I was having an interesting discussion with a friend in China over a certain recent event. He said “Chinese thinking: Why are you meddling with my business? You are deliberately provoking conflicts. I must push you back or I will look weak!” This comes from a Chinese saying: 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜 : Everyone swept the snow in […]
Category: Sino Relationship
Sino-US relationship
Most Americans think US engagement with China starts with President Nixon. But Sino-US history goes back as far as back as the American Revolution and before that. In the 17th century, China was already trading with the US, then a U.K. colony. Tea, silk, and porcelains were imported from China. After independence, the US became […]
A Collision of Expectations
This article is written as the contribution to GIIC as their commissioner. The world’s economy is quickly approaching a potential crisis, and the impact could be far reaching. The crisis stems from a collision of conflicting expectations involving one of the largest economies ever, and includes tangible, large-scale impacts on real communities. At this late […]