I have not been writing much on my website – except some harmless football commentary. And although this is 1 April – this is not an April Fool’s story – indeed has any day been more over-rated or misused. This … Continue reading
Category Archives: China
No doubt the Chinese and their powerful social media allies would argue with this analysis from the Economist. But it does feel as though there is not a word out of place. The world is divided. The divide is … Continue reading
At the end of 2020 I wrote: “Maybe one of the lessons of 2020 is how to make the world a better place for future generations. Less greed and more care. It sounds like an optimist’s utopia; but after 2020 … Continue reading
“Where Did the Coronavirus Come From? What We Already Know Is Troubling.” By Zeynep Tufekci and published in the New York Times in June 2021. Printed in full here – there are no answers but many questions and a plea … Continue reading
While China erases the memory of the massacre in Tiananmen Square – or worse, tries to make the commemoration of the events of that night part of a western plot, here is the BBC’s Kate Adie reporting from Beijing that … Continue reading
The analysis is spot on – the problem is what if anything the US, EU, and anyone else who cares, can do about it. China appears all to eager to push the boundaries on what might be an international confrontation. … Continue reading
I am not entirely sure why I am bothered by this or why I bothered to write a response. Maybe just to explain how I lost someone else who I had considered a friend. That is three through the time … Continue reading
Amidst all the US/China tub-thumping, finger-pointing and unhelpful commentary at all levels of government and society here is a draft of the letter that Xi JinPing should be issuing if he wants to be seen as a statesman, a leader, … Continue reading
Wuhan station – Getty images The Coronavirus outbreak is causing an unexpected fallout – friends that become ex friends. I have probably read more and listened to more about this virus that most people over the course of the last … Continue reading
Based on articles from The Economist and The Guardian Covid-19 continues to spread globally: Outbreaks in Italy and Iran, along with a large one in South Korea, have convinced many epidemiologists that attempts to keep the virus contained within China … Continue reading