China Archive
Kung fu & Cowboys: Facts and Fun
In Hung Kuen kung fu schools we often talk about the full range of martial training: spiritual, moral and physical. But what do we mean by these things? Do they exist as we seem to describe them?
Damo: Conspiracy of Ignorance
Damo: Conspiracy of Ignorance, by Chris Toepker Many martial artists will have heard the story of Bodhidharma or Damo. In the story, this Indian monk arrived in China, eventually making his way to Shaolin temple on Mt.
The Riddle of Southern Shaolin
I translated “The Riddle of Southern Shaolin,” by Wen Yu Chen, many years ago. Recently the subject came up again, as it inevitably does. Since the article seems to have been taken down elsewhere, I thought it
Report: Air pollution, it’s so simple. Isn’t it?
All too often, visitors to Beijing fret and cluck their tongues at the air p0llution. While it certainly is awful, clearing the air is certainly no simple matter. This year, the most encouraging aspect of the whole
Mirror, Mirror: How did I not know?!
Come poke fun at me as I stumble through the new year holidays, caught on the word “give.” I mean, can they “give” you days off, when you then have to return them the following weekend? Oh,
Reaction: Barking Up The Wrong Tree, Monetarily
Why would Nick Edwards waste the ink? While we thankfully don’t really need to worry about the question of whether or not Romney would have named China a “currency manipulator” on day one, one has to still
Context: “Tough talk won’t work with Beijing”
It is hard not to feel like a rock star when soon after you assert something, articles in the media echo your very thoughts. I’m not saying anyone read my writing and decided to write similarly. Instead,
Reaction: Worrying about China’s currency is oh, so 80s
Fellow Americans, who remembers the jokes about the Japanese from Reagan’s era? One day in the not too distant future its my prediction that the China bashing abounding today will be equally stale. That’s because it results
Reaction: “Winds of Change for foreign retailers”
Cai Xin’s headline “Winds of Change” implies unpredictablity, yet what foreign retailers are facing is less so. Is it perhaps another victory for “National Champions”? Foreign retailers’ business is slowing, with some leaving china. Why? What caught my
Report: debt problems on local levels
The article below from the South China Morning Post covers some of the issues regarding local debt levels which are slowly percolating up to be seen. While I don’t want to be an alarmist, and while the article
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