Xiaochen Su
Xiaochen Su
Recent Stories
Su: Migrants need self-exam
A blind man taking an afternoon stroll through the main campus of the University of Sydney would be convinced he is actually walking through the streets of an East Asian city.
Su: The case for geography
From the piracy off the coast of Somalia to the war over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the conflicts that catch the attention of American leaders and policy makers are increasingly being shifted to regions outside of the familiar Euro-American developed world.
Su: Obedience and order breed progress
If Korea’s policy on cigarette-butt disposal can provide an example of the benefit of adherence to societal norms—immaculately clean streets in impossibly crowded urban regions—then perhaps it can be said that uniformity and collectivism makes for a more livable world.
Taiwan’s desinicization policy pulls at seams of One China
These policies, however, can only lead to the complete isolation of Taiwan from mainland China and its rapidly expanding global community.
Socialism in U.S. can cure capitalism’s woes
The historical trend shows that the creation of a new socialism is necessary to prevent the reoccurrence of communist-inspired violence and instability that result in more poverty.
U.S. cannibalizes self by enabling immigrants, poor
Today, the U.S. population is continuing growth abnormal for its status as one of the most developed countries in the world. Compared to similarly wealthy states such as Japan, Great Britain, Germany or France, the American population is rising rapidly.
Along the border, Chinese pity Koreans
If after walking on the Yalu River Bridge in Dandong, China, you find yourself standing on a street corner unsure of what to do next, a taxi driver named Lixin may come by honking his horn.
True democracy cannot spring up overnight
The process of understanding democratic values may take decades, it must be completed without haste, in order for a true democracy to blossom without fear of violence and instability.