links for 2007-01-31
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The United States Commerce Department will send a delegation to China and India to market technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
links for 2007-01-30
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New high school textbooks that drop phrases linking China and Taiwan as one country have reached Taiwan’s classrooms, the publisher said on Monday.
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“The U.S. government has filed a protest over Defense Minister Kyuma Fumio’s remarks last week criticizing President George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq … said the remarks could have a negative impact on the bilateral alliance.”
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“Chinese military doctrine and numerous writings make it clear China does not believe space can or should be free of military capabilities,” said Arizona Senator John Kyl.
links for 2007-01-29
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Brin said he was instinctively opposed to the deal because he was born in the Soviet Union. … His opinion changed, he said, when he talked with Chinese people about it.
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Starting Monday, students of International Christian University and Nanjing University in China will perform a play they have jointly produced from the students’ viewpoint about the Japan-China relationship, on the ICU campus in Mitaka, Tokyo.
links for 2007-01-26
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Officials from China and Japan are meeting in Beijing today for three days of “strategic dialogue” to try to smooth their sometimes contentious relations, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official said.
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China and Japan do have common ground on the issue, with both agreeing to the general direction of joint development of the sea and the proper resolution of relevant questions through dialogue and consultation
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message of the test: Chinese rhetoric notwithstanding, China’s rise will be as disruptive and difficult as that of any other global power.
links for 2007-01-24
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Japan and China are putting together a coooperation plan on civilian nuclear energy, including measures to prevent technology being passed on to third parties, a report said Tuesday.
links for 2007-01-18
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“Rising temperatures in China could slash grain production in the world’s most populous country by over a third in the second half of this century”
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“The upgrade from the [defense] agency to ministry does not mean an expansion of military spending or military strength,” Abe said in a speech to a think tank.
links for 2007-01-17
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Though this court’s decision is almost certainly a good thing, it no more indicates China is marching towards the rule of law than a decision in a small town local court allowing the teaching of creationism in the schools would indicate the United States
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“I’m still unable to connect to my newsroom in Washington D.C. through a virtual private network, which I commonly use to bust through the Great Firewall of China.”
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“on the recent discovery of a terrorist training center run by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) announced by the China government.”
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Via China Digital Times
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Translated by China Digital Times
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Year-old documentary broadcast on PBS now on Google Video. Via China Digital Times.
links for 2007-01-12
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Adamu of Mutantfrog Travelogue has put together a pretty good summary of available resources.
links for 2007-01-11
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The Chinese leader Hu Jintao has been urged to cede the presidency to a rival-turned-ally, Vice President Zeng Qinghong. The 17th Party Congress will be between Sept. and Nov. this year.
links for 2007-01-09
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“Japan is to create a full-fledged defense ministry for the first time since its World War II defeat, when the United States stripped the country of its right to a military.”
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Talk about regional ties: “Former [Korean] Prime Minister Goh Kun is considering making the construction of an undersea tunnel linking South Korea and Japan as a key campaign pledge for the Dec. 19 presidential election, Goh’s aides said on Sunday.”
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Chinese President Hu Jintao will visit Japan soon, he’s said.
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“Abe’s ‘soft’ offensive (an opposition politician called it the “puppy-dog” approach) has reassured Japan’s neighbors and much of the Japanese media and public, but it has masked a very ambitious agenda.”
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In a rare original piece, CDT has this solid retelling of the ordeal of Gao Qinrong, a journalist who had been jailed in China for six years.
