The whole point of constitutional democracy is the peaceful transfer of power; of Al Gore passing the baton to George W. Bush, even though that election was very suspiciously called.
James FallowsEnvironmental disaster is the gravest threat to China's continued development. That's according to me, but it is not some wacko view.
James FallowsConsidering all the different ways in which China has interacted with the world in the last 50 years, considering all the challenges ordinary Chinese people have to put up with, it's beneficial and, and, by any rational standard, non-threatening to have national energies channeled into this kind of competition. It's touching to see so many ordinary Chinese crowds cheering for their new heroes.
James FallowsI am about as pro-Google a person as you're going to find in the media. I've had friends at all levels of the company since its founding, and still do now.
James Fallows