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2026: Thoughts on AI, DeepSeek, and Ideologically Suspect English Language Training Data as Poisonous Weeds

Just yesterday, thinking back to the Isaac Asimov story about a robot (probably the estimable Daneel) who ran for president of the USA because all the candidates were pretty bad news.  That got me to wondering and so I asked … Continue reading

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2023: Taiwan’s Military Preparations — Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

With an eye to growing intimidation efforts from the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan is boosting its military capabilities. Taiwan recently announced that it is extending compulsory military service from three months to one year to allow for better training of its … Continue reading

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2021: Teaching the Leadership of the Communist Party IV

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of translations of the one hundred page long October 2021 PRC Ministry of Education guidelines for Chinese teachers from elementary through high school on points to cover when teaching their … Continue reading

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2021: Teaching the Leadership of the Communist Party III

This is part 3 in a series of translations of the long document issued the the PRC Ministry of Education in October 2021 on how leadership of the Communist Party is to be taught in PRC schools from elementary school … Continue reading

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2021: Teaching “Leadership of the Communist Party” II

In this installment of the translation of the PRC Ministry of Education’s guidance on educating students at all levels: elementary, middle, high school and university on the “leadership of the Communist Party” the importance of upholding the core leadership to … Continue reading

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2021: Teaching “Leadership of the Communist Party” I

During my decade working in China reading materials meant for a Chinese audience was a great help in my work. Attending some meetings deemed international (if one foreigner was allowed to attend, it was classified as an international meeting) I … Continue reading

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Fmr PRC Mil Cooperation Director Zhou Bo on China’s Role in UN Peacekeeping

In a May 2021 Guancha interview with Zhou Bo, former director of the PRC Ministry of Defense Military Cooperation Office — and himself the author of the 2019 Foreign Policy article “The Future of the PLA: How China will use … Continue reading

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2006: PRC Defense Industry S&T Meeting Work Report

Implement the Four Principles to Uphold, Accelerate Transformation and Upgrading, Push Forward the Steady Rapid Progress of the National Defense S&T Industry Zhang Yunchuan report at the 2006 National Defense S&T Industry Working Meeting Report (Excerpts) posted January 13, 2006 … Continue reading

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2008: Fire Corps: The Difficulty of Passing Along Rescue Techniques

Fire Corps: The Difficulty of Passing Along Rescue Techniques San Lian Shenghuo Zhoukan, June 30, 2008 pp. 98 – 99 http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-06-26/114615821257.shtml “In most Chinese provinces, earthquake rescue teams are located in the fire corps.” Political commissar Zhong Jian of the … Continue reading

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