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Thursday, August 11, 2016Cost of NepotismThe Cost of Nepotism: J.P. Morgan to Pay $200 Million -The American Interest Amazing the double standard of the children of US Politicians, vs. Chinese with American companies (cough, cough Chelsea Clinton's Hedge Fund Job, work at McKinsey the premier US consulting company, and as a reporter for NBC). Note - I am not saying either is right. I just hate hypocrisy. Labels: corruption, US Chinese Image
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Thursday, June 4, 2015Does China think the US is bluffing?Getting scary. Does China Take America Seriously? - The American Interest A “Kind Reminder” from a Chinese Friend - The American Interest Labels: US Chinese Image
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015Who owns, "Standing Guard for Our Great Motherland"
I was reading about an artist, Shen Jiawei, who originally painted for the Red Guard and the PLA, and painted a famous painting "Standing Guard for Our Great Motherland". He moved to Australia, and has done a portrait of the Pope Francis.
From the Huntington Archives. More information on the poster. Note the word, Private Collection. Private Collection Shen Jiawei, like all young people of his age, had been sent from his home, which was in Zhejiang, to the countryside, where he cultivated the frigid soil of a military farm on the Soviet border with Heilongjiang. His heroic character is a border patrol, who stands in the freezing wind to guard his nation against a Soviet attack. So who owns it? How did somebody purchase it? Mao had over 250,000 posters made of it.  The portrait of Pope Francis from Wikipedia:  Finally found an answer: http://en.artron.net/auction/showpic.php?picid=art58430047 The paining went for auction in 2009. It had been returned to the artist, and then restored. Sold for RMB 7,952,000. At the current exchange rate, about $1.2 Million dollars. Labels: china's future, Chinese History, US Chinese Image
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015Obama sharply criticizes China's plans for new technology rules
I view the stance of President Obama as hypocritical. If the US can and does demand that all access, why can't China ask for the same thing?
In an interview with Reuters, Obama said he was concerned about Beijing's plans for a far-reaching counterterrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over encryption keys, the passcodes that help protect data, and install security "backdoors" in their systems to give Chinese authorities surveillance access. Obama sharply criticizes China's plans for new technology rules - Yahoo News And yes, I read 1984. And no, I have not watched Citizen Four yet. Labels: privacy, US Chinese Image
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015China drops leading technology brands for state purchases
No surprise that China is limiting US equipment. There are two main reasons for thsi:
1. Security 2. Increase China's technical ability No longer on the list is:
I believe a lot of this is because of what Edward Snowden has disclosed, on how the NSA can intercepting US equipment, and put a back door into it. If your an organization outside the US that is worried about US surveillance, you would need to be stupid to use US equipment, unless you absolutely need too. China drops leading technology brands for state purchases - Reuters Labels: hacking, made in china, US Chinese Image
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NSA Firmware Hard drive Hack - Wow!
I am amazed by what the US Government, through the NSA has done. Amazing technical hack.
Basically, anti virus software can't even see the hack, because the firmware on your hard drive gets rewritten. The firmware is the software code used to control your hard drive. Each hard drive has the ability to be updated, to be "flashed" with a software update. And the software in the hard drive was not designed with security in mind, so there is no way to tell if the hard drive has been hacked. The knowledge required to do this hack is amazing. It's per hard drive manufacturer, using commands that are not public. The positive news, for now, is only a few computers in the world have been targeted. None in the US. The hack was found by Kaspersky, that is a Russian based anti-virus company. How the NSA’s Firmware Hacking Works and Why It’s So Unsettling - Wired Magazine Labels: hacking, US Chinese Image
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Thursday, February 12, 2015Birth Tourism Media MentionSome things to note in the article. Last data is from 2012, so a bit out of date. The booming business of U.S. birth tourism - CBS News What I have observed. Rowland Heights seems to a major destination for birth tourism. My guess is many stay in the apartments across from Target. Enforcement by the IRS of the law that all citizens need to pay US taxes. The problem, is this can open up closely held family owned companies in China, to the IRS. Labels: birth tourism, US Chinese Image
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Chinese Military's Weaknesses?
Interesting read. Basically, the fear is China's military may feel it's stronger than it actually is, which may cause some miscalculation. The article states the F-35 will help keep US superiority.
Chinese Military Weaknesses Revealed | Washington Free Beacon And for another view... In the Trenches with the F-35 - The American Interest Labels: military, US Chinese Image
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Friday, December 12, 2014China Offers Iraq Air Support
Wow!
China Offers Iraq Air Support - The American Interest So why is China doing this? My guesses:
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014China and Russia’s “Sphere of Influence” Fallacy
Should China have a sphere of influence? The US used to have the Monroe Doctrine, where Europeans were not allowed to interfere in North, or South America, or it would be seen as an act of war. The Obama administration has formally said the Monroe Doctrine is dead. Being truthful, since the Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions the Monroe Doctrine has been unenforced by the US, Countries ally now with the US out of their self interests, the US does not force them to. The US has a strong isolationist streak, and the days of the CIA interfering with other governments as was done 30+ years ago is long gone.
The article is a good read:
China and Russia’s “Sphere of Influence” Fallacy - The American Interest
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014China Development Bank
Interesting. The US gets a lot of soft power through it's leading role in the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. The danger for China, is bad investments as the USSR did, while competing with the US in investments. The Aswan Dam in Egypt comes to mind, that was built with Soviet support, and has issues.
China’s Plans for Development Bank Fall Short - WSJ Many Targeted Countries Won’t Sign Preliminary Agreement in Beijing on Friday Labels: US Chinese Image
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Thursday, October 16, 2014Waldorf Hotel may be Sold to Chinese InvestorsUS eyes sale of NY's Waldorf hotel to Chinese firm - AP What is disturbing, is the deal is being looked at by the US government for security risks. There is a fear of Chinese using it to spy, since the President, many US diplomats, and the US ambassador uses the hotel during General Assembly meetings. Labels: business chinese, US Chinese Image, Waldorf Hotel
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014Comparing the US and China Military Excellent article that compares the US and China Military. The above picture is one of the Chinese aircraft carriers. $600 Billion Ain’t What It Used to Be - The American Interest Key Points: 1. US has more Military focuses / areas of interest than China. Major areas include Europe, Middle East, and Asia. 2. The US has higher costs, so the US spending usually gets less for the same dollar spent than China. An example of this is payroll and health benefits. Labels: military, US Chinese Image
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Thursday, June 5, 2014US Indicts Chinese Military Officers for Cyber Spying
I have very mixed feelings on this. Somehow, the US wants to have this imaginary line between hacking done for politics purposes, verses that done for commercial reasons. The amount of Chinese hacking in the US is amazing.
And with the revelations of Snowden, I worry about a foreign government inditing US officials for hacking. Snowden, right or wrong, only has disclosed information on the US and British hacking efforts. This may be because he worked for the NSA, but it's strange that he ended up in Russia after passing through China. Both China and Russia have extremely active hacking communities. The revelations in Der Spiegel on the NSA surprised me, and if I was overseas and worried about the US hacking me, I would be very careful on buying US equipment. And the sales of IBM and Cisco in China seem to reflect that. As well as many countries requesting cloud services to host their citizens data in their own country, due to privacy concerns. I was surprised to find out how the NSA was hacking Google and Yahoo (through the interconnections between their data centers, so both companies now encrypt this data). References: US Indicts Chinese Military Officers for Cyber Spying - World Affairs Edward Snowden: The 10 Most Important Revelations From His Leaks - Mashable Inside TAO: Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit - Der Spiegel Labels: US Chinese Image
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014U.S. Is No. 1, China Is So Yesterday
OK article, but not great.
U.S. Is No. 1, China Is So Yesterday - Bloomberg My take away:
What was not covered
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014Jet Search Tests Beijing's Crisis Playbook
Great article that shows a huge amount of changes in how China works with other countries.
Jet Search Tests Beijing's Crisis Playbook - WSJ China Has Proved a Forceful First Responder in the Hunt for Flight 370, but Also Reluctant to Partner Up With Others Labels: china's future, US Chinese Image
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014Rotten Banana?
Banana is a racial slur and it's strange that a Chinese newspaper used it to describe the departing US ambassador.
I don't understand why. Pause, while I do a bit of research to figure out why this happened. Banana's colors are Yellow the outside, but White inside. So Asian (Chinese), and American inside is how this would translate politically. Gary Locke is third generation ethnic Chinese who was the US Ambassador to China for 2 1/2 years. His wife is a former TV reporter, and glamorous. Gary Locke grew up speaking Cantonese, so his Mandarin is not fluent. China's government has an assumption, that is your ethnic Chinese, you are Chinese. That is why if your an American Chinese doing business in China, you have fewer rights than a non ethnic Chinese doing business there. Examples are business people who have been jailed in China over business deals, where non ethnic Chinese do not have this danger. If your ethnic Chinese it's assumed you will favor China's government's view. If you have another view on China, than the official view, your seen as a traitor. There may have also been an issue, where Gary Locke was seen as humble, and did not flaunt his wealth. References: The Gary Locke Effect: Does Race Matter for a US Ambassador? - The Diplomat Here’s why the Chinese government hated Gary Locke - Washington Post China says farewell to Locke with racial slur - Seattle Times Chinese Media Outlet Uses Racial Slur at US Envoy - ABC News Why Ambassador Locke Is Really Leaving Beijing: Seattle Has Better Coffee - Forbes Does Gary Locke speak Chinese? - uPenn China's awkward 'banana' slip - CNN Opinion Gary Locke Interview - Newsweek Gary Locke for president? - MyNorthwest.com Labels: Gary Locke, Racism, US Chinese Image
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet
I disagree with the article, I see it as US companies have lost a lot more business than the article mentions. IBM and Cisco have both been lower sales in China and Brazil. And the potential threat to your security by ordering a US electronic product is scary. It's interesting the US government was not allowing US Telecom companies to buy Chinese made equipment due to the perceived security risks, and now it turns out US equipment has been compromised. And it has been mentioned, that the NSA may be deliberately making it easier to compromise privacy, which is making is increasing the risk from other parties. And if your using Snapchat to increase your privacy, I would be careful...
The good news is long term, the revelations will increase the security of personal data. There are a lot of troubling longer term issues which are scary. The fact your Smart Phone has so much data on you, can be easily hacked, and tracks you is troubling. How facial recognition software will decrease your privacy. And the increased use of license plate readers will not help. References: How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet - Wired Bruce Schneir has great essay that was published in the Atlantic: How the NSA Threatens National Security - The Atlantic The article in the on the tool box of the NSA was horrifying: Inside TAO: Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit - Der Speigel Will Snapchat users' illusion of privacy vanish? - SF Chronicle Labels: privacy, US Chinese Image
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Thursday, January 2, 20141914 vs. 2014
Quite a few articles I have read recently comparing Europe of 1914 to the Pacific of 2014. China is a growing country, and it's being aggressive with neighboring countries on territorial issues. Some have characterized it as bullying. Germany before World War 1 had the world's leading universities, the strongest industries, and strong banks. World War 1 was started by a small incident, that was blown up through secret treaties and alliances. Could such an incident happen between the US and China in the Pacific?
My opinion, and hope is no. China and the US do not want war. It would be a lose lose situation for both sides. But, China's nationalism is rising, and there is a lot of determination within China that China will never again be humiliated, as it was with the Opium Wars, foreign spheres of influence , Japanese invasion of China, and the Boxer Rebellion Reparations to name a few. 2014: Good Year for a Great War? - The National Interest China's Risky Flirtation With Military Adventurism - WSJ Behind Japan's new military plans: China, nationalism, or both? - The Christian Science Monitor Why Is China Feared? Resurgence, Pride and Uncertainty - Huffington Post How I Lost the Battle of the South China Sea - War is boring Labels: china's future, Chinese History, US Chinese Image
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Monday, December 16, 2013Fallout of US Spying on US Companies in China
US Companies have helped the US government spy per Edward Snowden. And in a catch 22 situation, they can't tell You if they have helped the US spy, since to even admit they have could get them trouble. From a privacy prospective, it's very troubling.
With the revelations of Edward Snowden, US Businesses in China that sell computer hardware, such as IBM and Cisco, may have had their sales hurt. China's government may be using this as an excuse to buy Chinese goods, or there may be a legitimate reasons for this. IBM's sales dropped 22% in China. Cisco had a 18% drop in orders. And Cisco had significant drop in sales in Brazil (25%), Russia (30%), India, and Mexico. IBM hid China's reaction to NSA spying 'cos it cost us BILLIONS, rages angry shareholder - The Register Cisco’s gloomy revenue forecast shows NSA effect starting to hit home - Gigacom Labels: hacking, spying, technology, US Chinese Image
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