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World Orphans Day – November 9

This is a shout out to my readers in Nashville. Paul asked me to help him get the word out about this event on Monday. Here is a quote from Paul’s site.
The Stars Foundation will be sponsoring “Students for World Orphans” in the Nashville TN area this Monday, November 9.  Gathering will begin at 4 [...]

Guest Post by Andrew: It’s your position that counts

Today’s post comes from Andrew of the Good Honest Dollar blog. He is not from, or in, or writing about China, but is in and writing about Korea which inherited a lot of culture from China. I asked him to join us because I value his writing. He did not let me down with this [...]

Guest Post by Bill Dodson: Accountant Overdue

Bill Dodson is General Manager of Asia Base, which for 15 years has provided Western businesses investing in China with enterprise establishment and restructuring support; advise on government policies; and investment options studies.
He has been quoted on China-related business issues in Newsweek Magazine; The Economist.com; National Public Radio; China Economic Review; Shanghai Business Review;  China [...]

Guest Post by Meg Stivison: My Mandarin Superpowers

Meg Stivison of Simpson’s Paradox is second in our series of guest posts on the subject of China. I hope to include many diverse opinions and feature many new voices in this series. If you have anything to say on this very big topic or just want to introduce yourself, click on the link at [...]

Guest Post by Isaac Mao: Great Firewall v.s. Social Media

Today we have an interesting if somewhat long guest post from Isaac Mao. Most of his posts are in Chinese which is very difficult for me to read, but when he does write in English, it is well worth the read.

Great Firewall v.s. Social Media
It’s a very long history for China to deploy censorship [...]

Who is behind the violence in Tibet?

I am really behind on posting this. It was sent to me on June 30th. So with my tail between my legs, I am posting this now. It still has a lot of relevance today so maybe all is not lost.
Who is behind the violence in Tibet? – 谁在西藏施暴力
By Xu Wenli

The recent riots in Tibet [...]

Guest Post by Charles Pierce: Financial Crisis and ERE

Tuesday, I posted an introduction by Charles Peirce of his book, “Economics for a Round Earth”. Today, I have another guest post by Charles talking about the current economic situation.

In ‘Economics for a Round Earth’ it will seem that the world economy must be put in some kind of strait-jacket. This is opposite to the [...]

Guest Post by Charles Pierce: An Introduction to “Economics for a Round Earth”

I am excited to be introducing my first guest blogger, Charles Pierce! He will be back later this week to talk about the current economic situation, but for today I asked him to introduce his book, first published in 1988 and revised and republished as a blog this year. Here is his introduction.

The title derived [...]