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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.
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Tag Archives: United States
The private sector battle over SOPA (me in Al Jazeera)
Following yesterday’s demonstrations against U.S. Congressional legislation that could severely constrict free speech and online innovation, I argue in Al Jazeera English that private interests in internet policy are here to stay. It would have been the most expensive political … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Jazeera, censorship, Internet, SOPA, United States, Work Published Elsewhere
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China, Japan, and Transpacific Academic Exchange: New Data
China is the hot new place to study abroad. That’s the headline The New York Times culls from the Institute of International Education’s new report on educational exchanges between the United States and a battery of other countries. But China … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China, China-Japan, China-U.S., IIE, Japan, study abroad, Triangle, United States, 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
How the U.S. Invented Illegal Immigration to Keep Out Chinese
Undocumented immigration today, though mostly debated with Latin Americans and the southern border of the United States in mind, cuts across racial boundaries. At American Heritage, Claire Lui has a useful reminder of where illegal immigration began: the Chinese Exclusion … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China-U.S., Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court, United States
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