Most of what we know in the west about China is wrong: we read articles, see, hear news reports, there are even books about how China is economically collapsing but they’ve been saying it for over 20 years and China, including Hong Kong has 135 companies listed in the Fortune…

Usually, I’ll talk about current events and give the reasons why I think China is misunderstood, today’s article is different because it’s about a news event and one which has the most serious ramifications in modern history. Today’s date is 3rd August 2022 and last night about 10:40pm the highest-ranking…

The answer to this is definitely no First of all, let’s get one thing straight, despite some headlines suggesting it, she hasn’t resigned — she’s come to the end of her term and is 70 years old — hy would she want any more of the kinds of pressure that…

Painting a true picture Most people outside of what used to be known as the Pearl River Delta (PRD), now expanded to be the Greater Bay Area, or GBA, even many people inside of China have never heard of these three places: Qianhai; Hengqin and Nansha but first of all, a little history and…

Hong Kong is being accused of re-writing its own history, it’s even been alleged that it’s distorting history and that China refuses to acknowledge Hong Kong’s colonial past. These are interesting and clickbait headlines which draw the reader into a much more complicated story, one that’s not being given full…

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! …