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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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- ‘National interests’ and dealing with U.S.–China distrust
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- Some notes on This American Life’s retraction episode #Apple #China
- The rise and fall of a migrant food cart in China, from Tricia Wang
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Author Archives: Dorothy Kronick
Keeping up
The Mexican export sector can’t compete with China’s. Why? In yet another reminder of the uneven evolution of the Sino-Mexican bilateral relationship, Mexican President Felipe Calderón visited China last week with the goal of encouraging investment in Mexico. The press … Continue reading
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Is Venezuela selling oil to China instead of to the U.S.?
The United States is importing less oil from Venezuela, and China is buying more. Is Venezuela putting its resources where Hugo Chávez’s mouth is and using the country’s major export as a geopolitical lever? Or are U.S. imports just catching … Continue reading
Cuba–China Ties in Focus as Standing Committee Member Visits Fidel
Fidel Castro met with He Guoqiang, a member of China’s powerful Politburo Standing Committee, for more than two hours yesterday, discussing numerous and diverse topics such as Tibet, Taiwan, food prices, the Olympics, and Fidel’s health (He conveyed President Hu … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China-Cuba, China-Latin America, Cuba, Economics, Fidel Castro, He Guoqiang, Latin America, Politburo Standing Committee
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Venezuelan–Chinese Investment and an Industrial Showcase
Lest a week go by without new evidence of strengthening ties between China and Venezuela, a massive trade show featuring Chinese companies and products opens tomorrow in Caracas. The fair includes more than seventy Chinese firms from numerous industries, ranging … Continue reading
Tagged China, China, Latin America, NDRC, Trade, Venezuela, Zhang Xiaoqiang
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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
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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