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The Chinese view the state, not just as an intimate member of the family ... but as the head of the family.
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For 200 years, the West has been so dominant in the world that it's not really needed to understand other cultures, other…
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We still insist, by and large, in thinking that we can understand China by simply drawing on Western experience, looking at it…
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Stuart Hall was an utterly unique figure. Although he arrived at the age of 19 from Jamaica and spent the rest of…
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The era when the United States was the dominant global power is steadily coming to an end, and it must find a…
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It remains to be seen whether the more optimistic scenario for Sino-American relations can be realised. Much rests on the shoulders of…
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Our ascendancy of the past two centuries - first Europe and then the U.S. - has bred a western-centric mentality: the West…
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China is, indeed, in so many ways, not like the West. It is not even primarily a nation state but a civilisation…
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More than 90% of Chinese believe themselves to be Han. Of course, such a vast population is derived from countless different races,…
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There are a host of ethnic minorities in China, but they often have a weak sense of identity and are relatively small…
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The two ethnic groups that remain fundamentally different from the Han Chinese - in terms of history, culture, language, religion and physical…
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The Chinese state is constructed in an entirely different way from western states. Unlike European states, for over a millennium the Chinese…
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The European Union and environmental advocacy groups use global warming hysteria to advance their own special agendas. The European Union recognizes any…
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The European nations take climate change very seriously.
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There is a difference between strategic or technical default and default where you really don't have the economy to support the spending.…
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The European nations' loss of sovereignty to the EU should be a warning to Americans.
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If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their…
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Two European nations emerged with credit from the Iraq disaster: France and Germany. Both had the courage to withstand the Bush administration…
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We have to withdraw from this undemocratic institution and ensure that these people no longer have any influence on British affairs. We…
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Boasting is often carried by certain Americans to the extreme. Often however it is areaction against slights, an effort to veil deficiencies,…
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