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  • Joyce Xi to Speak at Stanford on Her Father Prof. Xi’s Arrest

    San Jose, Oct. 18, 2015, — What would you do if your family was awakened at dawn by FBI Agents, some with guns drawn, who entered your home and arrested you without telling you why? In this Post-Patriot Act America, do ordinary citizens have constitutional rights that protect against reckless investigations and prosecutions? What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race? What are the academic freedom implications for professors and researchers if routine international collaborations can be monitored by the FBI and misconstrued as criminal activity?

    These are some questions Joyce Xi, daughter of Prof. Xiaoming Xi, will address in a talk at Stanford Law School on Oct. 21.
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    Prof. Xi’s profile on Temple University’s website(file photo).
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  • Modular Innovation and China’s Opportunities

    By Xue Zhaofeng , speech at US-China Hi-Tech Summit, Boston 2015

    I’m pleased to give some remarks on behalf of Peking University Business School’s (BiMBA) “Modular Innovation and China’s Opportunities” delegation. Our members are mostly from the EMBA alumni of Peking University Business School (BIMBA). All of them are excellent leaders from the investment and industry fields. Our trip to the United States is to search for the origins of innovation, and to explore new technologies, new business models, and new business opportunities.
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  • Lindy Li: The Graduation Speech That Almost Didn’t Happen

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 15, 2015, — In her Facebook update today, Lindy Li wrote “I had the honor of speaking with President Clinton today — it was such an unforgettable moment for me” while sharing the picture below.
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  • Next-Gen Endpoint Security Leader Bit9 + Carbon Black Raises $54.5M

    WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 14, 2015 — Bit9® + Carbon Black®, the market leader in Next-Generation Endpoint Security (NGES), today announced it recently closed $54.5 million in Series F funding. The company will use investment to fuel its accelerating growth, product innovation and international expansion.
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    Bit9 + Carbon Black moved its headquarters to this building at 1100 Winter St. in Waltham (file photo).
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  • Lindy Li, 24, Aims to Bring New Ideas to US Congress

    By Lindy Li, Candidate for US Congress
    (in the 7th Congressional District of PA, Oct. 14, 2015)

    Lack of income growth, the meteroic rise of education and health care costs, and discrimination in college admissions and in the workplace — Thomas Paine could very well have been describing our own era when he said that “these are the times that try men’s souls.”

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    Lindy Li talks to supporters in Acton, Mass. on Oct. 12, 2015 (bostonese.com file photo).
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  • Did Mao Say “Better to Let Half of the People Die”?

    By Xujun Eberlein

    Nearly two years ago, when I translated Yang Jisheng’s response to Dikötter’s strange comments on Tombstone, I said I was intensely interested to find out whether Mao really said “It is better to let half of the people die so that the other half can eat their fill,” and if he did, in what context. I received a couple of clues, but none provided the complete context, and I have been left wondering since. I even sent an email to Yang Jisheng asking if he knew about this Mao quote, but did not hear back – perhaps the email address I got from a journalist friend was no longer valid.
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  • International Seminar on WWII Documentary Under Bayonets and Barbed Wire Held in Beijing

    By Chen Rui, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China

    In the afternoon of September 28, 2015, studio No.2 of China Film Group (CFG) was crowded with people from diverse background. Professionals from the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Chinese Federation of Literacy and Art Circles (CFLAC), China Literary Criticism Center, State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of PRC(SARFT),People’s Daily Press, CCTV, China Film Association, Xinhua News Agency, People.cn, CNR, ifeng, China.com, China Research Center for International Economic Development, China Business Journal, China Biographical Literature Association and Central University of Finance and Economics etc., as well as friends from France, the United States, Singapore, Britain, Indian and Spain gathered together to watch , a US-China co-produced film. The film play was followed by a heated discussion on the social implication, shooting and expression technique of the film. Last night, No.2 studio of CFG was fortunate enough to have witnessed a clash of values and insights between the east and the west.
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  • History Making — Yellow River Grand Concert at BU

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 12, 2015, — The Yellow River Cantata grand concert was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University last night to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese Peoples War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. Over 1,000 singers from cities across North America and the 200-member band created the largest musical performance in history by Chinese art groups in North America. Over 5,000 in the audience were immersed in echoes of the heavy gales and torrential waves of the Yellow River at the time of war and fresh interpretations of the masterpiece by the Chinese composer Xian Xinghai.
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    Mr. Wanjun Qiao thanks the audience（Photos by BCPA）.
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  • Amazing Pictures from 2015 Harvard China Day

    Photos by John Tsou, bostonese.com

    Harvard Chinese Student & Scholar Association (HCSSA)presented the 2015 Harvard China Day in the afternoon of Oct. 4 outside the Science Center in Harvard campus. Art groups from Harvard, and renowned artists in great Boston area, such as one of the top suona musicians of China Yazhi Guo, erhu artist Tao He, the first musician majoring in guzheng at NEC Ms. Weng Hui and models from Boston Qipao Association. Hundreds of Harvard students and spectators cheered the wonderful performances and visited the art exhibitions at the Science Center plaza.
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  • Why I Run for Newton Charter Commission

    By Wenhua Zhang, Newton, Mass.

    My name is Wenhua Zhang. I am a parent of Newton Public School student.
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