Dissecting the Nouveau Riche
More than 120 million Chinese travel overseas annually. Occasionally, one or two unruly tourists would make headlines, triggering another...
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谭炳昌
- Jan 10, 2018
- 3 min
短期內解放台灣？
对绝大多数中国人来说，统一是毫无妥协余地的大事，不能永久逃避 ，只看时间和回归方式而已。我認為統一祖國的契機，很大機會在短期，甚至一兩年內出現。
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James Tam
- Jan 9, 2018
- 3 min
Imminent Liberation of Taiwan?
Without underestimating the risk of a military solution, Taiwan seems ripe for the big change. Indefinite deferment is not feasible
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谭炳昌
- Nov 5, 2017
- 5 min
洞山禪影
咚 ～～～ 沈肅的禪鐘聲與本來的寂靜互相引接，引起了一靜一動的共鳴。和諧的交替，並未驚破黎明。從房間里，我聽不到敲鐘僧人的唱誦，但我幾晚前曾經上鐘樓聽唱，抄下了偈詞：「洪鐘初扣 寶偈高吟 上徹天堂 下通地府 。。。。。干戈永息 甲馬休征 陣敗傷亡 俱生淨土。。。」...
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James Tam
- Nov 4, 2017
- 5 min
Shadows of Cave Mountain
D o n g ~ ~ ~ The temple bell strikes at four-thirty as usual. Deep resonance impregnates predawn quietness, giving it life rather than...
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James Tam
- Aug 23, 2017
- 7 min
Don't Learn From History 歷史的謊話
Don’t learn from history — it’s full of lies. Some say that’s to be expected, as history is written by the victors. But why must victors...
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Jun 25, 2017
- 4 min
Graffiti 塗鴉
I don’t know anything about graffiti, but the good ones make me stop to admire, as if in a gallery. Some are amazing not only due to its...
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- May 6, 2017
- 6 min
Thinking Inside The Box 創意與中庸
Calling ourselves Homo Sapiens — literally wise man — has to be either missed irony, or hyperbolic self-flattery. Even dummies know that...
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James Tam
- Mar 22, 2017
- 5 min
The New Face of Old Guangzhou 廣州的舊城新貌
Like most tourists, I prefer historical sites or “exotic” destinations when travelling, wishing to see something “different”. Since I...
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Dec 16, 2016
- 4 min
Faces of Iceland 冰岛面貌
Photogenic Iceland has been exhaustedly covered. Every visitor to Iceland has taken a picture similar to this. Perhaps I'll focus more on...
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James Tam
- Oct 31, 2016
- 2 min
Ordinary Americans' Options
Ordinary Americans brought up to believe in “justice, freedom, democracy” have been watching their elected governments blatantly erode...
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James Tam
- Sep 12, 2016
- 4 min
Money Can Reunite Hong Kong
If I ran for Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, I’ll win by a landslide margin, and gain unanimous support from everyone, including Beijing
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谭炳昌
- Sep 12, 2016
- 4 min
每人五十萬填補香港裂痕
假如我競選香港特首，會以壓倒性票數勝出。而上任後，一眾議員，左右前後，真假民主，都會放下口號，萬眾一心地支持我實現競選承諾。我的競選策略簡單易明，絕無取巧，連中學未畢業的本土革命議員也一聽便心明大義，心急的甚至會上街遊行，強烈要求我提早接班。更妙的是北北京的策略專家們暗自讚許
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James Tam
- Aug 25, 2016
- 6 min
Waking to "Anti-Americanism"？
American foreign adventures provide prodigiously fertile ground for anyone in a critical mood. But whenever I feel the urge to condemn...
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谭炳昌
- Aug 25, 2016
- 6 min
面對事實等於“反美”？
可能有人認為我很 「反美」，但我對美帝國的看法是基於大量不具爭議的事實，而非偏見或意識形態。其實我年輕時很崇拜美國。好萊塢電影看多了，甚至以為牛仔是英雄，印第安人是野蠻的「紅番」。懂得睜眼看世界之後，看法才逐漸180度轉變。...
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Aug 21, 2016
- 2 min
Me? Commenting on badminton? 吓！我也來評羽毛球？
I normally only watch sports on TV when there’s no escape. But the Olympic badminton final last night was a great match, and unexpectedly...
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Jul 29, 2016
- 3 min
Laos (4) - Abstract Vientiane 老撾（4）－ 包羅萬象
Vientiane has become a familiar name in the past few days because of the 49th ASEAN foreign ministers meeting. Lao’s capital Vientiane,...
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Jul 17, 2016
- 2 min
Laos (3) - Beautiful Laos 老撾（3）－ 美麗的老撾
I'm still wondering if the two figures I saw at the magnificent Phapeng Falls are real or not 我到今天還懷疑 Phapeng 瀑布石頭上的人，是真是假 We entered...
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Jul 7, 2016
- 4 min
Laos (2) - The Bombed People 老挝（2）－ 被疯狂轰炸的人民
Digging for the truth 發掘真相 Nothing much happened in the ensuing centuries; just the usual merging and splitting, rebellions and...
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James Tam 谭炳昌
- Jul 5, 2016
- 2 min
Laos (1) 老撾 （1）
Link to previous post: Xishuangbanna 链接到上一篇：西雙版納 I know it’s downright silly to attempt summarising a country’s history in a hundred...
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