For the past five years, I have written blogs to honor the young Chinese who sacrificed their lives to bring democracy to China. But the sad reality is that after 30 years, the Chines people don’t know the truth about the events on Tienanmen Square, and the Communist repression is increasing. Beijing. June 3, 1989. […]
When I graduated from college, my parents had more concerns than pride. My mother worried that I would be a real “bachelor(ette).” She complained that my height was less than desirable and my skin was not silky. According to my mother, my “less-than-desirable” look was caused by the Great Famine during Mao’s time. When she […]
Will Republicans keep or Democrats flip the House? In about eight days, we will get the answer. Both parties are proactively encouraging voters to show up on election day. While race and cultural identity have become the holy grail of Democrats in their war against Republicans, one minority group seems to be ignoring the Democrats’ […]
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Last Sunday, as part of the celebrations of the 242nd anniversary of America’s Independence Day, everybody in my church proudly recited the Pledge of […]
After three decades, Tank Man is still unknown in China. We Chinese, who have learned the true story of Tank Man and the bloody Tiananmen Square Massacre, keep blaming its cover-up on the Chinese Communist Party. Except for the tens of thousands gathered at a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong yesterday night to mark 29 years […]
A week ago, when President Trump announced the withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal, some angry Americans condemned the President and openly apologized on Facebook and social media to their Iranian “friends” who are de facto enemies of the United States. In China, such behavior – openly criticizing the government or the leadership of the […]
I have to admit I was a little surprised that Google did not post any special doodle along its logo for what, in my view, is one of the most important days in the socio-political calendar. In 1991, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 the World Press Freedom Day or just World Press […]
“One Sunday morning, when the animals assembled to receive their orders, Napoleon announced that he had decided upon a new policy. … The four young pigs who had protested … were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs. … Napoleon … announced that he had already made all the arrangements.” (George Orwell, Animal […]
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. This is what George Orwell predicted would happen in 1984. This prediction came true in China, in 2014. In 2014, the Chinese Communist Party published an ominous document titled “Planning Outline for the Construction of a Social Credit System.” It was […]
November 1971 was cold in northern China, but there were always sunshine and blue skies. After working very hard for the People’s Commune during the harvest, my grandmother found herself with no food at home to feed her family. She gave me a sickle, a small basket, and told me, “Let’s go to find some […]