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June 4, 2025: The fog of war, the fog of GPT, the fog of BBC and the mists over Tiananmen: the battle for memory

ChatGPT/BBC: When in doubt, wing it. If you heard it, say it. Act sure of yourself even when you don't know. John Simpson's legendary "Korean man…

Jun 4

May 2025

Joseph Nye's hard push for soft power

The Kennedy School dean's contributions have played a pivotal role in shaping the U.S.-China relationship, setting a no-nonsense tone and elevating the…

May 15

The foreign media continues to own the story of Tiananmen because no one in China can freely write about it

A witness to the uprising and crackdown in Beijing 1989 suggests the topic remains only partially understood because the dominant narrative originates…

May 6

April 2025

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING HERE...

It's a bitter irony for all Americans that a republic founded in opposition to tariffs imposed by the distant Mad King George should find itself under…

Apr 9

THE THAI MEDIA STANDS UP!

Hopes fade for trapped workers as the vigil continues. 77 remain missing. .Meanwhile the Thai media speaks truth to power and goes into overdrive asking…

Apr 1

March 2025

THE UNBEARABLE SOLITUDE OF BEING THE ONLY BUILDING IN BANGKOK TO FALL

Even before the dust settled in Bangkok after the March 28 quake, China Railway's Tenth Bureau was deleting posts and photos about its key role in the…

Mar 29

US-CHINA SUMMIT? ALL BETS ARE OFF

When it comes to charting a diplomatic course with a failed casino magnate, convicted felon and erratic US President, all bets are off, as Zelensky…

Mar 17

THE DAY AMERICAN DIPLOMACY DIED

A look at the Oval Office dust-up in which the president of Ukraine was pressured to make a deal on Trump's terms or else. He was ganged up on, bullied…

Mar 1

February 2025

CHINA UPSTART STARTUP DEEPSEEK

Nvidia may appear to be the initial loser with $60 billion of stock value vaporized in an instant, but what about the high castle of Open AI which just…

Feb 2

DEEPSEEK TALKS CIRCLES AROUND TIANANMEN SQUARE

DeepSeek is programmed to shy away from topics such as the Tiananmen uprising of 1989, but what if you request a translation of a text about Tiananmen…

Feb 1

January 2025

Goodbye TikTok! Hello Xiaohongshu!

Trump's self-serving bid to save TikTok makes the app less attractive its core users who can now turn to Xiaohongshu for a true Zoomer experience.

Jan 29

A MAN OF UNCOMMON DECENCY

America's loses its best ex-president just before the inauguration of its worst.

Jan 12

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