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Transpacifica is primarily written by Graham Webster, a fellow researching U.S.–China Relations at the Yale Law School China Center. Here, since 2006, 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.
I speak only for myself and do not represent any of these things I'm affiliated with:
• Fellow on U.S.–China Relations, The China Center, Yale Law School
• Adjunct Instructor, Center for Global Affairs, New York University
• Contributor, 八八吧 :: 88 BarTwitter: @gwbstr.
Website: gwbstr.com.-
Recent Posts
- Review: ‘How New and Assertive is China’s New Assertiveness’ by Alastair Iain Johnston, Spring 2013
- Updated: Did the Chinese government really call Diaoyu/Senkaku a ‘core interest’?
- Is the China-Japan confrontation Xi’s inside political play, or part of a broader move?
- Why one might think the US government sees China as threat no. 1
- Fighting ‘the myth of unitary control’ in China cybersecurity politics
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Author Archives: Graham Webster
Review: ‘How New and Assertive is China’s New Assertiveness’ by Alastair Iain Johnston, Spring 2013
[This review is part of a new experiment. I have read for general impressions, main points, and potentially useful material for myself and others. This is not a detailed methodological or theoretical examination, nor is it a conscientious summary. I have … Continue reading
Is the China-Japan confrontation Xi’s inside political play, or part of a broader move?
Is China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, flexing military muscle with Japan to solidify rule within the Communist Party and the People’s Liberation Army, or is the heightened dispute with Japan best viewed in a broader context? At Foreign Policy, John Garnaut examines … Continue reading
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Tagged China-Japan, Diaoyu, East China Sea, elite politics, John Garnaut, Military, People's Liberation Army, Philippines, pivot, rebalance, Senkaku, South China Sea, Xi Jinping
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Fighting ‘the myth of unitary control’ in China cybersecurity politics
My latest for Al Jazeera English asks for more recognition of pluralism and ambiguity when governments and firms accuse “China” or the “Chinese government” of hacking. Check it out! For fun, my first piece for Al Jazeera fought the notion … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Jazeera, China, China-U.S., cybersecurity, Internet, Work Published Elsewhere
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What kind of ‘hawk’ is Japan’s Shinzo Abe? Probably not the kind you think
Shinzo Abe became prime minister of Japan in December, more than six years after he first took the job, succeeding long-serving Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in September 2006. In the U.S. press especially, Abe is often termed a “nationalist” or … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Shinzo, Article 9, China-Japan, constitution, Crystal Pryor, Diaoyu, East-West Center, hawks, Japan, Koizumi Junichiro, Nationalism, Senkaku/Diaoyutai
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On Chinese exceptionalism, politics in history, and an interview with Harvard’s Mark C. Elliott
The China Story website from Australian National University has a wonderful interview with Mark C. Elliott,* a professor at Harvard University and an authority on the role of Manchu and other ethnic ideas in Chinese history. The full interview is … Continue reading
Pictures from the reopening of the Nanjing Massacre museum
Five years ago today, on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese invasion of Nanjing, the museum commemorating those events reopened. These are some pictures I took on my visit that day. As I am told is the norm for the … Continue reading
China Daily posts 10 names, then replaces with top two alone
Screenshots taken over a period of about 20 minutes between 1:47 p.m. and 2:08 p.m. from Beijing. First, the site postsed ten names as members of the 18th Central Committee. Then it was just two. meanwhile at People’s Daily’s Chinese … Continue reading
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