For whatever its worth the Economist is going to run a week long series on China. Here are the opening remarks and the link.
China
The paradox of prosperity
For Chinas rise to continue, the country needs to move away from the model that has served it so well
Jan 28th 2012 | from the...
One size doesn't fit all. Chinese model is suited to China. Some aspects of it may be useful to others but nobody should copy China. This is also the Chinese governments' official position as well. There are far fewer ideologues in China than in the West. Chinese communist party is communist in...
The typical trick to spread falsehood by Western media is to lie with quotes and numbers. Here we have a prime example. All these Western media outlets quote India-based Tibetan exiles without any reference to the veracity of their story. They manage to circulate a story that they desire with...
This is indeed a worthless thread. English is a foreign language for both China and India, even though India has more of an affinity to it for historical reasons. There is nothing special about English. The fact that it became the language of worldwide commerce is a reflection of two centuries'...
Your words are rather harsh but I can understand what your are trying to say. The 1962 border war was not caused by miscommunication at all. There had been years of official communication on border issues between Zhou Enlai and Nehru. Nehru miscalclated, thinking he could get away with his...
This is a blog on Reuter India rather than the Reuters. It caters to an Indian audience and the authors talk like Indians as well. China and Pakistan have been extremely close for decades on the basis of mutual respect and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. Like it or not, we...
No need to even bother with him. He certainly doesn't write like an American, at most an American wannabe. Very few Americans visit foreign forums. They are too parochial to do that.
Out of curiosity I have a little question for Langkan Ranger. All those colorful flags against the wall in the background, what do they represent? Functional or ceremonial?
Here's my take on the situation. Until we hear from the horses' mouths (China and Iran) none of us can vouch for the accuracy of the Reuter report. It reeks of a misinformation campaign against nations that refuse to be subservient to Western wishes. The Reuter report may well be an attempt to...