Lynn Pan, to me, is arguably the second most famous female Chinese writer in Chinese history and culture after Han Suyin. Her most popular work…
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Tag: Civics & Citizenship (Books)
On Xi Jin Ping – Part 6
One of the gems in this book is Rudd’s careful analysis of why Xi Jin Ping has deliberately departed from Deng Xiao Ping’s famous 24-character…
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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 5
Xi Jin Ping became the paramount leader of China in 2012. What is remarkable is that when he took office, he already had a vision…
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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 4
Deng said China should, ” Observe calmly; Secure our position; Cope with affairs calmly; Hide our capabilities and bide our time; Be good at maintaining…
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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 3
Kevin Rudd in chapter 3 made a useful historical survey of the worldviews of China from pre-Communist i.e. the early dynasty of Western Zhou [2070…
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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 2
Kevin Rudd’s latest book, published in 2024, is based on his doctoral dissertation at Oxford University completed between 2017 and 2022. Rudd is a former…
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Xi Jin Ping – Part 1
There are 3 recent books on Xi Jin Ping. The books are On Xi Jin Ping by Kevin Rudd, the former Australian Prime Minister, published…
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Churchill
Winston defends the actions of his people to extreme inexactitude. One extreme example is when he was asked whether the Government was condoning slavery of…
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