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Tag Archives: George W. Bush
Olympic Threats, Bush’s China Crutch, North Korea, and the Environment (U.S.–China Links)
Olympic threats: really dumb. China: Bush’s diplomatic savior? The North Korea deal: not what the White House hoped. And China meets the U.S. Congress to plan for a post-Bush climate reality. Recent China–U.S. relations news. Steve Clemons agrees with me … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China-U.S., George W. Bush, James Fallows, Links, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Olympics, Steve Clemons, U.S. Congress, United States
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Fun With Abe-Bush Rhetoric
Shisaku has a snarky roundup of Abe Shinzo’s recent visit to the United States. Here’s the blog’s response to Abe’s hinting that maybe “the past is the past.” “The 20th century was a century that human rights were violated in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Shinzo, George W. Bush, History Problem, United States
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Does Death Toll Alone Determine Global Response?
At Global Voices Online, John Kennedy translates a Chinese-language blog post called “Waiting for Bush to Reciprocate” (等着布什的回礼) The idea is that 33 people die on a pretty regular basis in China, and President Bush doesn’t always send his condolence … Continue reading
Can Abe Fill Koizumi’s Blue Suede Shoes?
If an English-language article about Koizumi Junichiro ever appeared without the word “maverick,” I didn’t notice. But now Abe Shinzo might get to be one of the cool kids too. Bono praised Japan for its anti-poverty funding in the ’90s … Continue reading
Murdoch Gets His Way: Hu, Abe, and Bush to Meet at APEC
Reuters reports that the leaders of the United States, Japan, and China will meet in Hanoi: China, Japan and the United States will “exchange views on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of common concern” on the sidelines of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Shinzo, APEC, China-Japan, China-U.S., George W. Bush, Triangle
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