Monthly Archives: October 2007

MSNBC Foils Debate Viewers in China (Plus: Facebook.cn?)

Viewing U.S. presidential politics from thousands of miles away is a bit of a relief for someone like me. But I still enjoy watching the debates in webcast form to keep an eye on the tone of competition. I should … Continue reading

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YouTube Unblocked?

This is a preliminary report, but while working out a technical problem on Transpacifica over the last hour, I have discovered that in the last few minutes, YouTube went from being blocked to unblocked. For the record, I’m browsing from … Continue reading

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Oof.

Oof. I’ll be back alive soon with much to come. Meantime, I’ve been doing some local tourist stuff in Beijing, and the pictures are showing up on my Flickr account. If you’re in China, use Firefox and this extension to … Continue reading

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Links: Net Filtering, Uncertain Green Beijing, and U.S.–China Business

I’ve been busy recently in Beijing and watching a lot of good stories go right by. You’ll forgive a Colorado native for using a baseball analogy: It’s time to make sure I don’t strike out looking. Here’s a quick summary … Continue reading

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Hillary’s China Focus, and a Lonely Japan?

Clinton says the U.S.-China relationship will be the world’s “most important bilateral.” What should Japan think? The main candidates for U.S. president are all contributing essays on their foreign policy vision to Foreign Affairs, and Sen. Hillary Clinton (as well … Continue reading

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Hillary Release Sets Up China–U.S. Competition

A press release from the Hillary Clinton campaign uses China as the primary “other” for the United States, a nation to which the United States should compare its progress. An Oct. 10 press release outlining Clinton’s agenda on “Rebuilding the … Continue reading

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Tacos in China

A Mexican mall opens in China—good news for China residents who like good tequila. But the mall is a rare example of Mexico selling to China. Usually China does the exporting, to Mexico and to Mexico’s most important market, the … Continue reading

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YouTube Blocked in Beijing

If you can see this photo and you’re in China, Flickr’s available. But so much for my video feed. Thomas Crampton reports, and a quick check confirms: YouTube videos now unavailable at least from my seat in Beijing. The standard … Continue reading

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‘One-Child’ and a Graying, Less Trustful China

China’s “one-child policy” will likely lead to a fast increase of the retired portion of the population. In the United States and Japan (and many other countries) this means trouble for national pension systems. China won’t have this problem: There … Continue reading

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The U.S. Candidates on China I: Democrats

The Council on Foreign Relations has compiled a summary of what the candidates for U.S. president have to say about China, or really, what they’ve had to say—most statements are vague and many are a few months old. The CFR … Continue reading

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