HISTORIANS give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. In one form or another, nearly all of these come back to the inabil- ity to change or meet new challenges. But if the hall- mark of t...HISTORIANS give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. In one form or another, nearly all of these come back to the inabil- ity to change or meet new challenges. But if the hall- mark of the dynasty was its inability to change, then a case can be made that the opposite has been true of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. In modern times,展开更多
The Confucian classic of China, the Liji, or The Book of Rites, is a work that teaches through numerous examples the proper ways to grieve for and remember the dead. In some cases, the requirements are quite exten- si...The Confucian classic of China, the Liji, or The Book of Rites, is a work that teaches through numerous examples the proper ways to grieve for and remember the dead. In some cases, the requirements are quite exten- sive; the rituals prescribed for a son upon the death of his father, for example, require don- ning a mourning sackcloth. The first three days are spent fasting. leaping and crying; the burial itself requires faithful adherence to numerous explicit details; and for 27 months afterward, the son must live in a makeshift hut near the grave, wearing the sackcloth and emaciating himself through continued fasting展开更多
The drive entails bettering current conditions as well as maintaining positive growth into the future By Josef Gregory HahoneyTistorians give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644- 1911）. In one...The drive entails bettering current conditions as well as maintaining positive growth into the future By Josef Gregory HahoneyTistorians give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644- 1911）. In one form or another nearly all of these come back to the inability to change or meet new challenges. But if the hallmark of the Qing was its inability to change, then a case can be made that the opposite has been true of the Communist Party of China （CPC）.展开更多
Prior to China＇s reform and opening up, there were often fierce debates between senior Chinese policymakers on whether a new policy or reform indicated that ＂politics was in command＂ or conversely, ＂economics.＂ ...Prior to China＇s reform and opening up, there were often fierce debates between senior Chinese policymakers on whether a new policy or reform indicated that ＂politics was in command＂ or conversely, ＂economics.＂ While these terms are politically archaic today, reflect- ing on them briefly can provide a useful nJbric for parsing Premier Li Keqlangs comments related to economic concerns during his news conference following the recent ＂two session＆＂展开更多
It’s imperative for the U.S.to look at its own shortcomings rather thanblaming and shaming others‘We have met the enemy and he is ours."This is how U.S.Commander Oliver Hazard Perry famously reported defeating ...It’s imperative for the U.S.to look at its own shortcomings rather thanblaming and shaming others‘We have met the enemy and he is ours."This is how U.S.Commander Oliver Hazard Perry famously reported defeating and capturing British Royal Navy vessels in the Battle of Lake Erie,fought along the coast of Ohio,in one of the most important engagements in the War of 1812.展开更多
The upheavals in globalization indicate not its end but a structural transformation The Economist’s recent cover and lead editorial Goodbye Globalization reads firstly as a lament and secondly as a deeply inaccurate ...The upheavals in globalization indicate not its end but a structural transformation The Economist’s recent cover and lead editorial Goodbye Globalization reads firstly as a lament and secondly as a deeply inaccurate description of what’s emerging and likely to come.展开更多
State Council restructuring moves to improve governance One of the central concepts in Chinese philosophy is the perpetuity of change,and as a great number of scholars have pointed out,it is an extraordinary capacity ...State Council restructuring moves to improve governance One of the central concepts in Chinese philosophy is the perpetuity of change,and as a great number of scholars have pointed out,it is an extraordinary capacity for change,even radically when necessary,that is the hallmark of the political system of the People’s Republic of China.展开更多
It is sometimes argued by critics of Marxism that China today is and perhaps has long been more Confucian than Marxist.Contrarily, some have joked that Confucius was the first Chinese Marxist, and that the ＂socialist...It is sometimes argued by critics of Marxism that China today is and perhaps has long been more Confucian than Marxist.Contrarily, some have joked that Confucius was the first Chinese Marxist, and that the ＂socialist market＂ conditions we see today in China fit logically into both classical Marxist and Confucian notions of necessary developmental stages in human progress.展开更多
文摘HISTORIANS give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. In one form or another, nearly all of these come back to the inabil- ity to change or meet new challenges. But if the hall- mark of the dynasty was its inability to change, then a case can be made that the opposite has been true of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. In modern times,
文摘The Confucian classic of China, the Liji, or The Book of Rites, is a work that teaches through numerous examples the proper ways to grieve for and remember the dead. In some cases, the requirements are quite exten- sive; the rituals prescribed for a son upon the death of his father, for example, require don- ning a mourning sackcloth. The first three days are spent fasting. leaping and crying; the burial itself requires faithful adherence to numerous explicit details; and for 27 months afterward, the son must live in a makeshift hut near the grave, wearing the sackcloth and emaciating himself through continued fasting
文摘The drive entails bettering current conditions as well as maintaining positive growth into the future By Josef Gregory HahoneyTistorians give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644- 1911）. In one form or another nearly all of these come back to the inability to change or meet new challenges. But if the hallmark of the Qing was its inability to change, then a case can be made that the opposite has been true of the Communist Party of China （CPC）.
文摘Prior to China＇s reform and opening up, there were often fierce debates between senior Chinese policymakers on whether a new policy or reform indicated that ＂politics was in command＂ or conversely, ＂economics.＂ While these terms are politically archaic today, reflect- ing on them briefly can provide a useful nJbric for parsing Premier Li Keqlangs comments related to economic concerns during his news conference following the recent ＂two session＆＂
文摘It’s imperative for the U.S.to look at its own shortcomings rather thanblaming and shaming others‘We have met the enemy and he is ours."This is how U.S.Commander Oliver Hazard Perry famously reported defeating and capturing British Royal Navy vessels in the Battle of Lake Erie,fought along the coast of Ohio,in one of the most important engagements in the War of 1812.
文摘The upheavals in globalization indicate not its end but a structural transformation The Economist’s recent cover and lead editorial Goodbye Globalization reads firstly as a lament and secondly as a deeply inaccurate description of what’s emerging and likely to come.
文摘State Council restructuring moves to improve governance One of the central concepts in Chinese philosophy is the perpetuity of change,and as a great number of scholars have pointed out,it is an extraordinary capacity for change,even radically when necessary,that is the hallmark of the political system of the People’s Republic of China.
文摘It is sometimes argued by critics of Marxism that China today is and perhaps has long been more Confucian than Marxist.Contrarily, some have joked that Confucius was the first Chinese Marxist, and that the ＂socialist market＂ conditions we see today in China fit logically into both classical Marxist and Confucian notions of necessary developmental stages in human progress.
