gouxiong

Oct 21, 2014 10:19

Articles : gouxiong commented on news 16 Things in Chinese Society that Foreigners Envy

I must say that after reading the title of this article I was very curious how the author tackled such, in my opinion extremely difficult, issue. I believe the topic is very difficult because foreigners are very heterogeneous group - North Americans, Europeans (and one should keep in mind that different countries in ... Full Comment>>

gouxiong

Sep 02, 2014 11:13

Articles : gouxiong commented on news Political Face-Off: Why do Chinese People Like Putin Better than Obama?

I'm not sure that this is the issue with current Ukraine situation. Ukraine was for quite a while already relatively unstable due to the tensions between the Western Ukrainians and Eastern 'Russians'. Previous Ukraine governments did not do themselves a good service by trying to suppress the usage of Russian ... Full Comment>>

gouxiong

Aug 25, 2014 10:55

Articles : gouxiong commented on news Political Face-Off: Why do Chinese People Like Putin Better than Obama?

Just out of curiosity - why having preference for one would necessarily have to create a hostility for the other one? I do not think that different is necessarily better or worse. Full Comment>>

gouxiong

Aug 25, 2014 10:53

Articles : gouxiong commented on news Political Face-Off: Why do Chinese People Like Putin Better than Obama?

Honestly I prefer not to get invaded by anyone and wear and drink what I like. Even though I sometimes wear jeans I certainly do not drink coke - just to stay with your metaphor. Full Comment>>

gouxiong

Aug 25, 2014 10:47

Articles : gouxiong commented on news Political Face-Off: Why do Chinese People Like Putin Better than Obama?

Before making such statement you may want to check a bit on the historical facts. After terrible event of Tatars deportation (for which however you cannot blame the current Russian government) majority of Crimea populations are native Russians. Crimea was given to Ukraine by Chrushchow in 1954, being part of Russia ... Full Comment>>

gouxiong

Feb 16, 2014 14:29

Around China : gouxiong commented on news Foreign Women in Shanghai Slaps Young Boy, Sentenced to 10 Day Detention

I must say that I am absolutely shocked by so many 'real' stories of conflict with China law. It almost look that many foreigners commenting on this webpage have serious trouble to understand that they are guests here and have to adjust to the country culture and habits. As for the slapped child and coineineagh (and ... Full Comment>>