How to Do the Olympics Better
With the Olympics approaching their conclusion, I’ve had a range of thoughts and emotions over the past few days. Anyone that follows this site or our podcast (The Free China Continue Reading
Vaccine attestation requirement or all-out mandate? The US debates.
Just as Taiwan has recently required a vaccine attestation or out-of-pocket weekly testing for all teachers, the Biden administration is currently debating similar measures being imposed on the US Federal Continue Reading
The biggest threat to democracy isn’t coming from China. It’s coming from the media.
Clickbait hyperbole, America’s number one export. Vox, one of the host of slowly degrading clickbait-era news sites whose journalists value revenue-per-visitor, and stance taking, over objective journalism recently published an Continue Reading
iPhone Tariffs
Manufacturing in China makes up nearly 50% of its GDP and any moves to suppress their manufacturing markets would be devastating to both the economic and political stability of the Continue Reading
Wage Fairness
Taiwan over the past decade has received persistent, although uneven, minimum wage increases that have more or less kept pace with inflation, now standing at $160NT per hour. Meanwhile, in Continue Reading
#MeToo in China
CW: This article contains discussion about sexual assault and abuse. With Du Meizhu’s accusations against Kris Wu, there has been intensified discussion around sexual abuse and the #MeToo movement in Continue Reading
Du Meizhu Accuses Kris Wu of Sexual Assault
CW: This article contains discussion about sexual assault and abuse. The #metoo movemnt is back in the news again, this time stemming from China. The case is regarding one Continue Reading
Act Now!
Jeff Bezos has finally left us behind and travelled to space. Were someone not aware of our culture or history, and were to see how the media fawned and feigned Continue Reading
The Free China Pod: A Row Boat to Take the Trash Out
CW: sexual assault/rape ~8:00-22:10 News sources, #metoo back in the news again with rape allegations against Kris Wu, Catlin Jenner draws ire of Australians, some saying China is behind a Continue Reading
FCP Book Club: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Part 2
The second part of the first book in our new book club! We ready selections from Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas! Thanks for listening and never Continue Reading