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I’m an American writer in Asia who wears many hats.
I learned piano as a kid, studied Bible in college, and currently do podcasting, web contenting, cloud control, and brand design. I like golf, water, speed, music, kung fu, art, and stories.
— Poetry is code.™ —
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2014 Protests in Asia
I was in Hong Kong a few weeks before the Umbrella Movement broke out. And I made a prediction: The protests would change nothing, China would do nothing, there would be a lot of noise, then it would fizzle out… Read More ›
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Israel: The new power in Southeast Asia
(Audio) Few disguised blessings are less disguised than Israel. One article uses a map to explain the strength that one small country has against Statist Islam. Israel is all that stands between the West and the Middle East, the East and the… Read More ›
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Taiwan’s KMT party exhibits pre-Nazi-like behaviour
Mitch Yang, spokesman for the 1996 Taiwanese student protest in Los Angeles when China launched a missile during Taiwan’s first Presidential election, has been warning about this sort of thing. “I see a strong similarity between what Ma is doing and… Read More ›
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Petition: Protect Students and America from China’s Military
A new petition has been created to raise awareness in America about some deeper military questions that should be asked in the wake of Taiwan’s “Sunflower Movement”. The petition calls on Congress to investigate the secret meetings between Taiwan and China to determine… Read More ›
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Taiwan’s ‘White Justice’ Breeds Confusion
Reporting 250,000+ “likes” on a suspicious Facebook page and 500 affirming phone calls for a police chief, Fang Yang-ning (方仰寧), on an island of with 23 million people is not newsworthy. Yet, it is being disseminated by the government and being reported in the… Read More ›
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Sunflower students to leave Taiwan’s legislature Thursday
Taiwan legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) announced this morning that he would conduct no further discussions in the legislature concerning trade with China until a new law was passed providing oversight affecting all international trade agreements. This type of legislation, supporting the DPP (民進黨)… Read More ›
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Debunking myths: Was CIA involved with Taiwan’s demonstrations?
OPINION—While I’m sure some of our friends at CIA would be insulted if I said that they weren’t involved in everything that happens in the world, I suspect that Intelligence participation in the Taipei protests are minimal at most. This comes… Read More ›
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Taiwan legislature “occupied/retaken”: USA media ignores
Students have taken over Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan meeting chamber for over 106 hours. 12:00pm Friday marked the deadline the student-led mass gave to Taiwan’s dominant party, the KMT, to acknowledge and respond positively to their demands. The unarmed assortment of… Read More ›
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China and Taiwan: Provoked to grab for power
Whether it’s true or not, China appears to the International community as an aggressor. For half a century, Beijing supported the Kim Dynasty of North Korea. Now, that decision is “blowing up” in Beijing’s face, so to speak. Countries are… Read More ›
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The cultures of North Korea and China: conflict escalation explained
What’s with the rhetoric, fist pounding, and war-drumming? North Korea has a long history of making threats whenever they need food. In the past, war-talk resulted in lots of food and supplies being sent to North Korea a short time… Read More ›
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USA’s mixed message to China
If politics were a TV show, consider this season of “Pacific Antics”. The United States government has consistently sent “dual messages” to China. On the one hand, diplomatic, military, and other foreign-related policy indicates aggressive defence posture and retaliation preparedness should a… Read More ›
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China’s hacks cracked after cyber attack
It’s uncertain whether Beijing will respond appropriately to US rhetoric. Reportedly, a PLA (military) building on the outskirts of Shanghai is the source of cyber attacks from China. The US is the primary victim, though it’s not alone. Mandiant is the… Read More ›
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China: What would it take?
A friend recently asked me, “Hypothetically, what would it take to tip the tables, break the silence, and move from military escalation in East Asia into either war or peace?” It was actually quite an easy question to answer. The… Read More ›
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True agenda of China publicly released – seven years ago!
According to a BBC interview with Sha Zu Kang, Chinese Ambassador to United Nations (Geneva) in 2006, Beijing’s policy toward Taiwan, and the priority of that policy among Beijing’s other objectives, is as unmistakable as it is severe. Here are some… Read More ›
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Twelve reasons an invasion of Taiwan is untenable
That’s not to say someone won’t try. And the obvious country in question is China, of course. One non-factor is the growing number of Americans living within Taiwan. Based on Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency, in 2009, Americans made up approximately… Read More ›
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China: Beijing’s scope of perception
In winter 2001, a group of Chinese visited my school, the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Their goal was to learn about America. I was invited on the strict agreement that I would say nothing inciting. So, being my natural,… Read More ›
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China CAN choose freedom: Hong Kong economy is proof
I said it three years ago. New York’s entrepreneurial spirit is in Hong Kong… and lo! The results are starting to show. It’s not being British or American or Spanish or French or Chinese that makes one prosperous—it’s one’s commitment to freedom… Read More ›
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An American’s mixed feelings about China
I’ve lived in Asia four years and my feelings about China are unconventional and mixed. China’s international policy seems the same with defence and intellectual property: They claim rights to everything. But, Beijing Communists are not Nazi’s, as the West… Read More ›
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