Der 35. Mai
Unter den Stichworten, die in China zu einer Zensur von Beiträgen im Internet führen, gehört auch der “35. Mai”. Man muss nur kurz überlegen, warum:...
Kategorie: Earthly Powers
Kein Fenster
Die Shanghaier Anwältin Li Tiantian gehört zu den Opfern der letzten großen Verhaftungswelle in China. Seit etwa einer Woche ist sie wieder auf freiem Fuß. Zunä...
The Enemy Within
It was different this time because we knew. I had been standing in a crowded Beijing subway when the call came, mid-October. I remember the feeling of mild surp...
Why oh why…
There is an episode in the first season of West Wing in which the intended candidate for an open seat at the US Supreme Court, previously courted and won over f...
Unterrichtsstunde
Heute hatten wir im Seminar Rudolf Schmenger zu Besuch. Es ging um Whistleblowing. Schmenger, einst Amtsrat und Steuerfahnder am Finanzamt Frankfurt V-Höchst, w...
Imperial Logic
Like many Chinese scholars, Yan Xuetong has been studying ancient thought. “Recently I read all these books by ancient Chinese scholars and discovered tha...
Reason Prevails
Congratulations to Perlentaucher! Let’s see how the FAZ guys will ventilate their frustration this time.
Stranger Than Fiction
The tragic fate of FBI agent John O’Neill is one of the many ironies in the mythical set of events culminating in September 11, 2001. Reading Lawrence Wri...
Monitoring the Fate of the Four Basic Principles
Next week, starting from tomorrow, the Communist Party of China will hold its 17th National Congress (十七大). For those interested in the byzantine and sometimes ...