Officially, the People’s Republic of China advocates atheism on the part of its citizens, and you might think that as an atheist myself, I would approve. I do not. My atheism is a personal matter, not one arrived at as… Continue Reading
Perhaps the most important thing to remember about China is that it is armed with nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles with which to deliver them. So it is an international nuclear power and that means it gets treated with… Continue Reading
The unquestioned execution leader in all the world is the People’s Republic of China. China executes more of its prisoners each year than all the other nations of the world, combined — more than 10,000 people a year executed at… Continue Reading
After the terrible earthquake this May, some officials from the government went out to the stricken areas. There, they spoke to people whose children, parents, and loved ones had been killed when the buildings they were in collapsed around them.… Continue Reading
It may surprise some Readers to learn that China is far from a racially homogeneous nation. We tend to think of Chinese as people who are identified as “Han Chinese” — but in fact there are dozens of ethnic groups… Continue Reading
It will come as a surprise to no one who regularly reads this blog that issues of due process of law are particularly sensitive ones for me. So those of you Readers who know a thing or two about China… Continue Reading
I’ve opined on these pages that the “default” position of a government should be in favor of harvesting the organs of someone who dies, so that the living can benefit from this evanescent resource. I’ve also opined that one’s body… Continue Reading
To say that the Chinese government has not been a good custodian of the environment is an understatement. The number of ways that the centrally-planned, socialist economy in the PRC has caused environmental devastation on a scale unprecedented in the… Continue Reading
On today, the day of the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, the People’s Republic China will do its very best to give the rest of the world a look at China and see something admirable. If only the leaders of… Continue Reading
For Day -1 of the Olympics, let’s take a look at your dining options while in Beijing. You might think that hey, it’s China, so the Chinese food is going to be great! But the quality of ingredients available in… Continue Reading