In recent days, following the Presidential election, I have continually been asked by my more politically minded university students what I think about President Bush’s eight years in office. Usually, I turn the question around and ask them to tell me what they think about Mr. Bush’s impact on China during his two terms in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Chinese Politics’
Understanding the Bush Legacy in China
Posted by Robert Vance on November 24th, 2008
Posted in The Vance Report 
Tags: Bush Legacy China, Bush on China, Chinese Politics, George Bush, hu jintao, Taiwan Policy, Tibet Policy 
9 Comments »Does China Owe an Apology to the World?
Posted by Robert Vance on June 27th, 2008
For months, my friends and students in China have been accusing the world, and especially the United States, of trying to inject politics into the 2008 Olympics Games.Those who have dared to mention to mention the words Tibet’ and ‘Olympics’ in the same sentence are accused of mixing the sacred with the profane. The Olympics Games [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008-Olympics, China, Chinese Politics, dalai lama, Olympic Games, Tibet 7 Comments »Why the Olympic Torch is Good for North Korea
Posted by Robert Vance on April 29th, 2008
The Chinese government on Monday finally got what it wanted; twelve joyous unprotested miles of people waving flags, cheering, and adoring the Olympic Torch. The CCP will probably be using video footage from the torch parade in Pyongyang for years to come. There were no reported incidents; security was much lighter. It was a dream come [...]
Why Chinese Patriotism is to be Respected and Feared
Posted by Robert Vance on April 25th, 2008
“My father was sent to a camp to be re-educated and my uncle went to prison because they knew someone who the government did not like,” one of my close friends told me recently. She explained to me that because of ill treatment and poor nutrition, her father developed severe stomach problems in the camp which have remained [...]
