Society

Next Generation Anger Management

“When I look back on all these worries I remember the story of the old man who…

Machiavelli-devil

It seems that ‘Old Nick’, one of the devil’s English names, derives from Niccolò Machiavelli. The old…

The Uncertain Past on the Unsmiling Face (2)

I was about four or five years old the first time when my parents took me back to see…

The Uncertain Past on the Unsmiling Face (1)

This is the father of my father – a photo of him not photoshopped to look old…

MYANMAR – The new asian frontier – 23 October 2013

You are cordially invited to the Conference “Myanmar. The new Asian frontier”. The event will…

Economics of Abundance

All good plans fall in battle. Economic crises may be following each other in rapid order, yet…

G. Bin Zhao says China's crackdown on corruption will be a long, hard battle but it must be fought openly and with integrity to avoid social and political turmoil and damage to the economy

These days, the phrase “anti-corruption” is perhaps among the most common to be found in the Chinese…

China is Cumbersome Even Among the Big World Powers

Until five years ago, Beijing wasn’t invited to the big players’ summits.  Today, it is pursued in…

The Hidden Seduction – Ticket to Ride ( The Grand Finale )

Sunny’s school ended in June, so Ou Yang decided to go visit her family in Xi’an. Actually,…

CHINESE PARTY LEGITIMACY and NATIONAL PRIDE: dancing between control and silence. A comment.

Talking about Nationalism, Occidentals obviously use a term that is strictly connected with their culture, just because…