Xi Jinping’s Empire of Tedium, Appendix II 忌   According to the traditional Chinese calendar, the 4th of February 2022 marked the Start of Spring 立春, a time when the earth stirs and early signs of a seasonal change can be detected.… Read

Xi Jinping’s Empire of Tedium, Appendix I 捌 ‘Beijing 2022’, the Winter Olympic Games (4- 20 February 2022), is hailed by China’s state media as the concrete expression of the guiding genius of Xi Jinping.… Read

Introducing Xi Jinping’s Empire of Tedium 瞽 The title of this introductory essay — ‘You Should Look Back’ — is a reference to ‘Don’t Look Up’, a film directed by Adam McKay that was released in December 2021.… Read

Xi Jinping’s Empire of Tedium
Tiger Skins in the Year of the Tiger 拉大旗作虎皮 The writer Lu Xun used the expression 拉大旗作虎皮 lā dàqí zuò hǔpí, literally ‘drape yourself in the flag as though it were a tiger skin’, to mock people who put on a formidable show to disguise their lack of substance.… Read