunch and depart in the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Some Thoughts on the Linsanity Surrounding Jeremy Lin

Like other Asian Americans, I have been following Linsanity over the last 2 weeks or so with great interest and pride. It’s not too often you see a twice-cut bench warmer become a starter and take a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Wen Jiabao Urges Political Reform and Praises Internet Criticism of Government

The Fifth Session of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) has just ended.  Here are two stories about Wen that I found interesting.  I have no personal insights beyond what is reported, but I...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Mighty Gears Found Around Olympic Venues in London as Olympics Near

As DeWang busies himself shooting lilies and other flowers around Shanghai, I think people ought to check out some of the pictures of heavy duty military gears around Olympic Venues in London as...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Riots in Assam

There has been terrible violence in India’s Assam region recently and the violence has spread to other parts of India.  Since this is a blog on China, not India, I am not going to dig too much into the...

View Article

Does China need a new religion for the 21st century?

(This will be a controversial post so let me explain in detail before throwing any cyber tomatoes) Hu Jintao and many other top ranking Chinese officials have spoken about the need for cultural...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The universality of human rights: a Chinese perspective

One of the most influential people of the twentieth century, but who is almost unknown by name, is a man named P.C. Chang (1892-1957). He (along with Charles Malik) were the two principle drafters of...

View Article


On China’s Got Talent, husband begs for a chance for his wife to sing

I came across this video couple of days ago of a failed performance on China’s Got Talent, but the contestant begged the judges instead for a chance for his wife to sing. I was deeply moved by this...

View Article

My New Year Resolution

It’s been some time since I last blogged.  And my new year resolution is … to BE MORE REGULAR AT BLOGGING! I actually have an excuse this time.  In November, my grandmother – with whom I am close –...

View Article

Morally degenerate equivocators

This post is basically a followup on the few posts recently addressing the perceptions of the GLF in the west. I will not add to the debate per se or even defend the other posters but rather talk about...

View Article

Truck unloads bamboo pile, Taiwan style

Following video is a truck driver in Taiwan unloading a big pile of bamboo. I guess modern day truck manufacturers and designers should keep this use case in mind.

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Support for Korea Non-Intervention, Self-Determination and a Peaceful...

North Korea is the most vilified nation in the world.  But in truth, it should be considered the shining city on top of a hill as far as human spirit is concerned.  HOW??? You wouldn’t think that by...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Cult of personality mindset and Xi Jinping (aside)

  You’ve ever noticed how many American news personalities and pundits always talk about personality when they are comparing Xi Jinping with his predecessor Hu Jintao? Hu is described as lacking in...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

U.S. – Hong Kong Extradition Treaty (1997)

Took me a while, but I finally found the text of the U.S. – Hong Kong Extradition Treaty (1997) from the U.S. Government Printing Office. A copy of the pdf is provided below. The Senate Notes here...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Eric X. Li: A tale of two political systems (李世默:两种制度的传说)

Eric X. Li, whom both YinYang and I know personally, recently gave this TED presentation on the ideological worship of two political systems – communism … and electoral democracies. As usual, I find...

View Article


Should China Consider Giving Snowden Asylum?

As Snowden considers asylum offers from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, and perhaps mulls a second application to Russia (Putin had earlier said if Snowden wanted to apply asylum there, he’d have to...

View Article

Opinion: Last Word by Melektaus on the Rule of Law

I’m getting sick of this “debate” on the rule of law (or laws in general). It’s a recurring theme marred in confusion. So I will try to make this as simple as possible. Just let this “debate” die in...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Typhoon Haiyan’s Destructive Path

Survivors waited to board a military plane at the airport in Tacloban The news is still enfolding on the destruction Typhoon Haiyan – now barreling its towards Vietnam and on into southern China - left...

View Article
Browsing all 32 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images