DPRK releases film to commemorate Chinese volunteers
PYONGYANG, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The film "Brotherhood" produced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) made debut on Monday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV)'s entry into the front of the Korean War.
The film, which lasts for about 90 minutes, shows the courage, heroism and great internationalism of the CPV and the brotherhood between peoples of the two countries by telling of CPV martyr Huang Jiguang's brave story in the Korean War.
Hong Kwang Sun, chairman of the DPRK National Film Commission, said before the premiere that the CPV's heroic feats were still shining as a model of noble internationalism and fraternal friendship, and were always remembered by the DPRK people and army.
The film was proposed by and produced under the direction of top leader Kim Jong Il, said Hong.
The National Film Commission, which made "Brotherhood," is now preparing for the first film to be jointly produced by the DPRK and China to further strengthen cultural communication and cooperation between the two countries, according to Hong.
Editor: Yang Lina
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
After Mr Hu, Mr Xi
In contrast with the current Chairman Hu Jintao, Mr Xi has a more integrated political-military resume. Mr Hu's forte is in engineering and indeed social-economic engineering on a grand scale, a fact which has made the current Chairman and Premier Wen Jiabo a very good combination, as Wen also has a strong engineering background. I will provide details of the expected next Prime Minister at a later time.
The Chinese system has placed Mr Xi as Mr Hu's deputy for a few years now so even though they have different approaches to the market and to a range of ideological issues, they have worked very well as a team already in overseeing the massive developments of their nation. Mr Xi's elevation does signal a more assertive China in terms of politcal and military presence in the future especially in North Asia. Meanwhile the extensive Chinese investment inter-linking with SE Asian countries continues at a very rapid pace in terms of provision of high speed rail infrastructure; functionally integrating all land-linked SE Asian countries to particular China cities of rising economic growth.
Mr Hu has done an outstanding job in presiding over and directing the current China Flow and has done this with the assistance of Mr Xi for some years so the handover of real power should be a very smooth, and profoundly secure one. I'm guessing, but I presume it means a slight move for China to the Right in terms of Neo-Confucian directions for the future; some more flexibility with a range of individual and religious freedoms (for belief systems with core Confucian, or at least integrative Chinese ethical elements) whilst at the same time a significant bolstering of China's military defence capacity far beyond even recent investments in the 'whole brand new navy' etc currently underway.
It makes sense. North Asia is the most 'tectonic' place in the world terms of a potential international military conflagration and a far more assertive China should not only counter any potential for future chaos, it will in fact pre-emptively bring security and abiding peace and growth in the region even if instability and chaos is better for American interests there.
The future, at first for Asia, is not about American or European Globalism, or communism or capitalism, per se. It's all really about Neo-Confucianism rising. This will benefit China and do no harm to others, and all of Asia will benefit; as is The Way of China.
The Chinese system has placed Mr Xi as Mr Hu's deputy for a few years now so even though they have different approaches to the market and to a range of ideological issues, they have worked very well as a team already in overseeing the massive developments of their nation. Mr Xi's elevation does signal a more assertive China in terms of politcal and military presence in the future especially in North Asia. Meanwhile the extensive Chinese investment inter-linking with SE Asian countries continues at a very rapid pace in terms of provision of high speed rail infrastructure; functionally integrating all land-linked SE Asian countries to particular China cities of rising economic growth.
Mr Hu has done an outstanding job in presiding over and directing the current China Flow and has done this with the assistance of Mr Xi for some years so the handover of real power should be a very smooth, and profoundly secure one. I'm guessing, but I presume it means a slight move for China to the Right in terms of Neo-Confucian directions for the future; some more flexibility with a range of individual and religious freedoms (for belief systems with core Confucian, or at least integrative Chinese ethical elements) whilst at the same time a significant bolstering of China's military defence capacity far beyond even recent investments in the 'whole brand new navy' etc currently underway.
It makes sense. North Asia is the most 'tectonic' place in the world terms of a potential international military conflagration and a far more assertive China should not only counter any potential for future chaos, it will in fact pre-emptively bring security and abiding peace and growth in the region even if instability and chaos is better for American interests there.
The future, at first for Asia, is not about American or European Globalism, or communism or capitalism, per se. It's all really about Neo-Confucianism rising. This will benefit China and do no harm to others, and all of Asia will benefit; as is The Way of China.
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
China _ Asia's next First Family 2012 onwards Xi Jinping & Peng Liyuan
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| Mr Xi brings extensive political and military integration to the next Presidency, strengthening links with all political facets and those of the Peoples Liberation Army. He is known for strong leadership, economic planning and redistribution and is highly opposed to official corruption. There are two main schools regarding economic development. The Shanghai school promotes very free entrepreneurial capitalism focused in already wealthy centres whilst the other school promotes a more equal distribution of wealth, especially focusing on the Western areas, to bring relative wealth in rural areas concomitant with the explosion of wealth on the Eastern Coast. Mr Xi is a supporter of the latter school of thought.Ms Peng is a very famous and revered singer in China. |
Monday, 18 October 2010
Yukio Mishima's Temple of the Golden Pavilion
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| I've just finished reading this novel for the first time. It's very good though not as 'direct line' as some of Mishima's shorter novels; and it's written in the first person narration which is different again. It's a fascinating insight into what, I guess, we call neuroticism, per se; but really also into the human condition in terms of why it's so easy in every generation for wars to happen. It's a good study of the deep desire to find meaning within neurosis and then to find meaning in the overthrowing of all its causal indices, in pursuit of a kind of apolitical apocalyptic liberty. He's a great writer, for sure. That he lived at all is remarkable, that he wrote so damn well is an enormous gift. He writes of things few other writers do and with an acuity and detail that is really astounding. He illustrates the powerful rage and lust to otherthrow the binding immoral ordinary and in this way does give insights as much into what is currently called factional terrorism and also the neurosis bordering upon real psychosis that keeps leading America, and the UK and various satllites like Australia, so willingly into profoundly destructive conflicts; seeking meaning in hubris and in the deaths of Iraqis, Afghanis etc and all under the pretext of that notional liberty and the sick righteousness of these current Dark Ages. |
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