China Liuyang cuisine, smoked tofu What's less internationally known about Liuyang is its culinary tradition, somewhat different from that of surrounding Hunan. Liuyang cuisine is a fascinating blend of southern Hakka food with regional Hunan food and special local ingredients grown nearby.
Economics Europe: Asleep at the wheel Europe has been missing the economic plot for quite some time now. It has been eaten away by America at one end since World War II, and it's getting eaten by China at the other end. It's been eating itself everywhere else with a focus on
Business Tesla, BYD and the EV market The global EV market is moving at a million miles an hour. From trips to Australia and China and discussions with a significant Tesla investor, I’ve been fascinated by what's going on.
Business Taiwan: The kitchen making tasty chips China will only reclaim Taiwan by force if their leader goes mad. Sometimes that happens to lifelong leaders and dictators (sometimes I worry about my own sanity).
Hong Kong Taiwan and US politics It was interesting watching the foreign support for the Hong Kong riots three years ago. The riots on the surface were in protest at a new extradition bill that the government was trying to pass, but in practice also speak to the lack of opportunities and progress felt by so
