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Why Tibet is important to China

(Excerpt from Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall) If China did not control Tibet, it would always be possible that India might attempt to do so. This would give India the commanding heights of the Tibetan Plateau...

July 24, 2022| China Read More

Humans cannot be trusted – Legalism

(Excerpt from Han Feizi translated by Burton Watson) Legalist thought in general, and that of Han Feizi in particular, is marked by a drastically low opinion of human nature. Some scholars detect in the latter case the...

August 30, 2020| China, Machiavellian Read More

China will never be a democracy

(Excerpt from Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World) No. China is not going to become a liberal democracy; if it did, it would collapse. Of that, I am quite sure, and...

September 21, 2019| China, Politics Read More

China can continue to grow at high rates for at least another decade

(Excerpt from Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World) During the last three decades, China’s economy has grown at the phenomenal rate of 10% per year, sometimes even...

September 21, 2019| China Read More

China needs access to US technology

(Excerpt from Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World) China knows that it needs access to U.S. markets, U.S. technology, opportunities for Chinese students to study in...

September 21, 2019| China, Tech Read More

China’s challenges in culture, language, talent integration and governance

(Excerpt from Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World) Internally, the chief challenges are culture, language, an inability to attract and integrate talent from other...

September 21, 2019| China Read More

China’s peaceful rise

(Excerpt from Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World) The Chinese have concluded that their best strategy is to build a strong and prosperous future, and use their...

September 21, 2019| China, Politics Read More

China is a pessimist

(Excerpt from Zero to One by Peter Thiel) A definite pessimist believes the future can be known, but since it will be bleak, he must prepare for it. Perhaps surprisingly, China is probably the most definitely...

September 21, 2019| China Read More