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Jackie Chan Says Chinese People Need to be Controlled

In another case of open mouth, insert foot, another celebrity has said something controversial this week. First, there was Hulk Hogan admitting that he “totally understood” O.J. Simpson. Now, Jackie Chan, who was born in Hong Kong, stated that the Chinese people “need to be controlled.” I knew this one was not going to go away without an uproar, but maybe Hulk should thank him for taking a bit of the heat off of him! Chan was at a business forum in Hainan, a southern Chinese province, when he made his remarks. He said that he felt perhaps a free … Continue reading →

Marriage in the News: Taiwan Yearbook

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A new book, recently published by the Taiwanese government funded Foundation for Women’s Rights Promotion and Development has found that as much as 30 percent of women leave the job market after they get married. The Taiwan Women Yearbook – First Edition found that the number of Taiwanese women leaving the work force when they get married is commiserate with their level of education. Using official tallies the book offers that the ratio of women leaving their jobs after they get married is: 46% quit when they marry if they have only received the minimum nine year’s of education or … Continue reading →

“Oops!” With A Capital “O”

Imagine attending the Super Bowl and instead of hearing a celebrity belt out “The Star-Spangled Banner,” he starts singing the Russian national anthem. A similar situation took place yesterday during the inauguration of a China-financed stadium on the Caribbean island of Grenada when a band performed the national anthem of Chinese rival Taiwan. According to news reports, Chinese Ambassador Qian Hongshan and throngs of Chinese laborers who built the $40 million Queen’s Park stadium as a gift were visibly annoyed as their Asian rival’s anthem echoed inside the 20,000-seat venue. Oops! That’s about all Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell could … Continue reading →