April 2020

Generally people have a quite uniform definition of ‘Freedom of Speech’ and ‘Public Media’, but when the word, ‘right’ or ‘power’ or ‘influence’ is added to the two phrases, then people’s interpretation differs a lot, especially from the U.S. and China’s perspective. This is because the political, economic and social environments are different in the two countries that have cultivated different believes...

Generally people have a quite uniform definition of ‘Freedom of Speech’ and ‘Public Media’, but when the word, ‘right’ or ‘power’ or ‘influence’ is added to the two phrases, then people’s interpretation differs a lot, especially from the U.S. and China’s perspective. This is because the political, economic and social environments are different in the two countries that have cultivated different believes...

 In a democratic society, voters must understand politicians’ personal, economic and political background so that their speeches and deeds can be correctly understood and interpreted. Unfortunately, today’s politicians tend to make double talks and take hypocritical actions motivated by self-interests or special lobbyists’ interest rather than genuine public interest. After nearly two and half...

 In a democratic society, voters must understand politicians’ personal, economic and political background so that their speeches and deeds can be correctly understood and interpreted. Unfortunately, today’s politicians tend to make double talks and take hypocritical actions motivated by self-interests or special lobbyists’ interest rather than genuine public interest. After nearly two and half...

  A recent article written by Prof. Robert Peckham, an author of the book, Epidemics in Modern China, and a MB Lee Professor in the Humanities and Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has caught my attention. His article is entitled, Past Pandemics Exposed China’s Weakness – The current one highlights its strength, appeared in Foreign Affairs (3-27-2020). As a director and...

  A recent article written by Prof. Robert Peckham, an author of the book, Epidemics in Modern China, and a MB Lee Professor in the Humanities and Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has caught my attention. His article is entitled, Past Pandemics Exposed China’s Weakness – The current one highlights its strength, appeared in Foreign Affairs (3-27-2020). As a director and...

​ As human societies enter the twenty first century, healthcare has become the world’s number one social-economical issue parallel to the hunger and poverty problems that still may exist in some pockets of the world. As the most populated nation in the world, China has made remarkable progress in lifting hundreds of millions of her citizens above the U.N. defined poverty line. As expected, for...