Underestimating China
The Chinese keep taking the West by surprise with their technological advancement. We’re pretty sure a fair bit of their knowledge is purloined via the internet. Some, probably, but not…
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When Pigs Float
Shanghai has a water problem. Somehow more than 2,800 dead pigs wound up floating in one of the main rivers that supplies drinking water to the mega-metropolis of 23-million. Local…
Arms Race Update – China’s Anti-Satellite Weapons Tests to Continue
China may soon become the only nation with the hardware to take down high geo-stationary orbiting satellite systems such as GPS. The U.S. is warning that China is preparing for…
China’s Water Woes
China does not seem able to come to grips with the pollution that is inexorably poisoning the country. While Beijing talks about green energy, including 5th generation reactor technology, it…
China to Build Car-Free City
The Chinese city of Chengdu will be getting a new neighbour, an entire city purpose built city for people instead of cars. China’s capital city Beijing is known for its…
Unit 61398 – China’s Computer Commandos
It’s possibly the most successful unit in China’s Peoples Liberation Army. Unit 61398 is believed to have hacked hundreds of terabytes of data from targets in Canada, the U.S. and…
The China Dream
Prominent Chinese military officers are speaking of an east Asia from which the U.S. has been forced out. And they’re hoping to see that reality within 20-years. Senior Colonel Liu…
Oil, China and Why David Emerson Wants Alberta to Start Paying Taxes
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is a thorough analysis and update on the many complexities swirling around energy issues in Canada today. It was written by Kevin Logan and was featured…
The New Blackberry 10 – Time to ditch Apple and Google both
The Blackberry 10 has just been unveiled, and the question returns: Blackberry, iPhone or Google-based Android smart phone? Here are some thoughts, techno-weenie talk aside. We’re talking pure functionality and…
What Can You Build in Canada in 90 Days?
A Chinese company has announced plans to build the world’s tallest building which, of itself, would be an enormous achievement. But, from start to finish, they claim it will take…
Douglas, Deng and Diocletian
(originally written May 21, 2012. Part of Great Upload of 2013.) Tommy Douglas I read a bio of Tommy Douglas recently, figuring as a guy with sinister leanings (sinister in…
Arms Race Update – India Warns Kashmiris to Prepare for Nuclear War
Indian officials are warning residents in their part of Kashmir to dig bomb shelters and gather a two week supply of food and water in preparation for a possible nuclear…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jacob Chamberlain discusses the all-too-familiar pattern of corporate insiders using their wealth and influence to try to attack basic social supports for…
The Traveller’s Guide to Beijing. Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Passport and, Oh Yeah, Plenty of Oxygen
The World Health Organization sets the safe level at 25. The U.S. EPA puts the emergency level at 300. For days Beijing has been at anywhere between 600 and 900.…
Since Steve Is Selling Out to Beijing, You Might Want to Look at These Numbers
When it comes to foreign investment and takeovers, China is only getting started. According to Professor Yiping Huang of Peking University, writing in the September 2012 issue of East Asia…
Study reveals same-sex relationships in China over millennia
Sociologist Pan Guangdan has found plenty of historical documents bearing evidence to the existence and tolerance of homosexuality in China over thousands of years. For example, during his groundbreaking study,…
Study reveals same-sex relationships in China over millennia
Sociologist Pan Guangdan has found plenty of historical documents bearing evidence to the existence and tolerance of homosexuality in China over thousands of years. For example, during his groundbreaking study,…
Study reveals same-sex relationships in China over millennia
Sociologist Pan Guangdan has found plenty of historical documents bearing evidence to the existence and tolerance of homosexuality in China over thousands of years. For example, during his groundbreaking study,…
Study reveals same-sex relationships in China over millennia
Sociologist Pan Guangdan has found plenty of historical documents bearing evidence to the existence and tolerance of homosexuality in China over thousands of years. For example, during his groundbreaking study,…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ed Broadbent responds to the Fraser Institute’s attempts to minimize the importance of growing inequality: Economists tell us the chances of finding…