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Silicon Valley's China syndrome - CNET News.com

Beijing Cabbie Finds That Workers' Rights Don't Apply -- WashPost
The PRC is no friend to independent workers' unions. - MC

A Far Eastern Economic Review: After the Tsunami, How Japan Can Lead -- via Glimpse of the World
Long piece on Japanese-Sino-US strategies in E. Asia. - MC

E:M | Neo-cons from both sides
Hoder thinks (hopes) that the neocons from both sides will do the "nixon to Chna" routine --n

Weekend Standard - China on all sides
Perspective on Sino-Indian relations from Arun Shourie, former BJP minister for trade, telecom and privatization. - MC

Will Indian tortoise catch up Chinese hare? -- financialexpress.com
China is seen as a rival with a shaky internal system, in contrast to India, which seems a "natural strategic partner". - MC

Watered-Down Democracy Won't Be Missed -- LATimes Feb 6
"A northern Russian autonomous district holds the nation's last gubernatorial election today. But residents say the result is foretold." - MC

Undercurrents: Criticisms and Reflections on Narrow-minded Nationalism: China Digital News: David Cowhig
Book review on Chinese nationalism. - MC

Guardian Unlimited | Indian dream seduces Tibet's exiled young
America not the only one that offers a dream; 2nd & 3rd generation Tibetans in India have little in common including language w/ those in Chinese area - but still retain passion to "return to Tibet" once they have sovereignty --n

3martini: Return of the Great Game
trying to understand BushAdmin Iran policies -- from a geostrategic battle-for-resources (Hobbesian) view the Eurasian Quadrangle is Great Game II & Chiina is competitor not ptnr -- n

Asia Times Online :: The Dragon, Canada's friend and foe
China, eh? - MC

Chaos on the roof of the world -- Economist Feb 3
"Nepal’s king has seized power, detained leading politicians & cut off communications w/ the outside world.Though Nepal is a small, faraway place, its slide towards becoming a failed state threatens to spread unrest, and even terror, across South Asia"

People's Daily Online -- Link the cultures of China and the world
The official line on Chinese language promotion from People's Daily. - MC

Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Is Korea First Base in Global Chinese-Language Campaign?
New soft power pushes from Beijing. - MC

Discussion thread on Eliliot Abrams appointment @ Lib's against Ter
better than Bolton, yes; my (n's) concerns re what it says about US policy vis a vis Iran; prak's view of policy twd Iran; other "disconnect" between rhetoric and policy

A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Globalist -- fracturing & unifying forces across multi-national Kurdistan
summary of themes by Christiane Bird, author of the book - highlights fault lines even w/in Iraq - linguistic, integration w/ home country, education, modernity --n

Iran human rights record 'to be loathed': Rice -- AFP
nice -- as Agonist asks -- is diplomacy officially dead? -- n

Clash on power stations puts environment on the agenda - China Herald blog
efforts by the State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) to halt the construction of illegal power stations in January is developing into an bureaucratic internal warfare of a huge scale -- another high profile environmental battle --n

China Herald - blog on news of emerging civil society
from the quirky perspective of Shanghai-based journalist Fons Tuinstra --n

The Head Heeb: A Royal Dictatorship for Nepal?
crony cabinet & "elections in 3 yrs" --n

China to Cut Taxes on Farmers and Raise Their Subsidies - NYT Feb 3
gini co-efficient between urban & rural keeps rising; policies to reduce differential (e.g. subsidies & higher grain prices) are just papering over & aren't really sustainable - Rural Dev Inst.--n

The Adventures of Chester: Thomas Barnett Plays Fast and Loose with National Security . . .
Chester is not happy with Barnett's proposals for Iran, China, and North Korea - particularly re: the idea that a "capitalist" China will be democratic and thus friendly. - MC

Russia Keeping Busy in Affairs of the Mideast
Russian officials have asserted their nation's historic role as a counterweight to American diplomacy in the region and hinted that Moscow, which opposed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, is prepared to play a role in bringing stability to the country.

Asia Times Online :: India queues up for Iraqi spoils
Elections in Iraq may have changed Indian policymaker's minds about the need to get a foot in the door -MC

Iran's bloggers get caught in crossfire of 'war on terror' | csmonitor.com
More collateral damage from regs against financial transactions w/ sanctioned countries --n

Iran and China linked to Ukraine missiles - FT.com
you say what? just in time for SOTU speech -n