By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un is on the left and his Chinese counterpart is Xi Jinping on the right, during their surprise meeting last week in Dalian, China. They obviously have a lot to smile and laugh about. Times are good, the future looks bright and US President Donald Trump…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above and entitled “The only thing they respect or fear”, this is a wonderful Thomas Nast political cartoon back in the glory days when Harper’s Weekly brilliantly captured America’s sociopolitical zeitgeist, for better and for worst. This cartoon cover, dated October 21st, 1871, is taking down the egregiously corrupt members…
By Jeff J. BrownPictured above: circa 1950s poster showing women doing traditional men’s work, with Mao’s famous declaration, “Women hold up half the sky.” The style is interesting, because the painting is done like Chinese cut paper or a woodcut, to give it a classic feel. If you read Chinese, you will notice the word…
By Jeff J. BrownPictured above, guest David William Pear on the left and China Rising Radio Sinoland host Jeff J. Brown on the right. Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), as well as being syndicated on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (links below) Note: When finished reading, listening to and/or…
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