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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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Indeed, the term body (jism), organs ('arad), extent (mutahayyiz) and their like are all newly-invented terminologies. We have mentioned many a time…
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I have often heard, "I love God but just don't like His people." This may sound glib, but as John explained, this…
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It is curious that while good people go to great lengths to spare their children from suffering, few of them seem to…
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I've travelled all around the world to see the rivers and the mountains, and I've spent a lot of money. I have…
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Humor, a good sense of it, is to Americans what manhood is to Spaniards, and we will go to great lengths to…
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Still, there is a basic reticence about his approach that feels refreshing in today's culture of maximum exposure. Brandt did not go…
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If there's a god, it knows exactly what it would take to convince me and has refused to provide it. In fact,…
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There is nothing little in God; His mercy is like Himself-it is infinite. You cannot measure it. His mercy is so great…
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My own grandmother went to great lengths to make sure I knew simple things like how and when to open the door…
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