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Category Archives: China
China & The End Of The Australian Dream
Comments at Steve Sailer: * The Chinese do not intend to assimilate into the Australian mainstream. They do not have the hostility towards white civilization of conquered peoples (Aboriginals, American blacks, South Asians) they are simply indifferent to how their … Continue reading
The True Meaning Of Thanksgiving
Let us give thanks that Anglos came to this country, conquered the natives, and kept expanding for as long as it was prudent to do so. That is how the world works. If you are stronger than your neighbor, you … Continue reading
Who Is the USA’s Chief Long-term Strategic Rival: Russia or China?
Steve Sailer writes: The rude welcome Obama received in China suggests that a long-term great power rivalry between the United States and China is inevitable. This doesn’t have to be disastrous, but it does need to be treated seriously. It … Continue reading
‘London is generally safe – but be careful in areas populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people’: Chinese airline condemned for in-flight magazine’s ‘racist’ advice
Daily Mail: Tourists are being told to avoid areas of London ‘populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people’ in a Chinese airline’s in-flight magazine. Wings of China, the in-flight magazine for Air China, made the ‘racist’ comment in a travel … Continue reading
‘Did you here the one about disgraced Chinese geneticist walking into Hillary’s favorite deli in Chappaqua, with an attempt to shotgun his previous employer who happened to be a dean of Mount Sinai’s medical school?’
NEWS: Revenge may have been the motive in a Monday shooting that left two men injured outside a deli in normally serene Chappaqua. Hengjun Chao is accused of opening fire outside Lange’s Little Store & Delicatessen at 7 a.m., injuring … Continue reading
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Error puts Chinese tourist in German migrant hostel
BBC: A Chinese tourist spent nearly two weeks in a German migrant hostel after mistakenly applying for asylum when he actually wanted to report a theft. German media say the 31-year-old backpacker, who spoke neither German nor English, underwent a … Continue reading
A Brief Survey of the Various Foreigners, Their Chief Characteristics, Customs, and Manners by P.J. O’Rourke
P.J. O’Rourke writes in National Lampoon in 1977: AFRICANS Racial Characteristics: Probably not people at all. Probably some kind of monkey. They eat each other and worship bundles of sticks and mud. You can never remember the names of their … Continue reading
Free Trade With China Wasn’t Such a Great Idea for the U.S.
Noah Smith, finance professor, writes for Bloomberg: But look at actual economics research, and you will find a very different picture. The most recent example is a paper by celebrated labor economists David Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson, titled … Continue reading
The Chinese Approach To Blacks
Chinese detergent brand Qiaobi (俏比) ad: Los Angeles Times: The ad spread on social media in China and abroad this week, sparking an online conversation about whether the largely homogenous country — 92% of its population is ethnic Han — … Continue reading
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Why China’s Not Afraid of Donald J. Trump
The Chinese leadership and Donald Trump are both realists. The Chinese are very realistic about how the world works. They are not naive like the people who govern America and think the world wants western democratic values. Vladimir Putin of … Continue reading
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