I reply merely because I apparently started this diatribe by mentioning Chomsky, not because
postings recommending "www.realclearscience.com" and Bangor University
professors is worthy of remark.

Just to say 'is' should be replaced by 'are' in your post. Let's do our best in future not to give anti-China readers of this forum ammo to shoot us down, whether we are mere FTs like me, or foreign experts like you! Most of us, unqualified on paper or not, teaching illegally or not, do a damn good job, even in the boondocks. Don't let the side down!