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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Hearts Pumping Ink
Recently, in another context, a Chinese colleague reminded me that the West long used human rights as a club against China, for naked political gain, while conveniently defining the term so as to make themselves wholly blameless. The poor kids … Continue reading
It was 20 years ago today . . . .
[Cross-posted from FOARP] Well, not quite. We’ll have to wait until next month to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall. One group of ‘netizens’ (a term I have only ever heard used seriously in China), however, aren’t waiting, and … Continue reading
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Slowly build up; and break it down
I am glad the pirate issue has returned to the news, as I failed to get in a few points last time. These ‘externalities’ as they were once called, i.e. pirates, are always less exogenous than they may appear. Crony … Continue reading
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Tagged basic.economics, international.criminals, international.finance
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Wheels in Motion
[singlepic id=88 w=300 h=200 float=right] I have been remiss in welcoming FOARP to the GSF, as he has and will be posting here whenever he feels like it. I am glad to have a blogger of his capability, and somewhat … Continue reading
Where Will It All End?
Recently I have been thinking about outcomes. You know, behavioral outcomes and the reinforcement that naturally follows, and future behavior by other actor(s) that is influenced by the fate of earlier actors. When we see someone get spanked (literally or … Continue reading
Sentencing in Shishou
[Cross-posted at FOARP] Remember Shishou? It was before Urumqi, but after Lhasa. Well, the five people who the local authorities have accused of “organising and inciting” the riots in which more than 60 police officers were injured have been sentenced, … Continue reading
"No Explosives"
[Cross-posted from FOARP] This fascinating, if not exactly information-rich account written by a Canadian journalist covering the trial of six dissidents in Vietnam caught my eye: “Floral bouquets brightened the dark wood. Steaming glasses of tea were poured. “Good morning,” … Continue reading
It's Crippling, Never Really Knowing
Jeremey Goldkorn at Guardian confirms many of my suspicions about the internet blocking: I do not even know if the block was a decision made by a person, or the effects of a filtering software that decided we had too … Continue reading
Perfect for the Experts
In casting about for a decent topic of the day, I found that Bill D has a new domain, http://thisischinablog.com/ One of my failings is that I do not search the English China-Web, and do not run through a list … Continue reading
Mistakes are repeated over…
This review of a Joseph Stiglitz piece in Le Monde diplomatique, from Eurozine is interesting: In Le Monde diplomatique (Berlin), Joseph E. Stiglitz urges the G20 to find global answers to the financial crisis, instead of sticking to strategies that … Continue reading