Leading “defense expert” Bharat Verma recently stated that “China will launch an attack on India before 2012,” citing China’s hunger for dominance in Asia and the need to divert attention from its own internal social unrest as main points leading to his rather incendiary conclusion. A few months ago, Wang Xiaodong, one of the authors [...]

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Commentary china, diplomacy, Government, international business, U.S.

This morning while waiting for a pot of coffee to brew, I went through my usual Twitter ritual which entails reviewing all the latest China-focused news links and retweeting those that I find interesting or useful. Over the past few months, this exercise has become my daily routine, replacing the hour I used to spend [...]

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Commentary blogging, china, diplomacy, journalism, Media, Nicholas Kristof, Tweet, Twitter

So, you’re cruising down your favorite US highway in your brand new convertible at the cool rate of 80 MPH without a valid US drivers license. You roll down your window and begin crooning with a tune on the radio, only to be interrupted by the siren of a cop car, which is now tailgating [...]

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Commentary Business, china, court, criminal, diplomacy, prison, procedure law, PSB