Gödel’s Loophole and American’s ‘Cultural Revolution’

Contra Trump 造反有理 Zhang Qianfan (張千帆, 1964-) is a professor of constitutional law at Peking University. Readers of China Heritage first encountered him in The Professor, a University & the Rule of Law, a chapter in Xu Zhangrun Case which details Xu’s critiques of the Xi Jinping era, the persecution he has suffered since 2018 and the support he has received by colleagues and people of conscience in China.… Read

A New Yorker Centenary

Celebrating New Sinology The 17th February 2025 marks the centenary of The New Yorker. Over the years, I have made modest China-related contributions to that magazine’s reporting on China and the writers I have engaged with include Evan Osnos, Ian Buruma, Jiayang Fan and Chang Che.… Read

An Absolute Personal Faith

Intersecting with Eternity In December 2024, the Berlin International Film Festival announced that it would award Scottish actor Tilda Swinton an Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement. Tricia Tuttle, director of the festival, said that: The range of Tilda Swinton’s work is breathtaking.… Read

Death Wish — Promises Made, Promises Kept

Contra Trump 咎由自取   A renowned journalist, writer, commentator and broadcaster, Chris Hedges has featured in China Heritage over the years, as well as in our Contra Trump — America’s Empire of Tedium series.… Read

Triumph of the Cod Philosophers and their Dark Enlightenment

Contra Trump 遷臣逐客 If Americans want to change their government, they’re going to have to get over their dictator phobia. — Curtis Yarvin America is not a software company. And letting a thin-skinned, Ketamine-fueled, video-game cheating, Nazi apologist billionaire take over the machinery of the United States is not something that anyone voted for.… Read