My Cousin from Hong Kong

My cousin from Hong Kong came to visit last summer. He was slick, confident, and wore a blazer in ninety-degree weather. Over dim sum, he declared — in a thick, showy accent — that English was “the key to civilization.” I asked him what kind of tea he preferred, and he answered, “Frankly, I onlyContinueContinue reading “My Cousin from Hong Kong”

Chinese Poems in English Meters

1. Four Meters in English Poetry There are four basic meters in English poetry:Iambic = da-DUM da-DUM (a single foot is an iamb)Trochaic = DUM-da DUM-da (a single foot is a trochee)Anapestic= dada-DUM dada-DUM (a single foot is an anapest)Dactylic = DUM-dada DUM-dada (a single foot is a dactyl) Iambic meter is the most commonContinueContinue reading “Chinese Poems in English Meters”

Of Whiners and Emperors

揍屁屁  Of Whiners and Emperors: The Art of Keeping the Intelligentsia in Check What Is a Whiner? A whiner is someone who complains constantly—not out of necessity or moral urgency—but out of habit. No solution satisfies them; no improvement is ever enough. If you fix their roof, they’ll complain about the color of the shingles.ContinueContinue reading “Of Whiners and Emperors”

不可征服的中国

1 想象一下:你打开谷歌地图和苹果地图,放大美国与墨西哥之间的水域,发现“墨西哥湾”被改名为“美洲湾”。这并非假设情境,而是令人不寒而栗的现实:数字平台掌握着重绘地理、抹除文化历史、无需开一枪就能宣示主权的力量。 这种狂妄之举正是数字殖民的典型例证——21世纪的新帝国主义……
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Why China Succeeds and India Lags Behind

National Unity as the Engine of ProgressIn the modern imagination, China and India often appear side by side—two populous ancient civilizations with booming economies, rich histories, and vast potential. Yet their trajectories over the past century diverge sharply. China has surged ahead, transforming itself into the world’s factory, a global infrastructure builder, and a formidableContinueContinue reading “Why China Succeeds and India Lags Behind”

Poor Expats and Rich Immigrants

On the semantics of class, race, and power in two innocent-sounding words Two people leave their homelands and settle in foreign countries. Both live long-term abroad. Neither is returning anytime soon. One is called an expat. The other, a migrant. The words are supposed to mean the same thing: someone living outside their country ofContinueContinue reading “Poor Expats and Rich Immigrants”

Ethical Declarations of Four Major Language Models

Ethical Declarations of Four Major Language Models: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeekAs artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into our lives, the moral principles behind language models are shaping not just their answers but the very nature of human-machine interaction. This article offers imagined “ethical declarations” for four well-known large language models—ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeek—toContinueContinue reading “Ethical Declarations of Four Major Language Models”