Huanqiu Shibao… Inspector O is Not in the Office: Tracing a Traffic Accident Near Pyongyang 2 Dec 2011 The story has made virtually no waves in English, Chinese, or Korean, but perhaps that is the point: On November 26, apparently within minutes of one another, two separate buses…
American Foreign Policy… A Little Musical Diplomacy 20 Jul 201121 Jul 2011 China is presently thundering its way into some heavily-historically-documented commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the PLA's arrival in Tibet, while at the same time bringing the rhetorical hammer down…
Art… PRC Portraiture // Tibet Commemorations 1 Apr 20101 Apr 2010 Images 1 and 2 are entries in a large national portraiture exhibition which opened yesterday in Beijing; images 3 and 4 are Xinhua products, linked to stories about the March…
North Korea… Chronicling a Crisis in Sino-North Korean Relations 21 Dec 2009 The diplomatic records of China's relations with North Korea since 1948 are full of uncomfortable -- and often forced -- choices, strained declarations of friendship, and realizations of mutual need.…
China… Chinese Cyber-Nationalism and Online Identity among Chinese Youth 18 Dec 2009 China Media Research, a peer-reviewed online journal which is a cooperative venture between Zhejiang University and Michigan State University, carries two excellent and worthwhile articles in its latest issue. Li…
China… Rebiya Khadeer in Western Europe 14 Dec 200914 Dec 2009 Ribiya Khadeer may have been rejected from a visit to the isle of Taiwan, but she continues to move internationally and stir discussion of Chinese policies in Xinjiang. This past…
China… Mao/Hitler//Mao/Deng//PRC/Germany: Sidney Rittenberg Interview with Der Spiegel 24 Nov 2009 This entire interview is worth checking out; it is buttressed by some historical background in German but the English dialogue with Sidney Rittenberg comes through quite clearly. http://www.spiegel.de/video/video-1023600.html
Sino-North Korean relations New Report on Chinese-North Korean Relations 3 Nov 20093 Nov 2009 I don't know about you, but finding and reading long working papers on such topics as North Korea's foreign affairs is a real pleasure any day of the week. Such…
China… Taiwan, Mama Wants You To Come Home for Dinner! 15 Oct 200915 Oct 2009 October 1 commemorations are now in the rear-view mirror, but there remains much excavation left to perform on the event and China's self-interpretation. One very important aspect of the celebrations…
