Chris Taylor
@cvtaylor.bsky.social
SE Asia, Taiwan and China. Associate partner, Access Asia Group. I post Taiwan- and China-focused book reviews at https://www.chinadiction.com/ once a week.
The latest ChinaDiction is out on Perry Link's new collection of essays, "The Anaconda in the Chandelier," which I highly recommend. If you don't have time to read it, read my review instead (it's free) and spread the word: like, share etc. Thanks!
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Kafka at the Gate of Dawn
A collection of essays by sinologist Perry Link is a could-be autobiography, but thankfully it tells us far more about the bizarre cultural evolution of post-'liberation' China than it does Link.
www.chinadiction.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The latest ChinaDiction is out on Perry Link's new collection of essays, "The Anaconda in the Chandelier," which I highly recommend. If you don't have time to read it, read my review instead (it's free) and spread the word: like, share etc. Thanks!
www.chinadiction.com/p/kafka-at-t...
www.chinadiction.com/p/kafka-at-t...
ChinaDiction is out and it's transitioning into a mostly review publication. This week it's the highly recommended The Troublemaker by Mark L. Clifford on Jimmy Lai. Please read, subscribe (it's free and will stay so) and pass on the word.
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Saint Jim
The rags-to-riches – and then to-jail – tale of how Jimmy Lai became a billionaire before accepting God and a CCP jail cell is a page-turner despite the hagiographic flaws some critics have seized on.
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February 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
ChinaDiction is out and it's transitioning into a mostly review publication. This week it's the highly recommended The Troublemaker by Mark L. Clifford on Jimmy Lai. Please read, subscribe (it's free and will stay so) and pass on the word.
www.chinadiction.com/p/saint-jim
www.chinadiction.com/p/saint-jim
Given the huge success of my colors of Phnom Penh photo yesterday (a grand total of two likes!), I'm punishing you all with a colors of Bhutan abstract today ... Take that!!!
February 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Given the huge success of my colors of Phnom Penh photo yesterday (a grand total of two likes!), I'm punishing you all with a colors of Bhutan abstract today ... Take that!!!
Cycling home from the supermarket, I stopped for these late-afternoon colors because they suddenly reminded of the glowing hues that entranced me when I first arrived in Phnom Penh in 1993 – working for Lonely Planet at the time.
February 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Cycling home from the supermarket, I stopped for these late-afternoon colors because they suddenly reminded of the glowing hues that entranced me when I first arrived in Phnom Penh in 1993 – working for Lonely Planet at the time.
Blacklist all of them. This can't be fixed with diplomatic niceties.
According to the Liberty Times, Taiwanese who have studied at Jinan University in Guangzhou include Fu Kun-chi (law!), Wan Mei-ling (KMT, Taoyuan District 4), KMT Deputy Speaker of Taitung County Council, and Tammy Lai (Terry Gou's VP candidate).
February 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Blacklist all of them. This can't be fixed with diplomatic niceties.
This week's ChinaDiction features a review of Eva Dow's House of Huawei and some musings on TikTok vs Rednote.
I'm of to Bangkok in the morning if anyone is around – let's grab a beer or a coffee.
www.chinadiction.com/p/tangled-up...
I'm of to Bangkok in the morning if anyone is around – let's grab a beer or a coffee.
www.chinadiction.com/p/tangled-up...
Tangled up in red
Huawei, telecoms, the Party, and Mao-nostalgia 'cat tax'
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January 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This week's ChinaDiction features a review of Eva Dow's House of Huawei and some musings on TikTok vs Rednote.
I'm of to Bangkok in the morning if anyone is around – let's grab a beer or a coffee.
www.chinadiction.com/p/tangled-up...
I'm of to Bangkok in the morning if anyone is around – let's grab a beer or a coffee.
www.chinadiction.com/p/tangled-up...
You don't want to think what will become of them – but then again you will never find out.
As reported by AP News (article linked below), 48 Uyghurs are facing immediate deportation from Thailand to the PRC, where they will likely face persecution
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If you are able to, please sign the statement below.
Urgent Researcher Statement on the Status of Uyghur Asylum Seekers in Thailand
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Office of the Prime Minister, Royal Thai Government
Government House
1 Phitsanulok Road
Dusit District, Bangkok 10300, Thailand
Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampo...
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January 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
You don't want to think what will become of them – but then again you will never find out.
This week's ChinaDiction ... a review of "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping." Next week I'll be taking a look at Eva Dou's The House of Huawei.
ChinaDiction is free to read, share it around, the effort is not worth it without reader support. Thanks.
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ChinaDiction is free to read, share it around, the effort is not worth it without reader support. Thanks.
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Does Xi dream of communist sheep?
In the Orwellian world of 'Xi Jinping Thought,' the new Great Helmsman and the Party are one; can the Party ever replace him?
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January 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This week's ChinaDiction ... a review of "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping." Next week I'll be taking a look at Eva Dou's The House of Huawei.
ChinaDiction is free to read, share it around, the effort is not worth it without reader support. Thanks.
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ChinaDiction is free to read, share it around, the effort is not worth it without reader support. Thanks.
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George Cunningham
‘Sheffield’ Nostalgic painting.
‘Sheffield’ Nostalgic painting.
January 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
George Cunningham
‘Sheffield’ Nostalgic painting.
‘Sheffield’ Nostalgic painting.
This week's ChinaDiction is ready to read. Subscribe – it's free – share with China-watcher friends.
Cheers, Chris
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Cheers, Chris
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Hacks and other escalations
At the cutting edge of technological sophistication, 'China exceptionalists' are confronted by a modern nation state preparing for war
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January 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This week's ChinaDiction is ready to read. Subscribe – it's free – share with China-watcher friends.
Cheers, Chris
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Cheers, Chris
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Whoa! A Lego Milky Way!
I finished the LEGO Milky Way set & I quite like it. It’s best seen from afar, as they took something of a Pointillism approach. Hats off to them for including a great podcast about our galaxy & nice explanations in the build instructions too. 🔭 #lego
January 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Whoa! A Lego Milky Way!
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Flight from #Thailand crashes during wheels up landing at Muan International Airport in #SouthKorea, with 23 casualties currently confirmed
BREAKING: Video shows crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea. 181 people on board
December 29, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Flight from #Thailand crashes during wheels up landing at Muan International Airport in #SouthKorea, with 23 casualties currently confirmed
In the footage I've seen via Yonhap there's no sign of the plane swerving. It seems to just explode before take off. We won't know what really happened until there's a proper investigation; it seems odd that Yonhap is calling it a collision with a fence without at least a "reportedly" and a source.
✈️🇰🇷 South Korean passenger airplane veered off the runway and collided with a fence at an airport in the southwestern city of Muan, - Yonhap
🙏 23 casualties reported at plane crash site at Muan airport. There were 181 people on board: 175 passengers and six crew members.
🙏 23 casualties reported at plane crash site at Muan airport. There were 181 people on board: 175 passengers and six crew members.
December 29, 2024 at 1:43 AM
In the footage I've seen via Yonhap there's no sign of the plane swerving. It seems to just explode before take off. We won't know what really happened until there's a proper investigation; it seems odd that Yonhap is calling it a collision with a fence without at least a "reportedly" and a source.
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Bascially an attempted parliamentary coup. Reverse of what went down in South Korea.
'In a statement condemning the changes, the Taipei Bar Association argued that "the deliberate attempt to undermine the Constitutional Court" is without a doubt "unconstitutional."'
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Tai...
'In a statement condemning the changes, the Taipei Bar Association argued that "the deliberate attempt to undermine the Constitutional Court" is without a doubt "unconstitutional."'
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Tai...
Taiwan political drama erupts over top court's fate in last days of 2024
Opposition passes key bills including new rules on judges, triggering outcry by lawyers
asia.nikkei.com
December 22, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Bascially an attempted parliamentary coup. Reverse of what went down in South Korea.
'In a statement condemning the changes, the Taipei Bar Association argued that "the deliberate attempt to undermine the Constitutional Court" is without a doubt "unconstitutional."'
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Tai...
'In a statement condemning the changes, the Taipei Bar Association argued that "the deliberate attempt to undermine the Constitutional Court" is without a doubt "unconstitutional."'
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Tai...
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George Callaghan. Irish born artist. Thanks for looking. Back
Tomorrowith more.
Helen 🎄🤶📚
Tomorrowith more.
Helen 🎄🤶📚
December 15, 2024 at 4:52 PM
George Callaghan. Irish born artist. Thanks for looking. Back
Tomorrowith more.
Helen 🎄🤶📚
Tomorrowith more.
Helen 🎄🤶📚
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If you are at all interested in Austronesian history/migration, this piece is amazing.
www.stoneageherbalist.com/p/guest-arti...
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Guest Article: Dingo Diffusion: Evidence for Contact in Holocene Australia
Mungo Manic explores dingoes, diseases, genetics, artwork and more to build a case for pre-colonial contact in Australia
www.stoneageherbalist.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:38 AM
If you are at all interested in Austronesian history/migration, this piece is amazing.
www.stoneageherbalist.com/p/guest-arti...
www.stoneageherbalist.com/p/guest-arti...
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Population density of Taiwan
December 16, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Population density of Taiwan
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Jon Myers: "This was briefed in October and November 2019 as a lab leak. It's important that people realise.
"It was in the intelligence. We briefed it. It was accepted. I briefed it numerous times about a viral outbreak and that it was from a lab."
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
"It was in the intelligence. We briefed it. It was accepted. I briefed it numerous times about a viral outbreak and that it was from a lab."
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
US military chiefs 'told SIX times Covid was lab leak at start of pandemic'
US military chiefs were repeatedly told that Covid was a lab leak at the start of the pandemic, a former Pentagon official has revealed. Jon Myers, who was a Marine Corps officer for 28 years …
www.thesun.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Jon Myers: "This was briefed in October and November 2019 as a lab leak. It's important that people realise.
"It was in the intelligence. We briefed it. It was accepted. I briefed it numerous times about a viral outbreak and that it was from a lab."
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
"It was in the intelligence. We briefed it. It was accepted. I briefed it numerous times about a viral outbreak and that it was from a lab."
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
"We might be fine. Viruses don’t always manage to adapt to new species, despite all the opportunities. But if there is a bird flu pandemic soon, it will be among the most foreseeable catastrophes in history."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
Opinion | A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History
It’s not too late for President Biden to give the U.S. a life-changing gift.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:09 AM
"We might be fine. Viruses don’t always manage to adapt to new species, despite all the opportunities. But if there is a bird flu pandemic soon, it will be among the most foreseeable catastrophes in history."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
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For those unaware, Michael Moore has just posted on his Youtube, his film SICKO, about the Private Health Industry.
Completely free to view.
Please do share it so everyone knows about the film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
Completely free to view.
Please do share it so everyone knows about the film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
SiCKO | A Film by Michael Moore | 2007 | Full Movie
YouTube video by Michael Moore
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December 14, 2024 at 12:18 AM
For those unaware, Michael Moore has just posted on his Youtube, his film SICKO, about the Private Health Industry.
Completely free to view.
Please do share it so everyone knows about the film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
Completely free to view.
Please do share it so everyone knows about the film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
If Steven Bartlett is featuring and promoting reps from companies he's invested in without disclosing that, that should be the story; the representation of heterodox medical opinions over the course of a long-form conversation is another issue, I think.
Disinformation and Misinformation shared by Steven Bartlett in his so-called health podcast has multiple dubious claims, debunked ‘experts’ including Malhotra and people with stakes in wellness including the host who also makes £££ from the podcasts. 😡😡😡🧪
Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation on Diary of CEO podcast
Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 9:50 AM
If Steven Bartlett is featuring and promoting reps from companies he's invested in without disclosing that, that should be the story; the representation of heterodox medical opinions over the course of a long-form conversation is another issue, I think.
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The term “revenge society" (報復社會) is used in China to refer to acts of violence against innocent civilians committed in blind desperation by those on the bottom rung of society to protest social and political injustices for which there seems no recourse.
Read on in our latest CMP Dictionary entry ⬇️
Read on in our latest CMP Dictionary entry ⬇️
Revenge Society - China Media Project
The term “revenge society,” or “revenge against society,” is used in China to refer to acts of violence against innocent civilians committed in blind desperation by those on the bottom rung of society...
chinamediaproject.org
December 13, 2024 at 6:15 AM
The term “revenge society" (報復社會) is used in China to refer to acts of violence against innocent civilians committed in blind desperation by those on the bottom rung of society to protest social and political injustices for which there seems no recourse.
Read on in our latest CMP Dictionary entry ⬇️
Read on in our latest CMP Dictionary entry ⬇️
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
December 12, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
For the past month, every time I see "2024" I think, That was another era.
December 12, 2024 at 1:44 PM
For the past month, every time I see "2024" I think, That was another era.