Communist Party elders call for free speech. Seriously.
I don’t expect this to get very far, but you really do have to read it. On October 11, 23 Chinese Communist Party elders known for their pro-reform positions, including Mao Zedong’s former secretary Li...
View ArticleWhy political reform in China is inevitable
Tom Friedman, one of my least favorite columnists, has a worthy enough (if typically simplistic) column today about the need for China to embrace political change. It all boils down to economics. The...
View ArticleHow China turns its enemies into heroes
The media are abuzz today with stories on how China is trying to create an international boycott of the Nobel Prize awards in Oslo. Not surprisingly, it’s blocking Chinese activists who it believes may...
View ArticleGuest post: China’s sub-rationalists and Liu Xiaobo
The following is a guest post that doesn’t necessarily represent the opinion of The Peking Duck Sub-rationalists in Communist China cannot face reality of Liu Xiaobo winning the Nobel Peace Prize for...
View ArticleWikileaks’ latest: China’s resistance to US pressure over Liu Xiaobo
Wikileaks is the gift that keeps on giving. The latest revelation is about how Chinese diplomats reacted when the US expressed its displeasure over China’s treatment of Liu. It was just before...
View ArticleIs there a Western conspiracy against China?
My former employer The Global Times wants to know. Is there a “plot” among the Western countries against China? In answer to this, few Chinese people would give a definitive answer. However, actions...
View ArticleSo much for the “Confucius Peace Prize”
What if they gave an award and the recipient didn’t show up? As we all know, that’s what happened last year when the Nobel committee set up an empty chair for the imprisoned Liu Xiaobo, infuriating the...
View ArticleNorwegian salmon rots in Chinese warehouses
The Chinese government, one year later, is still simply furious with Norway over awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to NED puppet and criminal Liu Xiaobo. I can’t help but be struck by the maturity and...
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