Although I read this thing all the time, I haven't posted anything about my life recently, only East Asian politics ( Read more... )

Taiwan (technically) still belongs to the U.S ( Read more... )

This is a pretty "fair and balanced" poll question currently on the English webpage for Xinhua, China's state-owned news agency.
Go and vote now, express your opinion!


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Anyone want to place bets on the date we start bombing Pyongyang?

Just as I was talking about how much the NYTimes hates China, here's a change of pace from Mr. Kristof:

( The China Scapegoat )

I just registered for SIS 401: International Political Economy for Summer Quarter B Term. It's 5 days a week from 9:40 to 11:50 AM. I get back in Seattle on Saturday the 16th of July, and I will be back at the U of W for class on the 21st! Now I have something to do with my summer besides just looking for an apartment!

Lately, there's been a string of negative news articles about China in the NYTimes.
I'm starting to wonder if the Times is just really anti-China, or if the Chinese government just really is that bad.

Probably both.
( China Gives a Strategic 21-Gun Salute to Visiting Uzbek President )

I had a little too much fun at the Mix last night, and I've been recovering all day. I have no idea how I managed to wake up, ride my bike to class, take a Classical Chinese test at 8:30, and pedal back home, but I did it, and I'm pretty sure I aced it, too ( Read more... )

This article is a brilliantly simple explanation of what the fuss over the value of the RMB is all about, and why it will create big problems for the US economy if the Chinese actually do what we say and let the value of the RMB rise.

( The Chinese Connection )

You can't feed 23 million people using nuclear weapons. There is one reason, and one reason only, why the North Koreans feel the need to develop nuclear weapons: The United States of America.

(I almost added Japan, but then I remembered that Japan's military is the United States military ( Read more... )