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Link: New Blog from an Easterner in the West

Quick update – I added a link to a new site from a Chinese friend (and former teacher) working on her PhD in the US. Her blog was inspired by the fascinating Economist article entitles “The Others“. The blog is not even two weeks old, but the post so far have been really fun to [...]

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Link: Article About North Korea

I came across a really good piece about North Korea in today’s Slate, and I thought I would share it here.
Check it out here.

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Link: Kishore on Failure in Singapore

To avert failure, Singapore must conceive it – Kishore Mahbubani

MARCH 25 – I have just finished writing an article for the Wilson Quarterly, an American journal, on the topic, “Can America Fail?”
The opening paragraph reads as follows: “In 1981, Singapore’s long-ruling People’s Action Party was shocked when it suffered its first defeat at the polls [...]

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Link: Taiwanese Talk Show Making Fun of Singaporean English

This is actually pretty funny…

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Link: Kishore Mahbubani on Zakaria’s GPS

Just watched his (and others) interview on Fareed Zakaria’s show. He was discussing Asia’s situation, and made a great point (also very common) about Asia’s optimism after the 1997 Financial Crisis. You can check out the interview here.

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Link: International Relations for Lovers

As an IR nerd, I really enjoyed Walt’s article on international relations theory and love. The article was published in Foreign Policy Magazine before V-Day.
Here is an excerpt:

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. As a public service, I would like to remind FP readers of the important insights that international relations theory can provide for people in [...]

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Link: James Reynolds’ Clinton Post

James Reynolds has a good post about Hillary Clinton’s China visit, specifically about her discussion on woman’s rights. There are some great quotes from the article:

“I tried to memorise an English phrase my daughter taught me : ‘I hope you win!’ But when I got to see you [during the campaign] I forgot to say [...]

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Links: Articles for the Day

IHT:
BEIJING: Hillary Rodham Clinton said she wanted to spend her first trip as secretary of state listening. But she ended up saying a lot, and in blunter terms, than many of her pinstriped predecessors.
The Clinton Straight Talk Express made its last big stop in Beijing on Sunday, with Clinton explaining to a Chinese talk show host [...]

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Link: Another China Scholar at the University of Virginia

I realize only a couple of my readers will find this interesting, but I am excited.
China scholar Harry Harding will be the first Dean at the University of Virginia’s School of Leadership and Public Policy. The story can be found here.

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Link: Michael Phelps – Apology to China

Michael Phelps, with the help of Mazda, released a 52 second video where he apologizes to his Chinese fans. You can see the YouTube video by clicking the link below:
Michael Phelps Apology to China

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