Jun 10, 2022Member-onlyWhat does Ending the Ukraine War Mean?What does Ending the Ukraine War Mean? By David W Wang As the Russia’s war in Ukraine just passed 100 days, the world seems yet to see any light in the tunnel for where the war is heading for. Some debates have arisen about the best approach to end this…4 min read4 min read
Aug 26, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (9.0)Will Taiwan Become the Next Afghanistan? The ongoing Afghanistan blunder made by the Biden administration may have many reverberations across the world in days, months and years to come. The so call Taiwan Issue will be on the top of the list. It’s amazing to see President Biden in recent…7 min read7 min read
Aug 22, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (8.3)What are the Inherited Barriers China Faces in Science Development? China has a famous so called “the Great Wall Dilemma”. That is, with the goal of using the great wall to defend the country, the higher and stronger the wall got built up, the better. Not really, the dilemma is…3 min read3 min read
Aug 16, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (8.2)Why the Chinese Rarely Get awarded for Nobel Prices in Science? Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded in the categories of Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Literature and Peace, with the subsequent addition of Economics. …3 min read3 min read
Aug 14, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (8.1)Is Science & Technology Now the 1st Productive Force in China? On August 9, 2021, according to a new CSET (Center for Security and Emerging Technologies) report by Georgetown University, China could graduate nearly twice as many STEM PhDs (about 77,000) as the United States by 2025. Does this mean…3 min read3 min read
Aug 13, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (8.0)What’s the Role of Science in the Chinese Culture? In its traditional culture, China didn’t produce much science. This is not saying China didn’t have scientists, but their social status was low and their achievements were deemed trivial. For example, back in the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220AD), China already had…3 min read3 min read
Aug 12, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (7.3)What’s the Attitude of Today’s Chinese Intellectuals towards Democracy? There are three voices from China intellectuals about democracy. Pro democracy, pro authoritarianism or totalitarianism, and pro a hybrid approach. Pro authoritarianism or totalitarianism is mostly from historical and cultural traditions. This is the way of governing the Chinese is very…3 min read3 min read
Aug 10, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (7.2)Why do the Chinese Intellectuals Play a Key Role in the Chinese Society? China, long back into history, has believed the society should be ruled by intellectuals — people who have received fine educations, and a government should be made of intellectuals. The Western society used to be ruled by…2 min read2 min read
Aug 7, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (7.1)What are the Pain Points in China’s Education System? China’ s education has two major pain points: first lack of open and independent systems; second, lack of the training of holistic critical thinking. …3 min read3 min read
Aug 1, 2021Member-onlyUSA vs. China Ways (7.0)What’s China’s tradition in Education? China has a over 2000-year long history of education and it’s a nation that puts education in a top place amid all the developments. Confucius, the saint and philosopher of China, for example, was a teacher himself running private classes. The Chinese deeply believes in…2 min read2 min read
