China, spy plane, blah blah blah. Is there anywhere you can
get a fresh perspective?
You can always read about the nuances of public U.S./China statements over the last thiry years -- but
wouldn't you rather read a comic
strip? The World of Lily
Wong is drawn by an American artist (and U.C. Berkeley drop-out) who
spent 12 years in Hong Kong. It's won Amnesty International awards,
but it's also just a funny, personal, and opinionated
look at some characters in Hong Kong. And with fewer of the obvious biases
of U.S.
newspaper political cartoonists.
I mean, it was a tense situation and everything, but some mainstream media
outlets still showed a remarkable amount of insensitivity. Look at the skit
by un-funny NPR mainstay, the Capitol Steps: a white guy in a black wig saying
"Ching ching chong chong" while wearing thick glasses. Even when an
Asian-American photo-journalist complained, the
group offered her only a lame apology.
