By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: A picture released by the Chinese official news agency shows some 5,000 Chinese following Chairman Mao Zedong’s example swimming 16 July 1966, in the Yangtze river, near Wuhan, displaying floating portraits of the Great Helmsman and slogans calling for him to live a “10,000 year” life. Crosslinked with: The…
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,…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: on the left is Emperor Taizu of Song playing cuju (football) with Prime Minister Zhao Pu. He reigned in the 10th century. This painting is by artist Qian Xuan (1235–1305). On the right, 1,000 years later, then Vice President Xi Jinping showed off his football skills, while inspecting a…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: my daughter, Chara Brown, appearing on a hugely popular national TV show in China. 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] M [/dropcap]y family and I lived in China…
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…
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…
Above: Neo taking the red pill of truth in “The Matrix”. Count me in. Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), as well as being syndicated on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (links below): [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s a service to China Rising Radio Sinoland fans around the world, herewith is a reprint of…
By Jeff J. Brown Dear fans and followers of China Rising Radio Sinoland, Please read my short and informative answer to the above question on Quora and give it an “upvote”. It has already gotten thousands of views and has been well received, so take a look. The hyperlink is below. Thanks… https://www.quora.com/How-would-you-react-if-someone-says-I-hate-Mao-Zedong-in-front-of-you/answer/Jeff-J-Brown Live from…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: Western circulated photo of “Chinese famine”. Images don’t lie, they say, but erasing context does—an old Western technique. As explained by Wikipedia, rarely an impartial source, The Great Chinese Famine (1959—1961) “was caused by social pressure, economic mismanagement, and radical changes in agriculture in addition to weather conditions and…
By Jeff J. Brown Dear fans and followers of China Rising Radio Sinoland, Please read my short and informative answer to the above question on Quora and give it an “upvote”. The hyperlink is below. Thanks… https://www.quora.com/Is-avant-garde-art-popular-in-China/answer/Jeff-J-Brown Live from the streets of China, Jeff Note: When finished reading, listening to and/or watching this column and…
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