Wild Flavor, Big Risk

The Guardian had a story over the weekend about a floating menagerie found on the south China coast. An abandoned boat was discovered with thousands of rare animals, the story reported, including 2,720 monitor lizards, 1,130 Brazilian turtles and 31 pangolins, a type of scaly anteater. The sheer numbers and the “Noah’s Ark” touch ensured [...]

Americans’ concern–paranoia?–about China

It’s all there in black and white, at least according to this poll. Despite the relative health of the US economy, US citizens seem paranoid when it comes to China. These are the results of interesting UPI/John Zogby poll of US citizens responding to various questions about China. Couple of random thoughts: what’s the difference [...]