Monthly Archives: June 2007

links for 2007-06-22

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Graham Webster

U.S.-China Energy Security Cooperation Dialogue Report – Atlantic Council of the United States People’s Daily Online — China criticizes Japanese dietmen’s denial of Nanjing Massacre Qin made the remarks at a regular press conference on Thursday afternoon when asked to … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-06-21

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Graham Webster

‘No massacre in Nanking,’ Japanese lawmakers say – International Herald Tribune The members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party said there was no evidence to prove mass killings by Japanese soldiers in the captured Nationalist capital, then known … Continue reading →

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Yasukuni in Context: Nationalism and History in Japan

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Graham Webster

Documents revealed in March that the Japanese government’s long-held position that it had nothing to do with the enshrinement of war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo wasn’t exactly, well, accurate. This week at Japan Focus, Akiko Takenaka has written … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-06-18

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Graham Webster

South Korea and U.S. welcome Pyongyang’s invitation to nuclear inspectors – International Herald Tribune Officials in South Korea and the United States on Sunday welcomed a move by North Korea to invite the United Nations nuclear watchdog back to the … Continue reading →

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Posting Slowdown, California, Beijing

Posted on June 16, 2007 by Graham Webster

By way of apology for my recent lack of blogging, I have a little explaining to do. At this moment I am in transit between life as a think tank staffer in Washington, D.C., and a renewed status as a … Continue reading →

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Coming Around to Mann’s Book: A Valuable Polemic

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Graham Webster

After my initial reaction to James Mann’s China Fantasy, I was ready to be disappointed by the rest of the book. As it turns out, rhetorical excesses aside, the book is a valuable read for anyone interested in how the … Continue reading →

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What Exactly Is Fair Trade? I Interview an Expert.

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Graham Webster

Today my newly-former employer publishes my interview with Fair Trade and international economics expert Jonathan Jacoby of the Center for American Progress. I always found myself wondering how exactly Fair Trade is put together, especially when confronting such things as … Continue reading →

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