China

Re: Anybody want to get together for conversation in Shanghai?

nameless — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:08:08 GMT

I will be visiting family in China this summer, though they reside in Fuzhou. I may be in Shanghai for a day or two, but much of that time will probably be spent with my uncle. However, I'd certainly like to meet up with a fellow English-speaker.

Re: Anybody want to get together for conversation in Shanghai?

DougStewart — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:18:03 GMT

Let me know if you're going to be in Shanghai sometime & we could get together for drinks & talk - evenings or weekends.

Re: Anybody want to get together for conversation in Shanghai?

DougStewart — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:16:43 GMT

Good idea Jesse, just a little beyond me though. I can probably pass on anecdotal observations.

Re: Anybody want to get together for conversation in Shanghai?

Daviddu — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:25:54 GMT

interesting. I am a Chinese citizen woking in Nanjing, two hours from shanghai by train.

Re: Anybody want to get together for conversation in Shanghai?

MiddleWay — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:32:52 GMT

Yes, that's what I have in mind. But I just started learning about two months ago, not enough to be convincing I guess. However I've been introducing the website to my friends...

Re: Anybody want to get together for conversation in Shanghai?

libertathiest — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:50:19 GMT

You should do an expose' on the economy there and show that the improvement in private property rights correlates with the increased prosperity. That should make for a good article.

Re: Anybody want to get together for conversation in Shanghai?

MiddleWay — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:47:24 GMT

Not there, but good luck. I do hope there would be a branch in China...

Anybody want to get together for conversation in Shanghai?

DougStewart — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:10:13 GMT

Hello,

I just found this group. I'm a USA citizen working in Shanghai since August '09.

I would like to get together with anyone interested in libertarian stuff for drinks and conversation (in English) in Shanghai.

Doug Stewart

Bringing Down the Dragon: How to Liberate China

patientliberty7 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:31:56 GMT

I consider myself a libertarian after Karl Hess's heart; theory is nice, but action is what counts in the end. While some economic liberalizations have prevailed in China, personal freedom continues to suffer under the CPC's iron heel. Hacker's have struck some blows against the Great Firewall, but that has not slowed down the Leviathan.

I'm interested in finding ways to destroy statism worldwide, not just at home. How might we help the people of China? Counter-Economics? Samizdat? I eagerly await your suggestions.

Re: What is the Chinese intellectual class?

Terry Hulsey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:02:06 GMT

Nicholas,

Thanks for your reply. I suppose the media can influence the masses in some way. For example in Rob Gifford's recent book _China Road_ he describes popular radio call-in shows that are daring enough to discuss HIV, land theft in the countryside, etc. -- but none of it seems institutionalized. I mean that in the West the media have long been described as the "watchdog of government," but in China this function seems to come only from a handful of courageous individuals, and not a group with a long-standing, self-conscious mission to oppose the government. As for think tanks: I can't visualize how they can function without state sponsorship, in which case they aren't think tanks in the Western sense. Maybe this is just my lack of imagination! Please name a few Chinese think tanks so that I can look them up.

Re: Are there a branch of Mises Institute in China?

Nicolas — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:41:09 GMT

you'd better register a Tencent messenger account...

Re: What is the Chinese intellectual class?

Nicolas — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:38:59 GMT

they have think-tanks.

and media can influence the mass.

Re: Are there a branch of Mises Institute in China?

Terry Hulsey — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:01:14 GMT

FingWing,

I click on your link and get a 404 error. Has the site moved?

[I do not have a Tencent Messenger ID.]

What is the Chinese intellectual class?

Terry Hulsey — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:48:48 GMT

In the West, there are countless institutions to nuture thinkers who wish to influence government policy. For example: lobbyists, academe, think tanks, opinion-shaping media of all kinds (newpapers, magazines, radio, TV, Internet). In general, this means two groups: Those with direct access to policymakers, and those who influence the clients of the policymakers.

Now in China, clearly these institutions where intellectuals influence policy do not exist. Why should they? Chinese government officials are not publicly and directly approachable; and they have no clients who can remove them from office.

So my question to the forum is: What is the Chinese intellectual class? I do not mean "smart people" or "those who have read more than 50 books." I mean thinkers who want to influence policy. Surely there is some way of getting ideas in front of those who make the laws and distribute the wealth of China, and possibly this way is superior to U.S. lawmakers rushing to pass bills after getting phone calls following a 60 Minutes broadcast. But what are the actual mechanics of this process, and what are the institutions that support it?

Have you guys ever tried to order some books in the Mises Institute online store?

Nicolas — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:14:38 GMT

I recently saw that there are books stores on baidu selling books on Austrian economics which are not expensive.

Re: Are there a branch of Mises Institute in China?

FingWing — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:44:20 GMT

www.21carl.cn take a visit , you can see it !

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Is there a branch of Mises Institute in China?

Nicolas — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:49:42 GMT

Press of Zhe Jiang University has recently published two introductory books on Austrian Economics

Nicolas — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:35:28 GMT

I don't know the English title. Maybe called Austrian School in America & Modern Fundamentals of Austrian Economics .

I'm hoping that profs in ZJU know sth about Austrian School. Thus I have pretty much things to discuss with them when I enter into it.

Chinese government is now planning to interfere the real estate market

Nicolas — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:40:07 GMT

I've written an article recently talking about this issue.

This is my blog in Chinese:

hi.baidu.com/dongziyun