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Transpacifica is primarily written by me, Graham Webster. I'm an analyst, journalist, and consultant on East Asian politics and technology. Here, I write about East Asian politics mostly in China and Japan, the Internet and society, the environment, and contemporary art. Unavoidably, I sometimes veer off topic—even with a topic as large as the Pacific.
By day, I work at the EastWest Institute in New York City, but all opinions are my own and do not represent EWI or any of my other clients or employers.
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- Key U.S.–Japan meeting overshadowed by U.S.–China diplomacy
- ‘National interests’ and dealing with U.S.–China distrust
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
100 Years Since Taft’s ‘Open Door’ Speech, Remembering Diplomacy
I was delighted today to find a print edition of today’s International Herald Tribune in Beijing, a feat I thought impossible until the couple next to me drinking coffee could be seen peering over the top of their IHTs and … Continue reading
Olympic Threats, Bush’s China Crutch, North Korea, and the Environment (U.S.–China Links)
Olympic threats: really dumb. China: Bush’s diplomatic savior? The North Korea deal: not what the White House hoped. And China meets the U.S. Congress to plan for a post-Bush climate reality. Recent China–U.S. relations news. Steve Clemons agrees with me … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China-U.S., George W. Bush, James Fallows, Links, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Olympics, Steve Clemons, U.S. Congress, United States
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Olympic Threats Won’t Work and They’re Getting Old
The Olympics are a major international political event, and they’ve been part of activists’ rhetoric on Darfur and now Burma. But making threats about the Olympics is no way to make China cooperate. The phrase “Genocide Olympics” has been a … Continue reading
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Tagged Burma, China, China-U.S., James Fallows, Olympics, United States, Washington Post
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We May Get Better Access to Japan’s Newspapers
Jun Okumura writes (last item): Nikkei, Yomiuri and Asahi are collaborating on a joint website, joint distribution, and joint emergency production. Other newspapers are also welcome to join the party. At the same time, MSN has ditched Mainichi (or is … Continue reading
Chile Sees Increased Transpacific Trade After FTAs
[This is the first of what I hope will be many posts on Latin America by my friend and frequent collaborator Dorothy Kronick. Dorothy's reporting from Caracas, Venezuela, where she was a Fulbright Scholar, was published in The New Republic, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brunei, Chile, China, Economics, Latin America, New Zealand, South Korea, Trade Agreements
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