Tianxiang Tan says he felt as a child he was very unfortunate to grow up in China as it had no democracy and Western people were said to be better off and happier. Tianxiang Tan moved to the US when he was 19 but now he loves China realising that what he saw told about his country was Western propaganda.
If you live in a small community up in a mountain in the US, it's unlikely the private utilities will want to supply you any services, but in China the government makes sure no one goes without.
Many people outside of China have only a vague understanding of China’s political system. International controversies about Chinese society have only been on the rise. In this talk, Tianxiang explains the often unheard key features that make the Chinese society model unique. He will also delve into some reasons for the very different understandings of China. Tianxiang will provide additional information on how Western mainstream narratives play a major role in the misunderstanding.
Tianxiang (Derek) Tan is a student (now alumnus) at Earlham College. He came to the US with a strong preference for the US political system, while hating that of his home country, China. However, as he encountered new perspectives, he found striking similarities between both and the misconceptions underlying their differences and has now developed a more holistic idea of the two cultures. He hopes to help both reach a mutually beneficial understanding of one another.
A global management student, Derek set his career path on business innovations through building start-ups, joining competitions, and serving on college IT, Marketing, and Finance groups. He has interned at Daimler and Alibaba Group. He was also elected co-chair for the Student Organiation Council and served as a student representative to the college Board of Trustees. Now a student at Cornell Johnson School of Management, he hopes to leverage technology to build cultural and economic connectivity within the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
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“ Tianxiang (Derek) Tan is a student (now alumnus) at Earlham”
“ Earlham College, an independent, residential college, aspires to provide the highest-quality undergraduate education in the liberal arts and sciences, shaped by the distinctive perspectives of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).”
They’re Quakers.... sort of like the original SJWs...
A global management student, Derek set his career path on business innovations through building start-ups, joining competitions, and serving on college IT, Marketing, and Finance groups.
In other words, another useless human being :(
For most part of the day, I am at my parents' home taking care of my 91-yr-old father who has dementia. Anyways, watching the Greek news and feeling sad that the Mongols have turned the Great Church of Holy Wisdom into a mosque. So I turn and say to my mother, "Ma, it's the result of Greece being 'governed' by weak, corrupt, cowardly governments especially the previous government of Alex Tsipras who, btw, that other sleek fraud Yanis Varoufakis calls a great friend. ( Yeah, they're sellouts regardless of their economic leanings.) Erdogan simply took advantage of this. What happens next? It depends if the current Prime Minister is willing to go to Russia and beg -- beg that he will not allow Greece to be a suck-up to US and EU interests. But I doubt it, I mean what is Greece today but a nation of waiters and singers anyways lol"
I was a Quaker for about 7 years. I got into dancing and there was a Sunday tea dance for 4 hours every Sunday, so I stopped going in the end. Fond memories, though, as they were lovely.
They were liberals and nearly all had degrees, and they thought quite deep about things. They had a fantastic library which I lost myself in.
When I went back a few times a few years back they were all gripped by Russiagate, and I couldn't talk them out of it. They liked Hillary and weren't happy when I said that I thought Trump might be better.
Sounds like it got taken over by contemporary secular SJWs....
"I was a Quaker for about 7 years."
I eat a bowl of Quaker oats (with apple slices and raisins) every night before I go to bed. Try it , your stomach will thank you :)
Yeah, love my Quaker oats. Instant oats of course :)
I have a funny anecdote about sowing oats. I'll save it for a rainy day ;)
I have some rainmaker stories, but this is a family friendly blog.
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