Lincoln's longer profile

I am an amateur economist, now with a keen interest in public policy as a result of the current quasi depressional recession.

I am married, having a beautiful wife and a proud daughter who is a medical doctor - a real doctor, unlike me with only a name and unable to diagnose and treat diseases.

I live in Canberra, the Capital city of Australia. Approximately 250 km to the north east you can get to Sydney – the largest Australian city by population and 630 km south west you may reach Melbourne - the second largest city in Australia. It has clear seasons, with generally dry but fine weathers all year round.

I love Canberra as a place to live. It is a well designed city with a number of town centres. In its centre lies Lake Burley Griffin, with small mountains or hills dividing the town centres and part of the Great Dividing Ranges in sight not far away. In a little over a hundred km to the east you can get to ocean beaches. To its south, lies Mount Kosciuszko where you can find the peak of Australia’s highest mountain. The mountain together with surrounding ones are the places of Australia’s main skiing resorts. Yes Canberra is small by international standards with a population of over 300,ooo, and fairly quiet - you won’t be disturbed a lot of noises associated with many large cities. Traffic is generally not too bad and you can get easily around, although peak times jamming is increasing. It is an excellent place for study if it happens to be your pursuit of the time.

Australia is the world largest island and dry continent. The lack of rains means frequent droughts. Its dryness and high temperature during some warmer months are the main causes of bushfires, sometimes with devastating consequences. I am not a scientist by any imagination, but I think water and fire are two of the most pressing long term issues for Australia. If they can be brought under control, Australia will be a much better place and should be able to sustain a much larger population.

I was born in central China and lived for many years in northern China. It is a beautiful country with a great nation, rich culture and long history. There, naturally, you can find world highest mountains and regions and some of the longest and biggest rivers. The Great Walls, built over two thousands years and conversing tens of thousands kilometres, some restored to its past glory and some lying in ruins, compliment natural wonders to present beautiful and wonderful pictures.

I studied in North East University (BEng), Beijing University of Science and Techonology (MEng), the Australian National University (PhDEco).