October 2017

#220 10/28 Dr. Wordman Two Salient Characteristics of China Model of Nation Building
​The rise of China had happened as many people predicted. A famous quote attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte (9/15/1769-5/5/1821) said: “China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move the world.” Isaac Stone Fish in Foreign Policy (FP 1/19/2016) wrote a review article, “Crouching Tiger, Sleeping Giant”, about this quote as an overused cliché. In 1997, The Economists...
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Two Salient Characteristics of China Model of Nation Building
​The rise of China had happened as many people predicted. A famous quote attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte (9/15/1769-5/5/1821) said: “China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move the world.” Isaac Stone Fish in Foreign Policy (FP 1/19/2016) wrote a review article, “Crouching Tiger, Sleeping Giant”, about this quote as an overused cliché. In 1997, The Economists...
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#219  10/21 Dr. Wordman Causality Analysis of Las Vegas Shooting
​Las Vegas shooting was committed on Oct. 1, 2017 by a lone killer, Stephen Paddock, a resident of Mesquite, Nevada, who was a retired accountant, property investor and a wealthy lavish gambler, received VIP treatment for his gambling hobby. He was offered complementary suite on the 32nd floor at Mandalay Bay Casino Hotel, where he stayed for three days, plotted and committed the mass murder killing...
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Causality Analysis of Las Vegas Shooting
​Las Vegas shooting was committed on Oct. 1, 2017 by a lone killer, Stephen Paddock, a resident of Mesquite, Nevada, who was a retired accountant, property investor and a wealthy lavish gambler, received VIP treatment for his gambling hobby. He was offered complementary suite on the 32nd floor at Mandalay Bay Casino Hotel, where he stayed for three days, plotted and committed the mass murder killing...
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#218  10/14 Dr. Wordman ​From China’s 19th CPCPC and 13th NPC to Sino-Democracy
​ Abstract The 19th Party Congress of Chinese Communist Party is held in October, 2017. At this congress, the party leadership will be elected. This leadership will then be serving the government leadership positions for a new five year term. The government performance of previous five year and a plan for future five years will be presented at the 13th National People’s Congress in March 2018....
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From China’s 19th CPCPC and 13th NPC to Sino-Democracy
​ Abstract The 19th Party Congress of Chinese Communist Party is held in October, 2017. At this congress, the party leadership will be elected. This leadership will then be serving the government leadership positions for a new five year term. The government performance of previous five year and a plan for future five years will be presented at the 13th National People’s Congress in March 2018....
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#217  10/7  Dr. Wordman ​Thoughts Triggered by President Trump's First UN Speech
The U.S. President, Mr. Donald Trump, delivered his first speech at the General Assembly of the United Nation on September 19th, 2017 in New York City. He chose to deliver a ‘BaQi’ speech (BaQi,霸氣, a Chinese term meaning a strong, tough and somewhat patronizing) containing a few dosages of his campaign speeches which resonated with the American right and established the “America First”...
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