Monthly Archives: May 2007

links for 2007-05-31

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Graham Webster

北京五輪ボイコット?ーーアメリカ議会がダルフール虐殺で中国を非難。-ステージ風発:イザ！

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links for 2007-05-30

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Graham Webster

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | US fears grow over China military A Pentagon report given to Congress says Beijing is spending far more on its military budget than admitted and calls for greater transparency. China accuses Pentagon of spreading false … Continue reading →

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Zoellick on China: The Washington Consensus?

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Graham Webster

President George W. Bush is expected to appoint his former deputy secretary of state Robert Zoellick as head of the World Bank, replacing his former deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz. Zoellick, who says has lived in Hong Kong, in … Continue reading →

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Hiatus

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Graham Webster

I’ll be away from the computers until May 28. Until then, read a book!

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links for 2007-05-25

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Graham Webster

花崗齋雜記 Jottings from the Granite Studio: Korea Times: “US Textbook Wrongly Identifies Korea’s First Kingdom” People’s Daily Online — China, Japan to hold 8th round of East China Sea talks Ronald Reagan Diary: Nakasone Was Japan’s Greatest Prime Minister » … Continue reading →

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“Article 9 is the ‘God of Peace’ that Saves Humanity”

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Graham Webster

That’s the title of a new entry into the Article 9 discussion from Japanese blogger Amaki Naoto. He gives a harsh assessment of U.S. failures in the Middle East, saying that after the Cold War “the Middle East became the … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-05-24

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Graham Webster

People’s Daily Online — China hands over new batch of assistance materials for Sudan’s Darfur People’s Daily Online — China mulls reform of household registration system The central government is considering a proposal from the Ministry of Public Security to … Continue reading →

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Jay Leno the Nationalist

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Graham Webster

Marxy has an old ad for Doritos that strikes U.S. nationalist notes, apparently from when the threat of Japanese high tech industries was a much-touted “problem” in the United States. The last line? “You won’t find a chip like this … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-05-23

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Graham Webster

FT.com / Asia-Pacific / China – China shelves real-name blogging plan China has put aside proposals to force internet users to use their real names when signing up for blogging services – and will now merely encourage them to do … Continue reading →

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Sloppiness in James Mann’s ‘China Fantasy’

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Graham Webster

I’m half done reading journalist James Mann’s The China Fantasy: How our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression, and it’s an interesting, if controversial, read. One thing stands out so far: Mann’s relationship with evidence is strained, and he sometimes fails … Continue reading →

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