How can a Taoist join the Communist Party of China?

Taoism is one of Asia's foremost religions. Even 57 years of communist rule failed to loosen the grip that this blend of alchemy, philosophy and superstition holds over many Chinese. read more

In foreign exchange and reserve, you can’t have stable foreign reserve, fixed exchange rate and freedom of exchange at the same time, you can only hold at most two. read more

Mao was, of course, not a sincere and conscious Taoist thinker. But we can, nevertheless, understand Mao and his China much better if we adapt to a Taoist perspective. Karl Marx once said, I am not a Marxist myself. read more

A reform-minded Communist Party has tried to strip away mystery and myth from Chinese life, condemning most of the practices of popular Taoism and pushing it into further decline. As the country tries to ``get rich through socialism,'' only a handful of youth, often from China's poorest regions, are attracted by an ascetic existence at the fringe of modern life. read more