Tag: China
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Thirty Years from Tienanmen Square
June 4, 2019 marks the thirty year anniversary of a dark day in Chinese history – what is known in the west as The Tienanmen Square Massacre. I remember this day very well. I had just graduated from college a month before. I had just gotten married a week after college graduation. We were in…
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Sally, Where are you?
I’ve been rummaging through boxes of old mementos, and I came across a letter from a former student of mine. Here name was Sally. That’s not her real name. She’s Chinese from Dalian where I spent the summer of 1993. I remember her well. She taught me to play Chinese chess, which I have since forgotten.…
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A Chinese Reminder of a 2016 Presidential Candidate
I was showing my class a Discovery video about China’s transformation prior to the Beijing Olympics. I’ve shown this for several years now as it’s a great video to help understand the turmoil China went through in order to emerge as a 21st century powerhouse. One section of the video always produces some laughs. It…
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The Spratlys, China, and an Exclusive Book Excerpt
The Spratly Islands are an archipelago of atolls, reefs, and quaint little islands in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Who owns the islands? Depends who you are asking. All three of the above countries claims that they are theirs. What has really become irksome to those three…
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A Fascinating Look at Tiananmen Square at 25
I remember where I was when the Chinese government cracked down on the pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in June 1989. Less than a month before the incident, I graduated from college and got married a week later. My bride and I were on an extended honeymoon, traveling to Chicago for her best friend’s wedding.…
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My Top 10 Favorite Places in Asia: #7 – Hong Kong
In some ways, I’ve always felt that Hong Kong feels like the anti-Singapore (which was #8 on my list.) Singapore seems western in many ways – especially in infrastructure and city-planning. Hong Kong feels Asian. Hong Kong has the crowded streets, the messiness, the small shops, restaurants, outdoor eateries that make it so fun and…
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Fast Food, Globalization, and Culture (Part III)
Here’s part III (the final segment) in this series. The most interesting part (in my opinion) of this post is the fascinating way that fast food has helped change and mold certain parts of modern China. Read Part I HERE! Read Part II HERE! The new fast food culture that has been introduced into many countries over…
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