Sino-Japanese relations have undergone a significant thawing of late and have certainly improved since recent incidents. I am in Japan on business and something that has struck me since landing is the disparity between ‘foreigner’ (non-Japanese) and local reaction to my explaining that I live in China.
Foreigners are generally impressed, largely (and, yes, I am [...]
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In the dark days following September 11th, 2001, one of the only points of light was the international outpouring of sympathy and shows of solidarity with America. Had the US leadership been wise, it could have turned that moment of tragedy into a starting point for stronger international relations and united foreign policy. Certainly it [...]
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For three days this week I will not be writing any posts to respect the period of mourning announced by the government. Again, if you want to help financially, I would suggest you go to Give2Asia or the Red Cross. Reports have indicated that the government is especially looking for tents for people made homeless [...]
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One week out from the Sichuan quake China began three days of official mourning with three minutes’ mourning. I had assumed that this would be a silent affair, as those times that I have observed such things in the past, usually in connection with war, ANZAC day in Australia and Buss und Bettag in Germany, [...]
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One of the scariest parts of what turned out to be a relatively minor earthquake (4.0) in Beijing today was that no one had any idea of what was going on, and there a million possible explanations–none of them pleasant. At first I thought I was dizzy, but after a moment a colleague asked if [...]
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