No one expects western media to put a positive spin on China these days, but BusinessWeek is too obvious to find any story line (Blogging a Quake, Live from Chengdu) to stab at the Chinese government. What is shameful about the western response to the Sichuan earthquake tragedy is the politicization of it. China’s government… Read More »
The brouhaha over the Olympic torch relay isn’t about Tibet. Nor human rights. It’s about geopolitics. For an interesting take, read “Why Washington Plays ‘Tibet Roulette’ With China“. Related stuff: Turning China into a whipping boy Myth and Reality of Tibet Why do you hate us so much?
From the comments section of “A flaming row“, an article in Economist about how “protests over Tibet could overshadow the Beijing Olympics”: What do you want from Us? – A Poem Dedicated to the last 150 years of this planet. By a Slient, Silent Chinese. When We were called Sick man of Asia, We were… Read More »
Critics of propaganda by state-owned TV stations and newspapers in China should bear in mind that all media have their own vested interest. Western media are no exception. Their biased reporting of the recent riots in Tibet is a good example. Their hidden agenda: boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. You can also download the… Read More »
What’s wrong with this trash mag? A C/Net blogger recently ripped apart a piece by its guest columnist, Roger Kay, who took potshots at Apple. With this kind of biased journalism, it’s no wonder BusinessWeek’s reputation is going down faster than a falling satellite. Ha Ha Ha Pardon me. Related post:How not to conduct an… Read More »
Face it, social networking is a silly idea. The countless social networking sites may be fun and novel at first, but once you’ve established contact with your long-lost “friend” (loosely defined here to include everyone that you’ve come across, no matter how brief the encounter), you’ll get bored quickly with these online procrastination services. That’s… Read More »