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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.
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.
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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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- China Law & Policy
- China Media Project at HKU
- China Real Time Report – WSJ
- ChinaFile
- Danwei
- EastSouthWestNorth
- Frog in a Well
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Tag Archives: U.S. Congress
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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Daily Update, June 22, 2012
FDI: U.S. Luxury Real Estate Courts the Chinese Buyer – WSJ.com Finance: China Said to Propose Limits on Local Government Loans – Bloomberg — China’s banking regulator proposed keeping a cap on local government loans to curtail defaults while encouraging funding for … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Guo Jinlong, Hillary Clinton, Links, South China Sea, U.S. Congress
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Daily Update, June 21, 2012
This is an experiment. In my new position, I need to keep close track of news developments. Perhaps a good way to do this is to build a daily briefing, in the tradition of Bill Bishop’s update at Sinocism or … Continue reading
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Tagged Air-Sea Battle, briefing, China, investment, Links, Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, science, South China Sea, translation, U.S. Congress, United States, Vietnam
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Links: Net Filtering, Uncertain Green Beijing, and U.S.–China Business
I’ve been busy recently in Beijing and watching a lot of good stories go right by. You’ll forgive a Colorado native for using a baseball analogy: It’s time to make sure I don’t strike out looking. Here’s a quick summary … Continue reading
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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Abe Apologizes, Xinhua Seems Satisfied, Reuters More Skeptical
Surrounding Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s trip to Japan this weekend, Japanese PM Abe Shinzo “expressed an unfeigned apology to ‘comfort women.’” Or did was the headline that he “trie[d] damage control over WW2 sex slaves”? If you ask the … Continue reading
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Tagged "Comfort Women", Abe Shinzo, China-Japan, Kono Statement, The New York Times, U.S. Congress
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Hillary Brings China Into ’08 U.S. Presidential Contest
How issues involving China will play in the 2008 U.S. presidential election is yet mostly uncharted territory, but Senator Hillary Clinton revealed revealed some China talking points this week after the Shanghai market’s burp heard round the world. Sounding bells … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Bernanke, China-U.S., Economics, Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Congress, Video
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Abe Rescinds Support for 1993 Comfort Women Statement
In the politics of 20th century East Asian history, the Japanese wartime practice of using women as sex slaves under the putrid euphemism “comfort women” is comparable only to the Nanjing Massacre and the Yasukuni Shrine in its prominence. In … Continue reading
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Tagged "Comfort Women", Abe Shinzo, History Problem, Japan-South Korea, Kono Statement, Kono Yohei, U.S. Congress
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U.S.–China Interparliamentary Exchange: Valuable, and Possibly Easier Under Democrats
The main organizer of the U.S.-China Interparliamentary Exchange said Sept. 6 he won’t be completely disappointed if his party loses control of the U.S. Congress in November. Even though House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) created and funded the exchange, “it … Continue reading