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…
China… Anti-Japanese Upswing in North Korean Media 31 Aug 200931 Aug 2009 For their strange yet uniquely logical reasons, the North Korean propagandists are pressing Japan to never forget its colonial past. This is, in my estimation, a way of reminding the…
China… Violence in Xinjiang: The View from Linjiang City, Jilin / 临江市 23 Jul 200925 Jul 2009 Views of Xinjiang violence from other ethnic zones Often lost in the shuffle of news reports about Xinjiang is inter-minority relations; that is to say, how do various other Chinese…
China… Hu Jintao 1984 = Hu Jintao 2009 17 Jul 200918 Jul 2009 For reasons which will be made clear to me only gradually, yesterday I managed to pull a 9-5 shift at the Bundesarchiv in Berlin. I say "will gradually become clear"…
Sino-French Relations… Dalai Lama in Paris; A Commentary on Elections and Propaganda 28 Jun 200916 Jul 2009 Nearly three weeks has passed since the Dalai Lama stopped in the Paris city mayor’s office for a brief ceremony and photo opportunity, but his visit remains worth commenting upon,…
China… Dalai Lama in Europe 23 May 200923 May 2009 Xinhua is upset: the Dalai Lama is planning to arrive in France from June 6-8 to become an honorary citizen of Paris. While the national government of France has pledged…
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