The first insider memoir from a Confucius Institute director during a time of growing global controversy chronicles an award-winning journey facing existential and political challenges
The Confucius Institutes were so vanilla and conformist that picking on them was a dark joke from the start. Pompeo's bullying was signalling all-change, we're coming for you.
More to do with throwing raw meat to the western masses as diversion from domestic problems, and prepping them psychologically for war on the rising superpower that would mean deepening pauperisation of Americans.
Regarding the article, I'm absolutely fascinated by Professor Zeng's journey, wondering how he managed to navigate all thos complex challenges, truly remarkable.
Mr. Zeng is right to be frustrated by the general suspicion of all Chinese nationals as spies. But it's unlikely that this is due to a surge in racism during the last decade. He neglects the impact of China's behaviour itself, not least Art. 7 of the intelligence law which reads: "Article 7: All organizations and citizens shall support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence efforts in accordance with law, and shall protect national intelligence work secrets they are aware of." I am afraid Mr. Zeng's rather disdainful approach to his host country may turn out counterproductive (btw I am not British).
The Confucius Institutes were so vanilla and conformist that picking on them was a dark joke from the start. Pompeo's bullying was signalling all-change, we're coming for you.
More to do with throwing raw meat to the western masses as diversion from domestic problems, and prepping them psychologically for war on the rising superpower that would mean deepening pauperisation of Americans.
Hello there Zichen, great post, and given the topic, I thought you might enjoy hearing about a rather obscured Asian empire:
https://open.substack.com/pub/jordannuttall/p/a-cartographic-view-of-tartaria?r=4f55i2&utm_medium=ios
Regarding the article, I'm absolutely fascinated by Professor Zeng's journey, wondering how he managed to navigate all thos complex challenges, truly remarkable.
Mr. Zeng is right to be frustrated by the general suspicion of all Chinese nationals as spies. But it's unlikely that this is due to a surge in racism during the last decade. He neglects the impact of China's behaviour itself, not least Art. 7 of the intelligence law which reads: "Article 7: All organizations and citizens shall support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence efforts in accordance with law, and shall protect national intelligence work secrets they are aware of." I am afraid Mr. Zeng's rather disdainful approach to his host country may turn out counterproductive (btw I am not British).