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Chinese state capitalism is NOT the answer – read the inside story

This is a post by Yang Jisheng  intellectual and “blogger in hiding” responding to Zang Wei Wei’s praise of the “Chinese Model” for economic progress. It is a must read for all western observers.   “How I See the ‘China Model’” Yang Jisheng Yanhuang Chunqiu , January 2011 Posted online January 11, 2011 The “China [...]

A couple of things have encouraged me to write about the growth of Chinese power. It is Chinese New-year on Monday, the year of the water dragon, which signifies strength and power, and for many Chinese this means 2012 is a great year to show Chinese strength. A news report in the Age stating the [...]

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13 years ago I spent 4 weeks in the hilltop heaven of McLeod Ganj. Recently a friend and fellow contributor to JeSaurai visited so we thought it interesting to compare notes/stories and images to see how? Or if India has changed with its leap into modernity.   1998 McLead, and Bhagsu nag the tiny village [...]

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A dark cloud over India’s economic boom

India is an emerging economic superpower. With a population in excess of one billion people and GDP growth at 9 and 10% (1) respectively for the past two years, India is on track to be a global force economically and socially. History though has a habit of repeating itself and if India does not take [...]

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