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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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Monthly Archives: November 2007
links for 2007-11-29
Japan Nanjing film says war criminals were martyrs (Reuters) Japan’s wartime leaders, hanged as war criminals, were martyrs like Jesus Christ, says the Japanese director of an upcoming film backed by nationalists that argues that the 1937 Nanjing massacre was … Continue reading
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Will Rudd cool relations with Japan? (Japan Times) Kevin Rudd’s election as prime minister of Australia could mean a substantial shift in Japan-Australian relations. Japan has found a valuable friend and ally in Australia in recent years. The relationship blossomed … Continue reading
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Chinese trust the Internet above ALL information sources, including MSM (Thomas Crampton) (tags: internet China media) Talking American Democracy in China (In These Times) With this in mind, I sent a mass e-mail to about 100 of my friends back … Continue reading
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Australia’s Leader as Canada’s Downfall With China?
Chinese in Vancouver has a post arguing that Kevin Rudd, Australia’s newly elected, Mandarin-speaking leader, may lead his country into a position that challenges Canada’s China relations. Noted without comment: Australia will almost surely become the most China-friendly country in … Continue reading
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links for 2007-11-22
Trade jitters, anti-China sentiment rouse US voters (All Roads Lead To China) (tags: china-us antichina media) Japan said to unveil green initiative at Asia summit (AFP) Japan plans to pledge 1.8 billion dollars worth of low-interest loans to Asian countries … Continue reading
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Ecotourism in China Not Always Ecological
From my friend and TreeHugger Alex Pasternack comes an introduction to so-called ecotourism businesses in China, some of which are far from sustainable. On a trip to the south of Yunnan province last year, in the sub-tropical Xishuangbanna region near … Continue reading
Hillary, in Toys Warning, Claims She ‘Stood Up’ to China in 1995
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton has added a level confrontation to her rhetoric on China, warning in a phone call with Iowa voters that toy and food imports from China could be a threat during the U.S. holiday season. “One of the things … Continue reading
Björk in Tokyo and Osaka this February
I think this may be the final impetus for my trip to Japan: Among Björk’s newly announced tourdates: 02-19 Tokyo, Japan – Budokan 02-22 Tokyo, Japan – Budokan 02-25 Osaka, Japan – Osaka Castle Hall
This Blog’s Reading Level: Why a Bit Lower is Better
China Economics Blog finds that it’s reading level is quite high. In fact, according to this automated rating site, you’d have to be a “genius” to understand their work. I don’t know how these ratings are generated, but I did … Continue reading
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More Reporting on ‘E-Waste’: Domestic Waste and a Reporter Detained
After the recent In These Times piece on Guiyu, a center for the recovery of valuable substances in old electronics, comes an Associated Press report that does some more digging on the noxious conditions for workers there. The article, by … Continue reading