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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.
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• Fellow on U.S.–China Relations, The China Center, Yale Law School
• Adjunct Instructor, Center for Global Affairs, New York University
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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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Tag Archives: Economics
Five points on the deeply flawed U.S. Congress Huawei report
A U.S. Congressional committee released a broadside attack on the Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE this week, charging that their products represent a security risk to the United States and recommending that U.S. government and private sector organizations avoid … Continue reading
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Tagged China-U.S., Economics, espionage, Huawei, industry, intelligence, politics, Trade, U.S. Congress, ZTE
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China Tops Japan as Biggest Holder of U.S. Debt
Just a little note. It had been on my mind since Tobias at Observing Japan noted Japan’s erstwhile distinction as the holder of the most U.S. Treasury bills. He was discussing Niall Ferguson’s column, named with the “unfortunate word” Chimerica, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chimerica, China, Economics, national debt, Niall Ferguson, Observing Japan, Tobias Harris, United States
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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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China’s 2008 Labor Law: Does It Work, or Is It Just a Financial Burden?
Our friend Lyle Morris has a well-reported piece at YaleGlobal on China’s new labor law, which went to effect at the beginning of this year. Under the law, which affects both domestic and foreign companies operating in China, workers will … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Economics, Fair Trade, Labor, Law, Lyle Morris, Trade, YaleGlobal
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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
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
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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What Exactly Is Fair Trade? I Interview an Expert.
Today my newly-former employer publishes my interview with Fair Trade and international economics expert Jonathan Jacoby of the Center for American Progress. I always found myself wondering how exactly Fair Trade is put together, especially when confronting such things as … Continue reading
Zoellick on China: The Washington Consensus?
President George W. Bush is expected to appoint his former deputy secretary of state Robert Zoellick as head of the World Bank, replacing his former deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz. Zoellick, who says has lived in Hong Kong, in … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China-U.S., Economics, Robert Zoellick, United States, World Bank, Zheng Bijian
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