August 2017

#211   8/26 Dr. Wordman Yellow, Red, Green and Gold China
Abstract Red is the principal color of the flags of the Soviet Union and China. The communism led by the Soviet Union was expanding fast post WW II intimidating the anti-communist world led by the United States.  Red was used to categorize communist countries such as red Russia, red Romania, red Cuba, red China, etc. Regarding China, the US mainstream media seems to be stubbornly stuck with a...
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Yellow, Red, Green and Gold China
Abstract Red is the principal color of the flags of the Soviet Union and China. The communism led by the Soviet Union was expanding fast post WW II intimidating the anti-communist world led by the United States.  Red was used to categorize communist countries such as red Russia, red Romania, red Cuba, red China, etc. Regarding China, the US mainstream media seems to be stubbornly stuck with a...
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#210  8/19 Dr. Wordman  China's New Work Permit System for Foreign Employees
Abstract  A work permit system is tied with immigration policy, industrial and social needs as well as the education system of a country. While China has recognized the need to develop a new work permit system with clear categorization and value points for foreign workers, the government must be cognizant of the changing and reforming nature of industries, societies and education systems from...
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#210  8/19 Dr. Wordman  Reflections on 'Korea' Problem and Searching for Solution
Abstract​Nuclear threat from North Korea seems to be unsolvable problem since Nixon first encountered in 1975 till today challenging the Trump Presidency. The U.S. is right about that China may be able to help finding a solution but the U.S. is going about in a wrong way. To find a solution to the ‘Korea Problem’, one must understand the history behind Joseon, her relation with China and how she has...
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China's New Work Permit System for Foreign Employees
Abstract  A work permit system is tied with immigration policy, industrial and social needs as well as the education system of a country. While China has recognized the need to develop a new work permit system with clear categorization and value points for foreign workers, the government must be cognizant of the changing and reforming nature of industries, societies and education systems from...
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Reflections on 'Korea' Problem and Searching for Solution
Abstract​Nuclear threat from North Korea seems to be unsolvable problem since Nixon first encountered in 1975 till today challenging the Trump Presidency. The U.S. is right about that China may be able to help finding a solution but the U.S. is going about in a wrong way. To find a solution to the ‘Korea Problem’, one must understand the history behind Joseon, her relation with China and how she has...
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#209 8/12  Dr. Wordman War Not Inevitable between the U.S. and China based on Thucydides and Zhanguo Dynamics
​Thucydides was a scholarly historian of the Ancient Greek. His studies of the Peloponnesian war (431 – 401 B.C.) among Greek city-states led him to a theory that inter-state relations are based more on ‘might’ or ‘power’ than ‘ideology’, ‘justice’, or ‘right’. Through his study of the thirty-years of Greek war, he observed that the strategic...
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#208  8/5   Dr. Wordman ​Inevitable or Not India-China War Depends on the Position of the U.S.
 India and China share a two thousand mile land border, thus it is not a surprise that India and China had border issues for centuries. Bulk of the border is in the Himalayas where population is scarce and a number of small countries are sandwiched between the big nations. The recent border issue near Doklam Plateau, where India is deploying troops on behalf of Bhutan protesting China’s highway...
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