Author Archives: yuenchungkwong

All kinds of analytical studies would become available, some already are, but the essential point is: the war will destroy both Ukraine and Russia, create major economic problems for Europe and USA, and leave China as the last man standing. … Continue reading →

这个女孩是谁？认得出她是谷爱凌吗？我一看觉得她前途堪忧，因为她在被满怀商业目的的人摆布。 因为她被很多争议缠身，2022她去史丹福开课会经历很多困难。她的情况比魏圣美或克林顿女儿麻烦很多。 Who is she? Can u recognize Eileen Gu? I find this scary, because someone with business objective could change her image just like that. Given the controversy surrounding her, I suspect she would have great difficulty if she … Continue reading →

https://supchina.com/2018/02/20/chinese-supermodel-liu-wen-in-a-controversy-for-wishing-her-instagram-followers-happy-lunar-new-year/amp/ four years ago a photo of Liu Wen/Deng Wendi wishing instagram followers “happy lunar new year” brought on streams of abuse, but things have changed since then – this year Lunar New Year is much more frequent than Chinese … Continue reading →

Mysteries of Li Shangyin yuen chung kwong 阮宗光著 1. IntroductionThe late Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin wrote some of the most lyrical verses known in Chinese poetry, in particular poems about unconsumated love. His use of words with deep meanings, … Continue reading →

I wrote this some years ago, probably 15, but it seems relevant today, including the article by Keller about Facebook: —– How many intellectuals do you have among your acquaintances? In fact, when was the last time you met someone … Continue reading →

Science, Proof and Faith 1. Modern times There used to be a time when ideas about the material and the spiritualworlds were not clearly divided. Isaac Newton was considered to be both thegreatest scientist and the greatest theologian of his … Continue reading →

In July 2020 26 year old Raeesah Khan became the youngest person ever elected to the Singapore Parliament, when her team of four Workers Party candidates won the Group Representative Constituency of Sengkang. Things began to roll in their direction … Continue reading →

Singapore’s most internationally known freedom fighters are Amos Yee and Annabelle Chong: one wants freedom to enjoy pedophilia, the other to make pornography, though I assume most other liberals in Singapore have other objectives. But maybe they first need to … Continue reading →

“Patrice Who?”, the most likely reaction from the readers; maybe the name Dag Hammarskjöld is a bit more familiar the UN Secretary General who died in a plane crash during his mission to Congo, is in posterity a less admired … Continue reading →

I start with an apparently unrelated question: is Taiwan part of China? The official position of USA is “to be decided”; how? If you say “democratically”, you are expecting Taiwan to become independent, since that’s the current majority wish. So … Continue reading →