Society

The Sovietization Of China’s Economy – Part 5 of 5

The two models are irreconcilable, but it is the entire course taken by China that presents the traits of…

China’s Social Awakening Forces Its Leadership To Make Specific Choices

Chinese children spend very little time outside playing with their friends. It is a widespread perception, stemming from daily…

The Cunning Cottage

Part III-3 of The Hidden Seduction – Paradise Circus One year after Ou Yang started working, they bought a little…

The Sovietization Of The Chinese Economy – Part 4

Up close, the USSR in 1956 to Mao seemed to be a glorious experiment, imitable, with prejudice, but also…

Thorn Birds and Prejudice

Part III-2 of The Hidden Seduction – Paradise Circus Ou Yang and Ge Wen only felt financially relieved once…

Zen and the art of artistry

Recent attempts to establishing a contemporary art scene in China appear to be struggling with catching on. As far…

Xi Jinping: The Challenge Of Innovation And Continuity

The most important challenge facing the new leadership under Xi Jinping is offering change while maintaining continuity. The 34…

The Early Years In Montreal

Part III-1 of the Hidden Seduction. Prelude – What determines who we are and how we behave? Is a new…

New Challenges For China’s New Leadership

Nothing new has emerged from the XVII Chinese Communist Party Congress, and yet the challenges facing the country are…

A Dual Challenge For Gao Jian: President Of Mandarin II And Tenure At University Of Bologna

In 2008, when ex-Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin wrote an article for the University he frequented…