China and Universal Basic Income: Two topics hated by the same people The idea of China’s poverty alleviation scheme is not new, the country has been aiming to deliver the rural population from poverty for over a generation. …

I’m not an economist, but I am an observer of people and their behaviors, I’m also very interested in how China is governed. I have a little interest in psychology and a lot of interest in China’s governance and these give me a different perspective on the future. …

As a writer it’s common to receive corrections and when I do, I verify the correction and edit the article to reflect the error. I’ve been accused many times of being “a CCP shill” or other such words and would like to state for the record, I am not employed…

Note: this article appeared online in NewsGD.com on Sunday 15th May 2022 National Disabilities Day in China. It was written without the author even being aware it was a special day for people with disabilities and sent to News GD.com by coincidence on Friday 13th May: what a lucky coincidence! …

Authors note: after writing this article I received, unsurprisngly, some criticism. I took the longest and perhaps most intereting criticism and wrote another article a few days later, if you have an interest in this andwould like to know more, please take a look that the follow up: https://jerry-grey2002.medium.com/response-to-criticism-of-whats-wrong-with-the-usa-a0dd4fe64715 The…

I don’t think people outside of China realise this but if you enter China at the moment, here’s what happens to you and if you know someone living in China, here’s what’s happening to them. Obviously, some people will have experienced slightly different interpretations by different regional administrations but the…

Note: this article appeared in a slightly edited format in Global Times on 8th May 2022: https://enapp.globaltimes.cn/article/1265055 China’s young people face many challenges, they need to finish school in a highly competitive environment, but it’s designed to place the best of them into an increasing number of university places, those…

Day 6 We left the hotel in Huadu and walked toward to Qingyuan. After about one hour, my toes on both feet started hurting me. The second hour my left ankle felt very tired and uncomfortable. We saw a park and stopped there to check my feet. My left foot…

A few days ago, I wrote an article about why I thought Michele Bachelet would not come to China and visit the Xinjiang region. Today, I’m writing another article about why I think she will do exactly what I predicted she wouldn’t do. The first article was based on the…