This post begins with a discussion in the vein of the somewhat clichéd US vs China cultural comparison. But I hope to use it as a preamble to discuss more abstract issues and, hopefully, generate original insights. Disclaimer #1: I generally critical of Western coverage of parts of Asia of which I think I have above-average understanding (e.g. Singapore, parts of China) as it plays too much into the prejudices of their audience. I take this as a specific manifestation of the
Believing our own Lies
Believing our own Lies
Believing our own Lies
This post begins with a discussion in the vein of the somewhat clichéd US vs China cultural comparison. But I hope to use it as a preamble to discuss more abstract issues and, hopefully, generate original insights. Disclaimer #1: I generally critical of Western coverage of parts of Asia of which I think I have above-average understanding (e.g. Singapore, parts of China) as it plays too much into the prejudices of their audience. I take this as a specific manifestation of the