About
Transpacifica is primarily written by Graham Webster (@gwbstr), 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
- Cybersecurity as ‘pivot’ version two? A policy narrative for media-friendly U.S.–China relations
- Japanese constitutional revision, and welcoming Tobias Harris and Observing Japan back to blogville
- How China’s government escalates warnings before military action
- Among China expats today, echoes of Orwell’s time in Burma?
- Evaluating 3 key recommendations of the Blair-Huntsman IP Commission report
Pages
Archives
Twenty-five Links
- Asia Unbound – CFR
- 八八吧 :: 88 Bar
- China Brief – Jamestown Foundation
- China Dialogue
- China Digital Times
- China Economic Watch – PIIE
- China Law & Policy
- China Media Project at HKU
- China Real Time Report – WSJ
- ChinaFile
- Danwei
- EastSouthWestNorth
- Frog in a Well
- GlobalTalk 21 – Jun Okumura
- James Fallows
- Letters from China – Evan Osnos
- Néojaponisme
- North Korea Economic Watch
- Observing Japan – Tobias Harris
- Rectified.name 正名
- Shanghaiist
- Sigma1
- Sinocism – Bill Bishop
- Tea Leaf Nation
- The China Story Journal – ANU
License
This work by Transpacifica is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Tag Archives: China-Japan
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
4 Comments
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Abe Shinzo, Article 9, China-Japan, constitution, Crystal Pryor, Diaoyu, East-West Center, hawks, Japan, Koizumi Junichiro, Nationalism, Senkaku/Diaoyutai
Leave a comment
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–Japan maritime arrests: to care or not to care?
After China’s stern reaction last year to the arrest of a Chinese sailor who rammed Japanese ships near islands disputed by the two countries, the world media has braced itself for another round of “tensions” following a new arrest. The … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged China-Japan, Gotō Islands, maritime, Media, Senkaku/Diaoyutai
Leave a comment
Young Japanese bureaucrats on China: Friend or Opportunity
This is a blind item based on something a classmate in a Japanese ministry said. But it’s an interesting thought. For young Japanese bureaucrats on the security side, China is a potential threat. For young bureaucrats on the economic side, … Continue reading
Demonstrations in Tokyo During Hu Visit: Could Be Worse
From Reuters: But even as Hu spoke, about 200 protesters waved signs outside the university gate saying “Free Tibet” and “No Pandas, No Poison Dumplings,” the latter referring to Hu’s offer to lend two pandas to a Tokyo zoo and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged China-Japan, China-Japan, demonstrations, Fukuda Yasuo, Hu Jintao, Nationalism, Tokyo, Waseda University
Leave a comment