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Monthly Archives: November 2006
Can Abe Fill Koizumi’s Blue Suede Shoes?
If an English-language article about Koizumi Junichiro ever appeared without the word “maverick,” I didn’t notice. But now Abe Shinzo might get to be one of the cool kids too. Bono praised Japan for its anti-poverty funding in the ’90s … Continue reading
U.S. Treasury Secretary and Fed Chief to Lead China Delegation
Plans for a high-level economic delegation from the United States to China next month have been gradually emerging over the last week. This team will be pretty hard-hitting. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who first visited China in September, and Federal … Continue reading
Tagged China, China-U.S., Economics
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Poll: China is First Priority For Japanese, U.S. Second
A Nikkei Shimbun poll found that the Japanese public ranks China as Japan’s highest diplomatic priority, followed by the United States and South Korea.
How a Small U.S. or European Company Turns to China
China Law Blog tells the story of a worried client deciding whether to do business in China, revealing the decisions set before a small or medium-sized companies in the United States or Europe when faced with competitors who manufacture in … Continue reading
Tagged Business, China, China-U.S., Economics
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English Lessons From Abe Shinzo
During the Koizumi administration, I signed up for the Kantei’s weekly e-mail magazine. Every now and then, Koizumi would reveal some slight variation of his language on the Yasukuni Shrine, which was big news for me when I was researching … Continue reading
Mori Visits Taiwan Again, China Still Irked
Former Japanese Prime Minister Mori Yoshiro, who led Japan for a year from 2000 to 2001, visited Taiwan this week and received a medal of honor in addition to meeting Chen Shui-bian. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson protested that “Japan … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, China, China-Japan, Mori Yoshiro, Taiwan
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Resources on China in Africa
Jennifer Bréa is developing a great index of resources on China–Africa ties at her Africabeat blog.
Tagged China-Africa
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Abe States the Obvious: No Nuclear Japan
I don’t think many informed commentators really thought the calls of Nakasone and others would lead to a nuclear Japan any time soon, but it’s notable that Prime Minister Abe Shinzo pledged to Chinese President Hu Jintao at the APEC … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Shinzo, APEC, China-Japan, Nakasone Yasuhiro, Nuclear Weapons
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Chinese Official: Sino-Japanese Relations ‘Back on Track’
Huang Xinyuan says Sino-Japanese relations have recovered. That’s after Prime Minister Abe Shinzo‘s second meeting with President Hu Jintao this weekend at the APEC summit in Hanoi, and after five years of stilted relations during Koizumi Junichiro’s leadership in Japan. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Shinzo, APEC, China-Japan, Disputed Waters, East China Sea, Yasukuni Jinja
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Is the U.S. Outsourcing Pollution to China?
A China Daily (state-supported media) report asserts that the “western” media ignore the environmental impact of international business moving manufacturing to China. The story is on a think tank report from the China Council for International Co-operation on Environment and … Continue reading