Absurdity, Allegory and China

When Google made the decision to accept censorship constraints in order to enter the Chinese market, Google Inc.’s CEO Eric Schmidt stated, “We concluded that although we weren’t wild about the restrictions, it was even worse to not try to serve those users at all. We actually did an ‘evil’ scale and decided ‘not to [...]

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There is not much that I can add to Google’s A new approach to China. What does all this mean? In the words of Zhou Enlai, “It’s too soon to tell.” A quick scan of the Xinhua home page turns up China seeks clarity on Google’s intentions buried in the Sci/Tech section. It has been [...]

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I keep receiving reports from friends around the northern hemisphere complaining about the cold. I am in north China, and I’m complaining about it too. It used to be easier to deal with, but there’s the age chill factor involved with it now. Tomorrow is predicted to be both windy and cold here, dropping wind [...]

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“This is not a book that should be set aside lightly. It should be hurled with great force.” – Dorothy Parker (What follows is not a book review, but rather a response to a promotional book tour interview by the co-authors of China’s Megatrends: The 8 Pillars of a New Society (Harper Collins), John and [...]

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