Category Archives: China

Error puts Chinese tourist in German migrant hostel

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Luke Ford

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 →

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A Brief Survey of the Various Foreigners, Their Chief Characteristics, Customs, and Manners by P.J. O’Rourke

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Luke Ford

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 →

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Free Trade With China Wasn’t Such a Great Idea for the U.S.

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Luke Ford

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 →

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The Chinese Approach To Blacks

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Luke Ford

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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