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 [...]
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Understanding the Bush Legacy in China
Posted by Robert Vance on November 24th, 2008
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Tags: Bush Legacy China, Bush on China, Chinese Politics, George Bush, hu jintao, Taiwan Policy, Tibet Policy 
9 Comments »Little Olympic Girl in Red Dress Pulls an ‘Ashley Simpson’
Posted by Robert Vance on August 12th, 2008
On Friday night near the very beginning of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the world witnessed the appearance of a beautiful little Chinese girl in a charming red dress who sang a heartwarming song as the Chinese flag entered the Bird’s Nest Stadium. Despite the magical and spectacular performance that followed [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing Games, China, hu jintao, little girl in red dress, olympics, red dress 39 Comments »President Bush Slams Beijing on Eve of 2008 Olympic Games
Posted by Robert Vance on August 8th, 2008
President Bush should beware. After making his strongest condemnation of Beijing ever yesterday in Thailand, he may very well receive the same frosty welcome that French President Nicholas Sarkozy is likely to receive. If the Chinese population at large happens to hear about what Mr. Bush said, any appreciation that they had for his willingness [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008 Games, 2008-Olympics, beijing, CCP, Communist Party, hu jintao, Human Rights, president bush 2 Comments »Kevan Gosper and Shirtless Men Dominate the Weekly China Roundup
Posted by Robert Vance on August 2nd, 2008
The Weekly China Roundup from TeachAbroadChina.com
The IOC (International Olympic Committee) in hot water — It has not been a good week for Kevan Gosper and the International Olympic Committee. It appears that the IOC may have known about Beijing’s plan to censor the internet from the start and Olympic Press Chief Kevan Gosper claimed earlier [...]
Beijing Slams Britain for Meeting with Dalai Lama
Posted by Robert Vance on May 25th, 2008
It was back to ‘business as usual’ for the Chinese government on Saturday when it condemned Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown and members of the British Parliament for meeting with the Dalai Lama. A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing was quoted as saying that the meeting in Britain “interferes in China’s internal affairs and hurts the [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008-Olympics, Britian Dalai Lama, China, dalai lama, Gordon Brown, hu jintao, Tibet 72 Comments »Ping pong and Ambulances Dominate the Weekly China Roundup
Posted by Robert Vance on May 10th, 2008
The Weekly China Roundup from Sino News on TeachAbroadChina.com
Hu’s got game: If Chinese President Hu JinTao’s prowess on the ping pong table in Tokyo this week is a foreshadow of things to come in August, countries of the world should beware! Japan Today reports that on Thursday, Mr. Hu “beat Japanese teen player Fukuhara in five of the eight [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: Ali_Fukuhara, Chinese Ambulances, Chinese Ping Pong, hu jintao, Japan, Libraries in China, robert vance No Comments »Panda Bears Steal the Show in Tokyo
Posted by Robert Vance on May 7th, 2008
Don’t get me wrong. I love Panda Bears as much as the next guy. I’m happy that two of these beautiful creatures will be following in Hu JinTao’s foosteps by making a trip to Tokyo in the near future. Unfortunately, China’s gracious offer to lend Panda Bears to a zoo in Tokyo was about the only news with [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: 2008-Olympics, China Japan, East China Sea Gas Fields, hu jintao, Sino Japan, Tokyo Meeting No Comments »
