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Translated interviews from the authors of Unhappy China (中国不高兴）

April 21, 2009 peijin

（4）中国想真正成为超级强国，首要的条件是不是军事的强大？造航母是不是我们成为强国的一种指标？ Is being a military power a necessary condition to China becoming a superpower? And would be making aircrafit carriers be a benchmark of that? 　　那不是首要条件，但肯定是不可缺少的一环。一个超级强国，经济上要很强大，话说过来，经济上不强大军事上也强大不起来。科技上也要非常先进，这个世界上应该是科技创新层出不穷的，但我们确实就差得很远。在文化上面也要有影响力，这点美国就有这个架子，不管好莱坞大片水平高低，全世界人民都在看，我们就需要这样的东西。但我认为，文化的东西可以放在后面一点，但经济科技军事肯定是少不了的。 No, that isn’t a sufficient condition, but it is definitely necessary. A superpower has … Continue reading →

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作为一个词语“,活着”在我们 …

April 20, 2009 peijin

作为一个词语“,活着”在我们中国的语言里充满了力量,它的力量不是来自于喊叫,也不是来自于进攻,而是忍受,去忍受生命赋予我们的责任,去忍受现实给予我们的幸福和苦难、无聊和平庸。 This is from the preface to YU HUA’s “To Live”, and was written by the author himself. The gist of it is that “to live” is not something you shout out, or something that is aggressive, outwardly defined, but … Continue reading →

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Pirouettes on the edge of madness: Bertrand Russell, me, and other fucked up peeps

November 23, 2008 peijin

With my own sanity and mental health at greater peril than ever before, i start reading, for some inexplicable reason, about Bertrand Russell’s personal life. I have read some of his books before, on happiness, marriage, etc. and of course … Continue reading →

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