http://beijingcream.com/2012/12/chinapol-creator-richard-baum-dead-at-72/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://beijingcream.com/2012/12/chinapol-creator-richard-baum-dead-at-72/#comment-214918 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:28:19 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=8186#comment-214918 Condolences to his family and friends. However, his legacy is pretty mixed–he deliberately encouraged the formation of a critical outlook on China among US China hands through biased moderation on Chinapol. As such, part of the blame for the current polarized discourse in the US and in China on each other can be laid squarely at his feet.

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