Xi Jinping’s Speech at the Ceremony Commemorating the Bicentenary of the Birth of Marx. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180920

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: The ceremony to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of Marx was held in Beijing, May 4, 2018. PHOTO BY XINHUA REPORTER JU PENG Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), YouTube video, as well as being syndicated on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, RUvid and Ivoox (links below), [dropcap]…

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Do you prefer the 1% or The Party? (Or: Why China wins). Ramin Mazaheri’s New China Scholarship Series, Part 7 of 8

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: Pres. Xi reviewing honor guard. A highly qualified statesman for our troubled times. Crosslinked with: The Greanville Post is the best anti-imperial website, bar none. Sign up for the free newsletter… https://www.greanvillepost.com/2018/05/14/do-you-prefer-the-1-or-the-party-or-why-china-wins/ The Saker provides the best coverage of all things Russia, bar none. Add it to your favorites… http://thesaker.is/do-you-prefer-the-1-or-the-party-or-why-china-wins/…

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Everything you know about Russia and the USSR is a lie. Dr. Grover Furr interviews on China Rising Radio Sinoland 180818

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: Pictured above: Dr. Grover Furr contemplating his incredible body of work on Russia and the USSR.   Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), YouTube video, as well as being syndicated on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, RUvid and Ivoox (links below), [dropcap] I [/dropcap]ntroduction As the China…

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West still at war with the North, forcing history’s longest ceasefire. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180730

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above:A Chinese propaganda poster during the Korean War. It blares, “American Imperialism, get out of South Korea”. Up top, it says, “Korea’s 3,000-mile Jiangshan must be unified”, harking back to a 16th century war to drive Japan out of Korea. The Ming armies won back then. Unfortunately, the peninsula is…

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Vaccine scandal shows just how democratic and participatory is China’s democracy. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180727

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: Baby Wang may be crying, but hundreds of millions of Chinese parents are even more upset by China’s vaccine scandal. Corporate and government heads are going to roll, literally. Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), YouTube video, as well as being syndicated on iTunes, Stitcher…

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Ramin Mazaheri’s questions after his 8-part New China Scholarship series. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180722

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: the colorful and informative New China Scholarship. Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), YouTube video, as well as being syndicated on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, RUvid and Ivoox (links below), [dropcap] R [/dropcap]amin Mazaheri is the author of the New China Scholarship series. It was originally…

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Our neighbors roared when Russia scored. Dead silence when Croatia hit the net. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180710

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: I know, you’re asking, “What does a statue of Charles de Gaulle have to do with Russia, Croatia and the World Cup”? There IS a connection. Read on… Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), YouTube video, as well as being syndicated on iTunes, Stitcher Radio,…

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In China anything is possible. The sky is the limit. Be all that you can be. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180627

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: my daughter, Chara Brown, appearing on a hugely popular national TV show in China.   Downloadable podcast (also at the bottom of this page), YouTube video, as well as being syndicated on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, RUvid and Ivoox (links below),   [dropcap] M [/dropcap]y family and I lived in…

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100,000+ Chinese going to the World Cup in Russia, with no team to cheer for. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180622

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: inconsolable Chinese football fans, who, in spite of not having a national team to root for, are going to the World Cup in Russia by the tens of thousands. The traditional Chinese drums say, China Power. Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), as well as…

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Russians are much admired and Putin is loved by the Chinese, for good reasons. China Rising Radio Sinoland 180618

By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: Looking back at the rocky, mutually suspecting and disrespecting relations between Russia’s and China’s leaders, 1917-2000, this photo speaks volumes about the depth of Putin’s and Xi’s mutual friendship and the importance of Sino-Russian cooperation on the world stage, highlighted at last week’s SCO summit in Qingdao. They are…

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